Hedgeweek US Awards 2025

Hedgeweek has recognised excellence in alternative fund management and service provision for over a decade.

This year, we're bringing all our US awards together into one stellar evening, where we will celebrate all those driving excellence, delivering for investors and leading across the hedge fund landscape.

Don't miss out on our only US awards of the year!

An allocator board, peer surveys, editorial expertise and data analysis go into selecting our winners, helping us build one of the industry's most influential awards programmes.

On the night, we expect an exclusive gathering of 150+ C-suite leaders from the hedge fund manager, allocator and service provider communities.

Accounting, Audit & Tax Excellence

Accounting Firm of the Year

This winning firm will be able to show evidence of exceptional performance in delivering comprehensive, reliable, and innovative accounting services across the financial sector.

Audit Firm of the Year: Start-up

The winning start-up audit firm in this category will be able to prove excellent customer satisfaction in the period under review. Consider case exampes of intitiatives that led to an exceptionally positive client impact.
To be considered a start-up, service providers will deal with funds that are 0-3 years old and with an AUM of up to $100m.

Audit Firm of the Year: Middle Market

The winning middle market audit firm in this category will be able to prove excellent customer satisfaction in the period under review. Consider case exampes of intitiatives that led to an exceptionally positive client impact.
To be considered middle-market, service providers should deal with funds that are 3-5 years old and with an AUM of up to $1billion

Audit Firm of the Year: Overall

The winning overall audit firm in this category will be able to prove excellent customer satisfaction in the period under review. Consider case exampes of intitiatives that led to an exceptionally positive client impact.
To be considered overall winner of this category, service providers should deal with funds that are 5+ years old and with an AUM of over $1billion.

Fund Accounting & Reporting Software of the Year

This category rewards software that delivers comprehensive, accurate, and efficient fund accounting and reporting capabilities. The winning solution will demonstrate excellence in automation, data integration, regulatory compliance, and customisation that meets the evolving needs of fund managers. Entrants should provide evidence of how their software enhances operational efficiency and reporting accuracy.

Fund Accounting & Reporting Solution of the Year

This winning software solution will go to the firm that enhances accuracy, transparency, and efficiency in fund accounting and reporting processes for investment firms.

Ratings Provider of the Year

This award recognises a ratings provider’s excellence in delivering accurate and impactful ratings that support informed investment decisions across various sectors.

Tax Advisory Firm of the Year

This category recognises a tax advisory firm’s expertise in offering tailored, efficient tax strategies that optimise client outcomes.

Cloud, Cybersecurity & Data Solutions

Cloud Services Provider of the Year

The winning CSP should understand the needs and challenges of fund managers. Entrants should consider outlining their infrastructure's security and reliability. What features and services do you provide that set you apart from your competitors?

Cyber Security Solution of the Year

With cyberattacks becoming ever more sophisticated, the winning service provider in this category will be exceptional in risk detection and management. This firm will have a variety of market leading approaches to safeguard their clients from data breaches.

Data Management Solution of the Year

This winning firm provides technology that is both sturdy and scalable. Entrants should be able to outline how their platform increases efficiency and productivity for their clients.

Data Provider of the Year

This winning firm provides a platform that arms its clients with intelligence in a speedy and effective way. Entrants should provide information on what data type their organisation offers, and how this adds more value to fund managers than its competitors.

Digital Assets & Blockchain

Blockchain Solution Provider of the Year

This winning provider will demonstrate excellence in delivering innovative blockchain solutions that enhance transparency, security, and efficiency for hedge funds. Entrants should showcase how their technology addresses specific industry challenges and provides competitive advantages to their clients, with evidence of successful implementation and measurable outcomes.

Crypto Exchange of the Year

This award will recognise a crypto exchange that excels in providing secure, reliable, and compliant trading services for digital assets. Entrants should demonstrate robust security measures, liquidity provision, regulatory compliance, and user experience tailored to institutional investors. Judges will look favourably upon exchanges showing innovation in market structure, asset support, and risk management.

Digital Asset Custodian of the Year

This winning custodian will showcase exceptional security, compliance, and service excellence in digital asset custody solutions. Entrants should outline their risk management framework, insurance coverage, regulatory approach, and technological infrastructure that safeguards client assets while providing institutional-grade access to the digital asset ecosystem.

