Penso Advisors
Penso Advisors is a discretionary macro manager specializing in convex, limited-downside derivatives structures across liquid asset classes.
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- Volatility and derivatives hedge fund manager
- Volatility & Derivatives Hedge Funds
- Tier II
Overview
Penso Advisors is a discretionary macro manager specializing in convex, limited-downside derivatives structures across liquid asset classes. Its strategies include macro convexity and negatively correlated alpha, with positions expressed through listed and over-the-counter derivatives.
Penso fits Tier II because convexity sourcing is the core of its investment identity. The firm combines macro judgment, derivatives structuring, and risk mitigation in a format relevant to hedge funds, pensions, endowments, foundations, and other sophisticated allocators. Within The Economy Wiki, the institution is connected to the Volatility & Derivatives Hedge Funds category.
Firm facts
| Institution | Penso Advisors |
| Type | Volatility and derivatives hedge fund manager |
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Primary ranking focus | Volatility & Derivatives Hedge Funds |
| Highest 2026 tier | Tier II |
Activities and investment capabilities
Penso Advisors is active in options, convexity, derivatives relative value and portfolio protection. Its category-specific capabilities are summarized below.
Core capability
options, convexity, derivatives relative value and portfolio protection
Institutional relevance
Capabilities are assessed for professional investors, investment organizations, counterparties or hedge-fund operating teams.
Risk and execution
The profile considers research quality, implementation, governance, resilience and category-specific operating requirements.
Strategy and market coverage
Strategy and workflow coverage
options, convexity, derivatives relative value and portfolio protection
Institutional context
Coverage reflects the institution’s role in hedge-fund investment, data, trading, financing, risk or operational workflows.
Market position
Penso fits Tier II because convexity sourcing is the core of its investment identity. The firm combines macro judgment, derivatives structuring, and risk mitigation in a format relevant to hedge funds, pensions, endowments, foundations, and other sophisticated allocators.
Penso Advisors is assessed within the Volatility & Derivatives Hedge Funds framework. For wider market context, see Family Office Private Markets Are Becoming an Access Business.
Competitive context
Penso Advisors is recognized Tier II in Top 30 Volatility & Derivatives Hedge Funds 2026; Tier III in Top 30 Global Macro Hedge Funds 2026. The rankings compare institutions by category relevance, investment or operating capability, research depth, risk and execution quality, institutional credibility and current activity. Comparable links support navigation and do not imply identical mandates, products or counterparties.
Leadership and governance
Leadership, investment-committee composition, product ownership and operating resources may change over time. Current information should be confirmed through the institution’s website or public institutional source.
| Leadership area | Current source |
|---|---|
| Leadership and governance | Current institutional information |
Corporate and public information
This profile refers to Penso Advisors as the public-facing institution or platform. Individual funds, advisers, broker-dealers, banks, administrators, data businesses and regulated affiliates may use separate legal names across jurisdictions.
Corporate and disclosure information
| Organization | Penso Advisors |
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
| Public source | www.penso.com |
| Profile basis | Public institutional information and Capital Ranking editorial research |
Ranking recognition
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