2017 Winners
Category Winner Highly Commended
Event driven over $1bn Hildene Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd.
Event driven under $1bn Cambrian Global Fund
Fixed income over $1bn Deer Park - STS Master Fund, Ltd Guggenheim Partners Opportunistic Investment Grade Securities Fund
Fixed income under $1bn Millstreet Credit Fund Armory Credit Opportunity Fund
Credit over $1bn Contrarian Emerging Markets VR Global Offshore Fund, Ltd
Credit under $1bn Altum Credit Master Fund, Ltd Armory Credit Opportunity Fund
Credit long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn Fortress - Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP
Direct lending fund Brevet Direct Lending - Short Duration Fund, L.P. The Rama Fund, LLC
Market neutral Barnegat Fund
Merger arbitrage Twin Securities, LP
Multi-strategy over $1bn AG Super Fund LP Citadel Wellington, LLC
Multi-strategy under $1bn Highland Multi Strategy Credit Fund
Multi-strategy (3 years) Millennium USA LP
Long/short equity Global Armistice Capital Fund, LP
Long/short equity (US) over $1bn Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund ("RIEF")
Long/short equity (US) under $1bn Fourthstone Opportunity Fund, LP Armistice Capital Fund, LP
Long/short equity long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn ZP Utility Fund, LP
Long/short equity long-term performance (5 years) under $1bn Armistice Capital Fund, LP
Macro long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn Wexford Spectrum Fund
Macro long-term performance (5 years) under $1bn Sunrise U.S. Equity Optimized Growth ("EOG") Graham Quant Macro
Macro over $1bn Citadel Global Fixed Income Fund, LLC
Macro under $1bn GalNet Alpha Fund, LLC
Managed futures (CTA) long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn FORT Global Contrarian QMS Diversified Global Macro Strategy
Managed futures (CTA) long-term performance (5 years) under $1bn Esulep, LLC Permo Fund
Managed futures (CTA) over $1bn FORT Global Contrarian
Managed futures (CTA) under $1bn LJM Fund, LP
Quantitative equity Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund ("RIEF")
Relative value Waterfall Eden Fund GoldenTree Master Fund
Newcomer - equity Rod Capital Partners, LP
Newcomer - managed futures (CTA) Taaffeite Capital - TCM Global Index Growth Fund
Newcomer - other Paulson Pure Spread Fund Ltd. Black Swift Credit Opportunity Fund, LP
40 Act fund - equity The Optima Star Fund Highland Small Cap Equity Fund
40 Act fund - other Guggenheim Macro Opportunities LJM Preservation and Growth Fund (LJMIX)
Fund of hedge funds - long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn Aptitude Hedge Fund Composite SkyBridge Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC - Series G
Fund of hedge funds - long-term performance (5 years) under $1bn Accumulus Fund LP
Fund of hedge funds - 40 Act compliant SkyBridge Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC - Series G
Fund of hedge funds of the Year Aptitude Hedge Fund Composite
Fund of hedge funds - multi-strategy over $1bn Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund LLC
Fund of hedge funds - multi-strategy under $1bn Dunwoody Partners, LP James River Turbo Multi-Strategy Fund LLC
Fund of hedge funds - newcomer over $50m Franklin K2 Long Short Credit Fund (FKLSX)
Fund of hedge funds - newcomer under $50m Cross Shore Discovery Fund
Fund of hedge funds - specialist The Optima Partners Global Fund
Single manager long-term performance (5 years) over $1bn Senvest Master Fund LP Lyrical U.S. Value Equity - EQ
Single manager-long term performance (5 years) under $1bn Armistice Capital Fund LP
Fund of the Year VR Global Offshore Fund Ltd. Citadel Global Fixed Income Fund LLC
Outstanding contribution Kenneth G. Tropin, Graham Capital Management
Management firm of the Year GoldenTree Asset Management