A decade ago, no one talked about tail risk hedge funds, which were a minuscule niche of the market. However, today many large investors, including pension funds and other institutions, have mandates that require the inclusion of tail risk protection.
In a recent interview with ValueWalk, Kris Sidial of tail risk fund Ambrus Group, a relative newcomer to the market, said investors first started accepting tail risk funds in 2008 or 2010. However, no large institutional investors had mandates requiring them to hold such strategies before that.
Today, Sidial believes most large institutions are catching on in what...