All PerTrac Analytics users can access a complimentary PerTrac Indexes Database with monthly performance information on more than 1,600 indices, as well as other free index databases with thousands more benchmarks.

In addition, Analytics users can subscribe to any of the world’s leading alternative and traditional investment databases from the broadest array of Data Providers available. 

Preferred Data Providers

  • eVestment

    eVestment provides investors and industry professionals with essential hedge fund information.  The eVestment database provides robust global coverage of hedge fund strategies and is comprised of over 22,000 Hedge Fund, Fund of Funds and CTA/Managed Futures investment products. eVestment adds new investment products to the database each week, and timely hedge fund information is supported through a firm 2.5 month reporting period. Subscribers may utilize a powerful advanced strategy classification system that enables searches through a combination of investment style, investment market and investment region.  The unique master feeder architecture allows hedge fund managers the capability to associate onshore and offshore offerings to the respective master fund, as well as add multiple share classes for corresponding feeder or standard funds. A private portal protects proprietary strategy information by limiting access to specific consulting firms but still provides an aggregate view of the entire hedge fund industry. With the largest, most comprehensive global database of traditional and alternative strategies, delivered through leading-edge technology and backed by fantastic client service, eVestment helps its clients be more strategic, efficient and informed.  

  • Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR)

    Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR) is a global leader in the alternative investment industry. Established in 1992, HFR specializes in the areas of indexation and analysis of hedge funds. HFR Database includes fund-level detail on historical performance and assets, as well as firm characteristics on both the broadest and most influential hedge fund managers.  HFR has developed a detailed fund classification system that enables granular and specific queries for relative performance measurement, peer group analysis and benchmarking. HFR produces over 100 indices of hedge fund performance ranging from industry-aggregate levels down to specific niche areas of sub-strategy and regional investment focus. With performance dating back to 1990, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index is one of the industry’s most widely used standard benchmarks of hedge fund performance globally. The HFR suite of Analysis Products leverages the HFR Database to provide detailed, current, comprehensive and relevant aggregate reference points on all facets of the hedge fund industry.

  • BarclayHedge

    Barclay offers one of the fastest growing, most accurate and up-to-date hedge fund/fund of funds/CTA databases available. On a monthly basis, they strive to provide subscribers with the previous month's performance for at least 90% of the funds that they follow. For more than 18 years, Barclay has maintained rigorous procedures for collecting and verifying data to insure a high standard of accuracy. In addition, Barclay is committed to increasing the size of the database, adding new managers to their Barclay Global Database on a daily basis. In addition, the company offers individual databases focusing solely on funds of funds and CTAs.

  • Morningstar, Inc.

    Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.  Morningstar provides data on approximately 370,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, hedge funds, separate accounts, variable annuities, exchange traded funds and other similar vehicles.  Morningstar has one of the most comprehensive databases in the hedge fund industry with over 8,000 active hedge funds, funds of funds and CTAs across 36 strategies.  Morningstar has grown its hedge fund database over the years through strategic acquisitions—InvestorForce Altvest, S&P’s Micropal and MSCI’s Hedge Fund & Hedge Fund Index business.

  • Lipper

    Lipper offers several fund databases specific to various European and Offshore fund markets. Each database includes a range of information on thousands of funds, including years of historical fund prices. In addition, the Lipper TASS Database, one of the oldest global hedge fund databases on the market, is available in a PerTrac- compatible data feed format.

    *Separate PerTrac and Lipper fees apply. Please speak with representatives from each firm to arrange access.

  • MondoAlternative

    MondoAlternative, which was born from the ten-year experience of MondoHedge, is the first and only Italian multimedia provider of financial information entirely dedicated to alternative investments. Today MondoAlternative online and offline services ranges from Hedge funds to Real estate, Private equity and Commodities, thus embracing all the alternative investments segment.

    MondoAlternative offers the following services:
    - Access to a Database with reports of quantitative and qualitative analysis for all the Italian hedge funds, more than 1.500 offshore hedge funds, investible indices and alternative UCITS funds;
    - Indices of the Italian FOHFs and of the alternative UCITS funds made in collaboration with Eurizon Capital Sgr;
    - News about Hedge funds to Real estate, Private equity and Commodities.

    MondoAlternative, which was born from the ten-year experience of MondoHedge, is the first and only Italian multimedia provider of financial information entirely dedicated to alternative investments. Today MondoAlternative online and offline services ranges from Hedge funds to Real estate, Private equity and Commodities, thus embracing all the alternative investments segment.

     

    MondoAlternative offers the following services:

    - Access to a Database with reports of quantitative and qualitative analysis for all the Italian hedge funds, more than 1.500 offshore hedge funds, investible indices and alternative UCITS funds;

    - Indices of the Italian FOHFs and of the alternative UCITS funds made in collaboration with Eurizon Capital Sgr;

    - News about Hedge funds to Real estate, Private equity and Commodities.

  • HedgeNews Africa

    HedgeNews Africa is the most timely, accurate and independent source of information covering the South African hedge fund industry and the broader African alternative investment space. The company publishes a monthly online intelligence newsletter and a quarterly print journal, including performance league tables of the most comprehensive database of South African and African hedge funds.


Additional Data Providers

  • EurekaHedge

  • Nelson Information

  • HedgeFund Intelligence

  • Stark & Company