Article by RCM Alternatives
Here’s the Top performing CTAs in the BarclayHedge database in March, after most of last month’s returns have now been reported. We’re more into looking at risk-adjusted returns (see our full rankings here) over much longer periods. A month is but one skirmish inside of a battle inside of a war, after all. And top percentage return lists will always skew towards higher volatility programs. But, checking out the top performers monthly can uncover some talent, and people love to see what’s working – so here you go:
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(Disclaimer: past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Programs listed do not represent all available programs in the managed futures universe. The Max DD represents the worst drawdown of all time for the listed programs).
| Manager | March RoR | Max DD | Min Investment |
| SpreadEdge Capital – Ag Seasonal Spreads | 31.05% | -21.10% | 100,000 |
| M & R Capital (QEP) | 14.93% | -23.38% | 100,000 |
| ZeminElli Capital – Diversified X (QEP) | 13.60% | -31.64% | 1,000,000 |
| Progressive Capital Partners – Palm Trend Fund K | 10.17% | -42.32% | 765,000 |
| ATP Capital Management, Granularity Alpha | 9.60% | -13.74% | 100,000 |
| White Indian Trading Company, STAIRS | 9.01% | -32.93% | 250,000 |
| Lecka Alpha Trading GP Limited | 8.72% | -0.75% | 1,000,000 |
| R.G. Niederhoffer Capital – Diversified Program | 8.40% | -49.00% | 1,000,000 |
| MDC Trading, MDLC Global (QEP) | 8.25% | -11.21% | 100,000 |
| Opus Futures, LLC, Trading Program | 7.87% | -50.62% | 100,000 |
