5-6-2025 Executive Summary
The investment landscape may be ready for a seismic shift. For decades, long/short hedge funds offered investors sophisticated strategies with the potential for alpha generation in both rising and falling markets. However, these benefits often come at a steep cost: high fees, limited transparency, illiquidity, and onerous lock-up periods.
In response, a new vehicle emerged - the long/short ETF - that combines a strategy previously available only to institutional investors with the accessibility and efficiency of the ETF wrapper. This paper explores the reasons we believe long/short ETFs will quickly become the preferred vehicle for sophisticated investors.
3-20-2025 Gary transitioned from a successful investment analyst career to senior management, taking on institutional leadership roles at firms like Goldman Sachs and Janus. He later founded Black Capital and successfully built it into a multi-million-dollar firm before selling it to Calamos Investments.
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Megatrends have been changing the way people live for hundreds or even thousands of years.