Top 250 Hedge Funds 2018
List of the top 250 global hedge funds for 2018 ranked by assets under management (AUM)
Rank Fund Name City Country AUM ($millions) Strategy 1 AQR Capital Management Greenwich United States 243,982 Multi Strategy 2 Bridgewater Associates Westport United States 239,323 Long/Short 3 Millennium Management New York United States 207,626 Multi Strategy 4 Citadel Investment Group Chicago United States 152,656 Convertibles 5 Goldman Sachs Asset Management New York United States 106,240 0 6 Wellington Management Company LLP Boston United States 99,740 Multi Strategy 7 Renaissance Technologies East Setauket United States 97,006 Multi Strategy 8 Pine River Capital Management Minnetonka United States 82,775 Multi Strategy 9 DE Shaw New York United States 81,317 Absolute Return 10 Fortress Investment Group New York United States 56,936 Private Equity 11 Elliott Management New York United States 56,006 Global Equity 12 Element Capital Management New York United States 55,883 Global Macro 13 BlueCrest Capital Management Geneva Switzerland 55,100 0 14 Moore Capital Management New York United States 53,824 Global Macro 15 Och-Ziff Capital Management New York United States 51,744 Global Macro 16 Two Sigma Investments New York United States 49,269 Commodities 17 Cerberus Capital Management New York United States 47,973 Aerospace/Defense 18 Capula Investment Management LLP London United Kingdom 45,812 Absolute Return 19 Viking Global Investors Greenwich United States 43,378 Global Macro 20 Adage Capital Management Boston United States 41,969 0 21 GAM Fund Management Hong Kong Hong Kong 40,318 Fund of Funds 22 Tudor Investment Corporation Greenwich United States 39,662 Multi Strategy 23 Angelo Gordon & Co. New York United States 38,319 Real Estate 24 Balyasny Asset Management Chicago United States 37,210 Multi Strategy 25 BlackRock Alternative Advisors New York United States 33,250 Global Macro 26 Lone Pine Capital Greenwich United States 33,157 Long/Short 27 Discovery Capital Management Norwalk United States 33,072 Equity 28 Pictet Alternative Investments Geneva Switzerland 31,715 Fund of Funds 29 Baupost Group Boston United States 31,563 Global Equity 30 Davidson Kempner Capital Management New York United States 31,023 Global Equity 31 Graham Capital Management Rowayton United States 30,308 Global Macro 32 GoldenTree Asset Management New York United States 27,384 Private Equity 33 Anchorage Capital Group New York United States 27,176 Credit 34 Centerbridge Partners LP New York United States 26,049 Multi Strategy 35 HBK Capital Management Dallas United States 25,448 Multi Strategy 36 Farallon Capital Management San Francisco United States 25,436 Multi Strategy 37 Hillhouse Capital Hong Kong Hong Kong 24,960 Emerging Markets 38 PointState Capital New York United States 24,763 Energy 39 Tiger Global Management LLC New York United States 23,596 0 40 Bracebridge Capital Boston United States 23,528 Absolute Returns 41 Appaloosa Management Short Hills United States 22,845 Global Equity 42 Hutchin Hill Capital New York United States 22,809 Event Driven 43 Bluemountain Capital Management New York United States 22,788 Global Macro 44 Third Point LLC New York United States 22,616 Event Driven 45 Lighthouse Investment Partners Palm Beach Gardens United States 21,238 Fund of Funds 46 King Street Capital Management New York United States 21,219 Global Macro 47 Winton Capital Management London United Kingdom 21,157 Managed Futures 48 Select Equity New York United States 20,511 Equity 49 York Capital Management New York United States 19,975 Event Driven 50 York Capital Management London United Kingdom 19,975 Event Driven 51 Magnetar Capital Evanston United States 19,895 Multi Strategy 52 Brigade Capital Management New York United States 19,731 Managed Futures 53 Caxton Associates Princeton United States 19,427 Global Macro 54 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Los Angeles United States 19,358 Private Equity 55 Canyon Partners Los Angeles United States 19,149 Multi Strategy 56 Platinum Asset Management Sydney Australia 18,985 Equity 57 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Boston United States 18,960 Emerging Markets 58 Carlson Alternative Advisors Dallas United States 18,882 Private Equity 59 Highfields Capital Management Boston United States 18,796 0 60 MKP Capital Management New York United States 18,705 Multi Strategy 61 ValueAct Capital San Francisco United States 17,581 Long/Short 62 Egerton Capital London United Kingdom 17,146 Long/Short 63 Alyeska Investment Group Chicago United States 16,532 Managed Futures 64 Spectrum Asset Management Stamford United States 16,509 Fixed Income 65 Cheyne Capital London United