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 September 30, 2021March 31, 2022

 

Commission file number: 000-50728

 

FUTURES PORTFOLIO FUND, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

Organized in MarylandIRS Employer Identification No.: 52-1627106

Address: c/o Steben & Company, LLC

, 687 Excelsior Boulevard

, Excelsior, MN 55331

(Telephone: 952(952)) 767-6900

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

 

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 definition 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 
AcceleratedNon-accelerated filer  ☒Smaller reporting company 
Non-accelerated filerSmaller 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. ☐

 

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

Yes ☐ No

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

 

 

 

 

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

StatementStatements of Financial Condition

September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 20202021

   September 30,
2021
(Unaudited)
   December 31,
2020
 
Assets        
Equity in broker trading accounts        
Cash $40,817,333  $44,519,197 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts  477,086   8,169,982 
Net open futures options contracts (net premium paid $58,906 and $308,675)  219,579   150,900 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts  (61,147)  (17,929)
Total equity in broker trading accounts  41,452,851   52,822,150 
Cash and cash equivalents  6,951,092   6,050,682 
Investment in private investment company, at fair value (cost $1,494,849 and $0)  5,505,088    
Investment in securities, at fair value (cost $105,668,604 and $119,021,021)  105,734,548   119,837,286 
General Partner 1% allocation receivable     119,874 
Exchange membership, at fair value (cost $189,000 and $189,000)  65,750   51,000 
Total assets $159,709,329  $178,880,992 
         
Liabilities and Partners' Capital (Net Asset Value)        
Liabilities        
Trading Advisor management fees payable $193,167  $254,786 
Trading Advisor incentive fees payable  864,756    
Commissions and other trading fees payable on open contracts  21,907   30,761 
Cash Managers fees payable  31,084   36,558 
General Partner management and performance fees payable  196,941   223,028 
General Partner 1% allocation payable  90,941    
Selling Agent payable - General Partner  179,212   205,514 
Broker dealer servicing fees payable - General Partner  7,084   7,784 
Administrative fee payable - General Partner  58,525   66,263 
Dividend and interest payable  2,007    
Redemption payable  1,206,869   5,585,666 
Subscriptions received in advance  750,000   33,000 
Total liabilities  3,602,493   6,443,360 
         
Partners' Capital (Net Asset Value)        
Class A Interests – 26,461.3072 and 31,093.6904 units outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  106,136,248   118,745,248 
Class A2 Interests – 340.7057 and 523.0963 units outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  361,751   523,333 
Class A3 Interests – 38.0000 and 86.0607 units outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  39,121   83,577 
Class B Interests – 6,510.8672 and n7,397.6585 units outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  42,199,312   45,043,756 
Class I Interests – 256.4767 and 256.4767 units outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  281,399   262,500 
Class R Interests – 6,554.3138 and 7,667.4336 units outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  7,089,005   7,779,218 
Total partners' capital (net asset value)  156,106,836   172,437,632 
         
Total liabilities and partners' capital (net asset value) $159,709,329  $178,880,992 

  March 31,    
  2022  December 31, 
  (Unaudited)  2021 
Assets        
Equity in broker trading accounts        
Cash $46,541,007  $44,372,309 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts  5,238,139   (723,716)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts  874,055   328,039 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts  2   270,782 
Total equity in broker trading accounts  52,653,203   44,247,414 
Cash and cash equivalents  17,373,426   5,647,881 
Investment in private investment company, at fair value (cost$ 437,755 and $782,292)  3,830,466   3,200,634 
Investment in securities, at fair value (cost $98,563,662 and $102,304,347)  96,814,236   101,773,959 
Exchange membership, at fair value (cost $189,000 and $189,000)  139,000   112,000 
Dividend and interest receivable  4,794   901 
Total assets $170,815,125  $154,982,789 
         
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)        
Liabilities        
Trading Advisor management fees payable $314,562  $225,938 
Trading Advisor incentive fees payable  2,468,352   721,914 
Commissions and other trading fees payable on open contracts  19,262   22,309 
Cash Managers fees payable  27,195   30,354 
General Partner management and performance fees payable  209,529   192,096 
General Partner 1% allocation payable  167,825   107,771 
Selling Agent payable - General Partner  192,022   176,331 
Broker dealer servicing fees payable - General Partner  7,329   6,718 
Administrative fee payable - General Partner  62,338   57,037 
Dividend and interest payable     3,384 
Redemption payable  1,985,499   1,285,931 
Subscriptions received in advance  150,000    
Total liabilities  5,603,913   2,829,783 
         
Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)        
Class A Interests – 25,143.4301 and 25,762.1732 units outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively  112,797,320   104,241,918 
Class A2 Interests – 340.7072 and 340.7072 units outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively  407,427   366,207 
Class A3 Interests – 38.0000 and 38.0000 units outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively  44,028   39,588 
Class B Interests – 5,974.0412 and 6,103.5404 units outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively  43,695,382   40,086,210 
Class I Interests – 256.4767 and 256.4767 units outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively  319,057   285,819 
Class R Interests – 6,505.3147 and 6,505.3148 units outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively  7,947,998   7,133,264 
Total partners’ capital (net asset value)  165,211,212   152,153,006 
         
Total liabilities and partners’ capital (net asset value) $170,815,125  $154,982,789 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Condensed Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

                 
     Description Fair Value  % of Partners'
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES         
U.S. Treasury Securities            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
$6,000,000  10/31/21 U.S. Treasury  2.00% $6,059,592   3.88%
 6,000,000  12/15/21 U.S. Treasury  2.63%  6,078,350   3.89%
 Total U.S. Treasury securities (cost:  $12,237,133)      12,137,942   7.77%
                   
U.S. Commercial Paper            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
 Banks              
 1,200,000  11/1/21 Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch  0.06%  1,199,938   0.77%
 1,200,000  11/16/21 MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York Branch)  0.07%  1,199,893   0.77%
 1,200,000  12/13/21 Mizuho Bank Ltd., New York Branch  0.10%  1,199,757   0.77%
 Beverages              
 1,200,000  10/22/21 Brown-Forman Corporation  0.08%  1,199,944   0.77%
 Diversified financial services            
 1,200,000  12/1/21 Citigroup Global Markets Inc.  0.07%  1,199,858   0.77%
 1,200,000  11/1/21 DCAT, LLC  0.10%  1,199,897   0.77%
 1,200,000  11/22/21 ING (U.S.) Funding LLC  0.10%  1,199,827   0.76%
 1,200,000  10/1/21 Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC  0.00%  1,200,000   0.77%
 1,000,000  10/15/21 Thunder Bay Funding, LLC  0.07%  999,973   0.63%
 Energy            
 1,200,000  10/18/21 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation  0.08%  1,199,955   0.77%
 Machinery            
 200,000  10/13/21 Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation  0.06%  199,996   0.13%
 1,200,000  10/7/21 John Deere Capital Corporation  0.06%  1,199,986   0.77%
 Manufacturing            
 1,200,000  10/12/21 Sheffield Receivables Company LLC  0.10%  1,199,960   0.77%
 Water            
 1,200,000  10/8/21 American Water Capital Corp.  0.07%  1,199,981   0.77%
 Total U.S. commercial paper (cost:  $15,597,767)      15,598,965   9.99%
             % of Partners’ 
             Capital (Net 
    Description Fair Value  Asset Value) 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES         
U.S. Treasury Securities         
Face Value Maturity Date Name  Yield 1      
$3,000,000 8/31/22 U.S. Treasury  0.13% $2,990,014   1.81%
4,000,000 9/15/23 U.S. Treasury  0.13%  3,888,356   2.35%
3,000,000 10/31/23 U.S. Treasury  0.38%  2,922,693   1.77%
Total U.S. Treasury securities (cost: $9,953,235)     9,801,063   5.93%

 

U.S. Commercial Paper         
Face Value Maturity Date Name  Yield 1      
Banks         
 1,200,000 4/28/22 MUFG Bank - New York Branch  0.44%  1,199,586   0.73%
Commercial services           
 1,200,000 4/19/22 Unilever Capital Corporation  0.38%  1,199,772   0.73%
Diversified financial services           
 1,200,000 4/8/22 DCAT, LLC  0.39% $1,199,895   0.72%
 1,200,000 4/5/22 Gotham Funding Corporation  0.18%  1,199,971   0.72%
 1,200,000 5/3/22 ING (U.S.) Funding LLC  0.61%  1,199,328   0.72%
 1,200,000 4/1/22 Liberty Street Funding LLC  0.00%  1,200,000   0.73%
1,200,000 6/21/22 Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC  0.94%  1,197,435   0.72%
1,200,000 4/18/22 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation  0.42%  1,199,751   0.72%
Machinery           
1,200,000 4/25/22 Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation  0.41%  1,199,656   0.73%
1,200,000 4/1/22 John Deere Capital Corporation  0.00%  1,200,000   0.73%
Manufacturing           
1,200,000 5/5/22 Emerson Electric Co.  0.39%  1,199,547   0.73%
1,200,000 4/6/22 Koch Industries, Inc.  0.21%  1,199,958   0.73%
Water           
1,200,000 4/5/22 American Water Capital Corp.  0.32%  1,199,947   0.73%
Total U.S. commercial paper (cost: $15,590,346)     15,594,846   9.44%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership


Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

    Description Fair Value  % of Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
Foreign Commercial Paper          
Face Value Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
Banks                
$1,200,000 4/26/22 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited  0.48% $1,199,583   0.73%
1,100,000 6/1/22 United Overseas Bank Limited  0.59%  1,098,882   0.66%
Diversified financial services         
1,200,000 5/4/22 Glencove Funding DAC  0.49%  1,199,450   0.73%
Total foreign commercial paper (cost: $3,496,945)   3,497,915   2.12%
Total commercial paper (cost: $19,087,291)    19,092,761   11.56%

           
   Description Fair Value  % of Partners'
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
Foreign Commercial Paper            
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
Automotive            
$1,200,000  10/6/21 Nationwide Building Society  0.06% $1,199,988   0.77%
Banks            
1,200,000  12/9/21 DNB Bank ASA  0.09%  1,199,781   0.76%
Chemicals            
1,200,000  10/4/21 BASF SE  0.09%  1,199,988   0.77%
Diversified financial services            
1,200,000  10/20/21 Longship Funding Designated Activity Company  0.08%  1,199,949   0.77%
Total foreign commercial paper (cost: $4,799,334)      4,799,706   3.07%
Total commercial paper (cost: $20,397,101)      20,398,671   13.06%
                
U.S. Corporate NotesU.S. Corporate Notes            U.S. Corporate Notes          
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
Face ValueFace Value Maturity Date Name Yield 1 
Aerospace Aerospace            Aerospace           
$4,000,000  5/1/22 Boeing Company  2.70%  4,096,864   2.62%4,000,000 5/1/22 Boeing Company  2.70%  4,047,324   2.45%
1,600,000  8/16/23 Raytheon Technologies Corporation  3.65%  1,694,222   1.09%1,600,000 8/16/23 Raytheon Technologies Corporation  3.65%  1,632,937   0.99%
Automotive            
BanksBanks              
3,500,000  4/24/23 Micron Technology, Inc.  2.50%  3,641,420   2.33%2,000,000 7/23/24 Bank of America Corporation  3.86%  2,039,637   1.23%
4,000,000  6/14/24 NVIDIA Corporation  0.58%  4,013,501   2.57%
Banks            
4,000,000  5/5/23 Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch  1.00%  4,051,082   2.60%4,000,000 5/5/23 Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch  1.00%  3,955,713   2.39%
4,000,000  4/25/23 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.78%  5,127,267   3.28%4,500,000 4/25/23 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  0.00%  4,555,127   2.76%
4,000,000  5/17/22 Truist Bank  2.80%  4,096,021   2.62%1,000,000 5/17/22 Truist Bank  0.00%  1,010,610   0.61%
4,250,000  1/24/24 Wells Fargo & Company  3.75%  4,572,159   2.94%4,250,000 1/24/24 Wells Fargo & Company  3.75%  4,359,565   2.64%
Diversified financial services Diversified financial services            Diversified financial services          
4,000,000  1/8/24 Athene Global Funding  0.95%  4,024,468   2.57%4,000,000 1/8/24 Athene Global Funding  0.95%  3,864,277   2.34%
2,700,000  4/1/24 Brookfield Finance LLC  4.00%  2,946,856   1.89%2,700,000 4/1/24 Brookfield Finance LLC  4.00%  2,796,725   1.69%
4,600,000  3/8/24 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  0.67%  4,607,015   2.95%4,600,000 3/8/24 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  0.67%  4,506,634   2.73%
600,000  12/7/23 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation  0.35%  599,995   0.38%600,000 12/7/23 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation  0.35%  580,873   0.35%
EquipmentEquipment          
4,000,000 6/14/24 NVIDIA Corporation  0.58%  3,849,199   2.33%
MachineryMachinery          
2,000,000 1/10/25 John Deere Capital Corp Fxd  1.25%  1,927,135   1.17%
Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals            Pharmaceuticals          
4,000,000  5/16/22 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  2.60%  4,099,228   2.64%4,000,000 5/16/22 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  2.60%  4,049,752   2.45%
3,500,000  2/1/23 Zoetis Inc.  3.25%  3,625,474   2.32%3,500,000 2/1/23 Zoetis Inc.  3.25%  3,548,103   2.15%
Telecommunications Telecommunications            Telecommunications          
4,000,000  2/9/22 Apple Inc.  2.50%  4,039,503   2.59%3,500,000 6/30/22 AT&T Inc.  3.00%  3,531,260   2.14%
3,500,000  6/30/22 AT&T Inc.  3.00%  3,581,306   2.29%3,000,000 3/22/24 Verizon Communications Inc.  0.75%  2,905,445   1.76%
3,000,000  3/22/24 Verizon Communications Inc.  0.75%  3,011,759   1.93%
Total U.S. corporate notes (cost: $61,686,226)      61,828,140   39.61%
Total U.S. corporate notes (cost: $54,540,905)Total U.S. corporate notes (cost: $54,540,905)  53,160,316   32.18%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership


Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

     Description Fair Value  % of Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
Foreign Corporate Notes            
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
Banks           
$3,000,000  6/9/23 Nordea Bank Abp  1.00% $2,952,660   1.79%
Diversified financial services           
$4,000,000  1/13/25 UBS AG (LONDON BRANCH)  1.38% $3,822,978   2.31%
Total foreign corporate notes (cost: $6,932,129)     6,775,638   4.10%
Total corporate notes (cost: $61,473,034)     59,935,954   36.28%

                 
     Description Fair Value  % of Partners' Capital (Net Asset Value) 
Foreign Corporate Notes            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
 Banks            
$3,000,000  6/9/23 Nordea Bank Abp  1.00% $3,040,239   1.95%
 Total foreign corporate notes (cost:  $2,996,910)      3,040,239   1.95%
 Total corporate notes (cost:  $64,683,136)      64,868,379   41.56%
                   
U.S. Asset Backed Securities            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
 Automotive             
$210,000  6/9/25 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-P1  0.44% $210,212   0.14%
 625,000  9/19/29 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 2021-P3  0.38%  624,749   0.40%
 157,093  12/15/23 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1  0.36%  157,162   0.10%
 371,000  8/15/28 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-Rev1  2.62%  374,694   0.24%
 625,000  4/15/24 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2021-B  0.24%  624,612   0.40%
 545,000  8/15/24 Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust 2020-B_1  0.46%  545,705   0.36%
 295,000  4/15/25 Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust 2020-B_2  0.54%  295,829   0.19%
 338,151  4/15/24 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-2  0.28%  338,298   0.22%
 679,902  3/20/25 TESLA 2021-A A2  0.36%  680,371   0.45%
 93,285  4/20/22 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2019-A  2.13%  93,551   0.06%
 214,621  12/15/23 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2020-C  0.35%  214,744   0.14%
 193,662  6/17/24 World Omni Select Auto Trust 2020-A  0.47%  193,812   0.12%
 Equipment            
 528,303  10/22/24 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2019-2  1.91%  531,841   0.35%
 298,490  6/22/22 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2020-1  2.26%  299,955   0.19%
 160,829  6/15/22 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding, LLC  1.76%  161,225   0.10%
 775,000  7/22/30 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2020-2  0.69%  777,295   0.50%
 300,000  3/20/31 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2021-1_1  0.32%  299,917   0.18%
 1,000,000  3/20/31 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2021-1_2  0.27%  999,679   0.63%
 425,000  4/15/24 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2021-A  0.30%  425,009   0.27%
 98,201  4/20/23 Verizon Owner Trust 2018-A  3.23%  98,713   0.06%
 375,000  7/22/24 Verizon Owner Trust 2020-A  1.85%  380,142   0.24%
 Student loans           
 2,049  11/25/27 SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-2  0.69%  2,041   0.00%
 Total U.S. asset backed securities (cost:  $8,351,234)      8,329,556   5.34%
Total investments in securities (cost:  $105,668,604)     $105,734,548   67.73%
U.S. Asset Backed Securities           
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
Automotive           
 590,000  6/18/25 Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2020-3  0.53%  584,293   0.36%
 350,000  12/16/24 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-2  2.77%  352,401   0.21%
 572,240  1/10/25 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 2021-P3  0.38%  568,037   0.34%
 209,473  6/9/25 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-P1  0.44%  207,117   0.13%
 573,466  4/15/24 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2021-B  0.24%  569,055   0.34%
 272,419  8/15/24 Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust 2020-B_1  0.46%  271,546   0.16%
 295,000  4/15/25 Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust 2020-B_2  0.54%  292,104   0.18%
 44,986  4/15/24 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-2  0.28%  44,975   0.03%
 965,000  10/15/26 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2022-2  1.98%  964,768   0.58%
 507,381  3/20/25 TESLA 2021-A A2  0.36%  501,559   0.30%
 45,330  12/15/23 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2020-C  0.35%  45,317   0.03%
Equipment           
 181,054  10/22/24 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2019-2  1.91%  181,223   0.11%
 348,000  5/22/26 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2021-1  0.43%  339,786   0.21%
 625,000  10/20/23 Dllmt 2021-1 Llc.  0.60%  618,452   0.38%
 496,258  7/22/30 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2020-2  0.69%  495,510   0.30%
 890,515  3/20/31 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2021-1_2  0.59%  883,273   0.53%
 361,242  4/15/24 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2021-A  0.30%  358,919   0.22%
 100,194  7/22/24 Verizon Owner Trust 2020-A  1.85%  100,263   0.06%
 610,000  4/21/25 Verizon Owner Trust 2020-C  0.41%  597,883   0.36%
 7,977  6/17/24 World Omni Select Auto Trust 2020-A  0.47%  7,977   0.00%
Total U.S. asset backed securities (cost: $8,050,102)     7,984,458   4.83%
Total investments in securities (cost: $98,563,662)    $96,814,236   58.60%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership


Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

Description Fair Value  % of Partners' Capital (Net Asset Value)  Description Fair Value  % of Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTSOPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS        OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS       
Long U.S. Futures Contracts Long U.S. Futures Contracts        Long U.S. Futures Contracts       
Agricultural commodities $453,103   0.29% Agricultural commodities $448,125   0.27%
Currencies  (170,264)  (0.11)% Currencies  167,170   0.10%
Energy  2,539,188   1.63% Energy  124,160   0.08%
Equity indices  (1,837,933)  (1.18)% Equity indices  (66,070)  (0.04)%
Interest rate instruments  (1,524,876)  (0.98)% Interest rate instruments  (694,163)  (0.42)%
Metals2  (3,897,756)  (2.50)% Metals2  11,466,023   6.94%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long U.S. futures contracts Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long U.S. futures contracts  (4,438,538)  (2.85)%Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long U.S. futures contracts 11,445,245   6.93%
                
Short U.S. Futures Contracts Short U.S. Futures Contracts        Short U.S. Futures Contracts       
Agricultural commodities  140,103   0.09% Agricultural commodities  35,169   0.02%
Currencies  371,536   0.24% Currencies  (41,724)  (0.03)%
Energy  (14,119)  (0.01)% Energy  49,535   0.03%
Equity indices  165,888   0.11% Equity indices  (18,651)  (0.01)%
Interest rate instruments  84,786   0.05% Interest rate instruments  2,582,421   1.56%
Metals2  4,156,426   2.67% Metals2  (10,182,154)  (6.16)%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short U.S. futures contracts Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short U.S. futures contracts  4,904,620   3.15%Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short U.S. futures contracts (7,575,404)  (4.59)%
                
