Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched the MS INVF Systematic Liquid Alpha fund, which aims to provide investors with an attractive level of total return while offering low correlation to traditional asset classes.
Managed by MSIM’s hedge funds team, the strategy will leverage investment strategies across asset classes and targets market neutral performance at an annualised volatility of 8%.
The fund is registered in both the UK and Luxembourg.
Eban Cucinotta, portfolio manager and head of portfolio construction and quantitative analytics for the MSIM hedge funds team, said: “We have used systematically driven, academically-based alternative sources of return in our custom portfolio solutions for many years and believe them to be an integral part of an investor’s toolkit.
“We are excited to bring to market the Systematic Liquid Alpha strategy which we believe offers efficient access to these potentially diversifying exposures, in a daily dealing UCITS wrapper after managing the strategy live since August 2018 in offshore vehicles.”
Rob Lunn, head of UK distribution at MSIM, added: “We are delighted to bring this compelling strategy to the UK market. Designed for investors interested in gaining access to alternative asset classes, the Systematic Liquid Alpha fund’s multi-asset approach and experienced management team make it an appealing option for investors looking to diversify their portfolios and reduce volatility.
“By focusing outside of traditional asset classes, the fund offers investors seeking portfolio diversification broad exposure to market neutral factors in a liquid format.”
The MSIM hedge funds team currently manages over $25bn assets.
