Managed Futures and their measly $223 Billion in total assets under management are often swept under the rug as insignificant by industry experts in comparison to the massive $1.7 Trillion Hedge Fund industry.
But there is one little quirk in those statistics…. the hedge fund number actually includes the managed futures amount, as managed futures are technically considered a type of hedge fund strategy. And here’s the interesting part – as of the end of Q2 2010, according to data collected by Barclay Hedge, Managed Futures is now the biggest strategy type across the various Hedge Fund strategies. Read our old newsletter on Hedge Funds Explained for more on how the different strategies work.
| Strategy Type | Assets (in Billions) | Strategy Type | Assets (in Billions) |
| Managed Futures | $223.40 | Macro | $92.80 |
| Event Driven | $222.40 | Sector Specific | $85.80 |
| Emerging Markets | $190.30 | Equity Long-Only | $57.30 |
| Multi-Strategy | $179.30 | Convertible Arbitrage | $34.30 |
| Equity Long/Short | $177.80 | Equity Market Neutral | $30.50 |
| Fixed Income | $162.10 | Merger Arbitrage | $27.90 |
| Equity Long Bias | $144.30 | Other | $26.40 |
| Distressed Securities | $128.40 | ||
| Source: BarclayHedge | Total | $1,783.00 |