FIFTH HORIZON, LLC

FIFTH HORIZON, LLC

Fifth Horizon, LLC is a long-biased hedge fund based in Littleton, Colorado, providing core equity exposure using quantitative techniques. The firm manages a quantitative long/short equity strategy designed to be insulated from investment timing decisions, market cycles, factor style changes, and forecasting errors. Unlike traditional quant funds that use blended models, Fifth Horizon runs three separate orthogonal models—Quality/Value, Momentum/Growth, and Shorts—and combines the best issues from each factor family, avoiding the inherent compromise of blended approaches. The strategy targets returns near those of a long-only benchmark while delivering substantially less market risk and below-market volatility. The firm's philosophy emphasizes finance without forecasting, seeking to eliminate the need to time markets and build portfolios for enduring performance over a long investment cycle. Risk management is a primary consideration in every decision, with the firm viewing risk as multidimensional—encompassing return variance, potential for permanent loss, and opportunity-set limitations. The approach was first developed within the founder's family office before being formalized as 5th Horizon, and the team brings experience across asset management, quantitative methods, and portfolio construction.