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SCIO Opportunity Fund nominated for HFM EuroHedge Awards 2019
Published: January 16, 2020
The SCIO Opportunity Fund has been included in the Emerging Manager & Smaller Fund – Macro, Fixed Income & Relative Value Shortlist for this annual premier awards ceremony*. The EuroHedge Awards aim to highlight the best risk-adjusted performers in the European hedge fund industry in 2019 across a range of categories, with nominations and awards being based on a combination of Sharpe ratios and absolute returns.
The SCIO Opportunity Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of predominantly European asset-backed credit backed by residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, automobile leases, consumer credit, bridge loans and other fixed-income debt, and no leverage has been used to enhance returns.
*Neither SCIO Capital LLP nor SCIO-Fund SICAV-FIS have paid to participate in or distribute these results
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SCIO Opportunity Fund 2019 Performance – 10.2% 12-Month Trailing Return (Net €)
Published: January 15, 2020
SCIO is pleased to provide an update on our private European asset-backed credit strategy. Some key facts:
• 10.2% 12-month trailing return (net €);
• 3.51 Sharpe Ratio since inception;
• 39 months’ consecutive positive performance; and
• Consistent market-leading performance vs peer funds over 1, 2 and 3 year trailing periods.SCIO’s strategy targets private European asset-backed credit in the underserved €5m to €20m market segment. Private asset-backed credit provides numerous benefits which make it an attractive late-cycle investment, including:
• stronger covenants;
• collateralised security;
• higher yields;
• low volatility; and
• lower duration.Our portfolio management team will be engaging in a series of investors roadshows and calls over the coming weeks. If you would like to learn more about our strategy, current portfolio or asset pipeline, please contact Tim Riggins on tim.riggins@scio-capital.com or on 00 44 20 3941 5886.
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SCIO Opportunity Fund runner up in Alt Credit European Performance Awards 2019 ‘Credit Opportunities’
Published: November 7, 2019
SCIO Opportunity Fund was runner up in the Credit Opportunities category of the recent Alt Credit European Awards 2019. This award recognises the SCIO Opportunity Fund’s key performance metrics*:
• 9.4 per cent net 12-month trailing return;
• industry-leading 3.43 Sharpe Ratio since inception; and
• 38 months’ consecutive positive performance.
The awards are the industry’s premier ceremony, celebrating the best in class across a broad spectrum of credit funds, and the independent judging panel was comprised of leading institutional and private investors, and specialist investment consultants.
SCIO Opportunity Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of predominantly European asset-backed credit, and no leverage is used to enhance returns. For more information, please contact Tim Riggins on tim.riggins@scio-capital.com or 00 44 20 3941 5880.
*Updated as of 30 November 2019
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SCIO Opportunity Fund nominated for Alt Credit European Performance Awards 2019
Published: October 16, 2019
The SCIO Opportunity Fund has been included in the Credit Opportunities Shortlist for this annual premier awards ceremony*. The Alt Credit European Awards 2019 is the industry’s premier awards ceremony, celebrating the best in class across a broad spectrum of credit fund activity for both service providers and fund managers. The independent judging panel is comprised of leading institutional, private investors and specialist investment consultants.
SCIO Opportunity Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of predominantly European asset-backed credit, and no leverage has been used to enhance returns.
*Neither SCIO Capital LLP nor SCIO-Fund SICAV-FIS have paid to participate in or distribute these results
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SCIO Partners Fund II nominated for Eurekahedge Global Awards 2019
Published: April 24, 2019
From over 13,000 funds reporting to the Eurekahedge Global Hedge Funds database, SCIO Partners Fund II has been nominated* in the Best European Fixed Income Hedge Fund category. Nominations have been determined by a panel of judges hailing from a mix of public and private pension funds as well as premier funds of hedge funds. For more information please visit Eurekahedge’s awards page.
A cornerstone of SCIO’s strategy is generating excess returns from illiquidity, complexity and scarcity premia. SCIO Partners Fund II, SCIO’s second closed-ended partners’ fund, is invested in European structured credit and secured private asset-based debt. Fund assets have been sourced through both secondary and primary markets, and no leverage has been used to enhance returns.
*Neither SCIO Capital LLP nor SCIO-Fund SICAV-FIS have paid to participate in or distribute these results
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SCIO – ESG-compliant and signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment
Published: July 2, 2018
SCIO has recently published our ESG (environmental, social governance) approach – more information can be found on our website.
We have also become a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment – more information can be found here.
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SCIO at the AFME/IMN 22nd annual Global ABS Conference
Published: May 9, 2018
This marquee conference, held once again in Barcelona from 5-7 June, features a programme which will continue to focus on ways to rebuild the European securitisation market for sound growth and performance in the future. Over 3,500 leaders in the global ABS market attend this event annually, making it the largest annual European structured finance gathering.
SCIO’s CIO Greg Branch will participate on Wednesday’s ABS Growth and Liquidity Outlook panel, and managing director Eriko Aron will participate in Wednesday’s Private Placement Market and Quasi ABS Structured Transactions panel.
For more information please visit https://www.imn.org/structured-finance/conference/Global-ABS-2018/.
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SCIO Partners Fund II shortlisted for HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2018
Published: April 27, 2018
SCIO Partners Fund II was shortlisted for two awards*: Credit under $500m and Fixed Income. For more information please visit https://hfmeuropeanperformanceawards.awardstage.com/#Shortlist.
A cornerstone of SCIO’s strategy is generating excess returns from illiquidity, complexity and scarcity premia. SCIO Partners Fund II, SCIO’s second closed-ended partners’ fund, invests in European structured credit and private asset-based debt. Fund assets were sourced through both secondary and primary markets, and no leverage has been used to enhance returns.
*Neither SCIO Capital LLP nor SCIO-Fund SICAV-FIS have paid to participate in or distribute these results
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We have moved!
Published: March 29, 2018
Our new location is:
30 Broadwick St
Soho
London
W1F 8JB
United KingdomOur new phone number is 00 44 20 3941 5880.
Please do come and see us in our smart new office.
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SCIO at the IMN Investor’s Conference on European CLOs and Leveraged Loans
Published: February 28, 2018
SCIO’s CIO Greg Branch is participating in the CLO Equity Investor Perspectives panel at this event, which brings together leading European CLO managers, regulators, and CLO investors to discuss key developments and investment opportunities in the industry. The conference will take place on Wednesday 11 April at the London Hilton on Park Lane. For more information on the conference, please visit https://www.imn.org/structured-finance/conference/Investors-Conference-European-CLOs-Leveraged-Loans-2018/.
