Avenir Capital commentary for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.
Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more
Dear Partner:
The Avenir Global Fund (the “Fund”) declined 25.2% for the March 2020 quarter bringing the past 1-year return to -18.1% (net)1. The MSCI ACWI index (AUD) returned -9.7% for the quarter and 3% for the past year.
The last two months have been unlike anything most investors have ever seen. In mid-February, markets were at all-time highs and it was almost impossible for investors to imagine anything that could cloud the horizon. By the middle of March, we were all conducting Zoom calls from our living rooms, as we hid...

