Top 50 Largest UK (London) Hedge Funds 2017

Top 50 Biggest Hedge Funds in London, UK 2017

Below is a list of the 30 largest hedge funds in the UK for 2017. 
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Rank	Fund Name	City	AUM ($millions)	Strategy
1	Capula Investment Management	London	45812	Absolute Return
2	Winton Capital Management	London	21157	Managed Futures
3	York Capital Management	London	19975	Event Driven
4	Polygon Investment Partners	London	19650	Multi Strategy
5	Egerton Capital	London	16435	Long/Short
6	Comac Capital	London	15984	Global Macro
7	Arrowgrass Capital Partners	London	14440	Convertibles
8	Cheyne Capital	London	13940	Real Estate
9	Henderson Global Investors	London	13927	Global Macro
10	Alcentra	London	13330	Distressed Assets
11	Lindsell Train Limited	London	11342	Fixed Income
12	Polar Capital Partners	London	10861	Long/Short
13	CQS Investment Management	London	10500	Multi Strategy
14	AKO Capital	London	10240	Long/Short
15	Oxford Asset Management	Oxford	10200	Absolute Returns
16	RWC Partners	London	9817	Absolute Returns
17	HSBC Alternative Investments	London	9805	Multi Strategy
18	Aviva Investors	London	9599	Convertibles
19	Odey Asset Management	London	7917	Absolute Returns
20	Marshall Wace	London	7355	Global Macro
21	Blue Mountain Capital Management	London	7100	Managed Futures
22	Pamplona Capital Management	London	7100	Fund of Funds
23	The Children's Investment Fund	London	7000	Long/Short
24	Aspect Capital	London	6320	Long/Short
25	Investec Asset Management	London	6210
26	GSA Capital	London	6086
27	BlueBay Asset Management	London	5720	Fixed Income
28	Finisterre Capital	London	5646	Fixed Income
29	Chenavari Financial Group	London	5475	Fixed Income
30	Ashmore Investment Management	London	5389	Emerging Markets

Data as of June 1, 2017

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Of the top 30 largest UK hedge funds, 29 are based in London

The 30 biggest UK hedge funds have $354.3 billion in assets under management (AUM)

The top 10 largest UK hedge funds have $194.6 billion in AUM

The largest hedge funds in London are Capula Investment Management, Winton Capital Management, and York Capital management.

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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Top 20 UK Hedge Funds - 2014

Top 20 Hedge Funds in the United Kingdom (UK) - 2014

Below is a list of the largest hedge funds in the UK for 2014, ranked by their assets under management (AUM):

Fund Name	City	Country	AUM ($USD)
Man Group	London	UK	38.11B
Brevan Howard	London	UK	28.56B
Blackrock	London	UK	21.46B
Lansdowne Partners	London	UK	17.39B
Arrowgrass Capital Partners	London	UK	10.36B
Capula	London	UK	10.21B
Winton Capital Management	London	UK	9.78B
Egerton	London	UK	7.92B
Cantab Capital Partners	London	UK	7.47B
Polygon Investment Group	London	UK	5.18B
The Childrens' Investment Fund	London	UK	5.18B
Cheyne Capital	London	UK	4.81B
Henderson Investment Advisors	London	UK	4.44B
Pamplona Capital Management	London	UK	4.44B
Marshall Wace	London	UK	3.92B
Aspect Capital	London	UK	3.48B
Pharo Management	London	UK	3.03B
Finisterre Capital	London	UK	3.03B
AKO Capital	London	UK	2.96B
Spinnaker Capital	London	UK	2.52B

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• All of the 20 biggest hedge funds in the UK are based in London. 

• The 20 largest UK funds manage almost $190 billion in assets. 

• The largest hedge fund in the UK Is Man Group, followed by Brevan Howard and Blackrock. 

• Lansdowne Partners is the 4th largest UK hedge fund.

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2013 - Top 40 UK Hedge Funds

The list of the top 40 hedge funds in the United Kingdom as of January, 2013 is headed by TPG Capital ad Man Group. Brevan Howard Asset Management also remains among the largest UK hedge funds in 2013. Below is a list of the Top 40 UK hedge funds 2013:

Note: See the updated list of the Top 50 UK Hedge Funds 2017 

Top 40 UK Hedge Funds:

Hedge Fund	Location	AUM (USD)	Strategies
TPG Capital	London	$54.2 billion
Man Group	London	$51.5 billion	Global Macro
GMO UK	London	$39 billion
Brevan Howard Asset Management	London	$38.6 billion	Global Macro
Och-Ziff Management Europe	London	$32.1 billion
Coronation Fund Managers	London	$30.26 billion
BlackRock Investment Management UK	London	$29.1 billion	Global Macro
Winton Capital Management	London	$29 billion	Managed Futures
GLG Partners	London	$26.4 billion	Multi Strategy
Highbridge Capital Management	London	$25.5 billion	Absolute Returns
Gartmore Investment Management	London	$22.7 billion	Long/Short
Aerion Fund Management	London	$21.85 billion	Fund of Funds
Barclays Global Investors	London	$20.25 billion	Global Macro
Lansdowne Partners	London	$13.64 billion	Absolute Returns
Capula Investment Management LLP	London	$13 billion	Arbitrage
CQS Investment Management Limited	London	$10.5 billion	Convertibles
Thames River Capital	London	$9.4 billion	Long/Short
Henderson Global Investors	London	$8.5 billion	Global Macro
Polygon Investment Partners	London	$8.4 billion	Convertibles
Aspect Capital	London	$7.28 billion	Long/Short
Fauchier Partners	London	$7 billion	Absolute Returns
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation	London	$7 billion	Long/Short
Silver Creek Capital Management	London	$6.89 billion	Fixed Income
HSBC Alternative Investments	London	$6.5 billion	Multi Strategy
Cheyne Capital	London	$6.45 billion	Real Estate
Cazenove Capital Management	London	$5.8 billion	Fund of Funds
Old Mutual Asset Managers	London	$5.25 billion	Asian Equity
Marshall Wace	London	$5.23 billion	Global Macro
Clive Capital	London	$5.02 billion	Commodities
Sloane Robinson	London	$4.9 billion	Long/Short
Baring Asset Management	London	$4.7 billion	Fund of Funds
Sciens Asset Management	London	$4.64 billion	Fund of Funds
Polar Capital Partners	London	$3.88 billion	Long/Short
Egerton Capital	London	$3.67 billion	Long/Short
Arrowgrass Capital Partners	London	$3.46 billion	Convertibles
Spinnaker Capital	London	$3.4 billion	Emerging Markets
Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch	London	$3.2 billion
BlueBay Asset Management	London	$2.975 billion	Managed Futures
Odey Asset Management	London	$2.95 billion	Absolute Returns

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