Hedge Fund News: The Eurekahedge Report

In July’s issue of The Eurekahedge Report, we take a look at the US$506.8 billion European hedge fund industry and US$275.7 billion UCITS hedge fund industry, along with our regular coverage of monthly returns, performance and asset flows.

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• Hedge fund assets under management have increased by US$93 billion in the first six months of 2015, with roughly US$52 billion coming from performance driven gains and US$41 billion from new investor allocations.
• Despite losses of 1.13% in June, European mandates continue to see resurgence in investor allocations. European hedge funds have recorded US$12.5 billion in new investor allocations for Q2 2015 following net outflows of US$17.1 billion over the three preceding quarters.
• CTA/managed futures funds have grown their asset base by 10.86% in 2015 largely on the back of strong capital inflows totalling US$20 billion – its highest 1H investor allocation since 2008.
• Asia ex-Japan mandated hedge funds lost 1.58% in June and recorded US$1 billion worth of performance-based losses in the worst month for regional managers since the taper tantrum of 2013.
• North American managers lead in terms of year-to-date net investor inflows recording US$24.9 billion in new allocations, about two-thirds the level seen for the same period in 1H 2014.