Nominees 2017
FUNDS OF HEDGE FUNDS
SINGLE HEDGE FUNDS
OTHER STRATEGIES
Best Single Hedge Fund over 1 year
Cassiopeia UCITS
LGIP - Capital Strategy Funds - Systematic*
LGIP - Capital Strategy Funds - Velocity*
Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies
The Cassiopeia Fund*
Best Single Hedge Fund over 5 years
Blue Diamond Non-Directional Fund*
Candriam Index Arbitrage
Constance Alternative Options*
LGIP - Capital Strategy Funds - Velocity*
Orsay Merger Arbitrage Fund*
Best Single Hedge Fund over 3 years
Blue Diamond Non-Directional Fund*
Candriam Index Arbitrage
LGIP - Capital Strategy Funds - Velocity*
Orsay Merger Arbitrage Fund*
The Cassopeia Fund*
(*) For qualified investors only
LONG/SHORT EQUITY
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 1 year
Edmond de Rothschild Prifund Alpha Volatility
Ferrum Fund Equity Hedge*
Long/Short Selection - Lynx*
Prima Capital Fund Ltd.*
Thalia Alternative Sicav Global Long/Short*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 5 years
Exane Cristal Fund
Ferrum Fund Equity Hedge*
Heritage Long/Short Equity
Kedge Capital Equity Opportunities PC*
Thalia Alternative Sicav Global Long/Short*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 3 years
Exane Cristal Fund
Ferrum Fund Equity Hedge*
Heritage Long/Short Equity
Kedge Capital Equity Opportunities PC*
Thalia Alternative Sicav Global Long/Short*
MULTI-STRATEGY DEFENSIVE BIAS
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 1 year
Edmond de Rothschild Prifund Alpha Uncorrelated
Oyster Alternative Uncorrelated
Thalia Alternative Sicav Arbitrage Opportunities*
UBS Neutral Alpha Strategies Limited*
UBS Stable Growth Limited*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 5 years
Arowana Asian Fund Limited*
Oyster Alternative Uncorrelated
Thalia Alternative Sicav Arbitrage Opportunities*
UBS Neutral Alpha Strategies Limited*
UBS Stable Growth Limited*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 3 years
Arowana Asian Fund Limited*
Oyster Alternative Uncorrelated
Thalia Alternative Sicav Arbitrage Opportunities*
UBS Neutral Alpha Strategies Limited*
UBS Stable Growth Limited*
MULTI-STRATEGY NO BIAS
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 1 year
CATAM Cat Gryphon Fund*
Kedge Capital Multi-Strategy Opportunities PC*
Kedge Capital Zeta PC*
Kempen Orange Investment Partnership*
Reichmuth Matterhorn+*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 5 years
CATAM Cat Gryphon Fund*
CATAM Steadfast Investment Fund*
Kedge Capital Multi-Strategy Opportunities PC*
Kempen Non Directional Partnership*
PCAM Blue Chip Ltd.*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 3 years
CATAM Cat Gryphon Fund*
CATAM Steadfast Investment Fund*
Kedge Capital Zeta PC*
Kempen Non Directional Partnership*
PCAM Blue Chip Ltd.*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 10 years
CATAM Steadfast Investment Fund*
Kempen Non Directional Partnership*
Kedge Capital - Global Fund*
Kedge Capital - Sedna No 1 Fund*
UBS Global Alpha Strategies Limited*
OTHER STRATEGIES
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 1 years
Areca Value Discovery*
Mirabaud Opportunities - Emerging Markets*
Narrapuno SPC - Spectrum*
Reichmuth Himalaja
Trocadero Capital Holdings Ltd.*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 5 years
Areca Value Discovery*
Narrapuno SPC - Spectrum*
R Opal Global Trading*
Thalia Alternative Sicav Emerging Markets Multi-Strategy*
Thalia Alternative Sicav Global Macro*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 3 years
Mirabaud Opportunities - Emerging Markets*
Narrapuno SPC - Spectrum*
R Opal Global Trading*
Reichmuth Himalaja
Thalia Alternative Sicav Emerging Markets Multi-Strategy*
Message from the Jury of the BANCO Swiss Hedge Funds Awards:
• Nominees are funds that
- were ranked best among their peers,
- provided information with full transparency and
- met all criteria of good faith and diligence set by the Jury of the BANCO Swiss Hedge Funds Awards.
• «Other Strategies» Category: in order to allow funds that belong to strategies with less than 10 eligible candidates to compete for the BANCO Swiss Hedge Funds Awards 2017, the Jury decided to reward the most appealing portfolio for each period. The strategies that appear under this category are:
– for the Funds of Hedge Funds: CTA/Managed Futures, Fixed Income, Event-Driven, Multi-Strategy Aggressive Bias, Global Macro, and Emerging Markets.
– for the Single Hedge Funds: CTA/Managed Futures, Event-Driven, Multi-Strategy Aggressive Bias, Multi-Strategy Defensive Bias, and Multi-Strategy No Bias.
LONG/SHORT EQUITY
Best Single Hedge Fund over 1 year
1798 Volantis Fund Ltd*
DB Platinum MCP Terra Grove Pan Asia
H2O Multiequities
H2O Multistrategies
Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund
Best Single Hedge Fund over 5 years
BlackRock Aletsch*
BlackRock UK Equity Hedge Fund*
DNCA Invest Miuri
Henderson Gartmore United Kingdom Absolute Return Fund
H2O Multistrategies
Best Single Hedge Fund over 3 years
BlackRock Aletsch*
BlackRock UK Equity Hedge Fund*
Exane Overdrive Fund
H2O Multistrategies
Henderson Gartmore United Kingdom Absolute Return Fund
FIXED INCOME
Best Single Hedge Fund over 1 year
Alegra ABS Two Fund*
Candriam Bonds Credit opportunities
Fixed Income Global Alpha (Dublin)*
H2O Adagio
H2O Allegro
Best Single Hedge Fund over 3 years
Alegra ABS I Fund*
Candriam Bonds Credit opportunities
Candriam Long Short Credit
H2O Adagio
H2O Allegro
MACRO
Best Single Hedge Fund over 1 year
Cosmopolitan Global Fund*
Candriam Global Alpha*
H2O Vivace
M&G Episode Macro Fund
Nomura Equity Volatility Risk Premium UCITS Fund*