Mandatum Managed Futures Wins Hedge Fund Journal Award for Best Performing Fund
What happened
Mandatum Managed Futures UCITS won The Hedge Fund Journal’s UCITS Hedge award for Best Performing Fund in 2025 and over two and three years ending in December 2025, in the CTA Trend Following strategy category. The fund, which launched in December 2019, has evolved from a pure trend follower to a multi-factor approach that adapts to market regimes. Ville Rantanen, Senior Portfolio Manager, noted that including complementary strategies helps smooth performance and reduce drawdowns.
Why it matters
The award recognizes the fund's strong performance and the robustness of its multi-strategy framework. The fund was initially seeded by the balance sheet of Mandatum and a Finnish pension fund. The recognition highlights the firm's competitive standing in the asset management industry.
Who's involved
- MandatumFinnish financial services company and institutional asset manager
- Ville RantanenSenior Portfolio Manager at Mandatum
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- MandatumSpeculative
Mandatum could see increased investment demand and revenue due to the recognition of its fund's competitive position.