Absolute Return Awards

Previous Winners

The HFM Absolute Return Awards brought together the best-performing funds from across the US region all vying for industry-wide recognition and celebration.

Nominees and winners were determined objectively, using a combination of Sharpe ratios and absolute returns. This quantitative approach ensures the awards reflect the two primary aims of hedge funds – to manage volatility and to deliver positive returns for investors.

The HFM US Performance Awards now recognise the leading US based hedge funds.

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Absolute Return Awards 2019 Winners

28 March 2019, JW Marriott Essex House, New York

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US Equity (min $250m)

Crawford Lake Capital Management

Crawford Lake Onshore Partners

Global Macro (min $250m)

Element Capital Management

Element Capital Fund

Global Equity (min $250m)

Weiss Asset Management

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund

Specialist Equity (min $250m)

Alta Park Capital

Alta Park Fund

Multi Strategy (min $250m)

D. E Shaw & Co

D.E. Shaw Composite Fund

Distressed & Event Driven (min $250m)

Litespeed Management

Litespeed Partners

Fixed Income & Mortgage Backed Securities (min $250m)

Seer Capital

Seer Capital Partners Fund

Credit & High Yield (min $250m)

Axonic Capital

Axonic Credit Opportunities Fund

Arbitrage & Convertibles (min $250m)

Twin Tree Management

Twin Tree Capital Master Fund

Commodities & Managed Futures (min $250m)

Millburn Ridgefield Corporation

Millburn Commodity Fund

Long Term Performance - Equity-only 5 Years ($250m-$1bn)

Alta Park Capital

Alta Park Fund

Long Term Performance - Equity-only 5 Years ($1bn and above)

venBio Select Advisor

venBio Select Fund

Long Term Performance - Non Equity 5 Years ($250m-$1bn)

MMCAP Asset Management

MMCAP Fund

Long Term Performance - Non Equity 5 Years ($1bn and above)

Citadel

Citadel Tactical Trading

Long Term Performance - Equity-only 10 Years ($250m-$1bn)

KG Funds Management

KG Investments Fund

Long Term Performance - Equity-only 10 Years ($1bn and above)

Perceptive Advisors

Perceptive Life Sciences Fund

Long Term Performance - Non Equity 10 Years ($250m-$1bn)

Metacapital Management

Metacapital Mortgage Opportunities Master Fund

Long Term Performance - Non Equity 10 Years ($1bn and above)

Hildene Capital Management

Hildene Opportunities Fund

New Fund of the Year (min $100m)

Wolverine Asset Management

Wolverine Intrinsic Fund

Management Firm of the Year

Renaissance Technologies

Fund of the Year

Element Capital Management

Element Capital Fund

Absolute Return Awards 2018 Winners

8 March 2018, Lotte New York Palace

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Arbitrage & Convertibles

Wolverine Flagship Fund

Commodities & Managed Futures

PIMCO Commodity Alpha

PIMCO Commodity Alpha Fund

Credit & High Yield (Under $500m)

Bayview Liquid Credit Strategies

Bayview Liquid Credit Strategies Fund

Credit & High Yield (Above $500m)

Hildene Opportunities Offshore II

Hildene Opportunities Fund II

Distressed

Hildene Opportunities

Hildene Opportunities Fund

Emerging Markets

Oceana Long Short Strategy

Oceana Long Short Strategy Fund

Event Driven (Under $500m)

KG Investments

KG Investments Fund Class A-8

Event Driven (Above $500m)

HG Vora Special Opportunities

HG Vora Special Opportunities Master Fund

Fixed Income & Mortgage Backed Securities

Varadero International

Varadero International - Tranche 1

Global Equity (Under $500m)

Valley Forge Capital

Fund name

Global Equity (Above $500m)

HMI Capital Partners

HMI Capital Partners Fund

Global Macro (Under $500m)

Haidar Capital

Haidar Jupiter Fund

Global Macro (Above $500m)

Bridgewater All Weather @12% Trading

Bridgewater All Weather @12% Trading Fund

Multi-Strategy

Linden Capital

Linden Capital Fund

Specialist Equity (Under $500m)

DAFNA LifeScience Fund

Specialist Equity (Above $500m)

Perceptive Life Sciences

Perceptive Life Sciences Fund

U.S. Equity (Under $500m)

Waratah Performance

Waratah Performance Fund

U.S. Equity (Above $500m)

Lumina Partners

Lumina Partners Fund

Long Term Performance Equity - 5 Years (Below $1bn)

