UCITS Hedge Awards 2018

The Winners

Originally published in the January 2018 issue

Long/Short Equity (Discretionary) – Global
Best Performing Fund over 2, 3, 4 and 5 Year Periods

SEB Prime Solutions Sissener Canopus
(Sissener)

Long/Short Equity (Discretionary) – Europe
Best Performing Fund in 2017

Kairos International SICAV – Pegasus UCITS
(Kairos)

Equity Market Neutral (Discretionary) – Asia
Best Performing Fund in 2017

Pictet TR – Phoenix
(Pictet)

Credit (European) – Discretionary
Best Performing Fund in 2017

Lyxor/Chenavari Credit Fund
(Chenavari)

Equity Market Neutral (Discretionary) – Europe
Best Performing Fund over 2, 5 and 7 Year Periods

Exane Ceres Fund
(Exane Asset Management)

Equity Market Neutral (Discretionary) – Europe
Best Performing Fund over a 4 Year Period

Exane Overdrive Fund
(Exane Asset Management)

Global Macro (Discretionary)
Best Performing Fund over a 4 Year Period

M&G Episode Macro Fund
(M&G)

Volatility Arbitrage
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over a 2 Year Period

Nomura Investment Solutions PLC – Nomura Equity Volatility Risk Premium UCITS Fund
(Nomura Alternative Investment Management (Europe) Limited)  

Equity Market Neutral (Discretionary) – Global
Best Performing Fund over a 3 Year Period

Man GLG Global Equity Alternative
(Man GLG)

Equity Market Neutral (Quantitative) – Emerging Markets
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over a 5 Year Period

RAM Lux Systematic Funds – Long/Short Emerging Markets Equities
(RAM Active Investments)

Emerging Markets Bonds
Best Performing Fund over 5 and 7 Year Periods

Absolute Insight Emerging Market Debt Fund
(Insight Investment)

CTA – Short Term Trader
Best Performing Fund over 2, 4, 5 and 7 Year Periods

Tungsten TRYCON Basic Invest HAIG
(Tungsten Capital)

Corporate Credit Long/Short – Discretionary
Best Performing Fund over 4, 5 and 7 Year Periods

Candriam Long Short Credit
(Candriam)

Quantitative Macro
Best Performing Fund in 2017

GAM Systematic Core Macro
(Cantab Capital Partners)

Long/Short Equity – Emerging Markets
Best Performing Fund in 2017

Lyxor/Capricorn GEM Strategy Fund
(Capricorn)

Alternative Risk Premia
Best Performing Fund over a 2 Year Period

LFIS Vision UCITS Premia
(La Française Investment Solutions)

CTA – Short Term Trader
Best Performing Fund in 2017

Tiber Diversified UCITS Fund
(Tiber Capital LLP)

Corporate Credit – Market Neutral
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over 2 and 3 Year Periods

DCI Market Neutral Credit
(DCI)

Equity Market Neutral (Discretionary) – Europe
Best Performing Fund over a 3 Year Period

Pictet TR – Agora
(Pictet)

Equity Market Neutral (Europe) – Mid Cap Specialist
Best Performing Fund over a 3 Year Period

Blackwall Europe L/S Fund – a fund on the Trium UCITS platform
(Blackwall)

Rates Long Short
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 Year Periods

La Française Multistratégies Obligataires
(La Française AM)

Best New Fund of 2017

Andurand UCITS ICAV Fund
(Andurand Capital)

Diversified Quant Strategy
Best Performing Fund over a 3 Year Period

R CFM Diversified Fund
(CFM)

Equity Market Neutral (Quantitative) – Global >$100 million of assets
Best Performing Fund over 3, 4 and 5 Year Periods

Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return Fund
(Old Mutual Global Investors)

Long/Short Equity Italy – Discretionary
Best Performing Fund over 2 and 4 Year Periods

Kairos International SICAV – Italia
(Kairos)

Long/Short Equity – Japan
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over 2, 3, 4 and 5 Year Periods

Nomura Investment Solutions PLC – Nomura Alpha Japan Long Short Fund
(Alpha Japan Asset Advisors Ltd)

Long/Short Equity – Nordic
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over a 5 Year Period

Norron SICAV – Select Fund
(Norron)

Global Macro (Discretionary)
Best Performing Fund over a 3 Year Period

U ACCESS IRL Trend Macro
(Trend Capital Management)

Corporate Credit Long Short (Discretionary)
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over a 2 Year Period

Man GLG Flexible Bond
(Man GLG)

Equity Market Neutral (Quantitative) – Europe
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over 3, 4 and 5 Year Periods

RAM Lux Systematic Funds – Long/Short European Equities
(RAM Active Investments)

Trend-Following CTA >$100 million of assets
Best Performing Fund over a 2 Year Period

Quantica Managed Futures UCITS Fund
(Quantica Capital)

Long/Short Equity – China/Greater China
Best Performing Fund over 2, 3, 4 and 7 Year Periods

Pictet TR – Mandarin
(Pictet)

Corporate Credit – Nordic
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over 2, 3, 4 and 5 Year Periods

Norron SICAV – Preserve Fund
(Norron)

Long/Short (Systematic/Quantitative) – US
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over a 2 Year Period

Maverick Fundamental Quant UCITS Fund
(Maverick Capital)

Equity Market Neutral (Discretionary) – UK
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 Year Periods

Man GLG Alpha Select Alternative
(Man GLG)

Trend-Following CTA >$100m of assets
Best Performing Fund over a 4 Year Period

Lyxor Epsilon Global Trend Fund
(Metori Capital Management)

Equity Market Neutral – Pairs Trading
Best Performing Fund in 2017 and over 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 Year Periods

Absolute Insight Equity Market Neutral Fund
(Insight Investment)

Long/Short Equity (Discretionary) – Regulated Utilities Specialist
Best Performing Fund over 2, 3 and 4 Year Periods

Kairos International SICAV KEY
(Kairos)

Trend Following CTA <$100 million of assets
Best Performing Fund in 2017

LLB Strategy Global Trend CHF
(LLB Asset Management AG)

Alternative Risk Premia
Best Performing Fund in 2017

LO Funds – Alternative Risk Premia
(Lombard Odier)

Equity Market Neutral (Quantitative) – US
Best Performing Fund in 2017

Quantology Smart
(Quantology Capital Management)


Diversified Quant Strategy
Best Performing Fund over a 5 Year Period

DB Platinum IV Systematic Alpha
(Deutsche Bank)

Global Macro (Discretionary)
Best Performing Fund over a 2 Year Period

BlueBay Global Sovereign Opportunities Fund
(BlueBay)

Global Macro (Discretionary)
Best Performing Fund in 2017

Eaton Vance International Ireland Global Macro Fund
(Eaton Vance)

Long/Short Equity (Discretionary) – Europe
Best Performing Fund over a 2 Year Period

AQS UCITS – Absolute Return European Equity Fund
(Aventicum Capital Management)

Fixed Income Absolute Return (Discretionary)
Best Performing Fund over a 7 Year Period

Danske Invest Neutral Fund
(Danske Invest)

Event Driven
Best Performing Fund over a 2 Year Period

MontLake Burren Global Arbitrage UCITS Fund
(Burren Capital Advisors Limited)

Fixed Income – Convertible Bonds
Best Performing Fund over a 5 Year Period

Cheyne Convertibles Absolute Return Fund
(Cheyne)