If hedge funds consistently underperform compared to the S&P500 by a WIDE margin, why do they still exist and survive?

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Basically the title. Hedge funds underperform every year as compared to broader ETFs like S&P500 by more than 10%! Given this, who invests in hedge funds? Are they stupid or am I stupid?

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It’s literally in the name “hedge”. These funds are used by rich people to hedge their investments in the overall market not to actually outpace the returns in them.

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