Universa Investments

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Universa Investments — overview

Type

Hedge Fund Manager

Location

Miami, FL, US

Alternative Asset Class

HF

Established

2007

Firm Ownership

Independent Firm

Investment Team Staff

Total Staff

21

About

Founded in early 2007, Universa Investments is a Florida-based hedge fund manager specializing in tail-risk hedging strategies. Its portfolios are structured to withstand extreme market risks and exhibit positive skewness with non-linear exposure to common risk factors such as beta. The firm employs option-based strategies focused on positively skewed payoffs, empirical and fundamental valuation, and liquidity provision in options markets to address pricing inefficiencies. Universa was established by Mark Spitznagel, formerly head of equity options in Morgan Stanley’s Process Driven Trading group and partner at Empirica Capital.
Asset ClassNo. of Funds Currently ManagedFunds Raised in the last 10 yearsEst. Dry PowderStrategies
Private Equity--
Private Debt--
Real Estate--
Infrastructure--
Natural Resources--
Asset ClassNo. of Funds Currently ManagedAuMDate of AuMStrategies
Hedge Funds42Long/Short Equity,Multi-Strategy

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Universa Investments - known decision makers (8)

Contact NamePositionLocationEmailTelephoneAsset Class
Chief Compliance Officer & General CounselMiami, USHF
Chief Financial Officer & Co-Head of Investor RelationsMiami, USHF
Chief Operating OfficerMiami, USHFHF
Co-Head of Investor RelationsMiami, USHFHF
Director of OperationsMiami, USHFHF

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Universa Investments - hedge funds managed (53)

Fund NameShare ClassesInception DateCore StrategyStatusLatest AUM
Black Swan Protection Protocol-Long/Short EquityLiquidated
Universa Asymmetry Fund--Liquidated
Universa Asymmetry Master Fund II-Managed Futures/CTALiquidated
Universa Asymmetry Offshore Fund-Managed Futures/CTALiquidated
Universa Asymmetry Offshore Fund II-Managed Futures/CTALiquidated

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Universa Investments - known investors (8)

InvestorNumber of FundsTypeCityCountryAsset Class
1Private Sector Pension FundKansas CityUSHF
1FoundationSeattleUSHF
1Private Sector Pension FundCharlotteUSHF
1Private Sector Pension FundHartfordUSHF
1Private Sector Pension FundAuburn HillsUSHF

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