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- Total Assets: 132.63M
Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies R6
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K2 Alternative Strategies Fund Class R6 Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of K2 Alternative Strategies Fund Class R6. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of FASRX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad equity markets. The fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by allocating its assets across multiple non-traditional or "alternative" strategies, including, but not limited to, some or all of the following strategies: Long Short Equity, Relative Value, Event Driven and Global Macro. It may invest in a wide range of securities and other investments including, but not limited to: equity securities (which may include common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities) and debt securities.
Contact Information
Address
One Franklin Parkway, Building 970, 1st Floor
San Mateo,CA 94403
United States
San Mateo,CA 94403
United States
Phone
+1 650 3122000
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Vinokur | Portfolio Manager | 2024 | Now |
| Lillian C. Knight | Portfolio Manager | 2024 | Now |
| Anthony Zanolla | Portfolio Manager | 2018 | Now |
| Biography | Anthony Zanolla, CFA, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, joined K2 in October 2014. Mr. Zanolla began his investment career in 1994 at Bankers Trust where he worked on the Business Risk team executing risk management and business process reengineering projects for senior management and the board of directors. Mr. Zanolla joined Citibank in 1996 as a portfolio manager managing global equity and balanced investment mandates for institutions, non-profit entities and ultra high net worth individuals. In 2000 he was recruited to join Scudder Kemper Investments as a Vice President in the Venture Capital unit working on the development of a private client asset management and advisory platform. In 2001 Mr. Zanolla left Scudder to join former Citigroup colleagues as a Founding Partner and Equity Analyst at Norquest Capital, a Global Equity L/S hedge fund, where he was responsible for investments in the TMT, Industrials, Transportation, and Service sectors. He joined Allianz Hedge Fund Partners in 2002 where he was a member of the investment committee and strategy head responsible for global long-short equity, event driven, distressed and commodity trading advisors. He was also responsible for top down analysis and development if the Firm's global equity outlook. Mr. Zanolla left Allianz in October 2005 to join Northern Trust as co portfolio manager of the Hedge Fund group. In 2007 he was promoted to SVP and Portfolio Manager responsible for manager identification, research and selection, monitoring and portfolio construction for both fund of funds and custom portfolios. Mr. Zanolla graduated from Bernard M Baruch College in January 1994 with a B.B.A. in Accounting. He earned the CFA designation in 1999 and holds a NFA Series 3 license. | ||
| Robert Christian | Senior Managing Director | 2014 | Now |
| Biography | Robert Christian is a senior managing director and Head of Investment Research. He joined K2 Advisors in May 2010.From 1990 to 1995 Mr. Christian worked as a global strategist and proprietary trader at Chase Manhattan Futures Corporation. In 1995, he founded Modoc Capital focusing on short-term futures trading. In 1997 Modoc entered into a joint venture with Stonebrook Capital Management LLC as a portfolio manager and researcher. From 1998 to 2003 Mr. Christian worked at Graham Capital Management LP as a portfolio manager and researcher of quantitative based trading strategies. | ||
| Brooks Ritchey | Senior Managing Director | 2014 | 2024 |
| Biography | Brooks Ritchey is a senior managing director and head of portfolio construction for K2 Advisors. In this role, he manages absolute return, multi-asset, and risk overlay portfolios. He is member of the alternatives executive committee, Japan investment committee, and K2 Advisors guideline committee. Since 1987, Mr. Ritchey has managed multi-asset mutual fund and hedge fund portfolios while located in New York and Paris, France during his employment with organizations including Steinhardt Partners, Citibank, Finch Asset Management, Paribas, AIG, and ING. Mr. Ritchey joined K2 Advisors in 2005. | ||
| David C. Saunders | Founder | 2013 | 2018 |
| Biography | David C. Saunders, Founding Managing Director, co-founded K2 Advisors in 1994. He was previously employed as a trader at Tucker Anthony & R. L. Day, First Boston Corp., and ABN Amro Inc. In addition, Mr. Saunders managed the trading desks at WaterStreet Capital and Tiger Management. Mr. Saunders graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a B.S. degree in Business. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the University of Maryland Foundation (USMF); he is Chairman of the Investment Committee of the USMF. | ||
| William A. Douglass,III | Founder | 2013 | 2015 |
| Biography | Founding Managing Director, graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1984 with a B.A. in economics. He then joined Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities, where he worked in equity sales. In 1991, Mr. Douglass joined Tiedemann International Research, Ltd. (""TIR"") (Tokyo) as Director of Sales. He returned to the U.S. in 1992 to become Director of Sales for TIR's North American operation, where he co-managed the firm's U.S. business until April 1994. In July 1994, Mr. Douglass co-founded K2 Advisors. He also worked at Caspian Securities from June 1995 until July 1997, when he devoted his full attention to K2. Mr. Douglass serves on the Board of Trustees of the Jazz Foundation; Board of Directors of CitySquash, Inc.; Endowment Trust Board of BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music); and as a special Advisor to the Codman Academy, a charter school in Dorchester, MA. | ||
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