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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended:   June 30, 2014

or

 

 

 

 

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Commission File Number: 000-50102

 

 

GLOBAL MACRO TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

36-7362830

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

c/o MILLBURN RIDGEFIELD CORPORATION

411 West Putnam Avenue

 

Greenwich, Connecticut  06830

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (203) 625-7554

 

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 “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

 

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

 

Yes          No 

  

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Macro Trust

 

Financial statements

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Financial Condition (a) 

 

 

Condensed Schedules of Investments (a) 

 

 

Statements of Operations (b) 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Trust Capital (c) 

 

 

Statements of Financial Highlights (b) 

 

 

10 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

 

 

12 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

(b) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)

 

(c) For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Macro Trust

Statements of Financial Condition (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

December 31, 2013

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY IN TRADING ACCOUNTS:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes – at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

(amortized cost $50,860,220 and $71,463,383)

$

50,865,966 

 

$

71,472,453 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and

 

 

 

 

 

forward currency contracts

 

7,917,442 

 

 

7,842,259 

Due from brokers

 

9,422,191 

 

 

4,384,023 

Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $0

 

 

 

 

 

and $8,299,507)

 

 -

 

 

8,309,276 

Total equity in trading accounts

 

68,205,599 

 

 

92,008,011 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN U.S. TREASURY NOTES – at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

(amortized cost $187,639,116 and $205,231,935)

 

187,673,502 

 

 

205,256,695 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

8,153,233 

 

 

8,447,500 

ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE

 

291,157 

 

 

622,175 

TOTAL

$

264,323,491 

 

$

306,334,381 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND TRUST CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriptions by Unitholders received in advance

$

75,481 

 

$

641,973 

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

249,605 

 

 

544,585 

Due to Managing Owner

 

83,000 

 

 

536 

Accrued brokerage and custodial fees

 

1,261,624 

 

 

1,444,229 

Accrued management fees

 

34,799 

 

 

37,971 

Redemptions payable to Unitholders

 

5,405,654 

 

 

10,798,213 

Accrued expenses

 

280,004 

 

 

242,308 

Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost -$1,392,171 and $0)

 

1,390,706 

 

 

 -

Due to brokers

 

 -

 

 

4,386,837 

Total liabilities

 

8,780,873 

 

 

18,096,652 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRUST CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Owner interest (7,405.144 and 7,168.282 units outstanding)

 

7,634,159 

 

 

6,833,096 

Series 1 Unitholders (217,710.118 and 269,666.902 units outstanding)

 

224,443,203 

 

 

257,057,401 

Series 2 Unitholders (39.121 and 139.796 units outstanding)

 

48,232 

 

 

156,016 

Series 3 Unitholders (16,432.366 and 19,432.989 units outstanding)

 

20,470,006 

 

 

21,885,706 

Series 4 Unitholders (2,181.418 and 1,906.624 units outstanding)

 

2,947,018 

 

 

2,305,510 

Total trust capital

 

255,542,618 

 

 

288,237,729 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

$

264,323,491 

 

$

306,334,381 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT OUTSTANDING:

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1 Unitholders

$

1,030.93 

 

$

953.24 

Series 2 Unitholders

$

1,232.89 

 

$

1,116.03 

Series 3 Unitholders

$

1,245.71 

 

$

1,126.21 

Series 4 Unitholders

$

1,350.96 

 

$

1,209.21 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Macro Trust

Condensed Schedule of Investments (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

FUTURES AND FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
as a % of
Trust Capital

 

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

Long futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

Energies

(0.06)

%

$

(151,646)

Grains

(0.21)

 

 

(542,995)

Interest rates

 

 

 

 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note (956 contracts, settlement date September 2014)

0.13 

 

 

328,758 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note (466 contracts, settlement date September 2014)

0.08 

 

 

218,000 

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond (266 contracts, settlement date September 2014)

0.10 

 

 

246,750 

Other interest rates

1.51 

 

 

3,848,768 

Total interest rates

1.82 

 

 

4,642,276 

 

 

 

 

 

Livestock

0.15 

 

 

389,550 

Metals

0.25 

 

 

636,235 

Softs

0.02 

 

 

66,172 

Stock indices

(0.01)

 

 

(28,189)

Total long futures contracts

1.96 

 

 

5,011,403 

Short futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

Energies

0.12 

 

 

324,773 

Grains

0.27 

 

 

692,337 

Interest rates

0.00 

 

 

(2,886)

Livestock

(0.05)

 

 

(135,830)

Metals

(0.26)

 

 

(671,228)

Softs

0.01 

 

 

24,774 

Stock indices

0.05 

 

 

136,910 

Total short futures contracts

0.14 

 

 

368,850 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FUTURES CONTRACTS-Net

2.10 

 

 

5,380,253 

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

Total long forward currency contracts

1.34 

 

 

3,424,390 

Total short forward currency contracts

(0.44)

 

 

(1,136,806)

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FORWARD CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTS-Net

0.90 

 

 

2,287,584 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

3.00 

%

$

7,667,837 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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Global Macro Trust

Condensed Schedule of Investments (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2014

U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face Amount

 

Description

 

Fair Value
as a % of
Trust Capital

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

52,260,000 

 

U.S. Treasury notes, 0.625%, 07/15/2014

 

20.46 

%

$

52,272,248 

 

67,220,000 

 

U.S. Treasury notes, 0.250%, 09/15/2014

 

26.32 

 

 

67,248,883 

 

68,100,000 

 

U.S. Treasury notes, 0.375%, 03/15/2015

 

26.70 

 

 

68,240,988 

 

50,710,000 

 

U.S. Treasury notes, 0.250%, 05/15/2015

 

19.87 

 

 

50,777,349 

 

 

 

Total investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amortized cost $238,499,336)

 

93.35 

%

$

238,539,468 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

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Global Macro Trust

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

FUTURES AND FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
as a % of
Trust Capital

 

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

Long futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

Energies

(0.06)

%

$

(175,907)

Grains

(0.30)

 

 

(852,934)

Interest rates

(0.80)

 

 

(2,295,130)

Livestock

0.02 

 

 

51,710 

Metals

1.33 

 

 

3,829,439 

Softs

(0.02)

 

 

(70,129)

Stock indices

2.58 

 

 

7,439,892 

Total long futures contracts

2.75 

 

 

7,926,941 

Short futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

Energies

(0.05)

 

 

(146,735)

Grains

0.24 

 

 

687,063 

Interest rates

 

 

 

 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note (-610 contracts, settlement date March 2014)

0.00 

 

 

10,508 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note (-108 contracts, settlement date March 2014)

0.00 

 

 

14,063 

Other interest rates

(0.04)

 

 

(139,609)

Total interest rates

(0.04)

 

 

(115,038)

 

 

 

 

 

Livestock

(0.01)

 

 

(18,670)

Metals

(0.46)

 

 

(1,340,658)

Softs

0.03 

 

 

98,528 

Stock indices

0.05 

 

 

153,580 

Total short futures contracts

(0.24)

 

 

(681,930)

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FUTURES CONTRACTS-Net

2.51 

 

 

7,245,011 

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

Total long forward currency contracts

(0.09)

 

 

(269,086)

Total short forward currency contracts

0.11 

 

 

321,749 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FORWARD CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTS-Net

0.02 

 

 

52,663 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2.53 

%

$

7,297,674 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Global Macro Trust

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2013

U.S. TREASURY NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face Amount

 

Description

Fair Value
as a % of
Trust Capital

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

74,100,000 

 

U.S. Treasury notes, 1.250%,  03/15/2014

25.77 

%

$

74,276,567 

 

50,710,000 

 

U.S. Treasury notes, 1.000%,  05/15/2014

17.65 

 

 

50,881,344 

 

78,060,000 

 

U.S. Treasury notes, 0.625%,  07/15/2014

27.16 

 

 

78,282,593 

 

73,220,000 

 

U.S. Treasury notes, 0.250%,  09/15/2014

25.43 

 

 

73,288,644 

 

 

 

Total investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amortized cost $276,695,318)

96.01 

%

$

276,729,148 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

 

 

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Global Macro Trust

Statements of Operations (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

June 30, 2013

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

73,713 

 

$

191,115 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage and custodial fees

 

3,920,511 

 

 

6,457,719 

Administrative expenses

 

357,355 

 

 

426,052 

Custody fees and other expenses

 

13,997 

 

 

23,553 

Management fees

 

105,669 

 

 

157,946 

Total expenses

 

4,397,532 

 

 

7,065,270 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

 

(4,323,819)

 

 

(6,874,155)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

19,714,871 

 

 

(38,526,344)

Foreign exchange translation

 

37,472 

 

 

(192,361)

Net change in unrealized:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

3,923,241 

 

 

2,752,889 

Foreign exchange translation

 

(10,883)

 

 

26,668 

Net gains (losses) from U.S. Treasury notes:

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

2,681 

 

 

12,582 

Net change in unrealized 

 

5,926 

 

 

(56,975)

TOTAL NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES)

 

23,673,308 

 

 

(35,983,541)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

19,349,489 

 

$

(42,857,696)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1 Unitholders

$

71.85 

 

$

(107.52)

Series 2 Unitholders

$

98.11 

 

$

(110.64)

Series 3 Unitholders

$

99.85 

 

$

(110.74)

Series 4 Unitholders

$

114.49 

 

