Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds – 2017
# Fund Name City Country AUM($Millions) Fund Strategy
1
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich
United States
243,982
Multi Strategy
2
Bridgewater Associates
Westport
United States
239,323
Long/Short
3
Millennium Management
New York
United States
207,626
Multi Strategy
4
Citadel Investment Group
Chicago
United States
152,656
Convertibles
5
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
New York
United States
106,240
6
Wellington Management Company
Boston
United States
99,739
Multi Strategy
7
Renaissance Technologies
East Setauket
United States
97,005
Multi Strategy
8
Pine River Capital Management
Minnetonka
United States
82,775
Multi Strategy
9
DE Shaw
New York
United States
81,316
Absolute Return
10
Fortress Investment Group
New York
United States
56,936
Private Equity
11
Elliott Management
New York
United States
56,006
Global Equity
12
Element Capital Management
New York
United States
55,882
Global Macro
13
Moore Capital Management
New York
United States
53,824
Global Macro
14
Och-Ziff Capital Management
New York
United States
51,743
Global Macro
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
United States
49,268
Commodities
16
Cerberus Capital Management
New York
United States
47,972
Aerospace/Defense
17
Viking Global Investors
Greenwich
United States
43,378
Global Macro
18
Adage Capital Management
Boston
United States
41,968
19
Tudor Investment Corporation
Greenwich
United States
39,661
Multi Strategy
20
Angelo Gordon & Co.
New York
United States
38,253
Real Estate
21
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago
United States
37,210
Multi Strategy
22
BlackRock Alternative Advisors
New York
United States
33,250
Global Macro
23
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich
United States
33,157
Long/Short
24
Discovery Capital Management
Norwalk
United States
33,072
Equity
25
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Palm Beach Gardens
United States
32,567
Fund of Funds
26
Baupost Group
Boston
United States
31,563
Global Equity
27
Davidson Kempner
New York
United States
31,023
Global Equity
28
Graham Capital Management
Rowayton
United States
30,308
Global Macro
29
GoldenTree Asset Management
New York
United States
27,384
Private Equity
30
Anchorage Capital Group
New York
United States
27,176
Credit
31
Centerbridge Partners LP
New York
United States
26,049
Multi Strategy
32
HBK Capital Management
Dallas
United States
25,447
Multi Strategy
33
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco
United States
25,436
Multi Strategy
34
PointState Capital
New York
United States
24,763
Energy
35
Tiger Global Management LLC
New York
United States
23,595
36
Bracebridge Capital
Boston
United States
23,527
Absolute Returns
37
Appaloosa Management
Short Hills
United States
22,845
Global Equity
38
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
United States
22,808
Event Driven
39
Bluemountain Capital Management
New York
United States
22,787
Global Macro
40
King Street Capital Management
New York
United States
21,219
Global Macro
41
Select Equity
New York
United States
20,511
Equity
42
York Capital Management
New York
United States
19,974
Event Driven
43
Magnetar Capital
Evanston
United States
19,895
Multi Strategy
44
Brigade Capital Management
New York
United States
19,730
Managed Futures
45
Caxton Associates
Princeton
United States
19,426
Global Macro
46
Third Point LLC
New York
United States
19,411
Event Driven
47
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Los Angeles
United States
19,357
Private Equity
48
Canyon Partners
Los Angeles
United States
19,148
Multi Strategy
49
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.
