The following list of final nominees is based on returns to the end of December.

EUROPEAN EQUITY – under $500m: 

Alcur Select

CapeView Azri Strategic Fund

Cheyne Thematic Long Short Equity Fund

Covalis Capital Enhanced Fund

Sierra Europe Offshore

EUROPEAN EQUITY – over $500m: 

Adelphi Europe Fund

AKO Fund

BlackRock European Hedge Fund

CapeView Azri Fund

Covalis Capital Master Fund 

Gladstone Lasker Fund

Janus Henderson Octanis Fund

Kuvari Focus Fund

Marshall Wace - MW TOPS Fund 

Pelham Long/Short Fund

TT Mid-Cap Europe Long Short Fund

GLOBAL EQUITY - under $500m:

Ananda

Inflection Point Investments

Parus Fund

Tosca Focus

GLOBAL EQUITY - over $500m:

AKO Global Fund

Greenvale Capital (Cayman) Master Fund

Marshall Wace - MW Eureka Fund

Pareto Total

The Children's Investment Fund

The Value Active Fund

Theleme Fund 

SMALL-CAP EQUITY

1798 UK Small Cap Best Ideas Fund

1798 Volantis Fund

CS Small Cap Alpha Opportunities Fund

EV Smaller Companies Fund 

Maga Smaller Companies Fund

SPECIALIST SECTOR EQUITY 

ALCUR Fund

BlackRock Emerging Companies Hedge Fund

Gladiator Fund

JPMorgan Portfolio Strategies Funds - Technology Long Short Fund

Lansdowne Energy Dynamics Fund

Praxis Utility and Infrastructure Equity Fund

RAM One 

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY: 

BlackRock Emerging Frontiers Fund

Carrhae Capital

Cheyne EMEA Fund 

OCCO Eastern European Fund

SR Global Fund Emerging Market Equity

Waha MENA Equity Fund

UCITS – EQUITY STRATEGIES: 

AlphaCore One

ANIMA Star High Potential Europe

BlackRock European Absolute Alpha Fund

Candriam Absolute Return Equity Market Neutral 

Henderson Gartmore Global Equity Market Neutral Fund

Kairos International Sicav - ActivESG 

Man GLG Event Driven Alternative

Man GLG Innovation Equity Alternative

Merian UK Specialist Equity Fund

Pictet TR-Atlas

UBS Equity Opportunity Long Short Fund

UCITS – MACRO, FIXED INCOME & RELATIVE VALUE: 

Algebris Global Credit Opportunities Fund

Candriam Diversified Futures

Exane Pleiade Fund

HI Numen Credit Fund

JPM Global Macro Opportunities Fund

Lemanik Global Strategy Fund

Nordea 1 - Alpha 15

Nordic Cross Stable Return

Schroder GAIA- Helix

Polar Capital Funds - Global Convertibles Fund 

EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL & QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES: 

ABCA Reversion Fund

Agora Fund

Albar Capital Fund

GLG European Long/Short Fund

GSA International Fund

KLP Alfa Global Energi 

Marshall Wace - MW Market Neutral TOPS Fund

Sandbar Master Fund

CONVERTIBLES & VOLATILITY: 

Blue Diamond Non-Directional Fund

Danske Invest Global Cross Asset Volatility

Mint Tower Arbitrage Fund

Polygon Convertible Opportunity Fund

System 2 Master Fund

The Cassiopeia Fund

EVENT DRIVEN: 

Accendo Capital

Alta Global Investments

Melqart Opportunities Fund 

Oceanwood Opportunities Fund

CREDIT:  

Caius Capital Financials Master Fund

Hellebore Credit Arbitrage

Napier Park Eton Fund 

Palmerston Credit Master Fund

Pictet Alt Distressed & Special Situations 

RedHedge RV-Corporate Bond

The Global Credit Alpha Long Short Fund

FIXED INCOME: 

Asgard Fixed Income

Caba Hedge

Caxton Dynamis

European Rates Opportunity Fund

Frost

Gardena Euro Govies Fund

Nordic Rates Opportunity Fund

Nordkinn Fixed Income Macro

SEB Eureka Fixed Income Relative Value

SPECIALIST FINANCE: 

Cheyne Real Estate Credit Holdings Fund

HC European Trade Finance Fund

Kimura Commodity Trade Finance Fund

Scipion Commodity Trade Finance Fund

Securis Non Life Master Fund

COMMODITY & CURRENCY: 

Andurand Commodities Fund

GZC Strategic Commodities Fund

Polar Star Fund

MACRO:

Brevan Howard Fund

Brevan Howard LB Macro Fund 

Caxton Global Investments 

Cirera Capital Emerging Markets Macro Fund

Cove Capital Macro Master Fund

EDL Global Opportunities Fund

Gemsstock Fund

Man AHL Macro

TT International Fund 

EMERGING MARKETS: 

