What Abbey Capital does

Abbey Capital is a Dublin-based alternative investment manager founded in 2000 by Tony Gannon, specialising exclusively in multi-manager managed futures strategies. The firm operates from its headquarters at 8 St. Stephen's Green in Dublin and a US subsidiary, Abbey Capital (US) LLC, in New York, serving institutional investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, global banks and US retail clients across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Abbey Capital is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager under AIFMD, and is registered with the US CFTC, NFA and SEC.

The firm's core technology is its multi-manager portfolio construction approach, which combines allocations to multiple Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) and managed futures strategies across trend-following, short-term, value and global macro styles. Allocations are made through managed accounts, providing full position-level transparency and enabling detailed ongoing manager analysis. The firm works with 14 disclosed sub-advisors including Aspect Capital, Crabel, Graham Capital, Systematica, Winton, Tudor, Episteme, P/E Global, QMS, Revolution Capital, R.G. Niederhoffer, and Welton, trading across over 120 global markets spanning equity indices, commodities, bonds, interest rates and FX.

Abbey Capital generates revenue through management fees on Assets Under Management across five product vehicles: the Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund ('40 Act mutual fund, $2.36B NAV as of November 2025), the Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund ('40 Act mutual fund combining managed futures with US equity), Private Placement Funds (AIFMD structure), the Abbey Capital TrendPlus Strategy UCITS (launched September 2025 via MontLake), and Customised Solutions mandates for large institutional investors. Management fees are approximately 1.77-2.79% depending on share class, with no performance fees on fund vehicles. Distribution occurs via direct institutional sales, Quasar Distributors LLC for US mutual funds, and MontLake for UCITS.

Name

Abbey Capital

Legal name

Abbey Capital Limited

Website

https://abbeycapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Abbey Capital is a Dublin-based alternative investment manager founded in 2000 that specialises in multi-manager managed futures strategies, serving institutional investors, family offices, HNW individuals and US retail clients via mutual funds, UCITS, private placement funds and customised mandates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Futures Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Assets — Real Asset Fund Platforms / Multi-Asset Real Assets (Diversified Real Assets Funds) (FSAHAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Equity Mutual Funds (Active) (FSAAAEAA)

Keywords

• Managed futures funds
• Multi-manager allocation
• CTA selection
• Alternative investment management
• Trend following strategies

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Fees - Futures Strategy Fund: Annual management fees charged on Assets Under Management (AUM). The Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund charges 1.77% management fee (after waivers: 1.79% for Class I, 2.04% for Class A, 2.79% for Class C), which includes advisory fees paid to Abbey Capital Limited and trading advisers. No performance fees are charged.
2. Management Fees - Multi Asset Fund: Annual management fees on the Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund (MAFIX/MAFAX/MAFCX). Net expenses are 1.79% for Class I, 2.04% for Class A, and 2.79% for Class C shares. No performance fees are charged.
3. Customised Solutions Management: Fees from designing and managing customised multi-manager portfolios for large institutional investors through a five-step process: Discover, Design, Implement, Monitor, and Report.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Abbey Capital is an alternative investment manager that builds and manages multi-manager managed futures portfolios for institutional investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, global banks, and US retail investors. Core offerings include US '40 Act mutual funds (Futures Strategy Fund and Multi Asset Fund), private placement funds, a UCITS strategy (TrendPlus), and bespoke customised multi-manager portfolios trading across over 120 markets in equity indices, commodities, bonds, interest rates, and foreign exchange.

Product overview

Abbey Capital is an alternative investment fund manager specializing in managed futures multi-manager strategies. The company offers a diversified product portfolio comprising mutual funds for US retail and institutional investors (Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund and Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund), private placement funds for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals, a UCITS offering (Abbey Capital TrendPlus Strategy UCITS) launched in 2025, and customised solutions for large institutional mandates. All funds employ a multi-manager approach combining multiple CTAs and managed futures strategies across trend-following, short-term, value, and global macro trading strategies, traded across equity indices, commodities, bonds, interest rates, and foreign exchange markets. The firm was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dublin with a US subsidiary in New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund A publicly offered multi-manager '40 Act mutual fund for US institutional and retail investors that allocates to a diversified set of managed futures strategies across commodities, currencies, equity indices, bonds, and interest rates, combined with actively managed fixed income exposure.
• Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund A publicly offered multi-manager '40 Act mutual fund combining managed futures with a managed long US equity strategy targeting approximately 50% S&P 500 exposure, with remaining cash invested in short-dated fixed income. Tickers: MAFIX (Class I), MAFAX (Class A), MAFCX (Class C).
• Private Placement Funds Private placement funds for certain institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals, structured as collective investment undertakings under AIFMD.
• Abbey Capital TrendPlus Strategy UCITS An Irish-domiciled UCITS offering for institutional investors, available through the MontLake UCITS platform, providing managed futures exposure under a regulated UCITS structure.
• Customised Solutions Tailored multi-manager portfolios created for large institutional investors with specific mandates, structured through a five-step process: Discover, Design, Implement, Monitor, and Report.

