Ascent Capital Management CTA Report
Report Start Date: Aug-2021 - Report End Date: May-2025
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QDRA Pty Ltd / QDRA Systematic Commodities Strategy
Accepting New Investors: Yes
Quantitative / Diversified Portfolio of Liquid Commodities
4.7 Exempt - QEPs Only



Performance Since August 2021

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021  0.43% -1.64% 1.83% 2.91% 0.33%
2022 1.08% -1.42% 2.20% 4.38% 6.19% 4.07% 0.62% -0.35% -3.10% 4.31% -4.69% -2.35%
2023 0.45% 1.90% -0.63% -4.02% -0.70% -5.67% -2.10% -0.51% 2.93% -4.36% 4.78% -1.18%
2024 -4.36% 0.44% 20.03% 10.30% -12.07% 0.30% 4.09% -0.09% 0.23% 7.77% 4.75% 0.39%
2025 -0.84% 3.30% 3.75% 1.72% -1.89%  

 20212022202320242025 YTD
ROR3.86%10.80%-9.21%32.50%6.06%
Max DD-1.64%-6.93%-14.34%-12.07%-1.89%

The Notes Below Are An Integral Part of this Report

Program Description: We seek to deliver an uncorrelated and robust return stream, that captures much of the upside in commodity bull markets whilst limiting the downside in the inevitably deep commodity market corrections. QDRA trades a diversified set of strategies over an equally diversified set of commodities, whilst carefully managing and limiting the risk allocated. The combination of the strategies traded, the regime identification risk allocation and risk management approach, have been used in other QDRA multi-asset portfolios, with some models utilised for over a decade without change.


Investment Information
Program Start Date Aug-2021
Minimum Investment 0
Management Fee 0.00%
Incentive Fee 0.00%
Margin 0-12%
Round Turns per Million 1,000
Currency US Dollar
NFA No: #0519012
Trading Strategy       Market Segment      

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 VAMI, AUM & Worst Drawdown (since Aug 2021)$800$0 $940$1,080$1,220$1,360$1,500$1 $2 $3 $4 $5 2022 2023 2024 2025 $1,000 $1,236 $999 VAMIAssets in Millions Assets Under ManagementVAMI (Red Line Indicates Max Drawdown)

Program Statistics
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown (1) (Oct 2022 - Jan 2024) -19.19%
Worst Monthly Return (May 2024) -12.07%
Current Losing Streak -1.89%
Average Monthly Return 0.95%
Annualized Statistics
Annualized Compounded ROR (2) 10.54%
Standard Deviation 16.54%
Sharpe Ratio (4) 0.63
36 Month Calmar Ratio (3) 0.41

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION TO INVEST SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED HEREIN.

Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: info@ascentcm.com | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com


Ascent Capital Management CTA Report
Report Start Date: Aug-2021 - Report End Date: May-2025
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Time Window Analysis
Length Best Average Worst
1 mo 20% 0.9% -12.1%
3 mo 33% 3% -10.1%
6 mo 31.7% 5.8% -13%
12 mo 41.3% 9.8% -18.4%
18 mo 48.3% 10.1% -18.6%
24 mo 33.2% 9.2% -4.8%
36 mo 39.1% 30.2% 21.3%
Historical Drawdown and Recoveries***
Start Depth Length Recovery End
Nov-22 -19.19% 15 mo 3 mo Apr-24
May-24 -12.07% 1 mo 6 mo Nov-24
Aug-22 -3.44% 2 mo 1 mo Oct-22
May-25 -1.89% 1 mo 0 mo n/a
Sep-21 -1.64% 1 mo 1 mo Oct-21
Feb-22 -1.42% 1 mo 1 mo Mar-22


Comparisons                                        ProgramAG CTA Index SP 500 TR
Annualized Compound ROR 10.54%3.05%9.69%
Cumulative Return 46.82%12.19%42.55%
Cumulative VAMI (5) 146811221425
Largest Monthly Gain 20.03%2.99%9.22%
Largest Monthly Loss -12.07%-1.29%-9.21%
Correlation 0.128-0.097
Last 12 Months 25.66%-1.71%13.53%
Last 36 Months 25.24%6.08%49.78%

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Growth of $1,000 VAMI - Program vs. Benchmarks (since Aug 2021)$700$860$1,020$1,180$1,340$1,500 2022 2023 2024 2025 $1,000 VAMI ProgramAG CTA IndexSP 500 TR

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Monthly Returns (since Aug 2021)-40%-20%20%40%60%2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0% Month/Year
< -10-10 to -8-8 to -6-6 to -4-4 to -2-2 to 00 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10> 10Distribution of Returns (since Aug 2021)0 Mos.3 Mos.6 Mos.9 Mos.12 Mos.15 Mos. Percent Return

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION TO INVEST SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED HEREIN.

Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: info@ascentcm.com | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com


Ascent Capital Management CTA Report
Report Start Date: Aug-2021 - Report End Date: May-2025
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+ NOTES:

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.

PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE 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 ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.

** The drawdown begins in the month listed as start. The length in months of the drawdown is listed under length. The recovery begins in the following month, and the length of the recovery period is listed under recovery. The date listed as end is the month that the program recovered from the drawdown.

Please note that the monthly performance numbers, ROR and Drawdowns are based on end of month values and are not reflective of intramonth volatility.

Statistical Notes

1. Peak to Valley Drawdown ("Maximum Drawdown") is the worst drawdown % loss over the period of 2021-08-31 to 2025-05-31

2. The Annualized Compounded ROR is the average return of an investment over a number of years. It smoothes out returns by assuming constant growth.

3. Calmar Ratio Uses last 36 months of Data

ROR = Rate of Return

AG CTA Index: The Autumn Gold CTA Index is a Non-Investable Index comprised of the client performance of all CTA programs included in the AG database and does not represent the complete universe of CTAs. CTA programs with proprietary performance are not included. Monthly numbers are updated until 45 days after the end of the month. Investors should note that it is not possible to invest in this index.

SP 500 TR: The S&P 500 indices are designed to reflect all sectors of the U.S. equity markets. The S&P 500 includes 500 blue chip, large cap stocks, which together represent about 75% of the total U.S. equities market. Companies eligible for addition to the S&P 500 have market capitalization of at least US$3.5 billion. The TR Index accounts for the reinvestment of dividends.

This report has been prepared from information provided by the Trader and is believed to be reliable. This report should be read in conjunction with the Trader's Disclosure Document.


PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT NO MATTER WHO IS MANAGING YOUR MONEY. THERE IS AN UNLIMITED RISK OF LOSS IN SELLING OPTIONS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER COMMODITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. AN INVESTOR MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANAGER'S CURRENT DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT BEFORE INVESTING.


Ascent Capital Management
311 S. Wacker Drive - Suite 600 * Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-283-3350 Email: info@ascentcm.com | Web Address: http://www.ascentcm.com