Overview
DW Catalyst Fund (formerly BH Credit Catalysts) invests all of its assets (net of short-term working capital) in DW Catalyst Offshore Fund, Ltd (formerly Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Fund Limited) an exempted limited liability company which was incorporated under the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2010 Revision) on 1 April 2009 and commenced trading on 1 June 2009. It seeks to generate high absolute returns through trading and investing in financial assets in the corporate credit, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities markets.
Research History
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18 Jan 2018 1 min read
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s […]
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19 Oct 2017 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017 – Markets moved up a little over the course of the three months ended 30 September 2017. Regionally, emerging markets did well. The pound strengthened a bit relative to the US dollar but was flat against the euro. The oil price rose by more than 20%. In […]
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03 Aug 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of July 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. August Investment Companies Roundup Monthly NAV/Price moves: A couple of themes stand out […]
News
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13 Jul 2017 2 min read
DW Catalyst calls liquidation EGM
DW Catalyst calls liquidation EGM. Further to the announcement on 1 June 2017 regarding the proposed winding up of DW Catalyst, they are publishing a circular to shareholders containing a notice of extraordinary general meeting to be held on 2 August 2017 at which resolutions will be proposed to shareholders regarding the liquidation of the company. In […]
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02 Jun 2017 1 min read
DW Catalyst to wind up
DW Catalyst to wind up – the company has announced that, following the passing of the discount trigger resolution earlier this year, which will result in approximately 58 per cent of the company’s shares being redeemed, the company has discussed its future with its investment manager, DW Partners, LP, and obtained the views of shareholders […]
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10 Mar 2017 1 min read
DW Catalyst shareholders rush for exit
DW Catalyst has announced that shareholders holding 9,349,317 shares (57.6% of shares in issue) have voted in favour of discount trigger resolution. The effect of this is that all of the shares that were voted in favour will be redeemed by the company on 1 August 2017. Redeeming Shareholders will receive the proceeds in four quarterly […]
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31 Aug 2016 4 min read
Acorn’s smaller companies portfolio suffers in the wake of Brexit
Acorn Income Fund has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. During the period, Acorn’s gross assets provided a total return of -8.13%, whilst its NAV total return was -13.95%. Reflecting an increase in the premium to NAV at which the company’s shares traded, the share price total return was […]
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21 Apr 2016 1 min read
Top ten risers and fallers in March
http://view.ceros.com/citywire/it-insider-april-2016/p/21 Investors appeared to have a greater appetite for risk during March, with trusts which have invested in Brazil, Latin America, and Russia all featuring in the top 10 risers.
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08 Mar 2016 1 min read
DW Catalyst broadening its portfolio
DW Catalyst Fund is proposing to reinvest part of its existing portfolio from the DW Catalyst Offshore Fund into the DW Value Offshore Fund, with the potential also to invest a portion of the Company’s assets in other strategies pursued by DW Partners, LP, the Company’s investment manager. DW Value invests across the spectrum of […]
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31 Aug 2015 1 min read
DW Catalyst’s gains on Real Estate offset by Energy exposure
During the first half of 2015 DW Catalyst Fund’s NAV increased by 1.2% and 1.1% in the GBP and USD share classes, respectively. Over the same period the share prices of the GBP and USD share classes declined 2.2% and 2.4%, respectively. They say the largest positive contributors for the first half of the year were within Commercial […]
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26 Mar 2015 1 min read
DW Catalysts has difficult second half, high yield exposure weighs
DW Catalyst Fund Limited (the former BH Credit Catalysts) has reported results for the year that ended on 31 December 2014. Over the year the net asset value of the US dollar shares rose by 5.4% and the Sterling shares rose by 5.5%. DW Partners took on responsibility for the fund on 1 January 2015 […]