Total U.S. Futures Contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. futures contracts Total U.S. Futures Contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. futures contracts  466,082   0.30%Total U.S. Futures Contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. futures contracts 3,869,841   2.34%
                
Long Foreign Futures Contracts Long Foreign Futures Contracts        Long Foreign Futures Contracts       
Agricultural commodities  346,263   0.22% Agricultural commodities  256,789   0.16%
Currencies  34,498   0.02% Currencies  (51,208)  (0.03)%
Energy  847,955   0.54% Energy  (40,984)  (0.02)%
Equity indices  (315,114)  (0.20)% Equity indices  909,616   0.55%
Interest rate instruments  (1,531,911)  (0.98)% Interest rate instruments  (891,428)  (0.54)%
 Metals  7,165   0.00%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long foreign futures contracts Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long foreign futures contracts  (618,309)  (0.40)%Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long foreign futures contracts 189,950   0.12%
                
Short Foreign Futures Contracts Short Foreign Futures Contracts        Short Foreign Futures Contracts       
Agricultural commodities  (9,762)  (0.01)%
Currencies  (35,178)  (0.02)% Agricultural commodities $3,445   0.00%
Energy  9,646   0.01% Currencies  63,187   0.04%
Equity indices  89,939   0.06% Energy  6,559   0.00%
Interest rate instruments  575,845   0.37% Equity indices  (108,789)  (0.07)%
Metals  (1,177)  0.00% Interest rate instruments  1,213,946   0.73%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short foreign futures contracts Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short foreign futures contracts  629,313   0.41%Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short foreign futures contracts 1,178,348   0.70%
                
Total foreign futures contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign futures contracts Total foreign futures contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign futures contracts  11,004   0.01%Total foreign futures contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign futures contracts 1,368,298   0.82%
                
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts $477,086   0.31%Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts$5,238,139   3.16%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership


Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

Description Fair Value  % of Partners' Capital (Net Asset Value) 
OPEN FUTURES OPTIONS CONTRACTS     
Long U.S. Future Options Contracts        
Interest rate instruments (premium paid $79,219) $213,281   0.14%
        
Short U.S. Future Options Contracts        
Interest rate instruments (premium received $20,313)  (54,844)  (0.04)%
        
Total U.S. future options contracts  158,437   0.10%
        
Long foreign Future Options Contracts        
Interest rate instruments (premium paid $0) $100,051   0.06%
        
Short foreign Future Options Contracts        
Interest rate instruments (premium received $0)  (38,909)  (0.02)%
        
Total foreign future options contracts  61,142   0.04%
        
Total future options contracts $219,579   0.14%
         Description Fair Value  % of Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTSOPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS        OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS        
U.S. Forward Currency ContractsU.S. Forward Currency Contracts        U.S. Forward Currency Contracts        
Long2 $(2,652,338)  (1.70)% Long2 $1,164,492   0.70%
Short2  2,649,036   1.70% Short2  (5,664)  0.00%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. forward currency contractsNet unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. forward currency contracts  (3,302)  0.00%Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. forward currency contracts  1,158,828   0.70%
                
Foreign Forward Currency ContractsForeign Forward Currency Contracts        Foreign Forward Currency Contracts        
Long  (326,677)  (0.21)% Long  (261,778)  (0.16)%
Short  268,832   0.17% Short  (22,995)  (0.01)%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign forward currency contractsNet unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign forward currency contracts  (57,845)  (0.04)%Net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign forward currency contracts  (284,773)  (0.17)%
                
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contractsNet unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts $(61,147)  (0.04)%Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts $874,055   0.53%
                
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTSTOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS        TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS        
Long $   0.00% Long $2   0.00%
                
INVESTMENT IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANY3INVESTMENT IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANY3        INVESTMENT IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANY3        
Galaxy East Alpha (cost: $1,494,849) $5,505,088   3.53% Investment in private investment company (cost: $437,755) $3,830,466   2.32%

 

1Represents the annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities or the stated coupon rate for coupon-bearing securities.

2No individual futures or forward currency contract position constituted one percent or greater of partners’ capital (net asset value). Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.

3Private investment company is manageda separate series that is part of the Galaxy Plus Managed Account Platform (Platform), which is sponsored by New Hyde Park Alternative Funds, LLC (Sponsor).  Each series on the Platform invests in Master Fund that allocates assets to a Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) that.  The CTA of our master fund investment trades global commodities markets primarily through futures contracts. The CTA is paid a management fee of up to 1.00% and a 20% share of the trading profits. The Fund may redeem any portion of its investment on a daily basis. Any requested redemption will be satisfied within two days. There are no restrictions on liquidity for the Fund.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Condensed Schedule of Investments


December 31, 2020

               
     Description Fair Value  % of Partners'
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES         
 U.S. Treasury Securities            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
$6,000,000  10/31/21 U.S. Treasury  2.00% $6,113,365   3.55%
 6,000,000  1/31/22 U.S. Treasury  1.38%  6,115,149   3.55%
 Total U.S. Treasury securities (cost:  $12,320,011)      12,228,514   7.10%
                   
 U.S. Commercial Paper            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
 Banks            
 1,200,000  1/21/21 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation (U.S.A.)  0.19%  1,199,867   0.70%
 1,200,000  2/8/21 Mizuho Bank Ltd. , New York Branch  0.20%  1,199,734   0.69%
 1,200,000  2/3/21 United Overseas Bank Limited  0.17%  1,199,802   0.70%
 Diversified financial services            
 1,200,000  2/1/21 DCAT, LLC  0.15%  1,199,845   0.70%
 1,200,000  2/5/21 Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC  0.18%  1,199,790   0.70%
 Manufacturing            
 1,200,000  3/2/21 Koch Industries, Inc.  0.18%  1,199,640   0.69%
 1,200,000  2/3/21 Sheffield Receivables Company LLC'  0.20%  1,199,769   0.69%
                   
 Total U.S. commercial paper (cost:  $8,397,259)      8,398,447   4.87%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2020

               
     Description Fair Value  % of Partners' Capital (Net Asset Value) 
Foreign Commercial Paper            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
 Automotive            
$1,200,000  1/2/20 Nationwide Building Society  0.14% $1,199,977   0.70%
 Banks            
 1,200,000  2/11/21 DNB Bank ASA  0.19%  1,199,740   0.69%
 1,200,000  2/23/21 Commonwealth Bank of America  0.22%  1,199,611   0.69%
 1,200,000  1/21/21 National Australia Bank Limited  0.16%  1,199,887   0.70%
 1,200,000  3/1/21 Skandinaviska Enskida Banken AB(publ.)  0.20%  1,199,597   0.69%
 1,200,000  1/22/21 Standard Chartered Bank  0.17%  1,199,874   0.70%
 1,200,000  3/24/21 The Toronto- Domomion Bank  0.25%  1,199,303   0.69%
 1,200,000  1/12/21 Westpac Banking Corporation  0.14%  1,199,945   0.70%
 Diversified financial services            
 1,200,000  1/19/21 Anglesea Funding Plc  0.19%  1,199,880   0.70%
 1,200,000  1/8/21 Longship Funding Designated Activity Company  0.13%  1,199,965   0.70%
 Energy            
 1,200,000  1/28/21 Total Capital Canada Ltd.  0.14%  1,199,874   0.69%
 Telecommunications            
 Total foreign commercial paper (cost:  $13,195,645)      13,197,653   7.65%
 Total commercial paper (cost:  $21,592,904)      21,596,100   12.52%
                   
U.S. Corporate Notes            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
 Aerospace            
$4,000,000  5/1/22 Boeing Company  2.70%  4,115,948   2.39%
 600,000  8/16/23 Raytheon Technologies Corporation  3.65%  654,625   0.38%
 Agriculture            
 4,850,000  5/5/21 Altria Group, Inc.  4.75%  4,955,274   2.87%
 Banks            
 4,000,000  5/5/23 Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch  1.00%  4,069,774   2.36%
 3,000,000  4/25/23 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.78%  5,187,922   3.01%
 4,000,000  5/17/22 SunTrust Bank  2.80%  4,144,297   2.40%
 4,750,000  1/15/21 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association  2.60%  4,806,985   2.79%
 Diversified financial services            
 4,250,000  4/26/22 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  3.00%  4,308,632   2.50%
 600,000  12/7/23 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation  0.35%  600,814   0.35%
 Energy            
 4,850,000  2/15/21 Enterprise Products Operating LLC  2.80%  4,907,287   2.85%
 Equipment            
 3,500,000  4/24/23 Micron Technology, Inc.  2.50%  3,667,014   2.13%
 Food            
 2,000,000  4/16/21 General Mills, Inc.  3.20%  2,029,905   1.18%
 Healthcare            
 5,000,000  9/17/21 Cigna Corporation  3.40%  5,157,401   2.99%
 3,000,000  6/1/21 CVS Health Corporation  2.13%  3,024,078   1.75%
 Pharmaceuticals            
 3,500,000  6/25/21 Bayer US Finance II LLC  0.88%  3,507,152   2.03%
 4,000,000  5/16/22 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  2.60%  4,127,928   2.39%
 3,500,000  2/1/23 Zoetis Inc.  3.25%  3,731,114   2.16%
 Telecommunications            
 4,000,000  2/9/22 Apple Inc.  2.50%  4,132,312   2.40%
 3,500,000  6/30/22 AT&T Inc.  3.00%  3,621,045   2.10%
 Total U.S. corporate notes (cost:  $69,880,261)      70,749,507   41.03%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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December 31, 2020

                
     Description Fair Value  % of Partners'
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
Foreign Corporate Notes            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
 Banks            
$3,000,000  6/9/23 Nordea Bank Abp  1.00% $3,038,160   1.76%
 Insurance            
 4,000,000  9/20/21 AIA Group Limited  0.76%  4,000,771   2.32%
 Total foreign corporate notes (cost:  $6,996,909)      7,038,931   4.08%
 Total corporate notes (cost:  $76,877,170)      77,788,438   45.11%
                   
U.S. Asset Backed Securities            
 Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield1        
 Automotive            
$33,644  9/19/22 Americredit Automobile Receivales Trust 2019-2  2.43%  33,725   0.02%
 440,163  1/18/23 Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2019-3  2.17%  442,057   0.26%
 86,991  7/20/21 BMW Vehicle Lease Trust 2018-1  3.26%  87,186   0.05%
 400,000  7/15/22 Carmax Auto Owner Trust 2016-4  2.26%  400,607   0.23%
 353,042  6/20/22 Honda Auto Receivables 2019-4 Owner Trust  1.86%  355,128   0.21%
 248,998  4/20/22 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-B  2.29%  250,474   0.15%
 186,940  5/15/23 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2020-2  0.62%  186,689   0.11%
 354,181  4/20/22 Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2019-A  2.13%  358,011   0.21%
 199,302  8/15/23 World Omni Selecgt Auto Trust 2019-A  2.06%  200,366   0.12%
 450,000  12/15/23 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2020-C  0.35%  450,177   0.26%
 562,000  6/17/24 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2020-A  0.47%  563,057   0.33%
 Credit cards            
 575,000  4/15/24 American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2018-8  3.18%  587,735   0.34%
 250,000  5/15/24 Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust 2016-2  2.21%  251,619   0.15%
 Equipment            
 600,000  10/22/24 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2019-2  1.91%  610,611   0.35%
 826,000  6/22/22 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2020-1  2.26%  836,041   0.48%
 84,761  5/20/22 DLL 2019-2 LLC  2.27%  85,024   0.04%
 752,245  6/15/22 GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC  1.76%  757,972   0.44%
 775,000  7/22/30 HPEFS EquipmentTrust 2020-2  0.69%  777,815   0.45%
 585,609  4/20/23 Verizon Owner Trust 2018-A  3.23%  593,710   0.34%
 375,000  7/22/24 Verizon Owner Trust 2020-A  1.85%  383,342   0.22%
 Student loans            
 12,900  11/25/27 SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-2  0.75%  12,888   0.01%
 Total U.S. asset backed securities (cost:  $8,230,936)      8,224,834   4.77%
Total investments in securities (cost:  $119,021,021)     $119,837,286   69.50%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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December 31, 20202021

 

 

Description

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

% of Partners’

Capital (Net

Asset Value)

 

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long U.S. Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural commodities

 

$

2,135,596

 

 

 

1.24

%

 

Currencies

 

 

185,459

 

 

 

0.11

%

 

Energy

 

 

247,270

 

 

 

0.14

%

 

Equity indices

 

 

1,377,249

 

 

 

0.80

%

 

Interest rate instruments

 

 

176,792

 

 

 

0.10

%

 

Metals

 

 

7,267,230

 

 

 

4.21

%

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long U.S. futures contracts

 

 

11,389,596

 

 

 

6.60

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short U.S. Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural commodities

 

 

(341,526

)

 

 

(0.20

)%

 

Currencies

 

 

(16,365

)

 

 

(0.01

)%

 

Energy

 

 

35,440

 

 

 

0.02

%

 

Equity indices

 

 

(230,173

)

 

 

(0.13

)%

 

Interest rate instruments

 

 

(128,860

)

 

 

(0.07

)%

 

Metals

 

 

(5,147,831

)

 

 

(2.99

)%

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short U.S. futures contracts

 

 

(5,829,315

)

 

 

(3.38

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. Futures Contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. futures contracts

 

 

5,560,281

 

 

 

3.22

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Foreign Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural commodities

 

 

270,069

 

 

 

0.16

%

 

Currencies

 

 

(7,733

)

 

 

0.00

%

 

Energy

 

 

251,686

 

 

 

0.15

%

 

Equity indices

 

 

14,770,692

 

 

 

0.86

%

 

Interest rate instruments

 

 

466,173

 

 

 

0.27

%

 

M etals

 

 

2,942

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

Single stock futures

 

 

403

 

 

 

0.00

%

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long foreign futures contracts

 

 

2,460,632

 

 

 

1.44

%

     Description Fair Value  % of Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES      
U.S. Treasury Securities          
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
 4,500,000  9/15/23 U.S. Treasury  0.13% $4,460,194   2.93%
 6,000,000  10/31/23 U.S. Treasury  0.38%  5,970,104   3.92%
Total U.S. Treasury securities (cost: $10,451,673)   10,430,298   6.85%

U.S. Commercial Paper              
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
Banks                 
 1,200,000  1/26/22 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (USA)  0.20%  1,199,825   0.79%
Diversified financial services            
 1,200,000  1/6/22 Citigroup Global Markets Inc.  0.11%  1,199,979   0.79%
 1,200,000  1/20/22 DCAT, LLC  0.12%  1,199,918   0.79%
 1,200,000  1/5/22 Gotham Funding Corporation  0.09%  1,199,985   0.79%
 1,100,000  2/18/22 ING (U.S.) Funding LLC  0.16%  1,099,765   0.72%
 1,200,000  1/10/22 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC  0.11%  1,199,964   0.79%
 1,200,000  4/1/22 Liberty Street Funding LLC  0.23%  1,199,310   0.79%
 1,200,000  1/11/22 Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC  0.11%  1,199,960   0.79%
 1,200,000  1/11/22 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation  0.17%  1,199,937   0.79%
Food               
 1,200,000  1/12/22 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company  0.05%  1,199,978   0.79%
Water               
 1,200,000  1/4/22 American Water Capital Corp.  0.10%  1,199,987   0.79%
Total U.S. commercial paper (cost: $13,097,222)      13,098,608   8.62%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

10


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership


Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)


December 31, 20202021

 

 

Description

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

% of Partners’

Capital (Net

Asset Value)

 

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Foreign Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural commodities

 

$

(1,367

)

 

0.00

%

 

Currencies

 

 

57,417

 

 

0.03

%

 

Energy

 

 

(71,502

)

 

(0.04

) %

 

Equity indices

 

 

104,496

 

 

0.06

%

 

Interest rate instruments

 

 

60,025

 

 

0.03

%

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short foreign futures contracts

 

 

149,069

 

 

0.08

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total foreign futures contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign futures contracts

 

 

2,609,701

 

 

1.52

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts

 

$

8,169,982

 

 

4.74

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN FUTURE OPTIONS CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long U.S. Future Options Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Indices (premium paid $588,413)

 

$

264,100

 

 

0.15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short U.S. Future Options Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Indices (premium received $279,738)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(113,200

)

 

(0.07

)%

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures options contracts

 

$

150,900

 

 

0.08

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Forward Currency Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long2

 

$

2,003,451

 

 

1.16

%

 

Short2

 

 

(2,376,232

)

 

(1.38

)%

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. forward currency contracts

 

 

(372,781

)

 

(0.22

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Forward Currency Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long

 

 

189,777

 

 

0.11

%

 

Short

 

 

165,075

 

 

0.10

%

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign forward currency contracts

 

 

354,852

 

 

0.21

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts

 

$

(17,929

)

 

(0.01

)%

     Description Fair Value  % of Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
Foreign Commercial Paper           
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
Automotive            
$1,200,000  1/12/22 Nationwide Building Society  0.12% $1,199,952   0.79%
Banks            
 1,200,000  2/7/22 DBS Bank Ltd.  0.15%  1,199,815   0.79%
 1,200,000  1/14/22 DNB Bank ASA  0.11%  1,199,948   0.79%
 1,200,000  2/15/22 KfW  0.12%  1,199,820   0.79%
Diversified financial services            
 1,200,000  1/20/22 Experian Finance plc  0.25%  1,199,835   0.79%
 1,200,000  3/8/22 Glencove Funding DAC  0.24%  1,199,472   0.79%
Total foreign commercial paper (cost: $7,197,809)      7,198,842   4.74%
Total commercial paper (cost: $20,295,031)      20,297,450   13.36%

U.S. Corporate Notes            
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
Aerospace            
$4,000,000  5/1/22 Boeing Company  2.70%  4,042,997   2.66%
 1,600,000  8/16/23 Raytheon Technologies Corporation  3.65%  1,684,350   1.11%
Automotive            
 4,000,000  6/14/24 NVIDIA Corporation  0.58%  3,964,887   2.61%
Banks            
 2,000,000  7/23/24 Bank of America Corporation  3.86%  2,118,449   1.39%
 4,000,000  5/5/23 Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch  1.00%  4,013,970   2.64%
 5,000,000  4/25/23 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  2.78%  5,056,552   3.32%
 4,000,000  5/17/22 Truist Bank  2.80%  4,043,637   2.66%
 4,250,000  1/24/24 Wells Fargo & Company  3.75%  4,531,975   2.98%
Diversified financial services            
 4,000,000  1/8/24 Athene Global Funding  0.95%  3,991,593   2.62%
 2,700,000  4/1/24 Brookfield Finance LLC  4.00%  2,872,854   1.89%
 4,600,000  3/8/24 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  0.67%  4,592,049   3.02%
 600,000  12/7/23 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation  0.35%  594,886   0.39%
Pharmaceuticals            
 4,000,000  5/16/22 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company  2.60%  4,047,412   2.66%
 3,500,000  2/1/23 Zoetis Inc.  3.25%  3,612,107   2.37%
Telecommunications            
 4,000,000  2/9/22 Apple Inc.  2.50%  4,040,632   2.66%
 3,500,000  6/30/22 AT&T Inc.  3.00%  3,527,728   2.32%
 3,000,000  3/22/24 Verizon Communications Inc.  0.75%  2,987,465   1.96%
Total U.S. corporate notes (cost: $60,212,369)      59,723,543   39.26%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership
Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2021

     Description Fair Value  % of Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
Foreign Corporate Notes           
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
Banks            
$3,000,000  6/9/23 Nordea Bank Abp  1.00% $3,008,775   1.98%
Total foreign corporate notes (cost: $2,996,910)      3,008,775   1.98%
Total corporate notes (cost: $63,209,279)      62,732,318   41.24%

