Database/Tempest CTA Fund
HedgeF018 · Vintage 2010Open

Tempest CTA Fund

Tempest Trading

Diversified medium-term trend-following across 80+ liquid futures markets.

Managed FuturesTrend-Following CTAGlobalArticle 6
Performance · since fund launch

Cumulative net return

-34.3%
since inception
Compare with
-50%0%50%100%150%2020 Q12020 Q32021 Q12021 Q32022 Q12022 Q32023 Q12023 Q32023 Q4
Fund vs indexes1Y3Y5YPer year since launchYearly volatilityLargest drop
Tempest CTA Fund-13.2%-23.6%—-9.6%3.9%-31.5%
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite(illustrative)+4.5%
fund -17.8pp
+12.1%
fund -35.7pp
—+4.8%
fund -14.4pp
3.9%-4.0%
S&P 500 Total Return+26.3%
fund -39.5pp
+33.1%
fund -56.7pp
—+19.7%
fund -29.3pp
18.2%-23.9%
STOXX Europe 600+12.7%
fund -26.0pp
+20.0%
fund -43.6pp
—+11.4%
fund -21.0pp
13.7%-20.5%

Sources: HFRI FWC — Illustrative mock data · S&P 500 TR — Yahoo Finance (^SP500TR) · STOXX 600 — Yahoo Finance (^STOXX, price index). Index data aligned to the fund's quarter ends.

QuarterQuarterly returnSharpe
2022 Q1-1.72%0.23
2022 Q2+0.23%0.48
2022 Q3-1.71%0.14
2022 Q4-2.52%0.16
2023 Q1+0.33%0.38
2023 Q2-4.67%0.14
2023 Q3-3.24%0.49
2023 Q4-6.23%0.25

Terms

Target fund size£2.5bn
Current AUM£1.9bn
Min ticket£1m
Largest investment accepted£200m
Target net IRR8–12%
Minimum time investors must stay inN/A
Management fee1.00%
Carry / performance20%
ESG / SFDRArticle 6
Liquidity

Daily liquidity for institutional class.

Investment highlights

  • Whipsawed by 2023–24 trend reversals after strong 2022
  • Repositioning underway — reduced commodity gross

Top 5 holdings

Largest positions · % of fund · simulated
  • Highgate Realty12.1%
  • Atlas Industries12.0%
  • Solace Insurance9.2%
  • Redwood Capital8.5%
  • Driftwood Media4.9%