About HFR
Distinctly dedicated to innovation in hedge fund research and indices, HFR® is the trusted provider of hedge fund data and analysis to investors, asset managers, and service providers. Hedge fund visibility, transparency, and knowledge are all within your grasp with HFR.
HFR is the hedge fund industry's "go to" provider of hedge fund index information. We deliver over 300 indices to our clients across the world for their vital hedge fund benchmarking and performance measurement needs. Beyond indices, HFR delivers high-value visibility into private hedge funds and publicly available liquid alternatives through our hedge fund databases. Our quarterly research reports deliver the latest industry trends to institutional investors and asset managers, who seek to identify both broad and narrow developments across the global hedge fund space.
Industry Leader & Innovator
Established in 1992, HFR has innovated indices across the spectrum of hedge fund strategies and regions. HFR has become the chosen single-source of hedge fund information and analysis used by firms of all sizes. For others, HFR is their research foundation upon which they build their efforts. Our databases have been in operation for over 25 years and they cover the most important years of the industry's development to date.
Delivering Detailed Information on Hedge Funds Across the World
Expert institutional investors turn to HFR data when commencing their hedge fund searches. Many of the industry's top 500 hedge fund firms are dedicated to using HFR Indices and research reports to track performance of alternative investments. Over 1,650 separate asset managers support our database through their commitments to monthly reporting. For hedge fund managers and investors, HFR is more than a trusted aggregator of hedge fund information - HFR is a competitive advantage.
Indices
HFR produces over 300 indices of hedge fund performance ranging from industry-aggregate levels down to specific, niche areas of sub-strategy and regional investment focus. HFR currently offers ten different families of indices, each utilizing a robust construction methodology in order to offer investors unique insight into alternative investment performance trends.
Databases
HFR's flagship fund database product, HFR Database, is one of the largest hedge fund databases commercially available. The database includes over 5,700 active hedge funds, funds of funds and managed futures investment products. For investors and asset managers, our proprietary online tools offers easy access to quantitative performance measurement, comparative metrics, peer group analysis, and more. You can also explore our databases with powerful hedge fund analytical software offered by a wide variety of financial technology firms. Our separate historical database of over 23,000 alternative investments is used by investors and researchers for long-term analysis of the industry.
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Research & Analysis
HFR provides key industry intelligence for hedge fund firms and investors through our Global, Market Microstructure, Asian and Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Reports. Delivered with elegant slides and a companion supporting dataset, these reports are harnessed for portfolio reviews and product development efforts at investors and asset managers of all sizes.