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Collateral Yield Enhancement Strategy (CYES)
FIRM OVERVIEW
I $12 billion AUM investment manager founded in April 2008.
I Vetted and approved by numerous investment consulting firms,
independent RIA platforms, and large broker-dealers.
I Experienced team of 15 investment professionals with deep trading,
portfolio management, marketing, operational and technology
backgrounds.
I Demonstrated success through the global financial crisis and other
significant market events.
I Robust infrastructure that efficiently integrates proprietary systems and
processes with third-party custodians.
I Full service solutions delivered with an emphasis on education,
transparency and access.
HARVEST OVERLAYS
Overlay
Cash
Fixed
Income
Equities
CONSISTENT
RETURNS
Deliver steady cash
flows over time, market
cycles and events
SIMPLE
SETUP
1 No initial capital required
1 No change to existing weightings
1 No liquidation of holdings
1 Maintain flexibility to change positions
Separately managed
account opened at
existing custodian
CONSERVATIVE
RISK
Construct and manage
to limit losses and
drawdowns
LIQUID &
TRANSPARENT
Exchange listed securities,
held and viewable at
existing custodian
COMPLEMENT
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PORTFOLIO
Low correlation of
returns enhances
portfolio
OPEN
COMMUNICATION
Emphasis on information
sharing and education
with client and advisors
CYES - DESCRIPTION & HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
CYES is an overlay that seeks to exploit the volatility risk premium and
time decay properties of option premium by actively managing a portfolio of
short-dated index option spreads on the S&P500 index (SPX). CYES sells
options to generate premium while purchasing further out of the money
options to contain risk. In a disciplined manner the strategy will seek to
mitigate exposure to market directional or gap risk by defensively adjusting
positions in response to a large move or reducing exposure ahead of specific
market events.
Consistent Returns
I Returned +3.34% during financial
crisis (Sept 08-Feb 09)
I Positive returns in 7 of 9 years
I -70% of months positive
Best month:
Best year:
Date
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
Jan
Conservative Risk
I Only one drawdown exceeding 3%
in 9 years (recovered in 2 months)
I Only 6 months exceeding a 1% loss;
only 1 month exceeding a 2% loss
+3.51%
+3.62%
Best trailing 12-month: +7.71%
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Feb
-0.37%
0.47%
0.24%
0.16%
-0.01%
0.06%
0.89%
0.85%
Mar
-1.15% -0.63% -0.62%
0.44%
-0.39%
0.12%
-0.23% -0.25%
-0.13%
0.13%
0.30%
-0.29%
1.13%
0.24%
-0.17%
0.27%
0.43%
-0.23%
0.00%
0.56%
I Low correlation to S&P500 of 0.07
Worst month:
Worst year:
Worst trailing 12-month:
Apr
May
0.96%
0.30%
0.14%
0.30%
0.18%
0.15%
0.27%
0.22%
0.29%
0.42%
0.26%
0.24%
0.26%
0.33%
0.12%
-0.98%
0.46%
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0.15%
0.76%
0.92%
Jun
0.09%
0.18%
0.08%
0.20%
0.14%
0.14%
Jul
0.14%
-0.11% -0.30%
0.26%
-0.07%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
-2.83%
-0.68%
-1.99%
Aug
0.21%
0.41%
-1.12%
0.02%
-0.02% -0.13%
0.29%
0.33%
-0.12% -0.18% -0.67% -0.36%
-0.67%
0.64%
-0.05%
-0.40% -1.26%
1.75%
-1.90%
0.06%
-0.05%
0.59%
0.42%
0%
Monthly Return Distribution
(April 2008 — current)
—85% of months between
-0.5% and +1.0%
TAX
ADVANTAGED
60% long term/40%
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short term capital gains
(IRC Section 1256)
CENTRALLY
CLEARED
All positions centrally
cleared and guaranteed
by the 0CC
Sep
0.06%
0.25%
0.67%
0.27%
0.30%
0.00%
0.88%
0.08%
0.30%
Oct
Nov
-0.33% -0.31%
0.24%
-0.35%
-0.59%
-0.12%
0.27%
-1.46%
0.18%
0.39%
-0.97% -2.83%
• Composite returns are calculated using the notional value of each client's
account and generated net of actual transactional costs and fees, per the
terms of the client agreement.
• Composite returns are constructed in compliance with the CFA Institute's
Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) — www.cfapubs.org/doi/pdf/-
10.2469/ccb.v2010.n5.1
**Past performance is not an indicator of future results. Please see
disclaimers on the following pages**
Dec
0.01%
-0.04% -0.13%
0.38%
0.05%
0.11%
0.35%
0.46%
0.36%
0.54%
1.65%
0.26%
-0.66%
0.10%
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0.06%
0.98%
0.36%
0.67%
3.51%
Year
-1.19%
0.71%
0.64%
1.54%
-0.68%
-0.61%
2.31%
0.59%
1.95%
3.62%
3.06%
Std. Dev.