$

(111.19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Global Macro Trust

Statements of Operations (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

June 30, 2013

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

153,315 

 

$

399,426 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage and custodial fees

 

8,083,093 

 

 

13,657,960 

Administrative expenses

 

724,344 

 

 

863,309 

Custody fees and other expenses

 

32,607 

 

 

48,254 

Management fees

 

213,625 

 

 

328,174 

Total expenses

 

9,053,669 

 

 

14,897,697 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

 

(8,900,354)

 

 

(14,498,271)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

29,867,133 

 

 

(20,406,126)

Foreign exchange translation

 

(45,861)

 

 

(396,413)

Net change in unrealized:

 

 

 

 

 

Futures and forward currency contracts

 

370,163 

 

 

(247,228)

Foreign exchange translation

 

(8,304)

 

 

4,012 

Net gains (losses) from U.S. Treasury notes:

 

 

 

 

 

Realized

 

7,837 

 

 

15,739 

Net change in unrealized 

 

6,302 

 

 

(32,980)

TOTAL NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES)

 

30,197,270 

 

 

(21,062,996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

21,296,916 

 

$

(35,561,267)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1 Unitholders

$

77.69 

 

$

(92.59)

Series 2 Unitholders

$

116.86 

 

$

(80.86)

Series 3 Unitholders

$

119.50 

 

$

(79.99)

Series 4 Unitholders

$

141.75 

 

$

(72.34)

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

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Global Macro Trust

Statements of Changes in Trust Capital (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1 Unitholders

 

Series 2 Unitholders

 

Series 3 Unitholders

 

Series 4 Unitholders

 

Managing Owner

 

Total

 

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust capital at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2014

$

257,057,401 
269,666.902 

$

156,016 
139.796 

$

21,885,706 
19,432.989 

$

2,305,510 
1,906.624 

$

6,833,096 
7,168.282 

$

288,237,729 

Subscriptions

 

552,000 
566.545 

 

 -

 -

 

209,000 
185.671 

 

424,977 
352.993 

 

 -

 -

 

1,185,977 

Redemptions

 

(51,243,359)
(52,776.559)

 

(118,925)
(100.675)

 

(3,717,664)
(3,186.294)

 

(98,056)
(78.199)

 

 -

 -

 

(55,178,004)

Addt'l units allocated *

 

 -

253.230 

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 

 -

236.862 

 

 -

Net income

 

18,077,161 

 -

 

11,141 

 -

 

2,092,964 

 -

 

314,587 

 -

 

801,063 

 -

 

21,296,916 

Trust capital at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2014

$

224,443,203 
217,710.118 

$

48,232 
39.121 

$

20,470,006 
16,432.366 

$

2,947,018 
2,181.418 

$

7,634,159 
7,405.144 

$

255,542,618 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at June 30, 2014:

$

1,030.93 

 

$

1,232.89 

 

$

1,245.71 

 

$

1,350.96 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Additional units are issued to Series 1 Unitholders who are charged less than a 7% brokerage fee and the Managing Owner

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Macro Trust

Statements of Changes in Trust Capital (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1 Unitholders

 

Series 2 Unitholders

 

Series 3 Unitholders

 

Series 4 Unitholders

 

Managing Owner

 

Total

 

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

Units

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust capital at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2013

$

428,867,469 
404,080.828 

$

289,447 
242.952 

$

33,520,653 
27,951.367 

$

1,669,445 
1,322.742 

$

9,313,020 
8,774.775 

$

473,660,034 

Subscriptions

 

2,634,900 
2,478.860 

 

 -

 -

 

2,641,514 
2,205.670 

 

706,981 
556.611 

 

 -

 -

 

5,983,395 

Redemptions

 

(59,969,908)
(57,359.460)

 

(91,940)
(77.178)

 

(6,988,045)
(5,929.503)

 

(7,136)
(5.998)

 

 -

 -

 

(67,057,029)

Addt'l units allocated *

 

 -

440.927 

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 

 -

287.691 

 

 -

Net loss

 

(32,816,430)

 -

 

(13,412)

 -

 

(2,057,249)

 -

 

(140,420)

 -

 

(533,756)

 -

 

(35,561,267)

Trust capital at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2013

$

338,716,031 
349,641.155 

$

184,095 
165.774 

$

27,116,873 
24,227.534 

$

2,228,870 
1,873.355 

$

8,779,264 
9,062.466 

$

377,025,133 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at June 30, 2013:

$

968.75 

 

$

1,110.52 

 

$

1,119.26 

 

$

1,189.77 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Additional units are issued to Series 1 Unitholders who are charged less than a 7% brokerage fee and the Managing Owner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

9

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Macro Trust

Statements of Financial Highlights (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30:

 

2014

2013

 

 

 

Series 1

 

Series 2

 

Series 3

 

Series 4

 

 

Series 1

 

Series 2

 

Series 3

 

Series 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

 

 

$      (18.01)

 

$        (9.06)

 

$        (8.53)

 

$        (2.67)

 

 

$      (17.99)

 

$        (9.10)

 

$        (8.41)

 

$        (2.66)

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on trading of futures and forward currency contracts

 

 

89.83 

 

107.11 

 

108.34 

 

117.13 

 

 

(89.43)

 

(101.46)

 

(102.21)

 

(108.39)

 

Net gains (losses) from U.S. Treasury obligations

 

 

0.03 

 

0.06 

 

0.04 

 

0.03 

 

 

(0.10)

 

(0.08)

 

(0.12)

 

(0.14)

 

Profit share allocated to Managing Owner

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

Net income (loss) per unit

 

 

$        71.85 

 

$        98.11 

 

$        99.85 

 

$      114.49 

 

 

$    (107.52)

 

$    (110.64)

 

$    (110.74)

 

$    (111.19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

 

 

959.08 

 

1,134.78 

 

1,145.86 

 

1,236.47 

 

 

1,076.27 

 

1,221.16 

 

1,230.00 

 

1,300.96 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

 

 

$   1,030.93 

 

$   1,232.89 

 

$   1,245.71 

 

$   1,350.96 

 

 

$      968.75 

 

$   1,110.52 

 

$   1,119.26 

 

$   1,189.77 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return and ratios for the three months ended June 30:

2014

2013

 

 

 

Series 1

 

Series 2

 

Series 3

 

Series 4

 

 

Series 1

 

Series 2

 

Series 3

 

Series 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss (a)

 

 

(7.16)

%

(3.05)

%

(2.82)

%

(0.81)

%

 

(7.00)

%

(3.10)

%

(2.85)

%

(0.85)

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses (a)

 

 

7.27 

%

3.16 

%

2.93 

%

0.92 

%

 

7.18 

%

3.28 

%

3.03 

%

1.03 

%

Profit share allocation (b)

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES AND PROFIT SHARE ALLOCATION

 

 

7.27 

%

3.16 

%

2.93 

%

0.92 

%

 

7.18 

%

3.28 

%

3.03 

%

1.03 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before profit share allocation (b)

 

 

7.49 

%

8.65 

%

8.71 

%

9.26 

%

 

(9.99)

%

(9.06)

%

(9.00)

%

(8.55)

%

Profit share allocation (b)

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

TOTAL RETURN AFTER PROFIT SHARE ALLOCATION

 

 

7.49 

%

8.65 

%

8.71 

%

9.26 

%

 

(9.99)

%

(9.06)

%

(9.00)

%

(8.55)

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) not annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Macro Trust

 

Statements of Financial Highlights (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30:

2014

2013

 

 

 

 

Series 1

 

Series 2

 

Series 3

 

Series 4

 

 

Series 1

 

Series 2

 

Series 3

 

Series 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

 

 

$      (34.99)

 

$      (17.82)

 

$      (16.65)

 

$        (5.31)

 

 

$      (36.67)

 

$      (17.90)

 

$      (16.50)

 

$        (4.78)

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on trading of futures and forward currency contracts

 

 

112.63 

 

134.61 

 

136.09 

 

147.00 

 

 

(55.88)

 

(62.94)

 

(63.44)

 

(67.49)

 

Net gains (losses) from U.S. Treasury obligations

 

 

0.05 

 

0.07 

 

0.06 

 

0.06 

 

 

(0.04)

 

(0.02)

 

(0.05)

 

(0.07)

 

Profit share allocated to Managing Owner

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

Net income (loss) per unit

 

 

$        77.69 

 

$      116.86 

 

$      119.50 

 

$      141.75 

 

 

$      (92.59)

 

$      (80.86)

 

$      (79.99)

 

$      (72.34)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

 

 

953.24 

 

1,116.03 

 

1,126.21 

 

1,209.21 

 

 

1,061.34 

 

1,191.38 

 

1,199.25 

 

1,262.11 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

 

 

$   1,030.93 

 

$   1,232.89 

 

$   1,245.71 

 

$   1,350.96 

 

 

$      968.75 

 

$   1,110.52 

 

$   1,119.26 

 

$   1,189.77 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return and ratios for the six months ended June 30:

 

 

2014

2013

 

 

 

 

Series 1

 

Series 2

 

Series 3

 

Series 4

 

 

Series 1

 

Series 2

 

Series 3

 

Series 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE CAPITAL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss (a)

 

 

(7.16)

%

(3.10)

%

(2.84)

%

(0.84)

%

 

(6.99)

%

(2.99)

%

(2.75)

%

(0.75)

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses (a)

 

 

7.27 

%

3.21 

%

2.96 

%

0.95 

%

 

7.17 

%

3.17 

%

2.93 

%

0.93 

%

Profit share allocation (b)

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES AND PROFIT SHARE ALLOCATION

 

 

7.27 

%

3.21 

%

2.96 

%

0.95 

%

 

7.17 

%

3.17 

%

2.93 

%

0.93 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return before profit share allocation (b)

 

 

8.15 

%

10.47 

%

10.61 

%

11.72 

%

 

(8.72)

%

(6.79)

%

(6.67)

%

(5.73)

%

Profit share allocation (b)

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

0.00 

 

TOTAL RETURN AFTER PROFIT SHARE ALLOCATION

 

 

8.15 

%

10.47 

%

10.61 

%

11.72 

%

 

(8.72)

%

(6.79)

%

(6.67)

%

(5.73)

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) not annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of Global Macro Trust’s (the “Trust”) financial condition at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (unaudited) and the results of its operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited). These financial statements present the results of interim periods and do not include all disclosures normally provided in annual financial statements. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes included in the Trust's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2013. The December 31, 2013 information has been derived from the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2013.

