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Advisory services · Hedge fund portfolio advisory

Customized hedge fund portfolios for global institutional investors.

An independent advisory firm focused exclusively on the hedge fund industry. Portfolios span the full spectrum of risk profiles — defensive, absolute return, risk-seeking — across Equity Long/Short and Macro/Diversifying strategies.

Portfolio structure

Advice built around your portfolio.

A fund of funds adds an investment vehicle between you and the underlying managers. With Masterpiece, you hold individual fund interests through your own custodian, with research, portfolio advice, and reporting alongside you.

A pooled investment

Typical fund of funds

You invest in a vehicle that invests in hedge funds.

You
Investment in the vehicle

Separate pooled vehicle

Fund of funds

The manager allocates pooled investor capital.

Fund interests held by the vehicle
Fund AFund BFund C

The underlying funds sit inside the pooled structure.

An advisory relationship

Masterpiece

You hold the fund interests. We provide the advice.

Your portfolio & your chosen custodian

You
Fund AFund BFund C

Direct interests in individual hedge funds

Advice stays separate from your fund holdings.

Integrated advisory solutions

Portfolio ConstructionDue Diligence & OversightReporting & TransparencyPortfolioDesignStructuringTransactionsRebalancingInvestment DDOperational DDFinancial DDRiskMonitoringESG AnalysisReportingPerformanceAnalysisNAV ValuationExpenseLiquidity
Full advisory coverage

Through the entire life cycle of a hedge fund investment.

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Portfolio Construction

Customized portfolio design, execution, and ongoing optimization.

  • Customized Portfolio Design

    Portfolio frameworks engineered to each mandate’s risk appetite and return objectives.

  • Investment Structuring

    Legal and financial structure optimization.

  • Transaction & Subscription Support

    Initial and ongoing subscriptions and redemptions, with detailed NAV records.

  • Ongoing Rebalancing & Optimization

    Rebalancing proposals initiated by our traffic-light risk monitoring system.

Due Diligence & Oversight

Rigorous underwriting and continuous monitoring of every manager.

  • Investment Due Diligence

    Bottom-up research on fund managers to assess strategy and edge.

  • Operational Due Diligence

    Infrastructure, AUM, counterparties, technology, disaster recovery.

  • Financial Statement Due Diligence

    Audited statements, valuations, expense ratio analysis.

  • Continuous Risk Monitoring

    Manager and portfolio exposures tracked continuously; outliers flagged for review.

  • ESG Analysis & Reporting

    Annual policy analysis with proprietary scoring frameworks.

Reporting & Transparency

Institutional reporting at both the portfolio and individual-fund level.

  • Institutional Reporting System

    Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to client specification.

  • Quantitative Performance Analysis

    Benchmark comparisons across hedge fund indices and peer performance.

  • Consolidated NAV Valuation

    Transaction tracking and monthly NAV statements.

  • Expense & Liquidity Analysis

    Total expense ratio review and portfolio liquidity profile modeling.

Portfolio advisory activities

Continuous support across every advisory stage, so clients achieve their hedge fund investment objectives.

  1. Source

    Source, screen, and underwrite a universe of investable hedge funds — comprehensive investment and operational due diligence on every candidate.

  2. Engineer

    Engineer portfolio proposals that align precisely with client investment objectives and adhere rigorously to portfolio guidelines.

  3. Transaction support

    Support initial and ongoing subscription and redemption transactions, maintaining detailed records of the portfolio’s NAV.

  4. Monitor

    Continuously monitor portfolio performance and risk exposures. A structured traffic-light framework flags outliers and emerging deviations for timely review and action.

  5. Rebalance

    Ongoing rebalancing proposals initiated by the traffic-light risk monitoring system.

  6. Report

    A suite of ongoing monitoring, reporting, and due diligence documentation at both the portfolio and individual-fund level — weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually.

Why clients choose us

Access

Our industry experience and network give clients access to opportunities others miss.

Rigorous diligence

Client capital is deployed with conviction and protection through exhaustive investment and operational due diligence.

Bespoke portfolios

A bespoke approach to portfolio solutions aligns each portfolio precisely with the mandate — no one-size-fits-all menus.

An extension of your team

Seamless collaboration with industry specialists strengthens clients’ decision-making. We work as a trusted extension of our clients’ investment teams.

Talk to us

The first conversation is a working session.

We look forward to supporting your hedge fund investment objectives with our insights and advisory expertise.