Equity Long / Short Directional

Sub Index - Equity Long / Short Directional

Managers in this space are looking to maximise returns for their investors with relatively unconstrained, long-biased mandates (net exposure typically >50%). While there is still a focus on generating absolute returns, with managers having the ability to hedge exposures, volatility is it expected to be higher than the Conservative cohort of funds.

Strategy AUM
30 June 2023
£11.7b
-25.2% YoY

Performance

Monthly Returns

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YTD
2023 3.9 -1.2 0.1 -0.1 -1.5 1.5 1.8 -1.5 3.0
2022 -2.9 -1.6 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 -3.4 1.4 -0.5 -3.5 0.8 4.5 -0.7 -7.7
2021 -0.8 3.4 1.2 2.0 0.9 -0.3 -1.0 1.0 -0.7 1.3 -1.9 1.3 6.3
2020 -0.4 -3.2 -7.4 4.9 1.7 2.0 1.7 2.9 -1.1 -1.0 6.3 3.3 9.2
2019 3.2 1.0 0.5 1.6 -2.2 2.1 0.5 -0.9 -0.4 0.4 1.1 2.0 9.1
2018 2.6 -1.3 -1.2 0.5 0.8 -0.5 0.5 -0.7 -0.5 -4.5 -0.3 -3.3 -7.8
2017 1.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.9 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.8 11.7
2016 -3.9 -1.1 0.7 -0.5 0.9 -1.6 2.6 0.4 0.5 -0.5 -0.2 0.7 -2.3
2015 0.8 2.1 1.0 1.1 1.4 -1.5 0.4 -2.1 -1.5 1.8 0.2 -0.2 3.6
2014 -0.3 2.8 -1.2 -1.9 0.4 0.2 -0.6 1.4 -0.1 -0.2 1.7 0.2 2.3
2013 4.1 1.2 0.9 0.5 2.3 -2.1 3.0 -0.8 1.9 2.8 1.7 1.8 18.7
2012 2.7 3.3 -0.3 -0.5 -3.3 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 9.4
2011 -0.3 0.4 0.4 1.4 -0.8 -0.4 -0.5 -3.6 -4.4 3.9 -1.5 -0.1 -5.4
2010 -1.3 2.0 2.3 0.2 -1.9 -1.4 1.3 -0.1 4.9 1.7 0.3 2.9 11.3
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  • Region Global
  • Currency Local Currency
  • Frequency Monthly Rebalancing
  • Methodology Equally Weighted
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Name Inception Date Geography AUM AMC Perf. Fee Hurdle Min Inv. Liquidity MTD YTD 2022 1W 1M 3M 6M 1Y 2Y 3Y ISIN Liquidity Domicile Inv. Adviser Portfolio Manager UN PRI Signatory Companywide ESG Policy SFDR ESG Data Integration Active Ownership ESG Exclusion List Return Consistency
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BANOR SICAV Greater China Equity Jan 2013 Asia £92m 1.40% 17.5% 500,000 Daily -3.8 -10.1 -31.9 -1.5 0.2 1.4 -8.8 -0.8 -48.8 -61.9 LU1082251577 Daily Luxembourg Banor Capital Ltd 0 0 62 6 0
Alkeon UCITS Jul 2011 Global £47m 2.00% 20% 1,000,000 Weekly -6.9 12.8 -40.6 -3.7 -4.1 -3.5 2.3 11.6 -40.2 -39.0 IE00BGB6B277 Weekly Ireland Alkeon Capital Management, LLC Takis Sparaggis Article 6 0 1 22 0 0
Janus Henderson Horizon China Opportunities Fund Sep 2008 Asia £52m 1.00% 0% No 1,000,000 Daily -4.9 -14.4 -25.7 -2.8 -2.3 -3.1 -12.5 -5.5 -36.9 -41.2 LU0327786744 Daily Luxembourg Janus Henderson Investors May Ling Wee, CFA and Lin Shi Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes N/A 0 0 51 15 1
