March Commentary
BLNDX/REMIX

The Standpoint Multi-Asset Fund seeks positive absolute returns. To achieve that Standpoint strives to help mitigate investor loss during hostile market conditions and participate in the upside of equity markets.

Under the Hood: Performance

BLNDX vs. 60% Stocks / 40% BondsDec 2019 - Mar 2025
Performance
BLNDX60% Stocks / 40% Bonds
March Return-2.64%-3.49%
YTD Return-4.54%-1.72%
Annualized Return*10.06%7.54%
Annualized Volatility*9.64%12.75%
Max Drawdown-10.25%-22.31%
Sharpe0.770.44
Beta0.320.69

As of 03/31/2025

Fund Inception: Dec 30, 2019

*Since Inception

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month end performance information please call (866) 738-1128.

Highlights

  • The ability to help mitigate losses is often expected from an alternative investment. BLNDX had positive returns in March 2020 and in 2022, periods of time when equities had negative returns.
  • Alternative investments shouldn’t drag down the performance of the overall portfolio. BLNDX has had a positive return every year since the inception of the fund.
  • An all-weather approach to investing that combines returns from equities, commodities, fixed income, and currencies across geographic regions.

Under the Hood: Portfolio

March 2025

Biggest Winners

Long gold and copper. Short U.K. government bonds and natural gas.

Biggest Losers

Long U.S. and European equities. Short the euro (currency) and corn.

New Positions

Opened short positions in European government bonds, milling wheat, and Australian equities.

Closed Positions

Closed long positions in aluminum, U.K. equities, and Canadian equities. Closed short positions in British pound, the Euro (currency), and Japanese yen.

Current Portfolio Exposure

Modestly long U.S., European, and Asian equities. Long gold, copper, natural gas, and coffee. Short European and Japanese government bonds.

A Note from Our CIO 

BLNDX was -2.64% in March, leaving the fund -4.54% YTD for 2025. Notably, the fund has also underperformed both equities and bonds over the past few quarters. You might be wondering if this is unusual, and if so, what the implications are. Let’s start with where we stand since the inception of the fund at the end of 2019: 

Our goal is positive absolute returns, with modest beta, and substantially less downside volatility. The only way we know how to achieve these goals is through diversification and risk-control, both of which will contribute to underperformance at times.

The Fund underperformed leading up to the spring of 2020 but shined during the turbulent conditions, finishing 2020 with solid risk adjusted returns. The Fund also underperformed in the second half of 2021, and started 2022 with a negative return, but delivered positive returns during the stagflationary bear market for both equities and bonds that year. In mid-2024 the fund began to underperform again; this remains true as of March 2025.

Why do we underperform at times, sometimes for extended periods? As you probably are aware, our portfolio is generally allocated about 50% to global equities. The rest of our exposure comes from our macro program, which participates in global currencies, bonds, agricultural commodities, energies, metals, and equity indexes. This program is rules-based and trend oriented. The macro component of the overall portfolio can produce returns at different times throughout the year and this lumpy return profile can be frustrating to investors who would rather be in 100% equities during the good times.

In early 2020 our macro program delivered outsized positive returns which buffered our downside when equities declined -34%. During the first three quarters of 2022 the macro program again produced significant positive returns when bonds and equities were -15% and -25%, respectively. But solid positive returns during bear markets come with a cost. The macro program can and will underperform at times, especially in narrow bull markets for equities.

Is the cost worth it? Our research goes back over 50 years and covers the most important liquid capital and risk-transfer markets around the world. We are convinced that the macro program is an essential requirement for achieving our stated goals, even though it will sometimes be a drag on overall performance. We believe the diversification and risk-mitigation benefit is worth the occasional underperformance headache over a full market cycle.

Eric Crittenden

Standpoint Chief Investment Officer 

Investment Universe

Markets traded may include, but are not limited to the following:

Fixed Income

  • 10-Year Australian Govt Bond
  • 3-Year Australian Govt Bond
  • 5-Year U.S. T-Note
  • 2-Year U.S. T-Note
  • 10-Year U.S. T-Note
  • Schatz
  • Euro German Bobl
  • Euro German Bund
  • Long Gilt
  • Canada 10-Year Govt Bond
  • 10-Year Japanese Govt Bond
  • Long-Term Italian Govt Bond
  • Euro-OAT
  • Euro Buxl
  • U.S. T-Bond
  • Ultra 10-Year U.S. T-Note
  • Ultra T-Bond
  • Eurodollar
  • 3-Month EURIBOR
  • Canadian Bankers Acceptance
  • 3-Month Euro Swiss Franc
  • 3-Month Sterling

Equities

  • Diversified universe of global equity ETFs
  • e-mini S&P 500 Index
  • Euro STOXX 50 Index
  • FTSE 100 Index
  • Topix
  • Hang Seng Index
  • Nikkei 225 Index
  • S&P Canada 60
  • MSCI Singapore
  • CBOE Volatility Index
  • SPI 200 Index

