Hedge funds lack long-term returns that could prove diversification as managers highlight shorter-term performance. Now, local hedge finds are slowly cleaning up their acts to be more appealing to the ordinary investors. However, hedge funds still have a long way to go before financial advisors, and investment platforms make them readily accessible. Hedge fund managers believe they are missing out on potentially better returns, which diversifying in the alternative assets class could offer. According to Zeeman, among the hedge funds that retail investors could buy, 82% outperformed the JSE all share over the past two years.