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Global Bayesian Dynamics, LLC (GBD) - Stock Bond & FX (SBF)
Global Bayesian Dynamics, LLC (GBD)
Stock Bond & FX (SBF)
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Investment Strategy
The SBF program is a systematic global investment strategy. The program typically has low correlations to other active and passive investment programs because of its use of proprietary Bayesian formulation to forecasting, portfolio optimization and risk management. The program incorporates forecasting errors into its learning process and makes adjustments in the portfolio to adapt to structural changes occurring in the markets. It is designed to provide portable scalable alpha with superior risk-adjusted long-term returns. The portfolio takes futures positions in stock indices, bonds, currencies.
Performance (VAMI)
Monthly Returns
Fund Manager
Dr. Quintana is the architect of the Bayesian Efficient Strategic Trading, LLC (BEST) strategy. He has been implementing Bayesian technology in the investments field for more than 30 years. BEST was founded in 2001 to develop, license and implement investment strategies to manage proprietary and client assets. In August 2017, Dr. Quintana launched a joint venture together with Ms. Diana Wyant and Mr. Wei Wei to form Global Bayesian Dynamics, LLC (GBD). BEST provides research, information technology and operations support services to GBD.
 From June 2007 through 2017, Dr. Quintana teamed up with Ms. Wyant to manage client assets using the BEST strategies and founded BEAM Bayesian Efficient Asset Management, LLC (BEAM).
 Until December 2006, Dr. Quintana was concurrently the Portfolio Manager for the Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Group (over $1.5 billion assets) with Nikko Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (NAAM). He was registered as an associated person of NAAM from March 2002 to May 2007 and a principal from April 2002 to May 2007. He continued to provide consulting services to NAAM as the BEST Representative through September 2017. Dr. Quintana joined NAAM in 2002 together with his team from CDC Investment Management Corporation (CDC) where he was a Managing Director and co-Head of the Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Group (approximately $1 billion in assets) from May 1997 to February 2002. He was registered as an associated person and principal of CDC from August 2001 to March 2002.
 From 1995 to April 1997, Dr. Quintana was a Vice President and Head of Quantitative Research in the Global Investment Management Group at Bankers Trust Company. Dr. Quintana was responsible for the development and implementation of quantitative strategic dynamic global and domestic asset allocation strategies ($1.5 billion assets approximately), supervising the trading execution of these strategies via derivatives (forwards, futures options and portfolio swaps).
 Formerly, Dr. Quintana was a Vice President in the Global Risk Management Sector of Chase Manhattan Bank from 1991 to 1995 where he was responsible for developing and implementing global asset allocation strategies. Prior to that, Dr. Quintana was a Vice President of Chase Investors Management Corporation’s Indexing and Hedging Group from 1988 to 1991 and was responsible for developing and maintaining forecasting and optimization models to manage client portfolios of currency forward contracts. Dr. Quintana also served as a staff supervisor for AT&T’s Market Analysis and Forecasting Directorate from 1987 to 1988.
 Dr. Quintana has published several articles on dynamic statistical modeling, optimization algorithms and portfolio management methodologies. He has made presentations at several international conferences and institutions, including the University of Chicago and Duke University. Dr. Quintana earned a Ph.D. in Statistics from Warwick University in England, (Thesis: Multivariate Bayesian Forecasting Models) in 1987 an M.S. in Statistics & O.R. in 1981 and a B.A. in Actuary from Autonomous University of Mexico in 1976.
Wei Wei, CFA, Principal, Co-Founder, Co-CIO & Head of Trading
Wei Wei launched the joint venture together with Dr. Quintana and Ms. Wyant to form Global Bayesian Dynamics, LLC (GBD) in August 2017. He is currently GBD’s Co-CIO & Head of Trading. He also oversees the research and portfolio management of all the strategies offered by GBD.
 Prior to GBD, Mr. Wei joined Dr Quintana’s team in 2011. He has contributed to the advancement of the investment process in a variety of areas. Wei played a key role in developing forecast factors and optimization parameters in the Global Dynamic Asset Allocation strategy and commodities strategy. In addition, Wei is instrumental in setting up the trading capabilities of GBD.
Wei worked as an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management division, where he provided portfolio management and research assistance to Merrill’s main office in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously, he was a portfolio analyst intern focusing on investment strategy building and performance back testing of international ADR and global macroeconomic dynamic asset allocation funds at Boyd Watterson Asset Management.
