Half of investors want to spend more on hedge funds, says BofA survey
Half of the global investors surveyed by Bank of America's prime brokerage department plan to allocate more money to hedge funds this year, while 37% wanted no change. The results represented a 2% uptick in those wanting to spend more on hedge funds from the start of 2024,
Hedge funds kept $1.8 trillion as fees, or half their gains
Of the $3.7 trillion in profits they have earned as an industry since 1969, nearly half or a staggering $1.8 trillion was gobbled up as fees, according to estimates by LCH Investments, a fund of hedge funds. With soaring assets, hedge funds have raised their charges to 50.4% of gains, up from the roughly 30% they earned until the early 2000s.
Did Hedge Funds Steal Half Their Investors' Money?
A report released by LCH Research got widespread coverage with the Wall Street Journal making its headline, “Hedge-Fund Fees Eat Up Half of Clients’ Profits,” and Bloo
Hedge-Fund Fees Eat Up Half of Clients’ Profits
Investors in hedge funds often gripe about high fees. A new report puts the problem in sharp relief.
Hedge funds have charged almost $2 trillion in fees since 1969, says LCH
Hedge funds have charged their investors $1.8 trillion in fees from 1969 to the end of December 2024, according to data from hedge fund investor LCH Investments on Monday. Over the past 55 years, hedge funds have kept roughly half of the money they make from trading profits,
Hedge fund managers pocket nearly half of investment gains as fees
Managers generated $3.7tn of total gains before fees, but fees charged to investors were $1.8tn, or about 49 per cent of gross gains, according to the analysis by LCH Investments, an investor in hedge funds.
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Hedge funds ante-up big bets to kick off Trump's second term
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