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Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Investment managers are set to significantly expand their use of alternative data, as it becomes increasingly central to generating alpha and surfacing new investment ideas. That is the central finding of new research from Exabel, a leading alternative data insights and analytics platform and part of the BattleFin Group.
The survey - conducted with 100 fundamental portfolio managers and investment analysts across hedge funds, asset managers, and pension funds in the US, UK, Hong Kong, and Singapore, collectively managing around $2.4 trillion in assets - found that 98% expect their use of alternative data to increase over the next two years, with one in five (19%) anticipating a dramatic increase.
Alternative Data Is Now Mainstream - and Growing
The study, published as Alternative Data Buy-side Insights & Trends 2026, reveals a broad and growing consensus on the strategic importance of alternative data. Nearly three out of four respondents (73%) strongly agree that alternative data is essential for generating increased alpha, with the remaining 27% slightly agreeing. Not a single respondent disagreed.
The data reflects a maturing adoption curve: 11% of respondents first started using alternative data more than five years ago, 72% began between one and f...................... To view our full article Click here
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