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Volume 3 Issue 12 October 2010 A HedgeFund Intelligence publication

HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY GLOBAL NEWS ROUND-UP • RESEARCH • ABSOLUTE UCITS • DATA

September ushers in a reversal of fortunes

GLOBAL SUMMARY
GLOBAL INDICES (EST)
Medians Means September saw a reversal of August’s bearish sentiment, when
Strategy Sep-10 YTD Sep-10 YTD a constant flow of poor macroeconomic data had dominated the
Equity 3.28% 2.31% 3.87% 3.59%
news, escalating investors’ fears of a double-dip recession and
Macro 1.64% 4.56% 2.72% 4.65%
Managed Futures 2.20% 3.83% 3.41% 5.95%
causing an over-zealous sell-off.
Event Driven 2.41% 5.25% 3.92% 6.32% Despite September’s generally subdued economic data, it
Emerging Market Debt 1.79% 8.16% 1.96% 10.32% was far from indicating a return to recession like the previous
Emerging Market Equity 4.89% 3.61% 5.65% 5.53% month, as US data stabilised, calming recent fears. Markets were
HFI Global Composite 2.20% 4.11% 3.11% 4.93%
supported further by comments from the Federal Reserve and the
Bank of England, which signalled a willingness to provide further
stimulus, if needed, with a second round of quantitative easing.
GLOBAL COMPOSITE MEDIAN INDICES The economic outlook also improved for emerging markets,

% 350 particularly China, which saw an increase in imports and a rise in

its industrial production that surpassed expectations, indicating
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that it was over the recent slowdown and reaccelerating.
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Hedge fund managers had one of their best months in recent
200 years with the HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index – Composite
150 up 2.20% and HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index – Equity
100 up 3.28%. Unlike August, when markets fell, September saw
managers underperform the surge in local bourses, with the S&P
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500 gaining almost 9%, and the FTSE (up 6.19%), DAX (up 5.13%),
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Japan move defensively to suppress the yen and an increase in
MSCI World Index - Net rhetoric from the US over the value of the Chinese renminbi.

HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index - Macro

HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index - Managed Futures CONTENTS

HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index - Event Driven
HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index - Equity
HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index - Emerging Market Equity
HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index - Emerging Market Debt
HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index - Composite
For more information please contact: Damian Alexander
email: dalexander@hedgefundintelligence.com tel: +44 (0)20 7779 7361
1 Global summary
3 The Americas summary Equities boast best September since 1939
4 Europe summary Hope returns as double-dip concerns fade
5 Asia-Pacific summary Asian markets rebound with positive returns
6 Funds of funds summary Commodities and equities perform the best
8 Absolute UCITS Latest UCITS III developments
9 Research Global hedge fund assets edge up to $1.87 trillion
11 Data Absolute UCITS continues to attract funds
12 Latest weekly news

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Covering the single manager hedge
fund industry in the Americas

