2026 Shortlist
The shortlist for the Hedge Fund Performance Awards | US has now been released. The caliber of entries was as impressive as ever - a huge congratulations to everyone who has made the list!
The winners will be announced on November 4, 2026 at the stunning Guastavino's, New York.
Credit
Credit – Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
400 Capital Credit Opportunities Fund
400 Capital Management
Acasta Global Fund
Acasta Partners
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund
Fortress Investment Group
Lazard Rathmore
Lazard Asset Management
Magnetar Constellation Onshore Fund
Magnetar Capital
Sona Credit Master Fund
Sona Asset Management
SPF Securitized Products Master Fund
SPF Investment Management
VR Global Offshore Fund
VR Capital Group
Credit – Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund
Brigade Capital Management
Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund
Ellington Management Group
Hildene Opportunities Master Fund I
Hildene Capital Management
Capital Structure Arbitrage Fund
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Metacapital Mortgage Opportunities Fund
Metacapital Management
Sandglass Opportunity Fund
Sandglass Capital Advisors
Sculptor Credit Opportunities Master Fund
Sculptor Capital
Vibrant Opportunity Fund (“VOF”)
Vibrant Capital Partners
Credit – Newcomer
Eagle's View Japan Arbitrage Fund
Eagle's View Japan Management
GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund (“GTOC”)
GoldenTree Asset Management
Mill Hill Structured Credit Opportunities Fund
Mill Hill Capital
Old Orchard Credit Master Fund
Old Orchard Capital Management
Vibrant AMBAR Fund (“AMBAR”)
Vibrant Capital Partners
Distressed credit over $500m
GoldenTree Distressed Fund IV
GoldenTree Asset Management
Hildene Opportunities Master Fund I
Hildene Capital Management
Owl Creek Credit Opportunities Fund
Owl Creek Asset Management
Sandglass Opportunity Fund
Sandglass Capital Advisors
VR Global Offshore Fund
VR Capital Group
Distressed credit up to $500m
Hildene Opportunities Master Fund II
Hildene Capital Management
Mudrick Stressed Credit Fund
Mudrick Capital Management
RBC BlueBay Event Driven Credit
RBC Global Asset Management
Long/Short Credit
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund
Brigade Capital Management
Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund
Ellington Management Group
GCA Enhanced Master Fund
Global Credit Advisers
GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management
RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Credit Alpha
RBC Global Asset Management
RBC BlueBay Global Credit Long/Short Fund
RBC Global Asset Management
Sandglass Opportunity Fund
Sandglass Capital Advisors
Sona Credit Master Fund
Sona Asset Management
Relative value credit over $500m
Acasta Global Fund
Acasta Partners
Barnegat Fund
Barnegat Fund Management
GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management
Hudson Cove Credit Opportunity Master Fund
Hudson Cove Capital Management
Lazard Rathmore
Lazard Asset Management
SPF Securitized Products Master Fund
SPF Investment Management
Voya Mortgage Investment Fund
Voya Alternative Asset Management
Relative value credit up to $500m
Bramshill Multi Strategy Income Fund
Bramshill Investments
Bramshill UCITS Income Performance Fund
Bramshill Investments
Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund
Ellington Management Group
Capital Structure Arbitrage Fund
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Lazard Rathmore Plus
Lazard Asset Management
Shenkman Opportunistic Credit Fund
Shenkman Capital Management
Vibrant Opportunity Fund (VOF)
Vibrant Capital Partners
Vibrant AMBAR Fund (“AMBAR”) – Class B
Vibrant Capital Partners
CTA/Managed futures
Managed futures
AQR Managed Futures Strategy
AQR Capital Management
Coincident Capital International
Coincident Management
DBi Managed Futures Composite
DBi
The Tahoe Fund
Incline Investment Management
LoCorr Market Trend Fund
LoCorr
Metori Epsilon Diversified
Metori Capital Management
Quantitative Global Program
Quantitative Investment Management
Welton Global
Welton Investment Partners
CTA/Managed Futures – Long-term performance (5 years)
AQR Helix Strategy
AQR Capital Management
Coincident Capital International
Coincident Management
EDF, SPC Alpha III Class A
Efficient Capital Management
AGSF
Global Sigma Group
Graham Tactical Trend
Graham Capital Management
The Tahoe Fund
Incline Investment Management
LoCorr Market Trend Fund
LoCorr
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
Equity
Equity - Newcomer
Amvest Terraden Critical Minerals Fund
Amvest Capital Asset Management
Hummingbird Monte Cristo Fund
Hummingbird Capital
Markin Volterra Fund
Markin Asset Management
Millburn China Absolute Return Program
Millburn Ridgefield
Equity – Sector specialist
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Arbiter Global Financials Fund
Arbiter Partners
Crescat Precious Metals Master Fund
Crescat Capital Portfolio Management
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Fourthstone Master Opportunity Fund
Fourthstone
Geosphere SET Fund
Geosphere Capital Management
HighVista Biotechnology Opportunities Fund
HighVista Strategies
Biotech Innovation Fund
Janus Henderson Investors
