UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q



 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended:  June 30, 2020March 31, 2021

Or

 



 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Commission File Number: 000-50725

 

NESTOR PARTNERS

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 



 

 

NEW JERSEY

 

22-2149317

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)



c/o MILLBURN RIDGEFIELD CORPORATION

55 West 46th Street, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10036

 

  

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(212) 332-7300

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 332-7300code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

none

none

none

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes            No 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

 

Yes            No 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 



 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer 

Smaller reporting company



Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



Yes            No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes          No   

 

 












 

 

 

 

 

 

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Nestor Partners

 

 

 

Financial statements

 

 

 

For the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Financial Condition (a)

 

 

Condensed Schedules of Investments (a)

 

 

Statements of Operations (b)

 

 

Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (c)(b)

 

 

87 

Statements of Financial Highlights (b)

 

 

98 

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

 

109 



 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) At June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 20192020

 

(b) For the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

 

(c) For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



















 



 

 


 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nestor Partners

Nestor Partners

Nestor Partners

Statements of Financial Condition

Statements of Financial Condition

Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2021 (unaudited)

 

 

December 31, 2020

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY IN TRADING ACCOUNTS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes − at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amortized cost $9,986,733 and $19,948,217)

$

10,032,348 

 

$

19,975,068 

(amortized cost $15,421,406 and $16,975,256)

$

15,426,604 

 

$

16,975,076 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

currency contracts

 

854,982 

 

 

1,097,472 

 

604,399 

 

 

3,349,977 

Due from brokers, net

 

3,634,241 

 

 

3,607,012 

 

4,430,379 

 

 

3,504,342 

Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $4,316,434

 

 

 

 

 

and $7,806,800)

 

4,279,021 

 

 

7,931,930 

Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $6,637,569

 

 

 

 

 

and $3,606,813)

 

6,600,910 

 

 

3,778,714 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity in trading accounts

 

18,800,592 

 

 

32,611,482 

 

27,062,292 

 

 

27,608,109 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN U.S. TREASURY NOTES − at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amortized cost $101,987,887 and $113,491,358)

 

102,181,312 

 

 

113,585,567 

(amortized cost $84,988,942 and $84,618,660)

 

85,002,965 

 

 

84,609,461 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

8,947,580 

 

 

14,111,142 

 

9,608,950 

 

 

9,230,173 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE

 

454,993 

 

 

587,875 

 

707,310 

 

 

727,283 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

$

130,384,477 

 

$

160,896,066 

$

122,381,517 

 

$

122,175,026 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital contributions received in advance

$

 -

 

$

200,000 

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

currency contracts

 

192,485 

 

 

1,196,064 

$

633,761 

 

$

22,579 

Accrued brokerage fees

 

217,290 

 

 

263,485 

 

180,090 

 

 

194,550 

Due to brokers, net

 

1,496,377 

 

 

1,312,296 

 

888,196 

 

 

61 

Accrued expenses

 

145,701 

 

 

50,218 

 

84,280 

 

 

10,749 

Capital withdrawals payable to Limited Partners

 

1,717,939 

 

 

1,890,293 

 

2,123,045 

 

 

3,397,887 

Capital withdrawals payable to General Partner

 

 -

 

 

1,056,135 

 

 -

 

 

271 

Other liabilities

 

 -

 

 

625 

Accrued profit share

 

237 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

3,769,792 

 

 

5,969,116 

 

3,909,609 

 

 

3,626,097 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS' CAPITAL

 

126,614,685 

 

 

154,926,950 

 

118,471,908 

 

 

118,548,929 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

$

130,384,477 

 

$

160,896,066 

$

122,381,517 

 

$

122,175,026 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



























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Nestor Partners

Nestor Partners

Nestor Partners

Condensed Schedule of Investments

Condensed Schedule of Investments

Condensed Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2020 (UNAUDITED)

March 31, 2021 (unaudited)

March 31, 2021 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and Forward Currency Contracts

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) as a % of
Partners' Capital

 

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) as a % of
Partners' Capital

 

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

0.04 

%

$

49,652 (0.33)

%

$

(386,650)

Grains

0.13 

 

 

166,700 0.27 

 

 

318,273 

Interest rates:

 

 

 

 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note (69 contracts, settlement date September 2020)

0.01 

 

 

9,852 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note (152 contracts, settlement date September 2020)

0.02 

 

 

22,156 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note (61 contracts, settlement date September 2020)

0.01 

 

 

14,906 

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond (25 contracts, settlement date September 2020)

0.02 

 

 

27,531 

Other

0.59 

 

 

747,078 

 

 

 

 

Total interest rates

0.65 

 

 

821,523 

 

 

 

 

Livestock

(0.00)

 

 

(910)

Interest rates

(0.58)

 

 

(683,030)

Metals

0.41 

 

 

518,130 0.12 

 

 

141,848 

Softs

(0.02)

 

 

(21,111)(0.01)

 

 

(13,990)

Stock indices

0.22 

 

 

283,767 0.34 

 

 

398,833 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long futures contracts

1.43 

 

 

1,817,751 (0.19)

 

 

(224,716)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

(0.04)

 

 

(56,380)

Grains

(0.03)

 

 

(37,434)0.07 

 

 

87,562 

Interest rates

0.00 

 

 

937 0.02 

 

 

22,200 

Livestock

(0.00)

 

 

(350)(0.01)

 

 

(11,540)

Metals

(0.77)

 

 

(967,690)0.07 

 

 

83,186 

Softs

(0.00)

 

 

(6,088)0.13 

 

 

159,537 

Stock indices

0.08 

 

 

104,236 0.29 

 

 

334,755 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total short futures contracts

(0.76)

 

 

(962,769)0.57 

 

 

675,700 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FUTURES CONTRACTS − Net

0.67 

 

 

854,982 0.38 

 

 

450,984 

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long forward currency contracts

(0.78)

 

 

(984,335)(3.26)

 

 

(3,867,129)

Total short forward currency contracts

0.63 

 

 

791,850 2.86 

 

 

3,386,783 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FORWARD CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTS − Net

(0.15)

 

 

(192,485)(0.40)

 

 

(480,346)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

0.52 

%

$

662,497 (0.02)

%

$

(29,362)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

 

 

(Continued)







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Nestor Partners

Condensed Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2020 (UNAUDITED)



 

 

 

 

 

 



U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

 

 

 



Face
Amount

Description

Fair Value as a % of Partners' Capital

 

 

Fair Value



 

 

 

 

 

 

$

37,470,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 1.500%,  08/15/2020

29.65 

%

$

37,535,866 



37,270,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 1.750%,  11/15/2020

29.61 

 

 

37,492,746 



8,070,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 2.250%,  02/15/2021

6.46 

 

 

8,175,446 



28,400,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 2.625%, 05/15/2021

22.91 

 

 

29,009,602 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN U.S. TREASURY

 

 

 

 



 

NOTES (amortized cost $111,974,620)

88.63 

%

$

112,213,660 



 

 

 

 

 

 



See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

(Concluded)



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Nestor Partners

Condensed Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2021 (unaudited)



 

 

 

 

 

 



U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

 

 

 



Face
Amount

Description

Fair Value as a % of Partners' Capital

 

 

Fair Value



 

 

 

 

 

 

$

27,200,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 2.625%, 05/15/2021

23.03 

%

$

27,286,062 



24,470,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 2.750%, 08/15/2021

20.87 

 

 

24,721,391 



47,840,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 2.000%, 11/15/2021

40.87 

 

 

48,422,116 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN U.S. TREASURY

 

 

 

 



 

NOTES (amortized cost $100,410,348)

84.77 

%

$

100,429,569 



 

 

 

 

 

 



See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

(Concluded)



































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Nestor Partners

Nestor Partners

Nestor Partners

Condensed Schedule of Investments

Condensed Schedule of Investments

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and Forward Currency Contracts

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) as a % of
Partners' Capital

 

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) as a % of
Partners' Capital

 

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

0.15 

%

$

233,986 0.13 

%

$

148,740 

Grains

0.01 

 

 

16,758 0.51 

 

 

600,650 

Interest rates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note (53 contracts, settlement date March 2020)

0.00 

 

 

1,969 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note (109 contracts, settlement date March 2020)

0.00 

 

 

234 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note (71 contracts, settlement date March 2021)

0.00 

 

 

2,281 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note (426 contracts, settlement date March 2021)

0.04 

 

 

41,976 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note (351 contracts, settlement date March 2021)

0.03 

 

 

34,219 

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond (99 contracts, settlement date March 2021)

0.02 

 

 

18,469 

Other

(0.04)

 

 

(60,448)0.23 

 

 

277,026 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest rates

(0.04)

 

 

(58,245)0.32 

 

 

373,971 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Livestock

(0.00)

 

 

(140)

Metals

0.26 

 

 

387,297 0.88 

 

 

1,055,682 

Softs

0.01 

 

 

14,340 0.05 

 

 

63,371 

Stock indices

0.04 

 

 

67,406 0.69 

 

 

813,187 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long futures contracts

0.43 

 

 

661,402 2.58 

 

 

3,055,601 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

0.05 

 

 

78,150 0.08 

 

 

100,090 

Grains

(0.13)

 

 

(204,537)(0.05)

 

 

(58,775)

Interest rates:

 

 

 

 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note (138 contracts, settlement date March 2020)

0.00 

 

 

5,656 

Other

0.29 

 

 

447,152 

 

 

 

 

Total interest rates

0.29 

 

 

452,808 

 

 

 

 

Interest rates

(0.00)

 

 

(4,342)

Livestock

(0.00)

 

 

(2,970)

Metals

(0.06)

 

 

(92,291)(0.16)

 

 

(186,813)

Softs

(0.01)

 

 

(18,063)(0.02)

 

 

(20,954)

Stock indices

0.14 

 

 

220,003 0.11 

 

 

131,299 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total short futures contracts

0.28 

 

 

436,070 (0.04)

 

 

(42,465)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FUTURES CONTRACTS − Net

0.71 

 

 

1,097,472 2.54 

 

 

3,013,136 

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long forward currency contracts

1.87 

 

 

2,893,213 1.45 

 

 

1,716,305 

Total short forward currency contracts

(2.64)

 

 

(4,089,277)(1.18)

 

 

(1,402,043)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FORWARD CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTS − Net

(0.77)

 

 

(1,196,064)0.27 

 

 

314,262 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(0.06)

%

$

(98,592)2.81 

%

$

3,327,398 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

 

 

(Continued)

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Nestor Partners

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2020



 

 

 

 

 

 



U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

 

 

 



Face
Amount

Description

Fair Value as a % of Partners' Capital

 

 

Fair Value



 

 

 

 

 

 

$

49,140,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 2.250%, 02/15/2021

41.55 

%

$

49,264,769 



27,200,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 2.625%, 05/15/2021

23.16 

 

 

27,450,219 



24,470,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 2.750%, 08/15/2021

20.98 

 

 

24,869,549 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN U.S. TREASURY

 

 

 

 



 

NOTES (amortized cost $101,593,916)

85.69 

%

$

101,584,537 



 

 

 

 

 

 



See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

(Concluded)

  

4

 


 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Nestor Partners

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2019



 

 

 

 

 

 



U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

 

 

 



Face
Amount

Description

Fair Value as a % of Partners' Capital

 

 

Fair Value



 

 

 

 

 

 

$

47,270,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 1.375%,  02/15/2020

30.50 

%

$

47,258,921 



39,370,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 1.500%,  05/15/2020

25.41 

 

 

39,359,235 



46,970,000 

   U.S. Treasury notes, 1.500%,  08/15/2020

30.30 

 

 

46,942,479 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN U.S. TREASURY

 

 

