HFR Dead Funds Database Field Definitions
HFR provides its data to subscribers via our website in Microsoft Excel and/or Microsoft Access formats and is refreshed three times per month.
The following tables briefly detail the information provided in our native database format.
Administrative Table | Regions Table |
Performance Table | Instruments Table |
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Field Name | Description |
Code | Unique code specific to each fund |
Fund | Fund name |
Money Manager | Money Management firm |
Manager Code | Unique code specific to each management firm |
Structure | Legal structure (Caymans Corporation, Delaware LP, etc.) |
Principals | Principals of the Money Management firm |
City | City of investment manager |
State | State or province of Money Manager |
Zip | Zip code of Money Manager |
Country | Country of Money Manager base |
Inception | Inception date for the specific fund |
Main Strategy | Main investment strategy |
Sub-Strategy | Investment sub-strategy |
Strategy Description | Detailed description of the investment instruments used in the fund |
Fund Assets | Total assets in the fund (updated monthly or quarterly) |
Fund Assets Currency | Currency denomination of fund assets |
Fund Assets Date | Date of latest fund asset size (historical data is also provided) |
Firm Assets | Total assets under Money Management firm |
Firm Assets Currency | Currency denomination of firm assets |
Firm Assets Date | Date of latest firm asset size |
Leverage | Fund Leverage Range |
Returns Denomination | Currency base for the fund performance (i.e. USD, EUR, GBP, etc) |
Management Fee | Annual management fee percentage |
Incentive Fee | Annual incentive fee percentage (if available) |
High Watermark | Specifies if fees are taken only after a high watermark |
Hurdle Rate | Specifies whether a hurdle rate exists and the hurdle criteria |
Sales Commission Fee | Front-end or back-end fees for investing/redeeming in the fund |
Other Fee | Miscellaneous fees for the fund |
Minimum Investment | Minimum investment for the fund |
Min Investment Denomination | Currency base for minimum investment of fund |
Additional Investments | Additional investments allowed in the fund after initial |
Individual Accounts Minimum | Minimum assets accepted for an individual account |
New Investment | Specifies if fund is accepting new investment |
Open to Investor Type | Type of Investors the fund will accept |
Performance reporting | Intervals between performance reports to investment partners |
Reporting Style | Indicates fund performance reporting percentage as "net of all fees", "gross of all fees", or 'net of management fee only" |
Annual audit | Indicates if an annual audit is performed |
Last Audit | Indicates date of last audit |
Audit Firm | Specifies the firm that audits the fund and/or Money Manager |
Offshore Vehicle | Indicates if current fund is an offshore vehicle |
Offshore Name | Indicates the name of the offshore vehicle, if one exists |
Redemptions | Redemption intervals from the fund (i.e. monthly, quarterly, annually) |
Subscriptions | Subscription interval for the fund, if different from redemption interval |
Lockup | Lockup interval (length of time that new investor cannot redeem assets) |
Advanced Days Notice | Indicates advance notice, in days, required for Redemptions |
Administrator | Administrator to the fund, if this is an offshore fund |
Custodian | Custodian to the fund, if this is an offshore fund |
Brokerage | Prime brokerage to the fund and/or Money Manager |
Banking Agent | Banking agent to the fund and/or Money Manager |
Legal Adviser | Legal Advisor to the fund and/or Money Manager |
In HFRI | Indicates if fund is included in HFRI Monthly Indices |
In HFRX | Indicates if a fund is included within the HFRX Indices |
Regional Investment Focus | Reflects the major region and sub-region of fund investment focus |
Emerging Markets? | Indicates if the fund's investment focus is concentrated in Emerging Markets |
Date Added to DB | Reflects the date a fund became active in HFR Database |
Domicile | Location of Fund registration |
Is Diversity Firm? | Indicates if Firm is minority-owned |
Fund Registration Code | Indicates if Fund is registered as 3(c)1 or 3(c)7 |
Firm SEC Registered | Indicates if Firm is SEC-Registered Investment Advisor |
Firm SEC Number | Registered SEC Number |
Firm IARD-CRD Number | Registered 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 |
UCITSIII | Indicates whether or not a fund complies with UCITS reporting methodology |
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Performance Table | |
Field Name | Description |
Code | Unique code specific to each fund |
Fund | Fund name |
Date | Date for performance figure |
Performance | Percentage performance for fund for month or quarter |
NAV | Net Asset Value for the fund for this period |
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Assets Table | |
Field Name | Description |
Code | Unique code specific to each fund |
Fund | Fund name |
Date | Date for asset figure |
Assets | Assets for this period in millions of currency units |
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Regions Table | |
Field Name | Description |
Code | Unique code specific to each fund |
Fund | Fund name |
Date | Date for Region figure |
Region | Region of investment (Canada, USA, Eastern Europe, etc.) |
Long | Long allocation in percent |
Short | Short allocation in percent |
Net | Net allocation in percent |
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Instruments Table | |
Field Name | Description |
Code | Unique code specific to each underlying fund |
Fund | Fund name |
Date | Date for instrument figure |
Instrument | Instrument invested (corporate bonds, equities, etc.) |
Long | Long allocation in percent |
Short | Short allocation in percent |
Net | Net allocation in percent |
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