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
31 December 2023
£10.0b
-26.1% YoY

Performance

Monthly Returns

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YTD
2024 -0.3 1.9 1.6
2023 3.9 -1.2 0.1 -0.1 -1.5 1.5 1.8 -1.5 -1.4 -1.9 3.3 2.0 5.0
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 2023 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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Alger SICAV - Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund Aug 2014 US £47m 0.85% 100,000 Daily -0.8 7.0 4.8 0.5 0.5 8.0 14.7 15.7 3.6 -3.1 LU1083693371 Daily Luxembourg Fred Alger Management, LLC Dan Chung, CFA; Greg Adams,... Yes Yes Article 6 No Yes N/A 3 13 23 7 3
Alken Fund Absolute Return Europe Jan 2011 Europe £82m 1.50% 20% Yes 0 Daily 2.2 2.9 2.6 1.8 1.6 4.2 5.0 6.9 7.8 19.5 LU0572586674 Daily Luxembourg Alken Asset Management Nicolas Walewski Yes Article 8 81 85 24 30 54
Alkeon UCITS Jul 2011 Global £32m 2.00% 20% 1,000,000 Weekly 2.8 15.3 23.1 2.1 4.4 15.8 19.8 26.8 5.0 -25.6 IE00BGB6B277 Weekly Ireland Alkeon Capital Management, LLC Takis Sparaggis Article 6 3 1 22 0 0
Alliance Bernstein Select Absolute Alpha Portfolio Mar 2012 US £492m 1.00% 20% 500,000 Daily 0.3 4.9 8.6 0.0 1.4 5.3 8.1 15.9 4.6 13.2 LU0736560284 Daily Luxembourg Alliance Bernstein Kurt Feuerman, Anthony Nappo Article 8 50 73 4 14 50
Allspring (Lux) Worldwide - Global Long/Short Equity Oct 2017 Global £95m 0.75% 20% 1,000,000 Daily 2.1 6.5 3.6 0.7 4.5 7.5 12.1 16.1 8.6 18.2 LU1699723380 Daily Luxembourg Allspring Global Investments David Krider, Dennis Bein, ... Article 6 38 76 19 13 28
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
Antipodes Global Fund Jul 2017 Global £158m 1.10% 20% Yes 1,000,000 Daily 4.0 4.6 10.0 1.8 4.6 7.0 7.8 9.8 11.7 3.3 IE00BYPF2Y51 Daily Ireland Antipodes Global Investment... Jacob Mitchell Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes N/A 19 45 17 7 13
Aperture European Innovation Fund Dec 2019 Europe £447m 0.30% 30% Yes 100,000 Daily 1.9 13.3 18.9 0.4 3.8 13.9 21.4 28.8 24.8 37.1 LU2077746936 Daily Luxembourg Aperture Investors Anis Lahlou Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes N/A 47 83 12 3 14
AQR Sustainable Delphi Long-Short Equity UCITS Fund Oct 2018 Global £135m 1.40% 0% No 100,000 Daily 2.4 13.2 15.5 2.5 3.8 13.3 19.2 28.6 28.3 60.9 LU1842777788 Daily Luxembourg AQR Capital Management Andrea Frazzini, Michele Ag... Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes Yes 64 97 42 28 51
Ardtur European Focus Absolute Return Jan 2016 Europe £68m 0.75% 20% No 1,000,000 Daily 2.4 -0.3 7.1 1.0 1.7 0.0 -0.2 3.9 19.6 25.7 IE00BZ1J0335 Daily Ireland Odey Asset Management Oliver Kelton Yes Yes Article 6 No N/A N/A 85 95 84 82 70
Argonaut Absolute Return Feb 2009 Europe £120m 0.75% 20% Yes 0 Daily 1.6 10.9 13.8 1.4 2.0 11.7 22.3 26.5 30.8 49.4 GB00B7MC0R90 Daily UK Argonaut Capital Partners Barry Norris No No Article 6 No N/A N/A 67 95 63 90 25
