UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Period Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016

 

OR

 

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number 000-51274

 

 

 

EQUINOX FRONTIER FUNDS

EQUINOX FRONTIER DIVERSIFIED FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER MASTERS FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER LONG/SHORT COMMODITY FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER BALANCED FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER SELECT FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER WINTON FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER HERITAGE FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware36-6815533

(State of

Organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

c/o Equinox Fund Management, LLC

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 2010

Denver, Colorado 80203

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(303) 837-0600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

 

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Units;

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a Units;

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Units;

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 2, Class 2a and Class 3a Units;

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1, Class 1AP and Class 2 Units;

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1, Class 1AP and Class 2 Units;

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1, Class 1AP and Class 2 Units

 

 

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  x    No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files)    Yes  x    No  o

 

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

    
Large Accelerated Filer oAccelerated Filero
Non-Accelerated Filerx (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting companyo

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  o    No  x

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  
Item 1.Series Financial Statements
   
 Statements of Financial Condition as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20154
   
 Condensed Schedules of Investments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20157
   
 Statements of Operations for the three and sixnine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited)13
   
 Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 (Unaudited)19
   
 Statements of Cash Flows for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited)23
   
 Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)26
  
 Trust Financial Statements (1)
   
 Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20156260
   
 Consolidated Condensed Schedules of Investments as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 201561
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited)63
   
 Consolidated StatementsStatement of OperationsChanges in Owners’ Capital for the three and sixnine months Ended Juneended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited)65
   
 Consolidated StatementStatements of Changes in Owners’ CapitalCash Flows for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited)66
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)67
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited)68
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)69
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations8584
   
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk115
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures120
   
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings120
Item 1A.Risk Factors121
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors121
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds121
   
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities121
   
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures121
   
Item 5.Other Information121
   
Item 6.Exhibits121
   
SIGNATURES122
 123

(1)

These financial statements represent the consolidated financial statements of the Series of the Trust.

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Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements

 

THIS REPORT CONTAINS STATEMENTS WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS REFLECT THE MANAGING OWNER’S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE, PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE TRUST. THE MANAGING OWNER HAS TRIED TO IDENTIFY THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS BY USING WORDS SUCH AS “MAY,” “WILL,” “EXPECT,” “ANTICIPATE,” “BELIEVE,” “INTEND,” “SHOULD,” “ESTIMATE” OR THE NEGATIVE OF THOSE TERMS OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE MANAGING OWNER AND ARE SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS, BOTH KNOWN, SUCH AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE “RISK FACTORS” SECTION UNDER PART II ITEM 1A AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT, AND UNKNOWN, THAT COULD CAUSE THE TRUST’S ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE, PROSPECTS OR OPPORTUNITIES TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED IN, OR IMPLIED BY, THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

 

YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, THE MANAGING OWNER UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS OR THE RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES OR OTHER FACTORS DESCRIBED HEREIN, AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON AFTER THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

 

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AS OF JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2016, AND THE MANAGING OWNER UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.Series Financial Statements

 

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Financial Condition

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Financial Condition
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

 

 Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
 Diversified Fund Masters Fund Long/Short Commodity Fund 
 6/30/2016 12/31/2015 6/30/2016 12/31/2015 6/30/2016 12/31/2015  Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Long/Short Commodity Fund
 
              9/30/2016 12/31/2015 9/30/2016 12/31/2015 9/30/2016 12/31/2015 
ASSETS                                                
                                                
Cash and cash equivalents $17,905,733  $3,283,973  $525,847  $1,421,994  $7,180,222  $570,169  $2,573,241  $3,283,973  $2,409,353  $1,421,994  $1,523,602  $570,169 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value  7,189,274   27,604,916   6,346,891   11,953,206      4,792,817   6,019,126   27,604,916   4,925,521   11,953,206      4,792,817 
Open trade equity, at fair value  1,748,317            150,135      532,803                
Receivable from futures commission merchants  16,737,952                
Swap contracts, at fair value  6,932,856   8,685,849         4,144,523   4,332,428   7,234,984   8,685,849         4,258,423   4,332,428 
Investments in private investment companies, at fair value  19,119,861      6,283,256      3,344,947      26,800,704      6,488,278      6,311,213    
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value  11,844,767   16,094,207   7,022,692   9,409,930   1,192,045   3,414,663   2,740,986   16,094,207   5,785,423   9,409,930      3,414,663 
Prepaid service fees - Class 1  7,117   16,160   2,396   7,355   112   736   27,391   16,160      7,355      736 
Interest receivable  120,171   479,142   106,091   207,473      83,190   37,068   479,142   30,337   207,473      83,190 
Receivable from related parties        2,032   1,670   1,311   1,606            1,670      1,606 
Other assets  138,450                  73,349      6,740      9,939    
                                                
Total Assets $65,006,546  $56,164,247  $20,289,205  $23,001,628  $16,013,295  $13,195,609  $62,777,603  $56,164,247  $19,645,652  $23,001,628  $12,103,176  $13,195,609 
                                                
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL                                                
                                                
LIABILITIES                                                
Options written, at fair value $  $  $  $  $97,890  $ 
Due to Broker              1,401,915     $  $  $  $  $2,254,497  $ 
Interest payable              21,641                  9,957    
Pending owner additions  1,462   1,524   1,234   1,290            1,524      1,290       
Owner redemptions payable  99,431   9,030   15,411   9,558   58,986   796   80,324   9,030   51,081   9,558   87,330   796 
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner  315,027   204,914   15,801   42,251      28,408      204,914   93,431   42,251      28,408 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  73,577   81,940   30,523   54,674   51,716   48,210   53,853   81,940   1,323   54,674   1,622   48,210 
Interest payable to Managing Owner     11,661      4,957      1,368   2,195   11,661   1,900   4,957      1,368 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  9,432   17,020   8,962   12,098   5,984   6,841   14,613   17,020   10,044   12,098   4,817   6,841 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  116,547   121,065   38,446   48,501   14,094   17,129   116,232   121,065   40,248   48,501   12,902   17,129 
Payables to related parties  399   2,126                  2,126         8,846    
Other liabilities  8,932   1   1,393      8,912   6   69,726   1   57,447      2,227   6 
                                                
Total Liabilities  624,807   449,281   111,770   173,329   1,661,138   102,758   336,943   449,281   255,474   173,329   2,382,198   102,758 
                                                
CAPITAL                                                
Managing Owner - Class 2  661,242   2,616,258   354,546   712,391   302,291   407,255   651,451   2,616,258   353,748   712,391   290,737   407,255 
Managing Owner - Class 2a              233,905   235,971               226,159   235,971 
Managing Owner - Class 3  34,026   32,964   34,675   32,332         33,544   32,964   34,619   32,332       
Managing Owner - Class 3a              11,554   11,690               11,319   11,690 
Limited Owner - Class 1  7,106,344   11,814,234   6,572,666   8,323,800         6,491,253   11,814,234   5,825,767   8,323,800       
Limited Owner - Class 1a              3,169,800   4,053,754               2,531,567   4,053,754 
Limited Owner - Class 2  35,792,242   32,016,842   6,093,176   7,180,967   515,693   586,345   35,296,599   32,016,842   5,926,985   7,180,967   495,985   586,345 
Limited Owner - Class 2a              884,708   1,051,694               737,010   1,051,694 
Limited Owner - Class 3  13,481,155   9,234,668   7,122,372   6,578,809   4,971,493   5,906,669   13,155,999   9,234,668   7,249,059   6,578,809   4,556,616   5,906,669 
Limited Owner - Class 3a              827,333   839,473               871,585   839,473 
                                                
Total Owners’ Capital  57,075,009   55,714,966   20,177,435   22,828,299   10,916,777   13,092,851   55,628,846   55,714,966   19,390,178   22,828,299   9,720,978   13,092,851 
                                                
Non-Controlling Interests  7,306,730            3,435,380      6,811,814                
                                                
Total Capital  64,381,739   55,714,966   20,177,435   22,828,299   14,352,157   13,092,851   62,440,660   55,714,966   19,390,178   22,828,299   9,720,978   13,092,851 
                                                
Total Liabilities and Capital $65,006,546  $56,164,247  $20,289,205  $23,001,628  $16,013,295  $13,195,609  $62,777,603  $56,164,247  $19,645,652  $23,001,628  $12,103,176  $13,195,609 
                                                
Units Outstanding                                                
Class 1  60,191   102,269   54,842   73,747   N/A   N/A   56,059   102,269   48,939   73,747    N/A    N/A 
Class 1a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   34,101   42,778    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   28,212   42,778 
Class 2  293,031   267,240   47,547   62,347   6,266   7,522   273,103   267,240   46,420   62,347   6,266   7,522 
Class 2a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   10,627   12,127    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   9,464   12,127 
Class 3  109,506   77,316   56,762   56,230   38,110   44,702   108,131   77,316   57,859   56,230   35,944   44,702 
Class 3a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   7,943   7,965    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   8,533   7,965 
                                                
Net Asset Value per Unit                                                
Class 1 $118.06  $115.52  $119.85  $112.87   N/A   N/A  $115.79  $115.52  $119.04  $112.87    N/A    N/A 
Class 1a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $92.95  $94.76    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A  $89.74  $94.76 
Class 2 $133.61  $129.60  $135.61  $126.60  $130.55  $132.10  $131.63  $129.60  $135.30  $126.60  $125.56  $132.10 
Class 2a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $105.26  $106.19    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A  $101.77  $106.19 
Class 3 $123.73  $119.87  $126.09  $117.57  $130.45  $132.14  $121.98  $119.87  $125.89  $117.57  $126.77  $132.14 
Class 3a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $105.62  $106.86    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A  $103.47  $106.86 

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Financial Condition

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Financial Condition
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

 

 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Equinox Frontier Select Fund  Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Equinox Frontier Select Fund 
 6/30/2016 12/31/2015 6/30/2016 12/31/2015  9/30/2016 12/31/2015 9/30/2016 12/31/2015 
ASSETS                                
                                
Cash and cash equivalents $36,784,574  $4,895,183  $308,467  $220,371  $4,827,947  $4,895,183  $1,570,093  $220,371 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value  24,786,908   41,148,676   3,723,152   1,852,429   12,034,303   41,148,676   2,495,697   1,852,429 
Receivable from futures commission merchants  5,344,722   7,517,903   6,413,254   13,281,151   61,371,658   7,517,903   8,227,395   13,281,151 
Open trade equity, at fair value  76,836   11,530   2,056,702   462,339   1,501,565   11,530   686,364   462,339 
Options purchased, at fair value  254,365          
Swap contracts, at fair value  16,013,588   19,157,520         16,586,708   19,157,520       
Investments in private investment companies, at fair value  8,221,307            8,375,197          
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value  11,878,926   17,623,968   4,863,791   4,147,840   3,742,037   17,623,968   4,121,050   4,147,840 
Prepaid service fees - Class 1  41,288           
Interest receivable  414,323   714,434   62,758   32,153   74,110   714,434   15,371   32,153 
Other assets  7   12      3   20,061   12   96,846   3 
                                
Total Assets $103,521,191  $91,069,226  $17,428,124  $19,996,286  $108,829,240  $91,069,226  $17,212,817  $19,996,286 
                                
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL                                
                                
LIABILITIES                                
Options written, at fair value $97,325  $  $  $ 
Pending owner additions 14,004  15,538  1,220  1,335      15,538      1,335 
Owner redemptions payable  15,987   440,090   3,000   16,670   142,540   440,090   25,882   16,670 
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner  379,347   106,563   15,881      718,767   106,563   4,473    
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  67,513   80,574   21,562   22,884   139,971   80,574   63,415   22,884 
Interest payable to Managing Owner  55,913   77,642   134   3,549   27,157   77,642   4,546   3,549 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  133,682   145,576   26,178   29,092   153,326   145,576   29,863   29,092 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  52,702   57,450   7,735   8,515   55,233   57,450   8,420   8,515 
Payables to related parties  18,275   24,069   1,824   1,495   20,043   24,069   1,520   1,495 
Other liabilities  6,201      1   156   9,543      393   156 
                                
Total Liabilities  743,624   947,502   77,535   83,696   1,363,905   947,502   138,512   83,696 
                                
CAPITAL                                
Managing Owner - Class 2  978,811   1,429,544   9,715   8,814   986,499   1,429,544   9,605   8,814 
Managing Owner - Class 2a  199,138   191,645         200,881   191,645       
Limited Owner - Class 1  60,537,952   62,563,337   11,916,881   11,710,517   58,166,806   62,563,337   11,435,183   11,710,517 
Limited Owner - Class 1AP  690,521   714,747   52,211   47,365   650,754   714,747   30,364   47,365 
Limited Owner - Class 2  20,946,583   21,278,864   1,464,203   1,329,359   21,049,226   21,278,864   1,426,668   1,329,359 
Limited Owner - Class 2a  370,360   356,425         373,602   356,425       
Limited Owner - Class 3a  2,477,116   2,435,421         2,479,832   2,435,421       
                                
Total Owners’ Capital  86,200,481   88,969,983   13,443,010   13,096,055   83,907,600   88,969,983   12,901,820   13,096,055 
                                
Non-Controlling Interests  16,577,086   1,151,741   3,907,579   6,816,535   23,557,735   1,151,741   4,172,485   6,816,535 
                                
Total Capital  102,777,567   90,121,724   17,350,589   19,912,590   107,465,335   90,121,724   17,074,305   19,912,590 
                                
Total Liabilities and Capital $103,521,191  $91,069,226  $17,428,124  $19,996,286  $108,829,240  $91,069,226  $17,212,817  $19,996,286 
                                
Units Outstanding                                
Class 1  463,887   488,680   121,452   129,612   445,666   488,680   118,794   129,612 
Class 1AP  4,996   5,351   503   503   4,671   5,351   296   503 
Class 2  117,929   126,375   10,688   10,696   117,600   126,375   10,534   10,696 
Class 2a  3,539   3,539   N/A   N/A   3,539   3,539    N/A    N/A 
Class 3a  15,443   15,776   N/A   N/A   15,325   15,776    N/A    N/A 
                                
Net Asset Value per Unit                                
Class 1 $130.50  $128.03  $98.12  $90.35  $130.52  $128.03  $96.26  $90.35 
Class 1AP $138.23  $133.59  $103.93  $94.28  $139.31  $133.59  $102.75  $94.28 
Class 2 $185.92  $179.69  $137.92  $125.11  $187.38  $179.69  $136.35  $125.11 
Class 2a $160.94  $154.88   N/A   N/A  $162.35  $154.88    N/A    N/A 
Class 3a $160.41  $154.37   N/A   N/A  $161.81  $154.37    N/A    N/A 

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Financial Condition

June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Financial Condition
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

 

 Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund 
 6/30/2016 12/31/2015 6/30/2016 12/31/2015  9/30/2016 12/31/2015 9/30/2016 12/31/2015 
ASSETS                                
                                
Cash and cash equivalents $1,838,585  $2,928,616  $371,665  $655,319  $4,583,519  $2,928,616  $1,249,080  $655,319 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value  22,191,484   24,617,817   4,528,193   5,508,577   18,417,716   24,617,817   3,489,160   5,508,577 
Receivable from futures commission merchants  17,604,279   12,744,570         21,249,096   12,744,570       
Open trade equity, at fair value  5,208,627   599,579         214,509   599,579       
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value     297,554   2,372,145   1,405,586      297,554   1,955,258   1,405,586 
Swap contracts, at fair value        8,632,303   7,960,268         8,499,865   7,960,268 
Interest receivable  372,822   427,511   75,691   95,612   113,414   427,511   21,486   95,612 
Other assets     2      2   25,348   2   4,774   2 
                                
Total Assets $47,215,797  $41,615,649  $15,979,997  $15,625,364  $44,603,602  $41,615,649  $15,219,623  $15,625,364 
                                
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL                                
                                
LIABILITIES                                
Pending owner additions $13,019  $13,524  $3,174  $3,251  $  $13,524  $  $3,251 
Owner redemptions payable     51,671      84,355   191,005   51,671   36,185   84,355 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  86,354   93,171   19,781   21,490   262,915   93,171   334   21,490 
Interest payable to Managing Owner  39,752   49,624   8,301   11,066   35,996   49,624   6,630   11,066 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  41,389   44,422   17,502   18,807   57,927   44,422   21,474   18,807 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  21,289   22,405   6,995   7,457   22,388   22,405   7,232   7,457 
Payables to related parties  184,276   31,638   5,013   4,416   11,418   31,638   3,507   4,416 
Other liabilities        1      29,989      1,756    
                                
Total Liabilities  386,079   306,455   60,767   150,842   611,638   306,455   77,118   150,842 
                                
CAPITAL                                
Managing Owner - Class 2  47,684   44,962   78,782   74,329   45,724   44,962   76,257   74,329 
Limited Owner - Class 1  23,499,889   23,022,800   8,702,101   8,628,726   21,908,389   23,022,800   8,176,296   8,628,726 
Limited Owner - Class 1AP  38,790   36,576   46,823   58,523   37,196   36,576   6,027   58,523 
Limited Owner - Class 2  12,482,816   11,837,205   2,907,959   2,779,024   11,954,508   11,837,205   2,762,875   2,779,024 
                                
Total Owners’ Capital  36,069,179   34,941,543   11,735,665   11,540,602   33,945,817   34,941,543   11,021,455   11,540,602 
                                
Non-Controlling Interests  10,760,539   6,367,651   4,183,565   3,933,920   10,046,147   6,367,651   4,121,050   3,933,920 
                                
Total Capital  46,829,718   41,309,194   15,919,230   15,474,522   43,991,964   41,309,194   15,142,505   15,474,522 
                                
Total Liabilities and Capital $47,215,797  $41,615,649  $15,979,997  $15,625,364  $44,603,602  $41,615,649  $15,219,623  $15,625,364 
                                
Units Outstanding                                
Class 1  137,002   140,239   67,059   69,436   134,227   140,239   65,597   69,436 
Class 1AP  214   214   341   452   214   214   45   452 
Class 2  54,321   54,629   16,236   16,441   54,251   54,629   15,946   16,441 
                                
Net Asset Value per Unit                                
Class 1 $171.53  $164.17  $129.77  $124.27  $163.22  $164.17  $124.64  $124.27 
Class 1AP $181.68  $171.31  $137.45  $129.67  $174.22  $171.31  $133.04  $129.67 
Class 2 $230.67  $217.51  $183.94  $173.54  $221.20  $217.51  $178.05  $173.54 

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2016

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
September 30, 2016

 

   Equinox Frontier
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Long/Short Commodities Fund
 
Description Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS                     
   Various currency futures contracts (Europe) $118,080   0.21% $     $        Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
   Various currency futures contracts (Canada)  16,417   0.03%                Diversified Fund Masters Fund Long/Short Commodity Fund 
   Various currency futures contracts (Africa)  (1,364)  0.00%                Fair % of Total Capital Fair % of Total Capital Fair % of Total Capital 
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  30,615   0.05%        (33,015)  -0.30%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  14,271   0.03%        (82,604)  -0.76%
   Various commodity futures contracts (Europe)  15,817   0.03%            
   Various commodity futures contracts (U.S.)  (18,858)  -0.03%        (18,239)  -0.17%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  102,131   0.18%        217,366   1.99%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  69,402   0.12%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  105,836   0.19%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  48,668   0.09%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  26,202   0.05%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  241,108   0.42%        1,000   0.01%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  3,270   0.01%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  11,930   0.02%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  297,090   0.52%            
   Total Long Futures Contracts $1,080,617   1.89% $     $84,509   0.77%
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS                     
DescriptionDescription Value (Net Asset Value) Value (Net Asset Value) Value (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*                        
   Various currency futures contracts (Europe)  6,981   0.01%               Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.) $109,581   0.20% $     $    
   Various currency futures contracts (Far East)  406,616   0.71%               Various currency futures contracts (Europe)  180,496   0.32%            
   Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)  855   0.00%               Various currency futures contracts (Far East)  21,569   0.04%            
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  195,916   0.34%        89,404   0.82%   Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)  18,650   0.03%            
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  41,060   0.07%        (18,550)  -0.17%   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  491   0.00%            
   Various commodity futures contracts (Europe)  81,324   0.14%               Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (32,310)  -0.06%            
   Various commodity futures contracts (U.S.)  147,468   0.26%        668   0.01%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  (2,241)  0.00%            
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (167,619)  -0.29%               Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  28,609   0.05%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)              (10,272)  -0.09%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  56,785   0.10%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  (13,907)  -0.02%               Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (24,427)  -0.04%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (35,837)  -0.06%               Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (57,038)  -0.10%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (277)  0.00%               Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  4,286   0.01%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (7,212)  -0.01%               Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (16,369)  -0.03%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Singapore)  (19,434)  -0.03%               Various soft futures contract (U.S.)  (46,979)  -0.08%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  10,961   0.02%               Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  6,027   0.01%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  20,805   0.04%        4,375   0.04%   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  8,074   0.01%            
   Total Short Futures Contracts $667,700   1.17% $     $65,625   0.60%   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  15   0.00%            
   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $1,748,317   3.06% $     $150,135   1.38%   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  12,860   0.02%            
OPTIONS WRITTEN                        
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  (77,123)  -0.14%            
   Total Long Futures Contracts $190,956   0.34% $     $    
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*                        
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.) $(4,000)  -0.01% $     $    
   Various currency futures contracts (Canada)  22,862   0.04%            
   Various currency futures contracts (Europe)  97,309   0.17%            
   Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)  (43,489)  -0.08%            
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  100,123   0.18%            
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (35,101)  -0.06%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (7,449)  -0.01%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  (3,325)  -0.01%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (5,166)  -0.01%            
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (1,282)  0.00%            
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  162   0.00%            
   Various soft futures contract (U.S.)  115,460   0.21%            
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  83,196   0.15%            
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  19,472   0.04%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  8,633   0.02%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  779   0.00%            
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (6,337)  -0.01%            
   Various commodity futures contracts (U.S.) $     $     $(97,890)  -0.90%   Total Short Futures Contracts $341,847   0.61% $     $    
   Total Options Written $     $     $(97,890)  -0.90%   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $532,803   0.96% $     $    
SWAPS (1)SWAPS (1)                        SWAPS (1)                        
   Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.) $6,932,856   12.15%       $       Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.) $7,234,984   13.01% $     $    
   Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)              4,144,523   37.96%   Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)              4,258,423   43.81%
   Total Swaps $6,932,856   12.15% $     $4,144,523   37.96%   Total Swaps $7,234,984   13.01% $   0.00% $4,258,423   43.81%
                                                      
PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIESPRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES                     PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES                        
   Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) $     $4,098,267   20.31% $1,925,833   17.64%   Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) $     $4,008,202   20.67% $1,875,553   19.29%
   Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  3,629,617   6.36%  2,184,989   10.83%  1,419,114   13.00%   Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  4,121,992   7.41%  2,480,076   12.79%  1,597,588   16.43%
   Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  927,749   1.63%           0.00%   Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC  2,392,397   4.30%            
   Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526)  5,508,366   9.65%               Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC  4,811,893   8.65%            
   Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527)  9,054,129   15.87%               Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC  6,124,478   11.01%            
   Total Funds $19,119,861   33.50% $6,283,256   31.14% $3,344,947   30.64%   Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC  8,461,155   15.21%            
                               Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  888,789   1.60%        2,838,072   29.20%
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)                     
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company I, LLC $6,127,807   10.74% $563,904   2.79% $259,424   2.38%   Total Private Investment Companies $26,800,704   48.18% $6,488,278   33.46% $6,311,213   64.92%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  2,930,173   5.13%  1,713,491   8.49%                                
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC        3,907,579   19.37%      
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC  2,013,957   3.53%            
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (1)INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (1)                        
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  772,829   1.35%  837,718   4.15%  932,621   8.56%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  2,740,986   4.93%  5,785,423   29.84% $    
   Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $11,844,767   20.75% $7,022,692   34.80% $1,192,045   10.94%   Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $2,740,986   4.93% $5,785,423   29.84% $    
                                                      
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)           U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                        
FACE VALUEFACE VALUE   Fair Value  Fair Value  Fair Value  FACE VALUE  Fair Value      Fair Value      Fair Value     
$27,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $36,863,436) $4,058,277   7.11% $3,582,759   17.76% $    15,900,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $36,863,436) $2,899,723   5.21% $2,372,878   12.24% $    
$20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  3,130,997   5.49%  2,764,132   13.70%      16,400,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  3,119,403   5.61%  2,552,644   13.16%      
     $7,189,274   12.60% $6,346,891   31.46% $       $6,019,126   10.82% $4,925,521   25.40% $    
                                                      
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value      Face Value            Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value      Face Value             
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $2,876,935      $2,539,838                US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $2,091,245      $1,711,290             
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  2,131,063       1,881,362                US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  2,157,007       1,765,104             
                               $4,248,252      $3,476,395             
     $5,007,998      $4,421,200                                       
                            
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost Cost   Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost      Cost             
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $3,927,915      $3,467,673                US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $2,942,456      $2,407,846             
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  2,984,820       2,635,082                US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  3,021,158       2,472,249             
                               $5,963,615      $4,880,096             
     $6,912,735      $6,102,755             

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presentedpresented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2016

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
September 30, 2016

 

   Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
   Balanced Fund Select Fund 
   Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
    Fair % of Total Capital Fair % of Total Capital 
DescriptionDescription Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Description      Value    (Net Asset Value)    Value    (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS                
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*     
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $10,460   0.01% $84,871   0.49% Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.) $160,267   0.19% $198,559   1.54%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  4,756   0.01%  (238)  0.00% Various currency futures contracts (Europe)  (1,908)  0.00%  147,650   1.14%
   Various currency futures contracts (Singapore)        7,320   0.04% Various currency futures contracts (Far East)  (5,413)  -0.01%  11,496   0.09%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  (135,965)  -0.15%  265,035   1.53% Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)  83,452   0.10%  (3,075)  -0.02%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)        (2,851)  -0.02% Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  (1,055)  0.00%  6,231   0.05%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)        (2,001)  -0.01% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  3,667   0.00%  (43,029)  -0.33%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (13,523)  -0.02%  61,648   0.36% Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  11,780   0.01%  (2,722)  -0.02%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  29,503   0.03%  31,028   0.18% Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  214,067   0.26%  172,275   1.34%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  76,795   0.09%  683,167   3.93% Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  77,622   0.09%  (1,185)  -0.01%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  213,078   0.24%  22,829   0.13% Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  34,742   0.04%  206   0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  15,106   0.02%  (55)  0.00% Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  262,948   0.31%  (10,804)  -0.08%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  40,042   0.05%  449,976   2.58% Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  13,072   0.02%  (7,009)  -0.05%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  11,055   0.01%  79,805   0.46% Various soft futures contract (Europe)        (7,717)  -0.06%
   Various soft futures contract (Europe)        140   0.00% Various soft futures contract (Far East)        4,147   0.03%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)        16,532   0.10% Various soft futures contract (U.S.)        113,272   0.88%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)        72,330   0.42% Various soft futures contracts (Europe)        801   0.01%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)        (2,043)  -0.01% Various soft futures contracts (Far East)        (316)  0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  703      (5,331)  -0.03% Various soft futures contract (U.S.)  26,290   0.03%  (2,890)  -0.02%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  67,401   0.08%  14,109   0.08% Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  8,825   0.01%  7,493   0.06%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  48,888   0.06%  37,583   0.22% Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  161,789   0.19%  33,092   0.26%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  6,072   0.01%  (11,083)  -0.06% Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (23,094)  -0.03%  (16,955)  -0.13%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  325,037   0.37%  107,240   0.62% Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  12,079   0.01%  3,500   0.03%
   Total Long Futures Contracts $699,409   0.79% $1,910,011   11.01% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  550,724   0.66%  199,907   1.55%
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS                
 Total Long Futures Contracts $1,589,855   1.89% $802,928   6.22%
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*     
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(18,850)  -0.02% $(175,074)  -1.01% Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.) $(98,188)  -0.12% $(182,877)  -1.42%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (8,225)  -0.01%       Various currency futures contracts (Canada)  (28,390)  -0.03%  (7,195)  -0.06%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  45,654   0.05%  323,136   1.85% Various currency futures contracts (Europe)  (7,573)  -0.01%  55,610   0.43%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%  (410)    Various currency futures contracts (Far East)  (4,186)  0.00%      
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (44,745)  -0.05%  4,805   0.03% Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)        (17,315)  -0.13%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  (18,513)  -0.02%  (5,242)  -0.03% Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  (4,417)  -0.01%  44,505   0.34%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  23,469   0.03%  (18,776)  -0.11% Various energy futures contracts (Europe)        (3,972)  -0.03%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (8,609)  -0.01%  (19,777)  -0.11% Various energy futures contracts (Far East)        (2,266)  -0.02%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (29,856)  -0.03%  (170,060)  -0.99% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (190,359)  -0.23%  (124,721)  -0.97%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (640)     (14,260)  -0.08% Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)        19   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)        (342)    Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (1,145)  0.00%  6,666   0.05%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)        3,357   0.02% Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  (6,648)  -0.01%  (1,379)  -0.01%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)        68,595   0.40% Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (10,329)  -0.01%  (74,691)  -0.58%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (474,431)  -0.54%  14,878   0.09% Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  12,733   0.02%  (13,042)  -0.10%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (87,826)  -0.10%  (10,346)  -0.06% Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)  18,673   0.02%  514   0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)        (9,268)  -0.05% Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)        (4,773)  -0.04%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Warsaw)        (1,444)  -0.01% Various soft futures contract (U.S.)  149,391   0.18%  85,554   0.66%
   Total Short Futures Contracts $(622,573)  -0.71% $(10,228)  -0.06% Various soft futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%  (33)  0.00%
CURRENCY FORWARDS                
   Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $   0.00% $156,919   0.90% Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  11,757   0.01%  309   0.00%
 Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  82,660   0.10%  48,198   0.37%
 Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  416   0.00%  (306)  0.00%
 Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)        (966)  -0.01%
 Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  58,601   0.07%      
 Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%  50,391   0.39%
 Total Short Futures Contracts $(17,003)  -0.02% $(141,770)  -1.10%
CURRENCY FORWARDS*CURRENCY FORWARDS*     
 Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $(71,287)  -0.08% $25,206   0.03%
 Total Currency Forwards $(71,287)  -0.08% $25,206   0.03%
 Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $1,501,565   1.79% $686,364   5.15%
OPTIONS PURCHASED*OPTIONS PURCHASED*     
 Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.) $254,365   0.30% $    
 Total Options Purchased $254,365   0.30% $   0.00%
OPTIONS WRITTEN*OPTIONS WRITTEN*     
   Total Currency Forwards $   0.00% $156,919   0.90% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.) $(97,325)  -0.12% $    
   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $76,836   0.09% $2,056,702   11.85% Total Options Written $(97,325)  -0.12% $   0.00%
SWAPS (1)SWAPS (1)               SWAPS (1)     
   Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.) $16,013,588   18.15% $     Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.) $16,586,708   19.77% $    
   Total Swaps $16,013,588   18.15% $     Total Swaps $16,586,708   19.77% $   0.00%
                                      
PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIESPRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES                PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES         
   Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC $4,431,615   5.02% $     Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC $5,051,298   6.02% $    
   Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  2,507,799   2.84%       Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  2,406,289   2.87%      
   Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517)  1,281,893   1.45%       Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517)  917,610   1.09%      
   Total Funds $8,221,307   9.31% $     Total Private Investment Companies $8,375,197   9.98% $   0.00%
                                      
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)                
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company I, LLC $6,579,565   7.46% $    
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  3,994,700   4.53%      
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (1)INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (1)     
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC        4,183,565   24.11% Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC $3,742,037   4.24% $    
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  1,304,661   1.48%  680,226   3.92% Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC        4,121,050   31.94%
   Total Investment in Uncosolidated Trading Companies $11,878,926   13.48% $4,863,791   28.03% Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $3,742,037   4.24% $4,121,050   31.94%
                                      
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)         U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)         
FACE VALUEFACE VALUE   Fair Value   Fair Value   FACE VALUE  Fair Value       Fair Value     
$27,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $36,863,436) $13,991,972   15.86% $2,101,684   12.11%
$20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  10,794,936   12.24%  1,621,468   9.35%
$ 15,900,000 US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $36,863,436) $5,797,544   6.91% $1,202,306   9.32%
$ 16,400,000 US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  6,236,759   7.43%  1,293,391   10.02%
                  
     $24,786,908   28.10% $3,723,152   21.46%   $12,034,303   14.34% $2,495,697   19.34%
                                      
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value      Face Value     Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Face Value       Face Value     
 US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $4,181,118      $867,088     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $9,918,988      $1,489,895      US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  4,312,600       894,355     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  7,347,399       1,103,626                       
     $17,266,387      $2,593,521        $8,493,717      $1,761,444     
                                      
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost      Cost     Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Cost       Cost     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $13,542,518      $2,034,173      US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $5,882,982      $1,220,024     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  10,290,950       1,545,767      US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  6,040,335       1,252,656     
     $23,833,468      $3,579,940                       
   $11,923,317      $2,472,681     

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presentedpresented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2016

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
September 30, 2016

 

   Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
   Winton Fund  Heritage Fund 
   Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Frontier Heritage Fund
    Fair % of Total Capital Fair % of Total Capital 
Description Description  Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Description   Value    (Net Asset Value)    Value    (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS                
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*     
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $128,240   0.27% $     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.) $57,433   0.13% $    
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  571,676   1.22%       Various currency futures contracts (Far East)  80,588   0.18%      
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  15,823   0.03%       Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)  30,038   0.07%      
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  1,193,333   2.55%       Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  4,930   0.01%      
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  78,779   0.17%       Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  1,864   0.00%      
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  63,199   0.13%       Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  139,862   0.32%      
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  1,520,143   3.26%       Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  27,750   0.06%      
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  339,785   0.73%       Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  45,008   0.10%      
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (12)          Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (310,891)  -0.71%      
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  70,168   0.15%       Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (202,984)  -0.46%      
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  1,910           Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (883)  0.00%      
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (2,461)  -0.01%       Various soft futures contract (U.S.)  57,744   0.13%      
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  (1,304)          Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  (54,662)  -0.12%      
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  173,251   0.37%       Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  15,094   0.03%      
   Total Long Futures Contracts $4,152,530   8.87% $     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  115,194   0.26%      
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS                
 Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (67,086)  -0.15%      
 Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  54,358   0.12%      
 Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  374,779   0.85%      
 Total Long Futures Contracts $368,135   0.84% $    
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*         
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(241,520)  -0.52% $     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.) $(186,993)  -0.43% $    
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (15,463)  -0.03%       Various currency futures contracts (Canada)  (10,968)  -0.02%      
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  821,794   1.75%       Various currency futures contracts (Europe)  232,597   0.53%      
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (47,855)  -0.10%       Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  3,407   0.01%      
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  (1,944)          Various energy futures contracts (Europe)  (2,338)  -0.01%      
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (163,102)  -0.35%       Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (484,583)  -1.10%      
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (7,705)  -0.02%       Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  (637)  0.00%     ��
   Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (3,100)  -0.01%       Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (671)  0.00%      
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  1,516           Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  (10,174)  -0.02%      
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  145,135   0.31%       Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (15,808)  -0.04%      
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (667)          Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (50,494)  -0.11%      
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (9,353)  -0.02%       Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  497   0.00%      
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (30,043)  -0.06%       Various soft futures contract (Europe)  805   0.00%      
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  (20,880)  -0.04%       Various soft futures contract (U.S.)  41,069   0.09%      
   Total Short Futures Contracts $426,813   0.91% $     Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (689)  0.00%      
CURRENCY FORWARDS                
 Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  478   0.00%      
 Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  123,905   0.28%      
 Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (733)  0.00%      
 Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (489)  0.00%      
 Total Short Futures Contracts $(361,820)  -0.82% $    
CURRENCY FORWARDS*CURRENCY FORWARDS*         
   Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $629,284   1.34% $     Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $208,194   0.47% $    
   Total Currency Forwards $629,284   1.34% $     Total Currency Forwards $208,194   0.47% $    
   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $5,208,627   11.12% $     Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $214,509   0.49% $    
SWAPS (1)SWAPS (1)                SWAPS (1)         
   Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.) $     $8,632,303   54.23% Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.) $   0.00% $8,499,865   56.13%
   Total Swaps $     $8,632,303   54.23% Total Swaps $   0.00% $8,499,865   56.13%
                                      
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)            
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC $   0.00% $2,122,176   13.33%
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (1)INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (1)     
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC     -0.31%  249,969   1.57% Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC $   0.00% $1,955,258   12.91%
   Total Investment in Uncosolidated Trading Companies $   -0.31% $2,372,145   14.90% Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $   0.00% $1,955,258   12.91%
                             
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)         U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)         
FACE VALUEFACE VALUE   Fair Value   Fair Value    FACE VALUE  Fair Value       Fair Value     
$27,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $36,863,436) $12,526,880   26.75% $2,556,121   16.06%
$20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  9,664,604   20.64%  1,972,072   12.39%
$ 15,900,000 US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $36,863,436) $8,872,764   20.17% $1,680,908   11.10%
$ 16,400,000 US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  9,544,952   21.70%  1,808,252   11.94%
                                    
   $22,191,484   47.39% $4,528,193   28.45%   $18,417,716   41.87% $3,489,160   23.04%
                                    
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value      Face Value     Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Face Value       Face Value     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $8,880,376      $1,812,049      US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $6,398,928      $1,212,250     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  6,578,056       1,342,259      US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  6,600,152       1,250,371     
                                    
   $15,458,432      $3,154,308        $12,999,081      $2,462,622     
                                    
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost      Cost     Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Cost       Cost     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $12,124,488      $2,474,013      US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $9,003,520      $1,705,680     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  9,213,390       1,880,001      US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  9,244,339       1,751,302     
                                    
   $21,337,878      $4,354,014        $18,247,859      $3,456,981     

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2015

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2015

 

   Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
   Diversified Fund Masters Fund Long/Short Commodity Fund 
   Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Long/Short Commodity Fund
     Fair % of Total Capital Fair % of Total Capital Fair % of Total Capital 
DescriptionDescription Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Description Value (Net Asset Value) Value (Net Asset Value) Value (Net Asset Value) 
SWAPS (1)SWAPS (1)                        SWAPS (1)                        
   Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.) $   0.00% $   0.00% $   0.00%   Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.) $   0.00% $   0.00% $   0.00%
   Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%   Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%
   Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)  8,685,849   15.59%     0.00%     0.00%   Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)  8,685,849   15.59%     0.00%     0.00%
   Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%  4,332,428   33.09%   Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%  4,332,428   33.09%
   Total Swaps $8,685,849   15.59% $   0.00% $4,332,428   33.09%   Total Swaps $8,685,849   15.59% $   0.00% $4,332,428   33.09%
                                                      
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED TRADING COMPANIES (1)INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED TRADING COMPANIES (1)                 INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED TRADING COMPANIES (1)                        
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company I, LLC $10,703,801   19.21% $1,061,508   4.65% $525,389   4.01%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company I, LLC $10,703,801   19.21% $1,061,508   4.65% $525,389   4.01%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  1,755,041   3.15%  1,080,538   4.73%     0.00%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  1,755,041   3.15%  1,080,538   4.73%     0.00%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  1,883,299   3.38%  940,686   4.12%  2,544,993   19.44%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  1,883,299   3.38%  940,686   4.12%  2,544,993   19.44%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC     0.00%  5,975,465   26.18%     0.00%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC     0.00%  5,975,465   26.18%     0.00%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC  1,151,741   2.07%     0.00%     0.00%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC  1,151,741   2.07%     0.00%     0.00%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  600,326   1.08%  351,733   1.54%  344,281   2.63%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  600,326   1.08%  351,733   1.54%  344,281   2.63%
   Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $16,094,208   28.89% $9,409,930   41.22% $3,414,663   26.08%   Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $16,094,208   28.89% $9,409,930   41.22% $3,414,663   26.08%
                                                      
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                 U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                        
FACE VALUEFACE VALUE   Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value FACE VALUE Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value     
$67,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,934,764) $21,022,579   37.73% $9,102,988   39.88% $3,649,979   27.88% 67,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,934,764) $21,022,579   37.73% $9,102,988   39.88% $3,649,979   27.88%
$20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  6,582,337   11.81%  2,850,218   12.49%  1,142,838   8.73%20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  6,582,337   11.81%  2,850,218   12.49%  1,142,838   8.73%
     $27,604,916   49.54% $11,953,206   52.37% $4,792,817   36.61%   $27,604,916   49.54% $11,953,206   52.37% $4,792,817   36.61%
                                                      
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value Face Value Face Value Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value Face Value Face Value     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $15,743,566      $6,817,122      $2,733,427        US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $15,743,566      $6,817,122      $2,733,427     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  4,699,572       2,034,962       815,948        US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  4,699,572       2,034,962       815,948     
     $20,443,138      $8,852,084      $3,549,375        $20,443,138      $8,852,084      $3,549,375     
                                                      
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesCost Cost Cost Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost Cost Cost     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $20,999,686      $9,093,075      $3,646,004        US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $20,999,686      $9,093,075      $3,646,004     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  6,582,337       2,850,218       1,142,838        US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  6,582,337       2,850,218       1,142,838     
     $27,582,023      $11,943,293      $4,788,842        $27,582,023      $11,943,293      $4,788,842     

 

(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.

 

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

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Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2015

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2015

 

   Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
   Balanced Fund Select Fund 
   Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
     Fair % of Total Capital Fair % of Total Capital 
DescriptionDescription Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Description Value (Net Asset Value) Value (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS                
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*                
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $46,701   0.05% $(50,387)  -0.25%   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $46,701   0.05% $(50,387)  -0.25%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  650   0.00%     0.00%   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  650   0.00%     0.00%
   Various currency futures contracts (Singapore)     0.00%  6,824   0.03%   Various currency futures contracts (Singapore)     0.00%  6,824   0.03%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  (30,157)  -0.03%  (11,664)  -0.06%   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  (30,157)  -0.03%  (11,664)  -0.06%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%  13,493   0.07%   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%  13,493   0.07%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  605   0.00%     0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  605   0.00%     0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (237,837)  -0.27%     0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (237,837)  -0.27%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  58,668   0.07%  8,285   0.04%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  58,668   0.07%  8,285   0.04%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (132,159)  -0.15%  (380,769)  -1.91% *   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (132,159)  -0.15%  (380,769)  -1.91%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  93,495   0.11%  22,925   0.12%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  93,495   0.11%  22,925   0.11%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  14,834   0.02%  (1,711)  -0.01%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  14,834   0.02%  (1,711)  -0.01%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (163,570)  -0.18%  (35,830)  -0.18%   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (163,570)  -0.18%  (35,830)  -0.18%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (6,180)  -0.01%     0.00%   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (6,180)  -0.01%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%  68   0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%  68   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  394   0.00%  238   0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  394   0.00%  238   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%  5,505   0.03%   Various soft futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%  5,505   0.03%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  (87,878)  -0.10%  17,813   0.09%   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  (87,878)  -0.10%  17,813   0.09%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (2,002)  0.00%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (2,002)  0.00%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  38,507   0.04%  14,580   0.07%   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  38,507   0.04%  14,580   0.07%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (14,865)  -0.02%  (33,510)  -0.17%   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (14,865)  -0.02%  (33,510)  -0.17%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  13,845   0.02%  (1,931)  -0.01%   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  13,845   0.02%  (1,931)  -0.01%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  25,421   0.03%  (4,360)  -0.02%   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  25,421   0.03%  (4,360)  -0.02%
   Total Long Futures Contracts $(381,528)  -0.42% $(430,431)  -2.16%   Total Long Futures Contracts $(381,528)  -0.42% $(430,431)  -2.16%
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS                
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*                
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(5,389)  -0.01% $109,629   0.55%   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(5,389)  -0.01% $109,629   0.55%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (11,475)  -0.01%  (4,250)  -0.02%   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (11,475)  -0.01%  (4,250)  -0.02%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  188,615   0.21%  32,835   0.16%   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  188,615   0.21%  32,835   0.17%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%  29,608   0.15%   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%  29,608   0.15%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  1,020   0.00%  410   0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  1,020   0.00%  410   0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  97,810   0.11%  586,716   2.95% *   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  97,810   0.11%  586,716   2.95%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%  (63)  0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%  (63)  0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  2,481   0.00%  3,113   0.02%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  2,481   0.00%  3,113   0.02%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (3,367)  0.00%  (12,330)  -0.06%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (3,367)  0.00%  (12,330)  -0.06%   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  28,086   0.03%  50,113   0.25%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  28,086   0.03%  50,113   0.25%   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)  466   0.00%  4,026   0.02%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)  466   0.00%  4,026   0.02%   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  3,105   0.00%  93,125   0.47%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  3,105   0.00%  93,125   0.47%   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%  (2,639)  -0.01%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%  (2,639)  -0.01%   Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (1,700)  0.00%  2,000   0.01%
   Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (1,700)  0.00%  2,000   0.01%   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (1,305)  0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (1,305)  0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  1,832   0.00%  6,824   0.03%
  ��Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  1,832   0.00%  6,824   0.03%   Various soft futures contracts (Far East)  2,791   0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Far East)  2,791   0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Singapore)     0.00%  930   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Singapore)     0.00%  930   0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  48,192   0.05%  34,651   0.17%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  48,192   0.05%  34,651   0.17%   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (751)  0.00%  (1,849)  -0.01%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (751)  0.00%  (1,849)  -0.01%   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (5,629)  -0.01%  8,952   0.05%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  3,179   0.00%  5,289   0.03%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (5,629)  -0.01%  8,952   0.04%   Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)  717   0.00%  74   0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  3,179   0.00%  5,289   0.03%   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  17,499   0.02%  (17,786)  -0.09%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)  717   0.00%  74   0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Warsaw)     0.00%  (3,926)  -0.02%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%     0.00%                  
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  17,499   0.02%  (17,786)  -0.09%   Total Short Futures Contracts $366,177   0.41% $925,452   4.65%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Warsaw)     0.00%  (3,926)  -0.02%
                    
   Total Short Futures Contracts $366,177   0.41% $925,452   4.65%
CURRENCY FORWARDS                
CURRENCY FORWARDS*CURRENCY FORWARDS*                
   Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $26,881   0.03% $(32,682)  -0.16%   Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $26,881   0.03% $(32,682)  -0.16%
   Total Currency Forwards $26,881   0.03% $(32,682)  -0.16%   Total Currency Forwards $26,881   0.03% $(32,682)  -0.16%
   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $11,530   0.00% $462,339   2.32%   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $11,530   0.00% $462,339   2.32%
SWAPS (1)SWAPS (1)                SWAPS (1)                
   Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.) $19,157,520   21.26% $   0.00%
   Total Swaps $19,157,520   21.26% $   0.00%
                    
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED TRADING COMPANIES (1)             
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company I, LLC $10,856,048   12.05% $   0.00%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  2,283,605   2.53%     0.00%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  2,633,484   2.92%     0.00%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC  841,070   0.93%     0.00%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC     0.00%     0.00%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  1,009,761   1.12%  213,920   1.07%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC     0.00%  3,933,920   19.76%   Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.) $19,157,520   21.26% $   0.00%
   Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $17,623,968   19.56% $4,147,840   20.83%   Total Swaps $19,157,520   21.26% $   0.00%
                             
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)         U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                
FACE VALUEFACE VALUE   Fair Value   Fair Value   FACE VALUE Fair Value Fair Value     
$67,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,934,764) $31,336,857   34.77% $1,410,721   7.08%67,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,934,764) $31,336,857   34.77% $1,410,721   7.08%
$20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  9,811,819   10.89%  441,708   2.22%20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  9,811,819   10.89%  441,708   2.22%
   $41,148,676   45.66% $1,852,429   9.30%   $41,148,676   45.66% $1,852,429   9.30%
                                    
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value      Face Value     Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value Face Value     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $23,467,807      $1,056,473        US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $23,467,807      $1,056,473     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  7,005,315       315,365        US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  7,005,315       315,365     
   $30,473,122      $1,371,838        $30,473,122      $1,371,838     
                                    
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost      Cost     Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost Cost     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $31,302,731      $1,409,185        US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $31,302,731      $1,409,185     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  9,811,820       441,708        US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  9,811,820       441,708     
   $41,114,551      $1,850,893        $41,114,551      $1,850,893     

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.

