Blue Fin Capital's Managed Commodities Account ended 2008 on a positive note with a return of +1.78% in December, bringing its 2008 return to +11.43%.
Positive returns were generated through the fund's strategies in grains, softs and metals, although these were partially offset by negative returns in energies. The fund however underperformed against its benchmarks, the CSFB Managed Futures and Barclays Systematic Index, which returned 15.59% and 16.10% respectively in 2008 (to November). The Managed Commodities Account employs short term trading approaches in North American commodities futures markets, combining quantitative trading strategies with a robust risk management framework.