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DUNN Capital Management : D'Best Futures Fund, L.P.

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Year-to-Date
16.21%
Dec Performance
9.29%
Min Investment
$ 100k
Mgmt. Fee
0%
Perf. Fee
25.00%
Annualized Vol
35.07%
Sharpe (RFR=1%)
0.40
CAROR
9.21%
Assets
$ 49.0M
Worst DD
-52.07
S&P Correlation
-0.15
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Monthly Performance

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Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The risk of loss in trading commodity futures, options, and foreign exchange ("forex") is substantial.

Period Returns

Program / Index Dec Qtr 2020 1yr 3yr 5yr 10yr Since
6/1994
D'Best Futures Fund, L.P. 9.29 8.64 16.21 16.21 4.88 3.22 41.83 939.80
S&P 500 3.71 11.69 16.26 16.26 40.48 81.90 195.57 736.75
+/- S&P 500 5.58 -3.05 -0.05 -0.05 -35.60 -78.68 -153.75 203.04

Strategy Description

Summary

D'Best Futures Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership, which began operations in June 1994. D'Best is a multi advisor pool which allocates its assets to five systematic trading programs, all of which trade global exchange listed futures contracts.... Read More

Account & Fees

Type Fund
Minimum Investment $ 100k
Trading Level Incremental Increase $ 0k
CTA Max Funding Factor
Management Fee 0%
Performance Fee 25.00%
Average Commission $0
Available to US Investors Yes

Subscriptions

High Water Mark Yes
Subscription Frequency 15-30 Days
Redemption Frequency 15-30 Days
Investor Requirements Accredited Investors
Lock-up Period 0

Trading

Trading Frequency 4000 RT/YR/$M
Avg. Margin-to-Equity 18%
Targeted Worst DD
Worst Peak-to-Trough
Sector Focus Diversified Traders

Holding Periods

Over 12 Months 0%
4-12 Months 0%
1-3 Months 0%
1-30 Days 0%
Intraday 0%

Decision-Making

Discretionary 0%
Systematic 100.00%

Strategy

Pattern Recognition
34.00%
Technical
14.00%
Trend-following
52.00%
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Composition

Interest Rates
26.00%
Stock Indices
20.00%
Softs
14.00%
Currency Futures
13.00%
Energy
12.00%
Grains
6.00%
Livestock
4.00%
Precious Metals
3.00%
Industrial Metals
2.00%
Composition Pie Chart

Summary

D'Best Futures Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership, which began operations in June 1994. D'Best is a multi advisor pool which allocates its assets to five systematic trading programs, all of which trade global exchange listed futures contracts.

Investment Strategy

D'Best is a multi advisor pool which allocates its assets to five systematic trading programs. Each program uses a different strategy, ranging from short-term to long-term and from trend-following to pattern recognition.

Risk Management

Since inception, all Dunn programs have targeted a 1% probability of a -20% return or worse in any rolling one-month period.

   

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The risk of loss in trading commodity futures, options, and foreign exchange ("forex") is substantial.

Monthly Annual
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Standard Deviation:
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Loss Frequency:
Average Loss:
Loss Deviation:
Reward/Risk
Sharpe Ratio: (RF=1%)
Skewness:
Kurtosis:
Reward
Compound RoR:
Average RoR:
Max Gain:
Gain Frequency:
Average Gain:
Gain Deviation:
Risk
Standard Deviation:
Worst Loss:
Loss Frequency:
Average Loss:
Loss Deviation:
Reward/Risk
Sharpe Ratio: (RF=1%)
Skewness:
Kurtosis:

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The risk of loss in trading commodity futures, options, and foreign exchange ("forex") is substantial.

Note: Figures shown in the Monthly column are the greatest figures (or worst for losses/drawdowns) for any particular month. The Annual figures are the greatest for any calendar year.

