Skip to main content
MENU
Subscribe
  • Sign Up Free
  • LOGIN
  • Subscribe
  • Topics
    • Alternatives
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Consultants
    • Defined Contribution
    • ESG
    • ETFs
    • Face to Face
    • Hedge Funds
    • Industry Voices
    • Investing
    • Money Management
    • Partner Content
    • Pension Funds
    • Private Equity
    • Real Estate
    • Regulation
    • SECURE 2.0
    • Special Reports
    • Washington
    • White Papers
  • Rankings & Awards
    • 1,000 Largest Retirement Plans
    • Top-Performing Managers
    • Largest Money Managers
    • DC Money Managers
    • DC Record Keepers
    • Largest Hedge Fund Managers
    • World's Largest Retirement Funds
    • Best Places to Work in Money Management
    • Excellence & Innovation Awards
    • WPS Innovation Awards
    • Influential Women in Institutional Investing 2023
    • Eddy Awards
  • ETFs
    • Latest ETF News
    • Fund Screener
    • Education Center
    • Equities
    • Fixed Income
    • Commodities
    • Actively Managed
    • Alternatives
    • ESG Rated
  • ESG
    • Latest ESG News
    • The Institutional Investor’s Guide to ESG Investing
    • ESG Sustainability - Gaining Momentum
    • ESG Investing | Industry Brief
    • Innovation in ESG Investing
    • 2023 ESG Investing Conference
    • ESG Rated ETFs
    • Divestment Database
  • Defined Contribution
    • Latest DC News
    • The Plan Sponsor's Guide to Retirement Income
    • DC Money Manager Rankings
    • DC Record Keeper Rankings
    • Innovations in DC
    • Trends in DC: Focus on Retirement Income
    • 2023 Defined Contribution East Conference
  • Searches & Hires
    • Latest Searches & Hires News
    • Searches & Hires Database
    • RFPs
  • Research Center
    • The P&I Research Center
    • Earnings Tracker
    • Endowment Returns Tracker
    • Corporate Pension Contribution Tracker
    • Pension Fund Returns Tracker
    • Pension Risk Transfer Database
  • Careers
  • Events
    • View All Conferences
    • View All Webinars
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. INTERACTIVE
September 21, 2020 12:00 AM

