Anson’s Flagship Fund Up 6% In June; Has Beat the S&P 500 by ~500 Basis Points a Year Since 2008, With a Third of the Volatility

Anson Investments Master Fund LP (AIMF), the flagship long-short vehicle run by Toronto- and Dallas-based Anson Funds, returned 5.7% net in June 2026, lifting the quarter-to-date return to 7.8% and the first-half 2026 return to 4.7%, according to the hedge fund’s June tear sheet reviewed by Hedge Fund Alpha. well, the hedge fund is known for its shrewd short bets. The long side has done exceptionally well as assets under management reached $2.4 billion as of this update.

The first half trailed the major indices: the Dow Jones Industrial Average returned 9.8% through June, the S&P 500 returned 10.0%, and the Toronto Stock Exchange returned 11.1%, all ahead of AIMF’s 4.7%. However, Anson does not run a long-only, fully invested...