Top 100 US Hedge Funds 2018 - Largest Hedge Funds by AUM

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

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

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Key Stats on Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds for 2018

51 of the top 100 US hedge funds in 2018 are based in New York, NY

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 top 10 US hedge funds in 2018 have $1.37 trillion in assets under management (AUM)

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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