 Mr. Wei received an MBA specialized in quantitative finance from New York University Stern School of Business in New York, NY, and an M.S. in Finance from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. He also holds a B.S. in management from Central University of Finance & Economics in Beijing, China. Mr. Wei becomes a CFA charter holder in 2016. He has passed all three levels of the CFA program tests on his first trial.
General Information
Inception Date
Oct 2006
Minimum Investment
3,000,000 USD
Management Fee
0.75%
Performance Fee
20.00%
Highwater Mark
Yes
Phone
786-497-5500
E-mail
[email protected]
,
[email protected]
Website
www.globalbayesian.com
Statistics
Total Return Cumulative
108.35%
Sharpe Ratio
0.54
Sortino Ratio
0.75
Winning Months (%)
59.07%
Correlation vs. S&P 500 TR
0.23
Monthly Performance
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
2022
-2.21
-1.33
-2.19
-1.42
-2.13
-0.53
0.88
0.09
1.95
0.25
-6.53
2021
-0.21
-1.05
3.97
0.03
-0.90
-1.17
1.51
3.62
-0.76
-1.01
0.53
0.14
4.63
2020
1.46
-5.05
-16.37
-0.79
-2.00
-0.35
0.32
0.58
0.59
0.92
2.15
-0.26
-18.54
2019
1.70
0.99
-0.98
3.47
0.89
11.89
-2.57
1.63
0.19
2.04
0.61
-1.48
19.18
2018
1.71
-3.06
-1.35
2.58
2.35
-0.38
2.22
-1.26
-2.31
-1.76
-1.53
1.90
-1.12
2017
-1.02
3.05
1.97
3.01
1.27
-1.20
0.86
0.95
0.07
2.04
2.13
0.22
14.08
2016
0.89
-0.03
-1.01
0.98
1.35
-1.70
2.39
-0.69
1.12
-0.31
-1.38
2.43
4.00
2015
6.12
0.33
1.53
-3.17
0.57
-2.79
5.12
-1.43
1.55
2.27
-0.17
-1.24
8.57
2014
0.94
3.21
-2.27
1.33
3.06
-1.24
-0.87
2.64
-0.97
1.22
3.50
0.06
10.91
2013
-3.14
0.46
-4.32
1.47
-1.43
-1.84
1.02
-1.68
3.30
3.14
0.14
-0.55
-3.67
2012
3.16
-1.20
-4.66
-3.57
0.03
2.88
2.87
-1.23
1.51
-0.20
-0.49
0.16
-1.07
2011
-0.49
0.90
-2.34
3.38
2.13
-2.09
2.10
0.48
1.62
3.33
-2.73
-0.31
5.88
2010
0.73
-0.72
0.73
1.52
1.49
0.66
1.40
6.17
1.27
-3.12
-1.71
-0.43
8.00
2009
-0.76
-0.28
2.05
1.07
-1.34
0.05
0.72
4.30
2.05
-0.46
-0.78
-0.33
6.33
2008
1.47
5.59
2.93
3.44
4.77
6.56
0.64
-5.94
1.82
-4.66
0.17
2.19
19.80
2007
4.33
-2.32
-3.97
0.18
1.82
5.69
-2.89
-1.11
3.46
0.18
-1.10
0.52
4.40
2006
0.65
0.51
5.96
7.19
Returns are based on proforma adjustments to a proprietary account to reflect fees. Client accounts will be traded in like fashion.
There is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, equities, options and off-exchange foreign currency products. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Monthly Returns
Performance (VAMI)
Distribution of Monthly Returns
12 Month Rolling ROR
Up Capture vs. S&P 500 TR
Down Capture vs. S&P 500 TR
AUM
Volatility (12 Months Rolling)
Risk/Return Comparison
Drawdown
Instruments
No data filled
Return Statistics
Last Month
-
Year To Date
-6.53%
3 Month ROR
2.30%
12 Months ROR
-5.91%
36 Month ROR
-21.04%
Total Return Cumulative
108.35%
Total Return Annualized
4.67%
Best Month
11.89%
Winning Months (%)
59.07%
Gain Deviation
1.79
Risk Statistics
Standard Deviation Annualized
9.18%
Max Drawdown (Monthly)
-23.95%
Max Drawdown Length
31
Worst Month
-16.37%
Losing Months (%)
40.93%
Average Losing Month
-1.80%
Loss Deviation
2.06
Correlation vs S&P 500
0.23
Correlation vs DJ/CS MF
0.27
Risk/Reward Statistics
Sharpe Ratio
0.54
Sortino Ratio
0.75
Omega Ratio
0.63
Skewness
-0.81
Kurtosis
9.20
Drawdown Report
No.
