Asset Class Scoreboard: March 2013
The data for March is in, which means we can update our asset class scoreboard to reflect the first quarter of 2013. As it turns out, March was a fantastic month for investors nearly irrespective of where investors had their money (at least, according to our proxies for the various asset classes).
Managed Futures Madness: Round 4
The first few rounds of our tournament have been determined by risk and performance metrics that evaluate a program’s entire track record. But sometimes a long track record can obscure as much as it reveals.That’s why our ranking algorithm compares programs on shorter time frames, too. And for the fourth round of our Managed Futures Madness tournament, the metric selected to determine which CTAs will advance to the final four is 3-year Compound Rate of Return.
Weekend Reads
After a relatively boring start to the year, we finally saw some volatility return this week. But we’ll see if these bigger moves persist, and more importantly (from our perspective) if they provide the kind of bigger market swings that can help managed futures thrive. Here’s hoping – and in the meantime, here’s what we’re reading headed into the weekend:
Corzine at Fault… Again (We Know!)
Another missive on MF Global that we can drop straight into the “things we already knew” file: a new report from trustee Louis Freeh alleges that Jon Corzine was largely responsible for the downfall of the company. Not exactly shocking material, and quite a bit of it is simply a re-hash of other reports on the subject, but it does contribute to the mountains of damning evidence against Corzine.
Managed Futures Madness: Round 3
Two more rounds of college basketball have come and gone, which means it’s time to narrow our field of CTAs. The first two rounds focused on returns, but this round it was a measure of risk-adjusted return that was selected to determine which CTAs would advance: Sterling Ratio.
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The mention of specific asset class performance (i.e. +3.2%, -4.6%) is based on the noted source index (i.e. Newedge CTA Index, S&P 500 Index, etc.), and investors should take care to understand that any index performance is for the constituents of that index only, and does not represent the entire universe of possible investments within that asset class. And further, that there can be limitations and biases to indices such as survivorship, self reporting, and instant history.
The performance data for various Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) and Commodity Pools are compiled from various sources, including Barclay Hedge, RCM’s own estimates of performance based on account managed by advisors on its books, and reports directly from the advisors. These performance figures should not be relied on independent of the individual advisor’s disclosure document, which has important information regarding the method of calculation used, whether or not the performance includes proprietary results, and other important footnotes on the advisor’s track record.
The mention of general asset class performance (i.e. managed futures did well, stocks were down, bonds were up) is based on RCM’s direct experience in those asset classes, estimates of performance of dozens of CTAs followed by RCM, and averaging of various indices designed to track said asset classes.
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Past Performance is Not Necessarily Indicative of Future Results. The regulations of the CFTC require that prospective clients of a managed futures program (CTA) receive a disclosure document when they are solicited to enter into an agreement whereby the CTA will direct or guide the client’s commodity interest trading and that certain risk factors be highlighted. The disclosure document contains a complete description of the principal risk factors and each fee to be charged to your account by the CTA.
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