Drawdown Report

Depth Length (Mos.) Recovery (Mos.) Peak Valley
-52.07 54 14 2/1/2003 8/1/2007
-47.40 22 8 9/1/1998 7/1/2000
-44.88 28 - 7/1/2016 11/1/2018
-38.33 7 3 6/1/1994 1/1/1995
-34.91 14 24 9/1/2011 11/1/2012
-34.76 13 7 12/1/2008 1/1/2010
-34.14 6 3 10/1/2001 4/1/2002
-28.77 7 3 1/1/1996 8/1/1996
-26.72 2 3 9/1/2002 11/1/2002
-25.13 3 8 3/1/2015 6/1/2015
-24.75 4 3 3/1/2001 7/1/2001
-22.54 3 14 3/1/1997 6/1/1997
-12.92 5 2 1/1/2011 6/1/2011
-11.49 3 1 2/1/2016 5/1/2016
-10.22 1 2 10/1/2010 11/1/2010
-10.04 1 3 8/1/1995 9/1/1995
-6.09 1 1 4/1/1995 5/1/1995
-4.86 1 1 1/1/2015 2/1/2015
-3.01 1 1 6/1/1995 7/1/1995
-2.14 1 1 8/1/2010 9/1/2010
-0.33 1 1 1/1/1997 2/1/1997
-0.25 1 1 11/1/1996 12/1/1996
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Consecutive Gains

Run-up Length (Mos.) Start End
108.16 5 5/1/2002 9/1/2002
81.90 3 10/1/2000 12/1/2000
77.07 6 9/1/2007 2/1/2008
70.17 3 2/1/1995 4/1/1995
70.12 5 8/1/2008 12/1/2008
69.64 7 2/1/2019 8/1/2019
57.45 3 12/1/2002 2/1/2003
56.35 4 10/1/2017 1/1/2018
55.83 3 9/1/1996 11/1/1996
52.85 3 8/1/2001 10/1/2001
45.34 3 11/1/2014 1/1/2015
44.59 2 8/1/1998 9/1/1998
41.02 5 2/1/2010 6/1/2010
31.16 4 10/1/1995 1/1/1996
30.33 2 8/1/2014 9/1/2014
28.50 2 3/1/1996 4/1/1996
26.91 5 9/1/1997 1/1/1998
26.72 1 7/1/1997 7/1/1997
26.15 3 4/1/2007 6/1/2007
26.13 2 3/1/2006 4/1/2006
26.13 3 10/1/2013 12/1/2013
23.89 5 12/1/2012 4/1/2013
22.01 3 7/1/2011 9/1/2011
21.94 4 1/1/2020 4/1/2020
21.38 3 1/1/2004 3/1/2004
20.86 2 10/1/2004 11/1/2004
19.14 2 5/1/2005 6/1/2005
18.98 2 2/1/2001 3/1/2001
17.11 2 6/1/2016 7/1/2016
16.19 3 4/1/1999 6/1/1999
16.01 1 2/1/1999 2/1/1999
15.93 1 7/1/2015 7/1/2015
15.56 1 8/1/2010 8/1/2010
15.53 2 1/1/2016 2/1/2016
14.99 1 10/1/2010 10/1/2010
13.76 1 6/1/1994 6/1/1994
13.60 1 8/1/1995 8/1/1995
13.36 2 12/1/2010 1/1/2011
12.15 1 11/1/2015 11/1/2015
11.45 2 5/1/2008 6/1/2008
11.43 1 1/1/1997 1/1/1997
11.38 2 4/1/2009 5/1/2009
11.12 1 11/1/2009 11/1/2009
10.98 1 5/1/2003 5/1/2003
10.54 2 10/1/2005 11/1/2005
9.91 2 11/1/2020 12/1/2020
8.92 2 8/1/2009 9/1/2009
8.62 1 9/1/2015 9/1/2015
8.49 1 8/1/2003 8/1/2003
8.46 1 2/1/2017 2/1/2017
7.91 1 8/1/2000 8/1/2000
7.28 1 11/1/2006 11/1/2006
7.08 1 3/1/2015 3/1/2015
7.04 1 6/1/1995 6/1/1995
6.78 1 12/1/2018 12/1/2018
6.06 1 4/1/2018 4/1/2018
5.93 1 12/1/1998 12/1/1998
5.87 1 1/1/2007 1/1/2007
5.52 2 8/1/2018 9/1/2018
5.47 1 3/1/1998 3/1/1998
5.34 1 4/1/2011 4/1/2011
4.71 1 5/1/2015 5/1/2015
4.69 2 4/1/2012 5/1/2012
4.62 1 11/1/2019 11/1/2019
4.62 1 12/1/2016 12/1/2016
4.24 2 5/1/1998 6/1/1998
4.13 1 8/1/1999 8/1/1999
3.85 1 8/1/2004 8/1/2004
3.71 1 1/1/2000 1/1/2000
3.06 1 6/1/1996 6/1/1996
2.69 1 11/1/1999 11/1/1999
2.59 1 6/1/2018 6/1/2018
2.41 1 3/1/1997 3/1/1997
2.00 2 5/1/2014 6/1/2014
1.65 1 2/1/2009 2/1/2009
1.44 1 11/1/2011 11/1/2011
1.26 1 8/1/2020 8/1/2020
1.13 1 6/1/2013 6/1/2013
1.03 1 1/1/2012 1/1/2012
0.84 1 8/1/2013 8/1/2013
0.77 1 11/1/1994 11/1/1994
0.64 1 12/1/2001 12/1/2001
0.52 1 5/1/2001 5/1/2001
0.03 1 3/1/2005 3/1/2005
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Consecutive Losses