 

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

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Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2015

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Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2015

 

   Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
   Winton Fund Heritage Fund 
   Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
     Fair % of Total Capital Fair % of Total Capital 
DescriptionDescription Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Fair
Value
 % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 Description Value (Net Asset Value) Value (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS                
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*                
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(1,294)  0.00% $   0.00%   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(1,294)  0.00% $   0.00%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various currency futures contracts (Singapore)     0.00%     0.00%   Various currency futures contracts (Singapore)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  (26,609)  -0.06%     0.00%   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  (26,609)  -0.06%     0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%     0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  10,868   0.03%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  10,868   0.03%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (126,797)  -0.31%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (126,797)  -0.31%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  68,874   0.17%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  68,874   0.17%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (3,134)  -0.01%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (3,134)  -0.01%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (317,169)  -0.77%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (317,169)  -0.77%     0.00%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  4,274   0.01%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  4,274   0.01%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  36,783   0.09%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  36,783   0.09%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (83,141)  -0.20%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (83,141)  -0.20%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  148,532   0.36%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  148,532   0.36%     0.00%
   Total Long Futures Contracts $(288,813)  -0.70% $   0.00%   Total Long Futures Contracts $(288,813)  -0.70% $   0.00%
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS                
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*               
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $134,930   0.33% $   0.00%   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $134,930   0.33% $   0.00%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (11,450)  -0.03%     0.00%   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (11,450)  -0.03%     0.00%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  466,490   1.13%*     0.00%   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  466,490   1.13%     0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%     0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  142,483   0.34%     0.00%   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  142,483   0.35%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (3,043)  -0.01%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (3,043)  -0.01%     0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (266)  0.00%     0.00%   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (266)  0.00%     0.00%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  244,230   0.59%     0.00%   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  244,230   0.59%     0.00%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (1,140)  0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (1,140)  0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (16)  0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (16)  0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  3,608   0.01%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  3,608   0.01%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Far East)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Singapore)     0.00%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (Singapore)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  137,220   0.33%     0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  137,220   0.33%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (7,124)  -0.02%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (7,124)  -0.02%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (2,344)  -0.01%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (2,344)  -0.01%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (1,191)  0.00%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (1,191)  0.00%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  22,625   0.05%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  22,625   0.05%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)     0.00%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  (68,081)  -0.16%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  (68,081)  -0.16%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Warsaw)     0.00%     0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (Warsaw)     0.00%     0.00%
                                      
   Total Short Futures Contracts $1,056,931   2.56% $   0.00%   Total Short Futures Contracts $1,056,931   2.56% $   0.00%
CURRENCY FORWARDS                
CURRENCY FORWARDS*CURRENCY FORWARDS*               
   Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $(168,539)  -0.41% $   0.00%
   Total Currency Forwards $(168,539)  -0.41% $   0.00%
   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $599,579   1.45% $   0.00%
OPTIONS PURCHASED*OPTIONS PURCHASED*          
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.) $   0.00% $   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%
   Total Options Purchased $   0.00% $   0.00%
OPTIONS WRITTEN*OPTIONS WRITTEN*          
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.) $   0.00% $   0.00%
   Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $(168,539)  -0.41% $   0.00%   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%
   Total Currency Forwards $(168,539)  -0.41% $   0.00%   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)     0.00%     0.00%
   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $599,579   1.45% $   0.00%   Total Options Written $   0.00% $   0.00%
SWAPS (1)SWAPS (1)                SWAPS (1)               
   Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.) $   0.00% $7,960,268   51.44%   Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.) $   0.00% $7,960,268   51.44%
   Total Swaps $   0.00% $7,960,268   51.44%   Total Swaps $   0.00% $7,960,268   51.44%
                    
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED TRADING COMPANIES (1)             
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (1)INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (1)                
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC $   0.00% $1,248,467   8.07%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company II, LLC $   0.00% $1,248,467   8.07%
   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  297,554   0.72%  157,119   1.02%   Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  297,554   0.72%  157,119   1.02%
   Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $297,554   0.72% $1,405,586   9.08%   Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $297,554   0.72% $1,405,586   9.09%
                                      
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)               
FACE VALUEFACE VALUE   Fair Value Fair Value FACE VALUE Fair Value   Fair Value     
$67,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,934,764) $18,747,748   45.38% $4,195,068   10.16%67,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,934,764) $18,747,748   45.38% $4,195,068   27.11%
$20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  5,870,069   14.21%  1,313,509   3.18%20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  5,870,069   14.21%  1,313,509   8.49%
     $24,617,817   59.59% $5,508,577   13.33%   $24,617,817   59.59% $5,508,577   35.60%
                                      
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value      Face Value     Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Face Value Face Value     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $14,039,970      $3,141,637        US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $14,039,970      $3,141,637     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  4,191,036       937,802        US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  4,191,036       937,802     
     $18,231,006      $4,079,439        $18,231,006      $4,079,439     
                                      
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury SecuritiesAdditional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost      Cost     Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost   Cost     
   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $18,727,332      $4,190,501        US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2) $18,727,332      $4,190,501     
   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  5,870,069       1,313,509        US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)  5,870,069       1,313,509     
     $24,597,401      $5,504,010        $24,597,401      $5,504,010     

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

 

          Equinox Frontier Long/Short           Equinox Frontier Long/Short 
 Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Commodity Fund  Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Commodity Fund 
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 
                                                
Investment income:                                                
Interest - net $126,792  $155,143  $36,142  $68,655  $14,243  $43,133  $31,817  $142,006  $23,296  $62,881  $  $29,827 
                                                
Total Income  126,792   155,143   36,142   68,655   14,243   43,133   31,817   142,006   23,296   62,881      29,827 
                                                
Expenses:                                                
Incentive Fees  223,123   4,000   15,801   41,072      40,149   1,082   225,279            14,316 
Management Fees  201,445   243,004   120,462   182,496   121,570   131,237   172,538   247,879      173,088   6,851   135,721 
Service Fees - Class 1  61,895   108,250   36,877   60,813   18,358   29,629   54,344   97,034   33,907   52,129   14,402   25,703 
Trading Fees  356,354   351,096   121,827   147,701   57,920   65,150   363,176   338,055   114,515   141,248   37,307   58,174 
Other Fees  1,997            6,334      7,282            6,787    
                                                
Total Expenses  844,814   706,350   294,967   432,082   204,182   266,165   598,421   908,247   148,422   366,465   65,347   233,914 
                                                
Investment (loss) - net  (718,022)  (551,207)  (258,825)  (363,427)  (189,939)  (223,032)  (566,604)  (766,241)  (125,126)  (303,584)  (65,347)  (204,087)
                                                
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                                                
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  129,316   480,498         (518,538)     (423,595)  (281,983)            
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies  (1,101,366)     (254,069)     (137,112     804,777      295,116      (432,935)   
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  923,149   (3,084,315)        847,287      (1,251,809)  3,662,607             
Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts                  
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  (512,762)  (1,943,955)        (112,325)  (997,763)  302,129   531,624         113,899   (54,840)
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  1,400,469   133,349   262,864   56,105   113,581   33,884   432,470      207,576      (139,693)   
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  (1,214,571)  (1,267,982)  (138,569)  (572,666)  (69,361)  (345,884)  (612,891)  782,556   (306,776)  319,185   288,423   139,071 
Trading commissions  (36)  (182,250)  (7)     (1,090)     (19)  (77,125)  (11)         
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies  395,115   (1,411,843)  524,995   (2,913,886)  303,251   (512,304)  (51,825)  (1,480,364)  (129,127)  730,420   (93,510)  (1,131,595)
                                                
Net gain/(loss) on investments  19,314   (7,276,498)  395,214   (3,430,447)  425,693   (1,822,067)  (800,763)  3,137,315   66,778   1,049,605   (263,816)  (1,047,364)
                                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  (698,708)  (7,827,705)  136,389   (3,793,874)  235,754   (2,045,099)  (1,367,367)  2,371,074   (58,348)  746,021   (329,163)  (1,251,451)
                                                
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests  (721,355)  (322,342)        141,518      (504,446)  1,485,532             
                                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS $22,647  $(7,505,363) $136,389  $(3,793,874) $94,236  $(2,045,099) $(862,922) $885,542  $(58,348) $746,021  $(329,162) $(1,251,451)
                                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                                                
Class 1 $(0.37) $(16.11) $0.84  $(18.37)  N/A   N/A  $(2.27) $1.45  $(0.81) $3.30   N/A   N/A 
Class 1a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $0.40  $(13.53)  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(3.21) $(8.87)
Class 2 $0.17  $(17.27) $1.54  $(19.80) $1.05  $(18.04) $(1.98) $2.19  $(0.31) $4.22  $(4.99) $(11.63)
Class 2a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $1.10  $(14.46)  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(3.49) $(9.30)
Class 3 $0.23  $(15.87) $1.50  $(18.28) $0.92  $(17.86) $(1.75) $2.09  $(0.20) $3.99  $(3.68) $(11.63)
Class 3a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $0.73  $(14.45)  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(2.15) $(9.34)

 

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

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The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Equinox Frontier Select Fund 
          Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Equinox Frontier Select Fund 
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 
                         
Investment income:                                
Interest - net $5,903  $8,003  $  $  $2,752  $7,127  $  $ 
                                
Total Income/(loss)  5,903   8,003         2,752   7,127       
                                
Expenses:                                
Incentive Fees  410,232   9,517   15,881      717,152   104,130   4,472    
Management Fees  186,257   267,377   67,902   78,206   273,609   254,315   96,115   76,094 
Service Fees - Class 1  456,323   556,081   85,705   101,967   493,659   510,140   85,059   95,067 
Trading Fees  185,169   194,144   24,122   28,454   371,721   179,140   46,641   26,464 
Other Fees  3,567            3,268          
                                
Total Expenses  1,241,548   1,027,119   193,610   208,627   1,859,410   1,047,725   232,287   197,625 
                                
Investment (loss) - net  (1,235,645)  (1,019,116)  (193,610)  (208,627)  (1,856,658)  (1,040,598)  (232,287)  (197,625)
                                
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                                
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  1,592,883   (2,682,859)  (1,397,141)  (2,163,972)  1,012,755   (3,537,771)  1,484,728   345,106 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies  (536,544)            445,025          
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  197,820   (1,047,941)  1,598,713   (902,659)  1,132,903   1,975,443   (1,318,406)  1,307,759 
Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts                         
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  (942,225)  (4,981,998)        573,120   (482,140)      
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  2,234,148   215,325   (48,865)  12,618   625,489      119,041    
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  (1,712,451)  (2,126,900)  116,827   (126,672)  (1,045,152)  1,204,756   (195,939)  58,154 
Trading commissions  (50,973)  (124,528)  (34,291)  (33,722)  (20,037)  (111,459)  (12,109)  (32,220)
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies  (38,823)  (854,236)  (151,904)  (856,713)  (381,152)  935,070   (67,155)  129,507 
                                
Net gain/(loss) on investments  743,835   (11,603,137)  83,339   (4,071,120)  2,342,951   (16,101)  10,160   1,808,306 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  (491,810)  (12,622,253)  (110,271)  (4,279,747)  486,293   (1,056,699)  (222,127)  1,610,681 
                                
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests  465,588   (473,996)  73,874   (1,366,570)  242,432   105,139   12,448   714,830 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS $(957,398) $(12,148,257) $(184,145) $(2,913,177) $243,862  $(1,161,838) $(234,575) $895,851 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                                
Class 1 $(1.68) $(16.98) $(1.28) $(18.85) $0.02  $(1.92) $(1.86) $5.85 
Class 1AP $(0.74) $(16.31) $(0.57) $(18.57) $1.08  $(0.96) $(1.18) $6.74 
Class 2 $(1.00) $(21.93) $(0.76) $(24.64) $1.46  $(1.29) $(1.57) $8.94 
Class 2a $(0.55) $(18.40)  N/A   N/A  $1.41  $(0.74)  N/A   N/A 
Class 3a $(0.55) $(18.34)  N/A   N/A  $1.40  $(0.74)  N/A   N/A 

 

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

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The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund 
          Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund 
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 
                  
Investment income:                                
Interest - net $  $27  $  $  $  $1  $  $1 
                                
Total Income     27            1      1 
                                
Expenses:                                
Incentive Fees            
Management Fees  265,095   307,212   60,698   70,986   361,683   289,752   23,697   67,180 
Service Fees - Class 1  169,823   198,125   63,757   74,974   180,394   184,196   61,333   69,701 
Trading Fees  64,892   74,984   21,462   25,063   78,021   69,319   20,665   23,325 
                                
Total Expenses  499,810   580,321   145,917   171,023   620,098   543,267   105,695   160,206 
                                
Investment (loss) - net  (499,810)  (580,294)  (145,917)  (171,023)  (620,098)  (543,266)  (105,695)  (160,205)
                                
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                                
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  (2,484,671)           3,557,298   557,530       
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  4,532,895            (4,733,320)  (73,306)      
Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts            
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts        (225,060)  (1,791,079)        (132,438)  423,590 
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  1,182,081   111,546   251,523   25,632   779,554      134,865    
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  (697,604)  (1,170,077)  (149,253)  (265,944)  (1,183,108)  672,319   (229,909)  148,545 
Trading commissions  (23,337)     (3,507)     (4,870)  (22,381)  (7)   
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies  (478,301)  (4,061,244)  86,966   (739,054)  (199,121)  512,666   (158,995)  105,347 
                                
Net gain/(loss) on investments  2,031,063   (5,119,775)  (39,331)  (2,770,445)  (1,783,567)  1,646,828   (386,484)  677,482 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  1,531,253   (5,700,069)  (185,248)  (2,941,468)  (2,403,665)  1,103,562   (492,179)  517,277 
                                
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests  955,510      (110,814)  (839,599)  (760,235)  218,499   (62,514)  197,559 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS $575,743  $(5,700,069) $(74,435) $(2,101,869) $(1,643,430) $885,063  $(429,665) $319,718 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                                
Class 1 $2.35  $(26.05) $(0.99) $(21.77) $(8.31) $3.50  $(5.13) $3.05 
Class 1AP $3.82  $(25.31) $(0.02) $(21.25) $(7.46) $4.93  $(4.41) $4.14 
Class 2 $4.85  $(32.13) $(0.03) $(28.44) $(9.47) $6.25  $(5.89) $5.54 

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

 

          Equinox Frontier Long/Short 
 Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Commodity Fund           Equinox Frontier Long/Short 
              Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Commodity Fund 
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 
                                     
Investment income:                                                
Interest - net $280,777  $324,401  $93,521  $139,819  $37,213  $90,191  $312,594  $466,407  $116,817  $202,700  $37,213  $120,018 
                                                
Total Income  280,777   324,401   93,521   139,819   37,213   90,191   312,594   466,407   116,817   202,700   37,213   120,018 
                                                
Expenses:                                                
Incentive Fees  1,144,159   1,638,242   242,029   576,374   134,601   279,366   1,145,241   1,863,521   242,029   576,374   134,601   293,682 
Management Fees  440,292   489,308   282,097   361,156   260,116   254,273   612,830   737,187   282,097   534,244   266,967   389,994 
Service Fees - Class 1  138,073   230,168   84,012   125,991   39,389   61,529   192,417   327,202   117,919   178,120   53,791   87,232 
Trading Fees  713,062   721,898   260,171   301,334   107,539   134,078   1,076,238   1,059,953   374,686   442,582   144,846   192,252 
Other Fees  1,997            6,334      9,275            13,120    
                                                
Total Expenses  2,437,583   3,079,616   868,309   1,364,855   547,979   729,246   3,036,001   3,987,863   1,016,731   1,731,320   613,325   963,160 
                                                
Investment (loss) - net  (2,156,806)  (2,755,215)  (774,788)  (1,225,036)  (510,766)  (639,055)  (2,723,407)  (3,521,456)  (899,914)  (1,528,620)  (576,112)  (843,142)
                                                
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                                                
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  129,316   8,881,667         (518,538)     (294,279)  8,599,684         (518,538)   
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies  (1,101,366)     (254,069)     (137,112)     (296,589)     41,047      (570,047)   
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  923,149   (3,212,206)        847,287      (328,660)  450,401         847,287    
Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts                  
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  (1,752,993)  1,044,760         (187,904)  (328,851)  (1,450,864)  1,576,384         (74,005)  (383,691)
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  1,418,875   133,349   268,941   56,105   116,230   33,884   1,851,345   133,349   476,517   56,105   (23,463)  33,884 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  (12,967)  (583,896)  355,448   (228,422)  125,453   (217,116)  (625,858)  198,660   48,672   90,763   413,876   (78,045)
Trading commissions  (44)  (366,567)  (10)     (1,091)     (63)  (443,692)  (21)     (1,091)   
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies  3,387,899   2,060,866   1,891,243   181,873   261,923   1,422,221   3,336,074   580,502   1,762,116   912,293   168,413   290,626 
                                                
Net gain/(loss) on investments  2,991,869   7,957,973   2,261,553   9,556   506,248   910,138   2,191,106   11,095,288   2,328,331   1,059,161   242,432   (137,226)
                                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  835,063   5,202,758   1,486,765   (1,215,480)  (4,518)  271,083   (532,301)  7,573,832   1,428,417   (469,459)  (333,680)  (980,368)
                                                
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests  (721,355)  2,991,055         141,518      (1,225,801)  4,476,587         141,518    
                                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS $1,556,418  $2,211,703  $1,486,765  $(1,215,480) $(146,036) $271,083  $693,500  $3,097,245  $1,428,417  $(469,459) $(475,198) $(980,368)
                                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                                                
Class 1 $2.54  $2.46  $6.98  $(6.60)  N/A   N/A  $0.27  $3.91  $6.17  $(3.30)  N/A   N/A 
Class 1a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(1.81) $6.05   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(5.02) $(2.82)
Class 2 $4.01  $3.82  $9.01  $(6.21) $(1.55) $9.86  $2.03  $6.01  $8.70  $(1.99) $(6.54) $(1.77)
Class 2a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(0.93) $7.68   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(4.42) $(1.68)
Class 3 $3.86  $3.67  $8.52  $(5.61 $(1.69) $9.86  $2.11  $5.76  $8.32  $(1.62) $(5.37) $(1.77)
Class 3a  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(1.24) $7.87   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  $(3.39) $(1.47)

 

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

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The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Equinox Frontier Select Fund 
      Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Equinox Frontier Select Fund 
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 
                  
Investment income:                                
Interest - net $13,240  $15,193  $  $  $15,992  $22,320  $  $ 
                                
Total Income/(loss)  13,240   15,193         15,992   22,320       
                                
Expenses:                                
Incentive Fees  1,345,849   1,496,474   39,867   158,971   2,063,001   1,600,604   44,339   158,971 
Management Fees  420,282   526,972   138,723   158,278   693,891   781,287   234,838   234,372 
Service Fees - Class 1  940,395   1,118,882   179,149   208,868   1,434,054   1,629,022   264,208   303,935 
Trading Fees  357,958   389,488   50,302   58,347   729,679   568,628   96,943   84,811 
Other Fees  3,567            6,834          
                                
Total Expenses  3,068,051   3,531,816   408,041   584,464   4,927,459   4,579,541   640,328   782,089 
                                
Investment (loss) - net  (3,054,811)  (3,516,623)  (408,041)  (584,464)  (4,911,467)  (4,557,221)  (640,328)  (782,089)
                                
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                                
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  3,210,441   3,592,820   619,333   121,655   4,223,196   55,049   2,104,061   466,761 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies  (536,544)           (91,519)         
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  180,180   (2,413,756)  1,594,363   (1,606,742)  1,313,083   (438,313)  275,957   (298,983)
Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts            
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  (3,143,931)  244,680         (2,570,811)  (237,460)      
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  2,259,940   215,325   (48,117)  12,618   2,885,429   215,325   70,924   12,618 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  (41,453)  (1,389,049)  188,274   32,740   (1,086,605)  (184,293)  (7,665)  90,894 
Trading commissions  (129,456)  (266,438)  (63,220)  (65,896)  (149,493)  (377,897)  (75,329)  (98,116)
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies  3,994,651   4,668,213   251,551   175,736   3,613,499   5,603,283   184,396   305,243 
                                
Net gain/(loss) on investments  5,793,828   4,651,795   2,542,184   (1,329,889)  8,136,779   4,635,694   2,552,344   478,417 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  2,739,017   1,135,172   2,134,143   (1,914,353)  3,225,312   78,473   1,912,016   (303,672)
                                
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests  573,943   356,146   992,817   (684,237)  816,375   461,285   1,005,265   30,593 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS $2,165,074  $779,026  $1,141,326  $(1,230,116) $2,408,937  $(382,812) $906,751  $(334,265)
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS Minority P&LATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                
Class 1 $2.47  $0.28  $7.77  $(8.30) $2.49  $(1.64) $5.91  $(2.45)
Class 1AP $4.64  $2.29  $9.65  $(7.08) $5.72  $1.33  $8.47  $(0.34)
Class 2 $6.23  $3.08  $12.81  $(9.39) $7.69  $1.79  $11.24  $(0.45)
Class 2a $6.06  $3.34   N/A   N/A  $7.47  $2.60   N/A   N/A 
Class 3a $6.04  $3.33   N/A   N/A  $7.44  $2.59   N/A   N/A 

 

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

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The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund 
          Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund 
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 
                  
Investment income:                                
Interest - net $176  $27  $  $  $176  $28  $  $1 
                                
Total Income  176   27         176   28      1 
                                
Expenses:                                
Incentive Fees  99,067   715,409   9,072   132,676   99,067   715,409   9,072   132,676 
Management Fees  540,915   630,317   123,719   148,884   902,598   920,069   147,416   216,064 
Service Fees - Class 1  349,678   403,462   131,426   151,991   530,072   587,658   192,759   221,692 
Trading Fees  133,216   151,960   40,676   50,754   211,237   221,279   61,341   74,079 
                                
Total Expenses  1,122,876   1,901,148   304,893   484,305   1,742,974   2,444,415   410,588   644,511 
                                
Investment (loss) - net  (1,122,700)  (1,901,121)  (304,893)  (484,305)  (1,742,798)  (2,444,387)  (410,588)  (644,510)
                                
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                                
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  44,052            3,601,350   557,530       
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  4,609,049            (124,271)  (73,306)      
Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts            
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts        672,035   268,786         539,597   692,376 
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  1,196,438   111,546   254,587   25,632   1,975,992   111,546   389,452   25,632 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  345,259   (616,192)  78,536   (139,125)  (837,849)  56,127   (151,373)  9,420 
Trading commissions  (45,475)     (7,009)     (50,345)  (22,381)  (7,016)   
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies  (1,085,939)  381,989   196,283   122,347   (1,285,060)  894,655   37,288   227,694 
                                
Net gain/(loss) on investments  5,063,384   (122,657)  1,194,432   277,640   3,279,817   1,524,171   807,948   955,122 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  3,940,684   (2,023,778)  889,539   (206,665)  1,537,019   (920,216)  397,360   310,612 
                                
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests  2,198,656      332,189   127,516   1,438,421   218,499   269,675   325,075 
                                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS $1,742,028  $(2,023,778) $557,350  $(334,181) $98,598  $(1,138,715) $127,685  $(14,463)
                                
                
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                                
Class 1 $7.36  $(10.10) $5.50  $(4.18) $(0.95) $(6.60) $0.37  $(1.13)
Class 1AP $10.37  $(7.72) $7.78  $(2.32) $2.91  $(2.79) $3.37  $1.82 
Class 2 $13.16  $(9.80) $10.40  $(3.11) $3.69  $(3.55) $4.51  $2.43 

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

TheSeries of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund 
 Class 1 Class 2 Class 2 Class 3 Class 3       Class 1 Class 2 Class 2 Class 3 Class 3       Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund 
            Non-               Non-     Class 1 Class 2 Class 2 Class 3 Class 3       Class 1 Class 2 Class 2 Class 3 Class 3      
 Limited Managing Limited Managing Limited Controlling     Limited Managing Limited Managing Limited Controlling                Non-               Non-    
 Owners Owner Owners Owner Owners Interests Total Owners Owner Owners Owner Owners Interests Total  Limited Managing Limited Managing Limited Controlling     Limited Managing Limited Managing Limited Controlling    
                              Owners Owner Owners Owner Owners Interests Total Owners Owner Owners Owner Owners Interests Total 
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2015 $11,814,234  $2,616,258  $32,016,842  $32,964  $9,234,668  $  $55,714,966  $8,323,800  $712,391  $7,180,967  $32,332  $6,578,809  $  $22,828,299  $11,814,234  $2,616,258  $32,016,842  $32,964  $9,234,668  $  $55,714,966  $8,323,800  $712,391  $7,180,967  $32,332  $6,578,809  $  $22,828,299 
                                                                                                                
Sale of Units  426,130      4,994,676      3,419,573      8,840,379   92,312      145,000      1,045,040      1,282,352   555,704      5,830,462            6,386,166   121,322      157,500            278,822 
Redemption of Units  (3,915,148)     (4,152,799)     (968,807)     (9,036,754)  (1,847,200)     (2,106,945)     (1,465,835)     (5,419,980)  (591,836)     (4,950,672)     (1,623,278)     (7,165,786)  (1,205,302)     (2,271,941)     (1,668,117)     (5,145,360)
Transfer of Units In(Out)  (1,587,210)             1,587,210          (446,678)             446,678          (5,531,885)           5,531,885         (1,835,158)           1,835,158       
Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies                 8,028,085   8,028,085                                       5,582,271   5,582,271                      
Change in control of ownership - Private investment companies                 (721,355)  (721,355)                                             2,455,344   2,455,344                      
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests                                                           (1,225,801)  (1,225,801)                     
Payment made by the Managing Owner                                          
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations  368,338   (1,955,016)  2,933,523   1,062   208,511      1,556,418   450,433   (357,845)  874,154   2,343   517,680      1,486,765 
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests  245,036   (1,964,807)  2,399,967   580   12,725      693,500   421,106   (358,643)  860,459   2,287   503,209      1,428,417 
                                                                                                                
Owners’ Capital, June 30, 2016 $7,106,344  $661,242  $35,792,242  $34,026  $13,481,155  $7,306,730  $64,381,739  $6,572,666  $354,546  $6,093,176  $34,675  $7,122,372  $  $20,177,436 
                                                        
Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2016 $6,491,253  $651,451  $35,296,599  $33,544  $13,155,999  $6,811,814  $62,440,660  $5,825,767  $353,748  $5,926,985  $34,619  $7,249,059  $  $19,390,178 
                                                                                                                
Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2015  102,269   20,188   267,240   275   77,316           73,747   5,627   56,720   275   55,955           102,269   20,188   247,052   275   77,041           73,747   5,627   56,720   275   55,955         
                                                                                                                
Sale of Units  3,548      36,900      39,783           777      1,127      12,210         
Redemption of Units  (45,626)     (31,297)     (7,868)          (19,682)     (15,927)     (11,678)        
Sale of Units (including transfers)  4,650      32,429      44,001           1,011      1,216      14,898         
Redemption of Units (including transfers)  (50,860)     (26,565)     (13,185)          (25,819)     (17,143)     (13,269)        
                                                                                                                
Owners’ Capital - Units, June 30, 2016  60,191   20,188   272,843   275   109,231           54,842   5,627   41,920   275   56,486         
Owners’ Capital - Units, September 30, 2016  56,059   20,188   252,915   275   107,856           48,939   5,627   40,793   275   57,584         
                                                                                                                
          (1)       (1)                   (1)       (1)                   (1)       (1)                   (1)       (1)         
Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2015 $115.52      $129.60      $119.87          $112.87      $126.60      $117.57          $115.52      $129.60      $119.87          $112.87      $126.60      $117.57         
                                                                                                                
Change in net asset value per unit for the six months ended June 30, 2016  2.54       4.01       3.86           6.98       9.01       8.52         
Change in net asset value per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016  0.27       2.03       2.11           6.17       8.70       8.32         
                                                                                                                
Net asset value per unit at June 30, 2016 $118.06      $133.61      $123.73          $119.85      $135.61      $126.09         
Net asset value per unit at September 30, 2016 $115.79      $131.63      $121.98          $119.04      $135.30      $125.89         

 

(1)Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund    Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund   
 Class 2  Class 3  Class 1a  Class 2a  Class 3a       Class 2  Class 3  Class 1a  Class 2a  Class 3a      
 Managing  Limited  Limited  Limited  Managing  Limited  Managing  Limited  Non-Controlling    Managing  Limited  Limited  Limited  Managing  Limited  Managing  Limited  Non-Controlling   
 Owner  Owners  Owners  Owners  Owner  Owners  Owner  Owners  Interests  Total  Owner  Owners  Owners  Owners  Owner  Owners  Owner  Owners  Interests  Total 
                                          
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2015 $407,255  $586,345  $5,906,669  $4,053,754  $235,971  $1,051,694  $11,690  $839,473  $  $13,092,851  $407,255  $586,345  $5,906,669  $4,053,754  $235,971  $1,051,694  $11,690  $839,473  $  $13,092,851 
                                                                               
Sale of Units                       25,207      25,207                               
Redemption of Units     (163,914)  (878,901)  (791,056)     (159,268)     (62,105)     (2,055,245)     (163,914)  (1,156,924)  (1,137,511)     (278,115)     (160,210)     (2,896,674)
Transfer of Units In(Out)              (33,629)              33,629                  (220,002)           220,002       
Payment made by the Managing Owner                              
Change in control of ownership - Private investment companies                          2,533,331   2,533,331 
Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies                                  3,284,220   3,284,220                           (2,674,849)  (2,674,849)
Change in control of ownership - Private investment companies                          9,642   9,642 
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests                                  141,518   141,518                           141,518   141,518 
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests  (104,964)  93,262   (56,275)  (59,269)  (2,066)  (7,718)  (136)  (8,871)     (146,036)  (116,518)  73,554   (193,129)  (164,674)  (9,812)  (36,569)  (371)  (27,681)     (475,198)
                                                                                
Owners’ Capital, June 30, 2016 $302,291  $515,693  $4,971,493  $3,169,800  $233,905  $884,708  $11,554  $827,333  $3,435,380  $14,352,157 
Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2016 $290,737  $495,985  $4,556,616  $2,531,567  $226,159  $737,010  $11,319  $871,585  $  $9,720,978 
                                                                                
Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2015  3,083   4,439   44,702   42,778   2,222   9,905   109   7,856           3,083   4,439   44,702   42,778   2,222   9,905   109   7,856         
                                                                                
Sale of Units                       543         
Redemption of Units     (1,256)  (6,592)  (8,677)     (1,500)     (565)        
Sale of Units (including transfers)                       2,081         
Redemption of Units (including transfers)     (1,256)  (8,758)  (14,566)     (2,663)     (1,513)        
                                                                                
Owners’ Capital - Units, June 30, 2016  3,083   3,183   38,110   34,101   2,222   8,405   109   7,834         
Owners’ Capital - Units, September 30, 2016  3,083   3,183   35,944   28,212   2,222   7,242   109   8,424         
                                                                                
  (1)   (1)   (1)        (1)               (1)       (1)         
                                                                                
Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2015     $132.10  $132.14  $94.76      $106.19      $106.86              $132.10  $132.14  $94.76      $106.19      $106.86         
                                                                                
Change in net asset value per unit for the six months ended June 30, 2016      (1.55)  (1.69)  (1.81)      (0.93)      (1.24)        
Change in net asset value per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016      (6.54)  (5.37)  (5.02)      (4.42)      (3.39)        
                                                                                
Net asset value per unit at June 30, 2016     $130.55  $130.45  $92.95      $105.26      $105.62         
Net asset value per unit at September 30, 2016     $125.56  $126.77  $89.74      $101.77      $103.47         

 

(1)Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund 
 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2 Class 2a Class 3a     
 Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2 Class 2a Class 3a      Limited Limited Managing Limited Managing Limited Limited Non-Controlling   
 Limited Limited Managing Limited Managing Limited Limited Non-Controlling    Owners Owners Owners Owners Owners Owners Owners Interests Total 
 Owners Owners Owners Owners Owners Owners Owners Interests Total                    
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2015 $62,563,337  $714,747  $1,429,544  $21,278,864  $191,645  $356,425  $2,435,421  $1,151,741  $90,121,724  $62,563,337  $714,747  $1,429,544  $21,278,864  $191,645  $356,425  $2,435,421  $1,151,741  $90,121,724 
                                                                        
Sale of Units  94,759         9,723               104,482   138,419         14,548               152,968 
Redemption of Units  (3,360,701)  (49,264)     (1,575,954)        (53,138)     (5,039,057)  (5,813,874)  (95,000)     (1,643,136)        (72,279)     (7,624,288)
Transfer of Units In(Out)                           
Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies                       169,433   169,433                        6,907,649   6,907,649 
Contributions                           
Distributions                           
Payment made by the Managing Owner                           
Change in control of ownership - Private investment companies                       14,681,969   14,681,969                        14,681,969   14,681,969 
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests                       573,943   573,943                        816,375   816,375 
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests  1,240,557   25,038   (450,733)  1,233,950  ��7,493   13,935   94,833      2,165,072   1,278,924   31,007   (443,045)  1,398,950   9,236   17,177   116,690      2,408,937 
                                                                        
Owners’ Capital, June 30, 2016 $60,537,952  $690,521  $978,811  $20,946,583  $199,138  $370,360  $2,477,116  $16,577,086  $102,777,566 
Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2016 $58,166,806  $650,754  $986,499  $21,049,226  $200,881  $373,602  $2,479,832  $23,557,735  $107,465,335 
                                                                        
Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2015  488,680   5,351   7,956   118,419   1,237   2,302   15,776           488,680   5,351   7,956   118,419   1,237   2,302   15,776         
                                                                        
Sale of Units  716         52                  
Redemption of Units  (25,509)  (355)     (8,498)        (333)        
Sale of Units (including transfers)  1,049         78                  
Redemption of Units (including transfers)  (44,062)  (680)     (8,853)        (451)        
                                                                        
Owners’ Capital - Units, June 30, 2016  463,887   4,996   7,956   109,973   1,237   2,302   15,443         
Owners’ Capital - Units, September 30, 2016  445,667   4,671   7,956   109,644   1,237   2,302   15,325         
                                                                        
  (1)   (1)               (1)      (1)             
Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2015 $128.03  $133.59      $179.69      $154.88  $154.37          $128.03  $133.59      $179.69      $154.88  $154.37         
                                                                        
Change in net asset value per unit for the six months ending June 30, 2015  2.47   4.64       6.23       6.06   6.04         
Change in net asset value per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016  2.49   5.72       7.69       7.47   7.44         
                                                                        
Net asset value per unit at June 30, 2016 $130.50  $138.23      $185.92      $160.94  $160.41         
Net asset value per unit at September 30, 2016 $130.52  $139.31      $187.38      $162.35  $161.81         

 

(1)Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Six Months Ending June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Select Fund Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  Equinox Frontier Select Fund Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund 
 Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2       Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2      Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2       Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2       Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2      Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2      
          Non-             Non-             Non-              Non-             Non-             Non-    
 Limited Limited Managing Limited Controlling     Limited Limited Managing Limited Controlling     Limited Limited Managing Limited Controlling     Limited Limited Managing Limited Controlling     Limited Limited Managing Limited Controlling     Limited Limited Managing Limited Controlling    
 Owners Owners Owner Owners Interests Total Owners Owners Owner Owners Interests Total Owners Owners Owner Owners Interests Total  Owners Owners Owner Owners Interests Total Owners Owners Owner Owners Interests Total Owners Owners Owner Owners Interests Total 
                                                                         
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2015 $11,710,517  $47,365  $8,814  $1,329,359  $6,816,535  $19,912,590  $23,022,800  $36,576  $44,962  $11,837,205  $6,367,651  $41,309,194  $8,628,726  $58,523  $74,329  $2,779,024  $3,933,920  $15,474,522  $11,710,517  $47,365  $8,814  $1,329,359  $6,816,535  $19,912,590  $23,022,800  $36,576  $44,962  $11,837,205  $6,367,651  $41,309,194  $8,628,726  $58,523  $74,329  $2,779,024  $3,933,920  $15,474,522 
                                                                                                                                                
Sale of Units  8,267               8,267   81,676               81,676   19,931               19,931   12,362               12,362   122,728               122,728   29,866               29,866 
Redemption of Units  (801,472)        (1,166)     (802,638)  (623,704)        (72,363)     (696,067)  (330,771)  (15,210)     (36,236)     (382,218)  (1,068,562)  (21,949)     (22,836)     (1,113,347)  (1,128,966)        (88,086)     (1,217,052)  (530,616)  (56,051)     (90,031)     (676,698)
Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies              (3,901,773)  (3,901,773)              2,194,232   2,194,232               (82,544)  (82,544)              (3,649,315)  (3,649,315)              2,240,074   2,240,074               (82,545)  (82,545)
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests              992,817   992,817               2,198,656   2,198,656               332,189   332,189               1,005,265   1,005,265               1,438,421   1,438,421               269,675   269,675 
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests  999,569   4,846   901   136,010      1,141,326   1,019,117   2,214   2,722   717,975      1,742,028   384,215   3,510   4,453   165,171      557,350   780,866   4,948   791   120,145      906,751   (108,173)  620   762   205,389      98,598   48,319   3,555   1,928   73,882      127,685 
                                                                                                                                                
Owners’ Capital, June 30, 2016 $11,916,881  $52,211  $9,715  $1,464,203  $3,907,579  $17,350,589  $23,499,889  $38,790  $47,684  $12,482,817  $10,760,539  $46,829,719  $8,702,101  $46,823  $78,782  $2,907,959  $4,183,565  $15,919,230 
Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2016 $11,435,183  $30,364  $9,605  $1,426,668  $4,172,485  $17,074,305  $21,908,389  $37,196  $45,724  $11,954,508  $10,046,147  $43,991,964  $8,176,296  $6,027  $76,257  $2,762,875  $4,121,050  $15,142,505 
                                                                                                                                                
Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2015  129,612   503   70   10,626           140,239   214   207   54,422           69,436   452   428   16,013           129,612   503   70   10,626          140,239   214   207   54,215           69,436   452   428   16,013         
                                                                                                                                                
Sale of Units  86                    481                    153                  
Redemption of Units  (8,246)        (8)          (3,718)        (308)          (2,530)  (111)     (205)        
Sale of Units (including transfers)  128                   728                    232                  
Redemption of Units (including transfers)  (10,946)  (207)     (162)         (6,740)        (171)          (4,071)  (407)     (495)        
                                                                                                                                                
Owners’ Capital - Units, June 30, 2016  121,452   503   70   10,618           137,003   214   207   54,114           67,059   341   428   15,808         
Owners’ Capital - Units, September 30, 2016  118,794   296   70   10,464           134,227   214   207   54,044           65,597   45   428   15,518         
                                                                                                                                                
  (1)   (1)   (1)                (1)                       (1)                       (1)         
Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2015 $90.35  $94.28      $125.11          $164.17  $171.31      $217.51          $124.27  $129.67      $173.54          $90.35  $94.28      $125.11        $164.17  $171.31     $217.51          $124.27  $129.67      $173.54         
                                                                                                                                                
Change in net asset value per unit for the six months ended June 30, 2016  7.77   9.65       12.81           7.36   10.37       13.16           5.50   7.78       10.40         
Change in net asset value per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016  5.91   8.47       11.24         (0.95)  2.91      3.69          0.37   3.37       4.51         
                                                                                                                                                
Net asset value per unit at June 30, 2016 $98.12  $103.93      $137.92          $171.53  $181.68      $230.67          $129.77  $137.45      $183.94         
Net asset value per unit at September 30, 2016 $96.26  $102.75      $136.35        $163.22  $174.22     $221.20         $124.64  $133.04      $178.05         

 

(1)Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

 

          Equinox Frontier Long/Short 
 Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Commodity Fund  Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Equinox Frontier Long/Short
Commodity Fund
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015
                                     
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                                
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations $835,063  $2,211,703  $1,486,765  $(1,215,480) $(4,518) $271,083  $(532,301) $7,573,832  $1,428,417  $(469,459) $(333,680) $(980,369)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                                
Change in:                                                
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit), at fair value  923,149   3,786,757         847,287      328,660   3,215,203         (847,287
   
Net change in options purchased, at fair value     (86,056)                 288,413             
Net change in options written, at fair value     (33,358)        97,890         (253,018)        590    
Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities  4,910,662   102,792   1,924,452   3,692,889   (411,775)  947,060   2,838,071   (1,032,399)  1,151,532   3,028,748   810,772   1,700,543 
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts  1,752,993   (1,044,760)        187,904   328,851   1,450,864   (1,576,384)          74,005   383,691 
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities  12,967   583,896   (355,448)  228,422   (125,453)  217,117   625,858   (198,660)  (48,672)  (90,763)  (413,876)  78,046 
Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities  (1,418,875)  (133,349)  (268,941)  (56,105)  (116,230)  (33,884)  (1,851,345)  (133,349)  (476,517)  (56,105)  23,463   (33,886)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies  1,101,366      254,069      137,112      296,589      (41,047)     570,047    
(Purchases) sales of:                                               
Sales of U.S. Treasury securities  23,429,706   6,214,322   6,686,902   2,729,817   6,395,078   1,713,661   27,076,226   6,214,322   8,781,991   2,729,817   5,321,261   1,713,661 
Purchase of U.S. Treasury securities  (6,518,818)  (4,787,243)  (2,380,650)  (2,291,604)  (948,803)  (1,395,765)  (6,518,818)  (4,787,243)  (2,380,650)  (2,291,604)  (948,803)  (1,395,765)
Purchase of Private Investment Companies  (22,892,693)      (6,537,325)      (4,479,481)      (28,542,958)     (6,447,231)     (6,033,974)  (1,000,000)
Purchase of Swap contracts                 (1,000,000)
Increase and/or decrease in:                                                
Receivable from futures commission merchants     8,060,422               (16,737,951)  22,731,129             
Change in control of ownership - trading companies  8,028,085   (5,325,430)        (131,876)     5,582,271   (16,894,354)        (2,674,849)   
Change in control of ownership - private investment companies              3,284,220      2,455,344   (7,550,285)        2,533,331    
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value  4,249,440   395,915   2,387,238   (865,542)  2,222,618   (82,140)  13,353,221   (11,235)  3,624,505   (996,031)  3,414,663   694,354 
Prepaid service fees - Class 1  9,043   (14,084)  4,959   114   624   95   (11,231)  300,173   7,355   (3,490)  736   (272)
Interest receivable  358,971   (21,022)  101,382   45,052   83,190   10,323   442,074      177,136   175,554   83,190   90,880 
Receivable from related parties        (362)  74   295   530         1,670   994   1,606   648 
Other assets  (138,451)  249,997               (73,347)  249,997   (8,029)      (10,529)  (1)
Due to broker              1,401,915         (2,162,546)        2,254,497   (144,344)
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner  110,113   (2,383,825)  (26,450)  (680,972)  (28,408)  (118,511)  (204,914)  (1,953)  51,180   (722,043)  58,922   3,751 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  (8,363)  (3,010)  (24,151)  (4,185)  3,506   349   (28,087)  (4,643)  (53,351)  (8,791)  (46,588)  (1,551)
Interest payable to Managing Owner  (11,661)  (370)  (4,957)  (1,160)  (1,368)  (97)  (9,466)  (19,017)  (3,057)  (1,432)  (1,368)  (6,498)
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  (4,517)  (8,657)  (10,055)  (5,099)  (3,035)  (2,810)  (4,833)  (15,088)  (8,253)  (9,563)  (4,227)  (2,933)
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  (7,588)  1,745   (3,136)  (1,808)  (857)  (1,413)  (2,407)  879   (2,054)  (2,269)  (2,024)   
Payables to related parties  (1,727)  1,172               (2,126)           8,846    
Interest payable              9,957    
Other liabilities  8,932      1,394      30,548      69,724      57,450      2,222    
                                                
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  14,727,796   7,767,557   3,235,686   1,574,413   8,440,383   854,449   (882)  5,933,774   5,812,375   1,283,563   3,850,903   1,099,955 
                                                
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                                
Proceeds from sale of units  8,840,378   5,874,232   1,282,352   3,497,943   25,207   148,785   6,386,166   10,021,297   278,822   4,574,441      433,275 
Payment for redemption of units  (9,036,754)  (13,110,837)  (5,419,982)  (5,292,448)  (1,913,727)  (1,882,547)  (7,165,786)  (16,660,845)  (5,145,360)  (6,589,140)  (2,896,674)  (2,845,022)
Payment made by the Managing Owner     144,349            907,162      144,349            907,162 
Pending owner additions  (62)  (207)  (56)  (490)        (1,524)  (84)  41,523   (829)      
Owner redemptions payable  90,401   (57,953)  5,853      58,190   (18,782)  71,294   (57,953)     27,485   (796)  4,104 
                                                
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (106,036)  (7,150,416)  (4,131,833)  (1,794,995)  (1,830,330)  (845,382)  (709,850)  (6,553,236)  (4,825,015)  (1,988,043)  (2,897,470)  (1,500,481)
                                                
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  14,621,760   617,141   (896,147)  (220,582)  6,610,053   9,067   (710,732)  (619,462)  987,359   (704,480)  953,433   (400,526)
                                                
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  3,283,973   4,210,638   1,421,994   2,199,066   570,169   1,110,779   3,283,973   4,210,638   1,421,994   2,199,066   570,169   1,110,779 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $17,905,733  $4,827,779  $525,847  $1,978,484  $7,180,222  $1,119,846  $2,573,241  $3,591,176  $2,409,353  $1,494,586  $1,523,602  $710,253 

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Equinox Frontier Select Fund  Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Equinox Frontier Select Fund
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015
                         
