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Host for the day: journalist Carl Bernstein US PERFORMANCE AWARDS U S performance awards

the inside story from a night of celebration at ’s cipriani

Over 800 attendees, 40 awards and countless talking points were in place last week for the annual celebration of some of North America’s finest managers. AQR’s Cliff Asness kicked off proceedings, collecting the headline Outstanding Contribution award, and telling the packed audience to “be proud of what we do” as an industry. Outstanding His was just the first award of a contribution night packed with big names and WINNER Cliff Asness undercover stars. Turn the page for Cliff Asness, managing and founding principal at AQR, with Pageant Media editorial director Gwyn the winners in full…. Roberts. Award sponsored by Misys.

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Newcomer - other WINNER Candlewood Structured Credit Master Fund HIGHLY COMMENDED Beach Point Select Fund

Brian Herr, Greg Garone and Indra Chandra, Candlewood Structured Credit Master Fund, receive the award from Michael Brown, special counsel, Schulte Roth & Zabel. Fund of hedge funds Newcomer - equity newcomer WINNER WINNER Grandmaster Capital Gapstow Community Fund Financials Fund

Alice Lustig, director within the Capital Michael Secondo (left), senior vice-president - Introductions group of Alternative Investment business, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, presents Solutions, Newedge, presents the award to the award to Alison Schwab (right), Gapstow Michael Dimitruk, general counsel and COO, Community Financials Fund Grandmaster Capital Fund Relative value Newcomer - managed futures (CTA) WINNER PIMCO Global Credit WINNER Opportunity Fund 361 Managed Futures Strategy Fund HIGHLY COMMENDED HIGHLY COMMENDED III Fund IMC Quantitative Indicator Fund (QIF) Ben Weiner, director of sales and marketing, Indira Peters, data manager, HFMWeek, collects Cordium, presents the award to Lonnie the award on behalf of Pimco from John Zader, Macdonald, executive vice-president at UMB on CEO, UMB Fund Services. behalf of 361 Managed Futures Strategy Fund Market neutral Credit over $1bn WINNER WINNER Global Sigma Plus Axonic Credit Opportunities Master HIGHLY COMMENDED Fund Hudson Bay Fund

Clay Degiacinto, founder and CIO, Axonic Credit Hanming Rao, CIO, Global Sigma Plus, collects Opportunities Master Fund, collects the award the award from Bryan Yates, Eze Software Group, from Peter Sanchez, CEO, Northern Trust Hedge director of institutional sales. Fund Services. Credit under $1bn WINNER 400 Capital Credit Opportunities Fund

Meghan Munchoff (centre) and Mark Lewand, 400 Capital Credit Opportunities Fund, collect the award from Hannah Correll, director of business development, Orangefield.

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Charles Minnaar, managing director, BNY Mellon, presents the award to Rob Sorrentino, FORT Global Contrarian

Managed futures (CTA) over $1bn Managed futures (CTA) under $1bn WINNER WINNER Crabel Multi-Product SHARPE+SIGNA Managed Currency Series Toby Crabel, founder and CEO, Crabel Multi-Product, collects the award from Stephen Giannone, Elana Margulies, chief reporter, HFMWeek, collects the award on behalf of Sharpe+Signa, from president, Opus Fund Services. Scott Price, regional director & head of sales - Americas, Custom House.

Specialist Quantitative equity WINNER WINNER McGinnis MLP Fund Renaissance Institutional Equities Funds

Jennifer Milacci, managing director, head of Sean McGinnis, managing director, McGinnis MLP client service, Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund, collects the award from Albrecht Gantz, Funds, collects the award from Indira Peters, data head of RisCura Analytics. manager, HFMWeek.

Best seeding fund Multi-strategy WINNER WINNER Asset Magnetar Capital Fund II Management AIMS Hedge Funds HIGHLY COMMENDED York Select

Richard Quigley and Ryan Boucher, Goldman Steve Freed, managing director, Magnetar Capital Sachs Asset Management AIMS Hedge Funds, Fund II, collects the award from Christine Farrier, collect the award from Tal Goldhamer (right), vice-president, marketing communications, partner, Financial Services, Ernst & Young. Imagine Software.

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Fixed income over $1bn WINNER Guggenheim Opportunistic Investment Grade Securities Fund

Tony Griffiths (far right), editor, HFMWeek, presents the award to James Michal, Yezdan Badrakhan and Steve Brown, Guggenheim Opportunistic Investment Grade Securities Fund.

Event driven over $1bn Event driven under $1bn WINNER JANA Nirvana WINNER Cambrian Fund HIGHLY COMMENDED Canyon Balanced Funds

Alexander Roepers (left), founder and CIO, Jordon Gershuny, JANA Nirvana, collects the Cambrian Fund, collects the award from Danique award from Kathy Lee, senior vice-president, Sprock (right), managing director, Atlas Fund business development, Meridian Fund Services. Services.

Merger arbitrage Emerging markets WINNER WINNER Twin Securities Dalton Greater China Fund

David J. Simon, president and portofolio manager, Twin Securities, collects the award from Alkesh Indira Peters, data manager, HFMWeek, collects Gianchandani, director, Global Client Group, the award on behalf of Dalton from Dave Racich, Deutsch Asset and Wealth Management. partner, financial services, Ernst & Young.

