As stock markets wobbled in the first quarter, investors poured more than a billion into hedge funds, sending their total assets higher than they’ve ever been. Hedge funds have been touting themselves as a potential safe haven when volatility returns to the markets - and investors have been listening, according to capital flow data released Thursday. Total hedge fund industry assets rose to a record $3.22 trillion as of March 31, figures from data tracker Hedge Fund Research show. The sector took in$1.1 billion of net new money in the first quarter of 2018, marking the fourthstraight quarter of inflows.