Mama always said there would be days like this, with three of the four Attain Family of Alternative Investment Funds finishing down on the month. The Relative Value fund was able to buck the trend making consistent gains on the recent crude oil rally {Disclaimer: Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results}. It is this programs nature to zig when traditional managed futures strategies zag. Meanwhile, the other funds suffered from trend reversals in U.S. Dollar/Foreign Currencies and bonds.
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| Fund | April* | YTD | Ann DD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attain Relative Value Fund | +6.48% | +13.53% | -1.91% |
| Attain Global Macro Fund | -4.77% | +2.76% | -5.70% |
| Attain Short Term Alpha Fund | -6.65% | -1.07% | -8.36% |
| Attain Trend Following Fund | -2.92% | -5.83% | -6.37% |
| Liquid Alternative Comparisons | |||
| AQR Managed Futures Strategy I Mutual Fund (AQMIX) | -3.21% | +5.07% | -3.21% |
| 361 Managed Futures Strategy A Mutual Fund (AMFQX) | +0.87% | +4.31% | -0.09% |
| Managed Futures Mutual Funds | -3.00% | +2.42% | -3.00% |
Disclaimer: Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results
Managed Futures Mutual Funds = The Morningstar Managed Futures Category Performance, showing an average of all Managed Futures mutual funds on their platform. Performance as of April 30th, 2015.
Annual DD = The worst drawdown experienced by the strategy for the calendar year.
Disclaimer: *The return numbers herein include estimates of the full month performance for the previous month, and include assumptions for accrued fees, the effect of additions and redemptions, and other factors which may cause the final numbers compiled by the fund administrator to differ slightly.
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