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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

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 000-26132

DIVERSIFIED MULTI-ADVISOR FUTURES FUND L.P.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York    13-3729162
(State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)    Identification No.)

c/o Ceres Managed Futures LLC

522 5th Ave—14th Floor

New York, New York 10036

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(855) 672-4468

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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     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     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. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer     

  Accelerated filer        Non-accelerated filer X   Smaller reporting company     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes          No 

As of April 30, 2013, 11,859.1423 Limited Partnership Redeemable Units were outstanding.


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DIVERSIFIED MULTI-ADVISOR FUTURES FUND L.P.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

     Page
Number

PART I – Financial Information:

  

Item 1.

   Financial Statements:   
   Statements of Financial Condition at March 31, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012    3
   Schedules of Investments at March 31, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012    4 – 5
   Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (unaudited)    6
   Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)    7 – 17

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    18 – 20

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    21 – 27

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures    28

PART II – Other Information

  

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings    29 – 30

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    31

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    31

Item 5

   Other Information    31

Item 6.

   Exhibits    32 – 33

 

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PART I

Item 1. Financial Statements

Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Statements of Financial Condition

 

    

(Unaudited)

March 31,
2013

    

December 31,

2012

 
  

 

 

 

Assets:

     

Investment in Funds, at fair value

   $ 19,528,472       $ 19,962,825   

Cash

     125,203         141,112   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 19,653,675       $ 20,103,937   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital:

     

Liabilities:

     

Accrued expenses:

     

Brokerage fees

   $ 90,079       $ 92,143   

Management fees

     28,096         31,045   

Other

     81,996         73,083   

Redemptions payable

     474,409         717,098   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     674,580         913,369   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital:

     

General Partner, 144.6508 unit equivalents outstanding at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     227,860         221,311   

Limited Partners, 11,903.7643 and 12,398.4813 Redeemable Units outstanding at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     18,751,235         18,969,257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total partners’ capital

     18,979,095         19,190,568   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 19,653,675       $ 20,103,937   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit

   $ 1,575.24       $ 1,529.97   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Statements of Financial Condition

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Fair Value      % of  Partners’
Capital
 

Investment in Funds

     

CMF Winton Master L.P.

   $ 4,780,257         25.19

CMF Willowbridge Master Fund L.P.

     5,746,251         30.27   

CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

     3,628,147         19.12   

CMF Eckhardt Master Fund L.P.

     5,373,817         28.31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment in Funds, at fair value

   $ 19,528,472         102.89
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Statements of Financial Condition

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2012

 

     Fair Value      % of Partners’
Capital
 

Investment in Funds

     

CMF Winton Master L.P.

   $ 5,262,282         27.42

CMF Willowbridge Master Fund L.P.

     3,869,402         20.16   

CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P.

     4,202,468         21.90   

CMF Eckhardt Master Fund L.P.

     5,830,081         30.38   

CMF SandRidge Master Fund L.P.

     798,592         4.16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment in Funds, at fair value

   $ 19,962,825         104.02
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Investment Income:

    

Interest income

   $ 2,323      $ 1,886   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Brokerage fees including clearing fees

     287,123        344,844   

Management fees

     83,182        108,661   

Incentive fees

     —          8,075   

Other

     34,910        46,647   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     405,215        508,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (402,892     (506,341
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Trading Results:

    

Net gains (losses) on trading of commodity interests and investment in Funds:

    

Net realized gains (losses) on investments in Funds

   $ 891,039      $ 431,891   

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment in Funds

     75,685        (343,489
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total trading results from investment in Funds

     966,724        88,402   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     563,832        (417,939

Redemptions-Limited Partners

     (775,305     (883,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in Partners’ Capital

     (211,473     (1,300,972

Partners’ Capital, beginning of period

     19,190,568        23,525,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital, end of period

   $ 18,979,095      $ 22,224,138   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit (12,048.4151 and 13,803.4656 units outstanding at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively)

   $ 1,575.24      $ 1,610.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per unit *

   $ 45.27      $ (29.61)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average units outstanding

     12,446.3014        14,267.9534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Based on change in net asset value per unit.

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

1. General:

Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York on August 13, 1993 to engage, directly or indirectly, in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests including futures contracts, options, swaps and forward contracts. The sectors traded include currencies, energy, grains, indices, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, lumber, metals and softs. The commodity interests that are traded by the Funds, (as defined in Note 5 “Investment in Funds”), are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The Partnership commenced trading operations on January 12, 1994. The Partnership was authorized to sell up to 300,000 redeemable units of limited partnership interest (“Redeemable Units”) during its initial offering period. The Partnership no longer offers Redeemable Units for sale.

Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Partnership. The General Partner is wholly owned by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (“MSSB Holdings”). Morgan Stanley, indirectly through various subsidiaries, owns a majority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Inc. indirectly owns a minority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Inc. also indirectly owns Citigroup Global Markets (“CGM”), the commodity broker for the Partnership. Morgan Stanley expects to purchase, subject to regulatory approvals, Citigroup Inc.’s remaining interest in MSSB Holdings. Prior to July 31, 2009, the date as of which MSSB Holdings became its owner, the General Partner was wholly owned by Citigroup Financial Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., the sole owner of which is Citigroup Inc.

As of March 31, 2013, all trading decisions are made for the Partnership by Willowbridge Associates, Inc. (“Willowbridge”), Winton Capital Management Limited (“Winton”), Graham Capital Management, L.P. (“Graham”) and Eckhardt Trading Company (“Eckhardt”) (each an “Advisor” and collectively, the “Advisors”), each of which is a registered commodity trading advisor. Each Advisor is allocated a portion of the Partnership’s assets to manage. The Partnership invests the portion of its assets allocated to each of the Advisors indirectly through investments in the Funds.

The General Partner and each limited partner share in the profits and losses of the Partnership in proportion to the amount of Partnership interest owned by each, except that no limited partner is liable for obligations of the Partnership in excess of its capital contribution and profits or losses net of distributions.

The accompanying financial statements and accompanying notes are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Partnership’s financial condition at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and the results of its operations and changes in partners’ capital for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. These financial statements present the results of interim periods and do not include all disclosures normally provided in annual financial statements. You should read these financial statements together with the financial statements and notes included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

Due to the nature of commodity trading, the results of operations for the interim periods presented should not be considered indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

2. Financial Highlights:

Changes in the net asset value per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 

                                     
     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)*

   $ 54.57      $ (18.29

Interest income

     0.19        0.13   

Expenses**

     (9.49     (11.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) for the period

    
45.27
  
 

 

 

 

(29.61

 

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

     1,529.97        1,639.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

   $ 1,575.24      $ 1,610.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Includes brokerage fees and clearing fees.
** Excludes brokerage fees and clearing fees.

