C000190721 Performance — AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Class N

Data updated: 2023-05-30

C000190721 returned +4.93% over one year to Mar 2023. The annualised 3-year return is +10.88%. Against its Commodities category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $136, against $151 for the category, and to $105 over one year, against $92. Volatility over the past three years was 15.78% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2023 the fund took in a net $1.5B, and assets reached $2.70B.

C000190721 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Commodities category average over the same months.

PeriodC000190721Category average
1 year (Apr 2022 – Mar 2023)$105$92
3 years (Apr 2020 – Mar 2023)$136$151
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2023)$149$132

C000190721 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+4.93%
3 years (annualised)+10.88%

C000190721 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Mar)−8.83%
2022+35.91%
2021+3.61%
2020+13.76%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.72%

C000190721 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023−0.9%+1.7%−9.5%—————————
2022+2.8%+3.2%+11.3%+10.1%−1.1%+6.6%−5.7%+5.2%+8.6%−0.6%−6.8%−0.7%
2021−0.4%+4.2%+0.9%+2.5%+2.1%−2.0%+0.5%−0.8%−2.1%+4.1%−7.5%+2.6%
2020+0.2%+0.6%+6.2%−0.1%−2.8%−1.2%+5.0%+0.8%−2.9%−0.2%+3.3%+4.5%
2019——————+1.9%+6.9%−2.6%−3.1%−0.3%−0.7%

C000190721 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2020 – Mar 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 15.78%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.40 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +11.34% (Mar 2022)
  • Worst month: −9.53% (Mar 2023)

C000190721 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $1.5B
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $3.8B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.66×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2023$261.1M$181.3M$79.8M
Feb 2023$145.1M$169.1M−$24.0M
Jan 2023$269.9M$222.7M$47.3M
Dec 2022$721.0M$387.4M$333.6M
Nov 2022$175.8M$174.6M$1.1M
Oct 2022$293.3M$194.1M$99.2M
Sep 2022$378.6M$90.8M$287.8M
Aug 2022$255.9M$136.9M$119.0M
Jul 2022$233.6M$166.3M$67.4M
Jun 2022$384.7M$211.2M$173.5M
May 2022$381.7M$168.3M$213.4M
Apr 2022$280.8M$176.8M$104.0M

C000190721 Assets Under Management

Net assets of AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-03-31$2.70B
2022-12-31$2.86B
2022-09-30$3.49B
2022-06-30$2.77B
2022-03-31$1.95B
2021-12-31$1.50B
2021-09-30$1.48B
2021-06-30$1.51B
2021-03-31$1.44B
2020-12-31$1.48B
2020-09-30$1.44B
2020-06-30$1.63B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.