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PivotalPath Event Driven:Merger Arbitrage Index
The PivotalPath Event Driven: Merger Arbitrage Hedge Fund Index is an equal weighted index which comprises funds that typically purchase shares in one company and short sell the assets in another. The strategy is generally used in the expectation of a pending announcement of a company takeover, where the fund will take a long position in the target firm and a short position in the acquiring firm. The Index tracks the monthly performance, net of fees in USD, of its constituents with a minimum fund track record of 18 months and a minimum fund AUM of $50mm. The constituents are fixed at the end of each calendar year for the following calendar year.
Constituents are institutionally relevant funds with a minimum 18-month track record and at least $50mm in assets under management. Returns are monthly, net of all fees, in USD.
Performance
The PivotalPath Event Driven:Merger Arbitrage Index has returned 9.57% annualised since January 2000, with 6.90% annualised volatility. Cumulatively, that is 1034.63% since January 2000. Its Sharpe ratio is 1.09 and its maximum drawdown -13.63%.
Summary statistics since inception (returns annualised)
| Annualised return since inception | 9.57% |
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| Annualised volatility | 6.90% |
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| Sharpe ratio (excess of risk-free) | 1.09 |
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| Return / volatility (not a Sharpe ratio) | 1.39 |
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| Maximum drawdown | -13.63% |
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| Positive months | 71.47% |
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| Best month | 12.80% |
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| Worst month | -10.50% |
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Trailing returns — ANNUALISED (periods over one year)
| 2 years, annualised | 8.46% |
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| 3 years, annualised | 9.05% |
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| 5 years, annualised | 6.09% |
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| 10 years, annualised | 5.89% |
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Cumulative returns — NOT annualised (one year and shorter, plus since inception)
| 1 year, cumulative | 8.45% |
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| Year to date, cumulative | 4.21% |
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| Month to date, cumulative | 0.24% |
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| Since inception, cumulative | 1034.63% |
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The two tables above use different conventions and are not comparable figure for figure: returns over periods longer than one year are annualised, while one-year, year-to-date, month-to-date and since-inception returns are cumulative.
Quarterly returns, cumulative within each quarter
| Q2 2026 | 3.42% |
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| Q1 2026 | 0.52% |
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| Q4 2025 | 2.37% |
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| Q3 2025 | 3.19% |
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Calendar-year returns, cumulative within each year
| 2026 (partial year — 7 months so far) | 4.21% |
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| 2025 | 10.22% |
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| 2024 | 5.47% |
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| 2023 | 3.73% |
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| 2022 | 1.66% |
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| 2021 | 8.88% |
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| 2020 | 5.91% |
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| 2019 | 10.20% |
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| 2018 | 3.22% |
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| 2017 | 3.05% |
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| 2016 | 0.59% |
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| 2015 | 7.79% |
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| 2014 | 3.52% |
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| 2013 | 11.79% |
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| 2012 | 6.49% |
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| 2011 | -5.57% |
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| 2010 | 14.76% |
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| 2009 | 6.33% |
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| 2008 | 9.92% |
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| 2007 | 57.18% |
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| 2006 | 22.70% |
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| 2005 | 3.82% |
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| 2004 | 12.81% |
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| 2003 | 24.92% |
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| 2002 | 6.18% |
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| 2001 | 3.36% |
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| 2000 | 25.39% |
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S&P 500 regression on raw returns — Since inception (319 months)
| Beta to S&P 500 (raw returns) | 0.13 |
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| Annualised alpha, RAW returns (no risk-free deducted) | 8.51% |
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| R-squared (raw returns) | 0.08 |
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| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.29 |
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S&P 500 regression on excess returns — Since inception (319 months)
| Beta to S&P 500 (excess returns) | 0.13 |
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| Jensen's alpha, annualised (excess of risk-free on both sides) | 6.71% |
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| R-squared (excess returns) | 0.09 |
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S&P 500 regression on raw returns — Trailing 36 months (36 months)
| Beta to S&P 500 (raw returns) | 0.15 |
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| Annualised alpha, RAW returns (no risk-free deducted) | 6.14% |
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| R-squared (raw returns) | 0.34 |
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| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.58 |
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S&P 500 regression on excess returns — Trailing 36 months (36 months)
| Beta to S&P 500 (excess returns) | 0.15 |
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| Jensen's alpha, annualised (excess of risk-free on both sides) | 2.17% |
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| R-squared (excess returns) | 0.34 |
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Two regression bases are shown and they are not interchangeable. The raw-return alpha is an intercept with no risk-free rate deducted from either side, so it still contains the cash return. Jensen's alpha is computed on excess returns and removes it. Each alpha is shown with the beta and R-squared from its own regression.
Behaviour versus the S&P 500 Total Return — Since inception (319 months)
| Upside capture | 32.79% |
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| Downside capture | -6.67% |
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| Falling benchmark months in the window | 113 |
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| Mean return in the benchmark's worst 10 months | -1.47% |
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| Benchmark mean in those same 10 months | -10.41% |
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Behaviour versus the S&P 500 Total Return — Trailing 36 months (36 months)
| Upside capture | 27.87% |
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| Downside capture | -7.52% |
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| Falling benchmark months in the window | 13 |
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| Mean return in the benchmark's worst 10 months | 0.05% |
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| Benchmark mean in those same 10 months | -2.87% |
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Performance figures as of July 2026, published by PivotalPath. Returns are monthly, net of all fees, in USD. Past performance does not predict future returns.
Part of PivotalPath Event Driven Index.