Since 2008, the sheer number of hedge funds and their AUM has been on the rise. In 2008 there were 6,845 registered hedge funds with over $1.4 trillion in AUM. Last year ended with 8,238 active hedge funds that have a combined AUM of $4.5 trillion.
The vast majority of hedge funds are registered in the United States (66%). In second place was the combined regions of Europe, the Middle East & Africa (20%), while 12% of the funds are based in Asia.
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We are also witnessing a sharp change in the AUM allocation among investment strategies. In 2000, equity hedge funds accounted for over half of all allocated AUM, while in 2024,...
