2025 Winners

The winners were announced at a spectacular dinner and ceremony on October 14 at the stunning Guastavino’s, New York.

Each award celebrated funds who have gone above and beyond over the past year, delivering outstanding client service, driving innovation, and setting new standards across the hedge fund industry. Chosen through a rigorous judging process led by senior industry leaders, this year’s winners represent the very best in the business.

Congratulation to all of our winners!

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2025 Winners


40 Act

Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund
Alger

Alternative risk premia

PIMCO Alternative Risk Premia Strategy Select Fund
Pacific Investment Management Company

Commodities fund

Statar Capital
Statar Capital

Credit – Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn

VR Global Offshore Fund
VR Capital Group

Credit – Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn

PRF Fund
GFO Asset Management

Credit – Newcomer

Spectra Velocity Fund I
Spectra Capital

CTA/Managed Futures – Long-term performance (5 years)

Statar Capital
Statar Capital

Digital assets

210k Capital
UTXO Management

Distressed credit over $500m

Hildene Opportunities Master Fund
Hildene Capital Management

Distressed credit up to $500m

Sandglass Opportunity Fund
Sandglass Capital Advisors

Equity – Newcomer

Loomis Sayles Sakorum Long Short Growth Equity Fund
Loomis Sayles

Equity – Sector specialist

Gator Financial Partners
Gator Capital Management

Event-driven – Merger arbitrage

Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund
Glazer Capital

Event-driven – Over $500m

Thebes Partners
Thebes Partners

Event-driven – Up to $500m

Lazard Rathmore Plus
Lazard Asset Management

Fund of hedge funds - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn

Aptitude Partners Composite Unlevered
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Fund of hedge funds - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn

Eagle's View Dedicated Fund
Eagle's View Capital Management

Fund of hedge funds - Specialist

Core Classic Fund
Core Capital Management

Fund of hedge funds over $1bn

Magnitude International
Magnitude Capital

Fund of hedge funds up to $1bn

Infinity Premier Fund (QP)
Infinity Capital Partners

Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn

Citadel Tactical Trading
Citadel

Global equity - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn

Callodine Capital Fund
Callodine Capital Management

Global equity over $1bn

Electron Global Fund
Electron Capital Partners

Global equity up to $1bn

Kuroto Fund
Equinox Partners

Long/Short credit

SPF Securitized Products Master Fund
SPF Investment Management

Long-term performance (10 years) over $1bn

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund
Fortress Investment Group

Long-term performance (10 years) up to $1bn

Owl Creek Credit Opportunities Master Fund
Owl Creek Asset Management

Macro - Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn

Citadel Global Fixed Income Fund
Citadel

Macro - Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn

Pinnacle Six One Commodities
Pinnacle Asset Management

Macro – Over $1bn

D.E. Shaw Oculus Fund
D.E. Shaw & Co

Macro – Up to $1bn

Multi-Alpha Opportunity
Graham Capital Management

Managed futures - Long-term performance (5 years)

Statar Capital
Statar Capital

Managed futures (CTA)

AGSF
Global Sigma Group

Multi-strategy – Long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn

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

Multi-strategy – Long-term performance (5 years) up to $1bn

Anacapa Alpha
Anacapa Advisors

Multi-strategy – Newcomer

Saba Capital Partners - Market Neutral Share Class
Saba Capital Management

Multi-strategy - Over $1bn

Schonfeld Strategic Partners Fund
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors

Multi-strategy - Up to $1bn

Meteora Select Trading Opportunities
Meteora Capital

Quantitative strategy over $1bn

WMA SEALS
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors (WMA)

Quantitative strategy up to $1bn

Magnetar Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund
Magnetar Capital

Relative value credit over $500m

Hudson Cove Credit Opportunity Fund
Hudson Cove Capital Management

Relative value credit up to $500m

Vibrant Opportunity Fund
Vibrant Capital Partners

US equity

Arbiter Global Financials Fund
Arbiter Partners

US equity - Long-term performance (5 years)

Gondor Partners
Gondor Capital Management

Volatility fund

Ambrus Volatility Fund
The Ambrus Group

Billion Dollar Fund of the Year

GoldenTree Master Fund Select
GoldenTree Asset Management

Management Firm of the Year

Verition Fund Management

Outstanding Achievement Award

Sander R. Gerber
Hudson Bay Capital