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Equity and global macro funds were among the winners as hedge funds maintained their winning streak in Q2, making it seven consecutive quarters of positive returns, while the quarter also saw a return to net inflows for the first time since early 2022, according to data from Citco.
The recent positive investor sentiment towards digital assets funds continued last week with inflows of $1.35bn, bringing the last three-week run of inflows to $3.2bn, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Total global hedge fund assets increased for the seventh consecutive quarter in Q2 2024, surpassing the previous record high of $4.3tn to reach $4.31tn with a quarterly increase of approximately $11bn, according to the latest data from HFR.
Digital asset investment products saw further buying on price weakness with inflows of $1.44bn, the fifth highest weekly total on record, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Digital asset funds saw inflows totalling US$441m last week, with recent price weakness prompted by Mt Gox and the German Government selling pressure likely being seen as a buying opportunity, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Australia’s $2.6tn pension market, one of the world’s fastest-growing pools of retirement capital, is reducing its hedge fund investments amid growing regulatory scrutiny over fees and performance, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Nickel Digital Asset Management, a London-based investment manager offering digital asset strategy solutions for institutional investors, has allocated over $100m to quantitative systematic crypto traders through its diversified alpha fund.
Digital asset investment products saw a third consecutive week of outflows last week although at $30m, the total represented a significant reduction in recent outflows, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Report from CoinShares.
Emerging markets hedge funds saw accelerated gains through mid-2024, according to the latest data from Hedge Fund Research.Â
Hedge funds saw notable gains in May, benefiting from a resurgence in global equity markets fuelled by historically low unemployment and stable or slowly declining inflation rates, according to PivotalPath’s Composite Index.Â
