2025 Shortlist
The shortlist for the US Performance Awards 2025 has now been released. The caliber of entries was as impressive as ever - a huge congratulations to everyone who has made the list!
CTA/Managed futures/Quant
Commodities fund
NWOne Diversified Strategy Program
NWOne
PIMCO Commodity Alpha Fund (PCAF)
Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
Pinnacle Arcadia Cattle Partners
Pinnacle Asset Management
Pinnacle Six One Commodities
Pinnacle Asset Management
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
Managed futures (CTA)
AGSF
Global Sigma Group
AIS Futures Fund LP (3X-6X)
AIS Capital Management
Global Sigma Fund
Global Sigma Group
NWOne Diversified Strategy Program
NWOne
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
The Hyperion Fund
Le Mans Trading
The Tahoe Fund
Incline Investment Managment
RGN Macro Diversified
R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management
CTA – Long-term performance (5 years)
AGSF
Global Sigma Group
Campbell Managed Futures
Campbell
NWOne Diversified Strategy Program
NWOne
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
The Tahoe Fund
Incline Investment Managment
World Monetary & Agriculture
DUNN Capital Management
The Hyperion Fund
Le Mans Trading
CTA – Long-term performance (5 years)
Schonfeld Strategic Partners Fund
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
WMA Systematic Equity Alpha Long/Short Onshore Fund and WMA Systematic Equity Alpha Long/Short Offshore Fund (together, the “SEALS Funds”)
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors and WMA Global Management (collectively)
Nipun Asia Total Return Strategy
Nipun Capital
Quantitative strategy up to $1bn
Anacapa Alpha
Anacapa Advisors
Kbit Funds
Kbit
Magnetar Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund
Magnetar Capital
PIMCO Multi-Asset Alternative Risk Premia Strategy
Pacific Investment Management Company
The Hyperion Fund
Le Mans Trading
Unison Equity Select Fund
Unison Asset Managment
PIMCO Alternative Risk Premia Strategy Select Fund
Pacific Investment Management Company
Managed futures - Long-term performance (5 years)
AIS Futures Fund LP (3X-6X)
AIS Capital Management
Campbell Managed Futures
Campbell
NWOne Diversified Strategy Program
NWOne
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
The Tahoe Fund
Incline Investment Managment
Versor GETT
Versor Investments
World Monetary & Agriculture
DUNN Capital Management
Credit
Distressed credit over $500m
Contrarian Emerging Markets Fund
Contrarian Capital Management
GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management
Hildene Opportunities Master Fund
Hildene Capital Management
Owl Creek Credit Opportunities Master Fund
Owl Creek Asset Management
Silver Point Capital Offshore Fund
Silver Point Capital
VR Global Offshore Fund
VR Capital Group
Distressed credit up to $500m
Oaktree Value Opportunities Fund
Oaktree
AIP Convertible Private Debt Fund
AIP Asset Management
Sandglass Opportunity Fund
Sandglass Capital Advisors
Credit – Newcomer
Altriarch Specialty Finance Fund
Altriarch Asset Management
CPA Opportunity Fund I
Cannae Portfolio Advisors
Mill Hill Structured Credit Opportunities Fund
Mill Hill Capital
QUIQ INCOME FUND II
Quiq Capital
Spectra Velocity Fund I
Spectra Capital
Bright Meadow Agency Markets Fund (“BMARK”)
Mariner Investment Group
Credit – Newcomer
400 Capital Credit Opportunities Fund
400 Capital Management
Bright Meadow Agency MBS Fund (“BAMS”)
Mariner Investment Group
GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management
Hudson Cove
Hudson Cove Capital Management
Lazard Rathmore
Lazard Asset Management
SPF Securitized Products Master Fund
SPF Investment Management
Relative value credit up to $500m
Bright Meadow Mortgage Strategies Fund (“BMSF”)
Mariner Investment Group
Capital Structure Arbitrage Fund
Hudson Bay Capital
Ellington Credit Opportunities Fund
Ellington Management Group
Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund
Ellington Management Group
Lazard Rathmore Plus
Lazard Asset Management
Metacapital Mortgage Opportunities Fund
Metacapital Management
Vibrant Opportunity Fund (VOF)
Vibrant Capital Partners
Credit – Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Contrarian Emerging Markets Fund
Contrarian Capital Management
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund
Fortress Investment Group
Magnetar Structured Credit Fund
Magnetar Capital
SPF Securitized Products Master Fund
SPF Investment Management
VR Global Offshore Fund
VR Capital Group
Silver Point Capital Offshore Fund
Silver Point Capital
GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management
Credit – Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Altum Credit Master Fund
Altum Capital Management
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund
Brigade Capital Management
Contrarian Capital Fund I
Contrarian Capital Management
Hildene Opportunities Master Fund II
Hildene Capital Management
VR Global Offshore Fund
VR Capital Group
PRF Fund
GFO Asset Management
Sandglass Opportunity Fund
Sandglass Capital Advisors
Thebes Partners
Luxor Capital Group
Long/Short Credit
400 Capital Credit Opportunities Fund
400 Capital Management
Carronade Capital Partners
Carronade Capital Management
Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund
Ellington Management Group
Hildene Opportunities Master Fund II
Hildene Capital Management
Polpo Capital
Polpo Capital Management
SPF Securitized Products Master Fund
SPF Investment Management
Equity
Equity – Sector specialist
14B Parsec Fund
14B Capital Management
RTW Master Fund
RTW Investments
Arbiter Global Financial Fund
Arbiter Partners
Crescat Precious Metals Master Fund
Crescat Capital
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Emerging Markets Healthcare Partners
Exome Asset Management
Gator Financial Partners
Gator Capital Management
US equity - Long-term performance (5 years)
Anacapa Alpha
Anacapa Advisors
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Gondor Partners
Gondor Capital Management
Harvest Small Cap Partners
No Street Capital
The Spitfire Fund
Spitfire Capital
Voss Value Fund
Voss Capital
US equity
Anacapa Alpha
Anacapa Advisors
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Arbiter Global Financials Fund
Arbiter Partners
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Galliant Equity Long Short Fund
Galliant Advisors
Gondor Partners
Gondor Capital Management
New Paradigm Fund
New Paradigm Capital Management
The Cayuga Fund
The Cayuga Fund
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Citadel Equities Fund
Citadel
Citadel Tactical Trading
Citadel
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Millennium USA
Millennium Management
Schonfeld Fundamental Equity Fund
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Accretive Capital Partners
Accretive Capital Management
Apis Capital
Apis Capital Advisors
Callodine Capital Fund
Callodine Capital Management
GrandLine Technologies Digital Alpha Master Fund
GrandLine Technologies
Owl Creek Flagship Funds
Owl Creek Asset Management
TRG Emerging Horizon Select Equity Fund
TRG Management
Unison Equity Select Fund
Unison Asset Managment
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Citadel Tactical Trading
Citadel
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
Millennium USA
Millennium Management
Schonfeld Fundamental Equity Fund
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
RTW Master Fund
RTW Investments
NIpun Emerging Markets
Nipun Capital
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
14B Parsec Fund
14B Capital Management
Apis Capital
Apis Capital Advisors
Kuroto Fund
Equinox Partners
Loomis Sayles Sakorum Long Short Growth Equity Fund
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Magnetar PRA Fund
Magnetar Capital
Owl Creek Flagship Funds
Owl Creek Asset Management
TRG Emerging Horizon Select Equity Fund
TRG Management