Global equity
Apis Capital
Apis Capital Advisors
Arbiter Global Financials Fund
Arbiter Partners
Citadel Equities Fund
Citadel
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Equinox Partners
Equinox Partners Investment Management
Geosphere SET Fund
Geosphere Capital Management
InterCapital Fund
InterCapital
Millennium USA
Millennium Management
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
AQR Adaptive Equities Strategy
AQR Capital Management
Citadel Equities Fund
Citadel
Citadel Tactical Trading Fund
Citadel
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Biotech Innovation Fund
Janus Henderson Investors
Millennium USA
Millennium Management
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Arbiter Global Financials Fund
Arbiter Partners
Crescat Long/Short Master Fund
Crescat Capital Portfolio Management
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Magnetar PRA Fund
Magnetar Capital
SMA
Single A Capital
Unison Equity Select Fund
Unison Asset Managment
US equity
Accelerate Canadian Long Short Equity Fund
Accelerate Financial Technologies
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Amont Partners Absolute Return Fund
Amont Partners
Anacapa Quantum
Anacapa Advisors
Fourthstone Master Opportunity Fund
Fourthstone
Maxam Value Fund
Maxam Capital Management
QUMN Quantz EMN
QuantZ Capital Management
Spitfire Capital
US equity - Long-term performance (5 years)
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Anacapa Quantum
Anacapa Advisors
Clearline Capital Partners
Clearline Capital
Fourthstone Master Opportunity Fund
Fourthstone
Gondor Partners
Gondor Capital Management
New Pardigm Fund
New Paradigm Capital Management
SMA
Single A Capital
Event-driven
Event-driven over $500m
Clearline Capital Partners
Clearline Capital
Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund
Glazer Capital
GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management
Hildene Opportunities Master Fund I
Hildene Capital Management
Lazard Rathmore
Lazard Asset Management
NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund
NexPoint
Sandglass Opportunity Fund
Sandglass Capital Advisors
Two Seas Global Fund
Two Seas Capital
Event-driven up to $500m
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Lazard Rathmore Plus
Lazard Asset Management
Maxam Diversified Strategies Fund
Maxam Capital Management
Meteora Select Trading Opportunities
Meteora Capital
NexPoint Event Driven Fund
NexPoint
RBC BlueBay Event Driven Credit
RBC Global Asset Management
Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1
Saba Capital Management
Twin Securities
Twin Capital Management
Event-driven - Merger arbitrage
Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund
Glazer Capital
Magnetar PRA Fund
Magnetar Capital
Maxam Arbitrage Fund
Maxam Capital Management
Meteora Select Trading Opportunities
Meteora Capital
NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund
NexPoint
FoHF
Fund of hedge funds - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Aberdeen Strategic Solutions Fund
Aberdeen Group
HSBC GH Fund
HSBC Asset Management
Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund
Ironwood Capital Management
Ironwood Partners
Ironwood Capital Management
Magnitude International Class A
Magnitude Capital
Magnitude U.S. Partners Class A
Magnitude Capital
Pinnacle Natural Resources
Pinnacle Asset Management
Fund of hedge funds - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Accumulus Capital
Accumulus Capital Management
CWA Alphamax
candriam
Dunwoody Partners
Chi-Rho Financial
Eagle's View Dedicated Fund
Eagle's View Capital Management
The Merriwell Fund LP, Telesis IIW LLC Composite
FutureSelect Portfolio Management
Infinity Premier Fund
Infinity Capital Partners
Old Farm Partners Master Fund
Old Farm Partners
Pinnacle Opportunity
Pinnacle Asset Management
Fund of hedge funds - Specialist
DAVI Alpha Fund
Aberdeen Group
Pinnacle Natural Resources
Pinnacle Asset Management
Pinnacle Opportunity
Pinnacle Asset Management
Fund of hedge funds over $1bn
Aberdeen Strategic Solutions Fund
Aberdeen Group
HSBC GH Fund
HSBC Asset Management
Ironwood Partners
Ironwood Capital Management
Uncorrelated Hedge Fund Strategies Fund
J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management
Magnitude International Class A
Magnitude Capital
Magnitude U.S. Partners Class A
Magnitude Capital
Mosaic
Pictet Alternative Advisors
Fund of hedge funds up to $1bn
Accumulus Fund
Accumulus Capital Managment
CWA Alphamax
candriam
Dunwoody Partners
Chi-Rho Financial
Eagle's View Capital Partners
Eagle's View Capital Management
The Merriwell Fund LP Telesis IIW LLC Composite
FutureSelect Portfolio Management
The Ocean Fund
Infinity Capital Partners
Old Farm Partners Master Fund
Old Farm Partners
Myriad
Pictet Alternative Advisors
Macro
Macro - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Citadel Global Fixed Income Fund
Citadel
D. E. Shaw Oculus Fund
D. E. Shaw & Co
Graham Absolute Return
Graham Capital Management
Graham Proprietary Matrix
Graham Capital Management
LoCorr Macro Strategies Fund
LoCorr
Macro - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Crescat Global Macro Master Fund
Crescat Portfolio Management
Lakefront Global Macro Fund
Lakefront Asset Management HK Co.
