Greenhaven Road Capital commentary for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, discussing several of the underlying managers and their approaches to managing through the pandemic.
Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more
Dear Limited Partners,
The first quarter marked the arrival of the pandemic and the fastest bear market in modern financial history. In this period of high volatility, individual funds’ performance was largely a function of positioning entering the pandemic (exposures to travel, restaurants, etc.), net market exposure, and possession of “black swan” insurance. As our managers have a long bias and are geared towards the more esoteric, underlying performance ranged from +3% for an SPV...

