The Largest Investment Managers in 2016
Which are the largest funds in the world? Fund Management? Sovereign Wealth Funds? Hedge Funds? Private Equity Funds?
Caproasia Online brings to you the largest Investment Managers in 2016. Find out which Investment Manager has the largest AUM:
No. 4 Top 5 Hedge Funds – $411 Billion
In 2016, the 5 largest Hedge Funds managed a combined $411 billion. Hedge Fund Bridgewater Associates remains the run-away leader with AUM topping $161 billion, almost twice the AUM of AQR Capital Management in second place with $84 billion. Blackstone, founded in 1990 is third at $70 billion AUM.
Man Group and Renaissance Technologies round up the top 5 Hedge Funds with $55 billion and $41 billion respectively.
| Rank | Hedge Funds | HQ | Founded in | AUM (USD) |
| 1 | Bridgewater Associates | United States | 1975 | $161 Billion |
| 2 | AQR Capital Management | United States | 1998 | $84 Billion |
| 3 | Blackstone | United States | 1990 | $70 Billion |
| 4 | Man Group | United Kingdom | 1983 | $55 Billion |
| 5 | Renaissance Technologies | United States | 1982 | $41 Billion |
Source: Preqin
No. 3 Top 5 Private Equity – $658 Billion
Founded in 1990, Apollo Global Management is the largest Private Equity firm in 2016 with $196 billion. On second and third place are The Carlyle Group with $158 billion and KKR with $129 billion.
On 4th and 5th are Blackstone and Bain Capital with $100 billion and $75 billion AUM.
The top 5 Private Equity firms in 2016 are all headquartered and founded in United States, in the period between 1976 – 1990. Combined, the top 5 firms managed $658 billion in AUM.
| Rank | Private Equity | HQ | Founded in | AUM (USD) |
| 1 | Apollo Global Management | United States | 1990 | $196 Billion |
| 2 | The Carlyle Group | United States | 1987 | $158 Billion |
| 3 | KKR | United States | 1976 | $129 Billion |
| 4 | Blackstone | United States | 1985 | $100 Billion |
| 5 | Bain Capital | United States | 1984 | $75 Billion |
Source: Caproasia Institute
No. 2 Top 5 Sovereign Wealth Funds – $6.6 Trillion
The top 5 Sovereign Wealth Funds managed a combined $6.6 trillion. The largest Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) in 2016 is Social Security Trust Fund, United States with $2.8 trillion. It is founded in 1935.
Government Pension Investment Fund, Japan is the only other SWF with more than $1 trillion AUM at $1.3 trillion AUM.
On third place is oil-rich Norway’s Government Pension Fund with 902 billion AUM. Rounding up the 4th and 5th ranked is China Investment Corporation, founded in 2007 with $813 billion and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority with $792 billion.
| Rank | Sovereign Wealth Funds | HQ | Founded in | AUM (USD) |
| 1 | Social Security Trust Fund | United States | 1935 | $2.8 Trillion |
| 2 | Government Pension Investment Fund | Japan | 2001 | $1.3 Trillion |
| 3 | Government Pension Fund- Global | Norway | 1990 | $902 Billion |
| 4 | China Investment Corporation | China | 2007 | $813 Billion |
| 5 | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority | UAE | 1976 | $792 Billion |
Source: Caproasia Institute
No. 1 Top 5 Asset Management Firms – $15.5 Trillion
The top 5 Asset Management firms in 2016 all managed more than a trillion AUM each. Asset Management is the top investment managers sector as they managed $15.5 trillion AUM collectively, far more than the combined top 5 of Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Sovereign Wealth Funds of $7.6 trillion.
BlackRock, the largest Asset Manager alone manages $5.1 trillion. The world’s 2nd largest asset manager is Vanguard with $3.9 trillion.
State Street Global Advisors, Fidelity Investments and Allianz Group are third, fourth and fifth respectively with AUM of $2.4 trillion, $2.1 trillion and $2 trillion respectively.
| Rank | Asset Management | HQ | Founded in | AUM (USD) |
| 1 | BlackRock | United States | 1988 | $5.1 Trillion |
| 2 | Vanguard | United States | 1975 | $3.9 Trillion |
| 3 | State Street Global Advisers | United States | 1978 | $2.4 Trillion |
| 4 | Fidelity Investments | United States | 1946 | $2.1 Trillion |
| 5 | Allianz Group | Germany | 1890 | $2.0 Trillion |
Source: Caproasia Institute
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