The hedge fund industry is built around pooled investment funds that hold liquid assets and use complex trading and risk management techniques, including short selling, leverage and derivatives, to try to improve returns and insulate them from market risk. In the United States and most other countries, hedge funds are restricted to institutional investors and high net worth individuals under the financial regulations that govern them. As of 2021 the industry held about 3.8 trillion dollars in total assets, and it has consolidated around large, established firms such as Bridgewater Associates, Citadel and Elliott Management, with fund closures currently outpacing new fund launches. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Who is allowed to invest in a hedge fund?
You generally must be an accredited investor.
In general, an investor must be an accredited investor to put money into a hedge fund. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission explains that this means having a minimum level of income or assets, which is why hedge funds are largely closed to ordinary retail savers.
What do hedge funds typically charge?
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission says hedge funds typically charge an annual asset management fee of 1 percent to 2 percent of assets, plus a performance fee of 20 percent of the fund's profit. These fees are typically higher than those charged by a mutual fund.
Can investors always cash out of a hedge fund when they want to?
Not always. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission notes that a hedge fund may charge a redemption fee before an investor can cash in shares, and that funds may also have authority to suspend redemptions under certain circumstances, including in times of market distress.
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification StandardGICS: Asset Management & Custody Banks
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A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that holds liquid assets and that makes use of complex trading and risk management techniques to aim to improve investment performance and insulate returns from market risk.
Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification Standard
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