About the Firm:
HFR Asset Management, LLC (“HFR”) is an investment adviser specializing in transparent
hedge fund managed accounts and investable hedge fund index tracker products. Joseph G.
Nicholas started the business in 1993. In the mid‐1990’s, Mr. Nicholas introduced a
transparent managed account hedge fund investment platform, offering daily position‐level
reporting, risk management and third‐party pricing and pioneered hedge fund indexation.
In April 2001, HFR registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. In June 2012 HFR re‐
registered as a Commodity Pool Operator with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading
Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association.
HFR’s managing member is HFR Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company whose
managing member is Joseph G. Nicholas.
HFR’s Advisory Services:
HFR is the investment manager of separately managed single manager and multiple
manager hedge funds on the “HFR Platform”. The HFR Platform will consist of managed
accounts domiciled in Bermuda or Ireland. As part of its investment and advisory services,
HFR (i) manages portfolios of private pooled vehicles; (ii) selects third party hedge fund
managers to trade these managed accounts (in certain circumstances may trade the
managed account itself); and (iii) provides portfolio management advisory services and
reporting to such accounts.
Generally, investors on HFR’s Fund Platform are banks, institutions, financial
intermediaries, and high net worth individuals.
HFR’s Assets Under Management (Net AUM*) and total number of accounts
(December 31, 2023):
U.S. Dollar Amount Total Number of Accounts
Discretionary: (a) $693,548,472 (d) 5
Non‐Discretionary: (b) $ 0.00 (e) 0
Total: (c) $693,548,472 (f) 5
* Net AUM represents the total investor capital managed on a net basis by HFR.
HFR Platform:
The HFR Platform is 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 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.
Each Trust is constituted by a separate trust deed (each, a “Trust Deed”) and maintains
either (i) a different portfolio of assets managed according to a specific trading strategy by
a single third party investment manager (“Trading Manager”) (such Trusts being referred
to hereunder as “Single Manager Trusts”) or (ii) a portfolio of liquid alternative funds (the
liquid alternative funds held in the trust’s portfolio being referred to hereunder as “Liquid
Alternative Funds”) selected by HFR which are managed by third party investment
managers (each a “Liquid Alternative Fund Manager”) according to a single strategy (such
Trust holding the Liquid Alternative Funds being the HFR LA Master Trust and referred to
herein as the “LA Trust”). The Liquid Alternative Funds held in the LA Trust may include,
UCITS (Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive) funds,
registered investment companies (including mutual funds and other U.S. Investment
Company Act of 1940 funds), and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
All Trusts 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. Additionally, HFR may engage a third-party Management Company
to continue offering the HFR platform in a variety of jurisdictions. HFR offers investors
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
fewer liquid strategies. Certain Trusts provide weekly liquidity, as set forth in the
applicable Offering Memorandum or Prospectus.
Multi‐Manager Funds and HFR Index Tracker Funds:
HFR serves as the investment manager to fund of fund portfolios, and the HFRX Tracker
Funds. Fund of fund portfolios can invest directly in Single Manager Trusts on the HFR
Platform, and/or invests in Liquid Alternative Funds managed by third party trading
managers through the LA Trust. Fund of fund portfolios may also invest directly in security
positions. The HFRX Tracker Funds are rules based quantitatively driven index funds
designed to offer investors ability to invest across the full spectrum of hedge fund
strategies on a multi‐strategy basis or invest directly into single strategies. The HFRX
Tracker Funds are generally designed to track the performance of the HFRX Indices
sponsored by affiliated benchmark administrator, Hedge Fund Research, Inc.
HFR will provide certain 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 include advisory and co‐advisory in alternative strategies, hedge
fund consulting, portfolio construction, product development, transition management,
tactical allocation, trading, and risk management.
HFR will offer customized strategies, custom investable index products, and other custom
services to meet client‐specific objectives. These customized services are performed in
partnership with the institution and are tailored to specific investment policies and
guidelines. Such services include sourcing and onboarding managers to meet a client’s
investment policy or client‐imposed restrictions.
Bespoke Managed Account Platform:
HFR offers a bespoke managed account programs for institutional investors. HFR
provides client 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.