U.S. Asset Backed Securities            
Face Value  Maturity Date Name  Yield 1        
Automotive            
 590,000  6/18/25 Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2020-3  0.53%  588,969   0.39%
 350,000  12/16/24 CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2019-2  2.77%  358,066   0.24%
 625,000  1/10/25 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 2021-P3  0.38%  624,086   0.41%
 210,000  6/9/25 Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-P1  0.44%  209,473   0.14%
 45,202  12/15/23 Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1  0.36%  45,208   0.03%
 625,000  4/15/24 Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2021-B  0.24%  623,654   0.41%
 371,000  8/15/28 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-Rev1  2.62%  372,354   0.24%
 410,834  8/15/24 Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust 2020-B  0.46%  410,767   0.27%
 295,000  4/15/25 Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust 2020-B  0.54%  294,814   0.19%
 183,585  4/15/24 Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-2  0.28%  183,574   0.12%
 593,233  3/20/25 TESLA 2021-A A2  0.36%  592,005   0.39%
 126,149  12/15/23 World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2020-C  0.35%  126,170   0.08%
 94,072  6/17/24 World Omni Select Auto Trust 2020-A  0.47%  94,096   0.06%
Equipment            
 340,908  10/22/24 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2019-2  1.91%  342,291   0.22%
 130,397  6/22/22 Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2020-1  2.26%  130,602   0.09%
 625,000  3/20/24 Dllmt 2021-1 Llc.  0.60%  623,777   0.41%
 775,000  7/22/30 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2020-2  0.69%  775,720   0.51%
 1,115,262  3/20/31 HPEFS Equipment Trust 2021-1_2  0.59%  1,113,334   0.73%
 425,000  4/15/24 MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2021-A  0.30%  424,579   0.28%
 2,555  4/20/23 Verizon Owner Trust 2018-A  3.23%  2,563   0.00%
 375,000  7/22/24 Verizon Owner Trust 2020-A  1.85%  377,791   0.25%
Total U.S. asset backed securities (cost: $8,348,364)      8,313,893   5.46%
Total investments in securities (cost: $102,304,347)     $101,773,959   66.91%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2021

 Description Fair Value  % of Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS        
Long U.S. Futures Contracts        
 Agricultural commodities $317,360   0.21%
 Currencies  68,491   0.05%
 Energy  655,067   0.43%
 Equity indices  341,791   0.22%
 Interest rate instruments  (224,600)  (0.15)%
 Metals  3,611,395   2.37%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long U.S. futures contracts  4,769,504   3.13%
         
Short U.S. Futures Contracts        
 Agricultural commodities  (86,996)  (0.06)%
 Currencies  (269,064)  (0.18)%
 Energy  15,999   0.01%
 Equity indices  13,694   0.01%
 Interest rate instruments  181,212   0.12%
 Metals  (3,648,365)  (2.40)%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short U.S. futures contracts  (3,793,520)  (2.50)%
         
Total U.S. Futures Contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. futures contracts  975,984   0.63%
         
Long Foreign Futures Contracts        
 Agricultural commodities  116,102   0.08%
 Currencies  14,171   0.01%
 Energy  (415,359)  (0.27)%
 Equity indices  536,230   0.35%
 Interest rate instruments  (1,682,102)  (1.11)%
 Metals  12,709   0.01%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long foreign futures contracts  (1,418,249)  (0.93)%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2021

 Description Fair Value  % of
Partners’
Capital (Net
Asset Value)
 
OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)        
Short Foreign Futures Contracts        
 Agricultural commodities $(17,012)  (0.01)%
 Currencies  56,878   0.04%
 Equity indices  (498,200)  (0.33)%
 Interest rate instruments  179,585   0.12%
 Metals  (2,702)  0.00%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short foreign futures contracts  (281,451)  (0.18)%
         
Total foreign futures contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign futures contracts  (1,699,700)  (1.11)%
         
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts $(723,716)  (0.48)%
         
OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS        
U.S. Forward Currency Contracts        
 Long $627,816   0.41%
 Short  (654,005)  (0.43)%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. forward currency contracts  (26,189)  (0.02)%
         
Foreign Forward Currency Contracts        
 Long  249,949   0.16%
 Short  104,279   0.07%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign forward currency contracts  354,228   0.23%
         
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts $328,039   0.21%
         
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS        
 Long  195,517   0.13%
 Short  75,265   0.05%
   270,782   0.18%
INVESTMENT IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANY3        
 Galaxy East Alpha (cost: $782,292) $3,200,634   2.10%

 

1Represents the annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, the stated coupon rate for coupon-bearing securities, or the stated interest rate for certificates of deposit.

 

2No individual futures or forward currency contract position constituted one percent or greater of partners’ capital (net asset value). Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.

 

3Private investment company is a separate series that is part of the Galaxy Plus Managed Account Platform (Platform), which is sponsored by New Hyde Park Alternative Funds, LLC (Sponsor).  Each series on the Platform invests in Master Fund that allocates assets to a Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”).  The CTA of our master fund investment trades global commodities markets primarily through futures contracts. The CTA is paid a management fee of up to 1.00% and a 20% share of the trading profits. The Fund may redeem any portion of its investment on a daily basis. Any requested redemption will be satisfied within two days. There are no restrictions on liquidity for the Fund.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

11


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Statements of Operations

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020

(Unaudited)

 

                  

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 Three Months Ended March 31, 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 2022  2021 

Realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Futures, futures options, swaps and forward
contracts

 

$

(3,125,251

)

 

$

 

3,492,125

 

 

$

18,519,421

 

 

$

 

(16,940,382

)

Investments in SMFSF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,753,150

)

Futures, swaps and forward contracts $14,736,032  $11,273,818 

Investment in private investment company

 

 

1,952,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,952,646

 

 

 

 

  1,480,463    

Investments in securities

 

 

174,076

 

 

 

130,632

 

 

 

414,947

 

 

 

642,814

 

  (2,049)  263,047 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Futures, futures options, swaps and forward contracts

 

 

(334,396

)

 

 

(2,067,382

)

 

 

(7,417,666

)

 

 

457,781

 

Investments in private investment company and SMFSF

 

 

1,008,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,010,239

 

 

 

2,882,001

 

Futures, swaps and forward contracts  6,237,093   (6,664,122)
Investment in private investment company  139,370   (180,535)

Investments in securities

 

 

(298,371

)

 

 

(241,735

)

 

 

(952,880

)

 

 

80,889

 

  (1,287,548)  (603,832)

Exchange membership

 

 

4,750

 

 

 

(3,750

)

 

 

14,750

 

 

 

3,000

 

  27,000   (5,000)

Brokerage commissions and trading expenses

 

 

(281,412

)

 

 

(350,451

)

 

 

(833,626

)

 

 

(1,196,755

)

  (288,210)  (269,129)

Net realized and changed in unrealized gain

(loss) on investments

 

 

(899,450

)

 

 

959,439

 

 

 

15,707,831

 

 

 

(16,823,802

)

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments  21,042,151   3,814,247 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)        

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Interest income (loss)

 

 

193,609

 

 

 

437,427

 

 

 

754,281

 

 

 

2,109,841

 

  178,738   328,865 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Trading Advisor management fee

 

 

595,425

 

 

 

688,066

 

 

 

1,832,673

 

 

 

2,318,959

 

  604,303   626,580 

Trading Advisor incentive fee

 

 

405,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,205,864

 

 

 

213,562

 

  2,468,352   304,999 

Cash manager fees

 

 

36,825

 

 

 

39,995

 

 

 

112,720

 

 

 

140,311

 

Cash Manager fees  33,063   39,491 

General Partner management and performance

fees

 

 

605,298

 

 

 

 

717,433

 

 

 

1,873,853

 

 

 

 

2,366,584

 

  591,798   636,442 

Selling agent fees – General Partner

 

 

551,915

 

 

 

668,372

 

 

 

1,713,453

 

 

 

2,154,202

 

  542,355   584,079 

Broker dealer servicing fees – General Partner

 

 

21,644

 

 

 

24,393

 

 

 

66,469

 

 

 

84,359

 

  20,720   22,340 

General Partner 1% allocation

 

 

(31,040

)

 

 

(9,568

)

 

 

90,942

 

 

 

(226,740

)

  167,825   17,380 

Administrative expenses – General Partner

 

 

181,818

 

 

 

215,451

 

 

 

562,835

 

 

 

682,075

 

  177,774   191,153 

Total expenses

 

 

2,367,078

 

 

 

2,344,142

 

 

 

7,458,809

 

 

 

7,733,312

 

  4,606,190   2,422,464 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

(2,173,469

)

 

 

(1,906,715

)

 

 

(6,704,528

)

 

 

(5,623,471

)

  (4,427,452)  (2,093,599)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(3,072,919

)

 

$

(947,276

)

 

$

9,003,303

 

 

$

(22,447,273

)

Net Income (Loss) $16,614,699  $1,720,648 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 
  Class A  Class A2  Class A3  Class B  Class I  Class R 
Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit $439.83  $120.98  $116.84  $746.51  $129.59  $125.24 
Net income (loss) per unit† $440.50  $120.98  $116.84  $743.62  $129.59  $125.24 
                         
Weighted average number of units outstanding  25,524.3889   340.7057   38.0000   6,021.2043   256.4767   6,505.3146 

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 
  Class A  Class A2  Class A3  Class B  Class I  Class R 
Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit $34.68  $12.60  $11.86  $82.78  $16.36  $14.30 
Net income (loss) per unit† $32.59  $12.25  $12.67  $80.28  $16.36  $14.26 
                         
Weighted average number of units outstanding  30,085.4184   454.8693   62.0304   7,242.2796   256.4767   7,456.7224 

(based on weighted average number of units outstanding during the period)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited)

         
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2022  2021 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net income (loss) $16,614,699  $1,720,648 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities        
Net change in unrealized (gain) loss from futures, forwards and swaps trading  (6,237,093)  6,972,798 
Net realized and change in unrealized (gain) loss on private investment company, securities and certificates of deposit  (330,236)  521,320 
Purchases of securities, private investment company and certificates of deposit  (74,514,658)  (83,697,426)
Proceeds from disposition of private investment company, securities and certificates of deposit  79,174,785    84,315,734 
Changes in        
Exchange membership  (27,000)  5,000 
Dividend receivable  (3,893)   
Trading Advisor management fee payable  88,624   1,049 
Trading Advisor incentive fee payable  1,746,438   304,999 
Commissions and other trading fees payable on open contracts  (3,047)  (5,473)
Cash Manager fees payable  (3,159)  (1,677)
General Partner management and performance fees payable  17,433   (12,561)
General Partner 1% allocation receivable/payable  60,054   137,254 
Selling agent fees payable – General Partner  15,693   (12,725)
Broker dealer servicing fees payable – General Partner  611   (345)
Administrative fee payable – General Partner  5,301   (3,819)
Dividend and interest payable  (3,384)  2,510 
Net cash provided by operating activities  16,601,168   10,247,286 
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Subscriptions  35,000   136,000 
Subscriptions received in advance  150,000   300,000 
Redemptions  (2,891,925)  (11,831,691)
Net cash used in financing activities  (2,706,925)  (11,395,691)
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  13,894,243   (1,148,405)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  50,020,190   50,569,879 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $63,914,433  $49,421,474 
         
End of period cash and cash equivalents consists of        
Cash in broker trading accounts $46,541,007  $40,788,575 
Cash and cash equivalents not in broker trading accounts  17,373,426   8,632,899 
Total end of period cash and cash equivalents $63,914,433  $49,421,474 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information      
Prior period redemptions paid $1,285,931  $5,585,666 
Prior period subscriptions received in advance $  $33,000 
         
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities        
Redemptions payable $1,985,499  $5,191,505 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited)

  Class A  Class A2  Class A3  Class B  Class I  Class R  Total 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022                            
Balance at December 31, 2021 $104,241,918  $366,207  $39,588  $40,086,210  $285,819  $7,133,264  $152,153,006 
Net income (loss)  11,243,570   41,220   4,440   4,477,497   33,238   814,734   16,614,699 
Subscriptions  35,000                  35,000 
Redemptions  (2,690,977)        (900,516)        (3,591,493)
Transfers  (32,191)        32,191          
Balance at March 31, 2022 $112,797,320  $407,427  $44,028  $43,695,382  $319,057  $7,947,998  $165,211,212 
                             
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021                            
Balance at December 31, 2020 $118,745,248  $523,333  $83,577  $45,043,756  $262,500  $7,779,218  $172,437,632 
Net income (loss)  1,006,946   6,418   939   593,906   4,196   108,243   1,720,648 
Subscriptions  136,000         33,000         169,000 
Redemptions  (8,297,140)  (184,599)  (47,162)  (2,362,895)     (545,734)  (11,437,530)
Transfers  (125,790)        125,790          
Balance at March 31, 2021 $111,465,264  $345,152  $37,354  $43,433,557  $266,696  $7,341,727  $162,889,750 

  Units 
    
  Class A  Class A2  Class A3  Class B  Class I  Class R 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022                        
Balance at December 31, 2021  25,762.1732   340.7072   38.0000   6,103.5404   256.4767   6,505.3148 
Subscriptions  8.5136                
Redemptions  (619.2722)        (134.4111)     (0.0001)
Transfers  (7.9845)        4.9119       
Balance at March 31, 2022  25,143.4301   340.7072   38.0000   5,974.0412   256.4767   6,505.3147 
                         
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021                        
Balance at December 31, 2020  31,093.6903   523.0963   86.0607   7,397.6586   256.4767   7,667.4336 
Subscriptions  36.3455         5.4197       
Redemptions  (2,171.6400)  (182.3906)  (48.0607)  (386.6001)     (531.8037)
Transfers  (33.6170)        21.0531       
Balance at March 31, 2021  28,924.7788   340.7057   38.0000   7,037.5313   256.4767   7,135.6299 

  Net Asset Value per Unit 
                   
  Class A  Class A2  Class A3  Class B  Class I  Class R 
                   
March 31, 2022 $4,486.15  $1,195.83  $1,158.65  $7,314.21  $1,244.00  $1,221.77 
December 31, 2021  4,046.32   1,074.85   1,041.81   6,567.70   1,114.41   1,096.53 
March 31, 2021  3,853.63   1,013.05   983.01   6,171.70   1,039.85   1,028.88 
December 31, 2020  3,818.95   1,000.45   971.15   6,088.92   1,023.49   1,014.58 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)

                         

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class A2

 

 

Class A3

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class R

 

Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit

 

$

(83.80

)

 

$

(18.43

)

 

$

(18.26

)

 

$

(105.93

)

 

$

(15.32

)

 

$

(17.13

)

Net income (loss) per unit

 

$

(83.16

)

 

$

(18.43

)

 

$

(18.26

)

 

$

(104.96

)

 

$

(15.31

)

 

$

(17.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of units outstanding

 

 

27,110.9034

 

 

 

340.7057

 

 

 

38.0000

 

 

 

6,607.0765

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

6,695.07

 

                         

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class A2

 

 

Class A3

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class R

 

Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit

 

$

(27.22

)

 

$

(3.82

)

 

$

(4.06

)

 

$

(17.57

)

 

$

(0.69

)

 

$

(2.45

)

Net income (loss) per unit

 

$

(24.43

)

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

(4.05

)

 

$

(5.66

)

 

$

(0.69

)

 

$

(1.41

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of units outstanding

 

 

36,341.2288

 

 

 

649.5844

 

 

 

86.0607

 

 

 

8,392.2071

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

8,519.9528

 

                         

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class A2

 

 

Class A3

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class R

 

Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit

 

$

192.05

 

 

$

61.32

 

 

$

58.37

 

 

$

392.45

 

 

$

73.68

 

 

$

67.00

 

Net income (loss) per unit

 

$

195.48

 

 

$

55.60

 

 

$

51.62

 

 

$

399.94

 

 

$

73.69

 

 

$

68.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of units outstanding

 

 

28,981.9716

 

 

 

413.9924

 

 

 

52.4182

 

 

 

7,005.1154

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

7,158.00

 

                         

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class A2

 

 

Class A3

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class R

 

Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit

 

$

(404.80

)

 

$

(94.84

)

 

$

(93.23

)

 

$

(558.01

)

 

$

(86.18

)

 

$

(91.38

)

Net income (loss) per unit

 

$

(403.66

)

 

$

(84.65

)

 

$

(93.22

)

 

$

(596.47

)

 

$

(140.69

)

 

$

(88.56

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of units outstanding

 

 

38,653.3929

 

 

 

648.3118

 

 

 

86.0607

 

 

 

9,647.1662

 

 

 

1,012.7925

 

 

 

9,993.0700

 

(based on weighted average number of units outstanding during the period)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

9,003,303

 

 

$

(22,447,273

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized (gain) loss from futures, futures options, forwards contracts and swap contracts

 

 

7,358,760

 

 

 

(457,781

)

Net realized and change in unrealized (gain) loss on SMFSF, private investment company, securities and certificates of deposit

 

 

(5,424,952

)

 

 

(852,554

)

Purchases of securities

 

 

(281,462,505

)

 

 

(420,488,074

)

Proceeds from disposition of SMFSF, private investment company, securities and certificates of deposit

 

 

295,793,782

 

 

 

477,660,470

 

Exchange Membership

 

 

(14,750

)

 

 

(3,000

)

Changes in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading Advisor management fee payable

 

 

(61,619

)

 

 

(321,262

)

Trading Advisor incentive fee payable

 

 

864,756

 

 

 

(602,408

)

Commissions and other trading fees payable on open contracts

 

 

(8,854

)

 

 

(22,302

)

Cash Manager fees payable

 

 

(5,474

)

 

 

28,469

 

General Partner management and performance fees payable

 

 

(26,087

)

 

 

(86,493

)

General Partner 1% allocation receivable/payable

 

 

210,815

 

 

 

(307,217

)

Selling agent fees payable – General Partner

 

 

(26,302

)

 

 

(70,564

)

Broker dealer servicing fees payable – General Partner

 

 

(700

)

 

 

(3,556

)

Administrative fee payable – General Partner

 

 

(7,738

)

 

 

9,712

 

Dividend and interest payable

 

 

2,007

 

 

 

--

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

26,194,442

 

 

 

32,036,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriptions

 

 

653,492

 

 

 

633,656

 

Subscriptions received in advance

 

 

750,000

 

 

 

18,657

 

Redemptions

 

 

(30,399,388

)

 

 

(48,320,990

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(28,995,896

)

 

 

(47,668,677

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(2,801,454

)

 

 

(15,632,510

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

50,569,879

 

 

 

69,988,877

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

47,768,425

 

 

$

54,356,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period cash and cash equivalents consists of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash in broker trading accounts

 

$

40,817,333

 

 

$

44,461,686

 

Cash and cash equivalents not in broker trading accounts

 

 

6,951,092

 

 

 

9,894,681

 

Total end of period cash and cash equivalents

 

$

47,768,425

 

 

$

54,356,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior period redemptions paid

 

$

5,585,666

 

 

$

4,780,643

 

Prior period subscriptions received in advance

 

$

33,000

 

 

$

266,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemptions payable

 

$

1,206,869

 

 

$

3,120,444

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

14

Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

Class A2

 

 

 

Class A3

 

 

 

Class B

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

Total

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

$

118,745,248

 

 

$

523,333

 

 

$

83,577

 

 

$

45,043,756

 

 

$

262,500

 

 

$

7,779,218

 

 

$

172,437,632

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

1,006,946

 

 

 

6,418

 

 

 

939

 

 

 

593,906

 

 

 

4,196

 

 

 

108,243

 

 

 

1,720,648

 

Subscriptions

 

 

136,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

169,000

 

Redemptions

 

 

(8,297,140

)

 

 

(184,599

)

 

 

(47,162

)

 

 

(2,362,895

)

 

 

 

 

 

(545,734

)

 

 

(11,437,530

)

Transfers

 

 

(125,790

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2021

 

 

111,465,264

 

 

 

345,152

 

 

 

37,354

 

 

 

43,433,557

 

 

 

266,696

 

 

 

7,341,727

 

 

 

162,889,750

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

6,912,990

 

 

 

22,877

 

 

 

2,461

 

 

 

2,901,251

 

