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  • O'Brien Investment Group
    Quantitative Global Macro Futures

    Principal(s): Dr. Michael Johannes, Portfolio Manager
    Strategy: Quantitative / Global Macro / Diversified
  • For Additional Information Contact Sweet Futures
    Toll Free: 1-800-661-5618
    Direct: 1-312-216-5701
    Email: [email protected]
  • Start Date: Jul-2017
    Nov Return: 7.47%
    YTD Return: 19.26%
    Annual CROR: 5.97
  • Worst Drawdown: -13.91%
    Losing Streak: -0.04 %
    Sharpe Ratio: 0.46
    Calmar Ratio: 0.58
  • Min Investment: $3,000,000
    Currency: US Dollar
    Notional Funding: Yes
    NFA Number: 0501431
  • Margin: 9.04%
    Mgt Fee: 1.00%
    Incentive Fee: 20.00%
    Round Turns: 1,200
  • Trading Strategy: The O'Brien Investment Group (OBIG) Quantitative Global Macro Futures Program is a systematic strategy diversified across 45 different financial and commodity futures markets including global stock indices, global interest rates, currencies, metals, energies, grains, softs and meats. The foundation of the strategy are long-term trend following models seeking to capture absolute returns. Trend following has historically generated "crisis alpha" during times of stress in the markets. The strategy also incorporates a series of options on futures models with a goal of smoothing out the return stream and to generate positive returns when implied volatility levels are attractive. The option models will not sell naked short open positions. Only covered positions or long puts / long call positions are considered. Risk Strategy: N/A

    Accounting Notes: The strategy was opened up to outside investors in July 2017. The first external managed account began trading July 19, 2017. The performance for July 2017 does not represent a full month. Furthermore, the actual trading results for July 2017 and going forward are pro forma and net of all trading costs to a 1% Management Fee and a 20% Incentive Fee paid quarterly. Separately Managed Account performance can be higher or lower than the below reported performance of the program depending upon several factors such as commission and fee levels, investment amount, duration, the actual prices received and government taxes (if applicable). The results are based on pro forma adjustments assuming the above stated fee structure. In reality, accounts may have different fee structures, higher or lower commission rates and can be traded with a higher or lower leverage which could result in significant different performance in an actual account.
  • Trading Methodology
    100% Systematic
  • Trading Style
    100% Trend Following
  • Style Sub-Categories
    Absolute Return
    Absolute Return
  • Holding Period
    10% Long Term
    30% Medium Term
    60% Short Term
  • Sector:
    Contracts: Futures Options
  • Market Allocation
    100% Diversified
Pro-Forma Performance Adjusted for a 1% Management Fee and 20% Incentive Fee.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecROR Max DD
2024 0.00% 9.23% 0.56% 5.15% -3.42% 1.45% 0.00% 1.13% 4.24% -6.99% 7.47%   19.26% -6.99%
2023 -2.51% -0.15% -4.05% 6.49% 4.56% -0.04% -2.04% -4.38% 3.08% -3.64% -2.39% 5.50% -0.38% -9.22%
2022 1.99% 3.80% 8.78% 2.89% -0.26% 0.83% -3.85% -0.10% 3.72% 1.20% -8.23% 0.44% 10.73% -8.23%
2021 -0.25% 9.78% -1.28% 3.12% -2.48% -1.22% 2.08% 0.57% 3.92% 1.97% -2.74% -3.94% 9.12% -6.58%
2020 -0.30% 0.53% 1.51% -1.33% -1.56% -2.74% 9.72% -1.12% -1.35% 1.90% -2.66% 1.59% 3.64% -5.53%
2019 1.30% 1.08% 0.93% 2.42% -1.10% 1.54% 1.39% 2.55% -1.67% -1.79% -0.06% 0.95% 7.69% -3.49%


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

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Footnotes:

(C) = Client Trading Results
(P) = Proprietary Trading Results
(P&C) = A Combination of Proprietary & Client Results.

Current Drawdown - The Current Losing Streak of the CTA, if any.

Worst Drawdown - The Worst Drawdown reflects the greatest loss from Inception. Worst Drawdown can be defined as the potential cost of higher return.

Annual Compound Rate of Return - The Annualized Compounded Rate of Return represents the average return of the CTA over the time frame of the report. It smoothes out returns by assuming constant growth.

Calmar Ratio - The 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.

Sharpe Ratio - The 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.

Round Turns - Represents the annual number of Round Turns per $1 million.

Qualified Eligible Investors - 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.