Portfolio
A window into the kinds of investments QUAAF makes. Our student team manages a diversified, multi-asset portfolio — anchored by alternative strategies and complemented by public equities, fixed income, and cash.
An Alternatives-Led, Multi-Asset Portfolio
QUAAF’s portfolio is built around a core of alternative investments — our largest allocation — surrounded by sleeves of public equities, fixed income, and cash management. This blend lets us pursue returns that are less correlated to traditional markets while preserving capital and keeping the liquidity to act on new opportunities. Every position is researched, debated, and monitored by our student investment, risk, and data teams.
Asset Classes
Alternative Strategies
Our largest allocation. We invest alongside specialized external managers who run hedge-fund strategies — from equity long/short to event-driven and alternative credit — designed to deliver uncorrelated, risk-adjusted returns.
Public Equities
A mix of individual companies and sector index funds across Canadian and global markets, giving us targeted exposure to the sectors and themes we find most compelling.
Fixed Income
Investment-grade corporate bonds that add stability and income, helping to balance the risk of our equity and alternative positions.
Cash & Cash Management
High-interest savings and cash-equivalent holdings that preserve capital, provide liquidity, and let us deploy into opportunities as they arise.
Equity Sectors We Invest In
Within our equity sleeve we hold both individual companies and sector index funds. Here is where we focus across the market.
Financials
Banks, insurers, and diversified financials that anchor the Canadian market — accessed through individual names and broad sector funds.
Energy
Oil & gas producers and the wider energy sector, capturing a cornerstone of the Canadian economy and the global commodity cycle.
Consumer Staples
Resilient, cash-generative businesses such as food and convenience retail — defensive exposure that tends to hold up across cycles.
Communication Services
Telecom and media companies that pair steady cash flows with exposure to connectivity and digital trends.
Real Estate
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) spanning residential and industrial property — a source of income and real-asset, inflation-aware exposure.
International & Emerging Markets
Global and emerging-market equity exposure that extends our reach beyond Canada into faster-growing economies.
Alternative Strategies
Our alternatives are managed by specialized external partners. Together they span strategies built to perform across different market environments.
Equity Long/Short
Buying companies expected to outperform while shorting those expected to lag — seeking returns whether markets rise or fall.
Event-Driven & Merger Arbitrage
Profiting from corporate events such as mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings, with returns largely independent of market direction.
Alternative Credit
Actively managed corporate and opportunistic credit that seeks income and total return beyond traditional bonds.
Opportunistic Growth
Flexible global mandates that pursue high-conviction growth opportunities wherever they emerge.
Yield & Income
Strategies focused on durable income and premium yield to complement the portfolio’s growth engines.
Specialty & Private Income
Niche, less-liquid income streams — such as media and structured-income vehicles — that diversify our sources of return.
QUAAF shares its portfolio by category to illustrate the breadth of our investments. To protect the fund’s positioning, we do not disclose individual holdings or values publicly.
Want to Know More?
Read about how we build and manage these positions, or get in touch with the team.