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
 
         2013         2012  

ratios to average net assets:***

    

Net investment income (loss)

     (8.5 )%      (8.6 )% 

Incentive fees

         0.0 %***** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) before incentive fees****

     (8.5 )%      (8.6 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     8.6     8.7

Incentive fees

         0.0 %***** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8.6     8.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return:

    

Total return before incentive fees

     3.0     (1.8 )% 

Incentive fees

         0.0 %***** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return after incentive fees

     3.0     (1.8 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
*** Annualized (other than incentive fees).
**** Interest income less total expenses.
***** Due to rounding.

The above ratios may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the period. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the limited partner class using the limited partners’ share of income, expenses and average net assets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

3. Trading Activities:

The Partnership was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. The Partnership’s investments are in other funds which trade these instruments. The results of the Partnership’s trading activities from its investment in the Funds are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

The customer agreements between the Partnership/Funds and CGM gives the Partnership and the Funds the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and exchange-cleared swaps and open forward contracts. The Funds net, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and exchange-cleared swaps and on open forward contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 210 - 20, “Balance Sheet,” have been met.

Brokerage fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance and redemptions.

On January 1, 2013, the Partnership adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-11, “Disclosure about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” and ASU 2013-01, “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. ASU 2011-11 created a new disclosure requirement about the nature of an entity’s rights to setoff and the related arrangements associated with its financial instruments and derivative instruments, while ASU 2013-01 clarified the types of instruments and transactions that are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements established by ASU 2011-11. Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The objective of these disclosures is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The new guidance did not have a significant impact on the Partnership’s financial statements.

4. Fair Value Measurements:

Partnership’s and the Funds’ Investments. All commodity interests held by the Partnership (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments), through the Partnership’s investment in the Funds, are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described below) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included as a component of equity in trading account on the Funds’ Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains or losses and any change in net unrealized gains or losses from the preceding period are reported in the Funds’ Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

Partnership’s and the Funds’ Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, the Funds’ Level 1 assets and liabilities are actively traded.

GAAP also requires the use of judgment in determining if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when the market has become inactive. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, there has not been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity in the Partnership’s and the Funds’ Level 2 assets and liabilities.

The Partnership and the Funds will separately present purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in their reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements (i.e., to present such items on a gross basis rather than on a net basis), and make disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation and the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for measurements that fall within either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as required under GAAP.

On October 1, 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2012-04 “Technical Corrections and Improvements,” which makes minor technical corrections and clarifications to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” When the FASB issued Statement 157 (codified in ASC 820), it conformed the use of the term “fair value” in certain pre-Codification standards but not others. ASU 2012-04 conforms the term’s use throughout the ASC “to fully reflect the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements” of ASC 820. ASU 2012-04 also amends the requirements that must be met for an investment company to qualify for the exemption from presenting a statement of cash flows. Specifically, it eliminates the requirements that substantially all of an entity’s investments be carried at “market value” and that the investments be highly liquid. Instead, it requires substantially all of the entity’s investments to be carried at “fair value” and classified as Level 1 or Level 2 measurements under ASC 820. The amendments are effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Partnership’s financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

The Partnership and the Funds consider prices for exchange-traded commodity futures, forwards and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1). The values of non-exchange-traded forwards, swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets and liabilities from observable inputs (Level 2). Investments in funds (other commodity pools) with no other rights or obligations inherent within the ownership interest held by the Partnership are priced based on the end of the day net asset value (Level 2). The value of the Partnership’s investments in the Funds reflects its proportional interest in the Funds. As of and for the periods ended March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership and the Funds did not hold any derivative instruments that were priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of the General Partner’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3). There were no transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

     March 31, 2013      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets

for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 

Assets

           

Investment in Funds

   $ 19,528,472       $       $ 19,528,472       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net fair value

   $ 19,528,472       $       $ 19,528,472       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2012      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 

Assets

           

Investment in Funds

   $ 19,962,825       $       $ 19,962,825       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net fair value

   $ 19,962,825       $       $ 19,962,825       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

5. Investment in Funds:

On November 1, 2004, the assets allocated to Winton for trading were invested in CMF Winton Master L.P. (“Winton Master”), a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 15,054.1946 units of Winton Master with cash equal to $14,251,586, and a contribution of open commodity futures and forward contracts with a fair value of $802,609. Winton Master was formed in order to permit accounts managed by Winton using its Diversified Program, a proprietary, systematic trading system, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of Winton Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by Winton, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of Winton Master. The General Partner and Winton believe that trading through this structure should promote efficiency and economy in the trading process. The General Partner and Winton agree that Winton will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to Winton at a level that is up to 1.5 times the assets allocated.

On July 1, 2005, the assets allocated to Willowbridge for trading were invested in CMF Willowbridge Master Fund L.P. (formerly CMF Willowbridge Argo Master Fund L.P.) (“Willowbridge Master”), a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 12,259.3490 units of Willowbridge Master with cash equal to $11,118,119, and a contribution of open commodity futures and forward contracts with a fair value of $1,141,230. Willowbridge Master was formed in order to permit accounts managed by Willowbridge using its wPraxis Futures Trading Approach, a proprietary, discretionary trading system, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of Willowbridge Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by Willowbridge, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of Willowbridge Master. The General Partner and Willowbridge believe that trading through this structure should promote efficiency and economy in the trading process. The General Partner and Willowbridge agreed that Willowbridge will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to Willowbridge at a level that is up to 3 times the amount of assets allocated. Prior to January 1, 2013, Willowbridge traded the Partnership’s assets pursuant to its Argo Trading System.

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2006, the assets allocated to Graham for trading were invested in CMF Graham Capital Master Fund L.P. (“Graham Master”), a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 14,741.1555 units of Graham Master with cash equal to $14,741,156. Graham Master was formed in order to permit accounts managed by Graham using its K4D-15V Program, a proprietary, systematic trading system, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of Graham Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by Graham, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of Graham Master. The General Partner and Graham believe that trading through this structure promotes efficiency and economy in the trading process. The General Partner and Graham agreed that Graham will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to Graham at a level that is up to 1.5 times the amount of assets allocated.

On April 1, 2008, the assets allocated to Eckhardt for trading were invested in CMF Eckhardt Master Fund L.P. (“Eckhardt Master”), a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 7,000.0000 units of Eckhardt Master with cash equal to $7,000,000. Eckhardt Master was formed in order to permit accounts managed by Eckhardt using its Standard Program-Higher Leveraged, a proprietary, systematic trading system, to invest together in one trading vehicle. The General Partner is also the general partner of Eckhardt Master. Individual and pooled accounts currently managed by Eckhardt, including the Partnership, are permitted to be limited partners of Eckhardt Master. The General Partner and Eckhardt believe that trading through this structure should promote efficiency and economy in the trading process.

