In this article, you will learn about the 38 activist hedge funds in New York City.
Things to note
This list will be updated when there are notable fund closures or new launches. Updated as of 6/2/2025
I try to focus on the pure-play activist funds that run enough campaigns. Plenty of event-driven hedge funds dabble in activism, I will cover them in the event-driven primer instead.
By nature, activist funds tend to run concentrated portfolios — it's about as close to a private equity-style approach as you’ll find in public markets. So I will not point out that feature for each fund.
Most activist funds aren’t doing activism year-round. The rest of the time, they operate like any other long/short event-driven or value-oriented fund (think: Third Point).
Let’s dive in.
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