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Tactical Investment Mgt Corp - Institutional Commodity Program

Principal(s): Dr. Dave Druz, Colleen Haviland
Strategy: Long Term Trend Following / Diversified
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Investment Restrictions: Qualified Eligible Clients Only++

Statistics & Program Information

Feb Return -3.67%	Worst Drawdown ⁽²⁾ -41.52%	Minimum Investment $10,000,000
YTD Return -4.09%	Losing Streak ⁽³⁾ -10.68 %	AUM⁽⁵⁾ $93,100,000
Annual CROR:¹ 15.61%	Sharpe Ratio ⁽⁴⁾ 0.70	Calmar Ratio ⁽⁶⁾ N/A

Trading Methodology 100% Systematic	Style Sub-Categories Trend Following	Trading Style 100% Trend Following
Market Sector 27% Currencies 18% Financials 14% Metals 10% Energies 16% Agriculturals 15% Softs	Holding Period 100% Long Term	Geographic Sector: Global Contracts: Futures Forex

Start Date Apr-1993	Currency US Dollars	Margin ⁽⁷⁾ 20%
New Money Yes	AUM ⁽⁵⁾ $93,100,000	Management Fee 2.00%
Min Investment $10,000,000	Annual CROR ¹ 15.61%	Incentive Fee 20.00%
Fund Minimum $0	Losing Streak ⁽³⁾ -10.68 %	Other Fees None
Notional Funds No	Worst Drawdown ⁽²⁾ -41.52 %	Avg Comm ⁽⁸⁾ 10.00
NFA Member Yes	Sharpe Ratio ⁽⁴⁾ 0.70	Max Comm ⁽⁹⁾
NFA Number 0350676	Calmar Ratio ⁽⁶⁾ N/A	Round Turns ⁽¹⁰⁾ 1,250

Starting Date: Apr-1993	Currency: US Dollars
Open to New Investors: Yes	Current Assets: $93,100,000
Open to US Investors: Yes	Annual CROR: 15.61%
Minimum Fund Investment: $0	Worst Monthly Drawdown: -41.52
Minimum Managed Account: $10,000,000	Current Losing Streak: -10.68 %
Domocile:	Calmar: N/A
Subscriptions: N/A	Sharpe Ratio: 0.70
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: 2.00%	Auditor: Not Listed
Incentive Fee: 20.00%	NFA Member: Yes
Selling Fee: 6.00%	FINRA Member: No
Other Fees: None	Other Memberships: MFA

Type of Fund:	Domicile:	Strategy:

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Trading Description, Risk Strategy & Background

Trading Description

Tactical's Bellwether Institutional Futures Program trades a globally diversified portfolio of commodities and currencies with the objective of seeking above average long-term growth unrelated to stocks and bonds. Physical commodities represent over half of the portfolio weighting. The Program is based upon capturing hedgers' risk premium and employs an extra-long term, systematic methodology in which it is not uncommon to hold positions (with rolls) for over a year.

Risk Strategy

Money management deals with all aspects of equity management and risk control. It is vital to the System and is integrated from the ground up. The System uses proprietary, advanced money management and risk control strategies. Overall portfolio risk exposure is constantly reassessed; stop loss orders are placed whenever a trade is entered and once placed, never retreat from the market; a sophisticated variation of constant percentage risking is used which results in an initial average risk of less than 1.0% of account equity per trade.

Background

David S. Druz, MD, 52, is the President, the founder, the sole director and shareholder of Tactical. Dr. Druz received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with emphasis in computer science from the University of Illinois in May, 1975 where he graduated first in his class with a 5.0 grade average. He received a medical doctor degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in May, 1979. While pursuing his education, Dr. Druz became fascinated with markets and market theory and began managing his own futures account in 1975. He developed the Tactical Trading System over the next five years. Dr. Druz is the market analyst, research programmer, and a principal of Tactical Investment.

Rob Lingle, 45, is the Vice President, Marketing of Tactical. Mr. Lingle graduated from the University of Southern California in 1983 with a dual degree in Economics and International Relations. His extensive experience in the futures industry began in brokerage at Merrill Lynch Futures and Shearson Lehman Brothers and led to money management for Commodities Corporation as an Associate Trader. Rob owned and operated his own brokerage business until taking his current position with Tactical.