Tokenization Solution of the Year

This winning solution will demonstrate excellence in tokenization at either fund level, asset level, or both. In both cases, entrants should outline their technical approach, regulatory compliance framework, and provide concrete examples of successful implementation that demonstrate tangible benefits for investment managers and their investors.

Fund Admin

Fund Administrator of the Year: Client Services

This category will reward exceptional client service, focused on responsiveness, expertise, and client satisfaction.

Fund Administrator of the Year: ESG

This category will reward the winning administrators commitment to supporting ESG initiatives and delivering sustainable investment solutions.

Fund Administrator of the Year: Middle Office Services

This category will reward a fund administrator's excellence in providing reliable, scalable middle-office services that enhance operational efficiency.

Fund Administrator of the Year: Offshore

The winner in this category will show expertise in offshore services, offering compliance, flexibility, and efficiency for offshore funds.

Fund Administrator of the Year: Start-up & Emerging Funds

This winning administrator will offer tailored services to their clients, supporting growth and operational needs of start-up and emerging funds.

Fund Administrator of the Year: Technology

The winning service provider in this category will be able to showcase that its cutting-edge technology has streamlined operations, enhanced transparency, and supported overall client success.

Fund Administrator of the Year: Overall

This award is open to fund administrators of any size. Entrants should show outstanding performance, demonstrating best-in-class services, scalability, and innovation across a broad range of client needs.

Investment Platforms, PMS & OMS

Hedge Fund Platform of the Year

This category will reward top of the range hedge fund software, offering a one-stop-shop for managing investments. Entrants should outline what their platform provides and why they are the leader in their field.

Index Provider of the Year

This category rewards a provider’s ability to deliver innovative and reliable indexes that support informed investment strategies.

Managed Accounts Platform of the Year

This award will recognise innovation and reliability in delivering tailored managed accounts services that meet client needs.

Portfolio Management Service (PMS) of the Year

This winning financial service will excel in helping investors manage their investments through personalized investment strategies, asset allocation, and ongoing monitoring.

Seeding Platform of the Year

Seed investment deals between a new hedge fund manager and a seed investor can be a key first step to launching a first fund. This category will award the platform that excels in providing seeding solutions, supporting fund growth and investor partnerships.

Solution Provider of the Year: Order and Execution Management System (OEMS)

This award recognises a comprehensive OEMS that provides industry leading solution and seamlessly integrates order management and execution capabilities. The winning solution will demonstrate excellence in supporting the complete trading lifecycle, from portfolio construction and order generation through smart order routing and execution analytics. Entrants should showcase how their system enhances trading efficiency, compliance monitoring, and execution quality across multiple asset classes.

Solution Provider of the Year: Order Management System (OMS)

OMS's are hugely important for supporting electronic trade. This winning digital tool will streamline orders, improving workflow and communication among portfolio managers, traders, and compliance officers

UCITS Platform of the Year

This winning provider will show excellence in supporting compliant, efficient UCITS operations for clients.

Legal, Regulatory & Compliance

Insurance Solution of the Year

This award will go to the leading provider that demonstrates innovation, reliability, and broad applicability across various investment sectors.

Law Firm of the Year: Alternative Credit

Alternative sources are becoming increasingly more prevalent in the market. This winning law firm's specialised knowledge in alternative credit and highly specialised service will enhance its clients operations.

Law Firm of the Year: Client Service

This winning law firm will be dedicated to client service excellence, ensuring satisfaction and guidance across various legal needs.

Law Firm of the Year: Digital Assets

This award will celebrate the law firm that demonstrates excellence in providing legal services and advice related to digital assets. Entrants should show proven support of digital assets fund managers and comprehensive legal expertise in this field.

Law Firm of the Year: Fund Domicile
This award will celebrate a law firm’s expertise in fund domicile selection, providing legal guidance that optimises jurisdictional benefits for clients.

Law Firm of the Year: Start-up & Emerging Funds
This law firm's tailored legal support for start-up and emerging funds will be stand out. Entrants should show how they address clients' growth and compliance needs.

Law Firm of the Year: Overall
This award will celebrate the law firm that demonstrates excellence across various legal service areas. Entrants should show proven support of fund managers and comprehensive legal expertise.

Regulatory & Compliance Firm of the Year: Offshore
This winning offshore compliance firm will demonstrate exceptional expertise in navigating complex international regulatory environments. Entrants should showcase how they help clients maintain compliance across multiple jurisdictions while optimizing their offshore structure. Evidence of successful regulatory engagements and client testimonials will strengthen entries.

