This statistic shows the share of hedge funds that are managing assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by strategy. Long bias equity hedge was the salient strategy, with 23 percent. Multistrategy was the second most common with 17 percent of hedge funds.
Share of hedge funds managing assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by strategy
The source specifies: "Hedge funds are one category of alternative investment funds. Alternative investment funds invest in a variety of global assets, including property and commodities, and they often have a high degree of flexibility around how they invest. Hedge funds are a type of alternative investment fund which use this freedom to pursue a wide variety of strategies in many different asset classes: some run very concentrated portfolios; others pursue complex trading strategies characterised by high levels of turnover; and others employ high levels of leverage."
The survey data was obtained from 52 management firms, which collectively manage USD 623 billion of hedge fund assets globally. Although none of the 132 funds surveyed are domiciled in the UK, the 52 firms nevertheless manage a stated USD 265 billion out of the UK.
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Financial Conduct Authority. (June 2, 2015). Share of hedge funds managing assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by strategy [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483540/number-of-hedge-funds-by-strategy-uk/
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Financial Conduct Authority. (2015). Share of hedge funds managing assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by strategy. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483540/number-of-hedge-funds-by-strategy-uk/
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Share of hedge funds managing assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by strategy [Graph], Financial Conduct Authority, June 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483540/number-of-hedge-funds-by-strategy-uk/
