About the Firm:
HFR Investments, LLC (“HFR”), a Delaware Limited Liability Company, is a minority‐owned
and-operated company of HFR Asset Management, LLC (“HFRAM”)(CRD: 111705). On
behalf of HFRAM, HFR offers non‐discretionary investment advisory services to U.S. and
non‐U.S. investors in traditional and alternative investment strategies to the clients of its
affiliate HFRAM, pursuant to an agreement between HFR and HFRAM (“Services
Agreement”).
About HFR:
Joseph G. Nicholas founded Hedge Fund Research, Inc., a global provider of hedge fund
indices, research, and data in 1992. In January of 2020, Michael Arenibar (following 15
years with HFRAM) founded and launched HFR, a minority‐owned investment adviser
established with the vision of bringing diversity and ESG initiatives to hedge funds and
investment products sub-advised by HFR. HFR is an affiliate of HFRAM.
Ownership:
HFRAM owns 49% of the company. HFRAM’s managing member is HFR Group, LLC, a
company wholly owned by Joseph G. Nicholas.
ESG‐MA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company owns 51% of the company. ESG‐MA,
LLC is owned by Michael Arenibar. Mr. Arenibar is President of HFR Asset Management,
LLC.
HFR’s Advisory Services:
HFR provides non-discretionary advisory, co‐advisory, and other services such as FX, and
cash management services to its affiliate, and the client account of its affiliate, HFRAM.
HFRAM is the investment adviser to single manager and multiple manager trusts structured
as managed accounts (the “HFR Managed Account Platforms”). The HFR Managed Account
Platforms consists of separately managed accounts domiciled in Bermuda, Ireland, or
another client directed jurisdiction. Additionally, HFRAM provides investment services to
client dedicated portfolios, multimanager portfolios, and index tracker funds.
HFR, pursuant to a Services Agreement, between HFR and HFRAM, performs the following
services and other services as agreed between HFR and HFRAM from time to time
(collectively, “Services”): (i) obtain and provide research, trading, trade and market data,
other market and industry intelligence, trade or transactional and related analytics and due
diligence, trade processing, trade reconciliation and other investment-related and
investment support services, including FX trade support; (ii) prepare and negotiate trading
and other counterparty, prime broker (or other broker) agreements and investment-related
documentation of any kind; (iii) provide investor-related tax, valuation and reporting
services, and monitor compliance with side letters, if any, with respect to any person or
entity whose investment or trading activities are directed by HFRAM; (iv) provide
administrative and clerical (i.e., non-broker-dealer) services in connection with HFRAM’s
assistance in the offering of equity interests in any client of HFRAM; (v) provide accounts
payable and general banking and cash management services for HFRAM’s client accounts;
(vi) maintain banking accounts; (vii) keep the books, records and ledgers of the operating
expenses and trading accounts; (viii) prepare or obtain notices, reports, financial statements
and other written materials as reasonable requested by HFRAM; (vi) provide regulatory
compliance services and filings; (x) engage and/or cooperate with auditors and tax
preparation specialists; (xi) obtain, provide and maintain insurance coverages; (xii) provide
investor relations services; and (xiii) provide all such other services as HFRAM may request
as part of its investment and advisory services
HFR’s Assets Under Management (Net AUM*) and total number of accounts (as of
December 31, 2023 ):
U.S. Dollar Amount Total Number of Accounts
Discretionary: (a) $0.00 (d) 0
Non‐Discretionary: (b) $693,548,472.01 (e) 5
Total: (c) $693,548,472.01 (f) 5
* Net AUM represents the total investor capital managed on a net basis by HFR.
HFRAM Managed Account and Fund Platform (HFRAM Platform):
HFR may create single or multi‐manager products on the
HFRAM Platform which is
sponsored by its affiliate HFRAM. The HFR Platform is intended to offer a range of
diversified separately managed accounts (each, a “Trust” and collectively, the “HFR
Platforms”), structured as Bermuda Unit Trusts, or Irish Unit Trusts, that would cover a
broad range of strategies including equity hedge, event driven, macro/CTA, and relative
value arbitrage. HFR will add or change these strategies over time. Additionally, HFR will
add or remove Trusts based on demand. As of March 1, 2023, there are no HFRAM
Platforms currently managed by HFR.
All Trusts will be established to operate under an independent custodian, trustee, and
administrator. The custodial structure ensures transparency and mitigates the risk of
manager fraud and losses due to style drift. HFR offers investors the opportunity to
enhance hedge fund portfolios by providing investors with style verification, monthly (and
in some cases weekly) liquidity, daily performance estimates, and exposure information
such as leverage, hedge ratios, and concentrations. The HFR Platform offers monthly
liquidity with no lock‐up, generally upon fifteen (15) business days’ prior written notice to
the administrator with up to sixty (60) days’ notice for certain less liquid strategies.
Certain Trusts provide weekly liquidity, as set forth in the applicable Offering
Memorandum or Prospectus.
HFRX Tracker Funds:
HFR will work with HFRAM on behalf of HFRAM’s clients to develop and manage
non‐discretionary fund of fund portfolios including index tracking vehicles designed to
track hedge fund indices sponsored by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. Fund of fund portfolios
typically will invest directly in third party funds or Single Manager Trusts on the HFR
Platform. Index tracker vehicles will invest in the same third‐party funds that are
constituents of the index it is designed to track and follow a rule based quantitative
methodology as indicted by the index its tracks. HFR will provide certain of HFRAM’s
clients and investors different terms based on the nature of the account. Different terms
will be negotiated without sending notice or receiving consent from existing investors.
These differences will include higher, lower, or no management fee or incentive allocation,
different liquidity terms, or transparency.
Additional examples of the different terms can be found in the funds’ Confidential Offering
Memorandum.
Customized Advisory Services:
HFR’s investment services to HFRAM on behalf of its clients include advisory and co‐advisory
in traditional and alternative strategies, hedge fund consulting, portfolio construction,
product development, transition management, tactical allocation, trading, and risk
management. Particularly, these services will focus on Environmental, Social, Governance
and Diversity & Inclusion strategies.
HFR will offer customized strategies, custom investable index products, and other custom
services to meet the objectives of HFRAM’s clients and any future HFR clients. These
customized services are tailored to specific investment policies and guidelines of such
clients. The services include sourcing and onboarding managers to adhere to the investment
policies and restrictions of each specific client portfolio.
Bespoke Managed Account Platform:
HFR will work with institutions to develop and manage bespoke managed account platform
programs. HFR provides dedicated or white label options of segregated or co‐mingled
structured managed accounts across multiple trading strategies. The program is highly
customizable to suit the needs of the institution. Typically, the institution will determine
the investment program with the ability to select and direct key elements of the platform
including investment vehicle type and jurisdiction, investment manager, fund managers,
liquidity, due diligence requirements, investment guidelines, 360° reporting, financing,
leverage, administrator, and counterparties.