Nominees 2019
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 2019, the Jury decided to reward the most appealing portfolio for each period. The strategies that appear under this category are:
– for the Single Hedge Funds: Alternative Risk Premia, Event-Driven, Multi-Strategy Defensive Bias, Global Macro and Emerging Markets.
FUNDS OF HEDGE FUNDS
LONG/SHORT EQUITY
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 1 year
Areca Sicav SIF - Azure - Class A*
Philae - Healthcare Biotech Fund*
Long/Short Selection - Lynx Class I USD
Prima Capital Fund Ltd. *
Skënderbeg Funds SICAV - Skënderbeg Fund*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 5 years
Long/Short Selection - Lynx Class I USD
Philae - Healthcare Biotech Fund*
Skënderbeg Funds SICAV - Skënderbeg Fund*
Prima Capital Fund Ltd. *
Heritage Long/Short Equity USD I
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 3 years
Philae - Healthcare Biotech Fund*
Long/Short Selection - Lynx Class I USD
Skënderbeg Funds SICAV - Skënderbeg Fund*
Prima Capital Fund Ltd. *
Heritage Long/Short Equity USD I
MULTI-STRATEGY DEFENSIVE BIAS
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 1 year
Oyster Alternative Uncorrelated Class R USD
Areca Value Discovery - Class B*
Nova - Absolute Return Fund*
Cat Gryphon Fund*
PCAM Blue Chip Ltd.*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 5 years
PCAM Blue Chip Ltd.*
Cat Gryphon Fund*
A&Q Neutral Alpha Strategies Limited*
Oyster Alternative Uncorrelated Class R USD
Steadfast Investment Fund*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 3 years
Oyster Alternative Uncorrelated Class R USD
Cat Gryphon Fund*
Nova - Absolute Return Fund*
PCAM Blue Chip Ltd.*
CATAM Alternative Investment Fund*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 10 years
Cat Gryphon Fund*
PCAM Blue Chip Ltd.*
A&Q Neutral Alpha Strategies Limited*
Steadfast Investment Fund*
CATAM Alternative Investment Fund*
MULTI-STRATEGY NO BIAS
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 1 year
Kempen Diversified Structured Credit Pool (Class A)*
Narrapuno SPC - Spectrum Class A USD S1*
HSBC GH Fund Institutional US Dollar Class
A&Q Global Alpha Strategies Limited*
Oyster Alternative Multi Strategy Class R USD
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 5 years
HSBC GH Fund Institutional US Dollar Class
Narrapuno SPC - Spectrum Class A USD S1*
Kempen Non Directional Partnership (Class I - USD)*
A&Q Global Alpha Strategies Limited*
Kempen Orange Investment Partnership (Class I - USD)*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 3 years
HSBC GH Fund Institutional US Dollar Class
Kempen Non Directional Partnership (Class I - USD)*
A&Q Global Alpha Strategies Limited*
Narrapuno SPC - Spectrum Class A USD S1*
Kempen Orange Investment Partnership (Class I - USD)*
Best Fund of Hedge Funds over 10 years
Kempen Non Directional Partnership (Class I - USD)*
HSBC GH Fund US Dollar Class
A&Q Global Alpha Strategies Limited*
Kempen Orange Investment Partnership (Class I - USD)*
Haussmann, SCA, SICAV-SIF Class A USD
SINGLE HEDGE FUNDS
LONG/SHORT EQUITY
Best Single Hedge Fund over 1 year
Aletsch
European Hedge Fund
UK Equity Hedge Fund
UK Emerging Companies
BMO Real Estate Equity Market Neutral Fund
Best Single Hedge Fund over 5 years
Aletsch
European Hedge Fund
UK Emerging Companies
Merian UK Dynamic Equity Fund
BMO Real Estate Equity Market Neutral Fund
Best Single Hedge Fund over 3 years
Aletsch
UK Emerging Companies
European Hedge Fund
UK Equity Hedge Fund
Merian UK Dynamic Equity Fund
FIXED INCOME
Best Single Hedge Fund over 1 year
Philae - Income Special Opportunities Fund*
Fixed Income Global Alpha (Dublin)
Candriam Bonds Credit opportunities (I-Cap)
Muzinich European Credit Alpha Fund
Alegra ABS Two (Euro) Fund*
Best Single Hedge Fund over 5 years
Alegra ABS I (Euro) Fund*
Alegra ABS Two (Euro) Fund*
Candriam Bonds Credit opportunities (I-Cap)
Fixed Income Global Alpha (Dublin)
Alegra High Grade ABS Fund*
Best Single Hedge Fund over 3 years
Alegra ABS Two (Euro) Fund*
Alegra ABS I (Euro) Fund*
Candriam Bonds Credit opportunities (I-Cap)
Fixed Income Global Alpha (Dublin)
Alegra High Grade ABS Fund*
CTA MANAGED FUTURES
Best Single Hedge Fund over 1 year
Candriam Diversified Futures (I-Cap)
RAM Systematic IO Fund*
Merian Systematic Positive Skew Fund
Candriam Alternative Systemat (C-Cap)*
The Cassiopeia Fund - Classe B USD*
Best Single Hedge Fund over 3 years
RAM Systematic IO Fund*
The Cassiopeia Fund - Classe B USD*
Cassiopeia UCITS - Classe B USD
Candriam Diversified Futures (I-Cap)
Candriam Alternative Systemat (C-Cap)*
OTHER STRATEGIES
Best Single Hedge Fund over 1 year
Nineteen77 Global Merger Arbitrage Limited*
Constance Alternative Options - I USD*
DGC - Notz Stucki Emerging Markets & Macro Class B USD
Oyster Equity Premia Global Class R USD PR
Nomura Equity Volatility Risk Premium UCITS Fund
Best Single Hedge Fund over 5 years
Emerging Frontiers
Cosmopolitan Global Fund Share Class I*
Candriam Global Alpha (I-Cap)
Constance Alternative Options - A EUR*
Candriam Index Arbitrage (C-Cap)
Best Single Hedge Fund over 3 years
Nomura Equity Volatility Risk Premium UCITS Fund
Emerging Frontiers
Cosmopolitan Global Fund Share Class I*
Candriam Global Alpha (I-Cap)
Ellipsis Polarius Credit Fund - part I EUR*
(*) For qualified investors only