Heptagon Kettle Hill US L/S Equity Fund

Heptagon Kettle Hill US L/S Equity Fund

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145.42
10 October 2024
ISIN
IE00BF1D7H82
Currency
USD
SFDR classification
Article 6
Benchmark
None
Category
Long/Short Equity - US
Investment Style
Mid Value
Fund Size
USD77m

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

The Fund aims to achieve long-term capital growth through investing primarily in US small-capitalisation stocks.

The Fund’s Sub-Investment Manager, Kettle Hill Capital Management, is a long/short equity fund manager, established by Andrew Kurita in 2003 and is located in New York, USA.

The investment style is fundamental bottom up research, combined with macro awareness and a contrarian value investment strategy to deliver superior rates of return in any market environment. The investment philosophy focuses on risk-reward opportunities and inefficiencies in the US small-capitalisation universe. Independent thinking, unique stock selection, excellent fundamental research, and sound investment discipline provide an attractive risk/reward opportunity for the strategy. Andrew Kurita, Kettle Hill’s CIO and Founding Partner, has been successfully managing this investment strategy since inception, and has been investing in small capitalisation stocks since 1996. He is supported by a well resourced team of experienced investment professionals.

Philosophy of the Kettle Hill US L/S Equity Fund

Our latest video, featuring Andrew Kurita, Kettle Hill Capital Management’s Founding Partner, CIO and Portfolio Manager, dives further into the philosophy behind the Kettle Hill US L/S Equity Fund, a sub-fund on Heptagon's UCITS offering. The Fund aims to identify stocks with potentially powerful, non-consensus catalysts through a contrarian value approach whilst utilizing a growth investor tool kit.

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Key stats

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Investment Team LocationNew York, USA
Active/PassiveActive
BenchmarkNone
Fund SizeUSD77m
Long Exposure % (# holdings)61.3% (39)
Short Exposure % (# holdings)21.2% (26)
Net / gross exposure40.10% / 82.50%
Fund Launch05 October 2017
Fund StatusOpen to all investors
Share Class Launch09 November 2017
Share Class StatusOpen to all investors
Fund CurrencyUSD
Share Class CCYUSD
Management Fee1.5%
Performance Fee15%
Min. InvestmentUSD2,000,000
Fund TypeUCITS
DomicileIreland
AdministratorBBH Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Ltd
DepositaryBBH Trustee Services (Ireland) Ltd
AuditorGrant Thornton
Dealing FrequencyDaily
SubscriptionsT+2
RedemptionsT+3
Risk Management
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Lower RiskHigher Risk

Performance

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Kettle Hill US L/S Equity Fund Q2 2024 Webcast

Top Five Holdings

As of 31 August 2024
NameWeight %
1Abercrombie & Fitch Co.4.8
2PENN Entertainment, Inc.4.4
3V. F. Corporation4.0
4Las Vegas Sands Corp.4.0
5Verizon Communications Inc.3.6

Exposure Breakdowns

As of 31 August 2024
TypeLong %Short %Net %
Communication Services13.50-0.5013.00
Consumer Discretionary26.10-5.8020.20
Consumer Staples0.80-2.80-2.00
Energy2.000.002.00
Financials4.20-4.100.00
Health Care0.400.000.40
Industrials4.30-2.801.40
Information Technology3.30-4.10-0.80
Materials1.800.001.80
Real estate5.00-1.004.00
Utilities0.000.000.00
Other0.000.000.00

Fund Manager

andrew kurita
Andrew Kurita

Portfolio Manager and CIO

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