Hedge funds have charged almost $2 trillion in fees since 1969, says LCH
Hedge funds have charged their investors $1.8 trillion in fees from 1969 to the end of December 2024, according to data from hedge fund investor LCH Investments on Monday.
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Costly affair: Hedge fund managers keep nearly half of profit as fees
Of the $3.7 trillion in profits they have earned as an industry since 1969, nearly half or a staggering $1.8 trillion was gobbled up as fees, according to estimates by LCH Investments
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Hedge funds kept $1.8 trillion as fees, or half their gains
Of the $3.7 trillion in profits they have earned as an industry since 1969, nearly half or a staggering $1.8 trillion was gobbled up as fees, according to estimates by LCH Investments, a fund of hedge funds.
Hedge fund managers pocket nearly half of investment gains as fees
Managers generated $3.7tn of total gains before fees, but fees charged to investors were $1.8tn, or about 49 per cent of gross gains, according to the analysis by LCH Investments, an investor in hedge funds.
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