Investors Choice Awards Nominates Two Catalyst Funds

Catalyst Funds, an alternative-focused mutual fund company, is pleased to announce that two of its mutual funds have been nominated by Investors Choice Awards 2018: New York for outstanding investment managers. The Catalyst/Millburn Hedge Strategy Fund (Tickers: MBXAX, MBXCX, MBXIX) has been nominated in two categories: Multi-Strategy Fund category and Multi-Strategy Fund-Long Term Performance category. The Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund (Tickers: CPEAX, CPECX, CPEIX) has been nominated in the North American Long Only Equity Fund category.

The awards are judged by a distinguished panel of institutional investors that take into account a set of qualitative criteria covering the investment process, risk management framework and depth of research team, as well as a set of quantitative performance measures including annualized returns, volatility, and maximum drawdown.

“We are honored to have two of our funds nominated for the prestigious Investors Choice Awards,” said Jerry Szilagyi, CEO of Catalyst Funds. “These nominations are evidence that many investors share our goals and beliefs to provide value over time and across a range of market conditions.”

MBXIX’s portfolio is comprised of two distinct components: long/short futures, commodities & FX and global equity exposure. The long/short futures and forward positions in currency, fixed income, stock index and commodity instruments are determined by multi-factor, quantitative and systematic trading and investment strategies, which respond to varied market conditions. This portfolio of global liquid instruments and strategies has historically performed well in periods of stress for equities. MBXIX is sub-advised by Millburn Ridgefield Corporation.

CPEIX’s portfolio systematically analyzes equities across all sectors and market capitalizations. A time-tested methodology utilized for over 30 years is implemented for security selection. The defined buy and sell methodology ensures a replicable approach to seeking alpha in all market conditions. The Fund eliminates artificial market segmentations to concentrate on sectors, trends and exposures exhibiting characteristics of emerging growth. The Fund maintains a concentrated portfolio of 20 to 30 stocks and will invest at least 80% of holdings in equity securities.