Blue Harbour Strategic Value Partners (Clifton Robbins)
Management Firm, Location: Blue Harbour Group, U.S.
Strategy: Activist
Assets (in billions): $1.3
YTD Total Return: +19.8%
2012 Return: +16.2%
Source: Bloomberg
Odey European (Crispin Odey)
Management Firm, Location: Odey Asset Management, U.K.
Strategy: Macro
Assets (in billions): $2.1
YTD Total Return: +20%
2012 Return: +30.7%
Source: Bloomberg
Serengeti Opportunities Strategy (Joseph La Nasa, Vivian Lau)
Management Firm, Location: Serengeti Asset Management, U.S.
Strategy: Event driven
Assets (in billions): $1.0
YTD Total Return: +20.3%
2012 Return: +13.4%
Source: Bloomberg
Marcato International (Richard 'Mick' McGuire)
Management Firm, Location: Marcato Capital Management, U.S.
Strategy: Activist
Assets (in billions): $2.0
YTD Total Return: +20.7%
2012 Return: +28.8%
Source: Bloomberg
Senator Global Opportunity (Alexander Klabin, Douglas Silverman)
Management Firm, Location: Senator Investment Group, U.S.
Strategy: Event driven
Assets (in billions): $6.0
YTD Total Return: +20.9%
2012 Return: +14.4%
Source: Bloomberg
Litespeed Partners (Jamie Zimmerman)
Management Firm, Location: Litespeed Management, U.S.
Strategy: Event driven
Assets (in billions): $2.2
YTD Total Return: +20.9%
2012 Return: +21.8%
Source: Bloomberg
Paulson Advantage Plus (John Paulson)
Management Firm, Location: Paulson & Co., U.S.
Strategy: Merger arbitrage
Assets (in billions): $4.3
YTD Total Return: +21.0%
2012 Return: -19.0%
Source: Bloomberg
Egerton Long-Short Master (John Armitage)
Management Firm, Location: Egerton Capital, U.K.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $3.8
YTD Total Return: +21.0%
2012 Return: 13.7%
Source: Bloomberg
AQR Style Premia Strategy (Team managed)
Management Firm, Location: AQR Capital Management, U.S.
Strategy: Multi strategy
Assets (in billions): $1.2
YTD Total Return: +21.5%
2012 Return: N/A
Source: Bloomberg
Omega Overseas Partners A (Leon Cooperman)
Management Firm, Location: Omega Advisors, U.S.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $2.3
YTD Total Return: +22.4%
2012 Return: +28.0%
Source: Bloomberg
Kayne Anderson MLP (J.C. Frey)
Management Firm, Location: Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, U.S.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $1.6
YTD Total Return: +22.4%
2012 Return: +5.5%
Source: Bloomberg
JANA Nirvana Master (Barry Rosenstein and David DiDomenico)
Management Firm, Location: Jana Partners, U.S.
Strategy: Event driven
Assets (in billions): $2.5
YTD Total Return: +23.5%
2012 Return: +33.4%
Source: Bloomberg
Paulson Partners Enhanced (John Paulson)
Management Firm, Location: Paulson & Co., U.S.
Strategy: Merger arbitrage
Assets (in billions): $6.4
YTD Total Return: +25.0%
2012 Return: +18.2%
Source: Bloomberg
JAT Capital Offshore (John A. Thaler)
Management Firm, Location: JAT Capital Management, U.S.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $1.9
YTD Total Return: +25.3%
2012 Return: -19.6%
Source: Bloomberg
Joho A (Robert Karr)
Management Firm, Location: Joho Capital, U.S.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $4.3
YTD Total Return: +25.9%
2012 Return: +8.8%
Source: Bloomberg
Lansdowne Developed Markets (Peter Davies, Stuart Roden, Jonathon Regis)
Management Firm, Location: Lansdowne Partners, U.K.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $8.9
YTD Total Return: +26.6%
2012 Return: +18.0%
Source: Bloomberg
Alden Global Distressed Opportunities (Team managed)
Management Firm, Location: Alden Global Capital, Jersey
Strategy: Distressed
Assets (in billions): $1.1
YTD Total Return: +26.7%
2012 Return: +12.1%
Source: Bloomberg
VR Global Offshore (Richard Deitz)
Management Firm, Location: VR Advisory Services, U.K.
Strategy: Distressed
Assets (in billions): $2.0
YTD Total Return: +27.4%
2012 Return: +20.6%
Source: Bloomberg
Third Point Ultra (Daniel Loeb)
Management Firm, Location: Third Point, U.S.
Strategy: Event driven
Assets (in billions): $2.3
YTD Total Return: +28.8%
2012 Return: +33.5%
Source: Bloomberg
Two Sigma Compass Enhanced (Team managed)
Management Firm, Location: Two Sigma Investments, U.S.
Strategy: Managed futures
Assets (in billions): $4.0
YTD Total Return: +29.2%
2012 Return: +8.2%
Source: Bloomberg
Pelham Long/Short (Ross Turner)
Management Firm, Location: Pelham Capital Management, U.K.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $3.2
YTD Total Return: +30.3%
2012 Return: +18.4%
Source: Bloomberg
Palomino (David Tepper)
Management Firm, Location: Appaloosa Management, U.S.
Strategy: Opportunistic
Assets (in billions): $7.3
YTD Total Return: +31.5%
2012 Return: +29.3%
Source: Bloomberg
Trian Partners (Nelson Peltz, Peter May, Ed Garden)
Management Firm, Location: Trian Fund Management, U.S.
Strategy: Activist
Assets (in billions): $7.8
YTD Total Return: +34.9%
2012 Return: +0.9%
Source: Bloomberg
Glenview Capital Partners (Larry Robbins)
Management Firm, Location: Glenview Capital Management, U.S.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $3.2
YTD Total Return: +37.4%
2012 Return: +24.2%
Source: Bloomberg
Owl Creek Overseas (Jeffrey Altman, Daniel Krueger, Jeffrey Lee)
Management Firm, Location: Owl Creek Asset Management, U.S.
Strategy: Event driven/multi strategy
Assets (in billions): $3.2
YTD Total Return: +38.1%
2012 Return: +11.1%
Source: Bloomberg
The Children's Investment (Christopher Hohn)
Management Firm, Location: The Children's Investment Fund Mgmt., U.K.
Strategy: Activist
Assets (in billions): $7.3
YTD Total Return: +39.7%
2012 Return: +30%
Source: Bloomberg
Lansdowne Developed Markets SIF (Stuart Roden, Peter Davies, Jonathon Regis)
Management Firm, Location: Lansdowne Partners, U.K.
Strategy: Activist
Assets (in billions): $7.3
YTD Total Return: +39.7%
2012 Return: +30%
Source: Bloomberg
Paulson Recovery (John Paulson)
Management Firm, Location: Paulson & Co., U.S.
Strategy: Long equity
Assets (in billions): $2.4
YTD Total Return: +45%
2012 Return: +4.9%
Source: Bloomberg
Matrix Capital Management (David Goel)
Management Firm, Location: Matrix Capital Management, U.S.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $1.6
YTD Total Return: +56.0%
2012 Return: +20%
Source: Bloomberg
Glenview Capital Opportunity (Larry Robbins)
Management Firm, Location: Glenview Capital Management, U.S.
Strategy: Long/short
Assets (in billions): $1.8
YTD Total Return: +84.2%
2012 Return: +54.3%
Source: Bloomberg