Steven Diggle’s Vulpes Kit Trading, a Singapore-based multi-manager, has hired Gavin Gilbert as its chief investment officer.
Gilbert previously held senior positions at DE Shaw & Co, Brevan Howard and was most recently at Dymon Asia Capital in Singapore.
Vulpes was founded by the former managing partner of Artradis Fund Management, Steve Diggle, whose former firm peaked at nearly $4.9bn late in 2008.
The hire comes on the back of positive performance as Vulpes Kit Trading was up 17.2% in its first year, 2016, and up 11.4% in 2017.
Investors may choose from 2 share classes, H Class & L Class, which prioritise outperformance or protection.
While all investors have first loss protection, up to 2%, the H class receives a higher share of performance above 8% than the L class, 70% compared to 30%. While, L Class investors are offered a further 2nd loss protection for performance below 0% by the H Class, up to 3% more protection.
In 2018, the H Class returned 18% and L class returned 11.1%. The H Class has a Sharpe ratio of 3.07 and for the L Class, 2.69.
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