Boston
United States
18,960
Emerging Markets
50
Carlson Alternative Advisors
Dallas
United States
18,881
Private Equity
51
Highfields Capital Management
Boston
United States
18,796
52
MKP Capital Management
New York
United States
18,705
Multi Strategy
53
ValueAct Capital
San Francisco
United States
17,581
Long/Short
54
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago
United States
16,532
Managed Futures
55
Spectrum Asset Management
Stamford
United States
16,509
Fixed Income
56
Glenview Capital Management
New York
United States
16,319
Multi Strategy
57
Tilden Park Capital Management
New York
United States
16,058
Multi Strategy
58
Maverick Capital
Dallas
United States
15,921
Global Macro
59
Neuberger Berman
New York
United States
15,900
Fund of Funds
60
Marathon Asset Management
New York
United States
15,248
Credit
61
Carval Investors
Hopkins
United States
14,653
Fixed Income
62
UBS Hedge Fund Solutions
Stamford
United States
14,549
Equity
63
OrbiMed Advisors
New York
United States
14,400
Private Equity
64
Lazard Alternatives
New York
United States
14,120
Multi Strategy
65
Paloma Partners
Greenwich
United States
14,022
66
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
United States
13,810
Value
67
Coatue Management
New York
United States
13,755
68
Varde Partners
Minneapolis
United States
13,541
Distressed Assets
69
Senator Investment Group
New York
United States
13,387
Long/Short
70
Pharo Management
New York
United States
13,382
Global Macro
71
Beach Point Capital Management
Santa Monica
United States
13,032
Multi Strategy
72
Fir Tree Partners
New York
United States
13,017
73
Trian Fund Management LP
New York
United States
12,478
74
Paulson & Co.
New York
United States
12,443
Multi Strategy
75
Blue Ridge Capital
Atlanta
United States
12,410
Real Estate
76
Silver Point Capital
Greenwich
United States
12,345
Multi Strategy
77
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston
United States
12,200
78
Benefit Street Partners
New York
United States
11,828
Credit
79
Metacapital Management LP
New York
United States
11,733
Fixed Income
80
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
United States
11,626
Long/Short
81
Nephila Capital
Larkspur
United States
11,575
Insurance
82
Scopia Capital
New York
United States
11,369
Long/Short
83
Eton Park Capital Management
New York
United States
11,328
Credit
84
Horsley Bridge Partners
San Francisco
United States
11,172
Private Equity
85
LaSalle Investment Management
Chicago
United States
11,011
Real Estate
86
KLS Diversified
New York
United States
10,940
Fixed Income
87
MJX Asset Management
New York
United States
10,568
CDO
88
Eminence Capital
New York
United States
10,550
Activist
89
Wafra Investment Group
New York
United States
10,483
Multi Strategy
90
Commonfund Capital
Wilton
United States
10,404
Multi Strategy
91
Pacific Alternative Asset Management
Irvine
United States
10,053
Fund of Funds
92
K2 Advisors
Stamford
United States
9,808
Fund of Funds
93
PDT Partners
New York
United States
9,720
94
ArcLight Capital Partners
Boston
United States
9,616
Energy
95
Abrams Capital
Boston
United States
9,313
Managed Futures
96
Ellington Management Group
Old Greenwich
United States
9,238
ABS
97
Kensico Capital Management
Greenwich
United States
9,209
Multi Strategy
98
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
United States
9,134
Convertibles
99
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis
United States
8,863
Global Macro
100
Steadfast Financial LP
New York
United States
8,760
Long/Short
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Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds – 2017
Ranked by assets under management (AUM). Click any column to sort. Fund names link to detailed profiles.
