The 10 highest paid hedge fund managers for 2018

17.07.2019 / 11:15

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Despite the tricky year for the stock markets and hedge fund managers generally, some of the biggest names in the industry have earned a total of $7.7 billion in 2018.

James Simon of Renaissance Technologies wins the first place. The former code-breaker's fund earned an insane $1.6 billion in income last year, increasing his net worth to $16.6 billion.

It is not a surprise that the hedge fund titan Ray Dalio is in the top 10 for 2018 with an income of $1.26 billion with his flagship Pure Alpha fund gaining 14.6% last year. His own fortune rose alongside Bridgewater Capital's approximate $160 billion of assets.

Citadel's Ken Griffin was in the news after the hedge-fund manager paid $240 million for a New York penthouse, right after picking up a London mansion for $122 million. But these numbers can't compare to the $870 million he brought in for 2018, taking his own personal fortune to approximately $10 billion.

The fourth and fifth highest earners were Two Sigma founders John Overdeck and David Siegel. Their fund got each of them around $770 million in renumeration in 2018.

Bluecrest's Michael Platt was the sixth highest earner, with $680 million. His fund returned a massive 25%. Meanwhile, David Shaw of D.E Shaw's multi-strategy fund brought in $590 million.

Element Capital Management's Jeff Talpins became a billionaire for the first time in 2018 after his fund earned $420 million with a return of 17%.

Chase Coleman of Tiger Global Management has a venture capital arm which helped to boost his fortune to $3.9 billion after earning $370 million in 2018.

The 10th position is for Izzy Englander of Millennium, whose fund brought him in $340 million for last year.

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The 10 highest paid hedge fund managers for 2018

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