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations $2,739,017  $779,026  $2,134,143  $(1,230,116) $3,225,312  $78,478  $1,912,016  $(303,672)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                
Change in:                                
Net change in open trade equity, at fair value  180,180   4,076,512   (1,594,363)  (55,956)  (1,313,083)  2,101,069   (275,957)  (1,363,715)
Net change in options purchased, at fair value                       4,477,249 
Net change in options written, at fair value                        
Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities  2,367,133   (10,786,387)  (64,660)  4,418,169   13,089,485   (9,031,761)  206,588    
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts  3,143,932   (244,680)        2,570,811   237,460       
Net realized (gain)/loss on swap contracts            
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities  (41,453)  1,389,049   188,274   (32,740)  1,086,605   184,293   7,665   (90,894)
Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities  2,259,940   (215,325)  (48,117)  (12,618)  (2,885,429)  (215,325)  (70,924)  (12,618)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies  536,544            91,519          
(Purchases) sales of:                                
Sales of U.S. Treasury securities  21,116,713   10,249,014   (1,625,454)  600,508   27,164,277   10,249,014   (465,831)  600,508 
Purchases of U.S. Treasury securities  (9,340,565)  (6,360,723)  (320,766)  (911,929)  (9,340,565)  (6,360,723)  (320,766)  (911,929)
Purchase of Private Investment Companies  (9,003,337)           (8,800,704)         
Increase and/or decrease in:                                
Receivable from futures commission merchants  2,173,181   13,267,929   6,867,897   (12,410,448)  (53,853,756)  14,963,754   5,053,756   (12,505,084)
Change in control of ownership - trading companies  169,433   (7,769,999)  (3,901,773)  5,911,386   6,907,649   (7,938,913)  (3,649,315)  6,520,339 
Change in control of ownership - private investment companies  14,681,969            14,681,969   3,610,955      4,122,486 
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value  5,745,042   4,010,131   (715,951)  4,088,872   13,881,931      78,722    
Prepaid service fees - Class 1              (41,288)        85,749 
Interest receivable  300,111   (171,799)  (30,605)  58,145   640,324   372,343   16,782    
Receivable from other series                        
Receivable from related parties              (20,050)     (200,287)   
Other assets  4   250,003   3      612,204   250,004      (188)
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner  272,784   (1,783,801)  15,881   (185,791)     (1,689,188)  107,917   (185,791)
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  (13,061)  (9,562)  (1,322)  (1,770)  59,397   (16,603)  40,531   (3,210)
Interest payable to Managing Owner  (21,729)  16,064   (3,415)  (6,812)  (50,485)  (1,693)  997   (7,951)
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  (4,748)  (844)  (780)  (834)  (2,217)  (9,677)  (95)  (1,683)
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  (11,894)  (10,950)  (2,914)  (2,903)  7,750   (23,017)  771   (3,608)
Payables to related parties  (5,794)  4,500   329   211   (4,026)  6,824   25   361 
Other liabilities  6,200      (155)     9,543      235    
                                
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  37,249,603   6,688,158   896,252   225,374   7,717,173   6,767,294   2,442,830   416,349 
                                
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                
Proceeds from sale of units  104,482   128,231   8,267   10,998   152,968   185,295   12,362   15,352 
Payment for redemption of units  (5,039,057)  (4,743,413)  (802,638)  (698,003)  (7,624,288)  (7,323,138)  (1,113,347)  (1,018,404)
Payment made by the Managing Owner     160,099            160,099       
Pending owner additions  (1,534)  (560)  (115)  (74)  (15,538)  (2,861)  (1,335)  (154)
Owner redemptions payable  (424,103)  (13,705)  (13,670)  (15,432)  (297,550)  (7,712)  9,212   (11,604)
                                
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (5,360,212)  (4,469,348)  (808,156)  (702,511)  (7,784,409)  (6,988,317)  (1,093,108)  (1,014,810)
                                
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  31,889,391   2,218,810   88,096   (477,137)  (67,236)  (221,023)  1,349,722   (598,461)
                                
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  4,895,183   5,644,510   220,371   878,280   4,895,183   5,644,510   220,371   878,280 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $36,784,574  $7,863,320  $308,467  $401,143  $4,827,947  $5,423,487  $1,570,093  $279,819 

 

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

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund
 6/30/2016 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 6/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015 9/30/2016 9/30/2015
                         
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                                
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations $3,940,684  $(2,023,778) $889,539  $(334,181) $1,537,019  $(920,216) $397,360  $310,612 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                
Change in:                                
Net change in open trade equity, at fair value  (4,609,048)           124,271   (2,653,675)      
Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities  3,973,900   2,175,647   873,879   687,650   10,048   2,084,833   448,193   707,858 
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts        (672,035)  (268,786)        (539,597)  (692,376)
Net realized (gain)/loss on swap contracts            
Net unrealized (gain) loss on U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value  (345,259)  616,192   (78,536)  139,126   837,849   (56,127)  151,373   (9,419)
Net realized (gain) loss on U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value  (1,196,438)  (111,546)  (254,587)  (25,632)  (1,975,992)  (111,554)  (389,452)  (25,632)
(Purchases) sale of:                                
Sales of U.S. Treasury Securities  5,231,938   5,740,839   1,569,369   1,293,839   12,826,803   5,740,839   2,939,044   1,293,839 
Purchases of U.S. Treasury Securities  (5,237,808)  (4,444,636)  (1,129,741)  (1,004,975)  (5,237,808)  (4,444,636)  (1,129,741)  (1,004,975)
Increase and/or decrease in:                                
Receivable from futures commission merchants  (4,859,709)           (8,504,526)  (9,958,867)      
Change in control of ownership of trading companies  2,194,231      (82,544)  100,153   2,240,074   5,744,802   (82,541)  (62,797)
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value  297,554   730,619   (966,559)  145,343   297,554   7,164,327   (549,672)  202,642 
Interest receivable  54,689   15,769   19,921   6,653   314,097   304,101   74,126   71,117 
Receivable from related parties            
Other assets  2      2      (25,346)     (4,772)   
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner     (1,178,364)     (239,327)     (1,178,364)     (239,327)
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  (6,817)  (12,571)  (1,709)  (4,245)  169,744   (21,336)  (21,156)  (6,270)
Interest payable to Managing Owner  (9,872)  (2,403)  (2,765)  (805)  (13,628)  (12,973)  (4,436)  (3,283)
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  (1,116)  (1,727)  (462)  (371)  (17)  (4,972)  (225)  (1,300)
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  (3,033)  (6,465)  (1,305)  (1,220)  13,505   (9,069)  2,667   (2,215)
Payables to related parties  152,638   7,984   597   595   (20,220)  11,602   (909)  909 
Other liabilities        1      29,991      1,752    
                                
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  (423,464)  1,505,560   163,065   493,817   2,623,417   1,678,715   1,292,014   539,383 
                                
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                                
Proceeds from sale of units  81,676   93,346   19,931   23,193   122,728   136,211   29,866   33,403 
Payment for redemption of units  (696,067)  (1,334,347)  (382,218)  (469,510)  (1,217,052)  (2,746,288)  (676,698)  (816,160)
Pending owner additions  (505)  (1,408)  (77)  (47)  (13,524)  (2,578)  (3,251)  (203)
Owner redemptions payable  (51,671)  (21,902)  (84,355)  (21,408)  139,334   (21,902)  (48,170)  (1,860)
                                
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (666,567)  (1,264,311)  (446,719)  (467,772)  (968,514)  (2,634,557)  (698,253)  (784,820)
                                
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (1,090,031)  241,249   (283,654)  26,045   1,654,903   (955,842)  593,761   (245,437)
                                
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  2,928,616   4,012,974   655,319   921,598   2,928,616   4,012,974   655,319   921,598 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $1,838,585  $4,254,223  $371,665  $947,643  $4,583,519  $3,057,132  $1,249,080  $676,161 

 

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

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The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Purpose

 

Equinox Frontier Funds, which is referred to in this report as the “Trust”, was formed on August 8, 2003, as a Delaware statutory trust. Please refer to the consolidated financial statements of the Trust included within this periodic report. The Trust is a multi-advisor commodity pool, as described in Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”(“CFTC”) Regulation § 4.10(d)(2). The Trust has authority to issue separate series, or each, a Series, of units of beneficial interest (the “Units”(“Units”) pursuant to the requirements of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, as amended (the “Trust(“Trust Act”). The assets of each Series are valued and accounted for separately from the assets of other Series. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).amended-. It is managed by its managing owner, Equinox Fund Management, LLC (the “Managing(“Managing Owner”).

 

Purchasers of Units are limited owners of the Trust (“Limited Owners”) with respect to beneficial interests of the Series’ Units purchased. The Trust Act provides that, except as otherwise provided in the second amended and restated declaration of trust and trust agreement dated December 9, 2013, by and among the Managing Owner, Wilmington Trust Company as trustee and the unitholders, as may be amended from time to time (the “Trust(“Trust Agreement”), unitholders in a Delaware statutory trustof the Trust will have the same limitation of liability as do stockholders of private corporations organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Trust Agreement confers substantially the same limited liability, and contains the same limited exceptions thereto, as would a limited partnership agreement for a Delaware limited partnership engaged in like transactions as the Trust. In addition, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner of the Trust is liable for obligations of a Series in excess of that Series’ assets. Limited Ownersowners do not have any such liability. The Managing Owner will make contributions to the Series of the Trust necessary to maintain at least a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of the combined Series of the Trust.

 

The Trust, in relation to the Series, has been organized to pool assets of investor funds for the purpose of trading in the United States (“U.S.”) and international markets for currencies, interest rates, stock indices, agricultural and energy products, precious and base metals and other commodities. The Trust, in relation to the Series, may also engage in futures contracts, forwards, option contracts and other interest in derivative instruments, including swap contracts (“Swaps”).contracts.

 

The Trust has seven (7) separate and distinct Series of Units issued and outstanding: Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, (each a “Series” and collectively, the “Series”). The Trust, with respect to the Series, may issue additional Series of Units.

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The Trust, with respect to each Series:

 

engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts), and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions;
engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts), and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions;

 

allocates funds to a limited liability trading company or companies (“Trading Company” or “Trading Companies”) and Galaxy Plus entities (“Galaxy Plus”). Except as otherwise described in these notes, each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent commodity trading advisor(s), or each, a Trading Advisor, that will manage all or a portion of such Trading Company’s and Galaxy Plus assets and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity. Each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity will segregate its assets from any other Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity;
allocates funds to a limited liability trading company or companies (“Trading Company” or “Trading Companies”) and Galaxy Plus entities (“Galaxy Plus”). Except as otherwise described in these notes, each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent commodity trading advisor(s), or each, a Trading Advisor, that will manage all or a portion of such Trading Company’s and Galaxy Plus assets and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity. Each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity will segregate its assets from any other Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity;

 

maintains separate, distinct records for each Series, and accounts for the assets of each Series separately from the other Series;
maintains separate, distinct records for each Series, and accounts for the assets of each Series separately from the other Series;

 

calculates the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of its Units for each Series separately from the other Series;
calculates the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of its Units for each Series separately from the other Series;

 

has an investment objective of increasing the value of each Series’ Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while managing risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments;
has an investment objective of increasing the value of each Series’ Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while managing risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments;

 

maintains each Series of Units with between three to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1, or Class 1a Units of any Series are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (or purchase price, in case of initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to selling agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold) until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series. Class 1AP was created as a sub-class of Class 1 and it has been presented separately because the fees applicable to it are different from those applicable to Class 1. Currently the service fee is not charged to Class 1AP investors. The Managing Owner may also pay selling agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such selling agents; and
maintains each Series of Units in three to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1a, Class 1AP, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Winton Fund are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to selling agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold) until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series. Class 1AP was created as a sub-class of Class 1 and it has been presented separately because the fees applicable to it are different from those applicable to Class 1. Currently the service fee is not charged to Class 1AP investors. The Managing Owner may also pay selling agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such selling agents; and

 

all payments made to selling agents who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and their associated persons that constitute underwriting compensation will be subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 2310(b)(4)(B)(ii) (formerly Rule 2810(b)(4)(B)(ii)) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA (“Rule 2310”). An investor’s Class 1 Units or Class 2 Units of any Series, or Class 1a Units or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund or Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund will be classified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of such Series, as applicable, when the Managing Owner determines that the fee limitation set forth in the Series’ prospectus with respect to such Units has been reached or will be reached. No service fees are paid with respect to Class 3 or Class 3a Units. Units of any Class in a Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, on a daily basis, at the then current NAV per Unit for such Series on the day of the week after the date the Managing Owner is in receipt of a redemption request for at least one (1) Business Day to be received by the Managing Owner prior to 4:00 PM in New York.
all payments made to selling agents who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and their associated persons that constitute underwriting compensation will be subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 2310(b)(4)(B)(ii) (formerly Rule 2810(b)(4)(B)(ii)) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA (“Rule 2310”). An investor’s Class 1 Units or Class 2 Units of any Series, or Class 1a Units or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund or Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund will be classified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of such Series, as applicable, when the Managing Owner determines that the fee limitation with respect to such Units has been reached or will be reached. The service fee limit applicable to each unit sold is reached upon the earlier of when (i) the aggregate initial and ongoing service fees received by the selling agent with respect to such unit equals 9% of the purchase price of such unit or (ii) the aggregate underwriting compensation (determined in accordance with FINRA Rule 2310) paid in respect of such unit totals 10% of the purchase price of such unit. No service fees are paid with respect to Class 3 or Class 3a Units. Units of any Class in a Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, on a daily basis, at the then current NAV per Unit for such Series on the day of the week after the date the Managing Owner is in receipt of a redemption request for at least one (1) Business Day to be received by the Managing Owner prior to 4:00 PM in New York.

 

The assets of any particular Series include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust, with respect to the Series, on account of and for the benefit of that Series. Under the “Inter-Series Limitation on Liability” expressly provided for under Section 3804(a) of the Trust Act, separate and distinct records of the cash and equivalents, although pooled for maximizing returns, are maintained in the books and records of each Series.

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As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier HeritageMasters Fund, separates Units into three separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Select Fund Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage separates Units into a maximum of three separate Classes- Class1, Class2 and Class 1AP. The Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund separates Units into a maximum of five separate Classes— Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 2, Class 2A and Class 3A. The Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund separates Units into a maximum of sixfive separate Classes—Class 1,1A, Class 2A, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a3A and Class 3a.3. Between April 15, 2016 and JuneSeptember 30, 2016, a portion as of the interests in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC and all of the interests in Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, and Frontier Trading Company XXIII LLC held by the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund and the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were exchanged for equivalent interests in the Galaxy Plus Managed Account Platform (“Galaxy Plus”) which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform. CertainThe assets of Frontier Trading Company I, LLC, which included exposure to QuantMetricsQuantmetrics Capital Management LLP’s QM FuturesMulti-Strategy Program, Quantitative Investment Management, LLC’s Quantitative Global Program, Quest Partners LLCLLC’s Quest Tracker Index Program, and Chesapeake Capital Management, LLC’s Diversified Program, and Doherty Advisors LLC’s Relative Value Moderate Program, the assets of Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, which included exposure to Emil van Essen LLC’s Multi-Strategy Program, Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.’s Fundamental Diversified Program, Rosetta Capital Management, LLC’s Rosetta Trading Program, and Landmark Trading Company’s Landmark Program, and the assets of Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC which included exposure to Fort L.P.’s Global Contrarian Program have been transferred to individual Delaware limited liability companies (“Master Funds”) in Galaxy Plus. Each Master Fund is sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC (the( “Sponsor”). The Sponsor has contracted with the trading advisoradvisors to manage the portfolios of the Master Funds pursuant to the advisors’ respective program. For those Series that invest in Galaxy Plus, approximately 30-70% of those Series assets are used to support the margin requirements of the Master Funds. The remaining assets inof the Series are split between investments in Trading Companies and into a pooled cash management account that invests primarily in U.S. Treasury Securities.securities. For those Series that do not invest in Galaxy Plus, their assets are split between investments in Trading Companies and investments in the pooled cash management account.

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, currency trading companies, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following are the significant accounting policies of the Series of the Trust.

 

Basis of Presentation—The Series of the Trust follow U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), to ensure consistent reporting of financial condition, condensed schedules of investments, results of operations, changes in capital and cash flows. The Trust is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946.

 

Consolidation—The Series, through investing in the Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus, authorize certain Trading Advisors to place trades and manage assets at pre-determined investment levels. The Trading Companies were organized by the Managing Owner for the purpose of investing in commodities interests and derivative instruments, and have no operating income or expenses, except for trading income and expenses, all of which is allocated to the Series. Galaxy Plus is a series of Delaware limited liability companies, sponsored by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC, that create exposure to a variety of third party professional managed futures and foreign exchange advisors. Galaxy Plus is available to qualified high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities in which a Series has a controlling and majority equity interest are consolidated by such Series. Investments in Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities in which a Series does not have a controlling and majority interest are accounted for under the equity method, which approximates fair value. Fair value represents the proportionate share of the Series’ interest in the NAV in a Trading Company or Galaxy Plus entity. The equity interest held by Series of the Trust is shown as investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies or investments in private investment companies in the statements of financial condition. The income or loss attributable thereto in proportion of investment level is shown in the statements of operations as change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies or net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies.

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As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities. These Trading Companies include Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC, Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC, Frontier Trading Company IX,I, LLC and Frontier Trading Company XXXIV, LLC. The Galaxy Plus entities include Galaxy plusPlus Fund – QIM MasterFeeder Fund (526) LLC, Galaxy Plus Fund – Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC, Galaxy Plus Fund – Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC and Galaxy Plus Fund – Quantmetrics MasterFeeder Fund (527) LLC.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities beginning listed above. Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund began investing in Galaxy Plus beginning April 15, 2016.

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As of June 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity, Frontier Trading Company XXXVII, LLC and Galaxy Plus Fund – LRR Master Fund (522) LLC, respectively.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the consolidated statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity listed above. Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund began investing in Galaxy Plus beginning April 15, 2016.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Frontier Trading Company XXXV, LLC and the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Galaxy Plus entities, Galaxy Plus Fund – Chesapeake MasterFeeder Fund (518) LLC and Galaxy Plus Fund – Quest MasterFeeder Fund (517) LLC.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entities listed above. Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund began investing in Galaxy Plus beginning April 15, 2016.

 

As of and for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund included the assets and liabilities, and earnings, respectively, of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC.

 

As of and for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Select Fund included the assets and liabilities, and earnings, respectively, of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC.

 

As of and for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Winton Fund included the assets and liabilities, and earnings, respectively, of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company II, LLC.

 

Each of the Series has invested in Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC on the same basis as its ownership in the cash pool. Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC’s assets, liabilities and earnings are allocated to all of the Series of the Trust based on their proportionate share of the cash pool. Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC and Galaxy Plus Fund – LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC are not consolidated and are accounted for using the equity method of accounting for the three month’s ended September 30, 2016. Through June 30, 2016, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund had a controlling interest in Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC. The Statement of Operations for the nine month’s ended September 30, 2016 is presented with the results of Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC consolidated through June 30, 2016.

 

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP may require the Managing Owner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates as well as the valuation of certain other investments. Please refer to Note 3 for discussion of valuation methodology. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits held at banks with original maturities of three months or less. This cash is not restricted.

 

Interest Income—U.S. Treasury Securities are pooled for purposes of maximizing returns on these assets to investors of all Series. Interest income from pooled cash management assets is recognized on the accrual basis and allocated daily to each Series based upon its daily proportion of ownership of the pool. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasuries and assets held at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), of up to two percentage points of the aggregate percentage yield (annualized) of net asset value less any fair market value related to swaps, is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1, and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a,1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series iswas paid to the Managing Owner from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016,2016; thereafter 100% of the interest is retained by the respective Series. All interest not paid to the Managing Owner is interest income to the Series, and shown net on the statement of operations. Effective April 29, 2016, Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund no longer allocate interest income to the Managing Owner and retain one hundred percent of total interest allocated to these series.

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U.S. Treasury Securities—U.S. Treasury Securities are allocated to all Series of the Trust based on each Series’ percentage ownership in the pooled cash management assets as of the reporting date. They are reported at fair value as Level 1 inputs under ASC 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). The Series of the Trust valued U.S. Treasury Securities at fair value and recorded the daily change in value in the statements of operations as net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities. Accrued interest is reported on the statements of financial condition as interest receivable.

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Receivable From Futures Commission Merchants—The Series of the Trust deposit assets with a FCM subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such FCM. The Trust, with respect to the Series, earns interest income on its assets deposited with the FCM.

 

Investment Transactions—Futures, options on futures, forward and swap contracts are recorded on a trade date basis and realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts are settled. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) are reported in the statements of financial condition as open trade equity (deficit) for futures and forwards and as long and short options as there exists a right of offset of unrealized gains or losses in accordance with ASC 210,Balance Sheet (“ASC 210”) and Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-01,Balance Sheet (Topic 210).

 

Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the statements of operations. Fair value of exchange-traded contracts is based upon exchange settlement prices. Fair value of non-exchange-traded contracts is based on third party quoted dealer values on the interbank market. For U.S. Treasury securities, interest is recognized in the period earned and the instruments are marked-to-market daily based on third party information. Transaction costs are recognized as incurred and reflected separately in the statements of operations.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions—The Series’ functional currency is the U.S. dollar, however, they transact business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Series do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

Allocation of Earnings—Each Series of the Trust may maintain between three or six classesseven subclasses of Units—Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a and Class 1AP. All classes have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that fees charged to a Class or Series differ as described below. Revenues, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized trading gains and losses of each Series are allocated daily to Class 1, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, Class 3a and Class 1AP Units based on each Class’ respective owners’ capital balances as applicable to the classes maintained by the Series.

 

Each Series allocates funds to an affiliated Trading Company, or Companies, of the Trust, or Galaxy Plus. Each Trading Company allocates all of its daily trading gains or losses to the Series in proportion to each Series’ ownership trading level interest in the Trading Company, adjusted on a daily basis (except for Trading Advisors and other investments such as Swaps that are directly allocated to a specific series). Likewise, trading gains and losses earned and incurred by the Series through their investments in Galaxy Plus entities are allocated to those series on a daily basis. The allocation of gains and losses in Galaxy Plus entities are based on each series pro-rata shares of the trading level of that entity which is updated at the beginning of each month or more frequently if there is a subscription or redemption activity in the entity. The value of all open contracts and cash held at clearing brokers is similarly allocated to the Series in proportion to each Series’ funds allocated to the Trading Companies or Galaxy Plus entities.

 

Investments and Swaps—The Trust, with respect to the Series, records investment transactions on a trade date basis and at fair value, with changes in fair value reported as a component of realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments in the statements of operations. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps,swaps, selected at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more underlying investment products or indices. In a typical Swap,swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates. Swap contracts are reported at fair value based upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTAcommodity trading advisor (“CTA”) positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts.

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Income Taxes—The Trust, with respect to the Series, applies the provisions of ASC 740Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust, with respect to the Series’, financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Trust’s level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Managing Owner has concluded there is no tax expense, interest or penalties to be recorded by the Trust, with respect to the Series. The 2012 through 20152016 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

 

In the opinion of the Managing Owner, (i) the Trust, with respect to the Series, is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and, assuming that at least 90% of the gross income of the Trust constitutes “qualifying income” within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code, (ii) the Trust is not a publicly traded partnership treated as a corporation, and (ii)(iii) the discussion set forth in the Prospectus under the heading “Federal“U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” correctly summarizes the material federal income tax consequences as of the date of the Prospectus to potential U.S. Limited Owners of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Units of the Trust.

 

Fees and Expenses—All management fees, incentive fees, service fees and trading fees of the Trust, with respect to the Series, are paid to the Managing Owner. It is the responsibility of the Managing Owner to pay all Trading Advisor management and incentive fees, selling agent service fees and all other operating expenses and continuing offering costs of the Trust, with respect to the Series.

 

Service Fees—The Trust may maintain each Series of Units in three to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any SeriesEquinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (or(of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 orand Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Winton Fund are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to selling agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold) until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series for administrative purposes. Currently the service fee is not charged to Class 1AP investors. The Managing Owner may also pay selling agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such selling agents.

 

These service fees are part of the offering costs of the Trust, with respect to the Series, which include registration and filing fees, legal and blue sky expenses, accounting and audit, printing, marketing support and other offering costs which are borne by the Managing Owner. With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Class 1 and Class 1a Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed for such payment by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk of the downside and the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months.

 

Pending Owner Additions—Funds received for new subscriptions and for additions to existing owner interests are recorded as capital additions at the NAV per unit of the second business day following receipt.

 

Reclassification – Certain amounts in the 2015 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2016 presentation. None of the reclasses had an impact on the NAV or performance of the Series.

 

Subsequent EventsEvents—The Trust, with respect to the Series, followsfollow the provisions of ASC 855,Subsequent Events,, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date and up through the date the financial statements are issued. The trust is in ongoing transition to Galaxy Plus to access the CTA returns. Gemini is now performing quarterly financial reporting requirements along with the regular administrative services including the calculation of net asset value, trade reconciliation, audit support and other financial bookkeeping services. Effective April 29, 2016 Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund retain one hundred percent of total interest allocated to these series. The Managing Owner waives its rights to 20% of the total interest for these series. . Also Effective April 29, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 2 and 3), Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund pays to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 0.75% of such Series’ Notional Trading Level. The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1a, 2a and 3a) and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund pays to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 2.25% of Series Notional Trading Level and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily and does not charge the full Trading Fee due to the cost associated with the programming changes at BNP the Administrator.

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3. Fair Value Measurements

 

In connection with the valuation of investments the Series apply ASC 820,Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”).820. ASC 820 provides clarification that when a quoted price in an active market for the identical asset or liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using certain techniques. ASC 820 also clarifies that when estimating the fair value of an asset or liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of an asset or liability. ASC 820 also clarifies that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical asset or liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical asset or liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements.

 

Level 1 Inputs

 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 Inputs

 

Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the financial assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar financial assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the financial assets or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.

 

Level 3 Inputs

 

Unobservable inputs for determining the fair value of financial assets that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the financial asset.

 

The Trust, with respect to the Series, uses the following methodologies to value instruments within its financial asset portfolio at fair value:

 

Trading Securities. These instruments include U.S. Treasury securities and open trade equity positions (futures contracts) that are actively traded on public markets with quoted pricing for corroboration. U.S. Treasury securities and futures contracts, are reported at fair value using Level 1 inputs. Trading securities instruments further include open trade equity positions (trading options and currency forwards) that are quoted prices for identical or similar assets that are not traded on active markets. Trading options and currency forwards are reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs.

 

Swap Contracts. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps,swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical Swap,swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. Swap contracts are reported at fair value basis upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTA positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts.

 

The Managing Owner has chartered a valuation committee to provide oversight of the valuation process for the Series. The valuation committee meets at least monthly to discuss the valuation process and any valuation issues that may arise. The valuation committee is comprised of senior members of the Managing Owner’s management team with varying areas of expertise that add value to the committee. The valuation committee reports to both the Managing Owner’s Investment Oversight and Risk Committee and the Trust’s Executive Committee. The valuation committee further remains in communication with the Managing Owner’s Due Diligence Committee that provides ongoing counterparty risk monitoring of the swap counterparties. The Managing Owner’s valuation committee monitors some additional input factors such as liquidity, volatility, and counterparty risk in order to further review the valuations provided by the pricing service.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies. This investment represents the fair value of the allocation of cash, futures, forwards, options and swaps to each respective Series relative to its trading allocations from unconsolidated Trading Companies. A Series may redeem its investment in any of the Trading Companies on a daily basis at the Trading Company’s stated net asset value. Each of the Series, all of which are under the same management as the Trading Companies, has access to the underlying positions of the Trading Companies, and as such, the level determination is reflected on that look-through basis. Any redemption of an investment in a Trading Company classified as Level 3 will reflect that classification of the underlying investment owned by the Trading Company. As such, the Series report investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies at fair value using the corresponding inputs of the underlying securities of the Trading Companies which results in the Series reporting the corresponding level determination from the inputs of the Trading Company.

 

Investments in Private Investment Companies. Investments in private investment companies are valued utilizing the net asset values provided by the underlying private investment companies as a practical expedient. The Fund applies the practical expedient to its investments in private investment companies on an investment-by-investment basis, and consistently with the Fund’s entire position in a particular investment, unless it is probable that the Fund will sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the net asset value of the investment.  Management has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) — a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force issued, on May 1, 2015. The guidance in this standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. In accordance with Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy below.

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The following table summarizes the instruments that comprise the Trust, with respect to the Series, financial asset portfolio, by Series, measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value. Investments in private investment companies are valued utilizing the net asset values provided by the underlying private investment companies as a practical expedient. Each Series applies the practical expedient to its investments in private investment companies on an investment-by-investment basis, and consistently with the Series entire position in a particular investment, unless it is probable that the Series will sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the net asset value of the investment. Management has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) - a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force issued, on May 1, 2015. The guidance in this standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. In accordance with Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy below.

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           Total 
June 30, 2016 Level 1 Inputs  Level 2 Inputs  Level 3 Inputs  Fair Value 
                 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $11,565,543  $279,224  $  $11,844,767 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  1,748,317         1,748,317 
Swap Contracts        6,932,856   6,932,856 
U.S. Treasury Securities  7,189,274         7,189,274 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  6,872,682   150,010      7,022,692 
U.S. Treasury Securities  6,346,891         6,346,891 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  1,184,686   7,359      1,192,045 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  150,135         150,135 
Options written  (97,890)        (97,890)
Swap Contracts        4,144,523   4,144,523 
U.S. Treasury Securities  (1,294,652)        (1,294,652)
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  11,548,565   330,361      11,878,926 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  76,836         76,836 
Swap Contracts        16,013,588   16,013,588 
U.S. Treasury Securities  24,786,908         24,786,908 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  680,226      4,183,565   4,863,791 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  2,056,702         2,056,702 
U.S. Treasury Securities  3,723,152         3,723,152 
Winton Fund                
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  5,208,627         5,208,627 
U.S. Treasury Securities  22,191,484         22,191,484 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  2,295,820   76,325      2,372,145 
Swap Contracts        8,628,803   8,628,803 
U.S. Treasury Securities  4,528,193         4,528,193 

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           Total 
September 30, 2016 Level 1 Inputs  Level 2 Inputs  Level 3 Inputs  Fair Value 
             
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $2,714,187  $26,799  $  $2,740,986 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  532,803         532,803 
Swap Contracts        7,234,984   7,234,984 
U.S. Treasury Securities  6,019,126         6,019,126 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  5,758,120   27,303      5,785,423 
U.S. Treasury Securities  4,925,521         4,925,521 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                
Swap Contracts        4,258,423   4,258,423 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  3,776,767   (34,730)     3,742,037 
Options Purchased  254,365         254,365 
Options Written  (97,325)        (97,325)
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  1,572,852   (71,287)     1,501,565 
Swap Contracts        16,586,708   16,586,708 
U.S. Treasury Securities  12,034,303         12,034,303 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies        4,121,050   4,121,050 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  661,158   25,206      686,364 
U.S. Treasury Securities  2,495,697         2,495,697 
Winton Fund                
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  6,315   208,194      214,509 
U.S. Treasury Securities  18,417,716         18,417,716 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  1,935,936   19,322      1,955,258 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  1,272         1,272 
Swap Contracts        8,499,865   8,499,865 
U.S. Treasury Securities  3,489,160         3,489,160 

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           Total 
December 31, 2015 Level 1 Inputs  Level 2 Inputs  Level 3 Inputs  Fair Value 
             
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $15,844,097  $250,110  $  $16,094,207 
Swap Contracts        8,685,849   8,685,849 
U.S. Treasury Securities  27,604,916         27,604,916 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  9,383,235   26,695      9,409,930 
U.S. Treasury Securities  11,953,206         11,953,206 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  3,355,174   59,489      3,414,663 
Swap Contracts        4,332,428   4,332,428 
U.S. Treasury Securities  4,792,817         4,792,817 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  17,357,475   266,493      17,623,968 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  11,530         11,530 
Swap Contracts        19,157,520   19,157,520 
U.S. Treasury Securities  41,148,676         41,148,676 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund               
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  213,921      3,933,919   4,147,840 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  462,339         462,339 
U.S. Treasury Securities  1,852,429         1,852,429 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  297,554         297,554 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  599,579         599,579 
U.S. Treasury Securities  24,617,817         24,617,817 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund                
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  1,403,461   2,125      1,405,586 
Swap Contracts        7,960,268   7,960,268 
U.S. Treasury Securities  5,508,577         5,508,577 

 

The changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables. Swap contract asset gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings are classified in “realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments – net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts” on the statements of operations. Investment in unconsolidated trading company asset gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings are classified in “Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies.” During the sixnine months Juneended September 30, 2016, all identified Level 3 assets arewere components of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund.

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For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016

SwapsSwap Contracts

 

  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
  Equinox Frontier 
  Diversified Fund  Commodity Fund  Balanced Fund 
             
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016 $8,685,849  $4,332,428  $19,157,520 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):            
Included in earnings-realized         
Included in earnings-unrealized  (1,752,993)  (187,905)  (3,143,932)
Purchases of investments         
Sales of investments         
Change in ownership allocation of total return swaps         
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3         
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of June 30, 2016 $6,932,856  $4,144,523  $16,013,588 

   Equinox Frontier 
 Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier Balanced Long/Short Commodity 
 Heritage Fund  Fund  Fund 
         
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016 $7,960,268  $19,157,520  $4,332,428 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):            
Included in earnings-realized         
Included in earnings-unrealized $672,035   (2,570,812)  (74,005)
Purchases of investments   
Sales of investments   
Change in ownership allocation of total return swaps   
Proceeds from sales of investments of unconsolidated trading companies      
Purchases of investments of unconsolidated trading companies      
Change in ownership allocation      
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3         
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of June 30, 2016 $8,632,303 
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of September 30, 2016 $16,586,708  $4,258,423 
        
 Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
 Diversified Fund Heritage Fund 
     
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016 $8,685,849  $7,960,268 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):        
Included in earnings-realized      
Included in earnings-unrealized  (1,450,865)  539,597 
Proceeds from sales of investments of unconsolidated trading companies      
Purchases of investments of unconsolidated trading companies      
Change in ownership allocation      
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3      
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of September 30, 2016 $7,234,984  $8,499,865 

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies:

 

 Equinox Frontier Select  Equinox Frontier Select 
 Fund  Fund 
       
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016 $4,147,840  $4,147,840 
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies  249,646   (26,790)
Proceeds from sales of investments of unconsolidated trading companies      
Purchases of investments of unconsolidated trading companies  466,305    
Change in ownership allocation      
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3      
        
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of June 30, 2016 $4,863,791 
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of September 30, 2016 $4,121,050 

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For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

Swaps:Swap Contracts:

 

     Equinox Frontier    
  Equinox Frontier  Long/Short  Equinox Frontier 
  Diversified Fund  Commodity Fund  Balanced Fund 
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2015 $6,570,408  $3,633,060  $18,246,954 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):            
Included in earnings-realized         
Included in earnings-unrealized  2,115,441   (300,632)  910,566 
Purchases of investments     1,000,000    
Sales of investments         
Change in ownership allocation of total return swaps         
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3         
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2015 $8,685,849  $4,332,428  $19,157,520 

 

  Equinox Frontier 
  Heritage Fund 
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2015 $7,540,465 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):    
Included in earnings-realized   
Included in earnings-unrealized  419,803 
Purchases of investments   
Sales of investments   
Change in ownership allocation of total return swaps   
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3   
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2015 $7,960,268 

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies:

 

  Equinox Frontier 
  Select Fund 
    
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2015 $3,539,498 
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies  394,421 
Proceeds from sales of investments of unconsolidated trading companies   
Purchases of investments of unconsolidated trading companies   
Change in ownership allocation   
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3   
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2015 $3,933,919 

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The Series of the Trust assess the levels of the investments at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Series’ accounting policy regarding the recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. During the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Trust did not transfer any assets between Levels 1, 2 or 3.

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The amounts reflected in the change in ownership allocation result from changes in ownership in the underlying Trading Companies at the Series level, which have resulted in changes in consolidation or de-consolidation by the Series. The ownership in the Trading Companies is accounted for under the equity method, which approximates fair value.

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the statements of operations attributable to level 3 investments still held at JuneSeptember 30, 2016:

 

     Equinox Frontier       
  Equinox Frontier  Long/Short Commodity  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier 
  Diversified Fund  Fund  Balanced Fund (3)  Heritage Fund 
Swaps $(1,752,993) $(187,904) $(3,143,931) $675,535 
     Equinox Frontier       
  Equinox Frontier  Long/Short Commodity  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier 
  Diversified Fund  Fund  Balanced Fund (3)  Heritage Fund 

Swap Contracts

 $(1,450,864) $(74,005) $(2,570,811) $539,597 

 

  Equinox Frontier Select 
  Fund 
Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $251,551 
  Equinox Frontier 
  Select Fund 
Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $(26,790)

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the statements of operations attributable to level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2015:

 

     Equinox Frontier       
  Equinox Frontier  Long/Short  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier 
  Diversified Fund  Commodity Fund  Balanced Fund  Heritage Fund 
Swaps $2,115,441  $(300,633) $910,566  $419,803 

  Equinox Frontier  
  Select Fund  
Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $394,421  

     Equinox Frontier       
  Equinox Frontier  Long/Short  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier 
  Diversified Fund  Commodity Fund  Balanced Fund  Heritage Fund 
Swap Contracts $2,115,441  $(300,633) $910,566  $419,803 
                 
  Equinox Frontier             
  Select Fund             
Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies $394,421             

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4. SwapsSwap Contracts

 

In addition to authorizing Trading Advisors to manage pre-determined investment levels of futures, options on futures and forward contracts, certain Series of the Trust will strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Total return swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical total return swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount or value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities.

 

Each Series’ investment in swaps will likely differ substantially over time due to cash flows, portfolio management decisions and market movements. The swaps serve to diversify the investment holdings of each Series and to provide access to programs and advisors that would not be otherwise available to the Series, and are not used for hedging purposes.

 

The Managing Owner follows a procedure in selecting well-established financial institutions which the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, considers to be reputable, reliable, financially responsible and well established to act as swap counterparties. The procedure includes due diligence review of documentation on all new and existing financial institution counterparties prior to initiation of the relationship, and quarterly ongoing review during the relationship, to ensure that counterparties meet the Managing Owner’s minimum credit requirements, the counterparty average rating being no less than an investment grade rating as defined by the rating agencies. As of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately 9.2% and 9.3%, respectively, of the Trust’s assets were deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain swaps and is recorded as collateral within the swap fair value within the statement of financial condition. The cash held with the counterparty is not restricted.

 

The Series may strategically invest assets in one or more swaps linked to certain underlying investments or indices at the direction of the Managing Owner. The Trading Company in which the assets of these Series will be invested will not own any of the investments or indices referenced by any swap entered into by these Series. In addition, neither the swap counterparty to the Trading Company of these Series nor any advisor referenced by any such swap is a Trading Advisor to these Series.

 

The Series have invested in the following Swaps as of and for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016:

 

    Equinox Frontier Diversified Equinox Frontier Long/Short  
  Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Fund Commodity Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund
    Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $6,413,588 $13,851,707 $1,877,692 $11,413,283
Termination Date 8/2/2018 8/2/2018 8/7/2018 3/26/2018
Cash Collateral $9,600,000 $3,400,000 $3,880,000 $5,985,998
Swap Value $6,413,588 $3,532,856 $264,523 $2,642,804
Investee Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0 $0 $0 $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) ($3,143,931) ($1,752,993) ($187,904) $675,535
Fair Value as of 6/30/2016 $16,013,588 $6,932,856 $4,144,523 $8,632,303

The Series have invested in the following Swaps as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015:

 Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Diversified
Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
 Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $22,580,043 $13,851,707 $1,877,692 $11,413,283
Termination Date 8/2/2018 8/2/2018 8/7/2018 3/26/2018
Cash Collateral $9,600,000 $3,400,000 $3,880,000 $5,986,000
Swap Value $6,986,708 $3,834,984 $378,423 $2,513,865
Investee Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0 $0 $0 $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) ($2,570,811) ($1,450,864) ($74,005) $539,597
Fair Value as of 9/30/2016 $16,586,708 $7,234,984 $4,258,423 $8,499,865
        
The Series have invested in the following Swaps as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015:The Series have invested in the following Swaps as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015:
   Equinox Frontier Diversified Equinox Frontier Long/Short     
 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Fund Commodity Fund Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Diversified
Fund
 Equinox Frontier Long/Short
Commodity Fund
 Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $22,580,043 $13,851,707 $1,877,692 $12,663,283 $22,580,043 $13,851,707 $1,877,692 $12,663,283
Termination Date 8/2/2018 8/2/2018 8/7/2018 3/26/2018 8/2/2018 8/2/2018 8/7/2018 3/26/2018
Cash Collateral $9,600,000 $3,400,000 $3,880,000 $5,993,000 $9,600,000 $3,400,000 $3,880,000 $5,993,000
Swap Value $9,557,519 $5,285,849 $452,428 $1,967,269 $9,557,519 $5,285,849 $452,428 $1,967,269
Investee Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) $910,566 $2,115,441 ($300,633) $419,803 $910,566 $2,115,441 ($300,633) $419,803
Fair Value as of 9/30/2015 $19,157,519 $8,685,849 $4,332,428 $7,960,269
Fair Value as of 12/31/2015 $19,157,520 $8,685,849 $4,332,428 $7,960,268

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5. Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies and Private Investment Companies

 

Investments in unconsolidated trading companiesTrading Companies and Private Investment Companies represent cash and open trade equity invested in the Trading and Private Investment Companies as well as by each Series and cumulative trading profits or losses allocated to each Series by the Trading Companies and Private Investment Companies. Trading Companies and Private Investment Companies allocate trading profits or losses on the basis of the proportion of each Series’Series’ capital allocated for trading to each respective Trading Company, which bears no relationship to the amount of cash invested by a Series in the Trading Company.Company and Private Investment Companies. The Trading Companies are valued using the equity method of accounting, which approximates fair value.

 

The following table summarizes each of the Series’ investments in unconsolidated Trading and Private Investment Companies as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

  As of June 30, 2016  As of December 31, 2015 
  Percentage of     Percentage of    
  Series Net     Series Net      
  Assets Invested     Assets Invested    
  in Unconsolidated         in Unconsolidated    
  Trading and Private
Investment
Companies
  Fair Value  Trading and Private
Investment
Companies
  Fair Value 
Series                
                 
Frontier Diversified Series —                
Frontier Trading Companies II, VII, XXIII and XXXVII  20.75% $11,844,767   28.89% $16,094,207 
                 
Frontier Masters Series —                
Frontier Trading Companies I, II, VII, XV and XXXVIII  34.80% $7,022,692   41.22% $9,409,930 
                 
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series —                
Frontier Trading Company VII and XXXVIII  10.92% $1,214,622   26.08% $3,414,663 
                 
Balanced Series —                
Frontier Trading Companies I, II, VII, XV, XXXIX and XXXVIII  13.78% $11,878,926   19.56% $17,623,968 
                 
Frontier Select Series—                
Frontier Trading Companies XXXIX and XXXVIII  36.18% $4,863,791   20.83% $4,147,840 
                 
Winton Series —                
Frontier Trading Company II and XXXVIII  % $   0.72% $297,554 
                 
Frontier Heritage Series—                
Frontier Trading Companies II and XXXVIII  20.21% $2,372,145   9.08% $14,055,886 
                 
Frontier Diversified Series —                
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  6.36% $3,629,617         
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  1.63   927,749         
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526)  9.65   5,508,366         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527)  15.86   9,054,129         
                 
Frontier Masters Series —                
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518)  20.31% $4,098,267         
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  10.83   2,184,989         
                 
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series —                
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518)  17.64% $1,925,833         
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  13.00   1,419,114         
                 
Balanced Series —                
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  5.14% $4,431,615         
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  2.91   2,507,799         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517)  1.49   1,281,893         

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The following tables summarize each of the Series; equity in earnings from unconsolidated Trading and Private Investment Companies for the sixnine and three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015.

