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FAIRFIELD, IOWA DECEMBER 8, 2021
Managed futures funds reversed course in November, losing -1.01% for the month, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. Despite the monthly loss, CTAs still posted a 5.31% year-to-date return through the end of the month.
All but two CTA sub-sectors were in the red for November. Bucking the trend to post gains for the month were the Currency Traders Index, up 0.86%, and the Agricultural Traders Index, gaining 0.43%.
Among the managed futures sub-sectors giving up ground during the month were the Cryptocurrency Traders Index, down -2.88%, the MPI Barclay Elite Systematic Traders Index, losing -2.81%, the Diversified Traders Index, retreating -1.89%, and the Systematic Traders Index, off -1.17%.
All CTA sub-sectors but one remained in positive territory for the year through November. The Cryptocurrency Traders Index remains at the top of the heap, sitting on a 153.61% return on the year, while the MPI Barclay Elite Systematic Traders Index advanced 9.58%, the Discretionary Traders Index gained 8.40%, the Agricultural Traders Index was up 7.08% and the Diversified Traders Index returned 6.76%.
The Financial & Metals Traders Index remained the only sub-sector posting a year-to-date loss. It sits at a -0.61% return so far this year.
“As a new COVID surge spooked broader markets, Cryptocurrencies slid back from mania in October into a slight melancholy in November. The month’s result continued 2021’s volatile on-again, off-again pattern of investor interest in Crypto. Meanwhile, though energy prices remained well up from where they stood a year earlier, they nevertheless suffered their largest monthly decline in 18 months in November,” said Ben Crawford, Head of Research at BarclayHedge. “November wasn’t all sound and fury though; some traders in agricultural commodities and currencies harvested profitable opportunities in the midst of what was otherwise a sea of red.”
The Barclay BTOP50 Index, which tracks the performance of the largest CTAs open for new investment, was down -2.12% in November. For the year to date the BTOP50 retains a 9.08% compounded return.
For a complete table of Barclay CTA Index results as well as historical data, click here.
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