The Absolute Return Portfolio Management team, formerly K2 Advisors¹, is a part of Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions (FTIS). With extensive expertise in hedge fund investing, the team offers comprehensive hedge fund investment solutions, leveraging years of experience and proven capabilities in alternative strategies.
US$9.7B
Assets under management
60+
Approved hedge fund managers
30+
Years investing in hedge funds
Data as of 30/06/2025.
Long Standing Experience in Partnering With Clients
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Data as of 06/30/2025.
Percentages are based on assets under management as well as advisory and non-discretionary relationships.
1. Excludes customized portfolios of Registered Funds.
2. Some of the assets in the registered funds managed by the FTIS Absolute Return team may belong to institutional investors.
Source: FTIS Absolute Return Portfolio Management Team. Allocations shown are as of the date indicated above and are subject to change at the investment manager's sole discretion. Please see Important Disclosures and Disclaimers at the end of this presentation, which provide detailed information regarding information presented herein and form an integral part hereof.
Investing across hedge strategies, a flexible and diversified approach. The Alternative Strategies Fund seeks capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad equity markets by allocating across multiple alternative strategies.
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Private equity is at a turning point, with investors and advisors exploring the best ways to allocate across sub-strategies. There is a compelling case for private equity secondaries serving as the cornerstone of a core/satellite evergreen model.
Evergreen and closed-ended funds offer different paths to private markets - understanding their strengths can help investors optimise allocations.
The global secondary market has grown over the past three decades primarily because of the increased supply of capital committed to private investment funds, according to Lexington Partners. They believe the backdrop for the secondary market continues to remain attractive.
Many of the same issues that impact traditional investments also impact alternative investments. Explore our outlook for private credit, private equity, real estate, and hedge funds.
(also referred to as alternative strategies) use both long and short positions in markets. Some of the most common strategies are long and short equity, global macro, relative value and credit. Hedge Strategies appeal to investors who are looking to diversify their investment, in an attempt to minimize market beta returns while seeking alpha and risk-adjusted returns.
is a statistical measure of the relationship between two sets of data. When asset prices move together, they are described as positively correlated; when they move opposite to each other, the correlation is described as negative or inverse. If price movements have no relationship to each other, they are described as uncorrelated.
is the reduction or elimination of investment risk through the purchase of a complementary financial instrument, such as an option or futures contract.
is a risk management strategy that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. A diversified portfolio contains a mix of distinct asset types and investment vehicles in an attempt at limiting exposure to any single asset or risk.
takes both long and short positions buying securities seen as undervalued and selling short others seen as overvalued, in the hope of outperforming the market overall while hedging against possible declines.
1. As of October 1, 2024, K2 Advisors is now known as Absolute Return Portfolio Management Team which joined Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions (FTIS) in early 2024.
Important information
Investments entail risks, the value of investments can go down as well as up and investors should be aware they might not get back the full value invested.
Individual securities mentioned are intended as examples only and are not to be taken as advice nor are they intended as a recommendation to buy or sell any investment or interest.
Investment risks
Hedged Strategy investments can be complex and require a thorough understanding of the underlying instruments and strategies.
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