R Best, LLC
World Select Program
Principal(s): Joe Wilkins, Mary Lou Pier & Margaret Sweeney
Strategy: Systematic / Long Short / Diversified
Statistical Reports are Subscription Based
Trading Description, Risk Strategy & Background
R Best, LLC is a Chicago based alternative asset manager focused on developing alpha generating strategies. R Best provides risk management and operational oversight for its systematic trading program, the World Select Commodity 1X Program. The objective is to deliver long-term absolute return in rising or falling markets through 100% systematic positioning in managed futures. The program seeks to dynamically construct long-short portfolios that efficiently allocate risk across 7 distinct sectors – equities, fixed income, metals, energy, currency, agricultural markets, and crypto. Note: Historical performance reflects fees in effect at the time of trading: current program fees may differ slightly.
Key Objectives: 1) risk-adjusted, non-correlated, absolute returns, 2) low correlation to traditional asset classes, 3) liquid exchange-traded futures across 7 sectors, 4) systematic models utilizing absolute and relative momentum, market volatility and correlations, term-structure based signals and relative market/sector valuations.
R Best has been registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor ("CTA") with the Commodity Trading Commission ("CFTC") since September 13, 2012 and has been a National Futures Association ("NFA") member since that date. Mr. Joseph R. Wilkins is the a founder and serves as Chief Executive Office, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Operating Office, and Chief Compliance officer. Margaret Sweeney is the Director of Strategic and Financial Operations. Mary Lou Pier, CPA is a Founder and Chief Financial Officer, and Zhivko K. Gochev is the Director of Research and Systems Development.
Performance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ROR* | Max DD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.13% | 1.89% | -1.17% | -0.12% | 0.18% | -1.23% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.68% | -2.33% |
| 2025 | 0.06% | -2.00% | -0.62% | -0.71% | -1.46% | -0.21% | -0.90% | 0.47% | 2.58% | 1.41% | 1.91% | 0.61% | 1.14% | -5.77% |
| 2024 | 2.07% | 3.05% | 0.79% | 0.46% | 1.65% | 1.88% | -0.41% | 0.27% | 0.63% | 0.54% | -0.07% | -0.15% | 10.71% | -0.41% |
| 2023 | -2.26% | 2.41% | -5.36% | 0.93% | 1.30% | -2.91% | 0.63% | 1.37% | 0.41% | 1.35% | 1.16% | -0.74% | -1.71% | -6.05% |
| 2022 | 4.68% | 0.94% | 8.89% | 6.17% | -1.48% | -5.90% | 2.87% | 5.83% | 2.19% | 2.03% | -2.57% | -3.50% | 20.15% | -7.29% |
| 2021 | 0.59% | -1.99% | 1.21% | 2.37% | -0.10% | 1.68% | -1.00% | 1.46% | 3.63% | 0.82% | -2.72% | -0.09% | 5.86% | -2.81% |
| 2020 | 1.43% | 1.81% | 2.72% | 0.51% | 1.08% | 0.02% | 1.15% | -2.18% | 0.36% | -1.76% | 1.00% | 3.52% | 9.66% | -3.56% |
| 2019 | -4.40% | 0.23% | 1.42% | 0.55% | -0.97% | -1.42% | -0.04% | 2.83% | -3.50% | -1.03% | -0.97% | 0.91% | -6.39% | -7.26% |
| 2018 | 3.32% | 0.64% | 0.03% | 0.12% | -0.34% | 2.52% | -3.09% | 1.13% | 0.29% | -0.83% | 1.20% | -2.10% | 2.89% | -3.43% |
| 2017 | -0.38% | 0.51% | -0.64% | -1.42% | -0.49% | -0.36% | 1.82% | 0.33% | -0.39% | 1.03% | -1.01% | 0.83% | -0.17% | -2.88% |
| 2016 | – | – | – | -0.49% | 0.08% | 4.58% | 0.69% | -0.65% | 0.06% | -1.69% | -1.95% | 0.08% | 0.71% | -4.18% |
Accounting Notes: From April 2016 through May 2020, returns for the program are based on actual client performance, net of all fees, using a $2,000,000 minimum notional value. As of June 2020, performance is based on a proprietary account held by the advisor. This performance was formulated using a $200,000 notional value, a 1% management fee and a 20% incentive fee. Effective January 2026, the proprietary notional value was increased to $250,000 to include the crypto sector.
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. THERE IS A RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.
Risk Disclosure
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.
AUTUMN GOLD CTA INDEXES ARE NON-INVESTABLE INDEXES COMPRISED OF THE CLIENT PERFORMANCE OF CTA PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE AUTUMN GOLD DATABASE AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE COMPLETE UNIVERSE OF CTAS. INVESTORS SHOULD NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO INVEST IN THESE INDEXES.