Hedge Fund That Made 60X Return on Volatility Now Takes Opposite Position

Austin, TX based hedge fund Houndstooth Capital Management earlier made a 6000% return by betting on volatility. They did this by betting against an ETF linked to low volatility. Now, however, Houndstooth is betting on the opposite. Sort of. They aren't actually betting volatility will stay low, but instead have targeted a weakness or design flaw inherent to ETFs like ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. According to Bloomberg, "The theory is that after an initial spike there will be a snapback in vol that will decimate the product." In fact, Houndstooth thinks after a large spike in volatility, the snapback could decimate the product in a matter of hours or days. The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 28 June 2018 | 2:20 pm

New Crypto Fund Launches 2018

Crypto Hedge Fund Launches for 2018 Crypto funds have been launching at an extraordinary rate. In 2017 there were launches of more than 100 new crypto hedge funds and venture capital funds. The rate is expected to accelerate with as many as 140 new crypto funds expected to launch in 2018. Below is a list of new crypto funds that were launched in 2018 (through January 31, 2018). Crypto Fund Location Website Blackmoon Crypto Cyprus https://blackmooncrypto.com/ Block View Capital United States https://www.blockviewcapital.com BullCoin Gold Singapore https://bullcoin.gold/  ChainLink Crypto Fund United States http://telegra.ph/Crypto-Fund-Research-06-28 MyBit Switzerland https://mybit.io/ Neufund Germany https://neufund.org/ Palmy Fund United States https://www.palmyfunds.com/ Prime Factor Capital United Kingdom https://www.primefactor.capital Symmetry Fund Cayman Islands https://symmetry.fund/ 1confirmation United States http://www.1confirmation.com List of 416 Crypto Funds Including 2018 Launches The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 9 February 2018 | 8:09 am

Top 10 Crypto Funds

The Top 10 Crypto Hedge Funds Below is a list of the top 10 crypto funds. These funds invest in cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and blockchain companies. The list of crypto funds is compiled based on overall prominence and listed in alphabetical order.  1) Arrington XRP Capital 2) BlockTower Capital 3) BKCM 4) Fenbushi Capital 5) Galaxy Digital Assetes 6) The Logos Fund 7) MetaStable Capital 8) Pantera Capital 9) Polychain Capital 10) Protocol Ventures Download a complete list of crypto hedge funds The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 7 February 2018 | 7:59 am

Crypto Funds - The Quickest Growing Hedge Fund Strategy

Crypto Funds Being Launched at Record Pace What's the fastest growing segment of the hedge fund world? If you've been paying attention, this might not be a surprise - it's cryptocurrency hedge funds. In fact, more than 70 crypto funds were launched in 2017, more than the amount launched in all preceding years. Cryptocurrency hedge funds invest in existing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, Initial Coin Offerings of new cryptos, or in blockchain companies. Collectively, hedge funds investing in these digital assets have exploded. This is largely due to a growing perception that cryptocurrencies are gaining legitimacy as investments. Of course, the huge increases in crypto prices in 2017 play a large role in this as well. Bitcoin, for example, was up more than 1200% in 2017. A large number of crypto hedge funds were launched in the latter part of 2017 according to research from Crypto Fund Research.  It remains to be seen what the effect of falling crypto prices in 2018 will have on existing crypto funds as well as the launch of new crypto hedge funds.  While the number of new crypt fund launches was extraordinary, it's important to keep in mind assets are still quite low. In total, crypto funds have a little over $3.1 billion in assets, or less than .1% of total hedge fund assets. That number is expected to grow significantly as investors open up to crypto funds, and cryptocurrencies in general. Crypto Fund Resources Crypto Fund Infographic Crypto Hedge Fund List Top 10 Crypto Funds 2018 Crypto Fund Launches The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 5 February 2018 | 7:54 am

Nice Hedge Fund Managers Finish Last? Maybe Not

We all know nice guys finish last. This is particularly true when it comes to high finance and hedge fund managers. It's a dog eat dog world and only the most ruthless hedge fund managers make it to the top right? Wrong.  At least according to a new study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. According to this new research, hedge fund managers that show signs of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy actually underperform their peers. Sure, it's only underperformance of  1%, but this is still welcome news to the optimists among us. Researchers at UC Berkeley and University of Denver attempted to measure the personality traits of over 100 hedge funds managers. They then compared this with 10 years of performance data. They found those with psychopathic traits underperformed in terms of annualized and risk-adjusted returns. Of course, the sample size is rather small, representing just a few percent of US hedge fund managers.  Still, the study also is supported by similar research that shows those who display courage, justice, and humanity tend to be the most effective leaders.  The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 20 October 2017 | 2:46 pm

So much fund data...

