Top 10 Hedge Funds in Asia by AUM - 2014

Top 10 Asian Hedge Funds

The 10 largest hedge funds in Asia for 2014, ranked by assets under management (AUM):

Fund Name	City	Country	AUM ($USD)
Hillhouse Capital Group	Beijing	China	$9.4B
Sparx Group	Tokyo	Japan	$8.3B
Value Partners	Hong Kong	China	$7.7B
Arisaig Partners	Singapore	Singapore	$3.6B
Dymon Asia	Singapore	Singapore	$3.2B
APS Asset Management	Singapore	Singapore	$3.1B
Myriad Asset Management	Hong Kong	China	$2.4B
Janchor Partners	Hong Kong	China	$1.9B
ADM Capital Management	Hong Kong	China	$1.6B
LIM Advisors	Hong Kong	China	$1.6B

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• 6 of the 10 largest hedge funds in Asia are located in China, with 5 of those located in Hong Kong.

• Singapore ranks 2nd with three of the largest hedge funds in Asia. 

• The 10 largest Asian hedge funds combine to manage more than $40 billion in assets.

Download list of more than 165 hedge funds in Asia

Hedge Fund Inflows to Asia to Increase

According to Barclays Plc, inflows to Asia-based hedge fund managers may increase by $8 billion this year. Many hedge fund managers believe the best growth opportunities still exist in Asia. The threat of added regulation in the US and EU may give hedge fund managers in Asia an additional advantage over their western counterparts.

Overall, assets under management in Asia-Focused funds are expected to increase to $71 billion by the end of the year. Only a third of that amount would be managed by hedge funds based in Asian countries.

Most hedge funds in Asia are located in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Japan.

Most Asian Hedge Funds will Not Receive Performance Fees in 2008

Bloomberg's report today that more than 80% of Asian hedge funds will not receive performance fees in 2008, does not come as a huge surprise given most funds' dismal performance. About 30% of funds actually had positive returns in 2008, but presumably high water marks and benchmarks account for why only 2/3 of the hedge funds with positive performance in 2008 will receive performance fees.

More astounding is that the report found that 86% of asian hedge funds are below their high water mark.

APAC Capital Advisors closed its Greater China Fund in September after assets declined by 80% to just $10 million.

Asian Hedge Fund, Highbridge Capital Management, Limits Redemptions

Highbridge Capital Management, a hedge fund owned by JPMorgan, may limit withdrawals from its Asian Opportunities Fund. The fund is down 32% on the year and Highbridge Capital Management intends to give investors half of their money returned by the end of January. The rest of investors' money will be returned in 12 to 18 months, reports Bloomberg. This comes after earlier news that Highbridge might limit withrdrawals from its Asia Opportunities Fund completely.

Though Highbridge's Asia-focused fund has performed poorly this year, it has returned more than 20% since inception, and double digit gains in 2006 and 2007.

JP Morgan purchased an interest in Highbridge Capital Management in 2004 and increased its interest to 78% in January.


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