Absolute Return Strategies
Over
50 years
investing in
absolute return strategies
We leverage decades of experience to partner with clients across absolute return strategies designed to seek alpha, manage downside risk, and enhance portfolio diversification.
$25B
AUM
~200
Hedge Funds We Invest With
~95%
Capital Invested Through Means of Unique Access1
Why GCM Grosvenor For Absolute Return Strategies?
Attractive Performance
We seek to construct portfolios that deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns across market environments, supported by our rigorous investment and risk-management processes.
Access to Elite Managers
With over 50 years of experience, we draw on longstanding relationships across the hedge fund industry, providing differentiated access, insights, and investment opportunities with many of the world’s leading managers.
Seamless Implementation
Our implementation expertise enables efficient access through fee-improved structures, negotiated terms, and targeted exposures—all designed to complement clients’ broader investment programs.
How We Invest
Multi-Strategy Flagship Solutions
Diversified portfolios that allocate across a range of hedge fund strategies.
Customized Separate Accounts
Tailored portfolios built to meet specific client objectives and risk parameters.
Portable Alpha Offerings
Solutions that seek to deliver uncorrelated alpha, designed to integrate with clients’ existing exposures.
Managed Accounts
Dedicated structures that provide enhanced transparency and control.
Single Strategy Portfolios
Investments focused on a particular hedge fund strategy or regional opportunity.
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Data as of September 30, 2025, unless otherwise noted.
1 Data as of March 31, 2025. updated yearly. Includes investments by longer-duration credit programs managed by the Absolute Return Strategies team. Some funds could be categorized within 1-3 of the unique means of access buckets which include closed/capacity constrained, fee savings, and separate accounts.
Investments in alternatives are speculative and involve substantial risk, including market risks, credit risks, macroeconomic risks, liquidity risks, manager risks, counterparty risks, interest rate risks, and operational risks, and may result in the possible loss of your entire investment. No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its objectives or avoid losses. The views expressed are for informational purposes only and are not intended to serve as a forecast, a guarantee of future results, investment recommendations, or an offer to buy or sell securities by GCM Grosvenor. The investment strategies mentioned are not personalized to your financial circumstances or investment objectives, and differences in account size, the timing of transactions and market conditions prevailing at the time of investment may lead to different results.
Unless apparent from context, all statements herein represent GCM Grosvenor’s opinion.