 

 

18,630

 

 

 

497,365

 

 

 

10,355,574

 

Subscriptions

 

 

72,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

372,492

 

Redemptions

 

 

(5,789,986

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,683,935

)

 

 

 

 

 

(405,815

)

 

 

(8,879,736

)

Transfers

 

 

(93,729

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

112,567,031

 

 

 

368,029

 

 

 

39,815

 

 

 

44,044,602

 

 

 

285,326

 

 

 

7,433,277

 

 

 

164,738,080

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(2,254,471

)

 

 

(6,278

)

 

 

(694

)

 

 

(693,507

)

 

 

(3,927

)

 

 

(114,042

)

 

 

(3,072,919

)

Subscriptions

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,000

 

Redemptions

 

 

(4,190,773

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,282,322

)

 

 

 

 

 

(230,230

)

 

 

(5,703,786

)

Transfers

 

 

(60,539

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

$

106,136,248

 

 

$

361,751

 

 

$

39,121

 

 

$

42,199,312

 

 

$

281,399

 

 

$

7,089,005

 

 

$

156,106,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

$

 

166,191,101

 

 

$

 

544,240

 

 

$

 

86,512

 

 

$

 

66,498,788

 

 

$

 

1,846,574

 

 

$

 

13,081,928

 

 

$

 

248,249,143

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(16,192,422

)

 

 

(64,315

)

 

 

(8,692

)

 

 

(6,549,700

)

 

 

(179,354

)

 

 

(1,018,379

)

 

 

(24,012,862

)

Subscriptions

 

 

303,803

 

 

 

98,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

113,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

514,803

 

Redemptions

 

 

(9,387,547

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,207,077

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,777,516

)

 

 

(16,372,140

)

Transfers

 

 

(219,684

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

219,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2020

 

 

140,695,251

 

 

 

577,925

 

 

 

77,820

 

 

 

56,074,695

 

 

 

1,667,220

 

 

 

9,286,033

 

 

 

208,378,944

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

1,477,399

 

 

 

8,956

 

 

 

1,018

 

 

 

842,989

 

 

 

37,036

 

 

 

145,467

 

 

 

2,512,865

 

Subscriptions

 

 

34,611

 

 

 

87,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121,911

 

Redemptions

 

 

(7,922,275

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,946,258

)

 

 

(1,458,476

)

 

 

(1,108,126

)

 

 

(17,435,135

)

Transfers

 

 

(296,736

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

296,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

 

133,988,250

 

 

 

674,181

 

 

 

78,838

 

 

 

50,268,162

 

 

 

245,780

 

 

 

8,323,374

 

 

 

193,578,585

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(887,660

)

 

 

480

 

 

 

(349

)

 

 

(47,531

)

 

 

(176

)

 

 

(12,040

)

 

 

(947,276

)

Subscriptions

 

 

262,942

 

 

 

 

��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

262,942

 

Redemptions

 

 

(6,934,702

)

 

 

(95,255

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,193,763

)

 

 

 

 

 

(629,796

)

 

 

(12,853,516

)

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

 

$

126,428,830

 

 

$

579,406

 

 

$

78,489

 

 

$

45,026,868

 

 

$

245,604

 

 

$

7,681,538

 

 

$

180,040,735

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

15

Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

(Unaudited)

Units

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

Class A2

 

 

 

Class A3

 

 

 

Class B

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Class R

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

31,093.6903

 

 

 

523.0963

 

 

 

86.0607

 

 

 

7,397.6586

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

7,667.4336

 

Subscriptions

 

 

36.3455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.4197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemptions

 

 

(2,171.6400

)

 

 

(182.39

)

 

 

(48.06

)

 

 

(386.6001

)

 

 

 

 

 

(531.8037

)

Transfers

 

 

(33.6170

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.0531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2021

 

 

28,924.7788

 

 

 

340.7057

 

 

 

38.0000

 

 

 

7,037.5313

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

7,135.6299

 

Subscriptions

 

 

18.0915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.6089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemptions

 

 

(1,429.2377

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(414.4382

)

 

 

 

 

 

(370.1843

)

Transfers

 

 

(23.3916

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.5840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

27,490.2410

 

 

 

340.7057

 

 

 

38.0000

 

 

 

6,686.2860

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

6,765.4456

 

Subscriptions

 

 

18.5156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.6510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemptions

 

 

(1,032.5974

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(195.2806

)

 

 

 

 

 

(211.1318

)

Transfers

 

 

(14.8520

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.2108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

26,461.3072

 

 

 

340.7057

 

 

 

38.0000

 

 

 

6,510.8672

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

6,554.3138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

 

41,522.9804

 

 

 

526.3226

 

 

 

86.0607

 

 

 

10,608.5075

 

 

 

1,769.1082

 

 

 

12,549.5403

 

Subscriptions

 

 

78.0348

 

 

 

94.7700

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.1358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemptions

 

 

(2,342.9460

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(731.9210

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,664.7698

)

Transfers

 

 

(57.3538

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36.5057

 

 

 

 

 

 

--

 

Balance at March 31, 2020

 

 

39,200.7154

 

 

 

621.0963

 

 

 

86.0607

 

 

 

9,931.2280

 

 

 

1,769.1082

 

 

 

9,884.7705

 

Subscriptions

 

 

9.6434

 

 

 

93.8200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemptions

 

 

(2,165.2172

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,206.6858

)

 

 

(1,512.6315

)

 

 

(1,155.4273

)

Transfers

 

 

(80.9194

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51.3267

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

 

36,964.2222

 

 

 

714.9178

 

 

 

86.0607

 

 

 

8,775.8689

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

8,729.3432

 

Subscriptions

 

 

71.4333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemptions

 

 

(1,893.0586

)

 

 

(98.0000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(890.8515

)

 

 

 

 

 

(652.3659

)

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,076.9773

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

 

 

35,142.5969

 

 

 

616.9178

 

 

 

86.0607

 

 

 

7,885.0174

 

 

 

256.4767

 

 

 

8,076.9773

 

Net Asset Value per Unit

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

Class A2

 

 

 

Class A3

 

 

 

Class B

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

$

4,011.00

 

 

$

1,061.77

 

 

$

1,029.52

 

 

$

6,481.37

 

 

$

1,097.17

 

 

$

1,081.58

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

3,818.95

 

 

 

1,000.45

 

 

 

971.15

 

 

 

6,088.92

 

 

 

1,023.49

 

 

 

1,014.58

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

3,597.59

 

 

 

939.20

 

 

 

912.02

 

 

 

5,710.43

 

 

 

957.61

 

 

 

951.04

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

4,002.39

 

 

 

1,034.04

 

 

 

1005.25

 

 

 

6,268.44

 

 

 

1,043.79

 

 

 

1,042.42

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership


Notes to Financial Statements

1.

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Description of the Fund

 

Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership (“Fund”) is a Maryland limited partnership, which operates as a commodity investment pool that commenced trading operations on January 2, 1990. The Fund issues units of limited partner interests (“Units”) in six classes, Class A, A2, A3, B, I and R, which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Fund. The Fund will automatically terminate on December 31, 2025, unless terminated earlier as provided in the Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (“Partnership Agreement”).

 

The Fund uses commodity trading advisors to engage in the speculative trading of futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other financial instruments traded in the United States (“U.S.”) and internationally.

 

The Fund is a registrant with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“1934 Act”). As a registrant, the Fund is subject to the regulations of the SEC and the disclosure requirements of the 1934 Act. As a commodity pool, the Fund is subject to the regulations of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), an agency of the U.S. Government, which regulates most aspects of the commodity futures industry; rules of the National Futures Association (“NFA”), an industry self-regulatory organization; rules of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), an industry self-regulatory organization; and the requirements of commodity exchanges where the Fund executes transactions. Additionally, the Fund is subject to the requirements of the futures brokers and interbank market makers through which the Fund trades.

 

Steben & Company, LLC (“General Partner”), is the general partner of the Fund and a Maryland corporationlimited liability company registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodities introducing broker, and is also registered with the SEC as a registered investment advisor and a broker dealer.advisor. The General Partner is a member of the NFA and FINRA.NFA. The General Partner manages all aspects of the Fund’s business and serves as one of the Fund’s selling agents.

 

Octavus Group is the parent company of LoCorr Fund Management LLC, which serves as the investment advisor to multiple alternative investment mutual funds.  LoCorr Fund Management LLC operates alternative investment funds with a low correlation to traditional asset classes.

The six classes of Units in the Fund differ only in the fees applicable to each class,class. Class A Units are subject to a 2% per annum selling agent fee. Class A2 Units may pay an up-front sales commission of up to 3% of the offering price and a 0.6% per annum selling agent fee. Class A3 Units may pay an up-front sales commission of up to 2% of the offering price and a 0.75% per annum selling agent fee. Class B Units are subject to a 0.2% per annum broker dealer servicing fee. Class I Units are subject to higher minimum investments requirements and lower General Partner management fees (0.75% per annum instead of 1.50% per annum) as well as a General Partner performance fee (7.5% of new profits, described below:

Class A Units are subject to a 2% per annum selling agent fee.

Class A2 Units may pay an up-front sales commission of up to 3% of the offering price and a 0.6% per annum selling agent fee.

Class A3 Units may pay an up-front sales commission of up to 2% of the offering price and a 0.75% per annum selling agent fee.

Class B Units are subject to a 0.2% per annum broker dealer servicing fee.

Class I Units are subject to higher minimum investments requirements and lower General Partner management fees (0.75% per annum instead of 1.50% per annum) as well as a General Partner performance fee (7.5% of new profits, described more fully in Footnote 4).

more fully in Footnote 4). Class R Units do not pay selling compensation or servicing fees to selling agents and are generally intended for clients of registered investment advisors.

At September 30, 2021, the Fund did not own any Class I shares of the Steben Managed Futures Strategy Fund (“SMFSF”), having fully liquidated its investment during January 2020. SMFSF was a non-diversified series of shares of beneficial interest of Steben Alternative Investment Funds (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end investment company. SMFSF reorganized into shares of another mutual fund and is no longer operating so the Fund will make no further investments in SMFSF.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

Accounting Principles

The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Under GAAP, the Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.


Use of Estimates

Preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Revenue Recognition

Futures, forward currency contracts, investments in securities, certificates of deposit, and the exchange membership are recorded on a trade date basis, and gains or losses are realized when contracts/positions are liquidated. Realized gains and losses on investments in securities and certificates of deposit are determined on a specific identification basis and are included in net realized gain (loss) in the statements of operations. Unrealized gains and losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and fair value) are reported in the statements of financial condition as net unrealized gain or loss, as there exists a right of offset of any unrealized gains or losses. The difference between cost and the fair value of open investments in securities and certificates of deposit is reflected as unrealized gain or loss on investments in securities and certificates of deposit. Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the statements of operations. Interest income earned on investments in securities, certificates of deposit and other cash and cash equivalent balances is recorded on an accrual basis. Market discounts and premiums on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security using the effective yield method.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments are recorded at fair value, the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are classified within a fair value hierarchy based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. This fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 –   Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Financial instruments utilizing Level 1 inputs include futures contracts, U.S. Treasury securities and mutual funds.

Level 1 –Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Financial instruments utilizing Level 1 inputs include futures contracts, U.S. Treasury securities and mutual funds.

 

Level 2 –   Fair value is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the financial instrument, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals using a market approach. Financial instruments utilizing Level 2 inputs include forward currency contracts, commercial paper, corporate notes, asset backed securities and the exchange membership.

Level 2 –Fair value is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the financial instrument, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals using a market approach. Financial instruments utilizing Level 2 inputs include forward currency contracts, swaps, commercial paper, corporate notes, certificates of deposit, asset backed securities and the exchange membership.

 

Level 3 –   Fair value is based on valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable. The Fund has no financial instruments utilizing Level 3 inputs.

Level 3 –Fair value is based on valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable. The Fund has no financial instruments utilizing Level 3 inputs.

 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the investment.

 

The Fund assesses the classification of the instruments at each measurement date, and any transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Fund’s accounting policy regarding the recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. For the period ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2020,2021, there were no such transfers between levels.

 

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis follows.

 

U.S. Treasury securities are recorded at fair value based on bid and ask quotes for identical instruments. Commercial paper, certificates of deposit, corporate notes, asset backed securities and the exchange membership are recorded at fair value based on bid and ask quotes for similar, but not identical, instruments. Accordingly, U.S. Treasury securities are classified within Level 1, and commercial paper, certificates of deposit, corporate notes, asset backed securities, swaps and exchange memberships are classified within Level 2.

 

18

The investment in a money market fund and futures contracts are valued using quoted market prices for identical assets in active markets and are classified within Level 1. The money market fund is included in cash and cash equivalents in the statements of financial condition. The fair values of forward currency contracts are based upon third-party quoted dealer values on the interbank market and are classified within Level 2. The Fund’s valuation policy for swaps is that fair value is based on the terms of the contracts (such as the notional amount and the contract maturity) and current market data and counterparty credit risk. Swaps are generally categorized as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The Fund’s investment in a private investment company is valued at net asset value as provided by the private fund’s administrator. This use of net asset value as the practical expedient to approximate fair value under ASC 820 is advisable due to the investment not having a readily determinable fair value. Investments measured at fair value using the new asset value practical expedient are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy.


Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents may include cash, funds held in money market accounts and short-term investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition and that are not held for sale in the normal course of business. The Fund maintains deposits with financial institutions in amounts that are in excess of federally insured limits; however, the Fund does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk.

 

Exchange Membership

The Fund incurs reduced fees for transactions on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) due to a membership interest in the CME. The membership is accounted at its fair value and changes in fair value are reported in net change in unrealized gain (loss) in exchange membership on the statement of operations.

 

Brokerage Commissions and Trading Expenses

Brokerage commissions and trading expenses include brokerage and other trading fees, and are charged to expense when contracts are opened and closed.

 

Redemptions Payable

Redemptions payable represent redemptions that meet the requirements of the Fund and have been approved by the General Partner prior to period-end. These redemptions have been recorded using the period-end net asset value per Unit.

 

Income Taxes

The Fund prepares calendar year U.S. and applicable state and local tax returns. The Fund is not subject to federal income taxes as each partner is individually liable for his or her allocable share of the Fund’sFund's income, expenses and trading gains or losses. The Fund evaluates the tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’sFund's tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are more-likely-than-not to be sustained when examined by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense and asset or liability in the current year. Management has determined there are no material uncertain income tax positions through September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. With few exceptions, the Fund is no longer subject to U.S. federal, or state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2017.the current and prior three years.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The Fund has certain investments denominated in foreign currencies. The purchase and sale of investments, and income and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and change in unrealized gain or loss on such investments in the statements of operations.

 

Reclassification

Certain amounts reported in the 20202021 financial statements may have been reclassified to conform to the 20212022 presentation without affecting previously reported partners’ capital (net asset value) or net income (loss).

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

None atThere are no relevant new accounting pronouncements to note for this time.period.


 

2.

2.

Fair Value Disclosures

 

The Fund’s assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, are summarized in the following tables by the type of inputs applicable to the fair value measurements:

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Footnote 2: Fair Value Disclosure

SeptemberAt March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20202022

At September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Valued at NAV

 

 

Total

 

 Level 1 Level 2 Practical Expedient Total 

Equity in broker trading accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts*

 

$

477,086

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

477,086

 

 $5,238,139  $—    $—    $5,238,139 

Net open future options contracts*

 

 

219,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

219,579

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts*

 

 

 

 

 

(61,147

)

 

 

 

 

 

(61,147

)

  —     874,055   —     874,055 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts*  —     2   —     2 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                

Money market funds

 

 

2,869,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,869,826

 

Money market fund  457,969   —     —     457,969 

Investment in private investment company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,505,088

 

 

 

5,505,088

 

  —     —     3,830,466   3,830,466 

Investment in securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities:                

U.S. Treasury securities*

 

 

12,137,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,137,942

 

  9,801,063   —     —     9,801,063 

Asset backed securities*

 

 

 

 

 

8,329,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,329,556

 

  —     7,984,458   —     7,984,458 

Commercial paper*

 

 

 

 

 

20,398,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,398,671

 

  —     19,092,761   —     19,092,761 

Corporate notes*

 

 

 

 

 

64,868,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,868,379

 

  —     59,935,954   —     59,935,954 

Exchange membership

 

 

 

 

 

65,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,750

 

  —     139,000   —     139,000 

Total

 

$

15,704,433

 

 

$

93,601,209

 

 

$

5,505,088

 

 

$

114,810,730

 

 $15,497,171  $88,026,230  $3,830,466  $107,353,867 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*See the condensed schedule of investments for further description.

 

At December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Valued at NAV

 

 

Total

 

Equity in broker trading accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts*

 

$

8,169,982

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,169,982

 

Net open futures options contracts*

 

 

150,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,900

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency
 contracts*

 

 

 

 

 

(17,929

)

 

 

 

 

 

(17,929

)

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

 

1,413,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,413,139

 

Investment in securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury securities*

 

 

12,228,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,228,514

 

Asset backed securities*

 

 

 

 

 

8,224,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,224,234

 

Commercial paper*

 

 

 

 

 

21,596,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,596,100

 

Corporate notes*

 

 

 

 

 

77,788,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,788,438

 

Exchange membership

 

 

 

 

 

51,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,000

 

Total

 

$

21,962,535

 

 

$

107,641,843

 

 

$

 

 

$

129,604,378

 

At December 31, 2021

  Level 1  Level 2  Valued at NAV  Total 
Equity in broker trading accounts:                
    Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts* $(723,716) $—    $—    $(723,716)
    Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts*  —     328,039   —     328,039 
    Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts*  —     270,782   —     270,782 
Cash and cash equivalents:                
    Money market funds  1,577,950   —     —     1,577,950 
Investment in private investment company  —     —     3,200,634   3,200,634 
Investment in securities:                
    U.S. Treasury securities*  10,430,298   —     —     10,430,298 
    Asset backed securities*  —     8,313,893   —     8,313,893 
    Commercial paper*  —     20,297,450   —     20,297,450 
    Corporate notes*  —     62,732,318   —     62,732,318 
Exchange membership  —     112,000   —     112,000 
Total $11,284,532  $92,054,482  $3,200,634  $106,539,648 

*See the condensed schedule of investments for further description.

 

*See the condensed schedule of investments for further description.

 

There were no Level 3 holdings at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, or during the periodperiods then ended, that were valued at NAV.ended.

 

In addition to the financial instruments listed above, substantially all of the Fund’s other assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments and are reflected at fair value, or at carrying amounts that approximate fair value because of the short maturity of the instruments.


3.

3.

Derivative Instruments Disclosures

 

The Fund’s derivative contracts are comprised of futures and forward currency contracts, none of which are designated as hedging instruments. At September 30,March 31, 2022, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the statement of financial condition:

March 31, 2022 Derivative Assets and Liabilities, at fair value 
Statements of Financial Condition Location Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial Condition
  Net Amount of
Assets Presented in
the Statements of
Financial Condition
 
Equity in broker trading accounts:            
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts            
Agricultural commodities $1,267,284  $(523,756) $743,528 
Currencies  491,802   (354,377)  137,425 
Energy  965,319   (826,049)  139,270 
Equity indices  1,375,925   (659,819)  716,106 
Interest rate instruments  4,615,359   (2,404,583)  2,210,776 
Metals  12,665,338   (11,374,304)  1,291,034 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts $21,381,027  $(16,142,888) $5,238,139 
             
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts $3,574,391  $(2,700,336) $874,055 
             
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts $2  $—    $2 

At March 31, 2022, there were 10,205 open futures contracts, 3,493 open forward currency contracts and 25,574 open swap contracts.

