CALGARY, March 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. (Auspice), a leading alternative investment manager has recently entered into partnerships with two leading North American fund providers, which have both licensed the Auspice eBetaTM Enhanced Indices to use in new mandates.
- Auspice has entered into a partnership with Direxion Funds of New York to license the Auspice Broad Commodity ER Index and Auspice Managed Futures ER Index for distribution to U.S. investors in a mutual fund format. The two U.S. based mutual funds will seek to replicate the performance of the Auspice Broad Commodity ER Index and Auspice Managed Futures ER Index. The mutual funds both launched February 1st with the following tickers: DXCTX:US and DXMAX:US.
- Auspice has entered into a partnership with Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. and its affiliates (Horizons ETFs) which is a global ETF organization headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and a member of the Mirae Asset Financial Group. Horizons ETFs has licensed the Auspice Managed Futures ER Index for distribution to Canadian investors in an ETF format. The Horizons Auspice Managed Futures Index ETF is expected to first trade on the TSX on or about April 3, 2012.