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We provide you with private and public classical absolute return investment management solutions.
DGA Core Plus Absolute Return ETF
Ticker Symbol: HF
Exchange: NYSE
Days Global Advisors

Our Story

Days Global Advisors was founded to be the public-facing global investment management vision of private portfolio manager Christopher J. Day.

Christopher is a seasoned portfolio manager who began his career in private wealth management as a proprietary trader for the family office of a prominent pharmaceutical family in Palm Beach, FL. He collaborated and learned from veteran traders, honing his  focused expertise in family office portfolio hedging. His in-depth knowledge spans closed-end funds and global macro hedge fund strategies.

Over the past 20 years, Christopher has applied his portfolio management expertise to managing classical absolute return strategies for affluent families seeking to preserve and grow their generational wealth. He continues to excel in this exclusive niche.

Days Global Advisors seeks to improve global financial inclusion through increased access to strategies historically exclusive to generational wealth investing.

Our Principles

Commitment to Innovative Investment Solutions

We provide private and public investment solutions that open your access to the sophisticated strategies family offices use to help grow and preserve generational wealth.

Accessibility of Timeless Strategies

We are dedicated to making the benefits of classical absolute return strategies available to all investors, regardless of their background.

Responsible Investment Approach

We challenge the misconception that hedge fund strategies are solely high-risk vehicles, offering responsible investment strategies that prioritize sustainable returns and wealth preservation.

Education
and
Transparency

We believe in educating the masses that classical absolute return strategies have faithfully served wealthy generational families since the 1940s.

Our Leadership

Christopher J. Day

Founder & CEO

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Jeff Ballard

President

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John McDevitt, CFA

Chief Compliance Officer

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Rhonda Parmiter

Chief Operating Officer

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Our
Investment Team

Charles A. Ragauss, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Qiao Duan, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Andrew Berman, CAIA

Associate Fund Manager

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Rick Parmiter

Director of Investment Relations

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Kevin Passaro

Investment Fund Accountant

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Christopher J. Day

Founder & CEO

Mr. Day is the founder and CEO of Days Global Advisors. Mr. Day also serves as Managing Director and a Portfolio Manager of Doliver Advisors, LP (“Doliver”).

Mr. Day is the architect and portfolio manager of Doliver’s absolute return investment and futures strategies. As Managing Director for Doliver since July 2018, Mr. Day is involved in family office, asset management, and research & development.

Mr. Day is a seasoned portfolio manager who began his career in private wealth management as a proprietary trader in a family office of a prominent generational pharmaceutical family in Palm
Beach, FL.

Collaborating with seasoned traders, he refined his expertise in portfolio hedging and acquired in-depth knowledge of closed-end funds and global macro hedge fund strategies.

Mr. Day is a native Texas Houstonian and continues serving generational families focused on preserving and growing their wealth with absolute return portfolios.

Mr. Day earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance & Management Information Systems from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

Jeff Ballard

President

Mr. Ballard serves as President, leading all private investment operational aspects of Days Global Advisors through the DGA Ballard Absolute Return strategy.

Mr. Ballard was chosen as President for his deep industry experience and shared vision of leadership to scale access for individuals and institutions to absolute return strategies.

Mr. Ballard has over 20 years of experience as an asset manager and over 20 years of experience as a real estate developer.

Mr. Ballard has intimate knowledge of all facets of land and housing acquisition, entitlement, development, sales, leasing, and management, and currently manages residential real estate assets in excess of $800 million.

Mr. Ballard previously served as Director of Acquisitions for a private equity firm in Houston, Texas after he successfully negotiated the purchase and merger of a national mall chain. Shortly thereafter, he started developing real estate and pursuing debt financing full-time.

Mr. Ballard graduated from Howard Payne University with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree with a special focus in Finance.

John McDevitt, CFA

Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. McDevitt serves as CCO for Days Global Advisors and is a veteran control professional.

Mr. McDevitt has deep experience developing and implementing regulatory compliance and credit risk management controls.

Mr. McDevitt has a rich control pedigree with demonstrated team leadership, and a proven industry track record.

Mr. McDevitt is known for his ability to successfully communicate technical, regulatory, and legal requirements in a clear, understandable framework that is actionable at the C-Suite and Board of Director Levels.

Mr. McDevitt is further empowered with the vast fund compliance guidance and legal resources of Tidal Financial Group.

Mr. McDevitt was chosen as CCO of Days Global Advisors to oversee the DGA culture of compliance and further align compliance programs by optimizing communication and operational transparency of DGA’s Sub-Advisory role to our Advisor Tidal Investments (18B AUM).

Mr. McDevitt has an MBA from Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business and his Bachelor of Science in Finance from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. McDevitt holds the CFA designation.

Rhonda Parmiter

Chief Operating Officer

Mrs. Parmiter serves as Chief Operating Officer for the DGA Ballard Absolute Return strategy.

Mrs. Parmiter oversees the private strategy day-to-day operations, drives strategic initiatives, and ensures operational excellence.

Mrs. Parmiter possesses over 15 years of experience as a COO.

Mrs. Parmiter has a proven track record of optimizing processes, leading high-performing teams, and achieving sustainable growth.

Mrs. Parmiter held senior executive roles at a Seattle tech company where she successfully led projects that enhanced efficiency and expanded market presence.

Mrs. Parmiter is dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement with a strong focus on delivering an outstanding experience to investors.

Charles A. Ragauss, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Ragauss serves as Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, having joined the Adviser in September 2020.

Mr. Ragauss previously served as Chief Operating Officer and held other roles at CSat Investment Advisory, L.P.

Mr. Ragauss was Assistant Vice President at Huntington National Bank (“Huntington”), where he was Product Manager for the Huntington Funds and Huntington Strategy Shares ETFs, a combined fund complex of almost $4 billion in assets under management.

At Huntington, he led ETF development bringing to market some of the first actively managed ETFs.

Mr. Ragauss was chosen to be the portfolio manager for his extensive industry experience and senior-level portfolio management of actively managed fund operations.

Mr. Ragauss attended Grand Valley State University where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and International Business, as well as a minor in French.

Mr. Ragauss is a member of both the National and West Michigan CFA societies and holds the CFA designation.

Qiao Duan, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Qiao Duan serves as Portfolio Manager at the Adviser, having joined the firm in October 2020.

Ms. Duan is an exceptional portfolio manager fit for Days Global Advisors.

Ms. Duan is experienced and previously served as an execution Portfolio Manager at Exponential ETFs, where she managed research and analysis relating to all Exponential ETF strategies.

Ms. Duan was chosen as a portfolio manager because of her knowledge in successfully executing advanced quantitative strategies.

Ms. Duan received a Master of Science in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Xiamen University.

Ms. Duan holds the CFA designation.

Andrew Berman, CAIA

Associate Fund Manager

Andrew serves as the Associate Fund Manager on the DGA Ballard Absolute Return Strategy, tasked with investment management and strategy. Before joining the private investment team, he worked as an analyst at HBE Ventures, a global macro advisory led by Andrew Krieger (formerly of Soros Fund Management), and at Hunt Equity Group, a Naples-based single-family office.

A Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and CFA Candidate, Andrew employs a comprehensive, top-down approach to investment analysis, leveraging his research experience in rates & currencies. He holds a B.A. in English Literature with a concentration in Greco-Roman Classics from Tufts University in Massachusetts.

A lifelong athlete, Andrew is a former Florida state champion swimmer and a conference finalist at Tufts, where he was awarded the Ted Appel Award for leadership and excellence.

Rick Parmiter

Director of Investment Relations

Mr. Parmiter serves as the Director of Investor Relations on the DGA Ballard Absolute Return strategy.

Mr. Parmiter oversees private capital-raising efforts, as well as the development and structuring of private equity and private credit funds.

Mr. Parmiter has founded and led multiple businesses, ranging from a successful consulting agency to a real estate development and residential construction company.

Mr. Parmiter has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in finance, sales, and marketing; his leadership focuses on driving innovation and business growth.

Kevin Passaro

Investment Fund Accountant

Kevin serves as an Investment Fund Accountant on the DGA Ballard Absolute Return strategy.

Mr. Passaro previously served as a Fund Accountant at WM Partners, LP, a health and wellness-focused PE firm based in Miami with about $1.1 billion in AUM.

Mr. Passaro was in a similar role while working for Trident Trust, a worldwide fund administrator stationed in Miami.

Mr. Passaro possesses an excellent understanding of fund accounting, making him a valued resource to the DGA Absolute Return strategy.

Mr. Passaro attended Rutgers University, where he received his degree in Finance with a minor in Accounting.