Franklin K2 Wellington Technology Long Short UCITS Fund Sep 2019 Global £19m 1.20% 15% 5,000,000 Daily -4.1 14.8 -33.8 -1.2 -0.8 0.4 9.8 4.6 -27.7 -16.7 LU2039786699 Daily Luxembourg Wellington Management John Averill, Bruce Glazer Article 6 15 4 29 3 1
Brilliance China Core Long Short Fund Apr 2018 Asia £49m 2.00% 20% Weekly 0.0 IE00BDFK4D67 Weekly Ireland Brilliance Capital Management Brilliance Capital 1 2 93 96 1
Portland Hill Fund SICAV - ESG Catalyst Driven Strategy Sep 2014 Global £17m 1.50% 20% No 1,000,000 Daily -3.7 8.5 -28.2 -1.2 -1.5 -2.1 -1.0 15.9 -24.4 -17.5 LU1106978643 Daily Luxembourg Other Thierry Lucas No Yes Article 8 Yes Yes No 2 6 14 2 1
Infusive Consumer Alpha Global Leaders Fund Jun 2016 Global £121m 1.00% N/A 1,000,000 Daily -5.2 -1.4 -28.3 -2.4 -3.9 -6.3 -3.5 3.6 -32.1 -26.2 LU1288897017 Daily Luxembourg Infusive Asset Management Jacques Jenny & Alexander C... 19 6 16 3 2
Incline Global Long/Short Equity UCITS Dec 2015 Global £10m 1.50% 20% No 1,000,000 Daily -4.0 23.7 -30.9 -1.8 -2.3 0.2 14.3 21.6 -23.1 -17.6 IE00BYSPZ763 Daily Ireland International Asset Managem... Jeff Lignelli Yes Yes Article 6 No N/A N/A 17 5 21 1 2
Jupiter UK Dynamic Equity Jul 2009 UK £127m 1.00% 20% 100,000 Daily -2.3 -6.0 -28.9 -0.4 -0.2 -3.2 -0.2 -3.7 -36.6 -15.1 IE00BLP59322 Daily Ireland Merian Global Investors Luke Kerr Article 6 9 12 32 1 2
Veritas China Oct 2009 Asia £28m 1.00% 20% MSCI AC Asia Pacific 50,000 Daily 0.1 -13.9 -8.5 -0.7 1.6 0.9 -11.9 -16.6 -19.7 -19.4 IE00B4QQGK12 Daily Ireland Veritas Asset Management Ezra Sun 6 4 69 72 2
BNP Paribas Environmental Absolute Return Thematic Equity (EARTH) Jul 2020 Global £32m 0.75% 20% Daily -12.3 -15.4 -24.9 -4.3 -11.7 -20.1 -17.0 -30.0 -42.0 -38.0 LU2066067898 Daily Luxembourg BNP Paribas Asset Management Edward Lees, Ulrik Fugmann Article 8 10 2 43 1 2
DECALIA Muse Dec 2015 Global £17m 0.90% 10% Daily -4.7 7.2 -29.2 -2.6 -2.0 -3.8 3.2 15.1 -25.6 -4.9 LU1328694218 Daily Luxembourg DECALIA Asset Management Sandro Occhilupo, Damien We... 27 54 3 1 3
Platinum World Portfolios - Asia Fund Nov 2015 Asia £14m 0.75% 15% Yes 500,000 Daily -2.8 -3.8 -14.4 -1.6 -0.5 -4.4 -5.4 6.4 -19.3 -9.5 IE00BYRGR522 Daily Ireland Platinum Asset Management Andrew Clifford & Cameron R... Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes N/A 1 47 39 15 3
U Access (IRL) Shannon River Oct 2019 US £40m 1.20% 20% 1,000,000 Daily -0.7 14.5 -20.5 0.5 0.7 -0.7 4.0 12.0 -16.2 -8.5 IE00BKDRX971 Daily Ireland Shannon River Fund Manageme... Spencer Waxman 17 8 52 13 4
