Hedge Funds

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What are Hedge Funds?

Hedge funds are actively managed investment pools that are managed by a single director and invest in a wide range of markets using a wide range of instruments. Hedge funds are often open and allow any investor to participate if he can meet the minimum entrance amount. Some other funds are closed to investors.

  • Hedge funds can benefit from both directions of the market (bull/bear) using derivatives products
  • Hedge funds can profit from the general market volatility using complex financial instruments
  • In 2012 the size of the global hedge fund industry was estimated at 2.13 trillion US dollars, in 2021, it is estimated at 4.0 trillion US dollars

 

The Largest Hedge Funds in the World

These are the Largest Hedge Funds in the world.

Ranking

Hedge Fund

Domiciled AUM (millions of USD)
1 Bridgewater Associates USA, Westport, CT $105,700
2 Man Group UK, London, UK $76,800
3 Renaissance Technologies USA, East Setauket, NY $58,000
4 Millennium Management USA, New York City, NY $52,314
5 The Children's Investment Fund Management UK, London, UK $40,000
5 Elliott Management USA, New York City, NY $42,000
6 D.E. Shaw & Co. USA, New York City, NY $39,738
7 Two Sigma Investments USA,New York City, NY $39,550
8 Farallon Capital USA, San Francisco, CA $38,100
9 Citadel LLC USA, Chicago, IL $37,630
10 Davidson Kempner Capital Management USA, New York City, NY $37,350
11 Marshall Wace UK, London, UK $33,107
12 Anchorage Capital Group USA, New York City, NY $31,080
13 Baupost Group USA, Boston, MA $31,000
14 AQR Capital Management USA, Greenwich, CT $26,100
15 Capula Investment Management UK, London, UK $23,900
16 BlackRock USA, New York City, NY $23,090
17 Wellington Management Company USA, Boston, MA $22,600
18 D1 Capital Partners USA, New York City, NY $22,000
19 Point72 Asset Management USA, Stamford, CT $21,800
20 GoldenTree Asset Management USA, New York City, NY $19,734

 Source: Wikipedia, AUM as of second-quarter 2021 (millions of USD)

Hedge Funds Categories

Hedge funds use a wide variety of investment strategies, often including using borrowed money. In general, hedge funds are considered risky investment choices.

These are the main categories of hedge funds:

1) Aggressive Growth

2) Distressed Securities

3) Emerging Markets

4) Fund of Funds (Maybe the most interesting type)

5) Income Funds

6) Macro Funds

7) Opportunistic Funds

8) Value Funds

 

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