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