Top 50 Hedge Funds in the United Kingdom 2022

2022 Top 50 UK Hedge Funds Overview

There are some minor changes for the 2022 top hedge fund rankings versus the list of top UK hedge funds for 2021. Global macro remains the most popular strategy among the top hedge funds in the UK.

Capula Investment Management, with over $80 billion USD in assets is the largest hedge fund in the UK, as well as Europe as a whole. Two Sigma and Brevan Howard, with $69 billion and $59 billion in AUM respectively, rank second and third among the biggest UK hedge funds.

The UK’s 50 largest hedge funds manage a combined $712 billion USD / £627 billion GBP in assets.

Virtually all of the largest hedge funds in the United Kingdom are based in London.

Top 50 Hedge Funds in the UK 2022

List of the 50 biggest UK hedge funds for 2022 ranked by assets under management (AUM)

2022 Rank Fund Name City AUM ($ millions) Strategy

1 Capula Investment Management LLP London 82,111.8 Absolute Returns

2 Two Sigma International Limited London 68,902.8 Long/Short

3 Brevan Howard Asset Management London 58,630.0 Global Macro

4 Squarepoint Ops London 36,234.2 Quantitative

5 Lindsell Train Limited London 33,982.4 Fixed Income

6 Lansdowne Partners London 31,740.0 Absolute Returns

7 Polar Capital Partners London 28,561.3 Long/Short

8 Cheyne Capital London 27,432.0 Real Estate

9 Egerton Capital London 27,418.6 Long/Short

10 Aviva Investors London 26,675.6 Convertibles

11 Marshall Wace London 26,675.1 Global Macro

12 Alcentra London 23,768.0 Distressed Assets

13 Man Group London 23,581.4 Global Macro

14 Barings London 18,540.7 Fund of Funds

15 Algebris Investments London 18,074.2 Credit

16 LMR Partners London 15,350.0 Global Macro

17 RWC London London 13,971.6 Absolute Returns

18 Systematica Investments London 12,262.1 Commodities

19 Janus Henderson London 10,646.7 Global Macro

20 MKP Capital Europe London 9,598.1 Multi Strategy

21 BlueCrest Capital Management London 9,000.0 Multi Strategy

22 HSBC Alternative Investments London 8,708.9 Multi Strategy

23 Emso Asset Management Limited London 7,470.5 0

24 Blue Mountain Capital Partners London 7,100.0 Managed Futures

25 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation London 7,000.0 Long/Short