Equities boast best September since 1939

ABSOLUTE RETURN INDICES (EST) MARKET EVENTS
Medians Means
Strategy Sep-10 YTD Sep-10 YTD • Bank of Canada raises interest rates for third time this year
Mixed Arbitrage Index 0.89% 4.38% 0.67% 4.78%
Commodities Index 2.82% 1.00% 3.94% 3.52%
• Unemployment rate remains at 9.6%
Convertible & Equity Arbitrage Index
Credit Index
1.09%
1.70%
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2.13%
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10.96%
• Government passes Obama’s Small-Business Bill
Distressed Index 1.60% 8.06% 1.44% 8.29% • Dollar falls as Fed admits possibility of further quantitative easing
Event Driven Index 3.56% 8.07% 4.55% 7.37%
Fixed Income Index 0.93% 7.68% 1.22% 8.09% • Senate delays vote on extending Bush tax cuts until after mid-terms
Global Equity Index 2.34% 2.17% 3.25% 2.90%
Latin American Debt Index 1.66% 5.84% 1.61% 5.82%
Latin American Equity Index 2.93% 7.00% 3.47% 8.67%
HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES
Macro Index 2.77% 5.92% 3.79% 6.31%
Equities Despite September’s mixed macro-economic data, investors
Managed Futures Index 2.21% 4.06% 3.48% 6.36%
Mortgage Backed Securities Index 2.20% 9.14% 2.10% 11.14% grew more confident as fears of a double-dip recession receded and
Multi-Strategy Index 1.36% 4.51% 2.56% 4.54% there was raised expectation of a further round of quantitative easing by
Technology Index 3.44% 4.55% -3.88% -0.01% the Federal Reserve. Gains were made in corporate bonds and dividend
U.S. Equity Index 4.07% 2.40% 4.57% 5.18% paying equities, while funds with conservatively positioned portfolios
Absolute Return Composite Index 2.50% 5.27% 3.44% 6.14%
were unable to take advantage of the rally in equities, as stock prices
soared and the S&P 500 Index returned its best September in 71 years,
ABSOLUTE RETURN MEDIAN INDICES VS ending up 8.76%. US and Global Equity funds returned an estimated
MSCI WORLD INDEX AND S&P 500 4.07% and 2.34% respectively, while Tech funds returned an estimated
3.44%. Managers expect the November elections to influence the markets,
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and are conservatively hedging portfolios to prepare for higher volatility.

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Convertible and Equity Arbitrage Convertible funds were up 1.09%
200 bringing the year to date to 6.56%. Funds that performed well found the
surge in the equity markets led to outrights being better buyers, while
150 investors anticipated new issuance. Year-to-date performance is down
compared to the same time last year, when funds were up 41%, according
100 to the Absolute Return Convertible & Equity Arbitrage Index; managers
thus remain cautious on convertibles, but are adding opportunistically.
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Credit Funds within the Credit space returned an estimated 1.70%

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CDS. Short positions in Brazilian indices and Chinese banks contributed
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Commodities/CTAs Commodity-based funds and CTAs returned
MSCI World 2.82% and 2.21% for the month respectively. Following the Japanese

Absolute Return Composite Index Government’s intervention in the yen, many portfolios saw a reduction
in their long yen exposure to the US dollar to combat the increase in
Absolute Return Global Equity
currency volatility. In the commodities market, gains were made from
Absolute Return U.S. Equity long positions in gold and silver as the continued weakness of the US
dollar led investors to seek a safe haven in the precious metals market.

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hedge fund industry in Europe