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed futures historically delivered low correlation to equities and can perform well in equity bear markets
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• MontLake UCITS PlatformstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2025UCITS fund platform through which Abbey Capital launched its UCITS offering - Abbey Capital TrendPlus Strategy (UCITS) - in September 2025, making the product available to institutional investors through the regulated UCITS structure.
• Aspect Capital LimitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationLondon-based investment manager founded in 1997 applying systematic and research-driven approach to investment management. Provides the Aspect Core Diversified Program - a medium-term, momentum-based investment process applying trend following models across highly liquid futures and FX markets to the Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund.
• Crabel Capital Management, LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationLos Angeles-based alternative investment manager with over 30 years of experience specializing in systematic, automated trading of futures and foreign exchange. Provides the Crabel Advanced Trend Program employing multiple price-based, systematic strategies across approximately 200 futures and FX instruments.
• Graham Capital Management L.P.coreTechnology or IntegrationConnecticut-based macro-oriented alternative investment firm founded in 1994 focusing on global fixed income, currency, commodity and equity markets. Provides the Graham Tactical Trend Strategy - a dynamic trend-based approach trading broad range of markets including global interest rates, FX, stock indices and commodities.
• Systematica Investments LimitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationInnovative technology-driven firm focused on quantitative and systematic approach to investing, launched as independent business in January 2015 with track record dating back to 2004. Provides trend following program to identify and capture movements in markets relating to momentum or trends.
• Winton Capital Management LimitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationQuantitative investment management firm founded by Sir David Harding in 1997 and headquartered in London. Provides the Winton Major-Market Trend Strategy applying trend-following models to a diversified universe of commodities, stock indices, currencies and fixed income markets.
• Tudor Investment CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationConnecticut-based investment manager running multiple strategies including discretionary global macro, event driven and quantitative strategies. Provides the Tudor Emerald Momentum program trading systematic trend following strategy across broad range of global futures markets.
• Quasar Distributors, LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS registered broker-dealer and mutual fund distributor. Distributes the Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund and Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund as publicly offered '40 Act mutual funds to US institutional and retail investors.
• Episteme Capital Partners (UK) LLPcoreTechnology or IntegrationIndependent quantitative investment manager founded in 2009 managing capital for a global client base. Provides the Episteme Emerald Program - a quantitative systematic macro program blending fundamental and technical strategies implemented through diversified set of futures and FX markets.
• P/E Global, LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationBoston-based manager founded in 1995. Provides the P/E Emerald Futures Program - systematic strategy analysing financial and macroeconomic fundamental data with focus on risk and yield information, using Bayesian approach to determine trading positions in major FX markets.
• QMS Capital Management LPcoreTechnology or IntegrationNorth Carolina-based alternative investment manager applying sophisticated quantitative methods. Provides the QMS Medium-Term Macro strategy - a quantitative, systematic, long-short investment program diversified across asset classes, conceptual investing themes, and modeling approaches in liquid global futures and forwards.
• Revolution Capital Management, LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationDenver, Colorado-based manager founded in 2004. Provides the Revolution Emerald Futures Program following 100% systematic short- and medium-term trading strategy combining counter-trend and trend reversion models across commodity, equity, currency, bond and short-term interest rate sectors.
• R.G. Niederhoffer Capital ManagementcoreTechnology or IntegrationFlorida-based quantitative investment manager founded in 1993 by Roy G. Niederhoffer specializing in systematic, short-term automated trading of futures. Provides the RGNCM Emerald Program employing fully systematic, short-term, contrarian and machine learning models across 60+ futures.
• Welton Investment Partners LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationCalifornia-based investment manager whose predecessor was originally formed in 1988. Provides the Welton Trend program seeking to harness recurrent market opportunities using systematic, research driven, medium and long-term trend following models across diversified global futures markets.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Man Group: Publicly-traded global active investment management group with significant managed futures exposure through AHL, the largest listed dedicated managed futures franchise; directly comparable to Abbey's multi-manager managed futures positioning.
• AQR Capital Management: Large multi-strategy alternatives manager offering systematic and managed futures strategies to institutional clients; comparable multi-manager, multi-strategy alternatives platform competing for the same allocator mandates.
• Winton Group: London-based quantitative investment manager founded by David Harding with large managed futures/commodity trading advisor heritage; one of Abbey's underlying CTAs and a natural competitor in allocator-led managed futures mandates.
• Aspect Capital: London-based systematic managed futures manager founded in 1997; supplies CTA programs to Abbey's flagship funds and itself markets multi-strategy managed futures to institutional allocators.
• Graham Capital Management: Connecticut-based macro-oriented alternatives firm providing the Graham Tactical Trend Strategy to Abbey Capital; a peer in discretionary and systematic managed futures offerings.
• Transtrend: Dutch quantitative managed futures manager operating diversified trend-following programs; competes with Abbey for European institutional allocator mandates.
• Campbell & Company (Taube Hodson Stonex): Long-standing managed futures manager offering trend-following and multi-manager-style programs to institutional clients; an established direct competitor in the dedicated managed futures allocator space.
• Lynx Asset Management: Sweden-based systematic managed futures manager with a multi-strategy, multi-manager architecture; comparable product structure targeting institutional investors seeking diversified CTA exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Millennium Management: Large multi-strategy alternatives platform with significantly broader strategy mix than Abbey; represents the scaled multi-manager alternatives incumbent that institutional allocators compare Abbey against.
• Citadel: Global multi-strategy alternatives manager with quantitative, macro and fixed income capabilities; a benchmark for institutional alternatives investors evaluating smaller, more focused managers like Abbey.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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