UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File number: 000-53764
SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 98-00574019 (Series A); 98-0574020 (Series B) | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Superfund Office Building P.O. Box 1479 Grand Anse St. George’s, Grenada | ||
West Indies | Not applicable | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(473) 439-2418
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 ¨
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 ¨
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 | ¨ | Accelerated Filer | ¨ | |||
Non-Accelerated Filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller Reporting Company | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
The following unaudited financial statements of Superfund Gold, L.P., Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A and Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B are included in Item 1:
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013
March 31, 2014 (unaudited) | December 31, 2013 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Due from brokers | $ | 4,637,565 | $ | 7,856,372 | ||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 6 | 3 | ||||||
Unrealized gain on futures contracts purchased | 209,502 | 434,347 | ||||||
Unrealized gain on futures contracts sold | 136,596 | 336,188 | ||||||
Cash | 7,381,786 | 5,499,481 | ||||||
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Total assets | 12,365,455 | 14,126,391 | ||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | 166 | 5 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on futures contracts purchased | 182,942 | 623,378 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on futures contracts sold | 51,282 | 190,551 | ||||||
Subscriptions received in advance | 34,314 | 15,000 | ||||||
Redemptions payable | 541,032 | 583,958 | ||||||
Management fees payable | 22,682 | 24,932 | ||||||
Fees payable | 18,922 | 22,160 | ||||||
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Total liabilities | 851,340 | 1,459,984 | ||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 11,514,115 | $ | 12,666,407 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
as of March 31, 2014
Percentage of Net Assets | Fair Value | |||||||
Forward contracts, at fair value | ||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | 0.0 | *% | $ | 6 | ||||
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Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 0.0 | * | 6 | |||||
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Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | (0.0 | )* | (166 | ) | ||||
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Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | (0.0 | )* | (166 | ) | ||||
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Total forward contracts, at fair value | (0.0 | )*% | $ | (160 | ) | |||
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Futures contracts purchased | ||||||||
Currency | (0.1 | )% | $ | (13,026 | ) | |||
Energy | 0.0 | * | 3,697 | |||||
Financial | 0.2 | 17,528 | ||||||
Food & Fiber | 0.7 | 79,904 | ||||||
Indices | 0.4 | 43,673 | ||||||
Livestock | 0.1 | 13,130 | ||||||
Metals | (1.0 | ) | (118,346 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts purchased | 0.2 | 26,560 | ||||||
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Futures contracts sold | ||||||||
Currency | 0.2 | 19,982 | ||||||
Energy | (0.1 | ) | (6,686 | ) | ||||
Financial | 0.0 | * | 1,599 | |||||
Food & Fiber | (0.1 | ) | (13,111 | ) | ||||
Indices | 0.2 | 22,349 | ||||||
Metals | 0.5 | 61,181 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts sold | 0.7 | 85,314 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts, at fair value | 1.0 | % | $ | 111,874 | ||||
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Futures and forward contracts by country composition | ||||||||
Australia | 0.1 | % | $ | 9,740 | ||||
European Monetary Union | 0.1 | 14,740 | ||||||
Great Britain | (0.0 | )* | (3,245 | ) | ||||
Japan | (0.1 | ) | (15,882 | ) | ||||
United States | 0.9 | 108,287 | ||||||
Other | (0.0 | ) | (1,926 | ) | ||||
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Total futures and forward contracts by country composition | 1.0 | % | $ | 111,714 | ||||
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* Due to rounding – amount is less than 0.05%
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
as of December 31, 2013
Percentage of Net Assets | Fair Value | |||||||
Forward contracts, at fair value | ||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | 0.0 | *% | $ | 3 | ||||
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Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 0.0 | * | 3 | |||||
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Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | (0.0 | )* | (5 | ) | ||||
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Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | (0.0 | )* | (5 | ) | ||||
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Total forward contracts, at fair value | (0.0 | )*% | $ | (2 | ) | |||
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Futures contracts purchased | ||||||||
Currency | 0.2 | % | $ | 20,369 | ||||
Energy | (0.5 | ) | (64,665 | ) | ||||
Financial | (0.1 | ) | (11,330 | ) | ||||
Food & Fiber | (0.2 | ) | (30,514 | ) | ||||
Indices | 1.7 | 212,720 | ||||||
Livestock | (0.0 | )* | (4,820 | ) | ||||
Metals | (2.5 | ) | (310,791 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts purchased | (1.4 | ) | (189,031 | ) | ||||
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Futures contracts sold | ||||||||
Currency | 0.5 | 63,135 | ||||||
Energy | 0.8 | 104,221 | ||||||
Financial | 0.5 | 61,459 | ||||||
Food & Fiber | (0.1 | ) | (11,040 | ) | ||||
Metals | (0.6 | ) | (72,138 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts sold | 1.1 | 145,637 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts, at fair value | (0.3 | )% | $ | (43,394 | ) | |||
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Futures and forward contracts by country composition | ||||||||
Australia | (0.1 | )% | $ | (17,985 | ) | |||
European Monetary Union | 0.0 | 268 | ||||||
Great Britain | 0.0 | 6,192 | ||||||
Japan | 0.1 | 13,085 | ||||||
United States | (0.8 | ) | (97,305 | ) | ||||
Other | 0.4 | 52,349 | ||||||
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Total futures and forward contracts by country composition | (0.3 | )% | $ | (43,396 | ) | |||
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* Due to rounding – amount is less than 0.05%
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Investment income | ||||||||
Interest income | $ | 426 | $ | 710 | ||||
Other income | 7 | 1 | ||||||
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Total investment income | 433 | 711 | ||||||
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Expenses | ||||||||
Brokerage commissions | 89,627 | 152,072 | ||||||
Management fees | 71,455 | 126,459 | ||||||
Selling commissions | 38,212 | 77,685 | ||||||
Operating expenses | 23,818 | 42,156 | ||||||
Other | 3,035 | 5,961 | ||||||
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Total expenses | 226,147 | 404,333 | ||||||
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Net investment loss | (225,714 | ) | (403,622 | ) | ||||
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Realized and unrealized gain on investments | ||||||||
Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 710,782 | 400,424 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts | 155,110 | 825,377 | ||||||
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Net gain on investments | 865,892 | 1,225,801 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 640,178 | $ | 822,179 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Increase in net assets from operations | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (225,714 | ) | $ | (403,622 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 710,782 | 400,424 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts | 155,110 | 825,377 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations | 640,178 | 822,179 | ||||||
Capital share transactions | ||||||||
Issuance of Units | 323,790 | 416,885 | ||||||
Redemption of Units | (2,116,260 | ) | (2,968,883 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | (1,792,470 | ) | (2,551,998 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets | (1,152,292 | ) | (1,729,819 | ) | ||||
Net assets,beginning of period | 12,666,407 | 22,366,689 | ||||||
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Net assets,end of period | $ | 11,514,115 | $ | 20,636,870 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 640,178 | $ | 822,179 | ||||
Adjustment to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Increase in due from brokers | 3,218,807 | 373,654 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | (3 | ) | 121,901 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | 161 | (78,287 | ) | |||||
Decrease in futures contracts purchased | (215,591 | ) | (326,450 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in futures contracts sold | 60,323 | (542,541 | ) | |||||
Decrease in management fees payable | (2,250 | ) | (1,225 | ) | ||||
Decrease in fees payable | (3,238 | ) | (1,027 | ) | ||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,698,387 | 368,204 | ||||||
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Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Subscriptions, net of change in advanced subscriptions | 343,104 | 508,090 | ||||||
Redemptions, net of change in redemptions payable | (2,159,186 | ) | (1,889,334 | ) | ||||
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Net cash used in financing activities | (1,816,082 | ) | (1,381,244 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in cash | 1,882,305 | (1,013,040 | ) | |||||
Cash,beginning of period | 5,499,481 | 9,250,263 | ||||||
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Cash,end of period | $ | 7,381,786 | $ | 8,237,223 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES A
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013
March 31, 2014 (unaudited) | December 31, 2013 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Due from brokers | $ | 2,526,289 | $ | 4,366,891 | ||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 4 | 3 | ||||||
Unrealized gain on futures contracts purchased | 121,657 | 254,637 | ||||||
Unrealized gain on futures contracts sold | 80,237 | 177,920 | ||||||
Cash | 5,391,273 | 4,314,062 | ||||||
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Total assets | 8,119,460 | 9,113,513 | ||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | 94 | 1 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on futures contracts purchased | 110,173 | 379,957 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on futures contracts sold | 29,988 | 110,852 | ||||||
Subscriptions received in advance | 21,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
Redemptions payable | 453,420 | 279,141 | ||||||
Management fees payable | 14,922 | 16,139 | ||||||
Fees payable | 14,172 | 16,219 | ||||||
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Total liabilities | 643,769 | 817,309 | ||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 7,475,691 | $ | 8,296,204 | ||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A-1 Net Assets | $ | 5,344,331 | $ | 6,261,154 | ||||
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Number of Units outstanding | 4,694.852 | 5,778.843 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A-1 Net Asset Value per Unit | $ | 1,138.34 | $ | 1,083.46 | ||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A-2 Net Assets | $ | 2,131,360 | $ | 2,035,050 | ||||
Number of Units outstanding | 1,647.218 | 1,660.757 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A-2 Net Asset Value per Unit | $ | 1,293.91 | $ | 1,225.37 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES A
UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
as of March 31, 2014
Percentage of Net Assets | Fair Value | |||||||
Forward contracts, at fair value | ||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | 0.0 | *% | $ | 4 | ||||
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Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 0.0 | * | 4 | |||||
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Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | 0.0 | * | (94 | ) | ||||
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Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | 0.0 | * | (94 | ) | ||||
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Total forward contracts, at fair value | 0.0 | *% | $ | (90 | ) | |||
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Futures contracts purchased | ||||||||
Currency | (0.1 | )% | $ | (6,438 | ) | |||
Energy | 0.0 | * | 3,056 | |||||
Financial | 0.1 | 9,883 | ||||||
Food & Fiber | 0.6 | 45,821 | ||||||
Indices | 0.3 | 26,101 | ||||||
Livestock | 0.1 | 8,070 | ||||||
Metals | (1.0 | ) | (75,009 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts purchased | 0.2 | 11,484 | ||||||
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Futures contracts sold | ||||||||
Currency | 0.1 | 11,113 | ||||||
Energy | (0.0 | )* | (3,343 | ) | ||||
Financial | 0.0 | * | 844 | |||||
