The Trends Driving the Hedge Fund Industry’s Record $4.5 Trillion in AUM | Ken Heinz of HFR Index

Ken Heinz, President of HFR Index LLC, joins Other People’s Money to break down the trends driving the hedge fund industry’s growth to a record $4.5 trillion in assets under management. HFR’s data on the industry that they collect and analyze from over 6,000 funds gives them a birds eye view of the big trends like the growth of multi-managers, crypto funds, and inflows for small and large funds alike.

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Timestamps:

01:13 What is HFR?

02:45 What Qualifies as a Hedge Fund?

07:07 Classifying Your Hedge Fund Properly

10:15 Multi-Manager Hedge Fund Index

15:36 The Crypto Hedge Fund Boom

21:39 Fundamental Edge Analyst Academy

23:20 Hedge Fund Asset Growth

27:04 The Return of Capital Trend

29:47 Do Capital Flows Hurt Returns

31:49 Fund Formation Trends

38:09 Fund Closure Trends

39:44 Fund of Funds

43:46 The Bifurcation of the Hedge Fund Industry

49:22 The Future of Hedge Funds