Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds 2021
2021 Top 100 US Hedge Funds Overview
View the Top 100 US Hedge Funds for 2022
There are some minor changes for the 2021 top hedge fund rankings versus the list of top hedge funds for 2020. Combined, the top 100 US hedge funds managed $2.75 trillion in assets as of 2021 with nearly $1 trillion managed by the top 10 US hedge funds alone. Multi-strategy, long/short, and credit are the most common strategies employed by the United State’s largest funds.
Just over half of the largest hedge funds in the US are headquartered in New York City. Boston and Greenwich finish a distant second and third.
Top 100 US Hedge Funds 2021
List of the top 100 hedge funds in the United States for 2021 ranked by assets under management (AUM)
| Rank | Fund Name | City | Country | AUM ($Millions) | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Millennium Capital Partners | New York | United States | 218,000.0 | Multi Strategy |
| 2.0 | Fortress Investment Group | New York | United States | 110,894.2 | Private Equity |
| 3.0 | Goldman Sachs Asset Management | New York | United States | 106,240.0 | Multi Strategy |
| 4.0 | Ares Management | Los Angeles | United States | 99,062.0 | Managed Futures |
| 5.0 | Point72 Asset Management | Stamford | United States | 91,332.0 | 0 |
| 6.0 | Exoduspoint Capital Management, LP | New York | United States | 90,003.3 | Multi-Strategy |
| 7.0 | Garda Capital | Minneapolis | United States | 78,067.2 | Global Macro |
| 8.0 | Elliott Management | New York | United States | 73,511.3 | Global Equity |
| 9.0 | Structured Portfolio Management | Stamford | United States | 64,740.6 | ABS |
| 10.0 | DE Shaw | New York | United States | 64,740.6 | Absolute Returns |
| 11.0 | Wafra Investment Group | New York | United States | 64,740.6 | Multi Strategy |
| 12.0 | Wexford Capital | Greenwich | United States | 64,740.6 | Private Equity |
| 13.0 | Cerberus Capital Management | New York | United States | 61,347.7 | Credit |
| 14.0 | Gramercy | Greenwich | United States | 61,347.7 | Multi Strategy |
| 15.0 | Metalmark Capital | New York | United States | 56,276.9 | Healthcare |
| 16.0 | Angelo Gordon & Co. | New York | United States | 56,276.9 | Real Estate |
| 17.0 | Lighthouse Investment Partners | Palm Beach Gardens | United States | 45,574.5 | Fund of Funds |
| 18.0 | Viking Global Investors | Greenwich | United States | 42,123.1 | Global Macro |
| 19.0 | Oaktree Capital Management | Los Angeles | United States | 38,350.0 | Fixed Income |
| 20.0 | Bracebridge Capital | Boston | United States | 36,808.8 | Absolute Returns |
| 21.0 | Moore Capital Management | New York | United States | 35,454.6 | Global Macro |
| 22.0 | Graham Capital Management | Rowayton | United States | 34,619.0 | Global Macro |
| 23.0 | BlackRock Alternative Advisors | New York | United States | 33,250.0 | Global Macro |
| 24.0 | Apollo Capital | New York | United States | 32,680.0 | Managed Futures |
| 25.0 | Select Equity | New York | United States | 31,643.7 | Equity |
| 26.0 | Lone Pine Capital | Greenwich | United States | 30,214.9 | Long/Short |
| 27.0 | Anchorage Capital Group | New York | United States | 28,296.1 | Credit |
| 28.0 | Wellington Management Company LLP | Boston | United States | 27,210.0 | Multi Strategy |
| 29.0 | Capstone Investment Advisors LLC | New York | United States | 26,990.0 | Derivatives |
| 30.0 | Brigade Capital Management | New York | United States | 26,756.0 | Managed Futures |
| 31.0 | Almanac Realty Investors, LLC | New York | United States | 24,546.1 | Real Estate |
| 32.0 | King Street Capital Management | New York | United States | 24,504.6 | Global Macro |
| 33.0 | Magnetar Capital | Evanston | United States | 22,958.1 | Multi Strategy |
| 34.0 | Caxton Associates | New York | United States | 22,611.6 | Global Macro |
| 35.0 | Soroban Capital Partners | New York | United States | 21,711.4 | Long/Short |
| 36.0 | Centerbridge Partners LP | New York | United States | 21,711.4 | Multi Strategy |
| 37.0 | Saba Capital | New York | United States | 21,208.4 | Credit |
| 38.0 | MJX Asset Management | New York | United States | 20,980.3 | CDO |
| 39.0 | Varde Partners | Minneapolis | United States | 20,980.3 | Distressed Assets |
| 40.0 | Renaissance Technologies | East Setauket | United States | 20,372.8 | Crypto |
| 41.0 | Nephila Capital | Larkspur | United States | 19,793.2 | Insurance |
| 42.0 | Arrowstreet Capital | Boston | United States | 19,600.0 | Emerging Markets |
| 43.0 | Appaloosa Management | Short Hills | United States | 19,100.0 | Global Equity |
| 44.0 | Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. | Boston | United States | 18,960.0 | Emerging Markets |
| 45.0 | UBS Hedge Fund Solutions | Stamford | United States | 18,706.9 | Equity |
| 46.0 | Knighthead Capital Management, LLC | New York | United States | 17,719.1 | Long/Short |
| 47.0 | Litespeed Management | New York | United States | 16,417.6 | Fixed Income |
| 48.0 | Neuberger Berman | New York | United States | 15,900.0 | Fund of Funds |
