UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2019 (February 13, 2019)
Frontier FundS
FRONTIER DIVERSIFIED FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 000-51274 (Commission File Number)
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36-6815533 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Frontier Fund Management, LLC
25568 Genesee Trail Road
Golden, Colorado 80401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(303) 454-5500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Effective February 13, 2019, Frontier Fund Management, the managing owner of the Registrant, removed Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP (“Quantmetrics”), a major commodity trading advisor for the Frontier Diversified Fund. Quantmetrics was accessed through the Galaxy Plus Managed Account platform.
The current major commodity trading advisors, including those advising commodity pools on the Galaxy Plus Managed Account Platform and/or reference programs for the Frontier Diversified Fund are:
| • | Aspect Capital Limited |
| • | Crabel Capital Management, LLC |
| • | Emil Van Essen, LLC |
| • | Fort, LP |
| • | H2O AM LLP |
| • | Quantitative Investment Management, LLC |
| • | Quest Partners, LLC |
| • | Welton Investment Partners, LLC |
As a result of the removal of Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP, the managing owner has made the following allocation adjustments to Frontier Diversified Fund.
As of February 14, 2019, the allocation of the assets of the Frontier Diversified Fund between the trading advisors was as follows (however, the actual allocation among trading advisors for the Frontier Diversified Fund will vary based on the relative trading performance of the trading advisors and/or reference programs, and the managing owner may otherwise vary such percentages from time to time in its sole discretion):
Advisor | Allocation as of Feb 14, 2019 (expressed as a percentage of aggregate notional exposure to commodity trading programs) |
| Aspect Capital Limited (accessed via Galaxy Plus Fund – Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC) | 15% |
| Crabel Capital Management, LLC | 5% |
| Doherty Advisors, LLC (accessed viaGalaxy Plus Fund – Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC) | 6% |
| Emil van Essen LLC (accessed via Galaxy Plus Fund – Emil Van Essen STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC) | 13% |
| FORT, L.P. (accessed viaGalaxy Plus Fund – FORT Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC) | 15% |
| H2O AM LLP | 13% |
| Landmark Trading Company (accessed via Galaxy Plus Fund – LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC) | 1% |
| Quantitative Investment Management, LLC (accessed viaGalaxy Plus Fund – QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC) | 14% |
| Quest Partners LLC (accessed viaGalaxy Plus Fund – Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC andGalaxy Plus Fund – Quest FIT Feeder Fund (531) LLC)) | 3% |
| Welton Investment Partners, LLC (accessed via Galaxy Plus Fund – Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC) | 15% |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Frontier Funds | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 22, 2019 | By: | /s/ Patrick F. Hart III | ||
| Patrick F. Hart III | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner | ||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Frontier Diversified Fund, | ||||
| a Series of Frontier Funds | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 22, 2019 | By: | /s/ Patrick F. Hart III | ||
| Patrick F. Hart III | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Frontier Diversified Fund, a Series of Frontier Funds
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