Key Takeaways
- • Cooper Creek's North America Long Short Equity Fund posted +0.7% returns in August, marking its first positive month since April 2025.
- • Year-to-date performance remains deeply negative at -12.8%, reflecting substantial cumulative losses through August.
- • The fund manages $696 million in assets, with the broader long-short strategy commanding $1.66 billion across Cooper Creek's platform.
- • The fund's strategy targets small and mid-cap companies across North America using value investing and catalyst-driven selection, seeking alpha generation from both long and short exposures with intentionally low net leverage.
Summary
Cooper Creek's North America Long Short Equity Fund delivered a modest +0.7% return in August, providing some relief after a challenging year marked by significant headwinds. This August performance represented the fund's first positive monthly result since April, though the achievement underscores the depth of year-to-date underperformance, with cumulative returns standing at -12.8% through the end of August.
The fund manages $696 million in assets under management, operating as part of Cooper Creek's broader long-short equity strategy, which commands $1.66 billion in total AUM. The strategy employs a low net exposure framework, building conviction-based portfolios concentrated in small and mid-cap securities identified through fundamental value analysis and catalyst-oriented stock selection. This approach aims to generate alpha through balanced contributions from both the long book and short book positioning.
The fund's geographic focus remains North America, with stock selection criteria emphasizing both attractive valuation and operational turnaround potential. While August's positive return signals some tactical success in the market environment, the substantial year-to-date decline of 12.8% indicates that the fund has faced persistent headwinds throughout 2025. The August gain, though modest in absolute terms, represents a meaningful inflection point as the fund attempts to stabilize performance in the latter part of the year.
The fund manages $696 million in assets under management, operating as part of Cooper Creek's broader long-short equity strategy, which commands $1.66 billion in total AUM. The strategy employs a low net exposure framework, building conviction-based portfolios concentrated in small and mid-cap securities identified through fundamental value analysis and catalyst-oriented stock selection. This approach aims to generate alpha through balanced contributions from both the long book and short book positioning.
The fund's geographic focus remains North America, with stock selection criteria emphasizing both attractive valuation and operational turnaround potential. While August's positive return signals some tactical success in the market environment, the substantial year-to-date decline of 12.8% indicates that the fund has faced persistent headwinds throughout 2025. The August gain, though modest in absolute terms, represents a meaningful inflection point as the fund attempts to stabilize performance in the latter part of the year.
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