A New Way to Search Private Funds Ever tried searching EDGAR records for fund data? Then you're probably have faced the frustration of trying to find anything useful. Not that it's surprising the SEC uses a outdated search form that makes it difficult to find the information your searching for. But still... one would think with million dollar budgets the SEC could make the data a bit more user-friendly.  Maybe you've: 1) Searched for a specific fund/company information, only to find the data is spread across dozens of different forms...making it tiresome to find the data you're looking for. 2) Attempted to search for funds based on size, investment strategy, number of accounts, pooled investments etc. only to find that none of these are valid search criteria. 3) Wanted to sort or filter results to find the specific companies or people you're looking for...only to find this too is not an option with the SEC's EDGAR database. Well, finally there is a solution.  A new company has launched that allows you to search records from more than 6,000 fund managers, 20,000 private funds, and more than 30,000 fund employees. Anyone who has ever used the EDGAR database will find Private Fund Data to be a very welcome relief to the old days of painstakingly combing through SEC data. The search function is extremely intuitive and the results are clearly organized.  As a test, we searched funds with more than $1 billion in assets in New York. It returned 145 results.  We also tried searching real estate funds with a minimum investment of $50,000 or less. Instantly 749 results! You could never do searches this way with EDGAR. It's free to use (though after a certain amount of searches you will be prompted to sign up for a paid plan with unlimited searches) and its a far far better alternative to EDGAR. Private Fund Data The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 19 October 2017 | 2:32 pm

What is JSEcoin?

There are now hundreds of cryptocurrencies, many launched within the last 12 months. One of the most recent, and one with a unique twist, is JSEcoin. JSEcoin is unique because it uses javascript on your website to use your visitors web browser to hash/mine coins. JSE coins can also be mined in the traditional way. Essentially, JSEcoin allows anyone with a website to monetize their visitors simply by placing a small snippet of javascript on their site. Anytime a user visits your site their web browser will be used to help you mine JSE coins. Plus you get a small amount of free JSE coin simply for signing up! It remains to be seen whether this latest entrant into the world of cryptos will take off, but signing up is so easy it is a must try for anyone with a blog or website. Learn more about JSE Coin The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 19 September 2017 | 9:42 am

Marketing to Hedge Funds

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Posted on: 26 June 2017 | 3:52 pm

The Best Hedge Fund Lists/Directories

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Posted on: 23 June 2017 | 3:54 pm

