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September 16, 2013 01:00 AM

The largest hedge fund managers

Ranked by assets managed worldwide in hedge funds, in millions, as of June 30, 2013.

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    RankManagerAssetsChange from 2012
    1Bridgewater Associates$81,9008.8%
    2Man Group $40,300-2.7%
    3Brevan Howard Capital Mgmt. $39,7338.3%
    4BlueCrest Capital Mgmt.1$36,70018.1%
    5Och-Ziff Capital Mgmt. Group$36,56722.2%
    6BlackRock$28,69318.8%
    7Baupost Group2$28,08621.3%
    8Credit Suisse Asset Mgmt.3$24,60330.5%
    9AQR Capital Mgmt. $24,2006.6%
    10Winton Capital Mgmt.$23,961-15.5%
    11Renaissance Technologies $23,5006.3%
    12Canyon Capital Advisors4$22,60058.0%
    13The D. E. Shaw Group$22,22418.4%
    14J.P. Morgan Asset Mgmt.$22,039-23.6%
    15Elliott Mgmt. $22,0009.2%
    16Lone Pine Capital2$21,95914.4%
    17Davidson Kempner4$21,50010.2%
    18Viking Global Investors2$20,21629.6%
    19Farallon Capital Mgmt.$19,000-4.0%
    20King Street Capital Mgmt.$18,3005.2%
    21Millennium Mgmt.$18,12015.4%
    22Paulson & Co. $17,156-18.3%
    23PIMCO$15,40252.5%
    24York Capital Mgmt.2$15,00020.0%
    25Citadel $14,70018.8%
    26Goldman Sachs Asset Mgmt.$14,500-4.6%
    27Appaloosa Mgmt.2$14,3892.8%
    28S.A.C. Capital Advisors2$13,9717.1%
    29Pershing Square Capital Mgmt.2$13,19916.9%
    30BlueMountain Capital Mgmt.$13,13678.0%
    31Fortress Investment Group$12,22119.1%
    32Avenue Capital Group$12,2067.2%
    33Moore Capital Mgmt. $12,122-19.2%
    34Lansdowne Partners2$12,08613.0%
    35Third Point Partners 2$11,80035.6%
    36CQS$11,7003.1%
    37Marshall Wace4$11,30071.2%
    38Tiger Global Mgmt.2$11,280-18.1%
    39Tudor Investment Corp.2$11,2461.6%
    40Black Diamond Capital Mgmt.2$11,158-1.2%
    41ValueAct Capital2$11,00041.0%
    42Anchorage Capital Group$10,3001.0%
    43Fir Tree Partners$10,08328.1%
    44Eton Park Capital Mgmt.$10,000-9.1%
    45Cevian Capital$9,77540.9%
    46Odey Asset Mgmt.2$9,69054.5%
    47Capula Investment Mgmt. $9,600-26.2%
    48Magnetar Capital 3$9,1001.1%
    49Nephila Capital $9,010N/A
    50Maverick Capital Mgmt.1$9,00011.1%
    51Two Sigma Investments$9,00013.9%
    52Pine River Capital Mgmt.$8,99346.5%
    53Greenlight Capital$8,80014.3%
    54Discovery Capital Mgmt.4$8,40025.9%
    55Marathon Asset Mgmt.$8,165-35.6%
    56Mason Capital Mgmt.4$7,900-1.8%
    57Caxton Associates $7,500-36.9%
    58GoldenTree Asset Mgmt.$7,4423.4%
    59Coatue Mgmt. $7,40031.0%
    60Omega Advisors2$7,40015.6%
    61MKP Capital Mgmt.$7,36153.4%
    62Graham Capital Mgmt.$7,302-4.3%
    63Polar Capital2$7,21070.1%
    64Claren Road Asset Mgmt.2$7,051-0.2%
    65Blue Ridge Capital Mgmt.2 4$7,0507.9%
    66Carlson Capital$7,0458.4%
    67Aspect Capital2$6,700-1.4%
