BarclayHedge Blog: Hedge Funds Post Inflow of $16.6 Billion in February; Hedge Fund Assets Stand at 16-Month High of $1.5 Trillion

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Hedge Funds Post Inflow of $16.6 Billion in February; Hedge Fund Assets Stand at 16-Month High of $1.5 Trillion

New York, NY – April 12, 2010 – TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge reported that the hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of $16.6 billion, or 1.1% of assets, in February 2010. Hedge funds showed a positive return in each of the past 12 months, and industry assets stand at a 16-month high of $1.5 trillion.

“Hedge funds sport a stellar win streak, and the average fund outperformed the S&P 500 last year,” said Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge. “Money is chasing performance.”

Distressed securities funds posted the biggest inflow (4.2% of assets) in February. Emerging markets funds lost money (0.1% of assets) for a second straight month, despite returning 65.6% in the past year. Funds of hedge funds continued to perform poorly.

Read the entire TrimTabs Asset Flows into Hedge Funds Press Release by clicking here.

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