 

 



 

NOTES (amortized cost $133,439,575)

86.21 

%

$

133,560,635 



 

 

 

 

 

 



See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

(Concluded)



    







 

 

 

 

 

Nestor Partners

Statements of Operations (unaudited)



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended



 

March 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2020

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income, net

$

8,650 

 

$

643,493 



 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage fees

 

679,262 

 

 

879,596 

Administrative expenses

 

73,531 

 

 

96,258 

Custody fees and other expenses

 

5,227 

 

 

6,995 

Total expenses

 

758,020 

 

 

982,849 



 

 

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

 

(749,370)

 

 

(339,356)



 

 

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

7,651,060 

 

 

(30,037,967)

Foreign exchange transactions

 

48,140 

 

 

(156,904)

Net change in unrealized:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

(3,356,760)

 

 

4,025,634 

Foreign exchange translation

 

(208,560)

 

 

(196,479)

Net gains (losses) from U.S. Treasury notes:

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

(366)

 

 

93,662 

Net change in unrealized

 

28,600 

 

 

521,202 

Total net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

 

4,162,114 

 

 

(25,750,852)



 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

3,412,744 

 

 

(26,090,208)

LESS PROFIT SHARE TO GENERAL PARTNER

 

237 

 

 

60 

NET INCOME (LOSS) AFTER PROFIT SHARE TO 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL PARTNER

$

3,412,507 

 

$

(26,090,268)



 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

























5

 


 









 

 

 

 

 

Nestor Partners

Statements of Operations (UNAUDITED)



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended



 

June 30, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

376,269 

 

$

951,636 



 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage fees

 

759,960 

 

 

996,197 

Administrative expenses

 

91,829 

 

 

70,000 

Custody fees and other expenses

 

6,434 

 

 

7,302 

Total expenses

 

858,223 

 

 

1,073,499 



 

 

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

 

(481,954)

 

 

(121,863)



 

 

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

6,798,704 

 

 

1,024,485 

Foreign exchange transactions

 

(508)

 

 

(65,717)

Net change in unrealized:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

(3,264,545)

 

 

(633,051)

Foreign exchange translation

 

33,936 

 

 

108,866 

Net gains (losses) from U.S. Treasury notes:

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

9,666 

 

 

3,025 

Net change in unrealized

 

(403,222)

 

 

195,324 

Total net realized and unrealized gains

 

3,174,031 

 

 

632,932 



 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

 

2,692,077 

 

 

511,069 

LESS PROFIT SHARE TO GENERAL PARTNER

 

 -

 

 

12,890 

NET INCOME AFTER PROFIT SHARE TO 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL PARTNER

$

2,692,077 

 

$

498,179 



 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nestor Partners

Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (unaudited)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Limited Partners

 

 

Special Limited Partners

 

 

New Profit Memo Account

 

 

General Partner

 

 

Total



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS' CAPITAL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2021

$

59,408,722 

 

$

56,659,557 

 

$

 -

 

$

2,480,650 

 

$

118,548,929 

Contributions

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

Withdrawals

 

(3,383,770)

 

 

(105,758)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(3,489,528)

Net income

 

1,475,843 

 

 

1,853,515 

 

 

 -

 

 

83,386 

 

 

3,412,744 

General Partner's allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Profit-Accrued

 

(237)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(237)

PARTNERS' CAPITAL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2021

$

57,500,558 

 

$

58,407,314 

 

$

 -

 

$

2,564,036 

 

$

118,471,908 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Limited Partners

 

 

Special Limited Partners

 

 

New Profit Memo Account

 

 

General Partner

 

 

Total



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS' CAPITAL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2020

$

87,909,416 

 

$

64,314,240 

 

$

 -

 

$

2,703,294 

 

$

154,926,950 

Contributions

 

3,700,000 

 

 

 -

 

 

60 

 

 

 -

 

 

3,700,060 

Withdrawals

 

(5,265,356)

 

 

(594,292)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(5,859,648)

Net loss

 

(15,218,734)

 

 

(10,433,154)

 

 

(10)

 

 

(438,310)

 

 

(26,090,208)

General Partner's allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Profit-Accrued

 

(60)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(60)

PARTNERS' CAPITAL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

$

71,125,266 

 

$

53,286,794 

 

$

50 

 

$

2,264,984 

 

$

126,677,094 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

















 

6

 


 







 

 

 

 

 

Nestor Partners

Statements of Operations (UNAUDITED)



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

For the six months ended



 

June 30, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

1,019,762 

 

$

1,860,159 



 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage fees

 

1,639,556 

 

 

1,995,149 

Administrative expenses

 

188,087 

 

 

140,000 

Custody fees and other expenses

 

13,429 

 

 

14,737 



 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

1,841,072 

 

 

2,149,886 



 

 

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

 

(821,310)

 

 

(289,727)



 

 

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

(23,239,263)

 

 

6,614,075 

Foreign exchange transactions

 

(157,412)

 

 

(101,787)

Net change in unrealized:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

761,089 

 

 

(3,656,975)

Foreign exchange translation

 

(162,543)

 

 

59,265 

Net gains from U.S. Treasury notes:

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

103,328 

 

 

11,269 

Net change in unrealized

 

117,980 

 

 

317,904 



 

 

 

 

 

Total net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

 

(22,576,821)

 

 

3,243,751 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

(23,398,131)

 

 

2,954,024 

LESS PROFIT SHARE TO GENERAL PARTNER

 

60 

 

 

230,607 

NET INCOME (LOSS) AFTER PROFIT SHARE TO

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL PARTNER

$

(23,398,191)

 

$

2,723,417 



 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(Concluded)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nestor Partners

Statements of Financial Highlights (unaudited)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

 

Limited
Partners

 

 

Special Limited
Partners

 



 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

 

 

(3.95)

%

 

(2.18)

%

 

(1.08)

%

 

0.68

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses (a)

 

 

4.00

%

 

3.95

%

 

1.13

%

 

1.08

%

Profit share allocation (b) (c)

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

Total expenses and profit share allocation

 

4.00

%

 

3.95

%

 

1.13

%

 

1.08

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before profit share allocation (b)

 

2.51

%

 

(16.88)

%

 

3.25

%

 

(16.28)

%

Less: profit share allocation (b) (c)

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

Total return after profit share allocation

 

2.51

%

 

(16.88)

%

 

3.25

%

 

(16.28)

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) not annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) in instances of 0.00, value is less than 0.01 when rounded to two decimal places

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 









See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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Nestor Partners

Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (UNAUDITED)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Limited Partners

 

 

Special Limited Partners

 

 

New Profit Memo Account

 

 

General Partner

 

 

Total



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS' CAPITAL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2020

$

87,909,416 

 

$

64,314,240 

 

$

 -

 

$

2,703,294 

 

$

154,926,950 

Contributions

 

3,710,000 

 

 

 -

 

 

60 

 

 

 -

 

 

3,710,060 

Withdrawals

 

(7,250,577)

 

 

(1,373,557)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(8,624,134)

Net loss

 

(13,944,648)

 

 

(9,074,835)

 

 

(9)

 

 

(378,639)

 

 

(23,398,131)

General Partner's allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Profit-Accrued

 

(60)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(60)

PARTNERS' CAPITAL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

$

70,424,131 

 

$

53,865,848 

 

$

51 

 

$

2,324,655 

 

$

126,614,685 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Limited Partners

 

 

Special Limited Partners

 

 

New Profit Memo Account

 

 

General Partner

 

 

Total



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS' CAPITAL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2019

$

96,830,015 

 

$

65,627,045 

 

$

 -

 

$

2,464,556 

 

$

164,921,616 

Contributions

 

2,617,000 

 

 

 -

 

 

3,836 

 

 

 -

 

 

2,620,836 

Withdrawals

 

(11,798,367)

 

 

(5,074,170)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(16,872,537)

Net income (loss)

 

1,150,972 

 

 

1,728,196 

 

 

(13)

 

 

74,869 

 

 

2,954,024 

General Partner's allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Profit-Accrued

 

(230,607)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(230,607)

PARTNERS' CAPITAL-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

$

88,569,013 

 

$

62,281,071 

 

$

3,823 

 

$

2,539,425 

 

$

153,393,332 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

8




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nestor Partners

Statements of Financial Highlights (UNAUDITED)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

Limited
Partners

 

 

Special Limited
Partners

 



 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

 

 

(2.75)

%

 

(1.50)

%

 

0.20

%

 

1.40

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses (a)

 

 

3.93

%

 

3.89

%

 

0.97

%

 

0.98

%

Profit share allocation (b)

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.01

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

Total expenses and profit share allocation

 

3.93

%

 

3.90

%

 

0.97

%

 

0.98

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before profit share allocation (b)

 

1.81

%

 

0.08

%

 

2.56

%

 

0.83

%

Less: profit share allocation (b)

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.01

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

Total return after profit share allocation

 

1.81

%

 

0.07

%

 

2.56

%

 

0.83

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) not annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

Limited
Partners

 

 

Special Limited
Partners

 



 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (a)

 

 

(2.46)

%

 

(1.56)

%

 

0.45

%

 

1.36

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses (a)

 

 

3.95

%

 

3.88

%

 

1.03

%

 

0.95

%

Profit share allocation (b)

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.24

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

Total expenses and profit share allocation

 

3.95

%

 

4.12

%

 

1.03

%

 

0.95

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before profit share allocation (b)

 

(15.38)

%

 

1.35

%

 

(14.14)

%

 

2.86

%

Less: profit share allocation (b)

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.24

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

Total return after profit share allocation

 

(15.38)

%

 

1.11

%

 

(14.14)

%

 

2.86

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) not annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The accompanying financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of Nestor Partners’ (the “Partnership”) financial condition at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019  (audited)2020 and the results of its operations for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 (unaudited). These financial statements present the results of interim periods and do not include all disclosures normally provided in annual financial statements. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes included in the Partnership's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2019.2020. The December 31, 20192020 information has been derived from the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2019.2020.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted (“U.S. GAAP”) in the United States of America (the “U.S. GAAP”), as detailed in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”), requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts and disclosures reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

The Partnership enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions. The Partnership’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The Partnership does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.



The Income Taxes topic(Topic 740) of the Codification clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This requires that the Partnership recognize in its financial statements the impact of any uncertain tax positions. Based on a review of the Partnership’s open tax years, 20162017 to 2019,2020, Millburn Ridgefield Corporation (the “General Partner”) has determined that no reserves for uncertain tax positions were required.



Investment Company Status: The Partnership is for U.S. GAAP purposes an investment company in accordance with FASB Codification 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.   

 

There have been no material changes with respect to the Partnership's critical accounting policies, off-balance sheet arrangements or disclosure of contractual obligations as reported in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2019.2020.

  

2. FAIR VALUE

 

The Fair Value Measurement topicMeasurements (Topic 820) of the Codification defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; and

 

Level 3: Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

 

In determining fair value, the Partnership separates its investments into two categories: cash instruments and derivative contracts.

 

Cash Instruments – The Partnership’s cash instruments are generally classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are typically valued using quoted market prices. The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include U.S. government obligations and an investment in a quoted short-term U.S. government securities money market fund. The General Partner does not adjust the quoted price for such instruments even in situations where the Partnership holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

Derivative Contracts – Derivative contracts can be exchange-traded or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued based on quoted closing settlement prices and typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

  

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Spot currency contracts are valued based on current market prices (“Spot Price”). Forward currency contracts are valued based on pricing models that consider the Spot Price, plus the financing cost or benefit (“Forward Point”). Forward Points from the quotation service providers are generally in periods of one month, two months, three months, six months, nine months and twelve months forward while the contractual forward delivery dates for the forward currency contracts traded by the Partnership may be in between these periods. The General Partner’s policy to determine fair value for forward currency contracts involves first calculating the number of months from the date the forward currency contract is being valued to its maturity date (“Months to Maturity”), then identifying the forward currency contracts for the two forward months that are closest to the Months to Maturity (“Forward Month Contracts”). Linear interpolation is then performed between the dates of these two Forward Month Contracts to calculate the interpolated Forward Point. Model inputs can generally be verified and model

selection does not involve significant management judgment. Such instruments are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.



