BREAKING: Global equity funds are on track to attract +$1 trillion in annual inflows in 2026 for the first time in history.
This will surpass the previous record of +$970 billion set in 2021.
This comes as investors have already poured +$310 billion into world equity funds year-to-date.
By comparison, global equity funds attracted +$850 billion in the full year 2025.
Meanwhile, global corporate investment-grade bond funds are on pace to attract a record +$434 billion this year.
Asset owners will be the only winners in this market.
BREAKING: Hedge fund repo borrowing is now up to a record $3.4 trillion.
Repo borrowing is a form of short-term financing where hedge funds pledge Treasuries as collateral to borrow cash, allowing them to make levered bets.
Repo borrowing has more than TRIPLED since 2019.
Furthermore, prime brokerage borrowing is up to $3.2 trillion, doubling since 2022.
Prime brokerage borrowing works similarly, but involves direct lending from large banks, providing hedge funds with additional capital to increase their market exposure.
Meanwhile, hedge funds now own a record ~8% of the $31 trillion US Treasury market, up from just 3% in 2021, according to Apollo.
A sudden rise in borrowing costs or volatility could force hedge funds to unwind these positions rapidly, causing heavy Treasury selling and risking broader bond market stress, similar to 2020.
Hedge funds are now a key force in the US Treasury market.
@WallStRollup There should be a tiered interest rate system where small businesses get lower interest rates and larger companies get higher interest rates.
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