Paragon Global Markets
QTS Capital Management, LLC
Tail Reaper MAP
Systematic / Intraday / E Mini
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Month Performance
+1.84%
Aug 2026
YTD Return
+14.99%
Through Aug 2026
AUM
$30,000,000
Assets Under Management
Overview
QTS Tail Reaper Strategy is a fully automated, intraday trading strategy that profits from extreme (tail) movements in the US equity market index. It trades E-mini S&P 500 index futures (ES) and is built with the aim of providing portfolio protection in a crisis market (particularly positive beta portfolios). Strategy was augmented in mid-2022 with a novel AI/ML-based risk management system.
Key Objectives: 1) No overnight positions, 2) Covex/long volatility/tail hedge, 3) Daily stop loss = <=5% of nominal account value.
Program Details
| Inception Date | Aug 2012 |
| Trading Style | N/A |
| Holding Period | Intraday |
| Markets Traded | Stock Indices |
| Margin | 54.00% |
| Minimum Investment | $167,000 |
| Management Fee | 0.5% |
| Performance Fee | 20.00% |
This is a snapshot only. Investors should read the applicable Disclosure/Offering documents to determine suitability.
GROWTH OF $1,000 VAMI
Program vs. Autumn Gold CTA Index
Hypothetical growth of $1,000 based on reported monthly returns.
Autumn Gold CTA Index:
The Autumn Gold CTA Index is a non-investable index comprised of performance from CTA programs included in the Autumn Gold database and does not represent the complete universe of CTAs.
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
| YEAR | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RETURN | -52.25% | -22.99% | +5.13% | +34.74% |
Maximum Drawdown Since Inception
-90.18%
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS, CRYPTO FUTURES, AND/OR FOREIGN EXCHANGE ("FOREX") IS SUBSTANTIAL. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS, CRYPTO FUTURES, 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. THIS MATTER IS INTENDED AS A SOLICITATION TO INVEST IN MANAGED FUTURES. 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. THIS MATTER IS INTENDED AS A SOLICITATION TO INVEST IN MANAGED FUTURES.