UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 25, 2019 (September 20, 2019)
Frontier FundS
FRONTIER LONG/SHORT COMMODITY FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-51274 | 36-6815533 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
c/o Frontier Fund Management, LLC
25568 Genesee Trail Road
Golden, Colorado 80401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(303) 454-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Effective September 20, 2019, Frontier Fund Management, the managing owner of the Registrant, removed Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc (“Red Oak”), a major commodity trading advisor for the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund. Red Oak was accessed through the Galaxy Plus Managed Account platform.
The current major commodity trading advisors, including those advising commodity pools on the Galaxy Plus Managed Account Platform and/or reference programs for the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are:
| ● | Emil Van Essen, LLC |
| ● | JE Moody & Company, LLC |
| ● | Quest Partners, LLC |
| ● | Rosetta Capital Management, LLC |
| ● | Welton Investment Partners, LLC |
As a result of the removal of Red Oak, the managing owner has made the following allocation adjustments to Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund.
As of September 23, 2019, the allocation of the assets of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund between the trading advisors was as follows (however, the actual allocation among trading advisors for the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund will vary based on 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):
Advisor | Allocation as of September 23, 2019 (expressed as a percentage of aggregate notional exposure to commodity trading programs) | |
| Emil van Essen LLC (accessed via Galaxy Plus Fund – Emil Van Essen STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC) | 15% | |
| JE Moody & Company LLC | 18% | |
| Landmark Trading Company (accessed via Galaxy Plus Fund – LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC) | 10% | |
| Rosetta Capital Management, LLC (accessed via Galaxy Plus Fund – LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC) | 37% | |
| Welton Investment Partners, LLC (accessed via Galaxy Plus Fund – Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC)) | 20% |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Frontier Funds | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: September 25, 2019 | By: | /s/ Patrick F. Hart III |
| Patrick F. Hart III | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner | ||
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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.
| Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, | ||
| a Series of Frontier Funds | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: September 25, 2019 | By: | /s/ Patrick F. Hart III |
| Patrick F. Hart III | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, a Series of Frontier Funds | ||
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