Bank of America Survey Reveals Investor Shift Toward Large Multi Strategy Hedge Funds
A survey shows institutional investors are concentrating capital into fewer large hedge funds. Half of allocators plan to increase their holdings in 2026.
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Institutional investors in the US 
USare signaling a significant structural shift in capital deployment by consolidating their portfolios into fewer, larger multi-strategy managers. A survey of 280 asset allocators conducted by the global markets capital strategy group at Bank of America Corporation found that 51% of fund investors plan to increase their allocations to hedge funds in 2026. This trend follows a year described by Vanessa Bogaardt vanessa bogaardt and the bank's strategy team as buoyant for the industry, characterized by strong performance and record-level assets.
USare signaling a significant structural shift in capital deployment by consolidating their portfolios into fewer, larger multi-strategy managers. A survey of 280 asset allocators conducted by the global markets capital strategy group at Bank of America Corporation found that 51% of fund investors plan to increase their allocations to hedge funds in 2026. This trend follows a year described by Vanessa Bogaardt vanessa bogaardt and the bank's strategy team as buoyant for the industry, characterized by strong performance and record-level assets.
