Best Performing Hedge Funds

Citadel, D.E. Shaw & Co. Shaw & Co is the most successful hedge fund. Millennium, Elliott Management, Bridgewater, Baupost, Farallon, Third Point, and Egerton.

What are hedge funds?

Hedge funds are pools of assets that engage in a wide range of trading activities to generate profits for their clients. This type of fund is popular among wealthy investors who understand hedge funds and the benefits of investing in them. 

Top hedge funds by assets under management:

• Bridgewater Associates - the largest hedge fund in the world with $122.2 billion in assets, which has made an all-time high of $50 billion over 20 years;
• AQR Capital Management - has $69.6 billion in assets; 
• JPMorgan Asset Management - manages $45 billion in assets and serves financial institutions and private investors worldwide;
• Renaissance Technologies - manages $42 billion in assets, uses computer models to predict price changes in liquid financial instruments;
• Two Sigma - has $38.9 billion in assets, uses algorithmic strategies for traders;
• DE Shaw & Co - activities are based on a combination of computer technology and finance; manages $34.7 billion of assets;

The size of the profit received confirms the funds' performance. For example, the profit of Citadel fund amounted to $8.1 billion, Viking—$6 billion, Millennium—$5.7 billion, DE Shaw—$4.2 billion, and Pershing Square—$3.5 billion.

Over the past 10 years, the best performance was demonstrated by hedge funds like Citadel and Bridgewater, headed by billionaires Ken Griffin and Ray Dalio. Their returns are the result of an atypical approach to the market that allows independent teams to pursue investments successfully. The current top-performing hedge funds are Robotti & Company Advisors, Peconic Partners, and Donald Smith & Company.

Global macroeconomics is a popular strategy among leading hedge funds in Europe. 

Rokos Capital Management, with more than $138 billion in assets, is the largest hedge fund operating in Europe. It maximizes returns in all market conditions using comprehensive asset analysis and global economic trends.

Capula Investment Management, founded in 2005 in the United Kingdom, is one of the largest hedge funds in Europe. It focuses on innovative strategies.