- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

Fixed Income Funds Take Another Small Step Forward

Report: Systematic Strategies

- Advertisement -

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Nordic fixed-income hedge funds ended the first half of 2019 on a good note after gaining 0.6 percent on average in June (100 percent reported). The group of Nordic fixed-income funds, as expressed by the NHX Fixed Income, was up 3.8 percent in the first six months of the year.

Speedometer: The June performance of the NHX Fixed Income relative to its best and worst monthly performance since 2010. Source: HedgeNordic.

Nordic fixed-income hedge funds lagged their global peers last month and year-to-date. The Eurekahedge Fixed Income Hedge Fund Index, which reflects the performance of over 300 funds employing fixed-income strategies, gained 1.1 percent in June and 5.1 percent in the first half of 2019. The HFN Fixed Income (non-arbitrage) Index, which tracks the performance of fixed-income funds in eVestment’s hedge fund database, was up 1.2 percent last month and 4.8 percent in the first half of the year.

Two in every three members of the NHX Fixed Income posted gains for June. Two members of this strategy sub-category made last month’s list of top ten best performing members of the Nordic Hedge Index. Nykredit EVIRA Hedge Fund, which manages a leveraged portfolio on BBB- and BB-rated European corporate credit, advanced 7.5 percent last month. The month of June marked the fund’s best monthly performance on record since launching in September of 2017. Nykredit EVIRA gained 21.4 percent in the first six months of 2019, ending the first half of the year as the best performing member of the NHX Fixed Income and among the top five best performers in the Nordic Hedge Index.

Asgard Credit Fund, a Copenhagen-based hedge fund investing in corporate credit markets worldwide, booked a gain of 7.3 percent last month, which brought the fund’s performance for the first half of the year to 19.7 percent. Midgard Fixed Income Fund, meanwhile, gained 2.3 percent in June and 10.5 percent in the first half of 2019. The other two Asgard funds, Asgard Fixed Income Risk Premia and Asgard Fixed Income Fund, rounded up the top five list of best performers as both gained two percent last month.

 

Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash

Subscribe to HedgeBrev, HedgeNordic’s weekly newsletter, and never miss the latest news!

Our newsletter is sent once a week, every Friday.

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

Latest Articles

Indecap-PriorNilsson Deal Gets Regulatory Nod

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen, has granted approval for Indecap’s acquisition of fund boutique PriorNilsson Fonder. This strategic collaboration will...

Tidan Rides High on Normalized Market Conditions

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Tidan Fund, a hedge fund focused on capturing capital structure opportunities, is approaching its third anniversary this October with strong momentum....

Month in Review – August 2024

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Nordic hedge funds delivered solid performance during the roller-coaster month of August, with fixed-income-focused hedge funds leading the charge. The Nordic...

Danske Bank’s Multi-Asset Hedge Funds Gain Momentum

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – In August 2022, Danske Bank Asset Management launched a hedge fund designed to capture ‘true’ alternative risk premia as compensation for...

Inspired by AP7, Carnegie Launches Leveraged Global Equity Fund

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – As Carnegie Credit Edge comes to a close, Emil Nordström, who managed the fund’s derivatives strategy, is now steering a new...

Mandatum’s CTA Defies Trend in Tough August for Trend-Followers

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Trend-following managers had a tough time navigating markets in August, as evidenced by the 4.5 percent decline in the SG Trend...

Allocator Interviews

In-Depth: Commodities

Voices

Request for Proposal

- Advertisement -