Top 20 Largest Hedge Funds in California 2017

Top 20 Largest Hedge Funds in California - 2017

Below is data on the top 20 largest hedge funds in California as of June, 2017:

 

	Fund Name	City	AUM ($ million)	Strategy
1	Farallon Capital Management	San Francisco	25436	Multi Strategy
2	Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors	Los Angeles	19358	Private Equity
3	Canyon Partners	Los Angeles	19149	Multi Strategy
4	ValueAct Capital	San Francisco	17581	Long/Short
5	Beach Point Capital Management	Santa Monica	13033	Multi Strategy
6	Horsley Bridge Partners	San Francisco	11172	Private Equity
7	Pacific Alternative Asset Management	Irvine	10053	Fund of Funds
8	Rimrock Capital Management	Irvine	8360	Commodities
9	Parallax Fund	San Francisco	8311	Multi Strategy
10	Coast Asset Management	Santa Monica	6930	Fund of Funds

Data as of June 1, 2017

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The three largest hedge funds in California are Farallon Capital Management, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, and Canyon Partners

The top 10 hedge funds in California have a combined $139 billion in assets under management

Four of the ten biggest California hedge funds are based in San Francisco

Farallon Capital Management Firm Profile

Farallon Capital Management LLC
Farallon Capital Management is a US-based capital management firm that manages funds on behalf of institutions and individuals with significant capital. Based in San Francisco CA, the hedge fund was founded by Thomas F. Steyer in 1986. As of late 2008 it had approximately 150 employees. It is the second largest US hedge fund ranked by assets under management ($36b).

While it invests in all asset classes, a large quantity of its investments are in risk arbitrage restructuring, and recapitalization. Investments include debt and equity securities, direct investments in private companies, and real estate. Farallon's real estate investments span the United States, Europe, Latin America and India.
Farallon Capital Management’s institutional investors are primarily college endowments and foundations. Farallon invests globally, focusing on developed and emerging markets alike.

From Farallon Website: “Farallon places a priority on the preservation of capital, while seeking to achieve extraordinary risk-adjusted returns in each of its investment disciplines. It manages risk through rigorous research, including consultation with industry, legal and regulatory advisors. Farallon also seeks to build strong relationships with the management of the companies in which we invest.”

Farallon Capital AUM:
$36 billion

Managing Members of Farallon Capital Management:
Thomas F. Steyer, Stephen L. Millham, William F. Duhamel, Andrew J.M. Spokes, Alice Evarts, Jason E. Moment, Richard B. Fried, Ashish Pant, Monica R. Landry, Rajiv A. Patel, Douglas M. MacMahon, Greg Swart, William F. Mellin, Mark C. Wehrly

Farallon Capital Website:
www.faralloncapital.com

Farallon Address:
Farallon Capital Management
1 Maritime Plz # 2100
San Francisco, CA 94111

Farallon Phone:
(415) 421-2132

Farallon Capital Management Posts Huge Losses

San Francisco's largest hedge fund, Farallon Capital Management's biggest hedge fund fell 24 percent this year through October which essentially ensures its first annual loss. The firm manages over $30 billion and has been selling stocks and other positions to meet investor redemptions after raising $750 million earlier this year to buy distressed securities.

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Top 50 Hedge Funds in US

Below is a list of the top 50 hedge fund groups in the US. These are the largest US hedge funds ranked by assets under management (Jan 07 AUM).

JPMorgan Asset Management New York NY
Goldman Sachs Asset Management New York NY
Bridgewater Associates Westport CT
D. E. Shaw Group New York NY 2
Farallon Capital Management San Francisco CA
Renaissance Technologies Corp. East Setauket NY
Och-Ziff Capital Management New York NY
Cerberus Capital Management New York NY
Barclays Global Investors* San Francisco CA
ESL Investments** Greenwich CT
Citigroup Alternative Investments New York NY
Tudor Investment Corporation Greenwich CT
Caxton Associates New York NY
Atticus Capital New York NY
Campbell & Co. Towson MD
Citadel Investment Group Chicago IL
Moore Capital Management New York NY
Avenue Capital Group New York NY
Perry Capital New York NY
SAC Capital Advisors Stamford CT
Soros Fund Management New York NY
HBK Investments Dallas TX
FX Concepts New York NY
Angelo, Gordon & Co. New York NY
Fairfield Greenwich Group New York NY
Stark Investments* St. Francis WI
Davidson Kempner Advisers** New York NY
Highfields Capital Management Boston MA
Wellington Management Co.** Boston MA
Canyon Capital Advisors Beverly Hills CA
AQR Capital Management Greenwich CT
Fortress Investment Group** New York NY
Maverick Capital New York NY
Duquesne Capital Management** Pittsburgh PA
Millennium Management** New York NY
Adage Capital Management Boston MA
Cantillon Capital Management New York NY
York Capital Management New York NY
Lone Pine Capital Greenwich CT
Black River Asset Management Minnetonka MN
King Street Capital Management New York NY
Baupost Group Boston MA
Bain Capital/Brookside Capital Partners Boston MA
BlackRock New York NY
Pequot Capital Management Westport CT
AllianceBernstein* New York NY
TPG-Axon Capital New York NY
Paulson & Co. New York NY
Elliott Associates Greenwich CT
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo


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