Alger SICAV - Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund Aug 2014 US £55m 0.85% 100,000 Daily -4.5 -5.4 -14.3 -2.6 -2.6 -7.4 -2.9 -1.2 -26.9 -5.7 LU1083693371 Daily Luxembourg Fred Alger Management, LLC Dan Chung, CFA; Greg Adams,... Yes Yes Article 6 No Yes N/A 16 57 20 7 7
MontLake Virtuoso Jul 2020 Europe £11m 1.50% 20% 1,000,000 Daily -1.6 4.1 -22.2 -1.1 -0.9 -2.1 -4.1 1.4 -18.6 -6.5 IE00BLDGJW61 Daily Ireland Virtuoso Advisory Aimone Beretta, Alberto Ma... 2 12 20 4 8
JPM US Opportunistic Long/Short Equity Oct 2015 US £73m 0.75% 15% 10,000,000 Daily 0.0 0.2 -19.3 1.0 1.2 6.1 -1.0 -12.1 -2.5 LU1297692201 Daily Luxembourg J.P.Morgan Asset Management Rick Singh Yes Article 8 8 36 50 23 8
KLS Corinium Emerging Markets All Weather Apr 2017 Emerging Markets £37m 1.30% 0% No 100,000 Daily -0.3 -10.4 -12.3 -0.2 -0.2 -2.4 -5.3 -7.6 -24.5 -6.2 IE00BYQ00780 Daily Ireland Kepler Partners LLP Ed Butchart Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes Yes 5 34 34 14 9
Summit Sustainable Opportunities L/S Equity Fund Jun 2020 Global £16m 1.00% 15% 1,000,000 Daily -5.1 2.0 -26.5 -2.3 -1.4 -7.3 -1.5 -2.5 -26.2 1.3 IE00BJVLSZ54 Daily Ireland Summit Partners Public Asse... Article 8 22 86 28 5 9
Varenne Global Jan 2014 Global £308m 1.10% 15.0% 3,000,000 Daily -8.0 -8.0 -5.0 -2.0 11.6 48.8 41.8 LU2358391725 Daily France Varenne Capital Partners Giuseppe Perrone, Marco Sor... 32 77 19 2 11
Sycomore L/S Opportunities Oct 2004 Europe £142m 1.00% 25% 4% Daily -1.7 1.2 -16.2 -0.2 -1.2 -0.6 0.7 4.1 -17.5 -2.6 FR0010473991 Daily France Sycomore Asset Management Gilles Sitbon 12 20 33 9 11
VT - Clear Peak Capital UK Long/Short Equity Jul 2019 UK £2m 0.75% 1,000 Daily 0.8 -3.3 13.0 0.8 -0.6 0.7 -1.0 -1.2 -1.1 1.3 GB00BJXS2B80 Daily UK Clear Peak Capital LLP 6 13 99 95 12
Ardevora Global Equity Fund Feb 2011 Global £212m 0.50% 25% No 5,000 Daily -0.3 2.8 -15.3 -1.0 1.1 2.8 2.2 -1.5 -9.1 1.6 IE00B3QBT006 Daily Ireland Ardevora Asset Management LLP Ben Fitchew, Jeremy Lang, W... Yes No Article 8 No Yes N/A 31 40 21 2 12
Pictet Mandarin Oct 2010 Asia £530m 1.10% 20% Yes 1,000,000 Daily -2.0 1.9 -9.7 -0.6 -0.8 0.1 -1.2 6.0 -14.1 -6.0 LU0496443457 Daily Luxembourg Pictet Funds (Europe) S.A. Lan Wang Simond Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes Yes 30 31 64 57 12
Aperture European Innovation Fund Dec 2019 Europe £414m 0.30% 30% Yes 100,000 Daily -2.8 10.6 -16.2 -1.3 -1.0 -1.9 3.1 15.9 -2.8 35.0 LU2077746936 Daily Luxembourg Aperture Investors Anis Lahlou Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes N/A 51 95 11 3 12
Credit Suisse Small and Mid Cap Alpha Long/Short Jul 2010 Europe £229m 1.80% 20% 3,000,000 Weekly -2.5 2.5 -8.9 -1.0 -1.3 -0.8 -0.7 9.5 -8.8 -6.7 LU0525285937 Weekly Luxembourg Credit Suisse Asset Managem... Felix Mayer, Jan Berg, Gian... Article 8 24 24 6 11 13
