Hedge Funds Study Shows Continued US Dominance, Smaller Funds Have Difficulity

2008 brought about a significant influx of new hedge funds into the market, many of which have been unable to grow past the $100 million mark as competition has heated up, a new study notes.

Small hedge funds witness a 4% rise

During a six year study period beginning June of 2008, and benchmarked in 2011 and 2014, smaller hedge funds with under $100 million in assets under management witnessed a 4 percent rise, a study from Eurekahedge points out. However, as the trading environment after the crisis proved difficult for many mangers, smaller funds failed to achieve significant organic growth, with particularly small funds, with under...