Regulatory & Compliance Firm of the Year: Onshore
This category recognises excellence in providing onshore regulatory and compliance services that help hedge funds navigate increasingly complex domestic regulatory landscapes. The winning firm will demonstrate deep regulatory knowledge, proactive advisory capabilities, and a track record of supporting clients through regulatory changes and examinations.

Solution Provider of the Year: Regulatory Hosting
With the FCA's increased scrutiny on regulatory hosting, the bar has never been higher for providers. This award will showcase the hosting solution’s excellence in compliance, providing secure and reliable regulatory support.

Solution Provider of the Year: Regulatory Reporting
Regulatory reporting is a critical capability for investment funds. This winning solution simplifies reporting by enhancing accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.

Marketing, PR & Executive Search

Executive Search Firm of the Year

This winning firm will show success in delivering top-tier talent solutions that align with client growth and leadership needs across the financial industry.

Marketing Agency of the Year

This award will go to the firm that shows exceptional success in delivering effective marketing services that support client growth. Examples of successful campaigns would be advantageous for entrants.

PR & Communications Firm of the Year

This award will go to a PR and communications agency with proven success in shaping brand narratives, enhancing visibility, and supporting client growth in the financial industry.

Third-Party Marketing Firm of the Year

This winning firm will have a substantial track record of raising investment capital for hedge funds. Entrants will show how they adapt to meet the demands of their clients using case scenarios.

New Solution

New Solution Product of the Year

This award celebrates an innovative product launched within the review period that addresses a specific industry challenge or creates new opportunities for hedge funds. Entrants should demonstrate the product's unique value proposition, market impact, and adoption success. Judges will consider originality, practicality, and measurable benefits to clients.

New Solution Provider of the Year

The winning service provider, new to the market, will demonstrate innovative capabilities and proficiency in delivering impactful solutions that address industry challenges.

Prime Brokerage

Prime Broker of the Year: Capital Introduction

This award celebrates a prime broker's success in capital introduction, connecting clients with investor networks. Entrants should have a strong track record of valuable introduction services during the period under review.

Prime Broker of the Year: Client Service

This winning prime broker will show dedication to exceptional client service, enhancing satisfaction and support. Client testimonals will be especially advantageous in this category.

Prime Broker of the Year: Specialist Markets

This award will go to the prime broker showing excellence in serving specialist markets with tailored solutions and expertise that enhance the operation of the hedge fund.

Prime Broker of the Year: Start-up & Emerging Funds

Starting up a fund is a battle, regardless of which jurisdiction the manager chooses. This award will go to the prime broker showing excellence in serving emerging funds with tailored solutions and expertise that enhance the operation of their client.

Prime Broker of the Year: Technology

This category rewards prime broker technology that is reliable, efficient, and scalable to meet client needs. Entrants should show that they offer a comprehensive suite of services to meet the needs of the client.

Prime Broker of the Year: Overall

This award will be given to the prime broker that shows all-round excellence in delivering comprehensive, reliable services to support client needs.

Technology

Quant Technology Solution of the Year

This award recognises a quantitative technology solution that enhances investment insights and data-driven decision-making.

Risk Management Software of the Year

This winning software will enhance risk management capabilities. Entrants will outline how their software supports clients in mitigating and managing risks.

Technology Provider of the Year: AI

This award celebrates a technology provider that effectively leverages artificial intelligence to deliver innovative solutions for hedge funds. The winning provider will demonstrate how their AI technology creates measurable advantages in areas such as investment decision-making, operational efficiency, or risk management. Entrants should provide evidence of successful implementation and quantifiable benefits for clients.

Technology Provider of the Year: Client Services

This category will reward exceptional client service, focused on responsiveness, expertise, and client satisfaction.

Technology Provider of the Year: Innovation

This category will reward the disruptors in the market. Entrants should outline what makes their technology more innovative to their competitors.

Technology Provider of the Year: Start-ups

This category rewards technology providers that excel in supporting the unique needs of start-up hedge funds. The winning provider will demonstrate how their technology enables new managers to launch and scale efficiently, with appropriate pricing models, simplified implementation, and core functionality that addresses the essential needs of emerging managers.

Technology Provider of the Year: Overall

The category will reward the winning provider's innovation and impact in delivering technology solutions that enhance client operations.