  

 Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 
     Change in       Change in   
 Trading Realized Unrealized Net Income Trading Realized Unrealized Net Income  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 
 Commissions Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) (Loss) Commissions Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) (Loss)  Trading
Commissions
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
  Net Income
(Loss)
  Trading
Commissions
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
  Net Income
(Loss)
 
Trading Company                                                                
                                
Equniox Frontier Balanced Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(291,912) $2,837,850  $384,155  $2,930,095  $(173,656) $3,024,584  $28,819  $2,879,747  $(291,912) $2,837,850  $384,155  $2,930,093  $(292,176) $4,585,527  $853,523  $5,146,874 
Frontier Trading Company II LLC  (7,911)  3,032   798,440   793,563   (10,988)  749,066   (720,413)  17,665   (8,757)  (1,043,190)  1,401,532   349,585   (15,442)  755,710   (159,769)  580,499 
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  (97,942)  464,066   1,509,172   1,875,296   (189,079)  646,642   714,340   1,171,903   (97,942)  464,066   1,509,176   1,875,300   (273,280)  1,842,624   (929,479)  639,865 
Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC  (1,293)  17,904   (24,326)  (7,715)  (128)  (198,125)  198,418   165 
Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC              (124)  (217,025)  217,318   169      (48)     (48)  (38,659)  (336,022)  (389,439)  (764,120)
Frontier Trading Company XXIX, LLC  (10)  7,074      7,064             
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (23,497)  (1,572,202)  (7,975)  (1,603,674)  (27,010)  1,355,729   (729,990)  598,729   (27,826)  (1,526,218)  13,264   (1,540,780)            
Frontier Trading Company XXIX, LLC  (10)  7,074      7,064             
Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC  (1,293)  9,537   (15,937)  (7,693)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC        (473,966)  (473,966)                    437,015   437,015             
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC        (76,438)  (76,438)                    (177,955)  (177,955)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517)        13,860   13,860             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC        (350,579)  (350,579)            
Total $(422,565) $1,749,357  $2,131,311  $3,458,107  $(400,857) $5,558,996  $(489,926) $4,668,213  $(427,740) $757,438  $3,192,282  $3,521,980  $(619,685) $6,649,714  $(426,746) $5,603,283 
                                
Equniox Frontier Winton Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (14,000)  (996,591)  (75,348)  (1,085,939) $(15,485) $748,101  $(394,852) $337,764  $(19,157) $(1,063,587) $(202,316) $(1,285,060) $(22,128) $(216,210) $(188,813) $(427,151)
Frontier Trading Company II LLC              (28,184)  1,889,892   (1,817,483)  44,225               (30,241)  1,667,629   (315,582)  1,321,806 
Total $(14,000) $(996,591) $(75,348) $(1,085,939) $(43,669) $2,637,993  $(2,212,335) $381,989  $(19,157) $(1,063,587) $(202,316) $(1,285,060) $(52,369) $1,451,419  $(504,395) $894,655 
                                
Equniox Frontier Frontier Select Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC $  $  $  $  $  $(195) $2,173  $1,978  $  $  $  $  $  $(195) $2,173  $1,978 
Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC  (3,394)     335,581   332,189        127,536   127,536   (3,394)     244,376   240,982         325,077   325,077 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (537)  (61,869)  (18,230)  (80,638)  (1,797)  64,307   (16,288)  46,222   (1,211)  (48,741)  (6,634)  (56,586)  (2,400)  (20,889)  1,477   (21,812)
Total $(3,931) $(61,869) $317,351  $251,551  $(1,797) $64,112  $113,421  $175,736  $(4,605) $(48,741) $237,742  $184,396  $(2,400) $(21,084) $328,727  $305,243 
                                
Equniox Frontier Heritage Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company II LLC $(4,236) $4,852  $429,014  $429,630  $(5,187) $380,897  $(330,929) $44,781  $(4,685) $(550,798) $812,373  $256,890  $(7,685) $393,849  $(67,233) $318,931 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (2,982)  (214,680)  (15,685)  (233,347)  (3,489)  167,362   (86,307)  77,566   (3,963)  (202,360)  (13,279)  (219,602)  (4,959)  (45,529)  (40,751)  (91,239)
Total $(7,218) $(209,828) $413,329  $196,283  $(8,676) $548,259  $(417,236) $122,347  $(8,648) $(753,158) $799,094  $37,288  $(12,644) $348,320  $(107,984) $227,692 
                                                                
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                                                                
                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(3,979) $145,864  $32,717  $174,602  $  $  $  $  $(3,956) $145,850  $32,717  $174,611  $(963) $34,635  $47,108  $80,780 
Frontier Trading Companies XVIII, LLC                            
Frontier Trading Companies VII, LLC  (30,876)  (12,785)  312,798   269,137   (148,403)  1,306,637   125,916   1,284,150               (199,038)  1,342,402   (891,605)  251,759 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (1,920)  156,899   (336,795)  (181,816)  (4,833)  276,057   (133,153)  138,071   (31,322)  (2,201)  209,141   175,618   (6,410)  41,749   (77,254)  (41,915)
Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC  (1,920)  156,899   (336,795)  (181,816)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC        (659,908  (659,908)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC        (387,493)  (387,493)                    (109,616)  (109,616)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518)        250,381   250,381             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC        199,477   199,477             
Total $(36,775) $289,978  $(128,392) $124,811  $(153,236) $1,582,694  $(7,237) $1,422,221  $(37,198) $300,548  $(664,984) $(401,634) $(206,411) $1,418,786  $(921,751) $290,624 
                                                                
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(258,906) $1,820,739  $(172,448) $1,389,385  $  $  $  $  $(260,168) $1,846,298  $(187,305) $1,398,825  $(78,515) $(220,511) $(338,672) $(637,698)
Frontier Trading Company II LLC  (5,852)  8,485   603,376   606,009   (8,329)  647,469   (548,028)  91,112   (6,473)  (758,915)  1,364,990   599,602   (11,716)  656,803   (145,372)  499,715 
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  (80,881)  (566,171)  2,324,104   1,677,052   (168,323)  726,185   587,363   1,145,224   (80,881)  (566,171)  2,324,104   1,677,052   (244,009)  1,812,082   (910,823)  657,250 
Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC              (37,701)  721,086   (330,774)  352,611   (35,775)  550,317   104,823   619,365   (58,457)  486,662   29,546   457,751 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (15,326)  (1,032,792)  70,786   (977,332)  (17,490)  952,971   (463,563)  471,919   (16,983)  (969,669)  (69,560)  (1,056,212)  (24,898)  (96,032)  (275,586)  (396,516)
Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC        97,442   97,442             
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC        (1,190,428)  (1,190,428)                    (448,480)  (448,480)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC        (28,777)  (28,777)                    (67,771)  (67,771)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527)        211,386   211,386             
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526)        (93,547)  (93,547)             
Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC  (32,785)  628,128   97,442   692,785             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC        (381,506)  (381,506)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC        521,859   521,859             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC        48,062   48,062             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund 510 LLC        31,247   31,247             
Total $(393,750) $858,389  $1,821,894  $2,286,533  $(231,843) $3,047,711  $(755,002) $2,060,866  $(400,280) $101,860  $3,337,905  $3,039,485  $(417,595) $2,639,004  $(1,640,907) $580,502 
                                
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(8,534) $(318,341) $171,763  $(155,112) $(10,535) $1,180,694  $(1,058,847) $111,312  $(8,585) $(318,372) $171,763  $(155,194) $(15,436) $1,159,085  $(608,890) $534,759 
Frontier Trading Company II LLC  (3,461)  9,446   363,470   369,455   (4,942)  331,851   (335,234)  (8,325)  (3,824)  (439,230)  882,192   439,138   (7,240)  343,769   (92,667)  243,862 
Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC                                                
Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC  (29,251)  287,234   1,034,834   1,292,817   (28,979)  148,053   (801,924)  (682,850)  (34,835)  (4,742)  1,102,918   1,063,341   (43,193)  292,090   (216,913)  31,984 
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  (48,485)  (371,922)  1,208,006   787,599   (86,516)  2,635,986   (1,948,507)  600,963   (48,485)  (371,922)  1,208,006   787,599   (131,329)  3,279,001   (2,840,510)  307,162 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (4,857)  (394,257)  (4,402)  (403,516)  (7,391)  333,664   (165,500)  160,773   (6,282)  (372,819)  6,333   (372,768)  (10,575)  (118,266)  (76,636)  (205,477)
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC        (710,445)  (710,445)                    (322,513)  (322,513)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518)        456,376   456,376             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC        363,560   363,560             
Total $(94,588) $(787,840) $2,519,602  $1,637,174  $(138,363) $4,630,248  $(4,310,012) $181,873  $(102,011) $(1,507,085) $3,412,259  $1,803,163  $(207,773) $4,955,679  $(3,835,616) $912,290 

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 Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Three Months Ended June 30, 2015  Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 
      Change in          Change in     Trading
Commissions
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
  Net Income
(Loss)
  Trading
Commissions
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
  Net Income
(Loss)
 
 Trading Realized Unrealized Net Income Trading Realized Unrealized Net Income                         
 Commissions Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) (Loss) Commissions Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) (Loss) 
Trading Company                                
Equniox Frontier Balanced Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(134,840) $(938,212) $1,224,098  $151,046  $(83,797) $975,639  $(208,851) $682,991  $        (118,520) 1,560,943  824,704  2,267,127 
Frontier Trading Company II LLC  (4,075)  (434,401)  793,481   355,005   (5,791)  (937,794)  (560,595)  (1,504,180)  (846)  (1,046,222)  603,092   (443,976)  (4,454)  6,644   560,644   562,834 
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  (55,681)  245,437   (256,984)  (67,228)  (97,027)  (1,669,662)  2,061,923   295,234               (84,201)  1,195,982   (1,643,819)  (532,038)
Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC     8,367   (8,389)  (22)            
Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC              (231)  (492,925)  493,274   118      (48)     (48)  (4)  18,900   (18,900)  (4)
Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC                        
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (13,552)  (754,999)  298,598   (469,953)  (17,308)  134,812   (445,903)  (328,399)  (4,329)  45,984   21,239   62,894   (11,649)  (1,691,751)  340,551   (1,362,849)
Frontier Trading Company XXIX, LLC                        
Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC  (1,293)  9,537   (15,937)  (7,693)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC        (473,966)  (473,966)                    910,981   910,981             
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC        (76,438)  (76,438)                    (101,517)  (101,517)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517)        13,860   13,860             
                          
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC        (364,439)  (364,439)            
Total $(209,441) $(1,872,638) $1,506,712  $(575,367) $(204,154) $(1,989,930) $1,339,848  $(854,236) $(5,175) $(991,919) $1,060,967  $63,873  $(218,828) $1,090,718  $63,180  $935,070 
                                                                
Equniox Frontier Winton Fund —                                 $  $  $  $  $(2,057) $(222,263) $1,501,901  $1,277,581 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC $(8,315) $(478,651) $8,665  $(478,301) $(9,599) $73,551  $(282,923) $(218,971)
Frontier Trading Company II LLC               (14,911)  (2,419,574)  (1,407,788)  (3,842,273)
Frontier Trading Company II, LLC              (6,643)  (964,311)  206,039   (764,915)
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII LLC  (5,157)  (66,996)  (126,968)  (199,121)            
Total $(8,315) $(478,651) $8,665  $(478,301) $(24,510) $(2,346,023) $(1,690,711) $(4,061,244) $(5,157) $(66,996) $(126,968) $(199,121) $(8,700) $(1,186,574) $1,707,940  $512,666 
                                
Equniox Frontier Frontier Select Fund —                                                    
Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC $  $  $  $  $  $  $(2) $(2)
Frontier Trading Company XXI, LLC                    (967,125)  (967,125)
Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC  (1,697)     (109,118)  (110,816)        127,518   127,518 
Equinox Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC $  $  $(66,933) $(66,933) $  $  $197,541  $197,541 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (195)  (26,387)  (14,506)  (41,088)  (2,577)  7,618   (23,723)  (17,104)  (674)  13,128   (12,676)  (222)  (603)  (85,196)  17,765   (68,034)
Total $(1,892) $(26,387) $(123,624) $(151,904) $(2,577) $7,618  $(863,332) $(856,713) $(674) $13,128  $(79,609) $(67,155) $(603) $(85,196) $215,306  $129,507 
                                
Equniox Frontier Heritage Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(449) $(555,650) $383,355  $(172,744) $  $  $  $ 
Frontier Trading Company II LLC $(2,170) $(231,385) $421,718  $188,163  $(2,685) $(435,646) $(252,853) $(691,184)              (2,498)  12,952   263,699   274,153 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (1,762)  (101,544)  2,109   (101,197)  (2,163)  16,512   (62,218)  (47,870)  (981)  12,320   2,409   13,749   (1,471)  (212,891)  45,556   (168,806)
Total $(3,932) $(332,929) $423,827  $86,966  $(4,848) $(419,134) $(315,071) $(739,054) $(1,430) $(543,329) $385,764  $(158,995) $(3,969) $(199,939) $309,255  $105,347 
                                                                
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                                                                
                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(1,581) $(129,687) $124,981  $(6,287) $  $  $  $  $23  $(14) $  $9  $(963) $34,635  $47,108  $80,780 
Frontier Trading Companies XVIII, LLC                            
Frontier Trading Companies VII, LLC  (8,929)  288,560   79,715   359,346   (63,635)  (1,450,691)  1,054,760   (459,566)
Frontier Trading Companies VII LLC              (50,635)  35,765   (1,017,519)  (1,032,389)
Frontier Trading Companies XXXVIII, LLC  (446)  10,584   (103,657)  (93,519)            
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (874)  (62,203)  13,269   (49,808)  (2,865)  19,681   (69,554)  (52,738)              (1,577)  (234,308)  55,899   (179,986)
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC        (659,908)  (659,908)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC        (387,493)  (387,493)                    277,877   277,877             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518)        250,381   250,381             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC        (50,904)  (50,904)            
Total $(11,384) $96,670  $80,853  $166,139  $(66,500) $(1,431,010) $985,206  $(512,304) $(423) $10,570  $(536,592) $(526,445) $(53,175) $(163,908) $(914,512) $(1,131,595)
                                                                
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(121,692) $(725,098) $459,962  $(386,828) $  $  $  $  $(1,262) $25,559  $(14,857) $9,440  $(78,515) $(220,511) $(338,672) $(637,698)
Frontier Trading Company II LLC  (2,990)  (318,746)  582,063   260,327   (4,246)  (685,823)  (420,717)  (1,110,786)  (621)  (767,400)  761,614   (6,407)  (3,387)  9,344   402,656   408,613 
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  (45,661)  82,553   (170,124)  (133,232)  (85,942)  (1,382,324)  1,810,489   342,223               (75,686)  1,085,897   (1,498,186)  (487,975)
Frontier Trading Company XXI, LLC        169,826   169,826                
Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC  (32,785)  628,128   97,442   692,785   (17,919)  (151,523)  (304,555)  (473,997)  (2,990)  (77,811)  104,823   24,022   (20,756)  (234,424)  360,320   105,140 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  7,062   566,912   (257,668)  316,306   (10,482)  77,904   (236,705)  (169,283)  (1,657)  63,123   (140,346)  (78,880)  (7,408)  (1,049,003)  187,977   (868,434)
Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC        590,395   590,395              
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526)        (1,101,366)  (1,101,366)            
Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC  (15,326)  (1,032,792)  70,786   (977,332)            
Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC  17,627   (67,978)  (86,781)  (137,132)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC        741,948   741,948             
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC        (38,994)  (38,994)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC        (592,892)  (592,892)            
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC        615,406   615,406             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC        48,062   48,062             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund 510 LLC        31,247   31,247             
                                
Total $(193,765) $(867,021) $354,535  $(706,251) $(118,589) $(2,141,766) $848,512  $(1,411,843) $(6,530) $(756,529) $1,516,011  $752,952  $(185,752) $(408,697) $(885,905) $(1,480,354)
                                
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund —                                                                
Frontier Trading Company I LLC $(3,436) $(281,482) $523,684  $238,766  $(6,561) $(78,343) $(920,425) $(1,005,329) $(51) (31)    (82) (4,901) (21,609) 449,957  423,447 
Frontier Trading Company II LLC  (1,752)  (186,703)  340,469   152,014   (2,613)  (420,988)  (264,127)  (687,728)  (363)  (448,676)  518,722   69,683   (2,298)  11,918   242,567   252,187 
Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC                                      28,979   (148,053)  801,924   682,850 
Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC  (15,852)  (646,595)  1,036,321   373,874   (14,857)  (979,930)  (372,004)  (1,366,791)  (5,584)  (291,976)  68,084   (229,476)  43,323   (2,343,896)  1,731,594   (568,979)
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC  (27,697)  (9,074)  (83,101)  (119,872)  (50,573)  (775,283)  1,063,371   237,515               (131,329)  3,279,001   (2,840,507)  307,165 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  (2,345)  (153,097)  35,657   (119,787)  (4,586)  35,342   (122,309)  (91,553)  (1,425)  21,438   10,735   30,748   (3,184)  (451,930)  88,864   (366,250)
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC        (710,445)  (710,445)                    387,932   387,932             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518)        456,376   456,376             
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC        (92,816)  (92,816)            
Total $(51,082) $(1,276,951) $1,598,961  $270,926  $(79,190) $(2,219,202) $(615,494) $(2,913,886) $(7,423) $(719,245) $892,657  $165,989  $(69,410) $325,431  $474,399  $730,420 

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The statements of financial condition as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the Condensed StatementStatements of Income for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 for the unconsolidated Trading and Private Investment Companies are as follows:

 

 Frontier Trading Frontier Trading Frontier Trading  Frontier Trading Galaxy Plus Fund Galaxy Plus Fund 
Statements of Financial Condition - June 30, 2016 Company I LLC  Company VII LLC  Company XXXVIII LLC 
        Company XXXVIII - EvE S TP Feeder - LRR Feeder 
Receivable from commission merchants $12,912,844  $  $4,357,302 
Statements of Financial Condition - September 30, 2016 LLC  Fund (516) LLC  Fund (522) LLC 
       
Cash and cash equivalents $16,133  $7,639  $18,489 
Receivable from futures commissions merchants  8,644,929   13,811,237   6,347,028 
Open trade equity/(deficit)  619,423   (1)  252,443   16,714   (232,214)  (235,250)
Interest receivable/(payable)  (333)  4   248 
Options purchased (written)     8,000   (2,520)
Other receivables (payables)  (68,043)  (343,716)  4,691 
                        
Total assets $13,531,933  $3  $4,609,993   8,677,776   13,826,876   6,370,208 
                        
Members’ equity $13,531,933  $3  $4,609,993  $8,609,733  $13,250,946  $6,132,438 
                        
Condensed Statement of Income - For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016            
Condensed Statement of Income - For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016            
                        
Interest income $(180) $(347) $(545)  646       
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less commissions  2,336,902   (378,669)  2,080,657   (425,305)  3,262,513   (396,617)
Change in open trade equity/(deficit)  (2,174,765)  179,747   (391,216)  (10,467)  (444,644)  (308,062)
Other fees  (36,144)  (440,426)  (96,018)
                        
Net income/(loss) $161,957  $(199,269) $1,688,896  $(471,270) $2,377,443  $(800,697)
                        
Condensed Statement of Income - For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016            
Condensed Statement of Income - For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016            
                        
Interest income/(expense) $3,627  $(1,819) $(144)
Interest income  502       
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less commissions  (3,651,309)  1,737,348   4,497,702   4,072,397   2,393,246   (788,749)
Change in open trade equity/(deficit)  (78,117)  (6,435,908)  47,142   36,675   (272,717)  (199,607)
Other fees  (36,144)  (520,414)  (179,870)
                        
Net income/(loss) $(3,725,799) $(4,700,379) $4,544,700  $4,073,430  $1,600,115  $(1,168,226)

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Statements of Financial Condition - June 30, 2016   Galaxy Plus Fund -
EvE STP Feeder
Fund
(516) LLC
    Galaxy Plus Fund -
LRR Feeder
Fund
(522) LLC
    Galaxy Plus Fund -
Quest Feeder
Fund (517)
    Galaxy Plus Fund -
Chesapeake
Feeder
Fund (518)
    Galaxy Plus Fund -
Quantmetrics
Feeder
Fund (527)
    Galaxy Plus Fund -
QIM Feeder
Fund (526)
 
                         
Cash and cash equivalents $11,479,360  $3,437,336  $1,248,319  $5,325,565  $9,051,913  $5,597,201 
Open trade equity/(deficit)  175,926   71,873   14,668   751,133   10,937   (115,733)
Options purchased (written)  68,000   (46,862)            
Other receivables (payables)  (57,949)  (26,967)  36,712   (52,861)  (8,089)  26,899 
Members’ equity $11,665,337  $3,435,380  $1,299,699  $6,023,837  $9,054,761  $5,508,367 
                         
Condensed Statement of Income - For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016                        
                         
Net unrealized gain/(loss)  (2,762,332)  (105,215)  13,860   706,757   211,386   (93,547)
Net income/(loss) $(2,762,332) $(105,215) $13,860  $706,757  $211,386  $(93,547)

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  Frontier Trading  Frontier Trading  Frontier Trading 
Statements of Financial Condition - December 31, 2015 Company I LLC  Company VII LLC  Company XXXVIII LLC 
          
Receivable from commission merchants $22,187,113  $14,330,819  $2,670,015 
Open trade equity/(deficit)  (5,651,525)  (1,593,860)  (74,625)
Interest receivable/(payable)  1,089   3   (134)
             
Total assets $16,536,677  $12,736,962  $2,595,255 
             
Members’ equity $23,146,746  $8,002,461  $2,974,694 
             
Condensed Statement of Income - For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015            
             
Interest income/(expense) $85,698  $627  $944 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less commissions  (8,312,138)  (2,887,537)  (2,218,456)
Change in open trade equity/(deficit)  2,286,800   (2,252,530)  (1,511,455)
             
Net income/(loss) $(5,939,640) $(5,139,440) $(3,728,967)
             
Condensed Statement of Income - For the six months Ended September 30, 2015            
             
Interest income            
  $96,038  $627  $973 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less commissions  (8,770,608)  (8,641,411)  (2,487,150)
Change in open trade equity/(deficit)  (559,775)  5,573,767   788,713 
             
Net income/(loss) $(9,234,345) $(3,067,017) $(1,697,464)

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  Frontier Trading  Frontier Trading  Frontier Trading 
Statements of Financial Condition - December 31, 2015 Company I LLC  Company VII LLC  Company XXXVIII LLC 
          
Receivable from commission merchants $22,187,113  $14,330,819  $2,670,015 
Open trade equity/(deficit)  (5,651,525)  (1,593,860)  (74,625)
Interest receivable/(payable)  1,089   3   (134)
             
Total assets $16,536,677  $12,736,962  $2,595,255 
             
Members’ equity $23,146,746  $8,002,461  $2,974,694 
             
Condensed Statement of Income - For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015            
             
Interest income/(expense) $(1,243) $479  $707 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less commissions  (3,431,043)  (8,596,912)  (2,837,649)
Change in open trade equity/(deficit)  (955,908)  3,773,587   1,391,567 
             
Net income/(loss) $(4,388,194) $(4,822,846) $(1,445,375)
             
Condensed Statement of Income - For the six months Ended June 30, 2015            
             
Interest income $(1,630) $589  $707 
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less commissions  (3,941,511)  (5,937,702)  (3,827,270)
Change in open trade equity/(deficit)  3,752,063   523,855   1,996,206 
             
Net income/(loss) $(191,078) $(5,413,258) $(1,830,357)

The following table summarizes certain Series’ investments in other private investment companies as of September 30, 2016. Other private investment companies in which the Series invested 5% or more of its net assets, as disclosed in the condensed schedule of investments, are individually identified, while smaller investments are aggregated. The Series investments in private investment companies have certain redemption and liquidity restrictions which are described in the following tables.

  For the nine months ending September 30, 2016  Redemptions Redemptions Liquidity
  Income(Loss)  Management Fees  Incentive Fees  Notice Period Permitted Restrictions
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund                  
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  (448,480)  35,884   95,930  24 hours Daily None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC  (381,506)  33,397     24 hours Daily None
Trend Following                  
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC  31,247   25,792   49,846  24 hours Daily None
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC  521,859   33,907   210,598  24 hours Daily None
                   
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund                  
Trend Following                  
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC  363,560   28,686   327  24 hours Daily None
Multi-Strategy                  
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  (322,513)  21,537   26,263  24 hours Daily None
                   
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                  
Trend Following                  
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC  199,477   13,430   153  24 hours Daily None
Multi-Strategy                  
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  (109,616)  13,954   37,497  24 hours Daily None
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  (659,908)  71,570     24 hours Daily None
                   
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund                  
Multi-Strategy                  
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  437,015   43,878   117,116  24 hours Daily None
                   
Total ($368,865) $322,035  $537,730       

 

6.Transactions with Affiliates

 

The Managing Owner contributes funds to the Trust, with respect to the Series, in order to have a 1% interest (“Minimum Purchase Commitment”) in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of all Series and in return will receive units designated as general units in the Series in which the Managing Owner invests such funds. The general units may only be purchased by the Managing Owner and may be subject to no advisory fees or advisory fees at reduced rates. Otherwise, the general units hold the same rights as the limited units. The Managing Owner will make contributions to the Series of the Trust necessary to maintain at least a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of the combined Series of the Trust. Such contribution was made by the Managing Owner before trading commenced for the Trust and will be maintained throughout the existence of the Trust, and the Managing Owner will make such purchases as are necessary to effect this requirement. Additionally, the Managing Owner agreed with certain regulatory bodies to maintain a 1% interest specifically in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1a1AP and 2a Units, aggregated, and each of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund. The 1% interest in these specific Series is included in computing the Minimum Purchase Commitment in aggregate capital. In addition to the general units the Managing Owner receives in respect of its Minimum Purchase Commitment, the Managing Owner may purchase limited units in any Series as a Limited Owner. Principals of the Managing Owner or affiliates are allowed to own beneficial interests in the Trust, with respect to the Series, as well. All Units purchased by the Managing Owner are held for investment purposes only and not for resale. The Managing Owner may make purchases or redemptions at any time on the same terms as any Limited Owner. The Trust has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates.

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Expenses

 

Management Fees—Each Series of Units pays to the Managing Owner a monthly management fee equal to a percentage of the nominal assets of such Series, calculated on a daily basis. The total amount of assets of a series allocated to trading advisors and/or reference programs, including (i) actual funds deposited in accounts directed by the trading advisors or deposited as margin in respect of swaps or other derivative instruments referencing a reference program plus (ii) any notional equity allocated to the trading advisors and any reference programs, is referred to herein as the “nominal assets” of the series. The annual rate of the management fee is: 0.5% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, 1.0% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1a,1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a, 2.0% for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a, Class 2a, and Class 3a and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, 0.75% for Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, 2.5% for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund and Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and 3.5% for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such management fees to the Trading Advisor(s) and/or waive (up to the percentage specified) any such management fee to the extent any related management fee is paid by a trading company or estimated management fee is embedded in a swap or other derivative instrument. Any management fee embedded in a swap or other derivative instrument may be greater or less than the management fee that would otherwise be charged to the series by the Managing Owner. As of the date of this Form 10-Q, the trading advisor for a series that has invested in a swap has not received any management fees directly from the series for such swap, and instead the relevant trading advisor receives compensation via the fees embedded in the swap.

 

The management fee as a percentage of the applicable series’ net asset value will be greater than the percentage indicated above to the extent that the nominal assets of the series exceeds its net asset value. The managing owner expects that the nominal assets of each series will generally be maintained at a level in excess of the net asset value of such series and such excess may be substantial to the extent the managing owner deems necessary to achieve the desired level of volatility.

 

Trading Fees—In connection with each Series’ trading activities, from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 2 and 3), Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund payspaid to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 0.75% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily. Thedaily ; thereafter each of the Series pays to the Managing Owner a FCM Fee of up to 0.75% of nominal assets allocated to the trading advisors, including through investments in commodity pools available on the Galaxy Plus Platform. Until April 28, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1a, 2a and 3a) and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund paid to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 2.25% and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily: thereafter each of such Series pays to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 2.25% of nominal assets per prospectus supplement dated June 27 and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily. Effective April 29, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 2 and 3), Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund paysallocated to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 0.75% of such Series’ Notional Trading Level. The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1a, 2a and 3a) and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund pays toadvisors, including through investments in commodity pools available on the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 2.25% of Series Notional Trading LevelGalaxy Plus Platform, and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily.

 

Incentive Fees—The Series pay to the Managing Owner an incentive fee of a certain percentage of new net trading profits generated by such Series, monthly or quarterly. Because the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may each employ multiple Trading Advisors, these Series will pay the Managing Owner a monthly incentive fee calculated on a Trading Advisor by Trading Advisor basis. It is therefore possible that in any given period the Series may pay incentive fees to the Managing Owner for one or more Trading Advisors while each of these Series as a whole experiences losses. The incentive fee is 25% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund and the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and 20% for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such incentive fees to the Trading Advisor(s) for such Series.

 

Service Fees—In addition, with respect to Class 1 and Class 1a Units of each Series, as applicable, the Series pays monthly or quarterly to the Managing Owner a service fee of up to 3% of NAV annually, which the Managing Owner pays to selling agents of the Trust, with respect to the Series.

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The following table summarizes fees earned by the Managing Owner for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 20152015:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Incentive Fee  Management Fee  Service Fee  Trading Fee 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Incentive Fee  Management Fee  Service Fee  Trading Fee 
                  
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $223,123  $201,445  $61,895  $356,354  $1,082  $172,538  $54,344   363,176 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  15,801   120,462   36,877   121,827         33,907   114,515 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund     121,570   18,358   57,920      6,851   14,402   37,307 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  410,232   186,257   456,323   185,169   717,152   273,609   493,659   371,721 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  15,881   67,902   85,705   24,122   4,472   96,115   85,059   46,641 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     265,095   169,823   64,892      361,683   180,394   78,021 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund     60,698   63,757   17,962      23,697   61,333   20,665 
                
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Incentive Fee  Management Fee  Service Fee  Trading Fee 
         
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $4,000  $243,004  $108,250  $351,096 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  41,072   182,496   60,813   147,701 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  40,149   131,237   29,629   65,150 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  9,517   267,377   556,081   194,144 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund     78,206   101,967   28,454 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     307,212   198,125   74,984 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund     70,986   74,974   25,063 
                
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Incentive Fee  Management Fee  Service Fee  Trading Fee 
         
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $1,144,159  $440,292  $138,073  $715,059 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  242,029   282,097   84,012   260,171 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  134,601   260,116   39,389   113,873 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  1,345,849   420,282   940,395   357,958 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  39,867   138,723   179,149   50,302 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  99,067   540,915   349,678   133,216 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  9,072   123,719   131,426   40,676 
                
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Incentive Fee Management Fee Service Fee Trading Fee 
         
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $1,638,242  $489,308  $230,168  $721,898 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  576,374   361,156   125,991   301,334 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  279,366   254,273   61,529   134,078 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  1,496,474   526,972   1,118,882   389,488 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  158,971   158,278   208,868   58,347 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  715,409   630,317   403,462   151,960 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  132,676   148,884   151,991   50,754 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Incentive Fee  Management Fee  Service Fee  Trading Fee 
             
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $225,279  $247,879  $97,034  $338,055 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund     173,088   52,129   141,248 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  14,316   135,721   25,703   58,174 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  104,130   254,315   510,140   179,140 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund     76,094   95,067   26,464 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     289,752   184,196   69,319 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund     67,180   69,701   23,325 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Incentive Fee  Management Fee  Service Fee  Trading Fee 
             
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $1,145,241  $612,830  $192,417  $1,078,238 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  242,029   282,097   117,919  $374,686 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  134,601   266,967   53,791  $144,846 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  2,063,001   693,891   1,434,054  $729,679 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  44,339   234,838   264,208  $96,943 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  99,067   902,598   530,072  $211,237 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  9,072   147,416   192,759  $61,341 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Incentive Fee  Management Fee  Service Fee  Trading Fee 
             
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $1,863,521  $737,187  $327,202  $1,059,953 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  576,374   534,244   178,120   442,582 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  94,518   685,777   99,917   211,770 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  1,827,118   819,552   1,521,144   519,831 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  177,351   421,826   297,904   82,892 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  622,124   862,495   534,989   192,618 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  131,123   245,785   202,143   65,398 

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The following table summarizes fees payable to the Managing Owner as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

As of June 30, 2016
 Incentive Fees  Management Fees  Interest Fees  Service Fees  Trading Fees 
   Incentive Fees    Management Fees    Interest Fees    Service Fees    Trading Fees            
As of September 30, 2016                    
                               
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $315,027  $73,577  $  $9,432  $116,547  $  $53,853  $2,195  $14,613  $116,232 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  15,801   30,523      8,962   38,446   93,431   1,323   1,900   10,044   40,248 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund     51,716      5,984   14,094      1,622      4,817   12,902 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  379,347   67,513   55,913   133,682   52,702   718,767   139,971   27,157   153,326   55,233 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  15,881   21,562   134   26,178   7,735   4,473   63,415   4,546   29,863   8,420 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     86,354   39,752   41,389   21,289      262,915   35,996   57,927   22,388 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund     19,781   8,301   17,502   6,995      334   6,630   21,474   7,232 
                    
As of December 31, 2015
 Incentive Fees  Management Fees  Interest Fees  Service Fees  Trading Fees 
           
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $204,914  $81,940  $11,661  $17,020  $121,065 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  42,251   54,674   4,957   12,098   48,501 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  28,408   48,210   1,368   6,841   17,129 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  106,563   80,574   77,642   145,576   57,450 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund     22,884   3,549   29,092   8,515 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     93,171   49,624   44,422   22,405 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund     21,490   11,066   18,807   7,457 

  Incentive Fees  Management Fees  Interest Fees  Service Fees  Trading Fees 
                
As of December 31, 2015                    
                     
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund $204,914  $81,940  $11,661  $17,020  $121,065 
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  42,251   54,674   4,957   12,098   48,501 
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  28,408   48,210   1,368   6,841   17,129 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  106,563   80,574   77,642   145,576   57,450 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund     22,884   3,549   29,092   8,515 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     93,171   49,624   44,422   22,405 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund     21,490   11,066   18,807   7,457 

 

With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed therefore by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk and the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, amounts paid or owed to the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from prepaid initial service fees were $5,794 for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, $295$25 for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, $1,727 for the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, $329$25 for the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, $597 for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, $7,186$13,505 for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and $362 for the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, amounts paid or owed to the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from prepaid initial service fees were $4,500$6,824 for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, $530$648 for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, $1,173$876 for the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, $211$361 for the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, $595$990 for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, $7,984$11,602 for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and $74$994 for the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund.

 

Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasury Securities assets net of premiums and cash held at clearing brokers, of up to the first 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1, and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a1AP, Class 2a and Class 2a3a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series iswas paid to the Managing Owner. EffectiveOwner from January 1, 2016 through April 29, 2016 (per new prospectus), Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund no longer allocate28, 2016; thereafter 100% of the interest tois retained by the Managing Owner.respective Series.

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The following table outlines the interest paid by each Series to the Managing Owner and its ratio to average net assets for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

Three Months Ended

  6/30/2016  6/30/2015  6/30/2016  6/30/2015 
  Gross Amount  Gross Amount       
  Paid to the  Paid to the  Ratio to  Ratio to 
  Managing  Managing  Average Net  Average Net 
  Owner  Owner  Assets  Assets 
             
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1 $1,188  $11,399   0.01%  0.12%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 2  5,454   22,235   0.01%  0.06%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3  1,837   5,152   0.02%  0.04%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1  797   7,621   0.01%  0.10%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 2  775   6,063   0.01%  0.08%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3  798   3,480   0.01%  0.05%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2  85   801   0.01%  0.09%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3  407   4,837   0.01%  0.09%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a  291   3,600   0.01%  0.09%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2a  104   1,075   0.01%  0.09%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a  47   469   0.01%  0.06%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1  148,636   224,354   0.24%  0.36%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP  1,659   2,435   0.01%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2  53,414   76,515   0.23%  0.33%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a  273   358   0.05%  0.06%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3a  1,203   1,642   0.05%  0.07%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1  3,173   17,252   0.03%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP  14   64   0.00%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2  383   1,941   0.03%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1  84,303   119,313   0.36%  0.51%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1AP  137   177   0.00%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 2  43,889   42,458   0.36%  0.35%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1  20,282   30,474   0.23%  0.35%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP  108   193   0.00%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2  6,913   10,079   0.23%  0.34%
                 
Total $376,170  $593,987         
Three Months Ended          
  9/30/2016  9/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015
  Gross Amount  Gross Amount     
  Paid to the  Paid to the  Ratio to Ratio to
  Managing  Managing  Average Net Average Net
  Owner  Owner  Assets Assets
           
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 1 $995  $47,478  0.01% 0.27%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 2  5,366   103,124  0.01% 0.30%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 3  1,996   26,905  0.01% 0.34%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 1  1,908   30,886  0.03% 0.29%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 2  1,982   27,704  0.03% 0.31%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 3  2,264   20,012  0.03% 0.38%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2  (232)  2,708  -0.03% 0.22%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3  (1,019)  16,758  -0.02% 0.22%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 1a  (677)  12,113  -0.02% 0.22%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2a  (277)  3,611  -0.03% 0.23%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3a  (126)  2,093  -0.01% 0.27%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1  65,497   193,959  0.11% 0.27%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP  744   2,092  0.11% 0.01%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2  24,266   67,482  0.11% 0.27%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2A  126   1,599  0.02% 0.28%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3A  547   7,310  0.02% 0.27%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1  13,572   13,463  0.12% 0.10%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP  49   51  0.12% 0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2  1,691   1,476  0.12% 0.10%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1  70,519   106,747  0.31% 0.41%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1AP  118   163  0.31% 0.00%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 2  38,069   53,775  0.31% 0.41%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1  16,017   26,544  0.19% 0.27%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP  46   173  0.20% 0.01%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2  5,519   8,814  0.19% 0.27%
Total $248,960  $777,040     

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Six Months Ended

  6/30/2016  6/30/2015  6/30/2016  6/30/2015 
  Gross Amount  Gross Amount       
  Paid to the  Paid to the  Ratio to  Ratio to 
  Managing  Managing  Average Net  Average Net 
  Owner  Owner  Assets  Assets 
             
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1 $7,806  $24,840   0.08%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 2  29,461   46,546   0.08%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3  9,208   9,714   0.08%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1  5,968   15,782   0.08%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 2  5,754   12,344   0.08%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3  4,993   6,829   0.07%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2  529   1,696   0.06%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3  2,975   10,011   0.05%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a  2,069   7,628   0.05%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2a  679   2,263   0.06%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a  424   949   0.05%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1  338,243   430,704   0.54%  0.57%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP  3,856   4,627   0.02%  0.02%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2  123,177   145,522   0.54%  0.57%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a  611   680   0.11%  0.12%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3a  2,701   3,118   0.11%  0.11%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1  13,062   41,323   0.11%  0.29%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP  54   149   0.00%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2  1,534   4,702   0.11%  0.29%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1  189,090   241,720   0.81%  0.89%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1AP  305   354   0.01%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 2  98,658   103,429   0.81%  0.76%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1  45,755   61,466   0.52%  0.60%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP  283   381   0.01%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2  15,461   20,247   0.52%  0.60%
                 
Total $902,656  $1,197,024         
Nine Months Ended          
  9/30/2016  9/30/2015  9/30/2016 9/30/2015
  Gross Amount  Gross Amount     
  Paid to the  Paid to the  Ratio to Ratio to
  Managing  Managing  Average Net Average Net
  Owner  Owner  Assets Assets
           
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 1 $8,801  $34,336  0.11% 0.20%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 2  34,827   67,171  0.09% 0.20%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 3  11,204   15,095  0.09% 0.19%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 1  7,876   21,959  0.11% 0.20%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 2  7,736   17,885  0.11% 0.20%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 3  7,257   10,832  0.10% 0.20%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2  297   2,237  0.03% 0.18%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3  1,956   13,363  0.04% 0.18%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 1a  1,392   10,050  0.04% 0.18%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2a  402   2,985  0.03% 0.19%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3a  298   1,368  0.03% 0.18%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1  403,740   564,041  0.65% 0.78%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP  4,600   6,719  0.65% 0.03%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2  147,443   213,004  0.65% 0.86%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2A  737   1,000  0.13% 0.17%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3A  3,248   4,580  0.13% 0.17%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1  26,634   54,786  0.22% 0.40%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP  103   200  0.22% 0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2  3,225   6,178  0.22% 0.41%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1  259,609   348,467  1.12% 1.33%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1AP  423   516  1.11% 0.02%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 2  136,727   157,203  1.11% 1.19%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1  61,772   88,009  0.71% 0.89%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP  329   554  0.76% 0.02%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2  20,980   29,061  0.71% 0.89%
Total $1,151,617  $1,671,599     

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The Managing Owner, under an amended contract, paid to The Bornhoft Group Corporation, an affiliate of the Trust, an annual payment of $1,100,000 for the first year of the contract and $600,000 for the second year of the contract, and $300,000 for the third and final year for investment and advisor services and 0.1% annually thereafter of the trading level with the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund in lieu of a monthly service fee. The Managing Owner paid $0 and $139,848, respectively under this agreement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These amounts have no impact on the Series’ financial statements. This contract ended April 30, 2015.

Equinox Financial Group, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides management services for the Managing Owner who paid to Equinox Financial Group, LLC $0 and $730,000 for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, and $0 and $425,000 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These amounts havehad no impact on the Series’ financial statements.

 

Solon Capital, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides product development and marketing services.services to the Trust. For these services, the Managing Owner paid Solon Capital, LLC, $0$527,382 and $623,715, respectively, for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 and $0$264,419 and $307,442$0 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These amounts havehad no impact on the Series’ financial statements.

 

Equinox Group Distributors LLC, an affiliate under common control of the Managing Owner, serves as wholesaler of the Trust by marketing to broker/dealer organizations.

Related Parties—During the three months ended September 30, 2016, each Series changed its administrator from BNP Paribas to Gemini Hedge Fund Services, LLC.  Gemini Hedge Fund Services is an affiliate of the Sponsor.

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7.Financial Highlights

 

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Trust, with respect to the Series, for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 20152015.

 

 Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund 
 Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1a  Class 2a  Class 3a  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1a  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3  Class 3a 
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, March 31, 2016 $118.43  $133.44  $123.50  $119.01  $134.07  $124.59  $129.50  $129.53  $92.55  $104.16  $104.89 
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $118.06  $133.61  $123.73  $119.85  $135.61  $126.09  $92.95  $130.55  $105.26  $130.45  $105.62 
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.26   0.29   0.27   0.21   0.23   0.22   0.16   0.16   0.12   0.13   0.13   0.07   0.07   0.07   0.14   0.16   0.15   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00 
Expenses  (2.50)  (1.81)  (1.67)  (2.12)  (1.68)  (1.56)  (2.12)  (2.10)  (1.99)  (1.70)  (1.70)  (2.08)  (1.28)  (1.18)  (1.35)  (0.78)  (0.73)  (0.91)  (0.63)  (0.51)  (0.63)  (0.52)
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  1.87   1.68   1.63   2.75   2.98   2.84   3.01   2.86   2.28   2.67   2.30   (0.25)  (0.78)  (0.64)  0.40   0.31   0.38   (2.30)  (4.36)  (2.98)  (3.05)  (1.63)
Net income/(loss)  (0.37)  0.17   0.23   0.84   1.54   1.50   1.05   0.92   0.40   1.10   0.73   (2.27)  (1.98)  (1.75)  (0.81)  (0.31)  (0.20)  (3.21)  (4.99)  (3.49)  (3.68)  (2.15)
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $118.06  $133.61  $123.73  $119.85  $135.61  $126.09  $130.55  $130.45  $92.95  $105.26  $105.62 
Net asset value, September 30, 2016 $115.79  $131.63  $121.98  $119.04  $135.30  $125.89  $89.74  $125.56  $101.77  $126.77  $103.47 
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -6.60%  -3.46%  -3.46%  -6.51%  -4.27%  -4.27%  -5.89%  -5.89%  -7.97%  -5.89%  -5.89%  -6.85%  -3.60%  -3.60%  -4.01%  -1.82%  -1.82%  -4.02%  -1.99%  -1.99%  -1.99%  -1.99%
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  7.10%  3.96%  3.96%  7.16%  4.92%  4.92%  6.38%  6.38%  8.46%  6.38%  6.38%  7.07%  3.82%  3.82%  4.48%  2.29%  2.29%  4.02%  1.99%  1.99%  1.99%  1.99%
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  7.49%  4.36%  4.36%  7.24%  5.00%  5.00%  6.38%  6.38%  8.46%  6.38%  6.38%  7.07%  3.82%  3.82%  4.48%  2.29%  2.29%  4.02%  1.99%  1.99%  1.99%  1.99%
Total return before incentive fees (2)  0.08%  0.52%  0.58%  0.79%  1.23%  1.28%  0.81%  0.71%  0.43%  1.06%  0.70%  -1.92%  -1.48%  -1.41%  -0.68%  -0.23%  -0.16%  -3.45%  -3.82%  -3.32%  -2.82%  -2.04%
Total return after incentive fees (2)  -0.31%  0.13%  0.19%  0.71%  1.15%  1.20%  0.81%  0.71%  0.43%  1.06%  0.70%  -1.92%  -1.48%  -1.41%  -0.68%  -0.23%  -0.16%  -3.45%  -3.82%  -3.32%  -2.82%  -2.04%
                                                                                        
 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund      Equinox Frontier Select Fund        Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund      Equinox Frontier Select Fund       
Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3a     Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2      Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3a     Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2      
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, March 31, 2016 $132.18  $138.97  $186.92  $161.49  $160.96      $99.40  $104.50  $138.68         
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $130.50  $138.23  $185.92  $160.94  $160.41      $98.12  $103.93  $137.92         
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.01   0.01   0.01   0.01   0.01       0.00   0.00   0.00           0.00   0.00   0.01   0.01   0.01       0.00   0.00   0.00         
Expenses  (2.14)  (1.24)  (1.67)  (1.44)  (1.44)      (1.47)  (0.82)  (1.09)          (3.19)  (2.23)  (3.00)  (2.60)  (2.59)      (1.80)  (1.16)  (1.53)        
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  0.45   0.49   0.65   0.88   0.87       0.19   0.25   0.33           3.21   3.31   4.46   4.01   3.99       (0.06)  (0.02)  (0.04)        
Net income/(loss)  (1.68)  (0.74)  (1.00)  (0.55)  (0.55)      (1.28)  (0.57)  (0.76)          0.02   1.08   1.46   1.41   1.40       (1.86)  (1.18)  (1.57)        
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $130.50  $138.23  $185.92  $160.94  $160.41      $98.12  $103.93  $137.92         
Net asset value, September 30, 2016 $130.52  $139.31  $187.38  $162.35  $161.81      $96.26  $102.75  $136.35         
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -5.17%  -2.18%  -2.18%  -2.18%  -2.18%      -5.97%  -2.98%  -2.98%          -7.17%  -3.86%  -3.86%  -3.86%  -3.86%      -7.24%  -4.34%  -4.34%        
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  4.73%  1.73%  1.73%  1.73%  1.73%      5.85%  2.85%  2.85%          6.35%  3.04%  3.04%  3.04%  3.04%      7.21%  4.31%  4.31%        
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  5.20%  2.20%  2.20%  2.20%  2.20%      5.97%  2.98%  2.98%          7.19%  3.87%  3.87%  3.87%  3.87%      7.24%  4.34%  4.34%        
Total return before incentive fees (2)  -0.80%  -0.06%  -0.06%  0.13%  0.13%      -1.16%  -0.42%  -0.43%          0.85%  1.62%  1.62%  1.71%  1.71%      -1.86%  -1.10%  -1.10%        
Total return after incentive fees (2)  -1.27%  -0.53%  -0.53%  -0.34%  -0.34%      -1.29%  -0.55%  -0.55%          0.02%  0.78%  0.79%  0.88%  0.87%      -1.90%  -1.14%  -1.14%        
                                                                                        
 Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund             Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund            
 Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2                Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2               
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, March 31, 2016 $169.18  $177.86  $225.82  $130.76  $137.47  $183.97                     
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $171.53  $181.68  $230.67  $129.77  $137.45  $183.94                     
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                       0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                     
Expenses  (2.79)  (1.65)  (2.09)  (1.84)  (0.95)  (1.27)                      (3.43)  (2.23)  (2.84)  (1.42)  (0.53)  (0.71)                    
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  5.14   5.47   6.94   0.85   0.93   1.24                       (4.88)  (5.23)  (6.63)  (3.71)  (3.88)  (5.18)                    
Net income/(loss)  2.35   3.82   4.85   (0.99)  (0.02)  (0.03)                      (8.31)  (7.46)  (9.47)  (5.13)  (4.41)  (5.89)                    
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $171.53  $181.68  $230.67  $129.77  $137.45  $183.94                     
Net asset value, September 30, 2016 $163.22  $174.22  $221.20  $124.64  $133.04  $178.05                     
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -6.80%  -3.80%  -3.80%  -5.86%  -2.86%  -2.86%                      -8.16%  -5.00%  -5.00%  -4.45%  -1.56%  -1.56%                    
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  6.80%  3.80%  3.80%  5.86%  2.86%  2.86%                      8.16%  5.00%  5.00%  4.45%  1.56%  1.56%                    
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  6.80%  3.80%  3.80%  5.86%  2.86%  2.86%                      8.16%  5.00%  5.00%  4.45%  1.56%  1.56%                    
Total return before incentive fees (2)  1.39%  2.15%  2.15%  -0.76%  -0.01%  -0.02%                      -4.84%  -4.11%  -4.11%  -3.95%  -3.21%  -3.20%                    
Total return after incentive fees (2)  1.39%  2.15%  2.15%  -0.76%  -0.01%  -0.02%                      -4.84%  -4.11%  -4.11%  -3.95%  -3.21%  -3.20%                    

 

(1)Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2)Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(4)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.

