Pivotal Point of View — September 2020

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Pivotal Point of View · September 2020

Pivotal Point of View — September 2020

Published 13 October 2020 · Covers September 2020

Originally issued as September 2020.

High-level strategies performed within 220 bps of each other in September, ranging from down 1.2% (Managed Futures) to up 1.0% (Event Driven). YTD is a different story, with almost 14% separating the top, Equity Sector up 10.3%, from the bottom, Managed Futures down 3.4%. Interestingly, our Composite’s dispersion is 2.8% for the month, just below the long-term average (2.9%).

−0.2%Composite, September
+2.4%Composite, year to date
+3.7%Composite, Q3
Multi-StrategyLeading strategy

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Headline strategy indices

Strategy September Year to date
Multi-Strategy +0.7% +5.1%
Credit +0.7% −0.6%
Event Driven +0.2% +1.5%
Equity Sector +0.2% +10.5%
Equity Quant −0.5% −4.4%
Volatility Trading −0.6% +8.3%
Equity Diversified −0.9% +2.5%
Global Macro −0.9% +0.3%
Managed Futures −1.2% −3.6%

Net of fees, in USD. The Composite plus the nine headline indices with a published monthly series; ordered by month return.

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