Run-up Length (Mos.) Start End
-30.70 4 7/1/1994 10/1/1994
-30.04 6 6/1/2012 11/1/2012
-29.68 2 2/1/2018 3/1/2018
-29.68 2 7/1/2007 8/1/2007
-28.70 2 12/1/2009 1/1/2010
-28.37 6 2/1/2000 7/1/2000
-28.26 4 4/1/2004 7/1/2004
-27.28 1 2/1/1996 2/1/1996
-26.72 2 10/1/2002 11/1/2002
-25.53 4 8/1/2016 11/1/2016
-23.69 2 9/1/2019 10/1/2019
-23.36 2 7/1/1996 8/1/1996
-22.78 2 3/1/2003 4/1/2003
-22.77 2 9/1/1999 10/1/1999
-22.67 1 11/1/2001 11/1/2001
-22.54 3 4/1/1997 6/1/1997
-21.93 7 3/1/2017 9/1/2017
-21.65 2 10/1/2018 11/1/2018
-21.59 6 5/1/2006 10/1/2006
-20.94 1 8/1/1997 8/1/1997
-19.26 1 4/1/1998 4/1/1998
-19.08 1 4/1/2001 4/1/2001
-18.56 2 6/1/2003 7/1/2003
-16.78 1 1/1/1999 1/1/1999
-16.62 2 2/1/2007 3/1/2007
-15.51 1 6/1/2015 6/1/2015
-15.38 4 1/1/2002 4/1/2002
-15.37 1 4/1/2015 4/1/2015
-15.21 2 10/1/1998 11/1/1998
-14.85 4 1/1/2014 4/1/2014
-14.76 2 6/1/2009 7/1/2009
-13.23 3 12/1/2004 2/1/2005
-12.53 4 9/1/2003 12/1/2003
-12.45 3 12/1/2005 2/1/2006
-11.69 2 12/1/1994 1/1/1995
-11.49 3 3/1/2016 5/1/2016
-10.74 2 2/1/2011 3/1/2011
-10.59 1 4/1/2005 4/1/2005
-10.22 1 11/1/2010 11/1/2010
-10.04 1 9/1/1995 9/1/1995
-9.52 1 7/1/2008 7/1/2008
-9.37 1 5/1/2018 5/1/2018
-9.10 3 7/1/2005 9/1/2005
-8.79 1 10/1/2009 10/1/2009
-8.61 2 3/1/2008 4/1/2008
-8.37 1 3/1/2009 3/1/2009
-7.79 1 12/1/2015 12/1/2015
-7.51 3 5/1/2020 7/1/2020
-7.49 2 6/1/2001 7/1/2001
-7.46 1 10/1/2011 10/1/2011
-7.43 2 9/1/2020 10/1/2020
-7.38 2 5/1/2011 6/1/2011
-6.93 1 7/1/1999 7/1/1999
-6.28 1 9/1/2013 9/1/2013
-6.27 1 1/1/2009 1/1/2009
-6.09 1 5/1/1995 5/1/1995
-6.05 1 10/1/2015 10/1/2015
-5.50 1 9/1/2000 9/1/2000
-5.20 1 12/1/1999 12/1/1999
-4.86 1 2/1/2015 2/1/2015
-4.37 1 10/1/2014 10/1/2014
-4.26 2 2/1/2012 3/1/2012
-4.06 1 1/1/2019 1/1/2019
-4.05 1 5/1/2013 5/1/2013
-3.97 1 2/1/1998 2/1/1998
-3.85 1 1/1/2017 1/1/2017
-3.76 1 7/1/2014 7/1/2014
-3.76 1 7/1/2010 7/1/2010
-3.55 1 3/1/1999 3/1/1999
-3.52 1 8/1/2015 8/1/2015
-3.50 1 5/1/1996 5/1/1996
-3.06 1 7/1/2018 7/1/2018
-3.01 1 12/1/2019 12/1/2019
-3.01 1 7/1/1995 7/1/1995
-2.55 1 7/1/2013 7/1/2013
-2.14 1 9/1/2010 9/1/2010
-2.11 1 12/1/2011 12/1/2011
-2.01 1 9/1/2004 9/1/2004
-1.30 1 7/1/1998 7/1/1998
-1.27 1 1/1/2001 1/1/2001
-0.33 1 2/1/1997 2/1/1997
-0.25 1 12/1/1996 12/1/1996
-0.03 1 12/1/2006 12/1/2006
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Time Windows Analysis

