Key Takeaways
- • Hedgeweek announced the winners of its Hedgeweek® US Awards 2026 on 8 October 2026 at an exclusive ceremony at Convene 237 in New York, recognising fund performance and service provider excellence in the hedge fund sector.
- • Voting was conducted through an online poll of the entire Hedgeweek® userbase, with participants choosing among shortlisted firms in each category; pre-selection was based on annualised returns over a 12-month period drawn from multiple data sources.
- • Magnetar won Management Company of the Year (Over $1billion), while Significance Capital took Management Company of the Year (Under $1billion) and Versor Investments won both Alternative Data Use of the Year and Technology Innovation of the Year.
- • Performance awards span credit, macro, equity, event-driven, managed futures, multi-strategy, quantitative, relative value, structured credit and volatility strategies, with Sona Asset Management, Ellington Management Group, Two Seas Capital, Saba Capital Management and Mill Hill Capital among the named winners.
- • Service provider categories were also recognised, including BNY (Custodian Service and Prime Broker, Overall), Citco, SS&C GlobeOp, Proskauer, McDermott Will & Schulte, and Withum.
Summary
Hedgeweek announced the winners of the Hedgeweek® US Awards 2026 on 8 October 2026 at an exclusive ceremony and networking event held at Convene 237 in New York. The awards recognise fund performance and service provider excellence within the hedge fund landscape. Voting was conducted via an online poll of the Hedgeweek® userbase, with participants selecting from shortlisted firms in each category. Pre-selection data was provided by multiple data sources and based on annualised returns over a 12-month period.
On the manager side, Magnetar was named Management Company of the Year (Over $1billion), and Significance Capital was named Management Company of the Year (Under $1billion). Graham Capital Management won Marketing & Communications of the Year, and Versor Investments took Alternative Data Use of the Year and Technology Innovation of the Year. Two Seas Capital was recognised for Emerging Percentage Growth of the Year (Under $1billion) and also won Event-Driven Fund Under $1billion with the Two Seas Global Fund. The Ambrus Group won Rising Star Manager of the Year.
Performance awards were distributed across a broad range of strategies. Winners included Chamaeleo Capital Management (Chamaeleo Optimus Fund) in Commodities, Sona Asset Management (Sona Credit Master Fund) in Credit Long/Short over $1billion, and Ellington Management Group (Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund) in Credit Long/Short under $1billion and Structured Credit over $1billion. Annapurna Funds (Annapurna Global Macro) won Discretionary Macro, Geosphere Capital Management (Geosphere Sensible Energy Transition Fund) won Equity Long Biased, Anson Funds (Anson Investments Master Fund LP) won Equity Long/Short over $1billion, and Wexford Capital (Wexford Spectrum Fund) won Equity Market-Neutral. HITE Hedge Asset Management (HITE Hedge II LP) took Event-Driven over $1billion. Further winners included Maxam Capital Management (Maxam Diversified Strategies Fund) in Fund of Hedge Funds, FutureSelect Portfolio Management (Telesis IIW LLC) in Managed Futures/CTA over $1billion, Graham Capital Management (Tactical Trend) in Managed Futures/CTA under $1billion, Incline Investment Management (The Systematic Hybrid) in Multi-Strategy, QTS Capital Management (QTS Partners LP) in Quantitative Strategy, Saba Capital Management (Saba Capital Master Fund, Market Neutral) in Relative Value under $1billion, Magnetar (Magnetar Constellation Onshore Fund) in Structured Credit under $1billion, and Mill Hill Capital (Mill Hill Structured Credit Opportunities Fund LP) in Volatility Strategy.
Service provider awards covered custody, prime brokerage, administration, legal, audit, and technology. BNY was named Custodian Service of the Year and Prime Broker of the Year (Overall), while StoneX received Forex Solution Provider and Outsourced Trading Provider awards. Citco Group was recognised for Middle Office Services, SS&C GlobeOp for Overall Fund Administrator and Collateral Management, and UMB Bank for Fund Administrator Technology. Among law firms, Proskauer won Alternative Credit, McDermott Will & Schulte won Overall, and Riveles Wahab LLP won Digital Assets. Withum was named Accounting Firm of the Year, and Talos was named Algorithmic Trading Provider of the Year. Other notable winners included S&P Global Market Intelligence (Data Provider), MSCI (Index Provider), LMAX Group (Exchange), and Lightkeeper (Hedge Fund Platform of the Year).
On the manager side, Magnetar was named Management Company of the Year (Over $1billion), and Significance Capital was named Management Company of the Year (Under $1billion). Graham Capital Management won Marketing & Communications of the Year, and Versor Investments took Alternative Data Use of the Year and Technology Innovation of the Year. Two Seas Capital was recognised for Emerging Percentage Growth of the Year (Under $1billion) and also won Event-Driven Fund Under $1billion with the Two Seas Global Fund. The Ambrus Group won Rising Star Manager of the Year.
Performance awards were distributed across a broad range of strategies. Winners included Chamaeleo Capital Management (Chamaeleo Optimus Fund) in Commodities, Sona Asset Management (Sona Credit Master Fund) in Credit Long/Short over $1billion, and Ellington Management Group (Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund) in Credit Long/Short under $1billion and Structured Credit over $1billion. Annapurna Funds (Annapurna Global Macro) won Discretionary Macro, Geosphere Capital Management (Geosphere Sensible Energy Transition Fund) won Equity Long Biased, Anson Funds (Anson Investments Master Fund LP) won Equity Long/Short over $1billion, and Wexford Capital (Wexford Spectrum Fund) won Equity Market-Neutral. HITE Hedge Asset Management (HITE Hedge II LP) took Event-Driven over $1billion. Further winners included Maxam Capital Management (Maxam Diversified Strategies Fund) in Fund of Hedge Funds, FutureSelect Portfolio Management (Telesis IIW LLC) in Managed Futures/CTA over $1billion, Graham Capital Management (Tactical Trend) in Managed Futures/CTA under $1billion, Incline Investment Management (The Systematic Hybrid) in Multi-Strategy, QTS Capital Management (QTS Partners LP) in Quantitative Strategy, Saba Capital Management (Saba Capital Master Fund, Market Neutral) in Relative Value under $1billion, Magnetar (Magnetar Constellation Onshore Fund) in Structured Credit under $1billion, and Mill Hill Capital (Mill Hill Structured Credit Opportunities Fund LP) in Volatility Strategy.
Service provider awards covered custody, prime brokerage, administration, legal, audit, and technology. BNY was named Custodian Service of the Year and Prime Broker of the Year (Overall), while StoneX received Forex Solution Provider and Outsourced Trading Provider awards. Citco Group was recognised for Middle Office Services, SS&C GlobeOp for Overall Fund Administrator and Collateral Management, and UMB Bank for Fund Administrator Technology. Among law firms, Proskauer won Alternative Credit, McDermott Will & Schulte won Overall, and Riveles Wahab LLP won Digital Assets. Withum was named Accounting Firm of the Year, and Talos was named Algorithmic Trading Provider of the Year. Other notable winners included S&P Global Market Intelligence (Data Provider), MSCI (Index Provider), LMAX Group (Exchange), and Lightkeeper (Hedge Fund Platform of the Year).
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