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Members of Tiger 21, the peer-to-peer learning network for wealthy investors, raised their allocation to hedge funds by one percentage point to 6% in the second quarter, the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2016, the organization reported Monday.
The increased allocation to hedge funds, although small, "may be a reflection of rising interest rates as these funds, as a class, tend to perform better in periods of rising or higher interest rates," Tiger 21's founder and president Michael Sonnenfeldt said in an email message.
Hedge Fund Research reported in July that total hedge fund industry capital globally increased by $20.6 billion to a new record of $3.2 trillion in the second quarter.
Tiger 21's quarterly reports measure the aggregate asset allocation of its membership base on a trailing 12-month basis. The organization said this methodology tends to reveal substantive trends more clearly and is less affected by short-term distortions caused by growing membership.
The network's members also raised their allocation to public equities by one point from the first quarter, to 24%. Public equities have been on an upward trend over the past year, after experiencing a low of 20% in the 2017 second quarter.