    68Taconic Capital Advisors 2$6,700-18.7%
    69Glenview Capital Mgmt.$6,423N/A
    70Scout Capital Mgmt.$6,30037.0%
    71Ramius$6,10113.5%
    72Halcyon Asset Mgmt.$6,10032.6%
    73JANA Partners $5,82080.4%
    74Brigade Capital Mgmt.$5,383-1.6%
    75Indus Capital Partners $5,35730.9%
    76UBS Global Asset Mgmt.1$5,232-13.1%
    77Black River Asset Mgmt.$5,20026.8%
    78SABA Capital Mgmt.$5,180-7.5%
    79Cheyne Capital$5,161N/A
    80Senator Investment Group $5,15143.3%
    81Structured Portfolio Mgmt.2$5,06019.5%
    82Trian Fund Mgmt.2$5,00026.3%
    83Visium Asset Mgmt.$4,90040.0%
    84QVT Financial2$4,758-12.7%
    85Partner Fund Mgmt.$4,499N/A
    86Ellington Mgmt. Group $4,300N/A
    87Oxford Asset Mgmt.2$4,180N/A
    88Aurelius Capital Mgmt.$4,075N/A
    89GSO Capital Partners1$4,00011.0%
    90Mariner Investment Group4$4,000-14.9%
    91COMAC Capital2$3,784-27.7%
    92Scopia Capital Mgmt. $3,77038.1%
    93Samlyn Capital$3,450-32.4%
    94Tricadia Capital Mgmt.$3,404N/A
    95Autonomy Capital $3,30022.2%
    96Harbinger Capital Partners2$3,1048.8%
    97Astenbeck Capital Mgmt.2$3,095-6.7%
    98Passport Capital$3,000-16.7%
    99LibreMax Capital$2,872N/A
    100Vermillion Asset Mgmt.2$2,794-2.7%
    101Ascend Capital$2,675-18.9%
    102Czech Asset Mgmt.$2,500127.3%
    103Kingdon Capital Mgmt.$2,491-0.4%
    104Gramercy$2,40419.9%
    105Capstone Investment Advisors$2,36538.3%
    106Prologue Capital$2,30136.2%
    107PDT Partners$2,300N/A
    108Everest Capital2$2,26949.2%
    109Conatus Capital Mgmt.2$2,251N/A
    110Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Mgmt.$2,228N/A
    111P. Schoenfeld Asset Mgmt.$2,20027.5%
    112Wexford Capital $2,200N/A
    113/td>Whitebox Advisors1$2,200N/A
    114Highland Capital Mgmt.$2,17339.0%
    115Premium Point Investments$2,028N/A
    116Seer Capital Mgmt. $1,980N/A
    117Aquila Capital Concepts $1,956N/A
    118Paloma Partners $1,9000.0%
    119Ivory Capital$1,807N/A
    120Highline Capital Mgmt.$1,8000.0%
    121Kepos Capital$1,793N/A
    122Solus Alternative Asset Mgmt. $1,740-8.4%
    123Finisterre Capital$1,67211.5%
    124Hudson Bay Capital Mgmt. $1,55014.7%
    125Ospraie Mgmt.$1,5000.0%
    126JAT Capital Mgmt.2$1,376-43.8%
    127Columbus Hill Capital Mgmt.$1,322N/A
    128TIG Advisors $1,230N/A
    129Watershed Asset Mgmt.$1,200-7.7%
    130Starboard Value2$1,17513.5%
    131Peak6 Advisors2$1,146N/A
    132Hutchin Hill Capital$1,000-9.1%
    Total$1,285,23415.2%
    Notes: 1 Company information; 2 2013 assets are discretionary assets from the most recent SEC ADV; may include non-hedge fund assets; 3 2012 asset figure is restated; 4 Hedge fund databases.
    Source: Pensions & Investments survey, unless otherwise noted

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