Absolute Return Awards Previous Winners

The Absolute Return Awards shone a light on the industry's star risk-adjusted performers, across a range of categories.

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

The Awards regularly attracted many of the largest hedge fund firms in the US with more than 300 hedge fund managers, investors and other industry professionals in attendance.

2019 Winners

28 March, JW Marriott Essex House, New York


US Equity (Above $250m)

Crawford Lake Capital Management 
Crawford Lake Onshore Partners

Global Macro (Above $250m)

Element Capital Management 
Element Capital Fund

Global Equity (Above $250m)

Weiss Asset Management 
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund

Specialist Equity (Above $250m)

Alta Park Capital 
Alta Park Fund

Multi Strategy (Above $250m)

D. E Shaw & Co 
D.E. Shaw Composite Fund

Distressed & Event Driven (Above $250m)

Litespeed Management 
Litespeed Partners

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

Seer Capital 
Seer Capital Partners Fund

Credit & High Yield (Above $250m)

Axonic Capital 
Axonic Credit Opportunities Fund

Arbitrage & Convertibles (Above $250m)

Twin Tree Management 
Twin Tree Capital Master Fund

Commodities & Managed Futures (Above $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 (Above $100m)

Wolverine Asset Management  
Wolverine Intrinsic Fund

Management Firm of the Year

Renaissance Technologies 
Renaissance Technologies

Fund of the Year

Element Capital Management 
Element Capital Fund

2018 Winners

8 March, Lotte New York Palace


Arbitrage & Convertibles

Wolverine Flagship Fund 
Wolverine Flagship Fund

Commodities & Managed Futures

PIMCO Commodity Alpha 
PIMCO Commodity Alpha Fund

Credit & High Yield (Above $100m)

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 (Above $100m)

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 (Above $100m)

Valley Forge Capital 
Fund name

Global Equity (Above $500m)

HMI Capital Partners 
HMI Capital Partners Fund

Global Macro (Above $100m)

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 (Above $100m)

DAFNA LifeScience Fund 
DAFNA LifeScience Fund

Specialist Equity (Above $500m)

Perceptive Life Sciences 
Perceptive Life Sciences Fund

U.S. Equity (Above $100m)

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 
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

2017 Winners

16 March, Mandarin Oriental, New York


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 (Above $100m)

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 (Above $100m)

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 (Above $100m)

Wexford Capital 
Wexford Catalyst Fund

Global Equity (Above $500m)

Weiss Asset Management LP 
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund

Global Macro (Above $100m)

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 (Above $100m)

Stonepine Capital Management 
Stonepine Capital

Specialist Equity (Above $500m)

Zimmer Partners 
ZP Master Utility Fund

US Equity (Above $100m)

Coe Capital Management 
Intrinsic Edge Capture

US Equity (Above $500m)

Renaissance Technologies 
Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund International Series B

Emerging Markets (Above $100m)

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 

2016 Winners

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