Avenir Capital commentary for the second quarter ended June 2020.
Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more
Dear Partner:
The Avenir Global Fund (the “Fund”) increased 4.7% for the June 2020 quarter bringing the past 1-year return to -11.6% (net)1. The MSCI ACWI index (AUD) returned 6.0% for the quarter and 4.1% for the past year. In local currency terms, the portfolio increased in value by 14.7% during the quarter but currency moves, which provided a useful buffer during the first quarter of the year, proved a headwind during the June quarter, reducing the return by 10.1%.
The second quarter of the year saw equity markets make similar spectacular moves to the first quarter, except in this case, in the...

