The finding, also show that the domicile of a fund is an important indicator of a fund’s likely performance with European domiciled funds delivering lower risk-adjusted returns compared to funds domiciled in other regions.
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The EDHEC-Risk Institute study examined an aggregate hedge fund dataset that consisted of more than 24,000 unique hedge funds.
Commenting on the results of the survey, Noel Amenc, director of EDHEC-Risk Institute, said: "Investors are increasingly considering hedge funds as part of their investment universe, but are also searching for access to sophisticated risk management techniques within the regulated and transparent world of mutual fund products.
"We are delighted that this study supported by Newedge has been able to shed light on the way in which techniques are converging in the mutual fund and hedge fund universes and we think that the research will be of particular interest to institutional investors," Amenc added.
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