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| Rank | Name | Firm | 2016 Earnings |
| 1 | James Simons | Renaissance Technologies | $1.6 billion |
| 2 | Ray Dalio | Bridgewater Associates | $1.4 billion |
| 3 | John Overdeck | Two Sigma | $750 million |
| 3 | David Siegel | Two Sigma | $750 million |
| 5 | David Tepper | Appaloosa Management | $700 million |
| 6 | Kenneth Griffin | Citadel | $600 million |
| 7 | Paul Singer | Elliott Management Corp. | $590 million |
| 8 | Michael Hintze | CQS | $450 million |
| 9 | David Shaw | D.E. Shaw Group | $415 million |
| 10 | Israel (Izzy) Englander | Millennium Management | $410 million |
| 11 | Christopher Hohn | TCI Fund Management | $365 million |
| 12 | Daniel Loeb | Third Point | $260 million |
| 13 | Greg Jensen | Bridgewater Associates | $250 million |
| 13 | Nelson Peltz | Trian Fund Management | $250 million |
| 13 | Robert Prince | Bridgewater Associates | $250 million |
| 13 | Chris Rokos | Rokos Capital Management | $250 million |
| 13 | Danny Yong | Dymon Asia Capital | $250 million |
| 18 | Leon Cooperman | Omega Advisors | $225 million |
| 18 | Jeffrey Talpins | Element Capital Management | $225 million |
| 20 | Seth Klarman | Baupost Group | $190 million |
| 20 | Peter May | Trian Fund Management | $190 million |
| 22 | Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $175 million |
| 22 | Andrew Law | Caxton Associates | $175 million |
| 24 | Edward Garden | Trian Fund... | |
