LATEST REPORT: Q3 2026
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. Each quarterly report includes asset levels, asset flows by strategy, risk/return statistics and much more.
HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY ASSETS HOLD AT RECORD LEVEL THROUGH RATES, TECH VOLATILITY
Investor inflows offset declines in Technology, Special Situations;
Larger funds outperform smaller funds in 3Q 2026
CHICAGO, (October 22, 2026) – Total global hedge fund industry capital held near the record level in 3Q, posting a narrow increase for the 16th consecutive quarterly increase, as reported in the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report, released today by HFR®, the established global leader in indexation, analysis and research of the hedge fund industry.
In contrast to the strong 1H asset increases, new investor inflows offset performance-based declines which were concentrated in Technology and Special Situations sub-strategies, as interest rates and volatility surged in 3Q while hedge fund managers continued to navigate ongoing geopolitical uncertainty driven by the Iran military conflict.
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