The statistical arbitrage fund (StatArb) has underperformed the S&P 500 index since inception in March 2011. StatArb has an annualized return of -3.57% compared to -16.74% for the S&P 500. In the past month, StatArb returned 1.54% while the S&P 500 returned 6.70%. StatArb has lower risk than the S&P 500 as measured by annualized volatility of 8.48% versus 25.59% for the S&P 500.