Altaica Alpha Strategies Fund

Altaica Alpha Strategies Fund

Altaica Alpha Strategies Fund operates as a Rotterdam-based fund-of-funds manager, reflecting the portfolio construction philosophy of founder Arent Thijsen, who also serves as Senior Portfolio Manager and owner of Performax B.V. (Altaica Capital). The vehicle sits within a network of Dutch alternatives professionals, including Michael Kembel and Frans Schreiber of Elite Fund Management B.V., drawing on experience from Antaurus Europe Fund and broader European long/short equity traditions. The strategy allocates across several distinct return streams. The fund commits to external hedge fund managers while maintaining direct managed futures exposure and a dedicated cryptocurrency portfolio sleeve. This three-pillar architecture — external hedge fund selection, systematic trend-following overlays, and digital asset beta — departs from the typical European fund-of-funds model that historically concentrated in long/short equity and event-driven managers. The managed futures component introduces convexity to the portfolio, while the crypto sleeve captures a return stream uncorrelated to traditional alternative risk premia. Operational oversight draws on multiple entities. John van der Schenk, founder of Fonds Bloemendaal, leads Risk and Compliance, while Elite Fund Management B.V. principals Kembel and Schreiber contribute portfolio management and governance. The firm maintains no publicly disclosed AUM figure and does not operate a promotional website or LinkedIn presence, consistent with a vehicle designed for a tight circle of Dutch professional investors and family offices rather than broad institutional marketing. What distinguishes Altaica structurally is the deliberate omission of a single-strategy mandate. Most boutique Dutch alternatives managers launch as a single hedge fund or a private credit vehicle. Altaica instead aggregates external manager selection, systematic futures, and crypto into one fund-of-funds structure — a multi-asset alternatives aggregator that functions more like an internal family-office portfolio than a conventional commingled fund.