The purpose of this research is to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of hedge funds, an industry which continues to grow rapidly despite relatively poor overall absolute & relative investment returns. This research analyzes hedge funds data investment strategy and offers a series of future predictions for hedge funds. This research is incorporated into Tiburon's research on alternative investments and its even broader coverage of investable assets.
Context Setting
This research begins with a context setting for hedge funds, including:
- Growth in Popularity
- Reasons Gained Popularity
- Reasons Being Challenged
Historical Phases
This research addresses the key historical phases of hedge funds, including:
- Emergence Phase
- Strategy Diversification Phase
- Rapid Growth Phase
- Retrenchment Phase
This research summarizes the market growth and highlights the leading hedge fund managers.
Investment Strategy Market Segments
This research defines key investment strategy market segments within hedge funds, including:
- Equity Hedge Fund Strategies
- Arbitrage or Relative Value Hedge Fund Strategies
- Event Driven Hedge Fund Strategies
- Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategies
- Hedge Funds-of-Funds
Markets & Distribution Channels
This research defines key markets & distribution channels for hedge funds, including:
- High Net Worth Consumers
- United States High Net Worth Consumers
- Non-United States High Net Worth Consumers
- Institutional Markets
- Endowments & Foundations
- Defined Benefit Plans & Defined Contribution Plans
Future Predictions
And this research makes several future predictions for hedge funds, including:
- Continuing Hedge Fund Activists Headlines
- Moderate Market Growth for Hedge Funds
- Fastest Growth for Equity Hedge Funds with Hedge Funds-of-Funds Continuing to Struggle
- Continuing Rapid Growth of Quantitative Strategies
- Institutional Markets to Continue to be Dominant Fund Raising Market
- Industry Maturization & Concentration of Net Flows
- Declining Fees for Hedge Funds
- Consolidation of the Hedge Funds Business