Guide to Alternatives

  • Introduction
  • Alternatives in portfolios
  • Real Estate
  • Other real assets
  • Private equity
  • Private credit
  • Hedge funds
  • Appendix

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Risk & disclosures

Risk & disclosures

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Guide to Alternatives
U.S.1Q 2025As of February 27, 2025
Guide to Alternatives
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Earnings/coupon yield and the 60/40

60/40 returns and stock-bond correlation

60/40 portfolio income generation

Portfolio diversification

Alternatives: Correlations, returns and yields

Alternatives and manager selection

Valuations monitor

Public and private market correlations

Yield alternatives

Assets under management

Alternatives fundraising and dry powder

Investor positioning

Alternatives asset class returns vs. selected portfolios

Sources of global private real estate returns

U.S. REITs and direct real estate

Real estate correlation to equities

U.S. real estate, GDP and inflation

U.S. real estate: Transaction volumes

U.S. real estate: Cap rates and property prices

U.S. real estate: Vacancy rate and NOI growth

U.S. real estate: Office leasing activity

U.S. real estate: Office supply

U.S. real estate: Retail

U.S. real estate: Industrial and multifamily

U.S. real estate: Data centers

Europe real estate: Transaction volumes

Europe real estate: Yield and income

Europe real estate: Office vacancy rates

Asia Pacific real estate: Transaction volumes

Asia Pacific real estate: Yields and capital values

Asia Pacific real estate: Japan multifamily

Global real estate: Retail

Commercial mortgage loans

Commercial mortgage maturities and delinquencies

U.S. REITs sector returns

Sources of global infrastructure returns

Global infrastructure investment

Global infrastructure transactions

U.S. utility profitability and consumption

Global warming and greenhouse gases

U.S. electricity generation

U.S. electricity consumption

U.S. timber investments

Global trade

Global shipping: Orders, capacity and age

Global shipping: Pricing and port calls

U.S. public vs. private equity

U.S. business formation

Global private equity fundraising

Global private equity investments and exits

U.S. private equity investments and exits

IPOs by deal value and count

U.S. private equity investments by size and type

U.S. leveraged buyouts

U.S. middle market

Global private equity returns

Global private secondary market

U.S. venture capital

Global mergers and acquisitions

Healthcare dynamics

Global investment in artificial intelligence

Venture investment in artificial intelligence

Cash flows, the J-curve and returns in private equity

Private credit fundraising

Private credit deal activity

U.S. banks and credit market participants

U.S. private credit vs. leveraged loans

Leveraged buyout financing

Sponsored vs. non-sponsored leveraged loans

Lending dynamics

Credit market stress

U.S. distressed loans

Public and private credit returns

Hedge funds and manager selection

Hedge fund strategy returns

Hedge funds and traditional portfolios

Hedge fund performance and volatility

Volatility, rates and hedge fund returns

Definitions

Definitions

Definitions

Risk & disclosures

Risk & disclosures

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Guide to Alternatives
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Earnings/coupon yield and the 60/40

60/40 returns and stock-bond correlation

60/40 portfolio income generation

Portfolio diversification

Alternatives: Correlations, returns and yields

Alternatives and manager selection

Valuations monitor

Public and private market correlations

Yield alternatives

Assets under management

Alternatives fundraising and dry powder

Investor positioning

Alternatives asset class returns vs. selected portfolios

Sources of global private real estate returns

U.S. REITs and direct real estate

Real estate correlation to equities

U.S. real estate, GDP and inflation

U.S. real estate: Transaction volumes

U.S. real estate: Cap rates and property prices

U.S. real estate: Vacancy rate and NOI growth

U.S. real estate: Office leasing activity

U.S. real estate: Office supply

U.S. real estate: Retail

U.S. real estate: Industrial and multifamily

U.S. real estate: Data centers

Europe real estate: Transaction volumes

Europe real estate: Yield and income

Europe real estate: Office vacancy rates

Asia Pacific real estate: Transaction volumes

Asia Pacific real estate: Yields and capital values

Asia Pacific real estate: Japan multifamily

Global real estate: Retail

Commercial mortgage loans

Commercial mortgage maturities and delinquencies

U.S. REITs sector returns

Sources of global infrastructure returns

Global infrastructure investment

Global infrastructure transactions

U.S. utility profitability and consumption

Global warming and greenhouse gases

U.S. electricity generation

U.S. electricity consumption

U.S. timber investments

Global trade

Global shipping: Orders, capacity and age

Global shipping: Pricing and port calls

U.S. public vs. private equity

U.S. business formation

Global private equity fundraising

Global private equity investments and exits

U.S. private equity investments and exits

IPOs by deal value and count

U.S. private equity investments by size and type

U.S. leveraged buyouts

U.S. middle market

Global private equity returns

Global private secondary market

U.S. venture capital

Global mergers and acquisitions

Healthcare dynamics

Global investment in artificial intelligence

Venture investment in artificial intelligence

Cash flows, the J-curve and returns in private equity

Private credit fundraising

Private credit deal activity

U.S. banks and credit market participants

U.S. private credit vs. leveraged loans

Leveraged buyout financing

Sponsored vs. non-sponsored leveraged loans

Lending dynamics

Credit market stress

U.S. distressed loans

Public and private credit returns

Hedge funds and manager selection

Hedge fund strategy returns

Hedge funds and traditional portfolios

Hedge fund performance and volatility

Volatility, rates and hedge fund returns

Definitions

Definitions

Definitions

Risk & disclosures

Risk & disclosures
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