Hedge Funds Still Stacking Up Bond Bets

Despite the many reiterations that this is the time to invest in equities, and that bonds are so much less exciting, hedge funds are still raking up exposure in bond trades. A report from Bloomberg shows that assets under management of debt focused hedge funds have risen to the same level as stock trading funds, as per data from Hedge Fund Research. Hedge Funds Recruited $41.4 Billion Low interest rates across-the-board deterred some investors from dipping into bonds, whereas the corresponding fiscal stimulus and bailout programs generated opportunities for new and experienced bond traders at the same time. Hedge Fund Research’s numbers show that hedge…