Hope returns as double-dip concerns fade

EUROHEDGE INDICES (EST) MARKET EVENTS
Medians Means • National Bank of Greece plans to raise €2.8bn in new capital
Strategy Sep-10 YTD Sep-10 YTD
European Equity USD 2.26% 1.19% 2.55% 1.77%
• Ireland’s cost of borrowing hits new highs in September
European Equity GBP 3.19% 2.37% 3.91% 3.52% • Anglo Irish Bank sees bailout of €34bn
European Equity EUR 2.48% 2.48% 2.26% 2.97%
Macro USD 0.59% 3.81% 1.29% 4.07%
• Spain’s credit rating cut from AAA to Aa1 by Moody
Fixed Income USD 0.45% 5.71% 0.86% 6.88% • Unions strike across Europe
Global Equity USD 2.85% 0.27% 3.78% 0.88%
Managed Futures USD 2.13% 5.87% 3.18% 6.10%
Credit USD 0.96% 7.47% 1.38% 7.49%
HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES
Currency 1.74% 3.78% 2.54% 6.41% Equities Equities had a strong month during July, with lessening fears
Event Driven USD 1.08% 2.05% 3.43% 4.48% of a double-dip recession and improved economic data being released.
Mixed Arbitrage & Multi Strategy USD 1.42% 3.84% 2.36% 6.77%
The EuroHedge Global Equity index saw an estimated gain of 2.85% for
Equity Market Neutral &
Quantitative Strategies USD 0.32% 2.73% 0.47% 2.01% September – one of its best months for a year, while emerging-market
Convertible & Equity Arbitrage USD 1.69% 7.35% 1.49% 8.12% equity was also up, gaining 4.89% for the month, with a 5.35% return for
Emerging Market Debt USD 1.69% 7.49% 2.10% 7.18% the year after oil and metal prices rose. Despite concerns over Ireland’s
Emerging Market Equity USD 4.89% 5.35% 5.13% 4.55%
banking issue, European equities still had a strong month, with the MSCI
EuroHedge Composite 1.83% 3.03% 2.47% 3.60%
Europe, DAX and FTSE up 5.31%, 5.13% and 6.19% respectively. The
French CAC also had a strong month, though was still down for the year
at -5.62% even after a boost of 6.43% for September. European hedge
EUROHEDGE MEDIAN INDICES VS
funds benefited from their long positions in equities, yet underperformed
MSCI EUROPE their benchmarks with a gain of 2.48% for the month and up the same
for the year so far, as short books affected their gains. Gains from long
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positions in cyclical and growth stocks added to performance, while on a
sector basis, funds benefited from gains in energy, resources and utilities.
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Managed Futures The EuroHedge Managed Futures Index continued
its positive performance from August with another gain of 2.13% for
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September, pushing the return for the year’s first three quarters to 5.87%.
The month’s main contributor to performance was commodities, which
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saw prices rise as the Fed hinted of more quantitative-easing techniques,
pushing the USD lower. Losses from long positions in fixed income such
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long positions in cotton and crops – which saw weather conditions push
prices higher. As the EuroZone forecasted better-than-expected results
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Credit The EuroHedge Credit Index is fast becoming the best strategy
EuroHedge Composite Index
for the year, up 7.47% through to the end of September after another
EuroHedge European Long/Short Equity EUR Index estimated gain of 0.96% for the month. As interest rates remain low,
EuroHedge Managed Futures USD Index issuance in Europe and the US has continued to pick up through 2010,
EuroHedge Fixed Income USD Index as seen by BP’s raising of $3.5bn bonds during September, as interest on
EuroHedge Macro USD Index debt remains cheap. While Europe saw a surge in ABS deals, confidence
EuroHedge Global Equity USD Index was boosted not only by the rally in equities but central banks’
admitting that quantitative easing may be used to revive the economy.

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Covering the single manager hedge
fund industry in the Asia-Pacific

Asian markets rebound with positive returns

ASIAHEDGE INDICES (EST) MARKET EVENTS
Medians Means
Strategy Sep-10 YTD Sep-10 YTD • BoJ intervenes in the currency market for first time since 2004
Asia including Japan USD 4.46% 2.92% 6.23% 4.20% • China’s PMI improves for second month, indicating reaccelerating growth
Asia excluding Japan USD 7.38% 5.55% 7.33% 7.11%
• Malaysia announces an Economic Transformation Programme of
Chinese Equity 4.87% 0.11% 5.66% 1.17% $444 billion over 10 years
Indian Equity
Japanese Equity USD
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• Hong Kong dollar and RMB appreciates substantially
Japanese Equity JPY 1.96% 1.16% 2.41% -0.32% • Weak US dollar pushes up commodities
Australian Equity AUD 4.21% 0.31% 6.61% 4.57%
AsiaHedge Composite 3.02% 3.51% 4.05% 4.16%
HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES
Single Country August was a tough month and most AsiaHedge indices
EQUITY BENCHMARKS were down for the month and also for the year to date. However, the
Benchmark index Sep-10 YTD
markets rebounded and all indices gained in September, bringing all
MSCI Pacific Free Net 7.62% 4.78%
MSCI Pacific ex Japan 12.96% 7.96%
year-to-date figures back into a positive stance. Indian and Chinese equity
MSCI China 9.05% 3.90% were the only gainers in August and both remained strong in September,
China Shanghai Composite Index -1.07% -20.34% up an estimated 7.25% and 4.87%, respectively. The MSCI China was up
Sensex 11.67% 14.91% 9.05% in September, as money continued to flow into Hong Kong and
TOPIX 3.91% -6.92%
China. Technology firms in Taiwan gained from global market strengths.
Nikkei 225 6.18% -11.16%
Australian All Ordinaries 4.46% -5.03%
Hang Seng 8.87% 2.22% Asia excluding Japan Equity Asian equity was strong in September,
in line with equities across the globe – the recovery was led by better
macro economic data, which suggested that the US would not have
ASIAHEDGE MEDIAN INDICES VS a double-dip into recession this year. ASEAN markets such as the
MSCI PACIFIC FREE Philippines and Indonesia led the region and the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan
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was up a staggering 12.96% for the month. Funds investing into Asia
excluding Japan equities did not come close to the MSCI benchmark;
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Australian Long/Short Equity Sentiment towards equity markets
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signs in China contributed to a positive outlook. Domestically, the
30 federal election was finalised and economic data remained strong. The
Australian All Ordinaries was up 4.46% in September and Australian
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Outperforming sectors included materials and industrials, but
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which briefly sent the yen to a 15-year high. However, the Japanese
AsiaHedge Composite Index
AsiaHedge Japanese Equity Index USD
monetary authorities finally intervened in the international currency
AsiaHedge Asia including Japan Index USD markets and exporters were the major gainers. The Japanese market
AsiaHedge Asia excluding Japan Index USD ended the month up 3.91% (TOPIX) and 6.18% (Nikkei), with Japanese
equity funds (USD-denominated) gaining 0.99%.

