Inflows hit $17bn in 2011 as investors shelter from market turbulence

February 02, 2012  


Annual mandate tally shows snapshot of increasing investor appetite, says InvestHedge


By Susan Barreto

Illustration: Shonagh Rae
It was a year that yielded market losses and even greater uncertainty over future gains. Finally, 2011 seems like the year that investors saw hedge funds as a place for their assets to weather the storm over the long haul.

Taking a look back over the year, the hedge fund inflows from pension funds, endowments and foundations – with assets totalling $2.2 trillion globally – tracked by InvestHedge’s monthly mandate...

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Data

Indices April 2012 Fund of Funds

Composite
Index Composite
InvestHedgeApr 12YTD%
Composite-0.23%2.32%13%
Arbitrage USD-0.20%1.98%14%
Asian Pacific Fund of Funds-0.27%3.14%14%
Asset Based Lending0.00%0.00%0%
Commodities0.26%2.15%6%
Distressed-0.06%3.01%12%
Emerging Managers0.26%2.55%10%
Emerging Markets Hedge USD-1.21%2.74%7%
European Equity EUR-0.34%2.68%17%
European Multi Strategy EUR0.19%4.86%8%
Fixed Income USD-0.73%2.21%15%
Global Equity USD-0.13%4.21%16%
Global Macro Currency USD-0.60%-0.09%15%
Global Multi Strategy EUR-0.18%1.81%12%
Global Multi Strategy USD-0.04%2.63%14%
Leveraged Global Multi-Strategy USD-3.42%-1.48%30%
Self-Invested Fund of Funds USD-0.66%3.28%57%
US Equity-0.51%5.46%20%

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