Enko Africa Debt Fund

Pharo Africa Fund

Waha CEEMEA Credit Fund

MULTI-STRATEGY:

Alphanatics Fund

Alpi Hedge

Brevan Howard Multi-Strategy Fund

Brummer Multi-Strategy Fund

Caygan Aleutian Fund 

Janus Henderson Multi-Strategy Fund

LGIP Funds (Cayman) - Velocity Series

Man GLG Multi-Strategy Fund 

Stratus Fund

VISIO Allocator Fund 

MANAGED FUTURES: 

Aspect Tactical Opportunities

Bayforest Innovation Fund

GreshamQuant - ACAR Fund

MACH 3

Systematica BlueTrend Fund 

EMERGING MANAGER & SMALLER FUND - EQUITY STRATEGIES 

Alanda Opportunities Fund

Ecofin Vista Long/Short Fund

Edale Europe Absolute Fund

Elementa

Formue Nord Markedsneutral

Optis Global Opportunities Fund

Proxy Renewable Long/Short Energy

The Quotidian Fund - Growth Fund

EMERGING MANAGER & SMALLER FUND - MACRO, FIXED INCOME & RELATIVE VALUE

Blackbird Alpha Spread

DCM SYSTEMATIC FUND - DIVERSIFIED ALPHA

East Sea Opportunities Fund

Hadron Fund

Leibniz Total Intelligence

Metage Global Strategies

Quotidian Multi-Strategy Master Fund

Salus Alpha Global Alpha Strategy

The AEGIR Strategy

Volt Diversified Alpha Fund

NEW FUND OF THE YEAR - EQUITY STRATEGIES

Andra Absolute Return Fund

Belle Core Europe Eiger Fund

Cheyne Thematic Long Short Equity Fund

Glenernie Long/Short Master Fund

ML Chelodina Fund

Odey Special Situations Fund

Raynar Flagship 

TT European Opportunities Long/Short Fund

Z22 Smart Mirror

NEW FUND OF THE YEAR - MACRO, FIXED INCOME & RELATIVE VALUE: 

Astaris Special Situations Master Fund

Caius Capital Financials Master Fund

Chenavari CORE Opportunities Fund

European Rates Opportunity Fund

Frost

Pictet Alt Distressed & Special Situations 

SCIO European Secured Credit Fund III

Serone European Special Situations Master Fund

Sona Credit Master Fund

System 2 Master Fund

LONG TERM PERFORMANCE (5 years) - EQUITY STRATEGIES: 

1798 Volantis Fund

AKO Fund

BlackRock Emerging Companies Hedge Fund

BlackRock European Hedge Fund

Covalis Capital Master Fund

Gladstone Lasker Fund

Greenvale Capital (Cayman) Master Fund

Kuvari Focus Fund

The Children's Investment Fund

The Value Active Fund  

LONG TERM PERFORMANCE (5 years) - MACRO, FIXED INCOME & RELATIVE VALUE: 

Asgard Fixed Income Fund

Caxton Global Investments 

Danske Invest Hedge Fixed Income Strategies Fund

Gemsstock Fund

John Street Vantage Strategy

Pharo Gaia Fund

Pharo Trading Fund

Systematica Alternatives Markets Fund 

LONG TERM PERFORMANCE (20 years) – EQUITY STRATEGIES: 

Adelphi Europe Fund

Ennismore European Smaller Companies Hedge Fund

GLG European Long/Short Fund 

Marshall Wace - MW Eureka Fund 

LONG TERM PERFORMANCE (20 years) – MACRO, FIXED INCOME & RELATIVE VALUE: 

Aspect Diversified Fund

Caxton Global Investments 

Lynx

Man AHL Diversified

Pharo Trading Fund

Spinnaker Global Emerging Markets Fund 

Transtrend Diversified Trend Program

VR Global Offshore Fund 

MANAGEMENT FIRM OF THE YEAR

BlackRock Investment Management

Brevan Howard Asset Management 

Caxton Associates

Pictet Asset Management

FUND OF THE YEAR (nominees to be announced on the night)

DIVERSITY PRIZE (nominees to be announced on the night)

This year, EuroHedge is encouraging hedge fund management firms to enter a new diversity category, which will honour the best efforts in the hedge fund community to boost diversity and inclusion. The winning firm will have taken a lead in improving accessibility and striving to build a sector which better reflects wider society.

To enter, please submit an entry of no more than 500 words to amy.wilcockson@hfm.global with details of how your firm has worked to improve its D&I in the past year, with examples of clear action and results/metrics if possible. The HFM Together network will help assess the entries. The deadline is Friday 18 December (please write Diversity Prize entry in the subject line). The winner of the inaugural Diversity Prize, sponsored by JP Morgan, will be announced on the night.