With close to 86% of managers reporting for May, we are now looking forward to June’s numbers. The median return is a positive 2% for the year, a fairly modest return. As noted earlier, managers with negative returns tend to report their numbers with a slightly longer delay. Please note that the NilssonReport has a … Continue reading Final update for May – the NilssonReport
Database Updated
The Database contains 1371 different managers, representing 2624 different investment strategies. For the current reporting month, 959 managers have reported returns. For the prior month, we have 1067 live managers. In total, the database contains 213153 years of manager data.
Drawdowns and Risk
In the NilssonReport we calculate the average current drawdown that the universe of reporting managers is experiencing. To refresh your mind, the drawdown is a measure of risk, showing the loss that an investor has suffered if he would have invested at the most recent equity peak. Typically, drawdowns are proportional to the standard deviation … Continue reading Drawdowns and Risk
Top and Bottom Performers YTD
Tokenpot Capital LP – Tokenpot Capital Master Fund LP 146% 3iQ Corp – 3iQ Global Cryptoasset Fund 128% Pantera Capital Management LP – Pantera Bitcoin Fund Ltd 126% Cryptos Fund – Cryptos Fund 110% Tradecraft Capital – Tradecraft Crypto Asset Fund LP 88% Crypto Fund AG – Mythenstein Fund Ltd. 87% QQFundcom – Investment Program … Continue reading Top and Bottom Performers YTD
Top funds for May
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Managed Futures Returns for May
CTA are up 1.4% for the year (measures as a broad based composite), but down 70 bps for May. We also note that performance data for prior months have been incorporated into the historical returns (reporting bias) and some previous estimates have been reduced.