Ivory Fund Sees Positive Returns Amidst Negative Stock Market

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Mark Melin
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As stocks tumbled in January, sporting nearly around a 3% loss in the S&P 500 (.INX), Ivory Flagship Master Fund was up 1.17 percent, according to an investor letter reviewed by ValueWalk. The fund’s net long exposure was 23.5% of the portfolio, with 90 long positions and 56 short positions.  In regards to gross exposure, the fund played heavily in the mega cap sector, as stocks with a market capitalization over $25 billion represented 76.5% of the portfolio.  Mid-cap stocks were the second largest gross exposure at 43.3%, followed by large cap at 35.6% and small cap with just 6.2%…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.