Ironwood

Ironwood Capital Management is a Hartford, Connecticut-based alternative investment advisory firm founded in 2000, specializing in providing hedge fund-of-funds and direct hedge fund strategies to institutional investors. The firm manages assets for a select group of institutional clients including endowments, foundations, pension funds, and family offices, building customized hedge fund portfolios designed to generate attractive absolute returns with lower volatility and correlation than traditional equity investments. Ironwood's investment philosophy emphasizes manager quality, portfolio diversification, and rigorous risk management as the foundations of a disciplined multi-manager alternative investment approach.

Ironwood's investment process is centered on identifying and accessing top-tier hedge fund managers across multiple strategies — including equity long/short, global macro, event-driven, and relative value — and constructing balanced portfolios that diversify both strategy risk and manager-specific risk. The firm's due diligence process encompasses extensive qualitative assessment of investment teams, operational infrastructure, risk management practices, and alignment of interests, ensuring that only managers meeting Ironwood's high standards are included in client portfolios. Ironwood's ability to access emerging and capacity-constrained hedge fund managers provides its clients with differentiated exposure beyond what is available through larger fund-of-funds programs.

Ironwood Capital Management has built a solid reputation among institutional investors for its thoughtful approach to hedge fund investing, combining selectivity with diversification to build portfolios that can provide genuine alternatives exposure within institutional asset allocations. The firm's boutique structure allows for highly personalized client service, including the ability to customize allocations and reporting to meet each institution's specific investment policy guidelines and objectives. Ironwood's long track record of disciplined manager selection and portfolio construction makes it a trusted specialist in the institutional hedge fund-of-funds space.