40 Act fund - e quity 40 Act fund - o ther WINNER WINNER Neuberger Berman Long Avenue Credit Strategies Fund Fund

The Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund team, Lance Lonergan (left), CEO, Weeden Prime collect the award from John Zader (right), CEO, Services, presents the award to Sonia Gardner UMB Fund Services. and Shawn Foley, Avenue Credit Strategies Fund.

Fixed income under $1bn WINNER STS Partners Fund

Trinda Blackmore (far right), COO, Admiral Administration, presents the award to Scott Burg, Will Bashan and Brad Craig, STS Partners Fund.

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Elana Margulies (far left), chief reporter, HFMWeek, presents the award to Amanda Hilburn, Sophia Mullen, Paul Rosenberg, Vitto Chin and Dave Moylan, EnTrust Capital Special Opportunities Fund.

Fund of hedge funds 40 Act-compliant strategy Fund of hedge funds multi-strategy - under $1bn WINNER WINNER SkyBridge - Series G Blue Elite Fund Ray Nolte, CIO, SkyBridge Capital, collects the award from Gavin Farrell, director, Alternative Mark Graham, president, Blue Alternative Asset Management, collects the award from Claudia Investment Fund Services, Citi. Bertolino, director, Citco.

Fund of hedge funds Fund of hedge funds multi-strategy - over specialist - under $1bn $1bn WINNER WINNER PGS Premier Energy Pinehurst Partners Income Fund

Virginia R. Parker, CIO and managing member, PGS Premier Energy Income Fund, collects Ralph Vasami (left) and Peter Mobberly (right), the award from Mike Kennedy, business Pinehurst Partners, collect the award from John development manager, Kaufman Rossin Fund Seyda (centre), BNY Mellon. Services. Fund of hedge funds Fund of hedge overall funds - long-term performance (5 years) WINNER Morgan Stanley WINNER Opportunistic Fund SSARIS Multi-Manager Relative Value Strategy

Jarrod Quigley, CFA, SSARIS Multi-Manager Relative Value Strategy, Morgan Stanley Ben Weiner, director of sales and marketing, Opportunistic Fund, collects the award from Cordium, presents the award to Prav Sambamurti, Courtney Fox, executive director of relationship senior vice-president, product engineer, SSARIS management, Gravitas. Multi-Manager Relative Value Strategy.

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Long/short equity (US) under $1bn WINNER Gotham Hedged Value Strategies 140/40

Dave Barrett, head of marketing and IR, Gotham Hedged Value Strategies 140/40, collects the award from Claudia Bertolino (right), director, Citco. Long/short equity (Global) under $1bn WINNER Park City Capital

Daniel Forbes (left), Dillon Eustace, presents the award to Brianna Letzelter, Park City Capital Macro under $1bn WINNER Trigon Discretionary Macro Program

Ante Basic and Paul Mastroddi, managing partners, Trigon Discretionary Macro Program, collect the award from Alice Lustig and Thomas Griffo, director within the Capital Introductions group of Alternative Investment Solutions / director in the Prime Clearing Services Group, Newedge.

Long/short equity (US) Long/short equity long over $1bn term performance (5 years) WINNER Renaissance WINNER Institutional Equities JW Partners Funds HIGHLY COMMENDED Cushing GP Strategies Fund Jennifer Milacci, managing director, head of client service, Renaissance Institutional Equities Funds, Jason Sheller, head of fund services sales, collects the award from Michael Brown, special Americas, , presents the award to counsel, Schulte Roth & Zabel. Jason Wild, president and CIO, JW Partners

Long/short equity Macro over $1bn (Global) over $1bn WINNER WINNER Fortress Macro Fund Citadel Global Equities Fund

Mike Novogratz, principal, Fortress Investment Ed Gouldstone, head of product management, Group and co-COP Fortress Macro Fund, collects Linedata, presents the award to John Rustum, the award from Jim Cass, managing director, Citadel Global Equities Fund. Investment Manager Services, SEI.

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George McShea, head of client service, BNP Paribas, presents the award to Ken Tropin, founder and chairman, Graham Capital Management.

Management firm of Single manager long- the year term performance (5 years) WINNER Millennium WINNER International Drawbridge Special Management Opportunities Funds

Stephen Giannone, president, Opus Fund Dean Dakolias, co-CIO Fortress Credit Funds , Services, presents the award to John Novogratz, Drawbridge Special Opportunities Funds, collects global head of marketing and IR, Millennium the award from Jim Cass, managing director, International Management. Investment Manager Services, SEI.

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Fixed income under $1bn Newcomer - managed futures (CTA) Market neutral Outstanding contribution Long/short equity (US) over $1bn

Event driven under $1bn Managed futures (CTA) under $1bn Fund of hedge funds overall Quantitative equity Macro over $1bn

Macro long-term performance (5 years) Merger arbitrage Multi-strategy Macro under $1bn Fund of hedge funds newcomer

Managed futures (CTA) long-term Long/short equity long term performance Fund of hedge funds specialist - Credit over $1bn 40 A ct fund - equity performance (5 years) (5 years) under $1bn

Fund of hedge funds multi-strategy - Long/short equity (Global) under $1bn Long/short equity (Global) over $1bn Management firm of the year 40 A ct fund - other under $1bn

Fund of hedge funds 40 A ct-compliant Best seeding fund Event driven over $1bn Credit under $1bn In partnership with strategy

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