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Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Tech-focused equity hedge fund Manticore, backed by Stockholm-based fund-of-hedge-funds firm Brummer & Partners, has been delivering jaw-dropping returns in 2017. The long/short fund focused on investing in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sectors returned an estimated 6.2% in August, bringing the year-to-date gains to an impressive figure of 35.9%.

In a video interview, Manticore’s Chief Investment Officer, David Meyer, discusses the drivers of the fund’s exceptional 2017 performance, shares his thoughts on the climate for stock picking, and touches upon the risks haunting equity markets at the moment.

Manticore Fund is managed by equity manager Contour Asset Management LLC, in which Brummer & Partners has an economic interest of 40%.

The video can be viewed  here: Video-interview Manticore

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Eugeniu Guzun
Eugeniu Guzun
Eugeniu Guzun serves as a data analyst responsible for maintaining and gatekeeping the Nordic Hedge Index, and as a journalist covering the Nordic hedge fund industry for HedgeNordic. Eugeniu completed his Master’s degree at the Stockholm School of Economics in 2018. Write to Eugeniu Guzun at eugene@hedgenordic.com

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