Fountainhead Tactical Allocation Fund (FHTAF)

The Fountainhead Tactical Allocation Fund is an actively managed global ETF and options strategy designed to complement long-duration equity exposure. Through dynamic allocation, systematic options overlays, and disciplined risk controls, the Fund seeks to generate carry, manage volatility, and deliver resilient risk-adjusted returns across market regimes.

What we do

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Fountainhead Tactical Allocation Fund is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns across market environments through actively managed exposure to global ETFs combined with structured options overlays. The Fund seeks to enhance portfolio carry, manage downside risk, and opportunistically capture market dislocations through dynamic allocation and disciplined risk management, while maintaining flexibility to adapt positioning as market conditions evolve.

Investment Strategy

The Fountainhead Tactical Allocation Fund employs a tactical asset allocation framework centered on liquid global equity ETFs, enabling efficient exposure to major markets and themes while maintaining flexibility to adjust positioning as market conditions evolve.  This dynamic allocation approach allows the portfolio to express geographic, sector, and cyclical views in a transparent and scalable manner.

 

Complementing the ETF core, the Fund systematically utilizes derivatives and options overlays to shape portfolio risk and return characteristics. These techniques are applied to enhance income generation, manage volatility, and provide downside protection, supporting the Fund’s objective of delivering consistent risk-adjusted outcomes across market environments.

 

The strategy also retains the flexibility to allocate opportunistically across additional asset classes where diversification and tactical opportunity exist. Through this integrated combination of dynamic allocation, structured overlays, and disciplined risk management, the Fund seeks to deliver adaptive performance and portfolio resilience across market

Fund Managers

Asif Ali

Chief Investment Officer​
25 years of investment experience | Founder, 10 years at Fountained

Paul Sherriff, CFA

Portfolio Manager
20 years’ investment experience | Co-Founder, 10 years at Fountainhead

Salman Ali, CFA

Head of Research & Portfolio Manager
34 years’ investment experience | 3 years at Fountainhead

Investment Objective

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Fountainhead Tactical Allocation Fund (FHTAF) Performance

1MYTD1Y3Y*Inception*FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022*
FHTAF1.0%1.9%18%52%85%21%6.6%17%20%
S&P 500-0.9%0.5%16%73%82%16%23.3%24%1%
*Since July 2022
Performance Comparison
Financial Year EndingFHTAFS&P 500Relative
202220.5%1.4%19.0%
202317.2%24.2%-7.0%
20246.6%23.3%-16.7%
202520.5%16.4%4.1%
2026 YTD1.9%0.5%1.4%
Since Inception per annum18.4%17.7%0.7%
Total Cumulative Since Inception84.9%81.7%3.2%

Asif Ali

Chief Investment Officer

25 years’ investment experience | Founder, 10 years at Fountainhead

Asif Ali is the architect of Fountainhead’s investment philosophy. With a career spanning Citi, ABN Amro, and hedge funds including KAM Singapore, Asif bridges top- down thematic vision with disciplined bottom-up execution. He leads the Investment Committee, sets the long-term roadmap, and specializes in Healthcare and diversified holding companies. His leadership ensures every decision aligns with our dual mandate: long-term growth and capital preservation.​

 

Paul Sherriff, CFA

Portfolio Manager

20 years’ investment experience | Co-Founder, 10 years at Fountainhead

Paul brings global perspective from senior roles at Morgan Stanley, Macquarie Bank, and Goldman Sachs in Australia. He covers Communications, Information Technology, Energy, and Consumer sectors, identifying businesses aligned with our long-term themes. Based in Singapore, Paul also strengthens our business development efforts across Asia-Pacific, engaging directly with regional partners and investors.

Salman Ali, CFA

Head of Research & Portfolio Manager

34 years’ investment experience | 3 years at Fountainhead

Salman has held senior roles at Citi, Indosuez W.I. Carr, and major financial institutions. At Fountainhead, he leads research and covers Financials and selected Consumer sectors, applying rigorous analysis, robust financial modeling, and clear risk frameworks. As Head of Research, he mentors the team and drives innovation—most recently spearheading the integration of GenAI into our research process.

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