Adam Blitz warns that forced deleveraging by a mediocre multi-strategy platform fund could trigger a contagion event, causing performance issues even at top-tier platforms due to similarities in strat...

Evanston Capital, founded in 2002, currently manages approximately $4.3 billion, mostly in hedge fund strategies.

Adam Blitz believes that liquidity risks in the current market are underrated and underappreciated by investors.

Adam Blitz asserts that significant hedge fund failures are consistently caused by a combination of high leverage and illiquidity.

Adam Blitz argues that over the last five years, the traditional illiquidity premium has inverted into an 'illiquidity discount,' where investors willingly accept lower returns for illiquid assets.

Evanston Capital tends to be tactical in its allocation to directional credit and distressed strategies, increasing exposure when rates and defaults are higher.

Evanston Capital's investment strategy often leads them to early-stage managers who are not managing large amounts of money and are considered 'hungry'.

Adam Blitz identifies a 'sweet spot' for long-short equity fund portfolio construction as approximately 100% long and 60% short to balance alpha generation with risk management.

Adam Blitz argues that large capital flows into passive investments and short-term-oriented platform funds have created a market vacuum and a significant opportunity for active stock pickers with a me...

Endowments and foundations with 5% payout requirements find it difficult to include hedge fund strategies when their total returns are only 3-4%, but higher rates make them viable again.