NWOne Diversified Strategy
NWOne
PIMCO Absolute Return Strategy IV Fund
Pacific Investment Management Company
Pharo Africa Fund
Pharo Management
Pinnacle Arcadia Cattle Partners
Pinnacle Asset Management
Pinnacle Six One Commodities
Pinnacle Asset Management
ROW Diversified Fund
ROW Asset Management
Macro – Over $1bn
Citadel Global Fixed Income Fund
Citadel
D. E. Shaw Oculus Fund
D. E. Shaw & Co
Graham Absolute Return
Graham Capital Management
Graham Proprietary Matrix
Graham Capital Management
LoCorr Macro Strategies Fund
LoCorr
ROW Diversified Fund
ROW Asset Management
Macro – Up to $1bn
Anacapa Quantum
Anacapa Advisors
Coincident Capital International
Coincident Management
JEM Alpha Diversified Program 3X
J E Moody & Company
PIMCO Absolute Return Strategy IV Fund
Pacific Investment Management Company
Pharo Africa Fund
Pharo Management
Pinnacle Viserion Agriculture International
Pinnacle Asset Management
QSquared Systematic Macro
QSQUARED TECHNOLOGY
QST Fixed Income Opportunities Fund
QST Capital
Multi-strategy
Multi-strategy – Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Anson Investments Master Fund
Anson Funds
AQR Apex Strategy
AQR Capital Management
Citadel Wellington
Citadel
D. E. Shaw Composite Fund
D. E. Shaw & Co
Man Strategies 1783
Man Group
Millennium USA
Millennium Management
PIMCO Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Fund
PIMCO
Verition Multi-Strategy Fund Composite
Verition Fund Management
Multi-strategy – Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Anacapa Quantum
Anacapa Advisors
Diametric Enhanced Market Neutral Fund
Diametric Capital
Hildene Opportunities Master Fund II
Hildene Capital Management
The Tahoe Fund
Incline Investment Management
PIMCO Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Select Fund
PIMCO
Preserver
Preserver Partners
QTS AT-Research Managed Futures Fund
QTS Capital Management
Multi-strategy – Newcomer
LoCorr Strategic Allocation Fund
LoCorr
SummitTX Pinnacle
SummitTX Capital
Multi-strategy - Over $1bn
Anson Investments Master Fund
Anson Funds
Citadel Wellington
Citadel
Hudson Bay International Fund
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Millennium USA
Millennium Management
PIMCO Multi-Asset Absolute Return Systematic Fund
PIMCO
Sculptor Multi-Strategy Fund
Sculptor Capital
Verition Multi-Strategy Fund Composite
Verition Fund Management
Multi-strategy - Up to $1bn
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Anacapa Alpha
Anacapa Advisors
Anacapa Quantum
Anacapa Advisors
Chi-Rho Multi-Strategy Fund
Chi-Rho Financial
Diametric Enhanced Market Neutral Fund
Diametric Capital
360 North Partners
Goldman Sachs
The Tahoe Fund
Incline Investment Management
QTS AT-Research Managed Futures Fund
QTS Capital Management
Other
40 Act
Fortress Fund
Abraham Trading Company
AQR Trend Total Return Fund
AQR Capital Management
Bramshill Multi Strategy Income Fund
Bramshill Investments
Infinity Core Alternative Fund
Infinity Capital Partners
Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio
Lazard Asset Management
Medalist Partners MBS Total Return Fund (SEMMX) -(40 Act Mutual Fund)
Medalist Partners
NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund
NexPoint
Digital assets
Coincident Capital International
Coincident Management
Diversified Alpha Series
Nickel Digital Asset Management
210k Capital
UTXO Management
Volatility fund
AGSF
Global Sigma Group
RightTail Fund I
LongTail Alpha
TwoTail Alpha Master Fund
LongTail Alpha
PIMCO Volatility Absolute Return Fund
PIMCO
Ambrus Volatility Fund
The Ambrus Group
Nomination-only categories
* The winners for the following categories will be announced on the night of the Awards.