Our Equity Long Short strategy seeks to generate positive returns by buying stocks expected to perform well and selling short stocks expectedto perform relatively poorly, while keeping a net long exposure to the market of circa 50%.
The strategy targets attractive returns via two sources: the spread between long and short equity positions and a long core exposure that seeks to outperform the S&P500.
It aims to deliver higher risk-adjusted returns with lower volatility compared to US equity markets.
Investment universe: US equities with a market capitalization above $ 5bn at time of purchase.
Strategy details
Portfolio Manager
Capital Systematics
ISIN
CH1182573159
Currency
USD
Benchmark
BarclayHedge Equity Long Bias