About Anson Funds

Anson Funds is an investment management firm that currently manages over $1.5B and is focused on companies engaging in publicly traded equity and debt securities on a global basis. Founded in 2003, Anson Funds prioritizes net-of-fees performance with low volatility of returns, and low correlations to broad market indexes. From 2018 to 2020, Anson Funds also received a Top 10 Hedge Fund ranking by the Barclay Managed Fund. The company has also been featured in many well-known financial publications, including Barron’s and Bloomberg magazines. Anson launched its flagship fund, the Anson Investments Master Fund (AIMF), in 2007. Managed by Portfolio Managers Moez Kassam and Amin Nathoo, AIMF relies on a variety of investment strategies to ensure a diversified portfolio that minimizes volatility and correlates with public equity markets. The company’s other hedge funds include: ● Arch Anson Absolute Return Real Estate Fund (Global long-short real estate fund, launched 2018) ● Anson North Star Tactical Equity Fund (Long-biased relative strength fund, launched 2020) The Arch Anson Tactical Real Estate Fund (ARCH) launched in 2018 with Michael Missaghie as the primary Portfolio Manager. ARCH’s core investment objective is to deliver positive absolute returns on an annual basis by investing in global real estate securities The Anson North Star Tactical Equity Fund (ANSF) launched in January 2020 with Robert Mills and Salman Malik as the primary Portfolio Managers. ANSF is a long-biased fund that operates on the idea that net market exposure should be determined by analyzing five key factors: (1) sovereign credit signals, (2) corporate credit signals, (3) economic indicators, (4) market breadth, and (5) the trend of revenue and earnings revisions. Anson Funds has offices in Dallas, Texas, and Toronto, Canada.

Investment Details

Investment Range
Not specified
Investment Stage
Various stages
Industry Focus
AI/ML, Climate, Finance (+2 more)
Investor Type
Private Equity Firm

Investment Focus

Focus Areas
AI/ML Climate Finance Real Estate VR/AR
Investment Stages
Private Equity