Food & Fiber | (0.0 | )* | (90 | ) | ||||
Indices | (0.3 | ) | (19,456 | ) | ||||
Metals | 0.8 | 61,181 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts sold | 0.7 | 50,249 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts, at fair value | 0.8 | % | $ | 61,733 | ||||
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Futures and forward contracts by country composition | ||||||||
Australia | 0.1 | % | $ | 5,389 | ||||
European Monetary Union | 0.1 | 9,604 | ||||||
Great Britain | (0.0 | )* | (1,833 | ) | ||||
Japan | (0.1 | ) | (8,050 | ) | ||||
United States | 0.8 | 59,019 | ||||||
Other | (0.0 | )* | (2,486 | ) | ||||
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Total futures and forward contracts by country composition | 0.8 | % | $ | 61,643 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES A
CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
as of December 31, 2013
Percentage of Net Assets | Fair Value | |||||||
Forward contracts, at fair value | ||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | 0.0 | *% | $ | 3 | ||||
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Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 0.0 | * | 3 | |||||
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Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | (0.0 | )* | (1 | ) | ||||
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Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | (0.0 | )* | (1 | ) | ||||
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Total forward contracts, at fair value | 0.0 | *% | $ | 2 | ||||
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Futures contracts purchased | ||||||||
Currency | 0.1 | % | $ | 11,719 | ||||
Energy | (0.3 | ) | (24,089 | ) | ||||
Financial | (0.1 | ) | (6,327 | ) | ||||
Food & Fiber | (0.2 | ) | (15,802 | ) | ||||
Indices | 1.4 | 120,148 | ||||||
Livestock | (0.0 | )* | (3,020 | ) | ||||
Metals | (2.4 | ) | (207,949 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts purchased | (1.5 | ) | (125,320 | ) | ||||
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Futures contracts sold | ||||||||
Currency | 0.4 | 35,289 | ||||||
Energy | 0.7 | 55,379 | ||||||
Financial | 0.4 | 31,349 | ||||||
Food & Fiber | (0.1 | ) | (6,357 | ) | ||||
Metals | (0.6 | ) | (48,592 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts sold | 0.8 | 67,068 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts, at fair value | (0.7 | )% | $ | (58,252 | ) | |||
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Futures and forward contracts by country composition | ||||||||
Australia | (0.1 | )% | $ | (10,382 | ) | |||
European Monetary Union | 0.0 | * | 124 | |||||
Great Britain | 0.0 | * | 2,552 | |||||
Japan | 0.1 | 9,002 | ||||||
United States | (1.1 | ) | (88,697 | ) | ||||
Other | 0.4 | 29,151 | ||||||
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Total futures and forward contracts by country composition | (0.7 | )% | $ | (58,250 | ) | |||
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* Due to rounding – amount is less than 0.05%
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES A
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Investment income | ||||||||
Interest income | $ | 228 | $ | 414 | ||||
Other income | 4 | 1 | ||||||
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Total investment income | 232 | 415 | ||||||
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Expenses | ||||||||
Brokerage commissions | 50,083 | 89,422 | ||||||
Management fees | 46,930 | 85,889 | ||||||
Selling commissions | 30,733 | 59,849 | ||||||
Operating expenses | 15,643 | 28,633 | ||||||
Other | 907 | 2,309 | ||||||
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Total expenses | 144,296 | 266,102 | ||||||
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Net investment loss | (144,064 | ) | (265,687 | ) | ||||
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Realized and unrealized gain on investments | ||||||||
Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 441,471 | 36,921 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts | 119,893 | 536,207 | ||||||
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Net gain on investments | 561,364 | 573,128 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 417,300 | $ | 307,441 | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Series A-1 Unit (based upon weighted average number of units outstanding during period)* | $ | 63.82 | $ | 27.70 | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Series A-1 Unit (based upon change in net asset value per unit during period) | $ | 54.88 | $ | 28.79 | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Series A-2 Unit (based upon weighted average number of units outstanding during period) ** | $ | 62.09 | $ | 40.55 | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Series A-2 Unit (based upon change in net asset value per unit during period)* | $ | 68.54 | $ | 40.01 | ||||
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* | Weighted average number of Units outstanding for Series A-1 for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013: 4,973.00 and 8,214.28, respectively. |
* | Weighted average number of Units outstanding for Series A-2 for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013: 1,609.33 and 1,970.92, respectively. |
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES A
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Increase in net assets from operations | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (144,064 | ) | $ | (265,687 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 441,471 | 36,921 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts | 119,893 | 536,207 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations | 417,300 | 307,441 | ||||||
Capital share transactions | ||||||||
Issuance of Units | 312,920 | 303,752 | ||||||
Redemption of Units | (1,550,733 | ) | (1,797,985 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | (1,237,813 | ) | (1,494,233 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets | (820,513 | ) | (1,186,792 | ) | ||||
Net assets,beginning of period | 8,296,204 | 15,322,426 | ||||||
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Net assets,end of period | $ | 7,475,691 | $ | 14,135,634 | ||||
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Series A-1 Units,beginning of period | 5,778.843 | 8,423.300 | ||||||
Issuance of Series A-1 Units | 24.628 | 210.478 | ||||||
Redemption of Units | (1,108.619 | ) | (828.128 | ) | ||||
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Series A-1 Units,end of period | 4,694.852 | 7,805.650 | ||||||
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Series A-2 Units,beginning of period | 1,660.757 | 2,114.666 | ||||||
Issuance of Series A-2 Units | 213.583 | 3.224 | ||||||
Redemption of Units | (227.122 | ) | (384.771 | ) | ||||
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Series A-2 Units,end of period | 1,647.218 | 1,733.119 | ||||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES A
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 417,300 | $ | 307,441 | ||||
Adjustment to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Increase in due from brokers | 1,840,602 | 54,230 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | (1 | ) | 73,996 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | 93 | (45,471 | ) | |||||
Decrease in futures contracts purchased | (136,804 | ) | (231,960 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in futures contracts sold | 16,819 | (332,772 | ) | |||||
Decrease in management fees payable | (1,217 | ) | (1,238 | ) | ||||
Decrease in fees payable | (2,047 | ) | (566 | ) | ||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 2,134,745 | (176,340 | ) | |||||
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Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Subscriptions, net of change in advanced subscriptions | 318,920 | 273,708 | ||||||
Redemptions, net of change in redemptions payable | (1,376,454 | ) | (1,268,991 | ) | ||||
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Net cash used in financing activities | (1,057,534 | ) | (995,283 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in cash | 1,077,211 | (1,171,623 | ) | |||||
Cash,beginning of period | 4,314,062 | 7,542,936 | ||||||
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Cash,end of period | $ | 5,391,273 | $ | 6,371,313 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES B
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013
March 31, 2014 (unaudited) | December 31, 2013 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Due from brokers | $ | 2,111,276 | $ | 3,489,481 | ||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 2 | — | ||||||
Unrealized gain on futures contracts purchased | 87,845 | 179,710 | ||||||
Unrealized gain on futures contracts sold | 56,359 | 158,268 | ||||||
Cash | 1,990,513 | 1,185,419 | ||||||
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Total assets | 4,245,995 | 5,012,878 | ||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | 72 | 4 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on futures contracts purchased | 72,769 | 243,421 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on futures contracts sold | 21,294 | 79,699 | ||||||
Subscriptions received in advance | 13,314 | — | ||||||
Redemptions payable | 87,612 | 304,817 | ||||||
Management fees payable | 7,760 | 8,793 | ||||||
Fees payable | 4,750 | 5,941 | ||||||
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Total liabilities | 207,571 | 642,675 | ||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 4,038,424 | $ | 4,370,203 | ||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B-1 Net Assets | $ | 1,216,623 | $ | 1,689,188 | ||||
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Number of Units outstanding | 1,269.439 | 1,849.736 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B-1 Net Asset Value per Unit | $ | 958.39 | $ | 913.20 | ||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B-2 Net Assets | $ | 2,821,801 | $ | 2,681,015 | ||||
Number of Units outstanding | 2,686.213 | 2,691.953 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B-2 Net Asset Value per Unit | $ | 1,050.48 | $ | 995.94 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES B
UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
as of March 31, 2014
Percentage of Net Assets | Fair Value | |||||||
Forward contracts, at fair value | ||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | 0.0 | *% | $ | 2 | ||||
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Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 0.0 | * | 2 | |||||
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Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | (0.0 | )* | (72 | ) | ||||
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Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | (0.0 | )* | (72 | ) | ||||
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Total forward contracts, at fair value | (0.0 | )% | $ | (70 | ) | |||
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Futures contracts purchased | ||||||||
Currency | (0.2 | )% | $ | (6,588 | ) | |||
Energy | 0.0 | * | 641 | |||||
Financial | 0.2 | 7,645 | ||||||
Food & Fiber | 0.8 | 34,083 | ||||||
Indices | 0.4 | 17,572 | ||||||
Livestock | 0.1 | 5,060 | ||||||
Metals | (1.1 | ) | (43,337 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts purchased | 0.4 | 15,076 | ||||||
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Futures contracts sold | ||||||||
Currency | 0.2 | 8,869 | ||||||
Energy | (0.1 | ) | (3,343 | ) | ||||
Financial | 0.0 | * | 755 | |||||
Indices | (0.3 | ) | (13,021 | ) | ||||
Metals | 1.0 | 41,805 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts sold | 0.9 | 35,065 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts, at fair value | 1.2 | % | $ | 50,141 | ||||
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Futures and forward contracts by country composition | ||||||||
Australia | 0.1 | % | $ | 4,351 | ||||
European Monetary Union | 0.1 | 5,136 | ||||||
Great Britain | (0.0 | )* | (1,412 | ) | ||||
Japan | (0.2 | ) | (7,832 | ) | ||||
United States | 1.2 | 49,268 | ||||||
Other | 0.0 | * | 560 | |||||
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Total futures and forward contracts by country composition | 1.2 | % | $ | 50,071 | ||||
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* | Due to rounding – amount is less than 0.05% |
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES B
CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
as of December 31, 2013
Percentage of Net Assets | Fair Value | |||||||
Forward contracts, at fair value | ||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | ||||||||
Currency | (0.0 | )*% | $ | (4 | ) | |||
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Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | (0.0 | )* | (4 | ) | ||||
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Total forward contracts, at fair value | (0.0 | )*% | $ | (4 | ) | |||
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Futures contracts purchased | ||||||||
Currency | 0.2 | % | $ | 8,650 | ||||
Energy | (0.9 | ) | (40,576 | ) | ||||
Financial | (0.1 | ) | (5,003 | ) | ||||
Food & Fiber | (0.3 | ) | (14,712 | ) | ||||
Indices | 2.1 | 92,572 | ||||||
Livestock | (0.0 | )* | (1,800 | ) | ||||
