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Winton Capital Management is a hedge fund founded by David Harding in 1997 in London, England.^[2] The company is ranked the 16th largest hedge fund in the world managing $17.7 billion as of 2011.^[3]^[1]

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Winton Capital Management
Company type	Private
Industry	Investment Management
Founded	1997, London
Headquarters	London, England
Key people	David Harding, founder, chairman and head of research
Number of employees	206
Website	wintoncapital.com

The Winton Futures Fund was Winton's launch fund. The fund's investment strategy is managed futures. In 2008 it was reported that the Winton Futures Fund was reported as one of the most profitable funds.^[4] Winton Evolution Fund is a multistrategy fund expanding the scope of Winton Capital's strategies to include equities and swaps.^[5] Winton Octo Fund is a long/short equity fund

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The year that Winton Capital was launch in 1997 it ranked as the 55th largest hedge fun with assests reported as $7.4 billion. Then in 2008 having not been largely impacted by the financial crisis assests increased to $11.4 ranked the company in 52 place. In 2009 as other hedge funds losts assets Winton Capital saw assests raise $1 billion ranking the company 23rd largest with $12.4 billion under management.^[6]The following year Winton Capital ranked 16th.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Williamson, Christine (June 13, 2011). "Winton Capital's founder studied physics but forged a career in finance". Pensions & Investments. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
^ "Quant Shop Winton Capital Finds Its Long-Only Game With New Fund". Institutional Investor. December 14, 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
^ Allen, Katrina Dean (March 02, 2011). "Billion dollar club: January 2011". AR. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Marida Bertocchi; Sandra L. Schwartz; William T. Ziemba (8 February 2010). Optimizing the Aging, Retirement, and Pensions Dilemma. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-0-470-37734-5. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
^ Philip Coggan (9 November 2010). Guide to Hedge Funds: What They Are, What They Do, Their Risks, Their Advantages. John Wiley and Sons. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-470-92655-0. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b Taub, Stephen (Apr 2009). "The Hedge Fund 100: Our Rankings of the World's Biggest Single Manager Firms". Alpha Magazine. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help) Cite error: The named reference "AlphaHF1002009" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[PIWilliamson-1] Williamson, Christine (June 13, 2011). "Winton Capital's founder studied physics but forged a career in finance". Pensions & Investments. Retrieved 5 August 2011.

[IIQuant-2] "Quant Shop Winton Capital Finds Its Long-Only Game With New Fund". Institutional Investor. December 14, 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2011.

[ARAllen-3] Allen, Katrina Dean (March 02, 2011). "Billion dollar club: January 2011". AR. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)

[BertocchiSchwartz2010-4] Marida Bertocchi; Sandra L. Schwartz; William T. Ziemba (8 February 2010). Optimizing the Aging, Retirement, and Pensions Dilemma. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-0-470-37734-5. Retrieved 5 August 2011.

[Coggan2010-5] Philip Coggan (9 November 2010). Guide to Hedge Funds: What They Are, What They Do, Their Risks, Their Advantages. John Wiley and Sons. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-470-92655-0. Retrieved 5 August 2011.

[AlphaHF1002009-6] Taub, Stephen (Apr 2009). "The Hedge Fund 100: Our Rankings of the World's Biggest Single Manager Firms". Alpha Magazine. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help) Cite error: The named reference "AlphaHF1002009" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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 The '''Winton Futures Fund''' was Winton's launch fund. The fund's investment strategy is managed futures. In 2008 it was reported that the Winton Futures Fund was reported as one of the most profitable funds.<ref name="BertocchiSchwartz2010">{{cite book|author1=Marida Bertocchi|author2=Sandra L. Schwartz|author3=William T. Ziemba|title=Optimizing the Aging, Retirement, and Pensions Dilemma|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZibomASSTakC&pg=PA138|accessdate=5 August 2011|date=8 February 2010|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|isbn=978-0-470-37734-5|pages=138–}}</ref>
 '''Winton Evolution Fund''' is a multistrategy fund expanding the scope of Winton Capital's strategies to include equities and swaps.<ref name="Coggan2010">{{cite book|author=Philip Coggan|title=Guide to Hedge Funds: What They Are, What They Do, Their Risks, Their Advantages|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XMs37WlgVE0C|accessdate=5 August 2011|date=9 November 2010|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|isbn=978-0-470-92655-0|page=53}}</ref>