Carlson Capital's Black Diamond Arbitrage Partners fund added 1.3% net fees in the first quarter of 2021, according to a copy of the firm's March 2021 investor update, which ValueWalk has been able to review.
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At the end of the quarter, merger arbitrage investments represented 89% of the fund's long market value. These positions contributed 167 basis points to first-quarter returns. Special situation investments represented 11% of the fund's long market value at the end of the quarter. These positions contributed four basis points to returns in the first three months...