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 Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund 
 Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1a  Class 2a  Class 3a  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1a  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3  Class 3a 
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, December 31, 2015 $115.52  $129.60  $119.87  $112.87  $126.60  $117.57  $132.10  $132.14  $94.76  $106.19  $106.86  $115.52  $129.60  $119.87  $112.87  $126.60  $117.57  $94.76  $132.10  $106.19  $132.14  $106.86 
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.57   0.64   0.59   0.51   0.57   0.53   0.40   0.40   0.29   0.32   0.32   0.64   0.72   0.67   0.65   0.74   0.69   0.30   0.42   0.34   0.42   0.34 
Expenses  (6.44)  (5.24)  (4.84)  (5.56)  (4.79)  (4.44)  (5.51)  (5.50)  (4.92)  (4.43)  (4.44)  (8.53)  (6.55)  (6.05)  (7.00)  (5.69)  (5.29)  (5.97)  (6.32)  (5.09)  (6.32)  (5.11)
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  8.41   8.61   8.11   12.03   13.23   12.43   3.57   3.40   2.83   3.18   2.87   8.16   7.86   7.50   12.52   13.65   12.92   0.65   (0.63)  0.33   0.53   1.38 
Net income/(loss)  2.54   4.01   3.86   6.98   9.01   8.52   (1.55)  (1.69)  (1.81)  (0.93)  (1.24)  0.27   2.03   2.11   6.17   8.70   8.32   (5.02)  (6.54)  (4.42)  (5.37)  (3.39)
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $118.06  $133.61  $123.73  $119.85  $135.61  $126.09  $130.55  $130.45  $92.95  $105.26  $105.62 
Net asset value, September 30, 2016 $115.79  $131.63  $121.98  $119.04  $135.30  $125.89  $89.74  $125.56  $101.77  $126.77  $103.47 
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -7.98%  -4.96%  -4.96%  -7.56%  -5.31%  -5.31%  -6.56%  -6.56%  -8.65%  -6.56%  -6.48%  -8.24%  -5.16%  -5.16%  -6.79%  -4.57%  -4.57%  -7.65%  -5.58%  -5.58%  -5.58%  -5.55%
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  7.00%  3.98%  3.98%  7.31%  5.06%  5.06%  6.08%  6.08%  8.17%  6.08%  5.92%  6.98%  3.91%  3.91%  6.39%  4.16%  4.16%  6.92%  4.86%  4.86%  4.86%  4.74%
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  8.95%  5.93%  5.93%  8.43%  6.18%  6.18%  7.16%  7.16%  9.25%  7.16%  7.08%  8.95%  5.88%  5.88%  7.53%  5.31%  5.31%  8.07%  6.01%  6.01%  6.01%  5.98%
Total return before incentive fees (2)  4.15%  5.05%  5.17%  7.30%  8.24%  8.37%  -0.09%  -0.19%  -0.83%  0.21%  0.00%  2.21%  3.54%  3.73%  6.61%  8.02%  8.22%  -4.15%  -3.80%  -3.01%  -2.91%  -1.93%
Total return after incentive fees (2)  2.20%  3.09%  3.22%  6.18%  7.12%  7.25%  -1.17%  -1.28%  -1.91%  -0.88%  -1.16%  0.23%  1.57%  1.76%  5.47%  6.87%  7.08%  -5.30%  -4.95%  -4.16%  -4.06%  -3.17%
                                                                                        
 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund       Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund      
 Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3a     Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2       Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3a     Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2      
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, December 31, 2015 $128.03  $133.59  $179.69  $154.88  $154.37      $90.35  $94.28  $125.11          $128.03  $133.59  $179.69  $154.88  $154.37      $90.35  $94.28  $125.11         
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.02   0.02   0.03   0.02   0.02       0.00   0.00   0.00           0.02   0.03   0.03   0.03   0.03       0.00   0.00   0.00         
Expenses  (5.10)  (3.29)  (4.42)  (3.82)  (3.81)      (3.05)  (1.71)  (2.27)          (8.27)  (5.50)  (7.40)  (6.40)  (6.37)      (4.84)  (2.85)  (3.79)        
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  7.55   7.91   10.63   9.86   9.83       10.82   11.36   15.08           10.73   11.20   15.05   13.84   13.79       10.75   11.32   15.03         
Net income/(loss)  2.47   4.64   6.23   6.06   6.04       7.77   9.65   12.81           2.49   5.72   7.69   7.47   7.44       5.91   8.47   11.24         
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $130.50  $138.23  $185.92  $160.94  $160.41      $98.12  $103.93  $137.92         
Net asset value, September 30, 2016 $130.52  $139.31  $187.38  $162.35  $161.81      $96.26  $102.75  $136.35         
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -6.24%  -3.23%  -3.23%  -3.23%  -3.23%      -6.13%  -3.12%  -3.12%          -7.57%  -4.47%  -4.47%  -4.47%  -4.47%      -6.60%  -3.64%  -3.64%        
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  4.77%  1.76%  1.76%  1.76%  1.76%      5.84%  2.83%  2.83%          5.26%  2.16%  2.16%  2.16%  2.16%      6.27%  3.31%  3.31%        
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  6.27%  3.26%  3.26%  3.26%  3.26%      6.13%  3.12%  3.12%          7.59%  4.50%  4.50%  4.50%  4.50%      6.60%  3.64%  3.64%        
Total return before incentive fees (2)  3.43%  4.97%  4.97%  5.41%  5.41%      8.90%  10.53%  10.53%          4.28%  6.62%  6.61%  7.16%  7.15%      6.87%  9.31%  9.31%        
Total return after incentive fees (2)  1.93%  3.47%  3.47%  3.91%  3.91%      8.60%  10.24%  10.24%          1.94%  4.28%  4.28%  4.82%  4.82%      6.54%  8.98%  8.98%        
                                                                                        
 Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund             Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund            
 Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2             Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2            
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, December 31, 2015 $164.17  $171.31  $217.51  $124.27  $129.67  $173.54                      $164.17  $171.31  $217.51  $124.27  $129.67  $173.54                     
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                       0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                     
Expenses  (6.16)  (3.84)  (4.87)  (3.86)  (2.03)  (2.72)                      (9.59)  (6.06)  (7.70)  (5.25)  (2.54)  (3.38)                    
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  13.52   14.21   18.03   9.36   9.81   13.12                       8.64   8.98   11.39   5.62   5.91   7.89                     
Net income/(loss)  7.36   10.37   13.16   5.50   7.78   10.40                       (0.95)  2.91   3.69   0.37   3.37   4.51                     
Net asset value, June 30, 2016 $171.53  $181.68  $230.67  $129.77  $137.45  $183.94                     
Net asset value, September 30, 2016 $163.22  $174.22  $221.20  $124.64  $133.04  $178.05                     
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -7.09%  -4.08%  -4.08%  -5.94%  -2.94%  -2.94%                      -7.51%  -4.46%  -4.46%  -5.42%  -2.46%  -2.46%                    
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  6.81%  3.81%  3.81%  5.87%  2.86%  2.86%                      7.23%  4.19%  4.19%  5.35%  2.38%  2.38%                    
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  7.09%  4.08%  4.08%  5.94%  2.94%  2.94%                      7.51%  4.47%  4.47%  5.42%  2.46%  2.46%                    
Total return before incentive fees (2)  4.76%  6.33%  6.33%  4.50%  6.08%  6.07%                      -0.30%  1.98%  1.97%  0.38%  2.68%  2.68%                    
Total return after incentive fees (2)  4.48%  6.05%  6.05%  4.43%  6.00%  5.99%                      -0.58%  1.70%  1.70%  0.30%  2.60%  2.60%                    

(1)Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2)Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(4)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.

  Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund 
  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1a  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3  Class 3a 
Per unit operating performance (1)                                            
Net asset value, June 30, 2015  115.55   128.49   118.7   110.01   122.32   113.45   107.17   148.16   119.03   148.2   119.64 
Net operating results:                                            
Interest income  0.30   0.33   0.31   0.30   0.34   0.31   0.20   0.28   0.23   0.28   0.23 
Expenses  (2.46)  (1.89)  (1.75)  (2.16)  (1.69)  (1.57)  (1.96)  (1.97)  (1.58)  (1.97)  (1.59)
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  3.61   3.75   3.53   5.16   5.57   5.25   (7.11)  (9.94)  (8.01)  (9.94)  (7.98)
Net income/(loss)  1.45   2.19   2.09   3.30   4.22   3.99   (8.87)  (11.63)  (9.36)  (11.63)  (9.34)
Net asset value, September 30, 2015  117.00   130.68   120.79   113.31   126.54   117.44   98.30   136.53   109.67   136.57   110.30 
                                             
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                            
Net investment income/(loss)  -6.06%  -3.51%  -3.51%  -6.45%  -4.22%  -4.22%  -6.47%  -4.40%  -4.40%  -4.40%  -4.38%
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  6.66%  4.11%  4.11%  7.50%  5.28%  5.28%  7.16%  5.08%  5.08%  5.08%  5.06%
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  7.05%  4.51%  4.51%  7.50%  5.28%  5.28%  7.25%  5.18%  5.18%  5.18%  5.16%
Total return before incentive fees (2)  1.65%  2.10%  2.16%  3.00%  3.45%  3.52%  -8.18%  -7.76%  -7.77%  -7.75%  -7.71%
Total return after incentive fees (2)  1.25%  1.70%  1.76%  3.00%  3.45%  3.52%  -8.28%  -7.85%  -7.86%  -7.85%  -7.81%
                                             
  Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund      Equinox Frontier Select Fund         
  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3a      Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2         
Per unit operating performance (1)                                            
Net asset value, June 30, 2015  131.82   135.49   182.24   156.36   155.85       87.31   89.74   119.09         
Net operating results:                                            
Interest income  0.01   0.01   0.01   0.01   0.01       0.00   0.00   0.00         
Expenses  (1.75)  (0.77)  (1.04)  (0.89)  (0.89)      (4.45)  (0.72)  (0.96)        
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  (0.18)  (0.20)  (0.26)  9.90   0.14       10.30   7.46   9.90         
Net income/(loss)  (1.92)  (0.96)  (1.29)  (0.74)  (0.74)      5.85   6.74   8.94         
Net asset value, September 30, 2015  129.90   134.53   180.95   155.62   155.11       93.16   96.48   128.03         
                                             
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                            
Net investment income/(loss)  -4.90%  -1.90%  -1.90%  -1.90%  -1.90%      -6.24%  -3.02%  -3.02%        
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  4.82%  1.82%  1.82%  1.82%  1.82%      6.24%  3.02%  3.02%        
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  4.93%  1.93%  1.93%  1.93%  1.93%      6.24%  3.02%  3.02%        
Total return before incentive fees (2)  -1.35%  -0.60%  -0.60%  -0.36%  -0.36%      6.70%  7.51%  7.51%        
Total return after incentive fees (2)  -1.46%  -0.71%  -0.71%  -0.47%  -0.47%      6.70%  7.51%  7.51%        
                                             
  Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund                     
  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2                     
Per unit operating performance (1)                                            
Net asset value, June 30, 2015  165.85   170.46   216.43   126.10   129.61   173.45                     
Net operating results:                                            
Interest income  0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                     
Expenses  (2.92)  (1.70)  (2.16)  (2.40)  (1.10)  (1.48)                    
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  6.42   6.63   8.41   5.45   5.24   7.02                     
Net income/(loss)  3.50   4.93   6.25   3.05   4.14   5.54                     
Net asset value, September 30, 2015  169.35   175.39   222.68   129.15   133.75   178.99                     
                                             
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                            
Net investment income/(loss)  -6.89%  -3.89%  3.89%  -7.39%  -1.56%  -3.30%                    
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  6.89%  3.89%  3.89%  7.39%  1.56%  3.30%                    
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  6.89%  3.89%  3.89%  7.39%  1.56%  3.30%                    
Total return before incentive fees (2)  2.11%  2.89%  2.89%  2.42%  3.19%  3.19%                    
Total return after incentive fees (2)  2.11%  2.89%  2.89%  2.42%  3.19%  3.19%                    

 

(1)Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2)Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(4)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.

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 Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund 
 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 2 Class 3 Class 1a Class 2a Class 3a  Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 1a Class 2 Class 2a Class 3 Class 3a 
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, March 31, 2015 $131.66  $145.76  $134.57  $128.38  $142.12  $131.73  $166.20  $166.06  $120.70  $133.49  $134.09 
Net asset value, December 31, 2014  113.09   124.67   115.03   116.61   128.53   119.06   101.12   138.30   111.35   138.34   111.77 
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.32   0.36   0.33   0.33   0.36   0.34   0.39   0.39   0.28   0.31   0.31   0.96   1.06   0.98   0.97   1.08   0.99   0.78   1.08   0.87   1.08   0.87 
Expenses  (2.02)  (1.39)  (1.28)  (2.44)  (1.97)  (1.82)  (2.12)  (2.12)  (2.11)  (1.70)  (1.71)  (9.83)  (8.35)  (7.70)  (9.43)  (8.24)  (7.60)  (7.42)  (7.88)  (6.34)  (7.88)  (6.32)
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  (14.41)  (16.24)  (14.92)  (16.26)  (18.19)  (16.80)  (16.13)  (16.13)  (11.71)  (13.07)  (13.05)  12.78   13.30   12.48   5.16   5.17   4.99   3.82   5.03   3.79   5.03   3.98 
Net income/(loss)  (16.11)  (17.27)  (15.87)  (18.37)  (19.80)  (18.28)  (17.86)  (17.86)  (13.54)  (14.46)  (14.45)  3.91   6.01   5.76   (3.30)  (1.99)  (1.62)  (2.82)  (1.77)  (1.68)  (1.77)  (1.47)
Net asset value, June 30, 2015 $115.55  $128.49  $118.70  $110.01  $122.32  $113.45  $148.34  $148.20  $107.16  $119.03  $119.64 
Net asset value, September 30, 2015  117.00   130.68   120.79   113.31   126.54   117.44   98.30   136.53   109.67   136.57   110.30 
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -5.46%  -2.97%  -2.97%  -6.56%  -4.36%  -4.36%  -3.82%  -3.82%  -5.89%  -3.82%  -3.79%  -8.63%  -6.13%  -6.13%  -8.69%  -6.48%  -6.48%  -7.52%  -5.44%  -5.44%  -5.44%  -5.41%
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  6.50%  4.01%  4.01%  7.50%  5.30%  5.30%  4.59%  4.59%  6.67%  4.59%  4.55%  6.54%  4.04%  4.04%  7.46%  5.25%  5.25%  6.73%  4.64%  4.64%  4.64%  4.53%
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  6.51%  4.02%  4.02%  7.67%  5.46%  5.46%  4.83%  4.83%  6.90%  4.83%  4.80%  9.86%  7.18%  7.18%  9.78%  7.56%  7.56%  8.48%  6.40%  6.40%  6.40%  6.37%
Total return before incentive fees (2)  -12.23%  -11.84%  -11.79%  -14.14%  -13.77%  -13.71%  -10.51%  -10.52%  -10.98%  -10.60%  -10.53%  6.59%  7.95%  8.14%  -0.51%  0.77%  0.96%  -1.04%  0.47%  0.24%  0.47%  0.52%
Total return after incentive fees (2)  -12.24%  -11.85%  -11.79%  -14.31%  -13.93%  -13.88%  -10.75%  -10.76%  -11.22%  -10.83%  -10.78%  3.46%  4.82%  5.01%  -2.83%  -1.55%  -1.36%  -2.79%  -1.28%  -1.51%  -1.28%  -1.32%
                                                                                        
 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  Equinox Frontier Select Fund  Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  Equinox Frontier Select Fund 
 Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2 Class 2a Class 3a   Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2          Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2 Class 2a Class 3a   Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2         
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, March 31, 2015 $148.80  $151.80  $204.17  $174.76  $174.19      $106.16  $108.31  $143.73         
Net asset value, December 31, 2014  131.54   133.20   179.16   153.02   152.52       95.61   96.82   128.48         
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.01   0.01   0.02   0.01   0.01       0.00   0.00   0.00           0.03   0.03   0.04   0.04   0.04       0.00   0.00   0.00         
Expenses  (1.71)  (0.66)  (0.89)  (0.76)  (0.76)      (1.42)  (0.70)  (0.93)          (7.16)  (4.14)  (5.57)  (4.77)  (4.76)      (16.20)  (12.25)  (16.28)        
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  (15.28)  (15.66)  (21.06)  (17.65)  (17.59)      (17.43)  (17.87)  (23.71)          5.49   5.44   7.32   7.33   7.32       13.75   11.91   15.83         
Net income/(loss)  (16.98)  (16.31)  (21.93)  (18.40)  (18.34)      (18.85)  (18.57)  (24.64)          (1.64)  1.33   1.79   2.60   2.59       (2.45)  (0.34)  (0.45)        
Net asset value, June 30, 2015 $131.82  $135.49  $182.24  $156.36  $155.85      $87.31  $89.74  $119.09         
Net asset value, September 30, 2015  129.90   134.53   180.95   155.62   155.11       93.16   96.48   128.03         
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -4.76%  -1.76%  -1.76%  -1.76%  -1.76%      -5.81%  -2.81%  -2.81%          -6.34%  -3.34%  -3.34%  -3.34%  -3.34%      -20.64%  -14.84%  -14.84%        
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  4.78%  1.78%  1.78%  1.78%  1.78%      5.81%  2.81%  2.81%          4.79%  1.78%  1.78%  1.78%  1.78%      15.90%  10.10%  10.10%        
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  4.79%  1.79%  1.79%  1.79%  1.79%      5.81%  2.81%  2.81%          6.37%  3.37%  3.37%  3.37%  3.37%      20.64%  14.84%  14.84%        
Total return before incentive fees (2)  -11.40%  -10.74%  -10.73%  -10.52%  -10.52%      -17.76%  -17.15%  -17.14%          0.34%  2.58%  3.28%  3.28%  3.28%      2.17%  4.38%  4.38%        
Total return after incentive fees (2)  -11.41%  -10.74%  -10.74%  -10.53%  -10.53%      -17.76%  -17.15%  -17.14%          -1.25%  1.00%  1.00%  1.70%  1.70%      -2.56%  -0.35%  -0.35%        
                                                                                        
 Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund 
 Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2 Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2                      Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2 Class 1 Class 1AP Class 2                     
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                                                        
Net asset value, March 31, 2015 $191.90  $195.77  $248.56  $147.87  $150.86  $201.89                     
Net asset value, December 31, 2014  175.95   178.18   226.23   130.28   131.93   176.56                     
Net operating results:                                                                                        
Interest income  0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                       0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                     
Expenses  (3.06)  (1.76)  (2.23)  (2.01)  (1.01)  (1.35)                      (9.48)  (6.09)  (8.77)  (7.39)  (4.44)  (5.95)                    
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  (22.99)  (23.55)  (29.90)  (19.76)  (20.24)  (27.09)                      2.88   4.11   5.22   6.26   6.26   8.38                     
Net income/(loss)  (26.05)  (25.31)  (32.13)  (21.77)  (21.25)  (28.44)                      (6.60)  (2.79)  (3.55)  (1.13)  1.82   2.43                     
Net asset value, June 30, 2015 $165.85  $170.46  $216.43  $126.10  $129.61  $173.45                     
Net Net asset value, September 30, 2015  169.35   175.39   222.68   129.15   133.75   178.99                     
                                                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                                                        
Net investment income/(loss)  -6.83%  -3.82%  -3.82%  -5.88%  -2.88%  -2.88%                      -6.53%  -4.47%  -4.47%  -6.95%  -3.95%  -3.95%                    
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  6.83%  3.82%  3.82%  5.88%  2.88%  2.88%                      4.71%  2.65%  2.65%  5.95%  2.94%  2.94%                    
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  6.83%  3.82%  3.82%  5.88%  2.88%  2.88%                      6.53%  4.47%  4.47%  6.95%  3.95%  3.95%                    
Total return before incentive fees (2)  -13.57%  -12.93%  -12.93%  -14.72%  -14.09%  -14.09%                      -1.94%  0.25%  0.25%  0.14%  2.39%  2.38%                    
Total return after incentive fees (2)  -13.57%  -12.93%  -12.93%  -14.72%  -14.09%  -14.09%                      -3.75%  -1.57%  -1.57%  -0.87%  1.38%  1.38%                    

 

(1)Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2)Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(4)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.

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  Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund 
  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1  Class 2  Class 3  Class 2  Class 3  Class 1a  Class 2a  Class 3a 
Per unit operating performance (1)                                            
Net asset value, December 31, 2014 $113.09  $124.67  $115.03  $116.61  $128.53  $119.06  $138.30  $138.34  $101.12  $111.35  $111.77 
Net operating results:                                            
Interest income  0.66   0.73   0.68   0.67   0.74   0.68   0.79   0.79   0.58   0.64   0.64 
Expenses  (7.34)  (6.43)  (5.94)  (7.24)  (6.53)  (6.03)  (5.86)  (5.86)  (5.42)  (4.71)  (4.73)
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  9.14   9.52   8.93   (0.03)  (0.42)  (0.26)  14.93   14.93   10.89   11.75   11.96 
Net income/(loss)  2.46   3.82   3.67   (6.60)  (6.21)  (5.61)  9.86   9.86   6.05   7.68   7.87 
Net asset value, June 30, 2015 $115.55  $128.49  $118.70  $110.01  $122.32  $113.45  $148.16  $148.20  $107.17  $119.03  $119.64 
                                             
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                            
Net investment income/(loss)  -8.11%  -5.63%  -5.63%  -8.60%  -6.39%  -6.39%  -5.01%  -5.01%  -7.10%  -5.01%  -4.94%
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  6.49%  4.01%  4.01%  7.45%  5.24%  5.24%  4.45%  4.45%  6.54%  4.45%  4.31%
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  9.18%  6.70%  6.70%  9.71%  7.49%  7.49%  6.04%  6.04%  8.13%  6.04%  5.97%
Total return before incentive fees (2)  4.86%  5.75%  5.88%  -3.40%  -2.57%  -2.45%  8.72%  8.72%  7.57%  8.49%  8.70%
Total return after incentive fees (2)  2.18%  3.06%  3.19%  -5.66%  -4.83%  -4.71%  7.13%  7.13%  5.98%  6.90%  7.04%
                                             
  Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund      Equinox Frontier Select Fund         
  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 2a  Class 3a      Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2         
Per unit operating performance (1)                                            
Net asset value, December 31, 2014 $131.54  $133.20  $179.16  $153.02  $152.52      $95.61  $96.82  $128.48         
Net operating results:                                            
Interest income  0.02   0.02   0.03   0.02   0.02       0.00   0.00   0.00         
Expenses  (5.40)  (3.35)  (4.51)  (3.86)  (3.84)      (3.89)  (2.44)  (3.24)        
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  5.66   5.62   7.56   7.18   7.15       (4.41)  (4.64)  (6.15)        
Net income/(loss)  0.28   2.29   3.08   3.34   3.33       (8.30)  (7.08)  (9.39)        
Net asset value, June 30, 2015 $131.82  $135.49  $182.24  $156.36  $155.85      $87.31  $89.74  $119.09         
                                             
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                            
Net investment income/(loss)  -6.18%  -3.17%  -3.17%  -3.17%  -3.17%      -6.80%  -3.80%  -3.80%        
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  4.78%  1.77%  1.77%  1.77%  1.77%      5.79%  2.79%  2.79%        
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  6.21%  3.20%  3.20%  3.20%  3.20%      6.80%  3.80%  3.80%        
Total return before incentive fees (2)  1.65%  3.15%  3.15%  3.62%  3.62%      -7.67%  -6.30%  -6.29%        
Total return after incentive fees (2)  0.21%  1.72%  1.72%  2.18%  2.18%      -8.68%  -7.31%  -7.31%        
                                             
  Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund                     
  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2  Class 1  Class 1AP  Class 2                     
Per unit operating performance (1)                                            
Net asset value, December 31, 2014 $175.95  $178.18  $226.23  $130.28  $131.93  $176.56                     
Net operating results:                                            
Interest income  0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                     
Expenses  (9.39)  (6.81)  (8.65)  (5.46)  (3.45)  (4.62)                    
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests  (0.71)  (0.91)  (1.15)  1.28   1.13   1.51                     
Net income/(loss)  (10.10)  (7.72)  (9.80)  (4.18)  (2.32)  (3.11)                    
Net asset value, June 30, 2015 $165.85  $170.46  $216.43  $126.10  $129.61  $173.45                     
                                             
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                            
Net investment income/(loss)  -8.62%  -5.62%  -5.62%  -6.94%  -3.93%  -3.93%                    
Expenses before incentive fees (4)  6.87%  3.86%  3.86%  5.96%  2.96%  2.96%                    
Expenses after incentive fees (4)  8.62%  5.62%  5.62%  6.94%  3.93%  3.93%                    
Total return before incentive fees (2)  -3.99%  -2.58%  -2.58%  -2.23%  -0.78%  -0.79%                    
Total return after incentive fees (2)  -5.74%  -4.33%  -4.33%  -3.21%  -1.76%  -1.76%                    

(1)Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2)Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(4)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.

8.Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

The Series’ primary business is to engage in speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts). The Series do not enter into or hold positions for hedging purposes as defined under ASC 815,Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The detail of the fair value of the Series’ derivatives by instrument types as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is included in the Condensed Schedules of Investments. See Note 4 for further disclosure related to each Series’ position in swap contracts.

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The following tables summarize the monthly averages of futures contracts bought and sold for each respective Series of the Trust:

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Monthly average contracts:
  Bought  Sold 
       
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  81   151 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  7,269   6,943 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  527   460 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  1,446   1,498 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  3,531   3,509 

 

Monthly average contracts:

for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Monthly average contracts:
  Bought  Sold 
       
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund      
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  1,423   1,383 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  1,503   1,468 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  526   547 

 

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Monthly average contracts:Monthly average contracts:
 Bought Sold  Bought  Sold 
          
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  10   4   61   74 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  699   755   4,886   4,834 
Equinox Diversified Fund  215   179 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  1,081   1,052   2,298   2,207 
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund  2,631   2,466 

 

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Monthly average contracts:
  Bought  Sold 
       
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund      
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  4,830   4,859 
Equinox Diversified Fund  7,657   7,698 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  1,664   1,743 
         

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

Monthly average contracts:

  Bought  Sold 
       
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  546   584 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  1,797   1,774 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  2,769   2,726 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

Monthly average contracts:

  Bought  Sold 
       
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  10   4 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  1,793   1,844 
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  1,653   1,561 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

Monthly average contracts:

  Bought  Sold 
       
Equinox Frontier Select Fund  1,255   1,304 
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  4,039   3,985 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund  6,368   6,338 

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The following tables summarize the trading revenues for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 by contract type:

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Type of contract Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 
             
Metals $137,169   34,207  $(155,328) $(234,056)
Currencies  1,564,836   (479,693)  502,259   (71,095)
Energies  (283,793)  (544,669)  (364,812)  (395,666)
Agriculturals  (285,391)  91,330   49,087   72,782 
Interest rates  2,108,766   (997,159)  908,780   43,199 
Stock indices  315,712   2,908,740   544,742   161,242 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $3,557,298  $1,012,755  $1,484,728  $(423,595)

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and OptionsRealized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract  Winton Fund    Balanced Fund    Select Fund    Long/Short Fund    Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 
         
Metals $(126,926)  99,571  $(163,523) $(34,888) $  $1,299,179  $(189,899) $794,198  $335,381 
Currencies  (236,530)  44,192   (351,486)        (229,296)  (1,208,712)  (229,845)  (217,818)
Energies  (890,237)  (572,659)  (317,683)  62,750      1,671,570   (206,830)  906,171   564,352 
Agriculturals  (501,177)  (78,678)  (82,341)  (546,400)  129,316   76,395   (463,579)  (113,195)  (201,395)
Interest rates  624,080   1,952,963   (48,214)        258,686   2,099,847   60,711   (534,819)
Stock indices  (1,353,881)  147,494   (433,894)        (2,519,004)  (3,568,598)  (1,072,934)  (227,684)
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $(2,484,671) $1,592,883  $(1,397,141) $(518,538) $129,316  $557,530  $(3,537,771) $345,106  $(281,983)

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract Winton Fund  Balanced Fund  Select Fund  Long/Short Fund  Diversified Fund 
Metals $(1,306,380)  163,898  $(427,660) $(34,888) $(234,056)
Currencies  1,239,182   (790,993)  178,904      (71,095)
Energies  (279,237)  (817,799)  374,789   62,750   (395,666)
Agriculturals  (547,448)  (32,097)  (172,748)  (546,400)  202,098 
Interest rates  6,205,710   4,586,533   2,212,171      43,199 
Stock indices  (1,710,476)  1,113,655   (61,395)     161,242 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $3,601,350  $4,223,196  $2,104,061  $(518,538) $(294,279)

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Type of contract Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 
             
Metals $(629,783) $(563,749) $248,620  $(144,893)
Currencies  (1,294,845)  453,336   98,621   1,562,854 
Energies  (333,304)  359,219   1,600,083   1,238,321 
Agriculturals  11,338   (423,024)  (140,903)  (158,127)
Interest rates  2,553,584   1,527,969   (1,045,047)  4,163,141 
Stock indices  250,540   (1,298,702)  (294,613)  1,938,388 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $557,530  $55,049  $466,761  $8,599,684 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards(1) Amounts recorded in the Statements of Operations under Net realized gain(loss) on futures forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
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Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Type of contract Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 
             
Metals $(547,241) $81,372  $28,852  $171,643 
Currencies  (1,288,958)  (24,481)  (367,118)  (372,138)
Energies  (445,176)  (135,506)  (240,034)  (124,354)
Agriculturals  (59,806)  92,332   83,025   (75,503)
Interest rates  (2,754,154)  183,400   (991,267)  (503,594)
Stock indices  362,016   935,787   168,134   (347,862)
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(4,733,320) $1,132,903  $(1,318,406) $(1,251,809)

 

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and OptionsNet Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract   Balanced Fund    Select Fund    Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 
         
Metals $(370,488) $(201,265) $(145,932) $(629,783) $93,155  $(125,649) $649,972 
Currencies  (1,169,704)  (645,245)  259,547   (1,925,681)  46,529   93,893   873,813 
Energies  119,419   (440,367)  (612,864)  (333,304)  182,622   579,493   550,970 
Agriculturals  (75,520)  (104,895)  (235,594)  11,338   (36,457)  282,052   317,301 
Interest rates  (1,397,750)  (848,640)  427,927   2,553,584   1,065,984   286,868   680,670 
Stock indices  211,184   76,440   787,414   250,540   623,609   191,103   589,881 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $(2,682,859) $(2,163,972) $480,498 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(73,306) $1,975,442  $1,307,760  $3,662,607 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract   Winton Fund    Balanced Fund    Select Fund    Long/Short Fund    Diversified Fund  Winton Fund  Balanced Fund  Select Fund  Long/Short Fund  Diversified Fund 
Metals $(1,443,549) $129,691  $(272,332) $(34,888) $  $(751,806) $48,088  $(147,108) $40,106  $169,613 
Currencies  (325,654)  (311,300)  (323,355)        427,845   (520,509)  384,274   88,181   (263,004)
Energies  4,556   (273,130)  739,601   62,750      (635,515)  (40,648)  (809,068)  310,673   (96,532)
Agriculturals  (262,057)  (123,427)  (221,835)  (546,400)  129,316   9,954   130,007   165,478   419,538   80,529 
Interest rates  4,096,944   5,583,692   1,303,391         357,356   644,472   343,921   6,479   (117,044)
Stock indices  (2,026,188)  (1,795,085)  (606,137)        467,896   1,051,674   338,458   (17,690)  (102,221)
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $44,052  $3,210,441  $619,333  $(518,538) $129,316 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(124,271) $1,313,083  $275,957  $847,287  $(328,660)

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and OptionsNet Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract   Select Fund    Balanced Fund    Diversified Fund  Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
  Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 
         
Metals $(746,843) $(744,338) $(626,206) $(629,783) $100,867  $419,385  $826,351 
Currencies  (311,552)  521,161   1,559,721   (1,925,681)  10,867   67,629   (193,292)
Energies  253,545   685,468   19,336   (333,304)  (447,628)  (164,736)  147,793 
Agriculturals  (132,603)  (34,965)  (192,326)  11,338   77,334   (155,464)  90,444 
Interest rates  206,485   712,111   5,125,887   2,553,584   134,848   (290,025)  (924,670)
Stock indices  852,623   2,453,383   2,995,255   250,540   (314,602)  (175,773)  503,774 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $121,655  $3,592,820  $8,881,667 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(73,306) $(438,314) $(298,984) $450,400 

 

(1)Amounts recorded in the Statements of Operations under Net realized gain(loss) on futures forwards and options.

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Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

              Equinox 
  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Frontier 
Type of contract   Select Fund    Balanced Fund    Winton Fund    Long/Short Fund    Diversified 
                
Metals $22,451  $(541) $285,672  $40,106  $(2,029.28)
Currencies  605,374   246,905   1,879,078   88,181   109,133 
Energies  70,322   (152,681)  (65,121)  310,673   27,822 
Agriculturals  71,893   (206)  257,839   419,538   156,032 
Interest rates  859,887   2,193   1,884,744   6,479   386,550 
Stock indices  (31,214)  102,150   290,683   (17,690)  245,641 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $1,598,713  $197,820  $4,532,895  $847,287  $923,149 

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract   Select Fund    Balanced Fund    Diversified Fund 
          
Metals $138,192  $(77,032) $6,780 
Currencies  (98,437)  165,879   (364,623)
Energies  (83,883)  (84,762)  (92,955)
Agriculturals  (516,454)  218,632   (521,317)
Interest rates  (139,963)  (683,406)  (1,291,495)
Stock indices  (202,114)  (586,952)  (820,705)
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(902,659) $(1,047,641) $(3,084,315)

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

              Equinox 
  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Frontier 
Type of contract   Select Fund    Balanced Fund    Winton Fund    Long/Short Fund    Diversified 
                
Metals $(175,960) $(33,284) $(204,565) $40,106  $(2,029.28)
Currencies  751,392   (318,927)  1,716,803   88,181   109,133 
Energies  (569,034)  94,858   (190,339)  310,673   27,822 
Agriculturals  82,453   37,675   69,760   419,538   156,032 
Interest rates  1,335,188   283,971   3,111,510   6,479   386,550 
Stock indices  170,324   115,887   105,880   (17,690)  245,641 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $1,594,363  $180,180  $4,609,049  $847,287  $923,149 

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier  Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract   Select Fund  Balanced Fund  Diversified Fund 
          
Metals $545,034  $7,712  $176,379 
Currencies  (26,264)  (35,662)  (1,067,105)
Energies  (744,229)  (630,250)  (403,177)
Agriculturals  (437,516)  113,791   (226,857)
Interest rates  (576,893)  (931,136)  (1,605,340)
Stock indices  (366,874)  (938,211)  (86,106)
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(1,606,742) $(2,413,756) $(3,212,206)

(1)Amounts recorded in the Statements of Operations under Net change in open trade equity (deficit).

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Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the statements of financial condition under GAAP. The Series’ open trade equity/(deficit), options written, and receivables from futures commissions merchants (each, an “FCM”) are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral arrangements and meet the GAAP guidance to qualify for offset. A master netting arrangement with a counterparty creates a right of offset for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. The Series’ policy is to recognize amounts subject to master netting arrangements on a net basis on the statements of financial condition.

 

The following tables present gross and net information about the Series’ assets and liabilities subject to master netting arrangements as disclosed on the statements of financial condition as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

As of June 30, 2016     Net Amounts 
As of September 30, 2016     Net Amounts 
   Gross Amounts Presented in the    Gross Amounts Presented in the 
 Gross Amounts offset in the Statements of  Gross Amounts offset in the Statements of 
 of recognized Statements of Financial  of recognized Statements of Financial 
 Derivative Assets Financial Condition Condition  Derivative Assets Financial Condition Condition 
              
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund                        
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $930,602  $(853,766) $76,836  $1,955,555  $(453,990) $1,501,565 
Swap Contracts  16,013,588      16,013,588   16,586,708      16,586,708 
                        
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund                        
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $2,012,824  $(264,507) $1,748,317  $895,439  $(362,636) $532,803 
Swap Contracts  6,932,856      6,932,856   7,234,984      7,234,984 
                        
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                        
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $312,814  $(162,679)  150,135 
Swap Contracts  4,144,523      4,144,523  $4,258,423  $  $4,258,423 
Options written, at fair value     (97,890)  (97,890)
                        
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund                        
Swap Contracts $8,632,303  $  $8,632,303   8,499,865      8,499,865 
                        
Equinox Frontier Select Fund                        
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $2,505,303  $(448,601) $2,056,702  $1,215,602  $(529,238) $686,364 
                        
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund                        
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $5,754,036  $(545,409) $5,208,627  $1,615,593  $(1,401,084) $214,509 

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As of December 31, 2015       Net Amounts 
     Gross Amounts  Presented in the 
  Gross Amounts  offset in the  Statements of 
  of recognized  Statements of  Financial 
  Derivative Assets  Financial Condition  Condition 
          
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund            
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $26,882  $(15,352) $11,530 
Swap Contracts  19,157,520      19,157,520 
             
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund            
Swap Contracts $8,685,849  $  $8,685,849 
             
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund            
Swap Contracts $4,332,428  $  $4,332,428 
             
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund            
Swap Contracts $7,960,268  $  $7,960,268 
             
Equinox Frontier Select Fund            
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $495,020  $(32,681) $462,339 
             
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund            
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $768,118  $(168,539) $599,579 

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9. Trading Activities and Related Risks

 

The purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with FCMs. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “Commodity Exchange Act”) requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM’s segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM’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 the total of cash and other property deposited.

 

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the statements of financial condition, may result in future obligation or loss in excess of the amount paid by the Series for a particular investment. Each Trading Company expects to trade in futures, options, forward and swap contracts and will therefore be a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk 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 positions held by a Trading Company in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner will seek to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

 

In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the United States 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 credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction, and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

In the case of forward contracts traded on the interbank market and swaps, neither is traded 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 credit risk. The Managing Owner expects the Trading Advisors to trade only with those counterparties which it believes to be creditworthy. All positions of each Trading Company will be valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to any Trading Company.

 

The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively monitor and minimize market and credit risks. The Limited Owners bear the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and redemptions received.

 

10. Indemnifications and Guarantees noted in Management Discussion and Analysis

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith. The Trust has had no prior claims or payments pursuant to these agreements. The Trust’s individual maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote. Maximum exposure is unfulfilled obligations of the Series up to the amount of equity at risk with UBS Securities LLC of the referenced Series as allocated from the Trading Company. The Series have not recorded any liability for the guarantees in the accompanying financial statements as it expects any possibility of losses to be remote.

 

The Trust has guaranteed the obligations of the Trading Companies under the customer agreements with UBS Securities LLC as Clearing Broker. In the event that one Series of the Trust is unable to meet its obligations to UBS Securities LLC, the assets of the other Series will be available to UBS Securities LLC as part of the guarantee, but only to the extent of such Series’ pro rata allocation to the Trading Company. The Series have not recorded any liability for the indemnifications in the accompanying financial statement, as it expects any possibility of losses to be remote.

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11.Subsequent Events

 

On July 19, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (eachThe Trust had a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), which previously obtained exposure to the Discretionary Relative Value Volatility Program of Doherty Advisors, LLC throughchange in its investment in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC (“the Trading Company I”), exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund – Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC (“Doherty Feeder Fund”).  Each Fund will now obtain exposure to the Discretionary Relative Value Volatility Program through this investment in the Doherty Feeder Fund, which is advised by Doherty Advisors, LLC.  The Doherty Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to the Funds and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On July 22, 2016, each Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Global Contrarian Program of FORT, L.P. through its investment in Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC (“the Trading Company XXIII”), will now obtain exposure to the Global Contrarian Program through its investment in the Galaxy Plus Fund – FORT Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC (“Fort Feeder Fund”), which is advised by FORT, L.P.  The Fort Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to the Funds and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 23, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (each a “Fund”), which previously obtained exposure to the Quantitative Global Program of Quantitative Investment Management, LLC through its investment in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC (“the Trading Company”), exchanged its interests in the Trading Company for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund – QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC (“Feeder Fund”).  Each Fund will now obtain exposure to the Quantitative Global Program through this investment in the Feeder Fund, which is advised by Quantitative Investment Management, LLC.  The Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to the Fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 30, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Quest Tracker Index Program of Quest Partners LLC through its investment in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC (“the Trading Company I”), exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC (“Quest Feeder Fund”). Each fund now obtains exposure to the Quest Tracker Index Program through this investment in the Quest Feeder Fund, which is advised by Quest Partners LLC. The Quest Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to each fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 23, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Quantitative Global Program of Quantitative Investment Management, LLC through its investment in the Trading Company I, exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC (“QIM Feeder Fund”). Each fund now obtains exposure to the Quantitative Global Program through this investment in the QIM Feeder Fund, which is advised by Quantitative Investment Management, LLC. The QIM Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to each fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 14, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the QM Futures Program of QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP through its investment in the Trading Company I, exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund - QuantMetrics Master Fund (527) LLC (“QM Master Fund”). Each fund now obtains exposure to the QM Futures Program through this investment in the QM Master Fund, which is advised by QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP. The QM Master Fund is a commodity pool available to each fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 7, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Long/Short Commodity Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Diversified Program of Chesapeake Capital Corporation through its investment in the Trading Company I, exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Master Fund (518) LLC (“Chesapeake Master Fund”). Each fund now obtains exposure to the Diversified Program through this investment in the Chesapeake Master Fund, which is advised by Chesapeake Capital Corporation. The Chesapeake Master Fund is a commodity pool available to each fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

As of April 21, 2016, the Managing Owner reduced the allocations of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund to the trading program of Cantab Capital Partners LLP (“Cantab”) to zero, and terminated the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund advisory agreement with Cantab. The advisory agreement with respect to the arrangement with Cantab is substantially similar to the Form of Advisory Agreement, which was included as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by The Frontier Fund on February 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference. Cantab is no longer providing trading advisory services to Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund or any trading company managed by the managing owner of the Registrant on behalf of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund.

On April 15, 2016, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Multi-Strategy Program of Emil van Essen LLC through its investment in Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC (“the Trading Company”), exchanged its interests in the Trading Company for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund - Emil van Essen STP Master Fund (516) LLC (“EvE Master Fund”). The fund now obtains exposure to the Multi-Strategy Program through this investment in the EvE Master Fund, which is advised by Emil van Essen LLC. The EvE Master Fund is a commodity pool available to the fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On March 30, 2016, the Managing Owner, on its own behalf and on behalf of each series of the Trust, entered into a new Administrative Services Agreement with Gemini Hedge Fund Services, LLC (“Gemini”) pursuant to which Gemini will act as an independent, third party administrator to perform certain administrative services including the calculation of net asset value, trade reconciliation, audit support and other financial bookkeeping services.

On March 30, 2016, the Trust entered into a new Fund Services Agreement withtransfer agency provider.  Gemini Fund Services, LLC (the “Transfer Agent”) pursuant to whichhas taken on the Transfer Agent will act as an independent, third partyrole of transfer agent as of October 14, 2016.  Prior to perform investor and administration services and related services including, but not limited to, sales processing and commissions, distribution processing, transfer agent services, shareholder telephone support, tax reporting and processing, reinvestment agent servicing and redemption agent servicing.

In connection with the foregoing transactions, the Trust and the Managing Owner have terminated the Administration Agreement dated July 7, 2011 with BNP Paribas Financial Services, LLC and the Transfer Agency Agreement dated December 1, 2011 withthis date, Phoenix American Financial Services, LLC.Inc. had acted as the Trust’s transfer agent.

