Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds 2018
Below is a list of the Top 100 Hedge Funds in the US for 2018 ranked by assets under management (AUM):
Rank | Fund Name | City | State | AUM $millions | Strategy |
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1 | AQR Capital Management | Greenwich | CT | 243,982 | Multi Strategy |
2 | Bridgewater Associates | Westport | CT | 239,323 | Long/Short |
3 | Millennium Management | New York | NY | 207,626 | Multi Strategy |
4 | Citadel Investment Group | Chicago | IL | 152,656 | Convertibles |
5 | Goldman Sachs Asset Management | New York | NY | 106,240 | |
6 | Wellington Management Company LLP | Boston | MA | 99,740 | Multi Strategy |
7 | Renaissance Technologies | East Setauket | NY | 97,006 | Multi Strategy |
8 | Pine River Capital Management | Minnetonka | MN | 82,775 | Multi Strategy |
9 | DE Shaw | New York | NY | 81,317 | Absolute Return |
10 | Fortress Investment Group | New York | NY | 56,936 | Private Equity |
11 | Elliott Management | New York | NY | 56,006 | Global Equity |
12 | Element Capital Management | New York | NY | 55,883 | Global Macro |
13 | Moore Capital Management | New York | NY | 53,824 | Global Macro |
14 | Och-Ziff Capital Management | New York | NY | 51,744 | Global Macro |
15 | Two Sigma Investments | New York | NY | 49,269 | Commodities |
16 | Cerberus Capital Management | New York | NY | 47,973 | Aerospace/Defense |
17 | Viking Global Investors | Greenwich | CT | 43,378 | Global Macro |
18 | Adage Capital Management | Boston | MA | 41,969 | |
19 | Tudor Investment Corporation | Greenwich | CT | 39,662 | Multi Strategy |
20 | Angelo Gordon & Co. | New York | NY | 38,319 | Real Estate |
21 | Balyasny Asset Management | Chicago | IL | 37,210 | Multi Strategy |
22 | BlackRock Alternative Advisors | New York | NY | 33,250 | Global Macro |
23 | Lone Pine Capital | Greenwich | CT | 33,157 | Long/Short |
24 | Discovery Capital Management | Norwalk | CT | 33,072 | Equity |
25 | Baupost Group | Boston | MA | 31,563 | Global Equity |
26 | Davidson Kempner Capital Management | New York | NY | 31,023 | Global Equity |
27 | Graham Capital Management | Rowayton | CT | 30,308 | Global Macro |
28 | GoldenTree Asset Management | New York | NY | 27,384 | Private Equity |
29 | Anchorage Capital Group | New York | NY | 27,176 | Credit |
30 | Centerbridge Partners LP | New York | NY | 26,049 | Multi Strategy |
31 | HBK Capital Management | Dallas | TX | 25,448 | Multi Strategy |
32 | Farallon Capital Management | San Francisco | CA | 25,436 | Multi Strategy |
33 | PointState Capital | New York | NY | 24,763 | Energy |
34 | Tiger Global Management LLC | New York | NY | 23,596 | |
35 | Bracebridge Capital | Boston | MA | 23,528 | Absolute Returns |
36 | Appaloosa Management | Short Hills | NJ | 22,845 | Global Equity |
37 | Hutchin Hill Capital | New York | NY | 22,809 | Event Driven |
38 | Bluemountain Capital Management | New York | NY | 22,788 | Global Macro |
39 | Third Point LLC | New York | NY | 22,616 | Event Driven |
40 | Lighthouse Investment Partners | Palm Beach Gardens | FL | 21,238 | Fund of Funds |
41 | King Street Capital Management | New York | NY | 21,219 | Global Macro |
42 | Select Equity | New York | NY | 20,511 | Equity |
43 | York Capital Management | New York | NY | 19,975 | Event Driven |
44 | Magnetar Capital | Evanston | IL | 19,895 | Multi Strategy |
45 | Brigade Capital Management | New York | NY | 19,731 | Managed Futures |
46 | Caxton Associates | Princeton | NJ | 19,427 | Global Macro |
47 | Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors | Los Angeles | CA | 19,358 | Private Equity |
48 | Canyon Partners | Los Angeles | CA | 19,149 | Multi Strategy |
49 | Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. | Boston | MA | 18,960 | Emerging Markets |
50 | Carlson Alternative Advisors | Dallas | TX | 18,882 | Private Equity |
51 | Highfields Capital Management | Boston | MA | 18,796 | |
52 | MKP Capital Management | New York | NY | 18,705 | Multi Strategy |
53 | ValueAct Capital | San Francisco | CA | 17,581 | Long/Short |
