Longlead was founded in 2014 and is a specialist long/short equity manager with a core focus on Asia & Australia. The team at Longlead have recently released and Australian Domiciled Wholesale Unit Trust based on their existing Longlead Absolute Return Fund.

The Longlead Absolute Return Fund was started in July 2017 and has returned 29.24% per annum since inception. For most investors the proof of an absolute return manager is in their performance during down markets, and Longlead have provided investors with a positive return 64% of the time when Asian Pacific markets are negative, generating significant outperformance.