Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day |
| -0.11% | |||
| 1 week | +0.32% |
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| 4 week | +2.43% |
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| 3 month | +1.09% |
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| YTD | +1.31% |
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| 1 year | +2.70% |
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| 3 years* | +1.95% |
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| 5 years* | - | ||||
| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +3.08% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -4.35% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Multialternative
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Average | Below Average |
 
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| 5 years | - | - | - |
| 10 years | - | - | - |
| Overall | Average | Below Average |
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| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 51.16M | |
| Front load | - | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 2.65% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | Van Eck |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 54.80% | |
| Stocks | 7.97% | |
| Bonds | 15.96% | |
| Preferred | 0.02% | |
| Convertible | 0.32% | |
| Other | 20.93% |
Purchase information
| Initial | US$1,000 | |
| Additional | US$100 | |
| IRA Initial | US$1,000 |
9.21-0.04(-0.43%)
May 23, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks to achieve consistent absolute (positive) returns in various market cycles. The fund allocates its assets among (i) investment sub-advisers (the "sub-advisers", also referred to as "managers") with experience in managing alternative or non-traditional investment strategies, and (ii) affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open end and closed end funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), which employ a variety of investment strategies (collectively, the "underlying funds"). It is non-diversified.
Fund filings (PDF) »
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Asset managers:
Whitney Maroney (Started: May 19, 2011)
Peter Lupoff (Started: Nov 14, 2011)
Mark Coe (Started: May 19, 2011)
William Kitchel, III (Started: May 19, 2011)
Joseph Baggett (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
Stephen Scott (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
Jan van Eck (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
Robert Groden (Started: May 19, 2011)
Raymond Zucaro (Started: Jun 11, 2012)
Peter Doyle (Started: Nov 2, 2012)
Kenneth Staut (Started: Nov 14, 2011)
Charlie Trisiripisal (Started: Nov 14, 2011)
Rodney Hinze (Started: Jun 11, 2012)
Murray Stahl (Started: Nov 2, 2012)
James Eysenbach (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
William Jacques (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
William Melvin (Started: May 19, 2011)
David Hinman (Started: Jun 11, 2012)
Mitchell Rubin (Started: Jul 30, 2012)
Andrew Greeley (Started: May 19, 2011)
Steven Bregman (Started: Nov 2, 2012)
Samuel Nathans (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
Whitney Maroney (Started: May 19, 2011)
Peter Lupoff (Started: Nov 14, 2011)
Mark Coe (Started: May 19, 2011)
William Kitchel, III (Started: May 19, 2011)
Joseph Baggett (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
Stephen Scott (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
Jan van Eck (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
Robert Groden (Started: May 19, 2011)
Raymond Zucaro (Started: Jun 11, 2012)
Peter Doyle (Started: Nov 2, 2012)
Kenneth Staut (Started: Nov 14, 2011)
Charlie Trisiripisal (Started: Nov 14, 2011)
Rodney Hinze (Started: Jun 11, 2012)
Murray Stahl (Started: Nov 2, 2012)
James Eysenbach (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
William Jacques (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
William Melvin (Started: May 19, 2011)
David Hinman (Started: Jun 11, 2012)
Mitchell Rubin (Started: Jul 30, 2012)
Andrew Greeley (Started: May 19, 2011)
Steven Bregman (Started: Nov 2, 2012)
Samuel Nathans (Started: Jun 5, 2009)
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | -4.45 | -1.47 | - | - | |
| Beta* | 0.25 | 0.20 | - | - | |
| Mean annual return | -0.03 | 0.11 | - | - | |
| R-squared* | 78.93 | 67.18 | - | - | |
| Standard deviation | 2.87 | 3.70 | - | - | |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.15 | 0.32 | - | - | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| TFS Market Neutral | 8.92% | |
| Ac Risk Parity 12 Fund | 7.67% | |
| MainStay Marketfield I | 3.32% | |
| Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF | 1.83% | |
| Market Vectors EM Local Curr Bond ETF | 1.73% | |
| Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares | 1.67% | |
| 99s0ebw40 Cds Usd R V 00mevent | 1.62% | |
| 99s0ebw40 Cds Usd P F 1.00000 | 1.54% | |
| PIMCO 0-5 Year Hi Yld Corp Bond Idx ETF | 1.41% | |
| Market Vectors Intl High Yield Bond ETF | 1.40% |