LoCorr Market Trend Fund: Platform Profile
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Overview
LoCorr Market Trend Fund is a registered mutual fund centered on a macro-oriented quantitative long/short futures strategy.
Current manager structure:
- Adviser: LoCorr Fund Management, LLC
- Futures subadviser: Graham Capital Management, L.P.
- Fixed income subadviser: Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
- Registered open end fund: Yes
May fit better for
- investors seeking a dedicated liquid managed-futures allocation;
- users comfortable with Graham's systematic macro/trend implementation;
- investors seeking long and short global futures exposure;
- portfolios seeking a low-correlation objective;
- investors who can access the appropriate A/C/I class;
- users comfortable with higher alternative-fund operating expenses.
May fit less well for
- investors seeking a low-cost ETF;
- small investors seeking Class I;
- Class A investors sensitive to sales loads;
- users who expect low correlation to be stable in every market;
- investors uncomfortable with leverage;
- users who assume all LoCorr funds share the same subadviser lineup.
Current tickers and minimums
Current May 2026 prospectus:
- Class a:
- Ticker: LOTAX
- Minimum initial: $2,500
- Class c:
- Ticker: LOTCX
- Minimum initial: $2,500
- Class i:
- Ticker: LOTIX
- Minimum initial: $100,000
- Minimum subsequent all classes: $500
- Minimums waivable: Yes
Management fee is 1.50%
Current prospectus:
- Management fee: 1.50%
12b-1 fees:
- Class a: 0.25%
- Class c: 1.00%
- Class i: 0%
Current total annual operating expenses are 2.06%, 2.81%, and 1.81%
Current statutory table:
- Class a total annual operating expenses: 2.06%
- Class c total annual operating expenses: 2.81%
- Class i total annual operating expenses: 1.81%
Class A can carry a 5.75% front-end load
Current fund materials:
- Class a max front end load: 5.75%
Class C can have a 1% contingent deferred sales charge under applicable conditions.
Store sales charges separately from annual expenses.
Graham remains the Market Trend futures subadviser
This is a current-state guard.
Current May 2026 prospectus identifies:
- Futures subadviser: Graham Capital Management, L.P.
A May 2026 LoCorr supplement changed Graham's role for other LoCorr funds.
Nuveen handles the fixed-income sleeve
Current prospectus identifies Nuveen Asset Management as fixed-income subadviser.
The fund is not only futures contracts.
The strategy trades more than 50 global markets
Current first-party page:
- Global market count: 50+
The count is a current marketing/strategy reference, not a permanent minimum number of active positions.
The Cayman subsidiary can hold up to 25%
Current governing materials:
- Cayman subsidiary: Yes
- Maximum total assets in subsidiary: 25%
Current turnover was 81%
Most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2025:
- Portfolio turnover: 81%
Turnover is not equal to a transaction-cost percentage.
Assessment
LoCorr Market Trend is more directly comparable with traditional managed-futures funds than RSST or Standpoint.
The clean current review state is:
- Graham remains futures subadviser;
- Nuveen remains fixed-income subadviser;
- A/C/I minimums differ;
- annual operating expenses range from 1.81% to 2.81%;
- Class A can carry a 5.75% sales load;
- the futures strategy spans more than 50 global markets.
General information
| Legal entity | LoCorr Fund Management, LLC |
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Offering structure and liquidity
| Structure | Registered open-end mutual fund advised by LoCorr Fund Management, with Graham Capital Management as futures subadviser and Nuveen Asset Management as fixed-income subadviser. The strategy combines systematic long/short global futures with a fixed-income sleeve and can use a Cayman subsidiary. |
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Sources
- locorrfunds.com — Market trend fund
- locorrfunds.com — Mutual funds
- locorrfunds.com — LoCorr Combined Prospectus
- locorrfunds.com — LoCorr Funds Market Trend Summary Prospectus
- locorrfunds.com — LoCorr Funds SAI
- locorrfunds.com — EFP 8779 LoCorr 6.30.24 Form N CSR Final
- locorrfunds.com — EFP 14022 LoCorr 12.31.24 Form N CSR Final
- sec.gov — Fp0084184 2 ncsrs
- sec.gov — Locorr n csr
- sec.gov — Locorr n csrs
