


About the Fund
The Accelerate Absolute Return Hedge Fund (TSX: HDGE) is a diversified, liquid, and performance-oriented long-short equity hedge fund that seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation and a superior risk-adjusted return relative to the broader U.S. equity market.
Investment Objectives
- Target 10-15% annualized returns
- Generate positive returns irrespective of market direction
- Hedge downside risk
- Manage volatility
- Provide uncorrelated returns
QUICK FACTS
Type:
Long-short equity
Structure:
Alternative ETF
Date Started:
May 10, 2019
Management Fee:
0.00%
Performance Fee:
20% of outperformance over high water mark
Investment Manager:
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc.
Distribution:
$0.10 per quarter
Exchange:
TSX
Currency:
CAD
Risk Rating:
Medium
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Track Record

Investment Process
- Value
- Quality
- Price Momentum
- Operating Momentum
- Trend
The Fund goes long a portfolio of the highest expected return stocks selected from the top decile ranking from the multi-factor model while going short a portfolio of the lowest expected return stocks selected from the bottom decile ranking. The portfolio is rebalanced on a monthly basis.

Performance as of 2022-May-31
1 Month | 3 Months | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Years | Since Inception | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HDGE | 2.6% | 8.9% | 14.4% | 39.2% | 5.6% | 4.9% |
Fund Characteristics as of 2022-May-31
Long | Short | |
---|---|---|
Number of Securities | 50 | 46 |
Average Market Cap ($mm) | $90,066 | $2,758 |
Beta | 1.2 | 1.4 |
EBITDA/EV | 21.9% | -5.7% |
FCF/EV | 10.6% | -8.7% |
Trailing Return | 49.7% | -51.8% |
Pct of 52 Week High | 84.4% | 35.9% |
Return on Capital | 33.0% | -12.3% |
Gross Profits/Assets | 8.6% | 3.8% |
50 DMA to 200 DMA | 110.2% | 68.3% |
EPS Revision | 7.5% | 3.0% |
Change In Shares | -4.7% | 13.2% |
Earnings Abnormal Return | 1.6% | -5.9% |
Sector Weightings as of 2022-May-31
Long | Short | |
---|---|---|
Communication Services | 2.6% | -2.8% |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.3% | -8.9% |
Consumer Staples | 6.8% | -1.0% |
Energy | 21.3% | -2.0% |
Financials | 13.5% | -2.1% |
Health Care | 1.9% | -10.8% |
Industrials | 20.5% | -1.8% |
Information Technology | 10.9% | -9.8% |
Materials | 22.3% | -3.6% |
Real Estate | 0.0% | -1.9% |
Utilities | 2.7% | 0.0% |
Equity Exposure | 114.8% | -44.5% |
Fund Holdings as of 2022-May-31
Long Security Name | Weight | |
---|---|---|
Obsidian Energy Ltd | 3.0% | |
Crescent Point Energy Corp | 2.9% | |
Marathon Oil Corp | 2.7% | |
Montauk Renewables Inc | 2.7% | |
Hudson Technologies Inc | 2.7% | |
APA Corp | 2.7% | |
Parex Resources Inc | 2.6% | |
Playtika Holding Corp | 2.6% | |
Baytex Energy Corp | 2.5% | |
A-Mark Precious Metals Inc | 2.5% | |
Patria Investments Ltd | 2.4% | |
EOG Resources Inc | 2.4% | |
Driven Brands Holdings Inc | 2.4% | |
LSB Industries Inc | 2.4% | |
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc | 2.4% | |
Athabasca Oil Corp | 2.4% | |
Steel Dynamics Inc | 2.4% | |
Taseko Mines Ltd | 2.3% | |
Amerigo Resources Ltd | 2.3% | |
Uni-Select Inc | 2.3% | |
Masco Corp | 2.3% | |
Russel Metals Inc | 2.3% | |
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd | 2.3% | |
Hardwoods Distribution Inc | 2.3% | |
Evercore Inc | 2.2% | |
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd | 2.2% | |
Concentrix Corp | 2.2% | |
Seagate Technology Holdings PL | 2.2% | |
Loblaw Cos Ltd | 2.2% | |
Resolute Forest Products Inc | 2.2% | |
George Weston Ltd | 2.2% | |
HP Inc | 2.2% | |
Credit Acceptance Corp | 2.2% | |
Nucor Corp | 2.2% | |
AutoNation Inc | 2.2% | |
Microsoft Corp | 2.2% | |
Encore Capital Group Inc | 2.2% | |
Dillards Inc | 2.1% | |
Danaos Corp | 2.1% | |
Encore Wire Corp | 2.1% | |
Western Forest Products Inc | 2.1% | |
Boise Cascade Co | 2.1% | |
Interfor Corp | 2.1% | |
Apple Inc | 2.1% | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp | 2.0% | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc | 2.0% | |
Landsea Homes Corp | 2.0% | |
Vinci Partners Investments Ltd | 1.9% |
Short Security Name | Weight | |
---|---|---|
Wynn Resorts Ltd | -1.1% | |
Orchid Island Capital Inc | -1.1% | |
Workhorse Group Inc | -1.0% | |
Rackspace Technology Inc | -1.0% | |
Callaway Golf Co | -1.0% | |
Adient PLC | -1.0% | |
PetIQ Inc | -1.0% | |
Mission Produce Inc | -1.0% | |
NETSTREIT Corp | -1.0% | |
Akoustis Technologies Inc | -1.0% | |
Lightspeed Commerce Inc | -1.0% | |
Ranpak Holdings Corp | -1.0% | |
AMMO Inc | -1.0% | |
Green Plains Inc | -1.0% | |
Tellurian Inc | -1.0% | |
Roku Inc | -1.0% | |
Palantir Technologies Inc | -1.0% | |
American Well Corp | -1.0% | |
nLight Inc | -1.0% | |
Schrodinger Inc/United States | -1.0% | |
loanDepot Inc | -1.0% | |
Inari Medical Inc | -1.0% | |
Oak Street Health Inc | -1.0% | |
PAR Technology Corp | -1.0% | |
Duck Creek Technologies Inc | -1.0% | |
1Life Healthcare Inc | -1.0% | |
Vertiv Holdings Co | -1.0% | |
Quanterix Corp | -1.0% | |
Berkeley Lights Inc | -1.0% | |
Amyris Inc | -1.0% | |
Butterfly Network Inc | -1.0% | |
NeoGenomics Inc | -1.0% | |
Aspen Aerogels Inc | -1.0% | |
BigCommerce Holdings Inc | -1.0% | |
BioLife Solutions Inc | -0.9% | |
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd | -0.9% | |
DraftKings Inc | -0.9% | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | -0.9% | |
Bandwidth Inc | -0.9% | |
Wayfair Inc | -0.9% | |
Redfin Corp | -0.9% | |
Okta Inc | -0.9% | |
Purple Innovation Inc | -0.9% | |
Cardlytics Inc | -0.9% | |