Varde Management, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in New York, NY that reports managing 46 hedge funds on Form ADV. It reports $16.1 billion in regulatory assets under management. Its private funds, of all types, hold $14.3 billion in gross assets. Its disclosed U.S. stock holdings returned an estimated +45.8% 2026 YTD through Jun 30 (S&P 500: +9.5%), based on 13F filings. Over a longer period they returned an estimated +214.3% from Q3 2024 to Q2 2026, compared with +37.2% for the S&P 500, based on 13F filings.
- Regulatory assets under management
- $16.1 billionForm ADV Item 5.F
- Gross assets of private funds
- $14.3 billionAll private fund types, Form ADV
- Hedge funds managed
- 4646 private funds in total
- Employees
- 197Form ADV Item 5.A
- Registration
- SEC-registered adviserCRD 148949
- Latest Form ADV
- 06/26/2026Disciplinary disclosures: none reported
Estimated 13F portfolio performance
| Quarter | Est. 13F return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | +15.4% | +14.8% |
| Q1 2026 | +26.3% | -4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | +30.1% | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | +38.6% | +7.8% |
| Q2 2025 | +6.8% | +10.4% |
| Q1 2025 | +10.8% | -4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | +5.5% | +2.1% |
| Q3 2024 | -4.3% | +5.4% |
Estimate of the firm's disclosed long U.S. stock portfolio from its quarterly 13F filings, holding each quarter-end portfolio to the next quarter-end at prices implied by all 13F filers. It is a price return before dividends and fees, ignores shorts, options, bonds, cash and trading within the quarter, and is not the return of any fund. Disclosures
Largest disclosed holdings
- Ziff Davis Inc$32.7 million
- Surgery Partners Inc$16.9 million
- Echostar Corp$16.2 million
- Ziprecruiter Inc$1.4 million
As of 2026-06-30, from 13F filing by Varde Management, L.P..
From SEC filings. Firm data comes from the SEC's Form ADV data as of Oct 2, 2026; performance estimates come from Form 13F. HedgeMountain has not verified this information, and it is not an offer, solicitation or recommendation. Full disclosures