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HFR Database Field Definitions

Managers are encouraged to complete available data fields with detailed information on their fund and firm. Investors and advisers may then easily filter our database and conduct their research.

Below are the fields available in our direct database formats – Excel, Access and ASCII.

Fields available in our proprietary software HFRDatabase.com and in third party software may vary from the list below. Commonly used data fields are generally integrated across our software partner network.

Fund Table
Field Name	Description
Fund_ID	Unique code of the Fund
Fund	Fund/product name
Firm_ID	Unique code of the Firm
Firm	Firm name
Principals	Principals of the Fund or Firm
Address1	Street address / suite of Firm
Address2	Street address / suite of Firm
City	City of Firm
State	State of Firm
Zip	Zip code of Firm
Country	Country of Firm
Phone	Phone number of Firm
Contact1	Firm Contact #1
Contact2	Firm Contact #2
Structure	Legal structure of the Fund
Minimum_Investment	Minimum investment for the Fund
Additional_Investment	Additional investment minimum after initial investment for the Fund
Inception	Inception date of the Fund
Reporting_Style	Fund performance reporting style (Net of all fees, Net of mgt fee only, or Gross of all fees)
Main_Strategy	Main investment strategy of the Fund
Sub_Strategy	Investment sub-strategy of the Fund
Strategy_Description	Description of Fund investment approach/objective
Leverage	Indicates if Fund utilizes leverage (and leverage range, if available)
Fund_Assets	Fund assets
Firm_Assets	Total Firm assets
Returns_Denomination	Currency denomination of Fund performance
Management_Fee	Annual management fee percentage of the Fund
Incentive_Fee	Annual incentive fee percentage of the Fund
High_Watermark	Indicates if Incentive Fee is subject to high watermark
Hurdle_Rate	Indicates if Incentive Fee is subject to a hurdle rate (if so, indicates hurdle criteria)
Open_For_Investment	Indicates if Fund is open for new investments
Subscriptions	Interval that Fund accepts investments
Redemptions	Interval that Fund offers redemptions
Redemptions_Advanced_Days_Notice	Indicates advanced notice, in days, required for Redemptions
Lockup	Lockup interval, in months (if applicable)
Administrator	Administrator of the Fund
Auditor	Auditor of the Fund
Individual_Account_Min	Minimum assets accepted for an individual account
Fund_Assets_as_of	Date of most recent Fund Assets
Firm_Assets_as_of	Date of most recent Firm Assets
Fund_Assets_Denomin	Currency denomination of Fund Assets
Firm_Assets_Denomin	Currency denomination of Firm Assets
Sales_Fee	Front-end or back-end fees for investing in the Fund
Other_Fees	Miscellaneous fees of the Fund
Prime_Broker	Prime Broker of the Fund
Banking_Agent	Banking Agent of the Fund
Legal_Adviser	Legal Adviser of the Fund
Annual_Perform_Audit	Indicates if Fund is subject to annual audit
Open_to_Investor_Type	Type of investors the Fund will accept
Minimum_Investment_Denom	Currency denomination of Minimum Investment
Offshore_Vehicle	Indicates if Fund is domiciled offshore (non-US)
Custodian	Custodian to the Fund
In_HFRI	Indicates if Fund is a current constituent of the HFRI Indices
In_HFRX	Indicates if Fund is a current constituent of the HFRX Indices
Regional_Investment_Focus	Regional investment focus of the Fund
Is_Emerging_Markets	Indicates if Fund’s regional investment focus includes Emerging Markets
Date_Added_to_DB	Date the Fund was activated in HFR Database
Domicile	Regional location of Fund Structure or Registration
Firm_Minority_Woman_Owned	Indicates if Firm is owned, operated, or controlled by one or more minorities or women
Fund_Registration_Code	Registration code of Fund
Firm_SEC_RIA	Indicates if Firm is SEC-Registered Investment Advisor
Firm_SEC_Number	Firm SEC Number
Firm_IARD_CRD_Number	Firm IARD CRD Number
Strategy_Code	Unique code for Main_Strategy field
Sub_Strategy_Code	Unique code for Sub_Strategy field
Region_Inv_Focus_Code	Unique code for Regional_Investment_Focus field
Fund_Status	Indicates if Fund is Active or Liquidated/No Longer Reporting to HFR
UCITS	Indicates if Fund is compliant with UCITS guidelines
Subscription_Notice_Days	Indicates advanced notice, in days, required for Subscriptions
Subscription_Settlement_Days	Subscription settlement period, in days
Liquid_Alt_Product	Indicates if Fund is a Liquid Alternative Product
Liquid_Alt_Type	Identifies type of Liquid Alt Product (Open-End Mutual Fund, Closed-End Fund, ETF, ETN)
Liquid_Alt_Region	Identifies region of Liquid Alt Product registration
Long_Only_Product	Indicates if Fund is a long only product
Max_12b1_Fee	Maximum annual 12b-1 fee percentage (Liquid Alt Products only)
Max_Front_Fee	Maximum front-end load fee percentage (Liquid Alt Products only)
Max_Deferred_Fee	Maximum deferred load fee percentage (Liquid Alt Products only)
SEC_PFID_Number	SEC Private Fund Identification number of Fund
Redemption_Fee	Redemption fee percentage (if applicable)
Redemption_Fee_Months	Period, in months, where Redemption Fee would be applied
Gate_Investor	Indicates if Fund may implement an investor-level gate
Gate_Fund	Indicates if Fund may implement a fund-level gate
Product_Class	Identifies product class, if applicable
Sub_Region_Inv_Focus	Sub-regional investment focus of the Fund
Website	Firm website
Non_SEC_Reg_Country	Country of non-SEC regulatory authority where Firm may be registered
Non_SEC_Reg_Auth	Non-SEC regulatory authority where Firm may be registered
Non_SEC_Reg_Num	Non-SEC regulatory authoriity identifying number of Firm
Family_ID	Unique code to cluster similar Funds of Firm
Ticker	Fund ticker
Firm_Email	Email address for Firm

