2023 Shortlist

The shortlist for the HFM European Performance Awards 2023 has now been released. The calibre of entries we received this year was incredibly high. A huge congratulations to everyone who has made the list.

Credit



Credit – long-term performance (5 years)

Borea Asset Management AS
Borea Høyrente
Elara Capital 
Elara Fixed Income Fund
Fasanara Capital
Global Diversified Alternative Debt Fund
Horizon Capital AG
Horizon Capital Fund - European Trade Finance Sub-Fund 1
Polus Capital Management
Bybrook Capital Master Fund
RBC BlueBay Asset Management
BlueBay Multi-Strategy Fund

Credit – long/short under $500m

Acer Tree Investment Management 
Acer Tree Credit Opportunities Fund
Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV MidOcean Absolute Return Credit
Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV Selwood Market Neutral Credit
Elara Capital 
Elara Fixed Income Fund 
Copper Street Capital 
Copper Street Capital Fund
Whitecroft Capital Management
Whitecroft Core Bank Risk Sharing Fund

Credit  long/short over $500m

Amundi Asset Management 
Lyxor / Chenavari Credit Fund
Napier Park Global Capital 
Napier Park Eton Fund
Sona Asset Management 
Sona Credit Master Fund (SCMF)
Waha Capital 
Waha EM Credit Fund


Credit  distressed

Altana Wealth
Altana Distressed Opportunities Fund
Ayres Investment Management
Ayres Argentina Fund
Kyma Capital
Kyma Capital Opportunities Fund
Polus Capital Management 
Bybrook Capital Master Fund
Robus Capital Management 
Robus Recovery Fund

Credit relative value

Alicanto Capital SGR S.p.A.
Alpi Hedge Waha Capital Waha EM Credit Fund
Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV Selwood Market Neutral Credit
Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV MidOcean Absolute Return Credit
Chenavari Investment Managers
Chenavari Core Opportunities Fund
Hellebore Capital
Hellebore Credit Arbitrage
Waha Capital
Waha EM Credit Fund


Credit  newcomer

Borea Asset Management AS
Borea Kreditt Spesialfond
CIFC
CIFC Long/Short Credit UCITS Fund
Coleman Capital
Coleman Global Fixed Income
Fountain Square Asset Management GmbH
FS Colibri Event Driven Bonds

CTA/Managed futures



Alternative markets fund

Florin Court Capital
Florin Court Capital Programme
Gresham Investment Management LLC
GreshamQuant ACAR
Systematica Investments
Systematica Alternative Markets Fund

Managed futures (CTA) over $1bn

Aspect Capital
Aspect Diversified
Capital Fund Management
CFM Discus
Florin Court Capital
Florin Court Capital Programme
Winton
Winton Diversified Macro Strategy

Managed futures (CTA) long-term performance (5 years)

Capital Fund Management
CFM Discus
Florin Court Capital
Florin Court Capital Programme
Gresham Investment Management
GreshamQuant ACAR
John Street Capital
John Street Vantage Strategy
Progressive Capital Partners
Tulip Trend Fund - C USD
Systematica Investments
Systematica Alternative Markets Fund

Managed futures (CTA) under $1bn

Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV Systematic Alpha
Amundi Asset Management
Lyxor / Epsilon  Global Trend Fund
Capital Fund Management
CFM ISTrends
Insch Kintore
Insch Kintore XAU/FX
Nomura Alternative Investment Management France S.A.S.
Nomura Cross Asset Momentum UCITS Fund 
SMN Investment Services
SMN Diversified Futures Fund



Managed futures – newcomer

Taranis
Taranis Market Sentiment
ThirdYear Capital
ART Global Marco
Xeqos
Xeqos Fund

Multi-strategy

Lighthouse Capital S.A., SICAV-RAIF
LIghthouse Capital Multi-Strategy
SEI Investments (Europe)
SEI Liquid Alternative Fund
Winton
Winton Multi-Strategy

Event-Driven



Event-driven over $500m

Amundi Asset Management
Lyxor / Tiedemann  Arbitrage Strategy Fund
Sona Asset Management
Sona Credit Master Fund (SCMF)
Syquant Capital
Helium Selection



