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Top 25 Long-short equity funds based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 57 company matches for long-short equity funds associated with South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,788 professional contacts across them, including 780 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for long-short equity funds associated with South Africa, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

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The 25 largest long-short equity funds based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 57 company matches for long-short equity funds based in South Africa, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 20, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000966 contacts →

Exact match

“STANLIB Asset Management is one of South Africa’s leading investment managers, with over R600 billion in assets under management (as of 31 December 2025).”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026n/a90 contacts →

Exact match

“Cadiz Asset Management is a fund manager that specialises in Fixed Income investments.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20059 contacts →

Exact match

“Foord Asset Management has been consistently growing retirement savings since 1981.”

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4Exact matchWierda Valley, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5052 contacts →

Exact match

“At Peregrine Capital, as one of the longest-running hedge fund managers in South Africa, we have been creating wealth for our clients since 1998.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchRandburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20052 contacts →

Exact match

“Since 1987, Melville Douglas has been delivering superior investment returns across a number of asset classes.”

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6Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5044 contacts →

Exact match

“Vunani Fund Managers (“Vunani FM”), a subsidiary of Vunani Limited, was established in and is a boutique asset management firm.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact matchSandton, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5036 contacts →

Exact match

“Mazi is an asset management company with a focus on sustainable investing.”

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8Exact matchTygervalley, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5031 contacts →

Exact match

“The Optimum Investment Group (Pty) Ltd was founded in South Africa in 2012 as a Boutique Asset Manager (CAT II).”

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9Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5025 contacts →

Exact match

“Denker Capital is a boutique asset manager based in Cape Town.”

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10Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5023 contacts →

Exact match

“Value Capital Partners (VCP) is an investment company which takes minority positions in listed companies and becomes an engaged shareholder in those entities to drive maximum…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5023 contacts →

Exact match

“Aeon Investment Management is a Level 1 B-BBEE boutique investment management company based in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa with a focus on long-term wealth creation.”

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12Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5022 contacts →

Exact match

“Visio is an investment management firm founded in 2003.”

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13Exact matchConstantia, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5020 contacts →

Exact match

“A SINGULAR MISSION: DELIVERING WEALTH TO OUR CLIENTS Northstar Asset Management is a Cape Town based asset manager with a long heritage and impeccable pedigree.”

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14Exact matchNewlands, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5018 contacts →

Exact match

“Abax Investments is an independent, owner-operated investment manager where our success is aligned to our partnerships with investment professionals.”

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15Exact matchTygervalley, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5017 contacts →

Exact match

“Terebinth Capital is a South African based Investment Management company.”

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16Exact matchJohannebsurg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5015 contacts →

Exact match

“Umthombo Wealth is an independent, owner managed company that provides investment management services.”

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17Exact matchPretoria, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5014 contacts →

Exact match

“New Road Capital: Pioneering a Path to Financial Success with Precision and Innovation At New Road Capital, we're more than just fund managers; we're architects of financial…”

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18Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5013 contacts →

Exact match

“INTRODUCTION ClucasGray is a privately-owned, investment management boutique.”

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19Exact matchEdenburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1012 contacts →

Exact match

“Independent Alternatives Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd (“IA”) is a majority black owned, boutique investment management business focused on the management of investments on behalf…”

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20Exact matchSandton, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1011 contacts →

Exact match

“The significance of the word “Effectus” The word “Effectus” is a Latin word which means “the act of doing, execution, performance and results”.”

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21Exact matchPretoria, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-509 contacts →

Exact match

“SA Asset Management was established in 1995 as Equity managers on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.”

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22Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“Perspective applies a long-term global investment approach.”

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23Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-507 contacts →

Exact match

“Cartesian is a boutique asset manager that offers a range of carefully designed products and tailor-made solutions across a range of risk return metrics and asset classes.”

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24Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

“If you want to grow your money in real terms, most of the assets you buy will have an element of risk attached to them.”

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25Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

“Lima Mbeu Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd is a South African investment management business.”

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Long-short equity funds based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
43.6%Verified-email coverage
31.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
28.1%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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201-500
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 57 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with South Africa whose business descriptions match “long-short equity funds” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 780 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “long-short equity funds”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many long-short equity funds are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 57 company matches for long-short equity funds associated with South Africa as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Stanlib tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most long-short equity funds?

Cape Town leads with 16 company records, followed by Johannesburg (11) and Sandton (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 780 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 57 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.