Top 100 Hedge Funds in the US 2018
List of the 100 largest hedge funds based in the US for 2018, ranked by assets under management (AUM).
Rank Fund Name City Country AUM ($millions) Strategy
1
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich
USA
0
Multi Strategy
2
Bridgewater Associates
Westport
USA
0
Long/Short
3
Millennium Management
New York
USA
0
Multi Strategy
4
Citadel Investment Group
Chicago
USA
0
Convertibles
5
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
New York
USA
0
6
Wellington Management Company LLP
Boston
USA
0
Multi Strategy
7
Renaissance Technologies
East Setauket
USA
0
Multi Strategy
8
Pine River Capital Management
Minnetonka
USA
0
Multi Strategy
9
DE Shaw
New York
USA
0
Absolute Return
10
Fortress Investment Group
New York
USA
0
Private Equity
11
Elliott Management
New York
USA
0
Global Equity
12
Element Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Global Macro
13
Moore Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Global Macro
14
Och-Ziff Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Global Macro
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
USA
0
Commodities
16
Cerberus Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Aerospace/Defense
17
Viking Global Investors
Greenwich
USA
0
Global Macro
18
Adage Capital Management
Boston
USA
0
19
Tudor Investment Corporation
Greenwich
USA
0
Multi Strategy
20
Angelo Gordon & Co.
New York
USA
0
Real Estate
21
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago
USA
0
Multi Strategy
22
BlackRock Alternative Advisors
New York
USA
0
Global Macro
23
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich
USA
0
Long/Short
24
Discovery Capital Management
Norwalk
USA
0
Equity
25
Baupost Group
Boston
USA
0
Global Equity
26
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Global Equity
27
Graham Capital Management
Rowayton
USA
0
Global Macro
28
GoldenTree Asset Management
New York
USA
0
Private Equity
29
Anchorage Capital Group
New York
USA
0
Credit
30
Centerbridge Partners LP
New York
USA
0
Multi Strategy
31
HBK Capital Management
Dallas
USA
0
Multi Strategy
32
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco
USA
0
Multi Strategy
33
PointState Capital
New York
USA
0
Energy
34
Tiger Global Management LLC
New York
USA
0
35
Bracebridge Capital
Boston
USA
0
Absolute Returns
36
Appaloosa Management
Short Hills
USA
0
Global Equity
37
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
USA
0
Event Driven
38
Bluemountain Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Global Macro
39
Third Point LLC
New York
USA
0
Event Driven
40
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Palm Beach Gardens
USA
0
Fund of Funds
41
King Street Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Global Macro
42
Select Equity
New York
USA
0
Equity
43
York Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Event Driven
44
Magnetar Capital
Evanston
USA
0
Multi Strategy
45
Brigade Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Managed Futures
46
Caxton Associates
Princeton
USA
0
Global Macro
47
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Los Angeles
USA
0
Private Equity
48
Canyon Partners
Los Angeles
USA
0
Multi Strategy
49
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.
Boston
USA
0
Emerging Markets
50
Carlson Alternative Advisors
Dallas
USA
0
Private Equity
51
Highfields Capital Management
Boston
USA
0
52
MKP Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Multi Strategy
53
ValueAct Capital
San Francisco
USA
0
Long/Short
54
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago
USA
0
Managed Futures
55
Spectrum Asset Management
Stamford
USA
0
Fixed Income
56
Glenview Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Multi Strategy
57
Tilden Park Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Multi Strategy
58
Maverick Capital
Dallas
USA
0
Global Macro
59
Neuberger Berman
New York
USA
0
Fund of Funds
60
Marathon Asset Management
New York
USA
0
Credit
61
OrbiMed Advisors
New York
USA
0
Private Equity
62
UBS Hedge Fund Solutions
Stamford
USA
0
Equity
63
Lazard Alternatives
New York
USA
0
Multi Strategy
64
Paloma Partners
Greenwich
USA
0
65
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Value
66
Coatue Management
New York
USA
0
67
Carval Investors
Hopkins
USA
0
Fixed Income
68
Varde Partners
Minneapolis
USA
0
Distressed Assets
69
Senator Investment Group
New York
USA
0
Long/Short
70
Pharo Management
New York
USA
0
Global Macro
71
Beach Point Capital Management
Santa Monica
USA
0
Multi Strategy
72
Fir Tree Partners
New York
USA
0
73
Trian Fund Management LP
New York
USA
0
74
Paulson & Co.
New York
USA
0
Multi Strategy
75
Blue Ridge Capital
Atlanta
USA
0
Real Estate
76
Silver Point Capital
Greenwich
USA
0
Multi Strategy
77
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston
USA
0
78
Benefit Street Partners
New York
USA
0
Credit
79
Metacapital Management LP
New York
USA
0
Fixed Income
80
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
USA
0
Long/Short
81
Nephila Capital
Larkspur
USA
0
Insurance
82
Scopia Capital
New York
USA
0
Long/Short
83
Eton Park Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Credit
84
Horsley Bridge Partners
San Francisco
USA
0
Private Equity
85
LaSalle Investment Management
Chicago
USA
0
Real Estate
86
KLS Diversified
New York
USA
0
Fixed Income
87
MJX Asset Management
New York
USA
0
CDO
88
Eminence Capital
New York
USA
0
Activist
89
Wafra Investment Group
New York
USA
0
Multi Strategy
90
Commonfund Capital
Wilton
USA
0
Multi Strategy
91
Pacific Alternative Asset Management
Irvine
USA
0
Fund of Funds
92
K2 Advisors
Stamford
USA
0
Fund of Funds
93
PDT Partners
New York
USA
0
94
ArcLight Capital Partners
Boston
USA
0
Energy
95
Abrams Capital
Boston
USA
0
Managed Futures
96
Ellington Management Group
Old Greenwich
USA
0
ABS
97
Kensico Capital Management
Greenwich
USA
0
Multi Strategy
98
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
USA
0
Convertibles
99
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis
USA
0
Global Macro
100
Steadfast Financial LP
New York
USA
0
Long/Short
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Key Stats on Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds for 2018
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 biggest hedge fund in the US by AUM is AQR Capital Management
The second largest US hedge fund is Bridgewater Associates
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
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