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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 - 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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