Little Known $4 Billion Hedge Fund's Leveraged Bets on US Stocks
In this piece, we will take a look at a billion dollar fund's bets on U.S. stocks.
Established in 2015, Eisler Capital is a hedge fund manager based in New York, led by Edward K. Eisler. The firm aims to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns with low correlation to traditional asset classes. Eisler Capital employs a global multi-strategy approach, combining discretionary and systematic methods. These include directional, relative value, mean reversion, and volatility trading strategies across diverse asset categories.
Before founding Eisler Capital, Edward K. Eisler enjoyed a distinguished 20-year career at Goldman Sachs, where he served as Partner and Co-Head of the Global Markets Division. In this role, he supervised the firm's worldwide trading and investment activities and was a key member of both the Management Committee and the Firmwide Risk Committee. Ed's earlier positions included Head of Global Rates, Foreign Exchange, and Commodities Trading at J.Aron, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. He holds a B.S. in Economics and Finance as well as an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from New York University. Ed is also an Executive Trustee of the Tate Foundation.
Eisler Capital manages $26,974,317,557 in discretionary assets for 3 clients, as reported in their Form ADV dated March 2024. Their most recent 13F filing for Q1 2024 disclosed holdings of $4,032,123,139 in managed 13F securities, with a top 10 holdings concentration of 39.5%. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stands as Eisler Capital (US)'s largest holding, with 852,400 shares held.