Trading & Investment Platforms

Custodian Service of the Year

This winning service provider has a reputation that precedes them. Entrants should show clear evidence of the security and safeguarding of funds.

Exchange of the Year: Innovation

This award will go to an exchange that has proven innovation in the past year. Entrants should outline how their service is impacting the market. Judges will look favourably upon entries with support material or testimonials to back up the entry.

Exchange of the Year: Overall

This award recognises exchanges excelling in service quality and market accessibility for hedge funds. Entrants should demonstrate, for example, strong client impact, liquidity enhancement, regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

Forex Solution Provider of the Year

This winning solution will demonstrate exceptional efficiency, innovation, and reliability in facilitating seamless foreign exchange transactions and risk management.

Outsourced Trading Provider of the Year

As outsourced trading increases in demand, this winning provider will show reliability and expertise in offering outsourced trading services such as trade execution, research, middle office activities, and access to international markets.

Trading & Execution Platform of the Year

The right trading platform plays an essential role in determining the success or failure for the client. This winning platform will be user friendly, the provider understanding and prioritising the needs of various types of investor.

Trading Technology Partner of the Year

Trading technology is a key part of hedge fund opertions. This winning technology partner's innovation and reliability in delivering tools will support clients in data flow, risk management and compliance, to name a few.

Treasury Management Solution of the Year

This solution excels in treasury management. Entrants should outline how functionality, security, ease of use and other such tools enhance liquidity and cash flow control for clients

Over $1billion

- Submissions for all categories are based on annualised performance over a 12-month period from March 2024 - March 2025
- Absolute performance and risk adjusted returns will be used to determine the final awards. Fund managers are required to have a minimum three year track record
- Funds must be primarily domiciled in either the United States or Canada
- Final performance awards are based on combination of absolute and relative performance over the time period under consideration.
- The shortlist and winners will be selected based on entries and performance data gathered from industry data sources

Overall Fund of the Year
This award will go to the best risk adjusted performance of all the submissions in this AUM group. This category is not open for entry

Management Company of the Year
Entrants will be asked to provide a short summary statement on why their firm should be considered as the Management Company of the Year. Judges will want to see evidence of new hires, disclosing of investors in the public domand and any new innovations or services to the industry.

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Commodity

Performance of the Year: Commodity Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in commodities or related derivatives, such as futures, to gain exposure to raw material price movements and hedge against inflation.

Credit

Performance of the Year: Credit Distressed Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in the debt of financially distressed or bankrupt companies, seeking returns through restructuring outcomes or recovery in asset value.

Performance of the Year: Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in credit markets by taking long positions in undervalued debt and short positions in overvalued debt, aiming to profit from movements in credit spreads and pricing inefficiencies.

Performance of the Year: Credit Securitised/Structured Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in structured credit instruments, such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS), and CLOs, aiming to capitalize on complex pricing inefficiencies.

Equity

Performance of the Year: Equity Long Biased Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that primarily invests in equities with a long exposure, while using selective short positions to manage downside risk, benefiting from upward market trends.

Performance of the Year: Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in equities by taking long positions in undervalued stocks and short positions in overvalued ones, generating alpha from stock selection while reducing net market exposure.

Performance of the Year: Equity Market Neutral Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in both long and short equity positions with the goal of offsetting market risk and profiting from relative pricing differences between securities.

Event Driven

Performance of the Year: Event Driven Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests based on anticipated corporate events—such as mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcies—seeking to exploit resulting valuation shifts or inefficiencies.

Fund of Hedge Funds

Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds over $1billion

A fund that invests in a diversified group of underlying hedge funds, offering broad exposure to various strategies and managers to reduce volatility and risk.

Macro

Performance of the Year: Discretionary Macro Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests across global markets using discretionary decisions informed by macroeconomic research, with allocations spanning currencies, rates, equities, and commodities.

Managed Futures

Performance of the Year: Managed Futures/CTA Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in futures contracts across asset classes using systematic, trend-following strategies, typically managed by Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs).

Multi-Strategy

Performance of the Year: Multi-Strategy Fund over $1billion

A fund that combines various investment strategies within a single portfolio to achieve consistent, risk-adjusted returns across different market conditions.

Quantitative Strategies

Performance of the Year: Quantitative Strategies over $1billion
A fund that employs advanced mathematical models, statistical techniques and computer algorithms to make trading decisions across a single or multiple asset classes.