Top 250 Largest Hedge Funds 2017

250 Biggest Hedge Funds for 2017 Below is a list of the top 100 largest hedge fund managers for 2017, ranked by assets under management (AUM). You can view the full list of the top 250 biggest hedge funds here: Rank Fund Name Country AUM ($millions) Strategy 1 AQR Capital Management United States 243982 Multi Strategy 2 Bridgewater Associates United States 239323 Long/Short 3 Millennium Management United States 207626 Multi Strategy 4 Citadel Investment Group United States 152656 Convertibles 5 Goldman Sachs Asset Management United States 106240 6 Wellington Management Company United States 99740 Multi Strategy 7 Renaissance Technologies United States 97006 Multi Strategy 8 Pine River Capital Management United States 82775 Multi Strategy 9 DE Shaw United States 81317 Absolute Return 10 Fortress Investment Group United States 56936 Private Equity 11 Elliott Management United States 56006 Global Equity 12 Element Capital Management United States 55883 Global Macro 13 BlueCrest Capital Management Switzerland 55100 14 Moore Capital Management United States 53824 Global Macro 15 Och-Ziff Capital Management United States 51744 Global Macro 16 Two Sigma Investments United States 49269 Commodities 17 Cerberus Capital Management United States 47973 Aerospace/Defense 18 Capula Investment Management United Kingdom 45812 Absolute Return 19 Viking Global Investors United States 43378 Global Macro 20 Adage Capital Management United States 41969 21 GAM Fund Management Hong Kong 40318 Fund of Funds 22 Tudor Investment Corporation United States 39662 Multi Strategy 23 Angelo Gordon & Co. United States 38253 Real Estate 24 Balyasny Asset Management United States 37210 Multi Strategy 25 BlackRock Alternative Advisors United States 33250 Global Macro 26 Lone Pine Capital United States 33157 Long/Short 27 Discovery Capital Management United States 33072 Equity 28 Lighthouse Investment Partners United States 32568 Fund of Funds 29 Pictet Alternative Investments Switzerland 31715 Fund of Funds 30 Baupost Group United States 31563 Global Equity 31 Davidson Kempner United States 31023 Global Equity 32 Graham Capital Management United States 30308 Global Macro 33 GoldenTree Asset Management United States 27384 Private Equity 34 Anchorage Capital Group United States 27176 Credit 35 Centerbridge Partners LP United States 26049 Multi Strategy 36 HBK Capital Management United States 25448 Multi Strategy 37 Farallon Capital Management United States 25436 Multi Strategy 38 Hillhouse Capital Hong Kong 24960 Emerging Markets 39 PointState Capital United States 24763 Energy 40 Tiger Global Management LLC United States 23596 41 Bracebridge Capital United States 23528 Absolute Returns 42 Appaloosa Management United States 22845 Global Equity 43 Hutchin Hill Capital United States 22809 Event Driven 44 Bluemountain Capital Management United States 22788 Global Macro 45 King Street Capital Management United States 21219 Global Macro 46 Winton Capital Management United Kingdom 21157 Managed Futures 47 Select Equity United States 20511 Equity 48 York Capital Management United Kingdom 19975 Event Driven 49 York Capital Management United States 19975 Event Driven 50 Magnetar Capital United States 19895 Multi Strategy 51 Brigade Capital Management United States 19731 Managed Futures 52 Polygon Investment Partners United Kingdom 19650 Multi Strategy 53 Caxton Associates United States 19427 Global Macro 54 Third Point LLC United States 19412 Event Driven 55 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors United States 19358 Private Equity 56 Canyon Partners United States 19149 Multi Strategy 57 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. United States 18960 Emerging Markets 58 Carlson Alternative Advisors United States 18882 Private Equity 59 Highfields Capital Management United States 18796 60 MKP Capital Management United States 18705 Multi Strategy 61 Platinum Asset Management Australia 17954 Equity 62 ValueAct Capital United States 17581 Long/Short 63 Alyeska Investment Group United States 16532 Managed Futures 64 Spectrum Asset Management United States 16509 Fixed Income 65 Egerton Capital United Kingdom 16435 Long/Short 66 Glenview Capital Management United States 16320 Multi Strategy 67 Tilden Park Capital Management United States 16058 Multi Strategy 68 Comac Capital United Kingdom 15984 Global Macro 69 Maverick Capital United States 15922 Global Macro 70 Neuberger Berman United States 15900 Fund of Funds 71 Danske Capital Denmark 15500 European Equity 72 Cevian Capital Sweden 15453 Activist 73 Marathon Asset Management United States 15248 Credit 74 Candriam France 15131 Fixed Income 75 Carval Investors United States 14654 Fixed Income 76 UBS Hedge Fund Solutions United States 14550 Equity 77 Arrowgrass Capital Partners United Kingdom 14440 Convertibles 78 OrbiMed Advisors United States 14400 Private Equity 79 Brummer and Partners Sweden 14200 Long/Short 80 Lazard Alternatives United States 14120 Multi Strategy 81 Paloma Partners United States 14022 82 Cheyne Capital United Kingdom 13940 Real Estate 83 Henderson Global Investors United Kingdom 13927 Global Macro 84 Pershing Square Capital Management United States 13811 Value 85 Coatue Management United States 13755 86 Varde Partners United States 13541 Distressed Assets 87 Senator Investment Group United States 13388 Long/Short 88 Pharo Management United States 13382 Global Macro 89 M Square Investimentos Brazil 13379 90 Alcentra United Kingdom 13330 Distressed Assets 91 Beach Point Capital Management United States 13033 Multi Strategy 92 Fir Tree Partners United States 13018 93 Trian Fund Management LP United States 12478 94 Paulson & Co. United States 12443 Multi Strategy 95 Blue Ridge Capital United States 12410 Real Estate 96 Silver Point Capital United States 12345 Multi Strategy 97 Arrowstreet Capital United States 12200 98 Benefit Street Partners United States 11829 Credit 99 Metacapital Management LP United States 11734 Fixed Income 100 Soroban Capital Partners United States 11626 Long/Short Data as of June 1, 2017 View the full list of the top 250 global hedge fund managers for 2017 The top 5 largest hedge fund managers have $950 billion in combined assets under management The top 10 biggest hedge funds have $1.4 trillion in combined assets under management (AUM) The top 50 biggest hedge funds have $2.7 trillion in combined assets under management (AUM) The top 100 biggest hedge funds have $3.5 trillion in combined assets under management (AUM) 80 of the 100 largest hedge fund managers are based in the US 10 of the 100 top hedge funds in the world are based in the UK   The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 10 June 2017 | 12:47 pm

