Are hedge funds using alternative data?

In a survey we conducted earlier this year with the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), Casting the Net: How Hedge Funds are Using Alternative Data, more than half the respondents said they were actively using alternative data and another 14% were exploring options.

Are hedge funds gaining a competitive edge with alternative data?

The last five years have seen a tremendous paradigm shift in how hedge funds source and implement data into their investment methodology. With increasing competition to beat the market index and raise new assets, hedge funds are gaining a competitive edge with alternative data.

Who uses alternative data?

Alternative data is used only by hedge funds and a handful of sophisticated investors within financial services, such as private equity funds and venture capital funds. Alternative data sources are highly challenging to source, dominating most originates outside a company and outside traditional financial markets.