
HedgeD
HedgeD, with a capital “D” for emphasis, brings listeners topical content from both sides of the ledger – the long side and the short side. In each episode, co-hosts Mark Yusko, Cory Lester and Andrew Schmeelk take a deep dive into an investment theme or concept, typically with the help of an expert guest from Morgan Creek’s expansive global network.
Latest episodes

Feb 25, 2025 • 45min
2025 Equity Market Outlook & Investment Themes featuring Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management [February 13, 2025 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series]
In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the February 13th, 2025 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar featuring Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. After back-to-back strong years for equities, what does 2025 have in store for investors? Will equity market returns broaden out following multiple years of leadership from the Magnificent Seven? Are hedge funds poised for another year of solid performance? Which themes are hedge fund managers the most excited about for 2025 and beyond? I address these questions and go into detail about some of the themes Morgan Creek is the most excited about, including Artificial Intelligence, Innovative Healthcare, Chinese Recovery Plays, and Rifle Shot Shorts. I hope you enjoy the discussion, and I invite you to please follow-up with us if you are interested in learning more. Follow us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join the HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

Oct 2, 2024 • 1h 2min
Who Is Infinitum? Featuring John Yetimoglu, Infinitum Partners Founder & CIO [September 19, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series]
In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the September 19th, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar featuring John Yetimoglu of Infinitum Partners in conversation with Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. Although still an emerging manager, Morgan Creek believes Infinitum and John possess some of the hallmarks of a hedge fund manager that could one day become an industry leader. Mark and Cory discuss several topics with John, including Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), opportunities within AI such as Inference, and one of the companies in Inference – Groq. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and we invite you to please follow-up with us if you are interested in learning more. Follow us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join the HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

Aug 1, 2024 • 44min
The First Cut Is The Deepest featuring Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management [July 25, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series]
In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the July 25, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar featuring Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. Previously, Mark and Cory discussed why they believe interest rates are likely to settle into a more normalized range over the coming years, compared to the near zero interest rate period following the Great Financial Crisis, and why they believe this is likely to be a strong tailwind for long/short equity strategies going forward. As for the direction of broader equity markets, investors appear to be anxiously awaiting interest rate cuts to push stocks even higher, however, history suggests this optimism could be misplaced and that investors should be careful what they wish for. Listen in to find out why and we hope you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join the HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

May 13, 2024 • 49min
Long/Short Equity Is Back!?!? Featuring Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management [April 25, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series]
In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the April 25, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar featuring Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. Mark and Cory provide an update to previous podcasts where they discussed why they think higher interest rates should benefit long/short equity strategies. They are already starting to see some encouraging signs of this dynamic showing up in the performance data for the asset class so far in 2024. We hope you enjoy their insights into the topic. Follow us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join the HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

Feb 8, 2024 • 1h 7min
The 2024 Morgan Creek Investment Roundtable featuring Chris Hansen of Valiant Capital Management [January 25, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series]
In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the January 25th, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar featuring Chris Hansen of Valiant Capital Management. Prior to starting Valiant in 2008, Chris was a partner at Blue Ridge Capital where he worked beside and trained under legendary hedge fund investor John Griffin. In this conversation, Mark Yusko and Cory Lester from Morgan Creek discuss a variety of investment topics and themes with Chris, including long/short equity, artificial intelligence, the anti-obesity market, India and biotech. Chris is an old school long/short equity manager that has invested across various market cycles throughout his nearly three-decade long career. We hope you enjoy his insights on the current market environment and his comments about the prevailing opportunity set. Follow us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join the HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

Dec 11, 2023 • 42min
Why We Believe Biopharma Is Set For A Comeback [November 30, 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series]
In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the November 30th, 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar where Mark Yusko and Cory Lester talked about why they are so constructive on the outlook for Biopharma stocks. The fundamental disconnect between where Biopharma stocks are trading and the innovation and advancements in treatments reached an extreme level in 2023, in their opinion. They believe it is only a matter of time before investor attention returns to the sector focused on the science rather than the macro environment. We hope you enjoy the conversation. You can @ us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast or email us directly at HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join our almost monthly HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com And subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

Nov 9, 2023 • 58min
Sunlight Is The Best Disinfectant: Why Higher Rates Could Benefit Long/Short Equity [October 26, 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series
Louis Brandeis, an American lawyer and Supreme Court Justice, famously said, “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” In the October 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar, Mark Yusko and Cory Lester explain why higher interest rates can be seen as the financial market’s sunlight, and why they believe the higher (i.e., brighter) they get, the better the operating environment for long/short equity managers may be. Please reach out if you would like to receive a copy of the presentation that Mark and Cory reference or visit the webinar version of the replay via the link in the show notes below. We hope you enjoy the conversation. You can @ us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast or email us directly at HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join our almost monthly HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com And subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

Jun 14, 2023 • 48min
Slow and Steady Wins the Race [June 1, 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series]
In the June 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar, Mark Yusko and Cory Lester discuss the potential advantages of long/short investing over the long run. They discuss why the math of loss in investing is so punishing, and how the long/short model may help position portfolios to recoup losses faster than more traditional strategies after a difficult year like 2022. Please reach out if you would like to receive a copy of the presentation they reference or visit the webinar version of the replay on our YouTube channel via the link in the show notes below. We hope you enjoy the conversation. You can @ us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast or email us directly at HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join our almost monthly HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com And subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

May 12, 2023 • 57min
Is China Investable? Featuring Nic Lee from Morgan Creek
In this episode of HedgeD, we have on one of our favorite China experts – Morgan Creek’s very own Nic Lee. Nic has been at “The Creek” for the better part of two decades and during his tenure has spent the vast majority of his time in private markets focused on China. He brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective to the conversation and attempts to address the overhanging question on many investors’ minds right now – Is China investable? Like us, we hope you come away from this episode as excited about the prevailing opportunity set in China as we are. You can @ us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast or email us directly at HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join our almost monthly HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com And subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ

Apr 10, 2023 • 39min
It’s Okay To Be Different (Part 2): Active > Passive [March 23, 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” Webinar Series]
In the March 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar, we take a closer look at why we believe the market backdrop could prove advantageous for active equity strategies versus passive. We discuss why equity markets could remain range bound and volatile, why interest rates may stay higher for longer, and how such circumstances have historically impacted the performance of actively managed strategies. We also touch on more nuanced topics, such as why a higher short rebate might provide a tailwind for hedge fund managers. We hope you enjoy the episode. You can @ us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast or email us directly at HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com Visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/opportunistic-equity/ Join our almost monthly HedgeD, With A Capital “D” webinar series by emailing HedgeD@morgancreekcap.com And subscribe to our YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RssLKui3GNrxlOtYk6jRQ
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