- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

Related

Danish Hedge Funds Lead the Way

Latest Report

- Advertisement -

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Danish hedge funds were up 6.5 percent on average in the first half of 2019, better than funds from other Nordic countries. The Danish hedge fund industry, as measured by the NHX Denmark, produced an annualized return of 5.8 percent in the past five years through the end of June, more than twice the 2.7 percent-return delivered by the Nordic Hedge Index.

As displayed in the “Nordic hedge fund space: country-by-country report” for the second quarter of 2019, the Danish hedge fund industry outperformed the other three Nordic industries on most quantitative measures. The NHX Denmark currently comprises 40 constituents, three of which were launched in 2019. Danske Invest Europe Long-Short Equity Factors and SRV – Fixed Income were launched in the first quarter, while Danske Invest Global Macro Hedge Fund was launched in the second quarter.

In the second quarter, Nykredit EVIRA Hedge Fund was the best performing Danish hedge fund in the Nordic Hedge Index with a quarterly gain of 9.1 percent. Nykredit EVIRA, which runs a leveraged portfolio on BBB- and BB-rated European corporate credit, returned 21.4 percent during the first six months of 2019 (read more). Formue Nord Markedsneutral, a market-neutral fund focusing on special situations, closely followed suit with a quarterly return of 8.7 percent. Asgard Credit Fund, Formuepleje Penta, and Midgard Fixed Income Fund completed the list of top five best performing Danish hedge funds in the second quarter.

The 33 of the 40 Danish hedge funds with reported assets under management data in the HedgeNordic database held €12.3 billion in assets at the end of June. Two of the three members of Nordea’s Alpha family were the largest hedge funds in Denmark. Nordea 1 – Alpha 10 MA and Nordea 1 – Alpha 15 MA, both of which employ a similar multi-asset approach to harvest risk premia but exhibit different risk-return profiles, had €2.30 billion and €1.57 billion in assets under management at the end of June, respectively. Danske Invest Hedge Fixed Income Strategies, which enjoyed double-digit gains in seven of the ten years since the financial crisis, held €1.06 billion in assets at the end of June.

 

Photo by Laura Cleffmann 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

Brevan Howard Winds Down Volatility Fund Managed by Ville Helske

Brevan Howard Asset Management is winding down a volatility-focused hedge fund run by high-profile Finnish portfolio manager Ville Helske. Helske, formerly Head of Allocation...

Ymer to Launch Fourth CLO Fund with Proven Strategy and Structure

Building on the track record of three previous credit funds, Swedish alternative credit specialist Ymer SC AB is preparing to roll out its fourth...

Quirky Questions for: Stefan Nilsson (Hedge Funds Club)

Not every conversation in the hedge fund world needs to revolve around alpha, Sharpe ratios, or fund flows. In the ongoing Quirky Questions series,...

Origo’s Johansson Returns to Sohn Conference with High-Conviction Pick

Swedish stock-picking boutique Origo Fonder is gaining fresh recognition following a strategic transformation, strong performance, and growing assets. The firm’s evolution into an “Origo...

Commodities Lift CTAs Amid Turmoil

In June 2025, the NHX CTA Index was up as losses in stocks and bonds were outweighed by profits in commodities, but briefly erupting...

Finserve Global Security Fund Boosts Quant Edge with Martin Redgård

Under lead portfolio manager Joakim Agerback, the Finserve Global Security Fund has successfully capitalized on the global surge in defense, cybersecurity, and space investments...

Allocator Interviews

In-Depth: High Yield

Voices

Request for Proposal

- Advertisement -
HedgeNordic
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.