Man Group PLC
Man Group is a global active investment management firm that runs client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists worldwide. The firm operates through five specialist investment engines: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM, and Man GPM, offering both quantitative and discretionary strategies across all major asset classes, including systematic and fundamental approaches in equities, credit, multi-asset, and private markets. Man Group has a long history, originally founded as a sugar cooperage and brokerage in 1783, and is now a listed, publicly traded hedge fund business.
Investment Strategy
Man Group deploys a diverse range of investment strategies, including systematic (quantitative) and fundamental (discretionary) approaches, across long-only and alternative strategies in public and private markets. This includes absolute return, momentum-based, active extension, hedged equity, and multi-manager formats, as well as direct lending, real assets, and specialty lending in private credit. The firm emphasizes technology, research, and collaboration, with each investment engine operating with significant autonomy within a centralized risk and operational infrastructure.
Top Holdings
Equity Positions (1,770)
| Ticker | Security | Weight | Market Value | Shares | Avg Cost | Price | Change (QoQ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N NVDA | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 3.17% | $1.66B | 10,536,531 | $77.62 | $157.99 | +$898.2M |
M MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 2.62% | $1.37B | 2,761,430 | $323.73 | $497.41 | +$679.0M |
S SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | 2.24% | $1.17B | 1,900,024 | $617.85 | $617.85 | +$1.17B |
A AAPL | APPLE INC | 2.20% | $1.16B | 5,639,467 | $148.87 | $205.17 | +$361.1M |
A AMZN | AMAZON COM INC | 1.55% | $811.5M | 3,698,841 | $158.72 | $219.39 | +$284.3M |
Options Positions (10)
| Ticker | Security | Action | Type | Notional Value | Contracts | Underlying Price | Premium Paid | Change (Contracts) | Change (Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | Sold | Put | $550.5M | 8,910 | $617.85 | $562.82 | -735 | +$11.0M |
S SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | Sold | Call | $475.1M | 7,689 | $617.85 | $563.41 | -940 | -$7.6M |
N NVDA | NVIDIA CORPORATION | Bought | Call | $357.5M | 22,631 | $157.99 | $113.28 | +2,551 | +$139.9M |
M MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | Bought | Call | $351.7M | 7,071 | $497.41 | $428.66 | +1,203 | +$131.4M |
M MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | Sold | Put | $277.8M | 5,585 | $497.41 | $414.47 | -328 | +$55.8M |