2009 Returns for Commodity trading advisors

Commodity Trading & Trend Following

Andrew Abraham is a commodity trading advisor with Angus Jackson Partners. AJP is a professional money management firm seeking to assist clients preserve and grow wealth for themselves and their families. The absolute goal is to manage the risks while investing and let the power of positive compounding occur. Angus Jackson Partners is a Trend Follower utilizing multiple mechanical systems trading under different time frames. Andrew can be reached at A.Abraham@angusjackson.com

Below is a short list of returns for 2009 Returns for Commodity trading advisors that are trend followers

Organization / Fund Dec. Return YTD * AUM **
Abraham Trading1
-3.98% -5.56% $482M
Aspect Capital2
-5.80% -11.25% $3568M
Chesapeake Capital3
2.83% 0.40% $1046M
Clarke Capital4
-11.04% -29.78% $23M
Drury Capital5
0.08% 9.02% $151M
Dunn Capital6
-5.83% -0.57% $220M
Eckhardt Trading7
-5.95% -4.80% $445M
EMC Capital8
-2.00% -14.35% $212M
Hawksbill Capital9
-14.50% -15.32% $50M
Hoffman Asset Management 19
% -4.83% $26M
Hyman Beck & Co.10
-1.30% 3.96% $462M
JWH & Co.11
-10.87% -24.06% $106M
Man AHL Diversified12
-6.89% -16.95% $20,400M
Millburn Ridgefield13
1.48% -7.33% $1,095M
Rabar Market Research14
-0.48% 6.99% $222M
Saxon Investment15
-0.18% 10.37% $10M
Superfund16
-8.86% -29.46% $159M
Transtrend17
-3.21% -8.36% $107M
Winton Capital18
-2.45% -4.63% $12,650M

Notes:

* YTD: Year-To-Date performance through Dec 2009.
** AUM: Assets Under Management.
1. Abraham Trading was founded by Salem Abraham,. Introduced to managed futures and trend following by Jerry Parker (see#3). Salem Abraham is considered a 2nd generation turtle.
2. The four founders of Aspect (Eugene Lambert, Anthony Todd, Michael Adam and Martin Lueck) were significant members of one of the most successful funds in managed futures - AHL (Adam, Harding and Lueck)
3. Chesapeake Capital was founded by Jerry Parker, a former Turtle. Diversified Program
4. Clarke Capital was founded by Michael Clarke in 1993. Global Basic Program.
5. Drury Capital, Inc., was founded in Illinois in 1992 by Mr. Bernard Drury. Diversified Trend Following Prog.
6. Dunn Capital was founded by Bill Dunn. World Monetary and Agriculture (WMA).
7. Eckhardt Trading is the firm managed by William Eckhardt, who co-led the Turtle experiment with Richard Dennis. Standard Program.
8. EMC Capital was founded by Liz Cheval, a former Turtle. Classic Program
9. Hawksbill Capital was founded by Tom Shanks, a former Turtle. Global Diversified Program
10. Hyman Beck & Co. main principals are Alexander Hyman and Carl Beck. Global Portfolio.
11. JWH & Co. was founded by John W. Henry, Owner of the Boston Red Sox. JWH Global Analytics Program
12. Originally ED & F Man. Became a successful CTA under Larry Hite and went on to form part of The Man Group plc, which subsequently bought AHL to form the Man AHL: the systematic trading division of the Man group.
13. Millburn Ridgefield have been trading Trend Following models since the early 1970’s. Millburn Ridgefield Principals: Harvey Beker, George E. Crapple, Mark Fitzsimmons, Barry Alan Goodman, Kenneth P. Pearlman and Grant Norman Smith.
14. Rabar Market Research is the company of Paul Rabar, a former Turtle. Diversified Program
15. Saxon Investment was founded by Howard Seidler, a former Turtle. Diversified Program.
16. Superfund founder and CEO: Christian Baha. Superfund Q-AG
17. Transtrend is a Trend follower CTA based in Netherlands. Standard Risk Diversified Trend Program
18. Winton Capital is a London-based CTA founded by Dave Harding (also co-founder of AHL).
19. Hoffman Asset Management is a CTA founded by Dean Hoffman