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The annual Hedgeweek Americas Awards recognise excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers in the Americas across a wide range of categories.

Voting for the awards is conducted via an online poll of the entire Hedgeweek readership, where participants are asked to make their choice among the shortlisted firms in each category.


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.


All winners are invited to attend an exclusive awards presentation ceremony and industry networking event on Thursday, October 21st, 2021 at The University Club of New York at 5.30pm EST. The results of the awards will also be covered – along with winners’ profiles – in a Hedgeweek Americas Awards Special Report that will be distributed globally.

2021 Winners:

Fund Manager Categories

BEST OVERALL HEDGE FUND (over $1bn)

JW Asset Management – JW Partners (JWPTNRS)


BEST EQUITY HEDGE FUND (over $500m)

Anson Funds Management – Anson Investments Master Fund (ANINMAS)


BEST EQUITY HEDGE FUND (up to $500m)

Loyola Capital Management – Loyola Capital Partners (LOYCPAR)


BEST EQUITY SECTOR-FOCUSED HEDGE FUND – FINANCIALS

Elizabeth Park Capital Management – Elizabeth Park Capital (ELIZAPC)


BEST EQUITY SECTOR-FOCUSED HEDGE FUND – HEALTHCARE

Optima Management Partners – JENOP Global Healthcare Fund (JEOPGHA)


BEST EQUITY SECTOR-FOCUSED HEDGE FUND – TECHNOLOGY

Cobia Capital Management – Cobia Capital Master Fund (COBCLTD)


BEST CREDIT HEDGE FUND (over $500m)

Aequim Alternative Investments – Aequim Arbitrage Master Fund (AEQUARB)


BEST CREDIT HEDGE FUND (up to $500m)

Artisan Partners – Artisan Credit Opportunities Fund (ARTCRED)


BEST STRUCTURED CREDIT HEDGE FUND

Hildene Capital Management – Hildene Opportunities Master Fund II (HILOPII)


BEST EVENT-DRIVEN HEDGE FUND (over $500m)

Engaged Capital – Engaged Capital Flagship Fund (ENGFLAG)


BEST EVENT-DRIVEN HEDGE FUND (up to $500m)

Schultze Asset Management – Schultze Offshore Fund (SCHULOU)


BEST MACRO HEDGE FUND

Calvion Capital Management – Calvion Capital Master Fund (CALVION)


BEST CTA HEDGE FUND

Gresham Investment Management – GreshamQuant - ACAR Fund (GREQUAC)


BEST RELATIVE VALUE HEDGE FUND

Lazard Asset Management – Lazard Rathmore (LARATHM)


BEST INSURANCE-LINKED STRATEGIES HEDGE FUND

Pillar Capital Management – Juniperus Insurance Opportunity Fund (JUNIPIO)


BEST MULTI-STRATEGY MULTI-MANAGER FUND

Equitas Partners – Equitas Evergreen Fund (EQUEVGR)


BEST FEMALE-MANAGED HEDGE FUND

Paradigm Capital Management – PCM Partners International (PPCPCAD)


BEST SMALLER HEDGE FUND (up to $50m)

Connective Capital Emerging Energy Master Fund (COCAEMQ)


BEST EMERGING MANAGER FUND – EQUITY HEDGE

Fairlight Capital – Fairlight Alpha Fund (FAIRALP)


BEST EMERGING MANAGER FUND – CREDIT HEDGE

Haitou Investment Management – Haitou Cayman Fund, Series B (HAITCFB)


BEST EMERGING MANAGER FUND – MACRO HEDGE

Black Bear Capital Advisors – The GEM Fund (GEMFLLC)


BEST LIQUID ALTERNATIVE FUND – EQUITY HEDGE

Snow Capital Management – Snow Capital Long/Short Opportunity Fund (SNOIX)


BEST LIQUID ALTERNATIVE FUND – CREDIT HEDGE

Marathon Asset Management – Marathon Loan Opportunities Fund (MARLOOP)


BEST LIQUID ALTERNATIVE FUND – MACRO HEDGE

Catalyst Capital Advisors – Catalyst/Millburn Hedge Strategy Fund (MBXIX)


BEST LIQUID ALTERNATIVE FUND – MULTI-STRATEGY HEDGE

Princeton Fund Advisors – Princeton Premium Fund (PPFIX)


BEST CANADIAN HEDGE FUND – CREDIT STRATEGIES

Arrow Capital Management – East Coast Investment Grade II Fund (EASECFN)


BEST CANADIAN HEDGE FUND – EQUITY STRATEGIES

Lightwater Partners – Lightwater - Nimble Fund (NIMBLEP)


BEST LATIN AMERICAN HEDGE FUND – EQUITY STRATEGIES

Safra Asset Management – JS Investments Equities USD (JSIEQUI)


