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13D Activist Fund

Event-Driven Mutual Fund Focused on 13D Filings
The 13D Activist Fund (DDDIX) is the first mutual fund to offer investors exposure to shareholder activism as its primary investment strategy. The Fund was founded by Ken Squire, who has been operating the premier research service on shareholder activism for the institutional community since 2006.


Investment Process
The 13D Activist Fund seeks to invest in 20 to 40 activist situations which we believe will successfully lead to the realization of enhanced shareholder value. We analyze each 13D event and makes a decision as to how much, if any, to allocate to the Fund. The investment decision is based primarily on an analysis of the history/track record of the activist, type of activism employed, sector and probability of a success. The decision is based primarily on an analysis of the 13D event. [Read more...]
Quick Fund Facts
  • 13D Activist Fund is the first mutual fund to offer an expert exposure to activist investing as its primary investment strategy.
  • Managed by Ken Squire, founder of 13D Monitor, the leading qualitative activist research product to the institutional market.
  • Invests in companies that are the subject of what the Fund management believes to be the most compelling 13D filings of activist investors.
  • Follows 10–15 different activists in 20–40 different positions.
  • Fund Manager analyzes the 13D event, including the track record of activist, type of activism employed, sector and chances of a successful activist campaign.
  • Used in Portfolios as a core mid-cap, core all-cap and an alternative investment.
In the News
From 2007 through 2019, I wrote the weekly Activist Spotlight column at Barron’s. I have now joined the CNBC team and will be writing the weekly update exclusively for CNBC readers. Due to the coronavirus crisis we have delayed the launch of this column, but we believe now is the right time to start focusing on company fundamentals and catalysts. [Read more...]
Source: CNBC - April 18, 2020
When Ken Squire decided to start a research service analyzing the securities filings of hedge fund managers in 2006, the strategy he planned to cover—what we now call shareholder activism—was a tiny niche in the hedge fund world. [Read more...]
Source: Worth.com - February 13, 2019
Highlights the Benefits of Pure, Diversified and Complete Exposure to a Successful Strategy [Read more...]
Source: Morningstar.com - January 17, 2017
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