K2 Advisors’ (K2) approach provides multiple levers for our portfolio team to actively shift allocations based on our insights into market environments. With a strong belief that holdings-based transparency can help identify alpha-generating managers while managing market risks within a portfolio, K2 utilizes their understanding of market risk to combine managers in ways that help enable equity appreciation while limiting equity risk based on market drivers in an effort to provide an attractive asymmetric return profile.
Disciplined capabilities steeped in experience
The team has been providing integrated hedge strategy solutions since its inception in 1994. An early mover in providing portfolio transparency and developing proprietary risk analytics and tools, We have been at the forefront of risk management trends and are one of the first hedge fund allocators to demand portfolio transparency to drive its risk management and oversight processes.
Manager selection
We have a long-established process for selecting quality managers with strong alpha potential. Following a comprehensive due diligence process, the team selects managers that are attractive not only on a standalone basis, but also truly benefit the strategy by avoiding undue concentration risk.
Diversified, cost-effective alternatives exposure
We offer investors one-stop access to a range of diversified strategies with the ability to negotiate preferential terms and fees than those of traditional hedge fund investments.
