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Small But Mighty: Norwegians Lead Performance Tables

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While Sweden and Denmark may dominate the Nordic hedge fund industry in terms of assets under management, 2025 has so far belonged to Norway. The Norwegian hedge fund sector, though smaller in total capital, has outshone its larger neighbors. Seven of the ten best-performing hedge funds in the Nordic Hedge Index so far this year are Norwegian.

Norwegian hedge funds in the Nordic Hedge Index gained an average of 10.7 percent in the first eight months of 2025, outpacing Denmark’s 5.7 percent and Sweden’s 2.4 percent. The strong showing builds on a period of consistent strong performance. Last year, Norway’s hedge fund industry recorded its best year since the 2008 financial crisis, returning 15.9 percent. Over the past five years, this industry has delivered an annualized return of 13.2 percent, including a positive result in the challenging market environment of 2022.

This strong performance has also fueled significant growth in assets under management. Norwegian hedge funds’ assets under management rose from NOK 32.1 billion at the end of 2019 to NOK 44.6 billion in 2022, NOK 52.1 billion in 2023, and NOK 72.1 billion by the end of 2024, equivalent to €6.1 billion. Roughly 90 percent of this capital comes from professional investors, with non-professional investors accounting for just 10 percent. The industry remains highly concentrated: at the end of 2024, the three largest hedge fund managers controlled 41 percent, 26 percent, and 14 percent of total assets, respectively, according to data from the Norwegian financial regulator.

In this year’s performance rankings for the Nordic hedge fund industry, two Norwegian equity funds, Impega and TIND Discovery Fund, are neck and neck, posting returns of 26.2 percent and 25.0 percent, respectively. Avanto Right Tail follows closely in fifth place with a return of 20.5 percent.

Four more Norwegian equity funds round out the top ten performers, with CARN Latitude posting an 18.8 percent gain, Sissener Canopus 18.5 percent, Taiga Fund 17.6 percent, and Sector Zen 17.0 percent. With this year’s strong showing, building on several years of consistent outperformance, it is little surprise that Norwegian funds continue to dominate HedgeNordic’s annual Nordic Hedge Awards.

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Eugeniu Guzun
Eugeniu Guzun
Eugeniu Guzun serves as a data analyst responsible for maintaining and gatekeeping the Nordic Hedge Index, and as a journalist covering the Nordic hedge fund industry for HedgeNordic. Eugeniu completed his Master’s degree at the Stockholm School of Economics in 2018. Write to Eugeniu Guzun at eugene@hedgenordic.com

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