BANOR SICAV Greater China Equity Jan 2013 Asia £95m 1.40% 17.5% 500,000 Daily 1.6 2.6 -5.3 3.0 4.2 3.2 5.9 -1.0 -17.1 -66.1 LU1082251577 Daily Luxembourg Banor Capital Ltd 0 0 70 3 0
BANOR SICAV Mistral Long Short Equity Jun 2010 Europe £93m 1.40% 17.5% 500,000 Daily 0.5 -0.2 6.7 0.0 -0.2 0.7 4.1 5.0 12.6 23.9 LU0510654501 Daily Luxembourg Banor Capital Ltd 75 94 92 85 72
Banor SICAV Volta Long Short Equity Fund Jul 2011 US £23m 1.40% 17.5% 1,000 Daily 2.6 2.3 4.4 1.6 1.5 4.0 2.6 12.2 6.5 21.5 LU1082251734 Daily Luxembourg Westbeck LLP Will Smith Article 8 67 92 50 27 45
BDLCM Funds - Rempart Sep 2005 Europe £38m 1.50% 20% 10,000,000 Weekly 0.9 0.7 5.2 0.7 1.1 0.9 6.3 6.0 18.0 27.2 LU1321110816 Weekly Luxembourg BDL Capital Management Hughes Beuzelin, Bastien Be... 98 96 78 86 63
Belgravia Lynx Oct 2011 Europe £5m 1.00% 9% None 10 Daily 0.0 LU0691314768 Daily Luxembourg Auriga Asset Management Carlos Cerezo 19 17 57 24 28
Bestinver Tordesillas SICAV - Iberia Long‐Short Jun 2016 Europe £16m 1.00% 10% No 1,000,000 Daily 1.4 -2.2 3.9 0.2 -0.4 -1.4 -1.7 1.9 -3.6 -5.8 LU1375654982 Daily Luxembourg Bestinver Ricardo Seixas Yes Yes Article 6 Yes N/A N/A 26 31 51 29 43
BNP Paribas Environmental Absolute Return Thematic Equity (EARTH) Jul 2020 Global £20m 0.75% 20% Daily -6.7 -23.9 -18.4 -4.1 -13.7 -22.7 -29.8 -36.2 -49.8 -63.5 LU2066067898 Daily Luxembourg BNP Paribas Asset Management Edward Lees, Ulrik Fugmann Article 8 6 0 44 0 1
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Nov 2017 Global £41m 1.00% 15% 500,000 Daily 3.7 5.3 7.4 1.1 4.1 7.1 9.5 17.4 23.2 41.6 LU1683353343 Daily Luxembourg Boston Partners Global Inve... Christopher K. Hart, CFA an... Article 6 85 98 53 73 74
Brilliance China Core Long Short Fund Apr 2018 Asia £37m 2.00% 20% Weekly 0.0 IE00BDFK4D67 Weekly Ireland Brilliance Capital Management Brilliance Capital 4 1 94 67 2
ChinaAMC China Growth Fund Apr 2011 Asia £5m 1.00% 20% None 500,000 Weekly -0.4 0.3 -11.0 -0.4 -0.2 0.3 -7.0 -9.5 -14.1 -17.6 LU0573366928 Weekly Luxembourg China Asset Management Ltd. Tian Gan 50 92 97 92 81
Coeli Renewable Opportunities Feb 2023 Global £21m 1.00% 20% Daily 0.2 -0.8 -1.9 0.1 -0.1 2.0 7.0 LU2437561033 Daily Luxembourg Coeli Asset Management AB Joel Etzler, Vidar Kalvoy
Credit Suisse Small and Mid Cap Alpha Long/Short Jul 2010 Europe £225m 1.80% 20% 3,000,000 Weekly 0.3 -3.0 5.5 0.4 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 -1.6 -3.8 -8.1 LU0525285937 Weekly Luxembourg Credit Suisse Asset Managem... Felix Mayer, Jan Berg, Gian... Article 8 24 15 2 10 14
CRM Long/Short Opportunities UCITS Dec 2015 US £54m 0.75% 15% 50,000,000 Daily 0.2 7.1 5.4 0.3 2.1 8.4 7.7 12.5 11.4 10.1 IE00BD4DSN47 Daily Ireland Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC Mimi Morris, Jason Yellin Article 8 45 47 36 14 42
