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Ascent Capital Management CTA Report
Report Start Date: Jan-2019 - Report End Date: Aug-2024
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County Cork LLC / Macro Equity Hedge
Accepting New Investors: Yes
Systematic / Trend / Momentum / Diversified
4.7 Exempt - QEPs Only



Proprietary Performance proforma adjusted for a 1% mgt fee and a 10% incentive fee, as well as actual commission and transaction fees, with profits reinvested. - Performance is Based on Proprietary Trading

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20192.57% -0.21% 1.45% 2.26% -4.33% 6.41% 1.50% -0.22% 0.64% 1.12% 2.36% 2.05%
2020 0.03% -5.08% -14.22% 3.58% 1.63% -2.55% 6.96% 6.12% -4.39% -2.63% 9.08% 4.31%
2021 -1.72% 1.03% 3.08% 4.28% 1.55% 1.31% 2.47% 1.34% -2.81% 2.47% -0.15% 1.96%
2022 -3.45% -0.95% 0.76% -5.07% -0.10% -3.48% 3.19% -4.58% -6.19% 0.34% 4.38% -1.68%
2023 4.29% -4.23% 4.09% 0.77% -0.89% 2.31% 2.82% -2.17% -0.67% -0.05% 2.39% 1.50%
2024 -0.60% 0.77% -0.24% -3.49% 1.72% -0.23% 1.41% 0.95%  

 201920202021202220232024 YTD
ROR16.38%0.46%15.61%-16.10%10.25%0.19%
Max DD-4.33%-18.58%-2.81%-18.53%-4.23%-3.72%

The Notes Below Are An Integral Part of this Report
| Track Record Compiled By: Michael J. Liccar

Program Description: The Macro Equity Hedge strategy is a systematic program designed to produce stock market like returns over time with much lower volatility through a combination of protection and performance. The strategy is a made up of a long-only basket of Emini S&P futures, 10 year note futures, and gold futures. Additionally, a smaller portion of the strategy consists of a long/short currency breakout system. The strategy is governed by a proprietary systematic model that dynamically adjusts portfolio positions and weights.


Investment Information
Program Start Date Feb-2016
Minimum Investment 1,000,000
Management Fee 1.00%
Incentive Fee 10.00%
Margin 4 -6%
Round Turns per Million 200
Currency US Dollar
NFA No: #0318270
Trading Strategy       Market Segment      

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Program Statistics
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown (1) (Jan 2020 - Mar 2020) -18.58%
Worst Monthly Return (Mar 2020) -14.22%
Current Losing Streak -7.32%
Average Monthly Return 0.40%
Annualized Statistics
Annualized Compounded ROR (2) 4.05%
Standard Deviation 12.30%
Sharpe Ratio (4) 0.30
36 Month Calmar Ratio (3) -0.11

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION TO INVEST SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED HEREIN.

Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: [email protected] | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com


Ascent Capital Management CTA Report
Report Start Date: Jan-2019 - Report End Date: Aug-2024
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Time Window Analysis
Length Best Average Worst
1 mo 9.1% 0.4% -14.2%
3 mo 11.8% 1.1% -18.6%
6 mo 21.4% 2.1% -16.4%
12 mo 32% 3.8% -16.8%
18 mo 39% 5.8% -15%
24 mo 37.4% 7.4% -9.4%
36 mo 35.2% 10.5% -6%
Historical Drawdown and Recoveries***
Start Depth Length Recovery End
Feb-20 -18.58% 2 mo 9 mo Dec-20
Jan-22 -18.53% 9 mo 23 mo n/a
May-19 -4.33% 1 mo 1 mo Jun-19
Sep-21 -2.81% 1 mo 3 mo Dec-21
Jan-21 -1.72% 1 mo 2 mo Mar-21
Aug-19 -0.22% 1 mo 1 mo Sep-19


Comparisons                                        ProgramAG CTA Index
Annualized Compound ROR 4.05%5.18%
Cumulative Return 25.26%33.14%
Cumulative VAMI (5) 12531331
Largest Monthly Gain 9.08%2.99%
Largest Monthly Loss -14.22%-1.42%
Correlation 0.146
Last 12 Months 3.38%5.89%
Last 36 Months -6.04%13.22%

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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION TO INVEST SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED HEREIN.

Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: [email protected] | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com


Ascent Capital Management CTA Report
Report Start Date: Jan-2019 - Report End Date: Aug-2024
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+ NOTES: The performance set forth above is for a proprietary account maintained by a principal of County Cork traded pursuant to the Macro Equity Program. The performance has been proforma adjusted for a 1% (annualized) monthly management fee and a 10% quarterly incentive fee that would have been charged to a customer account participating in the Program, as well as actual commission and transaction fees, with profits reinvested. County Cork has chosen to use performance of a proprietary account in this presentation as it has continuously operated since inception.

** The drawdown begins in the month listed as start. The length in months of the drawdown is listed under length. The recovery begins in the following month, and the length of the recovery period is listed under recovery. The date listed as end is the month that the program recovered from the drawdown.

Please note that the monthly performance numbers, ROR and Drawdowns are based on end of month values and are not reflective of intramonth volatility.

Statistical Notes

1. Peak to Valley Drawdown ("Maximum Drawdown") is the worst drawdown % loss over the period of 2019-01-31 to 2024-08-31

2. The Annualized Compounded ROR is the average return of an investment over a number of years. It smoothes out returns by assuming constant growth.

3. Calmar Ratio Uses last 36 months of Data

ROR = Rate of Return

AG CTA Index: The Autumn Gold CTA Index is a Non-Investable Index comprised of the client performance of all CTA programs included in the AG database and does not represent the complete universe of CTAs. CTA programs with proprietary performance are not included. Monthly numbers are updated until 45 days after the end of the month. Investors should note that it is not possible to invest in this index.

This report has been prepared from information provided by the Trader and is believed to be reliable. This report should be read in conjunction with the Trader's Disclosure Document.


PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT NO MATTER WHO IS MANAGING YOUR MONEY. THERE IS AN UNLIMITED RISK OF LOSS IN SELLING OPTIONS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER COMMODITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. AN INVESTOR MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANAGER'S CURRENT DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT BEFORE INVESTING.


Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: [email protected] | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com