OFR Hedge Fund Monitor API Skill

OFR Hedge Fund Monitor API

Free, open REST API from the U.S. Office of Financial Research (OFR) providing aggregated hedge fund time series data. No API key or registration required.

Base URL: https://data.financialresearch.gov/hf/v1

Quick Start

import requests
import pandas as pd

BASE = "https://data.financialresearch.gov/hf/v1"

# List all available datasets
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE}/series/dataset")
datasets = resp.json()
# Returns: {"ficc": {...}, "fpf": {...}, "scoos": {...}, "tff": {...}}

# Search for series by keyword
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE}/metadata/search", params={"query": "*leverage*"})
results = resp.json()
# Each result: {mnemonic, dataset, field, value, type}

# Fetch a single time series
resp = requests.get(f"{BASE}/series/timeseries", params={
    "mnemonic": "FPF-ALLQHF_LEVERAGERATIO_GAVWMEAN",
    "start_date": "2015-01-01"
})
series = resp.json()  # [[date, value], ...]
df = pd.DataFrame(series, columns=["date", "value"])
df["date"] = pd.to_datetime(df["date"])

Authentication

None required. The API is fully open and free.

Datasets

| Key | Dataset | Update Frequency | |-----|---------|-----------------| | fpf | SEC Form PF — aggregated stats from qualifying hedge fund filings | Quarterly | | tff | CFTC Traders in Financial Futures — futures market positioning | Monthly | | scoos | FRB Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey on Dealer Financing Terms | Quarterly | | ficc | FICC Sponsored Repo Service Volumes | Monthly |

Data Categories

The HFM organizes data into six categories (each downloadable as CSV):

size — Hedge fund industry size (AUM, count of funds, net/gross assets)
leverage — Leverage ratios, borrowing, gross notional exposure
counterparties — Counterparty concentration, prime broker lending
liquidity — Financing maturity, investor redemption terms, portfolio liquidity
complexity — Open positions, strategy distribution, asset class exposure
risk_management — Stress test results (CDS, equity, rates, FX scenarios)

Core Endpoints

Metadata

| Endpoint | Path | Description | |----------|------|-------------| | List mnemonics | GET /metadata/mnemonics | All series identifiers | | Query series info | GET /metadata/query?mnemonic= | Full metadata for one series | | Search series | GET /metadata/search?query= | Text search with wildcards (*, ?) |

Series Data

| Endpoint | Path | Description | |----------|------|-------------| | Single timeseries | GET /series/timeseries?mnemonic= | Date/value pairs for one series | | Full single | GET /series/full?mnemonic= | Data + metadata for one series | | Multi full | GET /series/multifull?mnemonics=A,B | Data + metadata for multiple series | | Dataset | GET /series/dataset?dataset=fpf | All series in a dataset | | Category CSV | GET /categories?category=leverage | CSV download for a category | | Spread | GET /calc/spread?x=MNE1&y=MNE2 | Difference between two series |

Common Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example | |-----------|-------------|---------| | start_date | Start date YYYY-MM-DD | 2020-01-01 | | end_date | End date YYYY-MM-DD | 2024-12-31 | | periodicity | Resample frequency | Q, M, A, D, W | | how | Aggregation method | last (default), first, mean, median, sum | | remove_nulls | Drop null values | true | | time_format | Date format | date (YYYY-MM-DD) or ms (epoch ms) |

Key FPF Mnemonic Patterns

Mnemonics follow the pattern FPF-{SCOPE}_{METRIC}_{STAT}:

Scope: ALLQHF (all qualifying hedge funds), STRATEGY_CREDIT, STRATEGY_EQUITY, STRATEGY_MACRO, etc.
Metrics: LEVERAGERATIO, GAV (gross assets), NAV (net assets), GNE (gross notional exposure), BORROWING
Stats: SUM, GAVWMEAN, NAVWMEAN, P5, P50, P95, PCTCHANGE, COUNT

# Common series examples
mnemonics = [
    "FPF-ALLQHF_LEVERAGERATIO_GAVWMEAN",   # All funds: leverage (gross asset-weighted)
    "FPF-ALLQHF_GAV_SUM",                  # All funds: gross assets (total)
    "FPF-ALLQHF_NAV_SUM",                  # All funds: net assets (total)
    "FPF-ALLQHF_GNE_SUM",                  # All funds: gross notional exposure
    "FICC-SPONSORED_REPO_VOL",             # FICC: sponsored repo volume
]

Reference Files

references/api-overview.md — Base URL, versioning, protocols, response format
references/endpoints-metadata.md — Mnemonics, query, and search endpoints with full parameter details
references/endpoints-series-data.md — Timeseries, spread, and full data endpoints
references/endpoints-combined.md — Full, multifull, dataset, and category endpoints
references/datasets.md — Dataset descriptions (fpf, tff, scoos, ficc) and dataset-specific notes
references/parameters.md — Complete parameter reference with periodicity codes, how values
references/examples.md — Python examples: discovery, bulk download, spread analysis, DataFrame workflows

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