The statistic shows the value of assets managed by hedge funds worldwide from 1997 to 2019. The assets under management of global hedge funds amounted to 3.1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2019.
Hedge funds are a special type of investment instrument. The main goal of hedge funds is to achieve absolute return, but unlike in case of typical investment funds, they use unconventional methods to gain above average rate of return. The management techniques used by hedge funds can be for example long/short equity, market neutral or relative value arbitrage.
Value of assets managed by hedge funds worldwide from 1997 to 2019
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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BarclayHedge. (February 28, 2020). Value of assets managed by hedge funds worldwide from 1997 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271771/assets-of-the-hedge-funds-worldwide/
BarclayHedge. "Value of assets managed by hedge funds worldwide from 1997 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271771/assets-of-the-hedge-funds-worldwide/
BarclayHedge. (2020). Value of assets managed by hedge funds worldwide from 1997 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271771/assets-of-the-hedge-funds-worldwide/
BarclayHedge. "Value of Assets Managed by Hedge Funds Worldwide from 1997 to 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271771/assets-of-the-hedge-funds-worldwide/
BarclayHedge, Value of assets managed by hedge funds worldwide from 1997 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271771/assets-of-the-hedge-funds-worldwide/ (last visited August 12, 2020)
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