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
JuneSeptember 30, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

 

 6/30/16 12/31/15  9/30/16 12/31/15 
             
ASSETS                
                
Cash and cash equivalents $76,290,690  $13,975,625  $18,754,589  $13,975,625 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value  67,471,250   117,478,438   47,381,524   117,478,438 
Receivable from futures commission merchants  46,631,362   72,731,570   127,735,241   72,731,570 
Open trade equity, at fair value  10,267,916      2,467,777    
Options purchased, at fair value  224,300   526,288   262,365   526,288 
Swap contracts, at fair value  35,719,770   40,136,065   36,579,979   40,136,065 
Prepaid service fees  9,625   24,251   129,343   24,251 
Interest receivable  1,151,776   2,039,516   291,785   2,039,516 
Receivables from related parties  3,343   3,120      3,120 
Other assets  158,596   17   237,058   17 
                
Total Assets $237,928,628  $246,914,890  $233,839,661  $246,914,890 
                
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL                
                
LIABILITIES                
Open trade deficit, at fair value $  $4,348,870  $  $4,348,870 
Written options, at fair value  232,660   165,760   99,845   165,760 
Due to Broker  2,254,497    
Interest payable  21,641      9,957    
Pending owner additions  34,113   36,462      36,462 
Owner redemptions payable  192,815   612,170   614,346   612,170 
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner  726,056   382,136   1,124,950   382,136 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  397,406   402,943   602,808   402,943 
Interest payable to Managing Owner  104,100   162,121   78,424   162,121 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  257,808   282,522   262,654   282,522 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  243,129   273,856   292,064   273,856 
Payables to related parties  64,335   63,744   45,334   63,744 
Other liabilities  37,009   7   202,617   7 
                
Total Liabilities  2,311,072   6,730,591   5,587,496   6,730,591 
                
CAPITAL                
Managing Owner Units  2,946,369   5,798,155   2,920,542   5,798,155 
Limited Owner Units  232,671,187   234,386,144   223,596,152   234,386,144 
                
Non-Controlling Interests  1,735,471    
        
Total Capital  235,617,556   240,184,299   228,252,165   240,184,299 
                
Total Liabilities and Capital $237,928,628  $246,914,890  $233,839,661  $246,914,890 

 

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

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
6/30/2016 (Unaudited)

Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

   Fair % of Total Capital    Fair % of Total Capital 
DescriptionDescription Value (Net Asset Value) Description Value (Net Asset Value) 
              
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *        LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *        
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $280,784   0.12% Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.) $549,509   0.24%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  406,086   0.17% Various currency futures contracts (Canada)  2,760   0.00%
   Various currency futures contracts (Singapore)  7,320     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)  343,358   0.15%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  812,664   0.34% Various currency futures contracts (Far East)  108,240   0.05%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)  (29,551  -0.01% Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)  134,786   0.06%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  (2,001)    Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  (12,505)  -0.01%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  1,554,067   0.66% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  1,458,443   0.64%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  125,022   0.05% Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  8,681   0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  2,144,323   0.91% Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  554,813   0.24%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  347,578   0.15% Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  160,972   0.07%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  78,997   0.03% Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  55,529   0.02%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Singapore)  34,397   0.01% Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (153,606)  -0.07%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  2,613,970   1.11% Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (276,498)  -0.12%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  461,105   0.20% Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (24,923)  -0.01%
   Various soft futures contract (Europe)  70     Various soft futures contract (Far East)  4,147   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (12)    Various soft futures contract (U.S.)  (531,045)  -0.23%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  85,940   0.04% Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  801   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  217,949   0.09% Various soft futures contracts (Far East)  (316)  0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (2,043)    Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  (55,032)  0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (478)    Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  38,378   0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  84,779   0.04% Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  319,386   0.14%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  146,657   0.06% Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (107,123)  -0.05%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  (6,524)    Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  85,243   0.04%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  894,889   0.38% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  1,050,606   0.46%
   Total Long Futures Contracts $10,255,989   4.35% Total Long Futures Contracts $3,714,605   1.63%
                  
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *        SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *        
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(583,967)  -0.25% Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.) $(472,057)  -0.21%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (192,732)  -0.08% Various currency futures contracts (Canada)  (23,839)  -0.01%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  1,919,221   0.81% Various currency futures contracts (Europe)  362,381   0.16%
   Various commodity futures contracts (U.S.)  282,288   0.12% Various currency futures contracts (Far East)  (12,736)  -0.01%
   Various commodity futures contracts (Europe)  64,984   0.03% Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)  (61,983)  -0.03%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)  16,535   0.01% Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  142,374   0.06%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  (410)    Various energy futures contracts (Europe)  (6,311)  0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (1,432,740)  -0.61% Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  (2,266)  0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  (25,699)  -0.01% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (2,459,464)  -1.08%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (6,689    Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  (618)  0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (17,004)  -0.01% Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (11,358)  0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Singapore)  (10,272)    Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  (25,281)  -0.01%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (717,472)  -0.30% Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (111,828)  -0.05%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (35,025)  -0.01% Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (112,096)  -0.05%
   Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (3,100)    Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)  19,186   0.01%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (342)    Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  13,030   0.01%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  15,365   0.01% Various soft futures contract (Europe)  805   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Far East)  4,394     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)  921,802   0.40%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  279,198   0.12% Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (723)  0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (667    Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  95,739   0.04%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (277)    Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  222,757   0.10%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (518,650)  -0.22% Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  8,011   0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (128,647)  -0.05% Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (676)  0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  10,961     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  52,264   0.02%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Singapore)  (28,774)  -0.01% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  53,945   0.02%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  (25,663)  -0.01% Total Short Futures Contracts $(1,408,941)  -0.62%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Warsaw)  (1,444)   
   Total Short Futures Contracts $(1,136,628  -0.48%
            
CURRENCY FORWARDS *CURRENCY FORWARDS *        CURRENCY FORWARDS *        
   Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $1,148,555   0.45% Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $162,113   0.07%
   Total Currency Forwards $1,148,555   0.45% Total Currency Forwards $162,113   0.07%
   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $10,267,916   4.32% Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $2,467,777   1.08%
                    
OPTIONS PURCHASED *OPTIONS PURCHASED *        OPTIONS PURCHASED *        
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  148,000   0.06% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  16,000   0.01%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  76,300   0.03% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  246,365   0.11%
   Total Options Purchased $224,300   0.09% Total Options Purchased $262,365   0.11%
                    
OPTIONS WRITTEN *OPTIONS WRITTEN *        OPTIONS WRITTEN *        
   Various commodity futures contracts (U.S.)  (97,890  -0.04% Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  (2,520)  0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (80,000  -0.03% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.) $(97,325)  -0.04%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.) $(54,770)  -0.02% Total Options Written $(99,845)  -0.04%
   Total Options Written $(232,660)  -0.09%
            
SWAPS (1)SWAPS (1)        SWAPS (1)        
   Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.) $8,628,803   3.36% Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.) $8,499,864   3.72%
   Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)  16,013,588   6.24% Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)  16,586,708   7.27%
   Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)  6,932,856   2.70% Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)  7,234,984   3.17%
   Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)  4,144,523   1.62% Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)  4,258,423   1.87%
   Total Swaps $35,719,770   13.92% Total Swaps $36,579,979   16.03%
                  
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIESU.S. TREASURY SECURITIES        U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES        
                  
FACE VALUEFACE VALUE Fair Value Fair Value FACE VALUE Fair Value  Fair Value 
                  
$27,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $36,863,436) $38,086,875   14.85%
$20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  29,384,375   11.46%
$ 27,000,000 US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $36,863,436) $22,826,123   10.00%
$ 20,000,000 US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,012,500)  24,555,400   10.76%
   Total U.S. Treasury Securities $67,471,250   26.31% Total U.S. Treasury Securities $47,381,524   20.76%

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.

(1)See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 4.

 

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

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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2015

Equinox Frontier Fund
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2015

 

   Fair % of Total Capital    Fair % of Total Capital 
DescriptionDescription Value (Net Asset Value) Description Value (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *        LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *        
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(96,596)  -0.04% Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $(96,596)  -0.04%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (1,250,449)  -0.52% Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  (1,250,449)  -0.52%
   Various currency futures contracts (Singapore)  6,824   0.00% Various currency futures contracts (Singapore)  6,824   0.00%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  54,431   0.02% Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  54,431   0.02%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)  13,493   0.01% Various energy futures contracts (Europe)  13,493   0.01%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  605   0.00% Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  605   0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (2,605,923)  -1.08% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  (2,605,923)  -1.08%
   Brent Crude Oil Settling 1/29/2016 (Number of Contracts: 546)  (3,709,735)  -1.54% Brent Crude Oil Settling 1/29/2016 (Number of Contracts: 546)  (3,709,735)  -1.54%
   WTI Crude Oil Settling 5/31/2016 (Number of Contracts: 925  (7,677,427)  -3.20% WTI Crude Oil Settling 5/31/2016 (Number of Contracts: 925  (7,677,427)  -3.20%
   Heat Oil Settling 6/29/2016 (Number of Contracts:2314)  (4,145,156)  -1.73% Heat Oil Settling 6/29/2016 (Number of Contracts:2314)  (4,145,156)  -1.73%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  111,674   0.05% Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  111,674   0.05%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (686,234)  -0.29% Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  (686,234)  -0.29%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  304,974   0.13% Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  304,974   0.13%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (19,910)  -0.01% Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (19,910)  -0.01%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (568,406)  -0.24% Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  (568,406)  -0.24%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (2,773,754)  -1.15% Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  (2,773,754)  -1.15%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  513   0.00% Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  513   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  73,103   0.03% Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  73,103   0.03%
   Various soft futures contracts (Oceanic)  5,505   0.00% Various soft futures contracts (Oceanic)  5,505   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  349,981   0.15% Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  349,981   0.15%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (43,551)  -0.02% Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (43,551)  -0.02%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  100,955   0.04% Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  100,955   0.04%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (184,632)  -0.08% Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  (184,632)  -0.08%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  (2,642)  0.00% Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  (2,642)  0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  135,830   0.06% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  135,830   0.06%
   Total Long Futures Contracts $(22,606,527)  -9.41% Total Long Futures Contracts $(22,606,527)  -9.41%
                    
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *        SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *        
   Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $402,411   0.17% Various base metals futures contracts (Europe) $402,411   0.17%
   Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  113,542   0.05% Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  113,542   0.05%
   Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  1,304,853   0.54% Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)  1,304,853   0.54%
   Various energy futures contracts (Europe)  29,608   0.01% Various energy futures contracts (Europe)  29,608   0.01%
   Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  1,430   0.00% Various energy futures contracts (Far East)  1,430   0.00%
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  3,963,547   1.65% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)  3,963,547   1.65%
   WTI Crude Oil Settling 4/30/2016 (Number of Contracts: 845)  4,039,571   1.68% WTI Crude Oil Settling 4/30/2016 (Number of Contracts: 845)  4,039,571   1.68%
   WTI Crude Oil Settling 6/29/2016 (Number of Contracts: 756)  3,923,021   1.63% WTI Crude Oil Settling 6/29/2016 (Number of Contracts: 756)  3,923,021   1.63%
   Heat Oil Settling 8/1/2016 (Number of Contracts:210)  3,342,927   1.39% Heat Oil Settling 8/1/2016 (Number of Contracts:210)  3,342,927   1.39%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  912   0.00% Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)  912   0.00%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  130,658   0.05% Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)  130,658   0.05%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  (18,300)  -0.01% Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)  (18,300)  -0.01%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (171,001)  -0.07% Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)  (171,001)  -0.07%
   Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  148,445   0.06% Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)  148,445   0.06%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)  4,492   0.00% Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)  4,492   0.00%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  1,320,899   0.55% Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)  1,320,899   0.55%
   Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)  (2,639)  0.00% Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)  (2,639)  0.00%
   Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (10,130)  0.00% Various soft futures contract (Europe)  (10,130)  0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (1,321)  0.00% Various soft futures contracts (Canada)  (1,321)  0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  49,202   0.02% Various soft futures contracts (Europe)  49,202   0.02%
   Various soft futures contracts (Far East)  (1,348)  0.00% Various soft futures contracts (Far East)  (1,348)  0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (Singapore)  930   0.00% Various soft futures contracts (Singapore)  930   0.00%
   Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  (364,588)  -0.15% Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)  (364,588)  -0.15%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (10,962)  0.00% Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)  (10,962)  0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (23,117)  -0.01% Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)  (23,117)  -0.01%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (23,385)  -0.01% Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)  (23,385)  -0.01%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  87,447   0.04% Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)  87,447   0.04%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)  790   0.00% Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)  790   0.00%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  (12,679)  -0.01% Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)  (12,679)  -0.01%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  (39,052)  -0.02% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  (39,052)  -0.02%
   Various stock index futures contracts (Warsaw)  (3,926)  0.00% Various stock index futures contracts (Warsaw)  (3,926)  0.00%
   Total Short Futures Contracts $18,182,237   7.57% Total Short Futures Contracts $18,182,237   7.57%
            
CURRENCY FORWARDS *CURRENCY FORWARDS *        CURRENCY FORWARDS *        
   Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $75,418   0.03% Various currency forwards contracts (NA) $75,418   0.03%
   Total Currency Forwards $75,418   0.03% Total Currency Forwards $75,418   0.03%
   Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $(4,348,872)  -1.81% Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $(4,348,872)  -1.81%
            
OPTIONS PURCHASED *OPTIONS PURCHASED *        OPTIONS PURCHASED *        
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.) $154,530   0.06%
   Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  371,758   0.15% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.) $154,530   0.06%
   Total Options Purchased $526,288   0.21% Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)  371,758   0.15%
             Total Options Purchased $526,288   0.21%
OPTIONS WRITTEN *OPTIONS WRITTEN *        OPTIONS WRITTEN *        
   Various energy futures contracts (U.S.) $(165,760)  -0.07% Various energy futures contracts (U.S.) $(165,760)  -0.07%
   Total Options Written $(165,760)  -0.07% Total Options Written $(165,760)  -0.07%
SWAPS (1)SWAPS (1)                
   Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.) $7,960,269   3.31% Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.) $7,960,269   3.31%
   Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)  19,157,519   7.98% Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)  19,157,519   7.98%
                    
   Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)  8,685,849   3.62% Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)  8,685,849   3.62%
   Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)  4,332,428   1.80% Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)  4,332,428   1.80%
   Total Swaps $40,136,065   16.71% Total Swaps $40,136,065   16.71%
                    
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIESU.S. TREASURY SECURITIES        U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES        
                    
FACE VALUEFACE VALUE   Fair Value Fair Value FACE VALUE Fair Value  Fair Value 
                    
$67,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,934,764) $89,465,938   37.25%
$20,000,000  US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,322,622)  28,012,500   11.66%
$67,000,000 US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,934,764) $89,465,938   37.25%
$20,000,000 US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,322,622)  28,012,500   11.66%
   Total U.S. Treasury Securities $117,478,438   48.91% Total U.S. Treasury Securities $117,478,438   48.91%

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.

(1)See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 4.

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

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

  2016  2015 
       
Investment income:        
Interest - net $57,865  $241,843 
         
Total Income  57,865   241,843 
         
Expenses:        
Incentive Fees  1,124,416   343,725 
Management Fees  1,181,056   1,244,029 
Service Fees - Class 1  923,098   1,033,970 
Trading Fees  1,106,628   835,725 
Other Fees  40,034    
         
Total Expenses  4,375,232   3,457,449 
         
Investment income/(loss) - net  (4,317,367)  (3,215,606)
         
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:        
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  8,165,323   (3,904,245)
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  (6,910,531)  5,395,224 
Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts      
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  860,209   418,234 
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  2,155,803    
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  (3,285,352)  3,324,586 
Trading commissions  (41,688)  (699,287)
         
Net gain/(loss) on investments  943,764   4,534,512 
         
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  (3,373,603)  1,318,906 
         
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests  (59,375)   
         
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS $(3,314,228) $1,318,906 

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

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

  2016  2015 
       
Investment income:        
Interest - net $482,792  $811,474 
         
Total Income  482,792   811,474 
         
Expenses:        
Incentive Fees  4,200,079   5,341,237 
Management Fees  3,506,046   3,813,217 
Service Fees - Class 1  2,785,220   3,334,861 
Trading Fees  2,928,452   2,643,574 
Other Fees  71,046    
         
Total Expenses  13,490,843   15,132,889 
         
Investment income/(loss) - net  (13,008,051)  (14,321,415)
         
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:        
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  9,720,269   21,904,731 
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  7,764,172   (8,100,112)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  (3,556,086)  1,647,610 
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  7,622,697   588,474 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  (2,246,802)  183,524 
Trading commissions  (1,166,877)  (2,125,634)
         
Net gain/(loss) on investments  18,137,372   14,098,593 
         
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  5,129,321   (222,822)
         
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests  (59,375)   
         
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS $5,188,696  $(222,822)

 

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

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated StatementsStatement of OperationsChanges in Owners’ Capital
For the ThreeNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

 

  2016  2015 
       
Investment income:        
Interest - net $209,088  $274,961 
         
Total Income  209,088   274,961 
         
Expenses:        
Incentive Fees  726,056   94,738 
Management Fees  1,142,275   1,280,518 
Service Fees - Class 1  892,738   1,129,839 
Trading Fees  1,013,154   886,592 
Other Fees  31,012    
         
Total Expenses  3,805,235   3,391,687 
         
Investment income/(loss) - net  (3,596,147)  (3,116,726)
         
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:        
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  (6,500,370)  (14,178,689)
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  10,520,422   (3,193,895)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  (1,799,374)  (9,714,795)
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  5,395,801   588,474 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  (3,864,982)  (5,876,125)
Trading commissions  (542,312)  (715,951)
         
Net gain/(loss) on investments  3,209,185   (33,090,981)
         
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $(386,962) $(36,207,707)
        Non-    
  Managing  Limited  Controlling    
  Owner  Owners  Interests  Total 
             
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2015 $5,798,155  $234,386,144  $  $240,184,299 
                 
Sale of Units     6,982,912      6,982,912 
Redemption of Units     (25,839,213)     (25,839,213)
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’            
Change in control of ownership - Private investment companies        1,676,096   1,676,096 
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests        59,375   59,375 
Capital resulting from operations  (2,877,613)  8,066,309      5,188,696 
                 
Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2016 $2,920,542  $223,596,152  $1,735,471  $228,252,165 

The consolidated Trust is not unitized as are the individual Series of the Trust

 

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

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated Statements of OperationsCash Flows
For the SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015
(Unaudited)

 

  2016  2015 
       
Investment income:        
Interest - net $424,927  $569,631 
         
Total Income  424,927   569,631 
         
Expenses:        
Incentive Fees  3,075,663   4,997,512 
Management Fees  2,324,990   2,569,188 
Service Fees - Class 1  1,862,122   2,300,891 
Trading Fees  1,821,824   1,807,859 
Other Fees  31,012    
         
Total Expenses  9,115,611   11,675,450 
         
Investment income/(loss) - net  (8,690,684)  (11,105,819)
         
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:        
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options  1,554,946   25,808,976 
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)  14,674,703   (13,495,336)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts  (4,416,295)  1,229,375 
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  5,466,894   588,474 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities  1,038,550   (3,141,062)
Trading commissions  (1,125,189)  (1,426,355)
         
Net gain/(loss) on investments  17,193,609   9,564,072 
         
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $8,502,925  $(1,541,747)

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

  2016  2015 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations $5,129,321  $(222,822)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Change in:        
Net change in open trade equity  (7,764,172)  7,123,814 
Net change in options purchased     7,336,563 
Net change in options written     (7,639,523)
Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury Securities  (18,872,707)   
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts  3,556,086   (1,647,609)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies      
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities  2,246,802   (183,524)
Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasuries securities  (7,622,697)  (588,474)
(Purchases) sales of:        
(Purchases) of swap contracts     (1,000,000)
Sales of U.S. Treasury securities  122,230,239   28,542,000 
(Purchases) of U.S. Treasury securities  (26,620,440)  (21,196,875)
U.S. Treasury interest and premium paid/amortized     1,935,076 
Increase and/or decrease in:        
Receivable from futures commission merchants  (55,003,671)  9,871,056 
Prepaid service fees  (105,092)  (14,997)
Interest receivable  1,747,731   1,399,917 
Due to Broker  2,254,497    
Control of ownership of Private Investment Companies  1,676,096    
Receivable from related parties  3,120   1,453 
Other assets  (237,043)  500,000 
Interest payable  9,957    
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner  742,814   (6,321,603)
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  199,865   (54,412)
Interest payable to Managing Owner  (83,697)  (30,659)
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  (19,868)  (52,710)
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  18,208   (58,199)
Payables to related parties  (18,410)  20,574 
Other liabilities  202,611    
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  23,669,550   17,719,046 
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from sale of capital  6,982,912   15,399,279 
Payment for redemption of capital  (25,839,213)  (37,999,014)
Payment made by the Managing Owner     1,211,610 
Pending owner additions  (36,462)  (6,709)
Redemptions payable  2,176   (69,442)
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (18,890,587)  (21,464,276)
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  4,778,964   (3,745,230)
         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  13,975,625   18,977,844 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $18,754,589  $15,232,614 

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

  Managing  Limited    
  Owner  Owners  Total 
          
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2015 $5,798,155  $234,386,144  $240,184,299 
             
Sale of Units     10,140,686   10,140,686 
Redemption of Units     (23,210,354)  (23,210,354)
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations  (2,851,786)  11,354,711   8,502,925 
             
Owners’ Capital, June 30, 2016 $2,946,369  $232,671,187  $235,617,556 

The consolidated Trust is not unitized as are the individual Series of the Trust

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

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited)

  2016  2015 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations $8,502,925  $(1,541,747)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Change in:        
Net change in open trade equity  (14,616,786)  14,824,422 
Net change in options purchased  301,988   5,273,735 
Net change in options written  66,900   (6,381,968)
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts  4,416,295   (1,229,376)
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities  (1,038,550)  3,141,062 
Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasuries securities  (5,466,894)  (588,474)
(Purchases) sales of:        
(Purchases) of swap contracts     (1,000,000)
Sales of U.S. Treasury securities  82,389,783   28,542,000 
(Purchases) of U.S. Treasury securities  (26,620,440)  (21,196,875)
U.S. Treasury interest and premium paid/amortized  743,289   1,237,835 
Increase and/or decrease in:        
Receivable from futures commission merchants  26,100,208   4,228,484 
Prepaid service fees  14,626   (13,875)
Interest receivable  887,740   (56,879)
Receivable from related parties  (223)  603 
Other assets  (158,579)  500,000 
Interest payable  21,641    
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner  343,920   (6,570,591)
Management fees payable to Managing Owner  (5,537)  (34,993)
Interest payable to Managing Owner  (58,021)  4,855 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner  (24,714)  (20,342)
Service fees payable to Managing Owner  (30,727)  (23,014)
Payables to related parties  591   14,464 
Other liabilities  37,002    
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  75,806,437   19,109,326 
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from sale of capital  10,362,294   9,776,731 
Payment for redemption of capital  (23,431,962)  (27,531,104)
Payment made by the Managing Owner     1,211,610 
Pending owner additions  (2,349)  (2,786)
Redemptions payable  (419,355)  (149,183)
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (13,491,372)  (16,694,732)
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  62,315,065   2,414,594 
         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  13,975,625   18,977,844 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $76,290,690  $21,392,438 

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

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Equinox Frontier Funds
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 

1. Organization and Purpose

 

Equinox Frontier Funds, which is referred to in this report as the “Trust”, was formed on August 8, 2003, as a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust is a multi-advisor commodity pool, as described in CFTC Regulation § 4.10(d)(2). The Trust has authority to issue separate Series of Units pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Act. The assets of each Series are valued and accounted for separately from the assets of other Series. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.Act of 1940, as amended. It is managed by the Managing Owner.

 

Purchasers of Units are Limited Owners of the Trust with respect to beneficial interests of the Series’ Units purchased. The Trust Act provides that, except as otherwise provided in the second amended and restated declaration of trust and trust agreement dated December 9, 2013, by and among the Managing Owner, Wilmington Trust Company as trustee and the unitholders, as amended from time to time (the “Trust(“Trust Agreement”), unitholders in a Delaware statutory trust willof the Trustwill have the same limitation of liability as do stockholders of private corporations organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Trust Agreement confers substantially the same limited liability, and contains the same limited exceptions thereto, as would a limited partnership agreement for a Delaware limited partnership engaged in like transactions as the Trust. In addition, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner of the Trust is liable for obligations of a Series in excess of that Series’ assets. Limited Ownersowners do not have any such liability. The Managing Owner will make contributions to the Series of the Trust necessary to maintain at least a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of all Series.

 

The Trust has been organized to pool investor funds for the purpose of trading in the U.S. and international markets for currencies, interest rates, stock indices, agricultural and energy products, precious and base metals and other commodities. The Trust may also engage in futures contracts, forwards, option contracts and other interest in derivative instruments, including swap contracts (“Swaps”).contracts.

 

The Trust has seven (7) separate and distinct Series of Units issued and outstanding: Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. The Trust financial statements are comprised of unitized Series which are consolidated into the Trust financial statements. However, the consolidated Trust does not issue units.

 

The Trust, with respect to each Series:

 

engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts), and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions;
engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts), and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions;

 

allocates funds to a limited liability trading company or companies (“Trading Company” or “Trading Companies”) and Galaxy Plus entities (“Galaxy Plus”). Except as otherwise described in these notes, each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent commodity trading advisor(s), or each, a Trading Advisor, that will manage all or a portion of such Trading Company’s and Galaxy Plus assets and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity. Each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity will segregate its assets from any other Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity;
allocates funds to a limited liability trading company or companies (“Trading Company” or “Trading Companies”) and Galaxy Plus entities (“Galaxy Plus”). Except as otherwise described in these notes, each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent commodity trading advisor(s), or each, a Trading Advisor, that will manage all or a portion of such Trading Company’s and Galaxy Plus assets and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity. Each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity will segregate its assets from any other Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity;

 

maintains separate, distinct records for each Series, and accounts for the assets of each Series separately from the other Series;
maintains separate, distinct records for each Series, and accounts for the assets of each Series separately from the other Series;

 

calculates the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of its Units for each Series separately from the other Series;
calculates the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of its Units for each Series separately from the other Series;

 

has an investment objective of increasing the value of each Series’ Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while managing risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments;
has an investment objective of increasing the value of each Series’ Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while managing risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments;

 

maintains each Series of Units in between two to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1, Class 1a and Class 1AP Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the NAV at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to selling agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold) until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series. The Managing Owner may also pay selling agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such selling agents; and

all payments made to selling agents who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and their associated persons that constitute underwriting compensation will be subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 2310(b)(4)(B)(ii) (formerly Rule 2810(b)(4)(B)(ii)) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA (“Rule 2310”). An investor’s Class 1 Units or Class 2 Units of any Series, or Class 1a Units or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund or Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund will be classified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of such Series, as applicable, when the Managing Owner determines that the fee limitation set forth in Rule 2310 with respect to such Units has been reached or will be reached. No service fees are paid with respect to Class 3 or Class 3a Units. Units of any Class in a Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, on a daily basis, at the then current NAV per Unit for such Series on the day of the week after the date the Managing Owner is in receipt of a redemption request for at least one (1) Business Day to be received by the Managing Owner prior to 4:00 PM in New York.
maintains each Series of Units in between two to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Winton Fund are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to selling agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold) until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series. The Managing Owner may also pay selling agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such selling agents; and

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all payments made to selling agents who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and their associated persons that constitute underwriting compensation will be subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 2310(b)(4)(B)(ii) (formerly Rule 2810(b)(4)(B)(ii)) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA (“Rule 2310”). An investor’s Class 1 Units or Class 2 Units of any Series, or Class 1a Units or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund or Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund will be classified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of such Series, as applicable, when the Managing Owner determines that the fee limitation with respect to such Units has been reached or will be reached. The service fee limit applicable to each unit sold is reached upon the earlier of when (i) the aggregate initial and ongoing service fees received by the selling agent with respect to such unit equals 9% of the purchase price of such unit or (ii) the aggregate underwriting compensation (determined in accordance with FINRA Rule 2310) paid in respect of such unit totals 10% of the purchase price of such unit. No service fees are paid with respect to Class 3 or Class 3a Units. Units of any Class in a Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, on a daily basis, at the then current NAV per Unit for such Series on the day of the week after the date the Managing Owner is in receipt of a redemption request for at least one (1) Business Day to be received by the Managing Owner prior to 4:00 PM in New York.

The assets of any particular Series include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust on account of and for the benefit of that Series. Under the “Inter-Series Limitation on Liability” expressly provided for under Section 3804(a) of the Trust Act, separate and distinct records of the cash and equivalents, although pooled for maximizing returns, are maintained in the books and records of each Series.

 

As of September 30, 2016, the Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund separates Units into three separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund separates Units into three separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund separates Units into a maximum of five separate Classes—Class 1a, Class 2, Class 3, Class 2a and Class 3a. The Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund separates Units into a maximum of five Classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 2, Class 2A and Class 3A. Between April 15, 2016 and JuneSeptember 30, 2016, a portion of the interests in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC and all of the interests in Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, and Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC held by the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, and the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were exchanged for equivalent interests in the Galaxy Plus Managed Account Platform (“Galaxy Plus”) which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform.Plus.  The assets of Frontier Trading Company I, LLC, which included exposure to Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP’s Multi-Strategy Program, Quantitative Investment Management, LLC’s Quantitative Global Program, Quest Partners LLCLLC’s Quest Tracker Index Program, and Chesapeake Capital Management, LLC’s Diversified Program, and Doherty Advisors LLC’s Relative Value Moderate Program,  the assets of Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, which included exposure to Emil van Essen LLC’s Multi-Strategy Program, Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.’s Fundamental Diversified Program, Rosetta Capital Management, LLC’s Rosetta Trading Program, and Landmark Trading Company’s Landmark Program, and the assets of Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC, which included exposure to  Fort L.P.’s Global Contrarian Program have been transferred to individual Delaware limited liability companies (“Master Funds”)Funds in Galaxy Plus.   Each Master Fund is sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC (the “Sponsor”).LLC.  The Sponsor has contracted with the trading advisoradvisors to manage the portfolios of the Master Funds pursuant to the advisors’ respective program.  For those Series that invest in Galaxy Plus, approximately 30-70% of those SeriesSeries’ assets are used to support the margin requirements of the Master Funds.  The remaining assets inof the Series are split between investments in Trading Companies and into a pooled cash management account that invests primarily in U.S. Treasury Securities.securities.  For those Series that do not invest in Galaxy Plus, their assets are split between investments in Trading Companies and investments in the pooled cash management account.

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, currency trading companies, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following are the significant accounting policies of the Trust.

 

Basis of Presentation—The Trust follows GAAP, as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), to ensure consistent reporting of financial condition, condensed schedules of investments, results of operations, changes in capital and cash flows. The Trust is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946.

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Consolidation—The Series, through investing in the Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus, authorize certain Trading Advisors to place trades and manage assets at pre-determined investment levels. The Trading Companies were organized by the Managing Owner for the purpose of investing in commodities interests and derivative instruments, and have no operating income or expenses, except for trading income and expenses, all of which is allocated to the Series. Galaxy Plus is a series of Delaware limited liability companies, sponsored by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC, that create exposure to a variety of third party professional managed futures and foreign exchange advisors. Galaxy Plus is available to qualified high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities in which a Series has a controlling and majority equity interest are consolidated by such Series. Investments in Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities in which a Series does not have a controlling and majority interest are accounted for under the equity method, which approximates fair value. Fair value represents the proportionate share of the Series’ interest in the NAV in a Trading Company or Galaxy Plus entity. The equity interest held by Series of the Trust is shown as investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies or investments in private investment companies in the statements of financial condition. The income or loss attributable thereto in proportion of investment level is shown in the statements of operations as change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies or net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies.

 

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities. These Trading Companies include Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC, Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC, Frontier Trading Company IX,I, LLC and Frontier Trading Company XXXIV, LLC. The Galaxy Plus entities include Galaxy plusPlus Fund – QIM MasterFeeder Fund (526) LLC, Galaxy Plus Fund – Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC, Galaxy Plus Fund – Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC and Galaxy Plus Fund – Quantmetrics MasterFeeder Fund (527) LLC.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities listed above. Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund began investing in Galaxy Plus beginning April 15, 2016.

 

As of June 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity, Frontier Trading Company XXXVII, LLC and Galaxy Plus Fund – LRR Master Fund (522) LLC, respectively.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the consolidated statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity listed above. Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund began investing in Galaxy Plus beginning April 15, 2016.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Frontier Trading Company XXXV, LLC and the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Galaxy Plus entities, Galaxy Plus Fund – Chesapeake MasterFeeder Fund (518) LLC and Galaxy Plus Fund – Quest MasterFeeder Fund (517) LLC.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entities listed above. Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund began investing in Galaxy Plus beginning April 15, 2016.

 

As of and for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund included the assets and liabilities, and earnings, respectively, of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC.

 

As of and for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Select Fund included the assets and liabilities, and earnings, respectively, of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC.

 

As of and for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations of Equinox Frontier Winton Fund included the assets and liabilities, and earnings, respectively, of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company II, LLC.

 

Each of the Series has invested in Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC on the same basis as its ownership in the cash pool. Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC’s assets, liabilities and earnings are allocated to all of the Series of the Trust based on their proportionate share of the cash pool. Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC Galaxy Plus Fund – LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC are not consolidated and are accounted for using the equity method of accounting for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Through June 30, 2016, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund had a controlling interest in Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC. The Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is presented with the results of Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC consolidated through June 30, 2016.

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Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP may require the Managing Owner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates as well as the valuation of certain other investments. Please refer to Note 3 for discussion of valuation methodology. Actual results could differ from these estimates and such differences could be material.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits held at banks with original maturities of three months or less. This cash is not restricted.

 

Interest Income—U.S. Treasury Securities are pooled for purposes of maximizing returns on these assets to investors of all Series. Interest income from pooled cash management assets is recognized on the accrual basis and allocated daily to each Series based upon its daily proportion of ownership of the pool. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasuries and assets held at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), of up to two percentage points of the aggregate percentage yield (annualized) of net asset value less any fair market value related to swaps, is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1, and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a,1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series iswas paid to the Managing Owner from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016, thereafter 100% of the interest is retained by the respective Series. All interest not paid to the Managing Owner is interest income to the Series, and shown net on the statement of operations. Effective April 29, 2016, Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund no longer allocate interest income to the Managing Owner and retain one hundred percent of total interest allocated to these series.

 

U.S. Treasury Securities—U.S. Treasury Securities are reported at fair value as Level 1 inputs under ASC 820,Fair ValueMeasurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). The Trust values U.S. Treasury Securities at fair value and records the daily change in value in the consolidated statements of operations as net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities. Accrued interest is reported on the consolidated statements of financial condition as interest receivable.

 

Receivable From Futures Commission Merchants—The Trust deposits assets with a FCM subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such FCM. The Trust earns interest income on its assets deposited with the FCM.

 

Investment Transactions—Futures, options on futures, forward and swap contracts are recorded on a trade date basis and realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts are settled. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) are reported in the consolidated statements of financial condition as a net unrealized gain or loss, as there exists a right of offset of unrealized gains or losses in accordance with FASB ASC 210,Balance Sheet (“ASC 210”) and Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-01,Balance Sheet (Topic 210).

 

Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the consolidated statements of operations. Fair value of exchange-traded contracts is based upon exchange settlement prices. Fair value of non-exchange-traded contracts is based on third party quoted dealer values on the interbank market. For U.S. Treasury securities, interest was recognized in the period earned and the instruments were marked-to-market daily based on third party information. Transaction costs are recognized as incurred and reflected separately in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions—The Series of the Trust’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar; however, they transact business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Series of the Trust do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

Allocation of Earnings—Each Series of the Trust may maintain three to seven classes of Units—Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a and Class 1AP. All classes have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that fees charged to a Class or Series differ as described below. Revenues, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized trading gains and losses of each Series are allocated daily to Class 1, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, Class 3a and Class 1AP Units based on each Class’ respective owners’ capital balances as applicable to the classes maintained by the Series.

 

Each Series allocates funds to an affiliated Trading Company, or Companies, of the Trust, or Galaxy Plus. Each Trading Company allocates all of its daily trading gains or losses to the Series in proportion to each Series’ ownership trading level interest in the Trading Company, adjusted on a daily basis (except for Trading Advisors and other investments such as Swaps that are directly allocated to a specific series). Likewise, trading gains and losses earned and incurred by the Series through their investments in Galaxy Plus entities are allocated to those series on a daily basis. The allocation of gains and losses in Galaxy Plus entities are based on each series pro-rata shares of the trading level of that entity which is updated at the beginning of each month or more frequently if there is a subscription or redemption activity in the entity. The value of all open contracts and cash held at clearing brokers is similarly allocated to the Series in proportion to each Series’ funds allocated to the Trading Companies or Galaxy Plus entities.

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Investments and Swaps—The Trust records investment transactions on a trade date basis and all investments are recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value reported as a component of realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments in the statements of operations. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps,swaps, selected at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more underlying investment products or indices. In a typical Swap,swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates. Swap contracts are reported at fair value based upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTA positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts.

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Income Taxes—The Trust applies the provisions of ASC 740Income Taxes(“ASC 740”), which provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust’s financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Trust’s level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Managing Owner has concluded there is no tax expense, interest or penalties to be recorded by the Trust for the year ended December 31, 2015. The 2012 through 20152016 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

 

In the opinion of the Managing Owner, (i) the Trust is treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes and, assuming that at least 90% of the gross income of the Trust constitutes “qualifying income” within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code, (ii) the Trust is not a publicly traded partnership treated as a corporation, and (ii)(iii) the discussion set forth in the Prospectus under the heading “Federal“U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” correctly summarizes the material Federal income tax consequences as of the date of the Prospectus to potential U.S. Limited Owners of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Series Units of the Trust.

 

Fees and Expenses—All management fees, incentive fees, service fees and trading fees of the Trust are paid to the Managing Owner. It is the responsibility of the Managing Owner to pay all Trading Advisor management and incentive fees, Selling Agent Service fees and all other operating expenses and continuing offering costs of the Trust.

 

Service Fees—The Trust may maintain each Series of Units in three to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any SeriesEquinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (or(of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 orand Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Winton Fund are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to Selling Agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold) until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series for administrative purposes. Currently the service fee is not charged to Class 1AP investors. The Managing Owner may also pay selling agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such Selling Agents.

 

These service fees are part of the offering costs of the Trust, which include registration and filing fees, legal and blue sky expenses, accounting and audit, printing, marketing support and other offering costs which are borne by the Managing Owner. With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Class 1 and Class 1a Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed for such payment by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk of the downside and enjoys the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months.

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Pending Owner Additions—Funds received for new subscriptions and for additions to existing owner interests are recorded as capital additions at the NAV per unit of the second business day following receipt.

 

ReclassificationCertain amounts in the 2015 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2016 presentation. None of the reclasses had an impact on the NAV or performance of the Series.

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Subsequent Events—The Trust follows the provisions of ASC 855,Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after thebalancethe balance sheet date and up through the date the financial statements are issued.

 

3. Fair Value Measurements

 

In connection with the valuation of investments the Trust applies ASC 820,Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”).820. ASC 820 provides clarification that when a quoted price in an active market for the identical asset or liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using certain techniques. ASC 820 also clarifies that when estimating the fair value of an asset or liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of an asset or liability. ASC 820 also clarifies that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical asset or liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical asset or liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements.

 

Level 1 Inputs

 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 Inputs

 

Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the financial assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar financial assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the financial assets or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.

 

Level 3 Inputs

 

Unobservable inputs for determining the fair value of financial assets that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the financial asset.

 

The Trust uses the following methodologies to value instruments within its financial asset portfolio at fair value:

 

Trading Securities. These instruments include U.S. Treasury securities and open trade equity positions (futures contracts) that are actively traded on public markets with quoted pricing for corroboration. U.S. Treasury securities and futures contracts are reported at fair value using Level 1 inputs. Trading securities instruments further include open trade equity positions (trading options and currency forwards) that are quoted prices for identical or similar assets that are not traded on active markets. Trading options and currency forwards are reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs.

 

Swap Contracts. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps,swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical Swap,swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. Swap contracts are reported at fair value based upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTA positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts.

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The Managing Owner has chartered a valuation committee to provide oversight of the valuation process for the Series. The valuation committee meets at least monthly to discuss the valuation process and any valuation issues that may arise. The valuation committee is comprised of senior members of the Managing Owner’s management team with varying areas of expertise that add value to the committee. The valuation committee reports to both the Managing Owner’s Management Committee and the Trust’s Executive Committee. The valuation committee further remains in communication with the Managing Owner’s Due Diligence Committee that provides ongoing counterparty risk monitoring of the swap counterparties. The valuation committee’s designee monitors daily pricing valuation provided by the swap. The Managing Owner’s valuation committee monitors some additional input factors such as liquidity, volatility, and counterparty risk in order to further review the valuations provide by the pricing service

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The following table summarizes the instruments that comprise the Trust’s financial asset portfolio, by Series,in aggregate, measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

        Total 
June 30, 2016 Level 1 Inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs Fair Value 
September 30, 2016 Level 1 Inputs Level 2 Inputs Level 3 Inputs Fair Value 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $9,119,359  $1,148,557  $  $10,267,916  $2,305,664  $162,113  $  $2,467,777 
Swap Contracts        35,719,770   35,719,770         36,579,979   36,579,979 
U.S. Treasury Securities  67,471,250         67,471,250   47,381,524         47,381,524 
Purchased Options     224,300      224,300      262,365      262,365 
Written Options     (232,660)     (232,660)     (99,845)     (99,845)
                
             Total 
December 31, 2015 Level 1 Inputs  Level 2 Inputs  Level 3 Inputs  Fair Value 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $(4,424,290) $75,418  $  $(4,348,872)
Swap Contracts        40,136,065   40,136,065 
U.S. Treasury Securities  117,478,438         117,478,438 
Written Options     526,288      526,288 
Funds     (165,760)     (165,760)

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December 31, 2015 Level 1 Inputs  Level 2 Inputs  Level 3 Inputs  Fair Value 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit) $(4,424,290) $75,418  $  $(4,348,872)
Swap Contracts        40,136,065   40,136,065 
U.S. Treasury Securities  117,478,438         117,478,438 
Written Options     526,288      526,288 
Funds     (165,760)     (165,760)

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The changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables. Swap contract asset gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings are classified in “realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments – net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts” on the statements of operations.

 

  For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30, 2016 
    
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016 $40,136,065 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):    
Included in earnings-realized   
Included in earnings-unrealized  (4,416,295)
Purchases of investments   
Sales of investments   
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3   
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of June 30, 2016 $35,719,770 

 For the Nine 
 Months Ended 
 September 30, 2016 
   
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016 $40,136,065 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):    
Included in earnings-realized   
Included in earnings-unrealized  (3,556,086)
Purchase of investments   
Sale of investments    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3   
    
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of September 30, 2016 $36,579,979 
    
 For the Year ended  For the Year Ended 
 December 31, 2015  December 31, 2015 
       
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2015 $35,990,887  $35,990,887 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):        
Included in earnings-realized      
Included in earnings-unrealized  3,145,178   3,145,178 
Purchases of investments  1,000,000 
Sales of investments   
Purchase of investments  1,000,000 
Sale of investments    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3      
    
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2015 $40,136,065  $40,136,065 

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The Trust assesses the levels of the investments at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Trust’s accounting policy regarding the recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. During the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Trust did not transfer any assets between Levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the statements of operations attributable to level 3 investments still held at JuneSeptember 30, 2016:

 

SwapsSwap contracts $(4,416,2953,556,086)

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the statements of operations attributable to level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2015:

 

SwapsSwap contracts $3,145,177 

 

4. Swaps Contracts

 

In addition to authorizing Trading Advisors to manage pre-determined investment levels of futures and forward contracts, certain Series of the Trust will strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Total return Swapsswaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical total return Swap,swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount or value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities.

 

The Trust’s investment in Swapsswaps will likely differ substantially over time due to cash flows, portfolio management decisions and market movements. The Swapsswaps serve to diversify the investment holdings of the Trust and to provide access to programs and advisors that would not be otherwise available to the Trust, and are not used for hedging purposes.

 

The Managing Owner follows a procedure in selecting well-established financial institutions which the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, considers to be reputable, reliable, financially responsible and well established to act as swap counterparties. The procedure includes due diligence review of documentation on all new and existing financial institution counterparties prior to initiation of the relationship, and quarterly ongoing review during the relationship, to ensure that counterparties meet the Managing Owner’s minimum credit requirements, the counterparty average rating being no less than an investment grade rating as defined by the rating agencies. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately 15.16%14.26% or $35,719,770$36,579,979 and 16.71% or $40,136,065, respectively, of the Trust’s assets were deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain Swapsswaps and is recorded as Swap Contracts, at fair value on the Statements of Financial Condition of the Trust. This cash held with the counterparty is not restricted.

 

The Trust strategically invests assets in one or more swaps linked to certain underlying investments or indices at the direction of the Managing Owner. The Trading Company in which the assets of the Trust will be invested will not own any of the investments or indices referenced by any swap entered into by the Trust. In addition, neither the swap counterparty nor any advisor referenced by any such swap is a Trading Advisor to the Trust.

The Trust had invested in the following swaps as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2016:

  Brevan Howard XXXIV Balanced select swap XXXV Diversified select swap XXXVII L/S select swap
    Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap
         
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $11,413,283 $6,413,588 $13,851,707 $1,877,692
Termination Date 3/26/2018 8/2/2018 8/2/2018 8/7/2018
Cash Collateral $5,985,998 $9,600,000 $3,400,000 $3,880,000
Swap Value $2,642,804 $6,413,588 $3,532,856 $264,523
Investee Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0 $0 $0 $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) $675,535 ($3,143,931) ($1,752,993) ($187,904)
Fair Value as of 6/30/2016 $8,632,303 $16,013,588 $6,932,856 $4,144,523

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The Trust had invested in the following swapsswap contracts as of and for the yearnine months ended December 31, 2015:September 30, 2016:

 

 Brevan Howard XXXIV Balanced select swap XXXV Diversified select swap XXXVII L/S select swap
 Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap
        
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $11,413,283 $6,986,708 $13,851,707 $1,877,692
Termination Date 3/26/2018 8/2/2018 8/2/2018 8/7/2018
Cash Collateral $5,985,998 $9,600,000 $3,400,000 $3,880,000
Swap Value $2,513,865 $6,986,708 $3,834,984 $378,423
Investee Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0 $0 $0 $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) $539,597 ($2,570,811) ($1,450,864) ($74,005)
Fair Value as of 9/30/2016 $8,499,864 $16,586,708 $7,234,984 $4,258,423
        
The Trust had invested in the following swap contracts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015:The Trust had invested in the following swap contracts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015:
 Brevan Howard XXXIV Balanced Select Swap XXXV Diversified Select Swap XXXVII L/S Select Swap Brevan Howard XXXIV Balanced Select Swap XXXV Diversified Select Swap XXXVII L/S Select Swap
   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap Total Return Swap
         
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $12,663,283 $22,580,043 $13,851,707 $1,877,592 $12,663,283 $22,580,043 $13,851,707 $1,877,592
Termination Date 3/26/2018 8/2/2018 8/2/2018 8/7/2018 3/26/2018 8/2/2018 8/2/2018 8/7/2018
Cash Collateral $5,993,000 $9,600,000 $3,400,000 $3,880,000 $5,993,000 $9,600,000 $3,400,000 $3,880,000
Swap Value $1,967,269 $9,557,519 $5,285,749 $452,428 $1,967,269 $9,557,519 $5,285,849 $452,428
Investee Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) $419,803 $910,566 $2,115,441 ($300,633) $419,803 $910,566 $2,115,441 ($300,633)
Fair Value as of 12/31/2015 $7,960,269 $19,157,519 $8,685,749 $40,136,065 $7,960,269 $19,157,519 $8,685,849 $4,332,428

 

5. Transactions with Affiliates

 

The Managing Owner contributes funds to the Trust in order to have a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses and in return will receive units designated as general units in the Series of the Trust in which the Managing Owner invests such funds. The general units may only be purchased by the Managing Owner and may be subject to no advisory fees or management advisory fees at reduced rates. Otherwise, the general units hold the same rights as the limited units. The Managing Owner is required to maintain at least a 1% interest (“Minimum Purchase Commitment”) in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of the Trust so long as it is acting as the Managing Owner of the Trust. Such contribution was made by the Managing Owner before trading commenced for the Trust and will be maintained throughout the existence of the Trust, and the Managing Owner will make such purchases as are necessary to effect this requirement. Additionally, the Managing Owner agreed with certain regulatory bodies to maintain a 1% interest specifically in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1a1AP Units and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a Units, aggregated, and each of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund. The 1% interest in these specific Series of the Trust is included in computing the Minimum Purchase Commitment in aggregate capital. In addition to the general units the Managing Owner receives in respect of its Minimum Purchase Commitment, the Managing Owner may purchase limited units in any Series as a Limited Owner. Principals of the Managing Owner or affiliates are allowed to own beneficial interests in the Trust, as well. All units purchased by the Managing Owner are held for investment purposes only and not for resale. The Managing Owner may make purchases or redemptions at any time on the same terms as any Limited Owner. The Trust has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates.

