Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the Hedgeweek Americas Awards 2021, compiled in conjunction with Bloomberg, which were presented at an exclusive awards presentation ceremony and industry networking event at The University Club in New York.
Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the Hedgeweek Americas Awards 2021, compiled in conjunction with Bloomberg, which were presented at an exclusive awards presentation ceremony and industry networking event at The University Club in New York.
The winners represent the best in the American hedge fund industry, from fund managers to service providers, covering all areas of the hedge fund ecosystem.
The hedge fund categories cover a wide range of investment strategies – including Equity, Credit, Macro, CTA, Event-Driven, Specialist Equity Sector, Relative Value, Insurance-Linked Strategies, Structured Credit and Multi-Manager – while the service provider categories span all the key areas of the broader hedge fund industry ecosystem.
There are also additional fund manager award categories for Women-Managed funds, Emerging Manager funds, Liquid Alternative funds, Canadian funds, and Latin American funds.
For the fund manager categories, pre-selected shortlists were compiled based on data provided by Bloomberg, analysing annualised performance by Americas-based hedge funds in their respective categories over a 12-month period from 1 June, 2020 to 31 May, 2021.
For the service provider categories, short-listed firms were based on a widespread survey of more than 400 fund managers and other key industry participants.
Voting for the eventual winners was then conducted via an extensive online poll of the Hedgeweek readership carried out over a period of several weeks.
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The winners in each category in the Hedgeweek Americas Awards 2021 are:
FUND MANAGER CATEGORIES
Best Macro Hedge Fund – Calvion Capital Master Fund LP
Best Multi-Strategy Multi-Manager Fund – Equitas Evergreen Fund LP
Best Emerging Manager Fund – Credit Hedge – Haitou Investment Management LLC
Best Liquid Alternative Fund – Equity Hedge – Easterly Snow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
Best Credit Hedge Fund (Up To USD500m) – Artisan Partners Credit Team
Best Relative Value Hedge Fund – Lazard Rathmore
Best Liquid Alternative Fund – Credit Hedge – Marathon Asset Management LP
Best Equity Sector-Focused Hedge Fund – Healthcare – Optima Asset Management (JENOP Global Healthcare Fund)
Best Latin American Hedge Fund – Macro Strategies – Algarve Investimentos
Best Emerging Manager Fund – Equity Hedge – Fairlight Capital LLC
Best CTA Hedge Fund – Gresham Investment Management
Best Equity Hedge Fund (Up To USD500m) – Loyola Capital Management LLC
Best Insurance-Linked Strategies Hedge Fund – Pillar Capital Management Limited
Best Liquid Alternative Fund – Multi-Strategy Hedge – Princeton Fund Advisors LLC
Best Emerging Manager Fund – Macro Hedge – Black Bear Capital Advisors
Best Equity Sector-Focused Hedge Fund – Technology – Cobia Capital Management LP
Best Equity Sector-Focused Hedge Fund – Financials – Elizabeth Park Capital Management
Best Hedge Fund Domicile – Cayman Islands
Best Credit Hedge Fund (Over USD500m) – Aequim Alternative Investments
Best Equity Hedge Fund (Over USD500m) – Anson Investments Master Fund
Best Canadian Hedge Fund – Credit Strategies – Arrow Capital Management
Best Liquid Alternative Fund – Macro Hedge – Catalyst Capital Advisors
Best Smaller Hedge Fund (Up To USD50m) – Connective Capital Management
Best Event-Driven Hedge Fund (Over USD500m) – Engaged Capital
Best Structured Credit Hedge Fund – Hildene Capital Management LLC
Best Overall Hedge Fund (Over USD1bn) – JW Asset Management LLC
Best Canadian Hedge Fund – Equity Strategies – Lightwater Partners
Best Female-Managed Hedge Fund – PCM Partners International
Best Latin American Hedge Fund – Equity Strategies – Safra Asset Management
Best Event-Driven Hedge Fund (Up To USD500m) – Schultze Asset Management
SERVICE PROVIDER CATEGORIES
Best Administrator – ESG – SS&C Technologies
Best Digital Assets Custodian – Copper.co
Best Alternative Data Provider – Similarweb Inc
Best Insurance Service Provider – Alliant
Best AI Technology Provider – Sentieo
Best Trading Technology Provider – Linedata
Best Accounting Firm – EisnerAmper
Best Accounting Firm Start-Up & Emerging Funds – Akram Assurance – Advisory & Tax
Best Tax Advisory – Anchin
Best Offshore Administrator – Horseshoe – An Artex Company
Best Administrator – Technology – UMB Fund Services
Best Administrator – Start-Up & Emerging Funds – Opus Fund Services
Best Data Management Solution – Arcesium
Best Managed Accounts Platform – BNY Mellon HedgeMark
Best Law Firm – Digital Assets – Seward & Kissel LLP
Best Outsourced Trading Provider – Cowen
Best Pr And Communications Firm – Peaks Strategies
Best Risk Management Software – FIS
Best Audit Firm – CohnReznick LLP
Best Offshore Regulatory & Compliance Firm – Waystone
Best Regulatory & Compliance Firm – IQ-EQ
Best Seeding Platform – Investcorp-Tages
Best Prime Broker – Start-Up & Emerging Managers – BTIG
Best Cybersecurity Provider – Align Managed Services
Best Prime Broker – Jefferies
Best ESG Solution – The Citco Group of Companies
Best Portfolio Management Software – SS&C Eze
Best Law Firm – Sadis & Goldberg LLP
Best Third Party Marketing Firm – Agecroft Partners
Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Software – SS&C Advent
Best Managed Service Provider – RFA
Best Offshore Law Firm – Ogier
Best Treasury Management Solution – Kayenta
Best Administrator – Overall – SEI Investment Manager Services
Best Cloud Services Provider – ECI
Best Recruitment Firm – Selby Jennings
Best Outsourced Solution – ACA Group
Best Index Provider – BarclayHedge
Best Custodian Services – BNY Mellon
Best Administrator – Middle-Office Services – NAV Fund Administration Group
Best Data Science Solution Provider – BMLL
Best Trading And Execution Platform – TS Imagine
