Top 50 Largest Hedge Funds in Europe 2017

Top 50 Hedge Funds in Europe 2017

Below is a list of the 30 largest hedge funds in Europe for 2017, based on assets under management.

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Rank	Fund Name	City	AUM ($millions)	Strategy
1	BlueCrest Capital Management	Geneva	55100
2	Capula Investment Management	London	45812	Absolute Return
3	Pictet Alternative Investments	Geneva	31715	Fund of Funds
4	Winton Capital Management	London	21157	Managed Futures
5	York Capital Management	London	19975	Event Driven
6	Polygon Investment Partners	London	19650	Multi Strategy
7	Egerton Capital	London	16435	Long/Short
8	Comac Capital	London	15984	Global Macro
9	Danske Capital	Copenhagen	15500	European Equity
10	Cevian Capital	Stockholm	15453	Activist
11	Candriam	Paris	15131	Fixed Income
12	Arrowgrass Capital Partners	London	14440	Convertibles
13	Brummer and Partners	Stockholm	14200	Long/Short
14	Cheyne Capital	London	13940	Real Estate
15	Henderson Global Investors	London	13927	Global Macro
16	Alcentra	London	13330	Distressed Assets
17	Trian Fund Management LP		12478
18	Lindsell Train Limited	London	11342	Fixed Income
19	Lyxor Asset Management	Paris	10958	Convertibles
20	Polar Capital Partners	London	10861	Long/Short
21	CQS Investment Management	London	10500	Multi Strategy
22	AKO Capital	London	10240	Long/Short
23	Oxford Asset Management	Oxford	10200	Absolute Returns
24	RWC Partners	London	9817	Absolute Returns
25	HSBC Alternative Investments	London	9805	Multi Strategy
26	Aviva Investors	London	9599	Convertibles
27	Odey Asset Management	London	7917	Absolute Returns
28	Marshall Wace	London	7355	Global Macro
29	Blue Mountain Capital Management	London	7100	Managed Futures
30	Pamplona Capital Management	London	7100	Fund of Funds

Data as of June 1, 2017

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The three largest hedge funds in Europe are BlueCrest Capital Management, Capula Investment Management, Pictet Alternative Investments

The top 10 European hedge funds have $256.7 billion in combined assets under management (AUM)

The top 20 hedge funds in Europe have $387.4 billion in combined assets under management (AUM)

The top 30 hedge funds in Europe have $477.0 billion in combined assets under management (AUM)

6 of the top 10 hedge funds in Europe are in London

21 of the top 30 largest hedge funds in Europe are in London

Top 40 European Hedge Funds - 2014

Top 40 Largest Hedge Funds in Europe for 2014

Below is a list of the top 40 biggest hedge funds in Europe for 2014, ranked by assets under management:

Fund Name	City	Country	AUM (USD)
Man Group	London	UK	$51.5B
Brevan Howard	London	UK	$38.6B
BLueCrest Capital Management	Geneva	Switzerland	$35.2B
Blackrock	London	UK	$29B
Lansdowne Partners	London	UK	$23.5B
GAM	Zurich	Switzerland	$22B
Pictet Group	Geneva	Switzerland	$14.5B
Brummer and Partners	Stockholm	Sweden	$14.2B
Arrowgrass Partners	London	UK	$14B
Capula	London	UK	$13.8B
Winton Capital Management	London	UK	$13.2B
Cevian Capital	Stockholm	Sweden	$13.2B
CQS	Geneva	Switzerland	$13.1B
Amundi Alternative Investments	Paris	France	$11B
Egerton	London	UK	$10.7B
Cantab Capital Partners	Cambridge	UK	$10.1B
Aquila	Zurich	Switzerland	$9.8B
Transtrend	Rotterdam	Netherlands	$9B
Credit Suisse	Zurich	Switzerland	$8B
Informed Portfolio Management	Stockholm	Sweden	$7.2B
Polygon Investment Group	London	UK	$7B
The Children's Investment Fund	London	UK	$7B
Candriam	Paris	France	$6.7B
Cheyne Capital	London	UK	$6.5B
Henderson Investment Advisors	London	UK	$6B
Pamplona Capital Management	London	UK	$6B
Marshall Wace	London	UK	$5.3B
Aspect Capital	London	UK	$4.7B
Jabre Capital	Geneva	Switzerland	$4.6B
Pharo Management	London	UK	$4.1B
Finisterre Capital	London	UK	$4.1B
AKO Capital	London	UK	$4B
Capital Fund Management	Paris	France	$3.9B
Exane Asset Management	Paris	France	$3.9B
Spinnaker Capital	London	UK	$3.4B
Lombard Odier	Geneva	Switzerland	$3.2B
Edesia Asset Management	Geneva	Switzerland	$3.2B
BlueBay Asset Management	London	UK	$3B
Insight Investment	London	UK	$3B
Tyrus Capital	London	UK	$2.8B

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• The 40 largest hedge funds in Europe manage just over $450 billion in assets (USD) or over 330 billion Euros. 

