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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Albemarle Long Short Fund Oct 2020 Global £5m 1.50% 15% Daily 0.0 IE00BL641G52 Daily Ireland Albemarle Asset Management Ltd Massimo Massimilla
Alpha UCITS - Amber Equity Oct 2013 Europe £34m 1.50% 20% 500,000 Weekly 0.0 0.2 0.7 1.3 LU0968832344 Weekly Luxembourg Amber Capital Giorgio Martorelli 39 80 66 49 76
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
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
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
Coeli Renewable Opportunities Feb 2023 Global £26m 1.00% 20% Daily -3.4 -0.7 -2.8 -5.3 1.6 LU2437561033 Daily Luxembourg Coeli Asset Management AB Joel Etzler, Vidar Kalvoy
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
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
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
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
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
Jupiter UK Opportunities Sep 2011 UK £7m 0.75% 15% 100,000 Daily 0.0 4.0 -2.8 0.6 0.0 0.3 2.3 6.0 -2.7 -3.2 GB00BBQ2T099 Daily UK Merian Global Investors Simon Murphy 23 20 45 47 49
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alquant Convexus May 2022 US £8m 0.75% 0% No 0 Daily 0.0 LU2220388479 Daily Luxembourg Alquant S.A. Alquant S.A. No No Article 6 No N/A N/A
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
Bestinver Tordesillas SICAV - Iberia Long‐Short Jun 2016 Europe £47m 1.00% 10% No 1,000,000 Daily -1.1 3.1 -9.4 -0.4 -0.7 0.8 3.7 1.8 -4.8 9.4 LU1375654982 Daily Luxembourg Bestinver Ricardo Seixas Yes Yes Article 6 Yes N/A N/A 14 53 62 29 51
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Nov 2017 Global £39m 1.00% 15% 500,000 Daily 1.7 3.0 16.2 -0.5 2.4 2.0 6.0 15.4 25.4 63.7 LU1683353343 Daily Luxembourg Boston Partners Global Inve... Christopher K. Hart, CFA an... Article 6 87 98 48 72 75
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Quadriga AZ Total Return Feb 2012 Global £5m 0.50% 10% No 50,000 Daily 0.0 LU0725183734 Daily Luxembourg Quadriga Asset Managers Jose Maria Aznar, Christian... No No Article 6 No N/A N/A 58 85 34 25 57
Quadriga QSR Global Jul 2022 Global £5m 0.75% 0% No 0 Daily 1.4 10.3 3.5 -0.6 1.6 6.7 1.9 27.9 14.8 11.0 LU1919525458 Daily Luxembourg Quadriga Asset Managers Christian Thum No No Article 6 No N/A N/A
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
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