 

Expenses

 

Management Fees—Each Series of Units pays to the Managing Owner a monthly management fee equal to a percentage of the nominal assets of such Series, calculated on a daily basis. The total amount of assets of a series allocated to trading advisors and/or reference programs, including (i) actual funds deposited in accounts directed by the trading advisors or deposited as margin in respect of swaps or other derivative instruments referencing a reference program plus (ii) any notional equity allocated to the trading advisors and any reference programs, is referred to herein as the “nominal assets” of the series. The annual rate of the management fee is: 0.5% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, 1.0% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1a,1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a, 2.0% for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, 0.75% for Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, 2.5% for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund and Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and 3.5% for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such management fees to the Trading Advisor(s) and/or waive (up to the percentage specified) any such management fee to the extent any related management fee is paid by a trading company or estimated management fee is embedded in a swap or other derivative instrument. Any management fee embedded in a swap or other derivative instrument may be greater or less than the management fee that would otherwise be charged to the series by the Managing Owner. As of the date of this Form 10-K,10-Q, the trading advisor for a series that has invested in a swap has not received any management fees directly from the series for such swap, and instead the relevant trading advisor receives compensation via the fees embedded in the swap.

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The management fee as a percentage of the applicable series’ net asset value will be greater than the percentage indicated above to the extent that the nominal assets of the series exceeds its net asset value. The managing owner expects that the nominal assets of each series will generally be maintained at a level in excess of the net asset value of such series and such excess may be substantial to the extent the managing owner deems necessary to achieve the desired level of volatility.

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Trading Fees—In connection with each Series’ trading activities, from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 2 and 3), Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund payspaid to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 0.75% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily. Thedaily ; thereafter each of the Series pays to the Managing Owner a FCM Fee of up to 0.75% of nominal assets allocated to the trading advisors, including through investments in commodity pools available on the Galaxy Plus Platform. Until April 28, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1a, 2a, and 3a) and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund paid to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 2.25% and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily, thereafter each of such Series pays to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 2.25% of nominal assets per prospectus supplement dated June 27 and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily. Effective April 29, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 2 and 3), Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund paysallocated to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 0.75% of such Series’ Notional Trading Level. The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1a, 2a and 3a) and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund pays toadvisors, including through investments in commodity pools available on the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 2.25% of Series Notional Trading Level Galaxy Plus Platform,and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily.

 

Incentive Fees—Some Series of the Trust pay to the Managing Owner an incentive fee of a certain percentage of new net trading profits generated by such Series, monthly or quarterly. Because the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may each employ multiple Trading Advisors, these Series will pay the Managing Owner a monthly incentive fee calculated on a Trading Advisor by Trading Advisor basis. It is therefore possible that in any given period the Series may pay incentive fees to the Managing Owner for one or more Trading Advisors while each of these Series as a whole experiences losses. The incentive fee is 25% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund and the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and 20% for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such incentive fees to the Trading Advisor(s) for such Series.

 

Service Fees—In addition, with respect to Class 1 and Class 1a Units of each Series of the Trust, as applicable, the Series pays monthly or quarterly to the Managing Owner a service fee of up to 3% annually, which the Managing Owner pays to selling agents of the Trust.

 

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Trust has a payable to the Managing Owner in the amounts of $713,836, $257,483, $111,191, $257,808$1,124,950, $602,808, $, $78,424 and $243,129$262,654 for incentive fees, management fees, interest, trading fees, and service fees, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Trust has a payable to the Managing Owner in the amounts of $382,136, $402,943, $162,121, $282,522 and $273,856 for incentive fees, management fees, interest, trading fees, and service fees, respectively.

 

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 the Trust paid the Managing Owner $713,836, $940,380, $892,738$1,124,416, $1,181,056, $923,098 and $767,155$1,106,628 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

 

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $94,738, $1,280,518, $1,129,839$343,725, $1,244,029, $1,033,970 and $886,592$835,725for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $4,200,079, $3,506,046, $2,785,220 and $2,928,452 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

 

For the sixnine months ended June 30, 2016, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $3,063,443, $2,123,095, $1,862,122 and $1,601,833 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

For the six months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $4,997,512, $2,569,188, $2,300,891$5,341,237, $3,813,217, $3,334,861 and $1,807,859$2,643,574 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

 

With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed therefore by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk and enjoys the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months. For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, amounts received or receivable from the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from the prepaid initial service fees were $12 and $7,262,$22,295, respectively.

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Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasury Securities assets net of premiums and cash held at clearing brokers, of up to the first 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a1AP, Class 2a and Class 2a3a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series iswas paid to the Managing Owner. EffectiveOwner from January 1, 2016 through April 29, 2016 (per new prospectus), Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund no longer allocate28, 2016; thereafter 100% of the interest tois retained by the Managing Owner.respective Series.

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The following table outlines the interest paid by each Series to the Managing Owner and its ratio to average net assets for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

Three Months Ended            
  9/30/2016  9/30/2015  9/30/2016  9/30/2015 
  Gross Amount  Gross Amount       
  Paid to the  Paid to the  Ratio to  Ratio to 
  Managing  Managing  Average Net  Average Net 
  Owner  Owner  Assets  Assets 
                 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 1 $995  $47,478   0.01%  0.27%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 2  5,366   103,124   0.01%  0.30%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 3  1,996   26,905   0.01%  0.34%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 1  1,908   30,886   0.03%  0.29%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 2  1,982   27,704   0.03%  0.31%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 3  2,264   20,012   0.03%  0.38%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2  (232)  2,708   -0.03%  0.22%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3  (1,019)  16,758   -0.02%  0.22%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 1a  (677)  12,113   -0.02%  0.22%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2a  (277)  3,611   -0.03%  0.23%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3a  (126)  2,093   -0.01%  0.27%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1  65,497   193,959   0.11%  0.27%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP  744   2,092   0.11%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2  24,266   67,482   0.11%  0.27%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2A  126   1,599   0.02%  0.28%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3A  547   7,310   0.02%  0.27%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1  13,572   13,463   0.12%  0.10%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP  49   51   0.12%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2  1,691   1,476   0.12%  0.10%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1  70,519   106,747   0.31%  0.41%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1AP  118   163   0.31%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 2  38,069   53,775   0.31%  0.41%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1  16,017   26,544   0.19%  0.27%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP  46   173   0.20%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2  5,520   8,814   0.19%  0.27%
Total $248,960  $777,040         

Three Months Ended

  6/30/2016  6/30/2015  6/30/2016  6/30/2015 
  Gross Amount  Gross Amount       
  Paid to the  Paid to the  Ratio to  Ratio to 
  Managing  Managing  Average Net  Average Net 
  Owner  Owner  Assets  Assets 
                 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1 $1,188  $11,399   0.01%  0.12%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 2  5,454   22,235   0.01%  0.06%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3  1,837   5,152   0.02%  0.04%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1  797   7,621   0.01%  0.10%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 2  775   6,063   0.01%  0.08%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3  798   3,480   0.01%  0.05%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2  85   801   0.01%  0.09%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3  407   4,837   0.01%  0.09%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a  291   3,600   0.01%  0.09%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2a  104   1,075   0.01%  0.09%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a  47   469   0.01%  0.06%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1  148,636   224,354   0.24%  0.36%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP  1,659   2,435   0.01%  0.01
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2  53,414   76,515   0.23%  0.33%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a  273   358   0.05%  0.06%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3a  1,203   1,642   0.05%  0.07%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1  3,173   17,252   0.03%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP  14   64   0.00%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2  383   1,941   0.03%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1  84,303   119,313   0.36%  0.51%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1AP  137   177   0.00%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 2  43,889   42,458   0.36%  0.35%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1  20,282   30,474   0.23%  0.35%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP  108   193   0.00%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2  6,913   10,079   0.23%  0.34%
                
Total $376,170  $593,987         

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Six Months Ended

  6/30/2016  6/30/2015  6/30/2016  6/30/2015 
  Gross Amount  Gross Amount       
  Paid to the  Paid to the  Ratio to  Ratio to 
  Managing  Managing  Average Net  Average Net 
  Owner  Owner  Assets  Assets 
                 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1 $7,806  $24,840   0.08%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 2  29,461   46,546   0.08%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3  9,208   9,714   0.08%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1  5,968   15,782   0.08%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 2  5,754   12,344   0.08%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3  4,993   6,829   0.07%  0.14%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2  529   1,696   0.06%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3  2,975   10,011   0.05%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a  2,069   7,628   0.05%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2a  679   2,263   0.06%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a  424   949   0.05%  0.13%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1  338,243   430,704   0.54%  0.57%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP  3,856   4,627   0.02%  0.02%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2  123,177   145,522   0.54%  0.57%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a  611   680   0.11%  0.12%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3a  2,701   3,118   0.11%  0.11%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1  13,062   41,323   0.11%  0.29%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP  54   149   0.00%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2  1,534   4,702   0.11%  0.29%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1  189,090   241,720   0.81%  0.89%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1AP  305   354   0.01%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 2  98,658   103,429   0.81%  0.76%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1  45,755   61,466   0.52%  0.60%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP  283   381   0.01%  0.01%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2  15,461   20,247   0.52%  0.60%
                 
Total $902,656  $1,197,024         

The Managing Owner, under an amended contract, paid to The Bornhoft Group Corporation, an affiliate of the Trust, an annual payment of $1,100,000 for the first year of the contract and $600,000 for the second year of the contract, and $300,000 for the third and final year for investment and advisor services and 0.1% annually thereafter of the trading level with the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund in lieu of a monthly service fee. The Managing Owner paid $0 and $139,848, respectively under this agreement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These amounts have no impact on the Series’ financial statements. This contract ended April 30, 2015.

Nine Months Ended            
  9/30/2016  9/30/2015  9/30/2016  9/30/2015 
  Gross Amount  Gross Amount       
  Paid to the  Paid to the  Ratio to  Ratio to 
  Managing  Managing  Average Net  Average Net 
  Owner  Owner  Assets  Assets 
                 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 1 $8,801  $34,336   0.11%  0.20%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 2  34,827   67,171   0.09%  0.20%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 3  11,204   15,095   0.09%  0.19%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 1  7,876   21,959   0.11%  0.20%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 2  7,736   17,885   0.11%  0.20%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 3  7,257   10,832   0.10%  0.20%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2  297   2,237   0.03%  0.18%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3  1,956   13,363   0.04%  0.18%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 1a  1,392   10,050   0.04%  0.18%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2a  402   2,985   0.03%  0.19%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3a  298   1,368   0.03%  0.18%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1  403,740   564,041   0.65%  0.78%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP  4,600   6,719   0.65%  0.03%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2  147,443   213,004   0.65%  0.86%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2A  737   1,000   0.13%  0.17%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3A  3,248   4,580   0.13%  0.17%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1  26,634   54,786   0.22%  0.40%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP  103   200   0.22%  0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2  3,225   6,178   0.22%  0.41%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1  259,609   348,467   1.12%  1.33%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1AP  423   516   1.11%  0.02%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 2  136,727   157,203   1.11%  1.19%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1  61,772   88,009   0.71%  0.89%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP  329   554   0.76%  0.02%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2  20,981   29,061   0.71%  0.89%
Total $1,151,617  $1,671,599         

 

Equinox Financial Group, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides management services for the Managing Owner who paid $0 and $730,000 for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, and $0$264,419 and $425,000$0 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These amounts have no impact on the Series’ financial statements.

 

Solon Capital, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides product development and marketing services. For these services, the Managing Owner paid Solon Capital, LLC, $0 and $623,715, respectively, for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 and $0 and $307,442 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These amounts have no impact on the Series’ financial statements.

 

Equinox Group Distributors LLC, an affiliate under common control of the Managing Owner, serves as wholesaler of the Trust by marketing to broker/dealer organizations.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2016 each Series changed its administrator from BNP Paribas to Gemini Hedge Fund Services, LLC.  Gemini Hedge Fund Services, LLC is an affiliate of the Sponsor.

6. Financial Highlights

 

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Trust for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015. This data has been derived from the information presented in the consolidated financial statements.

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Three months ended          
     
 2016 2015  2016 2015 
          
Ratios to average net assets (1)                
Net investment gain/(loss) (1)  -5.07%  -4.48%  -5.97%  -4.69%
Expenses before incentive fees (3)  5.12%  4.85%  5.58%  4.93%
Expenses after incentive fees (3)  5.42%  4.89%  6.07%  5.07%
                
Total return before incentive fees (2)  0.14%  -13.25%  -0.95%  0.66%
Total return after incentive fees (2)  -0.16%  -13.28%  -1.43%  0.53%
                
Six months ended        
Nine months ended        
 2016  2015  2016  2015 
                
Ratios to average net assets (1)                
Net investment gain/(loss) (1)  -5.98%  -6.37%  -6.73%  -6.54%
Expenses before incentive fees (3)  5.06%  4.95%  5.24%  4.94%
Expenses after incentive fees (3)  6.33%  6.79%  7.01%  6.95%
                
Total return before incentive fees (2)  4.81%  2.41%  3.96%  1.27%
Total return after incentive fees (2)  3.53%  -0.57%  2.19%  -0.08%

(1)Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(2)Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations of the Trust. See footnote 5.

 

The Trust financial highlights are calculated based upon the Trust’s consolidated financial statements. The consolidated Trust does not issue units and therefore the financial highlights do not disclose any unitized data.

 

7. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

The Trust’s primary business is to engage in speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts). The Trust does not enter into or hold positions for hedging purposes as defined under ASC 815. The detail of the fair value of the Trust’s derivatives by instrument types as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is included in the Consolidated Condensed Schedules of Investments. See Note 4 for further disclosure related to the Trust’s positions in swap contracts.

 

For the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, the monthly average of futures contracts bought was approximately 5,25051,346 and 10,232, respectively and sold was approximately 14,93950,577 and 10,304, respectively.

 

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and OptionsRealized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
      
Type of contract      
       
Metals $(21,117) $583,815 
Currencies  3,595,357   1,114,620 
Energies  738,433   423,499 
Agriculturals  3,174   (332,644)
Interest rates  4,169,351   1,923,178 
Stock indices  1,288,654   4,452,854 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(2) $9,773,852 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $8,165,323 
        
Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and OptionsRealized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
    
Type of contract        
        
Metals $2,453,727  $2,479,348 
Currencies  1,453,531   (1,895,930)
Energies  2,750,280   6,449,121 
Agriculturals  567,997   (527,759)
Interest rates  5,914,474   (127,865)
Stock indices  788,124   (10,281,160)
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(2) $13,928,133 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $(3,904,245)

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Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
    
Type of contract   
     
Metals $5,721 
Currencies  (2,809,377)
Energies  (2,621,859)
Agriculturals  (158,561)
Interest rates  2,793,175 
Stock indices  (3,387,479)
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $(6,178,380)
     
Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
     
Type of contract    
     
Metals $(5,425,428)
Currencies  (4,306,303)
Energies  1,943,835 
Agriculturals  (1,143,188)
Interest rates  15,407,826 
Stock indices  (4,599,806)
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $1,876,936 

(1)In the Consolidate Statement of Operations under net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options
(2)In the Consolidate Statement of Operations under net change in open trade equity (deficit), at fair value.

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Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and OptionsRealized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
    
Type of contract       
       
Metals $104,184  $(4,841,613)
Currencies  (2,328,313)  (3,513,673)
Energies  (7,926,646)  2,367,334 
Agriculturals  187,764   (1,475,832)
Interest rates  (190,205)  17,331,004 
Stock indices  (148,225)  (146,952)
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $9,720,269 
        
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(10,301,441)
    
Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options 
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 
Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and OptionsRealized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
        
Type of contract        
        
Metals $891,238  $(1,050,465)
Currencies  (2,005,957)  2,238,262 
Energies  (4,686,989)  11,201,093 
Agriculturals  438,060   (609,537)
Interest rates  (4,395,416)  8,022,959 
Stock indices  (3,736,273)  2,102,419 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $21,904,731 
        
Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and OptionsNet Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
    
Type of contract    
    
Metals $(515,783)
Currencies  (2,066,999)
Energies  (1,166,561)
Agriculturals  (131,343)
Interest rates  (4,152,491)
Stock indices  1,122,646 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(13,495,337) $(6,910,531)
    
Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and OptionsNet Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
    
Type of contract    
    
Metals $(165,881)
Currencies  (644,008)
Energies  (3,278,490)
Agriculturals  426,232 
Interest rates  5,601,833 
Stock indices  3,455,538 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $5,395,224 
    
Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and OptionsNet Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
    
Type of contract    
    
Metals $1,937,944 
Currencies  133,102 
Energies  1,583,719 
Agriculturals  436,654 
Interest rates  1,761,984 
Stock indices  1,910,770 
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $7,764,172 
    
Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and OptionsNet Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
    
Type of contract    
    
Metals $725,357 
Currencies  (2,649,965)
Energies  (7,965,479)
Agriculturals  864,292 
Interest rates  1,206,417 
Stock indices  (280,735)
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1) $(8,100,113)

 

(1)Amounts recorded in the Consolidate Statement of Operations under net change in open trade equity (deficit), at fair value.

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
    
Type of contract   
     
Metals $(1,858,800)
Currencies  10,129,391 
Energies  11,552,937 
Agriculturals  (148,685)
Interest rates  9,920,908 
Stock indices  10,391,914 
     
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $39,987,665 
     
Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
     
Type of contract    
     
Metals $(3,529,813)
Currencies  4,134,192 
Energies  4,751,972 
Agriculturals  (81,778)
Interest rates  8,150,824 
Stock indices  12,373,031 
     
Realized trading income/(loss)(1) $25,798,428 

(1)Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations under netNet realized gain/(loss)gain(loss) on futures forwards and optionsoptions.

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Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the statements of financial condition under GAAP. The Trust’s open trade equity/(deficit), options written, and receivables from futures commission merchants (each, an “FCM”) are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral arrangements and meet the GAAP guidance to qualify for offset. A master netting arrangement with a counterparty creates a right of offset for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. The Trust’s policy is to recognize amounts subject to master netting arrangements on a net basis on the consolidated statements of financial condition.

 

The following tables present gross and net information about the Trust’s assets and liabilities subject the master netting arrangements as disclosed on the consolidated statements of financial condition as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016:2015:

 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities 
          
As of September 30, 2016       Net Amounts 
     Gross Amounts  Presented in the 
  Gross Amounts  offset in the  Statement of 
  of recognized  Statement of  Financial 
  Derivative Assets  Financial Condition  Condition 
             
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $6,930,061  $(4,462,284) $2,467,777 
Options Purchased  262,365      262,365 
Options Written     (99,845)  (99,845)
Swap Contracts  36,579,979      36,579,979 

 

As of June 30, 2016       Net Amounts 
     Gross Amounts  Presented in the 
  Gross Amounts  offset in the  Statement of 
  of recognized  Statement of  Financial 
  Derivative Assets  Financial Condition  Condition 
             
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $12,245,772  $(2,153,782) $10,091,990 
Options Purchased  76,300      76,300 
Options Written     (152,600)  (152,660)
Swap Contracts  35,719,770      35,719,770 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and LiabilitiesOffsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities 
 
As of December 31, 2015     Net Amounts      Net Amounts 
   Gross Amounts Presented in the    Gross Amounts Presented in the 
 Gross Amounts offset in the Statement of  Gross Amounts offset in the Statement of 
 of recognized Statement of Financial  of recognized Statement of Financial 
 Derivative Assets Financial Condition Condition  Derivative Assets Financial Condition Condition 
                        
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit) $2,101,541  $(6,450,411) $(4,348,870) $2,101,541  $(6,450,411) $(4,348,870)
Options Purchased  526,288      526,288   526,288      526,288 
Options Written     (165,760)  (165,760)     (165,760)  (165,760)
Swap Contracts  40,136,065      40,136,065   40,136,065      40,136,065 

 

8. Trading Activities and Related Risks

 

The purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with FCMs. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM’s segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM’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 the total of cash and other property deposited.

 

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the statements of financial condition, may result in future obligation or loss in excess of the amount paid by the Series for a particular investment. Each Trading Company expects to trade in futures, options, forward and swap contracts and will therefore be a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk 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 positions held by a Trading Company in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner will seek to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

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In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the United States 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 credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction, and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

In the case of forward contracts traded on the interbank market and swaps, neither is traded 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 credit risk. The Managing Owner expects the Trading Advisors to trade only with those counterparties which it believes to be creditworthy. All positions of each Trading Company will be valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to any Trading Company.

 

The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively monitor and minimize market and credit risks. The Limited Owners bear the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and redemptions received.

 

9. Indemnifications and Guarantees

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith. The Trust has had no prior claims or payments pursuant to these agreements. The Trust’s individual maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote. Maximum exposure is unfulfilled obligations of the Trust up to the amount of equity at risk with UBS Securities LLC. The Trust has not recorded any liability for the guarantees in the accompanying financial statements as it expects any possibility of losses to be remote.

 

The Trust has guaranteed the obligations of the trading companies under the customer agreements with UBS Securities LLC as Clearing Broker. In the event that one Series of the Trust is unable to meet its obligations to UBS Securities LLC, the assets of the other Series will be available to UBS Securities LLC as part of the guarantee, but only to the extent of such Series’ pro rata allocation to the trading company. The Trust has not recorded any liability for the indemnifications in the accompanying financial statements as it expects any possibility of losses to be remote.

 

10. Subsequent Events

 

On July 19, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (eachThe Trust had a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), which previously obtained exposure to the Discretionary Relative Value Volatility Program of Doherty Advisors, LLC throughchange in its investment in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC (“the Trading Company I”), exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund – Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC (“Doherty Feeder Fund”).  Each Fund will now obtain exposure to the Discretionary Relative Value Volatility Program through this investment in the Doherty Feeder Fund, which is advised by Doherty Advisors, LLC.  The Doherty Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to the Funds and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On July 22, 2016, each Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Global Contrarian Program of FORT, L.P. through its investment in Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC (“the Trading Company XXIII”), will now obtain exposure to the Global Contrarian Program through its investment in the Galaxy Plus Fund – FORT Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC (“Fort Feeder Fund”), which is advised by FORT, L.P.  The Fort Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to the Funds and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 23, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (each a “Fund”), which previously obtained exposure to the Quantitative Global Program of Quantitative Investment Management, LLC through its investment in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC (“the Trading Company”), exchanged its interests in the Trading Company for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund – QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC (“Feeder Fund”).  Each Fund will now obtain exposure to the Quantitative Global Program through this investment in the Feeder Fund, which is advised by Quantitative Investment Management, LLC.  The Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to the Fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 30, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Quest Tracker Index Program of Quest Partners LLC through its investment in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC (“the Trading Company I”), exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund – Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC (“Quest Feeder Fund”). Each fund now obtains exposure to the Quest Tracker Index Program through this investment in the Quest Feeder Fund, which is advised by Quest Partners LLC. The Quest Feeder Fund is a commodity pool available to each fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 14, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the QM Futures Program of QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP through its investment in the Trading Company I, exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund – QuantMetrics Master Fund (527) LLC (“QM Master Fund”). Each fund now obtains exposure to the QM Futures Program through this investment in the QM Master Fund, which is advised by QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP. The QM Master Fund is a commodity pool available to each fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On June 7, 2016, each of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Long/Short Commodity Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Diversified Program of Chesapeake Capital Corporation through its investment in the Trading Company I, exchanged its interests in the Trading Company I for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund – Chesapeake Master Fund (518) LLC (“Chesapeake Master Fund”). Each fund now obtains exposure to the Diversified Program through this investment in the Chesapeake Master Fund, which is advised by Chesapeake Capital Corporation. The Chesapeake Master Fund is a commodity pool available to each fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

As of April 21, 2016, the Managing Owner reduced the allocations of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund to the trading program of Cantab Capital Partners LLP (“Cantab”) to zero, and terminated the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund advisory agreement with Cantab. The advisory agreement with respect to the arrangement with Cantab is substantially similar to the Form of Advisory Agreement, which was included as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by The Frontier Fund on February 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference. Cantab is no longer providing trading advisory services to Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund or any trading company managed by the managing owner of the Registrant on behalf of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund.

On April 15, 2016, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, which previously obtained exposure to the Multi-Strategy Program of Emil van Essen LLC through its investment in Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC (“the Trading Company”), exchanged its interests in the Trading Company for interests of equivalent value in Galaxy Plus Fund – Emil van Essen STP Master Fund (516) LLC (“EvE Master Fund”). The fund now obtains exposure to the Multi-Strategy Program through this investment in the EvE Master Fund, which is advised by Emil van Essen LLC. The EvE Master Fund is a commodity pool available to the fund and other investors through the GalaxyPlus Managed Account Platform, which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC.

On March 30, 2016, the Managing Owner, on its own behalf and on behalf of each series of the Trust, entered into a new Administrative Services Agreement with Gemini Hedge Fund Services, LLC (“Gemini”) pursuant to which Gemini will act as an independent, third party administrator to perform certain administrative services including the calculation of net asset value, trade reconciliation, audit support and other financial bookkeeping services.

On March 30, 2016, the Trust entered into a new Fund Services Agreement withtransfer agency provider.  Gemini Fund Services, LLC (the “Transfer Agent”) pursuant to whichhas taken on the Transfer Agent will act as an independent, third partyrole of transfer agent as of October 14, 2016.  Prior to perform investor and administration services and related services including, but not limited to, sales processing and commissions, distribution processing, transfer agent services, shareholder telephone support, tax reporting and processing, reinvestment agent servicing and redemption agent servicing.

In connection with the foregoing transactions, the Trust and the Managing Owner have terminated the Administration Agreement dated July 7, 2011 with BNP Paribas Financial Services, LLC and the Transfer Agency Agreement dated December 1, 2011 withthis date, Phoenix American Financial Services, LLC.Inc. had acted as the Trust’s transfer agent.

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Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Introduction

 

The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements about the Managing Owner’s expectations of what may happen in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and our results could differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements as a result of many known or unknown factors, including, but not limited to, those factors discussed in “Risk Factors.” See also the “Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements” set forth at the beginning of this report.

 

The following discussion and tables should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this quarterly report and our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Overview

 

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust formed on August 8, 2003. The Trust is a multi-advisor commodity pool, as described in CFTC Regulation § 4.10(d)(2). The Trust is authorized to issue multiple Series of Units, pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Act. The assets of each Series are held and accounted for in separate and distinct records separately from the assets of other Series. The Trust is managed by the Managing Owner, and its term will expire on December 31, 2053 (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances).

 

The Trust, with respect to each Series of Units, engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including Swaps). The Trust allocates funds to affiliated Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities, each of which has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent Trading Advisor(s) that will manage all or a portion of the applicable Trading Company’s or Galaxy Plus entity’s assets, and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company of Gemini Plus entity. The assets of each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity will be segregated from the assets of the other Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities. The Trust has an investment objective of increasing the value of the Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while controlling risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments (currencies). For additional overview of the Trust’s structure and business activities, see Item 1. “BUSINESS.”

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires the Managing Owner to adopt accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the Trust’s financial statements. The Trust’s most significant accounting policy, described below, includes the valuation of its futures and forward contracts, options contracts, swap contracts, U.S. treasury securities and investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities, as well as the carrying value of the custom time deposits. The majority of these investments are exchange traded contracts valued upon exchange settlement prices or non-exchange traded contracts and obligations with valuation based on third-party quoted dealer values on the Interbank market.

 

The Trust’s other significant accounting policies are described in detail in Note 2 of the financial statements.

 

Investment Transactions and Valuation

 

The Managing Owner has evaluated the nature and type of transactions processed and estimates that it makes in preparing the Trust’s financial statements and related disclosures and has adoptedAccounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, and implemented the framework for measuring fair value for assets and liabilities.

 

The Trust utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach per the requirement of ASC 820 for the valuation of futures (exchange traded) contracts, forward (non-exchange traded) contracts, option contracts, swap contracts and other non-cash assets. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Trust applies the valuation techniques in a consistent manner for each asset or liability. The Trust records all investments at fair value in its Statements of Financial Condition, with changes in fair value reported as a component of net gain/(loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

 

Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the financial asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the financial asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances.

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In addition, the Trust monitors counterparty credit risk and incorporates any identified risk factors when assigning input levels to underlying financial assets or liabilities. In that regard ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. A full disclosure of the fair value hierarchy is presented in Note 3 of the financial statements—Fair Value Measurements.

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Selection and Replacement of Trading Advisors

 

The managing owner is responsible for the selection, retention and termination of the trading advisors and reference programs on behalf of each series. The actual allocation among trading advisors for each series will vary based upon the relative trading performance of the trading advisors and/or reference programs, and the managing owner may otherwise vary such percentages from time to time in its sole discretion. The managing owner will adjust its allocations and rebalance the portfolio of any series among trading advisors to maintain weightings that it believes will most likely achieve capital growth within the investment guidelines of the relevant series.

 

The managing owner utilizes certain quantitative and qualitative analysis in connection with the identification, evaluation and selection of the trading advisors. The managing owner’s proprietary and commercial analytical software programs and comprehensive trading advisor database provide the quantitative basis for the trading advisor selection, portfolio implementation process, and ongoing risk management, monitoring, and review.

 

The managing owner’s research department is continually refining ways to assimilate vast amounts of trading advisor performance data and due-diligence information. The proprietary and commercial database of alternative investment programs is always increasing. Research team members regularly interact with trading advisors throughout the due diligence and monitoring process. Only those programs that have met strict quantitative and qualitative review are considered as potential managers of client assets. Following is a summary of the quantitative and qualitative analysis:

 

Quantitative Analysis

 

The managing owner’s analytical software system applies a variety of statistical measures towards the evaluation of current and historical advisor performance data. Statistical measures include but are not limited to: (1) risk/reward analysis, (2) time window analysis, (3) risk analysis, (4) correlation analysis, (5) statistical overlays and (6) performance cycle analysis.

 

Qualitative Analysis

 

Although quantitative analysis statistically identifies the top performing trading advisors, qualitative analysis plays a major role in the trading advisor evaluation and final selection process. Each trading advisor in the managing owner’s top decile universe initially undergoes extensive qualitative review by the managing owner’s research department, as well as continual monitoring. This analysis generally includes, but is not limited to: (1) preliminary information and due diligence, (2) background review, (3) onsite due diligence, (4) extensive due diligence questionnaires and (5) written review and periodic updates. This information allows a thorough review of each trading advisor’s trading philosophy, trading systems and corporate structure.

 

Multi-Manager Approach

 

A multi-manager approach to portfolio management provides diversification of trading advisors and access to broader global markets. Multiple trading advisors can provide diversification across trading methodologies, trading time horizons, and markets traded. Additionally, multi-manager portfolios tend to provide a greater level of professional management with ongoing risk management and review. The result can be more consistent returns with lower volatility.

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The trading system of each of the major commodity trading advisors used by the Trading Companies is as follows:

 

Major Commodity Trading Advisor Trading System Style
Abraham Trading CompanySystematic
BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP Systematic
Brandywine Asset ManagementDiscretionary
Campbell & Company, Inc.Systematic
Cantab Capital Partners LLPSystematic
Chesapeake Capital CorporationSystematic
Commodity Strategies AG Systematic
Crabel Capital Management, LLC Systematic
Emil Van Essen, LLC Discretionary
Fort, L.P. Systematic
H2O Asset Management Systematic
J E Moody & Company Systematic
Quantica Capital AGSystematic
Quantitative Investment Management, LLC Systematic
QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP Systematic
Quest Partners LLC Systematic
Red Oak Commodity Advisors, IncInc. Discretionary
Rosetta Capital Management, LLCDiscretionary
Skyline Management, Inc.Discretionary
Systematic AlphaSystematic
Tiverton Trading Discretionary
Transtrend B.V. Systematic
Winton Capital Management LtdLtd. Systematic

 

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the allocation of the assets of each applicable Series of the Trust between the Trading Advisors was as follows:

 

 Equinox Equinox Equinox Equinox Equinox Equinox Equinox  Equinox Equinox Equinox Equinox Equinox Equinox Equinox 
 Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier  Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier 
Advisor Diversified Long/Short Masters Balanced Select Winton Heritage  Diversified Long/Short Masters Balanced Select Winton Heritage 
Beach Horizon           5%                    5%         
BH- DG Systematic Trading LLP              39%     43%              57%     42%
Chesapeake Capital Corporation  11%  16%  26%              9%  19%  25%            
Crabel Capital Management, LLC  5%        6%           4%        5%         
Doherty  3%        5%           5%          5%            
Emil Van Essen, LLC  8%  20%  22%  8%           9%  24%  23%  8%         
Fort, L.P.  10%        14%           15%        0%         
H2O Asset Management  8%        11%           7%        11%         
J E Moody & Company     9%                    11%               
Landmark  2%  5%     3%           4%  4%      3%            
Quantitative Investment Management, LLC  16%        20%           23%        22%         
QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP  16%        15%           15%        15%         
Quest Partners LLC  12%        3            2%        2          
Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.     27%                    22%               
Rosetta Capital Management, LLC     23%                    21%               
Transtrend B.V.        28%     61%              28%     43%      
Winton Capital Management Ltd.  9%     24%  10%     100%  57%  8%     24%  10%     100%  58%

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Trust will raise additional capital only through the sale of Units offered pursuant to the continuing offering, and does not intend to raise any capital through borrowing. Due to the nature of the Trust’s business, it makes no capital expenditures and has no capital assets that are not operating capital or assets.

 

The Managing Owner is responsible for the payment of all of the ordinary expenses associated with the organization of the Trust and the offering of each Series of Units, except for the initial and ongoing service fee, if any, and no Series will be required to reimburse these expenses. As a result, 100% of each Series’ offering proceeds are initially available for that Series’ trading activities.

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A portion of each Trading Company’s assets is used as margin to maintain that Trading Company’s forward currency contract positions, and another portion is deposited in cash in segregated accounts in the name of each Trading Company maintained for each Trading Company at the clearing brokers in accordance with CFTC segregation requirements. At June 30,2016, cash deposited at the clearing brokers was $46,631,362$123,501,103 for the Trust. The clearing brokers are expected to credit each Trading Company with approximately 80%-100% of the interest earned on its average net assets on deposit with the clearing brokers each month. Currently, with the Federal Funds target rate at 0.00%0.25% to 0.25%0.5%, this amount is estimated to be 0.00%0.25%. In an attempt to increase interest income earned, the Managing Owner also may invest the non-margin assets in U.S. government securities which include any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S., or by a person controlled by or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the government of the U.S. pursuant to authority granted by Congress or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing, including U.S. treasury bonds, U.S. treasury bills and issues of agencies of the U.S. government, and certain cash items such as money market funds and time deposits. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including assets held at clearing brokers, of up to 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a1AP, Class 2a and Class 2a3a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to the Series is paid to the Managing Owner. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series was paid to the Managing Owner untilfrom January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016; effective April 29, 2016,thereafter 100% of the Managing Owner has agreed to waive its interest income with respect to such Series, which is now retained by the Trust for the benefit of such Series.respective Series.. The amount reflected in the financial statements for the Trust and Series are disclosed on a net basis. Due to some classes not exceeding the 2% paid to the Managing Owner, amounts earned by those classes may be zero.

 

Approximately 10% to 30% of the Trust’s assets are expected to be committed as required margin for futures contracts and forwards and options trading and held by the respective broker, although the amount committed may vary significantly. Such assets are maintained in the form of cash or U.S. treasury bills in segregated accounts with the futures broker pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations there under. Approximately 2% to 6% of the Trust’s assets are expected to be deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain forward and swap contracts. Such assets are not held in segregation or otherwise regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act, unless such over-the-counter counterparty is registered as a futures commission merchant. These assets are held either in U.S. government securities or short-term time deposits with U.S.-regulated bank affiliates of the over-the-counter counterparties. The remaining approximately 64% to 88% of the Trust’s assets will normally be invested in cash equivalents and short-term investments, such as money market funds and time deposits and held by the clearing broker, the over-the-counter counterparties and by U.S. federally chartered banks. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, total cash and cash equivalents held at banking institutions were $595,638$1,139,165 for the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, $(107,263)$0 the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, $525,847$932,192 for the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, $2,053,620$2,277,583 for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, $308,467$472,330 for the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, $1,838,585$3,485,693 for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, and $371,665$660,350 for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund.

 

As a commodity pool, the Trust has large cash positions. Such cash positions are used to pay margin for the trading of futures, forwards and options, and also to pay redemptions. Generally, the Trust has not been forced to liquidate positions to fund redemptions. During the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Trust was able to pay all redemptions.

 

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. Each Trading Company trades in futures, forward and swap 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 market risk 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 held by a Trading Company in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner seeks to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

 

In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk which is the risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company. 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 credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

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In the case of forward contracts and swaps traded on the interbank market, neither is traded on an exchange. 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 credit risk. The Managing Owner expects the Trading Advisors to trade only with those counterparties which it believes to be creditworthy. All positions of each Trading Company are valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to any Trading Company.

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, currency trading companies, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith. The Trust has had no prior claims or payments pursuant to these agreements. The Trust’s individual maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

 

The business of the Trust is the speculative trading of commodity interests. The majority of the Trust’s futures and forward positions, which may be categorized as “purchase obligations” under Item 303 of Regulation S-K, are short-term. That is, they are held for less than one year. Because the Trust does not enter into other long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or other long-term liabilities that would otherwise be reflected on the Trust’s Statement of Financial Condition, a table of contractual obligations has not been presented.

 

Results of Operations

 

Series Returns and Other Information

 

The returns for each Series and Class of Units for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, and related information, are discussed below. The activities of the Trust on a consolidated basis are explained through the activity of the underlying Series. Please refer to the discussion of the Series activities in relation to the Trust on a consolidated basis.

 

Each Series had exposure to commodity interest positions within one or more sectors during sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015. The performance of each Series was impacted over the course of the periods by, among other things, the relative performance of the relevant sector or sectors and the commodities within those sectors, the changing allocations among, and the specific positions taken by the Series’ Trading Advisors in, the relevant sector(s) and commodities, and the timing of entries and exits. For certain of the Series, a sector attribution chart has been included at the end of the relevant discussion. Each chart depicts the performance of the relevant Series’ positions within each of the relevant sectors (determined by the Managing Owner using monthly gross return and NAV figures, with various adjustments to net out a proportional allocation of the fees and expenses chargeable to the Series) during the periods presented.

 

Three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2015. [Note: All numbers below have been updated per the financial statements at the beginning of this 10Q.]

 

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund— Class 1 NAV lost 0.31%1.92% and lost 12.24%gained 1.25%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 2 NAV lost 1.48% and gained 0.13% and lost 11.85%1.70%, respectively for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 3 NAV lost 1.41% and gained 0.19% and lost 11.79%1.76%, respectively for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net loss on investments of $800,763 net investment income of $31,817, and total expenses of $598,421 resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $862,922, after non-controlling interest of 504,446. For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net gain on investments of $19,314,$3,137,315, net investment lossincome of $718,022,$142,006, and total expenses of $844,814$908,247 resulting in a net decreaseincrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $22,647. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net loss on investments$885,542, after non-controlling interests of $7,276,498, net investment income of $155,143, and total expenses of $706,350 resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $7,505,363.$1,485,532.

 

Please see additional discussion under “Six Months“Nine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 Compared to Six MonthsNine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 – Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund.”

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Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

The Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 0.68% and gained 0.71% and lost 14.31%3.00% for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 0.23% and gained 0.15% and lost 13.93%3.45% for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 3 NAV lost 0.16% and gained 1.20% and lost 13.88%3.52% for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $395,214,$200,199, net investment lossincome of $258,825,$23,296, and total expenses of $299,967,$281,843, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $58,348. For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,049,605, net investment income of $62,881, and total expenses of $366,465, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $136,389. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net loss on investments of $3,430,447, net investment loss of $363,427, and total expenses of $432,082, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $3,793,874.$746,021.

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Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 0.89%lost 3.82% and lost 10.75%7.85%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 3 NAV gained 0.71%lost 2.82% and lost 10.76%7.85% respectively for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 1a NAV gained 0.43%lost 3.45% and lost 11.22%8.28% respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 2a NAV gained 1.06%lost 3.32% and lost 10.83%7.86% respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a NAV gained 0.70%lost 2.04% and lost 10.78%7.81%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net gainloss on investments of $425,693,$263,186, net investment lossincome of $189,939,$0, and total expenses of $204,182,$65,347, resulting in a net increasedecrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $235,754.$392,162. For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net loss on investments of $1,822,067,$1,047,364, net investment lossincome of $223,032,$29,827, and total expenses of $266,165,$233,914, resulting in a net increasedecrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,045,099.$1,251,451.

 

Please see additional discussion under “Six Months“Nine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 Compared to Six MonthsNine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 – Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund.”

 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 1.27%gained 0.02% and lost 11.41%1.46%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class— Class 2 NAV lost 0.53%gained 0.79% and lost 10.74%0.71%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class— Class 2a NAV lost 0.34%gained 0.88% and lost 10.53%0.47%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class— Class 3a NAV lost 0.34%gained 0.87% and lost 10.53%0.47%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class— Class 1AP NAV lost 0.53%gained 0.78% and lost 10.74%0.71% for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments of $743,835$2,342,951 net investment lossincome of $1,235,645,$2,752, and total expenses of $1,241,548,$1,859,410, resulting in a net decreaseincrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $957,398,$243,862, after non-controlling interests of $465,588.$242,432. For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net loss on investments of $11,603,137,$16,101, net investment lossincome of $1,019,116,$7,127, and total expenses of $1,027,119,$1,047,725, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $12,148,257,$1,161,838, after non-controlling interests of $473,996.$105,139.

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Equinox Frontier Select Fund

The Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 1.29%1.90% and lost 17.76%gained 6.70%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 0.55%1.14% and lost 17.14%gained 7.51% respectively for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund —Class 1AP NAV lost 0.55%1.14% and lost 17.15%gained 7.51%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015.

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For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $83,339,$10,160, net investment lossincome of $193,610,$0, and total expenses of $193,610,$232,287, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $184,145,$234,575, after non-controlling interests of $73,874.$12,448. For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net lossgain on investments of $4,071,121,$1,808,306, net investment lossincome of $208,627,$0, and total expenses of $208,627,$197,625, resulting in a net decreaseincrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,913,178,$895,851, after non-controlling interests of $1,366,570.$714,830.

 

Please see additional discussion under “Six Months“Nine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 Compared to Six MonthsNine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 – Equinox Frontier Select Fund.”

 

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1 NAV gain 1.39%lost 4.84% and lost 13.57%gained 2.11%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund —Class 2 NAV gain 2.15%lost 4.11% and lost 12.93%gained 2.89%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund —Class 1AP NAV gain 2.15%lost 4.11% and lost 12.93%gained 2.89%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net loss on investments of $1,783,567, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $620,098, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,643,430, after non-controlling interests of $760,235. For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,031,063,$1,646,828, net investment lossincome of $499,8110,$1, and total expenses of $499,810,$543,267, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $575,743,$885,063, after non-controlling interests of $955,810. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net loss on investments of $5,119,775, net investment loss of $580,294, and total expenses of $580,321, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $5,700,069.$218,499.

 

Please see additional discussion under “Six Months“Nine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 Compared to Six MonthsNine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 – Equinox Frontier Winton Fund.”

 

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 0.76%3.95% and lost 14.72%gained 2.42%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015 net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 0.01%3.20% and lost 14.09%gained 3.19%, respectively for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 1AP NAV lost 0.02%3.21% and lost 14.09%gained 3.19%, respectively, for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016.

 

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net loss on investments of $39,331,$386,484, net investment loss of $145,917,income $0, and total expenses of $145,917,$105,695, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $74,435,$429,665, after non-controlling interests of $110,814.$62,514. For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net lossgain on investments of $171,023,$677,482, net investment income of $1, and total expenses of $171,023,$160,206, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,941,468,$319,718, after non-controlling interests of $839,599.$197,559.

 

Please see additional discussion under “Six Months“Nine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 Compared to Six MonthsNine months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015 – Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund.”

 

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Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

 

2016

 

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 2.20%0.23% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 3.09%1.57% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 3.22%1.76% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,991,869,$2,191,106, net investment lossincome of $2,156,806,$312,594, and total expenses of $2,437,583$3,036,001 resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,556,418.$693,500, after non-controlling interest of $1,225,801. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $115.52 at December 31, 2015 to $118.06$115.79 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $129.60 at December 31, 2015 to $133.61$131.63 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3 increased from 119.87 at December 31, 2015 to $123.73$121.98 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $426,130$555,704 and $3,915,148,$591,836, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $4,994,676$5,830,462 and $4,152,799,$4,950,672, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $3,419,573 and $968,807, respectively.$1,623,278,. Ending capital excluding Managing Owner Capital at JuneSeptember 30, 2016 was $7,106,344$6,491,253 for Class 1, $36,453,484$35,296,599 for Class 2 and $13,515,181 for Class 3. Ending Capital at December 31, 2015 was $11,814,234 for Class 1, $34,633,100 for Class 2 and $9,267,632$13,155,999 for Class 3.

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One of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund were profitable in Q2Q3 2016 and twothree of the six were profitable YTD. Stock Indices were profitable for Q3 2016 while Metals, Currencies, Energies Agriculturals and Interest Rates were profitable for Q2 2016 while and Metals, Energies and Stock Indices finished negative for the quarter. Energies, and Interest Rates and Stock Indicies were profitable YTD while and Metals, Currencies Agriculturals and Stock IndicesAgriculturals finished negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance Chesapeake, Crabel, Doherty,Emil Van Essen, Fort LP (GC), QIMH2O and WintonQIM finished positive for the quarter. Emil Van Essen, H20,Chesapeake, Crabel, Quantmetrics, Winton and Quest were negative for the quarter.

 

Doherty,Chesapeake, Crabel, Emil Van Essen, Fort LP (GC), Chesapeake, Crabel, Quest, Winton and QIM and Winton were positive YTD while H20, Quest and Quantmetrics were negative YTD.

 

2015

 

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 2.18%3.46% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 3.06%4.82% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses, theexpenses; The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 3.19%5.01% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net gain on investments of $7,957,973,$11,095,288, net investment lossincome of $2,755,215,$466,407, and total expenses of $3,079,616$3,987,863 resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $5,202,758.$3,097,245, after non-controlling interests of $4,476,587. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $113.09 at December 31, 2014 to $115.55$117.00 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $124.67 at December 31, 2014 to $128.49$130.68 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 3 increased from 115.03$115.03 at December 31, 2014 to $118.70$120.79 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,270,579$1,565,148 and $5,313,927,$8,115,334, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,189,681$2,663,196 and $6,218,435,$6,440,389, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $3,413,795$5,792,953 and $1,578,475,$2,105,122, respectively. Ending capital at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 was $15,940,760$13,680,285 for Class 1, $31,718,687$33,522,064 for Class 2 and $7,467,609$9,407,306 for Class 3. Ending Capitalcapital at December 31, 2014 was $19,195,036 for Class 1, $35,224,292 for Class 2 and $5,588,281 for Class 3.

