Hedge fund managers see growth in year ended June 30, P&I survey shows
Hedge fund managers reported worldwide hedge fund AUM of $1.44 trillion in the year ended June 30, per P&I’s annual survey.
Top 10 largest hedge fund managers 2022
(Assets in millions as of June 30, 2022)
# | Name | 2022 | 2021 | Percent change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bridgewater Associates | $126,400 | $105,700 | 19.6% |
2 | Man Group | $73,500 | $63,400 | 15.9% |
3 | Renaissance Technologies | $57,000 | $58,000 | -1.7% |
4 | Millennium Management | $54,968 | $52,314 | 5.1% |
5 | Citadel | $52,970 | $37,630 | 40.8% |
6 | D.E. Shaw Group | $47,861 | $39,738 | 20.4% |
7 | Two Sigma Investments/Advisers | $40,969 | $39,550 | 3.6% |
8 | Davidson Kempner Capital Management | $37,450 | $37,350 | 0.3% |
9 | Farallon Capital Management | $37,400 | $38,100 | -1.8% |
10 | TCI Fund Management | $36,200 | $40,000 | -9.5% |
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Top 10 most institutional hedge fund managers 2022
(Assets in millions as of June 30, 2022)
# | Name | 2022 | 2021 | Percent change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Acadian Asset Management | $2,486 | $614 | 304.9% |
2 | AQR Capital Management | $28,200 | $26,100 | 8% |
3 | Aristeia Capital | $6,162 | $5,102 | 20.8% |
4 | AS Birch Grove | $3,454 | $2,400 | 43.9% |
5 | Brevan Howard Asset Management | $23,353 | $16,000 | 46% |
6 | Cheyne Capital | $10,164 | $9,485 | 7.2% |
7 | GoldenTree Asset Management | $1,594.6 | $1,422.7 | 12.1% |
8 | Wellington Management | $19,338 | $19,734 | -2.0% |
9 | Versor Investments | $3,400 | $3,145 | 8.1% |
10 | Wexford Capital | $1,200 | N/A | N/A |
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Assets in millions for years ended Sept. 30.
How this survey was conducted
P&I’s process for collecting worldwide assets under management from hedge fund managers.