2022
- September 2022, Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance: Bridgewater ranked #30 in industry ranking associated with its annual Great Place to Work paid certification.
- August 2022, Great Place to Work: Bridgewater received certification with 96% of employees saying the firm is a great place to work as part of the paid annual program that uses a research-backed employee engagement survey to capture anonymous responses in four culture imperatives and compares them to the Top Workplaces benchmark.
- June 2022, Fortune’s Best Large Workplaces in New York: Bridgewater ranked #13 in regional ranking associated with its annual Great Place to Work paid certification.
- April 2022, HFM Global Billion Dollar Club: Bridgewater ranked #1 of 506 global firms recognized, based on AUM measured across 2021. Firms included in the ranking managed more than $1B in hedge fund strategies based on estimates from public findings, original reporting, and HFM's internal methodology.
- March 2022, HFM US Billion Dollar Club: Bridgewater ranked #1 of 287 firms recognized, based on AUM measured across 2021. Firms included in the ranking managed more than $1B in hedge fund strategies based on estimates from public findings, original reporting, and HFM's internal methodology.
- February 2022, Energage Top Workplaces USA National Award: Bridgewater named to annual list recognizing companies across the country with exceptional workplace cultures.
- January 2022, LCH Investments Ranking: Bridgewater ranked #1 of top 20 hedge fund managers recognized in annual listing of hedge funds by overall gains investors took home from the firm since inception calculated at year-end 2021.
- January 2022, HRC Corporate Equality Index: Bridgewater scored 100% in annual rating process, meeting all the organization’s points-based scoring criteria as a company that took concrete and dedicated steps to establish and implement comprehensive policies, benefits, and practices that ensure greater equity for LGBTQ+ workers and their families during 2021.
2021
- September 2021, Pension & Investments Largest Hedge Fund Survey: Bridgewater ranked #1 of 109 firms recognized, measured by discretionary assets managed in hedge funds worldwide (in millions, as of June 30, 2021).
- September 2021, CT Post Top Workplaces: Bridgewater ranked #2 in the regional list for large employers (500+ employees). The ranking is based on employee feedback gathered through a 24-question survey focused on workplace culture, and employers are ranked within size groups to accurately compare results.
- August 2021, Great Place to Work: Bridgewater received certification with 95% of employees saying the firm is a great place to work as part of the paid annual program that uses a research-backed employee engagement survey to capture anonymous responses in four culture imperatives and compares them to the Top Workplaces benchmark.
- July 2021, Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in New York: Bridgewater ranked #47 in regional ranking associated with its annual Great Place to Work paid certification.
- June 2021, HFM US Billion Dollar Club: Bridgewater ranked #1 of 279 firms recognized, based on AUM measured during the second half of 2020. Firms included in the ranking managed more than $1B in hedge fund strategies based on estimates from public findings, original reporting, and HFM's internal methodology.
- May 2021, Institutional Asset Manager Awards: Bridgewater won Best Alternative Investments Management Firm. Winners were selected by majority, write-in vote through an online poll of the outlet’s readership asset managers, asset owners, allocators, intermediaries, advisers, service providers, and counterparties that ultimately recorded over 7,000 total responses.
- January 2021, LCH Investments Ranking: Bridgewater was #1 of top 20 hedge fund managers recognized in annual listing of hedge funds ranked by overall gains investors took home from the firm since inception calculated at year-end 2020.
- January 2021, HRC Corporate Equality Index: Bridgewater scored 100% in annual rating process, meeting all the organization’s points-based scoring criteria as a company that took concrete and dedicated steps to establish and implement comprehensive policies, benefits, and practices that ensure greater equity for LGBTQ+ workers and their families during 2021.
2020
- December 2020, Great Place to Work: Bridgewater earned certification with 92% of employees saying the firm is a great place to work as part of the paid annual program that uses a research-backed employee engagement survey to capture anonymous responses in four culture imperatives and then compares them to the Top Workplaces benchmark.
- September 2020, Pension & Investments Largest Hedge Fund Survey: Bridgewater ranked #1 of the 107 firms recognized, ranked by discretionary assets managed in hedge funds worldwide (in millions, as of June 30, 2020).
- June 2020, IPE Top 500 Asset Managers: Bridgewater ranked #120 in list of largest 500 global asset managers measured by global assets under management as of December 31, 2019 using data compiled from more than 500 companies globally.
- May 2020, Absolute Return Billion Dollar Club: Bridgewater ranked #1 of 463 firms based on AUM measured during 2019. Firms included in the ranking managed more than $1B in hedge fund strategies based on estimates from public findings, original reporting, and HFM's internal methodology.
- January 2020, HRC Corporate Equality Index: Bridgewater scored 100% in annual rating process, meeting all the organization’s points-based scoring criteria as a company that took concrete and dedicated steps to establish and implement comprehensive policies, benefits, and practices that ensure greater equity for LGBTQ+ workers and their families during 2021.
2019
- December 2019, LCH Great Money Managers: Bridgewater was #1 of the top 20 hedge fund managers recognized in annual listing of hedge funds ranked by overall gains investors took home from the firm since inception calculated at year-end 2019.
- December 2019, AI-CIO Industry Innovations Awards: Bridgewater won multi-asset and hedge fund categories after being chosen from a shortlist of five finalists in each by the CIO editorial team, which also used input from its award Advisory Board, surveys, and data. Criteria was considered qualitatively, and judging was based on the innovation exhibited by finalist firms in their respective categories. Nominees must be asset owners or managers and were further separated into categories by type of strategy or service.
- October 2019, Absolute Return Billion Dollar Club: Bridgewater ranked #1 of the 459 firms based on AUM measured during the first half of 2019. Firms included in the ranking managed more than $1B in hedge fund strategies based on estimates from public findings, original reporting, and HFM's internal methodology.
- October 2019, HFM Insights 100 Largest Hedge Fund Managers: Bridgewater ranked #2 on the list of the world’s largest hedge fund managers ranked by total firm AUM across all product types and asset classes during the second half of 2018. To qualify, firms were required to be part of HFM’s billion-dollar club and to have originated as a platform for hedge fund products (versus other asset classes).
- June 2019, Institutional Investor Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards: Bridgewater won both Institutional Hedge Fund Manager of the Year and Macro Hedge Fund of the Year after being selected from a shortlist of six firms per each category. Submissions were collected through a public call for nominations and directly from the Institutional Investor editorial staff’s own list of candidates based on industry knowledge and looked at fund activity for the prior year. All nominees were required to be hedge fund firms — the institutional category required the firm be an institutional-quality investment platform and was evaluated based on performance, size and type of assets under management, senior management, reputation, innovation, firm culture, infrastructure, risk management, investor relations, and contribution to the hedge fund industry. The macro category required a hedge fund’s strategy to rely primarily on macro investments and was evaluated based on performance, risk management, investment discipline and selection, portfolio management, stability of investment team, track record, investor relations, and back-office infrastructure.
- June 2019, IPE Top 400 Asset Managers: Bridgewater ranked #105, measured by total assets under management across the broader asset management industry as of December 31, 2018.
- May 2019, Absolute Return Billion Dollar Club: Bridgewater ranked #1 of the 461 firms based on AUM measured during the second half of 2018. Firms included in the ranking managed more than $1B in hedge fund strategies based on estimates from public findings, original reporting, and HFM's internal methodology.
- January 2019, LCH Most Successful Hedge Funds: Bridgewater was #1 of top 20 managers recognized in annual listing of hedge funds ranked by overall gains investors took home from the firm since inception calculated at year-end 2018.
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