Top 50 Largest European Hedge Funds - 2017
Top 50 Hedge Funds in Europe 2017
List of the top 50 hedge funds based in Europe for 2017, ranked by assets under management (AUM)
# Fund Name City Country AUM($Millions) Fund Strategy
1
BlueCrest Capital Management
Geneva
Switzerland
55,100
2
Capula Investment Management
London
United Kingdom
45,811
Absolute Return
3
Pictet Alternative Investments
Geneva
Switzerland
31,715
Fund of Funds
4
Winton Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
21,157
Managed Futures
5
York Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
19,974
Event Driven
6
Polygon Investment Partners
London
United Kingdom
19,650
Multi Strategy
7
Egerton Capital
London
United Kingdom
16,435
Long/Short
8
Comac Capital
London
United Kingdom
15,983
Global Macro
9
Danske Capital
Copenhagen
Denmark
15,500
European Equity
10
Cevian Capital
Stockholm
Sweden
15,452
Activist
11
Candriam
Paris
France
15,130
Fixed Income
12
Arrowgrass Capital Partners
London
United Kingdom
14,440
Convertibles
13
Brummer and Partners
Stockholm
Sweden
14,200
Long/Short
14
Cheyne Capital
London
United Kingdom
13,939
Real Estate
15
Henderson Global Investors
London
United Kingdom
13,926
Global Macro
16
Alcentra
London
United Kingdom
13,330
Distressed Assets
17
Trian Fund Management LP
New York
United States
12,478
18
Lindsell Train Limited
London
United Kingdom
11,342
Fixed Income
19
Lyxor Asset Management
Paris
France
10,958
Convertibles
20
Polar Capital Partners
London
United Kingdom
10,861
Long/Short
21
CQS Investment Management
London
United Kingdom
10,500
Multi Strategy
22
AKO Capital
London
United Kingdom
10,240
Long/Short
23
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford
United Kingdom
10,200
Absolute Returns
24
RWC Partners
London
United Kingdom
9,817
Absolute Returns
25
HSBC Alternative Investments
London
United Kingdom
9,804
Multi Strategy
26
Aviva Investors
London
United Kingdom
9,599
Convertibles
27
Odey Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
7,916
Absolute Returns
28
Marshall Wace
London
United Kingdom
7,355
Global Macro
29
Blue Mountain Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
7,100
Managed Futures
30
Pamplona Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
7,100
Fund of Funds
31
The Children's Investment Fund
London
United Kingdom
7,000
Long/Short
32
Amundi Alternative Investments
Paris
France
6,580
Fund of Funds
33
Aspect Capital
London
United Kingdom
6,320
Long/Short
34
Investec Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
6,210
35
GSA Capital
London
United Kingdom
6,085
36
BlueBay Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
5,720
Fixed Income
37
Finisterre Capital
London
United Kingdom
5,646
Fixed Income
38
Chenavari Financial Group
London
United Kingdom
5,474
Fixed Income
39
Ashmore Investment Management
London
United Kingdom
5,388
Emerging Markets
40
Stone Milliner Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
5,380
FX
41
Transtrend
Rotterdam
Netherlands
5,180
Managed Futures
42
Barings
London
United Kingdom
5,149
Fund of Funds
43
Highclere International Investors
London
United Kingdom
5,081
Small Cap
44
Cantab Capital Partners
Cambridge
United Kingdom
4,910
Global Macro
45
Sloane Robinson
London
United Kingdom
4,900
Long/Short
46
Jabre Capital Partners
Geneva
Switzerland
4,860
Multi Strategy
47
Aquila Capital
Hamburg
Germany
3,905
Arbitrage
48
SEB Asset Management
Frankfurt
Belgium
3,890
Fund of Funds
49
Credit Suisse Alternatives
Zurich
Switzerland
3,482
Fund of Funds
50
ECM
London
United Kingdom
3,480
Fixed Income
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Key Stats on Top 50 European Hedge Funds for 2017
- 36 of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe are based in the UK
- 4 of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe are based in Switzerland
- The biggest hedge fund in the UK is Capula Investment Management
- The largest hedge fund in Europe is BlueCrest Capital Management
- The 50 largest hedge funds in Europe have $582 billion in assets under management (AUM)
- The average AUM of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe is $11.6 billion
- The median AUM of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe is $9.7 billion
- 22 of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe are currently hiring new employees
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