Ranked by assets reported in SEC ADV filings, in millions, as of Dec. 31, 2017.
Rank
Manager
ADV Part 5 regulatory
total
assets
ADV Part 5 regulatory discretionary assets
ADV Part 2A discretionary assets
1
Balyasny Asset Mgmt.
$75,056
$75,056
$12,700
2
Moore Capital Mgmt.
$53,824
$53,824
$13,320
3
Tudor Investment
$39,662
$39,662
$39,662
4
Mariner Investment Group
$38,321
$38,321
$5,400
5
Lansdowne Partners3
$33,728
$33,728
$19,086
6
Lone Pine Capital
$33,157
$33,157
$25,250
7
Discovery Capital Mgmt.
$33,072
$33,072
$33,072
8
Brigade Capital Mgmt.
$19,731
$19,731
$19,783
9
Caxton Associates
$19,427
$19,427
$19,427
10
ValueAct Capital Mgmt.3
$17,581
$17,581
$17,581
11
Maverick Capital
$15,922
$15,922
$15,922
12
Baker Brothers Investments3
$15,645
$15,645
$15,645
13
Coatue Management
$13,755
$13,755
$10,249
14
Varde Management
$13,541
$13,541
N/A
15
OxFORD Asset Mgmt.3
$13,042
$13,042
$4,110
16
Trian Fund Mgmt.
$12,478
$12,478
$11,666
17
Paulson & Co.1
$12,443
$12,443
$12,443
18
Blue Ridge Capital
$12,410
$12,410
$6,946
19
Silver Point Capital
$12,345
$12,345
$9,200
20
Polar Capital4
$11,945
$11,945
$11,600
21
Scopia Capital Mgmt.
$11,370
$11,370
$11,370
22
Whitebox Advisors2
$8,863
$8,863
$8,863
23
JANA Partners
$8,500
$8,500
$8,500
24
Black Diamond Capital Mgmt.
$8,043
$8,043
$8,043
25
Systematica Investments
$8,037
$8,037
$8,082
26
MSD Partners
$7,436
$7,436
$7,436
27
Odey Asset Mgmt.5
$6,932
$6,932
$6,000
28
Starboard Value
$6,339
$6,339
$5,300
29
Convexity Capital Mgmt.
$5,829
$5,829
$4,300
30
Wexford Asset Mgmt.
$4,863
$4,863
$2,800
31
Quantitative Investment Mgmt.
$4,310
$4,310
$669
32
Passport Capital2
$4,296
$4,296
$2,556
33
QVT Financial
$4,268
$4,268
$2,473
34
Aurelius Capital
$4,254
$4,254
$4,254
35
Hitchwood Capital Mgmt.
$3,822
$3,822
$3,096
36
Mason Capital Mgmt.
$3,508
$3,508
$3,508
37
Greywolf Capital Mgmt.1
$3,507
$3,470
$3,470
38
Hoplite Capital Mgmt.
$3,360
$3,360
$2,282
39
Providence Investment Mgmt.3
$3,083
$3,083
$609
40
P. Schoenfeld Asset Mgmt.
$2,573
$2,573
$2,000
41
New Providence Asset Mgmt.
$2,417
$2,268
$2,300
42
Conatus Capital Mgmt.
$2,407
$2,407
$1,883
43
SECOR Capital Advisors
$2,310
$2,310
$2,310
44
Impala Asset Mgmt.
$2,301
$2,301
$2,301
45
Columbus Hill Capital Mgmt.1
$2,114
$2,114
$1,861
46
Tremblant Capital
$2,062
$2,062
$2,062
47
Blue Rock Advisors
$1,973
$1,973
$1,122
48
New Mountain Vantage
$1,968
$1,968
$1,938
49
Hollis Park Partners
$1,787
$1,787
$1,787
50
Tide Point Capital
$1,604
$1,543
$1,543
51
Serengeti Asset Mgmt.
$1,546
$1,514
$1,514
52
Marcato Capital Mgmt.
$1,385
$1,385
$1,385
53
Light Street Capital Mgmt.
$1,205
$1,205
$773
Notes: 1 Data as of Jan. 1, 2017. 2 Data as of Jan. 31, 2017. 3 Data as of Feb. 28, 2017. 4 Data as of March 31, 2017. 5 Data as of June 30, 2017.
Source: SEC ADV Investment Advisor Disclosure filings. ADV Part 5 provides information about the money manager, including regulatory assets, which may include leverage on hedge fund assets and non-hedge fund strategies. ADV Part 2A includes more detailed information about the firm, its strategies, fees, legal structure and assets under management. Managers are permitted to provide regulatory assets or assets under management, not including leverage in its "brochure" in part 2A. Managers are not required to provide net assets under management.
