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Hedge funds outperformed equities and bonds

27 April 2012


Hedge funds outperformed traditional asset classes over the last 17 years according research commissioned by KPMG and AIMA

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Hedge funds outperformed traditional asset classes such as equities, bonds and commodities over the last 17 years according to a new study by The Centre for Hedge Fund Research at Imperial College in London.

The report, The Value of the Hedge Fund Industry to Investors, Markets and the Broader Economy, found that, per annum, hedge funds returned 9.07% on average after fees between 1994 and 2011, compared to 7.18% for global stocks, 6.25% for global bonds and 7.27% for global commodities.

Hedge funds achieved these returns...