BEST LATIN AMERICAN HEDGE FUND – MACRO STRATEGIES

Algarve Gestao de Investimentos – Beaver Creek Global Fund (BEAVERC)



BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM

Eisner Amper


BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM START-UP & EMERGING FUNDS

Akram & Associates


BEST TAX ADVISORY

Anchin


BEST CUSTODIAN SERVICES

BNY Mellon


BEST OFFSHORE ADMINISTRATOR

Horseshoe Fund Services


BEST ADMINISTRATOR - MIDDLE-OFFICE SERVICES

NAV Fund Administration Group


BEST ADMINISTRATOR - ESG

SS&C Technologies


BEST ADMINISTRATOR - TECHNOLOGY

UMB Fund Services


BEST ADMINISTRATOR - START-UP & EMERGING FUNDS

Opus Fund Services


BEST ADMINISTRATOR - OVERALL

SEI


BEST AUDIT FIRM

CohnReznick


BEST PRIME BROKER - START-UP & EMERGING MANAGERS

BTIG


BEST CLOUD SERVICES PROVIDER

Align Managed Services


BEST MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDER

RFA


BEST CYBER SECURITY PROVIDER

Align Managed Services


BEST DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Arcesium


BEST FUND ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING SOFTWARE

SS&C Advent


BEST HEDGE FUND DOMICILE

Cayman Islands


BEST RECRUITMENT FIRM

Selby Jennings


BEST INDEX PROVIDER

Barclay Hedge


BEST INSURANCE SERVICE PROVIDER

Alliant


BEST MANAGED ACCOUNTS PLATFORM

BNY Mellon HedgeMark


BEST LAW FIRM

Sadis & Goldberg


BEST OFFSHORE LAW FIRM

Ogier


BEST LAW FIRM - DIGITAL ASSETS

Seward & Kissel


BEST OFFSHORE REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE FIRM

Waystone


BEST OUTSOURCED SOLUTION

ACA Group


BEST OUTSOURCED TRADING PROVIDER

Cowen Outsourced Trading


BEST PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

SS&C Eze


BEST PR AND COMMUNICATIONS FIRM

Peaks Strategies


BEST PRIME BROKER

Jefferies


BEST REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE FIRM

Constellation, part of IQ-EQ


BEST RISK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

FIS


BEST SEEDING PLATFORM

Investcorp Tages


BEST DIGITAL ASSETS CUSTODIAN

Copper


BEST THIRD PARTY MARKETING FIRM

Agecroft Partners


BEST TREASURY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Kayenta


BEST ESG SOLUTION

The Citco Group of Companies


BEST AI TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER

Sentieo


BEST TRADING AND EXECUTION PLATFORM

TS Imagine


BEST TRADING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER

Linedata


BEST DATA SCIENCE SOLUTION PROVIDER

BMLL


BEST ALTERNATIVE DATA PROVIDER

SimilarWeb Inc

Service Provider Categories

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Methodology

The Hedgeweek Americas Awards follow a clear and transparent process.


For the fund manager categories, the pre-selected shortlists are based on data provided by Bloomberg, analysing annualised performance by Americas-based hedge funds in their respective categories over a 12-month period from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. For the full methodology relating to all the fund manager categories, please see here.


For the service provider categories, the nominated firms are based on a widespread survey of more than 400 fund managers and other key industry participants.


Voting for the eventual winners is then conducted via an extensive online poll of the hedgeweek readership carried out over a period of several weeks.

Why should you participate?

For all the key constituents in the Americas-based hedge fund industry – managers, investors, and service providers – the Hedgeweek Americas Awards provide a unique insight as to the most highly-regarded and successful fund managers and service providers. Based on voting from within the industry itself, the results help you to make decisions and choices that add value to your business.


For investors/allocators


Knowing which hedge fund managers have outperformed in different types of investment strategies – and which service providers are rated most highly in various areas – is essential for investors. Help us to understand which firms have impressed you most.


For fund managers


Identifying, and working with, the best-in-class service providers across a broad spectrum of activities and products is a key ingredient to the success of any alternative investment firm. Tell us which counterparties you rate most highly – and why.


For service providers


Understanding which hedge fund managers are strongest in which sectors, and how the competition stacks up in your own areas of expertise, gives you vital business intelligence. Play your part in enabling us to identify who most deserves recognition.

Branding

Hedgeweek offers all nominees and winners the platform to increase their brand awareness during and after the awards process, highlighting their achievements and successes in a strong year

Voted for by participants within the hedge fund industry itself, the awards are a badge of honour – marking recognition and respect among peers, advisors, investors, and counterparties

Recognition

The annual awards provide firms with an opportunity to assess their progress and standing within the industry, across all the key areas in which fund managers and service providers operate

Benchmarking

With global investor and allocator interest in hedge funds increasing rapidly, it is more important than ever to know how you are perceived and where you stand out from the crowd

Differentiation

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