TwentyFour AM's Bowie gets Brexit boost from currency put option

Strong first year performance

Laura Dew
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TwentyFour AM fund manager Chris Bowie has said his Absolute Return Credit fund benefitted from Brexit trades, with July's performance alone meeting its target for the whole year.

The £78m Absolute Return Credit fund, which has now reached its first anniversary, aims to achieve 3-month LIBOR plus 250bps (after fees) on an annual basis, with volatility of less than 3%, and a minimum gross yield of 3.5%. However, the fund's positioning around the time of June's EU referendum helped the portfolio exceed its annual target in the space of a month. Overall, for its first year to 26 August, the fund returned 5.9% compared to 3-month LIBOR of 0.59% and 1% for the IA Targeted Absolute Return sector, according to FE. This performance was achieved with a Sharpe ratio of 3...

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