Kingdom 16,397 Real Estate 66 Glenview Capital Management New York United States 16,320 Multi Strategy 67 Tilden Park Capital Management New York United States 16,058 Multi Strategy 68 Maverick Capital Dallas United States 15,922 Global Macro 69 Neuberger Berman New York United States 15,900 Fund of Funds 70 Danske Capital Copenhagen Denmark 15,500 European Equity 71 Cevian Capital Stockholm Sweden 15,453 Activist 72 Marathon Asset Management New York United States 15,248 Credit 73 OrbiMed Advisors New York United States 15,200 Private Equity 74 UBS Hedge Fund Solutions Stamford United States 14,550 Equity 75 Arrowgrass Capital Partners London United Kingdom 14,440 Convertibles 76 Brummer and Partners Stockholm Sweden 14,200 Long/Short 77 Lazard Alternatives New York United States 14,120 Multi Strategy 78 Paloma Partners Greenwich United States 14,022 0 79 Pershing Square Capital Management New York United States 13,811 Value 80 Coatue Management New York United States 13,755 0 81 Carval Investors Hopkins United States 13,646 Fixed Income 82 Varde Partners Minneapolis United States 13,541 Distressed Assets 83 Senator Investment Group New York United States 13,388 Long/Short 84 Pharo Management New York United States 13,382 Global Macro 85 M Square Investimentos Sao Paulo Brazil 13,379 0 86 Alcentra London United Kingdom 13,330 Distressed Assets 87 Oxford Asset Management Oxford United Kingdom 13,042 Absolute Returns 88 Beach Point Capital Management Santa Monica United States 13,033 Multi Strategy 89 Fir Tree Partners New York United States 13,018 0 90 Algebris Investments London United Kingdom 12,494 Credit 91 Trian Fund Management LP New York United States 12,478 0 92 Paulson & Co. New York United States 12,443 Multi Strategy 93 Blue Ridge Capital Atlanta United States 12,410 Real Estate 94 Silver Point Capital Greenwich United States 12,345 Multi Strategy 95 Arrowstreet Capital Boston United States 12,200 0 96 Polar Capital Partners London United Kingdom 11,945 Long/Short 97 Benefit Street Partners New York United States 11,829 Credit 98 Metacapital Management LP New York United States 11,734 Fixed Income 99 Soroban Capital Partners New York United States 11,626 Long/Short 100 HSBC Alternative Investments London United Kingdom 11,621 Multi Strategy 101 Nephila Capital Larkspur United States 11,576 Insurance 102 Scopia Capital New York United States 11,370 Long/Short 103 Lindsell Train Limited London United Kingdom 11,342 Fixed Income 104 Eton Park Capital Management New York United States 11,329 Credit 105 Horsley Bridge Partners San Francisco United States 11,172 Private Equity 106 LaSalle Investment Management Chicago United States 11,012 Real Estate 107 Lyxor Asset Management Paris France 10,958 Convertibles 108 KLS Diversified New York United States 10,940 Fixed Income 109 RWC Partners London United Kingdom 10,582 Absolute Returns 110 MJX Asset Management New York United States 10,569 CDO 111 Eminence Capital New York United States 10,551 Activist 112 CQS Investment Management Limited London United Kingdom 10,500 Multi Strategy 113 Wafra Investment Group New York United States 10,483 Multi Strategy 114 Commonfund Capital Wilton United States 10,364 Multi Strategy 115 Marshall Wace London United Kingdom 10,324 Global Macro 116 Pacific Alternative Asset Management Irvine United States 10,053 Fund of Funds 117 K2 Advisors Stamford United States 9,808 Fund of Funds 118 PDT Partners New York United States 9,720 0 119 ArcLight Capital Partners Boston United States 9,616 Energy 120 Aviva Investors London United Kingdom 9,599 Convertibles 121 Abrams Capital Boston United States 9,314 Managed Futures 122 Ellington Management Group Old Greenwich United States 9,238 ABS 123 Kensico Capital Management Greenwich United States 9,209 Multi Strategy 124 Highbridge Capital Management New York United States 9,135 Convertibles 125 Whitebox Advisors Minneapolis United States 8,863 Global Macro 126 Graticule Asset Management Asia Singapore Singapore 8,826 Global Macro 127 Steadfast Financial LP New York United States 8,761 Long/Short 128 Natixis Alternative Investments New York United States 8,690 Multi Strategy 129 Greenlight Capital New York United States 8,676 Long/Short 130 Catterton Partners Greenwich United States 8,574 Food and Beverage 131 Prisma Capital Partners New York United States 8,540 Fund of Funds 132 GSA Capital London United Kingdom 8,509 0 133 Rockpoint Group Jacksonville United States 8,504 Real Estate 134 Jana Partners New York United States 8,500 Event Driven 135 Panagora Boston United States 8,420 Global Macro 136 Crestline Management Fort Worth United States 8,410 Fund of Funds 137 Alder Capital Del Mar United States 8,397 Managed