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EMC Capital Advisors, LLC - Alpha Program

Principal(s): John Krautsack, David Polli & Brian Proctor
Strategy: L-Term / Macro Trends / Diversified
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Investment Restrictions: 4.7 Exempt - QEPs Only

Statistics & Program Information

Oct 2025 Return 0.72%	Worst Drawdown ⁽²⁾ -10.69%	Minimum Investment $5,000,000
YTD Return: 6.03%	Losing Streak ⁽³⁾: -0.67%	AUM ⁽⁵⁾: $312,140,000
Annualized CROR⁽¹⁾ 4.91%	Sharpe Ratio 4% RF ROR⁽⁴⁾: 0.13	Calmar Ratio ⁽⁶⁾: N/A
2) Annualized ACROR is based on compounding. Please see Footnotes for more information.

Trading Methodology 100% Systematic	Style Sub-Categories Trend Following	Trading Style 100% Trend Following
Market Sector 100% Diversified	Holding Period 100% Long Term	Geographic Sector Global Contracts: Futures

Start Date Jun-2013	Currency US Dollar	Management Fee 1.00%
Accepting New Accounts Yes	Min Investment $5,000,000	Incentive Fee 0.00
NFA Member Yes	Fund Minimum $0	Other Fees None
NFA Number 0466576	Margin ⁽⁷⁾ 8%	Avg Comm ⁽⁸⁾
Notional Funds Yes	Round Turns Per Million ⁽¹⁰⁾ 450	Max Comm ⁽⁹⁾ 0.00

Starting Date: Jun-2013	Currency: US Dollar
Open to New Investors: Yes	Current Assets: $312,140,000
Open to US Investors: Yes	Annualized CROR: 4.67%
Minimum Fund Investment: $0
Minimum Managed Account: $5,000,000	Current Losing Streak: -0.67 %
Domocile:	Calmar: N/A
Subscriptions: N/A	Sharpe Ratio: 4% RF ROR 0.13
Redemptions: N/A	US Attorney: Not Listed
Lock Up: N/A	Offshore Attorney: Not Listed
Hurdle Rate: N/A	Administrator: Not Listed
Administraton Fee: 0.00%	Prime Broker: Not Listed
Management Fee: 1.00%	Auditor: Not Listed
Incentive Fee: 20.00%	NFA Member: Yes
Selling Fee: 0.00%	FINRA Member: No
Other Fees: None	Other Memberships:

Type of Fund:	Domicile:	Strategy:

Track Record Prepared By: N/A

Correlations:

Growth of $1,000 VAMI and Monthly Returns

Trading Description, Risk Strategy & Background

Trading Description

EMC's Alpha Plus Program is a multi-asset alternative strategy that seeks to generate long-term absolute returns in any market environment. The Program combines a statistically biased allocation to global equity, interest rate and commodity markets with a tactical overlay of discrete sector specific quantitative models that are responsive to current macro trends. The sector specific models include an unconstrained interest rate strategy, a dynamic commodity strategy and a long/short global financials strategy. The Program is designed to produce superior risk adjusted returns.

Investment Approach - Historical data demonstrates that markets trend, consistently yielding identifiable and repeatable profit opportunities. EMC believes that quantitative analysis is the most effective method to identify market trends.

Investment Process - EMC employs multiple proprietary independent trading systems in each sector specific strategy. These individual systems are designed to respond to opportunities in the unique subset of markets in each strategy. Each system differs in the metric it is optimized to and looks to capture directional price movement in different time frames, under different market conditions.

Research - EMC utilizes machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence to develop and optimize proprietary trading systems. The machine learning process allows trading systems and risk management protocols to evolve and adapt to changing market conditions over time.

Risk Strategy

EMC actively manages risk at every level of the portfolio using a proprietary systematic model. The model uses current market volatility, account equity and other portfolio components to quantify and limit risk at the trade, market, sector and portfolio levels.

Background

EMC Capital Management, Inc. has been an investment management firm for over 25 years. It employs technical, systematic investment strategies in a broadly diversified portfolio that includes stock indices, currencies, financial instruments, precious metals, base metals, agriculturals, energies, and soft commodities. EMC's portfolio features a significant 40% allocation to physical commodities. EMC's Trading Desk is active 24 hours per day, tracking more than one hundred markets around the globe and investing in over eighty. Today EMC manages a broadly diversified global portfolio according to its proprietary investment strategies. Strategies are developed and continually refined through EMC's PhD level research program. EMC's long term success is built on the company's: 1) commitment to disciplined risk management, 2) over 80 years combined market experience, 3) focus on proprietary research and development, and 4) the highest standards in client service.