 

With the effectiveness of the Trust’s Registration Statement on August 12, 2009, the Trust began to offer Series 2, Series 3 and Series 4 Units. The only Units offered prior to such date were the Series 1 Units.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted (“U.S. GAAP”) in the United States of America (the “U.S.”), as detailed in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”), requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts and disclosures reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

The Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The Trust does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

 

The Income Taxes topic of the Codification clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This requires that the Trust recognize in its financial statements the impact of any uncertain tax positions. Based on a review of the Trust’s open tax years, 2010 to 2013,  Millburn Ridgefield Corporation (the Managing Owner”) determined that no reserves for uncertain tax positions were required. 

 

There have been no material changes with respect to the Trust's critical accounting policies, off-balance sheet arrangements or disclosure of contractual obligations as reported in the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2013.

 

 

2. FAIR VALUE

 

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the Codification defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;

 

Level 3: Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

 

In determining fair value, the Trust separates its investments into two categories: cash instruments and derivative contracts.

 

Cash Instruments – The Trust’s cash instruments are generally classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, because they are typically valued using quoted market prices. The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include U.S. government obligations and an investment in a quoted short-term U.S. Government Money Market Fund. Millburn Ridgefield Corporation, does not adjust the quoted price for such instruments even in situations where the Trust holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

Derivative Contracts – Derivative contracts can be exchange-traded or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued based on quoted closing settlement prices and typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Spot currency contracts are valued based on current market prices (“Spot Price”). Forward currency contracts are valued based on pricing models that consider the Spot Price, plus the financing cost or benefit (“Forward Point”). Forward Points from the quotation service providers are generally in periods of one month, two months, three months, six months, nine months and twelve months forward while the contractual forward delivery dates for the forward currency contracts traded by the Trust may be in between these periods. The Managing Owner’s policy to determine fair value for forward currency contracts involves first calculating the number of months from the date the forward currency contract is being valued to its maturity date (“Months to Maturity”), then identifying the forward currency contracts for the two forward months that are closest to the Months to Maturity (“Forward Month Contracts”). Linear interpolation is then performed between the dates of these two Forward Month Contracts to calculate the interpolated forward point. Model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Such instruments are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, there were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2. The following tables represent the Trust’s investments by hierarchical level as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 in valuing the Trust’s investments at fair value. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Trust held no assets or liabilities classified in Level 3.

 

Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value as of June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury notes (1)

 

$

238,539,468 

 

$

 -

 

$

238,539,468 

Short-term money market fund*

 

 

8,005,704 

 

 

 -

 

 

8,005,704 

Exchange-traded futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

 

 

173,127 

 

 

 -

 

 

173,127 

Grains

 

 

149,342 

 

 

 -

 

 

149,342 

Interest rates

 

 

4,639,390 

 

 

 -

 

 

4,639,390 

Livestock

 

 

253,720 

 

 

 -

 

 

253,720 

Metals

 

 

(34,993)

 

 

 -

 

 

(34,993)

Softs

 

 

90,946 

 

 

 -

 

 

90,946 

Stock indices

 

 

108,721 

 

 

 -

 

 

108,721 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded futures contracts

 

 

5,380,253 

 

 

 -

 

 

5,380,253 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over-the-counter forward currency contracts

 

 

 -

 

 

2,287,584 

 

 

2,287,584 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and forward currency contracts (2)

 

 

5,380,253 

 

 

2,287,584 

 

 

7,667,837 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total financial assets at fair value

 

$

251,925,425 

 

$

2,287,584 

 

$

254,213,009 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per line item in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes held in equity trading accounts (as collateral)

 

$

50,865,966 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

 

187,673,502 

Total investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

$

238,539,468 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

7,917,442 

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

 

(249,605)

Total unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

7,667,837 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The short-term money market fund is included in Cash and Cash Equivalents on the Statements of Financial Condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value as of December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury notes (1)

 

$

276,729,148 

 

$

 -

 

$

276,729,148 

Short-term money market fund*

 

 

8,281,834 

 

 

 -

 

 

8,281,834 

Exchange-traded futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

 

 

(322,642)

 

 

 -

 

 

(322,642)

Grains

 

 

(165,871)

 

 

 -

 

 

(165,871)

Interest rates

 

 

(2,410,168)

 

 

 -

 

 

(2,410,168)

Livestock

 

 

33,040 

 

 

 -

 

 

33,040 

Metals

 

 

2,488,781 

 

 

 -

 

 

2,488,781 

Softs

 

 

28,399 

 

 

 -

 

 

28,399 

Stock indices

 

 

7,593,472 

 

 

 -

 

 

7,593,472 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded futures contracts

 

 

7,245,011 

 

 

 -

 

 

7,245,011 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over-the-counter forward currency contracts

 

 

 -

 

 

52,663 

 

 

52,663 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and forward currency contracts (2)

 

 

7,245,011 

 

 

52,663 

 

 

7,297,674 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total financial assets at fair value

 

$

292,255,993 

 

$

52,663 

 

$

292,308,656 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per line item in the Statements of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes held in equity trading accounts (as collateral)

 

$

71,472,453 

Investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

 

205,256,695 

Total investments in U.S. Treasury notes

 

$

276,729,148 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

7,842,259 

Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

 

(544,585)

Total unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts

 

$

7,297,674 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The short-term money market fund is included in Cash and Cash Equivalents on the Statements of Financial Condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The Derivatives and Hedging topic of the Codification requires qualitative disclosure about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements.

 

The Trust’s market risk is 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 among the Trust’s open positions, and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.

 

The Trust engages in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts on currencies, energies, grains, interest rates, livestock, metals, softs and stock indices. The following were the primary trading risk exposures of the Trust at June 30, 2014, by market sector:

 

Agricultural (grains, livestock and softs) – The Trust’s primary exposure is to agricultural price movements which are often directly affected by severe or unexpected weather conditions, as well as supply and demand factors.

 

Currencies – Exchange rate risk is a principal market exposure of the Trust. The Trust’s currency exposure is to exchange rate fluctuations, primarily fluctuations which disrupt the historical pricing relationships between different currencies and currency pairs. The fluctuations are influenced by interest rate changes, as well as political and general economic conditions. The Trust trades in a large number of currencies, including cross-rates—e.g., positions between two currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

 

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Energies – The Trust’s primary energy market exposure is to gas and oil price movements often resulting from political developments in the oil producing countries and economic conditions worldwide. Energy prices are volatile and substantial profits and losses have been and are expected to continue to be experienced in this market.

 

Interest Rates – Interest rate movements directly affect the price of the sovereign bond futures positions held by the Trust and indirectly the value of its stock index and currency positions. Interest rate movements in one country, as well as relative interest rate movements between countries, may materially impact the Trust’s profitability. The Trust’s primary interest rate exposure is to interest rate fluctuations in countries or regions, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the U.S. and the Eurozone. However, the Trust also may take positions in futures contracts on the government debt of other nations. The Managing Owner anticipates that interest rates in these industrialized countries or areas, both long-term and short-term, will remain the primary interest rate market exposure of the Trust for the foreseeable future.

 

Metals – The Trust’s metals market exposure is to fluctuations in the price of aluminum, copper, gold, lead, nickel, platinum, silver, tin and zinc.

 

Stock Indices – The Trust’s equity exposure, through stock index futures, is to equity price risk in the major industrialized countries, as well as other countries.

 

The Derivatives and Hedging topic of the Codification requires entities to recognize in the Statements of Financial Condition all derivative contracts as assets or liabilities. Fair values of futures and forward currency contracts in an asset position by counterparty are recorded in the Statements of Financial Condition as “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts.” Fair values of futures and forward currency contracts in a liability position by counterparty are recorded in the Statements of Financial Condition as “Net unrealized depreciation on open futures and forward currency contracts.” The Trust’s policy regarding fair value measurement is discussed in the Fair Value and Disclosures note, contained herein.

 

Since the derivatives held or sold by the Trust are for speculative trading purposes, the derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments under the provisions of the Derivatives and Hedging guidance. Accordingly, all realized gains and losses, as well as any change in net unrealized gains or losses on open positions from the preceding period, are recognized as part of the Trust’s trading gains and losses in the Statements of Operations.

