Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds – 2018

9Â of the top 100 US hedge funds are based inÂ Boston, MA

The biggest hedge fund in the US by AUM is AQR CapitalÂ Management

The second largest US hedge fund is Bridgewater Associates

The 50 top US hedge funds in 2018 have $2.59 trillion in AUM

Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds – 2018

Ranked by assets under management (AUM). Click any column to sort. Fund names link to detailed profiles.

Rank	Fund Name	City	Country	Strategy
1	AQR Capital Management	Greenwich	USA	Multi Strategy
2	Bridgewater Associates	Westport	USA	Long/Short
3	Millennium Management	New York	USA	Multi Strategy
4	Citadel Investment Group	Chicago	USA	Convertibles
5	Goldman Sachs Asset Management	New York	USA
6	Wellington Management Company LLP	Boston	USA	Multi Strategy
7	Renaissance Technologies	East Setauket	USA	Multi Strategy
8	Pine River Capital Management	Minnetonka	USA	Multi Strategy
9	DE Shaw	New York	USA	Absolute Return
10	Fortress Investment Group	New York	USA	Private Equity
11	Elliott Management	New York	USA	Global Equity
12	Element Capital Management	New York	USA	Global Macro
13	Moore Capital Management	New York	USA	Global Macro
14	Och-Ziff Capital Management	New York	USA	Global Macro
15	Two Sigma Investments	New York	USA	Commodities
16	Cerberus Capital Management	New York	USA	Aerospace/Defense
17	Viking Global Investors	Greenwich	USA	Global Macro
18	Adage Capital Management	Boston	USA
19	Tudor Investment Corporation	Greenwich	USA	Multi Strategy
20	Angelo Gordon & Co.	New York	USA	Real Estate
21	Balyasny Asset Management	Chicago	USA	Multi Strategy
22	BlackRock Alternative Advisors	New York	USA	Global Macro
23	Lone Pine Capital	Greenwich	USA	Long/Short
24	Discovery Capital Management	Norwalk	USA	Equity
25	Baupost Group	Boston	USA	Global Equity
26	Davidson Kempner Capital Management	New York	USA	Global Equity
27	Graham Capital Management	Rowayton	USA	Global Macro
28	GoldenTree Asset Management	New York	USA	Private Equity
29	Anchorage Capital Group	New York	USA	Credit
30	Centerbridge Partners LP	New York	USA	Multi Strategy
31	HBK Capital Management	Dallas	USA	Multi Strategy
32	Farallon Capital Management	San Francisco	USA	Multi Strategy
33	PointState Capital	New York	USA	Energy
34	Tiger Global Management LLC	New York	USA
35	Bracebridge Capital	Boston	USA	Absolute Returns
36	Appaloosa Management	Short Hills	USA	Global Equity
37	Hutchin Hill Capital	New York	USA	Event Driven
38	Bluemountain Capital Management	New York	USA	Global Macro
39	Third Point LLC	New York	USA	Event Driven
40	Lighthouse Investment Partners	Palm Beach Gardens	USA	Fund of Funds
41	King Street Capital Management	New York	USA	Global Macro
42	Select Equity	New York	USA	Equity
43	York Capital Management	New York	USA	Event Driven
44	Magnetar Capital	Evanston	USA	Multi Strategy
45	Brigade Capital Management	New York	USA	Managed Futures
46	Caxton Associates	Princeton	USA	Global Macro
47	Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors	Los Angeles	USA	Private Equity
48	Canyon Partners	Los Angeles	USA	Multi Strategy
49	Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.	Boston	USA	Emerging Markets
50	Carlson Alternative Advisors	Dallas	USA	Private Equity
51	Highfields Capital Management	Boston	USA
52	MKP Capital Management	New York	USA	Multi Strategy
53	ValueAct Capital	San Francisco	USA	Long/Short
54	Alyeska Investment Group	Chicago	USA	Managed Futures
55	Spectrum Asset Management	Stamford	USA	Fixed Income
56	Glenview Capital Management	New York	USA	Multi Strategy
57	Tilden Park Capital Management	New York	USA	Multi Strategy
58	Maverick Capital	Dallas	USA	Global Macro
59	Neuberger Berman	New York	USA	Fund of Funds
60	Marathon Asset Management	New York	USA	Credit
61	OrbiMed Advisors	New York	USA	Private Equity
62	UBS Hedge Fund Solutions	Stamford	USA	Equity
63	Lazard Alternatives	New York	USA	Multi Strategy
64	Paloma Partners	Greenwich	USA
65	Pershing Square Capital Management	New York	USA	Value
66	Coatue Management	New York	USA
67	Carval Investors	Hopkins	USA	Fixed Income
68	Varde Partners	Minneapolis	USA	Distressed Assets
69	Senator Investment Group	New York	USA	Long/Short
70	Pharo Management	New York	USA	Global Macro
71	Beach Point Capital Management	Santa Monica	USA	Multi Strategy
72	Fir Tree Partners	New York	USA
73	Trian Fund Management LP	New York	USA
74	Paulson & Co.	New York	USA	Multi Strategy
75	Blue Ridge Capital	Atlanta	USA	Real Estate
76	Silver Point Capital	Greenwich	USA	Multi Strategy
77	Arrowstreet Capital	Boston	USA
78	Benefit Street Partners	New York	USA	Credit
79	Metacapital Management LP	New York	USA	Fixed Income
80	Soroban Capital Partners	New York	USA	Long/Short
81	Nephila Capital	Larkspur	USA	Insurance
82	Scopia Capital	New York	USA	Long/Short
83	Eton Park Capital Management	New York	USA	Credit
84	Horsley Bridge Partners	San Francisco	USA	Private Equity
85	LaSalle Investment Management	Chicago	USA	Real Estate
86	KLS Diversified	New York	USA	Fixed Income
87	MJX Asset Management	New York	USA	CDO
88	Eminence Capital	New York	USA	Activist
89	Wafra Investment Group	New York	USA	Multi Strategy
90	Commonfund Capital	Wilton	USA	Multi Strategy
91	Pacific Alternative Asset Management	Irvine	USA	Fund of Funds
92	K2 Advisors	Stamford	USA	Fund of Funds
93	PDT Partners	New York	USA
94	ArcLight Capital Partners	Boston	USA	Energy
95	Abrams Capital	Boston	USA	Managed Futures
96	Ellington Management Group	Old Greenwich	USA	ABS
97	Kensico Capital Management	Greenwich	USA	Multi Strategy
98	Highbridge Capital Management	New York	USA	Convertibles
99	Whitebox Advisors	Minneapolis	USA	Global Macro
100	Steadfast Financial LP	New York	USA	Long/Short

Key Statistics

9 of the top 100 US hedge funds are based in Boston, MA
7 of the largest US hedge funds are based in Greenwich, CT
The 50 top US hedge funds in 2018 have $2.59 trillion in AUM
The average AUM of the top 100 US hedge funds is $32.2 billion
The median AUM of the top 100 US hedge funds is $18.8 billion
41 of the the 100 largest US hedge funds are currently hiring new employees
22 of the top 100 US hedge funds in 2018 utilize a multi-strategy investment approach