The Fund’s financial assets, derivative assets, and cash collateral held by counterparties at March 31, 2022 were:

     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Financial Condition
    
Counterparty Net Amount of Assets in
the Statements of
Financial Condition
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Received
  Net Amount 
             
Deutsche Bank AG $291,945  $—    $—    $291,945 
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc,  932,868   —     —     932,868 
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC  (421,000)  —     —     (421,000)
SG Americas Securities, LLC  5,308,383   —     —     5,308,383 
Total $6,112,196  $—    $—    $6,112,196 


For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the statements of operations:

  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
 
Types of Exposure Net realized gain (loss)  Net change in unrealized gain (loss) 
Futures contracts        
Agricultural commodities $2,697,973  $414,075 
Currencies  (601,153)  266,950 
Energy  15,393,888   (116,436)
Equity indices  (4,424,279)  322,591 
Interest rate instruments  (523,134)  3,756,681 
Metals  125,383   1,317,996 
Total futures contracts  12,668,678   5,961,857 
         
Forward currency contracts  2,352,445   546,016 
         
Net open futures options contracts  (508,190)     
         
Swap contracts  167,931   (270,780)
         
Total futures and forward currency contracts $14,680,864  $6,237,093 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the number of futures contracts closed was 137,711, the number of futures options contracts closed was 730, the number of forward currency contracts closed was 71,354 and the number of swap contracts closed was 242.

At December 31, 2021, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the statements of financial condition:

 

At September 30, 2021

 

Derivative Assets and Liabilities, at fair value

 

December 31, 2021       
  Derivative Assets and Liabilities, at fair value 

Statements of Financial Condition Location

 

Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets

 

 

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

 Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition 

Equity in broker trading accounts:

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in broker trading accounts:            
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts            

Agricultural commodities

 

$

1,215,467

 

 

$

(285,760

)

 

$

929,707

 

 $881,710  $(552,256) $329,454 

Currencies

 

 

542,688

 

 

 

(342,096

)

 

 

200,592

 

  387,202   (516,726)  (129,524)

Energy

 

 

3,575,320

 

 

 

(192,650

)

 

 

3,382,670

 

  963,524   (707,817)  255,707 

Equity indices

 

 

525,100

 

 

 

(2,422,320

)

 

 

(1,897,220

)

  1,196,988   (803,473)  393,515 

Interest rate instruments

 

 

712,266

 

 

 

(3,108,422

)

 

 

(2,396,156

)

  903,051   (2,448,956)  (1,545,905)

Metals

 

 

8,235,795

 

 

 

(7,978,302

)

 

 

257,493

 

  5,551,318   (5,578,281)  (26,963)
Single stock futures               

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts

 

$

14,806,636

 

 

$

(14,329,550

)

 

$

477,086

 

 $9,883,793  $(10,607,509) $(723,716)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Net open futures options contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate instruments

 

$

313,332

 

 

$

(93,753

)

 

$

219,579

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts $2,984,528  $(2,656,489) $328,039 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts

 

$

3,911,764

 

 

$

(3,972,911

)

 

$

(61,147

)

Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts $270,782  $—    $270,782 

 

21 

At September 30,December 31, 2021, there were 12,23511,903 open futures contracts, 740 open futures options contracts and 6,2803,971 open forward currency contracts.

The Fund’s financial assets, derivative assets, and cash collateral held by counterparties at September 30, 2021 were:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

  

Counterparty

 

Net Amount of Assets in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Cash Collateral Received

 

 

Net Amount

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

$

(618,922

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

(618,922

)

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

 

595,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

595,502

 

JP Morgan Securities, LLC  219,579         219,579 

Société Générale International Limited

 

 

439,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

439,359

 

Total

 

$

635,518

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

635,518

 


For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the statements of operations:

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021

 

Types of Exposure

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural commodities

 

$

(584,103

)

 

$

728,912

 

 

$

4,365,731

 

 

$

(1,133,067

)

Currencies

 

 

(294,725

)

 

 

260,831

 

 

 

(277,713

)

 

 

(18,185

)

Energy

 

 

3,827,948

 

 

 

1,733,873

 

 

 

11,083,141

 

 

 

2,919,774

 

Equity indices

 

 

(411,515

)

 

 

(2,078,304

)

 

 

14,206,897

 

 

 

(4,626,288

)

Interest rate instruments

 

 

(2,410,548

)

 

 

(2,356,504

)

 

 

(8,887,150

)

 

 

(2,970,287

)

Metals

 

 

(230,540

)

 

 

63,420

 

 

 

2,646,080

 

 

 

(1,864,848

)

Total futures contracts

 

 

(103,483

)

 

 

(1,647,772

)

 

 

23,136,986

 

 

 

(7,692,901

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures options contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

45,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,100

 

 

 

 

Equity indices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(435,238

)

 

 

157,775

 

Interest rate instruments

 

 

 

 

 

160,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

160,673

 

Total futures options contracts

 

 

45,100

 

 

 

160,672

 

 

 

(390,138

)

 

 

318,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

(3,015,263

)

 

 

1,153,289

 

 

 

(4,329,601

)

 

 

(43,218

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap contracts

 

 

(36,526

)

 

 

(585

)

 

 

84,321

 

 

 

5

 

Total futures, futures options, swap and forward contracts

 

$

(3,110,172

)

 

$

(334,396

)

 

$

18,501,568

 

 

$

(7,417,666

)

 For the three months ended September 30, 2021, the number of futures contracts closed was 111,391, the number of futures options contracts closed was 820 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 105,618. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the number of futures contracts closed was 330,842, the number of futures options contracts closed was 1,546 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 290,328.


At December 31, 2020, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the statements of financial condition:

December 31, 2020

 

Derivative Assets and Liabilities, at fair value

 

Statements of Financial Condition Location

 

Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets

 

 

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Financial Condition

 

 

Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

Equity in broker trading accounts:

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural commodities

 

$

2,470,055

 

 

$

(407,283

)

 

$

2,062,772

 

Currencies

 

 

361,197

 

 

 

(142,419

)

 

 

218,778

 

Energy

 

 

744,460

 

 

 

(281,566

)

 

 

462,894

 

Equity indices

 

 

3,161,199

 

 

 

(432,535

)

 

 

2,728,664

 

Interest rate instruments

 

 

1,141,875

 

 

 

(567,745

)

 

 

574,130

 

Metals

 

 

8,252,934

 

 

 

(6,130,593

)

 

 

2,122,341

 

Single stock futures

 

 

403

 

 

 

 

 

 

403

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts

 

$

16,132,123

 

 

$

(7,962,141

)

 

$

8,169,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net open futures options contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity indices

 

$

264,100

 

 

$

(113,200

)

 

$

150,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts

 

$

3,468,798

 

 

$

(3,486,727

)

 

$

(17,929

)

At December 31, 2020, there were 15,961 open futures contracts, 476 open futures options contracts and 4,292156 open forward currencyswap contracts.

 

The Fund’s financial assets, derivative assets, and cash collateral held by counterparties at December 31, 20202021 were:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Net Amount of Assets in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial
Instruments

 

 

Cash Collateral Received

 

 

Net Amount

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

$

635,784

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

635,784

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

 

1,914,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,914,073

 

JP Morgan Securities, LLC

 

 

128,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,687

 

SG Americas Securities, LLC

 

 

5,624,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,624,409

 

Total

 

$

8,302,953

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,302,953

 

23

     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Financial Condition
    
Counterparty Net Amount of Assets in
the Statements of
Financial Condition
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Received
  Net Amount 
Deutsche Bank, AG $350,186  $—    $—    $350,186 
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc  213,370   —     —     213,370 
SG Americas Securities, LLC  (795,840)  —     —     (795,840)
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC  107,389   —     —     107,389 
Total $(124,895) $—    $—    $(124,895)

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the statements of operations:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Types of Exposure

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural commodities

 

$

(1,631,776

)

 

$

(215,481

)

 

$

(2,265,983

)

 

$

158,657

 

Currencies

 

 

(511,531

)

 

 

88,855

 

 

 

(2,948,361

)

 

 

(105,776

)

Energy

 

 

(754,402

)

 

 

(206,698

)

 

 

11,642,374

 

 

 

(1,303,511

)

Equity indices

 

 

2,771,765

 

 

 

(20,515

)

 

 

(40,061,239

)

 

 

(306,654

)

Interest rate instruments

 

 

(555,327

)

 

 

(795,991

)

 

 

14,983,708

 

 

 

3,206,501

 

Metals

 

 

3,266,726

 

 

 

(589,900

)

 

 

4,730,396

 

 

 

(652,132

)

Single stock futures

 

 

764,991

 

 

 

(79,101

)

 

 

540,157

 

 

 

(153,392

)

Total futures contracts

 

 

3,350,446

 

 

 

(1,818,831

)

 

 

(13,378,948

)

 

 

843,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

126,543

 

 

 

(248,550

)

 

 

(3,619,618

)

 

 

(385,911

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and forward contracts

 

$

3,476,989

 

 

$

(2,067,381

)

 

$

(16,998,566

)

 

$

457,782

 

  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
 
Types of Exposure Net realized gain (loss)  Net change in unrealized gain (loss) 
Futures contracts        
Agricultural commodities $3,651,827  $(1,529,423)
Currencies  328,520   (140,822)
Energy  3,100,320   (742,333)
Equity indices  9,318,414   (2,006,169)
Interest rate instruments  (4,822,926)  (1,083,867)
Metals  1,434,908   (1,847,347)
Single stock futures  1,166   (257)
Total futures contracts  13,012,229   (7,350,218)
         
Forward currency contracts  (1,457,480)  528,224 
         
Net open futures options contracts  (308,675)  157,775 
         
Swap contracts  (2,403)  97 
         
Total futures and forward currency contracts $11,243,671  $(6,664,122)

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the number of futures contracts closed was 134,746109,653 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 63,23480,422. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the number of futures contracts closed was 465,955 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 226,695.

 

4.

4.

General Partner

 

The General Partner does not maintain a capital balance in the Fund. Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, each year the General Partner receives from the Fund 1% of any net income earned by the Fund. Conversely, the General Partner pays to the Fund 1% of any net loss incurred by the Fund. Such amounts are reflected as General Partner 1% allocation receivable or payable in the statements of financial condition and as General Partner 1% allocation in the statements of operations.

At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the The majority shareholder of the General Partner did not have an investment balance in the Fund. Fund at March 31, 2022.


The following fees are paid to the General Partner:

 

General Partner Management Fee – the Fund incurs a monthly fee on Class A, A2, A3, B and R Units equal to 1/12th 12th of 1.5% of the month-end net asset value of the Class A, A2, A3, B and R Units, payable in arrears. The Fund incurs a monthly fee on Class I Units equal to 1/12th12th of 0.75% of the month-end net asset value of the Class I Units, payable in arrears.

 

General Partner Performance Fee – the Fund incurs a monthly fee on Class I Units equal to 7.5% of any Net New Trading Profits of the Class I Units calculated monthly.monthly. In determining Net New Trading Profits, any trading losses incurred by the Class I Units in prior periods is carried forward, so that the incentive fee is assessed only if and to the extent the profits generated by the Class I units exceed any losses from prior periods. The general partner performance fee is payable quarterly in arrears. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021, the General Partner did not earn a General Partner performance fee.

 

Selling Agent Fees – the Class A Units incur a monthly fee equal to 1/12th12th of 2% of the month-end net asset value of the Class A Units. Class A2 Units may pay an up-front sales commission of up to 3% of the offering price and a 0.6% per annum selling agent fee. Class A3 Units may pay an up-front sales commission of up to 2% of the offering price and a 0.75% per annum selling agent feefee.. The General Partner, in turn, pays the selling agent fees to the respective selling agents. If there is no designated selling agent or the General Partner was the selling agent, such portions of the selling agent fees are retained by the General Partner.

24

 

Broker Dealer Servicing Fees – the Class B Units incur a monthly fee equal to 1/12th12th of 0.2% of the month-end net asset value of the Class B Units. The General Partner, in turn, pays the fees to the respective selling agents. If there is no designated selling agent or the General Partner was the selling agent, such portions of the broker dealer servicing fees are retained by the General Partner.

 

Administrative Expenses – the Fund incurs a monthly fee equal to 1/12th12th of 0.45% of the month-end net asset value of the Fund, payable in arrears to the General Partner. In return, the General Partner provides operating and administrative services, including accounting, audit, legal, marketing, and administration (exclusive of extraordinary costs and administrative expenses charged by other funds in which the Fund may have investments).

 

5.

5.

Trading Advisors and Cash Managers

Manager

 

The Fund has advisory agreements with various commodity trading advisors, pursuant to which the Fund incurs a monthly advisor management fee that ranges from 0% to3% per annum of allocated net assets (as defined in each respective advisory agreement)agreement as the amount of Fund assets deposited in the account maintained with the broker plus any notional funds which may be allocated to the Trading Advisor, which, in aggregate, is typically greater than the Fund’s net assets), paid monthly or quarterly in arrears. Additionally, the Fund incurs advisor incentive fees, payable quarterly in arrears, ranging from 0% to 30% of net new trading profits (as defined in each respective advisory agreement).

 

Principal Global Investors, LLC serves as the cash manager for the Fund. The Fund incurs monthly fees, payable in arrears to the Cash Manager, equal to approximately 1/12th of 0.13% and 0.13% of the investments in securities and certificates of deposit as of the period ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively.

 

6.

6.

Deposits with Brokers

 

To meet margin requirements, the Fund maintains assets, including cash, equity in futures and forward currency contracts, and investments in securities, with brokers, subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. At September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Fund had assets totaling $41,452,85152,653,203 and $52,822,15044,247,414, respectively, with brokers and margin deposit requirements of $25,292,00419,688,768 and $31,615,70524,018,751, respectively.

 

7.

7.

Subscriptions, Distributions and Redemptions

 

Investments in the Fund are made by subscription agreement and must be received within five business days of the end of the month, subject to acceptance by the General Partner. The minimum investment is $10,000 for Class A, A2, A3, B and R units and $2,000,000 for Class I units. Units are sold at the respective net asset value per unit for Class A, A2, A3, B, I or R interests as of the close of business on the last day of the month in which the subscription is accepted. Investors whose subscriptions are accepted are admitted as limited partners as of the beginning of the month following the month in which their subscriptions were accepted.


The Fund is not required to make distributions but may do so at the sole discretion of the General Partner. A limited partner may request and receive redemption of Class A, A2, A3, B, I or R Units owned at the end of any month, subject to five business days’ prior written notice to the General Partner, and in certain circumstances, restrictions in the Partnership Agreement.

 

The General Partner may require a limited partner to redeem from the Fund if the General Partner deems the redemption (a) necessary to prevent or correct the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (b) beneficial to the Fund, or (c) necessary to comply with applicable government or other self-regulatory organization regulations.

 

8.

8.

Trading Activities and Related Risks

 

The Fund engages in the speculative trading of futures, options and over-the-counter contracts, including forward currency contracts traded in the U.S. and internationally. Trading in derivatives exposes the Fund to both market risk, the risk arising from a change in the fair value of a contract, and credit risk, the risk of failure by another party to perform according to the terms of a contract.

 

The Portfolios are subject to investment and operational risks associated with financial, economic and other global market developments and disruptions, including those arising from war, terrorism, market manipulation, government interventions, defaults and shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters, which can all negatively impact the securities markets and cause a Portfolio to lose value. These events can also impair the technology and other operational systems upon which the Portfolios’ service providers rely and could otherwise disrupt the ability of the Portfolios’ service providers to perform essential tasks.


The recent spread of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel strain of coronavirus (known as COVID-19) has caused volatility, severe market dislocations and liquidity constraints in many markets, including markets for the securities the Portfolios hold, and may adversely affect the Portfolios’ investments and operations. The transmission of COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have resulted in, among other things: quarantines and travel restrictions, including border closings, strained healthcare systems, event cancellations, disruptions to business operations and supply chains, and a reduction in consumer and business spending, as well as general concern and uncertainty that has negatively affected the economy. These disruptions have led to instability in the marketplace, including equity and debt market losses and overall volatility, and the jobs market. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, the financial well-being and performance of individual issuers, borrowers and sectors and the health of the markets generally in potentially significant and unforeseen ways. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses, such as COVID-19, in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. This crisis or other public health crises may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally.

 

The foregoing could lead to a significant economic downturn or recession, increased market volatility, a greater number of market closures, higher default rates and adverse effects on the values and liquidity of securities or other assets. Such impacts, which may vary across asset classes, may adversely affect the performance of the Portfolios. In certain cases, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or even the entire market, which may result in the Portfolios being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or to accurately price their investments.

 

Purchase and sale of futures contracts requires margin deposits with the futures brokers. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss of contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act (“CEAct”) requires a broker to segregate all customer transactions and assets from such broker’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. Treasury securities) deposited with a broker are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the broker’s segregation requirements. In the event of a broker’s insolvency, recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds available. It is possible that the recovered amount could be less than (or none of) the total cash and other property deposited. The Fund uses with SG Americas Securities, LLC, JP Morgan Securities, LLC, RJ O’Brien Securities, LLC, and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. as its futures brokers. The Fund uses Société Générale International Limited, and Deutsche Bank AG, and UBS AG as its forward currency counterparties.

 

For futures contracts, risks arise from changes in the fair value of the contracts. Theoretically, the Fund is exposed to a market risk equal to the value of futures and forward currency contracts purchased, and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.


In addition to market risk, upon entering into commodity interest contracts there is a credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to the Fund. The counterparty for futures and options on futures contracts traded in the U.S. and on most non-U.S. futures exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchanges. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some non-U.S. exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.

 

In the case of forward currency contracts, which are traded on the interbank or other institutional market rather than on exchanges, the counterparty is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a clearinghouse backed by a group of financial institutions; thus, there likely will be greater counterparty credit risk. While the Fund trades only with those counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy, there can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to the Fund.

 

The Fund trades forward currency contracts in unregulated markets between principals and assumes the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Accordingly, the risks associated with forward currency contracts are generally greater than those associated with exchange-traded contracts because of the greater risk of counterparty default. Additionally, the trading of forward currency contracts typically involves delayed cash settlement.


The Fund has a portion of its assets on deposit with interbank market makers and other financial institutions in connection with its trading of forward currency contracts and its cash management activities. In the event of an interbank market maker’s or financial institution’s insolvency, recovery of Fund assets on deposit may be limited to account insurance or other protection afforded such deposits.

 

Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the statement of financial condition.

The Cash Managers manage the Fund’s cash and excess margin through investments in fixed income instruments, pursuant to investment parameters established by the General Partner. Fluctuations in prevailing interest rates could cause mark-to-market losses on the Fund’s fixed income instruments.

 

Through its investments in debt securities and certificates of deposit, the Fund has exposure to U.S. and foreign enterprises. 

The following table presents the exposure at September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022,

 

Country or Region

 

U.S. Treasury Securities

 

 

Commercial Paper

 

 

Corporate Notes

 

 

Asset Backed Securities

 

 

Total

 

 

% of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)

 

United States

 

$

12,137,942

 

 

$

15,598,965

 

 

$

61,828,140

 

 

$

8,329,556

 

 

$

97,894,603

 

 

 

62.70

%

Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,949

 

 

 

0.77

%

Germany

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,988

 

 

 

0.77

%

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,988

 

 

 

0.77

%

Finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,040,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,040,239

 

 

 

1.95

%

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,781

 

 

 

0.77

%

Total

 

$

12,137,942

 

 

$

20,398,671

 

 

$

64,868,379

 

 

$

8,329,556

 

 

$

105,734,548

 

 

 

67.73

%

Country or Region U.S. Treasury Securities  Commercial Paper  Corporate Notes  Asset Backed Securities  Total  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value) 
United States $9,801,063  $15,594,846  $53,160,317  $7,984,458  $86,540,684   52.37%
Ireland     1,199,450         1,199,450   0.73%
United Kingdom        3,822,977      3,822,977   2.31%
Finland        2,952,660      2,952,660   1.79%
Australia     1,199,583         1,199,583   0.73%
Singapore     1,098,882         1,098,882   0.67%
Total $9,801,063  $19,092,761  $59,935,954  $7,984,458  $96,814,236   58.60%

The following table presents the exposure at December 31, 2020.2021,

 

Country or Region

 

U.S. Treasury Securities

 

 

Commercial Paper

 

 

Corporate Notes

 

 

Asset Backed Securities

 

 

Total

 

 

% of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)

 

 U.S. Treasury Securities Commercial Paper Corporate Notes Asset Backed Securities Total % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value) 

United States

 

$

12,228,514

 

 

$

8,398,447

 

 

$

70,749,507

 

 

$

8,224,234

 

 

$

99,600,702

 

 

 

57.76

%

 $10,430,298  $13,098,607  $59,723,543  $8,313,893  $91,566,341   60.19%

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

2,399,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,399,177

 

 

 

1.39

%

Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

2,399,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,399,845

 

 

 

1.39

%

     1,199,472         1,199,472   0.79%

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

2,399,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,399,851

 

 

 

1.39

%

     2,399,788         2,399,788   1.58%

Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,000,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,000,771

 

 

 

2.32

%

Sweden

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,597

 

 

 

0.70

%

Finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,038,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,038,160

 

 

 

1.76

%

        3,008,775      3,008,775   1.98%

Australia

 

 

 

 

 

3,599,443

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,599,443

 

 

 

2.09

%

Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,740

 

 

 

0.70

%

     1,199,815         1,199,815   0.79%
Norway     1,199,948         1,199,948   0.79%
Germany     1,199,820         1,199,820   0.79%

Total

 

$

12,228,514

 

 

$

21,596,100

 

 

$

77,788,438

 

 

$

8,224,234

 

 

$

119,837,286

 

 

 

69.50

%

 $10,430,298  $20,297,450  $62,732,318  $8,313,893  $101,773,959   66.91%

 

 

9.Indemnifications

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be estimated. However, the Fund believes that it is unlikely it will have to make material payments under these arrangements and has not recorded any contingent liability in the financial statements for such indemnifications.