On June 1, 2009, the assets allocated to SandRidge Capital L.P. (“SandRidge”) for trading were invested in CMF SandRidge Master Fund L.P. (“SandRidge Master”), a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York. The Partnership purchased 1,370.9885 units of SandRidge Master with cash equal to $2,818,836. Effective January 31, 2013, the Partnership fully redeemed its investment from CMF SandRidge Master Fund L.P. for cash equal to $2,145,240.

The General Partner of the Funds is not aware of any material changes to any of the trading programs discussed above during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Winton Master’s, Willowbridge Master’s, Graham Master’s and Eckhardt Master’s (collectively, the “Funds”), trading of futures, forwards, swaps and options contracts, if applicable, on commodities is done primarily on U.S. commodity exchanges and foreign commodity exchanges. References to “Funds” included in this report may also include, as relevant, reference to SandRidge Master. The Funds engage in such trading through commodity brokerage accounts maintained with CGM.

A limited partner of the Funds may withdraw all or part of its capital contribution and undistributed profits, if any, from the Funds in multiples of the net asset value per unit as of the end of any day (the “Redemption Date”) after a request for redemption has been made to the general partner at least three business days in advance of the Redemption Date. The units are classified as a liability when the limited partner elects to redeem and informs the Funds.

Management and incentive fees are charged at the Partnership level. All exchange, clearing, service, user, give-up, floor brokerage and National Futures Association fees (collectively, the “clearing fees”) are borne by the Funds. All other fees including CGM’s direct brokerage fees are charged at the Partnership level.

As of March 31, 2013, the Partnership owned approximately 0.6%, 6.7%, 5.0% and 25.7% of Winton Master, Willowbridge Master, Graham Master and Eckhardt Master, respectively. As of December 31, 2012, the Partnership owned approximately 0.7%, 9.9%, 4.9%, 31.6% and 0.3% of Winton Master, Willowbridge Master, Graham Master, Eckhardt Master and SandRidge Master, respectively. It is the Partnership’s intention to continue to invest in the Funds. The performance of the Partnership is directly affected by the performance of the Funds. Expenses to investors as a result of the investment in the Funds are approximately the same and redemption rights are not affected.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

Summarized information reflecting the total assets, liabilities and capital for the Funds is shown in the following tables.

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Total Assets      Total Liabilities      Total Capital  

Winton Master

   $ 766,935,027       $ 1,839,190       $ 765,095,837   

Willowbridge Master

     86,930,324         642,455         86,287,869   

Graham Master

     73,666,854         960,766         72,706,088   

Eckhardt Master

     21,891,929         957,900         20,934,029   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 949,424,134       $ 4,400,311       $ 945,023,823   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2012  
     Total Assets      Total Liabilities      Total Capital  

Winton Master

   $ 762,738,367       $ 2,827,854       $ 759,910,513   

Willowbridge Master

     39,742,467         485,385         39,257,082   

Graham Master

     85,313,676         377,625         84,936,051   

Eckhardt Master

     18,542,577         112,971         18,429,606   

SandRidge Master

     294,670,281         2,521,288         292,148,993   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,201,007,368       $ 6,325,123       $ 1,194,682,245   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summarized information reflecting the net investment income (loss), total trading results and net income (loss) for the Funds is shown in the following tables.

 

                                                              
     For the three months ended March 31, 2013  
     Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Total Trading
Results
     Net Income
(Loss)
 

Winton Master

   $ (182,407   $ 50,494,992       $ 50,312,585   

Willowbridge Master

     (109,276     2,076,675         1,967,399   

Graham Master

     (72,893     7,535,558         7,462,665   

Eckhardt Master

     (42,912     614,370         571,458   

SandRidge Master

     (68,488     129,650         61,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (475,976   $ 60,851,245       $ 60,375,269   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     For the three months ended March 31, 2012  
     Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Total Trading
Results
    Net Income
(Loss)
 

Winton Master

   $ (150,144   $ (6,587,082   $ (6,737,226

Willowbridge Master

     (24,293     (2,080,068     (2,104,361

Graham Master

     (154,873     3,061,669        2,906,796   

Eckhardt Master

     (50,920     245,610        194,690   

SandRidge Master

     (232,244     49,569,214        49,336,970   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (612,474   $ 44,209,343      $ 43,596,869   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

Summarized information reflecting the Partnership’s investment in, and the operations of the Funds is shown in the following tables.

 

     March 31, 2013      For the three months ended March 31, 2013             
     % of
Partnership’s
Capital
                 Expenses      Net
Income
(Loss)
            

Investment

     Fair
Value
     Income
(Loss)
    Commissions      Other        Investment
Objective
   Redemptions
Permitted
 

Winton Master

     25.19   $ 4,780,257       $ 310,153      $ 1,457       $ 326       $ 308,370      Commodity
Portfolio
     Monthly   

Willowbridge Master

     30.27     5,746,251         106,873        5,694         1,738         99,441      Commodity
Portfolio
     Monthly   

Graham Master

     19.12     3,628,147         371,754        2,967         1,047         367,740      Commodity
Portfolio
     Monthly   

Eckhardt Master

     28.31     5,373,817         179,179        7,056         5,158         166,965      Commodity
Portfolio
     Monthly   

SandRidge Master

     0.00             1,088        118         489         481      Energy
Portfolio
     Monthly   
    

 

 

      

Total

     $ 19,528,472       $ 969,047      $ 17,292       $ 8,758       $ 942,997        
    

 

 

      
     December 31, 2012      For the three months ended March 31, 2012             
     % of
Partnership’s
Capital
                 Expenses      Net
Income
(Loss)
            

Investment

     Fair
Value
     Income
(Loss)
    Commissions      Other        Investment
Objective
   Redemptions
Permitted
 

Winton Master

     27.42   $ 5,262,282       $ (43,904   $ 1,639       $ 187       $ (45,730   Commodity
Portfolio
     Monthly   

Willowbridge Master

     20.16     3,869,402         (196,310     902         1,635         (198,847   Commodity
Portfolio
     Monthly   

Graham Master

     21.90     4,202,468         129,682        6,399         644         122,639      Commodity
Portfolio
     Monthly   

Eckhardt Master

     30.38     5,830,081         84,082        11,179         5,808         67,095      Commodity
Portfolio
     Monthly   

SandRidge Master

     4.16     798,592         116,738        360         142         116,236      Energy
Portfolio
     Monthly   
    

 

 

      

Total

     $ 19,962,825       $ 90,288      $ 20,479       $ 8,416       $ 61,393        
    

 

 

      

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

6. Financial Instrument Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Partnership, through its investments in the Funds, is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. 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 balances, to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specified 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 over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain forward and option contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include swaps and certain forward and option contracts. Specific market movements of commodities or futures contracts underlying an option cannot be predicted. The purchaser of an option may lose the entire premium paid for the option. The writer, or seller, of an option has unlimited risk. 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. The General Partner estimates at any given time approximately 10.2% to 15.6% of the Funds’ contracts are traded OTC.

Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Funds due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded. The Funds are exposed to a market risk equal to the value of futures and forward contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.

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. The Partnership’s/Funds’ risk of loss in the event of a counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and is not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Partnership’s/Funds’ risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Partnership/Funds to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Partnership/Funds have credit risk and concentration risk as CGM or a CGM affiliate is the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Partnership’s/Funds’ assets. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that through CGM, the Partnership’s/Funds’ counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.

As both a buyer and seller of options, the Funds pay or receive a premium at the outset and then bear the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the contract underlying the option. Written options expose the Funds to potentially unlimited liability; for purchased options, the risk of loss is limited to the premiums paid. Certain written put options permit cash settlement and do not require the option holder to own the reference asset. The Funds do not consider these contracts to be guarantees.

The General Partner monitors and attempts to control the Funds’ 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 Funds may be subject. These monitoring systems generally allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk-adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, online monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forwards and options contracts by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.

The majority of these financial instruments mature within one year of the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Funds’ businesses, these instruments may not be held to maturity.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

7. Critical Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Partnership’s and the Funds’ Investments. All commodity interests held by the Partnership, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments, through the Partnership’s investment in the Funds, are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on the trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described below) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included as a component of equity in trading account on the Funds’ Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains or losses and any change in net unrealized gains or losses from the preceding period are reported in the Funds’ Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

Partnership’s and the Funds’ Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, the Funds’ Level 1 assets and liabilities are actively traded.

GAAP also requires the use of judgment in determining if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when the market has become inactive. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, there has not been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity in the Partnership’s and the Funds’ Level 2 assets and liabilities.

The Partnership and the Funds will separately present purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in their reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements (i.e., to present such items on a gross basis rather than on a net basis), and make disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation and the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for measurements that fall within either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as required by GAAP.

The Partnership and the Funds consider prices for exchange-traded commodity futures, forwards and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1). The values of non-exchange-traded forwards, swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets and liabilities from observable inputs (Level 2). Investments in funds (other commodity pools) with no other rights or obligations inherent within the ownership interest held by the Partnership are priced based on the end of the day net asset value (Level 2). The value of the Partnership’s investments in the Funds reflects its proportional interest in the Funds. As of and for the periods ended March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership and the Funds did not hold any derivative instruments that were priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of the General Partner’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3). There were no transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

Futures Contracts. The Funds trade futures contracts and exchange-cleared swaps. Exchange-cleared swaps are swaps that are traded as futures. A futures contract is a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of investments, currency or a standardized amount of a deliverable grade commodity, at a specified price on a specified future date, unless the contract is closed before the delivery date or if the delivery quantity is something where physical delivery cannot occur (such as the S&P 500 Index), whereby such contract is settled in cash. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Funds each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

Funds. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in futures contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the futures broker, directly with the exchange on which the contracts are traded. Net realized gains (losses) and changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are included in the Funds’ Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Forward foreign currency contracts are those contracts where the Funds agree to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily, and the Funds’ net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the Funds’ Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains (losses) and changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on forward foreign currency contracts are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively, and are included in the Funds’ Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising from the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations due to changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in net income (loss) on investments in the Funds’ Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

London Metals Exchange Forward Contracts. Metal contracts traded on the London Metals Exchange (“LME”) represent a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin or zinc. LME contracts traded by the Funds are cash settled based on prompt dates published by the LME. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Funds each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Funds. A contract is considered offset when all long positions have been matched with a like number of short positions settling on the same prompt date. When the contract is closed at the prompt date, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Transactions in LME contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the broker, directly with the LME. Net realized gains (losses) and changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on metal contracts are included in the Funds’ Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

Options. The Funds may purchase and write (sell) both exchange-listed and OTC options on commodities or financial instruments. An option is a contract allowing, but not requiring, its holder to buy (call) or sell (put) a specific or standard commodity or financial instrument at a specified price during a specified time period. The option premium is the total price paid or received for the option contract. When the Funds write an option, the premium received is recorded as a liability in the Funds’ Statements of Financial Condition and marked to market daily. When the Funds purchase an option, the premium paid is recorded as an asset in the Funds’ Statements of Financial Condition and marked to market daily. Net realized gains (losses) and changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on options contracts are included in the Funds’ Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

 

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Diversified Multi-Advisor Futures Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

Income Taxes. Income taxes have not been provided as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any, on its share of the Partnership’s income and expenses.

GAAP provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements and requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Partnership’s financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Partnership level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The General Partner concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Partnership’s financial statements.

The Partnership files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The 2009 through 2012 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities. The General Partner does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Subsequent Events. The General Partner evaluates events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. The General Partner has assessed the subsequent events through the date of issuance and determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment of or disclosure in the financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In October 2011, the FASB issued a proposed ASU intended to improve and converge financial reporting by setting forth consistent criteria for determining whether an entity is an investment company. Under longstanding GAAP, investment companies carry all of their investments at fair value, even if they hold a controlling interest in another company. The primary changes being proposed by the FASB relate to which entities would be considered investment companies as well as certain disclosure and presentation requirements. In addition to the changes to the criteria for determining whether an entity is an investment company, the FASB also proposes that an investment company consolidate another investment company if it holds a controlling financial interest in the entity. In August 2012, the FASB updated the proposed ASU to state that entities regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 should qualify to be investment companies within the proposed investment company guidance. The Partnership will evaluate the impact that this proposed update would have on the financial statements once the pronouncement is issued.

Net Income (Loss) per unit. Net income (loss) per unit is calculated in accordance with investment company guidance. See Note 2, “ Financial Highlights”.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Partnership does not engage in sales of goods or services. Its only assets are its investments in the Funds and cash. The Funds’ only assets are their equity in trading accounts, consisting of cash and cash margin, net unrealized appreciation on open futures and exchange-cleared swaps contracts, net unrealized appreciation on forward contracts and commodity options, if applicable. Because of the low margin deposits normally required in commodity futures trading, relatively small price movements may result in substantial losses to the Partnership, through its investments in the Funds. While substantial losses could lead to a material decrease in liquidity, no such illiquidity occurred during the first quarter of 2013.

