Investment funds: mean & median sizes in UK 2004-2014

This statistic shows the mean size and the median size of investment funds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2014. The difference between those two size measures was large and increasing over time, indicating an increasing inequality in fund sizes in the UK. In 2014, the mean size of investment funds was approximately 367 million British pounds, whereas the median size was approximately 97 million British pounds.

Mean size and median size of investment funds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2014 (in million GBP)

Characteristic	Mean	Median
2014	367.1	97.3
2013	338.9	88.8
2012	336.9	72.3
2011	288.4	66.3
2010	255.7	69.4
2009	217	59.6
2008	165.5	46.6
2007	230.6	69.6
2006	215.9	71.3
2005	185.1	63
2004	147.6	47.2

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Release date

September 2015

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2004 to 2014

Number of respondents

72 respondents

Special properties

IMA member firms

Supplementary notes

Mean (or arithmetic mean) is an average, computed by adding the values and dividing by the number of values. In contrast, the median is the number separating the higher from the lower half of a distribution.
The source adds the following information: "This survey captures asset management undertaken by members of the investment association on behalf of domestic and overseas clients. It is based on the results of questionnaire responses from 72 Investment Management Association member firms, who between them manage 84 percent of total UK assets under management by the entire IMA membership base. The asset value is stated as of December 2014."

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