The statistical arbitrage strategy underperformed the S&P 500 index since inception in March 2011, with annualized returns of -6.74% compared to -11.70% for the S&P 500. In the past month and week, the strategy declined 0.37% and 0.28% respectively, outperforming the S&P 500's declines of 2.50% and 3.14%. The strategy has lower volatility, beta, correlation and maximum drawdown compared to the S&P 500.