The Partnership’s capital consists of the capital contributions of the partners, as increased or decreased by net gains or losses on trading and by expenses, interest income, redemptions of Redeemable Units and distributions of profits, if any.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, Partnership capital decreased 1.1% from $19,190,568 to $18,979,095. This decrease from operations was attributable to the redemptions of 494.7170 Redeemable Units totaling $775,305, which was partially offset by a net income from operations of $563,832. Future redemptions could impact the amount of funds available for investment in the Funds in subsequent periods.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. The General Partner believes that the estimates and assumptions utilized in preparing the financial statements are reasonable. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Partnership’s/Funds’ significant accounting policies are described in detail in Note 7 of the Financial Statements.

The Partnership records all investments at fair value in its financial statements, with changes in fair value reported as a component of net realized gains (losses) and change in net unrealized gains (losses) in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Partners’ Capital.

 

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Results of Operations

During the Partnership’s first quarter of 2013, the net asset value per unit increased 3.0% from $1,529.97 to $1,575.24 as compared to a decrease of 1.8% in the first quarter of 2012. The Partnership experienced a net trading gain, through its investments in the Funds, before brokerage fees and related fees in the first quarter of 2013 of $966,724. Gains were primarily attributable to the trading by the Funds of commodity futures in currencies, grains, non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, softs and indices and were partially offset by losses in energy, U.S. interest rates and metals. The Partnership experienced a net trading gains, through its investments in the Funds before brokerage fees and related fees in the first quarter of 2012 of $88,402. Gains were primarily attributable to the trading by the Funds of commodity futures in energy, livestock and indices and were partially offset by losses in currencies, grains, U.S. and non U.S. interest rates, metals and softs.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Partnership posted a gain in net asset value per unit as profits in stock indices, currencies, agriculturals, and interest rates offset losses in energies and metals. The most significant gains were recorded within the global stock index markets during January from long positions in U.S., Pacific Rim, and European equity index futures as prices moved higher after German business confidence improved, economic reports in the U.S. and China beat estimates, and a weaker yen boosted Japan’s exports. Within the currency markets, gains were achieved primarily during January from short positions in the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar, euro, and Australian dollar as the value of the yen declined on speculation the Bank of Japan will ease monetary policy further. Additional currency gains were experienced during March from long positions in the Mexican peso versus the U.S. dollar as the value of the peso moved higher after a gain in U.S. retail sales boosted the outlook for Mexican exports. Within the agricultural sector, gains were experienced primarily during February and March from short positions in sugar futures as prices tumbled to a 30-month low on signs that crops are getting enough moisture to boost harvests in Brazil, the world’s largest grower of sugar. Gains were also experienced within the global interest rate sector, primarily during March, from long positions in European fixed income futures as prices rose after Cyprus’s rejection of a bailout plan stoked concern Europe’s debt crisis is worsening.

A portion of the Partnership’s gains for the quarter was offset by losses incurred within the energy sector during February from long futures positions in crude oil and its related products as prices fell sharply following news that the U.S. economy grew less than economists expected and manufacturing expanded less than forecast in China and contracted in Europe. Within the metals sector, losses were incurred primarily during March from short positions in gold futures as prices advanced as signs of slowing growth in Europe increased speculation that central banks will expand stimulus, boosting demand for precious metals as a store of value.

 

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Commodity markets are highly volatile. Broad and rapid price fluctuations and rapid inflation increases the risks involved in commodity trading, but also increase the possibility for profit. The profitability of the Funds depends on the existence of major price trends and the ability of the Advisors to identify those price trends correctly. Price trends are influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships, weather, governmental, agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events, and changes in interest rates. To the extent that market trends exist and the Advisors are able to identify them, the Funds expect to increase capital through operations.

Interest income on 80% of the average daily equity maintained in cash in the Funds’ brokerage accounts was earned at a 30-day U.S. Treasury bill rate determined weekly by CGM based on the average non-competitive yield on 3 month U.S. Treasury bills maturing in 30 days. Interest income from investment in the Funds for the three months ended March 31, 2013 increased by $437, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012. The increase in interest income was primarily due to higher U.S. Treasury bill rates during the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the corresponding period in 2012. Interest earned by the Partnership will increase the net asset value of the Partnership. The amount of interest income earned by the Partnership depends on the average daily equity in the Partnership’s and the Funds’ accounts and upon interest rates over which neither the Partnership/Funds nor CGM has control.

Brokerage fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance and redemptions. Accordingly, they must be compared in relation to the fluctuations in the monthly net asset values. Brokerage fees and clearing fees for the three months ended March 31, 2013 decreased by $57,721 as compared to the corresponding period in 2012. The decrease in brokerage fees is due to lower average net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the corresponding period in 2012.

Management fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of the month and are affected by trading performance and redemptions. Management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2013 decreased $25,479, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012. The decrease in management fees is due to lower average net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the corresponding period in 2012.

Incentive fees are based on the new trading profits generated by each Advisor at the end of the quarter as defined in the management agreements among the Partnership, the General Partner and each Advisor. To the extent an Advisor incurs a loss for the Partnership, the Advisor will not be paid an incentive fee until such Advisor recovers any net loss incurred by the Advisor and earns additional new trading profits for the Partnership. Trading performance for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, resulted in incentive fees of $0 and $8,075, respectively.

In allocating the assets of the Partnership among the trading advisors, the General Partner considers each Advisor’s past performance, trading style, volatility of markets traded and fee requirements. The General Partner may modify or terminate the allocation of assets among the trading advisors and may allocate assets to additional advisors at any time.

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership’s assets were allocated among the trading Advisors in the following approximate percentages:

 

Advisor   March 31, 2013      March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2012  

Winton Capital Management Limited

  $ 4,285,976         23   $ 5,241,355         28

Willowbridge Associates Inc.

  $ 5,723,640         30   $ 3,860,078         20

Graham Capital Management L.P

  $ 3,620,568         19   $ 3,475,563         18

Eckhardt Trading Company

  $ 5,348,911         28   $ 5,804,664         30

SandRidge Capital L.P.

  $ 0         0   $ 808,908         4

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

All of the Partnership’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss through its investments in the Funds. The Funds are speculative commodity pools. The market sensitive instruments held by the Funds are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Funds’ assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Funds’ main lines of business.

The limited partners will not be liable for losses exceeding the current net asset value of their investment.

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair value of the Funds’ open positions and, consequently in their earnings and cash balances. The Funds’ market risks are influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of interest rates, exchange rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects of the Funds’ open contracts and the liquidity of the market in which they trade.

The Funds rapidly acquire and liquidate both long and short positions in a wide range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the Funds’ past performances are not necessarily indicative of their future results.

