Throughout the ages, the greatest financial gain has been realized when innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit have met exploration of global commerce.

The Phoenicians pioneered sea trade throughout much of the old world and earned legendary wealth, building a civilization that would endure for thousands of years.

The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC) was the first multinational, and for its time, the most profitable corporation in the world. VOC averaged returns of 18% annually for almost 200 years through the application of superior methods, knowledge and organization toward maritime trade and commerce. The captains of their fleet were sent off with extensive instructions on the route to be navigated, prevailing winds, currents, shoals and landmarks. The VOC also produced its own charts. Likewise ETF Capital Management produces its own proprietary global investment analytics – ETF Capital Research - analogous to rolling up all the tools of global navigation into a GPS navigation system.

In today’s economy, the need for highly focused global trading strategies has never been greater. There are simply too many investment opportunities out there – a veritable ocean of choice but few reliable methods for navigating profitably. Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) - the Nobel Prize winning theory advanced by Markowitz, Miller, and Sharpe - has revolutionized investment selection methodology over the past 20 years. Still, MPT is a passive strategy; taking a shotgun approach to global asset allocation, and accepting losses due to out-of-favor regions, sectors, and styles as part of the investment process. How then, can we take MPT to the next level? Is it possible to take an active approach to investment on a truly global level, while reducing volatility and enhancing both the consistency and magnitude of returns?

“Modern Thinking, Old World Values.”