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Jim Rogers (Quantum Fund/Soros Fund Management) chose silver, copper, agriculture, and fine art
Jeremy Grantham (Grantham, Mayo, & van Otterloo) noted fine art as an inflation hedge
Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) picked fine art, gold, and Bitcoin
Allocation of wealth into art.
The global value of art is expected to grow by 53% by 2026.
Art market growth: According to UBS, the art market recorded $50.1 billion in global sales in 2020. 86% of asset managers recommend offering art services to clients, according to Masterworks.
Global wealth increase: More than 1% of all adults worldwide are millionaires (USD) for the first time in history, according to a 2020 Credit Suisse report, with their combined wealth increasing nearly fourfold over a 20-year period.
Museum growth: By the end of 2020, there were 5,788 museums in China seeking high-end works of art for their collections. According to the Economist and ChinaDaily, between 2016 and 2020, an average of 1 new museum opened every 2 days in China, and this trend continues worldwide.
More investors are collecting: The latest UBS/Art Basel report shows that more collectors are using art as an alternative asset: 61% of HNW collectors surveyed had more than 10% of their portfolio invested in art.
A shortage
There is a limited number of images of the most sought-after fashion artists. For example, there are only 800 Monet paintings in private ownership that could ever come up for sale, and these will eventually end up in museum collections, further limiting supply.
Tangibility/portability
Many HNWs in volatile regions prefer to invest in art and other tangible assets to mitigate currency and/or political risk.
Inflation protection
Art has historically performed very well as a hedge against inflation.
Inflation in the US is at its highest level in 30 years.
Return on investment
Art has historically outperformed the S&P 500, see the charts below for additional comparisons to gold and the housing market over the past 20 years.
