Top 250 Hedge Funds 2021 (Global)
2021 Top 250 Hedge Funds Overview
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There are some minor changes for the 2021 top hedge fund rankings versus the list of top hedge funds for 2020. Though assets for the hedge fund industry as a whole increased from 2020, the total AUM of the top 250 hedge funds fell slightly for 2021. In general, long biased and emerging market funds had the largest increases in AUM for 2021. Fund of funds and global macro hedge funds had net decreases in assets under management.
Hedge funds making the top 250 hedge funds for 2021 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 2021.
Top 250 Hedge Funds 2021
List of the top 250 global hedge funds 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 0.0 Multi Strategy 2.0 Value Partners Group Limited Hong Kong Hong Kong 0.0 Asian Equity 3.0 Fortress Investment Group New York United States 0.0 Private Equity 4.0 Goldman Sachs Asset Management New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 5.0 Capula Investment Management LLP London United Kingdom 0.0 Absolute Returns 6.0 Ares Management Los Angeles United States 0.0 Managed Futures 7.0 Point72 Asset Management Stamford United States 0.0 0 8.0 Exoduspoint Capital Management, LP New York United States 0.0 Multi-Strategy 9.0 Central Asset Investment Hong Kong Hong Kong 0.0 Emerging Markets 10.0 Garda Capital Minneapolis United States 0.0 Global Macro 11.0 Elliott Management New York United States 0.0 Global Equity 12.0 Wafra Investment Group New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 13.0 Wexford Capital Greenwich United States 0.0 Private Equity 14.0 Structured Portfolio Management Stamford United States 0.0 ABS 15.0 Man Group London United Kingdom 0.0 Global Macro 16.0 DE Shaw New York United States 0.0 Absolute Returns 17.0 Gramercy Greenwich United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 18.0 Cerberus Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Credit 19.0 Brevan Howard Asset Management London United Kingdom 0.0 Global Macro 20.0 Metalmark Capital New York United States 0.0 Healthcare 21.0 Angelo Gordon & Co. New York United States 0.0 Real Estate 22.0 Lighthouse Investment Partners Palm Beach Gardens United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 23.0 Viking Global Investors Greenwich United States 0.0 Global Macro 24.0 Oaktree Capital Management Los Angeles United States 0.0 Fixed Income 25.0 Bracebridge Capital Boston United States 0.0 Absolute Returns 26.0 Symmetry Investments Hong Kong Hong Kong 0.0 Credit 27.0 Moore Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 28.0 Graham Capital Management Rowayton United States 0.0 Global Macro 29.0 BlackRock Alternative Advisors New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 30.0 Apollo Capital New York United States 0.0 Managed Futures 31.0 Lansdowne Partners London United Kingdom 0.0 Absolute Returns 32.0 Pictet Alternative Investments Geneva Switzerland 0.0 Fund of Funds 33.0 Select Equity New York United States 0.0 Equity 34.0 Lone Pine Capital Greenwich United States 0.0 Long/Short 35.0 Anchorage Capital Group New York United States 0.0 Credit 36.0 Wellington Management Company LLP Boston United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 37.0 Capstone Investment Advisors LLC New York United States 0.0 Derivatives 38.0 Brigade Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Managed Futures 39.0 Almanac Realty Investors, LLC New York United States 0.0 Real Estate 40.0 King Street Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 41.0 Magnetar Capital Evanston United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 42.0 Caxton Associates New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 43.0 Soroban Capital Partners New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 44.0 Centerbridge Partners LP New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 45.0 Saba Capital New York United States 0.0 Credit 46.0 Arrowgrass Capital Partners London United Kingdom 0.0 Convertibles 47.0 MJX Asset Management New York United States 0.0 CDO 48.0 Varde Partners Minneapolis United States 0.0 Distressed Assets 49.0 Renaissance Technologies East Setauket United States 0.0 Crypto 50.0 Nephila Capital Larkspur United States 0.0 Insurance 51.0 Arrowstreet Capital Boston United States 0.0 Emerging Markets 52.0 Appaloosa Management Short Hills United States 0.0 Global Equity 53.0 BFAM Partners Hong Kong Hong Kong 0.0 Multi-Strategy 54.0 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Boston United States 0.0 Emerging Markets 55.0 Marshall Wace London United Kingdom 0.0 Global Macro 56.0 UBS Hedge Fund Solutions Stamford United States 0.0 Equity 57.0 Knighthead Capital Management, LLC New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 58.0 Litespeed Management New York United States 0.0 Fixed Income 59.0 Aviva Investors London United