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Sector-focused hedge funds

Sector-focused hedge funds concentrate research and risk in one or several industries, such as technology, healthcare, financials, energy, industrials, consumer, or real estate. The edge is usually deep domain research rather than broad market timing.

587fund profiles

$400.6Breported gross assets

$682.5Maverage gross assets

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What sector-focused hedge funds means

Managers build specialist research networks and compare companies within the same industry value chain.

Portfolios may pair long positions in perceived winners with shorts in weaker competitors.

Data caveat

What the filings show

The data is best read as a disclosure map. Reported gross asset value is not the same as performance, net assets, investor capital, or a recommendation. Fund rows can include offshore master funds, Delaware vehicles, feeders, and internal sleeves.

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners - P L.P. is the largest sampled vehicle on this page at $31.0B.

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Concentration and mix

Largest funds

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners - P L.P. $31.0B Ra Capital Healthcare Fund, LP $14.5B Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund $8.7B Blackstone Infrastructure Partners F.2 L.P. $8.6B Loancore Capital Credit Reit LLC $7.9B Blue Owl Real Estate Fund Vi LP $7.8B

Manager concentration

Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC $67.6B

Ares Management LLC $22.5B

American Industrial Partners $16.7B

Ra Capital Management, LP $14.5B

Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC $12.3B

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC $12.2B

Office clusters

New York, New York, United States $112.0B

Los Angeles, California, United States $31.7B

Boston, Massachusetts, United States $18.7B

Chicago, Illinois, United States $15.2B

Newport Beach, California, United States $12.2B

Barangaroo Nsw, Australia $8.7B

Strategy guide

How the strategy works

Managers build specialist research networks and compare companies within the same industry value chain.

Portfolios may pair long positions in perceived winners with shorts in weaker competitors.

Catalysts can include drug data, regulatory rulings, product cycles, commodity shifts, or industry consolidation.

History and context

Sector hedge funds grew as institutional investors sought managers with deeper industry specialization. Healthcare and technology funds became especially prominent as public markets rewarded expertise in fast-changing companies.

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Fund	Manager	Location	Gross assets

