Strategy Comparison

 

Providentia Asymmetric GTAA

Traditional Macro Hedge Funds

Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) Funds

Diversified portfolio construction across global bonds, equities, currencies and commodities
Tick
Diversified asset allocation portfolio
Cross
No requirement of diversification
Cross
No requirement of diversification
Exclusive use of asymmetric instruments

Tick
Based on convexity

Cross
Often use cash instruments

Cross
Typically futures based
Strategic analysis of economics, market valuation and geopolitics
Tick
Fundamental analysis
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Fundamental analysis
Cross
Trend following