C8/GreenBlue Good Governance US Equity L/S Certificate up 1.9% in June 2020

It was another strong month for the Certificate, which rose by 1.9% in June, as the S&P 500 continued to recover ground from Feb/Mar falls. This took the performance of the Certificate to +4.3% since inception, on the 21 January. The ‘Good Governance’ risk premia has shone through in the past few months, and we note similar outperformance in the backtest during 2008/09 (see chart below) and in other down years for US stocks.

BY JON WEBB

C8/GreenBlue Good Governance US Equity L/S Certificate up 1.9% in June 2020

Read Report Here: C8 GBI June 2020 Monthly Report – Cirdan Capital

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