Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The winners of the 2015 Nordic Hedge Award were presented their trophies during an evening event on April 27th in Stockholm. Winners were determined in a two step process. Out of the 152 funds in the defined universe the top five funds per category were shortlisted using a model co-developped by Nordic Business Media and a PhD student assigned to the project by Stockholm School of Economics. The model took several parameters into account, all in absolute terms as well as relative to the respective Nordic Hedge Index sub-index, short and long term.  Numbers were weighted and normalized to determine the nominated funds.

A Jury composed of industry professionals then added their score  individually on their discretion to create final results and ranking. The three best funds per category for 2015 are:

Best Nordic Hedge Fund Overall 2015 – Supported by Northern Trust

1. Asgard Fixed Income
2. Taiga Fund
3. AAM Absolute Return

Best Nordic Equity Focused Hedge Fund – Supported by Novus

1. Alchemy Trading
2. Origo Quest
3. Taiga Fund

Best Nordic Fixed Income Focused Hedge Fund – Supported by Stockholm School of Economics/SIFR

1. Asgard Fixed Income Fund
2. Midgard Fixed Income Fund
3. Nykredit Kobra

Best Nordic Fund of Hedge Funds – Magnusson Law

1. SEB True Market Neutral
2. Danske Invest Eliksir
3. Merrant Alpha Select

Best Nordic Multi Strategy Hedge Fund – Supported by ITG

1. Nektar
2. Visio Allocator
3. Catella Hedgefond

Best Nordic CTA – Supported by Efficient Capital

1. IPM Systematic Macro
2. SEB Asset Selection
3. Estlander & Partners Alpha Trend

Rookie of the year award – Supported by HedgeNordic

Winner: PSG Capital – Elementa

Performance Awards – Supported by Mackmyra

1 year – Oslo Asset Management – AAM Absolute Return

3 years – Rhenman & Partners – Rhenman Healthcare Equity L/S

5 years – Rhenman & Partners – Rhenman Healthcare Equity L/S