Lightsail Capital produced a positive return for its investors of 10% in 2018, substantially outperforming its benchmarks, the Russell 2000 Total Return Index and the S&P 500 Total Return Index in its first few months of operations.
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Between inception (16 April 2018) to the end of 2018, the fund gained 10% net of all fees, compared to a loss of -12.1% for the Russell 2000 and -4.3%. In the fourth quarter, the firm lost -2.8% compared to -20.2% and -13.5% for the Russell 2000 and S&P 500 respectively.
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Founded by James Basili and Torin Eastburn, Lightsail’s focus is small-cap growth companies that have revolutionary potential.