During the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, there were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2. The following tables represent the Partnership’s investments by hierarchical level as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020 in valuing the Partnership’s investments at fair value. At June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Partnership held no assets or liabilities in Level 3.

  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value as of June 30, 2020

Financial assets at fair value as of March 31, 2021

Financial assets at fair value as of March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (1)

$

112,213,660 

 

$

 -

 

$

112,213,660 

$

100,429,569 

 

$

 -

 

$

100,429,569 

Short-Term Money Market Fund*

 

8,697,580 

 

 -

 

8,697,580 

 

9,358,950 

 

 -

 

9,358,950 

Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

 

(6,728)

 

 -

 

(6,728)

 

(386,650)

 

 -

 

(386,650)

Grains

 

129,266 

 

 -

 

129,266 

 

405,835 

 

 -

 

405,835 

Interest rates

 

822,460 

 

 -

 

822,460 

 

(660,830)

 

 -

 

(660,830)

Livestock

 

(1,260)

 

 -

 

(1,260)

 

(11,540)

 

 -

 

(11,540)

Metals

 

(449,560)

 

 -

 

(449,560)

 

225,034 

 

 -

 

225,034 

Softs

 

(27,199)

 

 -

 

(27,199)

 

145,547 

 

 -

 

145,547 

Stock indices

 

388,003 

 

 

 -

 

 

388,003 

 

733,588 

 

 

 -

 

 

733,588 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded futures contracts

 

854,982 

 

 -

 

854,982 

 

450,984 

 

 -

 

450,984 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Forward Currency Contracts

 

 -

 

 

(192,485)

 

 

(192,485)

 

 -

 

 

(480,346)

 

 

(480,346)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and forward currency contracts (2)

 

854,982 

 

 

(192,485)

 

 

662,497 

 

450,984 

 

 

(480,346)

 

 

(29,362)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total financial assets and liabilities at fair value

$

121,766,222 

 

$

(192,485)

 

$

121,573,737 

$

110,239,503 

 

$

(480,346)

 

$

109,759,157 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per line item in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes held in equity trading accounts as collateral

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes held in equity trading accounts as collateral

 

 

 

$

10,032,348 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes held in equity trading accounts as collateral

 

 

 

$

15,426,604 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

102,181,312 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,002,965 

Total investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

 

 

 

 

$

112,213,660 

 

 

 

 

 

$

100,429,569 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

854,982 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

604,399 

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

 

(192,485)

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

 

(633,761)

Total net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

662,497 

Total net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

Total net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

(29,362)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The short-term money market fund is included in Cash and Cash Equivalents in the Statements of Financial Condition.

*The short-term money market fund is included in Cash and Cash Equivalents in the Statements of Financial Condition.

*The short-term money market fund is included in Cash and Cash Equivalents in the Statements of Financial Condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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Financial assets and liabilities at fair value as of December 31, 2019

Financial assets and liabilities at fair value as of December 31, 2020

Financial assets and liabilities at fair value as of December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (1)

$

133,560,635 

 

$

 -

 

$

133,560,635 

$

101,584,537 

 

$

 -

 

$

101,584,537 

Short-Term Money Market Fund*

 

13,861,142 

 

 -

 

13,861,142 

 

8,980,173 

 

 -

 

8,980,173 

Exchange-Traded Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

 

312,136 

 

 -

 

312,136 

 

248,830 

 

 -

 

248,830 

Grains

 

(187,779)

 

 -

 

(187,779)

 

541,875 

 

 -

 

541,875 

Interest rates

 

394,563 

 

 -

 

394,563 

 

369,629 

 

 -

 

369,629 

Livestock

 

(140)

 

 -

 

(140)

 

(2,970)

 

 -

 

(2,970)

Metals

 

295,006 

 

 -

 

295,006 

 

868,869 

 

 -

 

868,869 

Softs

 

(3,723)

 

 -

 

(3,723)

 

42,417 

 

 -

 

42,417 

Stock indices

 

287,409 

 

 

 -

 

 

287,409 

 

944,486 

 

 

 -

 

 

944,486 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded futures contracts

 

1,097,472 

 

 -

 

1,097,472 

 

3,013,136 

 

 -

 

3,013,136 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Forward Currency Contracts

 

 -

 

 

(1,196,064)

 

 

(1,196,064)

 

 -

 

 

314,262 

 

 

314,262 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and forward currency contracts (2)

 

1,097,472 

 

 

(1,196,064)

 

 

(98,592)

 

3,013,136 

 

 

314,262 

 

 

3,327,398 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total financial assets and liabilities at fair value

$

148,519,249 

 

$

(1,196,064)

 

$

147,323,185 

$

113,577,846 

 

$

314,262 

 

$

113,892,108 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per line item in Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes held in equity trading accounts as collateral

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes held in equity trading accounts as collateral

 

$

19,975,068 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes held in equity trading accounts as collateral

 

$

16,975,076 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

113,585,567 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,609,461 

Total investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

 

 

 

 

$

133,560,635 

 

 

 

 

 

$

101,584,537 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

1,097,472 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

3,349,977 

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

 

(1,196,064)

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

 

(22,579)

Total net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

(98,592)

Total net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

Total net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

3,327,398 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The short-term money market fund is included in Cash and Cash Equivalents on the Statements of Financial Condition.

*The short-term money market fund is included in Cash and Cash Equivalents on the Statements of Financial Condition.

*The short-term money market fund is included in Cash and Cash Equivalents on the Statements of Financial Condition.















3. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The Derivatives and Hedging topic(Topic 815) of the Codification requires qualitative disclosure about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements.

   

The Partnership’s market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of interest rates, exchange rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the Partnership’s open positions, and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.

 

The Partnership engages in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts on currencies, energies, grains, interest rates, livestock, metals, softs and stock indices. The following were the primary trading risk exposures of the Partnership at June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, by market sector:

 

Agricultural (grains, livestock and softs) – The Partnership’s primary exposure is to agricultural price movements which are often directly affected by severe or unexpected weather conditions as well as supply and demand factors.

  

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Currencies – Exchange rate risk is a principal market exposure of the Partnership. The Partnership’s currency exposure is to exchange rate fluctuations, primarily fluctuations which disrupt the historical pricing relationships between different currencies and currency pairs. The fluctuations are influenced by interest rate changes, as well as political and general economic conditions. The Partnership trades in a large number of currencies, including cross-rates—e.g., positions between two currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

 

Energies – The Partnership’s primary energy market exposure is to gas and oil price movements often resulting from political developments in the oil producing countries and economic conditions worldwide. Energy prices are volatile and substantial profits and losses have been and are expected to continue to be experienced in this market.

 

Interest rates – Interest rate movements directly affect the price of the sovereign bond futures positions held by the Partnership and indirectly the value of its stock index and currency positions. Interest rate movements in one country, as well as relative interest rate movements between countries, may materially impact the Partnership’s profitability. The Partnership’s primary interest rate exposure is to interest rate fluctuations in countries or regions, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the U.S., and the Eurozone. However, the Partnership also may take positions in futures contracts on the government debt of other nations. The General Partner anticipates that interest rates in these industrialized countries or areas, both long-term and short-term, will remain the primary interest rate market exposure of the Partnership for the foreseeable future.

 

Metals – The Partnership’s metals market exposure is to fluctuations in the price of aluminum, copper, gold, lead, nickel, platinum, silver, tin and zinc.

 

Stock indices – The Partnership’s equity exposure, through stock index futures, is to equity price risk in the major industrialized countries, as well as other countries.

 

The Derivatives and Hedging topic(Topic 815) of the Codification requires entities to recognize in the Statements of Financial Condition all derivative contracts as assets or liabilities. Fair values of futures and forward currency contracts in ana net asset position by counterparty are recorded in the Statements of Financial Condition as “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts.” Fair values of futures and forward currency contracts in a net liability position by counterparty are recorded in the Statements of Financial Condition as “Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts.” The Partnership’s policy regarding fair value measurement is discussed in the Fair Value note, contained herein.

 

Since the derivatives held or sold by the Partnership are for speculative trading purposes, the derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments under the provisions of the Derivatives and Hedging guidance. Accordingly, all realized gains and losses, as well as any change in net unrealized gains or losses on open positions from the preceding period, are recognized as part of the Partnership’s trading gains and losses in the Statements of Operations.

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The following tables present the fair value of open futures and forward currency contracts, held long or sold short, at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019.2020. Fair value is presented on a gross basis even though the contracts are subject to master netting agreements and qualify for net presentation in the Statements of Financial Condition.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Futures and Forward Currency Contracts at June 30, 2020

Fair Value of Futures and Forward Currency Contracts at March 31, 2021

Fair Value of Futures and Forward Currency Contracts at March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized

 

Fair Value - Long Positions

 

 

Fair Value - Short Positions

 

 

Gain (Loss) on

 

Fair Value - Long Positions

 

 

Fair Value - Short Positions

 

 

Gain (Loss) on

Sector

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Open Positions

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Open Positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

$

76,722 

 

$

(27,070)

 

$

42,300 

 

$

(98,680)

 

$

(6,728)

$

6,590 

 

$

(393,240)

 

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

(386,650)

Grains

 

168,350 

 

 

(1,650)

 

 

1,157 

 

 

(38,591)

 

 

129,266 

 

318,393 

 

 

(120)

 

 

156,200 

 

 

(68,638)

 

 

405,835 

Interest rates

 

878,747 

 

 

(57,224)

 

 

1,222 

 

 

(285)

 

 

822,460 

 

55,406 

 

 

(738,436)

 

 

26,912 

 

 

(4,712)

 

 

(660,830)

Livestock

 

820 

 

 

(1,730)

 

 

 -

 

 

(350)

 

 

(1,260)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

100 

 

 

(11,640)

 

 

(11,540)

Metals

 

539,751 

 

 

(21,621)

 

 

2,820 

 

 

(970,510)

 

 

(449,560)

 

734,653 

 

 

(592,805)

 

 

379,255 

 

 

(296,069)

 

 

225,034 

Softs

 

6,919 

 

 

(28,030)

 

 

 -

 

 

(6,088)

 

 

(27,199)

 

855 

 

 

(14,845)

 

 

163,310 

 

 

(3,773)

 

 

145,547 

Stock indices

 

313,320 

 

 

(29,553)

 

 

126,994 

 

 

(22,758)

 

 

388,003 

 

496,463 

 

 

(97,630)

 

 

419,677 

 

 

(84,922)

 

 

733,588 

Total futures contracts

 

1,984,629 

 

 

(166,878)

 

 

174,493 

 

 

(1,137,262)

 

 

854,982 

 

1,612,360 

 

 

(1,837,076)

 

 

1,145,454 

 

 

(469,754)

 

 

450,984 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

679,458 

 

 

(1,663,793)

 

 

1,358,573 

 

 

(566,723)

 

 

(192,485)

 

644,812 

 

 

(4,511,941)

 

 

4,255,070 

 

 

(868,287)

 

 

(480,346)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forward currency contracts

$

2,664,087 

 

$

(1,830,671)

 

$

1,533,066 

 

$

(1,703,985)

 