Metals | (2.5 | ) | (102,842 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts purchased | (1.5 | ) | (63,711 | ) | ||||
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Futures contracts sold | ||||||||
Currency | 0.6 | 27,846 | ||||||
Energy | 1.1 | 48,842 | ||||||
Financial | 0.7 | 30,110 | ||||||
Food & Fiber | (0.1 | ) | (4,683 | ) | ||||
Metals | (0.5 | ) | (23,546 | ) | ||||
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Total futures contracts sold | 1.8 | 78,569 | ||||||
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Total futures contracts, at fair value | 0.3 | % | $ | 14,858 | ||||
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Futures and forward contracts by country composition | ||||||||
Australia | (0.2 | )% | $ | (7,603 | ) | |||
European Monetary Union | 0.0 | * | 144 | |||||
Great Britain | 0.1 | 3,640 | ||||||
Japan | 0.1 | 4,083 | ||||||
United States | (0.2 | ) | (8,608 | ) | ||||
Other | 0.5 | 23,198 | ||||||
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Total futures and forward contracts by country composition | 0.3 | % | $ | 14,854 | ||||
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* | Due to rounding – amount is less than 0.05% |
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES B
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Investment income | ||||||||
Interest income | $ | 198 | $ | 296 | ||||
Other income | 3 | — | ||||||
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Total investment income | 201 | 296 | ||||||
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Expenses | ||||||||
Brokerage commissions | 39,544 | 62,650 | ||||||
Management fees | 24,525 | 40,570 | ||||||
Selling commissions | 7,479 | 17,836 | ||||||
Operating expenses | 8,175 | 13,523 | ||||||
Other | 2,128 | 3,652 | ||||||
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Total expenses | 81,851 | 138,231 | ||||||
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Net investment loss | (81,650 | ) | (137,935 | ) | ||||
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Realized and unrealized gain on investments | ||||||||
Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 269,311 | 363,503 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts | 35,217 | 289,170 | ||||||
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Net gain on investments | 304,528 | 652,673 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 222,878 | $ | 514,738 | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Series B-1 Unit (based upon weighted average number of units outstanding during period)* | $ | 55.51 | $ | 84.11 | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Series B-1 Unit (based upon change in net asset value per unit during period) | $ | 45.19 | $ | 80.65 | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Series B-2 Unit (based upon weighted average number of units outstanding during period) ** | $ | 54.84 | $ | 93.31 | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Series B-2 Unit (based upon change in net asset value per unit during period)* | $ | 54.54 | $ | 92.62 | ||||
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* | Weighted average number of Units outstanding for Series B-1 for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013: 1,355.86 and 2,872.86, respectively. |
* | Weighted average number of Units outstanding for Series B-2 for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013: 2,691.56 and 2,926.78, respectively. |
See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES B
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Increase in net assets from operations | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (81,650 | ) | $ | (137,935 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 269,311 | 363,503 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts | 35,217 | 289,170 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations | 222,878 | 514,738 | ||||||
Capital share transactions | ||||||||
Issuance of Units | 10,870 | 113,133 | ||||||
Redemption of Units | (565,527 | ) | (1,170,898 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | (554,657 | ) | (1,057,765 | ) | ||||
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| |||||
Net decrease in net assets | (331,779 | ) | (543,027 | ) | ||||
Net assets,beginning of period | 4,370,203 | 7,044,263 | ||||||
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Net assets,end of period | $ | 4,038,424 | $ | 6,501,236 | ||||
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Series B-1 Units, beginning of period | 1,849.736 | 3,258.284 | ||||||
Issuance of Series B-1 Units | — | 8.637 | ||||||
Redemption of Units | (580.297 | ) | (974.534 | ) | ||||
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Series B-1 Units, end of period | 1,269.439 | 2,292.387 | ||||||
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Series B-2 Units, beginning of period | 2,691.953 | 2,885.689 | ||||||
Issuance of Series B-2 Units | 10.751 | 85.326 | ||||||
Redemption of Units | (16.491 | ) | (24.764 | ) | ||||
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Series B-2 Units, end of period | 2,686.213 | 2,946.251 | ||||||
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|
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES B
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 222,878 | $ | 514,738 | ||||
Adjustment to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Increase in due from brokers | 1,378,205 | 319,424 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | (2 | ) | 47,905 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | 68 | (32,816 | ) | |||||
Decrease in futures contracts purchased | (78,787 | ) | (94,490 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in futures contracts sold | 43,504 | (209,769 | ) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in management fees payable | (1,033 | ) | 13 | |||||
Decrease in fees payable | (1,191 | ) | (461 | ) | ||||
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|
|
| |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,563,642 | 544,544 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Subscriptions, net of change in advanced subscriptions | 24,184 | 234,382 | ||||||
Redemptions, net of change in redemptions payable | (782,732 | ) | (620,343 | ) | ||||
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|
|
| |||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (758,548 | ) | (385,961 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net increase in cash | 805,094 | 158,583 | ||||||
Cash,beginning of period | 1,185,419 | 1,707,327 | ||||||
|
|
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| |||||
Cash,end of period | $ | 1,990,513 | $ | 1,865,910 | ||||
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|
|
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See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P., SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES A and SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES B
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2014
SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.
1. Nature of operations
Organization and Business
Superfund Gold, L.P. (the “Fund”), a Delaware limited partnership, commenced operations on April 1, 2009. The Fund was organized to trade speculatively in the United States (“U.S.”) and international commodity futures and forward markets using a strategy developed by Superfund Capital Management, Inc. (“Superfund Capital Management”), the general partner and trading advisor of the Fund. The Fund has issued two series of units of limited partnership interest (“Units”), each with a subseries, Series A-1/A-2 and Series B-1/B-2 (each a “Series”). Series A-1/A-2 and Series B-1/B-2 are traded and managed the same way, with the exception of the degree of leverage. Series B implements the Fund’s futures and forward trading program at a leverage level equal to approximately 1.5 times that implemented on behalf of Series A. Over the long term (periods of several years), the targeted average ratio of margin to equity for Series A is approximately 20% and approximately 30% for Series B. The leverage with which each of the Series is traded is the only difference between the Series. Sub-Series within a Series are not managed differently. Rather, Series A-1 Units and Series B-1 Units are subject to selling commissions. Series A-2 Units and Series B-2 Units are not subject to selling commissions but are available exclusively to: (i) investors participating in selling agent asset-based or fixed-fee investment programs or a registered investment adviser’s asset-based fee or fixed-fee advisory program through which an investment adviser recommends a portfolio allocation to the Fund and for which Superfund USA, LLC (“Superfund USA”) serves as selling agent, (ii) investors who purchased the Units through Superfund USA or an affiliated broker and who are commodity pools operated by commodity pool operators registered as such with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and (iii) investors who have paid the maximum selling commission on their Series A-1 or Series B-1 Units (by re-designation of such Units as Series A-2 Units or Series B-2 Units as described herein). The foregoing eligibility requirements and selling commissions are the only differences between the Sub-Series within a Series.
The term of the Fund commenced on the day on which the Certificate of Limited Partnership was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and shall end upon the first to occur of the following: (i) receipt by Superfund Capital Management of an approval to dissolve the Fund at a specified time by limited partners of the Fund (“Limited Partners”) owning Units representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Units of each Series then owned by Limited Partners of each Series, notice of which is sent by certified mail return receipt requested to Superfund Capital Management not less than 90 days prior to the effective date of such dissolution; (ii) withdrawal, insolvency or dissolution of Superfund Capital Management or any other event that causes Superfund Capital Management to cease to be the general partner of the Fund, unless (a) at the time of each event there is at least one remaining general partner of the Fund who carries on the business of the Fund (and each remaining general partner of the Fund is hereby authorized to carry on the business of general partner of the Fund in such an event), or (b) within 120 days after such event Limited Partners of a Series holding a majority of Units of such Series agree in writing to continue the business of the Fund and such Series and to the appointment, effective as of the date of such event, of one or more general partners of the Fund and such Series; (iii) a decline in the aggregate net assets of each Series to less than $500,000 at any time following commencement of trading in the Series; or (iv) any other event which shall make it unlawful for the existence of the Fund to be continued or which requires termination of the Fund.
2. Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) with respect to the Form 10-Q and reflect all adjustments which in the opinion of management are normal and recurring, and which are necessary for a fair statement of the results of interim periods presented. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes included in the Fund’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
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Valuation of Investments in Futures Contracts, and Forward Contracts
All commodity interests (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments) are used for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on a trade date basis and open contracts are recorded in the statements of assets and liabilities at fair value on the last business day of the period, which represents market value for those commodity interests for which market quotes are readily available.
Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at settlement prices published by the recognized exchange. Any spot and forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund will be valued at published settlement prices or at dealers’ quotes.
Translation of Foreign Currency
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the period-end exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investments and income and expenses that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the transaction date. Adjustments arising from foreign currency transactions are reflected in the statements of operations.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments in the statements of operations.
Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Interest income and expenses are recognized on the accrual basis. Operating expenses of the Fund are allocated to each Series in proportion to the net asset value of the Series at the beginning of each month. Expenses directly attributable to a particular Series are charged directly to that Series.
Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains and losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) are reported in the statements of financial condition as a net gain or loss, as there exists a right of offset of unrealized gains or losses in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 210-20,Offsetting – Balance Sheet.
