9 Apr 2013 - 6 Ways Hedge Funds need to Adapt now

By: SEI Knowledge Partnership

SEI's sixth annual survey of institutional hedge fund investors was conducted in November 2012 by the SEI Knowledge Partnership. Online questionnaires were completed by senior investment professionals at 107 institutions.

Endowments and foundations account for 19% of all survey respondents. Pension plans account for another 18% of respondents, with public plans dominating. Family offices account for 9% of responses. Funds of hedge funds (FoHF) accounted for one-third of all responses. FoHF data was tabulated separately from other institutional investor responses. Remaining responses came from banks, insurance companies, and non-profit organisations.

Participating organisations ranged in size from less than $500 million to more than $20 billion in assets [Figure 1].

Compared to last year's survey, the distribution of respondents was larger in size, particularly at the over $5 billion range, at the expense of the under $500 million segment, while it was very similar to the universe of respondents to the survey conducted in the autumn of 2010.

Half of all respondents are based in the United States. A third are based in continental Europe and the United Kingdom. The rest are based in Asia, the Middle East, and Canada.

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9 Apr 2013 - 6 Ways Hedge Funds need to Adapt now