Currencies

  • British Pound
  • United States Dollar
  • Canadian Dollar
  • Euro
  • Japanese Yen
  • Mexican Peso
  • Australian Dollar
  • New Zealand Dollar
  • Swiss Franc

Industrial Commodities

  • Gold
  • Copper (COMEX)
  • Aluminum
  • Nickel
  • Copper (LME)
  • Zinc
  • Platinum
  • Silver
  • WTI Crude Oil
  • Brent Crude
  • ECX EUA Emissions
  • Gas Oil
  • Crude Oil
  • NY Harbor ULSD
  • Henry Hub Natural Gas
  • Gasoline RBOB

Agricultural Commodities

  • Soybean Oil
  • Corn
  • Soybeans
  • Soybean Meal
  • Wheat
  • Milling Wheat
  • KC Wheat
  • Canola
  • Feeder Cattle
  • Live Cattle
  • Lean Hogs
  • Cocoa
  • Coffee
  • Sugar #11
  • Cotton #2
  • Robusta Coffee
  • London Cocoa
  • White Sugar (#5)
Standardized Performance
Year to Date1-Year5-YearSince Inception
BLNDX-4.54%-5.80%11.22%10.06%
REMIX-4.63%-5.97%10.94%9.79%
ICE BofA US Treasury Bill Index1.03%5.04%2.55%2.56%
50% MSCI World Index & 50% BAML 3-Month Index-0.33%6.25%10.06%6.93%

As of 03/31/2025

Inception Date: December 30, 2019

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month end performance information please call (866) 738-1128.

Share Classes
BLNDXREMIX
Share ClassInstitutionalInvestor
Minimum Investment$25,000$2,500
Net Expense Ratio1.26%1.51%
Gross Expense Ratio1.39%1.64%
  • Fund Inception: December 30, 2019
  • Dividend Frequency: Annually
  • Morningstar Category: Multistrategy

The Fund’s adviser contractually has agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that total annual Fund operating expenses, excluding portfolio transaction and other investment-related costs (including brokerage fees and commissions); taxes; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short); acquired fund fees and expenses; fees and expenses associated with investments in other collective investment vehicles or derivative instruments (including for example option and swap fees and expenses); any amounts payable pursuant to a distribution or service plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940; any administrative and/or shareholder servicing fees payable pursuant to a plan adopted by the Board of Trustees; expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation expenses, indemnification of Trust officers and Trustees and contractual indemnification of Fund service providers); and other expenses that the Trustees agree have not been incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, do not exceed 1.24% through February 28, 2027.

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Important Risk Information

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month end performance information please call (866) 738-1128.

Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. There is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its investment objective.

Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss.

Investing in underlying investment companies, including money market funds and ETFs, exposes the Fund to the investment performance (positive or negative) and risks of the investment companies. ETFs are subject to additional risks, including the risk that an ETFs shares may trade at a market price that is above or below its NAV. The Fund will indirectly bear a portion of the fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which it invests, which are in addition to the Fund’s own direct fees and expenses.

Investment in the Fund carries certain risks. The fund will invest a percentage of its assets in derivatives, such as futures and commodities. The use of such derivatives and the resulting high portfolio turnover may expose the Fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities and commodities underlying those derivatives. The Fund may experience losses that exceed those experienced by funds that do not use futures contracts. The successful use of futures contracts draws upon the Adviser’s skill and experience with respect to such instruments and are subject to special risk considerations. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by the Fund and the price of the forward or futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a forward or futures contract and the resulting inability to close a forward or futures contract when desired;(c) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (d) the Adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; and (f) if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with US investments, including adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, adverse political, social, and economic developments, less liquidity, greater volatility, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards.

60% Stocks & 40% Bonds are represented by the Russell 3000 Index & US BIG TR USD Index which captures U.S. broad stock market exposure and U.S. core bonds. The BAML 3-Month Index tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar denominated U.S. Treasury Bills publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market with a remaining term to final maturity of less than 3 months. Global equities are represented by the MSCI World Total Return Index which captures large and mid-cap representation across 23 Developed Markets countries. The ICE BofA US Treasury Bill Index tracks the performance of a single U.S. Treasury bill issue with approximately three months to maturity, purchased at the beginning of each month and held for one full month. Comparisons to indexes have limitations because results do not represent actual trading. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses associated with the active management of an actual portfolio. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and will change over time.

Definitions:

Annualized Volatility is the annualized statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given investment. Beta is a measure of an investment's sensitivity to market movements. Max Decline is the peak-to-trough decline during a specific period. Sharpe is the ratio which measures risk-adjusted performance.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risk, charges, and expenses of the Fund. This and other important information about the Fund is contained in the prospectus, which can be obtained by calling (866) 738-1128 or at standpointfunds.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. The Standpoint Multi-Asset Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC.

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