 

See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” for additional derivative-related information.

 

The following tables present the fair value of open futures and forward currency contracts, held long or sold short, at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Fair value is presented on a gross basis even though the contracts are subject to master netting agreements and qualify for net presentation in the Statements of Financial Condition.

 

Fair Value of Futures and Forward Currency Contracts at June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized

 

Fair Value - Long Positions

 

Fair Value - Short Positions

 

Gain (Loss) on

Sector

Gains

 

Losses

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Open Positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

$            574,880 

 

$          (726,526)

 

$            390,777 

 

$            (66,004)

 

$            173,127 

Grains

80 

 

(543,075)

 

692,487 

 

(150)

 

149,342 

Interest rates

4,954,949 

 

(312,673)

 

 -

 

(2,886)

 

4,639,390 

Livestock

390,430 

 

(880)

 

 -

 

(135,830)

 

253,720 

Metals

669,491 

 

(33,256)

 

7,036 

 

(678,264)

 

(34,993)

Softs

77,173 

 

(11,001)

 

79,994 

 

(55,220)

 

90,946 

Stock indices

1,183,265 

 

(1,211,454)

 

137,059 

 

(149)

 

108,721 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts

7,850,268 

 

(2,838,865)

 

1,307,353 

 

(938,503)

 

5,380,253 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

3,970,617 

 

(546,227)

 

75,818 

 

(1,212,624)

 

2,287,584 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forward currency contracts

$       11,820,885 

 

$       (3,385,092)

 

$         1,383,171 

 

$       (2,151,127)

 

$         7,667,837 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fair Value of Futures and Forward Currency Contracts at December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized

 

Fair Value - Long Positions

 

Fair Value - Short Positions

 

Gain (Loss) on

Sector

Gains

 

Losses

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Open Positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

$            388,742 

 

$          (564,649)

 

$            141,550 

 

$          (288,285)

 

$          (322,642)

Grains

11,122 

 

(864,056)

 

699,110 

 

(12,047)

 

(165,871)

Interest rates

353,905 

 

(2,649,035)

 

113,396 

 

(228,434)

 

(2,410,168)

Livestock

55,840 

 

(4,130)

 

6,860 

 

(25,530)

 

33,040 

Metals

4,158,465 

 

(329,026)

 

153,641 

 

(1,494,299)

 

2,488,781 

Softs

15,020 

 

(85,149)

 

129,991 

 

(31,463)

 

28,399 

Stock indices

7,480,395 

 

(40,503)

 

179,079 

 

(25,499)

 

7,593,472 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts

12,463,489 

 

(4,536,548)

 

1,423,627 

 

(2,105,557)

 

7,245,011 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

2,348,138 

 

(2,617,224)

 

937,404 

 

(615,655)

 

52,663 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forward currency contracts

$       14,811,627 

 

$       (7,153,772)

 

$         2,361,031 

 

$       (2,721,212)

 

$         7,297,674 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The effect of trading futures and forward currency contracts is represented on the Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 as “Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions: Futures and forward currency contracts” and “Net change in unrealized: Futures and forward currency contracts.” These trading gains and losses are detailed below:

 

Trading gains (losses) of futures and forward currency contracts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended:

 

Three months ended:

 

Six months ended:

 

Six months ended:

Sector

June 30, 2014

 

June 30, 2013

 

June 30, 2014

 

June 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Energies

$                  1,640,357 

 

$                 (4,088,392)

 

$                  2,395,398 

 

$                 (7,131,745)

 Grains

(1,277,464)

 

1,214,459 

 

670,216 

 

542,741 

 Interest rates

11,156,622 

 

(19,116,514)

 

18,497,949 

 

(23,152,460)

 Livestock

380,730 

 

(76,710)

 

901,900 

 

19,540 

 Metals

(5,322)

 

7,309,992 

 

(3,523,746)

 

4,754,154 

 Softs

(33,479)

 

42,950 

 

342,619 

 

1,750,272 

 Stock indices

7,620,895 

 

(4,848,301)

 

6,622,926 

 

17,672,708 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts

19,482,339 

 

(19,562,516)

 

25,907,262 

 

(5,544,790)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

4,155,773 

 

(16,210,939)

 

4,330,034 

 

(15,108,564)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures and forward currency contracts

$                23,638,112 

 

$               (35,773,455)

 

$                30,237,296 

 

$               (20,653,354)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents average notional value by sector in U.S. dollars of open futures and forward currency contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The Trust’s average net asset value for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $270,000,000 and $445,000,000, respectively.

 

Average notional value by sector of futures and forward currency contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

Sector

Long Positions

 

Short Positions

 

Long Positions

 

Short Positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energies

$        97,373,744 

 

$       36,406,136 

 

$        54,420,647 

 

$       64,858,729 

Grains

29,147,987 

 

23,432,606 

 

25,149,936 

 

32,959,088 

Interest rates

732,531,561 

 

41,098,318 

 

919,756,186 

 

120,666,427 

Livestock

8,647,473 

 

4,181,503 

 

1,396,430 

 

10,463,410 

Metals

46,001,145 

 

14,709,717 

 

21,819,328 

 

55,204,559 

Softs

7,979,720 

 

7,584,115 

 

9,126,440 

 

24,467,234 

Stock indices

289,972,260 

 

2,342,968 

 

366,290,174 

 

5,372,912 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contracts

1,211,653,890 

 

129,755,363 

 

1,397,959,141 

 

313,992,359 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

contracts

337,517,843 

 

28,057,003 

 

452,614,978 

 

219,274,420 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

notional

$   1,549,171,733 

 

$     157,812,366 

 

$   1,850,574,119 

 

$     533,266,779 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional values in the interest rate sector were calculated by converting the notional value in local currency of open interest rate futures positions with maturities less than 10 years to 10-year equivalent fixed income instruments and translated to U.S. dollars at June 30, 2014 and 2013. The 10-year note is often used as a benchmark for many types of fixed-income instruments and the Managing Owner believes it is a more meaningful representation of notional values of the Trust’s open interest rate positions.

 

The customer agreements between the Trust, the futures clearing brokers including Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC., as well as the FX prime brokers, including Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG and Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, gives the Trust the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and foreign currency contracts. The Trust netted, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and forward currency contracts on the Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under ASC 210-20, “Balance Sheet,” were met. The Trust ceased clearing trades through Barclays Capital Inc. during June 2014.

 

On January 1, 2013, the Trust adopted Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2011-11, “Disclosures 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 of 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. The new guidance did not have a significant impact on the Trust’s financial statements.

 

Effective January 1, 2014, the Trust adopted ASU 2013-08, “Financial Services – Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement and Disclosure Requirements.” ASU 2013-08 changes the approach to the investment company assessment, requires non-controlling ownership interests in other investment companies to be measured at fair value, and requires additional disclosures about the investment company’s status as an investment company. ASU 2013-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Trust’s financial statements. Based on management’s assessment, the Trust has been deemed to be an investment company since inception. It has all of the fundamental characteristics of an investment company. Although the Trust does not possess all of the typical characteristics of an investment company, its activities are consistent with those of an investment company.

 

 

 

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Offsetting of derivative assets and liabilities at June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross amounts of
recognized assets

 

 

Gross amounts offset in
the Statement of Financial
Condition

 

 

Net amounts of assets
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty C

 

$

5,430,221 

 

$

(1,783,405)

 

$

3,646,816 

Counterparty D

 

 

3,727,400 

 

 

(1,993,963)

 

 

1,733,437 

Total futures contracts

 

 

9,157,621 

 

 

(3,777,368)

 

 

5,380,253 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty F

 

 

2,207,230 

 

 

(141,639)

 

 

2,065,591 

Counterparty H

 

 

1,813,468 

 

 

(1,341,870)

 

 

471,598 

Total forward currency contracts

 

4,020,698 

 

 

(1,483,509)

 

 

2,537,189 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

13,178,319 

 

$

(5,260,877)

 

$

7,917,442 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross amounts of
recognized liabilities

 

 

Gross amounts offset in
the Statement of Financial
Condition

 

 

Net amounts of liabilities
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty G

 

$

275,342 

 

$

(25,737)

 

$

249,605 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

275,342 

 

$

(25,737)

 

$

249,605 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of Assets
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Received(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(3)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty C

 

$

3,646,816 

 

$

 -

 

$

(3,646,816)

 

$

 -

Counterparty D

 

 

1,733,437 

 

 

 -

 

 

(1,733,437)

 

 

 -

Counterparty F

 

 

2,065,591 

 

 

 -

 

 

(2,065,591)

 

 

 -

Counterparty H

 

 

471,598 

 

 

 -

 

 

(471,598)

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,917,442 

 

$

 -

 

$

(7,917,442)

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of Liabilities
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Pledged(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(3)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty G

 

$

249,605 

 

$

 -

 

$

(249,605)

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

249,605 

 

$

 -

 

$

(249,605)

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Collateral received and pledged includes both cash and U.S. Treasury notes held at each respective broker.

(2) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in

the Statement of Financial Condition, for each respective counterparty.

(3) Net amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of

June 30, 2014.

(4) Net amount represents the amounts owed by the Trust to each counterparty as of June 30,

2014.

