Hedge funds aggregate portfolio liquidity in the UK 2014

This statistic reveals the hedge funds aggregate portfolio liquidity in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. As per source, "Except for those hedge funds which specialize in less liquid asset classes, such as real estate and credit hedge funds, hedge funds generally prefer to be able to respond quickly to market conditions, and therefore the majority invest in liquid securities." According to the survey, approximately 37 percent of the portfolio had one day or less liquidity and further 24 percent, two to seven days.

Aggregate portfolio liquidity of hedge funds managing assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014

Characteristic	Portfolio liquidity
1 day or less	37%
2 to 7 days	24%
8 to 30 days	19%
31 to 90 days	10%
91 to 180 days	4%
181 to 365 days	3%
Longer than a year	4%

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Release date

June 2015

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September 2014

Number of respondents

52 respondents

Special properties

management firms

Supplementary notes

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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