With all the December performance numbers now in, Absolute Return is proud to present the final list of nominations for the 2018 Absolute Return Awards.

The winners will be announced at a dinner on March 28th at the JW Marriott Essex House, New York.

As always, the independent, quantitatively-driven awards recognize those hedge funds with the best risk-adjusted returns, acknowledging the twin aims of delivering strong performance and managing volatility. (For a full description of the methodology, please see the nomination criteria, here).

Congratulations to all the nominated funds and firms for their performance in 2018. We look forward to celebrating with you at the awards dinner on March 28th.

Full details of the event, table reservations and all other information relating to the awards can be found here.

Arbitrage & Convertibles – min $250m
Carlson Capital – Black Diamond Arbitrage
D. E. Shaw Valence
UBS O’Connor – Nineteen77 Global Merger Arbitrage
TIG Arbitrage Associates
Twin Tree Capital Master Fund
Wolverine Flagship Fund

Commodites & Managed Futures – min $250m
Campbell Offshore Fund – Absolute Return
Crabel Fund (Class A Multi-Product Program)
Episteme Systematic Quest (ESQ)
Millburn Commodity Fund
PIMCO Commodity Alpha Fund

Credit & High Yield – min $250m
400 Capital Credit Opportunities Fund
Axonic Credit Opportunities Funds
Birch Grove Credit Strategies Fund
Drawbridge Special Opportunities
Hildene Opportunities Fund II
Medalist Partners Harvest Fund
Millstreet Credit Fund
OWS Credit Opportunity Master Fund
Regan Credit Opportunities Fund
Serengeti Lycaon Partners

Distressed & Event Driven – min $250m 
Hildene Opportunities Fund
Litespeed Partners
Magnetar PRA Fund
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Fund
Omni Event Fund
Owl Creek Credit Opportunities Fund
Taconic Opportunity Fund

Fixed Income & Mortgage-backed Securities – min $250m
Axonic Special Opportunities SBL Fund
Ellington Credit Opportunities Fund
Napier Park ABS Income Fund
Seer Capital Partners Fund
SPF Securitized Products Funds
Varadero International

Global Equity – min $250m
Weiss Asset Management – Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund
Citadel Global Equities
1832 Asset Management – Dynamic Alpha Performance Fund
Engle Capital Master Fund
Ghost Tree Partners
Kerrisdale Partners
Renaissance Institutional Diversified Global Equities Fund
CAS Investment Partners – Sosin Partners

Global Macro – min $250m
Bridgewater Pure Alpha Trading Company
Citadel Global Fixed Income
D. E. Shaw Oculus
Element Capital Fund
Greenwave Global Macro Fund
Haidar Jupiter Fund

Multi Strategy – min $250m
Citadel Tactical Trading
Citadel Wellington
D. E. Shaw Composite Fund
Hudson Bay Fund
Millennium USA
MMCAP Fund
PIMCO Tactical Opportunities Fund
Tilden Park Investment Fund
Weiss Multi-Strategy Partners

Specialist Equity – min $250m
Alta Park Fund
Cadian Fund
DAFNA LifeScience Fund
Honeycomb Asset Management
Luminus Energy Partners
venBio Select Fund
ZP Master Utility Fund

U.S. Equity – min $250m
Crawford Lake Partners
Intrinsic Edge Capture
Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund International
RGM Value Opportunity Fund II
Sandler Associates

Long Term Performance Awards

Equity-only Strategies (5 Years) – $250m-$1bn
Alta Park Fund
Context BH Partners
Crawford Lake Partners
Kerrisdale Partners
KG Investments Fund
Seligman Tech Spectrum Fund

Equity-only Strategies (5 Years) – $1bn and above
Weiss Asset Management – Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund
Cadian Master Fund
Citadel Global Equities
Luminus Energy Partners
Perceptive Life Sciences Fund
Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund International
venBio Select Fund
ZP Master Utility Fund

Non-equity (5 Years) – $250m-$1bn
Altum Credit Master Fund
HGC Arbitrage Fund
Hildene Opportunities Fund II
Millburn Commodity Fund
Millstreet Credit Fund
MMCAP Fund
Pentwater Merger Arbitrage Fund

Non-equity (5 Years) – $1bn and above
Citadel Tactical Trading
Citadel Wellington
D. E. Shaw Composite Fund
Drawbridge Special Opportunities
Element Capital Fund
Hildene Opportunities Fund
PIMCO Tactical Opportunities Fund
SPF Securitized Products Funds
Varadero International
Waterfall Victoria Fund

Equity-only Strategies (10 Years) – $250m-$1bn
Crawford Lake Partners
DAFNA LifeScience Fund
HITE Hedge LP
Intrinsic Edge Capture
KG Investments Fund
Marlin Fund
Tamarack Global Healthcare Fund
Valley Forge Capital

Equity-only Strategies (10 Years) – $1bn and above
Cadian Master Fund
ECF Value Fund
Financial Opportunity Fund
Luminus Energy Partners
Pentwater Event Fund
Perceptive Life Sciences Fund
Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund International
RGM Value Opportunity Fund II
Senvest Partners
ZP Master Utility Fund

Non-equity (10 Years) – $250m-$1bn
Barnegat Fund Limited
GCA Credit Opportunities Fund
Haidar Jupiter Fund
Metacapital Mortgage Opportunities Master Fund
MMCAP Fund
RiverNorth Capital Partners
ZAIS Opportunity Fund

Non-equity (10 Years) – $1bn and above
Citadel Wellington
Drawbridge Special Opportunities
Element Capital Fund
GoldenTree Credit Opportunities Fund
Hildene Opportunities Fund
Millennium USA
Waterfall Victoria Fund

New Fund of the Year
Adam Macro Strategy II
GCA Enhanced Master Fund
Hudson Bay Cap Structure Arbitrage Enhanced Fund
KCL Capital Master Fund
Wolverine Intrinsic Fund

Management Firm of the Year
Citadel
D. E. Shaw & Co.
Pacific Investment Management Company
Renaissance Technologies

Fund of the Year
Nominees to be announced on the night

Absolute Return Awards 2018: Final nominations announced on Absolute Return.