Hedge Fund Assets Pass $3 Trillion in 2016 for First Time: Chart

(Bloomberg) -- The hedge fund industry ended 2016 with $3.02 trillion in global assets under management, surpassing the $3 trillion mark for the first time as performance gains offset net withdrawals, according to data released by Hedge Fund Research Inc. on Friday. The industry, which saw about $70 billion in outflows last year, had about $2.9 trillion in assets in 2015.