Indices

HFR Indices

Overview
Features & benefits
How it works

Request details

An overview of HFR Indices

Hedge Fund Research (HFR) is the established global leader in indexation, analysis and research of global hedge fund industry. Since 1993, HFR has defined the growth and evolution of alternative investment industry for leading Global Institutions, Investors and Asset Managers. HFR’s comprehensive suite of indices are considered the institutional standard for hedge fund industry performance benchmarks.

Key Facts

Geographical coverage

Global

History

From 1993

Data format

CSV

Delimited

GZIP

HTML

JSON

Python

User Interface

XML

Zip Archive

Delivery mechanism

API

Desktop

Excel

FTP

SFTP

Data frequency

Continuous

Daily

Features & Benefits

What you get with HFR Indices

HFR is considered the institutional standard for hedge fund index provisions.
HFR offers multiple families of indices including robust coverage of hedge funds, risk parity, risk premia and investable UCITS-compliant liquid alternative products.
HFR produces over 200 indices of fund performance ranging from industry-aggregate levels down to specific, niche areas of sub-strategy and regional investment focus.

RELEVANT USE CASES

Data retrieval use case

Find our most appropriate solution for your development and coding needs.

View all use cases

How it works

Accessing the dataset

This dataset can be used by the following products. Talk to us to learn more about different packages and offerings.

Products

LSEG Datastream Data Loader (DDL)

Datastream Data Loader (DDL) offers fast, flexible, bulk delivery of LSEG's premium content, covering all Datastream markets worldwide, history back to the 1900’s, over 360 million time series and over 17,000 different fields. DDL allows you to customise the data you need from our full range of Datastream content and retrieve it one of two ways: when the latest updated data becomes available or at a scheduled time of your choice. This simple, yet powerful FTP-based solution is the most flexible, easy-to-implement, and cost-effective method of delivering large amounts of referential data.

Data Formats:: HTML

Delivery Mechanisms:: API

Service Frequencies:: Daily

LSEG DataScope Plus

LSEG DataScope Plus delivers bulk end of day pricing and intraday reference and entity data that updates automatically every 15 minutes based to ensure clients’ security masters are current and accurate.

Data Formats:: XML; Zip Archive; GZIP; Delimited

Delivery Mechanisms:: FTP; SFTP

Service Frequencies:: Daily

Eikon

LSEG Eikon delivers a powerful combination of information, analytics and exclusive news on financial markets – delivered in an elegant and intuitive desktop and mobile interface.

Data Formats:: CSV; XML; JSON; User Interface; Python

Delivery Mechanisms:: API; Desktop; Excel

Service Frequencies:: Daily

LSEG Workspace

Workspace delivers a powerful combination of information, analytics and exclusive news on financial markets – delivered in an elegant and intuitive desktop and mobile interface.

Data Formats:: CSV; XML; JSON; User Interface; Python

Delivery Mechanisms:: API; Desktop; Excel

Service Frequencies:: Daily

LSEG DataScope Select

LSEG DataScope Select is a unique platform that offers intuitive, cross-asset and timely access to all of LSEG reference and pricing data. Data is delivered by LSEG DataScope Select across the following platforms: HTTP/HTTPS, SFTP and API.

Data Formats:: CSV; XML; Zip Archive; GZIP; Delimited

Delivery Mechanisms:: FTP; API; SFTP

Service Frequencies:: Daily

DETAILED DATA SUPPORT

RIC Search

Discover specific data that we make available for each RIC.

Email your local sales team

First name

Last name

Email address

Phone number (numerals only; no dashes)

Country/territory

City(optional)

Company

Job title

Area of interest: Help us connect you to the right expert(optional)

Call your local sales team

Americas

All countries (toll free): +1 800 427 7570
Brazil: +55 11 47009629
Argentina: +54 11 53546700
Chile: +56 2 24838932
Mexico: +52 55 80005740
Colombia: +57 1 4419404

Europe, Middle East, Africa

Europe: +442045302020
Africa: +27 11 775 3188
Middle East & North Africa: 800035704182

Asia Pacific (Sub-Regional)

Australia & Pacific Islands: +612 8066 2494
China mainland: +86 10 6627 1095
Hong Kong & Macau: +852 3077 5499
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives & Sri Lanka:
+91 22 6180 7525
Indonesia: +622150960350
Japan: +813 6743 6515
Korea: +822 3478 4303
Malaysia & Brunei: +603 7 724 0502
New Zealand: +64 9913 6203
Philippines: 180 089 094 050 (Globe) or
180 014 410 639 (PLDT)
Singapore and all non-listed ASEAN Countries:
+65 6415 5484
Taiwan: +886 2 7734 4677
Thailand & Laos: +662 844 9576

CHOOSE YOUR SECTOR

LSEG Workspace

LSEG News Service

WORKFLOW

TRADE EXECUTION

DATA

ANALYTICS

WORKFLOW

ANALYTICS

DATA

WORKFLOW

TRADE EXECUTION

POST TRADE

ADVISOR SOLUTIONS

INVESTOR SOLUTIONS

ANALYTICS

DATA SOLUTIONS

DATASETS

ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS

WORKFLOW

TRADE EXECUTION

Data & Analytics Insights

Data-driven thought leadership and analysis

HFR Indices

An overview of HFR Indices

Key Facts

What you get with HFR Indices

RELEVANT USE CASES

Accessing the dataset

LSEG Datastream Data Loader (DDL)

LSEG DataScope Plus

Eikon

LSEG Workspace

LSEG DataScope Select

DETAILED DATA SUPPORT

Request details

Email your local sales team

Call your local sales team

Americas

Europe, Middle East, Africa

Asia Pacific (Sub-Regional)

Help & Support

Already a customer?

Office locations

Contact LSEG near you