| Rank | Fund Name | City | Country | AUM | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AQR Capital Management | Greenwich | United States | 243,982 | Multi Strategy |
| 2 | Bridgewater Associates | Westport | United States | 239,323 | Long/Short |
| 3 | Millennium Management | New York | United States | 207,626 | Multi Strategy |
| 4 | Citadel Investment Group | Chicago | United States | 152,656 | Convertibles |
| 5 | Goldman Sachs Asset Management | New York | United States | 106,240 | |
| 6 | Wellington Management Company | Boston | United States | 99,739 | Multi Strategy |
| 7 | Renaissance Technologies | East Setauket | United States | 97,005 | Multi Strategy |
| 8 | Pine River Capital Management | Minnetonka | United States | 82,775 | Multi Strategy |
| 9 | DE Shaw | New York | United States | 81,316 | Absolute Return |
| 10 | Fortress Investment Group | New York | United States | 56,936 | Private Equity |
| 11 | Elliott Management | New York | United States | 56,006 | Global Equity |
| 12 | Element Capital Management | New York | United States | 55,882 | Global Macro |
| 13 | Moore Capital Management | New York | United States | 53,824 | Global Macro |
| 14 | Och-Ziff Capital Management | New York | United States | 51,743 | Global Macro |
| 15 | Two Sigma Investments | New York | United States | 49,268 | Commodities |
| 16 | Cerberus Capital Management | New York | United States | 47,972 | Aerospace/Defense |
| 17 | Viking Global Investors | Greenwich | United States | 43,378 | Global Macro |
| 18 | Adage Capital Management | Boston | United States | 41,968 | |
| 19 | Tudor Investment Corporation | Greenwich | United States | 39,661 | Multi Strategy |
| 20 | Angelo Gordon & Co. | New York | United States | 38,253 | Real Estate |
| 21 | Balyasny Asset Management | Chicago | United States | 37,210 | Multi Strategy |
| 22 | BlackRock Alternative Advisors | New York | United States | 33,250 | Global Macro |
| 23 | Lone Pine Capital | Greenwich | United States | 33,157 | Long/Short |
| 24 | Discovery Capital Management | Norwalk | United States | 33,072 | Equity |
| 25 | Lighthouse Investment Partners | Palm Beach Gardens | United States | 32,567 | Fund of Funds |
| 26 | Baupost Group | Boston | United States | 31,563 | Global Equity |
| 27 | Davidson Kempner | New York | United States | 31,023 | Global Equity |
| 28 | Graham Capital Management | Rowayton | United States | 30,308 | Global Macro |
| 29 | GoldenTree Asset Management | New York | United States | 27,384 | Private Equity |
| 30 | Anchorage Capital Group | New York | United States | 27,176 | Credit |
| 31 | Centerbridge Partners LP | New York | United States | 26,049 | Multi Strategy |
| 32 | HBK Capital Management | Dallas | United States | 25,447 | Multi Strategy |
| 33 | Farallon Capital Management | San Francisco | United States | 25,436 | Multi Strategy |
| 34 | PointState Capital | New York | United States | 24,763 | Energy |
| 35 | Tiger Global Management LLC | New York | United States | 23,595 | |
| 36 | Bracebridge Capital | Boston | United States | 23,527 | Absolute Returns |
| 37 | Appaloosa Management | Short Hills | United States | 22,845 | Global Equity |
| 38 | Hutchin Hill Capital | New York | United States | 22,808 | Event Driven |
| 39 | Bluemountain Capital Management | New York | United States | 22,787 | Global Macro |
| 40 | King Street Capital Management | New York | United States | 21,219 | Global Macro |
| 41 | Select Equity | New York | United States | 20,511 | Equity |
| 42 | York Capital Management | New York | United States | 19,974 | Event Driven |
| 43 | Magnetar Capital | Evanston | United States | 19,895 | Multi Strategy |
| 44 | Brigade Capital Management | New York | United States | 19,730 | Managed Futures |
| 45 | Caxton Associates | Princeton | United States | 19,426 | Global Macro |
| 46 | Third Point LLC | New York | United States | 19,411 | Event Driven |
| 47 | Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors | Los Angeles | United States | 19,357 | Private Equity |
| 48 | Canyon Partners | Los Angeles | United States | 19,148 | Multi Strategy |
| 49 | Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. | Boston | United States | 18,960 | Emerging Markets |
| 50 | Carlson Alternative Advisors | Dallas | United States | 18,881 | Private Equity |
| 51 | Highfields Capital Management | Boston | United States | 18,796 | |
