T-Bills Outperform Jain Global (+3.7%) in Yr 1

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Equity Long/Short (and variants): Apis Capital Flagship +55.1% , Light Street Mercury Master +37.3% , D1 Capital Stock Book +33.7% , Maverick Fund +29.4% , Whale Rock Flagship +27% , Soroban Opportunities +25% , Forest Avenue +23.6% , Lone Pine Cyprus +23% , Pershing Square +20.9% , Indus Japan (Equity Long/Short - Japan) +16.9% , AQR Delphi (Quant Equity Long/Short) +16.8% , Coatue +13.9% , Marshall Wace Eureka +11.7% , Greenlight Capital +9% , and Viking Global Equities +8.6%.

Multistrategy: DE Shaw Oculus +28.2% , Citadel Tactical Trading +18.6% , DE Shaw Composite +18.5% , Dymon +18.1% , Exodus Point +18.04% , Point72 +17.5% , Balyasny +16.7% , Walleye +15.5% , Man Strategies 1783 +14% , LMR Partners +13.5% , Schonfeld Strategic Partners +12.5% , Pinpoint Multi-Strategy +11.6% , Millennium +10.5% , Citadel Wellington +10.2% , New Holland Tactical Alpha +9.8% , Verition +7.5% , and Jain Global +3.7%.

Long Only: Whale Rock Long Opportunities +45% , Maverick Long Enhanced +40% , Lone Pine Cascade +29% , Soroban Long Only Equity +28% , and Viking Long Fund +22.1%.

Event-Driven: Melqart Opportunities +45.1% , Two Seas Global +39.8% , Kite Lake Special Opportunities +17.9% , Owl Creek Overseas +12.5% , and Third Point Offshore Fund (Event-driven Equities) +9.6%.

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Based on the WSO dataset, Jain Global's underperformance (+3.7%) compared to other funds in the multistrategy category could stem from several factors:

  1. Strategy Execution: Multistrategy funds like Jain Global rely on diverse approaches, but poor execution in one or more strategies (e.g., equity, credit, macro) can drag down overall performance.

  2. Market Conditions: 2025 might have favored certain strategies (e.g., equity long/short or event-driven), while Jain Global's allocation or focus areas may not have aligned with these trends.

  3. Risk Management: Funds with lower returns often prioritize capital preservation over aggressive growth. Jain Global might have taken a more conservative approach, limiting upside potential.

  4. Competition: Other multistrategy funds like DE Shaw Oculus (+28.2%) and Citadel Tactical Trading (+18.6%) likely capitalized on specific market opportunities or had superior alpha generation.

  5. Operational Challenges: Internal issues, such as team turnover, suboptimal portfolio construction, or execution delays, could have impacted performance.

For a deeper dive, it would be helpful to analyze Jain Global's specific strategy allocations, market exposures, and risk-adjusted returns compared to its peers.

Sources: Viking Global, Tiger Global, Coatue, etc.., Non US/Europe IB/PE Overview, January 2016 Data Update 1: The US Equity Markets, SoftBank Vision Fund / GIC / Temasek

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