 

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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FourTwo of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund waswere profitable in Q1 20153Q 2015. Currencies and YTD. Currencies, Energies, Interest Rates and Stock Indices were profitable while Metals, Energies, Agriculturals and Metals and AgriculturalsStock Indices finished negative for the quarter.

The Interest Rate and Currencies sectors are positive YTD while Metals, Agriculturals, Stock Indices and Energies are negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance Brevan Howard, Chesapeake, Fort, H20, Quest, Winton and QIM finished positive for the quarter. Crabel, Doherty,Emil Van Essen, and Quantmetrics, are negative for the quarter.

Brevan Howard, Chesapeake, Emil Van Essen, Fort LP (GC), H20, QIM Quantmetrics, Quest and Winton finishedare positive for the quarterYTD while Crabel, Quantmetrics and Quest are negative YTD.

 

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

 

2016

 

The Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 6.18%5.47% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 7.12%6.87% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 7.25%7.08% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,261,553,$2,461,752, net investment lossgain of $774,788,$116,817, and total expenses of $868,309,$1,150,152, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,486,765. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $9,556, net investment income of $139,819, and total expenses of $1,364,855, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,215,480.$1,428,417. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreasedincreased from $112.87 at December 31, 2015 to $119.85$119.04 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $126.60 at December 31, 2015 to $135.61$135.30 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, increased from $117.57 at December 31, 2015 to $126.09$125.89 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $92,312$121,322 and $1,847,200,$1,205,302, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $145,000$157,500 and $2,106,945,$2,271,941, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,045,040 and $1,465,835, respectively.$1,668,117. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at JuneSeptember 30, 2016 was $6,572,666$5,825,767 for Class 1, $6,447,722$5,926,985 for Class 2 and $7,157,047 for Class 3. Ending capital at December 31, 2015 was $8,323,800 for Class 1, $7,893,358 for Class 2 and $6,611,141$7,249,059 for Class 3.

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ThreeTwo of the sixseven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable in Q2Q3 2016 and twofive of the sixseven were profitable YTD. Currencies Agriculturals and Interest RatesStock Indicies were profitable for Q2Q3 2016 while and Metals, Energies, Agriculturals, Interest Rate and Stock IndicesHybrids finished negative for the quarter. Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals, and Interest Rates and Hyrbrids were profitable YTD while Metals and Stock Indices finished negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance Chesapeake, Transtrend and WintonEmil Van Essen finished positive for the quarter. Emil Van Essen wasChesapeake, Transtrend, and Winton were negative for the quarter.

 

Chesapeake,In terms of major CTA performance Emil Van Essen, Transtrend and Winton all werefinished positive YTD. Chesapeake was negative YTD.

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2015

 

The Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 5.66%2.83% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund —ClassFund—Class 2 NAV lost 4.83%1.55% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 3 NAV lost 4.71%1.36% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015.2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $9,556,$1,059,161, net investment income of $139,819,$202,700, and total expenses of $1,364,855,$1,731,320, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,215,480. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,485,576, net investment income of $300,377, and total expenses of $2,857,944 resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $397,362, after non-controlling interests of $325,371.$469,459. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increaseddecreased from $116.61 at December 31, 2014 to $110.01$113.31 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increaseddecreased from $128.53 at December 31, 2014 to $122.32$126.54 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, increaseddecreased from $119.06 at December 31, 2014 to $113.45$117.44 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $989,895$1,430,989 and $3,183,426,$4,174,158, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $10,000$140,000 and $483,171,$604,562, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $2,498,048$3,003,452 and $1,625,851,$1,810,420, respectively. Ending capital at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 was $9,077,720$8,796,204 for Class 1, $8,004,780$8,287,682 for Class 2 and $5,615,369$6,139,810 for Class 3. Ending capital at December 31, 2014 was $11,850,911 for Class 1, $8,868,743 for Class 2 and $4,988,200 for Class 3.

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The Equinox Frontier Masters SeriesFund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, Hybrids,and Commodities sectors.

 

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Five of the seven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable in 3Q 2015. Metals, Energies, Agriculturals, Interest Rates and Hybrids were profitable while Currencies and Stock Indices finished negative for the quarter.

The Energies, Interest Rate and Hybrid sectors are positive YTD. Currencies, Metals, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance Chesapeake, Transtrend and Winton finished positive for the quarter. Emil Van Essen finished negative for the quarter. In terms of YTD performance Chesapeake and Emil Van Essen are positive YTD while Transtrend and Winton are negative YTD.

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All of the six sectors traded in Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were negative in Q2 2015 and YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, one of the four major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund was profitable for the quarter. Emil Van Essen was positive for the quarter and YTD, while Chesapeake, Transtrend and Winton were negative for the quarter and YTD.

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

 

2016

 

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2 NAV lost 1.17%4.95% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 3 NAV lost 1.28%4.06% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 1a NAV lost 1.91%5.30%, for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 2a NAV lost 0.88%4.16% , for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a NAV lost 1.16%3.17% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net gain on investments of $506,248,$242,432, net investment lossincome of $510,766,$37,213, and total expenses of $547,979,$613,325, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $4,518. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net gain on investments$475,198, after non-controlling interests of $910,137, net investment loss of $639,055, and total expenses of $729,246, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $271,082.$141,518. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $132.10 at December 31, 2015 to $130.55$125.56 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, decreased from $132.14 at December 31, 2015 to $130.45$126.77 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1a, decreased from $94.76 at December 31, 2015 to $92.95$89.74 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, decreased from $106.19 at December 31, 2015 to $105.26$101.77 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, decreased from $106.86 at December 31, 2015 to $105.62$103.47 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $163.914.$163,914. Total Class 3 redemptions for the period were $878,901.$1,156,924. Total Class 1a redemptions for the period were $791,056.$1,137,511. Class 2a redemptions for the period were $159,268.$278,115. Class 3a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $25,207 and $62,105, respectively.$160,210. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at JuneSeptember 30, 2016 was $515,693$495,985 for Class 2, $4,971,493 for$4,556,616. For Class 3, $3,169,800$2,531,567 for Class 1a, $884,708$737,010 for Class 2a and $827,333 for Class 3a. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at December 31, 2015 was $586,345 for Class 2, $5,906,669 for Class 3, $4,053,754 for Class 1a, $1,051,694 for Class 2a and $839,473$871,585 for Class 3a.

 

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices,Base Metals, Energies, Grains, Meats, Precious Metals, and CommoditiesSofts, Financials sectors.

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ThreeTwo of the seven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in Q2Q3 2016 and four of the seven were profitable YTD. Energies, MeatsPrecious Metals and SoftsFinancials were profitable for Q2Q3 2016 while Base Metals, Energies, Grains Precious Metals and FinancialsSofts finished negative for the quarter. Meats finished flat for the quarter. Energies, Meats, Precious Metals and Softs were profitable YTD while Base Metals, Grains and Financials.Financials finished negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance ChesapeakeEmil Van Essen and Red OakJE Moody finished positive for the quarter. Emil Van Essen, JE MoodyChesapeake, Red Oak and Rosetta were negative for the quarter.

 

Chesapeake and Emil Van Essen werewas positive YTD while JE Moody, Red Oak and Rosetta finished negative YTD. Chesapeake was flat YTD.

 

2015

 

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 7.13%lost 1.28% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —ClassFund—Class 3 NAV gained 7.13%lost 1.28% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —ClassFund—Class 1a NAV gained 5.98%lost 2.79%, for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —ClassFund—Class 2a NAV gained 6.90% 9,lost 1.51%, for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a NAV gained 7.04%lost 1.32% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net gain on investments of $910,137, net investment income of $90,191, and total expenses of $729,246, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $271,082. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net loss on investments of $2,565,800,$137,227, net investment income of $116,852,$120,018, and total expenses of $724,549,$963,160, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,406,675, after non-controlling interests of ($766,822).$980,369. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increaseddecreased from $138.30 at December 31, 2014 to $148.16$136.53 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, increaseddecreased from $138.34 at December 31, 2014 to $148.20$136.57 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 1a, increaseddecreased from $101.12 at December 31, 2014 to $107.17$98.30 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, increaseddecreased from $111.35 at December 31, 2014 to $119.03$109.67 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, increaseddecreased from $111.77 at December 31, 2014 to $119.64$110.30 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $181,144.$206,430. Total Class 3 redemptions for the period were $454,734.$950,138. Total Class 1a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $23,000$52,800 and $874,536,$1,241,984, respectively. Class 2a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $5,000 and $281,680,$336,333, respectively. Class 3a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $120,785$375,475 and $90,453,$110,137, respectively. Ending capital at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 was $1,161,998$1,047,351 for Class 2, $7,309,331$6,261,568 for Class 3, $5,306,714$4,551,061 for Class 1a, $1,548,908$1,374,479 for Class 2a and $734,451$897,506 for Class 3a. Ending capital at December 31, 2014 was $1,246,481 for Class 2, $7,233,099 for Class 3, $5,776,906 for Class 1a, $1,702,551 for Class 2a and $657,882 for Class 3a.

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TwoThree of the seven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in Q23Q 2015. GrainsBase Metals, Precious Metals and Meats finished positive for the quarter while Base Metals, Energies, Precious Metals,Grains, Softs and Financials finished negative for the quarter. Energies, Precious Metals and Softs and Financials wereare positive YTD while Base Metals, Grains, Meats, and Precious MetalsFinancials were negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, twoone of the five major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund werewas profitable in Q23Q 2015. Chesapeake was positive for the quarter. Abraham, Emil Van Essen, JE Moody, Red Oak and Rosetta were negative for the quarter. Emil Van Essen and Rosetta were positive for the quarter and wereChesapeake are positive YTD, while Abraham, JE Moody, and Red Oak finished negative for the quarter and wereRosetta are negative YTD.

 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

 

2016

 

The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 1.93%1.94% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 3.47%4.28% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 3.47%4.28% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2a NAV gained 3.91%4.82% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 3a NAV gained 3.91%4.82% for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments of $5,793,828,$8,136,779, net investment lossincome of $3,054,811,$15,992, and total expenses of $3,068,051,$4,927,459, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,739,017. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments$2,408,937, after non-controlling interests of $4,651,800, net investment loss of $3,516,623, and total expenses of $3,531,816, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,135,172.$816,375. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $128.03 at December 31, 2015 to $130.50$130.52 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $133.59 at December 31, 2015 to $138.23$139.31 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $179.69 at December 31, 2015 to $185.92$187.38 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, increased from $154.88 at December 31, 2015 to $160.94$162.35 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, increased from $154.37 at December 31, 2015 to $160.41$161.81 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $94,759$138,419 and $3,360,701,$5,813,874, respectively. Total Class 1AP redemptions for the period were $49,264.$95,000. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $9,723$14,548 and $1,575,954,$1,643.136, respectively. Total Class 3a redemptions for the period were $53,138.$72,279. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at JuneSeptember 30, 2016 was $60,537,952$58,166,806 for Class 1, $690,521$650,754 for Class 1AP, $20,946,583$21,049,226 for Class 2, $370,360$373,602 for Class 2a and $2,477,116 for Class 3a. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at December 31, 2015 was $62,563,337 for Class 1, $714,747 for Class 1AP, $21,278,864 for Class 2, $356,425 for Class 2a and $2,435,421$2,479,832 for Class 3a.

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The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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One of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q3 2016. Stock Indicies were profitable while Metal, Currencies, Agriculturals Interest Rates and Energies finished negative for the quarter.

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Four of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q2 2015. Metal, Currencies, Agriculturals and Interest Rates were profitable while Energies and Stock Indices finished negative for the quarter.

Energies, AgriculturalsStock Indicies and Interest Rates were positive YTD while Metals, Currencies and Stock IndicesAgriculturals were negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, fivefour of the ten major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q2 2015. Crabel, Doherty,Q3 2016. Emil Van Essen, Fort LP (GP)(GC), H20 AM and QIM and Winton were positive for the quarter while Beach Horizon, Emil Van Essen, H2O AM,Crabel, Winton, Quantmetrics and Quest are negative for the quarter. Brandywine and Cantab finished flat for the quarter.

 

Brandywine, Cantab, Crabel, Doherty, Emil Van Essen, Fort LP (GP)(GC), QIM Quest and Winton were positive YTD, while Beach Horizon, H2O AM, and Quantmetrics were negative YTD.

 

2015

 

The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 0.21%lost 1.25% for the sixnine months ended June 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 1.72% for the six months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 1.72%1.00% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2aFund—Class 2 NAV gained 2.18%1.00% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —ClassFund—Class 2a NAV gained 1.70% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 3a NAV gained 2.18%1.70% for the threenine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments of $4,651,800,$4,635,699, net investment income of $15,193,$22,320, and total expenses of $3,531,816,$4,579,541, resulting in a net increaseloss in Owners’ capital from operations of $779,031,$382,807, after non-controlling interests of $356,146. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments of $4,237,671, net investment income of $15,073, and total expenses of $3,404,737, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,705,510, after non-controlling interests of $2,854,321.$461,285. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increaseddecreased from $131.54 at December 31, 2014 to $131.82$129.90 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $133.20 at December 31, 2014 to $135.49$134.53 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $179.16 at December 31, 2014 to $182.24$180.95 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, increased from $153.02 at December 31, 2014 to $156.36$155.62 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, increased from $152.52 at December 31, 2014 to $155.85$155.11 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $117,365$169,324 and $4,065,683,$6,440,301, respectively. Total Class 1AP subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,457 and $39,001, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $9,409$14,514 and $524,931,$703,450, respectively. Total Class 2a, redemptions for the period were $60,850. Total Class 3a redemptions for the period were $52,948.$79,536. Ending capital at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 was $68,562,471$65,260,739 for Class 1, $724,876$719,770 for Class 1AP, $23,474,966$23,139,252 for Class 2, $553,306$550,673 for Class 2a, and $2,534,161$2,494,852 for Class 3a. Ending capital at December 31, 2014 was $72,098,275 for Class 1, $748,275 for Class 1AP, $23,550,697 for Class 2, $600,287 for Class 2a and $2,528,303 for Class 3a.

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OneFour of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q23Q 2015. Metals, Currencies, wasEnergies and Interest Rates were profitable while Metals, Energies, Agriculturals, Interest Rates and Stock Indices finished negative for the quarter.

 

Currencies and Interest Rates and Stock Indices were positive YTD while Metals, Energies, Agriculturals and AgriculturalsStock Indices were negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, fiveseven of the fifteenfourteen major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q23Q 2015. Brandywine, Beach Horizon, Campbell, Fort LP (GC), Doherty, Emil Van Essen,Fort LP (GD), H20 AM, QIM, and Winton were positive for the quarter while Beach Horizon, Campbell,Brandywine, Cantab, Crabel, Fort LP (GP), Fort LP (GD), H20 AM, Quantica, Quantmetrics, and Winton areSystematic Alpha were negative for the quarter.

 

Brandywine, Doherty,Beach Horizon, Emil Van Essen, Fort LP (GC), Fort (GD), H20 AM, QIM, and Quantmetrics wereWinton are positive YTD, while Beach Horizon,Brandywine, Campbell, Cantab, Crabel, Fort LP (GD), Quantica, Quantmetrics and Systematic Alpha and Winton wereare negative YTD.

 

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

 

2016

 

The Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 8.60%6.54% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 10.24%8.98% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 10.24%8.98% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,542,184,$2,552,344, net investment lossincome of $408,041,$0, and total expenses of $408,041,$640,328, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,134,143. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net loss on investments$906,751, after non-controlling interests of $1,329,887, net investment loss of $584,464, and total expenses of $584,464, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,914,353.$1,005,265. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $90.35 at December 31, 2015 to $98.12$96.26 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $94.28 at December 31, 2015 to $103.93$102.75 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $125.11 at December 31, 2015 to $137.92$136.35 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016.Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $8,267$12,362 and $801,472, respectively.$1,068,562respectively. Total Class 1AP redemptions for the period were $21,949. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were 1,166.22,837. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at JuneSeptember 30, 2016 was $11,916,881$11,435,183 for Class 1, $52,211$30,364 for Class 1AP and $1,464,203 for Class 2. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at December 31, 2015 was $11,710,517 for Class 1, $47,365 for Class 1AP and $1,329,359$1,426,668 for Class 2.

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The Equinox Frontier Select Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, Hybrids and Commodities sectors.

 

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TwoOne of the sixseven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Select Fund were profitable in Q2 2015. Agriculturals and Interest RatesQ3 2016. Stock Indicies were profitable while Metals, Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals, Interest Rates and Stock IndicesHybrids finished negative for the quarter.

 

Energies, AgriculturalsInterest Rates and Interest RatesHybrids were positive YTD while Metals, Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals and Stock IndicesIndicies were negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, Transtrend finished positive for the quarter whileand Brevan Howard waswere negative for the quarter. Both Transtrend and Brevan Howard finished positive YTD.

 

2015

 

The Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 8.68%2.56% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1AP NAV lost 7.31%0.35% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund —ClassFund—Class 2 NAV lost 7.31%0.35% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net lossgain on investments of $1,329,887,$478,418, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $584,464,$782,089, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $684,237,$334,264, less non-controlling interests of ($684,237). For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $132,564, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $565,340, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $432,776.$30,593. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $95.61 at December 31, 2014 to $87.31$93.16 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, decreased from $96.82 at December 31, 2014 to $89.74$96.48 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $128.48 at December 31, 2014 to $119.09$128.03 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $10,068$14,422 and $545,555,$838,061, respectively. Total Class 1AP subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $930 and $0, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $152,448.$180,343. Ending capital at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 was $12,000,655$12,507,560 for Class 1, $45,084$48,471 for Class 1AP and $1,306,618$1,376,131 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2014 was $13,663,563 for Class 1, $47,785 for Class 1AP and $1,558,130 for Class 2.

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Four of the sixseven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Select Fund were profitable in Q23Q 2015.

Metals, Currencies, was positive YTDEnergies and Hybrids sectors were profitable while Metals, Energies, Agriculturals, Interest Rates and Stock Indices werefinished negative for the quarter.

Metals, Currencies, Energies and Hybrids are positive YTD while Agriculturals, Interest Rates and Stock Indices are negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, Brevan Howard, and Transtrend finished negativepositive for the quarter, while Brevan Howard wasis positive YTD and Transtrend wasis negative YTD.

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Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

 

2016

 

The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 4.48%lost 0.58% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 6.05%1.70% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 6.05%1.70% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $5,063,384,$3,279,817, net investment lossincome of $1,122,700,$176, and total expenses of $1,122,876,$1,742,798, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $3,940,684. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net loss on investments$98,598, after non-controlling interests of $122,657, net investment loss of $1,901,121, and total expenses of $1,901,148, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,023,778.$1,438,421. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increaseddecreased from $164.17 at December 31, 2015 to $171.53$163.22 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $171.31 at December 31, 2015 to $181.68$174.22 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $217.51 at December 31, 2015 to $230.67$221.20 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $81,676$122,728 and $623,704,$1,128,966, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $72,363.$88,086. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at JuneSeptember 30, 2016 was $23,499,889$21,908,389 for Class 1, $38,790$37,196 for Class 1AP and $12,482,817 for Class 2. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at December 31, 2015 was $23,022,800 for Class 1, $36,576 for Class 1AP and $11,837,205$11,954,508 for Class 2.

 

The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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ThreeOne of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund were profitable in Q2Q3 2016. Metals, Currencies and Interest RatesStock Indicies were positive while Energies, Metals, Currencies, Interest Rates Agriculturals and Stock IndicesInterest Rates were negative for the quarter. Currencies and Interest Rates are positive YTD while Metals, Energies, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are negative YTD.

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The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 5.74%3.75% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1AP NAV lost 4.33%1.57% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund —ClassFund—Class 2 NAV lost 4.33%1.57% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net lossgain on investments of $122,657,$1,524,171, net investment lossincome of $1,901,121,$28, and total expenses of $1,901,148,$2,444,415, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,023,778. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments$1,138,715, after non-controlling interests of $2,893,259, net investment income of $41, and total expenses of $1,473,239, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,420,061.$218,499. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $175.95 at December 31, 2014 to $165.85$169.35 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, decreased from $178.18 at December 31, 2014 to $170.46$175.39 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $226.23 at December 31, 2014 to $216.43$222.68 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $93,346$136,211 and $1,185,987,$1,958,907, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $148,360.$787,381. Ending capital at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 was $24,319,904$24,100,220 for Class 1, $36,395$37,446 for Class 1AP and $12,430,155$12,164,775 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2014 was $26,870,878 for Class 1, $38,042 for Class 1AP and $13,142,313 for Class 2.

 

The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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NoneThree of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Winton FundSeries were profitable in Q23Q 2015.

Stock Indices Metals, Energies and Interest Rates were positive for the quarter. Currencies, Agriculturals and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter.

Metals, Energies and Interest Rates are positive YTD while Currencies, Agriculturals, Metals, Interest Rates and Energies wereStock Indices are negative YTD.

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Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

 

2016

 

The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 4.43%0.30% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 6.00%2.60% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 5.99%2.60% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,194,432,$807,948, net investment lossincome of $304,893,$0, and total expenses of $304,893,$410,588, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $889,539. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments$127,685, after non-controlling interests of $277,639, net investment loss of $484,305, and total expenses of $484,305, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $206,665.$269,675. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $124.27 at December 31, 2015 to $129.77$124.64 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $129.67 at December 31, 2015 to $137.45$133.04 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $173.54 to $183.94$178.05 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $19,931$29,866 and $330,771,$530,616, respectively. The Class 1AP Redemptionsredemptions were $15,210$56,051 for the period. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $36,236.$90,031. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at JuneSeptember 30, 2016 was $8,702,101$8,176,296 for Class 1, $46,823$6,027 for Class 1AP and $2,907,959 for Class 2. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at December 31, 2015 was $8,628,726 for Class 1, $58,523 for Class 1AP and $2,779,024$2,762,875 for Class 2.

 

The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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ThreeOne of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund were profitable in Q2Q3 2016. Metals, Agriculturals and Interest RatesStock Indicies were positive for the quarter while Currencies, EnergiesMetals, Agriculturals, Interest Rates and Stock IndicesEnergies were negative for the quarter.

 

Agriculturals and Interest Rates were positive YTD while Currencies, Agriculturals, Stock Indices, Metals and Energies were negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, Winton finished positive for the quarter and YTD while Brevan Howard finished negative for the quarter while Brevan Howard and Winton finished positive YTD.

 

2015

 

The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 3.21%0.87% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1AP NAV lost 1.76%gained 1.38% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —ClassFund—Class 2 NAV lost 1.76%gained 1.38% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the sixnine months ended June 30, 2016, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,197,932, net investment loss of $308,393, and total expenses of $308,393, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $889,539. For the six months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2015, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $277,639,$955,121, net investment lossincome of $484,305,$1, and total expenses of $484,305,$644,511, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $206,665. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $124.27 at December 31, 2015 to $129.77 as of June 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $129.67 at December 31, 2015 to $137.45 as of June 30, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $173.54 to $183.94 as of June 30, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $19,931 and $330,771, respectively. The Class 1AP Redemptions were $15,210 for the period. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $36,236. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at June 30, 2016 was $8,702,101 for Class 1, $46,823 for Class 1AP and $2,907,959 for Class 2. Ending capital, excluding Managing Owner Capital, at December 31, 2015 was $8,628,726 for Class 1, $58,523 for Class 1AP and $2,779,024 for Class 2.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $181,764, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $431,952, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $42,154,$14,464, after non-controlling interests of ($208,034).$325,075. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $130.28 at December 31, 2014 to $126.10$129.15 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, decreasedincreased from $131.93 at December 31, 2014 to $129.61$133.75 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreasedincreased from $176.56 to $173.45$178.99 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2015. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $21,905$32,115 and $356,862,$613,947, respectively. There were no subscriptions or redemptions forTotal Class 1AP subscriptions for the period.period were $1,288. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $112,648.$202,213. Ending capital at JuneSeptember 30, 2015 was $9,141,028$9,113,122 for Class 1, $58,494$60,363 for Class 1AP and $3,047,359$3,056,673 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2014 was $9,761,819 for Class 1, $58,378 for Class 1AP and $3,207,182 for Class 2.

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The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

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NoneThree of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund were profitable in Q23Q 2015. Metals, Currencies and Energies were positive for the quarter, while Agriculturals, Interest Rates and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter.

 

Metals, Currencies wereand Energies are positive YTD while Stock Indices, Agriculturals, Metals, and Interest Rates and Energies wereare negative YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, Brevan Howard and Winton finished negativepositive for the quarter and YTD whilequarter. Brevan Howard finished positive YTD, while Winton is negative for the quarter and positive YTD.

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ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Trust is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments which are held by the Trading Companies in which the Series are invested are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or a substantial amount of the Series’ 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 Series’ main line of business.

  

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair market value of each Trading Company’s open positions and, consequently, in each Series of the Trust’s earnings and cash flow. The Trading Companies’ and consequently the Series’ 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 open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which trades are made.

 

Each Trading Company 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 past performance for any Series is not necessarily indicative of the future results of such Series.

 

Additional risk of trading loss from investment in an unaffiliated Trading Company may result from the Managing Owner’s inability to directly control or stop trading in the event of exercise of certain withdrawal provisions in the investment agreement.

 

The Trading Companies’ and consequently the Series’ primary market risk exposures as well as the strategies used and to be used by the 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 Trust’s and the Managing Owner’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 Trading Companies and consequently the Trust. There can be no assurance that the Trading Companies’ 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 a Series.

 

Quantitative Market Risk

Trading Risk

 

The Series’ approximate risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by its trading advisors is quantified below in terms of value at risk. Due to the Series’ mark-to-market accounting, any loss in the fair value of the Series’ (through the Trading Companies) open positions is directly reflected in the Series’ earnings, realized or unrealized.

 

Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Trust as the measure of its value at risk. Maintenance 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% to 99% of any one-day interval. The maintenance margin levels are established by brokers, 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. Maintenance margin has been used rather than the more generally available initial margin, because initial margin includes a credit risk component that is not relevant to value at risk.

 

In the case of market sensitive instruments that are not exchange-traded, including currencies and some energy products and metals, the margin requirements for the equivalent futures positions have been used as value at risk. In those cases in which a futures-equivalent margin is not available, dealers’ margins have been used.

 

In the case of contracts denominated in foreign currencies, the value at risk figures include foreign currency margin amounts converted into U.S. dollars with an incremental adjustment to reflect the exchange rate risk inherent to the Series, which is valued in U.S. dollars, in expressing value at risk in a functional currency other than U.S. dollars.

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In quantifying each Series’ 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 Series’ positions held through the Trading Companies are rarely, if ever, 100% positively correlated have not been reflected.

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Value at Risk by Market Sectors

 

The following tables present the trading value at risk associated with each Series’ exposure to open positions (as held by the Trading Companies) by market sector as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. All open position trading risk exposures of the Series have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

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Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund:

 

 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015  September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL  VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL 
 AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION  AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION 
MARKET SECTOR                                
                
Interest Rates $867,214   1.35% $1,482,594   2.66% $18,557   0.03% $1,482,594   2.66%
Currencies  2,676,680   4.16%  1,825,578   3.28%  7,308,845   11.71%  1,825,578   3.28%
Stock Indices  1,016,781   1.58%  2,256,114   4.05%  61,042   0.10%  2,256,114   4.05%
Metals  166,640   0.26%  290,196   0.52%  44,446   0.07%  290,196   0.52%
Agriculturals/Softs  1,140,919   1.77%  1,230,266   2.21%  19,888   0.03%  1,230,266   2.21%
Energy  119,754   0.19%  1,558,897   2.80%  62,929   0.10%  1,558,897   2.80%
                                
Total: $5,987,988   9.30% $8,643,645   15.51% $7,515,707   12.04% $8,643,645   15.51%

  

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund:

 

 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015  September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL  VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL
 AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION  AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION
MARKET SECTOR                                
                
Interest Rates $8,572   0.06% $308,877   2.36% $—     0.00% $308,877   2.36%
Currencies  333,371   2.32%  593,315   4.53%  4,258,423   33.86%  593,315   4.53%
Stock Indices  127,301   0.89%  176,530   1.35%  —     0.00%  176,530   1.35%
Metals  43,224   0.30%  27,511   0.21%  —     0.00%  27,511   0.21%
Agriculturals/Softs  179,110   1.25%  343,977   2.63%  —     0.00%  343,977   2.63%
Energy  87,787   0.61%  1,795,669   13.71%  —     0.00%  1,795,669   13.71%
                                
Total: $779,364   30.56% $3,245,879   30.56% $4,258,423   33.86% $3,245,879   30.56%

  

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund:

 

 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015  September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL  VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL
 AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION  AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION
MARKET SECTOR                                
                
Interest Rates $407,355   2.02% $745,322   3.26% $47,575   0.25% $745,322   3.26%
Currencies  1,944,015   9.63%  1,116,000   4.89%  164,369   0.85%  1,116,000   4.89%
Stock Indices  302,796   1.50%  1,155,610   5.06%  162,090   0.84%  1,155,610   5.06%
Metals  99,409   0.49%  120,696   0.53%  38,227   0.20%  120,696   0.53%
Agriculturals/Softs  423,482   2.10%  581,297   2.55%  122,125   0.63%  581,297   2.55%
Energy  107,244   0.53%  828,577   3.63%  117,565   0.61%  828,577   3.63%
                                
Total: $3,284,301   9.62% $4,547,502   9.62% $651,952   3.38% $4,547,502   9.62%

  

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund:

 

 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015  September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL  VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL
 AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION  AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION
MARKET SECTOR                                
                
Interest Rates $1,123,680   1.09% $2,770,118   3.07% $44,823   0.04% $2,770,118   3.07%
Currencies  3,715,039   3.61%  2,793,664   3.10%  16,759,628   15.60%  2,793,664   3.10%
Stock Indices  1,217,473   1.18%  3,101,604   3.44%  121,108   0.11%  3,101,604   3.44%
Metals  229,460   0.22%  452,392   0.50%  126,023   0.12%  452,392   0.50%
Agriculturals/Softs  1,416,408   1.38%  2,343,248   2.60%  320,200   0.30%  2,343,248   2.60%
Energy  187,480   0.18%  2,470,484   2.74%  105,635   0.10%  2,470,484   2.74%
                                
Total: $7,889,539   7.68% $13,931,510   15.46% $17,477,417   16.26% $13,931,510   15.46%

 

Equinox Frontier Select Fund:

 

 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015  September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL  VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL
 AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION  AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION
MARKET SECTOR                                
                
Interest Rates $   0.00% $501,177   2.52% $42,831   0.25% $501,177   2.52%
Currencies  1,457,617   8.40%  667,887   3.35%  4,263,708   24.97%  667,887   3.35%
Stock Indices  73,729   0.42%  949,390   4.77%  147,427   0.86%  949,390   4.77%
Metals  31,295   0.18%  60,331   0.30%  14,118   0.08%  60,331   0.30%
Agriculturals/Softs  114,074   0.66%  326,993   1.64%  129,017   0.76%  326,993   1.64%
Energy  65,618   0.38%  115,282   0.58%  94,109   0.55%  115,282   0.58%
                                
Total: $1,742,331   10.04% $2,621,060   13.16% $4,691,210   27.48% $2,621,060   13.16%

  

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund:

 

 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015  September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL  VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL
 AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION  AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION
MARKET SECTOR                                
                
Interest Rates $2,734,625   5.84% $783,573   1.90% $75,523   0.17% $783,573   1.90%
Currencies  3,706,585   7.92%  1,718,649   4.16%  292,440   0.66%  1,718,649   4.16%
Stock Indices  1,037,319   2.22%  706,493   1.71%  248,428   0.56%  706,493   1.71%
Metals  400,779   0.86%  273,910   0.66%  180,884   0.41%  273,910   0.66%
Agriculturals/Softs  1,561,293   3.33%  691,213   1.67%  80,940   0.18%  691,213   1.67%
Energy  171,931   0.37%  347,931   0.84%  256,107   0.58%  347,931   0.84%
                                
Total: $9,612,530   20.53% $4,521,769   10.95% $1,134,321   2.58% $4,521,769   10.95%

 

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund:

 

 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015  September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL  VALUE % OF TOTAL VALUE % OF TOTAL
 AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION  AT RISK CAPITALIZATION AT RISK CAPITALIZATION
MARKET SECTOR                                
                
Interest Rates $481,436   3.02% $181,696   1.17% $13,239   0.09% $181,696   1.17%
Currencies  742,526   4.66%  343,190   2.22%  4,430,076   29.26%  343,190   2.22%
Stock Indices  212,491   1.33%  133,965   0.87%  43,547   0.29%  133,965   0.87%
Metals  83,236   0.52%  52,162   0.34%  31,707   0.21%  52,162   0.34%
Agriculturals/Softs  321,083   2.02%  132,697   0.86%  14,188   0.09%  132,697   0.86%
Energy  56,852   0.36%  63,333   0.41%  44,894   0.30%  63,333   0.41%
                                
Total: $1,897,625   11.92% $907,043   5.86% $4,577,652   30.23% $907,043   5.86%

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

 

The face value of the market sector instruments held on behalf of the Series is typically many times the applicable maintenance margin requirement, which generally ranges between approximately 1% and 10% of contract face value, as well as many times the capitalization of the Series. The magnitude of each Series’ open positions creates a risk of ruin not typically found in most other investment vehicles. Because of the size of their positions, certain market conditions, although unusual, but historically recurring from time to time, could cause a Series to incur severe losses over a short period of time. The value at risk table above, as well as the past performance of the Series, gives no indication of this risk of severe losses.

 

Non-Trading Risk

 

The Series have non-trading market risk on their foreign cash balances not needed for margin. However, these balances, as well as the market risk they represent, are immaterial. The Series also have non-trading market risk as a result of investing a portion of their available assets in U.S. government securities which include any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S., or by a person controlled by or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the government of the U.S. pursuant to authority granted by Congress of the U.S. or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing, including U.S. treasury bonds, U.S. treasury bills and issues of agencies of the U.S. government, and certain cash items such as money market funds, certificates of deposit (under nine months) and time deposits. The market risk represented by these investments is also immaterial.

 

Qualitative Market Risk

 

The following are the primary trading risk exposures of the Series of the Trust as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016, by market sector.

 

Interest Rates

 

Interest rate risk is one of the principal market exposures of each Series. Interest rate movements directly affect the price of interest rate futures positions held and indirectly affect the value of a Trading Company’s stock index and currency positions. Interest rate movements in one country as well as relative interest rate movements between countries materially impact profitability. The primary interest rate exposure is to interest rate fluctuations in the U.S. and the other G-7 countries. However, the Trading Companies also may take futures positions on the government debt of smaller nations. The Managing Owner anticipates that G-7 interest rates will remain the primary market exposure of each Trading Company and accordingly of each Series for the foreseeable future. The changes in interest rates which are expected to have the most effect on the Series are changes in long-term, as opposed to short-term rates. Most of the speculative positions to be held by the Trading Companies will be in medium- to long-term instruments. Consequently, even a material change in short-term rates is expected to have little effect on the Series if the medium- to long-term rates remain steady. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including assets held at clearing brokers, of up to 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a and Class 2a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to the Series is paid to the Managing Owner. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series was paid to the Managing Owner untilfrom January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016; effective April 29, 2016,thereafter 100% of the Managing Owner has agreed to waive its interest income with respect to such Series, which is now retained by the Trust for the benefit of suchrespective Series. [In addition, if interest rates fall below 0.75%, the Managing Owner is paid the difference between the Trust’s annualized interest income that is allocated to each of such Series and 0.75%.] Interest income above what is paid to the Managing Owner is retained by the Series. The amounts reflected in the financial statements for the Trust and Series are disclosed on a net basis. Due to some classes not exceeding the 2% paid to the Managing Owner, amounts earned by those classes may be zero.

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Currencies

 

Exchange rate risk is a significant market exposure of each Series of the Trust in general. For each Series of the Trust in general, currency exposure is to exchange rate fluctuations, primarily fluctuations that disrupt the historical pricing relationships between different currencies and currency pairs. These fluctuations are influenced by interest rate changes as well as political and general economic conditions. The Trading Advisors on behalf of a Series trade in a large number of currencies, including cross-rates, which are positions between two currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Managing Owner does not anticipate that the risk profile of the Series’ currency sector will change significantly in the future.

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Stock Indices

 

For each Series, its primary equity exposure is equity price risk in the G-7 countries as well as other smaller jurisdictions. Each Series of the Trust is primarily exposed to the risk of adverse price trends or static markets in the major U.S., European and Japanese indices.

 

Metals

 

For each Series, its metals market exposure is fluctuations in the price of both precious metals, including gold and silver, as well as base metals including aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc. Some metals, such as gold, are used as surrogate stores of value, in place of hard currency, and thus have currency or interest rate risk associated with them relative to their price in a specific currency. Other metals, such as silver, platinum, copper and steel, have substantial industrial applications, and may be subject to forces affecting industrial production and demand.

 

Agriculturals/Softs

 

Each Series may also invest in raw commodities and may thus have exposure to agricultural price movements, which are often directly affected by severe or unexpected weather conditions or by political events in countries that comprise significant sources of commodity supply.

 

Energy

 

For each Series its primary energy market exposure is in oil, gas and other energy product price movements, often resulting from political developments and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Oil and gas prices can be volatile and substantial profits and losses have been and are expected to continue to be experienced in this market.

 

Other Trading Risks

 

As a result of leverage, small changes in the price of a Trading Company’s positions may result in substantial losses for a Series. Futures, forwards and options are typically traded on margin. This means that a small amount of capital can be used to invest in contracts of much greater total value. The resulting leverage means that a relatively small change in the market price of a contract can produce a substantial loss. Like other leveraged investments, any purchase or sale of a contract may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in that contract. The Trading Companies may lose more than their initial margin deposits on a trade.

 

The Trading Companies’ trading is subject to execution risks. Market conditions may make it impossible for the Trading Advisors to execute a buy or sell order at the desired price, or to close out an open position. Daily price fluctuation limits are established by the exchanges and approved by the CFTC. When the market price of a contract reaches its daily price fluctuation limit, no trades can be executed at prices outside the limit. The holder of a contract may therefore be locked into an adverse price movement for several days or more and lose considerably more than the initial margin put up to establish the position. Thinly traded or illiquid markets also can make it difficult or impossible to execute trades. The Trading Advisor’s positions are subject to speculative limits. The CFTC and domestic exchanges have established speculative position limits on the maximum futures position which any person, or group of persons acting in concert, may hold or control in particular futures contracts or options on futures contracts traded on U.S. commodity exchanges. Under current regulations, other accounts of the Trading Advisors are combined with the positions held by them on behalf of the applicable Trading Company for position limit purposes. This trading could preclude additional trading in these commodities by the Trading Advisors for the accounts of the Series.

 

Systematic strategies do not consider fundamental types of data and do not have the benefit of discretionary decision making. The assets of the Series are allocated to Trading Advisors that rely on technical, systematic strategies that do not take into account factors external to the market itself (although certain of these strategies may have minor discretionary elements incorporated into their systematic strategy). The widespread use of technical trading systems frequently results in numerous trading advisors attempting to execute similar trades at or about the same time, altering trading patterns and affecting market liquidity. Furthermore, the profit potential of trend-following systems may be diminished by the changing character of the markets, which may make historical price data (on which technical programs are based) only marginally relevant to future market patterns. Systematic strategies are developed on the basis of a statistical analysis of market prices. Consequently, any factor external to the market itself that dominates prices that a discretionary decision maker may take into account may cause major losses for a systematic strategy. For example, a pending political or economic event may be very likely to cause a major price movement, but a systematic strategy may continue to maintain positions indicated by its trading method that might incur major losses if the event proved to be adverse.

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However, because certain of the Trading Advisors’ strategies involve some discretionary aspects in addition to their technical factors, certain of the Trading Advisors may occasionally use discretion in investing the assets of a Trading Company. For example, the Trading Advisors often use discretion in selecting contracts and markets to be followed. In exercising such discretion, such Trading Advisor may take positions opposite to those recommended by the Trading Advisor’s trading system or signals. Discretionary decision making may also result in a Trading Advisor failing to capitalize on certain price trends or making unprofitable trades in a situation where another trader relying solely on a systematic approach might not have done so. Furthermore, such use of discretion may not enable the relevant Series of the Trust to avoid losses, and in fact, such use of discretion may cause such Series to forego profits which it may have otherwise earned had such discretion not been used.

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Cyber Risks and Security

 

The Trust’s business requires it to use and store investor, employee and business partner personally identifiable information (“PII”). This may include, among other information, names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, contact preferences, tax identification numbers and payment account information.

 

The Trust requires user names and passwords in order to access its information technology systems. The Trust also uses encryption and authentication technologies designed to secure the transmission and storage of data and prevent access to Trust data or accounts. These security measures are subject to third-party security breaches, employee error, malfeasance, faulty password management, or other irregularities. To help protect investors and the Trust, the Trust monitors accounts and systems for unusual activity and may freeze accounts under suspicious circumstances.

 

The Trust devotes significant resources to network security, data encryption and other security measures to protect its systems and data, but these security measures cannot provide absolute security. To the extent the Trust was to experience a breach of its systems and was unable to protect sensitive data, such a breach could materially damage business partner and investor relationships. Moreover, if a computer security breach affects the Trust’s systems or results in the unauthorized release of PII, the Trust’s reputation and brand could be materially damaged and the Trust could be exposed to a risk of loss or litigation and possible liability. While the Trust maintains insurance coverage that, subject to policy terms and conditions and subject to a significant self-insured retention, is designed to address certain aspects of cyber risks, such insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all losses or all types of claims that may arise in the continually evolving area of cyber risk.

  

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Means of Managing Risk Exposure

 

The means by which the Managing Owner attempts to manage the risk of the Trust’s open positions is essentially the same in all market categories traded. The Managing Owner applies risk management policies to trading which generally are designed to limit the total exposure of assets under management. In addition, the Managing Owner follows diversification guidelines which are often formulated in terms of the balanced volatility between markets and correlated groups.

 

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Managing Owner, including its Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, the Trust evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), for the Trust and each Series as of JuneSeptember 30, 2016 (the “Evaluation Date”). 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. Based upon their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the disclosure controls and procedures for the Trust and each Series were effective to provide reasonable assurance that they are timely alerted to the material information relating to the Trust and each Series required to be included in the Trust’s periodic SEC filing.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting for the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting as a result of the transition to accessing investment via Galaxy Plus and financial reporting transition to Gemini Hedge Fund Administration.

 

Scope of Exhibit 31 Certifications

 

The certificationscertification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner included as ExhibitsExhibit 31.1 and 31.2, respectively, to this Form 10-Q applyapplies not only to the Trust as a whole but also to each Series individually.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

There are no material legal proceedings pending against the Trust, nor any of the Series.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

There are no material legal proceedings pending against the Trust, or any of the Series.

ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS.

 

The sections each entitled “Risk Factors” in the Prospectuses filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (File Nos. 333-185695333-210313 and 333-155800) are incorporated by reference into this section.

 

ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

The following table provides information regarding the sale of unregistered Units by the Trust for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016. The number of Units listed below for each transaction is the aggregate number of Units in the particular Series of the Trust purchased in such transaction. The consideration listed below for each transaction is, except as otherwise noted, the aggregate amount of cash paid for the Units purchased. For each transaction reported below, the price per Unit was NAV per Unit at the time of the transaction and the Managing Owner of the Trust was the purchaser of the Units. No underwriting discount or sales commission was paid or received with respect to any of the transactions reported below. The Trust claims an exemption from registration of each of the transactions listed below under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a sale by an issuer not involving a public offering.

  

SERIES

 

DATE

 

UNITS

 

CONSIDERATION

NONE      

 

One hundred percent of the offering proceeds from the sale of Units are initially available for the Series’ trading activities.

 

ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None

 

ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None

 

ITEM 6.EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

31.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (furnished herewith)
31.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (furnished herewith)
  
32.1Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  
32.2Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  
32.3Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  
32.4Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  
32.5Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  
32.6Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

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32.7Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  
32.8Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  
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SIGNATURES

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

 

 
 Equinox Frontier Funds
 (Registrant)
Date: August 22,November 15, 2016 By:/s/ Robert J. Enck
 

/s/

Robert J. Enck

  Robert J. Enck
Principal Financial Officer of Equinox Frontier Funds and President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds
By:

/s/Vance Sanders

Vance Sanders
Chief Financial Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

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

 
 Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund,
 a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
 (Registrant)
Date: August 22,November 15, 2016 By:/s/ Robert J. Enck
 

/s/

Robert J. Enck

  Robert J. Enck
Principal Financial Officer of Equinox Frontier Funds and President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

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

 
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund,
a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
(Registrant)
Date: November 15, 2016 By:

/s/ RVance Sandersobert J. Enck

  Vance SandersRobert J. Enck
  Principal Financial Officer of Equinox Frontier Funds and President and Chief FinancialExecutive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

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

 
 Equinox Frontier HeritageWinton Fund,
 a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
 (Registrant)
Date: August 22,November 15, 2016 By:/s/ Robert J. Enck
 

/s/

Robert J. Enck

  Robert J. Enck
Principal Financial Officer of Equinox Frontier Funds and President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds
By:

/s/Vance Sanders

Vance Sanders
Chief Financial Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

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

 
 Equinox Frontier WintonSelect Fund,
 

a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

(Registrant) 

  (Registrant)
Date: August 22,November 15, 2016 By:

/s/ RRobertobert J. EnckEnck

  Robert J. Enck
  Principal Financial Officer of Equinox Frontier Funds and President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds
By:

/s/Vance Sanders

Vance Sanders
Chief Financial Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

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

 

 Equinox Frontier Select Fund,

a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

(Registrant)

Date: August 22, 2016By:

/s/Robert J. Enck

Robert J. Enck
President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds
By:

/s/Vance Sanders

Vance Sanders
Chief Financial Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund,

a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

(Registrant)

Date: August 22,November 15, 2016 By:

/s/ RRobertobert J. EnckEnck

  Robert J. Enck
  Principal Financial Officer of Equinox Frontier Funds and President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds
 

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SIGNATURES

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

 By:
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund,
a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
(Registrant)
 
Date: November 15, 2016By:

/s/ RVance Sandersobert J. Enck

 Vance SandersRobert J. Enck
 Principal Financial Officer of Equinox Frontier Funds and President and Chief FinancialExecutive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

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

 
 Equinox Frontier DiversifiedMasters Fund,
 a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
 (Registrant)
Date: August 22,November 15, 2016By:

/s/ RRobertobert J. EnckEnck

 Robert J. Enck
 Principal Financial Officer of Equinox Frontier Funds and President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds
By:

/s/Vance Sanders

Vance Sanders
Chief Financial Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

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

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund,
a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
(Registrant)
Date: August 22, 2016By:

/s/Robert J. Enck

Robert J. Enck
President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds
By:

/s/Vance Sanders

Vance Sanders
Chief Financial Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

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