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Ocean Park Omaha Dislocation Fund
Ocean Park Investments
Saraza Master Fund
Saraza Management
Versor Event Driven
Versor Investments
RPD Fortress Fund
RPD Fund Management
Event-driven
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund
Glazer Capital
GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management
Lazard Rathmore
Lazard Asset Management
Owl Creek Flagship Funds
Owl Creek Asset Management
Thebes Partners
Luxor Capital Group
Two Seas Global Fund
Two Seas Capital
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Lazard Rathmore Plus
Lazard Asset Management
Maxam Diversified Strategies Fund
Maxam Capital Management
Meteora Select Trading Opportunities
Meteora Capital
NexPoint Event Driven Fund
NexPoint
Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1 Onshore
Saba Capital Management
Sandglass Opportunity Fund
Sandglass Capital Advisors
Twin Securities
Twin Capital Management
Versor Merger Arbitrage
Versor Investments
Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Glazer Enhanced Fund
Glazer Capital
Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund
Glazer Capital
Magnetar PRA Fund
Magnetar Capital
NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund
NexPoint
Twin Securities
Twin Capital Management
Versor Merger Arbitrage
Versor Investments
FoHF
Fund of hedge funds - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Aberdeen Multi-Strategy Mandate - Conservative
Aberdeen Group
Aptitude Partners Composite Unlevered
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund
Ironwood Capital Management
Ironwood Partners
Ironwood Capital Management
Magnitude International Class A
Magnitude Capital
Pinehurst Partners
Corbin Capital Partners
Fund of hedge funds - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Aberdeen Multi-Strategy Mandate - Strategic
Aberdeen Group
Accumulus Fund
Accumulus Capital Management
Dunwoody Partners
Chi-Rho Financial
Eagle's View Dedicated Fund
Eagle's View Capital Management
Infinity Premier Fund (QP)
Infinity Capital Partners
Magnitude U.S. Partners Class A
Magnitude Capital
Pinnacle Opportunity
Pinnacle Asset Management
Fund of hedge funds - Specialist
Core Classic Fund
Core Capital Management
Davi Alpha Fund
Aberdeen Group
Pinnacle Opportunity
Pinnacle Asset Management
Fund of hedge funds over $1bn
Aberdeen Multi-Strategy - Conservative
Aberdeen Group
Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund
Ironwood Capital Management
Ironwood Partners
Ironwood Capital Management
Magnitude International Class A
Magnitude Capital
Pinehurst Partners
Corbin Capital Partners
Fund of hedge funds up to $1bn
Aberdeen Multi-Strategy Mandate - Strategic
Aberdeen Group
Dunwoody Partners
Chi-Rho Financial
Infinity Premier Fund (QP)
Infinity Capital Partners
Infinity Premier Fund
Infinity Capital Partners
Magnitude U.S. Partners Class A
Magnitude Capital
Ocean Fund
Infinity Capital Partners
Macro
Macro - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Citadel Global Fixed Income Fund
Citadel
D. E. Shaw Oculus Fund
D. E. Shaw & Co
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
Macro - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Barnegat Fund
Barnegat Fund Management
Crescat Global Macro Master Fund
Crescat Capital
NWOne Diversified Strategy Program
NWOne
Pinnacle Opportunity
Pinnacle Asset Management
Pinnacle Six One Commodities
Pinnacle Asset Management
TwoTail Alpha Onshore Fund
LongTail Alpha
Macro – Over $1bn
Citadel Global Fixed Income Fund
Citadel
D. E. Shaw Oculus Fund
D. E. Shaw & Co
Proprietary Matrix
Graham Capital Management
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
Macro – Up to $1bn
Barnegat Fund
Barnegat Fund Management
Crescat Global Macro Master Fund
Crescat Capital
Multi-Alpha Opportunity
Graham Capital Management
Pinnacle Arcadia Cattle Partners
Pinnacle Asset Management
Pinnacle Six One Commodities
Pinnacle Asset Management
