Quantitative Investment Strategy

NSCM US Small Cap Strategy

YTD Net Return (Annualized)
Lifetime Net Return
(Annualized)
Lifetime Alpha (Annualized)
R-Squared
Sharpe Ratio
Inception Date
17.74%
As of 
9/30/24
9.44%
As of 
9/30/24
+4.78%
As of 
9/30/24
0.54
Lifetime, with benchmark.
0.38
Lifetime
1/4/2021
 

Important information: Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance from specific brokerage accounts used for the purposes of tracking the strategy’s live performance. Returns for less than one year are not annualized. Market returns are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold using the last share trade. Market performance does not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. The performance of an index is not an exact representation of any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Benchmark comparative indexes represent unmanaged or average returns on various financial assets, which can be compared with funds' total returns for the purpose of measuring relative performance. Performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends from the strategy’s holdings. Returns are net of a 1% annual management fee, charged as a percent of total assets under management.

Overview

Objective

Our US Small Cap Strategy seeks to generate risk-adjusted outperformance against the Russell 2000 Index over a full business cycle by using our proprietary quantitative approach to stock selection and portfolio construction. By virtue of our approach, the strategy tends to generate returns that are less correlated with other active and passive strategies, especially those that are value-centric. This strategy emphasizes tactical diversification across market sectors, and aims to eliminate human bias by employing a fully quantitative, systematic, and repeatable methodology.

Investment Approach

This strategy leverages our proprietary, quantitative optimization framework that seeks to identify high-potential investment opportunities, emphasizing a systematic and disciplined approach to the investment process, with the aim of generating outperformance over the long term. Through rigorous risk management techniques and quantitative risk controls, the strategy aims to mitigate downside risk while offering differentiated exposure to US small-cap stocks. The strategy dynamically allocates capital to market segments exhibiting relative strength, seeking to capitalize on market trends and momentum. Portfolio construction is driven by mathematical optimization, aiming to maximize the Sharpe ratio of the portfolio by factoring in historical cross-correlations between individual stocks.

Benchmark
Inception Date
# of Holdings
Russell 2000 Index
January 4, 2021
22
As of 
September 30, 2024

Performance

Total Returns (Net)

  As of 
September 30, 2024
QTD
YTD
1 Year
3 Year
Lifetime
NSCM US Small Cap Strategy
8.08%
17.74%
27.23%
2.71%
9.44%
Russell 2000 Index
9.27%
11.16%
26.74%
1.81%
4.66%
+/- Benchmark
-1.19%
+6.58%
+0.49%
+0.90%
+4.78%

The performance data quoted represents past performance from specific brokerage accounts used for the purposes of tracking the strategy’s live performance. Returns for less than one year are not annualized. Market returns are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold using the last share trade. Market performance does not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends from the strategy’s holdings. Returns are net of a 1% annual management fee, charged as a percent of total assets under management.

Quarterly & Annual Returns (Net)

  As of 
September 30, 2024
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
Return
+ / -
Benchmark
2024
12.14%
-2.86%
8.08%
--
17.74%
+6.58%
2023
13.06%
9.83%
-14.03%
8.06%
15.37%
-1.51%
2022
-2.75%
-8.10%
-0.33%
-10.48%
-20.25%
+0.21%
The past 3 calendar years are shown. Annual returns for the strategy and benchmark may be partial-period returns if the strategy was not active for the entire year.

The performance data quoted represents past performance from specific brokerage accounts used for the purposes of tracking the strategy’s live performance. Returns for less than one year are not annualized. Market returns are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold using the last share trade. Market performance does not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends from the strategy’s holdings. Returns are net of a 1% annual management fee, charged as a percent of total assets under management.

Risk & Return Statistics

  As of 
September 30, 2024
Lifetime Volatility
Lifetime Sharpe
Ratio
Max Drawdown (%)
Max Drawdown Recovery
Lifetime
Beta
Lifetime R-Squared
NSCM US Small Cap Strategy
25.1%
0.38
-28.77%
42+ months
0.91
0.54
Russell 2000 Index
20.5%
0.19
-26.86%
37 months
--
--

The performance data quoted represents past performance from specific brokerage accounts used for the purposes of tracking the strategy’s live performance. Market returns are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold using the last share trade. Market performance does not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends from the strategy’s holdings. Returns are net of a 1% annual management fee, charged as a percent of total assets under management. Standard deviation, Sharpe ratio, and all max drawdown statistics are calculated using monthly return streams.

Portfolio Composition

  As of 
September 30, 2024

Sector Breakdown



Weight (%)
Communication Services
10.4
Consumer Discretionary
10.0
Consumer Staples
5.1
Energy
5.0
Financials
5.2
Health Care
31.7
Industrials
11.3
Information Technology
9.8
Materials
5.5
Real Estate
0.0
Utilities
5.0

Not shown: Cash and cash equivalents. Holdings are subject to change. Geographic Breakdown relates principally to the domicile of the issuers of the securities held by the strategy. Sector Breakdown is based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).









Important information: Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance from specific brokerage accounts used for the purposes of tracking the strategy’s live performance. Returns for less than one year are not annualized. Market returns are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold using the last share trade. Market performance does not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. The performance of an index is not an exact representation of any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Benchmark comparative indexes represent unmanaged or average returns on various financial assets, which can be compared with funds' total returns for the purpose of measuring relative performance. Performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends from the strategy’s holdings. Returns are net of a 1% annual management fee, charged as a percent of total assets under management.

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Important information: Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance from specific brokerage accounts used for the purposes of tracking the strategy’s live performance. Returns for less than one year are not annualized. Market returns are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold using the last share trade. Market performance does not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. The performance of an index is not an exact representation of any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Benchmark comparative indexes represent unmanaged or average returns on various financial assets, which can be compared with funds' total returns for the purpose of measuring relative performance. Performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends from the strategy’s holdings. Returns are net of a 1% annual management fee, charged as a percent of total assets under management.