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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Source: Hedge Lists

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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Source: Hedge Lists

Top 50 Hedge Funds 2009

Below is a list of the Top 50 Hedge Funds for 2009. (Based on 2009 YTD Performance):

Fund	Country of Domicile	2009 YTD Return
GJ Investment Funds	USA	594.00%
LaGrange Special Situations Yield	Cayman Islands	457%
CKP Masters Aggressive Program	Switzerland	257%
LaGrange Capital Partners	USA	218%
Gaia Resources Fund	Cayman Islands	215%
Group G Investments	British Virgin Islands	202%
BTR Global Energy Fund	Cayman Islands	193%
RAB Northwest Warrant Fund	Cayman Islands	192%
Russian Prosperity B	Cayman Islands	189%
Russian Prosperity C	Cayman Islands	187%
Constellation Fund Equities	USA	186%
Russian Prosperity A	Cayman Islands	184%
Prosperity Cub	Cayman Islands	181%
Senvest Partners	Cayman Islands	179%
MMA Multigestion Emergents	France	176%
Vltava Sicav	Malta	173%
Troika Russia Fund	Cyprus	168%
Dynamic Power Hedge	Cana	160%
Kaltchuga Fund	British Virgin Islands	161%
Loyola Capital Partners	USA	158%
Salida Multi Strategy	USA	156%
AUK Capital Partners	USA	154%
Loyola Capital Fund	USA	154%
FAMA Brazil Challenger Equity	Cayman Islands	150%
Gerbino Gold Group	USA	147%
Victoire Selection Brazil	Cayman Islands	147%
Polo Fund	Cayman Islands	143%
Olesen Capital	USA	142%
ALphaNorth Partners Fund	Canada	142%
UFG Russia Alternative Fund	Cayman Islands	142%
GFTC New Value Trust	Canada	141%
Thunder Silver Partners	USA	140%
The Prosperity Quest Fund	Cayman Islands	140%
Zhongyuan Licai Hongli Longying Trust	China	137%
Golden China Fund	Cayman Islands	137%
Front Street Candian Energy Fund	Canada	136%
Ocean Star Fund	China	136%
Southridge Partners	USA	136%
Andromeda Global Credit	USA	135%
Golden China US Fund	Cayman Islands	135%
Investcorp Silverback Arbitrage	USA	135%
Barnegat Fund	Bermuda	132%
Concise Capital Offshore Fund	Cayman Islands	132%
Meridian Glb Gold & Resources	British Virgin Islands	130%
Elevated Value Focus	USA	127%
Thunder Gold Partners	USA	127%
FPP Yellow Tiger China Fund	Cayman Islands	126%
India Synthetic Warrant Fund	Guernsey	125%
Skopos Fund	Cayman Islands	124%
CAAM Invest	Luxembourg	124%

You will notice that most of the best performing hedge funds in 2009 are commodity and emerging markets funds.

50 Largest US Hedge Funds (AUM)

Below is a list of the Top 50 US Hedge Funds including location, strategy and AUM, ranked by Assets Under Management for 2009:
Note: View the updated list of Top 100 US Hedge Funds 2017

TOP 50 US HEDGE FUNDS

1. Bridgewater Associates
Location: Westport, CT
Strategy: Multi Strategy, Global Macro
AUM: $38.00 billion

2. JPMorgan Asset Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Long/Short Equity
AUM: $32.89 billion

3. Paulson & Co.
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Credit, Multi Strategy, Merger Arbitrage
AUM: $29.00 billion

4. D.E. Shaw & Company
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Multi Strategy, Global Macro
AUM: $28.60 billion

5. Och-Ziff Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $22.10 billion

6. Soros Fund Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Global Macro
AUM: $21.00 billion

7. Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $20.59 billion

8. Renaissance Technologies Corporation
Location: East Setauket, NY
Strategy: Quantitative Long/Short Equity
AUM: $20.00 billion

9. Farallon Capital Management
Location: San Francisco, CA
Strategy: Multi Strategy
AUM: $20.00 billion

10. Baupost Group
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $16.80 billion

11. Moore Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Global Macro, Fixed Income, Long/Short Equity
AUM: $16.50 billion

12. Avenue Capital Group
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Distressed Debt
AUM: $16.20 billion

13. King Street Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $15.90 billion

14. Angelo, Gordon & Company
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Multi strategy
AUM: $14.00 billion

15. Fortress Investment Group
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Global Macro, Event Driven
AUM: $13.66 billion

16. Lone Pine Capital
Location: Greenwich, CT
Strategy: Long/Short Equity
AUM: $13.00 billion

17 . Elliott Management Corporation
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $12.80 billion

