Hedge Fund Awards 2014

2014 International Hedge Fund Awards 52 The Yedid funds trade in various instruments of U.S. market volatility buying and selling options to take advantage of time/strike arbitrage. Proprietary technical charting models provide timing and index templates. The Yedid strategy has produced ster- ling results for over twelve years with two notice- able flops. Abiding to the “if it doesn’t kill you…. stronger” dictum the funds have recovered in an unprecedented fashion. Management has striven to make the strategy more self‐educating and thereby better able to cope with the unforeseeable. To mitigate tail risk the funds hedge with instru- ments that compensate for most any sudden risk scenario. The manager in the last two years has utilized the over skew of the volatility indexes for both hedge and profit. The strategy while following technical signals and design still puts weight to fundamental factors. In- terest rates, earnings growth, business investment, tax environment and even political developments can be of obvious influence. Of more importance such factors can be predictive of a market sea change in which the lag factor innate to many technical indicators may be exposed. In times of transition from low to high volatility for whatever reason, the many years of experience of the fund managers provides for the balance and judgment to profit in a multitude of market conditions. Moshe Goodfriend, Director Yedid Capital Management LLC 3001 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33140 Tel: 201 720 7500 Fax: 201 302 6040 www.yedid.net Waksard Capital, LLC is a real estate company focusing on the acquisition, repositioning and management of distressed residential and com- mercial real estate assets. Our specialties include identifying distressed properties and maximizing the asset value through strict investment criteria and management. We seek to deliver risk adjusted returns and capital appreciation to our investors which is accomplished through an intimate understanding of real estate market dynamics and a disciplined investment strategy. Waksard Capital LLC 99 Hudson St, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 Web: http://waksardcapital.com Vilas Capital Management’s success will be driven by the value we provide to our clients and by our ability to attract and retain smart, hard-working associates. Underlying these drivers will be our commitment to the highest level of business ethics, our pursuit and continuous adoption of best business practices and our focus on the following items. We are active money managers, entrusted with client’s assets, with one goal in mind: earn returns exceeding indexed returns in the general equity market. We will act with integrity while staying fo- cused on asset management, and manage money in a disciplined and consistent manner. Phone: (312) 702-1976 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.vilascapital.com Vertex One Asset Management was established in 1997 by three investment professionals whose beliefs in integrity, service, performance and independence are the foundation of a great asset management firm. Its sole business is managing investment portfolios for individuals including personal holding companies, RRSPs, RRIFs, and family trusts. AUM has grown to nearly $2bn and to suit the investment needs of a broad range of investors the team currently manages six funds: three memorandum-based funds and three prospectus- based, long-only funds. Company: Vertex One Asset Management Name: Dave Wallin Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.vertexone.com Address: Suite 1920, 1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 2K3 Telephone: 001 604 681 5787 Fax: 001 604 681 5146