30 Richest Hedge Fund Managers 2015 by Net Worth via Hedgeho

July 15, 2015 - PRLog -- 30 Richest Hedge Fund Managers 2015 by Net Worth via Hedgeho

Hedge Fund Managers 2015 with Biggest  Net Worth via Hedgeho Billionaire Rich list.

1. George Soros Net Worth $24.2 Billion

George Soros - Net Worth $24.2 Billion Founder, Soros Fund Management LLC Age 84 Source Of Wealth hedge funds, Self Made Self-Made Score 10 Residence Katonah, NY Education Bachelor of Arts / Science, London School of Economics George Soros set the standard for hedge fund success. A major philanthropist, Soros returned all the external money he managed to outside investors in 2011. His family office, Soros Fund Management, is still run like a big hedge fund. Its day-to-day operations are handled by Scott Bessent, the chief investment officer, but Soros remains involved.

Hedge Fund Managers 2015 with Biggest  Net Worth via Hedgeho Billionaire Rich list. Soros Fund Management returned about 8% in 2014. Soros put himself through the London School of Economics after fleeing Hungary, working as a railway porter and a waiter, before getting his start in finance in a merchant bank. After moving to New York and getting his start on Wall Street, he established his own hedge fund in 1969 with $12 million; it was later rebranded the Quantum Fund. In 1992, with Stan Druckenmiller by his side, he shorted the British pound and made such an impressive profit that he became known as the man who broke the Bank of England.

Hedge Fund Managers 2015 with Biggest  Net Worth via Hedgeho Billionaire Rich list.

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Carl Icahn $21.7 Billion Founder, Icahn Capital Management Age 79 Residence New York, NY Citizenship United States Marital Status Married Children 2 Education Bachelor of Arts / Science, Princeton University; Drop Out, New York University Carl Icahn keeps shaking up companies through his brand of activist investing. His biggest trading position, a bet on the shares of Apple, has performed very well, but those gains were offset in 2014 by Icahn's holdings in various energy companies that got clobbered by the drop in crude oil prices. Shares of Icahn's publicly-traded investment vehicle, Icahn Enterprises, have fallen by some 8% in the last year. At 79, however, Icahn remains as active as ever in the financial markets. He recently helped break-up crane-maker Manitowoc and won a seat on its board and on its food service division that is now slated to be spun off. He is trying to get board seats at Gannett. He also continues to support Herbalife, the diet shake seller that rival hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman calls a pyramid scheme