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Hedge fund administration services

We offer full-service hedge fund administration providing accounting, tax, and consulting services to hedge funds of all sizes from emerging managers to billion-dollar plus funds. Our client-focused approach means you get the attention you deserve. We provide personalized, high-touch, high quality services with a team of experienced, knowledgeable individuals that truly value their clients and the opportunity to help them succeed.

Senior leadership team has an average of 27 years experience

Overseeing more than 350 hedge funds with over $20 billion in administration*

*as of 07/31/2025, funds include hedge funds and long-only funds

Hedge fund administration: We handle all the accounting, fund reporting and investor servicing for your hedge fund, including performance calculations and valuations of investor holdings.

  • Transaction processing and reconciliation
  • Positions and cash reconciliation
  • Corporate action processing
  • Expense calculation, accrual and payment processing
  • Independent valuation of holdings
  • Preparation of monthly NAV
  • Preparation and distribution of investor statements
  • Calculation of fund performance
  • Investor AML/KYC
  • Investor registrar
  • Transfer agent

Calculation of Net Asset Value

  • Record investment transactions in fund’s books and records
  • Maintain books and records in accordance with the offering document and maintain general ledger accounts
  • Calculate and accrue all income and expenses
  • Prepare expense analysis
  • Prepare and post statement of assets and liabilities and statement of operations

Reporting

  • Monthly reconciliation of fund trial balance
  • Monthly preparation of fund financial statements
  • Allocation of financial income to investors, including special allocations
  • Compute investor capital account balances in accordance with the fund’s legal documents
  • Calculate and record incentive allocation and management fees
  • Calculate the monthly net asset value of each entity
  • Prepare monthly NAV for review by management (the investment manager will sign off on all incentive fee calculations before income is paid or reallocated)
  • Compute and prepare monthly YTD account statements for each investor – including gross or net performance calculations
  • Prepare and distribute all capital account statements monthly via mail, email, or secure website at the fund’s discretion
  • Year-end financial statements and audit support

Financial reconciliation

  • Import all security transactions from fund’s trade blotter
  • Enter daily cash transactions
  • Identify and record mandatory corporate actions
  • Record miscellaneous operating income and expense accruals
  • Compute market value of portfolio using independent pricing sources
  • Reconcile cash and portfolios positions to prime broker/custodian reports
  • Calculate gains and losses (security and currency)
  • Maintain tax lots on investments
  • Soft dollar accounting and tracking

Investor Recordkeeping / Reporting

  • Record subscriptions/redemptions and maintain partnership register
  • Calculate partnership incentive fees and reallocation of profit
  • Calculate economic allocations of book profit and loss
  • Calculate management fees
  • Calculate and maintain partner’ capital account balances
  • Determine allocation of distributions (if any) to investors in accordance with the Fund’s legal documents
  • ERISA calculations
  • Maintain investor contact database

FIS Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager (formerly Sungard VPM) +

FIS Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager is a multi-currency portfolio accounting and position management solution for hedge funds. VPM’s flexible portfolio accounting rules and settings allow it to support the most complex hedge fund strategies and instruments. With a physical general ledger at the core of its system, this portfolio accounting software helps improve operational efficiency by streamlining operations with simplified workflows and ensuring transparency.

SS&C | Advent +

Advent Geneva World Investor provides partnership accounting and servicing for both onshore and offshore funds, with support for unlimited fund structures such as hybrid and closed-end funds, private equity and single managed accounts.

Bloomberg +

Bloomberg brings together real-time data and pricing on every market, breaking news, in-depth research, powerful analytics, communications tools and world-class execution capabilities — in one fully integrated solution.

ICE Data Services +

The leading pricing, analytics and market data offered through ICE Data Services support mission-critical processes across the front, middle and back offices of organizations around the world.

Experience:  Tap into our partners’ deep experience in hedge fund operations, public accounting and hedge fund administration. We provide expertise and knowledge in all aspects of the hedge fund industry, from guiding startups to supporting registered investment advisors.

Communication: We partner you with a team that will have full knowledge of all that goes on with your fund and its investors. From investor servicing to daily transaction processing to monthly NAV reporting, our team is always available to answer any questions you may have. We share best practices and industry trends with clients via regular publications and in-person events

Technology: We employ industry-leading accounting platforms to guarantee accurate, transparent information. By using FIS Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager (formerly Sungard VPM) and Advent Geneva World Investor, we provide a streamlined experience for asset managers and investors.

Efficiency: Investors demand absolute returns, which means minimizing administrative costs. We specialize in hedge fund administration services, so letting us manage your back office operations reduces overhead costs and lets you focus on tending to your clients.

Stability: We go beyond simple back office administrative support. With 70 years of experience in the hedge fund industry, our team knows how to identify both potential issues and opportunities, providing another layer of security for your assets.

Contact us today to learn more about our comprehensive hedge fund administration services.

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We've trusted the fund administration services of IQ-EQ since 2016 and have been rewarded with a dedicated team of industry experts delivering on-time, every time services. We're extremely happy with our long-term partnership and we very much look forward to continuing the relationship as we both grow. Dennis Leddy COO, Game Creek Capital LP
We've worked with our IQ-EQ team from our early days setting up a single domestic fund to a recent restructuring to an offshore master feed fund. Their responsiveness and professionalism as our business and investments grew in complexity proved invaluable. We're glad to have them on our side as we enter the next chapter in our story. Jenaro Cardona-Fox CIO and Founder, North Ground Capital
Working with IQ-EQ has been seamless – you and your team understand our business, advise us appropriately, and handle your side of our collective partnership so that we can focus on making good investment decisions. Evan Gibson SVP, Merchants Capital

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