Depth (%)
Length (Months)
Recovery (Months)
Start date
End date
Fund
Index
Fund
Index
Fund
Index
Fund
Index
Fund
Index
1
-23.95%
-
31
-
0
-
12/2019
-
-
-
2
-12.93%
-
19
-
15
-
02/2012
-
11/2014
-
3
-8.69%
-
3
-
11
-
08/2008
-
09/2009
-
4
-7.03%
-
6
-
6
-
10/2010
-
09/2011
-
5
-6.69%
-
4
-
5
-
08/2018
-
04/2019
-
Return Report
Period
Best
Worst
Average
Median
Last
Winning %
1 Month
11.89%
-16.37%
0.42%
0.46%
0.25%
59.07%
3 Months
16.80%
-21.22%
1.26%
1.31%
2.30%
64.40%
6 Months
27.36%
-22.83%
2.42%
3.07%
0.46%
72.87%
1 Year
30.60%
-21.68%
5.03%
5.97%
-5.91%
75.27%
2 Years
37.37%
-17.85%
9.88%
13.81%
-0.37%
72.94%
3 Years
47.62%
-22.55%
15.31%
17.45%
-21.04%
80.38%
5 Years
67.01%
-4.00%
27.23%
21.58%
-3.91%
94.78%
Time Window Analysis
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Annual Compounded Avg
4.67%
14.53%
29.18%
71.34%
187.26%
393.20%
% Positive
59.07%
64.40%
72.87%
75.27%
72.94%
80.38%
Avg. Pos. Period
1.95%
3.79%
5.52%
9.18%
15.92%
20.71%
Avg. Neg. Period
-1.80%
-3.30%
-5.91%
-7.59%
-6.39%
-6.81%
Sharpe Ratio
0.54
0.88
1.16
1.85
2.83
3.41
Sortino Ratio
0.75
1.24
1.70
3.18
7.36
11.64
Standard Deviation
2.65%
4.95%
7.21%
9.43%
12.09%
15.56%
Downside Deviation
1.75%
3.17%
4.41%
4.99%
4.33%
4.23%
No data filled
Company Information
Minimum Investment
3,000,000 USD (notional funding: 40.00%)
AUM
2,170,000 USD
Management Fee
0.75%
Performance Fee
20.00%
Highwater Mark
Yes
RT per Million
449
Margin to Equity
11.50%
Legal Structure
Managed Account
Investment Restriction
Only for Qualified Eligible Persons
Company Information
Company
Global Bayesian Dynamics, LLC (GBD)
Principal
José Mario Quintana, Wei Wei, Diana Wyant
Phone
786-497-5500
E-mail
[email protected]
,
[email protected]
License Number
NFA 519221
Location
-
Performance Compiled by
-
Monthly Performance
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
2022
-2.21
-1.33
-2.19
-1.42
-2.13
-0.53
0.88
0.09
1.95
0.25
-6.53
2021
-0.21
-1.05
3.97
0.03
-0.90
-1.17
1.51
3.62
-0.76
-1.01
0.53
0.14
4.63
2020
1.46
-5.05
-16.37
-0.79
-2.00
-0.35
0.32
0.58
0.59
0.92
2.15
-0.26
-18.54
2019
1.70
0.99
-0.98
3.47
0.89
11.89
-2.57
1.63
0.19
2.04
0.61
-1.48
19.18
2018
1.71
-3.06
-1.35
2.58
2.35
-0.38
2.22
-1.26
-2.31
-1.76
-1.53
1.90
-1.12
2017
-1.02
3.05
1.97
3.01
1.27
-1.20
0.86
0.95
0.07
2.04
2.13
0.22
14.08
2016
0.89
-0.03
-1.01
0.98
1.35
-1.70
2.39
-0.69
1.12
-0.31
-1.38
2.43
4.00
2015
6.12
0.33
1.53
-3.17
0.57
-2.79
5.12
-1.43
1.55
2.27
-0.17
-1.24
8.57
2014
0.94
3.21
-2.27
1.33
3.06
-1.24
-0.87
2.64
-0.97
1.22
3.50
0.06
10.91
2013
-3.14
0.46
-4.32
1.47
-1.43
-1.84
1.02
-1.68
3.30
3.14
0.14
-0.55
-3.67
2012
3.16
-1.20
-4.66
-3.57
0.03
2.88
2.87
-1.23
1.51
-0.20
-0.49
0.16
-1.07
2011
-0.49
0.90
-2.34
3.38
2.13
-2.09
2.10
0.48
1.62
3.33
-2.73
-0.31
5.88
2010
0.73
-0.72
0.73
1.52
1.49
0.66
1.40
6.17
1.27
-3.12
-1.71
-0.43
8.00
2009
-0.76
-0.28
2.05
1.07
-1.34
0.05
0.72
4.30
2.05
-0.46
-0.78
-0.33
6.33
2008
1.47
5.59
2.93
3.44
4.77
6.56
0.64
-5.94
1.82
-4.66
0.17
2.19
19.80
2007
4.33
-2.32
-3.97
0.18
1.82
5.69
-2.89
-1.11
3.46
0.18
-1.10
0.52
4.40
2006
0.65
0.51
5.96
7.19
Returns are based on proforma adjustments to a proprietary account to reflect fees. Client accounts will be traded in like fashion.
