Investment in Funds | 6. Investment in Funds: On November 1, 2010, the assets allocated to Blackwater for trading were invested in Blackwater Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of Delaware. The Partnership invested in Blackwater Master with cash equal to $15,674,694. Effective as of the close of business on September 30, 2015, the Partnership fully redeemed its investment in Blackwater Master for cash equal to $2,233,594. On September 1, 2012, the assets allocated to Cambridge for trading were invested in Cambridge Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of Delaware. The Partnership invested in Cambridge Master with cash equal to $3,000,000. Cambridge Master permits accounts managed by Cambridge using the Asian Markets Alpha Programme and the Emerging Markets Alpha Programme, each a proprietary, systematic trading program, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of Cambridge Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by Cambridge, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of Cambridge Master. The General Partner and Cambridge believe that trading through this structure promotes efficiency and economy in the trading process. The General Partner and Cambridge agreed that Cambridge will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to Cambridge at a level that is up to 1.5 times the amount of assets allocated. The amount of leverage may be increased or decreased in the future. However, in no event will the amount of leverage be greater than 2 times the amount of assets allocated. Effective January 1, 2013, the assets traded directly by Willowbridge using its wPraxis Futures Trading Approach were invested in Willowbridge Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 14,103.3175 units of Willowbridge Master with cash equal to $29,484,306. Willowbridge Master permits accounts managed by Willowbridge using the wPraxis Futures Trading Approach, a proprietary, discretionary trading system, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of Willowbridge Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by Willowbridge, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of Willowbridge Master. The General Partner and Willowbridge believe that trading through this structure promotes efficiency and economy in the trading process. The General Partner and Willowbridge agreed that Willowbridge will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to Willowbridge at a level that is up to 3 times the amount of assets allocated. On March 1, 2013, the assets allocated to Principle for trading were invested in Principle Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of Delaware. The Partnership invested in Principle Master with cash equal to $6,503,661. Effective July 31, 2014, the Partnership fully redeemed its investment in Principle Master for cash equal to $12,165,827. On March 1, 2013, the assets allocated to 300 North Capital for trading were invested in 300 North Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of Delaware. The Partnership invested in 300 North Master with cash equal to $10,000,000. Effective October 31, 2014, the Partnership fully redeemed its investment in 300 North Master for cash equal to $12,374,970. On August 1, 2013, the assets allocated to SECOR for trading were invested in SECOR Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of Delaware. The Partnership invested in SECOR Master with cash equal to $10,000,000. SECOR Master permits accounts managed by SECOR using a variation of the program traded by SECOR Alpha Master Fund L.P., a proprietary, systematic trading program, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of SECOR Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by SECOR are permitted to be limited partners of SECOR Master. The General Partner and SECOR believe that trading through this structure promotes efficiency and economy in the trading process. The General Partner and SECOR agreed that SECOR will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to SECOR at a level that is up to 1.5 times the amount of assets allocated. On September 1, 2014, the assets allocated to Perella for trading were invested in PGM Master, a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of Delaware. The Partnership invested in PGM Master with cash equal to $10,500,000. Effective June 30, 2015, the Partnership fully redeemed its investment in PGM Master for cash equal to $20,531,604. Since July 1, 2015, Perella has traded the assets allocated to it directly in a managed account in the Partnership’s name. The General Partner is not aware of any material changes to any of the trading programs discussed above during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015. The Funds’ and the Partnership’s trading of futures, forward and option contracts, as applicable, on commodities is done primarily on United States of America commodity exchanges and foreign commodity exchanges. The Funds engage in such trading through commodity brokerage accounts maintained with MS&Co. A limited partner of the Funds may withdraw all or part of their capital contribution and undistributed profits, if any, from the Funds as of the end of any day (the “Redemption Date”) after a request for redemption has been made to the General Partner at least three business days in advance of the Redemption Date. Such withdrawals are classified as a liability when the limited partner elects to redeem and informs the Funds. Management, General Partner and incentive fees are charged at the Partnership level. All trading, exchange, clearing, user, give-up, floor brokerage and National Futures Association fees (collectively, the “clearing fees”) are borne by the Partnership directly or by the Funds and allocated to the Funds’ limited partners, including the Partnership. Other expenses are borne by the Funds and allocated to the Partnership, and also charged directly at the Partnership level. All other fees are charged at the Partnership level. At September 30, 2015, the Partnership owned approximately 3.0% of Willowbridge Master, 47.8% of SECOR Master and 63.8% of Cambridge Master. At December 31, 2014, the Partnership owned approximately 16.0% of Blackwater Master, 3.9% of Willowbridge Master, 100% of SECOR Master, 68.5% of Cambridge Master and 100% of PGM Master. It is the Partnership’s intention to continue to invest in the Funds. The performance of the Partnership is directly affected by the performance of the Funds. Expenses to investors as a result