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South African hedge funds delivered a median 15.07% to the end of December in a complex 2025 which saw the FTSE/JSE All Share Index move 42.4% higher while South Africa’s All Bond Index added 24.23%.
Global hedge funds posted their strongest calendar year of performance since 2009, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index adding 12.5%.
Final nominees for the 2025 HedgeNews Africa Awards show the standout performers for the year, based on 12 months of data to the end of December.
Now in their 17th year, the Awards are based on an established quantitative methodology. Nominations in each category are based on return, with nominees needing to be within 25% of the top Sharpe ratio amongst the nominees in each category in order to win, a means to measure risk-adjusted returns.
Final nominations (data to end-December).
Long/Short
Coronation Presidio Hedge Fund
Fairtree Silver Oak Equity Long Short FR Retail Hedge Fund
Ninety One Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund
OysterCatcher RCIS Long Short Retail Hedge Fund
Visio Retail FR RI Hedge Fund
Market Neutral
AIP NCIS Concentrated Arbitrage QHF
Laurium Market Neutral Prescient RI Hedge Fund
Oyster Catcher RCIS Smart Alpha Retail Hedge Fund
Peregrine Capital Pure Hedge H4 QI Hedge Fund
SouthernCross NCIS Market Neutral RHF
Multi Strategy
Abax Alternative Prescient Retail Hedge Fund
Coronation Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Hedge Fund
Differential Gradient Prescient QI Hedge Fund
Obsidian SCI Multi Asset Retail Hedge Fund
SouthernCross Multi Strategy Prescient RI Hedge Fund
Fixed Income
Abax Agile FI Prescient Retail Hedge Fund
Abax RCIS Vega Retail Hedge Fund
Fairtree Fixed Income FR Retail Hedge Fund
Ninety One Fixed Income QI Hedge Fund
Oakhaven Strategic Fixed Income FR QI Hedge Fund
Worldwide
Cuthman SDR Prescient QI Hedge Fund Class A
Protea Worldwide Flexible FR QI Hedge Fund
Rozendal Worldwide Flexible Prescient QI Hedge Fund
Senqu Worldwide Flexible Long Short Prescient RI Hedge Fund
Global
Protea Global FR Retail Hedge Fund
Protea International Hedge Fund
Steyn Capital Frontier Fund
Visio Salveo Global Long/Short Fund
Pan-Africa
Coronation Africa Frontiers Fund
Laurium Africa Limpopo Fund
Steyn Capital Africa Fund
Sustainable Capital Africa Alpha Fund
Specialist
Catalyst Alpha Prescient QI Hedge Fund
Chrysalis Credit Arbitrage Fund
Greenpoint Specialised Lending Private Credit Fund
Meago Real Estate Prescient RI Hedge Fund
Fund of Hedge Funds
Corion Multi-Strategy FR Retail Hedge Fund
Edge RCIS Dynamic Equity Alpha QI Hedge Fund
Edge RCIS Portable Alpha 1 QI Hedge Fund
Momentum Portable Alpha QI FoHF
Momentum RCIS Multi Managed ZAR Equity Hedge QI Hedge Fund
New Fund
Abax Agile FI Prescient Retail Hedge Fund
Abax Alternative Prescient Retail Hedge Fund
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Diversified RI Fund of Hedge Funds
Single-Manager Five-year Performance
Blue Quadrant Capital Growth Prescient RI Hedge Fund
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Strategy FR QI Hedge Fund
Laurium Aggressive Long Short Prescient QI Hedge Fund
OysterCatcher RCIS Long Short Retail Hedge Fund
Steyn Capital FR QI Hedge Fund
Steyn Capital FR Retail Hedge Fund
Fund of Funds Five-year Performance
Corion Multi-Strategy FR Retail Hedge Fund
Edge RCIS Portable Alpha 1 QI Hedge Fund
Momentum Portable Alpha QI FoHF
Momentum RCIS Multi Managed ZAR Equity Hedge QI Hedge Fund
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Long Short Equity FoHF
Single-Manager Ten-year Performance
Acumen AcuityFour FR QI Hedge Fund
Blue Quadrant Capital Growth Prescient RI Hedge Fund
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short FR QI Hedge Fund
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Strategy FR QI Hedge Fund
Greenpoint Specialised Lending Private Credit Fund
Steyn Capital FR QI Hedge Fund
Fund of Funds Ten-year Performance
AF Investments Performance QI Hedge Fund of Funds
Corion Multi-Strategy FR Retail Hedge Fund
Edge RCIS Portable Alpha 1 QI Hedge Fund
Momentum Portable Alpha QI FoHF
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Long Short Equity FoHF
Fund of the Year
Nominees to be announced on the night
The 2025 HedgeNews Africa Awards, based on 2025 calendar-year data, will be held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 in Cape Town.
To be considered for the Awards, which are based on calendar-year returns, funds must submit their data to our database. Contact data@hedgenewsafrica.com
Awards Methodology
Awards are based on risk-adjusted return. The award in each category goes to the fund with the highest return amongst the nominees, provided its Sharpe ratio is within 25% of the top Sharpe ratio amongst the nominees in each category.
To be nominated, funds must have a minimum of R80 million under management (averaged over the period, or $10 million in the case of dollar-based funds) or R160 million in the longer-term awards.