 1 Month3 Month6 Month12 Month18 Month2 Year3 Year4 Year5 Year
Number of Periods319.00317.00314.00308.00302.00296.00284.00272.00260.00
Percent Profitable51.7250.1653.1861.6964.9063.8572.5481.2591.54
Average Period Return1.243.667.1213.8019.4925.9737.6048.9161.57
Average Gain8.7417.4423.9531.1638.1249.4157.7763.8368.37
Average Loss-6.79-10.22-12.01-14.16-14.97-15.44-15.66-15.72-12.01
Best Period34.4281.90113.67130.77164.49236.91217.04238.86187.03
Worst Period-28.35-25.42-34.14-43.58-40.10-46.36-42.30-42.28-36.35
Standard Deviation10.1218.7824.8831.7835.6344.2651.7752.8050.20
Gain Standard Deviation7.1516.6122.3427.8230.2038.6246.6147.0746.86
Loss Standard Deviation5.716.798.1911.039.969.7510.2310.9610.18
Sharpe Ratio (1%)0.110.180.270.400.500.540.670.851.12
Average Gain / Average Loss1.291.712.002.202.553.203.694.065.69
Profit / Loss Ratio1.381.722.273.544.715.659.7417.5961.57
Downside Deviation (10%)6.389.3911.3813.7114.6416.5717.6917.4613.68
Downside Deviation (5%)6.208.8010.2211.5911.3912.0111.159.775.78
Downside Deviation (0%)6.168.659.9311.0910.6410.969.788.274.54
Sortino Ratio (10%)0.130.260.410.640.810.951.231.572.48
Sortino Ratio (5%)0.190.390.651.101.582.003.104.599.77
Sortino Ratio (0%)0.200.420.721.241.832.373.845.9113.57