MontLake Disciplined Alpha U.S. Long Short UCITS Fund Jun 2020 US £4m 1.25% 20% 5,000,000 Daily 1.2 -20.5 9.1 0.1 4.2 -1.4 -8.8 -14.6 -3.9 20.4 IE00BLWDTQ26 Daily Ireland Disciplined Alpha LLC Kevin W. Shea 68 88 38 27 14
Platinum World Portfolios - Japan Fund Nov 2015 Japan £9m 1.40% 0% No 100,000 Daily -3.1 4.8 -12.1 -2.8 0.0 -2.8 0.7 14.2 -12.0 12.7 IE00BYRGRJ67 Daily Ireland Platinum Asset Management James Halse Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes N/A 26 85 12 6 16
Platinum World Portfolios - International Fund Nov 2015 Global £34m 1.40% 0% No 100,000 Daily -2.8 -0.2 -7.0 -1.9 0.2 -2.5 -1.6 15.4 -6.1 19.8 IE00BYRGQZ50 Daily Ireland Platinum Asset Management Andrew Clifford, Clay Smoli... Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes N/A 22 88 24 13 16
Argonaut Absolute Return Feb 2009 Europe £99m 0.75% 20% Yes 0 Daily 2.0 4.2 11.1 0.1 2.8 4.7 2.1 10.7 30.3 11.0 GB00B7MC0R90 Daily UK Argonaut Capital Partners Barry Norris No No Article 6 No N/A N/A 51 69 61 91 17
Schroder GAIA SEG US Equity Dec 2011 US £303m 1.40% 20% 1,000,000 Weekly -2.5 -12.2 2.6 0.3 2.8 -11.9 9.2 LU0669522665 Weekly Luxembourg Select Equity Group, L.P. George S. Loening Article 6 41 74 15 6 18
Schroder GAIA Egerton Equity Nov 2009 Global £370m 1.25% 20% 500,000 Weekly 0.2 9.2 -12.9 -1.4 1.7 5.1 12.9 16.5 -2.3 6.1 LU0548375855 Weekly Luxembourg Egerton Capital John Armitage Article 6 33 59 11 4 18
Antipodes Global Fund Jul 2017 Global £154m 1.10% 20% Yes 1,000,000 Daily -2.7 5.3 -9.2 -1.4 -1.1 -2.2 -1.4 19.3 -3.9 20.7 IE00BYPF2Y51 Daily Ireland Antipodes Global Investment... Jacob Mitchell Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes N/A 28 90 15 9 19
Ennismore Global Equity Fund Oct 2016 Global £96m 2.00% 20% No 15,000 Daily 4.7 10.8 5.3 2.0 4.6 8.0 8.8 19.8 16.5 22.8 IE00BDB52S65 Daily Ireland Ennismore Fund Management Geoff Oldfield, Richard Stu... No No Article 6 No Yes N/A 59 40 67 81 19
Finlabo Dynamic US Equity May 2010 US £4m 1.50% 20% 50,000 Daily 0.2 -15.0 21.5 0.9 0.1 0.7 -4.2 -10.2 7.8 22.8 LU0507282423 Daily Luxembourg Finlabo SIM Alessandro Guzzini, Anselmo... 64 74 97 91 22
Kairos International SICAV - Italia Jun 2013 Europe £235m 1.90% 3,000,000 Daily -1.2 8.6 -14.4 -0.8 -0.1 1.6 3.9 12.1 -5.2 18.4 LU1135138375 Daily Luxembourg Kairos Partners Massimo Trabattoni, Vittori... 51 78 28 9 24
UBS Equity Opportunity Long Short Oct 2010 Europe £74m 0.75% 20% Daily 2.1 -6.1 -2.0 0.8 0.8 -0.7 -3.2 -8.1 -5.1 -6.5 IE00B841P542 Daily Ireland UBS Asset Management Max Anderl, Jeremy Leung Article 6 79 22 68 71 25
Allspring (Lux) Worldwide - Global Long/Short Equity Oct 2017 Global £90m 0.75% 20% 1,000,000 Daily -0.3 -1.6 -5.2 -0.4 0.7 0.3 2.4 7.7 -1.0 7.2 LU1699723380 Daily Luxembourg Allspring Global Investments David Krider, Dennis Bein, ... Article 6 43 70 21 10 27