Assets Table
Field Name	Description
Fund_ID	Unique code of the Fund
Fund	Fund/product name
Date	Date of Fund Assets
Assets	Fund Assets in millions

Returns Table
Field Name	Description
Fund_ID	Unique code of the Fund
Fund	Fund/product name
Date	Date of monthly Fund return
ROR	Monthly rate of return percentage
NAV	Date of month-end Fund Net Asset Value per share (if available)

Instruments Table
Field Name	Description
Fund_ID	Unique code of the Fund
Fund	Fund/product name
Date	Date of Instrument allocation
Instrument	Instrument type/description
Type	Allocation type (Long, Short, or Net)
Allocation	Allocation percentage

Regions Table
Field Name	Description
Fund_ID	Unique code of the Fund
Fund	Fund/product name
Date	Date of Region allocation
Region	Region
Type	Allocation type (Long, Short, or Net)
Allocation	Allocation percentage

Firm Co-Investments Table
Field Name	Description
Firm_ID	Unique code of the Firm
Firm	Firm name
Offer_CoInvestments	Indicates if Firm offers co-investments
Typical_Size	Range of typical deal size
Typical_Liquidity	Range of typical liquidity
Instrument_PrivateEquity	Indicates if Private Equity is utilized as an instrument
Instrument_PublicEquity	Indicates if Public Equity is utilized as an instrument
Instrument_PrivateDebt	Indicates if Private Debt is utilized as an instrument
Instrument_PublicDebt	Indicates if Public Debt is utilized as an instrument
Instrument_Other	Indicates if other instruments are utilized
CoInvestment_Number	Range of co-investment deals per year
Vehicle_CommingledFund	Indicates if co-investment is available via a Commingled Fund
Vehicle_FundofOne	Indicates if co-investment is available via a Fund of One
Vehicle_MgdAcct	Indicates if co-investment is available via a Managed Account
Vehicle_Other	Indicates if other co-investment vehicle types are available

HFR Index Constituents Table
Field Name	Description
Index_ID	Unique code of the HFR Index (Fund_ID of Index)
Index_Name	HFR Index Name
Fund_ID	Unique code of the Fund
Fund	Fund/product name
Approx_Weight	Approximate weight percentage of Fund in HFR Index as of listed Index Month
Index_Month	Index performance month related to approximate constituent weight