 

10.Interim Financial Statements

 

The statements of financial condition, including the condensed schedule of investments, at September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the statements of operations, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the statements of cash flows, and statement of changes in partners’ capital (net asset value) for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, and the accompanying notes to the financial statements are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP may be omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, such financial statements and accompanying disclosures reflect all adjustments, which were of a normal and recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position at September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, results of operations, cash flows and changes in partners’ capital (net asset value) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020.2021. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Fund’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.


11.

Financial Highlights

 

The following information presents per unit operating performance data and other ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, assuming the unit was outstanding throughout the entire period:

 

                          

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class A2

 

 

Class A3

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class R

 

 Class A Class A2 Class A3��Class B Class I Class R

Per Unit Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

 

$

4,094.80

 

 

$

1,080.20

 

 

$

1,047.78

 

 

$

6,587.30

 

 

$

1,112.49

 

 

$

1,098.71

 

 $4,046.32  $1,074.85  $1,041.81  $6,567.70  $1,114.41  $1,096.53 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments (1)

 

 

(23.22

)

 

 

(6.20

)

 

 

(6.01

)

 

 

(37.61

)

 

 

(6.42

)

 

 

(6.27

)

  564.85   150.24   145.60   918.46   156.08   153.41 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

(60.58

)

 

 

(12.23

)

 

 

(12.25

)

 

 

(68.32

)

 

 

(8.90

)

 

 

(10.86

)

  (125.02)  (29.26)  (28.76)  (171.95)  (26.49)  (28.17)

Total income (loss) from operations

 

 

(83.80

)

 

 

(18.43

)

 

 

(18.26

)

 

 

(105.93

)

 

 

(15.32

)

 

 

(17.13

)

  439.83   120.98   116.84   746.51   129.59   125.24 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Net asset value per unit, end of period

 

$

4,011.00

 

 

$

1,061.77

 

 

$

1,029.52

 

 

$

6,481.37

 

 

$

1,097.17

 

 

$

1,081.58

 

 $4,486.15  $1,195.83  $1,158.65  $7,314.21  $1,244.00  $1,221.77 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Total return (4)

 

 

(2.05

)%

 

 

(1.71

)%

 

 

(1.74

)%

 

 

(1.61

)%

 

 

(1.38

)%

 

 

(1.56

)%

  10.87%  11.26%  11.22%  11.37%  11.63%  11.42%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Other Financial Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Ratios to average net asset value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Expenses prior to General Partner 1% allocation (2) (3)

 

 

6.62

%

 

 

5.11

%

 

 

5.26

%

 

 

4.77

%

 

 

3.75

%

 

 

4.57

%

  12.03%  10.57%  10.72%  10.16%  9.20%  9.96%

General Partner 1% allocation

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

(0.01

)%

 

 

(0.02

)%

  0.11%  0.11%  0.11%  0.11%  0.11%  0.11%

Net total expenses

 

 

6.60

%

 

 

5.09

%

 

 

5.24

%

 

 

4.75

%

 

 

3.74

%

 

 

4.55

%

  12.14%  10.68%  10.83%  10.27%  9.31%  10.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Net investment income (loss) (2) (3) (5)

 

 

(6.14

)%

 

 

(4.63

)%

 

 

(4.78

)%

 

 

(4.28

)%

 

 

(3.27

)%

 

 

(4.09

)%

  (11.57)%  (10.11)%  (10.26)%  (9.70)%  (8.74)%  (9.50)%

 

                         
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 
  Class A  Class A2  Class A3  Class B  Class I  Class R 
Per Unit Operating Performance                  
                         
Net asset value per unit, beginning of period $3,818.95  $1,000.45  $971.15  $6,088.92  $1,023.49  $1,014.58 
                         
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments (1)  86.56   22.24   21.38   138.94   23.52   23.23 
Net investment income (loss) (1)  (51.88)  (9.64)  (9.52)  (56.16)  (7.16)  (8.93)
Total income (loss) from operations  34.68   12.60   11.86   82.78   16.36   14.30 
                         
Net asset value per unit, end of period $3,853.63  $1,013.05  $983.01  $6,171.70  $1,039.85  $1,028.88 
                         
Total return (4)  0.91%  1.26%  1.22%  1.36%  1.60%  1.41%
                         
Other Financial Ratios                        
Ratios to average net asset value                        
Expenses prior to General Partner 1% allocation (2) (3)  6.34%  5.23%  5.52%  4.49%  3.50%  4.31%
General Partner 1% allocation  0.01%  0.01%  0.02%  0.01%  0.02%  0.01%
Net total expenses  6.35%  5.24%  5.54%  4.50%  3.52%  4.32%
                         
Net investment income (loss) (2) (3) (5)  (5.55)%  (4.39)%  (4.63)%  (3.71)%  (2.73)%  (3.52)%

                         

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class A2

 

 

Class A3

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class R

 

Per Unit Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

 

$

 

3,624.81

 

 

$

 

943.02

 

 

$

 

916.08

 

 

$

 

5,728.00

 

 

$

 

958.30

 

 

$

 

953.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments (1)

 

 

 

14.37

 

 

 

 

3.74

 

 

 

 

3.58

 

 

 

 

22.45

 

 

 

 

3.70

 

 

 

 

3.72

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

(41.59

)

 

 

(7.56

)

 

 

(7.64

)

 

 

(40.02

)

 

 

(4.39

)

 

 

(6.17

)

Total income (loss) from operations

 

 

(27.22

)

 

 

(3.82

)

 

 

(4.06

)

 

 

(17.57

)

 

 

(0.69

)

 

 

(2.45

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

 

$

3,597.59

 

 

$

939.20

 

 

$

912.02

 

 

$

5,710.43

 

 

$

957.61

 

 

$

951.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return (4)

 

 

(0.75

)%

 

 

(0.41

)%

 

 

(0.44

)%

 

 

(0.31

)%

 

 

(0.07

)%

 

 

(0.26

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average net asset value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses prior to General Partner 1% allocation (2) (3)

 

 

5.58

%

 

 

4.30

%

 

 

4.23

%

 

 

3.81

%

 

 

2.72

%

 

 

3.57

%

General Partner 1% allocation

 

 

(0.01

)%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

Net total expenses

 

 

5.57

%

 

 

4.30

%

 

 

4.23

%

 

 

3.81

%

 

 

2.72

%

 

 

3.57

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (2) (3) (5)

 

 

(4.65

)%

 

 

(3.33

)%

 

 

(3.31

)%

 

 

(2.86

)%

 

 

(1.81

)%

 

 

(2.63

)%

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class A2

 

 

Class A3

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class R

 

Per Unit Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

 

$

3,818.95

 

 

$

1,000.45

 

 

$

971.15

 

 

$

6,088.92

 

 

$

1,023.49

 

 

$

1,014.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments (1)

 

 

367.24

 

 

 

94.53

 

 

 

90.33

 

 

 

589.52

 

 

 

99.73

 

 

 

98.38

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

(175.19

)

 

 

(33.21

)

 

 

(31.96

)

 

 

(197.07

)

 

 

(26.05

)

 

 

(31.38

)

Total income (loss) from operations

 

 

192.05

 

 

 

61.32

 

 

 

58.37

 

 

 

392.45

 

 

 

73.68

 

 

 

67.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

 

$

4,011.00

 

 

$

1,061.77

 

 

$

1,029.52

 

 

$

6,481.37

 

 

$

1,097.17

 

 

$

1,081.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return (4)

 

 

5.03

%

 

 

6.13

%

 

 

6.01

%

 

 

6.45

%

 

 

7.20

%

 

 

6.60

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average net asset value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses prior to General Partner 1% allocation (2) (3)

 

 

6.57

%

 

 

5.13

%

 

 

5.26

%

 

 

4.73

%

 

 

3.74

%

 

 

4.54

%

General Partner 1% allocation

 

 

0.05

%

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

0.07

%

 

 

0.07

%

Net total expenses

 

 

6.62

%

 

 

5.19

%

 

 

5.32

%

 

 

4.79

%

 

 

3.81

%

 

 

4.61

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (2) (3) (5)

 

 

(5.96

)%

 

 

(4.50

)%

 

 

(4.60

)%

 

 

(4.12

)%

 

 

(3.14

)%

 

 

(3.93

)%


                         

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

Class A2

 

 

Class A3

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class I

 

 

Class R

 

Per Unit Operating Performance

 

 

��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

 

$

4,002.39

 

 

$

1,034.04

 

 

$

1,005.25

 

 

$

6,268.44

 

 

$

1,043.79

 

 

$

1,042.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments (1)

 

 

 

(289.38

)

 

 

 

(74.32

)

 

 

 

(72.80

)

 

 

 

(456.65

)

 

 

 

(78.67

)

 

 

 

(75.21

)

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

(115.42

)

 

 

(20.52

)

 

 

(20.43

)

 

 

(101.36

)

 

 

(7.51

)

 

 

(16.17

)

Total income (loss) from operations

 

 

(404.80

)

 

 

(94.84

)

 

 

(93.23

)

 

 

(558.01

)

 

 

(86.18

)

 

 

(91.38

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

 

$

3,597.59

 

 

$

939.20

 

 

$

912.02

 

 

$

5,710.43

 

 

$

957.61

 

 

$

951.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return (4)

 

 

(10.11

)%

 

 

(9.17

)%

 

 

(9.27

)%

 

 

(8.90

)%

 

 

(8.26

)%

 

 

(8.77

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average net asset value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses prior to General Partner 1% allocation (2) (3)

 

 

 

5.64

%

 

 

 

4.31

%

 

 

 

4.31

%

 

 

 

3.84

%

 

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

 

3.78

%

General Partner 1% allocation

 

 

(0.11

)%

 

 

(0.09

)%

 

 

(0.10

)%

 

 

(0.10

)%

 

 

(0.17

)%

 

 

(0.09

)%

Net total expenses

 

 

5.53

%

 

 

4.22

%

 

 

4.21

%

 

 

3.74

%

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

3.69

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (2) (3) (5)

 

 

(4.31

)%

 

 

(2.98

)%

 

 

(3.01

)%

 

 

(2.48

)%

 

 

(1.39

)%

 

 

(2.41

)%

 

Total returns are calculated based on the change in value of a Class A, Class A2, Class A3, Class B, Class I or Class R Unit during the period. An individual partner’s total returns and ratios may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of subscriptions and redemptions.

 

(1)The net investment income (loss) per unit is calculated by dividing the net investment income (loss) by the average number of Class A, A2, A3, B, I or R Units outstanding during the period.period, Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.information, Such balancing amount may differ from the calculation of net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investment per unit due to the timing of investment gains and losses during the period relative to the number of units outstanding.outstanding,

 

(2)The net investment income (loss) includes interest income and excludes net realized and net change in unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities as shown in the statements of operations. The total amount is then reduced by all expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, which are included in net investment gain (loss) in the statements of operations. The resulting amount is divided by the average net asset value for the period.period,

 

(3)Ratios have been annualized.

 

(4)Ratios have not been annualized.

 

(5)Ratio excludes General Partner 1% allocation.

 

 

12. Subsequent Events

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2021,quarter end, there were $850,000150,000 of contributions and an estimated $4,323,3411,260,147 of redemptions from the Fund.


 

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Current Positioning

 

Sector risk allocations and net positioning as of September 30, 2021 wereMarch 31, 2022 and first quarter 2022 gross performance contribution by sector was as follows:

 

SectorRisk
Allocation

Net 

Position

Agriculture12%Long
Energy26%Long
Metals5%Long Base, Short Precious
Currencies24%Short USD
Equity indices18%Long
Interest rates15%Long
Risk Allocation

Net 

Position

SectorGross Performance
Contribution
12%LongAgriculture2.25%
16%LongEnergy11.31%
6%LongMetals1.12%
29%Long USDCurrencies1.55%
18%LongEquity indices(2.85)%
19%ShortInterest rates1.86%

 

During the 1st quarter, the Fund benefited from profitable trading in currency markets as a long USD posture benefitted from the strength in the greenback. The dominant strategy employed bylargest gain was from a sizable, short Yen position which tumbled to its weakest level since 2015 versus the Fund’s trading advisors is trend-following. As such,USD and near a twenty-year low. A short position in the Euro was also a significant contributor as market participants worried about the effect that rising oil and natural gas prices would have on the European economy while the tone at the Fed became increasingly hawkish. A long position in the British Pound was the largest detractor as the currency weakened versus the USD during the quarter.

Trading in equities was unprofitable during the quarter as losses in U.S. indices were only partially offset by gains from positions tendin other geographies. Overall exposure in equities was generally long biased, though position sizes were muted and, at times, was neutral to reflectslightly short. In the strongest current market trends. U.S., the largest losses were from long E-mini S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 positions which declined during the quarter. In Europe and Asia, persistent short exposure benefitted from the sell-off in stocks with notable gains from trading in the German DAX and the Hang Seng Indices.

At the end of September 30, 2021, the Fund had1st quarter, the Fund’s largest risk exposure remained in commodities, led by long energy positions. Risk exposure in agricultural markets also was significant as exposure remained long in response to strong fundamentals and rising prices. Both base and precious metals exposure was positioned long bonds,as well. Risk exposure in equities was small and positioning, while mixed, was long stocks,biased overall at the end of the period. Fixed income exposure finished the quarter short in all major regions and longacross all parts of the US Dollar, particularly againstcurve. In currency markets, the Euro. In commodity markets, positions were modestly sized. The Fund was positioned long USD overall with notable short exposure in agricultural futures, short in energy, short in base metalsthe Euro and Yen while emerging market currencies were long in precious metals. These positions can and do evolve over time depending on prevailing market trends and managers’ trading signals.versus the USD.

 

The portfolio’s exposures tend to evolve dynamically based on tactical opportunities perceived by the Fund’s systematic trading programs. Should macroeconomic trends change course, we would expect the portfolio’s exposures to adapt accordingly.

Results of Operations

 

The returns for each Class of Units for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 were:

 

Class of Units 2021  2020  2022  2021 
Class A  5.03%  (10.11)%  10.87%  0.91%
Class A2  6.13%  (9.17)%  11.26%  1.26%
Class A3  6.01%  (9.27)%  11.21%  1.22%
Class B  6.45%  (8.90)%  11.37%  1.36%
Class I  7.20%  (8.26)%  11.63%  1.60%
Class R  6.60%  (8.77)%  11.42%  1.41%

 

Results from past periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any future period. Monthly analysis of the trading gains and losses is provided below.


20212022

January

As the new COVID-19 variant’s control and impact on financial markets lessened, fears of an aggressive Federal Reserve and inflation took hold. These events drove the S&P 500 Index down by about -9.7% in the opening weeks of 2022. The January Federal Reserve meeting saw a continuation of the hawkish stance set forth by the central bank, indicating the need to begin raising interest rates and winding down its $9 billion balance sheet. This drove yields higher as investors rotated out of fixed income securities. The U.S. 10-Year Treasury rose 0.27% in January, to close the month at 1.78%. Much to the surprise of economists, the U.S. added half a million new jobs in the month, showing the resilience of the labor market through the Omicron variant wave. Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions with Russia and Ukraine, along with rising global demand, oil prices continued their upward trend as West Texas Intermediate surged over +17% to start the year.

Futures Portfolio Fund’s modest negative returns in January were driven by interest rates and equity indices, while energy and agricultural commodities contributed positively to performance. Despite the overall negative return for the month, the Fund’s ability to go both long and short helped mitigate losses relative to major bond and equity indices. In fixed income, mixed bond positioning detracted as yields finished the month significantly higher. Also detracting was long equity positioning, as volatility in the U.S. and abroad proved difficult for the Fund’s managers. In energy trading, consistent long oil and oil product positioning contributed the most, as prices rose sharply due to the aforementioned reasons. The Fund finished with a net loss of (0.36)%, (0.25)%, (0.26)%, (0.21)%, (0.14)% and (0.20)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

February

COVID-19 related market shocks continue to fall by the wayside as rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions dominated the headlines in February. The combination of these events drove the S&P 500 Index down -2.99% in February, bringing year-to-date 2022 performance down to -8.01%. The continued hawkish stance by the Federal Reserve, coupled with persistent high inflation metrics drove bond yields higher for much of the month. This upward trend in bonds quickly shifted on reports of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The U.S. 10-Year Treasury fell from highs around 2% as investors quickly shifted to risk-off assets. This level of rates marks a new high since late 2019. Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions with Russia and Ukraine, oil prices continued their blistering upward trend as West Texas Intermediate surged over +9% in February, bringing the year-to-date increase up over +28%.

Futures Portfolio Fund’s positive returns in February were driven by energy, agricultural commodities, and interest rates, while currencies and stock indices modestly detracted from performance. The strong month highlighted the Fund’s ability to be sizably invested in different themes, which has helped mitigate losses relative to major bond and equity indices. In energy, consistent long oil and oil product positioning contributed positively as supply fears stemmed from aforementioned reasons. Also contributing were long agricultural positioning which benefited from supply constraints. Detracting from performance was short dollar and long equity positioning, as volatility in those markets proved difficult for the Fund’s managers. The Fund finished with a net gain of 1.97%, 2.09%, 2.07%, 2.12%, 2.20% and 2.14% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

March

Rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine dominated news headlines in March. While the S&P 500 Index finished the month up +3.71%, these events contributed to a significant amount of volatility, bringing year-to-date performance for the equity index down -4.60%. Renewed hawkish comments by the Federal Reserve, coupled with relentless higher inflation metrics drove bond yields up during the month. Most notably, on the last day of March, the U.S. 2-year Treasury yield briefly rose above the U.S. 10-year yield, also known as an “inversion”, which was last seen in 2019. Investors view this market phenomenon as a potential warning signal of a looming recession. Against the backdrop of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, oil prices continued their blistering upward trend as West Texas Intermediate surged over +7% in March, bringing the year-to-date increase up over +38%, reaching its highest level since 2008.

Futures Portfolio Fund’s strong return in March (+9.37%) received positive contributions from all sectors with energy, currencies, and interest rates leading the way. The strong month highlighted the Fund’s ability to be sizably invested in different themes, which has helped mitigate losses relative to major bond and equity indices in 2022. In energy, deceasing long positioning contributed positively as supply fears stemmed from the aforementioned reasons. Also contributing was long dollar/short foreign currency positioning, which benefited from a flight-to-quality early in the month. Consistent short bond positioning also contributed as yields rose across the globe on the back of rising inflation. While metals, agricultural commodities, and stock indices lagged the other sectors, we are still pleased with their contribution to overall portfolio performance and diversification. The Fund finished with a net gain of 9.12%, 9.25%, 9.24%, 9.29%, 9.37% and 9.30% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.


