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
Hedge Scout finds, profiles, and monitors global hedge fund launches and emerging managers by leveraging synergistic networks, alternative and proprietary datasets, and predictive intelligence. Our proven approach delivers exclusive, early-stage hedge fund research you won’t find anywhere else.
whatshot Subscribers gain early, comprehensive research on new hedge fund managers and emerging strategies from established firms, along with real-time updates on performance, AUM, allocation decisions, and other key milestones—providing investors with a decisive competitive edge in early manager access, research, and tracking.
network_intelligence_update The Hedge Scout platform is built for allocators, by allocators, featuring an intuitive, mobile-optimized interface that supports detailed searches by what matters most—including strategy, AUM, experience, prior track records, seed or backing arrangements, minority-owned management companies, and other key criteria.
all_inclusive Our clients use Hedge Scout for general fund analysis, discovery of new funds and managed accounts, identification of seeding opportunities, portfolio manager tracking and recruitment, ongoing manager monitoring, benchmark and peer group construction, and backfilling gaps in fund databases.
By expanding fund coverage and improving research efficiency, Hedge Scout can increase your group's hedge fund research capacity and analyst productivity by 2x to 5x or more.
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 lack visibility into over 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 multiples. Our comprehensive approach provides the big picture, fills database gaps, highlights new and evolving strategies, optimizes peer analysis, and enhances the legitimacy of manager due diligence—all while promoting better investment outcomes through industry-leading transparency.
Early
Hedge Scout deliberately finds 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 positioning ahead of the crowds.
Prescient
Identify emerging industry developments or trends, including new and evolving hedge fund strategies, fundraising, seeding, allocation decisions, geographical trends, investor preferences, talent movement, and other key developments that will shape the hedge fund investment landscape.
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.
OUR TRACK RECORD
Marking Five Years of Excellence in Hedge Fund Search & Research
Hedge Scout's innovative approach delivers hedge fund research and intelligence you won't find anywhere else
5+
Years of Hedge Scout Research
4,500+
Manager Launches Profiled Since 2020
90%+
Capture-Rate of New Managers
75%+
Of Fund Launches Profiled Pre-Launch
100%
Exclusive Research
0%
Data Vendor Copying, Cloning, or Piggybacking