Top 30 Credit/Fixed Income Hedge Funds 2017

Top 30 Credit Hedge Funds for 2017 Below is a list of the 20 top credit/fixed income oriented hedge funds for 2017, ranked by assets under management (AUM). For a complete list of the top 30 credit hedge funds click here: Rank Fund Name Country AUM ($million) Strategy 1 Anchorage Capital Group United States 27176 Credit 2 Spectrum Asset Management United States 16509 Credit 3 Marathon Asset Management United States 15248 Credit 4 Candriam France 15131 Credit 5 Carval Investors United States 14654 Credit 6 Benefit Street Partners United States 11829 Credit 7 Metacapital Management LP United States 11734 Credit 8 Lindsell Train Limited United Kingdom 11342 Credit 9 Eton Park Capital Management United States 11329 Credit 10 KLS Diversified United States 10940 Credit 11 Onex Credit Partners Canada 7738 Credit 12 Oak Hill Advisors United States 7580 Credit 13 MSD Capital United States 7436 Credit 14 Redwood Capital Management United States 6927 Credit 15 BlueBay Asset Management United Kingdom 5720 Credit 16 DW Partners United States 5650 Credit 17 Finisterre Capital United Kingdom 5646 Credit 18 PAG Absolute Returns Hong Kong 5620 Credit 19 Monarch Alternative Capital United States 5543 Credit 20 Chenavari Financial Group United Kingdom 5475 Credit Data as of June 1, 2017 View a complete list of the top 30 credit/fixed income hedge funds for 2017 With more than $27 billion in AUM, Anchorage Capital Group is the largest credit hedge fund The 20 largest credit hedge funds have $209 billion in AUM 4 of the 20 biggest credit hedge funds are based in LondonThe Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 9 June 2017 | 6:22 pm

Top 30 Largest Fund of Funds 2017

Top 30 Largest Fund of Funds 2017 Below is a list of the top 20 largest fund of hedge funds for 2017, ranked by assets under management. You can view the full list of the top 30 biggest fund of funds here Rank Fund Name Country AUM ($millions) Strategy 1 GAM Fund Management Hong Kong 40318 Fund of Funds 2 Lighthouse Investment Partners United States 32567.5128 Fund of Funds 3 Pictet Alternative Investments Switzerland 31715 Fund of Funds 4 Neuberger Berman United States 15900 Fund of Funds 5 Pacific Alternative Asset Management United States 10052.9554 Fund of Funds 6 K2 Advisors United States 9808.29605 Fund of Funds 7 Prisma Capital Partners United States 8540.35501 Fund of Funds 8 Crestline Management United States 8410.4627 Fund of Funds 9 Pamplona Capital Management United Kingdom 7100 Fund of Funds 10 Coast Asset Management United States 6929.99361 Fund of Funds 11 MCP Asset Management Hong Kong 6740 Fund of Funds 12 Amundi Alternative Investments France 6580 Fund of Funds 13 Magnitude Capital United States 6313.10929 Fund of Funds 14 Entrust Partners United States 5184.62261 Fund of Funds 15 Barings United Kingdom 5149.35294 Fund of Funds 16 Grove Street Advisors United States 4981.148 Fund of Funds 17 Evanston Capital Management United States 4786.79637 Fund of Funds 18 SEB Asset Management Belgium 3890 Fund of Funds 19 Credit Suisse Alternatives Switzerland 3482.557 Fund of Funds 20 Aetos Capital United States 3281.24661 Fund of Funds 21 AlphaCat Managers Bermuda 2735.73681 Fund of Funds 22 Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie Switzerland 2348.52665 Fund of Funds 23 Silver Creek Capital Management United States 2234.57124 Fund of Funds 24 Adamas Partners United States 2156.40609 Fund of Funds 25 SAIL Advisors Hong Kong 2016.76 Fund of Funds 26 Park Street Capital Advisors United States 1997.22066 Fund of Funds 27 Aurum Fund Management United Kingdom 1400 Fund of Funds 28 Protégé Partners United States 1310.601 Fund of Funds 29 Olympia Capital Management United States 1204 Fund of Funds 30 Seminole Management Company United States 1062.84297 Fund of Funds Data as of June 1, 2017 View the entire list of the 30 biggest fund of hedge funds for 2017 The largest fund of hedge funds manager is GAM Fund Management   5 of the top 20 fund of funds have more than $10 billion in assets under management 12 of the top 20 fund of funds managers are based in the United States The top 20 fund of funds manage $221 billion in assets The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 9 June 2017 | 3:40 pm

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. For the full interactive list of the top 50 biggest hedge funds in Europe click here. 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 View the full list of the top 50 hedge funds in Europe for 2017 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 The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 8 June 2017 | 6:23 pm