Performance

Monthly Performance Since Jun 2013

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	ROR	Max DD
2025	1.16%	-0.58%	-0.56%	0.19%	-0.50%	1.82%	0.20%	0.96%	2.62%	0.72%			6.14%	-1.44%
2024	-1.76%	1.48%	2.06%	0.31%	-0.98%	-1.35%	-0.77%	-0.37%	2.33%	-4.02%	0.80%	0.43%	-2.00%	-5.15%
2023	1.66%	-2.30%	-1.15%	1.21%	-0.75%	1.86%	-0.05%	-1.58%	-1.13%	-1.08%	0.36%	3.58%	0.47%	-4.93%
2022	0.24%	1.66%	3.51%	0.36%	-0.76%	-0.80%	1.00%	-1.95%	-0.46%	0.33%	-0.89%	-1.50%	0.62%	-4.95%
2021	0.03%	3.22%	-0.72%	2.26%	0.97%	-1.33%	-0.20%	0.09%	0.54%	4.38%	-2.01%	0.33%	7.63%	-2.01%
2020	-0.16%	0.63%	0.42%	0.87%	0.59%	0.09%	1.43%	0.62%	-1.89%	-0.83%	2.73%	3.78%	8.47%	-2.70%
2019	1.06%	-0.28%	3.93%	1.37%	0.38%	3.34%	1.22%	3.60%	-2.65%	-1.13%	0.14%	1.54%	13.03%	-3.75%
2018	6.64%	-5.50%	0.08%	-0.22%	-1.20%	-0.57%	0.51%	0.19%	-0.23%	-4.11%	1.17%	0.18%	-3.47%	-10.69%
2017	0.86%	2.89%	-1.27%	1.49%	1.51%	-1.48%	2.40%	1.34%	-2.87%	2.33%	1.74%	1.77%	11.06%	-2.87%
2016	2.60%	3.75%	-0.14%	-1.24%	-1.00%	4.00%	2.39%	-2.60%	0.26%	-3.80%	-3.60%	0.80%	1.03%	-9.44%
2015	4.70%	-0.70%	0.35%	0.10%	0.43%	-3.33%	0.33%	-2.72%	1.12%	1.47%	-0.05%	-2.91%	-1.48%	-6.07%
2014	-1.35%	2.56%	-1.26%	0.62%	0.97%	1.09%	1.00%	2.83%	0.53%	0.74%	3.31%	2.56%	14.34%	-1.35%
2013						-1.13%	1.71%	-1.06%	1.51%	2.43%	1.83%	-1.14%	4.14%	-1.14%

PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. THERE IS A RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.

Footnotes

1. The Annualized Compounded ROR ("Rate of Return") is the average return of an investment over a number of years. It smoothes out returns by assuming constant growth. 2. Peak to Valley Drawdown ("Maximum Drawdown") is the worst drawdown % the time-period. 3. Sharpe Ratio uses a 4% Risk Free ROR (Rate of Return) 4. Calmar Ratio Uses last 36 months of Data 5. The hypothetical growth of $1,000

++Qualified Eligible Investors Only:

A Qualified Eligible Person must meet the following two requirements: 1) the investor must first be an accredited investor. The most common ways for this are to either have a net worth of $1,000,000 or more OR an annual income of $200,000 or more for the last two years OR, combined with a spouse, $300,000 per year for two years, 2) the investor must meet an additional portfolio requirement, which is having $4,000,000 in securities holdings OR the person must have on deposit with a Futures Commission Merchant at least $400,000 in exchange-specified initial margin and option premiums, and required minimum security deposit for retail forex transactions).

Exemptions:

PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIBIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUANCY OR ACCURACY OF THE COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.

RISK DISCLOSURE

THIS MATTER IS INTENDED AS A SOLICITATION FOR MANAGED FUTURES. THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE ('FOREX') AND/OR CRYPTOCURRENCIES IS SUBSTANTIAL. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THIS HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE CAN RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES, AS WELL AS GAINS. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. IF YOU ARE UNSURE YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. AN INVESTOR MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CTA’S CURRENT DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT BEFORE INVESTING. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT NO MATTER WHO IS MANAGING YOUR MONEY.

PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. IN SOME CASES MANAGED ACCOUNTS ARE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY FEES. THOSE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES, MAY NEED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS JUST TO AVOID DEPLETION OF THEIR ASSETS. EACH COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA") IS REQUIRED BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ("CFTC") TO ISSUE TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS A RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OUTLINING THESE FEES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS. A HARD COPY OF THESE RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON EACH CTA'S "REQUEST DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT" BUTTON.

THE FULL RISK OF COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX TRADING CAN NOT BE ADDRESSED IN THIS RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. NO CONSIDERATION TO INVEST SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT THOROUGHLY READING THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OF EACH OF THE CTAS IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. REQUESTING A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT PLACES YOU UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND EACH DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AT NO COST. THE CFTC HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS NOR ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. OTHER DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU BEFORE AN ACCOUNT MAY BE OPENED FOR YOU.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION ON INVESTING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST ALSO RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY MAKING THE TRADING DECISIONS AND THE TERMS OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.

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