Hedgeweek® US Awards winners announced
The winners of the Hedgeweek® US Awards 2026, which recognise fund performance and service provider excellence within the hedge fund landscape, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (8th October), at Convene 237, New York. Voting for the awards was conducted via an online poll of the entire Hedgeweek ® userbase, with participants asked to make their choice among the shortlisted firms in each category. Pre-selection data for the awards is provided by multiple data sources, based on annualised returns over a 12-month period. The winners are: Managers Alternative Data Use of the Year Versor Investments Emerging Percentage Growth of the Year Under $1billion Two Seas Capital (Two Seas Global Fund) Management Company of the Year Over $1billion Magnetar Management Company of the Year Under $1billion Significance Capital Marketing & Communications of the Year Graham Capital Management Performance of the Year: Commodities Fund Under $1billion Chamaeleo Capital Management (Chamaeleo Optimus Fund) Performance of the Year: Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund over $1billion Sona Asset Management (Sona Credit Master Fund) Performance of the Year: Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund Under $1billion Ellington Management Group (Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund) Performance of the Year: Discretionary Macro Fund Under $1billion Annapurna Funds (Annapurna Global Macro) Performance of the Year: Equity Long Biased Hedge Fund Under $1billion Geosphere Capital Management LLC (Geosphere Sensible Energy Transition Fund (SET Fund)) Performance of the Year: Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund over $1billion Anson Funds (Anson Investments Master Fund LP) Performance of the Year: Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund Under $1billion Wexford Capital LP (Wexford Spectrum Fund) Performance of the Year: Equity Market-Neutral Fund Under $1billion HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC (HITE Hedge II LP) Performance of the Year: Event-Driven Fund over $1billion Two Seas Capital (Two Seas Global Fund) Performance of the Year: Event-Driven Fund Under $1billion Maxam Capital Management Ltd. (Maxam Diversified Strategies Fund) Performance of the Year: Fund of Hedge Funds Under $1billion FutureSelect Portfolio Management, Inc. (Telesis IIW LLC) Performance of the Year: Managed Futures/CTA Fund over $1billion Graham Capital Management (Tactical Trend) Performance of the Year: Managed Futures/CTA Fund Under $1billion Incline Investment Management (The Systematic Hybrid™) Performance of the Year: Multi-Strategy Fund Under $1billion QTS Capital Management LLC (QTS Partners LP) Performance of the Year: Quantitative Strategy Under $1billion Versor Investments (Versor Equity Summit) Performance of the Year: Relative Value over $1billion Saba Capital Management (Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. – Market Neutral) Performance of the Year: Relative Value Under $1billion Ellington Management Group (Ellington Mortgage Opportunities Fund) Performance of the Year: Structured Credit Hedge Fund over $1billion Magnetar (Magnetar Structured Credit Fund d/b/a Magnetar Constellation Onshore Fund) Performance of the Year: Structured Credit Hedge Fund Under $1billion Mill Hill Capital (Mill Hill Structured Credit Opportunities Fund LP) Performance of the Year: Volatility Strategy Under $1billion The Ambrus Group (Ambrus Volatility Fund LP) Rising Star Manager of the Year Overbrook Management Corporation (Overbrook Core Equity Fund L.P.) Technology Innovation of the Year Versor Investments Service Providers: Accounting Firm of the Year Withum Algorithmic Trading Provider of the Year Talos Alternative Data Provider of the Year Parameta Solutions Audit Firm of the Year: Middle Market Kaufman Rossin Audit Firm of the Year: Overall CBIZ Audit Firm of the Year: Start-up Cohen & Co Client Reporting & Investor Reporting Solution of the Year Investment Management Support Solutions, LLC (IMSS, LLC) Cloud Services Provider of the Year Align Managed Services Collateral Management Solution of the Year SS&C GlobeOp Custodian Service of the Year BNY Cyber Security Solution of the Year Salus GRC Data Management Solution of the Year Opensee Data Provider of the Year S&P Global Market Intelligence Exchange of the Year LMAX Group Executive Search Firm of the Year Jensen Partners Forex Solution Provider of the Year StoneX Fund Accounting & Reporting Software of the Year Allvue Systems Fund Accounting & Reporting Solution of the Year Formidium Corp Fund Administrator of the Year: Client Services IQ-EQ Fund Administrator of the Year: Middle Office Services The Citco Group of Companies Fund Administrator of the Year: Offshore The Catalyst Group Fund Administrator of the Year: Overall SS&C GlobeOp Fund Administrator of the Year: Start-up & Emerging Managers Ascent Fund Services Fund Administrator of the Year: Technology UMB Bank Hedge Fund Platform of the Year Lightkeeper Index Provider of the Year MSCI Law Firm of the Year: Alternative Credit Proskauer Law Firm of the Year: Client Service Ruddy Gregory, PLLC Law Firm of the Year: Digital Assets Riveles Wahab LLP Law Firm of the Year: Fund Domicile Loeb Smith Attorneys Law Firm of the Year: Overall McDermott Will & Schulte Law Firm of the Year: Start-up & Emerging Managers Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP Managed Accounts Platform of the Year Innocap Marketing Agency of the Year BasisPoint Group New Solution Product of the Year FINTELA New Solution Provider of the Year Reactive Markets Outsourced Trading Provider of the Year StoneX Portfolio Management Service of the Year (PMS) LSEG AlphaDesk PR & Communications Firm of the Year Mischa Communications Prime Broker of the Year: Capital Introduction 26 Degrees Global Markets Prime Broker of the Year: Client Service JonesTrading Prime Broker of the Year: Overall BNY Prime Broker of the Year: Specialist Markets Ripple Prime Broker of the Year: Start-up & Emerging Managers Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. Prime Broker of the Year: Technology AGP Prime Quant Technology Solution of the Year Premialab Regulatory & Compliance Firm of the Year: Offshore Vigilant Compliance, LLC Regulatory & Compliance Firm of the Year: Onshore Waystone Regulatory Reporting Solution of the Year Orical LLC Risk Management Software of the Year Coremont Securities Lending Provider of the Year AmerX Solution Provider of the Year: Multi-Asset FIS Solution Provider of the Year: Order Management System (OMS) Clearwater Analytics Tax Advisory Firm of the Year Baker Tilly x Anchin Technology Provider of the Year: AI Comply Technology Provider of the Year: Client Services Omega Systems Technology Provider of the Year: Innovation FIA Tech Technology Provider of the Year: Overall Arcesium Technology Provider of the Year: Start-ups Objecutive - FundStudio Third-Party Marketing Firm of the Year Agecroft Partners Trading & Execution Platform of the Year Rival Systems Trading Technology Partner of the Year Everysk Treasury Management Solution of the Year Kayenta Valuation Provider of the Year Citrin Cooperman