Kingdom 0.0 Convertibles 60.0 Neuberger Berman New York United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 61.0 KLS Diversified New York United States 0.0 Fixed Income 62.0 Horsley Bridge Partners San Francisco United States 0.0 Private Equity 63.0 CarVal Investors Minneapolis United States 0.0 Fixed Income 64.0 Holocene Advisors New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 65.0 Danske Capital Copenhagen Denmark 0.0 European Equity 66.0 LMR Partners London United Kingdom 0.0 Global Macro 67.0 Investcorp London United Kingdom 0.0 Convertibles 68.0 BlueMountain Capital New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 69.0 Bayview Asset Management Coral Gables United States 0.0 Credit 70.0 LaSalle Investment Management Chicago United States 0.0 Real Estate 71.0 StoneCastle Partners New York United States 0.0 Global Equity 72.0 Brummer and Partners Stockholm Sweden 0.0 Long/Short 73.0 Lazard Alternatives New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 74.0 L Catterton Greenwich United States 0.0 Food and Beverage 75.0 Beach Point Capital Management Santa Monica United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 76.0 Long Pond Capital New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 77.0 Silver Point Capital Greenwich United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 78.0 EJF Asset Management Arlington United States 0.0 Event Driven 79.0 JHL Capital Group Chicago United States 0.0 Convertibles 80.0 Rockpoint Group Boston United States 0.0 Real Estate 81.0 Steadfast Financial LP New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 82.0 ValueAct Capital San Francisco United States 0.0 Long/Short 83.0 Paloma Partners Greenwich United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 84.0 PDT Partners New York United States 0.0 Quantitative 85.0 Alphadyne Asset Management New York United States 0.0 Equity 86.0 Trian Fund Management LP New York United States 0.0 0 87.0 Parallax Fund San Francisco United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 88.0 Aquila Capital Hamburg Germany 0.0 Arbitrage 89.0 Paskewitz Asset Management Edison United States 0.0 Managed Futures 90.0 Tiger Global Management LLC New York United States 0.0 Crypto 91.0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Global Equity 92.0 Voloridge Investment Management Jupiter United States 0.0 Quantitative 93.0 Abrams Capital Boston United States 0.0 Managed Futures 94.0 Hildene Capital Management Stamford United States 0.0 Distressed Assets 95.0 Alyeska Investment Group Chicago United States 0.0 Managed Futures 96.0 Harbinger Capital Partners New York United States 0.0 Event Driven 97.0 Bardin Hill Investment Partners New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 98.0 Pershing Square Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Value 99.0 Panagora Boston United States 0.0 Global Macro 100.0 BlueCrest Capital Management London United Kingdom 0.0 Multi Strategy 101.0 Kensico Capital Management Greenwich United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 102.0 Natixis Alternative Investments Boston United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 103.0 Stone Point Capital Greenwich United States 0.0 Long/Short 104.0 Redwood Capital Management Englewood Cliffs United States 0.0 Credit 105.0 Rockwood Capital San Francisco United States 0.0 Real Estate 106.0 PointState Capital New York United States 0.0 Energy 107.0 Autonomy Capital New York United States 0.0 Emerging Markets 108.0 Autonomy Capital George Town Cayman Islands 0.0 Emerging Markets 109.0 Gotham Asset Management New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 110.0 Oak Hill Advisors New York United States 0.0 Credit 111.0 HG Vora Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Event Driven 112.0 Amber Capital Investment Management New York United States 0.0 Managed Futures 113.0 Jana Partners New York United States 0.0 Event Driven 114.0 Blue Mountain Capital Partners London United Kingdom 0.0 Managed Futures 115.0 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation London United Kingdom 0.0 Long/Short 116.0 The Carlyle Group New York United States 0.0 0 117.0 Amundi Alternative Investments Paris France 0.0 Fund of Funds 118.0 Altimeter Capital Boston United States 0.0 Long/Short 119.0 Pine River Capital Management Minnetonka United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 120.0 HPS Investment Partners New York United States 0.0 Credit 121.0 Edgbaston Investment Partners London United Kingdom 0.0 Asian Equity 122.0 Investec Asset Management London United Kingdom 0.0 Multi Strategy 123.0 SPX Capital Rio de Janeiro Brazil 0.0 Global Macro 124.0 Luxor Capital Group New York United States 0.0 0 125.0 Segantii Capital Management Hong Kong Hong Kong 0.0 Multi Strategy 126.0 GMT Capital Atlanta United States 0.0 Long/Short 127.0 Pentwater Capital Management Evanston United States 0.0 Global Equity 