Last year, the world’s 25 highest-earning hedge fund managers made a combined $12.94 billion, with the top five taking home over $1 billion each. That’s according to Institutional Invester’s Alpha, who offered a rare insight into the remarkable earnings of the world’s most successful hedge fund executives. Citadel’s Kenneth Griffin and James Simon of Renaissance shared first position with both earning $1.7 billion each in 2015.
Putting that figure into perspective, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was Wall Street’s best paid banker last year, earning a mere $27 million by comparison. Raymond Dalio and David Tepper jointly rounded off the top four with each taking home a cool $1.4 billion. Hedge fund managers usually earn their pay on the basis of a structure called the “two and 20”. They collect a 2 percent asset fee and earn another 20 percent on any profits earned.
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2014: Wall Street Bankers Are Earning Their Biggest Bonuses since 2008
This chart shows hedge fund manager’s 2015 earnings.
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