Carlson’s Equity Trading Puts Fund Up 4.72% YTD [Exclusive]

Carlson Capital’s Double Black Diamond fund declined 0.52% in the month of May, but despite this performance, it remains up 4.72% for the year. According to a copy of the firm’s monthly investor update, which ValueWalk has been able to review, the fund generated positive returns from all of its sector-neutral portfolios, and macro portfolio hedging strategies also made a material positive contribution. Writing in the update, the firm’s founder, Clint Carlson, reports that the fund’s realized beta and correlation ticked up during the month, although it “remains extremely low” at 0.03 and 0.09, respectively. Equity strategies yield the best…