Futures 138 Parallax Fund San Francisco United States 8,311 Multi Strategy 139 EJF Asset Management Arlington United States 8,244 Event Driven 140 Systematica Investments London United Kingdom 8,037 Commodities 141 GMT Capital Atlanta United States 8,019 Long/Short 142 Solus Alternative Asset Management New York United States 7,938 Distressed Assets 143 Taconic Capital Advisors New York United States 7,761 Managed Futures 144 Onex Credit Partners Toronto Canada 7,738 Credit 145 Oak Hill Advisors New York United States 7,580 Credit 146 PAR Capital Management Boston United States 7,529 Global Macro 147 Rimrock Capital Management Irvine United States 7,472 Commodities 148 MSD Capital New York United States 7,436 Credit 149 Corvex Management New York United States 7,418 Activist 150 Structured Portfolio Management Stamford United States 7,235 ABS 151 Samlyn Capital New York United States 7,151 0 152 Altrinsic Global Advisors Greenwich United States 7,109 Equity 153 Blue Mountain Capital Management London United Kingdom 7,100 Managed Futures 154 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation London United Kingdom 7,000 Long/Short 155 Odey Asset Management London United Kingdom 6,932 Absolute Returns 156 Coast Asset Management Santa Monica United States 6,930 Fund of Funds 157 Redwood Capital Management Englewood Cliffs United States 6,927 Credit 158 JP Morgan Alternative Investments New York United States 6,905 Multi Strategy 159 Rockwood Capital San Francisco United States 6,850 Real Estate 160 Luminus Management New York United States 6,825 Long/Short 161 The Carlyle Group New York United States 6,800 0 162 Strategic Value Partners Greenwich United States 6,761 Distressed Assets 163 Amundi Alternative Investments Paris France 6,580 Fund of Funds 164 Indus Capital Partners New York United States 6,529 Multi Strategy 165 Alphadyne Asset Management New York United States 6,520 Equity 166 Capital Fund Management New York United States 6,412 Managed Futures 167 Magnitude Capital New York United States 6,313 Fund of Funds 168 Wolverine Asset Management Chicago United States 6,282 Arbitrage 169 Paskewitz Asset Management Edison United States 6,249 Managed Futures 170 Tennenbaum Capital Partners Santa Monica United States 6,243 Multi Strategy 171 Pentwater Capital Management Evanston United States 6,228 Global Equity 172 Investec Asset Management London United Kingdom 6,210 0 173 Cyrus Capital Partners Stamford United States 6,192 Special Situations 174 Omega Advisors New York United States 6,106 Global Macro 175 Gramercy Greenwich United States 6,095 Multi Strategy 176 Reservoir Capital Group New York United States 6,026 Global Macro 177 Haidar Capital Management New York United States 6,014 Global Macro 178 Water Street Capital, Inc. Jacksonville United States 5,928 0 179 Tourbillon Capital Partners New York United States 5,829 Long/Short 180 Convexity Capital Management Boston United States 5,829 Multi Strategy 181 Autonomy Capital New York United States 5,786 Emerging Markets 182 Partner Fund Management San Francisco United States 5,759 0 183 Finisterre Capital London United Kingdom 5,646 Fixed Income 184 Axonic Capital LLC New York United States 5,574 Long/Short 185 Monarch Alternative Capital New York United States 5,543 Fixed Income 186 Stone Milliner Asset Management London United Kingdom 5,380 FX 187 Highclere International Investors London United Kingdom 5,312 Small Cap 188 Anchor Bolt Capital Chicago United States 5,261 Long/Short 189 Lakewood Capital Management New York United States 5,206 Value 190 Barings London United Kingdom 5,149 Fund of Funds 191 Empyrean Capital Partners Los Angeles United States 5,054 Fixed Income 192 Grove Street Advisors Newton United States 5,022 Fund of Funds 193 Ashmore Investment Management London United Kingdom 4,996 Emerging Markets 194 Sensato Investors San Francisco United States 4,985 Long/Short 195 Luxor Capital Group New York United States 4,976 0 196 DW Partners New York United States 4,963 Credit 197 Cantab Capital Partners Cambridge United Kingdom 4,910 Global Macro 198 Entrust Permal New York United States 4,897 Fund of Funds 199 Stevens Capital Management Radnor United States 4,860 0 200 Alkeon Capital Management New York United States 4,819 0 201 Evanston Capital Management Evanston United States 4,787 Fund of Funds 202 Highline Capital Management New York United States 4,712 Global Macro 203 Value Partners Hong Kong Hong Kong 4,681 Asian Equity 204 Overlook Investments Group Georgetown Cayman Islands 4,561 0 205 DellaCamera Capital Management Rye Brook United States 4,534 Credit 206 Brahman Capital New York United States 4,519 Managed Futures 207 Aristeia Capital Greenwich United