Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund (CSQIX)
The adviser pursues its investment objective by utilizing a macro-aware investment process to allocate capital across a range of investment strategies. The fund primarily will gain exposure to commodities and commodity-linked instruments through investments in the Credit Suisse Cayman Multialternative Strategy Fund, Ltd. It may invest globally (including in emerging markets) and there are no geographic limits on the fund's holdings.
Fund Info
US22540S7788
22540S778
Mar 29, 2012
$250,000
Expense Ratio
CSQIX has an expense ratio of 0.85%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund (CSQIX) returned 1.55% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.33% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, CSQIX returned 2.87% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
CSQIX
1.55%
-0.72%
1.55%
1.33%
3.58%
4.35%
2.87%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of CSQIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.34% | 0.36% | 0.55% | -1.43% | -0.24% | 1.55% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.88% | 0.89% | 2.31% | -1.29% | 0.87% | 0.43% | 1.18% | -2.65% | -0.54% | -0.66% | 1.65% | -0.33% | 0.87% |
| 2023 | -0.43% | 0.98% | -3.78% | -0.67% | -1.70% | 1.27% | 1.48% | 0.78% | 0.67% | 1.55% | 1.96% | 0.00% | 1.95% |
| 2022 | -3.36% | -0.00% | 0.46% | 1.61% | 0.91% | 1.24% | -1.89% | 2.83% | 1.32% | 1.19% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 5.82% |
| 2021 | 1.92% | 1.66% | 1.09% | 0.86% | 0.64% | 1.49% | 0.31% | 1.67% | -1.44% | -0.10% | 2.71% | -0.94% | 10.23% |
| 2020 | -1.06% | -1.93% | 6.23% | 2.57% | -0.90% | -0.41% | 1.32% | -0.80% | -2.22% | -1.55% | 2.94% | 2.38% | 6.39% |
| 2019 | 2.30% | 1.32% | 0.91% | 0.90% | -2.17% | 2.22% | -0.30% | -0.40% | -1.79% | -0.10% | -0.30% | 0.70% | 3.22% |
| 2018 | 2.26% | -2.59% | -0.59% | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.50% | -0.69% | 0.69% | -0.89% | -2.39% | -0.57% | -4.09% |
| 2017 | 0.00% | 1.07% | -0.38% | 0.00% | -0.29% | -0.19% | 1.46% | -0.19% | 0.67% | 0.48% | 0.76% | 0.43% | 3.85% |
| 2016 | -0.89% | 0.20% | 0.70% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.89% | 1.07% | 0.10% | 0.29% | -0.19% | 0.58% | 0.45% | 3.52% |
| 2015 | -0.20% | 2.54% | 0.29% | -0.38% | 0.86% | -2.08% | 1.35% | -2.29% | -1.37% | 2.28% | -0.29% | -1.42% | -0.84% |
| 2014 | -0.88% | 1.28% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.68% | 0.48% | -1.44% | 1.65% | -0.86% | 0.48% | 1.25% | -0.12% | 2.71% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of CSQIX is 21, meaning it’s performing worse than 79% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund (CSQIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund provided a 13.30% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.09 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.09 | $1.09 | $0.27 | $0.26 | $0.82 | $1.18 | $0.47 | $0.17 | $0.48 | $0.22 | $0.02 | $0.30 |
Dividend yield | 13.30% | 13.42% | 2.95% | 2.80% | 9.19% | 13.34% | 4.97% | 1.81% | 4.75% | 2.11% | 0.24% | 2.90% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.09 | $1.09 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.27 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.26 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.82 | $0.82 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.18 | $1.18 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.47 | $0.47 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.48 | $0.48 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.22 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2014 | $0.30 | $0.30 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund was 8.02%, occurring on Dec 27, 2018. Recovery took 317 trading sessions.
The current Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund drawdown is 2.53%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8.02% | Jan 29, 2018 | 231 | Dec 27, 2018 | 317 | Apr 1, 2020 | 548 |
| -7.27% | Mar 7, 2023 | 53 | May 19, 2023 | 125 | Nov 16, 2023 | 178 |
| -6.29% | Apr 14, 2015 | 209 | Feb 9, 2016 | 255 | Feb 13, 2017 | 464 |
| -5.86% | Sep 17, 2021 | 114 | Mar 1, 2022 | 122 | Aug 24, 2022 | 236 |
| -5.74% | Apr 23, 2020 | 134 | Oct 30, 2020 | 35 | Dec 21, 2020 | 169 |
Volatility
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