5-Star Morningstar Rated TMNIX is Ranked 1st for 3-Year & 5-Year Returns

October 31, 2023
   
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San Diego, California – October 31, 2023 – Counterpoint Funds, a quantitative mutual fund and ETF provider specializing in defensive diversifier strategies, today announced that the Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund (TMNIX) is now ranked 1st for 3 and 5-year returns out of 188 and 176 funds respectively, for the period ending September 29, 2023, in the High Yield Muni category, based on total returns.

TMNIX, a 5-Star rated fund in the High Yield Muni category based on risk-adjusted returns out of 188 funds for the 3-year and 176 funds for the 5-year period ending September 29, 2023, by Morningstar Inc.1, a leading provider of independent investment research, returned -3.12% in 2022 versus -13.46% and -8.58% for investment grade municipal and high yield municipal bonds.

TMNIX Annual Return Since Inception

“The Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund is a great option for advisors conducting tax-loss harvesting given the volatility of the municipal bond market over the last 24 months. The Fund’s tactical trend-following strategy has historically managed downside risk during these challenging times in fixed income,” said Michael Krause, Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Counterpoint Funds.

Developed by Counterpoint Funds, the Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund (TMNIX) launched Jun., 2018, and had $213.4 million in net portfolio assets as of Oct. 25, 2023. Leveraging a binary municipal high yield trend-following strategy, Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund seeks tax-free income and capital preservation by providing municipal high-yield like returns during stable or recovering market environments and switching exposure to municipal money market in times of market stress.

“The risk management strategy utilized by TMNIX has shown strong resilience in today’s challenging rate environment and has continued to perform, beating both its’ benchmark and Morningstar fund category for 3 and 5-year periods as well as since inception,” added Mr. Krause.

For more information on the Tactical Municipal Fund please visit cpfunds.com/tmnix

The performance data displayed here represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 844-273-8637.

TMNAX (A shares) have a Front-End Sales Charge (commission or “load”) of 4.50%, with lower rates for accounts over $25,000. The total annual fund operating expense ratio, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, is 1.22%, 1.47%, and 2.22%, for Class I, Class A, and Class C shares respectively.

About Counterpoint Funds

Counterpoint Funds is a defensive, systematic and research driven mutual fund and ETF provider with 4 funds and over $1.5 billion in assets under management. Counterpoint is focused on offering defensive fixed income and equity diversifier strategies designed to drive portfolio performance over the long run. Counterpoint’s mutual funds and ETF employ quantitative investment strategies that base asset allocation and security selection decisions on academic research and statistical analysis. Counterpoint Mutual Funds, LLC, is located at: 12760 High Bluff Drive, Suite 280, San Diego, CA 92130. Tel: 858-771-4000

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Investments cannot be made in an index. Unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. There is no guarantee that any investment will achieve its objectives, generate positive returns, or avoid losses. The Adviser’s reliance on its strategy and judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular securities and the tactical allocation among investments may prove to be incorrect and may not produce the desired results. No level of diversification can ensure profits or guarantee against loss.

Index Definitions

The Bloomberg Barclays Capital High Yield Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index made up of bonds that are non-investment grade, or unrated by Moody’s Investors Service with a remaining maturity of at least 1 year. The Morningstar US High Yield Muni Category is made up of portfolios that typically invest a substantial portion of assets in high-income municipal securities that are not rated or that are rated at the level of or below BBB (considered high-yield within the municipal-bond industry) by a major ratings agency such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s.

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Maximum Drawdown (Max Drawdown) is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio, before a new peak is attained and can be used as an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period.

Standard Deviation (Std Dev) measures the dispersion of returns relative to its mean to determine the volatility of an investment and is calculated as the square root of the variance by determining the deviation of daily returns relative to the mean.

Sharpe Ratio compares the return of an investment with its risk by dividing its’ excess returns, which are returns that are above an industry benchmark or the risk-free rate of return, by a measure of its volatility to assess risk-adjusted performance.

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Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds managed by Counterpoint Mutual Funds. This and other important information about the funds are available in their prospectuses, which can be obtained at counterpointfunds.com or by calling 844-273-8637. The prospectuses should be read carefully before investing. The Counterpoint Mutual Funds fund family is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC member FINRA/SIPC. Counterpoint Mutual Funds, LLC is not affiliated with Northern Lights Distributors, LLC member FINRA/SIPC.

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Mutual Funds involve risk including the possible loss of principal. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds managed by Counterpoint Mutual Funds. This and other important information about the funds is available in their prospectuses, which can be obtained at counterpointfunds.com or by calling 844-273-8637. The prospectuses should be read carefully before investing. The Counterpoint Mutual Funds fund family is distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC member FINRA/SIPC. To reach the Counterpoint sales team, please refer to our contact page.

 

 

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