18. Eton Park Capital
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Multi Strategy
AUM: $12.00 billion

19. SAC Capital Advisors
Location: Stamford, CT
AUM: $12.00 billion

20. Cerberus Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Distressed Debt
AUM: $11.90 billion

21. FX Concepts
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Emerging Market Debt
AUM: $11.74 billion

22. Millenium Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Multi Strategy
AUM: $11.70 billion

23. Tudor Investment Corporation
Location: Greenwich, CT
Strategy: Long/Short Equity, Global Macro
AUM: $11.37 billion

24. Citadel Investment Group
Location: Chicago, IL
Strategy: Multi Strategy
AUM: $10.72 billion

25. TPG-Axon Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Global Macro
AUM: $10.60 billion

26. ESL Investments
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $10.50 billion

27. Duquesne Capital Management
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Strategy: Distressed Debt, Multi Strategy
AUM: $10.00 billion

28. Wellington Capital Management
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $10.00 billion

29. GoldenTree Asset Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $10.00 billion

30. Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Distress Debt, Long/Short Equity, Multi Strategy
AUM: $9.70 billion

31. Maverick Capital
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Long/Short Equity
AUM: $9.70 billion

32. Viking Global Investors
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $9.66 billion

33. Canyon Capital Advisors
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Strategy: Arbitrage
AUM: $9.38 billion

34. GMO
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $9.00 billion

35. Bain Capital
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $8.80 billion

36. Stark Investments
Location: St. Francis, WI
Strategy: Multi Strategy, Emerging Markets
AUM: $8.67 billion

37. Convexity Capital Management
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $8.50 billion

38. QVT Financial
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Multi Strategy
AUM: $8.50 billion

39. Perry Capital
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Multi Strategy
AUM: $8.33 billion

40. Adage Capital Management
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $8.00 billion

41. Caxton Associates
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $8.00 billion

42. Atticus Capital
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Activist
AUM: $8.00 billion

43. York Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Event Driven, Distressed Debt, Multi Strategy
AUM: $7.80 billion

44. Highfields Capital Management
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $7.80 billion

45. Black River Asset Management
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Strategy: Multi Strategy
AUM: $7.44 billion

46. Harbinger Capital Partners
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.10 billion

47. Taconic Capital Advisors
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.10 billion

48. Magnetar Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.10 billion

49. HBK Capital Management
Location: Dallas, TX
Strategy: Multi Strategy
AUM: $7.10 billion

50. Marathon Asset Management
Location: New York, NY
Strategy: Emerging Markets, Long/Short Equity, Event Driven, Distressed Debt
AUM: $7.00 billion

Source: Institutional Investor

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Top 100 Largest Hedge Funds

Below is a list of the 100 largest hedge funds in the world including location and AUM (assets under management) as of 2009.

NOTE: Please see the updated TOP 75 Hedge Funds 2016  or view the Top 250 Global Hedge Funds 2017

