08.10.2022

Hedge Funds Suffer Outflows in Q2, ETFs See Inflows

08.10.2022
Hedge Funds Suffer Outflows in Q2, ETFs See Inflows

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported that the global Hedge Funds industry suffered net outflows of US$27.5 billion (source HFR) while the Global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$157.7 billion in Q2 2022. Assets invested in the global ETFs industry are US$5.04 trillion larger than the assets invested in the global hedge fund industry at the end of Q2 2022.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights 

  • Global Hedge Funds industry suffered net outflows of $ 27.5 Bn while Global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of $157.7 Bn in Q2 2022 
  • Assets invested in the global ETFs industry are US$5.04 trillion larger than the assets invested in the global hedge fund industry at the end of Q2 2022.    

During the second quarter of 2022, ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered $157.7 billion in net inflows, according to ETFGI’s Global ETF and ETP industry insights report. In contrast, HFR reported that hedge suffered net outflows of $27.5 billion in Q2 2022.

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Assets invested in the global ETF/ETP industry first surpassed those invested in the hedge fund industry at the end of Q2 2015, as ETFGI had forecasted. Growth in assets in the ETF/ETP industry has outpaced growth in the hedge fund industry since the financial crisis in 2008.

 

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Assets invested in the global ETF/ETP industry first surpassed those invested in the hedge fund industry at the end of Q2 2015, as ETFGI had forecasted. Growth in assets in the ETF/ETP industry has outpaced growth in the hedge fund industry since the financial crisis in 2008.

Source: ETFGI

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