Set forth herein are instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statements of assets and liabilities and which are subject to derivative clearing agreements with the Fund’s futures commission merchants. Each futures commission merchant nets margin held on behalf of each Series of the Fund or payment obligations of the futures commission merchant to each Series against any payment obligations of that Series to the futures commission merchant. Each Series is required to deposit margin at each futures commission merchant to meet the original and maintenance requirements established by that futures commission merchant, and/or the exchange or clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the instrument is traded. The derivative clearing agreements give each futures commission merchant a security interest in this margin to secure any liabilities owed to the futures commission merchant arising from a default by the Series. As of March 31, 2014, the Fund had on deposit $2,828,953 at ADM Investor Services, Inc., $757,878 at Barclays Capital Inc. and $1,050,734 at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. As of March 31, 2014, Series A had on deposit $1,658,574 at ADM Investor Services, Inc., $378,060 at Barclays Capital Inc. and $489,655 at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. As of March 31, 2014, Series B had on deposit $1,170,379 at ADM Investor Services, Inc., $379,818 at Barclays Capital Inc. and $561,079 at Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Income Taxes
The Fund does not record a provision for U.S. income taxes because the partners report their share of the Fund’s income or loss on their returns. The financial statements reflect the Fund’s transactions without adjustment, if any, required for income tax purposes.
Superfund Capital Management has evaluated the application of ASC Topic 740,Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), to the Fund to determine whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition. Based on this evaluation, Superfund Capital Management has determined no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required to be recorded as a result of the application of ASC 740. Superfund Capital Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months. As a result, no income tax liability or expense has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements. The Fund files federal and various state tax returns. The 2010 through 2013 tax years generally remain subject to examination by the U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires Superfund Capital Management 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-08,Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (“ASU 2013-08”). ASU 2013-08 contains new guidance regarding the approach to investment company assessment, requires non-controlling ownership interests in other investment companies to be measured at fair value and requires additional disclosures about the investment company’s status as an investment company and information required to be provided to any of its investees. The amendments in the update are effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. The adoption of the provisions of ASU 2013-08 has not had a material impact on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.
ASU 2011-11
In December 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11,Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”). ASU 2011-11 requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The new disclosure requirements mandate that entities disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, ASU 2011-11 requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements.
In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the scope of disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The amendments clarify that the scope of guidance issued in December 2011 to enhance disclosures around financial instrument and derivative instruments that are either (a) offset, or (b) subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset, applies to derivatives, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
3. Fair Value Measurements
The Fund follows ASC 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:
Level 1: | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities; | |
Level 2: | Quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; | |
Level 3: | Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. |
A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. In determining fair value, the Fund separates its financial instruments into two categories: U.S. government securities and derivative contracts.
Derivative Contracts.Derivative contracts can be exchange-traded or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded derivatives typically fall within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether they are deemed to be actively traded or not. The Fund has exposure to exchange-traded derivative contracts through the Fund’s trading of exchange-traded futures contracts. The Fund’s exchange-traded futures contract positions are valued daily at settlement prices published by the applicable exchanges. In such cases, provided they are deemed to be actively traded, exchange-traded derivatives are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Less actively traded exchange-traded derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
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OTC derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence whenever possible, including market-based inputs to models, model calibration to market-clearing transactions, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an OTC derivative depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. For OTC derivatives that trade in liquid markets, such as generic forwards and swaps, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. The OTC derivatives held by the Fund may include forwards and swaps. Spot and forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund are valued at published daily settlement prices or at dealers’ quotes. The Fund’s forward and swap positions are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Certain OTC derivatives trade in less liquid markets with limited pricing information, and the determination of fair value for these derivatives is inherently more difficult. Such instruments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Where the Fund does not have corroborating market evidence to support significant model inputs and cannot verify the model to market transactions, transaction price is initially used as the best estimate of fair value. Accordingly, when a pricing model is used to value such an instrument, the model is adjusted so that the model value at inception equals the transaction price. The valuations of these less liquid OTC derivatives are typically based on Level 1 and/or Level 2 inputs that can be observed in the market, as well as unobservable Level 3 inputs. Subsequent to initial recognition, the Fund updates the Level 1 and Level 2 inputs to reflect observable market changes, with resulting gains and losses reflected within Level 3. Level 3 inputs are changed only when corroborated by evidence such as similar market transactions, third-party pricing services and/or broker or dealer quotations, or other empirical market data. In circumstances in which the Fund cannot verify the model value to market transactions, it is possible that a different valuation model could produce a materially different estimate of fair value. The Fund attempts to avoid holding less liquid OTC derivatives. However, once held, the market for any particular derivative contract could become less liquid during the holding period. As of and during the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, the Fund held no derivative contracts valued using Level 3 inputs.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s assets and liabilities by the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
Superfund Gold, L.P.
Balance March 31, 2014 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 6 | $ | — | $ | 6 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 209,502 | 209,502 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 136,596 | 136,596 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 346,104 | $ | 346,098 | $ | 6 | $ | — | ||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 166 | $ | — | $ | 166 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 182,942 | 182,942 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 51,282 | 51,282 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | $ | 234,390 | $ | 234,224 | $ | 166 | $ | — | ||||||||
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Balance December 31, 2013 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 3 | $ | — | $ | 3 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 434,347 | 434,347 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 336,188 | 336,188 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 770,538 | $ | 770,535 | $ | 3 | $ | — | ||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 5 | $ | — | $ | 5 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 623,378 | 623,378 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 190,551 | 190,551 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | $ | 813,934 | $ | 813,929 | $ | 5 | $ | — | ||||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A
Balance March 31, 2014 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 4 | $ | — | $ | 4 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 121,657 | 121,657 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 80,237 | 80,237 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 201,898 | $ | 201,894 | $ | 4 | $ | — | ||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 94 | $ | — | $ | 94 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 110,173 | 110,173 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 29,988 | 29,988 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | $ | 140,255 | $ | 140,161 | $ | 94 | $ | — | ||||||||
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Balance December 31, 2013 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 3 | $ | — | $ | 3 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 254,637 | 254,637 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 177,920 | 177,920 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 432,560 | $ | 432,557 | $ | 3 | $ | — | ||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 1 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 379,957 | 379,957 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 110,852 | 110,852 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | $ | 490,810 | $ | 490,809 | $ | 1 | $ | — | ||||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B
Balance March 31, 2014 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 2 | $ | — | $ | 2 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 87,845 | 87,845 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 56,359 | 56,359 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 144,206 | $ | 144,204 | $ | 2 | $ | — | ||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 72 | $ | — | $ | 72 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 72,769 | 72,769 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 21,294 | 21,294 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | $ | 94,135 | $ | 94,063 | $ | 72 | $ | — | ||||||||
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Balance December 31, 2013 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | $ | 179,710 | $ | 179,710 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 158,268 | 158,268 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets Measured at Fair Value | $ | 337,978 | $ | 337,978 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 4 | $ | — | $ | 4 | $ | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts purchased | 243,421 | 243,421 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts sold | 79,699 | 79,699 | — | �� | — | |||||||||||
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Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | $ | 323,124 | $ | 323,120 | $ | 4 | $ | — | ||||||||
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4. Disclosure of derivative instruments and hedging activities
The Fund follows ASC 815,Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities(“ASC 815”). ASC 815 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.
Derivative instruments held by the Fund do not qualify as derivative instruments held as hedging instruments, as defined in ASC 815. Instead, the Fund includes derivative instruments in its trading activity. Per the requirements of ASC 815, the Fund discloses the gains and losses on its trading activities for both derivative and nonderivative instruments in the statement of operations for each Series.
The Fund engages in the speculative trading of forward contracts in currency and futures contracts in a wide range of commodities, including equity markets, interest rates, food and fiber, energy, livestock and metals. ASC 815 requires entities to recognize all derivatives instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the statement of financial position. Investments in forward contracts and commodity futures contracts are recorded in the statements of assets and liabilities as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on open forward contracts, futures contracts purchased and futures contracts sold. Since the derivatives held or sold by the Fund are for speculative trading purposes, the derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments under the provisions of ASC 815. Accordingly, all realized gains and losses, as well as any change in net unrealized gains or losses on open positions from the preceding period, are recognized as part of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments in the statements of operations.
Superfund Capital Management believes futures and forward trading activity expressed as a percentage of net assets is indicative of trading activity. Information concerning the fair value of the Fund’s derivatives held long or sold short, as well as information related to the annual average volume of the Fund’s derivative activity, is as follows:
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Superfund Gold, L.P.