Dalton Asia Pacific UCITS Jul 2013 Asia £110m 1.50% 15% No 1,000,000 Daily 0.1 1.3 13.9 0.2 -0.5 2.3 4.8 12.2 17.6 19.3 IE00BFXZM553 Daily Ireland Dalton Investments James B. Rosenwald III Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes N/A 55 85 64 59 62
DECALIA Muse Dec 2015 Global £22m 0.90% 10% Daily 0.6 9.6 21.3 0.2 2.3 10.1 20.7 30.1 11.0 6.6 LU1328694218 Daily Luxembourg DECALIA Asset Management Sandro Occhilupo, Damien We... 28 21 3 1 3
E.I. Sturdza Funds plc - Strategic Long Short Fund Jan 2022 Global £71m 1.00% 15% 1,000,000 Daily 0.2 1.0 8.1 -0.7 0.6 1.3 9.1 6.9 IE0009O2NRD1 Daily Ireland Crawford Fund Management LLC Christopher L. Crawford Article 8
Ennismore European Smaller Companies Fund Jan 1999 Europe £295m 2.00% 20% No 5,000 Daily 0.4 -0.1 2.1 -0.8 -0.8 0.6 4.5 6.0 6.2 22.9 IE0004515239 Daily Ireland Ennismore Fund Management Tom Hearn, Christian Fiesse... No No Article 6 No Yes N/A 83 87 81 84 65
Ennismore Global Equity Fund Oct 2016 Global £143m 2.00% 20% No 15,000 Daily 1.7 1.7 11.4 0.7 -0.2 2.6 4.5 11.4 23.8 30.7 IE00BDB52S65 Daily Ireland Ennismore Fund Management Geoff Oldfield, Richard Stu... No No Article 6 No Yes N/A 76 92 72 75 55
Fiera OAKS Emerging and Frontier Opportunities Sep 2013 Emerging Markets £143m 1.50% 20% 500,000 Weekly 2.2 8.9 19.7 0.8 2.1 10.5 9.9 27.9 23.2 43.8 IE00B95L3899 Weekly Ireland Fiera Capital Stefan Bottcher, Dominic Bo... Article 8 61 98 35 16 40
Finlabo Dynamic Emerging Markets May 2010 Emerging Markets £5m 1.50% 20% 50,000 Daily 1.4 1.9 -5.2 0.5 3.1 3.5 1.2 -3.9 -7.6 -6.3 LU0507282183 Daily Luxembourg Finlabo SIM Alessandro Guzzini, Anselmo... 26 44 85 47 28
Finlabo Dynamic Equity Jun 2008 Europe £49m 1.50% 20% 50,000 Daily 1.6 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 1.4 1.3 -0.1 0.1 -3.2 -2.5 LU0507282852 Daily Luxembourg Finlabo SIM Alessandro Guzzini, Anselmo... 35 58 79 53 54
Finlabo Dynamic US Equity May 2010 US £4m 1.50% 20% 50,000 Daily 1.9 1.2 -14.7 -0.1 2.6 1.9 2.2 -2.8 -2.6 5.6 LU0507282423 Daily Luxembourg Finlabo SIM Alessandro Guzzini, Anselmo... 51 84 94 91 20
Franklin K2 Electron Global UCITS Fund Sep 2019 Global £83m 1.25% 15% 5,000,000 Daily 0.7 4.2 -6.2 -0.4 2.8 4.5 2.9 1.8 9.5 7.6 LU2164518057 Daily Luxembourg Electron Capital Partners Ran Zhou Article 6 45 67 38 10 30
Franklin K2 Wellington Technology Long Short UCITS Fund Sep 2019 Global £17m 1.20% 15% 5,000,000 Daily -1.1 5.5 29.0 0.3 -0.9 5.8 17.7 29.3 0.0 -5.4 LU2164518487 Daily Luxembourg Wellington Management John Averill, Bruce Glazer Article 6 12 9 32 2 3
Incline Global Long/Short Equity UCITS Dec 2015 Global £6m 1.50% 20% No 1,000,000 Daily -0.1 5.0 31.1 0.7 0.8 5.8 8.6 26.2 7.7 -11.3 IE00BYSPZ763 Daily Ireland International Asset Managem... Jeff Lignelli Yes Yes Article 6 No N/A N/A 15 3 22 1 2
Infusive Consumer Alpha Global Leaders Fund Jun 2016 Global £120m 1.00% N/A 1,000,000 Daily 0.9 5.4 5.5 -0.1 2.1 5.4 9.6 10.7 -3.3 -28.4 LU1288897017 Daily Luxembourg Infusive Asset Management Jacques Jenny & Alexander C... 21 1 9 1 1