$

662,497 

$

2,257,172 

 

$

(6,349,017)

 

$

5,400,524 

 

$

(1,338,041)

 

$

(29,362)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Futures and Forward Currency Contracts at December 31, 2019

Fair Value of Futures and Forward Currency Contracts at December 31, 2020

Fair Value of Futures and Forward Currency Contracts at December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized

 

Fair Value - Long Positions

 

 

Fair Value - Short Positions

 

 

Gain (Loss) on

 

Fair Value - Long Positions

 

 

Fair Value - Short Positions

 

 

Gain (Loss) on

Sector

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Open Positions

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Open Positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

$

340,590 

 

$

(106,604)

 

$

79,540 

 

$

(1,390)

 

$

312,136 

$

171,561 

 

$

(22,821)

 

$

147,200 

 

$

(47,110)

 

$

248,830 

Grains

 

19,178 

 

 

(2,420)

 

 

5,688 

 

 

(210,225)

 

 

(187,779)

 

600,725 

 

 

(75)

 

 

 -

 

 

(58,775)

 

 

541,875 

Interest rates

 

15,841 

 

 

(74,086)

 

 

562,011 

 

 

(109,203)

 

 

394,563 

 

451,704 

 

 

(77,733)

 

 

 -

 

 

(4,342)

 

 

369,629 

Livestock

 

 -

 

 

(140)

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(140)

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

350 

 

 

(3,320)

 

 

(2,970)

Metals

 

643,619 

 

 

(256,322)

 

 

286,283 

 

 

(378,574)

 

 

295,006 

 

1,218,228 

 

 

(162,546)

 

 

121,935 

 

 

(308,748)

 

 

868,869 

Softs

 

15,605 

 

 

(1,265)

 

 

6,852 

 

 

(24,915)

 

 

(3,723)

 

63,528 

 

 

(157)

 

 

260 

 

 

(21,214)

 

 

42,417 

Stock indices

 

360,698 

 

 

(293,292)

 

 

250,607 

 

 

(30,604)

 

 

287,409 

 

916,090 

 

 

(102,903)

 

 

135,736 

 

 

(4,437)

 

 

944,486 

Total futures contracts

 

1,395,531 

 

 

(734,129)

 

 

1,190,981 

 

 

(754,911)

 

 

1,097,472 

 

3,421,836 

 

 

(366,235)

 

 

405,481 

 

 

(447,946)

 

 

3,013,136 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

3,441,103 

 

 

(547,890)

 

 

503,584 

 

 

(4,592,861)

 

 

(1,196,064)

 

2,207,125 

 

 

(490,820)

 

 

529,838 

 

 

(1,931,881)

 

 

314,262 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forward currency contracts

$

4,836,634 

 

$

(1,282,019)

 

$

1,694,565 

 

$

(5,347,772)

 

$

(98,592)

$

5,628,961 

 

$

(857,055)

 

$

935,319 

 

$

(2,379,827)

 

$

3,327,398 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

1410

 


 



The effect of trading futures and forward currency contracts is represented on the Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and forward currency contracts is represented on the Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 as “Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions: Futures and forward currency contracts” and “Net change in unrealized: Futures and forward currency contracts.” These trading gains and losses are detailed below.

Trading gains (losses) of futures and forward currency contracts for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sector

 

Three months ended: June 30, 2020

 

Three months ended: June 30, 2019

 

Six months ended: June 30, 2020

 

Six months ended: June 30, 2019

 

Three months ended: March 31, 2021

 

Three months ended: March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

 

$

(2,236,235)

 

$

(1,049,986)

 

$

4,989,304 

 

$

(4,340,484)

 

$

1,029,878 

 

$

7,225,539 

 

Grains

 

 

280,667 

 

903,414 

 

 

819,571 

 

1,324,165 

 

 

1,010,762 

 

538,904 

 

Interest rates

 

 

1,860,198 

 

907,085 

 

 

(634,748)

 

7,780,770 

 

 

(3,033,571)

 

(2,494,946)

 

Livestock

 

 

(18,890)

 

215,360 

 

 

265,120 

 

210,410 

 

 

(112,720)

 

284,010 

 

Metals

 

 

(366,924)

 

65,420 

 

 

(426,901)

 

(473,715)

 

 

(318,751)

 

(59,977)

 

Softs

 

 

(257,006)

 

(144,759)

 

 

(255,472)

 

(79,753)

 

 

50,942 

 

1,534 

 

Stock indices

 

 

3,598,235 

 

 

(183,135)

 

 

(28,814,853)

 

 

536,551 

 

 

6,709,251 

 

 

(32,413,088)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts

 

 

2,860,045 

 

 

713,399 

 

 

(24,057,979)

 

 

4,957,944 

 

 

5,335,791 

 

 

(26,918,024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

674,114 

 

 

(321,965)

 

 

1,579,805 

 

 

(2,000,844)

 

 

(1,041,491)

 

 

905,691 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forward currency contracts

 

$

3,534,159 

 

$

391,434 

 

$

(22,478,174)

 

$

2,957,100 

 

$

4,294,300 

 

$

(26,012,333)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table presents average notional value by sector of open futures and forward currency contracts for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 in U.S. dollars. The Partnership’s average net asset value for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 was approximately $137,000,000$119,000,000 and $161,000,000,$145,000,000, respectively.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional value by sector of futures and forward currency contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

Average notional value by sector of futures and forward currency contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

Average notional value by sector of futures and forward currency contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

Sector

 

 

Long positions

 

 

Short positions

 

 

Long positions

 

 

Short positions

 

 

Long positions

 

 

Short positions

 

 

Long positions

 

 

Short positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

 

$

10,894,122 

 

$

7,052,201 

 

$

8,715,389 

 

$

21,243,773 

 

$

17,069,725 

 

$

1,662,735 

 

$

13,493,572 

 

$

8,451,385 

Grains

 

2,915,933 

 

4,807,045 

 

2,708,704 

 

8,729,568 

 

12,171,369 

 

3,498,195 

 

1,962,864 

 

5,938,694 

Interest rates

 

145,964,175 

 

72,365,293 

 

211,918,524 

 

117,938,548 

 

269,121,382 

 

12,409,952 

 

100,109,094 

 

108,167,176 

Livestock

 

197,170 

 

6,537 

 

340,200 

 

617,817 

 

 -

 

544,600 

 

180,225 

 

 -

Metals

 

12,006,013 

 

3,073,785 

 

642,773 

 

11,524,551 

 

21,123,173 

 

387,686 

 

14,629,243 

 

3,487,808 

Softs

 

1,026,203 

 

1,226,488 

 

248,158 

 

3,406,558 

 

1,271,100 

 

2,315,592 

 

833,210 

 

1,695,831 

Stock indices

 

 

52,453,340 

 

 

13,442,685 

 

 

59,655,173 

 

 

43,560,034 

 

 

75,788,377 

 

 

11,205,613 

 

 

62,517,081 

 

 

15,783,316 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts

 

 

225,456,956 

 

 

101,974,034 

 

 

284,228,921 

 

 

207,020,849 

 

 

396,545,126 

 

 

32,024,373 

 

 

193,725,289 

 

 

143,524,210 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

28,940,539 

 

 

28,569,448 

 

 

37,789,022 

 

 

65,408,187 

 

 

58,529,409 

 

 

35,908,651 

 

 

15,884,893 

 

 

40,802,386 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forward currency contracts

 

$

254,397,495 

 

$

130,543,482 

 

$

322,017,943 

 

$

272,429,036 

 

$

455,074,535 

 

$

67,933,024 

 

$

209,610,182 

 

$

184,326,596 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional values in the interest rate sector were calculated by converting the notional value in local currency of open interest rate futures positions with maturities less than 10 years to 10-year equivalent fixed income instruments and translated to U.S. dollars at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 2019.2020. The 10-year note is often used as a benchmark for many types of fixed-income instruments and the General Partner believes it is a more meaningful representation of notional values of the Partnership’s open interest rate positions.



15


The averages have been calculated based on the amounts outstanding at the end of each quarter during the calculation period.



The customer agreements between the Partnership, the futures clearing brokers, including Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG), SG Americas Securities, LLC., and BofA Securities, Inc. (formerly Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.), and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as well as the FX prime brokers, Deutsche Bank AG (“DB”) and Bank of America, N.A. (“BA”), give the Partnership the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and foreign currency contracts. The Partnership ceased clearing futures trades through SG Americas Securities, LLC. during November 2020. The Partnership netted, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and forward currency contracts on the Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 210, “Balance Sheet,” were met. 

 

The following tables present gross amounts of assets or liabilities which qualify for offset as presented in the Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2020at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019.2020.  





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offsetting derivative assets and liabilities at June 30, 2020

Offsetting derivative assets and liabilities at March 31, 2021

Offsetting derivative assets and liabilities at March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Gross amounts of
recognized assets

 

 

Gross amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net amounts of
assets presented in
the Statement of
Financial Condition

 

Gross amounts of
recognized assets

 

 

Gross amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net amounts of
assets presented in
the Statement of
Financial Condition

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty C

$

598,639 

 

$

(126,008)

 

$

472,631 

$

747,320 

 

$

(495,623)

 

$

251,697 

Counterparty I

 

1,183,078 

 

(1,038,518)

 

144,560 

Counterparty J

 

377,405 

 

 

(139,614)

 

 

237,791 

Counterparty L

 

1,732,951 

 

 

(1,504,307)

 

 

228,644 

Total futures contracts

 

2,480,271 

 

 

(1,999,930)

 

 

480,341 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty K

 

3,410,413 

 

 

(3,286,355)

 

 

124,058 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

2,159,122 

 

$

(1,304,140)

 

$

854,982 

$

5,890,684 

 

$

(5,286,285)

 

$

604,399 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Gross amounts of
recognized liabilities

 

 

Gross amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net amounts of
liabilities presented in
the Statement of
Financial Condition

 

Gross amounts of
recognized liabilities

 

 

Gross amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net amounts of
liabilities presented in
the Statement of
Financial Condition

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty J

$

306,900 

 

$

(277,543)

 

$

29,357 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty G

$

1,119,433 

 

$

(1,090,449)

 

$

28,984 

 

2,093,873 

 

 

(1,489,469)

 

 

604,404 

Counterparty K

 

1,111,083 

 

 

(947,582)

 

 

163,501 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$

2,230,516 

 

$

(2,038,031)

 

$

192,485 

$

2,400,773 

 

$

(1,767,012)

 

$

633,761 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



1611

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of Assets
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Received(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(3)

 

 

Net amounts of assets
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Received(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty C

 

$

472,631 

 

$

 -

 

$

(472,631)

 

$

 -

 

$

251,697 

 

$

 -

 

$

(251,697)

 

$

 -

Counterparty I

 

 

144,560 

 

 

 -

 

 

(144,560)

 

 

 -

Counterparty J

 

 

237,791 

 

 

 -

 

 

(237,791)

 

 

 -

Counterparty K

 

 

124,058 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

124,058 

Counterparty L

 

 

228,644 

 

 

 -

 

 

(228,644)

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

854,982 

 

$

 -

 

$

(854,982)

 

$

 -

 

$

604,399 

 

$

 -

 

$

(480,341)

 

$

124,058 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of Liabilities
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Pledged(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(4)

 

 

Net amounts of liabilities
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Pledged(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty G

 

$

28,984 

 

$

 -

 

$

(28,984)

 

$

 -

 

$

604,404 

 

$

 -

 

$

(604,404)

 

$

 -

Counterparty K

 

 

163,501 

 

 

 -

 

 

(163,501)

 

 

 -

Counterparty J

 

 

29,357 

 

 

 -

 

 

(29,357)

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

192,485 

 

$

 -

 

$

(192,485)

 

$

 -

 

$

633,761 

 

$

 -

 

$

(633,761)

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Collateral received includes trades made on exchanges. These trades are subject to central counterparty clearing where settlement is guaranteed

(1) Collateral received includes trades made on exchanges. These trades are subject to central counterparty clearing where settlement is guaranteed

(1) Collateral received includes trades made on exchanges. These trades are subject to central counterparty clearing where settlement is guaranteed

by the exchange. Collateral pledged includes both cash and U.S. Treasury notes held at each respective counterparty.

by the exchange. Collateral pledged includes both cash and U.S. Treasury notes held at each respective counterparty.

by the exchange. Collateral pledged includes both cash and U.S. Treasury notes held at each respective counterparty.