“Value at Risk” is a measure of the maximum amount which the Funds could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Funds’ speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Funds of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Funds’ experiences to date (i.e., “risk of ruin”). In light of the foregoing as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Funds’ losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Funds’ attempts to manage their market risks.

Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Funds as the measure of their Value at Risk. Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95%-99% of any one-day interval. The margin levels are established by dealers and exchanges using historical price studies as well as an assessment of current market volatility, (including the implied volatility of the options on a given futures contract) and economic fundamentals to provide a probablistic estimate of the maximum expected near-term one-day price fluctuation. The margin has been used rather than the more generally available initial margin, because initial margin includes a credit risk component, which is not relevant to Value at Risk.

 

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Value at Risk tables represent a probabilistic assessment of the risk of loss in market risk sensitive instruments. The Advisors currently trade the Partnership’s assets indirectly in master fund managed accounts, over which they have been granted limited authority to make trading decisions. The first two trading Value at Risk tables reflect the market sensitive instruments held by the Partnership indirectly, through its investments in the Funds. The remaining trading Value at Risk tables reflect the market sensitive instruments held by each Fund separately. There have been no material changes in the trading Value at Risk information previously disclosed in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following tables indicate the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership’s open positions by market category as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2013, the Partnership’s total capitalization was $18,979,095.

March 31, 2013

 

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
 

Currencies

   $ 619,809         3.26

Energy

     118,766         0.63

Grains

     55,883         0.29

Indices

     678,020         3.57

Interest Rates U.S.

     219,791         1.16

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     289,584         1.53

Livestock

     2,525         0.01

Lumber

     113         0.00 %* 

Metals

     107,984         0.57

Softs

     46,690         0.25
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,139,165         11.27
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
* Due to rounding.

As of December 31, 2012, the Partnership’s total capitalization was $19,190,568.

December 31, 2012

 

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
 

Currencies

   $ 813,586         4.24

Energy

     114,196         0.60

Grains

     76,426         0.40

Indices

     656,528         3.42

Interest Rates U.S.

     143,878         0.75

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     291,277         1.52

Livestock

     2,952         0.01

Metals

     114         0.00 %* 

Softs

     142,557         0.74
  

 

 

 

34,808

 

  

  

 

 

 

0.18

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,276,322         11.86 % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
* Due to rounding.

 

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The following tables indicate the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership’s investments in the Funds by market category as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the highest, lowest and average value during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and during the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. All open position trading risk exposures of the Funds have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

As of March 31, 2013, Winton Master’s total capitalization was $765,095,837, and the Partnership owned approximately 0.6% of Winton Master. As of March 31, 2013, Winton Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Winton for trading) was as follows:

March 31, 2013

 

                  Three months ended March 31, 2013  

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at Risk
     Low
Value at Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Currencies

   $ 37,038,250         4.84   $ 42,374,968       $ 32,357,659       $ 36,255,454   

Energy

     2,158,225         0.28     2,816,070         1,102,060         1,944,214   

Grains

     3,041,123         0.40     5,342,071         983,854         3,861,040   

Indices

     34,646,786         4.53     36,403,326         32,806,817         35,152,222   

Interest Rates U.S.

     5,634,713         0.74     7,253,415         1,934,388         4,128,160   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     12,661,418         1.66     12,690,481         3,631,578         8,067,864   

Livestock

     420,765         0.05     443,340         396,345         421,277   

Lumber

     18,850         0.00 %**      20,300         16,250         19,333   

Metals

     4,495,549         0.59     5,188,824         3,251,406         4,174,826   

Softs

     2,178,241         0.28     2,204,434         1,640,152         1,975,170   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 102,293,920         13.37        
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

* Average of month-end values at Risk.
** Due to rounding

As of December 31, 2012, Winton Master’s total capitalization was $759,910,513. The Partnership owned approximately 0.7% of Winton Master. As of December 31, 2012, Winton Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Winton for trading) was as follows:

December 31, 2012

 

                   Twelve months ended December 31, 2012  

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at Risk
     Low
Value at  Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Currencies

   $ 41,304,444         5.44   $ 48,114,633       $ 24,998,252       $ 35,093,130   

Energy

     2,810,183         0.37     11,050,143         2,677,520         5,543,539   

Grains

     1,056,340         0.14     8,043,023         1,056,340         4,228,063   

Indices

     34,741,652         4.57     34,741,652         6,373,580         21,642,491   

Interest Rates U.S.

     7,604,210         1.00     14,904,463         3,822,340         10,772,523   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     12,626,364         1.66     27,870,158         11,844,253         17,985,323   

Livestock

     421,690         0.06     501,100         370,125         434,535   

Lumber

     16,250         0.00 %**      21,000         1,250         12,213   

Metals

     5,450,886         0.71     13,389,367         4,708,508         8,492,359   

Softs

     1,906,254         0.25     2,551,922         949,643         1,850,513   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 107,938,273         14.20        
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

* Annual average of month-end Values at Risk.
** Due to rounding.

 

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As of March 31, 2013, Willowbridge Master’s total capitalization was $86,287,869. The Partnership owned approximately 6.7% of Willowbridge Master. As of March 31, 2013, Willowbridge Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Willowbridge for trading) was as follows:

March 31, 2013

 

                  Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  

Market Sector

   Value at
Risk
     % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at
Risk
     Low
Value at
Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Currencies

   $ 1,118,100         1.30   $ 2,058,475       $ 148,500       $ 1,171,821   

Indices

     596,583         0.69     6,842,689         352,000         1,329,948   

Interest Rates U.S.

     766,750         0.89     1,021,680         235,000         456,389   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 2,481,433         2.88        
  

 

 

    

 

 

         
* Average of month-end Values at Risk.

As of December 31, 2012, Willowbridge Master’s total capitalization was $39,257,082. The Partnership owned approximately 9.9% of Willowbridge Master, and there were no amounts at risk.

 

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As of March 31, 2013, Graham Master’s total capitalization was $72,706,088. The Partnership owned approximately 5.0% of Graham Master. As of March 31, 2013, Graham Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Graham for trading) was as follows:

March 31, 2013

 

                  Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at Risk
     Low
Value at Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Currencies

   $ 3,660,626         5.03   $ 5,000,207       $ 3,107,628       $ 3,663,639   

Energy

     678,298         0.93     1,417,325         405,059         774,033   

Grains

     437,050         0.60     714,250         350,474         441,855   

Indices

     5,262,299         7.24     5,882,185         3,961,891         4,731,273   

Interest Rates U.S.

