Top 50 Largest UK Hedge Funds - 2017
Top 50 Hedge Funds in the UK 2017
List of the top 50 hedge funds based in UK for 2017, ranked by assets under management (AUM)
# Fund Name City Country AUM($Millions) Fund Strategy
1
Capula Investment Management
London
United Kingdom
45,811
Absolute Return
2
Winton Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
21,157
Managed Futures
3
York Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
19,974
Event Driven
4
Polygon Investment Partners
London
United Kingdom
19,650
Multi Strategy
5
Egerton Capital
London
United Kingdom
16,435
Long/Short
6
Comac Capital
London
United Kingdom
15,983
Global Macro
7
Arrowgrass Capital Partners
London
United Kingdom
14,440
Convertibles
8
Cheyne Capital
London
United Kingdom
13,939
Real Estate
9
Henderson Global Investors
London
United Kingdom
13,926
Global Macro
10
Alcentra
London
United Kingdom
13,330
Distressed Assets
11
Lindsell Train Limited
London
United Kingdom
11,342
Fixed Income
12
Polar Capital Partners
London
United Kingdom
10,861
Long/Short
13
CQS Investment Management
London
United Kingdom
10,500
Multi Strategy
14
AKO Capital
London
United Kingdom
10,240
Long/Short
15
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford
United Kingdom
10,200
Absolute Returns
16
RWC Partners
London
United Kingdom
9,817
Absolute Returns
17
HSBC Alternative Investments
London
United Kingdom
9,804
Multi Strategy
18
Aviva Investors
London
United Kingdom
9,599
Convertibles
19
Systematica Investments
London
United Kingdom
8,082
Commodities
20
Odey Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
7,916
Absolute Returns
21
Marshall Wace
London
United Kingdom
7,355
Global Macro
22
Blue Mountain Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
7,100
Managed Futures
23
Pamplona Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
7,100
Fund of Funds
24
The Children's Investment Fund
London
United Kingdom
7,000
Long/Short
25
Aspect Capital
London
United Kingdom
6,320
Long/Short
26
Investec Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
6,210
27
GSA Capital
London
United Kingdom
6,085
28
BlueBay Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
5,720
Fixed Income
30
Finisterre Capital
London
United Kingdom
5,646
Fixed Income
29
Chenavari Financial Group
London
United Kingdom
5,474
Fixed Income
31
Ashmore Investment Management
London
United Kingdom
5,388
Emerging Markets
32
Stone Milliner Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
5,380
FX
33
Barings
London
United Kingdom
5,149
Fund of Funds
34
Highclere International Investors
London
United Kingdom
5,081
Small Cap
35
Cantab Capital Partners
Cambridge
United Kingdom
4,910
Global Macro
36
Sloane Robinson
London
United Kingdom
4,900
Long/Short
37
ECM
London
United Kingdom
3,480
Fixed Income
38
Brevan Howard Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
3,465
Global Macro
39
Oceanwood Capital Management
London
United Kingdom
3,221
Credit
40
Tyrus Capital
London
United Kingdom
2,620
Event Driven
41
Algebris Investments
London
United Kingdom
2,464
Credit
42
Investcorp
London
United Kingdom
2,396
Convertibles
43
CapeView Capital LLP
London
United Kingdom
2,330
Credit
44
Spinnaker Capital
London
United Kingdom
2,245
Emerging Markets
45
Edgbaston Investment Partners
London
United Kingdom
2,127
Asian Equity
46
Toscafund Asset Management
London
United Kingdom
1,854
Long/Short
47
Beach Horizon
London
United Kingdom
1,590
Managed Futures
48
Altima Partners
London
United Kingdom
1,575
Special Situations
49
Aurum Fund Management
London
United Kingdom
1,400
Fund of Funds
50
Consulta Limited
London
United Kingdom
1,388
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Key Stats on Top 50 United Kingdom Hedge Funds for 2017
- All but 2 of the top 50 hedge funds in the UK are based in London
- The biggest hedge fund in the UK is Capula Investment Management
- The second largest hedge fund in the UK is Winton Capital Management
- The 4 largest UK hedge funds have a combined $123 billion in AUM
- The 50 largest hedge funds in the UK have $420 billion in assets under management (AUM)
- The average AUM of the top 25 hedge funds in the UK is $8.4 billion
- The median AUM of the top 25 hedge funds in UK is $6.3 billion
- 21 of the top 50 hedge funds in the UK are currently hiring new employees
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