MARKING FIVE YEARS
Gain unprecedented access to hedge fund launches and emerging managers
The cornerstone of hedge fund research and investment is early and comprehensive access to global hedge fund managers
Since 2020, our institutional-grade research has been utilized for general hedge fund research and analysis, fund and SMA allocations, manager seeding, portfolio manager tracking and recruitment, manager monitoring, benchmark and peer group construction, and backfilling fund database gaps.
Hedge Scout can add a multiple to your group's hedge fund coverage and research productivity, while addressing critical intelligence deficiencies experienced by nearly every institutional allocator.
How can Hedge Scout help your group?
Down the hedge fund data rabbit hole...
THE LONGSTANDING PROBLEM
Allocators seek optimal hedge fund returns but lack access to performing hedge fund managers
Even well-resourced institutional allocators have visibility into less than 50% of global hedge fund entities
Established Hedge Funds Data Deficit
- Hedge fund data vendors capture only a fraction of the global hedge fund universe because manager participation is voluntary.
- Amalgamated data from six major industry databases exclude 44% of hedge funds with assets under management (AUM) over $150 million.
Established Deficit: Annual Cost
- Hedge funds listed in databases have underperformed by -2.64% est. in net annualized rate of return (RoR) compared to non-listed funds over a four-year period.
Emerging Hedge Funds Data Deficit
- Over 70% of hedge fund launches and emerging managers are absent from database records due to reasons such as incubation periods, marketing strategies, or privacy concerns.
- However, listed hedge funds can take years to appear in vendor data. The academic consensus indicates that hedge fund backfill bias periods typically range from 16 months (median) to 28 months (average.)
- Most hedge funds will never disclose their info to a hedge fund data vendor.
Emerging Deficit: Annual Cost
- Empirical studies of hedge-fund databases consistently measure annual backfill bias in the 4%–7% per annum range.
- In reality, early manager identification and monitoring can transform backfill bias into incremental positive returns.
- Separately, academic literature provides overwhelming evidence that emerging hedge funds outperform established funds, with outperformance averaging 2-4% p.a. during the first few years of operation.
Deficient hedge fund data and intelligence not only impair absolute and relative performance but also undermine the legitimacy of any hedge fund search, research, analysis, benchmarking, and portfolio optimization, exemplifying the principle of
THE SOLUTION
Early access to global manager launches is the foundation of hedge fund research and investment
Hedge Scout delivers continuous, institutional-grade research on hedge fund launches and emerging managers through an intuitive online platform
Comprehensive
Hedge Scout can boost your group’s hedge fund coverage by a multiple. Our comprehensive approach delivers the big-picture, backfills database gaps, informs on new and evolving strategies, optimizes peer analysis, and strengthens the legitimacy of manager due diligence while promoting better investment outcomes.
Early
Hedge Scout proactively identifies launches early on, with many profiles predating service provider selection. Monitor strategy and performance from 'day one,' reducing data biases—such as backfill or instant history—by up to 80% or more, while opening the door to early investor fees, favorable liquidity terms, and capacity agreements.
Exclusive
Find hedge fund managers and industry intelligence unavailable elsewhere. Approximately 90% of our research is exclusive at the time of release, providing your group a decisive edge in hedge fund searches, strategy research, and understanding evolving industry dynamics.
Prescient
Track emerging macro and micro industry developments, including new and evolving hedge fund strategies, portfolio manager and other key departures, fundraising, seeding, allocation decisions, geographical trends, and other key developments.
Productive
Hedge fund analysts spend 20–25% of their time searching for and engaging with new managers. Hedge Scout delivers continuous research on new hedge funds, enabling your team to focus on other pertinent matters.
Efficient
A fast, continuously updated research platform, optimized for mobile, featuring an intuitive design and search interface offered at the cost of analysts traveling to an industry conference.
MARKING FIVE YEARS OF
Excellence in Hedge Fund Search & Research
Hedge Scout's innovative approach has consistently delivered industry-leading hedge fund research
5+
Years of Research
4,000+
New Managers Profiled
90%+
New Manager Capture Rate
75%+
Funds Profiled Pre-Launch