of investment in the Funds are approximately the same as they would be if the Partnership traded directly and the redemption rights are not affected. Summarized information reflecting the total assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of the Funds is shown in the following tables. September 30, 2015 Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Partners’ Blackwater Master $ 9,919,970 $ 9,919,970 $ - SECOR Master 51,803,496 13,962 51,789,534 Cambridge Master 40,367,675 36,610 40,331,065 Willowbridge Master 425,873,553 5,034,529 420,839,024 December 31, 2014 Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Partners’ Blackwater Master $ 24,973,305 $ 43,208 $ 24,930,097 SECOR Master 29,645,057 40,459 29,604,598 Cambridge Master 39,046,641 48,456 38,998,185 Willowbridge Master 332,179,217 16,638,854 315,540,363 PGM Master 20,831,040 39,214 20,791,826 Summarized information reflecting the net investment income (loss) from trading, total trading results and net income (loss) of the Funds is shown in the following tables. For the three months ended September 30, 2015 Net Investment Total Trading Net Income Blackwater Master $ (16,617) $ 297,125 $ 280,508 SECOR Master (83,257) 3,610,700 3,527,443 Cambridge Master (22,085) 5,593,830 5,571,745 Willowbridge Master (145,834) 28,756,543 28,610,709 For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 Net Investment Total Trading Net Income Blackwater Master $ (39,750) $ 87,198 $ 47,448 SECOR Master (304,487) 6,168,503 5,864,016 Cambridge Master (76,460) 8,794,035 8,717,575 Willowbridge Master (636,638) 15,134,368 14,497,730 PGM Master (136,430) (923,314) (1,059,744) For the three months ended September 30, 2014 Net Investment Total Trading Net Income Blackwater Master $ (14,963) $ 2,462,046 $ 2,447,083 SECOR Master (155,854) 325,929 170,075 Cambridge Master (54,962) 6,532,519 6,477,557 Willowbridge Master (166,398) 3,692,929 3,526,531 300 North Master (42,217) (270,614) (312,831) Principle Master (74,652) (1,025,740) (1,100,392) PGM Master (26,211) 733,796 707,585 For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 Net Investment Total Trading Net Income Blackwater Master $ (62,309) $ 732,472 $ 670,163 SECOR Master (400,635) 1,161,971 761,336 Cambridge Master (121,681) 6,865,193 6,743,512 Willowbridge Master (379,676) 2,654,368 2,274,692 300 North Master (128,732) (3,974,712) (4,103,444) Principle Master (184,996) (3,248,158) (3,433,154) PGM Master (26,211) 733,796 707,585 Summarized information reflecting the Partnership’s investments in, and the Partnership’s pro rata share of the results of operations of, the Funds is shown in the following tables. September 30, 2015 For the three months ended September 30, 2015 % of Fair Value Income Expenses Net Income Funds Clearing Other Investment Redemptions Permitted Blackwater Master (a) - $ - $ 70,025 $ 1,307 $ 4,326 $ 64,392 Commodity Portfolio Monthly SECOR Master 24.31% 24,774,491 1,749,282 80,436 9,276 1,659,570 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Cambridge Master 25.25% 25,742,479 3,619,120 12,234 15,105 3,591,781 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Willowbridge Master 12.31% 12,544,558 717,290 4,009 595 712,686 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Total $ 63,061,528 $ 6,155,717 $ 97,986 $ 29,302 $ 6,028,429 September 30, 2015 For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 % of Partnership’s Fair Value Income Expenses Net Income (Loss) Investment Funds Clearing Other Redemptions Blackwater Master (a) - $ - $ 73,712 $ 3,762 $ 10,276 $ 59,674 Commodity Portfolio Monthly SECOR Master 24.31% 24,774,491 3,398,201 273,133 39,422 3,085,646 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Cambridge Master 25.25% 25,742,479 5,700,537 34,702 48,446 5,617,389 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Willowbridge Master 12.31% 12,544,558 575,206 17,250 2,267 555,689 Commodity Portfolio Monthly PGM Master (b) - - (922,486) 75,206 62,052 (1,059,744) Commodity Portfolio Monthly Total $ 63,061,528 $ 8,825,170 $ 404,053 $ 162,463 $ 8,258,654 December 31, 2014 For the three months ended September 30, 2014 % of Partnership’s Fair Value Income Expenses Net Income Funds Clearing Other Investment Redemptions Blackwater Master 3.47% $ 3,980,034 $ 542,258 $ 4,222 $ 5,006 $ 533,030 Commodity Portfolio Monthly SECOR Master 25.83% 29,604,763 326,625 132,688 23,862 170,075 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Cambridge Master 23.30% 26,708,570 4,656,321 27,556 28,520 4,600,245 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Willowbridge Master 10.76% 12,341,418 285,494 15,452 3,896 266,146 Commodity Portfolio Monthly 300 North Master (c) - - (270,035) 17,054 25,742 (312,831) Commodity Portfolio Monthly Principle Master (d) - - (1,025,560) 16,097 58,735 (1,100,392) Commodity Portfolio Monthly PGM Master 18.14% 20,791,945 733,831 13,746 12,500 707,585 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Total $ 93,426,730 $ 5,248,934 $ 226,815 $ 158,261 $ 4,863,858 December 31, 2014 For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 % of Partnership’s Fair Value Income Expenses Net Income Investment Redemptions Funds Clearing Other Blackwater Master 3.47% $ 3,980,034 $ (266,742) $ 28,027 $ 22,901 $ (317,670) Commodity Portfolio Monthly SECOR Master 25.83% 29,604,763 1,164,738 335,246 68,156 761,336 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Cambridge Master 23.30% 26,708,570 4,957,816 58,423 68,799 4,830,594 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Willowbridge Master 10.76% 12,341,418 180,353 46,358 11,665 122,330 Commodity Portfolio Monthly 300 North Master (c) - - (3,971,404) 62,977 69,063 (4,103,444) Commodity Portfolio Monthly Principle Master (d) - - (3,245,900) 85,947 101,307 (3,433,154) Commodity Portfolio Monthly PGM Master 18.14% 20,791,945 733,831 13,746 12,500 707,585 Commodity Portfolio Monthly Total $ 93,426,730 $ (447,308) $ 630,724 $ 354,391 $ (1,432,423) (a) From January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, the date the Partnership fully redeemed its interest in Blackwater Master. (b) From January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015, the date the Partnership fully redeemed its interest in PGM Master. (c) From January 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, the date the Partnership fully redeemed its interest in 300 North Master. (d) From January 1, 2014 through July 31, 2014, the date the Partnership fully redeemed its interest in Principle Master. |