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In the week ending Jamuary 26th, 2024, the latest release of the HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report said that hedge fund capital surged beyond the historic $4 trillion milestone to begin 2024, with investors remaining focused on inflation, higher interest rates, and macroeconomic uncertainty, but increasingly much more focused on uncertain geopolitical risk and acceleration in M&A. Total hedge fund assets increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in 4Q 2023, rising to an estimated $4.11 trillion, representing a quarterly increase of over $112 billion.

According to data compiled by the hedge fund research company Eurekahedge, nearly all hedge fund strategies delivered strong returns in 2023. As at 22 January 2023, 1780 funds reported to Eurekahedge their returns for the entire year of 2023, and such data provided insightful remarks on the industry's performance for the year. All strategies with a focus on equity market had positive returns for 2023, a remarkable change of fortunes compared to 2023 when nearly all strategies had negative returns.

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