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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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
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
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
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
BDLCM Funds - Rempart Sep 2005 Europe £35m 1.50% 20% 10,000,000 Weekly 1.6 0.9 15.4 1.3 2.4 3.6 0.6 9.9 19.0 59.8 LU1321110816 Weekly Luxembourg BDL Capital Management Hughes Beuzelin, Bastien Be... 80 95 72 83 57
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ChinaAMC China Growth Fund Apr 2011 Asia £5m 1.00% 20% None 500,000 Weekly -1.4 -4.7 -7.0 -0.6 -0.9 -1.6 -3.1 -3.5 -12.2 0.6 LU0573366928 Weekly Luxembourg China Asset Management Ltd. Tian Gan 50 92 97 92 81
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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