Home About Us How We Serve Clients Services Areas of Expertise Manager Research Topical Research News and Events Our Team Contact Us Alternatives Research Home Topical Research Topical Research The Alternatives Landscape | Spring 2021 April 2021 2020 was a year like no other. After a significant downdraft in risk asset class returns during the first quarter, the markets recovered and finished with strong results following the U.S. presidential election and the approval of two vaccines for COVID-19 in November. Public markets ended with strong returns for the year in global stocks and bonds, while alternative asset class results were mixed. The Alternatives Landscape | Fall 2020 October 2020 The first half of 2020 was marked by a return of volatility to the global capital markets as the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic rippled across the globe. Global equity markets experienced the fastest sell-off since the Great Depression and credit spreads widened significantly during the first quarter, but aggressive central bank policy, coupled with optimism that economic indicators had bottomed, fostered a market rally during the second quarter. The Alternatives Landscape | Spring 2020 March 2020 The Alternatives Landscape, published twice a year by Ellwood’s Alternative Investment Manager Research Team, provides a broad overview of the current environment for the primary alternative asset classes: hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets. The Alternatives Landscape | Fall 2019 October 2019 The Alternatives Landscape, published twice a year by Ellwood’s Alternative Investment Manager Research Team, provides a broad overview of the current environment for the primary alternative asset classes: hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets. The Alternatives Landscape | Spring 2019 May 2019 The Alternatives Landscape, published twice a year by Ellwood’s Alternative Investment Manager Research Team, provides a broad overview of the current environment for the primary alternative asset classes: hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets. The Alternatives Landscape | Fall 2018 October 2018 The Alternatives Landscape, published twice a year by Ellwood’s Alternative Investment Manager Research Team, provides a broad overview of the current environment for the primary alternative asset classes: hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets. The Alternatives Landscape | Spring 2018 March 2018 The Alternatives Landscape, published twice a year by Ellwood’s Alternative Investment Manager Research Team, provides a broad overview of the current environment for the primary alternative asset classes: hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets. Topical Research Alternatives Research Capital Markets Commentary Case Studies Investment Insights Retirement Insights Viewpoint Careers Privacy Terms of Use Greenwich Disclosures 33 West Monroe / Suite 1000/ Chicago, Illinois / 60603 / (312) 782-5432 Copyright 2021 Ellwood Associates.