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fund of funds industry

Commodities and equities perform the best

INVESTHEDGE INDICES HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES
Medians Means
Commodities
Strategy Sep-10 YTD Sep-10 YTD The InvestHedge Commodities index is, at present, one of the top-
Arbitrage USD Index 1.38% 2.75% 1.38% 2.06% performing strategies, up 3.48% last month, despite reporting an
Asian Pacific Fund of Funds Index 2.47% -0.03% 2.90% 0.07% estimated year-to-date loss of 1.02% and underperforming the MCSI
Asset Based Lending Index 0.28% 2.22% 0.28% 1.67%
World Index quite considerably (up 9.32%). With funds continuing to
Commodities Index 3.48% -1.02% 3.98% -0.45%
report, this is subject to change in the coming weeks. Several weather
Distressed Index 1.55% 3.97% 1.76% 3.81%
events and supply shortages pushed a number of markets sharply higher,
Emerging Managers Index 2.01% 1.25% 2.02% 0.79%
such as cotton, due to the flooding in Pakistan; wheat, due to the drought
Emerging Markets Hedge USD Index 3.68% 4.67% 3.19% 3.14%
in Russia; sugar, due to the dry weather in Brazil; and corn, due to the
European Equity EUR Index 1.81% -0.22% 2.32% -0.06%
European Multi Strategy EUR Index 2.00% 1.28% 2.29% 0.95% dry weather in China. The price of gold was also significantly higher.
Fixed Income USD Index 2.01% 6.31% 2.08% 6.06%
Global Equity USD Index 3.11% 1.75% 2.62% 1.28% Equities
Global Macro Currency USD Index 2.45% 2.69% 2.34% 3.15% The InvestHedge Global Equity index is among the best-performing
Global Multi Strategy EUR Index 1.15% 0.48% 1.68% 0.74% strategies at the moment, with the mean up 3.11% and the median up
Global Multi Strategy USD Index 2.13% 2.02% 2.10% 2.02% a further 2.62%, reporting a year-to-date gain of 1.75% and 1.28%
Leveraged Global Multi-Strategy USD Index 3.09% 4.20% 3.00% 4.87% respectively. Equity markets rallied as economic data improved, leading
US Equity Index 2.78% 1.85% 2.66% 2.50%
to a greater investor risk appetite. The US equity markets rose due to
InvestHedge Composite Index 2.23% 1.94% 2.33% 1.84%
optimistic manufacturing, jobs and housing figures while the European
equity markets were mixed, as Spain’s credit rating was downgraded
INVESTHEDGE MEDIAN INDICES VS MSCI WORLD followed by Ireland’s banking system failing, but consumer confidence
% 120 grew as retail sales in the UK hit a high and German inflation slowed.