New Hedge Fund Launches 2017

New hedge funds are beginning to launch again in 2017, after an extended dry spell. At least according to Preqin Some of this may be based on the improved performance of many hedge funds to kick off 2017.  In the first quarter of 2017, hedge funds gained more than 3% and outperformed fund of funds, UCITS, mutual funds , and CTA's. Around 2/3 of new hedge fund launches were in North America, dominating Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world in terms of new hedge fund launches. Read More The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 8 June 2017 | 1:56 pm

Top 25 Largest Hedge Funds in Asia 2017

Top 25 Hedge Funds in Asia 2017 Below is a list of the 20 biggest hedge funds in Asia, ranked by AUM.   For the full interactive list of 25 top hedge funds in Asia click here.   Rank Fund Name Country AUM ($millions) Strategy 1 GAM Fund Management Hong Kong 40318 Fund of Funds 2 Hillhouse Capital Hong Kong 24960 Emerging Markets 3 Graticule Asset Management Asia Singapore 8826 Global Macro 4 MCP Asset Management Hong Kong 6740 Fund of Funds 5 PAG Absolute Returns Hong Kong 5620 Credit 6 Dymon Asia Capital Singapore 5610 Global Macro 7 SPARX Group Co. Japan 5439 Asian Equity 8 Value Partners Hong Kong 4681 Asian Equity 9 Myriad Asset Management Hong Kong 4115 Multi Strategy 10 Tybourne Capital Management Hong Kong 4080 11 Symmetry Investments Hong Kong 3500 Credit 12 Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong 3417 Global Macro 13 Prime Capital Management Hong Kong 3214 Long/Short 14 CSOP Asset Management Hong Kong 3094 Credit 15 APS Asset Management Singapore 2128 Global Equity 16 Guard Capital Management Limited Hong Kong 2093 17 SAIL Advisors Hong Kong 2017 Fund of Funds 18 Ortus Capital Management Hong Kong 2000 FX 19 ADM Capital Hong Kong 1765 Distressed 20 Arisaig Partners Singapore 1665 Emerging Markets Data as of June 1, 2017 View the full list of the top hedge funds in Asia for 2017   The three largest hedge funds in Asia for 2017 are GAM Fund Management, Hillhouse capital, and Graticule Asset Management Asia. The top 10 Asian Hedge Funds have $110.3 billion in assets under management The top 20 hedge funds in Asia have $135 billion in assets under management 15 of the 20 largest Asian hedge funds are in Hong Kong 4 of the 10 largest hedge funds in Asia are in SingaporeThe Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 7 June 2017 | 6:03 pm

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.  For a full list of the top 50 UK hedge funds click here.  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 View the full list of the top 50 hedge funds in London  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. The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 7 June 2017 | 11:43 am

Top 20 Largest Hedge Funds in Hong Kong 2017

Top 20 Hedge Funds in Hong Kong 2017 Below is a list of the 10 biggest hedge funds in Hong Kong ranked by AUM  You can view the full list of top 20 hedge funds in Hong Kong here. Rank Fund Name City/Country AUM ($millions) Strategy 1 GAM Fund Management Hong Kong 40318 Fund of Funds 2 Hillhouse Capital Hong Kong 24960 Emerging Markets 3 MCP Asset Management Hong Kong 6740 Fund of Funds 4 PAG Absolute Returns Hong Kong 5620 Credit 5 Value Partners Hong Kong 4681 Asian Equity 6 Myriad Asset Management Hong Kong 4115 Multi Strategy 7 Tybourne Capital Management Hong Kong 4080 8 Symmetry Investments Hong Kong 3500 Credit 9 Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong 3417 Global Macro 10 Prime Capital Management Hong Kong 3214 Long/Short Data as of June 1, 2017 View the full list of 20 largest Hong Kong Hedge Funds  The two largest Hong Kong hedge funds are GAM Fund Management and Hillhouse Capital. The top 10 hedge funds in Hong Kong have $100 billion in combined assets under management. GAM Fund Management, with over $40 billion in AUM is one of the world's 25 largest hedge funds.  The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 6 June 2017 | 5:28 pm

