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Kernow Covered These 4 Shorts with Massive Profits: Turnaround Efforts Underway at 2 of them

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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Kernow Asset Management has gained 52.9% since its inception in November 2019 through August following an August return of 2.3%. Over the same time frame, the FTSE All Share Index has returned 35.8%, while the FTSE 250 is up 19.8%. The FTSE 100 has gained 38.2%, and the FTSE Aim All Share is off 7.3%.

As of August, the hedge fund's top five long positions were Galliford Try Holdings, Metro Bank Holdings, Frasers Group, Hiscox and CMC Markets, according to an investor presentation.

Kernow's strategy and philosophy

Kernow aims to derive superior returns from mispriced opportunities using a contrarian style that includes well-defined catalysts. Chief Investment Officer Alyx Wood and CEO Edward Hugo head up the U.K. long/ short equity strategy.

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.