Kairos ActivESG Nov 2019 Europe £92m 1.00% 20% 3,000,000 Daily -2.8 5.7 -11.1 -1.5 -2.4 -3.8 -0.5 5.3 -6.4 -1.1 LU2058904249 Daily Luxembourg Kairos Partners Riccardo Valeri, Massimilia... Article 9 25 44 19 20 28
Varenne Valeur Jan 2003 Global £1.3b 1.10% 15.0% Yes 3,000,000 Daily -8.8 3.0 -8.1 -2.6 20.8 25.7 LU2358392376 Daily France Varenne Capital Partners Giuseppe Perrone, Marco Sor... 44 78 35 12 30
Kairos European Long/Short Jun 2016 Global £181m 1.50% 20% Daily -1.8 4.8 1.7 -1.6 -1.4 -0.3 1.5 13.2 6.9 17.9 LU1420448380 Daily Luxembourg Kairos Partners Marcello Sallusti 53 70 56 37 31
SWMC European Fund Nov 2011 Europe £46m 1.00% 20% 1,000,000 Daily -1.4 8.0 -5.6 -1.7 0.1 4.7 6.5 20.8 3.9 40.5 IE00B4LH9995 Daily Ireland S. W. Mitchell Capital Stuart Mitchell 39 94 36 4 34
Kairos International SICAV - Key Jun 2013 Europe £67m 1.90% 3,000,000 Daily -1.9 6.7 -8.9 -2.1 -1.2 -3.2 -0.2 9.4 0.8 17.3 LU1135138532 Daily Luxembourg Kairos Partners Guido Brera, Oriana Bastian... 54 78 32 12 36
LF Lancaster Absolute Return May 2009 Global £465m 0.75% 20% No 100,000 Daily 3.3 -5.4 10.7 2.0 3.5 4.2 -5.5 11.0 5.2 55.4 GB00B55NGS86 Daily UK Odey Asset Management James Hanbury No No Article 6 No N/A N/A 47 96 59 64 38
BANOR SICAV Mistral Long Short Equity Jun 2010 Europe £88m 1.40% 17.5% 500,000 Daily 0.7 3.5 15.5 0.6 0.7 4.3 3.2 10.4 20.7 47.3 LU0510654501 Daily Luxembourg Banor Capital Ltd 59 86 85 86 43
Fiera OAKS Emerging and Frontier Opportunities Sep 2013 Emerging Markets £147m 1.50% 20% 500,000 Weekly -1.7 17.4 -11.0 -0.8 -0.2 6.0 14.9 13.4 9.4 80.0 IE00B95L3899 Weekly Ireland Fiera Capital Stefan Bottcher, Dominic Bo... Article 8 60 99 37 24 44
AQR Sustainable Delphi Long-Short Equity UCITS Fund Oct 2018 Global £122m 1.40% 0% No 100,000 Daily 1.2 10.0 -6.6 0.0 2.2 3.9 7.5 18.3 12.0 27.0 LU1842777788 Daily Luxembourg AQR Capital Management Andrea Frazzini, Michele Ag... Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes Yes 75 86 47 18 45
Alken Fund Absolute Return Europe Jan 2011 Europe £97m 1.50% 20% Yes 0 Daily -1.7 -1.3 7.7 -1.8 -1.1 2.0 0.3 3.7 7.8 14.1 LU0572586674 Daily Luxembourg Alken Asset Management Nicolas Walewski Yes Article 8 85 72 40 33 46
Banor SICAV Volta Long Short Equity Fund Jul 2011 US £28m 1.40% 17.5% 1,000 Daily 2.1 5.4 2.7 1.8 3.1 5.5 11.0 7.5 7.4 43.6 LU1082251734 Daily Luxembourg Westbeck LLP Will Smith Article 8 61 91 41 24 46
Finlabo Dynamic Emerging Markets May 2010 Emerging Markets £6m 1.50% 20% 50,000 Daily 1.1 -4.0 -5.3 0.5 0.9 -1.3 -1.9 -6.0 -10.6 8.9 LU0507282183 Daily Luxembourg Finlabo SIM Alessandro Guzzini, Anselmo... 48 66 68 36 48
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