Absolute return strategies have been increasingly popular because of their promise to deliver modest yet consistent returns in any underlying market condition regardless of the asset class they are invested in. However, the question remains of whether they actually do deliver or not.
As forecasted in the chart below where the volatility spike over the last two weeks is shown by color and performance is represented by bars, we can see that the Cross asset and equity classes are those combined with the highest volatility and are less performing.
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