Top 100 Largest US Hedge Funds 2017

Top 100 Hedge Funds in the United States 2017 Below is a list of the 60 largest US hedge funds, ranked by assets under management. Click here for full top 100 US hedge funds. Fund Name City AUM ($ million) Strategy 1 AQR Capital Management Greenwich 243982 Multi Strategy 2 Bridgewater Associates Westport 239323 Long/Short 3 Millennium Management New York 207626 Multi Strategy 4 Citadel Investment Group Chicago 152656 Convertibles 5 Goldman Sachs Asset Management New York 106240 6 Wellington Management Company Boston 99740 Multi Strategy 7 Renaissance Technologies East Setauket 97006 Multi Strategy 8 Pine River Capital Management Minnetonka 82775 Multi Strategy 9 DE Shaw New York 81317 Absolute Return 10 Fortress Investment Group New York 56936 Private Equity 11 Elliott Management New York 56006 Global Equity 12 Element Capital Management New York 55883 Global Macro 13 Moore Capital Management New York 53824 Global Macro 14 Och-Ziff Capital Management New York 51744 Global Macro 15 Two Sigma Investments New York 49269 Commodities 16 Cerberus Capital Management New York 47973 Aerospace/Defense 17 Viking Global Investors Greenwich 43378 Global Macro 18 Adage Capital Management Boston 41969 19 Tudor Investment Corporation Greenwich 39662 Multi Strategy 20 Angelo Gordon & Co. New York 38253 Real Estate 21 Balyasny Asset Management Chicago 37210 Multi Strategy 22 BlackRock Alternative Advisors New York 33250 Global Macro 23 Lone Pine Capital Greenwich 33157 Long/Short 24 Discovery Capital Management Norwalk 33072 Equity 25 Lighthouse Investment Partners Palm Beach Gardens 32568 Fund of Funds 26 Baupost Group Boston 31563 Global Equity 27 Davidson Kempner New York 31023 Global Equity 28 Graham Capital Management Rowayton 30308 Global Macro 29 GoldenTree Asset Management New York 27384 Private Equity 30 Anchorage Capital Group New York 27176 Credit 31 Centerbridge Partners LP New York 26049 Multi Strategy 32 HBK Capital Management Dallas 25448 Multi Strategy 33 Farallon Capital Management San Francisco 25436 Multi Strategy 34 PointState Capital New York 24763 Energy 35 Tiger Global Management LLC New York 23596 36 Bracebridge Capital Boston 23528 Absolute Returns 37 Appaloosa Management Short Hills 22845 Global Equity 38 Hutchin Hill Capital New York 22809 Event Driven 39 Bluemountain Capital Management New York 22788 Global Macro 40 King Street Capital Management New York 21219 Global Macro 41 Select Equity New York 20511 Equity 42 York Capital Management New York 19975 Event Driven 43 Magnetar Capital Evanston 19895 Multi Strategy 44 Brigade Capital Management New York 19731 Managed Futures 45 Caxton Associates Princeton 19427 Global Macro 46 Third Point LLC New York 19412 Event Driven 47 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Los Angeles 19358 Private Equity 48 Canyon Partners Los Angeles 19149 Multi Strategy 49 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Boston 18960 Emerging Markets 50 Carlson Alternative Advisors Dallas 18882 Private Equity 51 Highfields Capital Management Boston 18796 52 MKP Capital Management New York 18705 Multi Strategy 53 ValueAct Capital San Francisco 17581 Long/Short 54 Alyeska Investment Group Chicago 16532 Managed Futures 55 Spectrum Asset Management Stamford 16509 Fixed Income 56 Glenview Capital Management New York 16320 Multi Strategy 57 Tilden Park Capital Management New York 16058 Multi Strategy 58 Maverick Capital Dallas 15922 Global Macro 59 Neuberger Berman New York 15900 Fund of Funds 60 Marathon Asset Management New York 15248 Credit Data as of June 1, 2017 View the entire largest 100 US hedge funds for 2017 The 5 largest hedge funds in the US for 2017 are AQR Capital Management, Bridgewater Associates, Millennium Mnagement, Citadel Investment Group, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management The top 60 biggest US hedge funds have a combined $2.76 trillion in assets under management (AUM) 30 of the top 60 US hedge funds are based in New York 6 of the top 60 US hedge funds are based in BostonThe Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 5 June 2017 | 11:48 am

