Barclay Agricultural Traders Index

An equal weighted composite of managed programs that trade agricultural markets, e.g. grains, meats, foods. In 2011 there are 29 agricultural programs included in the index.

To see historical data on the number of programs included in the Barclay Agricultural Traders Index, click here

1980 - 1991 1.10% 2002 -0.05%
1981 - 1992 1.38% 2003 -7.60%
1982 - 1993 11.33% 2004 14.44%
1983 - 1994 7.94% 2005 -0.11%
1984 - 1995 25.96% 2006 3.62%
1985 - 1996 10.68% 2007 3.79%
1986 - 1997 -2.14% 2008 9.95%
1987 7.06% 1998 2.22% 2009 -1.40%
1988 95.79% 1999 -2.13% 2010 11.74%
1989 10.05% 2000 11.86% 2011 1.64%
1990 9.72% 2001 -11.75% 2012 0.03%
Estimated YTD performance for 2012 calculated with reported data as of February-3-2012 21:49 US CST

At a Glance from Jan 1987

Compound Annual Return 7.34%
Sharpe Ratio 0.32
Worst Drawdown 19.94%
Correlation vs S&P 500 0.10
Correlation vs US Bonds 0.10
Correlation vs World Bonds 0.07

 

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