Monthly Performance Since April 1993

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	ROR	Max DD
2023	-0.44%	-3.67%											-4.09%	-4.09%
2022	4.97%	4.53%	3.96%	3.92%	-2.70%	-1.53%	-2.66%	-1.26%	4.53%	0.74%	-5.33%	1.45%	10.41%	-8.2%
2021	3.45%	7.19%	-6.95%	8.54%	3.03%	-5.41%	3.35%	2.35%	1.90%	2.95%	-0.80%	-0.73%	19.26%	-6.95%
2020	1.32%	5.32%	10.42%	-1.60%	-1.80%	-1.21%	8.09%	6.18%	-5.45%	5.30%	4.45%	11.77%	50.05%	-5.45%
2019	-0.85%	3.78%	-2.33%	0.51%	1.21%	4.20%	0.62%	8.47%	-6.56%	-1.31%	-4.25%	1.25%	3.97%	-11.7%
2018	4.77%	-2.27%	-5.07%	0.02%	2.80%	-0.88%	-3.12%	3.83%	0.66%	-2.28%	3.56%	-0.25%	1.27%	-8.39%
2017	1.98%	-2.10%	0.31%	-0.96%	-2.31%	3.11%	2.69%	6.14%	-5.41%	1.90%	-3.18%	0.05%	1.67%	-6.68%
2016	1.48%	5.40%	-2.47%	5.70%	0.82%	4.11%	0.01%	-6.22%	-1.72%	-0.60%	3.33%	-0.96%	8.5%	-8.39%
2015	9.53%	-4.17%	0.56%	-3.84%	-0.13%	-9.09%	4.38%	6.99%	2.27%	-4.58%	2.34%	-2.25%	0.46%	-15.87%
2014	-1.26%	2.22%	0.51%	5.38%	-3.16%	2.80%	14.42%	2.34%	16.31%	-12.78%	7.99%	9.92%	50.07%	-12.78%
2013	1.41%	-4.79%	-0.15%	-3.12%	0.59%	-0.50%	-2.25%	-2.77%	-4.85%	-0.11%	-0.11%	1.29%	-14.56%	-16.82%
2012	-2.27%	0.45%	-5.43%	1.00%	-0.64%	-0.71%	21.17%	1.22%	-2.06%	-5.74%	-3.39%	-0.16%	1.02%	-10.96%
2011	-8.39%	9.45%	-7.71%	13.53%	-15.31%	-7.43%	1.19%	3.30%	0.82%	-10.52%	-6.77%	-0.43%	-27.9%	-31.37%
2010	-1.63%	-3.23%	4.88%	2.26%	-2.40%	3.24%	-0.54%	-3.65%	19.98%	18.27%	9.23%	10.55%	68.9%	-4.81%
2009	0.30%	-1.12%	-8.39%	-2.65%	15.67%	-3.40%	5.33%	10.29%	-1.99%	-1.49%	10.46%	-1.98%	20%	-11.82%
2008	8.09%	21.39%	-7.18%	0.14%	2.05%	6.78%	-12.30%	-1.64%	-1.15%	26.62%	1.38%	1.98%	48.35%	-14.73%
2007	-6.33%	-1.68%	-7.15%	8.58%	-0.61%	6.76%	-1.66%	-10.49%	26.03%	3.69%	-7.52%	1.91%	6.84%	-14.48%
2006	16.31%	-6.10%	6.94%	15.83%	1.00%	-2.61%	-10.06%	4.52%	-4.15%	-0.28%	8.02%	-3.79%	24.26%	-12.49%
2005	-4.20%	1.12%	-3.78%	-3.03%	4.16%	-0.47%	-3.80%	6.90%	0.71%	-4.01%	9.14%	5.22%	6.98%	-9.86%
2004	4.51%	14.38%	1.44%	-18.94%	-7.83%	-7.31%	6.49%	-3.17%	5.98%	4.00%	12.75%	0.39%	8.04%	-30.75%
2003	10.47%	9.08%	-7.41%	4.31%	6.11%	-6.42%	-7.00%	0.34%	1.71%	12.69%	-2.04%	6.75%	29.26%	-12.97%
2002	-5.52%	0.90%	-0.43%	-3.55%	9.82%	9.78%	3.65%	4.48%	3.59%	-3.01%	2.27%	9.58%	34.58%	-8.45%
2001	-1.79%	2.46%	13.89%	-7.74%	3.04%	3.61%	-3.37%	1.99%	5.29%	8.13%	-9.62%	1.55%	16.26%	-9.61%
2000	3.82%	-0.18%	-4.05%	1.34%	8.37%	-3.59%	-1.20%	3.46%	-1.01%	4.57%	9.67%	8.64%	32.74%	-4.75%
1999	-9.34%	1.84%	-7.46%	3.90%	-8.46%	-1.69%	0.75%	2.46%	4.66%	-12.91%	2.85%	3.21%	-20.21%	-24.83%
1998	-1.04%	-3.36%	-1.72%	-3.55%	3.27%	4.67%	-0.84%	16.37%	-1.51%	-1.66%	-5.15%	8.74%	12.97%	-9.35%
1997	9.12%	8.51%	-1.67%	-4.86%	6.84%	-9.36%	12.24%	3.86%	4.03%	-2.05%	0.12%	3.93%	32.59%	-9.41%
1996	-6.84%	-3.29%	4.35%	26.14%	-5.15%	0.52%	-6.38%	4.17%	7.35%	8.53%	8.96%	-6.33%	31.11%	-10.74%
1995	-5.92%	1.62%	12.88%	5.32%	11.17%	0.33%	-5.94%	-4.53%	-2.33%	1.62%	5.25%	26.28%	50.17%	-12.29%
1994	-10.55%	-11.64%	0.83%	0.23%	8.46%	2.69%	-3.59%	-5.64%	3.48%	2.70%	12.71%	2.78%	-0.36%	-20.96%
1993				1.75%	5.47%	3.10%	13.16%	4.84%	-6.22%	-3.53%	4.13%	3.49%	28%	-9.53%