Armistice Capital

Armistice Capital Fund

Long Term Performance Non-Equity - 5 Years (Below $1bn)

GoldenTree Distressed Debt

GoldenTree Distressed Debt Fund

Long Term Performance Equity - 5 Years (Above $1bn)

ZP Master Utility

ZP Master Utility Fund

Long Term Performance Non-Equity - 5 Years (Above $1bn)

Drawbridge Special Opportunities

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund

Long Term Performance Equity - 10 Years (Below $1bn)

Financial Opportunity Fund

Long Term Performance Non-Equity - 10 Years (Below $1bn)

SPM Structured Servicing Holdings

SPM Structured Servicing Holdings Master Fund

Long Term Performance Equity - 10 Years (Above $1bn)

Perceptive Life Sciences

Perceptive Life Sciences Fund

Long Term Performance Non-Equity - 10 Years (Above $1bn)

Element Capital

Element Capital Fund

New Fund of the Year

Sabrepoint Capital Partners

Sabrepoint Capital Partners Fund

Management Firm of the Year

Citadel

Citadel Fund

Fund of the Year

Perceptive Life Sciences

Perceptive Life Sciences Fund

Absolute Return Awards 2017 Winners

16 March 2017, Mandarin Oriental, New York

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Arbitrage & Convertibles

MMCAP Asset Management

MMCAP Fund Inc.

Commodities

Pacific Investment Management Company

PIMCO Commodity Alpha Fund

Managed Futures

Quantitative Investment Management

Quantitative Global Program

Credit & High Yield (Below $500m)

Millstreet Capital Management

Millstreet Credit Fund

Credit & High Yield (Above $500m)

Brigade Capital Management

Brigade Opportunistic Credit

Specialist Credit

Direct Lending Investments

DLI Capital, Inc

Distressed

Mudrick Capital Management

Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Fund - Class B

Event Driven (Below $500m)

Corre Partners Management

Corre Opportunities Qualified Onshore Fund

Event Driven (Above $500m)

P. Schoenfeld Asset Management

PSAM World Arb Partners

Fixed Income & Mortgage Backed Securities

Pine River Capital Management

Pine River Liquid Rates Fund

Global Equity (Below $500m)

Wexford Capital

Wexford Catalyst Fund

Global Equity (Above $500m)

Weiss Asset Management LP

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund

Global Macro (Below $500m)

Hathersage Capital Management LLC

Hathersage G10 Macro Access Strategy

Global Macro (Above $500m)

Element Capital Management

Element Capital Fund

Multi Strategy

Brigade Capital Management LLC

Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund LP

Specialist Equity (Below $500m)

Stonepine Capital Management

Stonepine Capital

Specialist Equity (Above $500m)

Zimmer Partners

ZP Master Utility Fund

US Equity (Below $500m)

Coe Capital Management

Intrinsic Edge Capture

US Equity (Above $500m)

Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund International Series B

Emerging Markets (Below $500m)

Sagil Capital LLP

Sagil Latin American Opportunities Fund - Class B

Emerging Markets (Above $500m)

Moneda Asset Management

Moneda Latin American Corporate Debt Fund

Long Term Performance (5 Years) Equity-only Strategies ($100m-$1bn)

FJ Capital Management

Financial Opportunity Fund

Long Term Performance (5 Years) Equity-only Strategies (Above $1bn)

Basswood Capital Management

Basswood Financial Fund

Long Term Performance (10 Years) Equity-only Strategies ($100m-$1bn)

Harvest Capital Strategies

Harvest Small Cap Partners

Long Term Performance (10 Years) Equity-only Strategies (Above $1bn)

Zimmer Partners

ZP Master Utility Fund

Long Term Performance (5 Years) Non-Equity Strategies ($100m-$1bn)

Altum Capital Management

Altum Credit Master Fund

Long Term Performance (5 Years) Non-Equity Strategies (Above $1bn)

Fortress Investment Group

Drawbridge Special Opportunities LP

Long Term Performance (10 Years) Non-Equity Strategies ($100m-$1bn)

Structured Portfolio Management

SPM Structured Servicing Holdings Master Fund

Long Term Performance (10 Years) Non-Equity Strategies (Above $1bn)

Element Capital Management

Element Capital Fund

New Fund of the Year (Above $100m)

Marble Ridge

Marble Ridge Master LP

Management Firm of the Year

Brigade Capital Management

Fund of the Year

Millstreet Credit