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In the week ending October 1st 2021, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report, new hedge fund launches remained steady through mid-2021. Launches in the trailing four quarters totaled 695 new funds, a total which tops calendar year totals for the past three years dating back to 2017 when 735 funds launched. Fund liquidations also modestly declined in 2Q21 to 149, the lowest total since 137 funds closed in 3Q20 but also marking a decline of over 50 percent from the 304 liquidations in 1Q20.

Meanwhile, a report by Eurekahedge said that hedge fund managers ended the month of August up 0.78% on an equal-weighted basis, and up 0.25% on an asset-weighted basis. Global markets were buoyed by a rise in investor risk appetite due to the continuation of highly accommodative monetary policies and the dovish comments made by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell during the Jackson Hole symposium.

The global hedge fund business continues to set, then break, new overall AUM records as investors pour more money into hedge funds and performance gains bolster industry AUM further. According to the just-released August eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report, investors added another +$12.03 billion to hedge funds in August. Year to date (YTD) inflows sit at +$38.28 billion. That new money coupled with performance gains throughout the year brought the overall hedge fund business to a record $3.622 trillion AUM last month.

The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ended the month up 0.85% MOM on an ......................

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