Top 40 Largest Hedge Funds in New York 2017

Top 40 Largest Hedge Funds in New York, 2017 Below is a list of the largest NYC hedge funds ranked by assets under management for 2017: Fund Name City AUM ($ million) Strategy 1 Millennium Management New York 207626 Multi Strategy 2 Goldman Sachs Asset Management New York 106240 3 DE Shaw New York 81317 Absolute Return 4 Fortress Investment Group New York 56936 Private Equity 5 Elliott Management New York 56006 Global Equity 6 Element Capital Management New York 55883 Global Macro 7 Moore Capital Management New York 53824 Global Macro 8 Och-Ziff Capital Management New York 51744 Global Macro 9 Two Sigma Investments New York 49269 Commodities 10 Cerberus Capital Management New York 47973 Aerospace/Defense 11 Angelo Gordon & Co. New York 38253 Real Estate 12 BlackRock Alternative Advisors New York 33250 Global Macro 13 Davidson Kempner New York 31023 Global Equity 14 GoldenTree Asset Management New York 27384 Private Equity 15 Anchorage Capital Group New York 27176 Credit 16 Centerbridge Partners LP New York 26049 Multi Strategy 17 PointState Capital New York 24763 Energy 18 Tiger Global Management LLC New York 23596 19 Hutchin Hill Capital New York 22809 Event Driven 20 Bluemountain Capital Management New York 22788 Global Macro 21 King Street Capital Management New York 21219 Global Macro 22 Select Equity New York 20511 Equity 23 York Capital Management New York 19975 Event Driven 24 Brigade Capital Management New York 19731 Managed Futures 25 Third Point LLC New York 19412 Event Driven 26 MKP Capital Management New York 18705 Multi Strategy 27 Glenview Capital Management New York 16320 Multi Strategy 28 Tilden Park Capital Management New York 16058 Multi Strategy 29 Neuberger Berman New York 15900 Fund of Funds 30 Marathon Asset Management New York 15248 Credit Data as of June 1, 2017 View the full list of the top 40 New York hedge funds 2017 The three largest NYC hedge funds are Millennium Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, DE Shaw, and Fortress Investment Group. The top 30 biggest hedge funds in New York for 2017 have $1.22 trillion in assets under management. The eight top hedge funds in New York with more than $50 billion in assets under management.  The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 4 June 2017 | 11:07 am

Top 20 Largest Hedge Funds in California 2017

Top 20 Largest Hedge Funds in California - 2017 Below is data on the top 20 largest hedge funds in California as of June, 2017:   Fund Name City AUM ($ million) Strategy 1 Farallon Capital Management San Francisco 25436 Multi Strategy 2 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Los Angeles 19358 Private Equity 3 Canyon Partners Los Angeles 19149 Multi Strategy 4 ValueAct Capital San Francisco 17581 Long/Short 5 Beach Point Capital Management Santa Monica 13033 Multi Strategy 6 Horsley Bridge Partners San Francisco 11172 Private Equity 7 Pacific Alternative Asset Management Irvine 10053 Fund of Funds 8 Rimrock Capital Management Irvine 8360 Commodities 9 Parallax Fund San Francisco 8311 Multi Strategy 10 Coast Asset Management Santa Monica 6930 Fund of Funds Data as of June 1, 2017 View the full list of the top 20 hedge funds in California The three largest hedge funds in California are Farallon Capital Management, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, and Canyon Partners The top 10 hedge funds in California have a combined $139 billion in assets under management Four of the ten biggest California hedge funds are based in San FranciscoThe Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 2 June 2017 | 10:58 am

Top 20 Largest Hedge Funds in Connecticut 2017

Top 20 Hedge Funds in Connecticut -2017 Below is a list of the largest hedge funds in Connecticut for 2017: Fund Name City AUM ($ million) Strategy 1 AQR Capital Management Greenwich 243982 Multi Strategy 2 Bridgewater Associates Westport 239323 Long/Short 3 Viking Global Investors Greenwich 43378 Global Macro 4 Tudor Investment Corporation Greenwich 39662 Multi Strategy 5 Lone Pine Capital Greenwich 33157 Long/Short 6 Spectrum Asset Management Stamford 16509 Fixed Income 7 UBS Hedge Fund Solutions Stamford 14550 Equity 8 Paloma Partners Greenwich 14022 9 Silver Point Capital Greenwich 12345 Multi Strategy 10 K2 Advisors Stamford 9808 Fund of Funds Data as of June 1, 2017 View the full list of top 20 hedge funds in Connecticut for 2017 The 3 largest hedge funds in Connecticut are AQR Capital Management, Bridgewater Associates, and Viking Global Investors. 6 of the 10 largest hedge funds in CT are based in Greenwich The 10 biggest hedge funds in Connecticut have a combined $667 billion in assets under management. The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 1 June 2017 | 10:33 pm

Top 10 Largest Hedge Funds Chicago - 2017

Top 10 Largest Hedge Funds in Chicago - 2017 Below is a partial list of the top hedge funds in Chicago as of June 1, 2017: Fund Name City AUM ($millions) Strategy 1 Citadel Investment Group Chicago 152656 Convertibles 2 Balyasny Asset Management Chicago 37210 Multi Strategy 3 Alyeska Investment Group Chicago 16532 Managed Futures 4 LaSalle Investment Management Chicago 11012 Real Estate 5 Wolverine Asset Management Chicago 6282 Arbitrage 6 Anchor Bolt Capital Chicago 5261 Long/Short 7 JHL Capital Group Chicago 2193 Convertibles 8 Blue Vista Capital Partners Chicago 1324 Real Estate Data as of June 1, 2017 View the full list of top 10 hedge funds in Chicago for 2017 The three largest hedge funds in Chicago are Citadel Investment Group, Balyasny Asset Management, and Alyeska Investment Group The 8 biggest hedge funds in Chicago have combined assets under management over 232.4 billion as of June 1, 2017 The 4 largest Chicago hedge fund managers all have in excess of $10 billion in AUM The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 1 June 2017 | 6:27 pm

