Overview
Highbridge Tactical Credit Fund : HTCF (formerly Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund Limited : HMSF and, before that Bluecrest AllBlue : BABS / BABU) invests substantially all of its assets in the Tactical Credit Fund managed by Highbridge Capital Management LLC.
Tactical Credit Fund is a multi-strategy credit fund that seeks to generate return from relative value and idiosyncratic opportunities. The fund launched in November 2013 and invests in six credit focused sub-strategies – Mid-Cap Convertible Credit, European Convertible Credit, Capital Structure Arbitrage, Event Credit, Income Investments and Distressed Credit & Reorganized Equities.
Highbridge Tactical Credit Fund : HTCF
Research History
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07 May 2020
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – May 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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24 Jan 2020
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review - 2019
In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]
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08 May 2019
QuotedData’s economic roundup – May 2019
Economic & Political Roundup A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the […]
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12 Oct 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – October 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – October 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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31 Jan 2017
QuotedData - 2016 review of the year
Our review of 2016 includes performance data, significant moves in discounts and premiums, money raised and money handed back, major news stories and links to the research we have published including our guide to investment companies. 2016 Annual roundup
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02 Mar 2016
Altin - A vessel for volatile seas?
Please click on the link above to read our latest research report on Altin The last twelve months appear to have been good for Altin. Its NAV has grown 5.0%, providing support for its stance that it offers a lower volatility solution with distinctly different sources of return, and its discount has narrowed, boosting share […]
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22 Sep 2015
Altin - Extra protection added for uncertain times
Market volatility has increased over the last few weeks. Over the six months or so since we wrote our last note on Altin, the managers have been increasing the weighting to Protection Strategies, in anticipation of such a development. This has contributed to Altin’s performance lead over rivals. AIA : Altin – Extra protection added […]
News
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01 Mar 2021
Greencoat Renewables recaps on a big year of growth
Greencoat Renewables (GRP) reported final results for the year to 31 December 2020, with key highlights from the year including the following: 2020 Generation increased by 22% to 1,404GWh, 3 per cent below budget. (2019: 1,154GWh) 2020 Net cash generation increased by 36% to €66.4 million (2019: €48.7million) Dividend cover for 2020 of 1.7x Increased the portfolio […]
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05 Apr 2018
Highbridge Multi Strategy edges ahead in 2017
Highbridge Multi Strategy edges ahead in 2017 – Highbridge Multi Strategy Fund generated a return of 3.7% on its NAV over the course of 2017. The total return of the S&P 500 in 2017 was +21.8%. This might look like an unexciting return but it is consistent with returns earned by most other absolute return […]
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05 Jan 2017
Narrowing discount sees Highbridge Multi-Strategy press pause on quarterly tenders
Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund has announced that, noting the reduction in the discount of the share price to NAV over the subsequent three months and also the recent stability of the discount at around 5%, the fund’s Board has canvassed the views of a number of larger Shareholders, a majority of whom have indicated that they […]
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28 Sep 2016
Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund expecting £24m in redemption proceeds
Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund has announced that it has been notified by AllBlue Limited and AllBlue Leveraged Limited that further distributions of redemption proceeds were initiated this week. The company says that, as a result, it expects to receive proceeds equivalent to approximately £24 million by the 5 September 2016. The company says that, following receipt […]
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26 Sep 2016
Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund announces 20% cash tender
Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund has published a circular in connection with a tender offer for the company. The board has the power to offer shareholders quarterly cash exits, at NAV less costs, and the first such tender offer is to take place in October 2016. The company expects that tendering Shareholders will receive most of the […]
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08 Mar 2016
Highbridge Multi Strategy trading suspended
It appears that when BlueCrest AllBlue’s US dollar shares were converted into Sterling shares in advance of the switch of the fund to become Highbridge Multi Strategy Fund, they made a mistake calculating the conversion ratio. The company has asked that trading in its shares be suspended while they sort out the mess. HMSF : Highbridge […]
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22 Feb 2016
BlueCrest holders to benefit from CDS litigation
BlueCrest Capital Management Limited has made a statement which we reproduce below: “CDS Settlement Dear Investor, We are writing to inform you of a positive development that we believe will affect the BlueCrest managed funds listed below. As you may have read in the press, there has been a recent settlement of a U.S. […]
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14 Jan 2016
BlueCrest AllBlue’s board is proposing to move the mandate to JPMorgan
The board of BlueCrest AllBlue has provided an update on the continuation proposals for the fund. The board says that having completed its review of manager proposals received by the Company and consulted with its major shareholders, it proposes to recommend the replacement of its existing management arrangements with a mandate given to J.P. Morgan […]
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01 Dec 2015
BlueCrest All Blue looks set to wind up
BlueCrest Capital Management has announced that they intend to return all external money to investors and just manage their own. The implication of this is that BlueCrest AllBlue will follow BlueCrest BlueTrend into liquidation. The full text of their announcement is given below: The Company has today received a notification from BlueCrest Capital Management Limited […]
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20 Nov 2015
BlueCrest All Blue continuation vote triggered
BlueCrest All Blue says its rolling 12 month discount floor provision has been triggered for its Sterling class of shares (the discount, based on the October month end figure, was too wide). This requires, in accordance with the Company’s articles of association, a continuation vote to be proposed for this class by way of ordinary resolution. […]
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16 Jul 2015
Small company investment trusts got election boost
Investment trusts specialising in smaller companies were among the top performers of the past few months after a decisive election result improved confidence in the sector, new research shows. But commodity and Asia-focused investment trusts were among the stragglers as investors shunned stocks exposed to an economic slowdown in China or a US rate rise, […]
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15 Apr 2015
BlueCrest All Blue passes 100% return mark
BlueCrest All Blue generated a 6.9% return on net assets over the course of 2014 to make a 100% return since the launch of the fund in 2006. They added one new fund to the mix during the year, BlueCrest Equity Strategies Fund, which the directors say is managed close to market neutral and appears […]
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29 Sep 2014
Bluecrest spinning out systematic trading business
BABS, BABE, BABU, BBTS : Bluecrest spinning out systematic trading business Blucrest, managers of the Bluecrest BlueTrend and Bluecrest AllBlue funds, have announced that the systematic trading operations of the company are to be spun out into a separate vehicle, Systematica. The firm will launch in January 2015, and will initially have offices in Jersey, […]