There is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, equities, options and off-exchange foreign currency products. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Strategy Description
The SBF program is a systematic global investment strategy. The program typically has low correlations to other active and passive investment programs because of its use of proprietary Bayesian formulation to forecasting, portfolio optimization and risk management. The program incorporates forecasting errors into its learning process and makes adjustments in the portfolio to adapt to structural changes occurring in the markets. It is designed to provide portable scalable alpha with superior risk-adjusted long-term returns. The portfolio takes futures positions in stock indices, bonds, currencies.
Return Statistics
Last Month
-
Year To Date
-6.53%
3 Month ROR
2.30%
12 Months ROR
-5.91%
36 Month ROR
-21.04%
Total Return Cumulative
108.35%
Total Return Annualized
4.67%
Best Month
11.89%
Winning Months (%)
59.07%
Gain Deviation
1.79
Risk Statistics
Standard Deviation Annualized
9.18%
Max Drawdown (Monthly)
-23.95%
Max Drawdown Length
31
Worst Month
-16.37%
Losing Months (%)
40.93%
Average Losing Month
-1.80%
Loss Deviation
2.06
Correlation vs S&P 500
0.23
Correlation vs DJ/CS MF
0.27
Risk/Reward Statistics
Sharpe Ratio
0.54
Sortino Ratio
0.75
Omega Ratio
0.63
Skewness
-0.81
Kurtosis
9.20
Performance (VAMI)
Fund Manager
Dr. Quintana is the architect of the Bayesian Efficient Strategic Trading, LLC (BEST) strategy. He has been implementing Bayesian technology in the investments field for more than 30 years. BEST was founded in 2001 to develop, license and implement investment strategies to manage proprietary and client assets. In August 2017, Dr. Quintana launched a joint venture together with Ms. Diana Wyant and Mr. Wei Wei to form Global Bayesian Dynamics, LLC (GBD). BEST provides research, information technology and operations support services to GBD.
 From June 2007 through 2017, Dr. Quintana teamed up with Ms. Wyant to manage client assets using the BEST strategies and founded BEAM Bayesian Efficient Asset Management, LLC (BEAM).
 Until December 2006, Dr. Quintana was concurrently the Portfolio Manager for the Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Group (over $1.5 billion assets) with Nikko Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (NAAM). He was registered as an associated person of NAAM from March 2002 to May 2007 and a principal from April 2002 to May 2007. He continued to provide consulting services to NAAM as the BEST Representative through September 2017. Dr. Quintana joined NAAM in 2002 together with his team from CDC Investment Management Corporation (CDC) where he was a Managing Director and co-Head of the Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Group (approximately $1 billion in assets) from May 1997 to February 2002. He was registered as an associated person and principal of CDC from August 2001 to March 2002.
 From 1995 to April 1997, Dr. Quintana was a Vice President and Head of Quantitative Research in the Global Investment Management Group at Bankers Trust Company. Dr. Quintana was responsible for the development and implementation of quantitative strategic dynamic global and domestic asset allocation strategies ($1.5 billion assets approximately), supervising the trading execution of these strategies via derivatives (forwards, futures options and portfolio swaps).
