“Of all the investment strategies, global macro stands alone as the most flexible and opportunistic,” said Jon Sundt, president and CEO of Altegris and co-portfolio manager of the fund. “Global macro managers assume that somewhere in the world, there’s an opportunity. The Altegris Macro Strategy Fund allows investors to participate in what we believe is an ultimate ‘go-anywhere’ macro approach to investing.”
In terms of volatility between January 1997 and March 2011, global macro has experienced lower volatility (6% annually, as measured by the Barclay Global Macro Index) than the broader market (16.5% annually, as measured by the S&P 500 Index).
In this period, global macro delivered an annual return of 9.7%, and the S&P had an annualized return of 6%.
