The 2017 Rich List of the World’s Top-Earning Hedge Fund Managers

Top hedge fund managers are made less in 2016 than in the previous years. Only 2 cracked the the $1 billion earnings mark: James Simons / Renaissance Technologies and Ray Dalio / Bridgewater (3 if you include count the 2 founders of Two Sigma as a single entity)

Overall, 2016 is a tough year to make money for hedge funds and active management strategies. Challenges from passive index funds, smart beta ETFs, lack of volatility, declining returns from HFT strategies have spurred hedge funds into looking at alternative strategies such as the rise of robo/quant/systematic trading.

Quant focused strategies firms like Renaissance Technologies and Two Sigma are the leading practitioners in the industry while many are getting on the bandwagon.

Link: The 2017 Rich List of the World’s Top-Earning Hedge Fund Managers