States 4,515 0 208 Harbert Management Corporation Birmingham United States 4,507 Emerging Markets 209 Contrarian Capital Management Greenwich United States 4,451 Multi Strategy 210 Ivory Investment Management Los Angeles United States 4,389 Value 211 Wayzata Investment Partners Wayzata United States 4,321 Private Equity 212 Passport Capital San Francisco United States 4,296 Long/Short 213 Aurelius Capital Management New York United States 4,254 Managed Futures 214 Key Square Capital Management New York United States 4,094 Global Macro 215 Ascend Capital Orinda United States 4,036 Long/Short 216 Aquila Capital Hamburg Germany 3,830 Arbitrage 217 Hitchwood Capital Management New York United States 3,822 Equity 218 BTG Pactual Sao Paulo Brazil 3,670 Emerging Markets 219 Sprott Asset Management Toronto Canada 3,540 Small Cap 220 Owl Creek Asset Management New York United States 3,536 Equity 221 Mason Capital Management LLC New York United States 3,508 0 222 Symmetry Investments Hong Kong Hong Kong 3,500 Credit 223 Credit Suisse Alternatives Zurich Switzerland 3,483 Fund of Funds 224 ECM London United Kingdom 3,480 Fixed Income 225 Criterion Capital Management San Francisco United States 3,374 Long/Short 226 Hoplite Capital Management New York United States 3,360 Long/Short 227 LibreMax Capital New York United States 3,289 Distressed Assets 228 Aetos Capital Menlo Park United States 3,281 Fund of Funds 229 HighVista Strategies Boston United States 3,247 Multi Strategy 230 Oceanwood Capital Management London United Kingdom 3,238 Credit 231 Prime Capital Management Hong Kong Hong Kong 3,214 Long/Short 232 Knighthead Capital Management, LLC New York United States 3,183 Long/Short 233 Czech Asset Management LP Old Greenwich United States 3,156 Credit 234 Kingdon Capital New York United States 3,100 Absolute Return 235 CSOP Asset Management Hong Kong Hong Kong 3,094 Credit 236 Providence Investment Management Providence United States 3,083 Fixed Income 237 Cadian Capital New York United States 2,993 0 238 Kepos Capital LP New York United States 2,908 0 239 Guggenheim Capital Markets New York United States 2,891 Multi Strategy 240 Metalmark Capital New York United States 2,805 Health Care 241 Altimeter Capital Boston United States 2,737 0 242 AlphaCat Managers Pembroke Bermuda 2,736 Fund of Funds 243 Almanac Realty Investors, LLC New York United States 2,705 Real Estate 244 Gates Capital Management New York United States 2,694 Event Driven 245 Nokota Management, LP New York United States 2,694 Long/Short 246 57 Stars Washington United States 2,662 Emerging Markets 247 Astenbeck Capital Management Southport United States 2,659 Commodities 248 Apollo Capital New York United States 2,635 Managed Futures 249 Cohen & Company Philadelphia United States 2,605 Global Equity 250 ABC Arbitrage Asset Management Paris France 2,568 Arbitrage
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2018 Top 250 Hedge Funds Overview
There are some minor changes for the 2018 top hedge fund rankings versus 2017. Though assets for the hedge fund industry as a whole increased from 2017, the total AUM of the top 250 hedge funds fell slightly for 2018. In general, long biased and emerging market funds had the largest increases in AUM for 2018. Fund of funds and global macro hedge funds had net decreases in assets under management.
Third Point and Lighthouse Investment Partners moved up in to the top 50 hedge funds for 2018 while Magnetar Capital fell out of the top 50.
Hedge funds making the top 250 hedge funds for 2018 for the first time include Key Square Capital Management, Prime Capital Management, Knighthead Capital Management, Czech Asset Management, and CSOP Asset Management. In total there were 24 new entrants into the top 250 global hedge funds for 2018.
Key Stats on Top 250 Hedge Funds for 2018
30 of the top 250 hedge fund managers are based in the United Kingdom6 of the top 250 hedge fund managers for 2018 are based in Hong Kong
196 of the top 250 hedge funds for 2018 are based in the USA
100 of the top 250 hedge funds are based in New York
28 of the top 250 hedge funds are based in London
13 of the top hedge funds for 2018 are based in Greenwich, CT
9 of the top 250 hedge funds are based in Ssn Francisco, CA
The top 250 hedge funds in 2018 have $4.38 T in assets under management (AUM)The average AUM of the top 250 hedge funds for 2018 is $17.52 billion
The median AUM of the top 250 hedge funds is $8.84 billion
The average number of employees at the top hedge funds is 54
15 of the top 250 hedge funds were launched in 2000, more than any other year
97 of the top 250 hedge funds are currently hiring new employees
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