Following a historically quiet year for hedge fund closures, both fund launches and liquidations accelerated in the first quarter of 2026. While new launches continued their upward trend, liquidations rebounded from near-record lows to their highest quarterly level in two years, according to the latest Hedge Fund Research (HFR) Market Microstructure Report.
HFR estimates that 166 new hedge funds were launched during the first quarter, up from 136 in the previous quarter and 121 in the first q...
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