InRIS Parus Jul 2013 Global £124m 1.65% 20% No 350,000 Daily 2.0 7.6 -6.6 1.1 2.5 8.5 3.2 1.5 1.7 16.2 IE00BCBHZC00 Daily Ireland Parus Finance (UK) Limited Fabrice Vecchioli, Edouard ... Yes Yes Article 8 Yes Yes Yes 81 74 76 80 67
Janus Henderson Horizon China Opportunities Fund Sep 2008 Asia £46m 1.00% 0% No 1,000,000 Daily 1.6 -1.5 -16.6 0.7 2.5 -0.5 -6.7 -14.0 -28.7 -52.2 LU0327786744 Daily Luxembourg Janus Henderson Investors May Ling Wee, CFA and Lin Shi Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes N/A 0 0 61 4 1
Jupiter UK Dynamic Equity Jul 2009 UK £105m 1.00% 20% 100,000 Daily 2.4 3.1 -2.4 0.2 1.9 4.8 5.9 5.8 -11.3 -25.2 IE00BLP59322 Daily Ireland Merian Global Investors Luke Kerr Article 6 1 2 20 1 0
Jupiter UK Opportunities Sep 2011 UK £7m 0.75% 15% 100,000 Daily -0.4 -0.3 5.9 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 2.0 3.8 5.8 -0.7 GB00BBQ2T099 Daily UK Merian Global Investors Simon Murphy 43 29 27 44 55
Kairos ActivESG Nov 2019 Europe £81m 1.00% 20% 3,000,000 Daily 0.9 0.4 14.3 -0.4 0.7 2.0 7.1 8.4 5.6 2.8 LU2058904249 Daily Luxembourg Kairos Partners Riccardo Valeri, Massimilia... Article 9 23 30 24 20 26
Kairos European Long/Short Jun 2016 Global £94m 1.50% 20% Daily 1.5 1.7 8.9 0.0 1.3 1.1 3.8 9.5 25.4 16.3 LU1420448380 Daily Luxembourg Kairos Partners Kairos Partners 60 80 43 38 33
Kairos International SICAV - Italia Jun 2013 Europe £187m 1.90% 3,000,000 Daily 1.3 2.9 10.6 0.6 2.1 3.3 4.1 9.3 8.3 10.1 LU1135138375 Daily Luxembourg Kairos Partners Massimo Trabattoni, Vittori... 56 66 21 12 23
Kairos International SICAV - Key Jun 2013 Europe £70m 1.90% 3,000,000 Daily 0.5 -2.7 11.9 -0.8 0.4 -2.1 0.0 2.4 1.0 12.9 LU1135138532 Daily Luxembourg Kairos Partners Guido Brera, Oriana Bastian... 58 80 14 12 38
KLS Corinium Emerging Markets All Weather Apr 2017 Emerging Markets £36m 1.30% 0% No 100,000 Daily 1.1 1.2 -4.5 0.7 0.9 1.4 7.8 3.0 -10.5 -20.2 IE00BYQ00780 Daily Ireland Kepler Partners LLP Ed Butchart Yes Yes Article 6 Yes Yes Yes 2 3 37 14 4
Levendi Thornbridge Defined Fund Jan 2018 Global £110m 0.60% 5,000,000 Daily 0.5 1.4 12.6 0.3 0.8 2.2 4.8 10.3 17.4 21.3 IE00BYV3WJ85 Daily Ireland Levendi Investment Manageme... Thornbridge Investment Mana... 67 86 8 22 53
Liontrust GF European Strategic Equity Feb 2012 Europe £95m 1.00% 20% 5,000,000 Daily 2.5 12.9 1.4 1.9 3.7 11.3 13.5 17.8 25.6 60.6 IE00BLG2W007 Daily Ireland Liontrust Asset Management James Inglis-Jones, Samanth... Article 6 78 99 98 94 63
Liontrust GF Tortoise Fund Aug 2007 Global £4m 1.00% 20% Yes 500,000 Daily 0.6 1.3 9.6 0.1 0.7 1.6 4.3 5.8 20.9 23.2 IE00B3CQKZ16 Daily Ireland Majedie Asset Management Liontrust Yes Yes Article 6 No Yes N/A 88 98 82 90 61
Lumyna - Proxy P Energy Transition UCITS Fund Apr 2022 Global £22m 0.75% 20% 1,000,000 Daily 0.8 -14.4 -12.1 -4.8 -1.1 -9.9 -14.1 -25.0 LU2420407590 Daily Luxembourg Proxy P Management AB Article 9
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