 

Offsetting of derivative assets and liabilities at December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross amounts of
recognized assets

 

 

Gross amounts offset in
the Statement of Financial
Condition

 

 

Net amounts of assets
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty A

 

$

3,555,891 

 

$

(1,239,418)

 

$

2,316,473 

Counterparty C

 

 

6,832,140 

 

 

(3,220,492)

 

 

3,611,648 

Counterparty D

 

 

3,499,085 

 

 

(2,182,195)

 

 

1,316,890 

Total futures contracts

 

 

13,887,116 

 

 

(6,642,105)

 

 

7,245,011 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty F

 

 

1,074,713 

 

 

(695,295)

 

 

379,418 

Counterparty G

 

 

487,686 

 

 

(269,856)

 

 

217,830 

Total forward currency contracts

 

1,562,399 

 

 

(965,151)

 

 

597,248 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

15,449,515 

 

$

(7,607,256)

 

$

7,842,259 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross amounts of
recognized liabilities

 

 

Gross amounts offset in
the Statement of Financial
Condition

 

 

Net amounts of liabilities
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty H

 

$

2,267,728 

 

$

(1,723,143)

 

$

544,585 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

2,267,728 

 

$

(1,723,143)

 

$

544,585 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of Assets
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Received(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(3)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty A

 

$

2,316,473 

 

$

 -

 

$

(2,316,473)

 

$

 -

Counterparty C

 

 

3,611,648 

 

 

 -

 

 

(3,611,648)

 

 

 -

Counterparty D

 

 

1,316,890 

 

 

 -

 

 

(1,316,890)

 

 

 -

Counterparty F

 

 

379,418 

 

 

 -

 

 

(379,418)

 

 

 -

Counterparty G

 

 

217,830 

 

 

 -

 

 

(217,830)

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,842,259 

 

$

 -

 

$

(7,842,259)

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

 

Net amounts of Liabilities
presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

 

Collateral Pledged(1)(2)

 

 

Net Amount(3)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty H

 

$

544,585 

 

$

 -

 

$

(544,585)

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

544,585 

 

$

 -

 

$

(544,585)

 

$

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Collateral received and pledged includes both cash and U.S. Treasury notes held at each respective broker.

(2) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in

the Statement of Financial Condition, for each respective counterparty.

(3) Net amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of

December 31, 2013.

(4) Net amount represents the amounts owed by the Trust to each counterparty as of December 31,

2013.

 

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. Credit risk is normally reduced to the extent that an exchange or clearing organization acts as a counterparty to futures transactions since typically the collective credit of the members of the exchange is pledged to support the financial integrity of the exchange.

 

The Managing Owner seeks to minimize credit risk primarily by depositing and maintaining the Trust’s assets at financial institutions and trading counterparties which the Managing Owner believes to be creditworthy. In addition, for OTC forward currency contracts, the Trust enters into master netting agreements with its counterparties. Collateral posted at the various counterparties for trading of futures and forward currency contracts includes cash and U.S. Treasury notes.

 

A significant portion of the Trust’s forward currency trading activities are cleared by Barclays Bank PLC (“BB”), Deutsche Bank AG (“DB”) and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS”). The Trust’s concentration of credit risk associated with BB, DB or MS nonperformance includes unrealized gains inherent in such contracts, which are recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition, plus the value of margin or collateral held by BB, DB and MS. The amount of such credit risk was $23,433,254 and  $24,711,870 at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

 

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4. PROFIT SHARE

 

Profit share earned (from Unitholders' redemptions) is credited to the New Profit Memo Account as defined in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”). No profit share was earned or accrued during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.

 

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Trust pays all routine expenses, such as legal, accounting, printing, postage and similar administrative expenses (including the Trustee's fees, the charges of an outside accounting services agency and the expenses of updating the Trust's Prospectus), as well as extraordinary costs. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Managing Owner is owed $83,000 and $536, respectively, from the Trust in connection with such expenses it has paid on the Trust's behalf (and is included in "Due to Managing Owner" in the Statements of Financial Condition).

 

Series 1 Unitholders who redeem Units at or prior to the end of the first eleven months after such Units are sold shall be assessed redemption charges calculated based on their redeemed Units' net asset value as of the date of redemption. All redemption charges will be paid to the Managing Owner. There was no redemption charge payable at June 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

 

6. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per unit operating performance for Series 1, Series 2, Series 3 and Series 4 Units is calculated based on Unitholders’ Trust capital for each Series taken as a whole utilizing the beginning and ending net asset value per unit and weighted average number of Units during the period. Weighted average number of Units for each Series is detailed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

Date of first issuance

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1

230,013.418 

 

368,940.561 

 

244,508.972 

 

381,863.626 

 

July 23, 2001

Series 2

81.742 

 

197.894 

 

104.245 

 

217.204 

 

April 1, 2010

Series 3

17,281.973 

 

26,503.599 

 

18,110.289 

 

27,081.577 

 

September 1, 2009

Series 4

2,187.635 

 

1,872.592 

 

2,189.823 

 

1,828.946 

 

November 1, 2010

 

 

 

7. BROKERAGE AND CUSTODIAL FEES

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, brokerage and custodial fees were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ending June 30,

 

Six months ending June 30,

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage fees

$             3,920,450

 

$             6,457,574

 

$             8,082,943

 

$           13,657,635

Custodial fees

61 

 

145 

 

150 

 

325 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$             3,920,511

 

$             6,457,719

 

$             8,083,093

 

$           13,657,960

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, amounts paid to selling agents on Series 1 units sold subsequent to August 12, 2009 exceeded 9.5% of the gross offering proceeds of the Series 1 Units sold. As a result, the amounts that otherwise would be paid to selling agents for that Series 1 Unit were instead rebated to the Trust for the benefit of all holders of Series 1 Units. The total amounts rebated to the Trust for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 were $75,545 and $134,456, respectively. The total amounts rebated to the Trust for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 were $31,818  and $54,836, respectively. These rebates were included in “Brokerage and custodial fees” in the Statements of Operations.

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Reference is made to Item 1, "Financial Statements." The information contained therein is essential to, and should be read in connection with, the following analysis.

 

OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

 

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Due to the nature of the Trust's business, its results of operations depend on the Managing Owner’s ability to recognize and capitalize on trends and other profit opportunities in different sectors of the global capital and commodity markets. The Managing Owner's investment and trading methods are confidential so that substantially the only information that can be furnished regarding the Trust's results of operations is contained in the performance record of its trading. Unlike operating businesses, general economic or seasonal conditions do not directly affect the profit potential of the Trust and its past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The Managing Owner believes, however, that there are certain market conditions, for example, markets with strong price trends, in which the Trust has a better likelihood of being profitable than in others.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Units may be offered for sale as of the beginning, and may be redeemed as of the end, of each month.

 

The amount of capital raised for the Trust should not have a significant impact on its operations, as the Trust has no significant capital expenditure or working capital requirements other than for monies to pay trading losses, brokerage commissions and charges. Within broad ranges of capitalization, the Managing Owner’s trading positions should increase or decrease in approximate proportion to the size of the Trust.

 

The Trust raises additional capital only through the sale of Units and capital is increased through trading profits (if any). The Trust does not engage in borrowing.

 

The Trust trades futures, forward and spot contracts, and may trade swap and options contracts, on interest rates, agricultural commodities, currencies, metals, energy and stock indices and forward contracts on currencies. Risk arises from changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) and the potential inability of counterparties or brokers to perform under the terms of their contracts (credit risk). Market risk is generally to be measured by the face amount of the futures positions acquired and the volatility of the markets traded. The credit risk from counterparty non-performance associated with these instruments is the net unrealized gain, if any, on these positions plus the value of the margin or collateral held by the counterparty. The risks associated with exchange-traded contracts are generally perceived to be less than those associated with OTC transactions because exchanges typically (but not universally) provide clearinghouse arrangements in which the collective credit (in some cases limited in amount, in some cases not) of the members of the exchange is pledged to support the financial integrity of the exchange. In most OTC transactions, on the other hand, traders must rely (typically but not universally) solely on the credit of their respective individual counterparties. Margins which may be subject to loss in the event of a default are generally required in exchange trading and counterparties may require margin or collateral in the OTC markets.

 

The Managing Owner has procedures in place to control market risk, although there can be no assurance that they will, in fact, succeed in doing so. These procedures primarily focus on: (1) real time monitoring of open positions; (2) diversifying positions among various markets; (3) limiting the assets committed as margin or collateral, generally within a range of 5% to 35% of an account’s net assets, though the amount may at any time be higher; (4) prohibiting pyramiding – that is, using unrealized profits in a particular market as margin for additional positions in the same market; and (5) changing the equity utilized for trading by an account solely on a controlled periodic basis not automatically due to an increase in equity from trading profits. The Managing Owner attempts to control credit risk by causing the Trust to deal exclusively with large, well-capitalized financial institutions as brokers and counterparties.

 

The financial instruments traded by the Trust contain varying degrees of off-balance sheet risk whereby changes in the market values of the futures, forward and spot contracts or the Trust’s satisfaction of the obligations may exceed the amount recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition of the Trust.

 

Due to the nature of the Trust’s business, substantially all its assets are represented by cash, cash equivalents and U.S. government obligations while the Trust maintains its market exposure through open futures, forward and spot contract positions.