Event-driven under $500m

Altana Wealth
Altana Distressed Opportunities Fund
Anavio Capital
Anavio Equity Capital Markets Master Fund
Kryger Capital
Kryger Event Fund
Syquant Capital
Helium Invest
Sefton Place Advisors
Sefton Place Fund
RBC BlueBay Asset Management
BlueBay Event Driven Credit Fund

Merger arbitrage

Amundi Asset Mangement
Lyxor / Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Fund
Bantleon
Bantleon Event Driven Equities
Kryger Capital
Kryger Event Fund

Equity



European equity long-term performance (5 years)

Lancaster Investment Management
Lancaster European Equity Fund
Pascal Investment Advisers S.A.
Pascal Investment Partners
Tiger Asset Management AG
Tiger Value Fund
Wellington Management



ESG fund

Kairos Partners SGR
KIS ActivESG
Lumyna Investments
Lumyna - MW TOPS Environmental Focus (Market Neutral) UCITS Fund
Pictet Asset Management
Pictet-Clean Energy Transition
RAM Active Investments
RAM (Lux) Stable Climate Global Equities
Trium Capital
Trium ESG Emissions Improvers Fund

Global equity under $500m

ARR Investment Partners
ARR Global Long/Short Equity
LOYS AG
LOYS Global MH
Oslo Asset Management
OAM Absolute Return Fund
Seahawk Investments GmbH
Seahawk Equity Long Short Fund
Sissener
Sissener Canopus NOK - I

European equity over $500m

Covalis Capital
Covalis Capital Enhanced Fund
Covalis Capital
Covalis Capital Master Fund
Lancaster Investment Management
Lancaster European Equity Fund

Global equity long-term performance (5 years)

ARR Investment Partners
ARR Global Long/Short Equity
Candriam
Candriam Absolute Return Equity Market Neutral
Gladstone Management
Lasker Fund
Oslo Asset Management
OAM Absolute Return Fund
Varenne Capital Partners
The Value Active Fund

Equity – newcomer

ActusRayPartners
ActusRayPartners European Alpha Fund
South River Asset Management
South River Asset Management Large Cap North American Equities Fund

European equity under $500m

Bluebell Capital Partners
Bluebell Active Equity Feeder Fund ICAV
Engadine Partners
Engadine Equity Fund
JP Morgan Asset Management
GIM Portfolio Strategies Funds – Europe Dynamic Long Short Fund
Lancaster Investment Management
Lancaster European LS Equity Fund
Pascal Investment Advisers S.A.
Pascal Investment Partners
Tiger Asset Management AG
Tiger Value Fund
Wellington Management

Global equity over $500m

Greenvale Capital
Greenvale Capital (Cayman) Master Fund - low net
Parus Finance
Parus Fund
Varenne Capital Partners
The Value Active Fund

Market-neutral

Candriam
Candriam Absolute Return Equity Market Neutral
Covalis Capital
Covalis Capital Enhanced Fund
Covalis Capital
Covalis Capital Master Fund
Lumyna Investments
Lumyna - MW TOPS Environmental Focus (Market Neutral) UCITS Fund


FoHF


Fund of hedge funds

Abbey Capital 
ACL Alternative Fund
Bainbridge Partners
Aperio Master AlphaStrategy
Catam Asset Management AG
Cat Gryphon Fund
Headstart Advisers
Headstart Fund of Funds
Prime Capital AG
PCAM Blue Chip

Fund of hedge funds long-term performance (5 years)

Abbey Capital
ACL Alternative Fund
abrdn
abrdn Hedge Fund Custom Multi-Strategy - Conservative
Aurum Fund Management
Aurum Synchronicity Dollar Fund
Bainbridge Partners
Aperio Master AlphaStrategy
Catam Asset Management AG
Cat Gryphon
Headstart Advisers
Headstart Fund of Funds
Prime Capital AG
PCAM Blue Chip




Fund of hedge funds specialist

Abbey Capital
ACL Alternative Fund
Bainbridge Partners
Aperio Master AlphaStrategy
EFG Asset Management
New Capital Multi-Hedge Focus
LGT Capital Partners
LGT Crown Diversified Trend Sub-Fund
LGT Capital Partners
LGT Crown Systematic Trading Sub-Fund
Prime Capital AG
PCAM LAC

