Key Takeaways
- • Hedgeweek held its 2023 US Awards ceremony on October 26 in New York, recognizing excellence across hedge fund managers and service providers through user-voted categories spanning multiple investment strategies and market segments.
- • Award winners span diverse strategies including commodity trading advisors, convertible bond arbitrage, credit hedging, distressed debt, emerging market debt, equity hedge funds, event-driven multi-strategy, and fixed income funds, reflecting the breadth of the alternative investment landscape.
- • Notable fund manager winners include DUNN Capital Management (Best CTA Fund), Aequim Alternative Investments (Best Convertible Bond Arbitrage), Radcliffe Capital Management (Best Credit Hedge Multi-Strategy), SPF Investment Management (Best Credit Hedge Over $1 Billion), and Avoro Capital Advisors (Best Equity Long/Short Fund).
- • Fund manager categories were shortlisted using pre-selection data provided by Bloomberg, with final winners determined through online polling of Hedgeweek's entire userbase, ensuring broad institutional participation in the selection process.
- • Service provider categories recognized excellence across the broader hedge fund industry ecosystem, complementing manager awards and reflecting the full value chain supporting alternative investment operations.
Summary
Hedgeweek announced the winners of its 2023 US Awards on October 26 at an exclusive ceremony and networking event held at The Penn Club in New York. The awards program recognizes excellence among fund managers and service providers operating in the United States across a comprehensive range of categories spanning hedge funds, multi-manager platforms, and liquid alternatives.
The voting methodology combined institutional rigor with broad-based participation. Bloomberg provided pre-selection data for fund manager shortlists, while final winners were determined through an online poll conducted across Hedgeweek's entire userbase, enabling participants to select among shortlisted firms in each category. This dual-sourced approach balanced expert curation with institutional voter preference.
Fund manager categories demonstrated diversity across investment strategies. Equity strategies included awards for equity hedge funds segmented by asset size—Electron Capital Partners won Best Equity Hedge Over $1 Billion while Spitfire Capital LLC secured Best Equity Hedge Under $500 Million. Credit-focused strategies similarly recognized scale differentiation: SPF Investment Management won Best Credit Hedge Over $1 Billion while Hi2 Global won Best Credit Hedge Under $500 Million. Additional notable winners included DUNN Capital Management for Best CTA Fund, Marathon Asset Management LP for Best Emerging Market Debt Fund, Avoro Capital Advisors for Best Equity Long/Short Fund, and Sandglass Capital Advisors LLC for Best Distressed Debt Fund.
Beyond traditional hedge fund categories, awards encompassed specialized strategies including Aequim Alternative Investments LP for Best Convertible Bond Arbitrage, Coherence Capital for Best Credit Long/Short, and event-driven strategies through DAFNA Capital Management LLC. Service provider categories spanned the full industry ecosystem, acknowledging the infrastructure and support functions critical to hedge fund operations.
The voting methodology combined institutional rigor with broad-based participation. Bloomberg provided pre-selection data for fund manager shortlists, while final winners were determined through an online poll conducted across Hedgeweek's entire userbase, enabling participants to select among shortlisted firms in each category. This dual-sourced approach balanced expert curation with institutional voter preference.
Fund manager categories demonstrated diversity across investment strategies. Equity strategies included awards for equity hedge funds segmented by asset size—Electron Capital Partners won Best Equity Hedge Over $1 Billion while Spitfire Capital LLC secured Best Equity Hedge Under $500 Million. Credit-focused strategies similarly recognized scale differentiation: SPF Investment Management won Best Credit Hedge Over $1 Billion while Hi2 Global won Best Credit Hedge Under $500 Million. Additional notable winners included DUNN Capital Management for Best CTA Fund, Marathon Asset Management LP for Best Emerging Market Debt Fund, Avoro Capital Advisors for Best Equity Long/Short Fund, and Sandglass Capital Advisors LLC for Best Distressed Debt Fund.
Beyond traditional hedge fund categories, awards encompassed specialized strategies including Aequim Alternative Investments LP for Best Convertible Bond Arbitrage, Coherence Capital for Best Credit Long/Short, and event-driven strategies through DAFNA Capital Management LLC. Service provider categories spanned the full industry ecosystem, acknowledging the infrastructure and support functions critical to hedge fund operations.
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