 

The Trust’s futures contracts are settled by offset and are cleared by the exchange clearinghouse function. Open futures positions are marked to market each trading day and the Trust’s trading accounts are debited or credited accordingly. Options on futures contracts are settled either by offset or by exercise. If an option on a future is exercised, the Trust is assigned a position in the underlying future which is then settled by offset. The Trust’s spot and forward currency transactions conducted in the interbank market are settled by netting offsetting positions or payment obligations and by cash payments.

 

The value of the Trust’s cash and financial instruments is not materially affected by inflation. Changes in interest rates, which are often associated with inflation, could cause the value of certain of the Trust’s debt securities to decline but only to a limited extent. More important, changes in interest rates could cause periods of strong up or down market price trends during which the Trust’s profit potential generally increases. However, inflation can also give rise to markets which have numerous short price trends followed by rapid reversals, markets in which the Trust is likely to suffer losses.

 

The Trust’s assets are generally held as cash or cash equivalents, including short-term U.S. government obligations, which are used to margin the Trust’s futures, forward and spot currency positions and withdrawn, as necessary, to pay redemptions and expenses. Other than potential market-imposed limitations on liquidity, due, for example, to limited open interest in certain futures markets or to daily price fluctuation limits, which are inherent in the Trust’s futures, forward and spot trading, the Trust’s assets are highly liquid and are expected to remain so.

 

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During its operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Trust experienced no meaningful periods of illiquidity in any of the numerous markets traded by the Managing Owner.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

 

The Trust records its transactions in futures, forward and spot contracts, including related income and expenses, on a trade date basis. Open futures contracts traded on an exchange are valued at fair value, which is based on the closing settlement price on the exchange where the futures contract is traded by the Trust on the day with respect to which net assets are being determined. Open spot currency contracts are valued based on the current Spot Price. Open forward currency contracts are recorded at fair value, based on pricing models that consider the Spot Price and Forward Point. Spot Prices and Forward Points for open forward currency contracts are generally based on the average midpoint of bid/ask quotations at the last second ending at 3:00 P.M. New York time provided by widely used quotation service providers on the day with respect to which net assets are being determined. Forward Points from the quotation service providers are generally in periods of one month, two months, three months, six months, nine months and twelve months forward while the contractual forward delivery dates for the forward currency contracts traded by the Trust may be in between these periods. The Managing Owner’s policy to determine fair value for forward currency contracts involves first calculating the Months to Maturity then identifying Forward Month Contracts. Linear interpolation is then performed between the dates of these two Forward Month Contracts to calculate the interpolated Forward Point. The Managing Owner will also compare the calculated price to the forward currency prices provided by dealers to determine whether the calculated price is fair and reasonable.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Due to the nature of the Trust’s 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.

 

Series 1 Units, which were initially issued simply as “Units” beginning in July 2001, were the only Series of Units available prior to 2009. Series 2 Units were first issued on April 1, 2010, Series 3 Units were first issued on September 1, 2009 and Series 4 Units were first issued on November 1, 2010. The Trust’s past performance is not necessarily indicative of how it will perform in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periods ended June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month Ending:

 

 

 

 

Total Trust
Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

 

$

255,542,618 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

258,327,625 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

288,237,729 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Six Months

Change in Trust Capital

$

(2,785,007)

 

$

(32,695,111)

Percent Change

 

(1.08)%

 

 

(11.34)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

 

The decrease in the Trust’s net assets of $2,785,007 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was attributable to redemptions of $22,484,355 which was partially offset by net income of $19,349,489 and subscriptions of $349,859.

 

Brokerage and custodial fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions.  Brokerage and custodial fees for the three months ended June 30, 2014 decreased $2,537,208 relative to the corresponding period in 2013 due to a decrease in the Trust’s net assets.

 

Administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2014 decreased $68,697 relative to the corresponding period in 2013. The decrease was due mainly to a decrease in the Trust's net assets during the three months ended June 30, 2014 relative to the corresponding period in 2013.

 

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Trust's brokers and custodian.  Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2014 decreased $117,402 relative to the corresponding period in 2013. This decrease was due predominantly to a decrease in average net assets during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

 

The Trust experienced net realized and unrealized gains of $23,673,308 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and Treasury obligations). Brokerage and custodial fees of $3,920,511, administrative expenses of $357,355, custody fees and other expenses of

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$13,997 and management fees of $105,669 were incurred. Interest income of $73,713 partially offset the Trust's expenses resulting in net income of $19,349,489. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sector

 

 

% Gain (Loss)

 

Currencies

 

 

1.65 

%

Energies

 

 

0.67 

%

Grains

 

 

(0.48)

%

Interest rates

 

 

4.42 

%

Livestock

 

 

0.18 

%

Metals

 

 

0.02 

%

Softs

 

 

0.02 

%

Stock indices

 

 

3.02 

%

 

 

 

 

 

Trading gain

 

 

9.50 

%

 

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

 

The decrease in the Trust’s net assets of $32,695,111 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was attributable to redemptions of $55,178,004 which was partially offset by net income of $21,296,916 and subscriptions of $1,185,977.

 

Brokerage and custodial fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions.  Brokerage and custodial fees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 decreased $5,574,867 relative to the corresponding period in 2013 due to a decrease in the Trust’s net assets.

 

Administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2014 decreased $138,965 relative to the corresponding period in 2013. The decrease was due mainly to a decrease in the Trust's net assets during the six months ended June 30, 2014 relative to the corresponding period in 2013.

 

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Trust's brokers and custodian.  Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 decreased $246,111 relative to the corresponding period in 2013. This decrease was due predominantly to a decrease in average net assets during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

The Trust experienced net realized and unrealized gains of $30,197,270 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and Treasury obligations). Brokerage and custodial fees of $8,083,093, administrative expenses of $724,344, custody fees and other expenses of $32,607 and management fees of $213,625 were incurred. Interest income of $153,315 partially offset the Trust's expenses resulting in net income of $21,296,916. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sector

 

 

% Gain (Loss)

 

Currencies

 

 

1.80 

%

Energies

 

 

0.98 

%

Grains

 

 

0.25 

%

Interest rates

 

 

7.12 

%

Livestock

 

 

0.38 

%

Metals

 

 

(1.21)

%

Softs

 

 

0.16 

%

Stock indices

 

 

2.76 

%

 

 

 

 

 

Trading gain

 

 

12.24 

%

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION – 2014

 

Three months ended June 30, 2014

 

The Trust registered a gain during the second quarter largely due to profits from long interest rate and equity futures positions, and from short U.S. dollar trades. Long energy positions were also profitable but those gains were offset by losses from trading agricultural commodities. Finally, trading of metal futures was flat.

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A further easing of monetary policy by the European Central Bank in early June, persistently accommodative monetary policy elsewhere in the developed world, stubbornly low inflation worldwide, and some flight to safety demand pushed government bond prices higher. Consequently, long positions in U.S., German, U.K., Canadian, French, Italian, Australian and Japanese note and bond future were profitable, especially in April and May. On the other hand, a long position in short-term British interest rate futures was unprofitable after Bank of England Governor Carney hinted that official British rates might rise sooner than previously expected.

 

Against this easy money background and with economic growth rebounding from a weather induced first quarter slowdown, long positions in German, Spanish, Dutch, French, U.S., British, Indian, Taiwanese, Singaporean, and South African equity futures were profitable. Also, with volatility plummeting to historically low levels, a short VIX trade produced a gain.

 

Higher interest rates and/or stronger growth prospects in certain countries weighed on the U.S. dollar.  In particular, short dollar trades against the New Zealand dollar, British pound, Australian dollar, Korean won and Brazilian real were profitable. Short dollar trades against the currencies of Colombia, Israel, Mexico, Singapore and Switzerland also registered gains. On the other hand long dollar positions relative to the Canadian dollar and Japanese yen were unprofitable, as was trading of the Swedish and Norwegian currencies.

 

The expanding turmoil in the Middle East pushed energy prices higher, particularly in May and June, and long positions in Brent crude, WTI crude and RBOB gasoline were profitable, and outpaced small losses from trading heating oil and London gas oil.

 

Grain prices were volatile during the quarter, rising early on due to dry weather in the U.S. and concern about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine confrontation and falling later due to improved weather conditions and better USDA crop forecasts. As a result, long positions in corn, wheat, soybeans, and soybean meal were unprofitable. Meanwhile, trading of cattle was marginally profitable, and trading of soft commodities was flat.

 

A long nickel trade benefitted from the Indonesian export ban that drove prices higher; a long palladium trade was profitable as labor turmoil in South Africa and Russian tensions boosted prices; and a long gold trade was a positive due to flight to safety demand. Losses were incurred from trading aluminum, copper, lead and silver. 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2014

 

After a quarter of significant market volatility, the Trust produced a profit, predominantly due to gains from long interest rate futures positions. There were also fractional profits from trading agricultural commodities, energy and currencies, but these were largely offset by the losses from trading metals.

 

Shifting perceptions about U.S. and Chinese growth prospects, the future course of Federal Reserve monetary policy, political and economic turmoil in several emerging economies—including Turkey, India, Indonesia, and Thailand, and the impact of the Russia/Ukraine-Crimea situation kept markets off balance during the quarter.

 

Given persistent concerns about worldwide growth, social and political unrest in numerous emerging markets and a lack of inflationary impulses in the developed world, it should come as no surprise that a flight to safety and quality would push up note and bond prices. Consequently, long positions in German, French, Italian, Japanese, Canadian and U.S. note and bond futures were profitable. Long positions in U.S. and German short term interest rate futures also registered gains. On the other hand, trading Australian and British note and bond futures was unprofitable.