Ranked profiles

Largest funds in this group

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Fund	Manager	Location	Gross assets	Minimum
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners - P L.P. Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$31.0B	$0
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund, LP Sector-focused	Ra Capital Management, LP	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$14.5B	$2.0M
Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund Sector-focused	First Sentier Investors	Barangaroo Nsw, Australia	$8.7B	$5.0M
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners F.2 L.P. Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$8.6B	$0
Loancore Capital Credit Reit LLC Credit Sector-focused	Loancore Capital Credit Advisor LLC	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States	$7.9B	$1K
Blue Owl Real Estate Fund Vi LP Sector-focused	Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC	Chicago, Illinois, United States	$7.8B	$5.0M
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners L.P. Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$7.7B	$0
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund Vii, L.P. Sector-focused	American Industrial Partners	New York, New York, United States	$7.4B	$10.0M
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners - V Feeder L.P. Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$7.3B	$0
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund Viii, LP Sector-focused	American Industrial Partners	New York, New York, United States	$6.8B	$10.0M
Pgim Real Estate U.s. Debt Fund, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Pgim, Inc.	Newark, New Jersey, United States	$6.5B	$5.0M
Janus Henderson Biotech Innovation Master Fund Ltd. Sector-focused	Janus Henderson Investors	Denver, Colorado, United States	$6.1B	$1.0M
Ares Industrial Real Estate Fund LP Sector-focused	Ares Management LLC	Los Angeles, California, United States	$6.0B	$5.0M
Pimco Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund II, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$5.7B	$5.0M
Fairmount Healthcare Fund II LP Sector-focused	Fairmount Funds Management LLC	West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States	$5.6B	$1.0M
Principal Enhanced Property Fund, L.P. Sector-focused	Principal Real Estate	Des Moines, Iowa, United States	$5.1B	$250K
Ares Real Estate Enhanced Income Fund, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC	Los Angeles, California, United States	$5.1B	$5.0M
Invesco Real Estate - European Fund Fcp - Sif Sector-focused	Invesco Asset Management Ltd.	Henley-On-Thames, United Kingdom	$4.6B	$5.9M
Farallon Healthcare Partners Master, L.P. Sector-focused	Farallon Capital Management, LLC	San Francisco, California, United States	$4.5B	$5.0M
Axinfra US LP Sector-focused	Axium Infrastructure US Inc.	New York, New York, United States	$4.3B	$5.0M
Lone Star Real Estate Fund Vi, L.P. Sector-focused	Lone Star Funds	Dallas, Texas, United States	$3.8B	$25.0M
Blackstone Infrastructure Strategies L.P. Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$3.6B	$10K
Ares Secondaries Infrastructure Solutions III, L.P. Sector-focused	Ares Management LLC	Los Angeles, California, United States	$3.3B	$10.0M
Pimco Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund II Onshore Feeder, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$3.3B	$5.0M
Axinfra US III LP Sector-focused	Axium Infrastructure Inc.	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	$3.3B	$5.0M
Invesco Real Estate Asia Fund Fcp - Sif Emerging markets Sector-focused	Invesco Management S.A.	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	$3.2B	$10.0M
Landmark Real Estate Partners Ix, L.P. Sector-focused	Ares Management LLC	Los Angeles, California, United States	$3.2B	$0
Landmark Real Estate Partners Viii, L.P. Sector-focused	Ares Management LLC	Los Angeles, California, United States	$3.2B	$5.0M
Cerberus Institutional Real Estate Partners V, L.P. Sector-focused	Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.	New York, New York, United States	$3.2B	$10.0M
Benefit Street Partners Real Estate Opportunistic Debt Fund II L.P. Credit Multi-strategy	Benefit Street Partners LLC	New York, New York, United States	$3.2B	$5.0M
Heitman Core Real Estate Debt Income Trust, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Heitman Capital Management LLC	Chicago, Illinois, United States	$3.0B	$5.0M
Mercury Co-Invest L.P. Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$2.9B	$0
Centerbridge Partners Real Estate Fund II, L.P. Sector-focused	Centerbridge Partners, L.P.	New York, New York, United States	$2.7B	$10.0M
Axium Infrastructure Na IV LP Sector-focused	Axium Infrastructure Inc.	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	$2.7B	$5.0M
Brookfield Premier Real Estate Partners L.P. Sector-focused	Brookfield Asset Management Pic US, LLC	New York, New York, United States	$2.6B	$5.0M
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners F.1 L.P. Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$2.5B	$0
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund Vi, L.P. Sector-focused	American Industrial Partners	New York, New York, United States	$2.5B	$10.0M
Kynam Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP Sector-focused	Kynam Capital Management, LP	Cayman Islands	$2.4B	$10.0M
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Eg, L.P. Sector-focused	Vr Adviser, LLC	New York, New York, United States	$2.4B	$0
Mc European Real Estate Debt Parent II LP Credit Sector-focused	Ares Management LLC	Los Angeles, California, United States	$2.3B	$0
Build-To-Core Industrial Partnership III LLC Sector-focused	Ares Management LLC	Los Angeles, California, United States	$2.3B	$0
Blue Owl Real Estate Fund Vii LP Sector-focused	Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC	Chicago, Illinois, United States	$2.2B	$5.0M
Cerberus Institutional Real Estate Partners Vi, L.P. Sector-focused	Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.	New York, New York, United States	$2.2B	$10.0M
Oak Street Investment Grade Net Lease Fund LP Sector-focused	Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC	Chicago, Illinois, United States	$2.2B	$0
Oaktree Real Estate Debt Fund III, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.	Los Angeles, California, United States	$2.2B	$10.0M
Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP Sector-focused	Cormorant Asset Management, LP	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$2.2B	$1.0M
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (supplemental Account K) L.P. Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$2.2B	$0
Ares European Real Estate Fund Vi Scsp Sector-focused	Ares Management LLC	Los Angeles, California, United States	$2.2B	$10.4M
Pgim Real Estate European Core Diversified Property Fund Scsp Sicav-Sif Sector-focused	Pgim Luxembourg S.A.	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	$2.1B	$10.4M
Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund Viii, L.P. Sector-focused	Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.	Los Angeles, California, United States	$1.9B	$10.0M
Seligman Tech Spectrum Offshore Fund Sector-focused	Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	$1.9B	$1.0M
Principal Data Center Growth & Income Fund, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Principal Real Estate	Des Moines, Iowa, United States	$1.8B	$0
Deerfield Healthcare Innovations Fund, L.P. Sector-focused	Deerfield Management Company	New York, New York, United States	$1.8B	$1.0M
West Street Real Estate Credit Partners IV, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.	New York, New York, United States	$1.8B	$0
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners F.3 (lux) Scsp Sector-focused	Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC	New York, New York, United States	$1.8B	$0
Eversept Global Healthcare Fund, LP Sector-focused	Eversept Partners, L.P.	New York, New York, United States	$1.7B	$100K
Affinity Healthcare Fund, LP Sector-focused	Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC	New York, New York, United States	$1.7B	$1.0M
Pimco Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$1.7B	$5.0M
Pimco Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund II Rated Note Vehicle I, L.P. Credit Sector-focused	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC	Newport Beach, California, United States	$1.6B	$5.0M
Pgim Real Estate European Value Partners II Scsp Sector-focused	Pgim Luxembourg S.A.	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	$1.6B	$10.4M

FAQ

Questions about this page

Why do sector funds sometimes look concentrated?

The manager is paid for specialist insight, so the portfolio may intentionally cluster around a limited set of industries, catalysts, or supply-chain themes.

Can sector-focused funds be market neutral?

Some attempt to neutralize broad market exposure with shorts or hedges, but others run net-long or catalyst-heavy books. The filing category alone does not reveal net exposure.

Which managers appear in the Sector-focused hedge funds sample?

The largest sampled managers include Blackstone Infrastructure Advisors LLC, Ares Management LLC, American Industrial Partners, and Ra Capital Management, LP. This is based on reported gross asset value in the generated Form ADV dataset.