The largest hedge fund managers 2020

  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Share
  • Email
  • More
    Reprints Print
    Ranked by discretionary assets managed in hedge funds worldwide, in millions, as of June 30, 2020, unless otherwise noted.
    Rank Manager Assets Change from 2019
    1 Bridgewater Associates $98,918 -25.1%
    2 Renaissance Technologies $70,000 2.9%
    3 Man Group $62,300 0.5%
    4 Millennium Mgmt. $43,912 13.2%
    5 Elliott Mgmt.1 $42,000 11.2%
    6 BlackRock $39,907 21.3%
    7 Two Sigma Investments/Advisers2 $38,842 -9.5%
    8 TCI Fund Mgmt. $35,000 40.0%
    9 Citadel2 $34,340 6.5%
    10 D.E. Shaw Group $34,264 19.5%
    11 AQR Capital Mgmt. $32,100 -47.2%
    12 Davidson Kempner Capital Mgmt. $31,850 3.1%
    13 Farallon Capital Mgmt. $30,000 8.7%
    14 Baupost Group $29,100 0.7%
    15 Marshall Wace $27,800 2.6%
    16 Capula Investment Mgmt. $23,000 16.2%
    17 Canyon Capital $22,800 N/A
    18 Wellington Alternative Investments $21,000 -4.5%
    19 Viking Global Investors $19,950 N/A
    20 PIMCO $17,453 0.4%
    21 Point72 Asset Mgmt. $17,200 22.9%
    22 York Capital Management $16,500 -10.8%
    23 Element Capital Mgmt.3 $16,000 -11.1%
    24 Cevian Capital1 $15,283 N/A
    25 GoldenTree Asset Mgmt.2 $15,092 10.7%
    26 Sculptor Capital Mgmt. $15,000 -1.6%
    27 Graham Capital Mgmt. $14,161 3.4%
    28 Anchorage Capital Group $13,500 -10.0%
    29 King Street Capital Mgmt. $13,400 -25.1%
    30 Angelo Gordon $12,800 -5.2%
    31 D1 Capital Partners $12,700 86.8%
    32 ExodusPoint Capital $12,000 39.5%
    33 Winton Group $11,662 -46.6%
    34 Appaloosa Mgmt. $11,600 -10.8%
    35 Magnetar Capital $10,674 -15.7%
    36 Pershing Square1 $10,292 28.7%
    37 Pharo Mgmt.1 $10,000 0.0%
    38 Brevan Howard Asset Mgmt.1 $9,670 37.6%
    39 Nephila Capital $9,519 -10.7%
    40 Lone Pine Capital $9,224 4.6%
    41 Tudor Investment $8,673 11.0%
    42 Steadfast Capital Mgmt. $8,100 8.0%
    43 Ellington Mgmt. Group $7,900 36.2%
    44 Cheyne Capital $7,309 1.6%
    45 Aspect Capital $7,289 3.1%
    46 Taconic Capital Advisors $7,215 -6.1%
    47 Balyasny Asset Mgmt. $7,000 16.7%
    48 Whale Rock Capital Mgmt. $6,990 61.8%
    49 Capstone Investment Advisors $6,825 17.8%
    50 Senator Investment Group $6,700 -9.5%
    51 PDT Partners $6,500 8.3%
    52 Värde Partners $6,398 -12.3%
    53 UBS O’Connor $6,297 40.7%
    54 Eminence Capital $6,200 N/A
    55 Hudson Bay Capital Mgmt. $5,918 69.6%
    56 Garda Capital Partners $5,633 39.6%
    57 Mariner Investment Group2 $5,600 N/A
    58 Schonfeld Strategic Advisors4 $5,525 N/A
    59 Carlson Capital Mgmt. $5,503 -24.4%
    60 HG Vora Cital Mgmt. $5,400 1.9%
    61 Napier Park Global Capital $5,389 4.5%
    62 Samlyn Capital $5,100 21.4%
    63 Tilden Park Capital Mgmt. $4,672 0.3%
    64 Autonomy Capital $4,500 -25.0%
    65 Paloma Partners $4,500 -4.3%
    66 LibreMax Capital $4,400 14.3%
    67 EJF Capital $4,200 5.0%
    68 Contrarian Capital $4,000 -25.9%
    69 TIG Advisors $3,930 19.1%
    70 Empyrean Capital Partners $3,850 -14.4%
    71 Greywolf Capital Mgmt. $3,696 -2.9%
    72 Gramercy Funds Mgmt.5 $3,664 -4.7%
    73 Solus Alternative Asset Mgmt.1 $3,400 N/A
    74 Deer Park Road $3,000 N/A
    75 Saba Capital Mgmt. $2,850 67.6%
    76 Bardin Hill Inv. Partners $2,800 N/A
    77 Kirkoswald Asset Mgmt. $2,700 N/A
    78 Snow Lake Capital $2,700 35.0%
    79 Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers $2,700 42.1%
    80 Cadian Capital Mgmt.1 $2,600 N/A
    81 Graticule Asset Mgmt. $2,600 -42.2%
    82 Greenlight Capital $2,600 4.0%
    83 P. Schoenfeld Asset Mgmt. $2,452 14.3%
    84 Hildene Capital Mgmt. $2,243 -19.9%
    85 MKP Capital Mgmt. $2,176 -25.4%
    86 Candlestick Capital $2,000 N/A
    87 Kepos Capital $2,000 -16.7%
    88 Light Street Capital $1,869 16.8%
    89 J.P. Morgan Asset Mgmt.6 $1,816 -54.1%
    90 Cat Rock Capital Mgmt. $1,707 N/A
    91 Birch Grove Capital $1,600 -0.2%
    92 Quest Partners $1,562 7.4%
    93 SQN Investors $1,500 N/A
    94 Atlantic Investment Mgmt. $1,479 2.4%
    95 Strategic Value Partners2 $1,305 -29.3%
    96 MidOcean Credit Partners $1,300 -38.1%
    97 Acadian Asset Mgmt. $1,220 -25.6%
    98 Senvest Mgmt. $1,119 N/A
    99 Hein Park Capital Mgmt. $1,000 N/A
    100 Light Sky Macro $1,000 0.0%
    101 Sarissa Capital Mgmt. $914 N/A
    102 Statar Capital $779 N/A
    103 Kingdon Capital Mgmt.2 $644 -24.2%
    104 Windham Capital Mgmt. $380 -11.4%
    105 Massar Capital Mgmt. $296 26.0%
    106 Pine River Capital Mgmt. $252 N/A
    107 Aequim Alternative Investments $243 N/A
    Total $1,256,496
    Notes: 1 Data are from a company source such as a spokesman, website or financial report. 2 Data are as of July 1, 2020. 3 Element proactively reduced its AUM by 20% during the year ended June 30 to prioritize continued outperformance. 4 Schonfeld does not include family office money managed in its hedge funds. 5 Gramercy returned capital to investors as some funds were closed in the year ended June 30. 6 J.P. Morgan reduced its hedge fund assets in the year ended June 30, 2020 as the result of a spin out of one credit hedge fund and the wind down of another as part of a restructuring.
    Source: Pensions & Investments surveys
    Recommended for You
    U.S. retirement assets continue increasing
    U.S. retirement assets continue increasing
    CalPERS' return tops benchmark
    CalPERS' return tops benchmark
    Robeco expects emerging markets to have highest return through 2028
    Robeco expects emerging markets to have highest return through 2028
    Carving a Path For Fixed Income Through Shifting Scenarios
    Sponsored Content: Carving a Path For Fixed Income Through Shifting Scenarios
    Sponsored
    White Papers
    2023 Hot Topics in Retirement and Financial Wellbeing
    Bonds: Shaken, but Not Stirred
    Today’s rate cycle and US equities in target date portfolios
    A Study of Allocations to Alternative Investments by Institutions and Financial…
    Unlocking Hidden Value in Japan
    The Art of the Possible in Data Automation for Institutional Investors
    View More
    Sponsored Content
    Partner Content
    The Industrialization of ESG Investment
    For institutional investors, ETFs can make meeting liquidity needs easier
    Gold: the most effective commodity investment
    2021 Investment Outlook | Investing Beyond the Pandemic: A Reset for Portfolios
    Ten ways retirement plan professionals add value to plan sponsors
    Gold: an efficient hedge
    View More
    E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS

    Sign up and get the best of News delivered straight to your email inbox, free of charge. Choose your news – we will deliver.

    Subscribe Today
    December 12, 2022 page one

    Get access to the news, research and analysis of events affecting the retirement and institutional money management businesses from a worldwide network of reporters and editors.

    Subscribe
    Connect With Us
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn

    Our Mission

    To consistently deliver news, research and analysis to the executives who manage the flow of funds in the institutional investment market.

    About Us

    Main Office
    685 Third Avenue
    Tenth Floor
    New York, NY 10017-4036

    Chicago Office
    130 E. Randolph St.
    Suite 3200
    Chicago, IL 60601

    Contact Us

    Careers at Crain

    About Pensions & Investments

     

    Advertising
    • Media Kit
    • P&I Custom Content
    • P&I Careers | Post a Job
    • Reprints & Permissions
    Resources
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
    • FAQ
    • P&I Research Center
    • Site map
    • Staff Directory
    Legal
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Request
    Pensions & Investments
    Copyright © 1996-2023. Crain Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    • Topics
      • Alternatives
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Consultants
      • Defined Contribution
      • ESG
      • ETFs
      • Face to Face
      • Hedge Funds
      • Industry Voices
      • Investing
      • Money Management
      • Partner Content
      • Pension Funds
      • Private Equity
      • Real Estate
      • Regulation
      • SECURE 2.0
      • Special Reports
      • Washington
      • White Papers
    • Rankings & Awards
      • 1,000 Largest Retirement Plans
      • Top-Performing Managers
      • Largest Money Managers
      • DC Money Managers
      • DC Record Keepers
      • Largest Hedge Fund Managers
      • World's Largest Retirement Funds
      • Best Places to Work in Money Management
      • Excellence & Innovation Awards
      • WPS Innovation Awards
      • Influential Women in Institutional Investing 2023
      • Eddy Awards
    • ETFs
      • Latest ETF News
      • Fund Screener
      • Education Center
      • Equities
      • Fixed Income
      • Commodities
      • Actively Managed
      • Alternatives
      • ESG Rated
    • ESG
      • Latest ESG News
      • The Institutional Investor’s Guide to ESG Investing
      • ESG Sustainability - Gaining Momentum
      • ESG Investing | Industry Brief
      • Innovation in ESG Investing
      • 2023 ESG Investing Conference
      • ESG Rated ETFs
      • Divestment Database
    • Defined Contribution
      • Latest DC News
      • The Plan Sponsor's Guide to Retirement Income
      • DC Money Manager Rankings
      • DC Record Keeper Rankings
      • Innovations in DC
      • Trends in DC: Focus on Retirement Income
      • 2023 Defined Contribution East Conference
    • Searches & Hires
      • Latest Searches & Hires News
      • Searches & Hires Database
      • RFPs
    • Research Center
      • The P&I Research Center
      • Earnings Tracker
      • Endowment Returns Tracker
      • Corporate Pension Contribution Tracker
      • Pension Fund Returns Tracker
      • Pension Risk Transfer Database
    • Careers
    • Events
      • View All Conferences
      • View All Webinars