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.
Administrative Table | Regions Table |
Performance Table | Instruments Table |
Assets Table |
Administrative Table | |
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 |
Address | Street & suite details |
City | City of investment manager |
State | State or province of Money Manager |
Zip | Zip code of Money Manager |
Country | Country of Money Manager base |
Phone | Telephone number of Money Manager |
Facsimile | Fax number of Money Manager |
Contacts | Contact individuals at the Money Management firm |
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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