$250million - $1billion

- Submissions for all categories are based on annualised performance over a 12-month period from 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025.
- Absolute performance and risk adjusted returns will be used to determine the final awards. Fund managers are required to have a minimum three year track record
- Funds must be primarily domiciled in either the United States or Canada
- Final performance awards are based on combination of absolute and relative performance over the time period under consideration
- Managers in the following categories are required to have a minimum AUM of $250m on March 31st, 2025
- The shortlist and winners will be selected based on entries and performance data gathered from industry data sources

Overall Fund of the Year
This award will go to the best risk adjusted performance of all the submissions in this AUM group. This category is not open for entry

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Commodity

Performance of the Year: Commodity Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in commodities or related derivatives, such as futures, to gain exposure to raw material price movements and hedge against inflation.

Credit

Performance of the Year: Credit Distressed Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in the debt of financially distressed or bankrupt companies, seeking returns through restructuring outcomes or recovery in asset value.

Performance of the Year: Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

Equity

Performance of the Year: Equity Long Biased Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that primarily invests in equities with a long exposure, while using selective short positions to manage downside risk, benefiting from upward market trends.

Performance of the Year: Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in equities by taking long positions in undervalued stocks and short positions in overvalued ones, generating alpha from stock selection while reducing net market exposure.

Performance of the Year: Equity Market Neutral Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in both long and short equity positions with the goal of offsetting market risk and profiting from relative pricing differences between securities.

Event Driven

Performance of the Year: Event Driven Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests based on anticipated corporate events—such as mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcies—seeking to exploit resulting valuation shifts or inefficiencies.

Fund of Hedge Funds

Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds of the Year $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in a diversified group of underlying hedge funds, offering broad exposure to various strategies and managers to reduce volatility and risk.

Macro

Performance of the Year: Discretionary Macro Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests across global markets using discretionary decisions informed by macroeconomic research, with allocations spanning currencies, rates, equities, and commodities.

Managed Futures

Performance of the Year: Managed Futures/CTA Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in futures contracts across asset classes using systematic, trend-following strategies, typically managed by Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs).

Multi-Strategy

Performance of the Year: Multi-Strategy Fund $250m - $1billion

A fund that combines various investment strategies within a single portfolio to achieve consistent, risk-adjusted returns across different market conditions.

Quantitative Strategies

Performance of the Year: Quantitative Strategies $250m - $1billion

A fund that employs advanced mathematical models, statistical techniques and computer algorithms to make trading decisions across a single or multiple asset classes.

Overall

Overall Fund of the Year $250million - $1billion

This award will go to the best risk adjusted performance of all the submissions in this AUM group. This category is not open for entry.

Emerging (under $250million)

- Submissions for all categories are based on annualised performance over a 12-month period from 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025.

- Emerging Manager nominees must have a track record of between 12-36 months as of March 31st, 2025, with minimum AUM of $25 million.
- Funds must be primarily domiciled in either the United States or Canada
- Final performance awards are based on combination of absolute and relative performance over the time period under consideration.
- The shortlist and winners will be selected based on entries and performance data gathered from industry data sources

Overall Fund of the Year
This award will go to the best risk adjusted performance of all the submissions in this AUM group. This category is not open for entry.

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Commodity

Emerging Performance of the Year: Commodity Fund of the Year

A fund that invests in commodities or related derivatives, such as futures, to gain exposure to raw material price movements and hedge against inflation.

Credit

Emerging Performance of the Year: Credit Distressed Hedge Fund

A fund that invests in the debt of financially distressed or bankrupt companies, seeking returns through restructuring outcomes or recovery in asset value.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund

Emerging Performance of the Year: Credit Securitised/Structured Hedge Fund

A fund that invests in structured credit instruments, such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS), and CLOs, aiming to capitalize on complex pricing inefficiencies.

Equity

Emerging Performance of the Year: Equity Long Biased Hedge Fund

A fund that primarily invests in equities with a long exposure, while using selective short positions to manage downside risk, benefiting from upward market trends.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund

A fund that invests in equities by taking long positions in undervalued stocks and short positions in overvalued ones, generating alpha from stock selection while reducing net market exposure.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Equity Market Neutral Fund

A fund that invests in both long and short equity positions with the goal of offsetting market risk and profiting from relative pricing differences between securities.

Event Driven

Emerging Performance of the Year: Event Driven Fund of the Year

A fund that invests based on anticipated corporate events—such as mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcies—seeking to exploit resulting valuation shifts or inefficiencies.

