There are some minor changes for the 2023 top hedge funds in Europe rankings versus the list of top hedge funds for 2022. Global macro remains the most popular strategy among the top hedge funds in the UK.
Rokos Capital Management, with over $138 billion USD in assets is the largest hedge fund in Europe. Willis Towers Watson and Capula Investment Management, with $128 billion and $118 billion in AUM respectively, rank second and third among the biggest EU hedge funds.
Europe’s 50 largest hedge funds manage a combined $1.2 trillion USD / $1.12T Euro in assets as of 2023. This is up more than 20% from 2022.
Nearly 75% of the largest European hedge fund management companies are based in the United Kingdom. Switzerland and France are home to a handful of the 50 largest funds.
Top 50 Hedge Funds in Europe 2023
List of the 50 biggest EU/Europe hedge funds for 2023 ranked by assets under management (AUM)
Rank
Fund Name
City
Country
AUM ($ Millions)
Strategies
1
Rokos Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
$138,426
Global Macro
2
Willis Towers Watson
London
United Kingdom
$128,000
Fund of Funds
3
Capula Investment Management LLP
London
United Kingdom
$118,360
Absolute Returns, Credit
4
Two Sigma International Limited
London
United Kingdom
$81,175
Long/Short
5
Squarepoint Ops
London
United Kingdom
$75,717
Quantitative
6
Brevan Howard Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
$58,630
Global Macro, Commodities
7
Lansdowne Partners
London
United Kingdom
$31,740
Absolute Returns, Global Macro, Long/Short
8
Pictet Alternative Investments
Geneva
Switzerland
$31,715
Fund of Funds
9
Polar Capital Partners
London
United Kingdom
$30,348
Long/Short, Convertibles
10
Marshall Wace
London
United Kingdom
$28,400
Global Macro, Multi Strategy, ESG
11
Cheyne Capital
London
United Kingdom
$27,889
Real Estate, Fixed Income, Long/Short
12
Lindsell Train Limited
London
United Kingdom
$26,990
Fixed Income, Asian Equity, Global Macro
13
Man Group
London
United Kingdom
$26,040
Global Macro, Convertibles, Crypto
14
Egerton Capital
London
United Kingdom
$24,344
Long/Short
15
Lyxor Asset Management
Paris
France
$24,152
Convertibles, Long/Short, Distressed Assets
16
Alcentra
London
United Kingdom
$22,590
Distressed Assets
17
Barings
London
United Kingdom
$19,289
Fund of Funds, Multi Strategy
18
Systematica Investments
London
United Kingdom
$18,629
Commodities
19
Algebris Investments
London
United Kingdom
$17,877
Credit, UCITS, Emerging Markets
20
Cevian Capital
Stockholm
Sweden
$15,646
Activist, Event Driven
21
Danske Capital
Copenhagen
Denmark
$15,500
European Equity, Fixed Income, Global Macro
22
LMR Partners
London
United Kingdom
$15,350
Global Macro, Event Driven
23
RWC London
London
United Kingdom
$14,407
Absolute Returns, Long/Short, Emerging Markets
24
Brummer and Partners
Stockholm
Sweden
$14,200
Long/Short, Multi Strategy, Global Macro
25
Janus Henderson
London
United Kingdom
$12,231
Global Macro, Long/Short
26
Credit Suisse Alternatives
Zurich
Switzerland
$12,139
Fund of Funds
27
Aviva Investors
London
United Kingdom
$10,510
Convertibles, Multi Strategy, Global Equity
28
ABC Arbitrage
Paris
France
$10,285
Arbitrage, Quantitative
29
Transtrend
Rotterdam
Netherlands
$9,040
Managed Futures
30
BlueCrest Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
$9,000
Multi Strategy, Managed Futures, Emerging Markets
31
Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie
Petit-Lancy
Switzerland
$7,758
Fund of Funds, Multi Strategy, ESG
32
Paris
France
$7,620
Credit, Event Driven, Real Estate
33
Blue Mountain Capital Partners
London
United Kingdom
$7,100
Managed Futures, Credit
34
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation
London
United Kingdom
$7,000
Long/Short
35
Emso Asset Management Limited
London
United Kingdom
$6,885
36
Amundi Alternative Investments
Paris
France
$6,580
Fund of Funds, Long/Short
37
Investec Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
$6,210
Multi Strategy
38
Winton Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
$5,987
Managed Futures, Absolute Returns, Long/Short
39
HSBC Alternative Investments
London
United Kingdom
$5,938
Multi Strategy, Global Macro, Emerging Markets
40
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford
United Kingdom
$5,889
Absolute Returns, Global Macro
41
Stone Milliner Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
$5,380
FX, Global Macro, Fixed Income
42
Cantab Capital Partners
Cambridge
United Kingdom
$4,910
Global Macro, Quantitative
43
Odey Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
$4,785
Absolute Returns, Long/Short
44
Wimmer Horizon
London
United Kingdom
$4,727
Managed Futures, Commodities, FX
45
Aspect Capital
London
United Kingdom
$4,524
Managed Futures, Long/Short
46
MKP Capital Europe
London
United Kingdom
$4,129
Multi Strategy
47
Highclere International Investors
London
United Kingdom
$4,080
Small Cap
48
Exane Asset Management
Paris
France
$3,950
Long/Short, Absolute Returns
49
Cyrus Capital Partners
London
United Kingdom
$3,920
Special Situations, Arbitrage, Distressed Assets
50
Edesia Asset Management
Geneva
Switzerland
$3,746
Commodities
Rank
Country
AUM ($ Millions)
Strategies
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37 of the top 50 European hedge fund managers are based in the UK
5 of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe for 2023 are based in Paris
4 of the 50 largest hedge funds for 2023 are based in Switzerland
The top 50 hedge fund companies in the UK have $1.2 trillion USD / 1.1T Euros in assets under management (AUM)
The average AUM of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe for 2021 is $23.6 billion USD / 22.03 billion EURO
The median AUM of the top 50 hedge funds for 2023 is $12.2 billion USD / 11.4 billion EURO
The average number of employees at the top 50 hedge funds in Europe is 34
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