Absolute Return

  • Veritas Global Real Return
  • Nordea 1 Diversified Return
  • Man GLG Alpha Select Alternative
  • BNY Mellon Managed Targeted Return
  • BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha

Veritas Global Real Return

Management group: Veritas

Category: Absolute Return

Related benchmark used: N/A

One-year total return: 2.85

Number of periods absolute return: 5/5

Assets/Market capitalisation: £365.5mn

Name of manager(s)/management team(s): Andrew Headley & Mike Moore

Start date of longest serving manager(s)/management team(s): January 2010

Nordea 1 Diversified Return

Management group: Nordea

Category: Absolute Return

Related benchmark used: N/A

One-year total return: 1.61

Number of periods absolute return: 5/5

Assets/Market capitalisation: £2.77bn

Name of manager(s)/management team(s): Asbjørn Trolle Hansen, Claus Vorm & Kurt Kongsted

Start date of longest serving manager(s)/management team(s): October 2015

Man GLG Alpha Select Alternative

Management group: Man GLG

Category: Absolute Return

Related benchmark used: N/A

One-year total return: 4.28

Number of periods absolute return: 5/5

Assets/Market capitalisation: £1.67bn

Name of manager(s)/management team(s): Charles Long & Nick Judge

Start date of longest serving manager(s)/management team(s): September 2013

BNY Mellon Managed
Targeted Return

Management group: BNY Mellon

Category: Absolute Return

Related benchmark used: N/A

One-year total return: 5.05

Number of periods absolute return: 5/5

Assets/Market capitalisation: £73mn

Name of manager(s)/management team(s): Tim Wilson

Start date of longest serving manager(s)/management team(s): March 2014

BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha ★

Management group: BlackRock

Category: Absolute Return

Related benchmark used: N/A

One-year total return: 6.5

Number of periods absolute return: 5/5

Assets/Market capitalisation: £142.7mn

Name of manager(s)/management team(s): Nigel Ridge, Richard Wingfield & Oliver Dixon

Start date of longest serving manager(s)/management team(s): March 2013