Trillium Capital Index Fund – Hedge Fund Manager
The US is both a mature and attractive market to investors and our expertise and experience within it has led us to establish The Trillium Capital Index Fund. We trade, as a hedge fund manager, on a daily basis, using a unique set of technical parameters. Our distinctive criteria make for a more consistent and stable return.
The fund is a basket of 50+ of the most actively traded U.S. company stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Several of them are also listed on the Dow Jones 30 and the S&P 500. The companies are from various industries including technology, health care, industrials and many others. Although they are U.S. companies, 27 countries are tied to companies represented in the index

It is constructed on a modified capitalisation methodology. This modified method uses individual weights of the companies according to their market capitalisation. Weighting allows constraints to limit the influence of the largest companies and balance the index with all constituents. The stock list is reviewed each quarter and weightings adjusted if the distribution requirements are not met.
All stocks within the index need to have an average daily trading volume of 200,000 and publicly report earnings quarterly as well as annually. They also must be a component of the Nasdaq index for at least 5 years to be included this eliminates the smaller companies that come in and out of the Nasdaq from time to time.
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* Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. The value of your investment may go down as well as up.
The above chart is based on back testing our trading strategy algorithm. Back testing assess the viability of a trading strategy or pricing model by discovering how it would play out using historical data. We analysed our strategy using the last 5 years stock price movements of the stock components that make up the Trillium Capital Index Fund. We look at the daily open and close price of each individual stock. Using this data, we can see when our buy and sell parameters are triggered, which in turn gives us what the returns would have been had we traded the strategy. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product or strategy. Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in USD; hedged fund benchmark performance is displayed in USD. Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested where applicable. Performance data is based on the net asset value (NAV) of the ETF which may not be the same as the market price of the ETF. Individual shareholders may realize returns that are different to the NAV performance. The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations if your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation.
OUR TRADING RETURNS COMPARED OTHER FUNDS
Backtesting assesses the viability of a trading strategy or pricing model by discovering how it would play out using historiecy data. We analysed our strategy using the last 5 years stock price movement of the stock components that make up the Trillium Capital Index Fund. Using this data we can see when our trigger parameters are met, this in turn gives us what the returns would have been had we traded the strategy.
The table below is an illustration of how our fund would have performed over the past year against other Irish based funds. This data is based on the backtest of the strategy.
Investment opportunities – TRADING METHODOLOGY
Our primary trading strategy is Swing Trading.
This involves buying a stock to capture gains over a short to medium term time period which can range from a few days to several weeks. Swing traders take advantage of the price momentum of a stock.
The fund is a basket of 50+ of the most actively traded US company stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Several of them are also listed on the Dow Jones 30 and the S&P 500. The companies are from various industries including technology, health care, industrials, and many others.
We have developed a unique set of technical analysis parameters that we apply to this list to find trading opportunities. Our parameters include looking at the daily charts and have defined buy, sell, and trigger signals. Many of the stocks we hold pay dividends which we see as an added bonus to our returns.
We have developed a unique trading algorithm. It is a Rule based algorithm as opposed to a Model based one. We set the trading parameters and the algorithm uses these to select and execute the trades on a daily basis. We selected these specific parameters based on our shared trading experience.
Our strategy has been back tested extensively and and this confirmed that it is a profitable one.
Investment opportunities – A CASE STUDY
Below is an example of our trading parameters on Tesla (TSLA) which is one of the components of the Trillium Capital Index.

Trade 1 – Long
9th April 2020 Buy Signal Triggered Stock Price $115.04
19th February 2020 Sell Signal Triggered Stock Price $777.37
Proft = $662.33
575% Return on Capital Employed
Trade 2 – Long
6th April 2021 – Buy Signal Triggered Stock Price $691.62
12th April 2021 – Currently No Sell Signal Stock price is $699.19
Potential Profit currently $7.57
Potential Return on Capital employed currently sits at 1%
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Frequently asked questions about our Trillium Capital Index Fund
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What is the minimum investment for the Trillium Capital Index Fund?
€30,000 for a cash investor and €10,000 for a pension investor
How long do I have to invest in the Trillium Capital Index Fund?
We have a minimum investment term of 12 months.
Can I add to my initial investment in the Trillium Capital Index Fund?
Yes, you can add to your investment quarterly.
How secure is my money?
Clients assets are held off balance sheet.
The funds are traded within the Interactive Brokers platform. Interactive Brokers is a reputable company listed on the Nasdaq. It has over 1 million client accounts with over 2 million daily trades. It has equity capital of $9 Billion and $6.9 Billion excess regulatory capital.
What is the Sharpe Ratio?
The Sharp ratio can be used to evaluate the total performance of an individual stock or an aggregate portfolio. It indicates how well an investment performs in comparison to the rate of return on risk-free investments. A high Sharpe ratio is good when compared to similar portfolios with lower returns.