(2) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets and liabilities presented in the Statement of

(2) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets and liabilities presented in the Statement of

(2) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets and liabilities presented in the Statement of

Financial Condition for each respective counterparty.

Financial Condition for each respective counterparty.

Financial Condition for each respective counterparty.

(3) Net amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of June 30, 2020.

(4) Net amount represents the amounts owed by the Partnership to each counterparty as of June 30, 2020.

(3) Net amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of March 31, 2021.

(3) Net amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of March 31, 2021.

(4) Net amount represents the amounts owed by the Partnership to each counterparty as of March 31, 2021.

(4) Net amount represents the amounts owed by the Partnership to each counterparty as of March 31, 2021.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offsetting derivative assets and liabilities at December 31, 2020



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Gross amounts of
recognized assets

 

 

Gross amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net amounts of
assets presented in
the Statement of
Financial Condition

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty C

$

856,082 

 

$

(137,105)

 

$

718,977 

Counterparty J

 

667,834 

 

 

(91,621)

 

 

576,213 

Counterparty L

 

2,303,401 

 

 

(585,455)

 

 

1,717,946 

Total futures contracts

 

3,827,317 

 

 

(814,181)

 

 

3,013,136 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty G

 

1,263,361 

 

 

(926,520)

 

 

336,841 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

5,090,678 

 

$

(1,740,701)

 

$

3,349,977 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Gross amounts of
recognized liabilities

 

 

Gross amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net amounts of
liabilities presented in
the Statement of
Financial Condition

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty K

 

1,496,181 

 

 

(1,473,602)

 

 

22,579 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$

1,496,181 

 

$

(1,473,602)

 

$

22,579 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Concluded)







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offsetting derivative assets and liabilities at December 31, 2019



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Gross amounts of
recognized assets

 

 

Gross amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net amounts of
assets presented in
the Statement of
Financial Condition

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty C

$

719,162 

 

$

(343,980)

 

$

375,182 

Counterparty I

 

1,247,715 

 

 

(935,027)

 

 

312,688 

Counterparty J

 

619,635 

 

 

(210,033)

 

 

409,602 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

2,586,512 

 

$

(1,489,040)

 

$

1,097,472 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17


Liabilities

 

Gross amounts of
recognized liabilities

 

 

Gross amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net amounts of
liabilities presented in
the Statement of
Financial Condition

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty G

$

2,882,795 

 

$

(2,020,760)

 

$

862,035 

Counterparty K

 

2,257,956 

 

 

(1,923,927)

 

 

334,029 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$

5,140,751 

 

$

(3,944,687)

 

$

1,196,064 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Concluded)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of assets
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Received(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(3)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty C

 

$

718,977 

 

$

 -

 

$

(718,977)

 

$

 -

Counterparty G

 

 

336,841 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

336,841 

Counterparty J

 

 

576,213 

 

 

 -

 

 

(576,213)

 

 

 -

Counterparty L

 

 

1,717,946 

 

 

 -

 

 

(1,717,946)

 

 

 -



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

3,349,977 

 

$

 -

 

$

(3,013,136)

 

$

336,841 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of liabilities
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Pledged(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(4)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty K

 

$

22,579 

 

$

 -

 

$

(22,579)

 

$

 -



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

22,579 

 

$

 -

 

$

(22,579)

 

$

 -



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Collateral received includes trades made on exchanges. These trades are subject to central counterparty clearing where settlement is guaranteed

by the exchange. Collateral pledged includes both cash and U.S. Treasury notes held at each respective counterparty.

(2) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statement of Financial Condition

for each respective counterparty.

(3) Net amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of December 31, 2020.

(4) Net amount represents the amounts owed by the Partnership to each counterparty as of December 31, 2020.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of Assets
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Received(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(3)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty C

 

$

375,182 

 

$

 -

 

$

(375,182)

 

$

 -

Counterparty I

 

 

312,688 

 

 

 -

 

 

(312,688)

 

 

 -

Counterparty J

 

 

409,602 

 

 

 -

 

 

(409,602)

 

 

 -



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,097,472 

 

$

 -

 

$

(1,097,472)

 

$

 -



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of Liabilities
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Pledged(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(4)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty G

 

$

862,035 

 

$

 -

 

$

(862,035)

 

$

 -

Counterparty K

 

 

334,029 

 

 

 -

 

 

(334,029)

 

 

 -



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,196,064 

 

$

 -

 

$

(1,196,064)

 

$

 -



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Collateral received includes trades made on exchanges. These trades are subject to central counterparty clearing where settlement is guaranteed

by the exchange. Collateral pledged includes both cash and U.S. Treasury notes held at each respective counterparty.

(2) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statement of Financial Condition

for each respective counterparty.

(3) Net amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of December 31, 2019.

(4) Net amount represents the amounts owed by the Partnership to each counterparty as of December 31, 2019.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. Credit risk is normally reduced to the extent that an exchange or clearing organization acts as a counterparty to futures transactions since typically the collective credit of the members of the exchange is pledged to support the financial integrity of the exchange.

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The General Partner seeks to minimize credit risk primarily by depositing and maintaining the Partnership’s assets at financial institutions and trading counterparties which the General Partner believes to be creditworthy. In addition, for OTC forward currency contracts, the Partnership

enters into master netting agreements with its counterparties. Collateral posted at the various counterparties for trading of futures and forward currency contracts includes cash and U.S. Treasury notes.

The Partnership’s forward currency trading activities are cleared throughby DB and BA. The Partnership’s concentration of credit risk associated with DB or BA nonperformance includes unrealized gains inherent in such contracts, which are recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition plus the value of margin or collateral held by DB and BA. The amount of such credit risk was $6,776,551$11,294,189 and $10,942,019$7,519,618 at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively.



4. PROFIT SHARE

 

The following table indicates the total profit share earned and accrued during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 2019.2020. Profit share earned (from Limited Partners’ redemptions) is credited to the New Profit Memo Account as defined in the Partnership’s Agreement of Limited Partnership.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended:

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Profit share earned

 

$

 -

 

 

$

3,836 

 

Reversal of profit share (1)

 

 -

 

 

(217,717)

 

Profit share accrued

 

 

 -

 

 

 

226,771 

 

Total profit share

 

$

 -

 

 

$

12,890 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended:

 

 

Three months ended:

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Profit share earned

 

$

60 

 

 

$

3,836 

 

 

$

 -

 

 

$

60 

 

Profit share accrued

 

 

 -

 

 

 

226,771 

 

 

 

237 

 

 

 

 -

 

Total profit share

 

$

60 

 

 

$

230,607 

 

 

$

237 

 

 

$

60 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) on April 1st

 







5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Partnership pays the General Partner broker commissions. The General Partner in turn bears all such brokerage commissions and fees.

Limited partnership interests (“Interests”) sold through selling agents engaged by the General Partner are generally subject to a 2.5% redemption charge for redemptions made prior to the end of the twelfth month following their sale. All redemption charges will be paid to the General Partner. At June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,  $02020,  $0 was owed to the General Partner.



6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS



The General Partner has performed its evaluation of subsequent events from JulyApril 1, 20202021 to August 13, 2020,May 14, 2021, the date this formForm 10-Q was filed. Based on such evaluation, no events were discovered that required disclosure or adjustment to the financial statements.



ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Reference is made to Item 1, "Financial Statements." The information contained therein is essential to, and should be read in connection with, the following analysis.

 

OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

 

Due to the nature of the Partnership's business, its results of operations depend on the General Partner's ability to recognize and capitalize on trends and other profit opportunities in different sectors of the global capital and commodity markets. The General Partner's investment and trading methods are confidential so that substantially the only information that can be furnished regarding the Partnership's results of operations is contained in the performance record of its trading. Unlike operating businesses, general economic or seasonal conditions do not directly affect the profit potential of the Partnership and its past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The General Partner

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believes, however, that there are certain market conditions, for example, markets with strong price trends, in which the Partnership has a better likelihood of being profitable than in others.



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Interests may be offered for sale as of the beginning, and may be redeemed as of the end, of each month.

The amount of capital raised for the Partnership should not have a significant impact on its operations, as the Partnership has no significant capital expenditure or working capital requirements other than for monies to pay trading losses, brokerage commissions and charges. Within broad ranges of capitalization, the General Partner’s trading positions should increase or decrease in approximate proportion to the size of the Partnership.

 

The Partnership raises additional capital only through the sale of Interestsinterests and capital is increased through trading profits (if any). The Partnership does not engage in borrowing.

 

The Partnership trades futures, forward and spot contracts on interest rate instruments, agricultural commodities, currencies, metals, energy and stock indices, and forward contracts on currencies, and may trade options on the foregoing and swaps thereon. Risk arises from changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) and the potential inability of counterparties or brokers to perform under the terms of their contracts (credit risk). Market risk is generally measured by the face amount of the futures positions acquired and the volatility of the markets traded. The credit risk from counterparty non-performance associated with these instruments is the net unrealized gain, if any, on these positions plus the value of the margin or collateral held by the counterparty. The risks associated with exchange-traded contracts are generally perceived to be less than those associated with OTC transactions because exchanges typically (but not universally) provide clearinghouse arrangements in which the collective credit (in some cases limited in amount, in some cases not) of the members of the exchange is pledged to support the financial integrity of the exchange. In most OTC transactions, on the other hand, traders must rely (typically but not universally) solely on the credit of their respective individual counterparties. Margins which may be subject to loss in the event of a default are generally required in exchange trading and counterparties may require margin or collateral in the OTC markets.

 

The General Partner has procedures in place to control market risk, although there can be no assurance that they will, in fact, succeed in doing so. These procedures primarily focus on (1) real time monitoring of open positions; (2) diversifying positions among various markets; (3) limiting the assets committed as margin or collateral, generally within a range of 5% to 35% of an account’s net assets, though the amount may at any time be higher; and (4) prohibiting pyramiding - that is, using unrealized profits in a particular market as margin for additional positions in the same market. The General Partner attempts to control credit risk by causing the Partnership to deal exclusively with large, well-capitalized financial institutions as brokers and counterparties.

 

The financial instruments traded by the Partnership contain varying degrees of off-balance sheet risk whereby changes in the market values of the futures, forward and spot contracts or the Partnership’s satisfaction of the obligations may exceed the amount recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition of the Partnership.

 

Due to the nature of the Partnership’s business, substantially all its assets are represented by cash, cash equivalents and U.S. government obligations while the Partnership maintains its market exposure through open futures, forward and spot currency contract positions.

 

The Partnership’s futures contracts are settled by offset and are cleared by the exchange clearinghouse function. Open futures positions are marked to market each trading day and the Partnership’s trading accounts are debited or credited accordingly. Options on futures contracts are settled either by offset or by exercise. If an option on a future is exercised, the Partnership is assigned a position in the underlying future which is then settled by offset. The Partnership’s spot and forward currency transactions conducted in the interbank market are settled by netting offsetting positions or payment obligations and by cash payments.

