Absolute Return Awards 2018
Identifying the best performing US hedge fund managers based on risk-adjusted returnsAwards Schedule
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8th January, 2018 Entry Opening Date
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16th February, 2018 Entry Closing Date
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8th March, 2018 Awards Ceremony
Absolute Return Awards Winners 2018
| CATEGORY | FUND NAME | MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitrage & Convertibles (min $250m) | Twin Tree Capital Master Fund | Twin Tree Management |
| Commodities & Managed Futures (min $250m) | Millburn Commodity Fund | Millburn Ridgefield Corporation |
| Credit & High Yield (min $250m) | Axonic Credit Opportunities Fund | Axonic Capital |
| Distressed & Event Driven (min $250m) | Litespeed Partners | Litespeed Management |
| Fixed Income & Mortgage Backed Securities (min $250m) | Seer Capital Partners Fund | Seer Capital |
| Global Equity (min $250m) | Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund | Weiss Asset Management |
| Global Macro (min $250m) | Element Capital Fund | Element Capital Management |
| Multi Strategy (min $250m) | D.E. Shaw Composite Fund | D. E Shaw & Co |
| Specialist Equity (min $250m) | Alta Park Fund | Alta Park Capital |
| US Equity (min $250m) | Crawford Lake Onshore Partners | Crawford Lake Capital Management |
| Long Term Performance - Equity-only 5 Years ($250m-$1bn) | Alta Park Fund | Alta Park Capital |
| Long Term Performance - Equity-only 5 Years ($1bn and above) | venBio Select Fund | venBio Select Advisor |
| Long Term Performance - Non Equity 5 Years ($250m-$1bn) | MMCAP Fund | MMCAP Asset Management |
| Long Term Performance - Non Equity 5 Years ($1bn and above) | Citadel Tactical Trading | Citadel |
| Long Term Performance - Equity-only 10 Years ($250m-$1bn) | KG Investments Fund | KG Funds Management |
| Long Term Performance - Equity-only 10 Years ($1bn and above) | Perceptive Life Sciences Fund | Perceptive Advisors |
| Long Term Performance - Non Equity 10 Years ($250m-$1bn) | Metacapital Mortgage Opportunities Master Fund | Metacapital Management |
| Long Term Performance - Non Equity 10 Years ($1bn and above) | Hildene Opportunities Fund | Hildene Capital Management |
| New Fund of the Year (min $100m) | Wolverine Intrinsic Fund | Wolverine Asset Management |
| Management Firm of the Year | Renaissance Technologies | Renaissance Technologies |
| Fund of the Year | Element Capital Fund | Element Capital Management |
WELCOME TO THE 2018 ABSOLUTE RETURN AWARDS
What are the nomination criteria?
Age
To be considered for an award, funds must have at least a 12-month track record and either submit performance data directly to the Absolute Return database or self-submit their data. The only exception to this rule is for the New Fund of the Year award, which requires a seven to 18 month track record.
Performance
Nominations are decided by those funds that achieve the strongest Sharpe ratios during the full year of 2018, so long as they also beat the median returns in their relevant peer groups and are also within 10% of their high-water mark.
The eventual winners will be funds which achieve the best returns, as long as they also achieve Sharpe ratios within 25% of the best among the nominees and are also within 10% of their high-water mark.
Best Management Firm Award
The criteria for the best management firm award will be based on weighted average returns and Sharpe ratios, and asset growth during the year. To be considered, firms must manage at least three separate strategies with combined assets of at least $3 billion.
Long Term Performance Award
The award for the fund with the best long-term performance will be based on a combination of annualized returns and Sharpe ratios among funds operating for more than 5 and 10 years, and will be restricted to funds running at least $1 billion.
Fund of the Year Award
For Fund of the Year, consideration will be given to the winners of all the various categories, as well any other funds with exceptional performance which may have missed out on other awards by being narrowly outside the range with regard to their Sharpe ratios. Nominees for Fund of the Year are announced on the evening of the event.
New Fund of the Year Award
To be considered in this category, funds must have a seven to 18 month performance track record, and manage a minimum of $100 million.
What period of time do the awards cover?
The Absolute Return Awards year runs from January 2018 through yearend. Provisional nominations are released in mid January, and final nominations will be released early February.
EVENT INFORMATION
The Absolute Return Awards will take place on Thursday, March 28 2019 at the JW Marriott Essex House.
Timings
18:30 Drinks reception
19:30 Dinner and awards ceremony
22:00 Bar
Venue Information
JW Marriott Essex House
160 Central Park South
New York
NY 10019
USA
Dress code
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