2.90%
0.92%
0.97%
1.58%
1.14%
1.17%
0.55%
2.64%
2.22%
2.86%
6.00%
Harvest Volatility Management, LLC
420 Lexington Avenue; Suite 2620 New York, NY 10170
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IMPACT OF CYES OVERLAY SIZING ON BALANCED PORTFOLIO*
I Client's preference
determines
overlay size
I Enhanced cash
flow and risk
adjusted returns
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
22.0
24.0
26.0
6.0
8.0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
DEFINITIONS
AUM — Reflects the total firm notional and capital under management as of
the report date.
Drawdown — Any losing period during an investment record. It is defined as
the percent retrenchment from a performance peak to a performance valley.
Largest Drawdown — The largest percentage losing period from peak to trough
that has occurred during the period of investment record.
Drawdown Period — The length of time it takes the largest drawdown to occur.
Drawdown Recovery — The subsequent time period required to recover the
largest drawdown.
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1256 Contract — A regulated futures
contract, foreign currency contract, non-equity option e.g. cash-settled
S&P500
Index options (SPX), dealer equity option or dealer securities futures
contract. Each contract held by a taxpayer at the end of the tax year is
treated as if it
was sold for is fair market value, and gains or losses are treated as either
short-term or long-term capital gains.
Correlation - Measure of the strength and direction of the linear
relationship between two variables or data sets over a period of time.
Correlation can
vary between +1 to -1. Values close to +1 indicate a high degree of
relationship, values close to -1 indicate a high degree of negative
relationship, and
values close to 0 indicate very little relationship overall.
Annualized Standard Deviation — Annualized measure of dispersal or
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uncertainty of investment returns. Often used as a measure of investment
risk.
Specifically, it measures the degree of variation of monthly returns around
the mean return for a given year. The higher the volatility of the investment
returns, the higher the standard deviation.
Annualized Return — The calculated average yearly increase (or decrease) in
the value of an investment, including the effects of compounding over a
period other than a year. Annualized return indicates how an investment has
performed and allows it to be compared to other investments.
Information Ratio — Annualized Return divided by Annualized Standard
Deviation (with overlays using 0% benchmark).
Option Spreads — Selling a call (put) spread consists of selling a call
(put) option and buying an equal number of call (put) options with a higher
(lower)
strike price and the same (or longer) expiration.
OCC — The Options Clearing Corporation. Organization that operates under
jurisdiction of SEC as the issuer and guarantor for listed options contracts.
DISCLAIMERS
Trading commissions associated with multi-leg strategies are generally
higher than those for single-leg strategies.
The information contained herein, including any attachments, is provided by
Harvest Volatility Management, LLC ("Harvest or HVM") on a confidential
basis to the intended recipient solely for informational purposes. Any
dissemination, re-distribution or other use of this message by any recipient
is
unauthorized. There are substantial risks to investing in this strategy,
which should be considered speculative and may only be appropriate for part
of
an investor's portfolio. The information in this document has been obtained
from sources believed to be reliable, but Harvest does not represent that
it is accurate or complete.
Under no circumstances should the information contained herein be used or
considered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase,
any security or investment service, and it is not intended to provide
investment advice. Such an offer may only be made to qualified investors by
means of delivery of a confidential private placement memorandum or other
similar materials that contain a description of material terms relating to
such investment. The information presented herein is presented in summary
form and is, therefore, subject to qualification, change and further
explanation. It is intended for information purposes only and should be used
by sophisticated investors who are knowledgeable of the risks involved.
More complete information about Harvest's products and services is contained
in Part II of Harvest's Form ADV, which is available on request, and
from Harvest representatives. Harvest does not give financial, tax or legal
advice, and nothing contained herein should be construed as such advice.
Investment Risks: Investing in the Fund or Account is speculative and
involves varying degrees of risk, including substantial degrees of risk in
some
cases. The Fund or Account may be leveraged and may engage in other
speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment
loss.
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Past results of the Fund or Account investment manager is not necessarily
indicative of future performance of the Fund or Account, and the Fund or
Account's performance may be volatile. The use of a single advisor could
mean lack of diversification and, consequently, higher risk. The Fund or
Account may have varying liquidity provisions and limitations. There is no
secondary market for investors' interests in the Fund or Account and none is
expected to develop.
Options strategies are not suitable for all investors I Past results are not
indicative of future performance
Before implementing the strategy, client must review the Options Clearing
Corporation (OCC) publication, linked here:
http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp
$30mm Overlay
$20mm Overlay
$10mm Overlay
Portfolio
* Balanced Portfolio assumes equal allocations (1/3 each) on 04/01/08 to:
Cash = Citigroup 3m Treasury-bill;
Bonds = Barclays Municipal Bond Index;
Equities = S&P500 Total Return Index.
2013
2014
2015
—All overlay returns net of fees and expenses-
2016
2017
2018
$ Millions
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