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Top 50 Largest Hedge Funds in Europe – 2017

# 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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Top 50 Largest Hedge Funds in Europe – 2017

Ranked by assets under management (AUM). Click any column to sort. Fund names link to detailed profiles.

RankFund NameCityCountryAUMStrategy
1BlueCrest Capital ManagementGenevaSwitzerland55,100
2Capula Investment ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom45,811Absolute Return
3Pictet Alternative InvestmentsGenevaSwitzerland31,715Fund of Funds
4Winton Capital ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom21,157Managed Futures
5York Capital ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom19,974Event Driven
6Polygon Investment PartnersLondonUnited Kingdom19,650Multi Strategy
7Egerton CapitalLondonUnited Kingdom16,435Long/Short
8Comac CapitalLondonUnited Kingdom15,983Global Macro
9Danske CapitalCopenhagenDenmark15,500European Equity
10Cevian CapitalStockholmSweden15,452Activist
11CandriamParisFrance15,130Fixed Income
12Arrowgrass Capital PartnersLondonUnited Kingdom14,440Convertibles
13Brummer and PartnersStockholmSweden14,200Long/Short
14Cheyne CapitalLondonUnited Kingdom13,939Real Estate
15Henderson Global InvestorsLondonUnited Kingdom13,926Global Macro
16AlcentraLondonUnited Kingdom13,330Distressed Assets
17Trian Fund Management LPNew YorkUnited States12,478
18Lindsell Train LimitedLondonUnited Kingdom11,342Fixed Income
19Lyxor Asset ManagementParisFrance10,958Convertibles
20Polar Capital PartnersLondonUnited Kingdom10,861Long/Short
21CQS Investment ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom10,500Multi Strategy
22AKO CapitalLondonUnited Kingdom10,240Long/Short
23Oxford Asset ManagementOxfordUnited Kingdom10,200Absolute Returns
24RWC PartnersLondonUnited Kingdom9,817Absolute Returns
25HSBC Alternative InvestmentsLondonUnited Kingdom9,804Multi Strategy
26Aviva InvestorsLondonUnited Kingdom9,599Convertibles
27Odey Asset ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom7,916Absolute Returns
28Marshall WaceLondonUnited Kingdom7,355Global Macro
29Blue Mountain Capital ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom7,100Managed Futures
30Pamplona Capital ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom7,100Fund of Funds
31The Children's Investment FundLondonUnited Kingdom7,000Long/Short
32Amundi Alternative InvestmentsParisFrance6,580Fund of Funds
33Aspect CapitalLondonUnited Kingdom6,320Long/Short
34Investec Asset ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom6,210
35GSA CapitalLondonUnited Kingdom6,085
36BlueBay Asset ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom5,720Fixed Income
37Finisterre CapitalLondonUnited Kingdom5,646Fixed Income
38Chenavari Financial GroupLondonUnited Kingdom5,474Fixed Income
39Ashmore Investment ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom5,388Emerging Markets
40Stone Milliner Asset ManagementLondonUnited Kingdom5,380FX
41TranstrendRotterdamNetherlands5,180Managed Futures
42BaringsLondonUnited Kingdom5,149Fund of Funds
43Highclere International InvestorsLondonUnited Kingdom5,081Small Cap
44Cantab Capital PartnersCambridgeUnited Kingdom4,910Global Macro
45Sloane RobinsonLondonUnited Kingdom4,900Long/Short
46Jabre Capital PartnersGenevaSwitzerland4,860Multi Strategy
47Aquila CapitalHamburgGermany3,905Arbitrage
48SEB Asset ManagementFrankfurtBelgium3,890Fund of Funds
49Credit Suisse AlternativesZurichSwitzerland3,482Fund of Funds
50ECMLondonUnited Kingdom3,480Fixed Income

Key Statistics

  • 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 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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