The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the statement of assets and liabilities, as of March 31, 2014, is as follows:
Type of Instrument | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Asset Derivatives at March 31, 2014 | Liability Derivatives at March 31, 2014 | Net | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 6 | $ | — | $ | 6 | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | — | (166 | ) | (166 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts purchased | 209,502 | (182,942 | ) | 26,560 | |||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts sold | 136,596 | (51,282 | ) | 85,314 | |||||||||
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Totals | $ | 346,104 | $ | (234,390 | ) | $ | 111,714 | |||||||
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The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the statements of assets and liabilities, as of December 31, 2013, is as follows:
Type of Instrument | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Asset Derivatives at December 31, 2013 | Liability Derivatives at December 31, 2013 | Net | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 3 | $ | — | $ | 3 | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | — | (5 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts purchased | 434,347 | (623,378 | ) | (189,031 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts sold | 336,188 | (190,551 | ) | 145,637 | |||||||||
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Totals | $ | 770,538 | $ | (813,934 | ) | $ | (43,396 | ) | ||||||
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Effects of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
Derivatives not Designated as | Location of Gain (Loss) on | Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Net realized loss on futures and forward contracts | $ | (96,793 | ) | $ | (158 | ) | |||
Futures contracts | Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 807,575 | 155,268 | |||||||
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Total | $ | 710,782 | $ | 155,110 | ||||||
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Effects of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013:
Derivatives not Designated as | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in | Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Net realized loss on futures and forward contracts | $ | (195,977 | ) | $ | (43,614 | ) | |||
Futures contracts | Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 596,401 | 868,991 | |||||||
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Total | $ | 400,424 | $ | 825,377 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
As of March 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Positions Gross Unrealized | Short Positions Gross Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | 6 | 0.0 | * | $ | (18 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | — | — | $ | (148 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | (160 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Currency | 706 | 0.0 | * | (13,732 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 24,225 | 0.2 | (4,243 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 6,956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial | 32,972 | 0.3 | (15,444 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 3,786 | 0.0 | * | (2,187 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 19,127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 80,238 | 0.7 | (334 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | (90 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 79,814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices | 71,678 | 0.6 | (28,005 | ) | (0.3 | ) | — | — | (32,477 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 11,196 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals | 2,520 | 0.0 | * | (120,866 | ) | (1.1 | ) | 108,585 | 1.0 | (5,599 | ) | (0.0 | )* | (15,360 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 7,099 | 0.1 | (3,402 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | (6,686 | ) | (0.1 | ) | (2,989 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Livestock | 14,290 | 0.1 | (1,160 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | — | — | 13,130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Totals | $ | 209,509 | 1.8 | $ | (182,961 | ) | (1.6 | ) | $ | 136,596 | 1.2 | $ | (51,430 | ) | (0.4 | ) | $ | 111,714 | ||||||||||||||||||
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* | Due to rounding |
As of December 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Positions Gross Unrealized | Short Positions Gross Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | 3 | 0.0 | * | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | (5 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Currency | 34,356 | 0.3 | (13,987 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 67,051 | 0.5 | (3,916 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 83,504 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial | — | — | (11,330 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 115,315 | 0.9 | (11,094 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 92,891 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 4,780 | 0.0 | * | (35,294 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 61,459 | 0.5 | — | — | 30,945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices | 226,092 | 1.8 | (13,372 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 168 | 0.0 | * | (11,208 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 201,680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals | 113,479 | 0.9 | (424,270 | ) | (3.3 | ) | 92,195 | 0.7 | (164,333 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (382,929 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 55,539 | 0.4 | (120,204 | ) | (0.9 | ) | — | — | — | — | (64,665 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livestock | 100 | 0.0 | * | (4,920 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | — | — | (4,820 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Totals | $ | 434,349 | 3.4 | $ | (623,377 | ) | (4.9 | ) | $ | 336,188 | 2.7 | $ | (190,556 | ) | (1.5 | ) | $ | (43,396 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. average* monthly contract volume by market sector as of quarter ended March 31, 2014:
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | Average Value of Long Positions | Average Value of Short Positions | |||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | 50 | 39 | $ | 115 | $ | 165 | ||||||||||
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | |||||||||||||||
Currency | 330 | 160 | ||||||||||||||
Financial | 1,999 | 624 | ||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 75 | 44 | ||||||||||||||
Indices | 1,046 | 323 | ||||||||||||||
Metals | 417 | 196 | ||||||||||||||
Energy | 202 | 85 | ||||||||||||||
Livestock | 66 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Total | 4,185 | 1,472 | ||||||||||||||
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* | Based on quarterly holdings |
Superfund Gold, L.P. average* monthly contract volume by market sector as of quarter ended March 31, 2013:
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | Average Value of Long Positions | Average Value of Short Positions | |||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | 59 | 91 | $ | 386,965 | $ | 347,311 | ||||||||||
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | |||||||||||||||
Currency | 444 | 359 | ||||||||||||||
Financial | 3,820 | 172 | ||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 213 | 302 | ||||||||||||||
Indices | 1,284 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
Metals | 986 | 321 | ||||||||||||||
Energy | 415 | 465 | ||||||||||||||
Livestock | — | 123 | ||||||||||||||
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Total | 7,221 | 1,897 | ||||||||||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. trading results by market sector:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized Gains (Losses) | Change in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | Net Trading Gains (Losses) | ||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | (96,793 | ) | $ | (158 | ) | $ | (96,951 | ) | |||
Currency | 4,448 | (76,548 | ) | (72,100 | ) | |||||||
Financial | 434,707 | (73,764 | ) | 360,943 | ||||||||
Food & Fiber | 84,881 | 48,869 | 133,750 | |||||||||
Indices | 60,215 | (190,484 | ) | (130,269 | ) | |||||||
Metals | 377,719 | 367,569 | 745,288 | |||||||||
Livestock | 175,560 | 17,950 | 193,510 | |||||||||
Energy | (329,955 | ) | 61,676 | (268,279 | ) | |||||||
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Total net trading gains | $ | 710,782 | $ | 155,110 | $ | 865,892 | ||||||
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Net Realized Gains (Losses) | Change in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | Net Trading Gains (Losses) | ||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | (195,977 | ) | $ | (43,614 | ) | $ | (239,591 | ) | |||
Currency | �� | 158,510 | (246,883 | ) | (88,373 | ) | ||||||
Financial | (84,385 | ) | 165,770 | 81,385 | ||||||||
Food & Fiber | (98,712 | ) | (231,418 | ) | (330,130 | ) | ||||||
Indices | 1,687,973 | (292,140 | ) | 1,395,833 | ||||||||
Metals | (1,203,185 | ) | 1,235,206 | 32,021 | ||||||||
Livestock | 156,610 | 18,240 | 174,850 | |||||||||
Energy | (20,410 | ) | 220,216 | 199,806 | ||||||||
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Total net trading gains | $ | 400,424 | $ | 825,377 | $ | 1,225,801 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A
The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the statement of assets and liabilities, as of March 31, 2014, is as follows:
Type of Instrument | Statement of Assets and | Asset Derivatives at March 31, 2014 | Liability Derivatives at March 31, 2014 | Net | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 4 | $ | — | $ | 4 | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | — | (94 | ) | (94 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts purchased | 121,657 | (110,173 | ) | 11,484 | |||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts sold | 80,237 | (29,988 | ) | 50,249 | |||||||||
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Totals | $ | 201,898 | $ | (140,255 | ) | $ | 61,643 | |||||||
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The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the statements of assets and liabilities, as of December 31, 2013, is as follows:
Type of Instrument | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Asset Derivatives at December 31, 2013 | Liability Derivatives at December 31, 2013 | Net | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 3 | $ | — | $ | 3 | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | — | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts purchased | 254,637 | (379,957 | ) | (125,320 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts sold | 177,920 | (110,852 | ) | 67,068 | |||||||||
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Totals | $ | 432,560 | $ | (490,810 | ) | $ | (58,250 | ) | ||||||
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Effects of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
Derivatives not Designated as | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in | Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Net realized loss on futures and forward contracts | $ | (53,359 | ) | $ | (92 | ) | |||
Futures contracts | Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 494,830 | 119,985 | |||||||
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Total | $ | 441,471 | $ | 119,893 | ||||||
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Effects of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013:
Derivatives not Designated as | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in | Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Net realized loss on futures and forward contracts | $ | (108,743 | ) | $ | (28,525 | ) | |||
Futures contracts | Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 145,664 | 564,732 | |||||||
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Total | $ | 36,921 | $ | 536,207 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
As of March 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Positions Gross Unrealized | Short Positions Gross Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | 4 | 0.0 | * | $ | (9 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | — | — | $ | (85 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | (90 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Currency | 469 | 0.0 | * | (6,907 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 13,337 | 0.2 | (2,224 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 4,675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial | 18,673 | 0.2 | (8,790 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 2,039 | 0.0 | * | (1,195 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 10,727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 45,988 | 0.6 | (167 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | (90 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 45,731 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices | 41,274 | 0.6 | (15,173 | ) | (0.2 | ) | — | — | (19,456 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 6,645 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals | 1,437 | 0.0 | * | (76,446 | ) | (1.0 | ) | 64,861 | 0.9 | (3,680 | ) | (0.1 | ) | (13,828 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 4,587 | 0.1 | (1,531 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | (3,343 | ) | (0.0 | )* | (287 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Livestock | 9,230 | 0.1 | (1,160 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | — | — | 8,070 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Totals | $ | 121,662 | 1.6 | $ | (110,183 | ) | (1.4 | ) | $ | 80,237 | 1.1 | $ | (30,073 | ) | (0.4 | ) | $ | 61,643 | ||||||||||||||||||
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* | Due to rounding |