     874,475         1.20     874,575         537,325         701,250   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     2,644,302         3.64     2,659,126         1,276,455         1,978,115   

Metals

     1,381,837         1.90     1,522,953         545,530         1,071,267   

Softs

     462,192         0.64     511,259         308,329         406,507   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 15,401,079         21.18 %         
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

* Average of month-end Values at Risk.

As of December 31, 2012, Graham Master’s total capitalization was $84,936,051. The Partnership owned approximately 4.9% of Graham Master. As of December 31, 2012, Graham Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Graham for trading) was as follows:

December 31, 2012

 

                  Twelve months ended December 31, 2012  

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at  Risk
     Low
Value at  Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Currencies

   $ 4,886,499         5.75   $ 5,242,762       $ 2,153,005       $ 3,676,056   

Energy

     879,022         1.04     3,576,694         328,716         1,612,982   

Grains

     707,500         0.83     1,548,650         617,775         806,449   

Indices

     4,894,230         5.76     8,403,330         3,650,988         5,248,562   

Interest Rates U.S.

     727,200         0.86     2,173,050         190,045         1,283,420   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     2,250,303         2.65     5,723,015         2,250,303         3,953,113   

Metals

     1,161,998         1.37     2,984,515         661,356         1,671,237   

Softs

     372,412         0.44     999,000         372,412         653,258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 15,879,164         18.70        
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

* Annual average of month-end Values at Risk.

 

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As of March 31, 2013, Eckhardt Master’s total capitalization was $20,934,029. The Partnership owned approximately 25.7% of Eckhardt Master. As of March 31, 2013, Eckhardt Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Eckhardt for trading) was as follows:

March 31, 2013

 

                  Three months ended March 31, 2013  

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at Risk
     Low
Value at Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Currencies

   $ 543,328         2.60   $ 945,143       $ 330,467       $ 475,304   

Energy

     279,775         1.34     299,925         123,150         212,958   

Grains

     61,417         0.29     183,331         61,417         93,536   

Indices

     650,011         3.10     755,546         475,576         612,020   

Interest Rates U.S.

     353,644         1.69     353,644         27,783         277,868   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     316,732         1.51     372,076         116,551         289,886   

Metals

     46,378         0.22     213,999         43,587         82,645   

Softs

     40,900         0.20     40,900         6,000         22,733   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 2,292,185         10.95 %         
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

* Average of month-end Values at Risk.

As of December 31, 2012, Eckhardt Master’s total capitalization was $18,429,606. The Partnership owned approximately 31.6% of Eckhardt Master. As of December 31, 2012, Eckhardt Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to Eckhardt for trading) was as follows:

December 31, 2012

 

                  Twelve months ended December 31, 2012  

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at Risk
     Low
Value at Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Currencies

   $ 886,487         4.81   $ 1,330,124       $ 345,179       $ 861,941   

Energy

     146,250         0.79     7,866,490         49,900         261,682   

Grains

     106,507         0.58     244,448         45,898         169,313   

Indices

     533,624         2.90     675,308         8,000         432,089   

Interest Rates U.S.

     171,800         0.93     626,375         109,035         357,245   

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     286,004         1.55     923,168         137,819         510,969   

Metals

     146,521         0.80     316,501         25,650         153,467   

Softs

     9,000         0.05     111,543         5,800         45,908   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 2,286,193         12.41 %         
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

 

* Annual average month-end Values at Risk

 

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As of December 31, 2012, SandRidge Master’s total capitalization was $292,148,993. The Partnership owned approximately 0.3% of SandRidge Master. As of December 31, 2012, SandRidge Master’s Value at Risk for its assets (including the portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to SandRidge for trading) was as follows:

December 31, 2012

 

                  Twelve months ended December 31, 2012  

Market Sector

   Value at
Risk
     % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at Risk
     Low
Value at
Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Energy

   $ 1,452,965         0.50   $ 21,675,334       $ 1,452,965       $ 12,063,026   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 1,452,965         0.50        
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

* Annual average of month-end Values at Risk.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership on the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods expected in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports it files is accumulated and communicated to management, including the President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the General Partner, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure and appropriate SEC filings.

The General Partner is responsible for ensuring that there is an adequate and effective process for establishing, maintaining and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures for the Partnership’s external disclosures.

The General Partner’s President and CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2013 and, based on that evaluation, the General Partner’s President and CFO have concluded that, at that date, the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process under the supervision of the General Partner’s President and CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These controls include policies and procedures that:

 

 

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Partnership;

 

 

provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the Partnership’s receipts are handled and expenditures are made only pursuant to authorizations of the General Partner; and

 

 

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection and correction of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Partnership’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

There were no changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting process during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The following information supplements and amends the discussion set forth under Part I, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Subprime Mortgage–Related Litigation and Other Matters

Securities Actions:

On March 13, 2009, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On July 12, 2010, the court issued an opinion and order dismissing plaintiffs’ claims under Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but denying defendants motion to dismiss certain claims under Section 11. On September 30, 2010, the district court entered a scheduling order in IN RE CITIGROUP INC. BOND LITIGATION. Fact discovery began in November 2010, and plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class was fully briefed. On March 25, 2013, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order preliminarily approving the parties proposed settlement of IN RE CITIGROUP INC. BOND LITIGATION, pursuant to which Citigroup and certain of its subsidiaries will pay $730 million in exchange for a release of all claims asserted on behalf of the settlement class. A fairness hearing is scheduled for July 23, 2013.

RMBS Litigation and Other Matters

Beginning in July 2010, Citigroup and certain of its subsidiaries have been named as defendants in complaints filed by purchasers of mortgage-backed security (“MBS”) and collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) sold or underwritten by Citigroup and certain of its subsidiaries. The MBS-related complaints generally assert that the defendants made material misrepresentations and omissions about the credit quality of the mortgage loans underlying the securities, such as the underwriting standards to which the loans conformed, the loan-to-value ratio of the loans, and the extent to which the mortgaged properties were owner-occupied, and typically assert claims under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, state blue sky laws, and/or common-law misrepresentation-based causes of action. The CDO-related complaints further allege that the defendants adversely selected or permitted the adverse selection of CDO collateral without full disclosure to investors. The plaintiffs in these actions generally seek rescission of their investments, recovery of their investment losses, or other damages. Other purchasers of MBS and CDOs sold or underwritten by Citigroup and certain of its subsidiaries have threatened to file additional suits, for some of which Citigroup and certain of its subsidiaries has agreed to toll (extend) the statute of limitations.

