Rewarding fund performance and service provider
excellence in digital assets
Tuesday, 9th June 2026 | etc. venues, County Hall, London
Hedgeweek® has recognised excellence in alternative fund management and service provision for over a decade.
This year, we return to celebrate the outstanding achievements of those who continue to lead, deliver, and inspire across the hedge fund landscape.
Allocator boards, peer surveys, editorial expertise and data analysis all go into selecting our winners, helping us build one of the industry's most influential awards programmes.
Investors
Find out which hedge funds are outperforming across a range of AUM brackets, investment strategies and geographies. Learn who’s serving them most effectively.
Managers
Put yourself on the radar of keen investors and meet service providers that can help your business grow and scale up effectively.
Service Providers
Your chance to shine in front of the entire investor and manager community, while also tracking which firms and strategies are on the up.
Please provide a brief overview of your business (up to 100 words) and a compelling case in 250 words or fewer on why your service deserves an award for excellence throughout 2025.
You may also include a client testimonial to support your entry, this is optional but encouraged.
Additionally, there’s an option to upload any supporting documents that might strengthen your submission.
Our in-house judging panel will select the finalists who will then go to public vote. The overall winner will be determined based on both popularity and quality of submission.
Free to enter | Entry deadline: Friday, 30th January 2026
Alternative Coin Strategy Fund of the Year over $10million: Annual Excellence
Bitcoin Strategy Fund of the Year over $50million: Annual Excellence
Discretionary Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Fund of Funds of the Year: Annual Excellence
Index Strategy Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Liquid Ventures Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Long Bias Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Long/Short Discretionery Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Long/Short Systematic Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Macro Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Market Neutral Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Multi-strategy Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Systematic/Quantitative Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Relative Value Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Systematic Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
VC Strategy Fund of the Year: Annual Excellence
Alternative Coin Strategy Fund of the Year over $10million: Sustained Excellence
Bitcoin Strategy Fund of the Year over $50million: Sustained Excellence
Discretionary Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Fund of Funds of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Index Strategy Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Liquid Ventures Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Long Bias Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Long/Short Discretionery Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Long/Short Systematic Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Macro Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Market Neutral Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Multi-strategy Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Systematic/Quantitative Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Relative Value Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Systematic Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
VC Strategy Fund of the Year: Sustained Excellence
Annual Excellence
Sustained Excellence
The following categories will recognise outstanding annual returns in 2025 and track record since inception through 31st December 2025.
Assets include, but are not limited to, cryptocurrencies, app-based tokens, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that represent something of value or utility. The categories are also open to managers trading derivatives based on the value of these instruments.
Eligibility:
•70% minimum digital asset exposure*
•Monthly returns reported through 31st December 2025
•USD reporting (other currencies will be converted)
•Awards based on absolute, relative and risk-adjusted performance
*Exception: Alternative Coin Strategy Fund (>$10m) and Bitcoin Strategy Fund (>$50m) award categories are exempt from the minimum exposure requirement and are open to hedge fund managers.
The shortlist and winners will be selected based on entries and performance data gathered from industry data sources.
These awards are free to enter and entries close Friday, 30th January 2026.
The Hedgeweek® Digital Assets Awards 2026 provides an excellent networking opportunity in a casual atmosphere where we will be celebrating the achievements of the hedge fund community.
Hosted on the back of our annual European Summit, join us in London, where we’ll be bringing together industry professionals for an evening of fizz, laughter and entertainment.
17.00 – Welcome drinks reception*
17.45 – Awards speaker and presentation
Headline Speaker will be announced soon
18.15 – After-Awards networking drinks
20.30 – Taxi’s
Dress code: Business casual
*This is a standing drinks and canape reception. No dinner will be served.
We are delighted to announce that Lord Chris Holmes will be joining us as our Keynote speaker for this year's Global Awards.
Britain’s most successful Paralympic swimmer and an active member of the House of Lords with a policy focus on digital technology for public good.
Chris is a passionate advocate for the potential of technology and the benefits of diversity and inclusion with a particular interest in technologies such as AI and blockchain and areas of application such as fintech and trade.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER ON THE NIGHT
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Nomination entries will be opening soon. To stay up to date with the latest announcements, please join our awards mailing list.
Shortlisted companies will be contacted no later than two weeks after entries have closed.
Service Provider finalists:
A full campaign kit will be provided for you to share across your networks. The awards will proceed to a public vote, with the final winners determined by a combination of vote popularity and the quality of each submission.
Manager finalists:
Shortlisted candidates will receive formal notification of their selection. A secondary round of judging will then take place to determine the final winners.
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