25 Giant hedge fund firms VS 1.6 trillion dollar market
25 Giant hedge fund firms VS 1.6 trillion dollar market
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Hedge fund assets surpassed the $1.6 trillion mark at the beginning of 2008 and JPMorgan the leading financial services firm remained at the top of the growing heap.
Assets of the all biggest U.S. hedge funds in 2007 increased 34 (%) +/- over the 2004-2006 even though 3 of the 23 largest hedge fund firms losing $29 billion in assets during the second half of the 2007.
As of January 1 2008, the U.S. hedge fund firms managed combined assets of $1.7 trillion, according to the HedgeFund Intelligence.
Assets of the 262 another hedge fund firms that manage $1 billion or more ( Billion Dollar Club), increased by $409 billion, or 34%. which is $60 billion dollar +/ - more than their gain in 2006. JPMorgan Asset Management and Highbridge Capital Management remains the biggest U.S. hedge fund manager, with $44.7 billion. Renaissance Technologies rose to fourth place with $34 billion (41.67 % increase), while Och-Ziff Capital Management rose $33.2 billion, an increase of 58.10 %.
Paulson & Co., assets increased nearly 306 % during 2007 to end the year at $29 billion.
Angelo, Gordon & Co. $14.50
Atticus Capital $17.50
Avenue Capital Group $20.56
Barclays Global Investors $26.20
Bridgewater Associates $36.00
Cerberus Capital Management $15.50
Citadel Investment Group $20.00
D.E. Shaw Group $32.20
Fairfield Greenwich Group $16.20
Farallon Capital Management $36.00*
Fortress Investment Group $14.84
FX Concepts $14.20
Goldman Sachs Asset Mgmt $29.20
Harbinger Capital Partners $17.93
JPMorgan $44.70
Moore Capital Management $15.00
Och-Ziff Capital Management $33.20*
Paulson & Co. $29.00
Perry Capital $14.50
Renaissance Technologies $34.00*
SAC Capital Advisors $16.00
Soros Fund Management $17.00
Stark Investments $14.44
Tudor Investment $17.00
Wellington Management $15.00