The filed actions generally are in the early stages of proceedings, and certain of the actions or threatened actions have been resolved through settlement or otherwise. The aggregate original purchase amount of the purchases at issue in the filed suits is approximately $12 billion, and the aggregate original purchase amount of the purchases covered by tolling agreements with investors threatening litigation is approximately $6 billion. The largest MBS investor claim against Citigroup and certain of its subsidiaries, as measured by the face value of purchases at issue, has been asserted by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This suit was filed on September 2, 2011, and has been coordinated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York with fifteen other related suits brought by the same plaintiff against various other financial institutions. Motions to dismiss in the coordinated suits have been denied in large part, and discovery is proceeding. An interlocutory appeal currently is pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on issues common to all of the coordinated suits.

On April 5, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied defendants’ appeal from the district court’s denial of defendants’ motion to dismiss in FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY v. UBS AMERICAS, INC., ET AL., a parallel case to FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY v. ALLY FINANCIAL INC., ET AL., FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY v. CITIGROUP INC., ET AL., and FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY v. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., ET AL.

 

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On March 26, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied defendants’ petition for review of the district court’s October 15, 2012 order granting lead plaintiffs’ amended motion for class certification in NEW JERSEY CARPENTERS HEALTH FUND V. RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL LLC, ET AL. Plaintiffs allege federal securities law claims on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of MBSs issued by Residential Accredited Loans, Inc. CGM is named as an underwriter defendant.

On January 18, 2013, defendants filed a notice of appeal from the New York Supreme Court’s order granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion to dismiss in LORELEY FINANCING (JERSEY) NO. 3 LTD., ET AL. v. CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., ET AL.

Auction-rate Securities-Related Litigation and Other Matters

Antitrust Actions: On March 5, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of two putative class actions brought on behalf of purchasers and issuers of auction rate securities for alleged violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Other Matters

Terra Securities ASA Konk1sbo, et al. v. Citigroup Inc., et al.: On August 10, 2009, Norwegian securities firm Terra Securities ASA Konkursbo and seven Norwegian municipalities filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Citigroup and certain of its subsidiaries, including CGM and Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC. The complaint asserts, among other things, claims for fraud and negligent misrepresentation as well as claims under Sections 10 and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 arising out of the municipalities’ purchase of fund-linked notes acquired from the now-defunct securities firm, Terra Securities, which in turn acquired those notes from Citigroup and certain of its subsidiaries. Plaintiffs seek approximately $120 million in compensatory damages, plus punitive damages. Plaintiffs allege that, among other things, the municipalities invested in the notes after receiving purportedly false and materially misleading marketing materials that were allegedly prepared by defendants. On March 28, 2013, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing all remaining claims asserted by seven Norwegian municipalities. Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal from this ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, other than as set forth below.

As a result of leverage, small changes in the price of the Partnership’s positions may result in major losses.

The trading of commodity interests is speculative, volatile and involves a high degree of leverage. A small change in the market price of a commodity interest contract can produce major losses for the Partnership. Market prices can be influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships, governmental, agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events, weather and climate conditions, insects and plant disease, purchases and sales by foreign countries and changing interest rates.

An advisor that trades at a higher level of leverage will establish a greater number of positions than it would establish for an account of similar size traded at the advisor’s standard leverage. Accordingly, a greater amount of the Partnership’s assets will be committed to margin in such situations than if the advisor traded its program at standard leverage. Trading at a higher level of leverage may increase the volatility of the Partnership’s account.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The Partnership no longer offers Redeemable Units for sale.

The following chart sets forth the purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership.

 

Period    (a) Total
Number of
Units Purchased*
     (b) Average Price
Paid per

Unit**
     (c) Total Number of
Units

Purchased as Part
of Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
     (d) Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of Units

that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
 

January 1, 2013 —

January 31, 2013

     96.9410       $ 1,562.30         N/A         N/A   

February 1, 2013 —

February 28, 2013

     96.6100       $ 1,546.89         N/A         N/A   

March 1, 2013 —

March 31, 2013

     301.1660       $ 1,575.24         N/A         N/A   
       494.7170       $ 1,567.17                     

 

* Generally, limited partners are permitted to redeem their Redeemable Units as of the end of each month on three business days’ notice to the General Partner. Under certain circumstances, the General Partner can compel redemption although, to date, the General Partner has not exercised this right. Purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership reflected in the chart above were made in the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business in connection with effecting redemptions for limited partners.

 

** Redemptions of Redeemable Units are effected as of the last day of each month at the net asset value per Redeemable Unit as of that day. No fee will be charged for redemptions.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities — None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures — Not Applicable

Item 5. Other Information — None

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1

      Limited Partnership Agreement (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 9, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).

3.2

   (a)    Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York on October 13, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 9, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (b)    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated October 1, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 3.2(b) to the Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (c)    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated May 21, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.2(c) to the Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (d)    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 21, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 3.2(d) to the Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (e)    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 19, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 3.2(e) to the Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (f)    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.2(f) to the Form 8-K/A filed on April 14, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (g)    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated April 12, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 3.2(g) to the Form 8-K/A filed on April 14, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (h)    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated July 2, 2010 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (i)    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 2, 2011 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.1

      Customer Agreement between the Partnership and Smith Barney Shearson Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 9, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2

      Escrow Instructions relating to escrow of subscription funds (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 9, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.3

   (a)    Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Willowbridge (filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (b)    Letter extending Management Agreement with Willowbridge from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.3(b) to the Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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   (c)    Amendment to the Management Agreement dated January 1, 2013, by and among the Partnership, Ceres Managed Futures LLC and Willowbridge Associates Inc. (filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.4

   (a)    Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Winton (filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (b)    Letter extending Management Agreement with Winton from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.4(b) to the Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (c)    Amendment to the Management Agreement dated January 1, 2012, by and among the Partnership, the General Partner and Winton Capital Management Limited (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-K on January 6, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.5

   (a)    Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Graham (filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (b)    Letter extending Management Agreement with Graham from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.5(b) to the Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.6

   (a)    Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Eckhardt (filed as an Exhibit 10 to the
Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (b)    Letter extending Management Agreement with Eckhardt from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.6(b) to the Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.7

   (a)    Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and SandRidge (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (b)    Letter extending Management Agreement with SandRidge from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 10.7(b) to the Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.8

      Joinder Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner, CGM and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1

      Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of President and Director). (filed herewith)

31.2

      Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer and Director). (filed herewith)

32.1

      Section 1350 Certification (Certification of President and Director). (filed herewith)

32.2

      Section 1350 Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer and Director). (filed herewith)

101.INS

      XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH

      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition 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.

DIVERSIFIED MULTI-ADVISOR FUTURES FUND L.P.

 

By:    

  Ceres Managed Futures LLC
  (General Partner)

 

By:    

  /s/ Walter Davis
  Walter Davis
  President and Director

Date: May 15, 2013

 

By:    

  /s/ Damian George
 

Damian George

  Chief Financial Officer and Director
  (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: May 15, 2013

 

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