Investment firm Polar Capital has rolled out the Global Absolute Return Fund, a long/short absolute return vehicle.
The Ucits fund will be managed by the Global Convertible team led by David Keetley (London), and Steve McCormick (Connecticut), supported by David Sugarman and Jake Collins in London along with Uttkarsh Lal in Connecticut.
The Irish-domiciled fund will invest predominantly in convertible securities, with the flexibility to invest in both corporate debt and equities. Most positions will be hedged.
It is “targeting a 5-8% net return with limited downside and a return volatility of around 6%”.
Characteristics
David Keetley, global convertible portfolio manager at Polar Capital said: “This new fund has characteristics of a long/short equity fund, except that the long exposures are generated through long convertible positions.
“It also has some characteristics of a convertible arbitrage fund. The investments we make are split into five categories: equity hedged convertibles, asymmetric profiles, put trades, income/defensive investments and covered convertible call writing.
“The current market environment is creating many excellent investment opportunities for teams with the right skills. These are ideal market conditions for this team and for this fund.”
Availability
The Global Absolute Return Fund has been launched due to investor demand.
It will be available in France, Luxembourg, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, UK and Ireland.