| 52 | MKP Capital Management | New York | United States | 18,705 | Multi Strategy |
| 53 | ValueAct Capital | San Francisco | United States | 17,581 | Long/Short |
| 54 | Alyeska Investment Group | Chicago | United States | 16,532 | Managed Futures |
| 55 | Spectrum Asset Management | Stamford | United States | 16,509 | Fixed Income |
| 56 | Glenview Capital Management | New York | United States | 16,319 | Multi Strategy |
| 57 | Tilden Park Capital Management | New York | United States | 16,058 | Multi Strategy |
| 58 | Maverick Capital | Dallas | United States | 15,921 | Global Macro |
| 59 | Neuberger Berman | New York | United States | 15,900 | Fund of Funds |
| 60 | Marathon Asset Management | New York | United States | 15,248 | Credit |
| 61 | Carval Investors | Hopkins | United States | 14,653 | Fixed Income |
| 62 | UBS Hedge Fund Solutions | Stamford | United States | 14,549 | Equity |
| 63 | OrbiMed Advisors | New York | United States | 14,400 | Private Equity |
| 64 | Lazard Alternatives | New York | United States | 14,120 | Multi Strategy |
| 65 | Paloma Partners | Greenwich | United States | 14,022 | |
| 66 | Pershing Square Capital Management | New York | United States | 13,810 | Value |
| 67 | Coatue Management | New York | United States | 13,755 | |
| 68 | Varde Partners | Minneapolis | United States | 13,541 | Distressed Assets |
| 69 | Senator Investment Group | New York | United States | 13,387 | Long/Short |
| 70 | Pharo Management | New York | United States | 13,382 | Global Macro |
| 71 | Beach Point Capital Management | Santa Monica | United States | 13,032 | Multi Strategy |
| 72 | Fir Tree Partners | New York | United States | 13,017 | |
| 73 | Trian Fund Management LP | New York | United States | 12,478 | |
| 74 | Paulson & Co. | New York | United States | 12,443 | Multi Strategy |
| 75 | Blue Ridge Capital | Atlanta | United States | 12,410 | Real Estate |
| 76 | Silver Point Capital | Greenwich | United States | 12,345 | Multi Strategy |
| 77 | Arrowstreet Capital | Boston | United States | 12,200 | |
| 78 | Benefit Street Partners | New York | United States | 11,828 | Credit |
| 79 | Metacapital Management LP | New York | United States | 11,733 | Fixed Income |
| 80 | Soroban Capital Partners | New York | United States | 11,626 | Long/Short |
| 81 | Nephila Capital | Larkspur | United States | 11,575 | Insurance |
| 82 | Scopia Capital | New York | United States | 11,369 | Long/Short |
| 83 | Eton Park Capital Management | New York | United States | 11,328 | Credit |
| 84 | Horsley Bridge Partners | San Francisco | United States | 11,172 | Private Equity |
| 85 | LaSalle Investment Management | Chicago | United States | 11,011 | Real Estate |
| 86 | KLS Diversified | New York | United States | 10,940 | Fixed Income |
| 87 | MJX Asset Management | New York | United States | 10,568 | CDO |
| 88 | Eminence Capital | New York | United States | 10,550 | Activist |
| 89 | Wafra Investment Group | New York | United States | 10,483 | Multi Strategy |
| 90 | Commonfund Capital | Wilton | United States | 10,404 | Multi Strategy |
| 91 | Pacific Alternative Asset Management | Irvine | United States | 10,053 | Fund of Funds |
| 92 | K2 Advisors | Stamford | United States | 9,808 | Fund of Funds |
| 93 | PDT Partners | New York | United States | 9,720 | |
| 94 | ArcLight Capital Partners | Boston | United States | 9,616 | Energy |
| 95 | Abrams Capital | Boston | United States | 9,313 | Managed Futures |
| 96 | Ellington Management Group | Old Greenwich | United States | 9,238 | ABS |
| 97 | Kensico Capital Management | Greenwich | United States | 9,209 | Multi Strategy |
| 98 | Highbridge Capital Management | New York | United States | 9,134 | Convertibles |
| 99 | Whitebox Advisors | Minneapolis | United States | 8,863 | Global Macro |
| 100 | Steadfast Financial LP | New York | United States | 8,760 | Long/Short |
Key Statistics
- 51 of the top 100 US hedge funds are based in New York
- 9 of the top 100 US hedge funds are based in Boston
- The 100 largest hedge funds in the US have $3.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM)
- The average AUM of the top 100 US hedge funds is $32.3 billion
- The median AUM of the top 100 US hedge funds is $18.8 billion
- 44 of the the 100 largest US hedge funds are currently hiring new employees
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