128.0 Woodline Partners San Francisco United States 0.0 Long/Short 129.0 Aristeia Capital Greenwich United States 0.0 Absolute Returns 130.0 Atalaya Capital Management LP New York United States 0.0 Credit 131.0 Stone Milliner Asset Management London United Kingdom 0.0 FX 132.0 Empyrean Capital Partners Los Angeles United States 0.0 Fixed Income 133.0 Avanda Investment Management Singapore Singapore 0.0 Multi Strategy 134.0 Cantab Capital Partners Cambridge United Kingdom 0.0 Global Macro 135.0 Indus Capital Partners New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 136.0 Cyrus Capital Partners London United Kingdom 0.0 Special Situations 137.0 Perella Weinberg Partners New York United States 0.0 Event Driven 138.0 Guggenheim Capital Markets New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 139.0 Hillhouse Capital Hong Kong Hong Kong 0.0 Emerging Markets 140.0 Luminus Management New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 141.0 Deer Park Road Corp Steamboat Springs United States 0.0 Distressed Assets 142.0 Highclere International Investors London United Kingdom 0.0 Small Cap 143.0 York Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Event Driven 144.0 ABC Arbitrage Paris France 0.0 Arbitrage 145.0 Aurelius Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Managed Futures 146.0 Wolverine Asset Management Chicago United States 0.0 Arbitrage 147.0 Stockbridge San Francisco United States 0.0 Real Estate 148.0 Eminence Capital New York United States 0.0 Activist 149.0 Edesia Asset Management Geneva Switzerland 0.0 Commodities 150.0 Altima Partners London United Kingdom 0.0 Special Situations 151.0 Discovery Capital Management Norwalk United States 0.0 Equity 152.0 Cadian Capital New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 153.0 Acadian Asset Management Boston United States 0.0 Global Equity 154.0 RWC London London United Kingdom 0.0 Absolute Returns 155.0 57 Stars Washington United States 0.0 Emerging Markets 156.0 Oceanwood Capital Management London United Kingdom 0.0 Credit 157.0 Reservoir Capital Group New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 158.0 Light Street Capital Management Palo Alto United States 0.0 Technology 159.0 Cheetah Investment Management Hong Kong Hong Kong 0.0 Asian Equity 160.0 M Square Investimentos Sao Paulo Brazil 0.0 0 161.0 Axonic Capital LLC New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 162.0 III Capital Boca Raton United States 0.0 Credit 163.0 Credit Suisse Alternatives Zurich Switzerland 0.0 Fund of Funds 164.0 Prisma Capital Partners New York United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 165.0 Highbridge Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Convertibles 166.0 Blue Ridge Capital Atlanta United States 0.0 Real Estate 167.0 Waterfall Asset Management New York United States 0.0 MBS 168.0 Element Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 169.0 Contrarian Capital Management Greenwich United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 170.0 Dune Real Estate Partners New York United States 0.0 Real Estate 171.0 Seer Capital New York United States 0.0 Credit 172.0 Libra Advisors New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 173.0 TrexQuant Management Stamford United States 0.0 0 174.0 Sachem Head Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Value 175.0 PAR Capital Management Boston United States 0.0 Global Macro 176.0 Czech Asset Management LP Old Greenwich United States 0.0 Credit 177.0 Brahman Capital New York United States 0.0 Managed Futures 178.0 Rokos Capital Management London United Kingdom 0.0 Global Macro 179.0 Partner Fund Management San Francisco United States 0.0 0 180.0 Onex Credit Partners Toronto Canada 0.0 Credit 181.0 Geode Capital Management Boston United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 182.0 Olympia Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 183.0 Cohen & Company Philadelphia United States 0.0 Global Equity 184.0 DW Partners New York United States 0.0 Credit 185.0 Ivory Investment Management Los Angeles United States 0.0 Value 186.0 MidOcean Partners New York United States 0.0 Financial Services 187.0 Cheyne Capital London United Kingdom 0.0 Real Estate 188.0 Aetos Capital Menlo Park United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 189.0 Palo Alto Investors Palo Alto United States 0.0 Small Cap 190.0 Mason Capital Management LLC New York United States 0.0 0 191.0 Convexity Capital Management Boston United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 192.0 Avanath Capital Management, LLC Irvine United States 0.0 Real Estate 193.0 Basswood Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 194.0 Electron Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 195.0 Adage Capital Management Boston United States 0.0 Global Equity 196.0 White Deer Energy Houston United States 0.0 Energy 197.0 Blue Vista Capital Partners Chicago United