100 New funds

Signet Capital Management has launched its first UCITS-compliant
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multi-strategy fund of funds following growing demand from their
institutional and private bank clients. The Signet Multi-Strategy fund
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offers weekly liquidity and will allocate globally to approximately 15
hedge funds that follow the limits set in the UCITS III regulations. The
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fund domiciled in Dublin is intended for investors in the UK, Europe
20 and Asia. The fund aims to produce consistent, low-volatility returns
largely uncorrelated with traditional markets, and will be flexible in
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MSCI The World Index – Net
InvestHedge Leveraged Global Multi-Strategy USD searches for single-manager hedge funds are still underway in a variety
InvestHedge Global Multi-Strategy USD of strategies at US state pensions. CalPERS put another $105 million to
InvestHedge Global Equity USD work in single HF fund allocations as New Jersey prepares to put in
InvestHedge European Multi-Strategy EUR
more than $7 billion in hedge funds to meet a larger asset allocation.
InvestHedge European Equity EUR
InvestHedge Composite Pensions in Norway and Korea added to both single manager and FOHF
mandates, while the state of Vermont made its foray via FoHFs.

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Latest UCITS III developments

Single-manager UCITS III news
SEPTEMBER UCITS PERFORMANCE INDICES • Merchant Capital has lined up the third fund launch for its UCITS III
Medians Means
Strategy Sep-10 YTD Sep-10 YTD hedge fund platform. The Merchant Global Resources UCITS Fund is due
Absolute UCITS European Equity Index 0.68% 0.31% 1.43% 2.14% to launch later this month and will be run by experienced resources
EuroHedge European Equity EUR Index 2.48% 2.48% 2.26% 2.97% investment manager Tal Lomnitzer.
Absolute UCITS Single Manager Composite Index 1.02% 1.50% 2.26% 1.70%
HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index – Composite 2.20% 4.11% 3.11% 4.93% • HSBC Global Asset Management has rolled out a leveraged version of
its flagship macro absolute return portfolio, the HSBC GIF Global Macro
EQUITY BENCHMARKS Fund. The fund is co-managed by Guillaume Rabault and Jim Dunsford,
Benchmark index Sep-10 YTD and will invest across liquid markets in cash, equities, bonds and
MSCI Europe – Net 5.31% 1.77% currencies worldwide.
FTSE 100 (London) 6.19% 2.51%
DAX (Frankfurt) 5.13% 4.56% • Martin Currie, the Edinburgh-based ‘big boutique’ manager overseeing
$1.2 billion, is launching a UCITS III-compliant product based on the
firm’s ARF-Japan Fund, a long/short equity strategy launched in 2000.
UCITS INDICES VS EUROHEDGE EUROPEAN Luxembourg-domiciled Japan Absolute Alpha will be managed by
EQUITY AND MSCI EUROPE John-Paul Temperley and Keith Donaldson.

% • GLG Partners plan to reopen one of its UCITS-compliant offerings to

30 new investment after receiving strong demand from investors. The firm
is creating an additional $250 million of capacity and will close the fund

20 again once this has been filled.

• Swiss alternatives manager Salus Alpha is planning an Asia-focused

multi-strategy UCITS III fund to meet investor demand for a highly
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liquid product centred on the fast-growing region. Salus Alpha is
partnering with an Asian fund manager to launch an existing multi-
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strategy product on its UCITS III platform.

• Quant Asset Management is planning to launch a UCITS III fund that

-10 will follow the investment strategy of its offshore global equities fund.
The UCITS version of the British Virgin Islands-based Quant Global
-20 Equities Fund is expected to launch in January 2011.

Multi-manager UCITS III news

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• Alternative asset manager Man has launched a UCITS III long/short
equity fund of funds domiciled in Luxembourg. The portfolio has
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EuroHedge European Equity EUR Index (Median)
HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index – UCITS
HedgeFund Intelligence Global Index - Composite
MSCI Europe - Net
have almost reached the $50 billion milestone. There are a total of 296
funds that have $49.2 billion AUM, according the latest research by the
HedgeFund Intelligence data team. They consist of 254 single-manager
hedge funds with combined assets of $46.1 billion, plus 42 funds of
funds with $3.1 billion assets.