TwoTail Alpha Onshore Fund
LongTail Alpha
Multi-strategy
Multi-strategy – Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Citadel Wellington
Citadel
D. E. Shaw Composite Fund
D. E. Shaw & Co
Hudson Bay Fund
Hudson Bay Capital
Millennium USA
Millennium Management
Schonfeld Strategic Partners Fund
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
Verition Multi-Strategy Fund Composite
Verition Fund Management
Multi-strategy – Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn
Anacapa Alpha
Anacapa Advisors
Coincident Capital International
Coincident Management
Diametric Enhanced Market Neutral Fund
Diametric Capital
Dipsea Capital Fund
Dipsea Capital
GrandLine Technologies Digital Alpha Master Fund
GrandLine Technologies
Preserver
Preserver Partners
The Tahoe Fund
Incline Investment Managment
Multi-strategy - Over $1bn
Boothbay Absolute Return Strategies
Boothbay Fund Management
Citadel Wellington
Citadel
D. E. Shaw Composite Fund
D. E. Shaw & Co
Hudson Bay International Fund
Hudson Bay Capital
Millennium USA
Millennium Management
Schonfeld Strategic Partners Fund
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
Statar Capital
Statar Capital
Verition Multi-Strategy Fund Composite
Verition Fund Management
Multi-strategy - Up to $1bn
Anacapa Alpha
Anacapa Advisors
Coincident Capital International
Coincident Management
JLP Balanced Alpha Fund
Phoenix Investment Adviser
Magnetar Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund
Magnetar Capital
Meteora Select Trading Opportunities
Meteora Capital
Quantitative Tactical Aggressive
Quantitative Investment Management
Preserver
Preserver Partners
Multi-strategy – Newcomer
Meteora Select Trading Opportunities
Meteora Capital
Pine River Multi-Strategy Fund
Pine River Capital Management
Saba Capital Partners - Market Neutral Share Class
Saba Capital Management
Other
40 Act
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund
Alger
Bramshill Multi Strategy Income Fund
Bramshill Investments
Infinity Core Alternative Fund
Infinity Capital Partners
Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio
Lazard Asset Management
Macro Opportunities
Guggenheim Investments
Medalist Partners MBS Total Return Fund (SEMMX)
Medalist Partners
NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund
NexPoint
Alternative risk premia
PIMCO Alternative Risk Premia Strategy Select Fund
Pacific Investment Management Company
PIMCO Multi-Asset Alternative Risk Premia Strategy
Pacific Investment Management Company
Versor Alternative Return Capture
Versor Investments
Digital assets
210k Capital
UTXO Managementy
Bitwise Multi-Strategy Alpha Fund
Bitwise Asset Management
Coincident Capital International
Coincident Management
ParaFi Quantitative Strategies Fund (PQS)
ParaFi Capital
Parataxis Absolute Return Fund
Parataxis Capital
ProChain Master Fund
ProChain Capital
Pythagoras Absolute Return Fund
Pythagoras Investments
Tephra Digital Master Fund
Tephra Digital
Volatility fund
Anacapa Alpha
Anacapa Advisors
AGSF
Global Sigma Group
Ambrus Volatility Fund
The Ambrus Group
Logica Tail Risk
Logica Capital Advisers
PIMCO Volatility Absolute Return Fund
PIMCO
Long-term performance (10 years) over $1bn
Citadel Wellington
Citadel
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund
Fortress Investment Group
Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners
GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management
Magnetar Structured Credit Fund
Magnetar Capital
Lazard Rathmore
Lazard Asset Management
Long-term performance (10 years) over $1bn
AIP Convertible Private Debt Fund
AIP Asset Management
Bright Meadow Mortgage Strategies Fund (“BMSF”)
Mariner Investment Group
JEM Alpha Diversified Program 3X
J E Moody & Company
Nipun Asia Total Return Strategy
Nipun Capital
Owl Creek Credit Opportunities Master Fund
Owl Creek Asset Management
Nomination-only categories
* The winners for the following categories will be announced on the night of the Awards.