 

The value of the Partnership’s cash and financial instruments is not materially affected by inflation. Changes in interest rates, which are often associated with inflation, could cause the value of certain of the Partnership’s debt securities to decline, but only to a limited extent. More importantly, changes in interest rates could cause periods of strong up or down market price trends during which the Partnership’s profit potential generally increases. However, inflation can also give rise to markets which have numerous short price trends followed by rapid reversals, markets in which the Partnership is likely to suffer losses.

 

The Partnership’s assets are generally held as cash or cash equivalents, including short-term U.S. government obligations,securities or securities issued by federal agencies (or, to a limited extent, foreign government securities in connection with trading on non-U.S. exchanges), other Commodity Futures Trading Commission authorized investments or bank held or certain other money market instruments (e.g., bankers acceptances and Eurodollar or other time deposits), which are used to margin the Partnership’s futures, forward and spot currency positions and withdrawn, as necessary, to pay redemptions and expenses. Other than potential market-imposed limitations on liquidity, due for example, to limited open interest in certain futures markets or to daily price fluctuation limits, for example, which are inherent in the Partnership’s futures, forward and spot trading, the Partnership’s assets are highly liquid and are expected to remain so.

 

During its operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Partnership experienced no meaningful periods of illiquidity in any of the numerous markets traded by the General Partner.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

 

The Partnership records its transactions in futures, forward and spot contracts, including related income and expenses, on a trade date basis. Open futures contracts traded on an exchange are valued at fair value, which is based on the closing settlement price on the exchange where the futures contract is traded by the Partnership on the day with respect to which net assets are being determined. Open spot currency contracts are valued based on the current Spot Price. Open forward currency contracts are recorded at fair value, based on pricing models that consider the Spot Price and Forward Point. Spot Prices and Forward Points for open forward currency contracts are generally based on the median of the average midpoint of bid/ask quotations at the last minute ending at 3:00 P.M. New York time provided by widely used quotation service providers on the day with respect to which net assets are being determined. Forward Points from the quotation service providers are generally in periods of one month, two months, three months, six months, nine months and twelve months forward while the contractual forward delivery dates for the forward currency contracts traded by the Partnership may be in between these periods. The General Partner’s policy to determine

fair value for forward currency contracts involves first calculating the number of Months to Maturity, then identifying the Forward Month Contracts. Linear interpolation is then performed between the dates of these two Forward Month Contracts to calculate the interpolated Forward Point. The General Partner will also compare the calculated price to the forward currency prices provided by dealers to determine whether the calculated price is fair and reasonable.



The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, such as accrual of expenses, that affect the amounts and disclosures reported in the financial statements. Based on the nature of the business and operations of the Partnership, the General Partner believes that the estimates utilized in preparing the Partnership’s financial statements are appropriate and reasonable, however actual results could differ from these estimates. The estimates used do not provide a range of possible results that would require the exercise of subjective judgment. The General Partner further believes that, based on the nature of the business and operations of the Partnership, no other reasonable assumptions relating to the application of the Partnership’s critical accounting estimates other than those currently used would likely result in materially different amounts from those reported.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Due to the nature of the Partnership’s trading, the results of operations for the interim periods presented should not be considered indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. 





 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Periods ended June 30, 2020



 

 

 

 

Month Ended:

 

 

 

Total Partners'
Capital



 

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

$

126,614,685 

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

126,677,094 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

154,926,950 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months ended

 

Six Months ended

Change in Partners' Capital

$

(62,409)

$

(28,312,265)

Percent Change

 

(0.05)%

 

(18.27)%



 

 

 

 

Period ended March 31, 2021

Month Ended:

Total Partners'
Capital

March 31, 2021

$

118,471,908 

December 31, 2020

118,548,929 

Three Months ended

Change in Partners' Capital

$

(77,021)

Percent Change

(0.06)%

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020MARCH 31, 2021

 

The decrease in the Partnership’s net assets of $62,409$77,021 was attributable to withdrawals of $2,764,486,$3,489,528, which were partially offset by contributions of $10,000 and net income after profit share of $2,692,077.$3,412,507.

 

Brokerage fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, contributions and withdrawals. Brokerage fees for the three months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 decreased $236,237$200,334 relative to the corresponding period in 2019.  This2020. The decrease was due to a decrease in average net assets of the Partnership during the three months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, relative to the corresponding period in 2019.2020.

 

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Partnership’s brokers and custodian. Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 decreased $575,367$634,843 relative to the corresponding period in 2019.2020. This decrease was due predominantly to a decrease in short-term U.S. treasuryTreasury yields and a decrease in average net assets during the three months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 relative to the corresponding period in 2019.2020.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021,  the Partnership experienced net realized and unrealized gains of $3,174,031$4,162,114 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and U.S. Treasury notes). Brokerage fees of $759,960,$679,262, administrative expenses of $91,829,$73,531, custody fees and other expenses of $6,434$5,227 and accrued profit share to the General Partner of $237 were incurred. The Partnership’s gains achieved from trading operations, in addition to interest income of $376,269,$8,650, were partially offset by the Partnership expenses resulting in net income after profit share to the General Partner of $2,692,077.$3,412,507. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows: 













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Sector

% Gain (Loss) of Partnership Capital

Currencies

0.53 

%

Energies

(1.72)

%

Grains

0.22 

%

Interest rates

1.47 

%

Livestock

(0.02)

%

Metals

(0.28)

%

Softs

(0.19)

%

Stock indices

2.83 

%

Trading Gain

2.84 

%

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020

The decrease in the Partnership’s net assets of $28,312,265 was attributable to withdrawals of $8,624,134 and net loss after profit share of $23,398,191, which were partially offset by contributions of $3,710,060. 

Brokerage fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, contributions and withdrawals. Brokerage fees for the six months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $355,593 relative to the corresponding period in 2019.  This decrease was due to a decrease in average net assets of the Partnership during the six months ended June 30, 2020, relative to the corresponding period in 2019.

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Partnership’s brokers and custodian. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $840,397 relative to the corresponding period in 2019.  This decrease was due predominantly to a decrease in short-term U.S. treasury yields and a decrease in average net assets during the six months ended June 30, 2020 relative to the corresponding period in 2019.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020,  the Partnership experienced net realized and unrealized losses of $22,576,821 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and U.S. Treasury notes). Brokerage fees of $1,639,556, administrative expenses of $188,087, custody fees and other expenses of $13,429 and accrued profit share to the General Partner of $60 were incurred. Interest income of $1,019,762 partially offset the Partnership expenses resulting in net loss after profit share to the General Partner of $23,398,191. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows:





 

 

 

 

Sector

 

% Gain (Loss) of Partnership Capital

 

Currencies

 

 

1.10 (0.95)

%

Energies

 

 

3.010.87 

%

Grains

 

 

0.530.79 

%

Interest rates

 

 

(0.31)(2.56)

%

Livestock

 

 

0.13 (0.14)

%

Metals

 

 

(0.36)(0.30)

%

Softs

 

 

(0.21)(0.01)

%

Stock indices

 

 

(18.36)5.77 

%

Trading Gain

3.47 

%

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION –2021

Three months ended March 31, 2021

The Partnership was profitable in the quarter as gains from trading equity, energy and grain futures outpaced losses from trading interest rate futures, metal futures and currency forwards. Trading of livestock and soft commodity futures was marginally negative.

The global reflation trade gathered momentum throughout the quarter amid fiscal stimulus expansion from the Biden Administration; Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) Chairman Powell reiterating in testimony before Congress that the Fed will maintain low interest rates and continue asset purchases until “substantial further progress has been made” toward its employment and inflation goals; the global vaccine rollout; and the resurgence of global trade. Periodically, however, the growth outlook and investor enthusiasm were tamped down and markets experienced increased volatility while concerns about the slow pace of vaccine distribution in Europe, Asia and emerging markets relative to the U.S. and U.K. lingered; evidence of moderating monetary and fiscal policy support came out of China; and the geopolitical conflict between China and the U.S. expanded.

Trading of equity futures was highly profitable. Positive impulses from massive fiscal and monetary policy support globally outweighed the negative impact of higher global interest rates and less synchronous global growth. The Reddit-driven short frenzy in January, Archegos events in March, and the week-long Suez Canal closure in March did not seem to have long-term effects on equity markets. Long positions in U.S., Canadian, European, British, Chinese and EAFE equity index futures were profitable. A short VIX position and trading of the EEM emerging market index future were also profitable. On the other hand, trading of South African, Brazilian and Australian futures registered small offsetting losses.

Energy markets were volatile during the quarter. After exceeding 2-year highs early in March amid strong reflation trade and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ production restraint, crude prices dropped sharply as reopening demand expectations receded along with the global growth outlook. For example, Brent crude climbed from just over $50/barrel at the start of the year to nearly $71/barrel on March 7, but plunged to nearly $60/barrel on March 23. Even though the closure of the Suez Canal provided some support to crude prices, Brent closed the month at less than $63/barrel. Overall, long positions in Brent crude, RBOB gasoline, London gas oil and heating oil were profitable. On the other hand, a short natural gas trade was unprofitable, especially as prices rose in January in response to unusually cold weather across Europe and China and in February in the wake of weather-induced energy market turmoil in Texas. Trading of WTI crude oil was slightly unprofitable as well.

Chinese demand for U.S. exports, a weaker than expected U.S. harvest of row crops and dry weather in South America contributed to profits on long corn, soybean and soybean oil trades. Then, on March 31 the USDA reported that farmers are likely to plant lower-than-expected corn and soybean acreage in 2021, and corn and soybean prices traded limit-up on the day, reinforcing results from earlier in the quarter. Trading of soybean meal was marginally unprofitable.

Interest rates were volatile during the quarter, trading across a broad range in January, spiking higher in February, and then dropping back sharply in March before entering volatile range-trading to close out the period. Amid growth, inflation and government borrowing concerns, global note and bond yields pushed sharply higher during the January-February period as evidenced by the German 10-year Bund yield which rose from about -0.60% at the start of January to as high as -0.23% on February 25. Then, as growth optimism faded somewhat in March, the Bund yield fell to -0.39% on March 21 before closing the quarter at -0.32%. Long positions in U.S., Canadian and Australian long bond futures were unprofitable, especially in February. Trading of German, French, Italian and Japanese bond futures were also unprofitable, particularly in January and March. Trading of U.S., British, Australian, German and Italian short-term interest rate futures registered small losses as well. On the other hand, short positions in the U.S. 5-year note future and in the German ultra-long bond future posted partially offsetting gains in February.

Currency markets too were impacted by the fluid growth, inflation and interest rate developments, and trading of currency forwards was mixed and unprofitable. The euro, which traded toward five-year highs during January and February, declined sharply in March and a long euro position against the dollar was unprofitable. Long Swiss franc and Swedish krona positions were also unprofitable. Trading the U.S. dollar against the currencies of Brazil and Singapore posted losses, as did a long U.S. dollar/short Canadian dollar position as commodity currencies outperformed. On the other hand, long U.S. dollar positions versus the Japanese yen and Israeli shekel, short dollar trades versus the Norwegian krone and South African rand, and trading the dollar against the British pound sterling produced partially offsetting gains.

The improving economic outlook and COVID-19 prognosis together with higher interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on precious metal prices and long gold and silver positions posted losses. Meanwhile, long positions in copper and aluminum produced partially offsetting profits, especially in February as prices rose and reflation optimism was high.