Fund of Hedge Funds

Emerging Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds

A fund that invests in a diversified group of underlying hedge funds, offering broad exposure to various strategies and managers to reduce volatility and risk.

Macro

Emerging Performance of the Year: Discretionary Macro Fund of the Year

A fund that invests across global markets using discretionary decisions informed by macroeconomic research, with allocations spanning currencies, rates, equities, and commodities.

Managed Futures

Emerging Performance of the Year: Managed Futures/CTA Fund

A fund that invests in futures contracts across asset classes using systematic, trend-following strategies, typically managed by Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs).

Multi-Strategy

Emerging Performance of the Year: Multi-Strategy Fund

A fund that combines various investment strategies within a single portfolio to achieve consistent, risk-adjusted returns across different market conditions.

Quantitative Strategies

Emerging Performance of the Year: Quantitative Strategies

A fund that employs advanced mathematical models, statistical techniques and computer algorithms to make trading decisions across a single or multiple asset classes.

Overall

Overall Emerging Fund of the Year

This award will go to the best risk adjusted performance of all the submissions in this AUM group. This category is not open for entry.

Commodity

Performance of the Year: Commodity Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in commodities or related derivatives, such as futures, to gain exposure to raw material price movements and hedge against inflation.

Performance of the Year: Commodity Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in commodities or related derivatives, such as futures, to gain exposure to raw material price movements and hedge against inflation.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Commodity Fund of the Year

A fund that invests in commodities or related derivatives, such as futures, to gain exposure to raw material price movements and hedge against inflation.

Credit

Performance of the Year: Credit Distressed Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in the debt of financially distressed or bankrupt companies, seeking returns through restructuring outcomes or recovery in asset value.

Performance of the Year: Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund over $1billion

Performance of the Year: Credit Securitised/Structured Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in structured credit instruments, such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS), and CLOs, aiming to capitalize on complex pricing inefficiencies.

Performance of the Year: Credit Distressed Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in the debt of financially distressed or bankrupt companies, seeking returns through restructuring outcomes or recovery in asset value.

Performance of the Year: Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

Performance of the Year: Credit Securitised/Structured Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in structured credit instruments, such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS), and CLOs, aiming to capitalize on complex pricing inefficiencies.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Credit Distressed Hedge Fund

A fund that invests in the debt of financially distressed or bankrupt companies, seeking returns through restructuring outcomes or recovery in asset value.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund

Emerging Performance of the Year: Credit Securitised/Structured Hedge Fund

A fund that invests in structured credit instruments, such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS), and CLOs, aiming to capitalize on complex pricing inefficiencies.

Equity

Performance of the Year: Equity Long Biased Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that primarily invests in equities with a long exposure, while using selective short positions to manage downside risk, benefiting from upward market trends.

Performance of the Year: Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in equities by taking long positions in undervalued stocks and short positions in overvalued ones, generating alpha from stock selection while reducing net market exposure.

Performance of the Year: Equity Market Neutral Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in both long and short equity positions with the goal of offsetting market risk and profiting from relative pricing differences between securities.

Performance of the Year: Equity Long Biased Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that primarily invests in equities with a long exposure, while using selective short positions to manage downside risk, benefiting from upward market trends.

Performance of the Year: Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in equities by taking long positions in undervalued stocks and short positions in overvalued ones, generating alpha from stock selection while reducing net market exposure.

Performance of the Year: Equity Market Neutral Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in both long and short equity positions with the goal of offsetting market risk and profiting from relative pricing differences between securities.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Equity Long Biased Hedge Fund

A fund that primarily invests in equities with a long exposure, while using selective short positions to manage downside risk, benefiting from upward market trends.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund

A fund that invests in equities by taking long positions in undervalued stocks and short positions in overvalued ones, generating alpha from stock selection while reducing net market exposure.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Equity Market Neutral Fund

A fund that invests in both long and short equity positions with the goal of offsetting market risk and profiting from relative pricing differences between securities.

Event Driven

Performance of the Year: Event Driven Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests based on anticipated corporate events—such as mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcies—seeking to exploit resulting valuation shifts or inefficiencies.

Performance of the Year: Event Driven Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests based on anticipated corporate events—such as mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcies—seeking to exploit resulting valuation shifts or inefficiencies.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Event Driven Fund of the Year

A fund that invests based on anticipated corporate events—such as mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcies—seeking to exploit resulting valuation shifts or inefficiencies.

