Some of those stay small, because if they grew large they would distort the market and invalidate their strategies. So it's not really a way to compound a larg

Some of those stay small, because if they grew large they would distort the market and invalidate their strategies. So it's not really a way to compound a large (Buffett-sized) fortune. He handily beats almost everyone for total amount of dollars gained per year, if not percentage-wise.