Key Takeaways
- • Incline Investment Management's flagship Systematic Hybrid™ strategy was named Best Performing Strategy over 5 Years in the Trend Following – Futures and Single Stocks category at The Hedge Fund Journal CTA and Discretionary Trader Awards 2026, according to a Business Wire release issued by the firm.
- • The award is based on risk-adjusted performance, with NilssonHedge and Preqin serving as data partners for the awards.
- • Incline's partners have managed the Systematic Hybrid™ since 2012; the program trades across 75 global markets, including commodities, currencies, metals, energy, equities and fixed income.
- • CEO and Founding Partner Ted Parkhill said the firm's non-correlated returns and relative performance validate its portfolio construction approach.
- • Incline is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool Operator with the National Futures Association.
Summary
Incline Investment Management, LLC, an alternative asset manager focused on systematic strategies, announced that its flagship Systematic Hybrid™ has been recognized as Best Performing Strategy over 5 Years in the Trend Following – Futures and Single Stocks category at The Hedge Fund Journal CTA and Discretionary Trader Awards 2026. The firm issued the announcement via Business Wire from Incline Village, Nevada.
The annual awards recognize top-performing funds and strategies across systematic and discretionary approaches, including categories such as systematic macro, global macro, multi-strategy, trend following, commodities and alternative risk premia. Winners are identified by The Hedge Fund Journal using performance data and risk-adjusted return calculations, with NilssonHedge and Preqin acting as data partners.
Incline's partners have managed the Systematic Hybrid™ since 2012. The fully systematic, directionally agnostic trend-following program trades across 75 global markets and is designed to benefit from either rising or falling global markets, with risk management central to the investment process. The strategy was launched in July 2012.
CEO and Founding Partner Ted Parkhill said the firm built the portfolio differently from peers and that this approach has been central to its performance. He noted that Incline competes with larger, well-known firms and described the five-year result as evidence that the strategy is performing as intended by delivering non-correlated returns with exceptional relative performance.
The firm also noted that other outlets have reported on its recognition at the Hedgeweek® US Awards 2026, where it was shortlisted across four categories and won a Managed Futures Performance Award. Incline is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool Operator with the National Futures Association. The release does not disclose assets under management or specific return figures.
The annual awards recognize top-performing funds and strategies across systematic and discretionary approaches, including categories such as systematic macro, global macro, multi-strategy, trend following, commodities and alternative risk premia. Winners are identified by The Hedge Fund Journal using performance data and risk-adjusted return calculations, with NilssonHedge and Preqin acting as data partners.
Incline's partners have managed the Systematic Hybrid™ since 2012. The fully systematic, directionally agnostic trend-following program trades across 75 global markets and is designed to benefit from either rising or falling global markets, with risk management central to the investment process. The strategy was launched in July 2012.
CEO and Founding Partner Ted Parkhill said the firm built the portfolio differently from peers and that this approach has been central to its performance. He noted that Incline competes with larger, well-known firms and described the five-year result as evidence that the strategy is performing as intended by delivering non-correlated returns with exceptional relative performance.
The firm also noted that other outlets have reported on its recognition at the Hedgeweek® US Awards 2026, where it was shortlisted across four categories and won a Managed Futures Performance Award. Incline is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool Operator with the National Futures Association. The release does not disclose assets under management or specific return figures.
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