As of December 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Positions Gross Unrealized | Short Positions Gross Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | 3 | 0.0 | * | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | (1 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Currency | 19,106 | 0.2 | (7,387 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 37,407 | 0.5 | (2,118 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 47,008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial | — | — | (6,327 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 61,890 | 0.7 | (6,511 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 49,052 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 4,780 | 0.1 | (20,582 | ) | (0.2 | ) | 31,349 | 0.4 | — | — | 15,547 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices | 125,924 | 1.5 | (5,776 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 112 | 0.0 | * | (6,469 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 113,791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals | 68,111 | 0.8 | (276,060 | ) | (3.3 | ) | 47,162 | 0.6 | (95,754 | ) | (1.2 | ) | (256,541 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 36,615 | 0.4 | (60,704 | ) | (0.7 | ) | — | — | — | — | (24,089 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livestock | 100 | 0.0 | * | (3,120 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | — | — | (3,020 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Totals | $ | 254,639 | 3.1 | $ | (379,956 | ) | (4.6 | ) | $ | 177,920 | 2.1 | $ | (110,853 | ) | (1.3 | ) | $ | (58,250 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A average* monthly contract volume by market sector as of quarter ended March 31, 2014:
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | Average Value of Long Positions | Average Value of Short Positions | |||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | 26 | 20 | $ | 73 | $ | 102 | ||||||||||
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | |||||||||||||||
Currency | 181 | 88 | ||||||||||||||
Financial | 1,107 | 340 | ||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 42 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
Indices | 586 | �� | 180 | |||||||||||||
Metals | 247 | 114 | ||||||||||||||
Energy | 116 | 45 | ||||||||||||||
Livestock | 38 | — | ||||||||||||||
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Total | 2,343 | 811 | ||||||||||||||
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* | Based on quarterly holdings |
Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A average* monthly contract volume by market sector as of quarter ended March 31, 2013:
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | Average Value of Long Positions | Average Value of Short Positions | |||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | 32 | 49 | $ | 231,676 | $ | 203,725 | ||||||||||
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | |||||||||||||||
Currency | 257 | 214 | ||||||||||||||
Financial | 2,222 | 99 | ||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 125 | 177 | ||||||||||||||
Indices | 760 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
Metals | 590 | 187 | ||||||||||||||
Energy | 254 | 275 | ||||||||||||||
Livestock | — | 71 | ||||||||||||||
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Total | 4,240 | 1,110 | ||||||||||||||
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* | Based on quarterly holdings |
Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A trading results by market sector:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized Gains (Losses) | Change in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | Net Trading Gains (Losses) | ||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | (53,359 | ) | $ | (92 | ) | $ | (53,451 | ) | |||
Currency | 9,875 | (42,333 | ) | (32,458 | ) | |||||||
Financial | 241,797 | (38,325 | ) | 203,472 | ||||||||
Food & Fiber | 46,711 | 30,184 | 76,895 | |||||||||
Indices | 24,300 | (107,146 | ) | (82,846 | ) | |||||||
Metals | 257,154 | 242,713 | 499,867 | |||||||||
Livestock | 100,970 | 11,090 | 112,060 | |||||||||
Energy | (185,977 | ) | 23,802 | (162,175 | ) | |||||||
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Total net trading gains | $ | 441,471 | $ | 119,893 | $ | 561,364 | ||||||
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized Gains (Losses) | Change in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | Net Trading Gains (Losses) | ||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | (108,743 | ) | $ | (28,525 | ) | $ | (137,268 | ) | |||
Currency | 86,967 | (140,688 | ) | (53,721 | ) | |||||||
Financial | (35,941 | ) | 95,536 | 59,595 | ||||||||
Food & Fiber | (56,711 | ) | (131,727 | ) | (188,438 | ) | ||||||
Indices | 998,480 | (175,740 | ) | 822,740 | ||||||||
Metals | (874,680 | ) | 773,267 | (101,413 | ) | |||||||
Livestock | 86,440 | 12,810 | 99,250 | |||||||||
Energy | (58,891 | ) | 131,274 | 72,383 | ||||||||
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Total net trading gains | $ | 36,921 | $ | 536,207 | $ | 573,128 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B
The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the statement of assets and liabilities, as of March 31, 2014, is as follows:
Type of Instrument | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Asset Derivatives at March 31, 2014 | Liability Derivatives at March 31, 2014 | Net | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | $ | 2 | $ | — | $ | 2 | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | — | (72 | ) | (72 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts purchased | 87,845 | (72,769 | ) | 15,076 | |||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts sold | 56,359 | (21,294 | ) | 35,065 | |||||||||
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Totals | $ | 144,206 | $ | (94,135 | ) | $ | 50,071 | |||||||
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The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the statements of assets and liabilities, as of December 31, 2013, is as follows:
Type of Instrument | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Asset Derivatives at December 31, 2013 | Liability Derivatives at December 31, 2013 | Net | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | $ | — | $ | (4 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | |||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts purchased | 179,710 | (243,421 | ) | (63,711 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | Futures contracts sold | 158,268 | (79,699 | ) | 78,569 | |||||||||
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Totals | $ | 337,978 | $ | (323,124 | ) | $ | 14,854 | |||||||
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Effects of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815 | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Net realized loss on futures and forward contracts | $ | (43,434 | ) | $ | (66 | ) | |||
Futures contracts | Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 312,745 | 35,283 | |||||||
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Total | $ | 269,311 | $ | 35,217 | ||||||
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Effects of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013:
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815 | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Net realized loss on futures and forward contracts | $ | (87,234 | ) | $ | (15,089 | ) | |||
Futures contracts | Net realized gain on futures and forward contracts | 450,737 | 304,259 | |||||||
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| |||||||
Total | $ | 363,503 | $ | 289,170 | ||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
As of March 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Positions Gross Unrealized | Short Positions Gross Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | 2 | 0.0 | * | $ | (9 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | — | — | $ | (63 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | (70 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Currency | 237 | 0.0 | * | (6,825 | ) | (0.2 | ) | 10,888 | 0.3 | (2,019 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 2,281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial | 14,299 | 0.4 | (6,654 | ) | (0.2 | ) | 1,747 | 0.0 | * | (992 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 8,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 34,250 | 0.8 | (167 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | — | — | 34,083 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices | 30,404 | 0.8 | (12,832 | ) | (0.3 | ) | — | — | (13,021 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 4,551 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals | 1,083 | 0.0 | * | (44,420 | ) | (1.1 | ) | 43,724 | 1.1 | (1,919 | ) | (0.0 | )* | (1,532 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 2,512 | 0.1 | (1,871 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | (3,343 | ) | (0.1 | ) | (2,702 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Livestock | 5,060 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,060 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Totals | $ | 87,847 | 2.2 | $ | (72,778 | ) | (1.8 | ) | $ | 56,359 | 1.4 | $ | (21,357 | ) | (0.2 | ) | $ | 50,071 | ||||||||||||||||||
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* | Due to rounding |
As of December 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Positions Gross Unrealized | Short Positions Gross Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Gains | % of Net Assets | Losses | % of Net Assets | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Open Positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | (4 | ) | (0.0 | )* | $ | (4 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Currency | 15,250 | 0.3 | (6,600 | ) | (0.2 | ) | 29,644 | 0.7 | (1,798 | ) | (0.0 | )* | 36,496 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial | — | — | (5,003 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 53,425 | 1.2 | (4,583 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 43,839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | — | — | (14,712 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 30,110 | 0.7 | — | — | 15,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices | 100,168 | 2.3 | (7,596 | ) | (0.2 | ) | 56 | 0.0 | * | (4,739 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 87,889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals | 45,368 | 1.0 | (148,210 | ) | (3.4 | ) | 45,033 | 1.0 | (68,579 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (126,388 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 18,924 | 0.4 | (59,500 | ) | (1.4 | ) | — | — | — | — | (40,576 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livestock | — | — | (1,800 | ) | (0.0 | )* | — | — | — | — | (1,800 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Totals | $ | 179,710 | 4.1 | $ | (243,421 | ) | (5.6 | ) | $ | 158,268 | 3.6 | $ | (79,703 | ) | (1.8 | ) | $ | 14,854 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B average* monthly contract volume by market sector as of quarter ended March 31, 2014:
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | Average Value of Long Positions | Average Value of Short Positions | |||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | 24 | 19 | $ | 42 | $ | 63 | ||||||||||
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | |||||||||||||||
Currency | 149 | 72 | ||||||||||||||
Financial | 892 | 284 | ||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 33 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Indices | 460 | 143 | ||||||||||||||
Metals | 170 | 82 | ||||||||||||||
Energy | 86 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Livestock | 28 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Total | 1,842 | 661 | ||||||||||||||
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* | Based on quarterly holdings |
Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B average* monthly contract volume by market sector as of quarter ended March 31, 2013:
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | Average Value of Long Positions | Average Value of Short Positions | |||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | 27 | 42 | $ | 155,289 | $ | 143,586 | ||||||||||
Average Number of Long Contracts | Average Number of Short Contracts | |||||||||||||||
Currency | 187 | 145 | ||||||||||||||
Financial | 1,598 | 73 | ||||||||||||||
Food & Fiber | 88 | 125 | ||||||||||||||
Indices | 524 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Metals | 396 | 134 | ||||||||||||||
Energy | 161 | 190 | ||||||||||||||
Livestock | — | 52 | ||||||||||||||
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Total | 2,981 | 787 | ||||||||||||||
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* | Based on quarterly holdings |
Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B trading results by market sector:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized Gains (Losses) | Change in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | Net Trading Gains (Losses) | ||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | (43,434 | ) | $ | (66 | ) | $ | (43,500 | ) | |||
Currency | (5,427 | ) | (34,215 | ) | (39,642 | ) | ||||||
Financial | 192,910 | (35,439 | ) | 157,471 | ||||||||
Food & Fiber | 38,170 | 18,685 | 56,855 | |||||||||
Indices | 35,915 | (83,338 | ) | (47,423 | ) | |||||||
Metals | 120,565 | 124,856 | 245,421 | |||||||||
Livestock | 74,590 | 6,860 | 81,450 | |||||||||
Energy | (143,978 | ) | 37,874 | (106,104 | ) | |||||||
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| |||||||
Total net trading gains | $ | 269,311 | $ | 35,217 | $ | 304,528 | ||||||
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized Gains (Losses) | Change in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | Net Trading Gains (Losses) | ||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | $ | (87,234 | ) | $ | (15,089 | ) | $ | (102,323 | ) | |||
Currency | 71,543 | (106,195 | ) | (34,652 | ) | |||||||
Financial | (48,444 | ) | 70,234 | 21,790 | ||||||||
Food & Fiber | (42,001 | ) | (99,691 | ) | (141,692 | ) | ||||||
Indices | 689,493 | (116,400 | ) | 573,093 | ||||||||
Metals | (328,505 | ) | 461,939 | 133,434 | ||||||||
Livestock | 70,170 | 5,430 | 75,600 | |||||||||
Energy | 38,481 | 88,942 | 127,423 | |||||||||
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Total net trading gains | $ | 363,503 | $ | 289,170 | $ | 652,673 | ||||||
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5. Due from/to brokers
Due from brokers consists of proceeds from securities sold. Amounts due from brokers may be restricted to the extent that they serve as deposits for securities sold short. Amounts due to brokers, if any, represent margin borrowings that are collateralized by certain securities. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were no amounts due to brokers.
In the normal course of business, all of the Fund’s marketable securities transactions, money balances and marketable security positions are transacted with brokers. The Fund is subject to credit risk to the extent any broker with whom it conducts business is unable to fulfill contractual obligations on its behalf.
6. Allocation of net profits and losses
In accordance with the Fund’s Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”), net profits and losses of the Fund are allocated to partners according to their respective interests in the Fund as of the beginning of each month.
Subscriptions received in advance, if any, represent cash received prior to the balance sheet date for subscriptions of the subsequent month and do not participate in the earnings of the Fund until the following month.
