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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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
Pictet TR - Corto Europe Apr 2010 Europe £727m 1.10% 20% Yes 1,000,000 Daily 0.4 0.5 -3.1 -0.6 0.6 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 -2.6 2.8 LU0496442640 Daily Luxembourg Pictet Funds (Europe) S.A. Philippe Sarreau Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes Yes 78 44 68 56 86
Alliance Bernstein Select Absolute Alpha Portfolio Mar 2012 US £546m 1.00% 20% 500,000 Daily -1.2 4.3 -9.9 -1.0 -0.3 0.5 5.3 5.2 -2.8 13.0 LU0736560284 Daily Luxembourg Alliance Bernstein Kurt Feuerman, Anthony Nappo Article 8 53 81 7 11 50
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
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
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
Moneta Long Short Dec 2006 Europe £386m 1.50% 20% Yes 10,000 Daily -0.1 3.9 -3.1 -0.6 0.5 1.6 2.8 6.7 0.6 20.5 FR0010400762 Daily France Moneta Asset Management Gregoire Uettwiller, Romain... 45 79 42 25 71
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
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
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
Ennismore European Smaller Companies Fund Jan 1999 Europe £292m 2.00% 20% No 5,000 Daily 2.5 -2.2 3.7 0.3 2.9 3.5 0.4 1.0 2.6 31.0 IE0004515239 Daily Ireland Ennismore Fund Management Tom Hearn, Christian Fiesse... No No Article 6 No Yes N/A 58 76 93 74 60
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
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
SEB Sissener Canopus Apr 2012 Europe £223m 1.10% 20% 1,000,000 Daily 3.6 1.8 8.5 1.7 4.5 9.4 8.6 12.7 9.3 49.7 LU0694232058 Daily Luxembourg Sissener AS Jan Petter Sissener, Bjorn ... 75 95 49 26 51
Liontrust GF Tortoise Fund Aug 2007 Global £216m 1.00% 20% Yes 500,000 Daily 0.1 6.3 19.9 -0.1 0.5 -0.4 0.8 16.7 28.0 74.4 IE00B3CQKZ16 Daily Ireland Majedie Asset Management Liontrust Yes Yes Article 6 No Yes N/A 71 99 59 91 62
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
Franklin K2 Electron Global UCITS Fund Sep 2019 Global £191m 1.25% 15% 5,000,000 Daily -3.1 -6.8 11.7 -1.5 -2.6 -6.7 -3.5 -1.7 6.1 35.4 LU2164518057 Daily Luxembourg Electron Capital Partners Jos Shaver Article 8 74 99 40 21 58
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
Neuberger Berman US Long Short Equity Feb 2014 US £176m 1.35% 2,500,000 Daily -1.2 8.0 -7.7 -0.8 -0.5 1.8 4.8 9.4 -0.4 9.8 IE00BJTCX997 Daily Ireland Neuberger Berman Charles Kantor Article 8 62 62 8 18 48
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
InRIS Parus Jul 2013 Global £152m 1.65% 20% No 350,000 Daily -0.3 -2.6 3.8 0.0 0.4 -1.7 -1.8 1.4 1.2 28.7 IE00BCBHZC00 Daily Ireland Parus Finance (UK) Limited Fabrice Vecchioli, Edouard ... Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes Yes 90 92 70 90 78
Schroder GAIA Sirios US Equity Feb 2013 US £152m 1.50% 20% 500,000 Daily -0.4 8.0 -2.4 -1.0 -0.1 1.5 8.0 13.8 7.6 24.9 LU0885728070 Daily Luxembourg Sirios Capital Management John F. Brennan, Jr. Article 6 63 87 23 19 70
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
Montlake Tosca UCITS Nov 2018 Global £144m 1.50% 20% No 100,000 Daily -0.5 -1.2 8.0 0.1 -0.6 -0.2 2.8 6.6 5.9 30.2 IE00BFY6PC57 Daily Ireland ML Capital Asset Management Johnny de la Hey Yes Yes Article 6 No N/A N/A 70 97 61 76 55
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
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
DNCA Invest - Venasquo May 2015 Europe £123m 1.00% 20% 200,000 Daily -0.7 12.0 -7.7 -0.2 0.6 0.6 2.1 22.3 4.9 34.0 LU1526313249 Daily Luxembourg DNCA Finance Luxembourg Mathieu Picard, Alexis Albert
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
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
Dalton Asia Pacific UCITS Jul 2013 Asia £117m 1.50% 15% No 1,000,000 Daily 2.7 10.6 -4.1 0.4 3.3 6.4 7.5 9.3 8.2 38.3 IE00BFXZM553 Daily Ireland Dalton Investments James B. Rosenwald III Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes N/A 49 85 60 41 67
Liontrust GF European Strategic Equity Feb 2012 Europe £113m 1.00% 20% 5,000,000 Daily 0.1 0.1 18.3 -0.7 1.5 3.6 2.4 2.5 32.9 79.7 IE00BLG2W007 Daily Ireland Liontrust Asset Management James Inglis-Jones, Samanth... Article 6 75 99 83 95 66
Otus Maga Smaller Companies UCITS Fund Jan 2015 Europe £110m 1.75% 20% 100,000 Weekly 0.0 IE00BRCJDL54 Weekly Ireland Otus Capital Management Andrew Gibbs, Roberto Casoni 75 95 61 51 77
Levendi Thornbridge Defined Fund Jan 2018 Global £108m 0.60% 5,000,000 Daily 0.9 8.4 -0.5 -0.5 1.8 2.5 4.7 18.1 11.0 23.7 IE00BYV3WJ85 Daily Ireland Levendi Investment Manageme... Thornbridge Investment Mana... 69 85 13 18 54
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ox Capital Dynamic Asia Fund Nov 2022 Asia £86m 0.70% 15% No 0 Daily -3.1 -7.9 -1.3 -2.1 -4.3 -6.1 IE000I5GPA28 Daily Ireland Ox Capital Dr Joseph Lai Yes Yes Article 8 Yes N/A N/A
Brook European Focus Absolute Return Jan 2016 Europe £77m 0.75% 20% No 1,000,000 Daily 0.5 6.3 17.8 -0.7 1.3 3.3 3.7 16.9 26.6 64.1 IE00BZ1J0335 Daily Ireland Odey Asset Management Oliver Kelton Yes Yes Article 6 No N/A N/A 77 97 65 82 69
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
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
CRM Long/Short Opportunities UCITS Dec 2015 US £71m 0.75% 15% 50,000,000 Daily -2.0 3.3 -5.1 -1.3 -1.7 -1.0 3.1 8.0 2.8 12.4 IE00BD4DSN47 Daily Ireland Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC Jay Abramson Article 8 68 82 26 14 53
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
E.I. Sturdza Funds plc - Strategic Long Short Fund Jan 2022 Global £62m 1.00% 15% 1,000,000 Daily -2.7 -0.8 -0.9 -1.8 -2.0 -3.8 IE0009O2NRD1 Daily Ireland Crawford Fund Management LLC Christopher L. Crawford Article 8
Seahawk Equity Long Short Fund May 2019 Global £57m 1.25% 15% 625,000 Daily 40.8 LU1910828851 Daily Luxembourg Seahawk Investments Seahawk Article 6 83 100 49 38 49
Finlabo Dynamic Equity Jun 2008 Europe £55m 1.50% 20% 50,000 Daily 0.0 0.0 -1.7 -0.2 0.8 2.3 1.1 -0.4 -2.9 15.0 LU0507282852 Daily Luxembourg Finlabo SIM Alessandro Guzzini, Anselmo... 61 62 66 52 50
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
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