Period ended March 30, 2020

Month Ended:

Total Partners'
Capital

March 30, 2020

$

126,677,094 

December 31, 2019

154,926,950 

Three Months ended

Change in Partners' Capital

$

(28,249,856)

Percent Change

(18.23)%

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020

The decrease in the Partnership’s net assets of $28,249,856 was attributable to withdrawals of $5,859,648 and net loss after profit share of $26,090,268, which were partially offset by contributions of $3,700,060.

Brokerage fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, contributions and withdrawals. Brokerage fees for the three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased $119,356 relative to the corresponding period in 2019. The decrease was due to a decrease in average net assets of the Partnership during the three months ended March 31, 2020, relative to the corresponding period in 2019.

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Partnership’s brokers and custodian. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased $265,030 relative to the corresponding period in 2019. This decrease was due predominantly to a decrease in short-term U.S. Treasury yields during the three months ended March 31, 2020 relative to the corresponding period in 2019.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Partnership experienced net realized and unrealized losses of $25,750,852 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and U.S. Treasury notes). Brokerage fees of $879,596, administrative expenses of $96,258, custody fees and other expenses of $6,995 and accrued profit share to the General Partner of $60 were incurred. Interest income of $643,493 partially offset the Partnership expenses resulting in net loss after profit share to the General Partner of $26,090,268. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows:

Sector

% Gain (Loss) of Partnership Capital

Currencies

0.57 

%

Energies

4.82 

%

Grains

0.31 

%

Interest rates

(1.75)

%

Livestock

0.15 

%

Metals

(0.08)

%

Softs

(0.02)

%

Stock indices

(20.60)

%



 

 

 

 

Trading Loss

 

 

(14.47)(16.60)

%

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION –2020

Three months ended June 30, 2020 

The Partnership was profitable in the second quarter as gains from long equity and interest rate futures positions and from trading currency forwards and grain futures outdistanced losses from trading energy, metal and soft commodity futures.

The sentiment of equity market participants improved continuously throughout the quarter in response to a steady stream of aggressive monetary and fiscal policy actions from global authorities—especially in the U.S.; surprising improvements in economic activity as economies cautiously reopened; and sporadic encouraging news concerning COVID-19 therapies and vaccines. But this overall attitude improvement was muted periodically-- and especially during the second half of June—by: evidence of new COVID-19 hotspots such as Beijing, Germany, Australia, EM and several U.S. states; the statistical reports on growth and unemployment; and the expanding tensions between the U.S. (and other western countries) and China. Long positions in U.S. equity futures were particularly profitable, although long positions in German, French, Dutch, Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean stock futures added to the gains. A short U.K. FTSE position and trading of the Canadian equity future were also profitable, as was a short VIX trade in May. On the other hand, short positions in Japanese, Australian, Italian and Spanish equity futures and trading of the EAFE and emerging market index futures posted partially offsetting losses.

Long interest rate futures positions were profitable during the quarter. Strongly accommodative monetary policies, a plunge in global growth, and disinflationary impulses worldwide restrained interest rates across yield curves. Safe haven buying of government securities also placed downward pressure on rates. Not even the extraordinary fiscal policy efforts leading to unprecedentedly large deficits and debt/GDP levels across the globe were able to boost borrowing cost more than temporarily. Long positions in U.S., Canadian, German, French, Italian and British interest rate futures were profitable, while a long Japanese government bond future position was unprofitable.

The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range from the start of April until mid-May, fell about 5% into early June and edged up a bit into the end of the quarter,  and long euro and Swiss franc positions versus the U.S. dollar were profitable. Long positions in high yielding Polish and South African currencies relative to the U.S. dollar also produced gains. A long New Zealand dollar trade was profitable against a supportive domestic backdrop that has seen the New Zealand government announce a complete end to COVID-19 restrictions due to the virtual eradication of the virus in the country. Trading the U.S. currency against the Brazilian real, Singapore dollar and Turkish lira was also profitable during the quarter. On the other hand, the Aussie dollar, which had fallen sharply during the first quarter of 2020, rebounded in April and a short position was unprofitable. Long U.S. dollar trades versus the currencies of Norway, Chile and Colombia were also unprofitable.

Ample grain supplies globally continue to weigh on prices and short wheat positions and trading of corn were profitable in June. A reduction in demand for corn to make ethanol pushed stockpiles higher. Meanwhile, trading of the soybean complex was slightly unprofitable.

Energy markets were buffeted by conflicting forces during the second quarter. On the one hand, the massive COVID-19 demand shock saw a collapse of WTI prices from near $61/barrel at the start of 2020 to only $12/barrel near the end of April—having actually fallen briefly below zero in mid-April. On the other hand, supply reductions from The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) via agreements and from non-OPEC producers in response to plunging market prices helped prices to recover sharply in May and June to around $40/barrel, as market participants were encouraged by signs of economic reopening. Overall, losses from trading WTI crude, Brent crude, RBOB gasoline and heating oil outpaced a small profit from a short natural gas trade.

Copper prices, which had fallen sharply earlier this year, rebounded during the quarter among a weaker U.S. dollar and encouraging signs of economic reopening, particularly from Asia, and the Partnership’s short copper positions were unprofitable. Short positions in other industrial metals—aluminum, nickel, zinc, and platinum—also registered losses and were reduced or reversed. The Partnership saw a gain on a long gold position in April. Trading of silver was also fractionally profitable.

Finally, trading of sugar and cotton futures were each slightly unprofitable.

 

Three months ended March 31, 2020



The Partnership posted a sizable loss in the first quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts spread across the globe, roiling financial and commodity markets. The onset of the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia in early March added significantly to the market turmoil. Losses from long equity futures positions and, to a much lesser extent, from trading interest rate and metal futures far outpaced the profits from trading energy futures, currency forwards and soft and agricultural commodity futures.

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Equity futures, which had been underpinned early in January by the U.S.-China trade deal, accommodative global monetary policy and the conservative election victory in Great Britain, collapsed as COVID-19 spread from China to the Middle East to Europe to the U.S.A. and became a global pandemic. As the potential scope and duration of the damage to global demand became evident, the selling of equities and other financial investments cascaded violently. In response, strong, coordinated and unprecedented monetary and fiscal measures were implemented by countries across the globe. For example in the U.S., the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), at two emergency meetings, cut interest rates by 1.5% to near zero; the Fed also expanded the magnitude and scope of its Quantitative easing (“QE”), swap lines and other lending facilities well beyond that seen during the Global Financial Crisis; and a fiscal stimulus package measured at about 10% of GDP was assembled in about a week and was added to two smaller packages announced early in March. While these policy efforts did give a fillip to financial markets and help to stabilize them, the damage to equity prices and markets remained large. Broad-based losses were sustained on a short vix trade and on long positions in U.S., Canadian, European, British, Japanese, non-Japan Asian and emerging markets equity index futures, especially in the second half of the quarter.



Interest rates on government debt were buffeted by a variety of cross currents during the quarter including: the actual and anticipated negative impact of the pandemic on global growth; a flight to safety that boosted demand for government debt; a rush for liquidity and U.S. dollars that at times led to a forced liquidation of government debt; 27 central banks cutting official rates 68 times during March, according to centralbankrates.com; and central banks creating numerous massive liquidity provision and QE programs in order to stabilize struggling financial markets globally. Overall, short positions in U.S., German and Canadian note and bond futures posted losses and were reversed to long positions. Trading of British Gilts, long positions in French and Australian bond futures and a long position in the short-term euribor future were also unprofitable, particularly in mid-March, when market participants sought liquidity. Long positions in short-term British, Italian and U.S. dollar interest rate futures and in Japanese government bond futures produced partially offsetting profits. A long position in the 5-year U.S. note in January was also profitable.



Metal trading was fractionally unprofitable. Industrial metal prices declined, and the price of silver, which had been supported for a time as a safe haven precious metal, succumbed to profit-taking and to a dramatic weakening in industrial demand and a long position was unprofitable. A long platinum position was also unprofitable. On the other hand, short copper, aluminum, nickel and zinc positions were profitable and a long gold trade also posted a gain.



Oil prices fell to their lowest levels in 17 years as demand collapsed due to shelter-in-place orders, travel bans and other efforts to mitigate the pandemic, and as supply surged due to the unrelenting price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. The price of WTI crude oil, which had eased down from $61/barrel at the end of 2019 to about $54/barrel on February 20, plunged precipitously thereafter, falling to under $20/barrel on March 30. Short positions in Brent crude, WTI crude, RBOB gasoline, London gas oil, heating oil and natural gas were highly profitable, particularly in March.



Foreign exchange rates were buffeted by a variety of cross currents from interest rate, liquidity, safe haven and energy price influences during the quarter. Performance in these instruments was mixed but slightly profitable. Long U.S. dollar trades against the Brazilian real, Russian ruble, Aussie dollar and a few other emerging market currencies were profitable. A long euro/short Norway trade was also profitable in the wake of the oil price collapse. On the other hand, long U.S. dollar trades versus the euro, yen, Singapore dollar, and Swedish krona were unprofitable, as was trading versus the British, Canadian, Indian, South African, Norwegian, Polish and New Zealand currencies.





 

 

 

 

Periods ended June 30, 2019



 

 

 

 

Month Ended:

 

 

 

Total Partners'
Capital



 

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

$

153,393,332 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

161,840,570 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

164,921,616 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months ended

 

Six Months ended

Change in Partners' Capital

$

(8,447,238)

$

(11,528,284)

Percent Change

 

(5.22)%

 

(6.99)%

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

The decrease in the Partnership’s net assetsTrading of $8,447,238 was attributable to withdrawals of $10,951,253, which were partially offset by contributions of $2,005,836soft and net income after profit share of $498,179. 

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Brokerage fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, contributions and withdrawals. Brokerage fees for the three months ended June 30, 2019 increased $40,581 relative to the corresponding period in 2018.  The increase was due to an increase in futures trading volume of the Partnership during the three months ended June 30, 2019, relative to the corresponding period in 2018.

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Partnership’s brokers and custodian. Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 increased $348,949 relative to the corresponding period in 2018. This increase was due predominantly to an increase in short-term U.S. Treasury yields during the three months ended June 30, 2019 relative to the corresponding period in 2018.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Partnership experienced net realized and unrealized gains of $632,932 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and U.S. Treasury notes). Brokerage fees of $996,197, administrative expenses of $70,000, custody fees and other expenses of $7,302 and an accrued profit share to the General Partner of $12,890 were incurred. The Partnership’s gains achieved from trading operations, in addition to interest income of $951,636, were partially offset by the Partnership expenses resulting in net income after profit share to the General Partner of $498,179. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows: 

Sector

% Gain (Loss) of Partnership Capital

Currencies

(0.23)

%

Energies

(0.65)

%

Grains

0.54 

%

Interest rates

0.59 

%

Livestock

0.14 

%

Metals

0.02 

%

Softs

(0.09)

%

Stock indices

(0.03)

%

Trading Gain

0.29 

%

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

The decrease in the Partnership’s net assets of $11,528,284 was attributable to withdrawals of $16,872,537, which were partially offset by contributions of $2,620,836 and net income after profit share of $2,723,417. 

Brokerage fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, contributions and withdrawals. Brokerage fees for the six months ended June 30, 2019 increased $76,153 relative to the corresponding period in 2018.  The increase was due to an increase in futures trading volume of the Partnership during the six months ended June 30, 2019, relative to the corresponding period in 2018.

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Partnership’s brokers and custodian. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 increased $761,234, relative to the corresponding period in 2018. This increase was due predominantly to an increase in short-term U.S. Treasury yields during the six months ended June 30, 2019 relative to the corresponding period in 2018.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Partnership experienced net realized and unrealized gains of $3,243,751 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and U.S. Treasury notes). Brokerage fees of $1,995,149, administrative expenses of $140,000, custody fees and other expenses of $14,737 and an accrued profit share to the General Partner of $230,607 were incurred. The Partnership’s gains achieved from trading operations, in addition to interest income of $1,860,159, were partially offset by the Partnership expenses resulting in net income after profit share to the General Partner of $2,723,417. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows:

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Sector

% Gain (Loss)

Currencies

(1.29)

%

Energies

(2.66)

%

Grains

0.78 

%

Interest rates

4.87 

%

Livestock

0.11 

%

Metals

(0.32)

%

Softs

(0.06)

%

Stock indices

0.44 

%

Trading Gain

1.87 

%

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION –2019

Three months ended June 30, 2019

The Partnership was nearly flat for the quarter as profits from trading interest rate, grain and livestock futures only slightly outpaced losses from trading energy and softagricultural commodity futures and currency forwards. Trading of stock index and metal futures were essentially flat.

The economic outlook, which had improved significantly in April, deteriorated quickly and sharply beginning in early May after Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping unexpectedly dashed hopes that a trade deal was close to being signed and instead ramped up the trade confrontation to the level of a trade war. This development, continuing Brexit uncertainty, and disappointing economic data during May and June out of the U.S., China, Europe, and several large emerging economies pushed organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to cut their 2019 global growth forecasts. The escalating U.S.-Iran conflict, including tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and the shooting down of an American drone, further clouded the economic outlook. In response, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), the European Central Bank, and the Bank of Japan suggested that they were prepared to loosen their monetary policy positions if circumstances warranted. Indeed, a number of other central banks, including the People’s Bank of China, did cut official interest rates, reduced reserve requirements and/or took other actions to support flagging growth. Also, market participants seemed to expect at least a ceasefire on the trade front emerging from the Osaka G-20 meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping at the end of June.

Against this background it is not surprising that equity prices vacillated widely and that trading of equity futures finished the quarter nearly flat after being profitable in April, quite unprofitable in May and profitable again in June. Overall, long positions in Dutch, French, British, Australian, Canadian, Thai and Singaporean equity futures werefractionally profitable. A short position in Korean futures and trading of South African futures were also profitable. Short volatility index trades registered gains too. On the other hand, long positions in U.S., Chinese, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, German and Swedish equity futures were unprofitable, especially in May. Trading of EAFE, EURO STOXX 50, and Japanese equity futures were unprofitable as well.  

The combination of trade uncertainties, chaotic Brexit discussions, slowing growth, dormant inflation and actual and prospective central bank policy easing led to increased demand for government notes and bonds. For example, yields on Italian 10-year bonds, which had been supported in the run-up to European elections by the wrangling between Italy’s coalition government and the European Commission over mounting debt levels, dropped markedly from near 2.7% at the end of May to about 2.15% at the end of June. Consequently, long positions in Italian interest rate futures were quite profitable. Long positions in French and U.K. bond futures and in Eurodollar futures added to the gains. A short Japanese government bond position and trading of U.S. long bond and 2-year note futures were also profitable. Conversely, short positions in German, Australian and Canadian note and bond futures, a short position in U.S. 10-year note futures, and long positions in short-term euribor and sterling rate futures produced partially offsetting losses.

Although trade disputes and the African swine fever depressed grain prices for most of 2019, extreme weather in the U.S. during May and June, which delayed planting of and may hinder the development and/or harvesting of corn and soybean crops, pushed grain prices up sharply during the second half of the quarter. Consequently, long corn and soybean trades were profitable later in the period. Trading of livestock futures was profitable as well.

Energy prices were quite volatile during the quarter. For the first four months of 2019 energy prices were underpinned by news that the U.S. would end waivers on Iranian crude oil exports, by the continued Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries effort to curtail production, and by the impact of the Libyan crisis on production. However, as the economic outlook deteriorated and as U.S. shale production pushed U.S. crude inventories to 2 year highs, crude oil prices fell over 20% from the 2019 highs reached in late April to 5 month lows in mid-June. Thereafter, the heightened U.S.-Iran tensions pushed prices sharply higher once again. A long Brent crude oil position was unprofitable, especially in May. Trading of WTI crude oil and of London gas oil was also unprofitable. A long RBOB gasoline trade was profitable, especially after a U.S. east coast refinery fire in June reduced supplies for the immediate future. A short natural gas trade was also profitable as gas supplies remain ample.

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Currency trading was also volatile and unprofitable during the quarter. Early on the U.S. dollar was supported by solid growth, safe haven demand and high relative interest rates. Political uncertainties in Europe, the U.K., Sweden, India, and Australia also underpinned the U.S. currency. Later in the period, however, worries that growth was slowing caused U.S. market interest rates to decline and prompted the Fed to indicate that it would ease policy if necessary, depressing the U.S. currency. The resolution of the aforementioned political doubts in a favorable way also led to some U.S. dollar sales. Long U.S. dollar trades versus the Australian and New Zealand dollars, the euro and Japanese yen, and short dollar positions against the pound sterling and Brazilian real posted losses. On the other hand, short U.S. dollar trades against the Canadian dollar, Indian rupee, Russian ruble and Turkish lira, and long U.S. dollar positions versus the Swiss, Swedish and Korean currencies produced partially offsetting profits.

Finally, trading of cotton futures was marginally unprofitable and trading of metal futures was marginally profitable. 

Three months ended March 31, 2019

After a quarter of significant economic and political uncertainty that tended to mute position sizes, the Partnership was profitable in the first quarter of 2019 as gains from trading interest rate and, to a lesser extent, equity futures outpaced losses from trading energy futures and currency forwards. Trading of non-energy commodities was essentially flat.

An unexpectedly dovish pivot by global central banks—especially the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) and European Central Bank, indications of slowing growth globally, slackening inflation pressures in Europe, China and the U.S. and persistent uncertainties around Brexit and U.S.-China trade negotiations supported demand for government fixed income investments. Against this backdrop, long positions in German, French, Italian, British, and Australian interest rate futures were profitable. A long position in the U.S. bond futures added to the sector gains. On the other hand, short positions in U.S. 2-, 5-, and 10-year note futures, short–term Eurodollar futures and Canadian futures resulted in partially offsetting losses. 

Equity markets were buffeted by opposing forces during the quarter. On the one hand, there were positive influences from a more accommodative global monetary policy environment and from supportive fiscal policy initiatives in China. On the other hand, there were negative influences from global growth worries, trade tensions and Brexit uncertainty. Despite these opposing conditions, global equity markets rebounded from the sharp selloff that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2018. While there were broad losses from short equity futures positions in January, the Partnership’s trading strategy did subsequently swing to widespread long stock index futures positions as the quarter progressed, and the sector registered a fractional profit overall for the quarter. Long positions in U.S., Chinese, Hong Kong, emerging market, and EAFE index futures were profitable. A short VIX trade also posted a gain. On the other hand, short positions in German, French, Spanish, British, Japanese, Australian, Singaporean, South African, Korean and the EURO STOXX index futures registered partially offsetting losses.

Energy prices, which had plunged during the fourth quarter of 2018, continued a rebound that began after Christmas and short energy futures positions were unprofitable, particularly in January. Energy prices were supported by the production cuts that were previously announced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and were running above target in early 2019 and by tightening sanctions on Venezuelan and Iranian exports. While long energy futures positions did produce profits later in the quarter, the sector was still unprofitable overall. Trading of Brent crude, WTI crude, heating oil and London gas oil were each unprofitable, while trading of RBOB gasoline and natural gas were flat.

The U.S. dollar traded in a volatile manner within a narrow 2% range during the quarter. Trading results were mixed and unprofitable. Short positions in the euro, Swiss franc, British pound, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar were unprofitable. Long Korean won, Brazilian real, Colombian peso, Turkish lira and Russian ruble trades against the U.S. dollar and trading of the yen and Chilean peso were also unprofitable. Meanwhile, long Indian rupee and Mexican peso positions and a short Swedish krona trade against the U.S. unit produced partially offsetting gains, as did trading of the euro against other European currencies. 

Ample supplies weighed on grain prices and the profits from short corn and wheat trades slightly outweighed slight losses from trading soybeans and soy meal. The small profit from a short coffee position marginally outdistanced the loss from a short sugar trade.

Small losses from short gold, copper and nickel positions were fractionally greater than the gain from a short silver trade.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

The Partnership does not engage in off-balance sheet arrangements with other entities.

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

The Partnership does not enter into any contractual obligations or commercial commitments to make future payments of a type that would be typical for an operating company or that would affect its liquidity or capital resources. The Partnership’s sole business is trading futures, forward currency, spot, option and swap contracts, both long (contracts to buy) and short (contracts(contacts to sell). All such contracts are settled by offset, not delivery. Substantially all such contracts are for settlement within four months of the trade date and substantially all such contracts are held by the Partnership for less than four months before being offset or rolled over into new contracts with similar maturities. The financial statements present a Condensed ScheduleSchedules of Investments setting forth the Partnership’s open futures and forward currency contracts, both long and short, at June 30, 2020.March 31, 2021.

 

ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not required.

 

ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The General Partner, with the participation of its principal executive officers and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the Partnership as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, and, based on its evaluation, has concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no changes in the General Partner's internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the General Partner's internal controls over financial reporting with respect to the Partnership.

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

 

Not required.



ITEM 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

(a)   Pursuant to the Partnership's Agreement of Limited Partnership, the Partnership may sell interestsInterests at the beginning of each calendar month.  On May 1, 2020,As of the quarter ending March 31, 2021, the Partnership sold no Interests to new and existing limited partners of $10,000. There were no underwriting discounts or commissions in connection with the sales of the Interests described above.partners.

 

Each of the foregoing Interests were offered and sold only to “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “1933 Act”), in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506(b) under the 1933 Act.

 

(b)  Pursuant to the Partnership’s Agreement of Limited Partnership, Limited Partners may redeem their Interests at the end of each calendar month at the then current month-end net asset value. The redemption of Interests has no impact on the value of Interests that remain outstanding, and Interests are not reissued once redeemed.





 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes Interests redeemed during the three months ended June 30, 2020:



 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of
Withdrawal

 

Limited
Partners

 

Special Limited
Partners

 

Total



 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2020

 

$                 (86,015)

 

$              (12,924)

 

$                        (98,939)

May 31, 2020

 

(931,376)

 

(16,232)

 

(947,608)

June 30, 2020

 

(967,830)

 

(750,109)

 

(1,717,939)

Total

 

$            (1,985,221)

 

$            (779,265)

 

$                   (2,764,486)



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes Interests redeemed during the three months ended March 31, 2021:



 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of
Withdrawal

 

Limited
Partners

 

Special Limited
Partners

 

Total



 

 

 

 

 

 

January 31, 2021

 

$               (614,860)

 

$              (77,599)

 

$                      (692,459)

February 28, 2021

 

(647,865)

 

(26,159)

 

(674,024)

March 31, 2021

 

(2,121,045)

 

(2,000)

 

(2,123,045)

Total

 

$            (3,383,770)

 

$            (105,758)

 

$                   (3,489,528)



 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

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ITEM 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 5.  Other Information

 

None.

  

ITEM 6.  Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are included herewith:

 



 

 

31.01

 

Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer

31.02

 

Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer

31.03

 

Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of President and Chief Operating Officer

31.04

 

Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.01

 

Section 1350 Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer

32.02

 

Section 1350 Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer

32.03

 

Section 1350 Certification of President and Chief Operating Officer

32.04

 

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document







 





 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 



 

 

By:

Millburn Ridgefield Corporation,

/s/ Michael W. Carter

 

General Partner

Michael W. Carter

 

Vice-President

Date: August 13, 2020May 14, 2021

(Principal Accounting Officer)



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