Top Performer Badges

Index Award Type Rank Performance Period
Systematic Trader Index Month 4 8.62 9/2015
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 5 8.62 9/2015
Diversified Trader Index Month 6 8.62 9/2015
IASG CTA Index Month 7 8.62 9/2015
IASG CTA Index Month 2 15.93 7/2015
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 2 15.93 7/2015
Systematic Trader Index Month 2 15.93 7/2015
Diversified Trader Index Month 2 15.93 7/2015
Diversified Trader Index Month 5 4.71 5/2015
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 4 4.71 5/2015
Systematic Trader Index Month 6 4.71 5/2015
IASG CTA Index Month 9 4.71 5/2015
Systematic Trader Index Month 10 7.08 3/2015
Diversified Trader Index Month 10 7.08 3/2015
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 6 7.08 3/2015
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 10 13.77 1/2015
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 2 19.86 11/2014
Diversified Trader Index Month 2 19.86 11/2014
Systematic Trader Index Month 2 19.86 11/2014
IASG CTA Index Month 2 19.86 11/2014
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 5 12.72 8/2014
Diversified Trader Index Month 5 12.72 8/2014
Systematic Trader Index Month 6 12.72 8/2014
IASG CTA Index Month 7 12.72 8/2014
IASG CTA Index Annual 7 37.63 2013
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 3 11.25 11/2013
Systematic Trader Index Month 3 11.25 11/2013
Diversified Trader Index Month 3 11.25 11/2013
IASG CTA Index Month 4 11.25 11/2013
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 5 8.45 10/2013
Systematic Trader Index Month 7 8.45 10/2013
IASG CTA Index Month 10 8.45 10/2013
Diversified Trader Index Month 10 8.45 10/2013
IASG CTA Index Month 10 7.30 2/2013
Diversified Trader Index Month 8 7.30 2/2013
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 8 7.30 2/2013
Systematic Trader Index Month 6 7.30 2/2013
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 8 14.25 7/2011
Systematic Trader Index Month 8 14.25 7/2011
Diversified Trader Index Month 9 14.25 7/2011
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 5 4.37 1/2011
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 8 14.99 10/2010
Systematic Trader Index Month 10 14.99 10/2010
Diversified Trader Index Month 10 14.99 10/2010
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 7 15.56 8/2010
Systematic Trader Index Month 8 15.56 8/2010
IASG CTA Index Month 9 15.56 8/2010
Diversified Trader Index Month 7 15.56 8/2010
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 9 8.28 4/2010
IASG CTA Index Month 6 13.81 2/2010
Systematic Trader Index Month 4 13.81 2/2010
Diversified Trader Index Month 3 13.81 2/2010
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 2 13.81 2/2010
IASG CTA Index Annual 4 126.74 2008
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 6 14.06 11/2008
IASG CTA Index Month 8 14.06 11/2008
Systematic Trader Index Month 8 14.06 11/2008
Diversified Trader Index Month 8 14.06 11/2008
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 9 7.36 5/2008
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 10 16.15 1/2008
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 9 7.36 6/2007
Diversified Trader Index Month 5 11.28 5/2007
IASG CTA Index Month 6 11.28 5/2007
Systematic Trader Index Month 5 11.28 5/2007
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 3 11.28 5/2007
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 7 5.87 1/2007
Diversified Trader Index Month 10 5.87 1/2007
Diversified Trader Index Month 10 7.28 11/2006
Systematic Trader Index Month 9 7.28 11/2006
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 8 7.28 11/2006
Diversified Trader Index Month 7 3.10 10/2005
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 7 3.10 10/2005
Systematic Trader Index Month 10 3.10 10/2005
IASG CTA Index Month 6 12.26 5/2005
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 6 12.26 5/2005
Systematic Trader Index Month 6 12.26 5/2005
Diversified Trader Index Month 6 12.26 5/2005
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 3 10.75 10/2004
Diversified Trader Index Month 4 10.75 10/2004
IASG CTA Index Month 5 10.75 10/2004
Systematic Trader Index Month 4 10.75 10/2004
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 10 3.85 8/2004
Systematic Trader Index Month 6 17.11 2/2004
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 6 17.11 2/2004
Diversified Trader Index Month 6 17.11 2/2004
IASG CTA Index Month 7 17.11 2/2004
IASG CTA Index Month 6 8.49 8/2003
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 4 8.49 8/2003
Diversified Trader Index Month 5 8.49 8/2003
Systematic Trader Index Month 3 8.49 8/2003
Systematic Trader Index Month 5 16.62 2/2003
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 5 16.62 2/2003
IASG CTA Index Month 6 16.62 2/2003
Diversified Trader Index Month 6 16.62 2/2003
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 10 12.07 1/2003
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 10 20.47 12/2002
IASG CTA Index Annual 7 55.49 2002
IASG CTA Index 3 Year 4 125.31 1999 - 2002
IASG CTA Index Month 2 18.10 9/2002
Trend Following Strategy Index Month 2 18.10 9/2002

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The risk of loss in trading commodity futures, options, and foreign exchange ("forex") is substantial.

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