Annual Performance

Years	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
ROR	28.00%	-0.36%	50.17%	31.11%	32.59%	12.97%
Max DD	-9.53%	-20.96%	-12.29%	-10.74%	-9.41%	-9.35%

Years	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
ROR	-20.21%	32.74%	16.26%	34.58%	29.26%	8.04%
Max DD	-24.83%	-4.75%	-9.61%	-8.45%	-12.97%	-30.75%

Years	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
ROR	6.98%	24.26%	6.84%	48.35%	20.00%	68.90%
Max DD	-9.86%	-12.49%	-14.48%	-14.73%	-11.82%	-4.81%

Years	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
ROR	-27.90%	1.02%	-14.56%	50.07%	0.46%	8.50%
Max DD	-31.37%	-10.96%	-16.82%	-12.78%	-15.87%	-8.39%

Years	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
ROR	1.67%	1.27%	3.97%	50.05%	19.26%	10.41%
Max DD	-6.68%	-8.39%	-11.70%	-5.45%	-6.95%	-8.20%

Years	2023
ROR	-4.09%
Max DD	-4.09%

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

VAMI, Assets under Management & Worst Drawdown

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Monthly Returns

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++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

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

THIS MATTER IS INTENDED AS A SOLICITATION FOR MANAGED FUTURES. THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND/OR FOREIGN EXCHANGE ('FOREX') 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.

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.

Footnotes & Definitions:

P - Proprietary Trading Results
C - Client Trading Results
Fixed Trade Level: The programs trades a fixed number of contracts in a nominal account regardless of the account value.

Rates of Return: The Annual Compound Rate of Return ("Annual CROR") represents the compounded rate of return or each year or portion thereof presented. It is computed by applying successively respective monthly rate of return for each month beginning with the first month of that period. Annual CROR is not applicable to CTAs that sum their monthly returns.
Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown: The Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown ("Worst Drawdown") is defined as the greatest cumulative percentage decline in net asset value due to losses sustained by the trading program during any period in which the initial net asset value is not equaled or exceeded by a subsequent asset value.
Start & End Dates: Indicates the Start and End Dates of the Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown.
Current Losing Streak: The Current Losing Streak ("Losing Streak") represents the extent of the Advisor's current drawdown.
Annualzied Standard Deviation: Annualized Standard Deviation is one way to look at consistency of returns. It measures the degree by which the monthly returns vary from the average (mean) return.
Downside Deviation: Downside Deviation is a measure of downside volatility. It only considers those monthly performance results that are less than the monthly Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return.
Sharpe Ratio: Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted ratio that rewards consistency of returns. Traders are penalized for volatility regardless of whether it is on the up or downside. The Sharpe Ratios is calculated using a 1% risk-free rate of return.
Sortino Ratio: Sortino Ratio is a risk-adjusted ratio. The higher the number the better. Results are dependent upon the Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (currently set at 5%.
Sterling Ratio: Sterling Ratio is a risk-adjusted return measurement calculated by dividing the Annualized Compound ROR by the Average Yearly Maximum Drawdown less an arbitrary 10%. The Sterling Ratio is normally calculated using the last 36 months of data.
Calmar Ratio: Calmar Ratio represents the historical amount gained for each dollar risked. A higher number is better. Unless otherwise denoted the Calmar Ratio is calculated by dividing the 36 month Compounded ROR by the 36 month Peak to Valley Drawdown. Traders with less than 36 months of data or a negative Calmar Ratio will be indicated by N/A.
Omega Function: The Omega Function accounts for the non-normal distributions of returns and takes into account the investor's preferences for loss and gain. Omega is computed directly from the returns distribution and measures the total impact of the moments instead of each one of them individually.
Minimum Investment: Minimum Investment represents the minimum account size.
Assets Under Management: Assets Under Management ("AUM") represents the current nominal assets traded by the Manager.
Number of Winning Months: Number of Winning Months represents the months with positive return.
Number of Losing Months: Number of Losing Months represents the months with negative return.
Percentage of Winning Months: Percentage of Winning Months represents the % of winning months.
Margin to Equity: Margin to Equity ("Margin") represents the average margin as a percent of a fully funded account.
Round Turns per Million: Round Turns per Million ("Round Turns") represent the average number of round turns that would be generated in a $1,000,000 account.
Average Commission: The Average Commission ("Avg Comm") represents the average commission rate of the composite track record. A higher or lower commission rate would increase or decrease the performance accordingly.
Maximum Commisions: Maximum Commission ("Max Comm") is the Maximum Round Turn Rate allowable by the Manager.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS