Waha MENA Equity Fund

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The Fund is an absolute return, long/short strategy that invests in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) listed equities.

The Waha MENA Equity Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of publicly-listed companies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional equity markets. The selection of equities involves in-house fundamental research and a rigorous risk governance framework, as well as sell-side research.

The Fund launched in January 2014, has consistently generated absolute returns for our investors. The Fund is actively managed by a stable, seasoned investment team based in the region with decades of cumulative experience. The Fund follows an absolute return strategy employing a fundamental bottom-up approach with a macro and technical overlay. The Fund has a long bias but has the ability to invest on the short side to generate returns.

Total Return Performance

Returns 1 M 3 M 1 Yr YTD Annualized SI2 Cumulative SI2
Fund (Net) 1.3% 9.7% 27.6% 1.3% 16.8% 374.1%
Index1 -0.3% 10.8% 8.6% -0.3% 5.4% 70.4%

Calendar Year Performance

Returns 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund (Net) 27.2% 7.9% 14.0% 11.7% 6.6% 19.7% 14.1% 32.8% 12.8% 24.3%
Index1 1.7% -14.4% 7.9% 4.4% 10.4% 12.5% 1.2% 32.7% -5.7% 10.6%

Data presented is as of 31 January 2024. (1) Please note the reference index not to be used as a benchmark for performance as it is not a direct comparison, source: Bloomberg LLP. (2) Inception date of Fund is 1st Jan 2014.

24.3%

Total Return in 2023

374.1%

Total return since Inception

16.8%

Annualised Rate of Return

US$ 980.9 M

Assets Under Management

Awards

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CFI.co Awards 2016 – Best Emerging Markets Investment Manager

2016-09-02

Banker ME - Best GCC Equity Fund

2017-07-01

MENA Fund Manager Performance Award- MENA EQUITY > $50M Best Diversified Asset Manager

2019-11-06

Alternative Asset Manager of the Year

2021-03-01

Top 50 Global Hedge Funds

2022-05-03

EuroHedge Awards 2021

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