Biggest Hedge Funds AUM
Biggest Hedge Funds Continue to Increase AUM
Hedge fund investors are giving strong preference to the biggest hedge funds in the industry rather than new and smaller hedge funds. Bridgewater Associates was the biggest winner in fundraising for the first half of 2010, raising $7.3 billion. Industry analysts conclude that investors favor large ($5 billion AUM and more), long-established funds that have a proven investment strategy which investors trust.
U.S. hedge fund firms overseeing $5 billion or more saw their assets inch up 1 percent during the first half, according to the report. Among firms that manage only $1 billion or more, half said their asset levels either dropped or stayed unchanged.
Investors, including pension funds, currently appear more inclined to put money with large, long-established funds whose investment approach and risk management systems they trust, industry analysts have said.
Boasting $51 billion of assets, Bridgewater Associates, a 35-year-old fund firm founded by Ray Dalio, again ranked as the largest U.S. hedge fund as well as the industry's most popular, the magazine reported.
During the first half, the Westport, Connecticut-based firm took in $7.3 billion of new money, which boosted firm assets by nearly 17 percent. A year ago Bridgewater had $37 billion. Source
Related to: Biggest Hedge Funds AUM
Tags: biggest hedge funds Assets under management, Assets under management, hedge funds fundraising, hedge funds capital, top 10 biggest hedge funds
