Altius Capital
Capitalizing on Dislocation
We invest where markets reach relative extremes — in price or volatility — under strict risk controls.
Altius Capital Relative Extremes (ACRE) is a directional global macro fund. We take positions — long or short — where price or volatility has reached a relative extreme (what we call dislocation), and step back when markets offer little reward for the risk. We trade liquid futures, not individual stocks, so we never carry the binary risk of a single company. Risk management is in our DNA: generating strong absolute returns with strict capital preservation is our guiding principle.
For Qualified Eligible Persons (QEPs), high-net-worth investors, and the advisors who serve them.
Registered with the NFA as a Commodity Pool Operator. Risk-managed by design.
Returns are not guaranteed, and futures carry a risk of meaningful losses. Targets are objectives, not guarantees — which is why loss limits and a volatility target are central to how we invest.
Our Edge
A disciplined approach built on relentless downside protection and genuine institutional experience.
Survival is the strategy
We replace emotion with a mechanical Risk Grid — a pre-set rulebook that stays defensive when markets are calm and leans in only when the reward clearly justifies the risk. These markets are often assumed to be high-risk; this structure exists to control that risk, so we survive the rare crashes that wipe out funds running similar strategies without this discipline.
The Margin of Safety advantage
Conventional wisdom says high volatility is risky; we treat it as a safety buffer. When volatility reaches an extreme, the price others will pay for protection jumps — and we can set up positions with a much wider safety cushion while earning the same return, so we get paid more for taking less risk, not more.
Active, directional positioning
We are not a passive index vehicle. With reduced correlation to the S&P 500, our returns come from taking the other side at relative extremes — long or short — when price or volatility overshoots. This generates returns that are distinct from simply holding the market.
Institutional underwriting pedigree
We borrow the disciplined risk-assessment used to approve large loans (underwriting) from private equity — the same approach our team used at Blackstone and Morgan Stanley. We treat every position as a deliberate commitment of capital and take it on only when the reward clearly justifies the risk.
Who We Serve
Partnerships with investors who value discipline, transparency, and alignment
Family Offices & HNWIs
Investors who already have 80-90% of their portfolio in traditional holdings and want to allocate 5-10% to an opportunistic satellite strategy that behaves differently.
Financial Professionals & Advised Investors
Qualified Eligible Persons (QEPs) and high-net-worth investors—many working with an advisor—who want returns that don't simply rise and fall with the stock market. We use deliberate, disciplined methods to manage downside, so short-term ups and downs are controlled by design rather than left to chance.
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