JD McDonnell grew up in Mississippi working on a grain and cattle farm, where he learned the true value of hard work, discipline and the importance of trading commodities from the ground up. This insight and lived-in experience would later establish the foundation of Endura Capital.
After working on a grain and a cattle farm, as an equity trader in New York, a Futures/Options trader in Chicago, and a CTA manager and Director at Informa Economics, JD founded Endura Capital Management in 2016 in an effort to create a successful agile boutique firm that was adaptable to the increase of technology-changing markets.
Endura started in liquid alternative hedge funds which however profitable still produced years of inconsistent returns. Wanting to grow returns and diversify opportunities, JD decided to focus on the physical supply chain of commodities. In 2020 the Endura Unique Yield Fund was created.
Throughout the Covid pandemic, multiple quant-driven hedge funds failed to navigate volatility appropriately. Meanwhile, Endura began to expand quickly within the trade finance of commodities, and the Unique Yield Fund was proven highly reliable. Generating returns better than a bond with shorter duration and higher liquidity.
With its success in commodities, Endura transitioned entirely into commodity trade finance which supplies the physical movement of materials including metals, soft commodities, fertilizer, and other non-perishable commodities from around the world.
In 2023, Endura initiated the Endura Metalex African Opportunities Fund with the New Hyde Park Alternatives platform which invests in the movement of base metals out of several regions in Africa.
Similar to the Endura Unique Yield Fund, this fund focused entirely on materials sourced from the continent of Africa. Thus far, it has provided liquidity for the trade finance of Copper, Zinc, Lead, and other base metals.
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