2021

January

Much of January was marked by increasing confidence in a post-pandemic global recovery along with ongoing accommodative monetary policy which helped lift equities for the greater part of the month. Ultimately global stocks finished down in January, however, as COVID variants and unusual retail activity in several highly shorted stocks rattled investor confidence late in the month. Global bond yields rose (prices fell) with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surging above 1%, buoyed by expectations for additional stimulus. Commodity prices also moved higher led by gains in energy and agricultural markets. In oil markets, Saudi Arabia unexpectedly cut production helping to boost prices. Finally, the U.S. Dollar strengthened on higher Treasury yields and expectations for fiscal stimulus.

 

The Fund was profitable for most of January, continuing to build on bullish trends in agricultural products and equities. However, the volatility of the markets in the last few days of the month (the VIX spiked 62% on Jan. 27th) worked to offset those gains, resulting in a loss for the Fund that could not recovered before month-end. Overall, during the month unprofitable trading in currency and fixed income markets more than offset positive contributions from positions in agricultural commodities and, to a lesser extent, equities. Long foreign currency positions including the Euro and Yen were hurt by the rallying dollar, which clawed back some of its losses from last year. In fixed income trading, long exposure in the U.S. and Europe were hurt by rising rates. Long positions in agricultural commodities provided a lift, particularly in corn and soybean. The Fund finished with a net loss of (2.02)%, (1.90)%, (1.92)%, (1.87)%, (1.80)% and (1.86)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

 


February

In February, the reflation trade remained the dominant theme for investors as encouraging economic data along with surging vaccination rates and declining COVID cases/hospitalization helped spur optimism. Against this backdrop, global equities moved higher with the rotation towards “re-opening stocks” continuing. Commodities prices soared as oil surged nearly 20% on the improving economic outlook along with constrained production. Copper moved above $4 per pound, its highest level since 2011. The bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclay’s U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, was also impacted by the reflation trade and is now down -2.15% in 2021. These concerns led to a jump of approximately 50 basis-point in the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, to 1.4%.

 

The Fund had a positive return for February, bringing its YTD return back into the black. Profitable trading in equity and commodity markets were the largest contributors as long positions benefitted from the upward push in risk assets. Within commodities, the largest gains stemmed from long exposure in energy, notably oil, while trading in metals and agricultural markets was also profitable. Fixed income produced losses, as rates seemed to have found a bottom, and the uptick hurt the Fund’s long positions. Trading models responded accordingly, and as a result, long exposure fell sharply with long- and medium-term instruments shifting short by the end of the month. The Fund finished with a net gain of 2.91%, 3.03%, 3.02%, 3.07%, 3.15% and 3.08% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

 

March

In March, the Fed communicated its intention to maintain easy monetary policy until the economy is further along in its recovery. Market participants, however, were increasingly concerned about building inflationary pressure in the U.S. from improving economic growth, the rapid acceleration in vaccinations, and implications of the massive proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package and the recently passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Accordingly, the 10-Year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to 1.75% intramonth as investors fear the Fed may need to act sooner than it is currently communicating. Yields in Europe were little changed, however, as the increasing number of COVID cases and potential for further lockdowns weighed on economic growth expectations. Global equities moved higher as the rotation toward cyclical “recovery” stocks continued. Commodity prices retreated with oil correcting on demand worries from European lockdowns/vaccine rollout along with the stronger dollar.

 

The Fund had a positive return in March. Profitable trading in equity and foreign currency positions were the largest contributors. Long positions in equities were buoyed by the continued strength in stocks, led by gains in European markets and, to a lesser extent, in the United States. Rising yields in the U.S. contributed to USD strength, which benefitted long dollar/short foreign currency positions, particularly in the Yen. The largest losses during the month were from commodities, particularly long silver positions as precious metals were pressured by rising yields and the strengthening dollar. The Fund finished with a net gain of 0.07%, 0.19%, 0.17%, 0.22%, 0.30% and 0.24% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

April

Investor apprehension toward building inflationary pressure seemed to relax in April as the Federal Reserve maintained its easy monetary policy and Chairman Powell indicated it was too early to taper. This helped foster a positive environment for risk assets as market participants instead focused on the continued improvement in global economic activity. Concurrently, the worsening COVID-19 situation in India coupled with Europe’s slow progress in their vaccine rollout tempered growth expectations and contributed to the view that growth/inflation would not spiral out-of-control to the upside. Against this backdrop, global stock prices continued to climb. U.S. Treasury yields and dollar declined in April after moving higher in the first quarter. Eurozone bond yields, however, climbed during the month. The improving economic growth outlook and the weak dollar helped fuel the continued rally in commodities which saw prices for many markets set new multi-year highs.

The Fund had a positive return in April, benefitting from the reflationary trade driving risk assets higher, especially in the commodity and equity markets. In commodities, long exposure benefitted from higher prices in agricultural, energy, and base metal markets with notable contributors including corn, brent crude, and copper. The Fund’s long equity positions were also profitable, particularly in the U.S. while in fixed income, long European exposure accounted for the bulk of the losses as rates pushed higher. Unprofitable trading in currency markets was led by short positions in the Euro and Yen which reversed course by moving higher versus the U.S. dollar in April. The Fund finished with a net gain of 3.98%, 4.10%, 4.09%, 4.13%, 4.22% and 4.15% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

May

Strengthening economic conditions helped push global stock prices modestly higher in May as the ongoing vaccine roll-out and supportive fiscal/monetary policy fueled the recovery. Evidence of the improving economic environment included the strong April 60.7 U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index reading. In Europe, the Eurozone Manufacturing PMI was 62.9, also indicative of an expanding economy. While the global growth outlook strengthened, inflationary pressure continued to build with the CPI rising a larger than expected +4.2% in April, its fastest pace since 2008 and raising concerns of Fed tapering. These fears were alleviated in part by the disappointing non-farm payroll numbers which fell well short of expectations and helped soften concerns that the economy may overheat. Against this backdrop, commodity prices were generally mixed, though oil (West Texas Intermediate crude) prices moved to their highest level since 2018. Global bond yields were little changed while the U.S. dollar weakened.


The Fund’s positive return in May was driven by long positions in commodity markets. The largest gains in the sector were from long energy exposure, including oil and oil products along with power markets. Long exposure in metals was also profitable while long positions in agricultural commodities had losses, particularly grains where prices retreated from multi-year highs. Foreign currency trading was profitable, led by long positions in emerging market currencies which benefitted from rising commodity prices. The Fund also had gains from long positions in equities, particularly in the U.S. and Europe. Trading in fixed income produced small losses. The Fund finished with a gain loss of 2.05%, 2.17%, 2.15%, 2.20%, 2.28%, and 2.22%% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

June

Economic conditions in the U.S. remain robust as recent data suggests the recovery continues to strengthen. The U.S. added a better-than-expected 850,000 jobs in June while wages were up +3.6% year-over-year. Consumer prices (CPI) jumped +5% in May, its fastest pace since August 2008 and higher-than-expected. The economic recovery outside the U.S. generally remains at a slower pace, with rising concerns regarding the spread of the delta variant, particularly in regions with lower vaccination rates. At the June meeting, the Fed’s stance shifted more hawkish as it projected two rate hikes in 2023. This contributed to the yield curve flattening as yields at the front end of the curve moved higher while longer duration yields moved lower as the Fed’s more hawkish comments tampered long-term inflation and growth expectations. Against this backdrop the U.S. dollar moved higher against other major currencies. Stocks and commodities also moved higher, with oil prices breaking out to the upside.

Futures Portfolio Fund returns were slightly positive in June, capping off a strong first half of the year. The Fund capitalized on rising oil prices as long exposure in oil and oil products boosted returns, led by gains from WTI positions. Trading elsewhere in commodities was slightly unprofitable with small losses in agricultural and metal markets. The largest losses were from currency trading as long foreign currency positions were hurt by the strengthening U.S. dollar. Trading in Fixed Income produced small losses as gains from long exposure in long-term instruments, where rates generally fell in June, were more than offset by losses from long positions in short-term fixed income where rates rose. Long equity exposure produced modest gains. The Fund finished with a net gain of 0.14%, 0.26%, 0.24%, 0.29%, 0.37% and 0.31% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

July

Markets provided conflicting signals in July as the S&P 500 reached a new all-time high while global bond yields moved lower and, in the U.S., the yield curve flattened. The rapid spread of the Delta variant along with the more hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve has shifted the economic outlook narrative. While fiscal and monetary policy remain supportive, market participants perhaps increasingly anticipate that future economic growth will not spiral out of control. This view was reinforced by the +6.5% rise in the second quarter U.S. GDP growth, well below the +8.5% consensus expectation. Commodity markets were mixed during the month as energy and industrial metals prices generally rose while agricultural commodity prices declined. The U.S. dollar declined slightly versus other major currencies.

Futures Portfolio Fund returns were slightly positive in July as positive contributions from fixed income trading more than offset losses by currency markets. In fixed income, long exposure in the U.S. and Europe benefitted from the downward move in global bond yields with the strongest contributions from the U.S. Treasury Bond, Australian 10-year, and the Euro Bund. Trading in foreign currency markets versus the U.S. dollar was unprofitable with the largest losses from short Euro and Yen positions. Commodity markets had small gains led by profitable long energy exposure, partially offset by small losses in agricultural and metal markets. Equity trading was slightly unprofitable led by losses from long positions in Asian markets, notably the Nikkei and Hang Seng. The Fund finished with a net gain of 0.18%, 0.30%, 0.28%, 0.33%, 0.41% and 0.35% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

August

Global equity prices advanced during the month, supported by strong second quarter earnings and dovish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed Chair reiterated his view that recent high inflation is likely transitory and that the Fed needs to be mindful of risks of tapering too aggressively while reassuring investors that rate hikes are not expected for some time. Meanwhile, economic growth showed signs of stalling, culminating in the jobs report that showed August nonfarm payroll growth of only 235,000 versus expectations for 720,000. Consumer confidence also slumped to its lowest level since February of this year. Global bond yields moved higher in August, both in the U.S. and international markets, while the U.S. Dollar slipped from a nine-month high on the dovish Fed comments. Commodity prices were down slightly in August, as oil prices declined sharply on concerns that the spike in COVID-19 cases globally would threaten the recovery in demand.


Futures Portfolio Fund’s returns were negative in August as the positive contributions from equity trading were offset by losses in fixed income and, to a lesser extent, commodities, and currency markets. In equities, persistent long U.S. exposure during the month produced the largest gains. Fixed income losses were primarily attributable to trading in European markets, particularly long positions in the Euro Bund and Buxl. Foreign currency trading was mixed, but overall had a small loss with a long Canadian Dollar position the most notable detractor. In commodities, gains from trading softs, natural gas, power, and precious metals were more than offset by losses in oil & oil products, grains, and base metal markets. The Fund finished with a net loss of (1.26)%, (1.14)%, (1.16)%, (1.11)%, (1.03)% and (1.09)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

September

Many global markets reversed course in September, leaving investors unsure about future Central Bank policy, world-wide economic growth, and the pandemic’s lasting impact. The S&P 500 Index was down -4.65% during the month of September. This pullback was concentrated in large cap technology names as represented by the NASDAQ which was down -5.31% during September. This sell off was heavily influenced by upward moving yields due to widespread inflation fears. Yields on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note finished the month at 1.53%, up from 1.30% at the end of August, a level not seen since June of this year. Initial unemployment claims ticked upward to 362,000 during the last week of September, up from 310,000 claims at the start of the month, a record low since the start of the pandemic. The U.S. Dollar continued its upward trend versus most major currencies against the backdrop of hawkish comments by the Federal Reserve. Oil prices remained at elevated levels as global travel continues to slowly return, closing the month at $75.03 a barrel, up over +50% this year.

Futures Portfolio Fund returns were slightly negative in September as positive contributions from Energy trading were offset by losses in fixed income and, to a lesser extent, equities. In energy, persistent long European natural gas and power markets contributed the most as gas supply concerns drove prices higher. Fixed income losses were primarily attributable to trading in U.S. and European markets, particularly long positions on the mid to long end of the U.S. Treasury yield curve. In foreign currency trading, relatively small gains came from long U.S. Dollar positioning, particularly against the Euro and Yen. The Fund finished with a net loss of (0.98)%, (0.86)%, (0.88)%, (0.83)%, (0.75)% and (0.81)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

2020

January

In January, capital markets were impacted by two significant developments. Early in the month, Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. airstrike. Iran responded with their own missile attack against a U.S. military base in Iraq, though tensions de-escalated from there. While global equity markets shrugged off these events, they fell later in the month as mounting concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak fueled a risk-off stance by market participants. Speculation regarding the virus’ future effect on Chinese and global economic growth helped drive rates lower/bond prices higher. Gold also continued to surge as investors sought safe haven assets while oil prices sold-off sharply.

The Fund enjoyed a strong start to the year with the largest gains from long fixed income positions, which were boosted by falling rates. Foreign currency trading was profitable as long U.S. Dollar positions benefitted from the greenback’s strength. Long positions in equities were unprofitable, as stocks were hurt by the coronavirus fears during the second half of January. In commodities, long precious metals exposure was profitable. Energy trading also enjoyed gains as plunging natural gas prices provided a lift to short positions. Trading in agricultural commodities was not a significant factor. The Fund finished with a net gain of 3.19%, 3.31%, 3.30%, 3.34%, 3.43% and 3.36% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

February

After the S&P 500 reached a new high in mid-February, intensifying coronavirus fears contributed to a massive sell-off in equities while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell to an all-time low. The rapidity of the correction in the S&P 500 was historic as the Index experienced its fastest ever 10% sell-off. With the outbreak spreading outside of China and cases in Italy, Iran, and South Korea soaring, investors fled risk assets in droves as they grappled with how deeply and for how long quarantines, reduced travel, factories shutting down, school closures, etc. will negatively impact economic growth and corporate profitability. While the severity of the economic toll may be unknowable at this time, some recent datapoints, like the official Chinese PMI indicator which plunged to an all-time low of 35.7 in February, are certainly worrisome. As expectations for the Fed to take action quickly ramped, bond yields plunged. The U.S. dollar weakened and failed to act as a traditional safe haven asset. Meanwhile, the Japanese Yen and Euro rallied. In commodities, oil prices continued their collapse while gold, another traditional safe haven asset, declined during the market correction.


The Fund finished with a negative return for the month as the massive risk-off move by investors hurt long exposure in equities. Overall, foreign currency trading was not a significant factor during February though during the market correction a long U.S. dollar position was hurt by softness in the greenback. In commodities, short energy positions benefitted from declining oil and natural gas prices as economic growth concerns weighed heavily. Fixed income trading was the largest positive contributor for the Fund as weakening growth and rate cut expectations fueled the collapse in yields which benefitted long positions. The Fund finished with a net loss of (6.57)%, (6.46)%, (6.48)%, (6.43)%, (6.36)% and (6.42)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

March

As the COVID-19 global pandemic worsened and the world economy was brought to its knees, the stock market continued to plummet. At the steepest point of its drawdown, the S&P 500 fell -33.8% from its high before recovering late in the month. The actions taken to stem the advance of the virus are having an unprecedented effect on business activity. Second quarter GDP growth estimates are as dire as -40% while unemployment is expected to exceed the post-World War II high of 10.8%. In response to the crisis, massive stimulus measures have been undertaken by central banks and governments around the globe to inject liquidity and stabilize markets. U.S. Treasury yields reached historical lows in March. Briefly during the month, bonds failed to act as a safe haven asset as yields unexpectedly moved higher when bond prices fell. Meanwhile, oil prices collapsed as OPEC failed to reach a production cut agreement with Russia, resulting in an oil price war that coincided with an historic collapse in demand.

Positive returns during the 2nd half of March, were not enough to offset losses during the first two weeks of the month. While equity exposure had shifted neutral by the end of the month, the Fund was hurt by long positions during that transition as stock prices continued their collapse. Fixed income trading has been highly profitable in 2020, but had small losses in March as gains from positions in U.S. Treasuries were offset by losses from overseas trading. Foreign currency trading was unprofitable while in commodities, short positions in energy were highly profitable as oil prices plummeted. The Fund finished with a net loss of (6.99)%, (6.88)%, (6.89)%, (6.85)%, (6.77)% and (6.83)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

April

Optimism regarding the potential for re-opening the economy sparked a massive relief rally in equities during April. After reaching its 2020 low on March 23rd, the S&P 500 continued its recovery in April by gaining +12.8% and recouping much of its year-to-date losses. For now, market participants are looking past the disruption to the economy that has seen the number of individuals filing unemployment claims reach 33.5 million since mid-March, wiping out all of the post-Global Financial Crisis job creation. Instead, positive news on the COVID-19 treatment front, including Gilead’s Remdesivir and the push to re-open in the U.S. and abroad, buoyed investor spirits. U.S. bond yields were relatively stable during the month while yields in international instruments like the UK Gilt and German Bund declined. In an unprecedented development, the May 2020 West Texas Intermediate crude contract closed at -$37.63 the day prior to expiration as a collapse in demand and oil storage at capacity caused companies to pay buyers to take oil off their hands.

The Fund posted a positive return during April. While positioning fluctuated between long and short, trading in equities generated the largest profits. Long positions in fixed income also produced gains led by positions in U.S. Treasuries and the Euro Bund. Trading in commodities was also profitable, as long positions in precious metals and short positions in agricultural markets provided a boost. Trading in energy was not a significant performance driver as falling prices in the first half of the month reversed course during the latter half. Foreign currency trading was unprofitable in April, particularly a short position in the Australian Dollar. The Aussie dollar’s rally is likely attributable to the relative success that country has had containing the coronavirus and accordingly, a faster timeline to successfully reopening its economy. The Fund finished with a net gain of 2.08%, 2.20%, 2.19%, 2.23%, 2.31%, and 2.25% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

May

May saw a continuation of the shift back toward risk assets as investors looked past the current economic weakness and the climbing number of COVID-19 cases. Instead, investors focused on the reopening of the global economy and path towards a return to “normal”. Continued responsiveness by central banks to support asset prices and indications that more can be done if necessary, further buoyed investor confidence. With investor enthusiasm surging, equities, as measured by the S&P 500, have now rallied nearly +40% off their March 23rd low. In commodities, West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil had its best monthly gain in its history, climbing an astounding ~90% in May to approximately $35/barrel. Bond yields were relatively unchanged at the shorter end of the curve which are anchored by the Fed. Yields for longer duration instruments pushed higher reflecting improving optimism regarding the economic outlook. The U.S. Dollar weakened, notably against the Euro which moved higher on improving risk appetite and passage of the $825 billion Coronavirus Recovery Fund by the EU.


The Fund had a slightly positive return in May led by profitable trading in equities, though exposure shifted between long and short during the month. In commodities, there were losses from short positions in the energy and agricultural sectors as prices rallied on hopes that the economy had bottomed. The Fund had small losses in fixed income and currency trading, as declining bond prices and a depreciation of the safe haven U.S. Dollar negatively impacted long positions in these markets. The Fund finished with a net gain of 0.21%, 0.32%, 0.31%, 0.35%, 0.43%, and 0.37% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

June

Indications that economic conditions are bottoming helped buoy risk assets during June. Early in the month, equities surged following a remarkable U.S. employment report showing 2.5 million jobs added in May. Volatility returned intra-month, however, as concerns regarding a resurgence in COVID-19 cases as lock-downs were relaxed and heightened U.S./China trade tension ramped. Risk assets resumed their upward trajectory in the second half of June as accommodative monetary policy, improving economic data, and a belief that politicians would not re-impose strict lock-downs again, buoyed risk appetite. With investors looking at a global recovery, the world’s reserve currency (U.S. Dollar) weakened while cyclical commodity prices moved higher. Within fixed income markets, yields were relatively unchanged.

The Fund had slight losses in June led by unprofitable trading in currencies. While positioning shifted mid-month, long U.S. dollar exposure in the first half of the month detracted as the greenback weakened versus other major currencies. Long positions in fixed income and equities were profitable but were largely offset by losses from trading in commodities. While trading in energy has generated robust gains in 2020, short positions during June were unprofitable. The Fund finished with a net loss of (1.27)%, (1.15)%, (1.16)%, (1.12)%, (1.04)%, and (1.10)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units , respectively.