• Over half of Europe's largest hedge funds are located in London. 

• 36% of Europe's largest hedge funds are located in Switzerland.

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2013 - Top 50 European Hedge Funds

There has been some shift, albeit it minor, in the list of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe from 2012 to 2013. Below is a list of the largest hedge funds in Europe as of January, 2013.

Hedge Fund	City	Country	AUM (USD)	Strategies
Man Group	London	United Kingdom	$51.5 billion	Global Macro
GMO UK	London	United Kingdom	$39 billion
Brevan Howard Asset Management	London	United Kingdom	$38.6 billion	Global Macro
Och-Ziff Management Europe	London	United Kingdom	$32.1 billion
Coronation Fund Managers	London	United Kingdom	$30.26 billion
BlackRock Investment Management UK	London	United Kingdom	$29.1 billion	Global Macro
Winton Capital Management	London	United Kingdom	$29 billion	Managed Futures
BlueCrest Capital Management	Geneva	Switzerland	$28.8 billion
UBS Alternative Investment Solutions	Zurich	Switzerland	$27.3 billion	Fund of Funds
GLG Partners	London	United Kingdom	$26.4 billion	Multi Strategy
Highbridge Capital Management	London	United Kingdom	$25.5 billion	Absolute Returns
Gartmore Investment Management	London	United Kingdom	$22.7 billion	Long/Short
Aerion Fund Management	London	United Kingdom	$21.85 billion	Fund of Funds
Barclays Global Investors	London	United Kingdom	$20.25 billion	Global Macro
Lyxor Asset Management	Paris	France	$19.5 billion	Convertibles
Danske Capital	Copenhagen	Denmark	$15.5 billion	European Equity
Brummer and Partners	Stockholm	Sweden	$14.2 billion	Long/Short
Lansdowne Partners	London	United Kingdom	$13.64 billion	Absolute Returns
Capula Investment Management LLP	London	United Kingdom	$13 billion	Arbitrage
Unigestion SA	Geneva	Switzerland	$12.6 billion	Fund of Funds
Amundi Alternative Investments	Paris	France	$11 billion	Fund of Funds
CQS Switzerland	Geneva	Switzerland	$10.5 billion
CQS Investment Management Limited	London	United Kingdom	$10.5 billion	Convertibles
Credit Suisse Alternatives	Zurich	Switzerland	$10.25 billion	Fund of Funds
Thames River Capital	London	United Kingdom	$9.4 billion	Long/Short
Transtrend	Rotterdam	Netherlands	$9.04 billion	Managed Futures
Henderson Global Investors	London	United Kingdom	$8.5 billion	Global Macro
Polygon Investment Partners	London	United Kingdom	$8.4 billion	Convertibles
Aspect Capital	London	United Kingdom	$7.28 billion	Long/Short
IPM	Stockholm	Sweden	$7.212 billion	Global Macro
Cevian Capital	Stockholm	Sweden	$7.1 billion	Value
Fauchier Partners	London	United Kingdom	$7 billion	Absolute Returns
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation	London	United Kingdom	$7 billion	Long/Short
Silver Creek Capital Management	London	United Kingdom	$6.89 billion	Fixed Income
Dexia Asset Management	Paris	France	$6.71 billion	Fixed Income
HSBC Alternative Investments	London	United Kingdom	$6.5 billion	Multi Strategy
Cheyne Capital	London	United Kingdom	$6.45 billion	Real Estate
Exane Asset Management	Paris	France	$5.84 billion	Long/Short
Cazenove Capital Management	London	United Kingdom	$5.8 billion	Fund of Funds
Old Mutual Asset Managers	London	United Kingdom	$5.25 billion	Asian Equity
Marshall Wace	London	United Kingdom	$5.23 billion	Global Macro
Clive Capital	London	United Kingdom	$5.02 billion	Commodities
Sloane Robinson	London	United Kingdom	$4.9 billion	Long/Short
Jabre Capital Partners	Geneva	Switzerland	$4.86 billion	Multi Strategy
Notz Stucki	Geneva	Switzerland	$4.7 billion	Fund of Funds
Baring Asset Management	London	United Kingdom	$4.7 billion	Fund of Funds
Sciens Asset Management	London	United Kingdom	$4.64 billion	Fund of Funds
Aquila & Partners	Basle	Switzerland	$4.45 billion	Equity
Polar Capital Partners	London	United Kingdom	$3.88 billion	Long/Short

 

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