Auspice Diversified Trust

Negatively correlated, commodity tilted multi-strategy CTA fund that has consistently delivered strong, diversifying performance in risk-off and inflationary periods.


Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to generate returns on investment in, trading in or exposure to commodity and financial interests. Using a disciplined rules-based investment process, the fund captures dominant trends long and short, agnostic to market direction and popular consensus. Risk management and capital allocation is systematic to preserve capital as the strategy’s core objective along with providing returns that are non-correlated to traditional equity, fixed income and most alternative strategies. A core goal is to provide performance and crisis alpha in times of significant equity correction.


Long Term Strategy Allocation*

Long Term Sector Allocation*

Risk Rating**

Current Top 10 (% of Fund Assets)

Current Top 10 (Risk)

Current Sector Risk

Top 10 Investments* -
Investment % of Portfolio
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Top 10 Investments* -
Investment % of Portfolio
*Risk based on 1-day VaR and expressed as a % of total risk
Investment Mix* -
Sector % of Portfolio
*Risk based on 1-day VaR and expressed as a % of total risk

*Please see the prospectus for complete details of Auspice Diversified Trust’s strategy. This information is as at February 28th, 2023.

**Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. has rated the volatility of this Fund as medium. This rating is based on how much the Fund’s returns have changed from year to year.  It does not tell you how volatile the Fund will be in the future.  The rating can change over time. For more information about the risk rating and specific risks that can affect the Fund’s returns, refer to the risk section of the Fund’s simplified prospectus.


FundServ Codes

  • Series X: ACA778X

  • Series A: ACA718A

  • Series F: ACA728F

  • Series I: ACA738I

Fund Details

  • Fund Manager: Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd.

  • Portfolio Manager: Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd.

  • Registered Plan Eligibility: Eligible

  • Liquidity: Daily

  • Custodian: RBC Investor Trust Services

  • Trustee: RBC Investor Trust Services

  • Administrator: SGGG Fund Services

  • Valuation: SGGG Fund Services

  • Auditor: Ernst & Young LLP

How To Invest

Auspice Diversified Trust can be purchased directly through Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd and through a number of Canadian bank and independent wealth platforms. See approved dealer list, here.

Educational Resources

For the investor presentation or any further information on Auspice Diversified Trust please contact info@auspicecapital.com

Further financial, regulatory, and legal documents here.


Performance

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Pricing and NAV

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The returns for Auspice Diversified Trust ("ADT") are net of fees. Returns represent the performance for Auspice Managed Futures LP Series 1 (2% mgmt , 20% performance) including and ending November 2019. From this point, returns represent the performance for Auspice Diversified Trust Class X (1% mgmt , 15% performance) which started in July 2014. Inception dates: Series X, July 1st, 2014; Series A, October 1st, 2009; Series F, October 1st, 2009; Series I, January 1st, 2013.


Crisis Alpha

The BTOP50 CTA Benchmark Index has a 35-year history of crisis alpha. Auspice Diversified Trust has a 16-year track of crisis alpha outperformance.

BTOP50 CTA Performance During Worst 15 S&P500 Quarters.

Source: Bloomberg and Auspice Investment Operations as of February 28th, 2023. You can not invest directly in an index.

Auspice Diversified Crisis Alpha Since Inception.

The returns for Auspice Diversified Trust ("ADT") are net of fees. Returns represent the performance for Auspice Managed Futures LP Series 1 (2% mgmt , 20% performance) including and ending November 2019. From this point, returns represent the performance for Auspice Diversified Trust Class X (1% mgmt , 15% performance) which started in July 2014. Source: Bloomberg and Auspice Investment Operations. Table updated as of February 28th, 2023. You can not invest directly in an index.

Further Information

To connect with the Auspice Team and get more information about Auspice Diversified, click here.



IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES

Prior to February 28, 2023, the Fund was offered by means of an offering memorandum and the Fund was not a reporting issuer during such prior period.  The expenses of the Fund would have been higher during such prior period had the Fund been subject to the additional regulatory requirements applicable to a reporting issuer. Auspice obtained exemptive relief on behalf of the Fund to permit the disclosure of the prior performance data for the Fund for the time period before it became a reporting issuer. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results

Important Information about Benchmarks:

  • The BTOP50 seeks to replicate the overall composition of the managed futures industry with regard to trading style and overall market exposure. The largest investable trading advisor programs, as measured by assets under management, are selected for inclusion in the BTOP50. For 2023 there are 21 CTA funds in the Barclay BTOP50 Index. The BTOP 50 is the most comparable index for Auspice Diversified Trust, however there are significant differences, such as the average exposure to commodity futures (versus financial futures), and average trade length. Reference to the BTOP50 benchmark does not imply that Auspice Diversified Trust will achieve similar performance.

  • The S&P/TSX 60 (“TSX 60”) Index is a stock market index of 60 large companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Maintained by the Canadian S&P Index Committee, a unit of Standard & Poor’s, it exposes the investor to 60 stocks in nine industry sectors. There is a low degree of similarity between the TSX 60 and Auspice Diversified Trust. As the main benchmark for equity performance in Canada its inclusion is typically used to illustrate how Auspice Diversified Trust is notably different from equities, an important consideration for portfolio managers and investors alike. The S&P 500 is an index of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors.

  • The S&P 500 is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. Price Return data is used (not including dividends). There is a low degree of similarity between the S&P 500 and Auspice Diversified Trust. As the main benchmark for equity performance in the US its inclusion is typically used to illustrate how Auspice Diversified Trust is notably different from US equities, an important consideration for portfolio managers and investors alike.

Futures trading is speculative and is not suitable for all customers. Past results is not necessarily indicative of future results. This web page is for information purposes only and should not be construed as an offer, recommendation or solicitation to conclude a transaction and should not be treated as giving investment advice. Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. makes no representation or warranty relating to any information herein, which is derived from independent sources. No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about the securities offered herein and it is an offence to claim otherwise.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in share and/or unit value and reinvestment of all dividends and/or distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

The commentaries contained herein are provided as a general source of information based on information available at the time of publication and are not intended to be comprehensive investment advice applicable to the circumstances of the individual. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in these commentaries at the time of publication; however, accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Market conditions may change and Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. accepts no responsibility for individual investment decisions arising from the use of or reliance on the information contained herein.

Certain statements in this document are forward- looking statements, including those identified by the expressions “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “target”, “seek”, “will” and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Fund and the Manager. Forward- looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the current expectations of the Fund and the Manager regarding future results or events. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Fund’s and the Manager’s current beliefs and are based on information currently available to them. Forward-looking statements are made with assumptions and involve significant risks and uncertainties. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this document are based upon assumptions that the Fund and the Manager believe to be reasonable, none of the Fund or the Manager can assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements as a number of factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations.

The forward-looking statements contained herein were prepared for the purpose of providing prospective investors with general educational background information about the Funds and may not be appropriate for other purposes. None of the Fund or the Manager assumes any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.

Auspice is an innovative alternative asset manager that focuses on applying rules-based investment strategies across a broad range of commodity and financial markets. Auspice offers liquid alternative and commodity strategies that provide the benefits of active management and the efficiency of indexing. Auspice works with a wide range of clients and develops solutions to improve their portfolio or product suite. Auspice strategies are available directly to institutions, financial professionals and high-net-worth individual investors as well as retail investors through the Auspice brand along with sub-advisory and licensing arrangements. www.auspicecapital.com