July

Despite Q2 U.S. GDP plunging -32.9% on an annualized basis, investors in July remained optimistic. Instead, focusing on the recovery in economic data from its Q2 bottom and progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine. While economic activity continued to rebound, the daily number of new COVID-19 cases has been rising since mid-June. Accordingly, a growing number of states in the U.S. have paused or reversed their re-openings, threatening to slow or derail the fledgling recovery. Against this backdrop, however, risk assets including global stocks moved higher. Bond yields were lower with the U.S. 3- and 5-year Treasuries reaching historic lows. The U.S. Dollar Index had its largest monthly drop since 2010, as lower U.S. rates, lack of progress on additional fiscal stimulus, and the increasing number of COVID-19 cases weighed on the greenback. The weakening dollar and risk-on sentiment spurred cyclical commodity prices higher. Despite the move in risk assets, gold surged to an all-time high as dollar weakness, political tension and worsening U.S./China relations provided a lift to the safe haven asset.

The Fund had positive returns in July led by gains from equities and metals trading. In equities, long positions in the U.S. and developed Asian markets more than offset losses from short positions in Europe. In metals trading, the bulk of the gains were from long precious metal exposure, notably positions in gold and silver. Trading in fixed income was also profitable during the month, primarily attributable to long exposure in the U.S. In currency trading, long FX vs. U.S. dollar positions were slightly profitable, benefiting from the weakness in the greenback. Trading in energy and agricultural markets were slightly unprofitable during July. The Fund finished with a net gain of 2.95%, 3.07%, 3.06%, 3.11%, 3.19%, and 3.12% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

August

Buoyed by solid economic data, strong corporate earnings, and a decline in new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., stock prices surged in August as the S&P 500 again reached an all-time high. Against this backdrop, government bond yields rose (bond prices fell) and the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield moved back above 0.70% before settling at 0.67% at the end of the month. Late in the month, the Fed announced a major policy shift, targeting a 2% average inflation rate, signaling that easy monetary policy will remain in place for the foreseeable future. As a result, the U.S. dollar continued its decline, reaching its lowest level since April 2018. The weakening dollar and improving economic sentiment helped lift commodity prices during the month, evidenced by strong gains in metals and in most agricultural commodities. In energy markets, natural gas prices surged as hot weather increased the demand for cooling, and Hurricane Laura shut down much of the Gulf Coast’s production.

The Fund finished the month with a negative return, as long bond positions in the U.S. and Europe were hurt by the rise in rates. Energy trading was also unprofitable, with short positions in natural gas impacted by the rise in demand and supply interruption. Somewhat offsetting these losses however were gains in long U.S. equity positions, and long exposure in base and precious metals, particularly silver and iron ore. Finally, long foreign currency positions, notably the Euro, Australian and New Zealand dollars, were profitable as the greenback continued to weaken versus other major currencies. The Fund finished with a net loss of (2.12)%, (2.01)%, (2.02)%, (1.98)%, (1.90)%, and (1.96)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.


September

Investor appetite for risk was negatively impacted by economic growth concerns as the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Europe sparked fears of the potential for new lockdown measures. The likelihood of additional fiscal stimulus measures in the U.S. were dampened as Democrats and Republicans sparred over a replacement on the Supreme Court following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Finally, AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial was put on hold following an adverse reaction by a participant in the UK. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 fell nearly 10% from September 3rd to September 23rd while the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite reached an official correction during that period. With stimulus efforts stalled and investors seeking safe-haven assets, the U.S. dollar rallied to a two-month high contributing to weakness in commodity prices which were also impacted by economic growth concerns. Yields in Europe generally declined slightly during the month while U.S. yields ended September little changed.

The Fund had negative returns during September. With investors migrating toward safe-haven assets, the Fund’s largest losses were from long foreign currency exposure versus the U.S. dollar which rallied off its August low. In precious metals, long silver positions were hurt as prices retreated sharply from multi-year highs on the strengthening dollar and increased uncertainty regarding the economic outlook. Finally, in equities the sell-off in stocks led to losses from long positions in Europe which were partially offset by gains from trading in U.S. markets. Long exposure in fixed income was profitable led by gains from positions in European markets. Short positions in oil and oil product also helped offset the aforementioned losses. The Fund finished with a net loss of (1.51)%, (1.39)%, (1.40)%, (1.36)%, (1.28)% and (1.34)% for Class A, A2, A3, B, I, and R Units, respectively.

Liquidity

 

There are no known material trends, demands, commitments, events, or uncertainties at the present time that are reasonably likely to result in the Fund’s liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.

 

Capital Resources

 

The Fund intends to raise additional capital through the continued sale of Units and does not intend to raise capital through borrowing. Due to the nature of the Fund’s business, the Fund does not contemplate making capital expenditures. The Fund does not have, nor does it expect to have, any capital assets. Redemptions, exchanges and sales of Units in the future will affect the amount of funds available for investment in futures contracts, etc. in subsequent periods. It is not possible to estimate the amount, and therefore the impact, of future inflows and outflows funds related to the sale and redemption of Units. There are no known material trends, favorable or unfavorable, that would affect, nor any expected material changes to, the Fund’s capital resource arrangements at the present time.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The Fund does not have any contractual obligations of the type contemplated by Item 303(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Fund’s sole business is trading futures and forward currency contracts, both long (contracts to buy) and short (contracts to sell).

 

Off-Balance Sheet Risk

 

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the balance sheet, may result in future obligation or loss. The Fund trades in futures and forward currency contracts and is therefore a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts there exists a risk to the Fund that such contracts may be significantly influenced by market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures interests positions of the Fund at the same time, and if the trading advisors were unable to offset futures interest positions of the Fund, the Fund could lose all of its assets and the limited partners would realize a 100% loss. The General Partner minimizes market risk through diversification of the portfolio allocations to multiple trading advisors, and maintenance of a margin-to-equity ratio that rarely exceeds 35%.

 

In addition to subjecting the Fund to market risk, upon entering into futures and forward currency contracts there is a risk that the counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to the Fund. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the U.S. and on most foreign exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, as is the case with some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.

 


In the case of forward currency contracts, which are traded on the interbank market rather than on exchanges, the counterparty is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a group of financial institutions, thus there may be a greater counterparty risk. The General Partner utilized only those counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy for the Fund. All positions of the Fund are valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance, however, that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to the Fund.

 

The Fund may invest in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. and foreign government sponsored enterprise notes, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, asset backed securities and corporate notes. Should an issuing entity default on its obligation to the Fund and such entity is not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received. The Fund minimizes this risk by only investing in securities and certificates of deposit of firms with high quality debt ratings.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

A summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies areis included in Note 1 to the financial statements.


The Fund’s most significant accounting policy is the valuation of its assets invested in U.S. and foreign futures and forward currency contracts, and fixed income instruments.instruments and investments in private investment companies. The Fund’s futures contracts are exchange-traded, with the fair value of these contracts based on exchange settlement prices. The fair values of non-exchange-traded contracts, such as forward currency contracts, are based on third-party quoted dealer values on the interbank market. The fair value of money market funds is based on quoted market prices for identical shares. U.S. Treasury securities are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices for identical assets in an active market. Notes of U.S. and foreign government sponsored enterprises, as well as certificates of deposit, commercial paper, asset backed securities and corporate notes, are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices for similar assets in an active market. Given the valuation sources, there is little judgment or uncertainty involved in the valuation of these assets, and it is unlikely that materially different amounts would be reported under different valuation methodologies or assumptions. The Fund’s investment in a private investment company is valued at net asset value as provided by the private fund’s administrator. This use of net asset value as the practical expedient to approximate fair value under ASC 820 is advisable due to the investment not having a readily determinable fair value.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Introduction

 

The Fund is a speculative commodity pool. The market-sensitive instruments held by the Fund are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Fund’s main line of business.

 

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair market value of the Fund’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Fund’s market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of exchange rates, interest rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the Fund’s open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.

 

The Fund rapidly acquires and liquidates both long and short positions in a wide range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the Fund’s past performance cannot be relied on as indicative of its future results.

 

Standard of Materiality

 

Materiality as used in this section, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, is based on an assessment of reasonably possible market movements and the potential losses caused by such movements, taking into account the leverage, and multiplier features of the Fund’s market sensitive instruments.

 


Quantifying the Fund’s Trading Value at Risk

 

The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Fund’s market risk exposures contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. All quantitative disclosures in this section are deemed to be forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor, except for statements of historical fact.

 

Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Fund could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Fund’s speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Fund to market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Fund’s experience to date (i.e., “risk of ruin”). Risk of ruin is defined to be no more than a 5% chance of losing 20% or more on a monthly basis. In light of the foregoing as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification included in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Fund’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Fund’s attempts to manage its market risk.

 

The Fund’s risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by the Fund’s Trading Advisors is quantified below in terms of Value at Risk. Due to mark-to-market accounting, any loss in the fair value of the Fund’s open positions is directly reflected in the Fund’s earnings.

 

Exchange margin requirements have been used by the Fund as the measure of its Value at Risk. Margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95% - 99% of any one-day interval. The margin levels are established by dealers and exchanges using historical price studies as well as an assessment of current market volatility and economic fundamentals to provide a probabilistic estimate of the maximum expected near-term one-day price fluctuation.


In the case of market sensitive instruments that are not exchange-traded (includes currencies, certain energy products and metals), the margin requirements required by the forward counterparty is used as Value at Risk.

 

In quantifying the Fund’s Value at Risk, 100% positive correlation in the different positions held in each market risk category has been assumed. Consequently, the margin requirements applicable to the open contracts have simply been aggregated to determine each trading category’s aggregate Value at Risk. The diversification effects resulting from the fact that the Fund’s positions are rarely, if ever, 100% positively correlated, have not been reflected.

 

Value at Risk as calculated herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by others.others

 

The Fund’s Trading Value at Risk in Different Market Sectors

 

The following table indicates the trading Value at Risk associated with the Fund’s open positions by market sector at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.2021. All open position trading risk exposures of the Fund have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

 

 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020  March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 
Market Sector Value at Risk  

% of Total  

Capitalization 

  Value at Risk  

% of Total 

Capitalization 

  Value at Risk  

% of Total

Capitalization

  Value at Risk  

% of Total

Capitalization

 
                  
Agricultural commodities $843,740   0.54% $505,567   0.28% $792,373   0.48% $800,469   0.52%
Currencies  1,747,617   1.11   1,552,560   0.87   1,948,861   1.17   1,745,329   1.14 
Energy  1,823,592   1.16   561,558   0.32   1,067,372   0.64   1,903,360   1.24 
Equity indices  1,269,834   0.81   1,851,928   1.04   1,186,430   0.71   1,519,488   0.99 
Interest rate instruments  1,067,373   0.68   1,450,921   0.82   1,295,041   0.78   1,111,430   0.72 
Metals  374,146   0.24   995,154   0.56   435,125   0.26   558,355   0.36 
Single stock futures        392   0.00   0   0.00   0   0.00 
Total $7,126,302   4.53% $6,918,080   3.90% $6,725,202   4.04% $7,638,431   4.97%

 

Material Limitations on Value at Risk as an Assessment of Market RiskRisk.

 

The face value of the market sector instruments held by the Fund is typically many times the applicable margin requirement (margin requirements generally range between 1% and 10% of contract face value) as well as many times the capitalization of the Fund. The magnitude of the Fund’s open positions creates a “risk of ruin” not typically found in most other investment vehicles. Because of the size of its positions, certain market conditions - unusual, but historically recurring from time to time - could cause the Fund to incur severe losses over a short period of time. The foregoing Value at Risk table – as well as the past performance of the Fund – gives no indication of this “risk of ruin.”

 


Non-Trading Risk

 

The Fund has non-trading market risk on its foreign cash balances not needed for margin. However, these balances (as well as the market risk they represent) are immaterial. The Fund also has non-trading market risk as a result of investing a substantial portion of its available assets in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government sponsored enterprise notes, commercial paper, asset backed securities, corporate notes and certificates of deposit. Although these investments are considered to be high quality, some of the securities purchased are neither guaranteed by the U.S. government nor supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. There is some risk that a security issuer may fail to pay the interest and principal in a timely manner, or that negative perceptions about the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of these instruments to decline in value.

 

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Primary Trading Risk ExposuresExposures.

 

The following qualitative disclosures regarding the Fund’s market risk exposures - except for those disclosures that are statements of historical fact and the descriptions of how the Fund manages its primary market risk exposures - constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, (“1933 Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (“1934 Act”). The Fund’s primary market risk exposures as well as the strategies used and to be used by the Fund’s Trading Advisors for managing such exposures are subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks, any one of which could cause the actual results of the Fund’s risk controls to differ materially from the objectives of such strategies. Government interventions, defaults and expropriations, illiquid markets, the emergence of dominant fundamental factors, political upheavals, changes in historical price relationships, an influx of new market participants, increased regulation and many other factors could result in material losses as well as in material changes to the risk exposures and the risk management strategies of the Fund. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s current market exposure and/or risk management strategies will not change materially or that any such strategies will be effective in either the short- or long-term. Investors must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of their investment in the Fund.


The following were the primary trading risk exposures of the Fund as of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, by market sector.

 

Agricultural Commodities

The Fund takes positions in a broad range of agricultural futures, including soybeans, wheat, corn, sugar, and cotton among others. Prices in these markets can be affected by changes in demand, as well changes in supply factors such as weather and inventory levels.

 

Currencies

The Fund trades in foreign exchange markets by taking positions in currency futures and forward contracts for a large number of developed and emerging market currencies. Exposures may take the form of direct exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, or cross-rates between two foreign currencies. Exchange rates can be impacted by economic differences between regions (such as interest rate differentials or economic growth differentials), political events, as well as investor risk sentiment.

 

Energy

The Fund gains trading exposure in energy markets through oil and gas futures, which include WTI crude oil, Brent crude oil, distillates such as heating oil, and natural gas. Prices have historically been highly volatile, driven by demand side factors such as global economic growth and weather conditions, as well as supply side factors such as Middle East conflicts, OPEC production agreements, and shale production.

 

Equity Indices

The Fund has exposure to major stock market indices around the world through equity index futures. Primary exposures are in developed markets such as the U.S., the UK, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia, but there can also be exposure to smaller developing market stock indices. Equity index price movements can be affected by microeconomic factors such as corporate earnings, by macroeconomic factors such as government fiscal and monetary policy, as well as by investor sentiment.

 


Interest Rate Instruments

The Fund has exposure to global fixed income markets through bond futures and interest rate futures in countries such as the U.S., the UK, Germany, Japan and Australia. The Fund has exposure across the yield curve with positions in the futures for both short term and long-term instruments. The yield curve (and futures prices) can be affected by economic growth, inflation expectations, monetary policy and investor risk aversion.

 

Metals

The Fund has exposure to metals futures, including both precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum, as well as industrial metals such as copper, aluminum and zinc. Metals prices can be volatile. Precious metals prices are often driven by inflation expectations, risk aversion, and mining output. Industrial metals prices tend to be impacted by industrial demand relative to production.

 

Single Stock Futures

The Fund has a small exposure to single stock futures, with positions primarily in companies that trade on U.S. exchanges. The price drivers here tend to be more microeconomic with corporate earnings and industry trends being important. However, macroeconomic and market-wide factors can also affect single stock futures prices.


Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Non-Trading Risk Exposure

 

The following representwere the only non-trading risk exposures of the Fund as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.

 

Foreign Currency Balances

The Fund’s primary foreign currency balances are in euros, Japanese yen, British pounds, Australian dollars, Hong Kong dollars and Canadian dollars. The Fund controls the non-trading risk of these balances by regularly converting these balances back into dollars (no less frequently than once a week).

 

U.S. Treasury Securities, U.S. and Foreign Government Sponsored Enterprise Notes, Commercial Paper, Corporate Notes, Asset Backed Securities and Certificates of Deposit

Monies in excess of margin requirements are invested in fixed income instruments, including U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. and foreign government sponsored enterprise notes, commercial paper, corporate notes, asset backed securities and certificates of deposit. Fluctuations in prevailing interest rates could cause mark-to-market gains or losses on the Fund’s investments; although substantially all of these investments are held to maturity.

 

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Means of Managing Risk Exposure

 

The means by which the Fund and the Fund’s trading advisors, severally, attempt to manage the risk of the Fund’s open positions is essentially the same in all market sectors traded. The Fund’s trading advisors apply risk management policies to their respective trading which generally limit the total exposure that may be taken. In addition, the trading advisors generally follow proprietary diversification guidelines (often formulated in terms of the balanced volatility between markets and correlated groups).

 

The Fund is unaware of any (i) anticipated known demands, commitments or capital expenditures; (ii) material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in its capital resources; or (iii) trends or uncertainties that will have a material effect on operations. From time to time, certain regulatory agencies have proposed increased margin requirements on futures contracts. Because the Fund generally will use a small percentage of assets as margin, the Fund does not believe that any increase in margin requirements, as proposed, will have a material effect on the Fund’s operations.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The General Partner, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable (not absolute) assurance that its objectives will be met. Furthermore, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

 


PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

ThereAs mentioned in Note 8 in the Notes to the Financial Statements, we note the market disruption risk such as what has been experienced with the COVID virus outbreak. Other than that market disruption risk, there have been no material changes from risk factors disclosed in the Fund’s Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2020.

2021.

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

 

There were no sales of unregistered securities of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. Under the Fund’s Partnership Agreement, limited partners may redeem their Units at the end of each calendar month at the then current month-end net asset value per Unit. Redemptions of Units during the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

  July  August  September  Total 
A Units                
Units redeemed  (347.5733)  (461.3816)  (238.4945)  (1,047.4494)
Average net asset value per unit $4,102.22  $4,050.63  $4,011.00  $4,058.73 
                 
A2 Units                
Units redeemed            
Average net asset value per unit            
                 
A3 Units                
Units redeemed            
Average net asset value per unit            
                 
B Units                
Units redeemed  (112.7036)  (41.3374)  (41.2396)  (195.2806)
Average net asset value per unit $6,909.08  $6,535.68  $6,481.37  $6,566.57 
                 
I Units                
Units redeemed            
Average net asset value per unit            
                 
R Units                
Units redeemed     (211.1318)     (211.1318)
Average net asset value per unit    $1,090.46     $1,090.46 

  January  February  March  Total 
A Units                
Units redeemed  (106.5767)  (103.2718)  (409.4236)  (619.2721)
Average net asset value per unit $4,031.67  $4,111.06  $4,486.15  $4,345.39 
                 
A2 Units                
Units redeemed            
Average net asset value per unit $  $  $  $ 
                 
A3 Units                
Units redeemed            
Average net asset value per unit $  $  $  $ 
                 

B Units

                
Units redeemed  (98.8993)  (11.8707)  (23.6410)  (134.4110)
Average net asset value per unit $6,553.68  $6,692.68  $7,314.21  $6,699.72 
                 
I Units                
Units redeemed            
Average net asset value per unit            
                 
R Units                
Units redeemed            
Average net asset value per unit $  $  $  $ 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.


Item 6. ExhibitsExhibit

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith of incorporated by reference.

 


Exhibit No.No,

Description of Exhibit

1.1(a)Form of Selling Agreement
  
1.13.1(a)FormMaryland Certificate of Selling AgreementLimited Partnership
  
3.14.1(a)Maryland Certificate of Limited Partnership Agreement
  
4.110.1(a)Limited Partnership Agreement
10.1(a)Form of Subscription Agreement
  
31.01Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.02Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.01Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.02

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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

(a)Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement (File no.no, 000-50728) filed on April 29, 2004 on Form 10 under the 1934 Act, as amended.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the General Partner of the Registrant in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Dated:  November 12, 2021May 13, 2022Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership
By:Steben & Company, LLC
General Partner
By:/s/ Kevin M.M, Kinzie
Name:Kevin M. Kinzie
Title:President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the General Partner
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:/s/ Jon C.C, Essen
Name:Jon C. Essen
Title:Chief Financial Officer and Director of the General Partner
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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