Fund of Hedge Funds

Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds over $1billion

A fund that invests in a diversified group of underlying hedge funds, offering broad exposure to various strategies and managers to reduce volatility and risk.

Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds of the Year $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in a diversified group of underlying hedge funds, offering broad exposure to various strategies and managers to reduce volatility and risk.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds

A fund that invests in a diversified group of underlying hedge funds, offering broad exposure to various strategies and managers to reduce volatility and risk.

Macro

Performance of the Year: Discretionary Macro Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests across global markets using discretionary decisions informed by macroeconomic research, with allocations spanning currencies, rates, equities, and commodities.

Performance of the Year: Discretionary Macro Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests across global markets using discretionary decisions informed by macroeconomic research, with allocations spanning currencies, rates, equities, and commodities.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Discretionary Macro Fund of the Year

A fund that invests across global markets using discretionary decisions informed by macroeconomic research, with allocations spanning currencies, rates, equities, and commodities.

Managed Futures

Performance of the Year: Managed Futures/CTA Fund over $1billion

A fund that invests in futures contracts across asset classes using systematic, trend-following strategies, typically managed by Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs).

Performance of the Year: Managed Futures/CTA Fund $250million - $1billion

A fund that invests in futures contracts across asset classes using systematic, trend-following strategies, typically managed by Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs).

Emerging Performance of the Year: Managed Futures/CTA Fund

A fund that invests in futures contracts across asset classes using systematic, trend-following strategies, typically managed by Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs).

Multi-Strategy

Performance of the Year: Multi-Strategy Fund over $1billion

A fund that combines various investment strategies within a single portfolio to achieve consistent, risk-adjusted returns across different market conditions.

Performance of the Year: Multi-Strategy Fund $250m - $1billion

A fund that combines various investment strategies within a single portfolio to achieve consistent, risk-adjusted returns across different market conditions.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Multi-Strategy Fund

A fund that combines various investment strategies within a single portfolio to achieve consistent, risk-adjusted returns across different market conditions.

Quantitative Strategies

Performance of the Year: Quantitative Strategies over $1billion
A fund that employs advanced mathematical models, statistical techniques and computer algorithms to make trading decisions across a single or multiple asset classes.

Performance of the Year: Quantitative Strategies $250m - $1billion
A fund that employs advanced mathematical models, statistical techniques and computer algorithms to make trading decisions across a single or multiple asset classes.

Emerging Performance of the Year: Quantitative Strategies
A fund that employs advanced mathematical models, statistical techniques and computer algorithms to make trading decisions across a single or multiple asset classes.

Overall

Management Company of the Year over $1billion

A fund that combines various investment strategies within a single portfolio to achieve consistent, risk-adjusted returns across different market conditions.

Overall Fund of the Year over $1billion*
This award will go to the best risk adjusted performance of all the submissions in this AUM group. This category is not open for entry.

Overall Fund of the Year $250million - $1billion*
This award will go to the best risk adjusted performance of all the submissions in this AUM group. This category is not open for entry.

Overall Emerging Fund of the Year*
This award will go to the best risk adjusted performance of all the submissions in this AUM group. This category is not open for entry.

*categories not open to entries, and will be decided by the awards allocator board.

Submissions for all categories are based on annualised performance over a 12-month period from March 2024 - March 2025
Absolute performance and risk adjusted returns will be used to determine the final awards. Fund managers are required to have a minimum three year track record
Funds must be primarily domiciled in either the United States or Canada
Final performance awards are based on combination of absolute and relative performance over the time period under consideration.
The shortlist and winners will be selected based on entries and performance data gathered from industry data sources

Submissions for all categories are based on annualised performance over a 12-month period from March 2024 - March 2025
Emerging Manager nominees must have a track record of between 12-36 months as of March 31st, 2025, with minimum AUM of $25 million.
Funds must be primarily domiciled in either the United States or Canada
Final performance awards are based on combination of absolute and relative performance over the time period under consideration.
The shortlist and winners will be selected based on entries and performance data gathered from industry data sources

Submissions for all categories are based on annualised performance over a 12-month period from March 2024 - March 2025
Absolute performance and risk adjusted returns will be used to determine the final awards. Fund managers are required to have a minimum three year track record- Funds must be primarily domiciled in either the United States or Canada
Final performance awards are based on combination of absolute and relative performance over the time period under consideration
Managers in the following categories are required to have a minimum AUM of $250m on March 31st, 2025
The shortlist and winners will be selected based on entries and performance data gathered from industry data sources

The selection data for the fund manager shortlists has been sourced from a variety of providers.

