Global Long Short

The “Global Long Short ” Portfolio is one of very few Global Long Short Macro funds locally based and managed in the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Global Long Short Macro is a generalist, long short equity tilted fund that uses a top down sector based thematic approach with a bottom up fundamental stock selection approach in global equity markets. The fund’s objective is to achieve consistent, positive absolute returns throughout any market cycle. We use a top down sector selection strategy wherein we identify which sectors will outperform/underperform the market, followed by a bottom up stock selection within each sector. We go long the sectors we are bullish on and short the sectors we are bearish on. The time horizon for our investments is between 6 to 12 months. The portfolio also makes select use of equity derivatives and foreign exchange forward contracts for hedging/investment gains.