Top 20 Largest Hedge Funds in Boston - 2017

20 Largest Hedge Funds in Boston, MA - 2017 Below is a 1-10 of the top 20 largest Boston hedge funds for 2017: Fund Name City AUM ($millions) Strategy Wellington Management Company Boston 99740 Multi Strategy Adage Capital Management Boston 41969 Baupost Group Boston 31563 Global Equity Bracebridge Capital Boston 23528 Absolute Returns Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Boston 18960 Emerging Markets Highfields Capital Management Boston 18796 Arrowstreet Capital Boston 12200 ArcLight Capital Partners Boston 9616 Energy Abrams Capital Boston 9314 Managed Futures Panagora Boston 8420 Global Macro Data as of 5/28/2017 Get the full list of the Top 20 Hedge Funds in Boston 2017 The three largest hedge funds in Boston are Wellington Management Company, Adage Capital Management and Baupost Group. The 10 biggest hedge funds in Boston  have over $270 billion in combined assets under Management. 7 of the 10 largest Boston hedge funds have more than $10 billion in assets The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 28 May 2017 | 6:24 pm

New Hedge Fund Launches 2017

2017 Hedge Fund Launches There are several new hedge funds launching in 2017, with many more to come in the second half of the year. Here are a few recent new hedge funds for 2017: 1) Blue Hawk Investment Group, founded in 2016, just launched their BlueHawk Fundamental Growth Fund, a long/short equity fund. 2) Holocene Advisors, a hedge fund started by former Citadel manager, Brandon Haley, is gearing up for an April, 2017 launch with an expected $1 billion. 3) Light Sky Macro, also based out of New York and run by Ben Melkman, is launching in the first quarter of 2017. The fund has backing from some huge names in the hedge fund industry including Louis Bacon, Philippe Laffont, Steve Cohen, and Dan Loeb. 4) Latitude Investment Management is launching with an extremely unique fee structure - just 1% management fees and no performance fees.  Stay tuned for additional hedge fund launches in 2017 The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 20 April 2017 | 5:24 pm

Marketing to Hedge Funds

Marketing to Hedge Funds As of 2017, hedge funds had nearly 3.3 trillion in assets and had net inflows of $75 billion in new assets. There is also a lot of optimism, with 69% of hedge fund managers expressing optimism for industry returns. With the optimism and massive amount of capital at stake, it's no surprise that everyone from third party service providers to purveyors of luxury goods are looking for a way to market to hedge funds. Of course, the major hurdle is that hedge funds are notoriously difficult to contact. Though it's beginning to change, a large number of hedge funds do not even maintain websites (or simply operate a secure login terminal for clients). Others provide little information on their fund, executives, strategy, assets under management, and the other key criteria necessary for marketers to effectively communicate their value proposition. So how exactly can one effectively market their product or service to hedge funds? 1) Understand the hedge fund industry and need for your product or service If you are selling, for example, private jet sharing, you may be looking to market to the entire industry. If, on the other hand, you are providing a data analytics service, you may be only marketing to funds utilizing a specific strategy. Understanding the various types of hedge funds and what their product and service needs may be is absolutely essential. Some resources you might like: 2017 Preqin Hedge Fund Report Free Hedge Fund Database Hedge Fund Marketing Association HedgeCo Service Provider Directory The Secret Hedge Fund Database 2) Reach out to hedge funds directly Let's face it, you're not going to be able to effectively run ads using Google AdWords to target hedge fund managers and decision makers. Facebook ads can you a bit closer, but still won't allow you to target them directly. In our experience, the best method for marketing to hedge funds is reaching out to them directly - in person, by mail, or by email. There are close to a dozen reputable hedge fund database/directories that can be immensely helpful in this regard. The good ones will be updated frequently. Our favorite is The Blue Heron Group's secret hedge fund database. Other well known databases, though they are rather expensive and more aimed at investors, are Preqin and EurekaHedge, and Morningstar. HedgeLists offers an inexpensive alternative, particularly if you are looking to market to a specific country or fund strategy. 3) Differentiate yourself Due to the large amount of capital and relative concentration of funds, it can be difficult to get the time of day from the larger and more well known funds. Your value proposition, along with a unique approach, is critical to your ability to effectively market yourself and your product to hedge funds. The Hedge Fund BlogMan provides timely information on hedge funds including performance, fund closings, jobs and more.

Posted on: 18 April 2017 | 4:52 pm