Blue Ridge Capital Holdings

In 2014, with $9 billion, Blue Ridge Capital Holdings managed more assets than ever before in its 19 years of business, according to Alpha's Hedge Fund 100 ranking. The New York-based firm can thank its founder, Tiger Cub John Griffin, for its success. His stock-picking savvy, particularly in Internet and telecommunications stocks, hit it big in 2013: Google soared 60 percent, Liberty Global rose 40 percent and Priceline.com jumped 87 percent. Blue Ridge is still confident in Priceline.com's returns, which have tripled since 2010: As of May 2014, it was the firm's third-largest holding. Endo Health Solutions, the firm's largest holding, rose 90 percent in the second half of 2013 and greatly contributed to Blue Ridge's $2 billion growth between 2013 and 2014…