ALTERNATIVE UCITS KNOWLEDGE CENTER

LUXHEDGE MONTHLY BENCHMARK INDICES

Global Alternative UCITS

Last week : 1 May : 0.49% YTD : 2.59%

Equity Hedge

Last week : 2 May : 0.48% YTD : 3.87%

Fixed Income Alternative UCITS

Last week : 3 May : 0.12% YTD : 0.37%

Event Driven & Merger Arbitrage

Last week : 4 May : 0.65% YTD : 5.64%

Macro

Last week : 5 May : 0.88% YTD : 2.91%

Multi Asset Alternative UCITS

Last week : 6 May : 0.81% YTD : 2.64%

Diversified Strategies

Last week : 7 May : 0.19% YTD : 2.51%

Equity Long/Short

Last week : 8 May : 0.59% YTD : 4.86%

Equity Long/Short AP

Last week : 9 May : -0.20% YTD : 2.82%

Equity Long/Short Europe

Last week : 10 May : 1.00% YTD : 5.36%

Equity Long/Short Global

Last week : 11 May : 0.57% YTD : 5.79%

Equity Long/Short US

Last week : 12 May : 0.28% YTD : 3.14%

Equity Market Neutral

Last week : 13 May : 0.21% YTD : 1.41%

Rates Long/Short

Last week : 14 May : -0.10% YTD : -0.72%

Credit Long/Short

Last week : 15 May : 0.15% YTD : 0.98%

Absolute Return Bonds

Last week : 16 May : 0.16% YTD : 0.19%

Discretionary Macro

Last week : 17 May : 0.64% YTD : 2.72%

CTA & Managed Futures

Last week : 18 May : 1.27% YTD : 4.58%

Currency Trading

Last week : 19 May : -0.35% YTD : -0.79%

Commodity Long/Short

Last week : 20 May : 1.52% YTD : 3.00%

Alternative Risk Premia

Last week : 21 May : 1.92% YTD : 4.37%

Multi Asset Long/Short

Last week : 22 May : 0.60% YTD : 4.59%

Multi Asset Absolute Return

Last week : 23 May : 0.41% YTD : 1.92%

Volatility Trading

Last week : 24 May : 0.85% YTD : 1.11%

Multi Strategy & Multi Manager

Last week : 25 May : 0.35% YTD : 2.47%

Alternative Fund of Funds

Last week : 26 May : 0.07% YTD : 2.54%

NEWS

Postponement LuxHedge Alternative UCITS Seminars
Most Alternative UCITS funds are having an very solid 2019 sofar. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a tiny gain of +0.06% in October, bringing year-to-date results for the average fun...
13 March, 2020
Steady 2019 performance for Alternative UCITS
Most Alternative UCITS funds are having an very solid 2019 sofar. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a tiny gain of +0.06% in October, bringing year-to-date results for the average fun...
23 January, 2020
Save the date – Upcoming Alternative UCITS seminars in Brussels, Luxembourg and Geneva
Under the current uncertain market environment, many investors are rethinking their portfolios and considering to increase allocations to alternatives. 2019 provided steady returns throughout the year...
20 January, 2020
Alternative UCITS that increased their assets by over a billion in 2019
2019 showed net outflows of the Alternative UCITS universe, especially the Multi Asset Abolute Return segment incurred a big AUM loss. However, that did not stop some funds raking in a decent amount o...
12 January, 2020
Fulcrum Asset Management launches new Alternative Risk Premia fund
Fulcrum Asset Management launches new alternative risk premia fund. The new strategy targets macro premia with Fulcrum's experience in trend following, carry volatility and value in all asset classes....
08 January, 2020
Alternative UCITS Seminar in Zurich – November 12
We are pleased to invite all professional investors and key fund selectors to our Alternative UCITS seminar in Zürich on November 12. Greiff Capital Management, Sissener, Butler Investment Managers an...
08 November, 2019
Alternative UCITS are having a solid 2019
Most Alternative UCITS funds are having an very solid 2019 sofar. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a tiny gain of +0.06% in October, bringing year-to-date results for the average fun...
08 November, 2019

ARTICLES & RESEARCH

Why consider a Multi Strategy approach in the current environment?

An unprecedented period of central bank intervention has provided a strong tailwind to risk assets of all kinds. Equity market returns have had a remarkable run with exceptionally low volatility and b...

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Opportunities and Limits of using Artificial Intelligence within Asset Management

Artificial intelligence can lead to new investment ideas, more robust portfolio allocations and has the potential to benefit the entire spectrum of an asset management company’s value chain

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INTERVIEWS

Tarek Saffaf, Fund Manager, Greiff PARAGON UI
"Liquid Alternatives will continue to play an increasingly important role in the future."...
Manuel Kalbreier Investment Director Wellington
"Multi strategy alternatives are designed to protect portfolios in the current environment by offering diversification, volatility dampening and lovely correlated return streams."...
Wolfgang Bauer, Fund Manager, M&G Absolute Return Bond Fund
"We feel the risk-return profile of credit is still more convincing than that of interest rates currently, but the relative preference is starting to narrow."...
Philippe Sarreau Fund Manager PTR-Corto Europe Pictet Total Return Equities
"With central banks leaving the arena, active long/short managers with strong strategies will make the difference and earn money for their clients."...