States 0.0 Real Estate 198.0 Ashmore Investment Management London United Kingdom 0.0 Emerging Markets 199.0 Hudson Bay Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 200.0 Park Street Capital Advisors Boston United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 201.0 HBK Capital Management Dallas United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 202.0 Greenlight Capital New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 203.0 Tourbillon Capital Partners New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 204.0 36 South Capital Advisors London United Kingdom 0.0 Global Macro 205.0 Hawk Ridge Capital Management Los Angeles United States 0.0 0 206.0 Tenaron Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 207.0 Indaba Capital Management LLC San Francisco United States 0.0 Event Driven 208.0 Coatue Management New York United States 0.0 0 209.0 Senator Investment Group New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 210.0 Samlyn Capital New York United States 0.0 0 211.0 Oracle Investment Management Greenwich United States 0.0 Long/Short 212.0 Balyasny Asset Management Chicago United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 213.0 Algebris Investments London United Kingdom 0.0 Credit 214.0 Kepos Capital LP New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 215.0 Adamas Partners Boston United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 216.0 Southpaw Asset Management Greenwich United States 0.0 Event Driven 217.0 Taconic Capital Advisors New York United States 0.0 Managed Futures 218.0 Benefit Street Partners New York United States 0.0 Credit 219.0 Serengeti Asset Management New York United States 0.0 Event Driven 220.0 Moon Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Emerging Markets 221.0 Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie Petit-Lancy Switzerland 0.0 Fund of Funds 222.0 Aether Investment Partners Denver United States 0.0 Real Estate 223.0 Kingstown Capital Management LP New York United States 0.0 Special Situations 224.0 Atlantic Investment Management New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 225.0 Vision Investment Management Hong Kong Hong Kong 0.0 0 226.0 LibreMax Capital New York United States 0.0 Distressed Assets 227.0 Platinum Asset Management Sydney Australia 0.0 Equity 228.0 Shellback Capital Boston United States 0.0 Long/Short 229.0 Governors Lane LP New York United States 0.0 Event Driven 230.0 Kingdon Capital New York United States 0.0 Absolute Returns 231.0 Birch Grove Capital New York United States 0.0 Credit 232.0 Argentem Creek UK LLP London United Kingdom 0.0 Credit 233.0 AlphaCat Managers Pembroke Bermuda 0.0 Fund of Funds 234.0 Key Square Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Global Macro 235.0 Altrinsic Global Advisors Greenwich United States 0.0 Equity 236.0 Hancock Timber Resource Group Boston United States 0.0 Timber 237.0 Venor Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Event Driven 238.0 Barings London United Kingdom 0.0 Fund of Funds 239.0 Avenue Capital Group New York United States 0.0 Real Estate 240.0 AQR Capital Management Greenwich United States 0.0 Multi Strategy 241.0 Alder Capital Del Mar United States 0.0 Managed Futures 242.0 Seminole Management Company New York United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 243.0 Pacific Alternative Asset Management Irvine United States 0.0 Fund of Funds 244.0 Wayzata Investment Partners Wayzata United States 0.0 Private Equity 245.0 Anson Funds Dallas United States 0.0 Credit 246.0 Systematica Investments London United Kingdom 0.0 Commodities 247.0 Arosa Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 248.0 Global Credit Advisers New York United States 0.0 Long/Short 249.0 Field Street Capital Management New York United States 0.0 Credit 250.0 Astenbeck Capital Management Southport United States 0.0 Commodities
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Key Stats on Top 250 Hedge Funds of 2021
29 of the top 250 hedge fund managers are based in the United Kingdom (11.6%)8 of the top 250 hedge fund managers for 2021 are based in Hong Kong (3.2%)
197 of the top 250 hedge funds for 2021 are based in the USA (78.8%)
103 of the top 250 hedge funds are based in New York (41.2%)
28 of the top 250 hedge funds are based in London (11.2%)
15 of the top hedge funds for 2021 are based in Greenwich, CT (6.0%)
9 of the top 250 hedge funds are based in Ssn Francisco, CA
The top 250 hedge funds in 2021 have $3.88 trillion USD in assets under management (AUM)The average AUM of the top 250 hedge funds for 2021 is $15.52 billion
The median AUM of the top 250 hedge funds is $5.80 billion
The average number of employees at the top hedge funds is 51
14 of the top 250 hedge funds were launched in 2000, more than any other year
82 of the top 250 hedge funds are currently hiring new employees
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