Nominations for all categories are based on annualised performance over a 12-month period from March 2024 - March, 2025.

Absolute performance and risk adjusted returns will be used to determine the final awards. Fund managers are required to have a minimum three year track record and to have their primary management company presence in North America.

Managers in the sub $500m categories are required to have a minimum AUM of $100m on 31.12.24.

For the Emerging category the fund must have performance of at least 12mth but no more than 36 mths; with a minimum AUM if US$25m.

For the Emerging Manager to be eligible, nominees must be primarily domiciled in either the United States or Canada. Managers represented are amongst the youngest reporting managers within their award universe.

Awards for the Fund of the Year and the sub $500m categories will be judged by our Investor Advisory Board and announced on the night.

Final performance awards are based on combination of absolute and relative of performance over the time period under consideration.

PERFORMANCE (ESTABLISHED)

To be considered as an established entrant the fund must have performance data for at least 36 months and minimum AUM of US$25 million.

- Performance of the Year: Relative Value

- Performance of the Year: Multi Strategy

- Performance of the Year: Macro

- Performance of the Year: Equity Neutral

- Performance of the Year: Event Driven

- Performance of the Year: Equity Long / Short

- Performance of the Year: Managed Futures / CTA

- Performance of the Year: Credit - Long/Short

- Performance of the Year: Credit - Distressed

- Performance of the Year: Credit - Relative Value

- Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Credit

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Multi Strategy

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Equity Market Neutral

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Equity Long/ Short

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Macro

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Managed Futures

PERFORMANCE (EMERGING)

To qualify for an emerging entrant, the fund must have performance data spanning at least 12 months but no more than 36 months, with a minimum AUM of USD 10 million.

- Performance of the Year: Relative Value

- Performance of the Year: Multi Strategy

- Performance of the Year: Macro

- Performance of the Year: Equity Neutral

- Performance of the Year: Event Driven

- Performance of the Year: Equity Long / Short

- Performance of the Year: Managed Futures / CTA

- Performance of the Year: Credit - Long/Short

- Performance of the Year: Credit - Distressed

- Performance of the Year: Credit - Relative Value

- Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Credit

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Multi Strategy

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Equity Market Neutral

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Equity Long/ Short

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Macro

- Performance of the Year: UCITS - Managed Futures

CAPITAL RAISE

To qualify for this category, managers must fit the following criteria:
• Have closed a new fund raise in the last calendar year (1st January, 2024 to 31st December, 2024).

- Capital Raise of the Year: Relative Value

- Capital Raise of the Year: Multi Strategy

- Capital Raise of the Year: Macro

- Capital Raise of the Year: Equity Neutral

- Capital Raise of the Year: Event Driven

- Capital Raise of the Year: Equity Long / Short

- Capital Raise of the Year: Managed Futures / CTA

- Capital Raise of the Year: Credit - Long/Short

- Capital Raise of the Year: Credit - Distressed

- Capital Raise of the Year: Credit - Relative Value

- Capital Raise of the Year: Fund of Funds

- Capital Raise of the Year: UCITS - Credit

- Capital Raise of the Year: UCITS - Multi Strategy

- Capital Raise of the Year: UCITS - Equity Market Neutral

- Capital Raise of the Year: UCITS - Equity Long/ Short

- Capital Raise of the Year: UCITS - Macro

- Capital Raise of the Year: UCITS - Managed Futures

The Hedgeweek US Awards 2025 provide an excellent networking opportunity in a casual atmosphere where we’ll also be celebrating the achievements of the hedge fund community.

Hosted on the back of our annual Hedgeweek Funds of the Future US Summit, Join us at Convene, 237 Park Avenue, New York, where we’ll be bringing together over 150 industry professionals for an evening of fizz, laughter and entertainment.

17.00 – Welcome drinks reception*

17.45 – Awards keynote and presentation

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.

How do I enter my firm? (Service Provider Awards)

Please provide the relevant information here in your entry application. Entires will close Wednesday 2nd July, 2025.

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 the period from March 2024 to March 2025.

You may also include a client testimonial to support your entry - this is optional but encouraged.

These awards are free to enter.

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 popularity and quality of submission.

Entry deadline: Wednesday 2nd July 2025

To find out more about the nomination and voting process, contact us at events@hedgeweek.com.

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