Long Short Funds

Trade uncertainties in the global market over US-China disputes led most equity market tumbling in the month of May where the UK government bonds topped the charts. The only assets that did not revert during Q1 were government bonds where the three categories long/short equity, event-driven and global asset allocation funds had positive returns. In the first quarter long/ short outperformed.

Long-short funds mainly involve buying long equities that are estimated to grow in price and selling short thought to decrease in value. Unlike most mutual funds, long-short use various different strategies like leverage, derivatives and short positions to maximize their total returns despite the market conditions, these include. These funds cover a wide range of strategies – industries, countries, sectors and macroeconomic situations. Some managers’ focus, mainly, on value, growth, large or small cap, and the trading style can be dynamic or frequent. Most of the long-short funds are balanced to ensure higher hedging. 

Such funds must be able to predict the performance better, while; it requires the ability to use the information to define intelligent choices. It may have higher liquidity, no lock periods and lower fees, where the returns can be higher than most of the other mutual funds. Such funds may cover a wide range of strategies where the managers and generalists focus on some sectors or industries or some markets to create a balanced portfolio.