by Wolf Richter
Wolf Street
Despite asset bubble nirvana!
The toxic mix of crummy performance and high fees are having some impact. And it’s big money: The hedge fund industry has over $3 trillion under management. And some of this money is getting antsy.
In July, hedge funds experienced net outflows of an estimated $25.2 billion, the largest monthly net redemption since February 2009 ($28.2 billion), according to an eVestment report cited by Bloomberg. In June, hedge funds got hit with net outflows of $23.5 billion. In March, redemptions had hit $7 billion, and in January $20 billion. With some inflows in the remaining three months, total outflows for 2016 so far amount to $55.9 billion.