Preqin Benchmarks and Indices

Private markets benchmarking, redefined

Fund performance lo-fi

Flexible benchmarking for analysis and comparison

Designed for research and evaluation, Preqin Peer Benchmarks enable detailed, like-for-like comparisons across funds, strategies, and market segments using continuously updated performance data.

Market depth and premier coverage

*Data as of June 2026

Fund performance

Create fund-level peer comparisons by strategy, geography, vintage, and fund characteristics to assess relative performance, quartile positioning, and peer group relevance.

15,000+

Funds with up-to-date performance

$13tn+

Market capitalization coverage across global private markets funds


Asset-level performance

Use deal-level benchmarks, valuation multiples, and Transaction Intelligence to assess underlying assets, comparable transactions, market activity, and add deeper market, exposure, and transaction context to your analysis.

78,000+

Private market deals

$8.2tn+

Repository of private capital transactions

Benchmarking across your workflow

Investors

Compare managers against transparent peer groups to support fund selection, diligence, and portfolio analysis.

Fund managers

Demonstrate relative performance and validate positioning using relevant, like-for-like peer comparisons.

Advisors and consultants

Deliver independent, evidence-based advice using flexible benchmarking across strategies, vintages, and geographies.

Explore free benchmarks

Start analyzing market performance and compare strategies with a curated set of Preqin Benchmarks and Indices.

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Analyze comprehensive performance metrics

Assess performance across IRR, TVPI, DPI, and RVPI to understand return drivers and compare outcomes across peer groups.

Custom benchmarks lo-fi

Build custom peer groups

Leverage 140k+ benchmarks to create like-for-like custom peer groups by filtering across strategy, geography, vintage, and fund characteristics.*

* Data as of June 2026

Quartile ranking lo-fi

Evaluate relative performance positioning

Use quartile rankings and distribution analysis to assess how funds perform relative to comparable peers.

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Understand cashflow profiles and performance over time

Leverage J-curve analysis to assess capital deployment, distributions, and performance patterns across comparable funds.

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See how to analyze performance, compare funds, and apply benchmarks seamlessly across your workflows – all within a unified framework.

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