Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Strategy Hedge Fund Q2 2026 Investor Update
The Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Strategy (“Wild Fig”) is our flagship multi-strategy balanced hedge fund range, designed to deliver equity-like returns with meaningfully lower drawdowns by combining uncorrelated alpha streams across equities, fixed income and commodities.
Navigating a momentum-driven market
Global equity markets are currently being driven by a powerful momentum cycle, reshaping the opportunity set across our funds. The AI capex boom has seen beneficiaries such as industrials and semiconductors post exceptional returns.
The countries beneath the index
Emerging markets offer some of the most dynamic and attractive opportunities in global equities. After more than fifteen years of underperformance relative to developed markets, driven by a strong US dollar, weaker earnings growth and corporate governance concerns, the opportunity set looks fundamentally different today.
Fairtree Volunteer Programme | Pedal For Good
Fairtree volunteers spent an afternoon at False Bay Primary School alongside our Impact Partner, Pedal For Good, helping to complete the bike track we began building last year.
Why multi-strategy hedge funds matter in today’s markets
For many investors, the term “hedge fund” still conjures images of aggressive trading, excessive risk and investment strategies reserved for a select few. Yet the hedge fund industry has evolved significantly.
What if the best opportunities never list?
Companies are staying private for longer, and many businesses that would once have listed on public markets now remain private throughout much of their growth journey. As a result, a growing share of innovation and value creation is taking place beyond the reach of traditional stock exchanges.
Markets caught between oil and interest rates
Markets are currently weighing two opposing forces: the economic support provided by lower oil prices and the potential tightening of financial conditions from additional Fed rate hikes. What could this mean for investors?
Fairtree Equity Explorer | Memory’s Golden Age | Episode 15
In this session, we explored how AI has transformed the memory industry into one of the most important areas in technology. We examined how Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung are navigating the current memory cycle and discussed the key trends shaping the industry.
Macro Pulse Episode 35
This episode explores the resilience of global markets, the risks that may test that resilience, and the current state of the South African economy.
Global Equity Spotlight: Travel Edition Episode 9
What can a trip to China reveal about one of the world’s most important economies? In Episode 9 of our Global Equity Spotlight: Travel Edition series, Global Investment Specialist Karena Naidu sits down with Global Equity Analyst Adam Spagnoletti to unpack the insights from his recent visit to China.
Global Equity Spotlight Episode 15
In Episode 15 of our Global Equity Spotlight series, Global Investment Specialist Karena Naidu is joined by Equity Portfolio Managers Cornelius Zeeman and Jacques Haasbroek to explore the factors driving these trends, how the changing composition of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has reshaped the emerging market landscape, and the implications for investors.
Global Equity Spotlight Episode 14
In this episode, they unpack the sharp rise in momentum across global equity markets and explore what’s driving it, from record retail participation to increasingly crowded hedge fund positioning in semiconductors. They also discuss how we are navigating this environment and where we continue to see opportunities.
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