1. Bridgewater Associates
Location: Westport, CT
AUM: $38.00 billion

2. JPMorgan Asset Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $32.89 billion

3. Paulson & Co.
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $29.00 billion

4. D.E. Shaw & Company
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $28.60 billion

5. Brevan Howard Asset Management
Location: London, UK
AUM: $26.84 billion

6. MAN Investments
Location: London, UK
AUM: $24.40 billion

7. Och-Ziff Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $22.10 billion

8. Soros Fund Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $21.00 billion

9. Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $20.59 billion

10. Renaissance Technologies Corporation
Location: East Setauket, NY
AUM: $20.00 billion

11. Farallon Capital Management
Location: San Francisco, CA
AUM: $20.00 billion

12. Barclays Global Investors
Location: London, UK
AUM: $17.00 billion

13. Baupost Group
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $16.80 billion

14. BlueBay Asset Management
Location: London, UK
AUM: $16.70 billion

15. Moore Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $16.50 billion

16. Avenue Capital Group
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $16.20 billion

17. King Street Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $15.90 billion

18. Angelo, Gordon & Company
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $14.00 billion

19. Fortress Investment Group
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $13.66 billion

20. BlueCrest Capital Management
Location: London, UK
AUM: $13.27 billion

21. Lone Pine Capital
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $13.00 billion

22. Elliott Management Corporation
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $12.80 billion

23. Winton Capital Management
Location: London, UK
AUM: $12.40 billion

24. Eton Park Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $12.00 billion

25. SAC Capital Advisors
Location: Stamford, CT
AUM: $12.00 billion

26. Landsowne Partners
Location: London, UK
AUM: $12.00 billion

27. Cerberus Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $11.90 billion

28. FX Concepts
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $11.74 billion

29. Millenium Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $11.70 billion

30. GLG Partners
Location: London, UK
AUM: $11.50 billion

31. Tudor Investment Corporation
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $11.37 billion

32. Citadel Investment Group
Location: Chicago, IL
AUM: $10.72 billion

33. Axon Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $10.60 billion

34. ESL Investments
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $10.50 billion

35. Duquesne Capital Management
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
AUM: $10.00 billion

36. Wellington Capital Management
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $10.00 billion

37. GoldenTree Asset Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $10.00 billion

38. Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $9.70 billion

39. Maverick Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $9.70 billion

40. Viking Global Investors
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $9.66 billion

41. The Children's Investment Fund
Location: London, UK
AUM: $9.40 billion

42. Canyon Capital Advisors
Location: Los Angeles, CA
AUM: $9.38 billion

43. Sloane Robinson
Location: London, UK
AUM: $9.10 billion

44. GMO
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $9.00 billion

45. Bain Capital
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $8.80 billion

46. Stark Investments
Location: St. Francis, WI
AUM: $8.67 billion

47. Convexity Capital Management
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $8.50 billion

48. QVT Financial
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $8.50 billion

49. Perry Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $8.33 billion

50. Adage Capital Management
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $8.00 billion

51. Caxton Associates
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $8.00 billion

52. Atticus Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $8.00 billion

53. York Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.80 billion

54. Highfields Capital Management
Location: Boston, MA
AUM: $7.80 billion

55. Black River Asset Management
Location: Minnetonka, MN
AUM: $7.44 billion

56. Harbinger Capital Partners
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.10 billion

57. Taconic Capital Advisors
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.10 billion

58. Magnetar Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.10 billion

59. HBK Capital Management
Location: Dallas, TX
AUM: $7.10 billion

60. Marathon Asset Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.00 billion

61. Blue Ridge Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $7.00 billion

62. HSBC
Location: London, UK
AUM: $6.90 billion

63. Mariner Investment Group
Location: Harrison, NY
AUM: $6.80 billion

64. Symphony Asset Management
Location: San Francisco, CA
AUM: $6.70 billion

65. Marshall Wallace
Location: London, UK
AUM: $6.60 billion

66. Horseman Capital Management
Location: London, UK
AUM: $6.52

67. CQS
Location: London, UK
AUM: $6.50 billion

68. Silver Point Capital
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $6.5 billion

69. Shumway Capital Partners
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $6.50 billion

70. AQR Capital Management
Location: Greenwich, CT
AUM: $6.40 billion

71. Gartmore Investment Management
Location: London, UK
AUM: $6.16 billion

72. Anchorage Advisors
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $6.00 billion

73. Kynikos
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $6.00 billion

74. BlackRock
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $5.61 billion

75. Tiger Asia Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $5.60

76. Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $5.50 billion

77. Dexia Asset Management
Location: Paris, France
AUM: $5.47 billion

78. Sparx Group
Location: Tokyo, Japan
AUM: $5.43 billion

79. Alternative and Quantitative Investments
Location: Chicago, IL
AUM: $5.43 billion

80. Spinnaker Capital
Location: London, UK
AUM: $5.40 billion

81. Cheyne Capital Management
Location: London, UK
AUM: $5.23 billion

82. AllianceBernstein
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $5.1 billion

83. Greenlight Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $5.1 billion

84. Appaloosa Management
Location: Chatham, NJ
AUM: $5.1 billion

85. Galleon Group
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $5.00 billion

86. Cantillon Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $5.00 billion

87. Centaurus Energy
Location: Houston, TX
AUM: $5.0o billion

88. Thames River Capital
Location: London, UK
AUM: $4.9 billion

89. Campbell & Co.
Location: Towson, MD
AUM: $4.9 billion

90. Graham Capital Management
Location: Rowayton, CT
AUM: $4.72 billion

91. Pershing Square Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $4.70 billion

92. Icahn Capital
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $4.63 billion

93. BlueMountain Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $4.60 billion

94. Glenview Capital Management
Location: New York, NY
AUM: $4.46 billion

95. Varde Partners
Location: Minneapolis, MN
AUM: $4.40 billion

96. Brummer and Partners
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
AUM: $4.39 billion

97. Tewksbury Capital Management
Location: Hamilton, Bermuda
AUM: $4.30 billion

98. Aspect Capital
Location: London, UK
AUM: $4.30 billion

99. Credit Suisse Hedging
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
AUM: $4.24 billion

100. Carlson Capital
Location: Dallas, TX
AUM: $4.23 billion

Source: Institutional Investor

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