Compass EMP Funds has launched 13 mutual funds increasing its offering to 16 funds in total.

Eight of the new funds track the CEMP Volatility-Weighted Indices while the other five are fixed income or offer exposure to specific alternative asset classes.

The new funds are:

Traditional growth asset classes      
Compass EMP US 500 Volatility Weighted Fund    
Compass EMP US Small Cap 500 Volatility Weighted Fund
Compass EMP International 500 Volatility Weighted Fund
Compass EMP Emerging Market 500 Volatility Weighted Fund   

Alternative long/cash (hedge) asset classes           
Compass EMP US 500 Enhanced Volatility Weighted Fund     
Compass EMP International 500 Enhanced Volatility Weighted Fund
Compass EMP REC Enhanced Volatility Weighted Fund  

Alternative long only asset class                                                      
Compass EMP Commodity Strategies Volatility Weighted Fund   

Alternative long/short (hedge) growth asset classes      
Compass EMP Commodity Long/Short Strategies Fund                    
Compass EMP Long/Short Strategies Fund   

Alternative long/short (hedge) income asset class   
Compass EMP Long/Short Fixed Income Fund  

Traditional income asset classes
Compass EMP Enhanced Fixed Income Fund    
Compass EMP Ultra Short-Term Fixed Income Fund 

"We have been working for some time to respond to financial advisors' demand to create mutual fund products to follow our proprietary, patent-pending indexes. We feel these eight funds, coupled with the launch of the five unique, individual alternative asset class funds, will allow today's investors further options in their pursuit of institutional-level money management," says Stephen M Hammers (pictured), chief investment officer of Compass EMP Funds.