Managed futures

 

Winton Global Alpha Fund

 

The Winton Global Alpha Fund, offered through the Macquarie Professional Series accesses the investment strategy utilised by Winton Capital Management Limited (Winton). Winton is a global investment management company, that focuses on achieving absolute returns through advanced statistical research into financial markets. Founded in 1997 by David Harding, Winton has become a market leader in the specialised field of managed futures and currently manages in excess of $US12.18 billion as at 30 September 2009.

Winton’s utilises a proprietary trading system. In summary:

  • it is systematic and largely automated
  • it is based on mathematical models
  • these models are derived through statistical research.

This means the quality of the statistical research program will ultimately drive performance over the long term. The minimum application for the Winton Global Alpha Fund is $20,000.

For more detail, visit www.macquarie.com.au/professionalseries/winton