Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust (LON:HAST) aims to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for investors seeking to allocate to specialist and alternative assets. Following the retirement of co-manager Ian Barrass in June, HAST is now co-managed by James de Bunsen and Peter Webster. The trust’s focus on areas such as property and hedge funds, alongside specialist credit, private equity and emerging markets, among others, means it should be well placed to act as a source of less-correlated returns in times of mainstream equity market volatility. HAST’s NAV held up well in the market wobbles of Q118 and its move to more defensive positioning through the summer has so far stood it in good stead during the current sell-off in equity markets. Meanwhile, recent ‘buying on the dips’ in favoured holdings such as Worldwide Healthcare Trust and Polar Capital Global Financials will allow HAST to take full advantage of any recovery in sentiment.
Investment strategy: Specialist and alternative
HAST informally aims for NAV returns of c 8% a year over the long term. Its focused portfolio of 30–40 holdings (mainly open- or closed-ended funds) covers areas such as private equity, hedge funds, property, credit, single-sector strategies and regional specialists. Managed by James de Bunsen and Peter Webster of Janus Henderson’s multi-asset team, HAST provides diversified exposure to specialist and alternative strategies that individual investors may be unable to access by themselves.
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