Top 25 Credit Hedge Funds 2021

2021 Top 25 Largest Credit Hedge Funds Overview

The 25 largest credit and fixed income hedge funds manage $960 billion in assets as of early 2021. 88% of the top credit hedge funds are based in the United States. 52% of the largest fixed income hedge funds are based in New York.

With $105 billion in AUM, Capula Investment Management is the largest credit hedge fund manager in 2021. Ares Management and Elliott Management rank two and three, respectively, among the biggest credit hedge funds.

Credit hedge funds tend to be among the largest hedge funds based on investment strategy/style. Credit funds invest in a variety of debt instruments including corporate and sovereign bonds. They may also invest in various derivatives related to credit instruments including swaps and options.

The below list of top fixed income hedge funds includes hedge fund companies operating at least one hedge fund vehicle investing in credit securities and related.

This data is from 2021. View the Top 50 Credit Hedge Funds 2023

Top 25 Credit Hedge Funds 2021

List of the 25 biggest fixed income hedge funds for 2021 ranked by assets under management (AUM)

Rank Fund Name City Country AUM Other Strategies
1.0 Capula Investment Management LLP London United Kingdom 105,951.6 Absolute Returns, Credit
2.0 Ares Management Los Angeles United States 99,062.0 Managed Futures, Fixed Income, Consumer Products
3.0 Elliott Management New York United States 73,511.3 Global Equity, Credit, Event Driven, Commodities
4.0 Structured Portfolio Management Stamford United States 64,740.6 ABS, Fixed Income
5.0 Gramercy Greenwich United States 61,347.7 Multi Strategy, Emerging Markets, Distressed Assets
6.0 Cerberus Capital Management New York United States 61,347.7 Credit, Real Estate, Private Equity
7.0 Angelo Gordon & Co. New York United States 56,276.9 Real Estate, Fixed Income, Managed Futures, Multi Strategy
8.0 Oaktree Capital Management Los Angeles United States 38,350.0 Fixed Income, Real Estate, Distressed Assets
9.0 Bracebridge Capital Boston United States 36,808.8 Absolute Returns, Commodities, Credit
10.0 Symmetry Investments Hong Kong Hong Kong 36,435.0 Credit
11.0 Apollo Capital New York United States 32,680.0 Managed Futures, Credit
12.0 Anchorage Capital Group New York United States 28,296.1 Credit, Event Driven, Long/Short
13.0 Brigade Capital Management New York United States 26,756.0 Managed Futures, Distressed Assets, Long/Short, Credit
14.0 King Street Capital Management New York United States 24,504.6 Global Macro, FX, Long/Short, Distressed Assets
15.0 Magnetar Capital Evanston United States 22,958.1 Multi Strategy, Managed Futures, Event Driven, Credit
16.0 Centerbridge Partners LP New York United States 21,711.4 Multi Strategy, Distressed Assets, Managed Futures, Credit
17.0 Arrowgrass Capital Partners London United Kingdom 21,208.4 Convertibles, Multi Strategy, Credit
18.0 Saba Capital New York United States 21,208.4 Credit
19.0 Varde Partners Minneapolis United States 20,980.3 Distressed Assets, Event Driven, Credit
20.0 MJX Asset Management New York United States 20,980.3 CDO, Credit
21.0 Appaloosa Management Short Hills United States 19,100.0 Global Equity, Fixed Income, Distressed Assets
22.0 Knighthead Capital Management, LLC New York United States 17,719.1 Long/Short, Credit, Event Driven
23.0 Litespeed Management New York United States 16,417.6 Fixed Income, Distressed Assets
24.0 KLS Diversified New York United States 15,891.6 Fixed Income, Commodities
25.0 CarVal Investors Minneapolis United States 15,734.0 Fixed Income, Real Estate

Key Stats on Top 25 Credit Hedge Funds – 2021

Top credit hedge funds 202122 of the top 25 credit hedge fund managers are based in the United States

Top hedge funds investing in bonds 20212 of the top 25 credit hedge funds for 2021 are based in the UK

largest credit funds 20211 of the 25 largest fixed income funds for 2021 is based in Hong Kong

top credit hedge funds 2021 by AUMThe top 25 credit hedge fund companies have $960.0 billion USD in assets under management (AUM)

top 25 hedge funds credit average AUMThe average AUM of the top 25 cfixed income funds for 2021 is $39.4 billion USD

largest hedge funds median AUMThe median AUM of the top 25 credit hedge funds for 2021 is $26.8 billion USD

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