AIMA, in partnership with Simmons & Simmons and Seward and Kissel are pleased to present the Q2 2024 AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI) providing a snapshot of fund managers confidence in their economic prospects of their business for the coming 12 months.
Key highlights of the report include:
- Over 90% of hedge fund respondents report a positive confidence score.
- Hedge funds based in the Middle East and the UK cite the highest level of confidence for the upcoming 12 months. By comparison, US and APAC-based funds score lowest on confidence.
- Optimism around capital raising continues to grow, with over 70% of respondents citing an increase in confidence.
Based on a sample of 250 hedge funds accounting for approx. US$2 trillion in assets under management that participated in the industry poll taken throughout the week commencing 16 June, the average measure of confidence is +16.5, down slightly from Q1 (+19) and below the four-year rolling average of +17.7.
In addition to our regular analysis highlighting confidence scores by AUM, region and size, this edition includes a new feature showing what is driving confidence among hedge funds.
Source: AIMA
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