26 Investec Asset Management London 6,210.0 Multi Strategy

27 Highclere International Investors London 5,893.2 Small Cap

28 Winton Capital Management London 5,627.4 Managed Futures

29 Stone Milliner Asset Management London 5,380.0 FX

30 Ashmore Investment Management London 5,350.3 Emerging Markets

31 Odey Asset Management London 5,238.3 Absolute Returns

32 Cantab Capital Partners Cambridge 4,910.0 Global Macro

33 Oxford Asset Management Oxford 4,544.6 Absolute Returns

34 GSA Capital London 4,413.5 0

35 Aspect Capital London 4,028.2 Managed Futures

36 Cyrus Capital Partners London 4,006.1 Special Situations

37 Wimmer Horizon London 3,878.7 Managed Futures

38 CQS Investment Management Limited London 3,702.8 Multi Strategy

39 Altima Partners London 3,666.5 Special Situations

40 Toscafund Asset Management London 2,306.0 Long/Short

41 Rokos Capital Management London 1,971.9 Global Macro

42 36 South Capital Advisors London 1,327.6 Global Macro

43 CapeView Capital LLP London 1,247.3 Credit

44 Edgbaston Investment Partners London 1,216.8 Asian Equity

45 Oceanwood Capital Management London 1,101.6 Credit

46 Argentem Creek UK LLP London 822.9 Credit

47 H2O Asset Management London 704.6 Absolute Returns

48 Arrowgrass Capital Partners London 511.0 Convertibles

49 Finisterre Capital London 245.4 Fixed Income

50 Insight Investment London 210.2 Fixed Income

2022 Rank	Fund Name	City	AUM ($ millions)	Strategy
1	Capula Investment Management LLP	London	82,111.8	Absolute Returns
2	Two Sigma International Limited	London	68,902.8	Long/Short
3	Brevan Howard Asset Management	London	58,630.0	Global Macro
4	Squarepoint Ops	London	36,234.2	Quantitative
5	Lindsell Train Limited	London	33,982.4	Fixed Income
6	Lansdowne Partners	London	31,740.0	Absolute Returns
7	Polar Capital Partners	London	28,561.3	Long/Short
8	Cheyne Capital	London	27,432.0	Real Estate
9	Egerton Capital	London	27,418.6	Long/Short
10	Aviva Investors	London	26,675.6	Convertibles
11	Marshall Wace	London	26,675.1	Global Macro
12	Alcentra	London	23,768.0	Distressed Assets
13	Man Group	London	23,581.4	Global Macro
14	Barings	London	18,540.7	Fund of Funds
15	Algebris Investments	London	18,074.2	Credit
16	LMR Partners	London	15,350.0	Global Macro
17	RWC London	London	13,971.6	Absolute Returns
18	Systematica Investments	London	12,262.1	Commodities
19	Janus Henderson	London	10,646.7	Global Macro
20	MKP Capital Europe	London	9,598.1	Multi Strategy
21	BlueCrest Capital Management	London	9,000.0	Multi Strategy
22	HSBC Alternative Investments	London	8,708.9	Multi Strategy
23	Emso Asset Management Limited	London	7,470.5	0
24	Blue Mountain Capital Partners	London	7,100.0	Managed Futures
25	The Children's Investment Fund Foundation	London	7,000.0	Long/Short
26	Investec Asset Management	London	6,210.0	Multi Strategy
27	Highclere International Investors	London	5,893.2	Small Cap
28	Winton Capital Management	London	5,627.4	Managed Futures
29	Stone Milliner Asset Management	London	5,380.0	FX
30	Ashmore Investment Management	London	5,350.3	Emerging Markets
31	Odey Asset Management	London	5,238.3	Absolute Returns
32	Cantab Capital Partners	Cambridge	4,910.0	Global Macro
33	Oxford Asset Management	Oxford	4,544.6	Absolute Returns
34	GSA Capital	London	4,413.5	0
35	Aspect Capital	London	4,028.2	Managed Futures
36	Cyrus Capital Partners	London	4,006.1	Special Situations
37	Wimmer Horizon	London	3,878.7	Managed Futures
38	CQS Investment Management Limited	London	3,702.8	Multi Strategy
39	Altima Partners	London	3,666.5	Special Situations
40	Toscafund Asset Management	London	2,306.0	Long/Short
41	Rokos Capital Management	London	1,971.9	Global Macro
42	36 South Capital Advisors	London	1,327.6	Global Macro
43	CapeView Capital LLP	London	1,247.3	Credit
44	Edgbaston Investment Partners	London	1,216.8	Asian Equity
45	Oceanwood Capital Management	London	1,101.6	Credit
46	Argentem Creek UK LLP	London	822.9	Credit
47	H2O Asset Management	London	704.6	Absolute Returns
48	Arrowgrass Capital Partners	London	511.0	Convertibles
49	Finisterre Capital	London	245.4	Fixed Income
50	Insight Investment	London	210.2	Fixed Income

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Key Stats on Top 50 UK Hedge Funds in 2022

48 of the top 50 UK hedge fund managers are based in London

1 of the top 50 hedge funds in the UK for 2022 is based in Cambridge

1 of the 50 largest hedge funds for 2022 is based in Oxford

The top 50 hedge fund companies in the UK have $712 billion USD / £627 billion GBP in assets under management (AUM)

The average AUM of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe for 2021 is $14.3 billion USD / £12.5 billion GBP

The median AUM of the top 50 hedge funds for 2022 is $6.6 billion USD / £5.8 billion GBP

The average number of employees at the top 50 European hedge funds is 23

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