Assets in hedge fund strategy mutual funds grow 140%

Assets in hedge fund strategy mutual funds, by category, in millions, between 2007 and 2012.

CategoryNet assets

as of Dec. 31,

2007

Net assets

as of Dec. 31,

2012

Bear market$3,013.93$6,790.97
Currency$5,960.30$11,681.62
Long/short equity$13,713.90$25,756.75
Managed futures$244.10$8,570.23
Market neutral$8,434.06$19,529.75
Multialternative$5,335.76$17,495.77
Trading-inverse commodities$40.97$12.11
Trading-inverse debt$694.58$433.94
Trading-miscellaneous$120.23$2.74
Total$37,557.82$90,273.88
Source: Morningstar Inc.

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