2020
Net assets decreased $5,311,210 for the year ended December 31, 2020. This decrease was attributable to subscriptions in the amount of $4,408,673, redemptions in the amount of $15,408,113 and net income from operations of $5,688,230.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Partnership accrued or paid total expenses of $4,483,238, including $871,180 in servicing fees, $2,603,364 in General Partner administrative fees and Trading Advisor management fees, and $1,008,694 in other expenses. Interest of $510,991 was earned or accrued on the Partnership’s cash and cash equivalent investments.
The Net Asset Value of a Class A Unit increased by $267.77 to $4,040.79. The Net Asset Value of a Class B Unit increased by $267.75 to $4,040.61. The Net Asset Value of a Class A-2 Unit increased by $364.73 to $4,682.16.
Equity trading for the Partnership was largely negative throughout January and February, driven largely by long positioning. In January, Asian indices such as Taiwan’s TAIEX and China’s H-Shares fared worst, offsetting gains from a long position in the Australian SPI 200 Index, while in February, the previously-profitable long position in Australian SPI 200 Index, as well as long positions in S&P TSX 60 Index and the Nikkei Index were among the worst performers. In March, the Partnership’s equity positions turned net-short early on in the month, and these short positions generally ended up the month’s top performers. Most notable of these were in the Hang Seng index and the Russell 2000 Index, while further gains came from a long position in the VIX Volatility Index. In April, a sharp reversal in the equity markets saw losses on the short positioning built up in the Partnership in March, as net short positioning as well as a long VIX position finished in the red overall, with the long VIX position and shorts in TAIEX futures detracting most. This trend continued into May as a strong equity rally drove further losses on the Partnership’s built up short positioning, the worst being the VIX and Tokyo Stock Exchange indices, as well as the Australian SPI 200. The losses continued in June as the Partnership’s equities trading finished the month marginally in the red, despite moving from flat to small net long as the month progressed. In July, the Partnership’s long positioning in equities led the overall portfolio, as the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 outperforming developed market peers, more than outweighing an inconsequential loss from a short in the French CAC40 index. The gains in these positions did not continue into August, however, as equity trading finished the month in red, led by losses in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100. In October, global equities had their worst week since March, and the Partnership’s overall long positions, particularly in Australian and Swedish indices, posted losses. In November, the overall long positioning proved more profitable, as positions in indices were largely positive, particularly Asian indices such as the Nikkei and Taiwan MSCI. Losses in indices such as the FTSE gave the sector its biggest loss. To end the year, the Partnership saw positive gains in its equity positions, with the Taiwan MSCI index being the top performer on the month.
The Partnership’s fixed income trading started out 2020 as a constant performer, bringing in positive returns throughout the first quarter. The Partnership’s position in Italian bonds brought in positive returns in January, and while such positions experienced losses in February and March, profitable positions in US Treasuries more than made up for any such losses. The profitable positions continued into April and May as positions in Canadian bonds and Short Sterling were top performers in April and UK interest rate futures and shorts in German bonds in May being among the Partnership’s top performers. In June, while the Partnership overall saw very minor losses in fixed income, UK interest rates futures and long positions in Italian bonds experienced positive performance. In the third quarter, the Partnership’s fixed income started strong, as July saw the Partnership’s long positions in Italian 10-year bonds experience the most gains as yields traded below 1% for the first-time since the outset of the pandemic. However, this tread was reversed in August, as largest losses of the month occurred in the Partnership’s predominately long positions in fixed income, driven by long positions in 10 year Gilts and 10 year Australian bonds. September saw the returns level out and end the quarter with minor gains, as a long position in 10-year Italian government bonds was the top performer, offsetting a loss from the Partnership’s short position in German bonds. In the fourth quarter, the Partnership had a downward trend, posting losses in fixed income trading in each of the three months. In October, Losses were experienced trading US and UK markets as benchmark yields nudged higher. These losses continued into November, as prices of bonds broadly fell, and the Partnership saw losses in the Partnership’s German and UK bonds. December saw positive returns from long positions in UK and Italian bonds offset by longs in Australian bonds and shorts in German bonds.
The Partnership’s commodities trading was profitable in the first quarter of 2020, posting gains in all three months. In January, the biggest contributors on both the upside and downside were in energies, as short natural gas positions in the US and UK were positive while long oil positions posted losses. In other commodities, a long palladium position was positive, offsetting losses produced by shorts in coffee and copper. This trend continued into February where energy shorts in US natural gas and oil and shorts in zinc realized gains, more than offsetting losses in precious metals such as silver and platinum as prices became increasingly volatile. In March, the gains were led by the Partnership’s short positions in crude and copper, offsetting losses from agricultural commodity positions, such as longs in cocoa and sugar. The performance of commodities continued into the start of the second quarter, where losses in short copper and shorts in U.S. natural gas were marginally offset by gains in WTI crude oil in April. However, these gains did not continue for the rest of the quarter. In May, the Partnership’s short positions in crude oil and aluminum, and positions in sugar and wheat, offset gains from soyameal and coffee. In June, short
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