Macro


Global macro

CLAIRINVEST
ISATIS Cosmopolitan Global Fund
EDL Capital AG
EDL Global Opportunities Fund
Trium Capital
Trium Larissa Global Macro Fund

Macro long-term performance (5 years)

Brevan Howard
Brevan Howard Master Fund
Broad Reach Investment Management
Broad Reach Master Fund
Episteme Capital
Episteme Systematic Quest TR (ESQTR)




Macro – newcomer

AHL Partners ('Man AHL')
Man AHL Trend Inflation Defensive Equity
25Delta EAF
Expert Investor SICAV-SIF 25Delta Absolute Return
ThirdYear Capital
ART Global Macro

Ucits


Ucits – credit

Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV Selwood Market Neutral Credit
Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV MidOcean Absolute Return Credit
Fair Oaks Capital
Fair Oaks Dynamic Credit Fund
Sissener
Sissener Corporate Bond Fund
Storm Capital Management AS
Storm Bond Fund

Ucits – macro

BlueStar Investment Managers
CB-ACCENT LUX - BlueStar Global Thematic Absolute Allocation
RBC BlueBay Asset Management
BlueBay Global Sovereign Opportunities Fund


Ucits – diversified

Intermoney Gestion
High Rate
Nomura Alternative Investment Management France S.A.S.
Nomura Cross Asset Momentum UCITS Fund
Winton
Winton Diversified Fund (UCITS)

Ucits – equity

Belgrave Capital Management
Vitruvius Growth Opportunities
Belgrave Capital Management
Vitruvius Japanese Equity
Heptagon Capital
Heptagon Kettle Hill US Long Short Equity Fund
Seahawk Investments GmbH
Seahawk Equity Long Short Fund
Waystone
MontLake Cooper Creek Partners North America Long/Short Equity UCITS Fund

Ucits – managed futures

Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV Systematic Alpha
Candriam
Candriam Diversified Futures
Nomura Alternative Investment Management France S.A.S.
Nomura Cross Asset Momentum UCITS Fund
Waystone
MontLake DUNN WMA Institutional UCITS Fund
Winton
Winton Trend Fund (UCITS)

Other



Alternative risk premia

Candriam
Candriam Multi Asset Premia
Systematica Investments
Systematica Alternative Risk Premia Fund

Commodities fund

KLI Asset Management
KLI Relative Value and High Conviction Portfolio
Lumyna Investments
Lumyna - MW TOPS Environmental Focus (Market Neutral) UCITS Fund
Svelland Capital (UK)
Svelland Global Trading Fund


Emerging market fund

Ayres Investment Management
Ayres Argentina Fund
Enko Capital
Enko Africa Debt Fund
Gemcorp Capital
Gemcorp Capital Fund I
ProMeritum Investment Management
ProMeritum EM Segregated Portfolio
Sagil Capital
Sagil Latin American Opportunities Fund
Waha Capital
Waha MENA Equity Fund




Digital assets fund

Active Digital
Active Digital Asset Management
Crypto Consulting AG
SwissRex Crypto Fund
Fasanara Investments Master Fund
Genesis Alpha
Lemvi SA
Lemvi Crypto AMC

Volatility fund

Dominicé & CO - Asset Management
The Cassiopeia Fund
FERI AG
OptoFlex
LeanVal Asset Management AG
Athena UI

Quantitative strategy over $1bn

Capital Fund Management
CFM Discus
FERI AG
OptoFlex
Florin Court Capital
Florin Court Capital Programme
Winton
Winton Multi-Strategy

Quantitative strategy under $1bn

Alma Capital
Alma Platinum IV Systematic Alpha
IXI Investments
IXI ICAV
Nomura Alternative Investment Management France S.A.S.
Nomura Cross Asset Momentum UCITS Fund
SMN Investment Services
SMN Diversified Futures Fund
Stouff Capital
Urizen Fund

Billion Dollar Fund of the Year

Lancaster Investment Management
Lancaster European Equity Fund
Sona Asset Management
Sona Credit Master Fund
Gladstone Management
Lasker Fund
Gemcorp Capital
Gemcorp Capital Fund
Capital Fund Management
CFM Discus
Aspect Capital
Aspect Diversified


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