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Top Hedge Fund Managers by Wealth (2025)

Based on Forbes’ 2025 ranking of America’s richest hedge fund managers, the top 10 control a combined $174 billion in wealth, up $20 billion from the prior year. These figures reflect net worth primarily from their stakes in their funds and related businesses. Here’s the list:

Rank Name Hedge Fund Net Worth Key Notes
1 Ken Griffin Citadel $50.4B Wealth up $7B; Citadel manages $68B in hedge assets; flagship fund returned 19.5% annualized since 1990.
2 David Tepper Appaloosa Management ~$20B+ Added ~$3B; manages $17B; big bets on Alibaba, UnitedHealth; double-digit returns in 2024.
3 Steve Cohen Point72 ~$20B+ Added ~$3B; manages $40B; 19% return in 2024; owns NY Mets.
4 Israel Englander Millennium Management ~$15B+ Added ~$3B; manages $78B; 14% annualized since 1989.
5 Ray Dalio Bridgewater Associates ~$15B+ Stepped down in 2025; manages $92B; Pure Alpha up 11.3% in 2024.
6 Bill Ackman Pershing Square ~$10B+ Manages $20B; 10.2% return in 2024; building Uber stake.
7 Bruce Kovner Caxton Associates ~$8B+ Retired in 2011; family office invests in biotech.
8 David Shaw D.E. Shaw ~$8B+ Manages $70B; Composite fund up 18% in 2024.
9 Paul Tudor Jones Tudor Investment Corp. ~$8B+ Manages $17B; 6.5% gain in 2024; macro-focused.
10 John Overdeck & David Siegel Two Sigma ~$7B+ each Manage $60B; quant strategies; co-chairs since 2024.

(Note: Individual net worths beyond #1 are estimates based on combined totals and proportional increases; exact figures vary by source.)

Top Hedge Fund Managers by Earnings (2024)

Institutional Investor’s Rich List ranks the highest earners based on 2024 performance. The top 25 earned $30 billion combined. Here’s the top 10:

Rank Name Hedge Fund Earnings Key Notes
1 Israel Englander Millennium Management $4B 15% return; $78B AUM; multi-strategy with 330+ teams.
2 Ken Griffin Citadel $3.3B 15.1% in Wellington; all strategies profitable.
3 Steven Cohen Point72 $3.2B 19% return; $37B AUM; AI-focused fund planned.
4 Philippe Laffont Coatue Management $1.9B 18.7% return; tech/AI bets on Meta, Nvidia.
5 David Tepper Appaloosa Management $1.7B 8.25% return; heavy China exposure (Alibaba).
6 David Shaw D.E. Shaw $1.6B Oculus up 36%; $11.1B investor gains.
7 Chris Rokos Rokos Capital Management $1.4B 30.7% return; macro bets on Trump trade, copper.
8 (tie) Chase Coleman Tiger Global $1.3B 23.8% return; Magnificent Seven stocks dominant.
8 (tie) Chris Hohn TCI Fund Management $1.3B 15% return; concentrated longs in GE, Moody’s.
10 Stephen Mandel Jr. Lone Pine Capital $1.1B 36% return; exposed to Meta, Amazon, TSMC.

Top Hedge Funds by Assets Under Management (AUM, Mid-2025)

Hedge fund AUM hit a record $5 trillion in Q3 2025. Rankings vary slightly by source (discretionary hedge vs. total firm AUM), but here’s a consensus top 10 based on recent data, focusing on discretionary hedge AUM:

Rank Fund Name Key Manager(s) AUM Strategy Focus
1 Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio (Founder) $89.6B Global macro, risk parity.
2 Millennium Management Israel Englander $78B Multi-strategy (equity, fixed income, quant).
3 Elliott Management Paul Singer $76.1B Activist, distressed debt.
4 Citadel Ken Griffin $67.6B Multi-strategy (equities, commodities, quant).
5 Man Group Luke Ellis (CEO) $77.5B Systematic/quant, long-short.
6 D.E. Shaw David Shaw (Founder) $70B Quant and fundamental.
7 Point72 Steven Cohen $40B Long-short equity, macro.
8 Two Sigma John Overdeck & David Siegel $60B Quantitative.
9 AQR Capital Management Cliff Asness ~$100B+ (total firm) Quant, alternative risk premia.
10 Appaloosa Management David Tepper $17B Event-driven, macro.

These lists highlight overlaps—managers like Griffin, Englander, and Cohen dominate both wealth/earnings and fund size. Performance in 2025 has been strong overall, driven by AI/tech rallies and macro shifts.

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