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It's been a while since we checked in on the performance of prominent hedge funds so today we'll highlight how some of the top managers have been faring in 2013. 

Some of the top performers thus far include Glenview Capital (up 17.94%), Third Point Ultra (up 15.44%), Odey European (up 15.29%), and Owl Creek (up 15.17%).  The following numbers are year-to-date as of the end of the first quarter or as of the 2nd week of April.


2013 Hedge Fund Performance Numbers: Q1 YTD


Long/Short Equity / Equity Diversified

Greenlight Capital (David Einhorn): 5.78%

Maverick Capital (Lee Ainslie): 2.30%

Lansdowne (Paul Ruddock & Steve Heinz): 7.01%

Passport Global (John Burbank): 5.95%

Cobalt Offshore (Wayne Cooperman): 5.17%

Elm Ridge Value (Ronald Gutfleish): 8.31%

Eminence Fund (Ricky Sandler): 6.33%

Glenview Capital (Larry Robbins): 17.94%

Ivory Capital (Curtis Macnguyen): 3.35%

Omega Overseas (Leon Cooperman): 6.55%

Joho Capital (Robert Karr): 12.21%

GLG European Long Short (Pierre Lagrange): 2.38%

Marshall Wace Core (Ernesto Fragomeni): 5.82%

Odey European (Crispin Odey): 15.29%

Kingdon Offshore (Mark Kingdon): 9.69%

Renaissance Institutional Equities (Jim Simons): 11.42%

Zweig-Dimenna: 6.92%


Event-Driven

Marcato International (Mick McGuire): 6.52%


Merger Arbitrage

Paulon Enhanced (John Paulson): 11.56%


Macro 

Brevan Howard Emerging Market Strategies: (3.17%)

Caxton Global (Andrew Law): 6.39%

Discovery Global Opportunity (Robert Citrone): 14.64%

Eclectica Fund (Hugh Hendry): 3.40%

Moore Global (Louis Bacon): 6.63%

Tudor BVI Global Fund (Paul Tudor Jones): 8.68%


Multi-Strategy

Davidson Kempner: 4.08%

Owl Creek Overseas (Jeffrey Altman): 15.17%

Paulson Advantage (John Paulson): 2.84%

Paulson Advantage Plus (John Paulson): 3.47%

Paulson Recovery Fund (John Paulson): 14.11%

Perry Partners (Richard Perry): 8.18%

Pershing Square International (Bill Ackman): 4.64%

Third Point Offshore (Dan Loeb): 10.44%

Third Point Ultra (Dan Loeb): 15.44%

York Investment Ltd (Jamie Dinan): 4.69%

Millennium International (Israel Englander): 3.65%


Credit

BlueMountain Long Short Credit: 3.17%

Appaloosa Management (David Tepper's Palomino Fund): 10.58%

Saba Capiatl (Boaz Weinstein): 0.56%


Fixed Income/Global

Pine River (Steve Kuhn): 7.04%


Distressed

King Street Europe: 4.95%

Canyon Value Realization Fund (Mitch Julis): 8.02%

Cerberus International (Steve Feinberg): 2.46%

Contrarian Capital (Jon Bauer): 4.56%

King Street Capital: 5.28%

Paulson Credit Opportunities (John Paulson): 10.17%



Source: HSBC Hedge Weekly Report