What is Variance?
Variance is a measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set. It is used to see how much risk an investment carries and whether it will be profitable. It is also used to compare the relative performance of each asset in a portfolio to achieve the best asset allocation.
What is Back Testing?
Back testing assesses the viability of a trading strategy by discovering how it would have played out retrospectively using historical data. The theory being if it worked well in the past it will possibly work well in the future.
Do you only invest in they US markets?
Yes, the fund only buys stocks that are traded on the major US exchanges. However this does not mean that the portfolio is not diversified. Many of the companies within our portfolio are large multi national firms with assets spread across the globe.
What fees do you charge for the Trillium Capital Index Fund?
There is an annual administration fee of 2% of the investment value, this is deducted at a rate of 0.5% per quarter. We operate on a profit share basis, dividing all profits 70/30, you keep 70% and we take 30%. The profit is calculated from the high water mark.
What taxes do I pay?
We do not withhold exit taxes. We are not tax advisors and recommend that you speak to your own tax consultant.
When can I withdraw funds from the Trillium Capital Index Fund?
Withdrawals can be at the end of each quarter with at least two weeks notice required.
What is the high water mark?
The high water mark is the highest level in value an investment fund has reached and is used as a demarcation point in determining performance fees that an investor must pay. The purpose is to protect investors from repeatedly paying a fee every time the fund earns a profit.
What is the Nasdaq 100 Index?
The Nasdaq is a basket of the 100 largest, most actively traded stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It includes companies from a variety of different industries except the financial industry. Listed stocks need to publicly report earnings quarterly or annually and must have an average daily trading volume of 200,000. Exceptions are made for new public companies with extremely high market capitalisations.
What is the S&P 500?
The Standard & Poors Index is a market capitalisation-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. It is a float-weighted index which means the company market capitalisations are adjusted by the number of shares publicly traded. It is widely regarded as the best gauge of large-cap US equities.
What is the Dow Jones 30?
This is a stock market index is a widely watched benchmark in the US for blue chip stocks. It is a price weighted index that tracks 30 large, publicly owned companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ.
What is Market Capitalisation?
tIt is defined as the total market value of all outsanding shares and it refers to how much a company is worth as determined by the stock market. To calculate a company’s market capitalisation, multiply the number of outstanding shares b the current market value of one share. Companies are generally divided in to 3 market cap categories:
- Small Cap – $300 million to $2 Billion
- Mid Cap – $2 Billion to $10 Billion
- Large Cap – $10 Billion or more
What is a hedge fund?
A hedge fund is an investment partnership, made up of a professional hedge fund manager or general partner such as Trillium Capital and the investors, such as you, who are also known as limited partners. The limited partners put their investment money in to the fund. The fund is the managed by the general partner on behalf of its limited partners. The experience of the general partner allows them to manage investments and hedge where necessary to protect the investments of the limited partners.
What is Technical Analysis?
According to Investopedia – Technical analysis is a trading discipline employed to evaluate investments and identify trading opportunities in price trends and patterns seen on charts. Technical analysts believe past trading activity and price changes can be valuable indicators of future price movements.
It may be contrasted with fundamental analysis which focuses on a company’s financials rather than historical price patterns or stock trends.
What is Net Asset Value (NAV)?
The NAV is equal to a fund’s or company’s total assets less it’s liabilities.
What is a Dividend?
A dividend is the distribution of some of a company’s shareholders, as determined by the company’s board of directors. Payments are made by publicly listed companies as a reward to investors. Company’s stock price can decrease or increase depending on the dividend announcement.
What is a Trading Algorithm?
Algorithmic trading is a process for executing orders utilising automated and pre-programmed trading instructions to account for things such as price, timing and volume. There are process and rules based algorithms to employ strategies for executing trades. It makes use of complex formula’s combined with mathematical models and human oversight to make trading decisions.
What is an ETF?
An ETF or an Exchange Traded Fund is a basket of securities that trade on an exchange like a stock. The ETF share prices fluctuates daily as it is bought and sold. There are many different ETF’s available based on stocks, commodities, bonds etc.
What is Swing Trading?
Swing Trading involves making a trade that lasts from a couple of days up to several months in order to profit form an anticipated price move. It exposes a trader to overnight and weekend risk, as a stock price couple gap and open the following morning at a substantially different price. Swing traders often combine technical and fundamental analysis when looking for trading opportunities.
What does going Long mean?
Being Long a stock or in a Long position refers to the purchase of a stock – the trader owns that stock.
What does going Short mean?
This refers to a trading technique in which a trader sells a stock without actually owning it. The plan is to purchase it later – this is called covering a position. A trader may short a stock if they believe that the price of that stock is going to fall.