54 | Alyeska Investment Group | Chicago | IL | 16,532 | Managed Futures |
55 | Spectrum Asset Management | Stamford | CT | 16,509 | Fixed Income |
56 | Glenview Capital Management | New York | NY | 16,320 | Multi Strategy |
57 | Tilden Park Capital Management | New York | NY | 16,058 | Multi Strategy |
58 | Maverick Capital | Dallas | TX | 15,922 | Global Macro |
59 | Neuberger Berman | New York | NY | 15,900 | Fund of Funds |
60 | Marathon Asset Management | New York | NY | 15,248 | Credit |
61 | OrbiMed Advisors | New York | NY | 15,200 | Private Equity |
62 | UBS Hedge Fund Solutions | Stamford | CT | 14,550 | Equity |
63 | Lazard Alternatives | New York | NY | 14,120 | Multi Strategy |
64 | Paloma Partners | Greenwich | CT | 14,022 | |
65 | Pershing Square Capital Management | New York | NY | 13,811 | Value |
66 | Coatue Management | New York | NY | 13,755 | |
67 | Carval Investors | Hopkins | MN | 13,646 | Fixed Income |
68 | Varde Partners | Minneapolis | MN | 13,541 | Distressed Assets |
69 | Senator Investment Group | New York | NY | 13,388 | Long/Short |
70 | Pharo Management | New York | NY | 13,382 | Global Macro |
71 | Beach Point Capital Management | Santa Monica | CA | 13,033 | Multi Strategy |
72 | Fir Tree Partners | New York | NY | 13,018 | |
73 | Trian Fund Management LP | New York | NY | 12,478 | |
74 | Paulson & Co. | New York | NY | 12,443 | Multi Strategy |
75 | Blue Ridge Capital | Atlanta | GA | 12,410 | Real Estate |
76 | Silver Point Capital | Greenwich | CT | 12,345 | Multi Strategy |
77 | Arrowstreet Capital | Boston | MA | 12,200 | |
78 | Benefit Street Partners | New York | NY | 11,829 | Credit |
79 | Metacapital Management LP | New York | NY | 11,734 | Fixed Income |
80 | Soroban Capital Partners | New York | NY | 11,626 | Long/Short |
81 | Nephila Capital | Larkspur | CA | 11,576 | Insurance |
82 | Scopia Capital | New York | NY | 11,370 | Long/Short |
83 | Eton Park Capital Management | New York | NY | 11,329 | Credit |
84 | Horsley Bridge Partners | San Francisco | CA | 11,172 | Private Equity |
85 | LaSalle Investment Management | Chicago | IL | 11,012 | Real Estate |
86 | KLS Diversified | New York | NY | 10,940 | Fixed Income |
87 | MJX Asset Management | New York | NY | 10,569 | CDO |
88 | Eminence Capital | New York | NY | 10,551 | Activist |
89 | Wafra Investment Group | New York | NY | 10,483 | Multi Strategy |
90 | Commonfund Capital | Wilton | CT | 10,364 | Multi Strategy |
91 | Pacific Alternative Asset Management | Irvine | CA | 10,053 | Fund of Funds |
92 | K2 Advisors | Stamford | CT | 9,808 | Fund of Funds |
93 | PDT Partners | New York | NY | 9,720 | |
94 | ArcLight Capital Partners | Boston | MA | 9,616 | Energy |
95 | Abrams Capital | Boston | MA | 9,314 | Managed Futures |
96 | Ellington Management Group | Old Greenwich | CT | 9,238 | ABS |
97 | Kensico Capital Management | Greenwich | CT | 9,209 | Multi Strategy |
98 | Highbridge Capital Management | New York | NY | 9,135 | Convertibles |
99 | Whitebox Advisors | Minneapolis | MN | 8,863 | Global Macro |
100 | Steadfast Financial LP | New York | NY | 8,761 | Long/Short |
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Key Stats on Largest 100 US Hedge Funds
The top 100 hedge funds have combined assets of $3.2 trillion. This is an increase in assets of about 9% since 2017.
52 of the 100 largest US hedge funds are based in NY as of 2018
9 of the 100 largest US hedge funds are based in Boston
14 of the 100 largest hedge funds are in New York’s 10022 zip code
15 of the top US hedge fund companies for 2018 are located in Connecticut
34 of the top 100 US hedge funds were founded in 2000 or later
7 of the top 100 were founded in 1999, the most of any year
The most common investment style is multi-strategy. 22 of the top 100 US hedge funds in 2018 utilize a multi-strategy investment style.
7 of the top 100 US hedge funds in 2018 utilize a long/short investment style.
21 of the 100 biggest US hedge funds are currently hiring in 2018
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