Investors Pile Back Into Hedge Funds With Decade-High Inflows

Investors have been pouring money into hedge funds at the fastest rate in a decade, hoping volatile markets will produce outsized returns.

A net total of about $25 billion went into hedge funds in the three months through June, according to data compiled by Hedge Fund Research. That brought net flows for the first half of the year to more than $37 billion, the data showed, the most since 2015.

Global investor appetite for hedge fund strategies appears to be rebounding this year after a prolonged lull. Hedge funds recorded their 11th consecutive quarter of positive returns, according to data ...