Alternative
Investments
We believe alternative investments are a key driver of portfolio diversification and long-term alpha generation. In a world where traditional asset classes are increasingly correlated, differentiated sources of return are essential to building resilient portfolios.
We pride ourselves on seeing value where others do not.
Our perspective is shaped by independence, disciplined analysis, and a long-term mindset. The originality of our alternative approach lies not in complexity, but in clarity – focusing on robust, fundamentally grounded strategies designed to perform across market cycles.
Through strong partnerships, we provide access to high-quality alternative strategies that broaden the opportunity set available to our clients and complement traditional allocations. Alignment of interests is central to our philosophy. We invest alongside our clients, applying the same standards of conviction and scrutiny to their investments as we do to our own capital.
Alternative investments, in our view, are not a peripheral allocation, but a strategic component of a well-constructed portfolio – whether integrated within a broader allocation or used selectively to meet specific objectives.
ellida capital
Dominicé partners with best-in-class alternative investment managers, ensuring strong alignment of interests by investing alongside its clients. We prioritize strategies that provide genuine portfolio diversification and differentiated sources of return.
In this context, Ellida Capital naturally complements and strengthens Dominicé’s alternative investment offering.
Ellida Capital’s multi-strategy absolute return fund is one of the most notable recent launches among independent systematic hedge funds in Europe. The fund invests exclusively in the most liquid instruments across global markets. Its strategy combines multiple independent engines designed to capture diversified sources of alpha in rapidly evolving market environments while generating returns with low correlation to traditional asset classes. Portfolio construction emphasizes robustness, diversification, and natural convexity during periods of market stress.
Ellida Capital builds on the extensive experience of its founders in quantitative research and systematic portfolio management, developed through senior leadership roles at leading multi-strategy hedge funds and globally recognized financial institutions.
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Our Team
Michel Dominicé
Manuel Sigrist
Simon Lépine
Liv Droz
Aiste Ortiz
Martin Spreng
Michel Dominicé, PhD, created Dominicé & Co in 2003 when he launched his first investment fund, based on his research on the myopic behavior of equity investors. Since then, he has developed the company’s offering, which today includes a range of specialized investment products. These comprise volatility, equities and real estate funds, as well as private asset management services.
Prior to founding the company, Michel was Head of the US and Global Equity team at Lombard Odier in Geneva, Switzerland, overseeing CHF2 billion in equity investments. He began his career holding research positions in various international financial institutions in Geneva, London, New York and Hong Kong.
Michel earned a PhD in Economics from the University of St. Gallen. He presented his doctoral thesis on monetary policy while working at the National Bank of Romania.
Manuel Sigrist joined Dominicé’s Investment Team in 2012. In addition to co-managing the flagship volatility fund, he is also developing and managing the company’s US equities investment strategy.
Before joining Dominicé, Manuel was a quantitative analyst in the Multi Asset Class Solutions department at GAM in Zurich. In this capacity, he developed systematic strategies in equities, fixed income, currencies and volatility. He began his career with Banco Santander in Geneva as a quantitative analyst of hedge funds.
Manuel holds a Masters in Financial Engineering and Risk Management from HEC in Lausanne.
Simon Lépine joined Dominicé’s Investment Team in 2024, where he focuses on research and management of the firm’s alternative investment strategies.
Before joining Dominicé, Simon was senior portfolio manager responsible for implied volatility strategies at LFIS Capital. In this role, he developed and implemented quantitative strategies in cross asset derivatives and launched an equity dispersion fund.
Simon holds a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering from Ecole Centrale Lyon in 2012 and a Master’s degree in International Finance from HEC Paris.
Liv Droz is Chief Operating Officer at Dominicé, having joined the company in 2017.
Prior to joining Dominicé Liv worked as an M&A and transactional lawyer, asset management legal counsel and derivatives legal specialist at Credit Suisse. She also worked as a lawyer with Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva and in Zurich with a focus on litigation and arbitration as well as commercial, financing and M&A matters. After her studies, Liv started her career as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York.
Liv graduated from the University of Lausanne with a Law Degree and a Master in Law and obtained an LL.M from Georgetown University in the US. Liv is qualified as an attorney at the NY Bar and the Geneva Bar.
Aiste Ortiz is Head of Investor Relations and Business Development at Dominicé and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Since joining the company in 2011, she has led Dominicé’s capital raising, client engagement, marketing, and strategic business development initiatives.
Before joining Dominicé, Aiste worked at Bloomberg in London as an equity derivatives and structured products specialist, responsible for developing and implementing Bloomberg’s equity derivatives solutions in Switzerland. She started her career in the Cross Asset Solutions department of Société Générale in New York and Montreal.
Aiste holds a BSc in Finance from the University of Florida and an Advanced Master’s degree in Insurance-Finance from ESSEC Business School in Paris.
Martin Spreng joined Dominicé’s Investor Relations team in 2023. He is responsible for investor relations, business development and marketing of Dominicé’s funds. He is part of the Investment Committee of the Real Estate Fund.
Before joining Dominicé, Martin Spreng worked at an asset management firm specializing in tail-hedging strategies and fintech solutions, where he was responsible for the company’s strategic and business development. He began his career in Geneva as a trader and advisor in fixed income, structured products, and private debt. Martin holds a Bachelor’s degree from HEC Lausanne and a Master’s degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich.