CATEGORY WINNER FUND 
Asset backed STS Partners Fund
   
CLO specialist Acis CLO Value Fund II
   
Credit arbitrage strategy Arrowpoint Income Opportunity Fund
   
Credit specialist over $500m Guggenheim Opportunistic Investment Grade Securities Fund
   
Credit Specialist under $500m ZAIS Opportunity Fund
   
Direct lending fund Waterfall Victoria Fund
   
Distressed securities STS Partners Fund
   
Event driven – credit MidOcean Credit Opportunity Fund
   
Fixed income – corporate Altegris Fixed Income Long Short Fund
   
High yield fund Princeton Alternative Income Fund
   
Hybrid fund Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund 
   
Long/short credit over $300m Varadero Master Fund
   
Long/short credit under $300m Coherence Capital Spectrum Master Fund
   
Merger arbitrage Glazer Enhanced Offshore Fund 
   
Multi-strategy credit fund AG Super Fund
   
Newcomer – credit Alden Global CRE Opportunities Master Fund
   
40 Act – credit Highland Global Allocation Fund
   
Convertible arbitrage Lazard Rathmore Fund Class A
   
Fixed income – sovereign DHP Absolute Return Strategies
   
Special situations Altum Credit Fund 
   
Structured finance MatlinPatterson Securitized Credit Fund
   
Yield alternative Varadero Master Fund
   
Volatility PIMCO Multi-Asset Volatility Fund
   
Fund of hedge funds – credit Corbin Opportunity Fund
   
Fund of hedge funds – innovation Gapstow Opportunity Fund
   
Fund of hedge funds – specialist Silver Creek Credit Opportunities I Fund A