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HFR Industry Reports

HFR Industry Reports provide detailed statistics in regard to hedge fund industry size, assets, asset flows and fund launches & liquidations. Published quarterly, the comprehensive performance reports help hedge fund professionals and investors keep up-to-date on the current state of the industry.

HFR Special Reports

These Special Reports are free to all HFR website users.

HFR Special Report: HFR Long Volatility Indices

HFR’s Long Volatility Indices are composites of funds of various strategy types that generally position their portfolios to profit from sharp increases in the value of option positions and portfolios when market volatility increases. Long Volatility strategies specifically focus on options which surge in value under periods of extreme financial market stress and dislocation with these events driven by market developments that occur infrequently and are highly unexpected yet offer high asymmetric payoffs when they do occur. These strategies contemplate and position for financial market scenarios which involve asset price movements of multiple standard deviations from normal historical movements. The report offers an overview of HFR’s Long Volatility Indices performance.

HFR Blockchain – New Crypto Sub-Strategies Report

This special report from HFR covers the newly launched sub-strategy classifications for hedge funds and alternative investment products within HFR’s Blockchain and Cryptocurrency coverage. More than 145 reporting funds are classified into 11 specialized sub-strategies, offering more granular insights into the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain space.
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Presidential Politics and Hedge Fund Performance

This special report from HFR analyzes the anticipated impact of the 2024 U.S. presidential election on hedge fund performance. It highlights sectors likely to see gains or setbacks, using proprietary data and historical trends. Offering a strategic outlook, the report helps fund managers adjust portfolios for resilience amid election-driven uncertainties.

New HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report – Q1 2025


• Equity Hedge, Relative Value Arbitrage lead 1Q25 inflows
• HFR launches HFRI Long Volatility Index as equity, bond volatility surge

From Press Release: Total global hedge fund capital rose to a record level in 1Q 2025 as financial market volatility surged on the imposition of tariffs by the US, with uncertainty contributing to dramatic, historic price swings in equities and contributing to intense pressure on interest rates and the US Treasury market.
Industry capital rose to a sixth consecutive quarterly record as hedge fund managers and institutional investors positioned for continuation of the unprecedented volatility and uncertainty. Total global hedge fund capital ended the 1Q25 at an estimated $4.53 trillion, an increase of $12.6 billion over the prior quarter, as reported in the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report, released today by HFR®, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry.

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Institutional Standard

The HFR Industry Reports – Institutional Standard Subscription includes our most popular reports: The HFR Global and the HFR Market Microstructure Reports. The HFR Global report provides a wealth of information in regards to total industry size, assets, asset flows.

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Specialty Reports

An essential guide for institutional investors and alternative asset managers, the HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report provides detailed information on current hedge fund trends and historical data across strategies and geographic regions.

HFR Market Microstructure Hedge Fund Industry Reports provide an extensive and sophisticated cross-sectional analysis of the hedge fund industry, examining some of the most relevant and interesting structural and performance dynamics.

This quarterly report highlights the aggregate performance and characteristics of Asia-focused hedge fund strategies for sophisticated global investors, asset managers and service providers.

Resourceful investment managers watch for rewarding opportunities in emerging markets. Along with the potential for a high return on investment, this category of fund comes with relatively high risk. This HFR Industry Report provides analysis of the world of emerging market hedge funds.

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