TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / October 5, 2016 / Alternative IQ today announced the Top Contenders for the 2016 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards, the highest honour in Canada's hedge fund industry. The awards will be presented on Tuesday, October 18th at a Gala Dinner at One King West Hotel in Toronto following a half-day Hedge Fund Conference.
The Canadian Hedge Fund Awards help investors identify the most exceptional hedge funds of the year, recognizing winners in 4 categories as well as the Overall Best 2016 Canadian Hedge Fund. The hedge fund awards are based solely on quantitative performance data to June 30th, with Fundata managing the tabulation of the data to determine the winners.
In alphabetical order, the Top Contenders for 2016 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards are:
Equity Focused:
| Best 1 Year Return | Best 5 Year Return | Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio |
| Anson Investments Master Fund | Agilith North American Diversified Fund | Anson Investments Master Fund |
| Canoe Energy Alpha Fund | BloombergSen Partners Fund | Broadview Dark Horse LP |
| Ewing Morris Opportunities Fund | Calrossie Partners Fund | Calrossie Partners Fund |
| Front Street Canadian Energy Resource Fund | DKAM Capital Ideas Fund | DKAM Capital Ideas Fund |
| Picton Mahoney Global Long Short Resource Fund | Fiera Long Short Equity Fund | Fiera Long Short Equity Fund |
| Polar Micro-Cap Fund | Formula Growth Hedge Fund | Goodwood Milford Fund |
| Primevestfund | Maxam Diversified Strategies Fund | Hirsch Performance Fund |
| Rivemont Absolute Return Fund | ROMC Fund | Maxam Diversified Strategies Fund |
| Teraz Fund | Turtle Creek Equity Fund | ROMC Fund |
| Vision Strategic Opportunity Fund | Venator Founders Fund | Venator Founders Fund |
Credit Focused:
| Best 1 Year Return | Best 5 Year Return | Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio |
| Algonquin Debt Strategies Fund | Aurion Income Opportunities Fund | Aurion Income Opportunities Fund |
| Avondale Income Fund | Crystal Wealth Enlightened Factoring Strategy | Crystal Wealth Enlightened Factoring Strategy |
| Cortland Credit Strategies | East Coast Performance Fund | East Coast Performance Fund |
| Crystal Wealth Enlightened Factoring Strategy | Fulcra Credit Opportunities Fund | Fulcra Credit Opportunities Fund |
| Crystal Wealth Strategic Yield Media Fund | Marret Investment Grade Hedged Strategies Fund | Marret Investment Grade Hedged Strategies Fund |
| Dynamic Credit Absolute Return Fund | Picton Mahoney Income Opportunities Fund | Picton Mahoney Income Opportunities Fund |
| Fiera Capital Income Opportunities Fund | RP Debt Opportunities Fund | RP Debt Opportunities Fund |
| RP Debt Opportunities Fund | RP Fixed Income Plus | RP Fixed Income Plus |
| RP Select Opportunities Fund | Stornoway Recovery Fund | Stornoway Recovery Fund |
| YTM Capital Credit Opportunities Fund | Venator Income Fund | Venator Income Fund |
Market Neutral:
| Best 1 Year Return | Best 5 Year Return | Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio |
| Amethyst Arbitrage Fund (Canada) | Amethyst Arbitrage Fund (Canada) | Amethyst Arbitrage Fund (Canada) |
| Arrow Curvature Market Neutral Fund | Arrow Curvature Market Neutral Fund | Arrow Curvature Market Neutral Fund |
| CC&L Diversified Market Neutral Fund | CC&L Market Neutral Fund | CC&L Market Neutral Fund |
| CC&L Q Market Neutral Fund Group | CC&L Q Market Neutral Fund Group | CC&L Q Market Neutral Fund Group |
| Curvature LP | Curvature LP | Curvature LP |
| EHP Guardian Fund | Fiera Market Neutral Equity Fund | Fiera Market Neutral Equity Fund |
| FDP Market Neutral Private Portfolio | Norrep Market Neutral Income Fund | Norrep Market Neutral Income Fund |
| HGC Arbitrage Fund | Ross Smith Capital Investment Fund | Ross Smith Capital Investment Fund |
| Vertex Arbitrage Fund | SG US Market Neutral Fund | SG US Market Neutral Fund |
| WARATAH Energy | WARATAH One Fund | WARATAH One Fund |
Global Macro/Managed Futures/Multi-Strategy:
| Best 1 Year Return | Best 5 Year Return | Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio |
| Barometer Global Macro Pool | Barometer Global Macro Pool | Barometer Global Macro Pool |
| CC&L Absolute Return Fund | Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund | Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund |
| Claret Global Multi Asset LP | Hillsdale Enhanced Income Fund | Exemplar Diversified Portfolio Series |
| J. Zechner Associates Global Hedged Growth Fund | Inflection Strategic Opportunities Fund | Hillsdale Enhanced Income Fund |
| JM Catalyst Fund | J. Zechner Associates Global Hedged Growth Fund | Inflection Strategic Opportunities Fund |
| Majestic Global Diversified Fund | JM Catalyst Fund | J. Zechner Associates Global Hedged Growth Fund |
| North Pole Multi Strategy Fund | Majestic Global Diversified Fund | JM Catalyst Fund |
| Stratigis Uber Strategies Fund | Palos Income Fund | Palos Income Fund |
| Topaz Multi Strategy Fund | PH&N Absolute Return Fund | PH&N Absolute Return Fund |
| WFC Opportunities Trust | Picton Mahoney Diversified Strategies Fund | Picton Mahoney Diversified Strategies Fund |
Overall Best 2016 Canadian Hedge Fund:
(based on best combined 10 year annualized return and Sharpe ratio).
|
CC&L Q Market Neutral Fund Group |
|
CI Global Opportunities Fund |
|
Formula Growth Hedge Fund |
|
Goodwood Milford Fund |
|
JC Clark Preservation Trust |
|
King & Victoria Fund LP |
|
PH&N Absolute Return Fund |
|
Stornoway Recovery Fund |
|
Trident Global Opportunities Fund |
|
Venator Founders Fund |
A total of 195 Canadian Hedge Funds were included in the 2016 CHFA program.
KPMG and Fundata Canada are the Principal Sponsors of the 2016 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards Conference and Gala dinner with Presenting Sponsors CommonWealth Fund Services, SGGG Fund Services, McMillan, and BMO Capital Markets and Associate Sponsors Newsfile, Benefits & Pensions Monitor, Ext-Marketing, IRI, Alliance Sales and Marketing and TD Securities.
For more information about the CHFA program go to: www.alternativeiq.com or call:
Julie Makepeace
Managing Director, Alternative IQ and President, Alliance Sales and Marketing, Inc.
416-906-3782
About Alternative IQ: Alternative IQ is dedicated to celebrating, supporting and expanding Canada's Hedge Fund Industry and produces the annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards, held in Toronto each October (performance as at June 30th), the Winners' Showcase events which present the Managers of the award-winning hedge funds to investors, and various other programs and publications serving the hedge fund industry in Canada. Alternative IQ is a division of Alliance Sales and Marketing, Inc.
About the Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards: The Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards were first held in 2008 and have a two-fold objective: firstly, to recognize and celebrate the talent in Canada's hedge fund industry and, secondly, to raise awareness of that expertise in the wider investor community. The Canadian Hedge Fund Awards are based solely on quantitative performance data to June 30th, with Fundata managing the tabulation of the data to determine the winners.
SOURCE: Alternative IQ