 Formerly, Dr. Quintana was a Vice President in the Global Risk Management Sector of Chase Manhattan Bank from 1991 to 1995 where he was responsible for developing and implementing global asset allocation strategies. Prior to that, Dr. Quintana was a Vice President of Chase Investors Management Corporation’s Indexing and Hedging Group from 1988 to 1991 and was responsible for developing and maintaining forecasting and optimization models to manage client portfolios of currency forward contracts. Dr. Quintana also served as a staff supervisor for AT&T’s Market Analysis and Forecasting Directorate from 1987 to 1988.
 Dr. Quintana has published several articles on dynamic statistical modeling, optimization algorithms and portfolio management methodologies. He has made presentations at several international conferences and institutions, including the University of Chicago and Duke University. Dr. Quintana earned a Ph.D. in Statistics from Warwick University in England, (Thesis: Multivariate Bayesian Forecasting Models) in 1987 an M.S. in Statistics & O.R. in 1981 and a B.A. in Actuary from Autonomous University of Mexico in 1976.
Wei Wei, CFA, Principal, Co-Founder, Co-CIO & Head of Trading
Wei Wei launched the joint venture together with Dr. Quintana and Ms. Wyant to form Global Bayesian Dynamics, LLC (GBD) in August 2017. He is currently GBD’s Co-CIO & Head of Trading. He also oversees the research and portfolio management of all the strategies offered by GBD.
 Prior to GBD, Mr. Wei joined Dr Quintana’s team in 2011. He has contributed to the advancement of the investment process in a variety of areas. Wei played a key role in developing forecast factors and optimization parameters in the Global Dynamic Asset Allocation strategy and commodities strategy. In addition, Wei is instrumental in setting up the trading capabilities of GBD.
Wei worked as an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management division, where he provided portfolio management and research assistance to Merrill’s main office in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously, he was a portfolio analyst intern focusing on investment strategy building and performance back testing of international ADR and global macroeconomic dynamic asset allocation funds at Boyd Watterson Asset Management.
 Mr. Wei received an MBA specialized in quantitative finance from New York University Stern School of Business in New York, NY, and an M.S. in Finance from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. He also holds a B.S. in management from Central University of Finance & Economics in Beijing, China. Mr. Wei becomes a CFA charter holder in 2016. He has passed all three levels of the CFA program tests on his first trial.
Distribution of Monthly Returns
12 Month Rolling ROR
Drawdown Report
No.
Depth (%)
Length (Months)
Recovery (Months)
Start date
End date
Fund
Index
Fund
Index
Fund
Index
Fund
Index
Fund
Index
1
-23.95%
-
31
-
0
-
12/2019
-
-
-
2
-12.93%
-
19
-
15
-
02/2012
-
11/2014
-
3
-8.69%
-
3
-
11
-
08/2008
-
09/2009
-
4
-7.03%
-
6
-
6
-
10/2010
-
09/2011
-
5
-6.69%
-
4
-
5
-
08/2018
-
04/2019
-
Return Report
Period
Best
Worst
Average
Median
Last
Winning %
1 Month
11.89%
-16.37%
0.42%
0.46%
0.25%
59.07%
3 Months
16.80%
-21.22%
1.26%
1.31%
2.30%
64.40%
6 Months
27.36%
-22.83%
2.42%
3.07%
0.46%
72.87%
1 Year
30.60%
-21.68%
5.03%
5.97%
-5.91%
75.27%
2 Years
37.37%
-17.85%
9.88%
13.81%
-0.37%
72.94%
3 Years
47.62%
-22.55%
15.31%
17.45%
-21.04%
80.38%
5 Years
67.01%
-4.00%
27.23%
21.58%
-3.91%
94.78%
Time Window Analysis
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Annual Compounded Avg
4.67%
14.53%
29.18%
71.34%
187.26%
393.20%
% Positive
59.07%
64.40%
72.87%
75.27%
72.94%
80.38%
Avg. Pos. Period
1.95%
3.79%
5.52%
9.18%
15.92%
20.71%
Avg. Neg. Period
-1.80%
-3.30%
-5.91%
-7.59%
-6.39%
-6.81%
Sharpe Ratio
0.54
0.88
1.16
1.85
2.83
3.41
Sortino Ratio
0.75
1.24
1.70
3.18
7.36
11.64
Standard Deviation
2.65%
4.95%
7.21%
9.43%
12.09%
15.56%
Downside Deviation
1.75%
3.17%
4.41%
4.99%
4.33%
4.23%
Up Capture vs. S&P 500 TR
Down Capture vs. S&P 500 TR
Drawdown
Volatility (12 Months Rolling)
Instruments
AUM
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