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1.02.2012

Top 20 Largest Hedge Funds 2012

2012 - The 20 Biggest Global Hedge Funds
Here is a list of the top 20 hedge funds, along with their assets under management (AUM) as of the beginning of 2012:

Note: See the updated list of the Top 250 Hedge Funds 2017

1. Brevan Howard Asset Management (AUM= $61.5 billion)
2. Goldman Sachs Asset Management (AUM= $52.1 billion)
3. Landsdowne Partners (AUM= $36.4 billion)
4. BlueCrest Capital Management (AUM= $35.3 billion)
5. Och-Ziff Capital Management (AUM= $35 billion)
6. BlackRock (AUM= $29.6 billion)
7. Baupost Group  (AUM= $29.4 billion)
8. Moore Capital (AUM= $28.8 billion)
9. Renaissance Technologies (AUM= $26.5 billion)
10. Appaloosa Management (AUM= $24.6 billion)
11. Avenue Capital (AUM= $23.6 billion)
12. JPMorgan Asset Mangagement (AUM= $20.4 billion)
13. Fortress Investment Group (AUM= $19.9 billion)
14. Paulson & Co (AUM= $19.6 billion)
15. ESL Investments (AUM= $19.5 billion)
16. Soros Fund Management (AUM= $18.1 billion)
17. GLG Partners (AUM= $17.4 billion)
18. DE Shaw (AUM= $17.2 billion)
19. King Street Capital (AUM= $16.3 billion)
20. Bridgewater Associates (AUM= $15.6 billion)
Source: HedgeStats.com

Brevan Howard Asset Management ($61.5B) remains the world's largest hedge fund in 2012 with Goldman Sachs Asset Management ($52.1B) close behind. The top 5 hedge funds manage a combined $170 billion USD. The top 10 hedge funds manage $310 billion as of the end of 2011.

7.20.2011

Hedge Fund Assets Under Management Reach $2 Trillion

Hedge Fund Assets Surpass $2 Trillion in 2011

Hedge fund assets under management (AUM) reached $2 trillion USD as of June 30, 2011. This is according to Hedge Fund Research (HFR). Assets surged past $2 trillion with $62 billion in net inflows for January 1 - June 30, 2011.  Most of these net inflows went to large hedge funds in excess of $5 billion, but with such large hedge funds accounting for 62% of overall hedge fund assets, the inflows were shared relatively equally by large and small hedge funds alike.

12.02.2008

Global Hedge Fund Assets Decline by $170B in Q3, 2008

Global hedge fund assets fell by $170 billion in the third quarter of 2008. There have also been reports that large hedge fund redemptions worldwide accelerated in October and November. The $170 billion decrease in hedge fund assets in the third quarter represents an almost 10% decrease worldwide and comes amid plummeting asset prices on everything from commodities to stocks and most forms of debt.

Interestingly, the hedge fund strategies with the highest redemptions were long/short equity and fixed income arbitrage. Other hard hit strategies in terms of asset outflows were emerging markets and multi-strategy funds.


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