In general, systematic global macro managers tend to produce the strongest level of alpha during
bull markets. That’s because, historically, bull markets tend to be correlated with sustained positive
fundamental data, which is what systematic managers excel at understanding. As highlighted
in the following graphic, many systematic managers were able to capture the strong market
opportunity in emerging market (EM) equities during the 2001-2007 period (Figure 6). During that
time, systematic managers who were able to interpret the strong relative valuations of emerging
markets equities (as indicated by their low price to earnings ratios and strong growth rates when
compared to developed market equities) as a significant investment opportunity may have taken