Top 25 Global Macro Hedge Funds 2021
2021 Top 25 Largest Global Macro Hedge Funds Overview
The 25 largest global macro hedge funds manage $685 billion in assets as of early 2021. 56% of the top global macro hedge funds are based in the United States. 28% of the largest global macro funds are based in London.
With $111 billion in AUM, Fortress Investment Group is the largest global macro hedge fund manager in 2021. Garda Capital and MAN Group rank two and three, respectively, among the biggest global macro hedge funds.
Rather than focus on specific companies, global macro funds try to profit from market swings caused by large-scale political or economic events. They hope to profit from correclty predicting the outcome of unknown global events. Global macro hedge funds use a variety of instruments including debt, equity, fx, options and other derivatives.
The below list of top global macro hedge funds includes hedge fund companies operating at least one hedge fund vehicle investing in a global macro style.
Top 25 Global Macro Hedge Funds 2021
List of the 25 biggest global macro hedge funds for 2021 ranked by assets under management (AUM)
Rank Fund Name City Country AUM Other Strategies
1.0
Fortress Investment Group
New York
United States
110,894.2
Private Equity, Global Macro, Special Situations
2.0
Garda Capital
Minneapolis
United States
78,067.2
Global Macro
3.0
Man Group
London
United Kingdom
64,740.6
Global Macro, Convertibles, Crypto
4.0
Brevan Howard Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
58,630.0
Global Macro, Commodities
5.0
Viking Global Investors
Greenwich
United States
42,123.1
Global Macro, Long/Short
6.0
Moore Capital Management
New York
United States
35,454.6
Global Macro, Emerging Markets
7.0
Graham Capital Management
Rowayton
United States
34,619.0
Global Macro, Commodities, Energy
8.0
BlackRock Alternative Advisors
New York
United States
33,250.0
Global Macro, Convertibles, Managed Futures
9.0
Lansdowne Partners
London
United Kingdom
31,740.0
Absolute Returns, Global Macro, Long/Short
10.0
King Street Capital Management
New York
United States
24,504.6
Global Macro, FX, Long/Short, Distressed Assets
11.0
Caxton Associates
New York
United States
22,611.6
Global Macro
12.0
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.
Boston
United States
18,960.0
Emerging Markets, Global Macro, Energy
13.0
Marshall Wace
London
United Kingdom
18,854.4
Global Macro, Multi Strategy
14.0
Danske Capital
Copenhagen
Denmark
15,500.0
European Equity, Fixed Income, Global Macro
15.0
LMR Partners
London
United Kingdom
15,350.0
Global Macro, Event Driven
16.0
Brummer and Partners
Stockholm
Sweden
14,200.0
Long/Short, Multi Strategy, Global Macro, Managed Futures
17.0
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
United States
11,313.3
Equity, Managed Futures, Global Macro
18.0
Panagora
Boston
United States
9,110.0
Global Macro, Cannabis
19.0
BlueCrest Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
9,000.0
Multi Strategy, Managed Futures, Emerging Markets, Global Macro
20.0
PointState Capital
New York
United States
8,128.3
Energy, Global Macro
21.0
Autonomy Capital
New York
United States
8,123.8
Emerging Markets, Global Macro
22.0
SPX Capital
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
6,150.0
Global Macro, Commodities
23.0
Stone Milliner Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
5,380.0
FX, Global Macro, Fixed Income, Emerging Markets
24.0
Cantab Capital Partners
Cambridge
United Kingdom
4,910.0
Global Macro, Quantitative
25.0
Discovery Capital Management
Norwalk
United States
3,656.6
Equity, Emerging Markets, Global Macro
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Key Stats on Top 25 Global Macro Hedge Funds – 2021
14 of the top 25 global macro hedge fund managers are based in the United States (56%)
8 of the top 25 global macro funds for 2021 are based in the United Kingdom (32%)
8 of the 25 largest global macro hedge funds for 2021 are based in New York
The top 25 macro hedge fund companies have $685.3 billion USD in assets under management (AUM)
The average AUM of the top 25 global macro funds for 2021 is $27.4 billion USD
The median AUM of the top 25 global macro hedge funds for 2021 is $18.9 billion USD
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