| 49.0 | KLS Diversified | New York | United States | 15,891.6 | Fixed Income |
| 50.0 | Horsley Bridge Partners | San Francisco | United States | 15,812.0 | Private Equity |
| 51.0 | CarVal Investors | Minneapolis | United States | 15,734.0 | Fixed Income |
| 52.0 | Holocene Advisors | New York | United States | 15,515.4 | Long/Short |
| 53.0 | BlueMountain Capital | New York | United States | 14,806.5 | Long/Short |
| 54.0 | Bayview Asset Management | Coral Gables | United States | 14,700.0 | Credit |
| 55.0 | LaSalle Investment Management | Chicago | United States | 14,321.1 | Real Estate |
| 56.0 | StoneCastle Partners | New York | United States | 14,243.9 | Global Equity |
| 57.0 | Lazard Alternatives | New York | United States | 14,120.0 | Multi Strategy |
| 58.0 | L Catterton | Greenwich | United States | 14,023.3 | Food and Beverage |
| 59.0 | Beach Point Capital Management | Santa Monica | United States | 13,785.4 | Multi Strategy |
| 60.0 | Long Pond Capital | New York | United States | 13,677.2 | Long/Short |
| 61.0 | Silver Point Capital | Greenwich | United States | 13,571.3 | Multi Strategy |
| 62.0 | EJF Asset Management | Arlington | United States | 13,484.7 | Event Driven |
| 63.0 | JHL Capital Group | Chicago | United States | 12,879.6 | Convertibles |
| 64.0 | Rockpoint Group | Boston | United States | 12,879.6 | Real Estate |
| 65.0 | Steadfast Financial LP | New York | United States | 12,549.7 | Long/Short |
| 66.0 | ValueAct Capital | San Francisco | United States | 12,343.4 | Long/Short |
| 67.0 | Paloma Partners | Greenwich | United States | 12,212.3 | Multi Strategy |
| 68.0 | PDT Partners | New York | United States | 11,548.9 | Quantitative |
| 69.0 | Trian Fund Management LP | New York | United States | 11,313.3 | 0 |
| 70.0 | Alphadyne Asset Management | New York | United States | 11,313.3 | Equity |
| 71.0 | Parallax Fund | San Francisco | United States | 11,205.0 | Multi Strategy |
| 72.0 | Tiger Global Management LLC | New York | United States | 10,653.8 | Crypto |
| 73.0 | Paskewitz Asset Management | Edison | United States | 10,653.8 | Managed Futures |
| 74.0 | Davidson Kempner Capital Management | New York | United States | 10,369.8 | Global Equity |
| 75.0 | Voloridge Investment Management | Jupiter | United States | 10,084.1 | Quantitative |
| 76.0 | Abrams Capital | Boston | United States | 10,071.4 | Managed Futures |
| 77.0 | Hildene Capital Management | Stamford | United States | 9,828.0 | Distressed Assets |
| 78.0 | Alyeska Investment Group | Chicago | United States | 9,751.2 | Managed Futures |
| 79.0 | Harbinger Capital Partners | New York | United States | 9,217.3 | Event Driven |
| 80.0 | Bardin Hill Investment Partners | New York | United States | 9,198.6 | Multi Strategy |
| 81.0 | Pershing Square Capital Management | New York | United States | 9,154.9 | Value |
| 82.0 | Panagora | Boston | United States | 9,110.0 | Global Macro |
| 83.0 | Kensico Capital Management | Greenwich | United States | 8,947.8 | Multi Strategy |
| 84.0 | Natixis Alternative Investments | Boston | United States | 8,690.0 | Multi Strategy |
| 85.0 | Stone Point Capital | Greenwich | United States | 8,683.8 | Long/Short |
| 86.0 | Redwood Capital Management | Englewood Cliffs | United States | 8,489.7 | Credit |
| 87.0 | Rockwood Capital | San Francisco | United States | 8,218.7 | Real Estate |
| 88.0 | PointState Capital | New York | United States | 8,128.3 | Energy |
| 89.0 | Autonomy Capital | New York | United States | 8,123.8 | Emerging Markets |
| 90.0 | Gotham Asset Management | New York | United States | 7,894.2 | Long/Short |
| 91.0 | Oak Hill Advisors | New York | United States | 7,580.0 | Credit |
| 92.0 | HG Vora Capital Management | New York | United States | 7,563.5 | Event Driven |
| 93.0 | Amber Capital Investment Management | New York | United States | 7,414.7 | Managed Futures |
| 94.0 | Jana Partners | New York | United States | 7,390.3 | Event Driven |
| 95.0 | The Carlyle Group | New York | United States | 6,800.0 | 0 |
| 96.0 | Altimeter Capital | Boston | United States | 6,440.0 | Long/Short |
| 97.0 | Pine River Capital Management | Minnetonka | United States | 6,391.4 | Multi Strategy |
| 98.0 | HPS Investment Partners | New York | United States | 6,350.0 | Credit |
| 99.0 | Luxor Capital Group | New York | United States | 6,142.0 | 0 |
| 100.0 | GMT Capital | Atlanta | United States | 5,774.5 | Long/Short |
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Key Stats on Top 100 Hedge Funds in the US, 2021
51 of the top 100 US hedge fund managers are based in the NY (51%)
9 of the top 100 US hedge fund managers for 2021 are based in Greenwich (9%)
8 of the top 100 hedge fund companies are based in Boston (8%)
12 of the top 100 hedge funds are based in CT (12%)
The top 100 US hedge funds in 2021 have $2.75 trillion USD in assets under management (AUM)
The average AUM of the top 100 US hedge funds for 2021 is $27.54 billion
The median AUM of the top 250 hedge funds is $15.77 billion
The average number of employees at the top hedge funds is 74
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