 

Equity prices were particularly volatile during the quarter as the markets digested weather related growth problems in the U.S., slowing Chinese growth, the outlook for U.S. quantitative easing, and Chinese policy efforts to wring excess debt and capacity out of the economy without threatening too many corporate defaults or bankruptcies. Losses from trading of and long positions in Chinese, Hong Kong, Korean, Japanese, Singaporean and Australian equity futures slightly outweighed the gains from long U.S., German, Spanish and Canadian equity futures positions.

 

Foreign exchange markets were rattled by the political and economic turmoil in many emerging markets, by monetary policy developments in China and the U.S., as well as by growth concerns. Short U.S. dollar positions against sterling, the Indian rupee, the New Zealand dollar, and the Swiss franc were profitable, as were long dollar trades against Chile and Russia and a long New Zealand/short Canada trade. These gains were partially offset by losses on: short dollar trades against the euro, Czech koruna, Polish zloty and Korean won; a long U.S./short Singapore dollar position; long euro trades versus Australia and Turkey; and trading the Australian dollar relative to the yen and pound sterling.

 

Turning to agricultural commodities, long positions in soybeans, soybean meal, corn, coffee, cocoa, cotton and livestock, and a short wheat trade were profitable. Meanwhile, short sugar and soybean oil trades produced small losses.

 

Metal trading was unprofitable due to losses from long copper, lead, gold and silver trades and from a short aluminum position. A long nickel trade produced a partially offsetting profit.

 

Energy trading was marginally profitable as gains from a long WTI crude position and trading of natural gas outweighed the losses from long Brent crude and London gas oil positions.

 

 

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Periods ended June 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month Ending:

 

 

 

 

Total Trust
Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2013

 

 

 

$

377,025,133 

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

450,763,389 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

473,660,034 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Six Months

Change in Trust Capital

$

(73,738,256)

 

$

(96,634,901)

Percent Change

 

(16.36)%

 

 

(20.40)%

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

 

The decrease in the Trust’s net assets of $73,738,256 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was attributable to redemptions of $34,088,688 and a net loss of $42,857,696 which was partially offset by subscriptions of $3,208,128.

 

Brokerage and custodial fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions.  Brokerage and custodial fees for the three months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $3,555,368 relative to the corresponding period in 2012 due to a decrease in the Trust’s net assets.

 

Administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $82,815 relative to the corresponding period in 2012. The decrease was due mainly to a decrease in the Trust's net assets during the three months ended June 30, 2013 relative to the corresponding period in 2012.

 

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Trust's brokers and custodian.  Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $21,372 relative to the corresponding period in 2012. This decrease was due predominantly to a decrease in average net assets during the three months ended June 30, 2013.

 

The Trust experienced net realized and unrealized losses of $35,983,541 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and Treasury obligations). Brokerage and custodial fees of $6,457,719, administrative expenses of $426,052, custody fees and other expenses of $23,553 and management fees of $157,946 were incurred. Interest income of $191,115 partially offset the Trust's expenses resulting in net loss of $42,857,696. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sector

 

 

% Gain (Loss)

 

Currencies

 

 

(3.63)

%

Energies

 

 

(0.94)

%

Grains

 

 

0.29 

%

Interest rates

 

 

(4.42)

%

Livestock

 

 

(0.02)

%

Metals

 

 

1.72 

%

Softs

 

 

0.02 

%

Stock indices

 

 

(1.32)

%

 

 

 

 

 

Trading loss

 

 

(8.30)

%

 

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

 

The decrease in the Trust’s net assets of $96,634,901 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was attributable to redemptions of $67,057,029 and a net loss of $35,561,267 which was partially offset by subscriptions of $5,983,395.

 

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Brokerage and custodial fees are calculated on the net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions.  Brokerage and custodial fees for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $7,632,996 relative to the corresponding period in 2012 due to a decrease in the Trust’s net assets.

 

Administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $177,615 relative to the corresponding period in 2012. The decrease was due mainly to a decrease in the Trust's net assets during the six months ended June 30, 2013, relative to the corresponding period in 2012.

 

Interest income is derived from cash and U.S. Treasury instruments held at the Trust's brokers and custodian.  Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $79,895 relative to the corresponding period in 2012. This decrease was due predominantly to a decrease in average net assets during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

The Trust experienced net realized and unrealized losses of $21,062,996 from its trading operations (including foreign exchange translations and Treasury obligations). Brokerage and custodial fees of $13,657,960, administrative expenses of $863,309, custody fees and other expenses of $48,254 and management fees of $328,174 were incurred. Interest income of $399,426 partially offset the Trust's expenses resulting in net loss of $35,561,267. An analysis of the trading gain (loss) by sector is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sector

 

 

% Gain (Loss)

 

Currencies

 

 

(3.42)

%

Energies

 

 

(1.60)

%

Grains

 

 

0.12 

%

Interest rates

 

 

(5.25)

%

Livestock

 

 

(0.04)

%

Metals

 

 

1.15 

%

Softs

 

 

0.36 

%

Stock indices

 

 

3.42 

%

 

 

 

 

 

Trading loss

 

 

(5.26)

%

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION – 2013

 

Three months ended June 30, 2013

 

The Trust net asset value declined sharply as losses from trading financial futures, currency forwards, and, to a lesser extent, energy futures outdistanced the gains from trading metals and agricultural commodity futures.

 

Market dynamics shifted dramatically during the second quarter. Global markets were roiled by concerns about an earlier than expected Federal Reserve exit from its quantitative easing program and about slowing Chinese growth amid a credit squeeze sanctioned by the People’s Bank of China.

 

During the first four months of 2013, long interest rate futures positions had been profitable and, in fact, the low yield on the U.S. ten-year note for 2013 was hit on May 2 at 1.63%. Subsequently, however, testimony before Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke and comments by several other Federal Reserve officials raised concerns that the quantitative easing policy might be ended or at least tapered off sooner than had previously been expected. In addition, favorable U.S. employment data and housing market statistics and several other solid economic reports pointed to continued U.S. growth. In response, yields on U.S. notes and bonds reversed abruptly and moved sharply higher. There was also a sympathetic move higher in yields on Canadian, European and Australian notes and bonds. Finally, in Japan, the aggressive monetary policy change announced in April seemed to trigger a shift of funds out of Japanese government bonds to equities domestically or to higher yielding investments offshore, which led to rising Japanese Government Bond yields. Sizable losses were suffered on long positions in U.S., German, British, Canadian, Australian and Japanese interest rate futures. By quarter-end, U.S., Australian, Canadian and British note and bond positions had been reversed to short positions, and German note and bond positions were mixed. Long positions in short-term interest rate futures for the U.S., Canada, Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom were also unprofitable, and were reduced or reversed.

 

Foreign exchange trading was unprofitable. The abrupt upward turn in U.S. interest rates also triggered an upturn in the U.S. dollar, and short U.S. dollar trades versus a number of currencies posted losses. A number of commodity currencies fell sharply after Chinese economic reports came in weaker than anticipated, further dampening the growth prospects of those countries. Thus short U.S. dollar trades against the currencies of New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Mexico generated losses and were reduced or reversed. Short U.S. dollar trades against Chile, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland and the Euro also were unprofitable and were reduced or reversed. Long Australian dollar trades versus the Euro, yen and pound sterling produced losses. Short Euro trades relative to the currencies of Poland, Sweden and Turkey produced losses as did trading the Swiss franc against the Norwegian krone. Meanwhile, long U.S. dollar trades against the Japanese yen, Indian rupee, Indonesian rupiah, Turkish lira and

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South African rand were profitable. On the other hand, long U.S. dollar trades relative to the British Pound Sterling, Czech koruna and Norwegian krone were unprofitable.

 

The threat of an early end to the liquidity from quantitative easing, higher interest rates and worries about slower Chinese growth prompted an equity selloff, leading to losses on long equity futures positions. Losses were widespread, including European, Asian, North American and South African indices. A short CBOE VIX trade was unprofitable as well. Long positions in Japanese indices were profitable.

 

Energy trading was unprofitable as small short positions in Brent crude oil, WTI crude oil, and RBOB gasoline registered marginal losses when prices drifted higher in the wake of increasing unrest in the Middle East. Trading of natural gas was unprofitable.

 

Short positions in gold, silver, aluminum, copper and nickel produced profits that far outdistanced losses from trading lead and zinc.

 

Trading of agricultural commodities was marginally profitable. Profits from short coffee, sugar soybean oil and cattle positions, and from a long soybean position marginally outweighed the losses from a long cotton trade and short corn and hog trades.

 

Three months ended March 31, 2013

 

The Trust produced a profit during the quarter predominantly due to gains from long equity positions. There was also a fractional gain from trading soft commodities. Currency trading was nearly flat. On the other hand, trading of interest rate, energy, metal and agricultural commodity futures generated losses.

 

During the quarter, market participants were encouraged by an improvement in U.S. economic conditions, by signs that China’s growth was recovering after having bottomed in the third quarter of 2012, by continued monetary ease worldwide, and by evidence that some grudging progress was being made on the banking and fiscal problems that have plagued developed economies in recent years. At times, however, this enthusiasm was dampened by a variety of factors including: ongoing debate about the future direction of monetary policies and quantitative easing; discussion about the efficacy of continued austerity in the developed world; the possible impact of the U.S. sequestration; talk of political scandals in Spain; labor unrest in Greece; the unexpected Italian election results; and the Cypriot crisis.