7. Related party transactions
Superfund Capital Management shall be paid a management fee equal to one-twelfth of 2.25% of month-end net assets (2.25% per annum) and operating and ongoing offering expenses equal to one-twelfth of 0.75% of month-end net assets (0.75% per annum) when considered together, not to exceed the amount of actual expenses incurred. Superfund Capital Management will also be paid a monthly performance/incentive fee equal to 25% of the new appreciation without respect to interest income or any changes in net asset due to changes in value of the Fund’s dollar for dollar gold position. Trading losses will be carried forward and no further performance/incentive fee may be paid until the prior losses have been recovered. In addition, a portion of the Fund’s brokerage fees will be paid to clearing brokers for execution and clearing costs, and the balance will be paid to Superfund Capital Management for providing services akin to services provided by an introducing broker. Superfund USA, LLC, an entity related to Superfund Capital Management by common ownership, shall be paid selling commissions equal to 2% of the month-end net asset value per Series A-1 Unit and Series B-1 Unit (one-twelfth of 2% per month). These amounts are included under selling commission in the statements of operations. However, the maximum cumulative selling commission per Unit is limited to 10% of the gross offering proceeds of such Unit.
8. Financial highlights
Financial highlights for the period January 1 through March 31, 2014 are as follows:
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Total return before incentive fees | 5.1 | % | 5.6 | % | 4.9 | % | 5.5 | % | ||||||||
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Net asset value per unit, beginning of period | $ | 1,083.46 | $ | 1,225.37 | $ | 913.20 | $ | 995.94 | ||||||||
Net investment loss | (20.95 | ) | (17.84 | ) | (20.29 | ) | (18.09 | ) | ||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments | 75.83 | 86.38 | 65.48 | 72.63 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value per unit, end of period | $ | 1,138.34 | $ | 1,293.91 | $ | 958.39 | $ | 1,050.48 | ||||||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon weighted average number of Units during period) upon weighted average number of Units during period) | $ | 63.82 | $ | 62.09 | $ | 55.51 | $ | 54.84 | ||||||||
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Financial highlights are calculated for each series taken as a whole. An individual partner’s return, per unit data, and ratios may vary based on the timing of capital transactions.
Financial highlights for the period January 1 through March 31, 2013 are as follows:
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Total return before incentive fees | 2.0 | % | 2.5 | % | 7.3 | % | 7.8 | % | ||||||||
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Net asset value per unit, beginning of period | $ | 1,423.03 | $ | 1,577.45 | $ | 1,110.58 | $ | 1,187.13 | ||||||||
Net investment loss | (26.75 | ) | (22.13 | ) | (25.90 | ) | (20.88 | ) | ||||||||
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Financial highlights are calculated for each series taken as a whole. An individual partner’s return, per unit data, and ratios may vary based on the timing of capital transactions.
9. Financial instrument risk
In the normal course of its business, the Fund is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. 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 a future obligation or loss. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures and options whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash flows, to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specific future dates or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or OTC. Exchange-traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain option contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include forwards and certain options. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those related to the underlying financial instruments including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.
For the Fund, gross unrealized gains and losses related to exchange-traded futures were $346,099 and $234,225, respectively, and gross unrealized gains and losses related to non-exchange-traded forwards were $6 and $166, respectively, at March 31, 2014.
For Series A, gross unrealized gains and losses related to exchange-traded futures were $201,895 and $140,162, respectively, and gross unrealized gains and losses related to non-exchange-traded forwards were $4 and $94, respectively, at March 31, 2014.
For Series B, gross unrealized gains and losses related to exchange-traded futures were $144,204 and $94,063, respectively, and gross unrealized gains and losses related to non-exchange-traded forwards were $2 and $72, respectively, at March 31, 2014.
Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Fund due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk that such contracts may be significantly influenced by conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures interest positions at the same time, and Superfund Capital Management was unable to offset such positions, the Fund could experience substantial losses.
Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that an exchange or clearing organization acts as a counterparty to the transactions. The Fund’s risk of loss in the event of counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the statements of assets and liabilities and not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. As the Fund’s assets are held in segregated accounts with futures commission merchants, the Fund has credit risk and concentration risk. The Fund’s futures commission merchants are currently ADM Investor Services, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Superfund Capital Management monitors and attempts to control the Fund’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit, and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Fund is subject. These monitoring systems allow Superfund Capital Management to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, on-line monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures and forward positions by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions, and collateral positions.
The majority of these instruments mature within one year of March 31, 2014. However, due to the nature of the Fund’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.
10. Subscriptions and redemptions
Investors must submit subscriptions at least five business days prior to the applicable month-end closing date and they will be accepted once payments are received and cleared. All subscription funds are required to be promptly transmitted to U.S. Bank National Association, as escrow agent. Subscriptions must be accepted or rejected by Superfund Capital Management within five business days of receipt, and the settlement date for the deposit of subscription funds in escrow must be within five business days of acceptance. No fees or costs will be assessed on any subscription while held in escrow, irrespective of whether the subscription is accepted or the subscription funds are returned. Effective May 1, 2014, the Fund no longer accepts subscriptions.
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Limited Partners may request any or all of their investment in such Series be redeemed by such Series at the net asset value of a Unit within such Series as of the end of the month, subject to a minimum redemption of $1,000. A request for less than a full redemption that would reduce a Limited Partner’s remaining investment to less than $10,000 will be treated as a request for full redemption. Limited Partners must transmit a written request of such redemption to Superfund Capital Management not less than five business days prior to the end of the month (or such shorter period as permitted by Superfund Capital Management) as of which the redemption is to be effective. Redemptions will generally be paid within 20 days after the effective date of the redemption. However, in special circumstances, including, but not limited to, inability to liquidate dealers’ positions as of a redemption date or default or delay in payments due to each Series from clearing brokers, banks or other persons or entities, each Series may in turn delay payment to persons requesting redemption of the proportionate part of the net assets of each Series represented by the sums that are the subject of such default or delay, and Limited Partners will be paid their pro rata portion of the redemption amount not subject to defaults or delays.
11. Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund, and therefore cannot be established; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Subsequent events
Superfund Capital Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were filed and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
INTRODUCTION
The Fund commenced the offering of its Units on February 17, 2009. The initial offering terminated on March 31, 2009, and the Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2009. The continuing offering period commenced at the termination of the initial offering period and ended as of May 1, 2014. Subscription and redemption data is presented for both the Fund, as the SEC registrant, and for Series A and Series B, individually. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, subscriptions totaling $323,790 in the Fund have been accepted and redemptions over the same period totaled $2,116,260. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, subscriptions totaling $28,000 in Series A-1, $284,920 in Series A-2, $0 in Series B-1, and $10,870 in Series B-2 have been accepted and redemptions over the same period totaled $1,262,208 in Series A-1, $288,525 in Series A-2, $547,832 in Series B-1 and $17,695 in Series B-2. The Fund operates as a commodity investment pool, whose purpose is speculative trading in the U.S. and international futures and forward markets. Specifically, the Fund trades a portfolio of more than 120 futures and forward contracts using a fully-automated, proprietary, computerized trading system. The Fund also seeks to maintain an investment in gold approximately equal to the total capital of each Series, as of the beginning of each month. The gold investment is intended to delink each Series’ net asset value, which is determined in U.S. dollars, from the value of the U.S. dollar relative to gold, effectively denominating the Series’ net asset value in terms of gold.
LIQUIDITY
Most U.S. commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in futures contracts prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily price fluctuation limits” or “daily limits.” During a single trading day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. This may affect the Fund’s ability to initiate new positions or close existing ones or may prevent it from having orders executed. Futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Similar occurrences could prevent the Fund from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions and subject the Fund to substantial losses, which could exceed the margin initially committed to such trades. In addition, even if futures prices have not moved the daily limit, the Fund may not be able to execute futures trades at favorable prices if little trading in such contracts is taking place.
Trading in forward contracts introduces a possible further impact on liquidity. Because such contracts are executed “off exchange” between private parties, the time required to offset or “unwind” these positions may be greater than that for regulated instruments. This potential delay could be exacerbated to the extent a counterparty is not a U.S. person.
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Other than these limitations on liquidity, which are inherent in the Fund’s futures and forward trading operations, the Fund’s assets are expected to be highly liquid.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Fund 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 borrowings. Due to the nature of the Fund’s business, it will make no capital expenditures and will have no capital assets which are not operating capital or assets.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Series A:
Net results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, were a gain of 5.1% in net asset value for Series A-1 and a gain of 5.6% in net asset value for Series A-2. In this period, Series A experienced a net increase in net assets from operations of $417,300. This increase consisted of total income of $232, trading gains of $561,364, and total expenses of $144,296. Expenses included $46,930 in management fees, $15,643 in operating expenses, $30,733 in selling commissions, $50,083 in brokerage commissions and $907 in other expenses. At March 31, 2014, the net asset value per Unit of Series A-1 was $1,138.34, and the net asset value per Unit of Series A-2 was $1,293.91.
Series B:
Net results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, were a gain of 4.9% in net asset value for Series B-1 and a gain of 5.5% in net asset value for Series B-2. In this period, Series B experienced a net increase in net assets from operations of $222,878. This increase consisted of total income of $201, trading gains of $304,528, and total expenses of $81,851. Expenses included $24,525 in management fees, $8,175 in operating expenses, $7,479 in selling commissions, $39,544 in brokerage commissions and $2,128 in other expenses. At March 31, 2014, the net asset value per Unit of Series B-1 was $958.39, and the net asset value per Unit of Series B-2 was $1,050.48.
Fund results for 1st Quarter 2014:
In March, the Fund’s managed futures strategy underperformed. The Fund’s bond positions negatively impacted performance as treasuries fell amid hints from the United States (“U.S.”) government of rate increases in 2015. The Fund’s allocations to energy markets also posted losses, as crude fell modestly due to tensions in Ukraine and a drop in Libyan oil production. The Fund’s positions in the metals, grains and agricultural markets, however, yielded positive returns, helping to offset the losses in other sectors. Among these markets, the Fund’s short positions in London Metal Exchange (“LME”) copper profited on concerns that the rising debt in China will curb copper demand. The fund also benefited from long positions soybean meal and cocoa gained amid poor weather conditions in Brazil. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position had a negative impact on performance in March.
In February, the Fund’s managed futures strategy yielded positive returns in all market groups apart except for metals, currencies and money markets. The Fund’s positions in bonds sector produced positive results as U.S. stocks rallied amid earnings and jobless claims, while German bonds fell as the European Central Bank (“ECB”) left interest rates unchanged and refrained from additional stimulus. The Fund’s short positions in silver and gold negatively affected performance as gold made experienced its largest monthly gain since July 2013 after investors and speculators chased prices higher on concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery. The Fund’s long positions in crude oil and natural gas yielded profits as the markets continued to climb as cold weather demand pushed prices up in the first three weeks of the month. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position had a strong positive impact on performance in February.
