Easterly Asset Management Hedged Equity Fund (Tickers: JDIEX, JDSEX) Achieves 5-Star Overall Morningstar Rating™

Easterly Asset Management, home to investment teams that provide private wealth and institutional investors with a portfolio of solutions across alternatives, active equity, and active fixed income, today announced that the Easterly Hedged Equity Fund (Class I and R6) has been recognized with a 5-Star Overall Morningstar Rating™ as of October 31, 2024.

The Hedged Equity Fund’s primary investment objective is capital appreciation. By combining a domestic long equity core position with risk mitigation strategies, the Fund seeks to manage risk during significant equity market downturns and thereby enhance returns.

“Despite volatility in equities and fixed income, our hedged equity strategy has allowed investors to opportunistically capture the upside of reallocation while benefiting from rising volatility,” said Darrell Crate, Founder and Managing Principal of Easterly Asset Management. “The team’s diligence and expertise in navigating uncertainty in the market enables us to demonstrate the Fund's value proposition to our investors.”

Easterly’s Hedged Equity Fund (Class I and R6) earned 5 stars overall (out of 149 funds), 5 stars for its 3-year (out of 149 funds) and 5 stars for its 5-year (out of 118 funds) in Morningstar’s Equity Hedged category based on risk-adjusted returns as of the period ending October 31, 2024.

Easterly Hedged Equity Fund (Class I and R6) Morningstar Rating

“We value this recognition from Morningstar as we look to help clients manage cyclical portfolio risk and provide the necessary systematic defense strategies,” said Jim Ryan, Founding Partner and President of Easterly EAB Risk Solutions. “With more market volatility expected in the coming months and quarters, we look forward to providing our investors with a strong portfolio diversification option.”

ABOUT EASTERLY

Easterly Asset Management and its Strategic Partners provide private wealth and institutional investors with a portfolio of solutions across alternatives, active equity, and active fixed income. Founded in 2019, Easterly’s goal is to bring curated solutions to clients that make their portfolios better by partnering with trusted investment teams who have an established track record of delivering value to investors. Easterly enables high-performing managers to operate at scale by delivering best-in-class resources, risk management, operational support, infrastructure and an institutional and wealth distribution team. As of June 30, 2024, Easterly and its Strategic Partners manage $60B of client assets. For more information, visit easterlyam.com.

Morningstar Rating as of October 31, 2024

Category: Equity Hedged

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