Top 50 Largest Hedge Funds in United Kingdom – 2023
There are some minor changes for the 2023 top hedge fund rankings versus the list of top UK 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 the UK, as well as Europe as a whole. Willis Towers Watson and Capula Investment Management, with $128 billion and $118 billion in AUM respectively, rank second and third among the biggest UK hedge funds.
The UK’s 50 largest hedge funds manage a combined $1 trillion USD / £810 billion GBP in assets as of 2023. This is up 30% from 2022.
With two exceptions, all of the largest hedge funds in the United Kingdom are based in London.
Top 50 Largest Hedge Funds in United Kingdom – 2023
Ranked by assets under management (AUM). Click any column to sort. Fund names link to detailed profiles.
| Rank | Fund Name | City | Country | AUM | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Polar Capital Partners | London | United Kingdom | $30,348 | Long/Short, Convertibles |
| 9 | Marshall Wace | London | United Kingdom | $28,400 | Global Macro, Multi Strategy, ESG |
| 10 | Cheyne Capital | London | United Kingdom | $27,889 | Real Estate, Fixed Income, Long/Short |
| 11 | Lindsell Train Limited | London | United Kingdom | $26,990 | Fixed Income, Asian Equity, Global Macro |
| 12 | Man Group | London | United Kingdom | $26,040 | Global Macro, Convertibles, Crypto |
| 13 | Egerton Capital | London | United Kingdom | $24,344 | Long/Short |
| 14 | Alcentra | London | United Kingdom | $22,590 | Distressed Assets |
| 15 | Barings | London | United Kingdom | $19,289 | Fund of Funds, Multi Strategy |
| 16 | Systematica Investments | London | United Kingdom | $18,629 | Commodities |
| 17 | Algebris Investments | London | United Kingdom | $17,877 | Credit, UCITS, Emerging Markets |
| 18 | LMR Partners | London | United Kingdom | $15,350 | Global Macro, Event Driven |
| 19 | RWC London | London | United Kingdom | $14,407 | Absolute Returns, Long/Short, Emerging Markets |
| 20 | Janus Henderson | London | United Kingdom | $12,231 | Global Macro, Long/Short |
| 21 | Aviva Investors | London | United Kingdom | $10,510 | Convertibles, Multi Strategy, Global Equity |
| 22 | BlueCrest Capital Management | London | United Kingdom | $9,000 | Multi Strategy, Managed Futures, Emerging Markets |
| 23 | Blue Mountain Capital Partners | London | United Kingdom | $7,100 | Managed Futures, Credit |
| 24 | The Children's Investment Fund Foundation | London | United Kingdom | $7,000 | Long/Short |
| 25 | Emso Asset Management Limited | London | United Kingdom | $6,885 | |
| 26 | Investec Asset Management | London | United Kingdom | $6,210 | Multi Strategy |
| 27 | Winton Capital Management | London | United Kingdom | $5,987 | Managed Futures, Absolute Returns, Long/Short |
| 28 | HSBC Alternative Investments | London | United Kingdom | $5,938 | Multi Strategy, Global Macro, Emerging Markets |
| 29 | Oxford Asset Management | Oxford | United Kingdom | $5,889 | Absolute Returns, Global Macro |
| 30 | Stone Milliner Asset Management | London | United Kingdom | $5,380 | FX, Global Macro, Fixed Income |
| 31 | Cantab Capital Partners | Cambridge | United Kingdom | $4,910 | Global Macro, Quantitative |
| 32 | Odey Asset Management | London | United Kingdom | $4,785 | Absolute Returns, Long/Short |
| 33 | Wimmer Horizon | London | United Kingdom | $4,727 | Managed Futures, Commodities, FX |
| 34 | Aspect Capital | London | United Kingdom | $4,524 | Managed Futures, Long/Short |
| 35 | MKP Capital Europe | London | United Kingdom | $4,129 | Multi Strategy |
| 36 | Highclere International Investors | London | United Kingdom | $4,080 | Small Cap |
| 37 | Cyrus Capital Partners | London | United Kingdom | $3,920 | Special Situations, Arbitrage, Distressed Assets |
| 38 | Altima Partners | London | United Kingdom | $3,746 | Special Situations |
| 39 | CQS Investment Management Limited | London | United Kingdom | $3,394 | Multi Strategy, Convertibles, Long/Short |
| 40 | Ashmore Investment Management | London | United Kingdom | $3,008 | Emerging Markets, Multi Strategy, Fixed Income |
| 41 | GSA Capital | London | United Kingdom | $2,728 | |
| 42 | Toscafund Asset Management | London | United Kingdom | $2,344 | Long/Short, Event Driven, Real Estate |
| 43 | 36 South Capital Advisors | London | United Kingdom | $1,602 | Global Macro |
| 44 | CapeView Capital LLP | London | United Kingdom | $1,318 | Credit, Long/Short |
| 45 | Edgbaston Investment Partners | London | United Kingdom | $1,219 | Asian Equity |
| 46 | Argentem Creek UK LLP | London | United Kingdom | $874 | Credit, Emerging Markets |
| 47 | Oceanwood Capital Management | London | United Kingdom | $771 | Credit, Distressed Assets |
| 48 | H2O Asset Management | London | United Kingdom | $763 | Absolute Returns, Fixed Income, Long/Short |
| 49 | Arrowgrass Capital Partners | London | United Kingdom | $484 | Convertibles, Multi Strategy, Credit |
| 50 | Finisterre Capital | London | United Kingdom | $321 | Fixed Income, FX, Special Situations |
Key Statistics
- Rokos Capital Management, with over $138 billion USD in assets is the largest hedge fund in the UK, as well as Europe as a whole. Willis Towers Watson and Capula Investment Management, with $128 billion and $118 billion in AUM respectively, rank second and third among the biggest UK hedge funds.
- The UK’s 50 largest hedge funds manage a combined $1 trillion USD / £810 billion GBP in assets as of 2023. This is up 30% from 2022.
- 1 of the top 50 hedge funds in the UK for 2023 is based in Cambridge
- 1 of the 50 largest hedge funds for 2023 is based in Oxford
- The average AUM of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe for 2021 is $20.8 billion USD / £16.9 billion GBP
- The median AUM of the top 50 hedge funds for 2023 is $6.5 billion USD / £5.3 billion GBP
- The average number of employees at the top 50 UK hedge funds is 31
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