HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2017 | HFMweek | 18 August 2017 | Cipriani 42nd Street, 110 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, United States of America

The HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Awards return for 2017 to honor those hedge funds that have outperformed their competitors and demonstrated exceptional performance over the past 12 months.

Outstanding contribution
Dmitry Balyasny, Balyasny Asset Management

Management firm of the year
Hudson Bay Capital

Newcomer – equity
Welton Global Quantitative Equity Portfolio (QEP)

Newcomer – other
Omni Event Fund Limited

Newcomer – managed futures (CTA)
SVAM Tactical Trend Portfolio

Fund of hedge funds newcomer
Steben Select Multi-Strategy Fund

Credit over $1bn
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP

Credit under $1bn
Brevet Direct Lending - Short Duration Fund LP

Managed futures (CTA) over $1bn
Aspect Diversified

Managed futures (CTA) under $1bn
AlphaQuest Original

Managed futures (CTA) long-term performance (5years) over $1bn
Campbell Managed Futures

Managed futures (CTA) long-term performance (5years) under $1bn
FORT Global Diversified

Event driven - over $250m
GoldenTree Distressed Debt Fund

Event driven - under $250m Barington
Companies Equity Partners LP

Fixed income over $1bn
Securities Fund

Fixed income under $1bn
Guggenheim Partners Opportunistic Investment Grade

Fixed income under $1bn
Waterfall Victoria Fund

Market neutral
Long/Short Portfolio

Merger arbitrage
Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund Ltd

Multi-strategy over $1bn
Millennium International Ltd

Multi-strategy under $1bn
Salem 2X

Quantitative equity
Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund ("RIEF")

Relative value III
Fund LP

Specialist Bramshill Income
Performance Strategy

40 Act fund – equity Altegris/AACA
Opportunistic Real Estate Fund

40 Act fund – other ASG Managed
Futures Strategy Fund

40 Act fund – overall Cognios Market
Neutral Large Cap Fund

Fund of hedge funds 40 Act-compliant strategy
AIP Macro Registered Fund

Fund of hedge funds multi-strategy – over $1bn
Ironwood Partners LP

Fund of hedge funds multi-strategy – under $1bn
Magnitude U.S. Partners

Fund of hedge funds specialist
Pinnacle Natural Resources LP

Fund of hedge funds – long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
SkyBridge Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC

Fund of hedge funds – long-term performance (5 years)under $1bn
Morrocroft Special Opportunity Fund II

Fund of hedge funds overall
Riverview Global Macro Fund

Fund of hedge funds manager of the year
Pinnacle Natural Resources LP

Long/short equity (US) over $1bn
Voloridge Aggressive Fund LP

Long/short equity (US) under $1bn
Twin Securities LP

Long/short equity (Global) over $1bn
Atlas Master Fund Ltd

Long/short equity (Global) under $1bn
Crawford Lake Master Fund LP
Long/short equity long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Citadel Global Equities Fund LLC

Long/short equity long-term performance (5 years) under $1bn
Valley Forge Capital

Macro over $1bn
QMS Diversified Global Macro Strategy

Macro under $1bn
Eagle Risk Allocation

Macro long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn
Graham Absolute Return Fund

Macro long-term performance (5 years) under $1bn
Trigon Discretionary Macro Program

Single manager long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn STS
Partners Fund

Single manager long-term performance (5 years) under $1bn
The Midway Market Neutral Fund

Fund of the year over $1bn
Crabel Multi-Product 1.5X