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Global hedge fund assets edge up to $1.87tr
After a rebound of some 10% buoyed by
strong performance during the second half
of 2009, assets in the global hedge fund
industry edged up at a much slower pace
during the first half of 2010. According to
our latest research, global assets were up a
modest 2% during the first half of this year
to reach a total of $1.866 trillion by the
Assets $bn
Research
The $1.87 trillion industry: where the assets are managed
1,500 Asia-Pacific funds managed in the US $30bn
$1,342bn European funds managed by US firms $21bn
Other hedge funds managed in the US $1,291bn
1,200 European funds managed in Europe $349bn
Asia-Pacific funds managed in Europe $12bn
Asia-Pacific funds managed in Asia-Pacific $96bn

900 Rest of world – Latin America $40bn

beginning of July.
Rest of world – Canada $20bn
The latest numbers on global assets came Rest of world – Africa $7bn
following a period of relatively flat 600 Total $1,866bn
performance during the first half across the $382bn
hedge fund industry – which implies that 300
any new inflows of assets must have been $138bn
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investor redemptions. US Europe Asia Rest of the world
Industry assets remain a long way below Source: HedgeFund Intelligence Note: The figures shown here are for single-manager hedge funds only. They do not include or double-count money allocated to hedge funds
their historic high of over $2.65 trillion set via funds of funds. Assets in funds of hedge funds are tracked separately by InvestHedge.

during 2007 before the global financial

crisis took hold. Absolute Return Billion Dollar Club alone more, representing a combined total of
As in previous years, the lion’s share of accounting for combined assets of over $1.2 $1.535 trillion – a slightly higher propor-
global assets are managed in the United trillion. Globally, there are now 302 firms tion than at the beginning of the year, and
States, with the 217 members of the that run hedge fund assets of $1 billion or continuing a trend whereby assets have
become ever more heavily concentrated
The global billion dollar club: July 2010 among the bigger firms. The top 10 firms
AUM $bn Number of % of total % of total alone now control 15% of the global total.
Location firms assets funds New York remains the biggest single
NY, USA 706.44 124 46.03% 39.49%
London, UK 238.82 52 15.56% 16.56% centre of the industry, followed by London
CT, USA 168.1 25 10.95% 7.96% which is still in second place. Assets in
CA, USA 70.03 16 4.56% 5.10%
MA, USA 89.48 12 5.83% 3.82% standard European hedge funds did not rise
Hong Kong 13.47 10 0.88% 3.18% at all in the first half, though there was an
TX, USA 25.59 8 1.67% 2.55% increase in onshore UCITS III-compliant
NJ, USA 25.32 5 1.65% 1.59%
Sydney, Australia 19.67 5 1.28% 1.59% hedge funds to reach nearly $35 billion in
MN, USA 16.53 5 1.08% 1.59% Europe (and nearly $50 billion in all)
Singapore 6.15 5 0.40% 1.59%
IL, USA 22.05 4 1.44% 1.27% – which are not included in the totals here.
Paris, France 15.39 4 1.00% 1.27% The rising centres include places in Asia
Hamilton, Bermuda 11.22 4 0.73% 1.27%
such as Hong Kong, where the number of
Stockholm, Sweden 14.34 3 0.93% 0.96%
WI, USA 9.85 3 0.64% 0.96% firms in the Billion Dollar Club jumped
Rio de Janiero, Brazil 5.13 3 0.33% 0.96% from 6 to 10 in the first half of the year;
Toronto, Canada 4.14 3 0.27% 0.96%
Tokyo, Japan 3.92 3 0.26% 0.96% and in Latin America, where there are now
GA, USA 11.84 2 0.77% 0.64% five firms with $1 billion or more in either
PA, USA 11.79 2 0.77% 0.64%
Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
São Paulo, Brazil 10.31 2 0.67% 0.64%
Other 35.28 14 2.30% 4.46%
Total 1,534.86 302* 100% 100% Taken from a HedgeFund Intelligence
Source: HedgeFund Intelligence *De-duplicated to account for groups with more than one official location
press release, London

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