 

With U.S. manufacturing, housing and employment data remaining positive, long positions in U.S. equity futures were profitable as well as a short position in the VIX index. Long positions in Japanese equity futures were profitable in the wake of the Bank of Japan’s accommodative rhetoric. Long Swedish, German, Dutch, Australian, South African, Singaporean and Taiwanese equity index trades were also positive. On the other hand, long positions in Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Hong Kong equity futures produced partially offsetting losses.

 

Currency trading was mixed and essentially flat for the quarter. Long U.S. and Australian dollar trades against the Japanese yen were quite profitable as Japan’s leaders forged ahead with promises of monetary accommodation. Long Australian positions relative to British Pound Sterling and the Euro, and long U.S. dollar and Euro trades against the South African rand also posted gains. Finally, short Euro trades versus Romanian Leu, Swedish Krone and Turkish Lira, and short U.S. dollar trades versus Chilean and Mexican Peso and Israeli Shekel were profitable. On the other hand, short U.S. dollar trades versus the currencies of the United Kingdom, Canada, Colombia, South Korea, Singapore, Norway, Poland and Switzerland registered losses and were reduced as were short Euro trades against the currencies of Norway, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

 

In January when growth prospects brightened and risk aversion dissipated, interest rates rose and long positions in German, U.S., Australian, Canadian, British and French note and bond futures—which had been highly profitable for the last two years—produced losses and were reduced. In late February and March, increasing worry increased the purchase of government securities, and the long—though reduced—positions produced profits that fell short of earlier losses. For the quarter, long U.S. note and bond positions were profitable, as was a long JGB trade. On the other hand, trading of German, British, Canadian and Australian interest rate futures was unprofitable.

 

Trading of commodities was fractionally unprofitable. Among soft commodities, short positions in coffee and sugar were profitable due to the weight of abundant supplies on price. Also, a long cotton trade produced a gain. In grains, the losses from trading corn and the soybean complex outdistanced the gain from a short wheat position. Energy prices were volatile during the quarter and the losses from trading crude oil, heating oil and London gas oil were greater than the profits from a long RBOB gasoline position and from trading natural gas. In metals, profits from short copper and aluminum positions fell short of the losses from long gold, silver, platinum, zinc, lead and nickel trades.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

The Trust does not engage in off-balance sheet arrangements with other entities.

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

The Trust does not enter into any contractual obligations or commercial commitments to make future payments of a type that would be typical for an operating company or that would affect its liquidity or capital resources. The Trust’s sole business is trading futures, forward currency, spot, option and swap contracts, both long (contracts to buy) and short (contacts to sell). The Trust may also engage in trading swaps. All such contracts are settled by offset, not delivery. Substantially all such contracts are for settlement within four months of the trade date and substantially all such

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contracts are held by the Trust for less than four months before being offset or rolled over into new contracts with similar maturities. The Trust’s financial statements present a Condensed Schedule of Investments setting forth net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Trust’s open futures and forward currency contracts, both long and short, at June 30, 2014.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Trust could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Trust's speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Trust of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated value at risk or the Trust's experience 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 included in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Trust's losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Trust's attempts to manage its market risk.

 

Materiality, as used in this section "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," is based on an assessment of reasonably possible market movements and the potential losses caused by such movements, taking into account the leverage, optionality and multiplier features of the Trust's market sensitive instruments.

 

Quantifying the Trust's Trading Value at Risk

 

Quantitative Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Trust's market risk exposures contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). All quantitative disclosures in this section are deemed to be forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor, except for statements of historical fact.

 

The Trust's risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by the Managing Owner is quantified below in terms of Value at Risk. Due to the Trust's mark-to-market accounting, any loss in the fair value of the Trust's open positions is directly reflected in the Trust's earnings (realized or unrealized) and cash flow (at least in the case of exchange-traded contracts in which profits and losses on open positions are settled daily through variation margin).

 

Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Trust as the measure of its Value at Risk. Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed 95-99% of the maximum one-day losses in the fair value of any given contract incurred during the time period over which historical price fluctuations are researched for purposes of establishing margin levels. The maintenance 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 probabilistic estimate of the maximum expected near-term one-day price fluctuation.

 

The Trust calculates Value at Risk for forward currency contracts that are not exchange traded using exchange maintenance margin requirements for equivalent or similar futures positions as the measure of Value at Risk.

 

In quantifying the Trust’s Value at Risk, 100% positive correlation in the different positions held in each market risk category has been assumed. Consequently, the margin requirements applicable to the open contracts have simply been aggregated to determine each trading category’s aggregate Value at Risk. The diversification effects resulting from the fact that the Trust’s positions are rarely, if ever, 100% positively correlated have not been reflected.

 

The Trust's Trading Value at Risk in Different Market Sectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table indicates the average, highest and lowest amounts of trading Value at Risk associated with the Trust's open positions by market category for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Trust's average total capitalization was approximately $261,196,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sector

 

 

Average value at risk

 

% of Average Capitalization

 

High value at risk

 

Low value at risk

Currencies

 

$

15.1

 

5.7% 

 

16.2

 

14.1

Energies

 

 

2.0

 

0.8% 

 

2.2

 

1.8

Grains

 

 

1.5

 

0.6% 

 

1.5

 

1.5

Interest rates

 

 

11.4

 

4.3% 

 

11.7

 

11.1

Livestock

 

 

0.2

 

0.1% 

 

0.2

 

0.2

Metals

 

 

3.1

 

1.1% 

 

4.2

 

1.9

Softs

 

 

0.5

 

0.2% 

 

0.5

 

0.4

Stock indices

 

 

14.2

 

5.4% 

 

15.3

 

13.2

 

 

$

48.0

 

18.2% 

 

 

 

 

 

Average, highest and lowest Value at Risk amounts relate to the quarter-end amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Average capitalization is the average of the Trust's approximate capitalization at the end of each of the six months ended June 30, 2014. Dollar amounts represent millions of dollars.

 

Material Limitations on Value at Risk as an Assessment of Market Risk

 

The face value of the market sector instruments held by the Trust is typically many times the applicable maintenance margin requirement (maintenance margin requirements generally range between approximately 1% and 10% of contract face value) as well as many times the capitalization of the Trust. The magnitude of the Trust’s open positions creates a “risk of ruin” not typically found in most other investment vehicles. Because of the size of its positions, certain market conditions — unusual, but historically recurring from time to time — could cause the Trust to incur severe losses over a short period of time. The foregoing Value at Risk table — as well as the past performance of the Trust — give no indication of this “risk of ruin.”

 

Non-Trading Risk

 

The Trust has non-trading market risk on its foreign cash balances not needed for margin. However, these balances (as well as any market risk they represent) are immaterial.

 

The Trust also has non-trading cash flow risk as a result of holding a substantial portion (approximately 90%) of its assets in U.S. Treasury notes and other short-term debt instruments (as well as any market risk they represent) for margin and cash management purposes. Although the Managing Owner does not anticipate that, even in the case of major interest rate movements, the Trust would sustain a material mark-to-market loss on its securities positions, if short-term interest rates decline so will the Trust’s cash management income. The Trust also maintains a portion (approximately between 5% and 10%) of its assets in cash and in a U.S. government securities and related instruments money market fund. These cash balances are also subject (as well as any market risk they represent) to cash flow risk, which is not material.

 

Qualitative Disclosures

 

There have been no material changes in the qualitative disclosures about market risk since the end of the preceding fiscal year.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Managing Owner, with the participation of its principal executive officers and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the Trust as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, and, based on their evaluation, have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no changes in the Managing Owner’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Managing Owner’s internal controls over financial reporting with respect to the Trust.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

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There are no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in Form 10-K, filed March 27, 2014.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND THE USE OF PROCEEDS

 

(a)

There have been no sales of unregistered securities of the Trust during the three months ended June 30, 2014

 

(c)

Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, Unitholders may redeem their Units at the end of each calendar month at then current month-end net asset value per Unit. The redemption of Units has no impact on the value of Units that remain outstanding and Units are not reissued once redeemed.

 

The following table summarizes the redemptions by Unitholders during the three months ended June 30, 2014. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Date of
Redemption

 

Units Redeemed

 

NAV per Unit

Units Redeemed

 

NAV per Unit

Units Redeemed

 

NAV per Unit

Units Redeemed

 

NAV per Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2014

 

8,490.567 

 $

985.80 

 -

 $

1,170.57 
491.890 

 $

1,182.25 
33.915 

 $

1,277.87 

May 31, 2014

 

7,137.743 

 

1,013.27 
63.612 

 

1,207.49 
634.988 

 

1,219.79 

 -

 

1,320.64 

June 30, 2014

 

4,927.185 

 

1,030.93 

 -

 

1,232.89 
261.755 

 

1,245.71 

 -

 

1,350.96 

Total

 

20,555.495 

 

 

63.612 

 

 

1,388.633 

 

 

33.915 

 

 

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are included herewith:

 

31.01 Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer

31.02 Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer

31.03 Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.01 Section 1350 Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer

32.02 Section 1350 Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer

32.03 Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

101.INS  XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

By:

Millburn Ridgefield Corporation,

 

Managing Owner

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August  13, 2014

 

 

/s/ Michael W. Carter

 

 

Michael W. Carter

 

Vice-President

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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