In January, the Fund managed futures strategy produced negative results in as positions in the indices and energy sectors underperformed. The Fund’s crude oil positions yielded losses amid speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would curb stimulus measures further following signs of improvement in the U.S. economy. The Fund’s positions in natural gas helped to minimize losses in the energies sector as it rallied throughout the second half of January due to a reported decrease in inventories to its lowest level in almost four years. The Fund’s positions in the metals markets performed poorly as gold and silver continued to rise on increased demand in Asia. The Fund’s allocations to indices also performed negatively as U.S. indices suffered the largest losses since 2012 on fears over emerging markets resulted in significant selloffs. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position had a positive impact on performance in January.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Series A:
Net results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, were a gain of 2.0% in net asset value for Series A-1 and a gain of 2.5% in net asset value for Series A-2. In this period, Series A experienced a net increase in net assets from operations of $307,441. This increase consisted of total income of $415, trading gains of $573,128, and total expenses of $266,102. Expenses included $85,889 in management fees, $28,633 in operating expenses, $59,849 in selling commissions, $89,422 in brokerage commissions and $2,309 in other expenses. At March 31, 2013, the net asset value per Unit of Series A-1 was $1,451.82, and the net asset value per Unit of Series A-2 was $1,617.46.
Series B:
Net results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, were a gain of 7.3% in net asset value for Series B-1 and a gain of 7.8% in net asset value for Series B-2. In this period, Series B experienced a net increase in net assets from operations of $514,738. This increase consisted of total income of $296, trading gains of $652,673, and total expenses of $138,231. Expenses included $40,570 in management fees, $13,523 in operating expenses, $17,836 in selling commissions, $62,650 in brokerage commissions and $3,652 in other expenses. At March 31, 2013, the net asset value per Unit of Series B-1 was $1,191.23, and the net asset value per Unit of Series B-2 was $1,279.75.
Fund results for 1st Quarter 2013:
In March, the Fund’s trading strategies produced positive returns. U.S. stock indices rose for a third consecutive month with the Standard and Poor 500 approaching an all-time high, leading to profitable returns for the Fund’s long positions. The Fund’s long positions in European long-term interest rate futures produced significant gains as investors feared the banking crisis in Cyprus could spill over into neighboring economies. Short positions in base metals added to positive returns as markets were pressured by the debt crisis in Europe, slumping Chinese stocks, and the rising U.S. dollar. The Fund also benefited from long natural gas positions as below normal temperatures forecasted for April lifted futures to an 18-month high. Larger than expected U.S. inventories and record projected planting acreage sent Chicago Board of Trade corn to limit down conditions on the last day of trading, resulting in losses for the Fund’s long positions across the grain sector. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position had a small positive effect on performance in March.
The Fund produced positive results in February as unmet expectations for global demand sent commodities lower while unsettling election results in Italy and negative growth renewed European debt concerns. Long positions in equity indices yielded losses for the Fund as European political instability and the slow pace of economic activity again raised concerns over regional finances. The Fund’s long bond positions generated solid returns in treasuries as European debt crisis fears were reignited in reaction to inconclusive Italian election results. Long positions in the money market sector generated favorable returns for the Funds as rising interbank borrowing costs prompted ECB President Mario Draghi to restate the ECB’s readiness to loosen monetary policy, lowering yield expectations. The U.S. dollar strengthened dramatically against a basket of world currencies leading to disappointing results for the Fund’s long positions in counter-currencies. The Fund’s short position in LME aluminum generated healthy returns as anticipated increases in demand had yet to be realized, Chinese production swelled and stockpiles tracked by LME rose for a fifth straight month. After climbing 6% in January, the crude oil complex fell back as the slow pace of recovery across the globe was unable to support a further advance, leading to losses for the Fund’s long positions in the energies sector. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position had a negative impact on performance in February as growing optimism for a U.S. economic recovery led investors to exit safe-haven assets, sending gold lower for a fifth consecutive month.
In January, the Fund produced positive returns to start 2013 with gains across multiple market sectors. The Fund’s strategies performed well in global equities as indices reached multi-year highs on growing investor optimism, producing profits for the Fund’s long positions. The Fund’s long positions in base metals produced favorable results with the rebound in the global economy leading to increased industrial demand. Long allocations across the energies sector also generated healthy returns for the Fund as improving global economic conditions lifted demand prospects while unrest across North Africa and the Middle East injected geopolitical risk premium. Growing global economic stability eroded demand for the safety of government securities in January, leading to negative returns for the Fund’s long positions in the bonds sector. Expectations for the removal of excess liquidity from the financial system led to losses for the Fund’s long positions in money market futures. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position negatively affected performance in January as positive economic metrics, fading inflation concerns, and prospects for an end to the Fed’s monetary stimulus led to the fourth straight monthly decline for gold.
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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 a future obligation or loss. The Fund trades in futures and forward 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 conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures interests positions of the Fund at the same time, and if Superfund Capital Management was unable to offset such positions, the Fund could experience substantial losses. Superfund Capital Management attempts to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions, diversification of the portfolio and maintenance of a margin-to-equity ratio in all but extreme instances not greater than 50%.
In addition to market risk, in entering into futures and forward contracts, there is a credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to the Fund. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the U.S. and on most foreign exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this 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.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Fund does not engage in off-balance sheet arrangements.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The Fund does not enter into contractual obligations or commercial commitments to make future payments of a type that would be typical for an operating company. The Fund’s sole business is trading futures, currency, forward and certain swap contracts, both long (contracts to buy) and short (contracts to sell). All such contracts are settled by offset, not delivery. Substantially all such contracts are for settlement within four months of the trade date and substantially all such contracts are held by the Fund for less than four months before being offset or rolled over into new contracts with similar maturities. The financial statements of the Fund present a condensed schedule of investments setting forth net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of such Series’ open forward contracts as well as the fair value of the futures contracts purchased and sold by each Series at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES – VALUATION OF THE FUND’S POSITIONS
Superfund Capital Management believes that the accounting policies that will be most critical to the Fund’s financial condition and results of operations relate to the valuation of the Fund’s positions. The majority of the Fund’s positions will be exchange-traded futures contracts, which will be valued daily at settlement prices published by the exchanges. Any spot and forward foreign currency or swap contracts held by the Fund will also be valued at published daily settlement prices or at dealers’ quotes. Thus, Superfund Capital Management expects that under normal circumstances substantially all of the Fund’s assets will be valued on a daily basis using objective measures.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
ASU 2013-08
In June 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-08,Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (“ASU 2013-08”). ASU 2013-08 contains new guidance regarding the approach to investment company assessment, requires non-controlling ownership interests in other investment companies to be measured at fair value and requires additional disclosures about the investment company’s status as an investment company and information required to be provided to any of its investees. The amendments in the update are effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. The adoption of the provisions of ASU 2013-08 has not had a material impact on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.
ASU 2011-11
In December 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11,Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”). ASU 2011-11 requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards. The new disclosure requirements mandate that entities disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, ASU 2011-11 requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements.
In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the scope of disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The amendments clarify that the scope of guidance issued in December 2011 to enhance disclosures around financial instrument and derivative instruments that are either (a) offset, or (b) subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset, applies to derivatives, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase
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agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Not required.
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Superfund Capital Management, the Fund’s general partner, with the participation of Superfund Capital Management’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to each Series individually, as well as the Fund as a whole, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, and, based on their evaluation, have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no formal changes in Superfund Capital Management’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Superfund Capital Management’s internal control over financial reporting with respect to each Series individually, as well as the Fund as a whole.
The Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certifications of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer included as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively, are certifying as to each Series individually, as well as the Fund as a whole.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
Superfund Capital Management is not aware of any pending legal proceedings to which either the Fund is a party or to which any of its assets are subject. The Fund has no subsidiaries.
ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
Not required.
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
(a) There were no sales of unregistered securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.
(c) Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement, investors may redeem their Units at the end of each calendar month at the then current month-end net asset value per Unit. The redemption of Units has no impact on the value of Units that remain outstanding, and Units are not reissued once redeemed.
The following tables summarize the redemptions by investors during the three months ended March 31, 2014:
Series A-1:
Month | Units Redeemed | Net Asset Value per Unit ($) | ||||||
January 31, 2014 | 536.883 | 1,103.04 | ||||||
February 28, 2014 | 294.281 | 1,203.49 | ||||||
March 31, 2014 | 277.455 | 1,138.34 | ||||||
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Total | 705.188 | |||||||
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Series A-2:
Month | Units Redeemed | Net Asset Value per Unit ($) | ||||||
January 31, 2014 | 120.795 | 1,249.61 | ||||||
February 28, 2014 | — | 1,365.68 | ||||||
March 31, 2014 | 106.327 | 1,293.92 | ||||||
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Total | 227.122 | |||||||
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Series B-1:
Month | Units Redeemed | Net Asset Value per Unit ($) | ||||||
January 31, 2014 | 414.623 | 925.54 | ||||||
February 28, 2014 | 86.126 | 1,019.96 | ||||||
March 31, 2014 | 79.548 | 958.39 | ||||||
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Total | 580.297 | |||||||
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Series B-2:
Month | Units Redeemed | Net Asset Value per Unit ($) | ||||||
January 31, 2014 | — | 1,011.08 | ||||||
February 28, 2014 | 5.663 | 1,116.08 | ||||||
March 31, 2014 | 10.828 | 1,050.48 | ||||||
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Total | 16.491 | |||||||
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ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
The following exhibits are included herewith:
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer | |
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer | |
32.1 | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer | |
32.2 | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer | |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labe Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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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.
Date: May 14, 2014 | SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. (Registrant) | |||||
By: Superfund Capital Management, Inc. General Partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Nigel James | |||||
Nigel James | ||||||
President and Principal Executive Officer | ||||||
By: | /s/ Martin Schneider | |||||
Martin Schneider | ||||||
Vice President and Principal Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description of Document | Page Number | ||||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer | E-2 | ||||
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer | E-3 | ||||
32.1 | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer | E-4 | ||||
32.2 | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer | E-5 |
E-1