EY survey finds 1 of 4 hedge funds to increase the crypto exposure next year-

EY, one of the four large advisory and auditing companies in the world, has found that every fourth hedge fund expects to increase their crypto exposure for next year. The 2021 Ey Global Alternative Fund Survey describes that alternative fund managers are slowly taking a stable place in the portfolios of the investors, whereby digital assets are present, albeit to a small extent.

EY survey shows that hedge funds are hungry for crypto exposure

The 2021 Global Alternative Fund Survey, a survey by EY, one of the big four company , shows the performance and popularity of alternative fund managers among investors throughout the course. The survey has found that hedge funds are one of the most open platforms to include crypto-assets in their structures. According to the survey, every fourth hedge fund studies to increase his commitment to cryptocurrencies next year.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, investors had to live with many challenges with many challenges, and navigation through this offer alternative fund managers a great opportunity. However, cryptocurrency is currently not popular with a lion's share of this fund manager, since only one in ten indicates that they are committed to these assets, which shows that there is space for growth. In any case, these funds showed impressive performance. 51 percent of the investors surveyed stated that they had increased the value of these alternative systems, fulfilled or exceeded their expectations.

Digital Assets as an alternative investment

The rise of digital assets (cryptocurrencies) as an important asset class has meant that companies and fund managers consider them as relatively profitable products in today's confusing markets. While the actual participation of these in cryptocurrencies was not as great as with other un -regulated assets, they begin to develop a niche in this area.

This growth was achieved against the background of an unstable current situation in traditional investments in which investors want to conquer new markets with new strategies. The survey is based on discussions with 210 managers and 54 investors and offers an insight into the future of alternative systems and how cryptocurrencies could be a large part of them.

On the importance of the decisions made this year of the scabbard, Natalie Deak Jaros, co-director of the EY Global Hedge Fund: