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EX-31.01 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - FUTURES PORTFOLIO FUND L.P.ex31-01.htm

 

 

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 September 30, 2015

 

Commission file number: 000-50728

 

FUTURES PORTFOLIO FUND, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

Organized in Maryland IRS Employer Identification No.: 52-1627106

 

c/o Steben & Company, Inc.

9711 Washingtonian Blvd., Suite 400

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878

(240) 631-7600

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer 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 I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014

 

    September 30
2015
  December 31
2014
Assets        
Equity in broker trading accounts        
Cash   $ 219,383,090     $ 240,042,950  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts     25,373,767       33,424,425  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts     (3,329,881 )     (1,409,257 )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contract     3,770,272       8,071,814  
Total equity in broker trading accounts     245,197,248       280,129,932  
Cash and cash equivalents     22,314,225       29,900,779  
Investments in securities, at fair value     400,617,643       430,462,588  
Certificates of deposit (CDs), at fair value     21,338,628       28,894,203  
General Partner 1% allocation receivable     194,789        
Subscriptions receivable     65,744       209,400  
Total assets   $ 689,728,277     $ 769,596,902  
                 
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)                
Liabilities                
Trading Advisor management fees payable   $ 919,050     $ 1,212,424  
Trading Advisor incentive fees payable           10,977,066  
Commissions and other trading fees payable on open contracts     133,965       146,411  
Cash Manager fees payable     110,823       111,171  
General Partner management and performance fees payable     823,763       930,656  
General Partner 1% allocation payable           538,285  
Selling Agent fees payable – General Partner     769,398       838,049  
Administrative expenses payable – General Partner     168,779       183,163  
Investment Manager fees payable     82,283       74,621  
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable     2,226       321  
Operating services fee payable     33,186       29,848  
Redemptions payable     6,651,013       10,423,609  
Subscriptions received in advance     1,485,667       2,577,065  
Total liabilities     11,180,153       28,042,689  
Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)                
Class A Interests – 101,640.9859 and 106,074.0114 units outstanding
at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
    434,032,029       468,243,719  
Class B Interests – 34,648.8443 and 41,522.9665 units outstanding
at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
    214,793,864       262,572,733  
Class I Interests – 3,828.4541 and 3,438.9708 units outstanding
at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
    3,793,280       3,455,693  
Non-controlling interest     25,928,951       7,282,068  
Total partners’ capital (net asset value)     678,548,124       741,554,213  
Total liabilities and partners’ capital (net asset value)   $ 689,728,277     $ 769,596,902  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES         
U.S. Treasury Securities            
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  $740,000    11/15/15  U.S. Treasury Note   0.38%  $741,308   0.11%
   1,415,000    1/31/16  U.S. Treasury Note   2.00%   1,428,725    0.21%
   1,500,000    2/15/16  U.S. Treasury Note   0.38%   1,502,248    0.22%
   1,150,000    5/15/16  U.S. Treasury Note   0.25%   1,151,178    0.17%
   2,800,000    11/15/15  U.S. Treasury Note   0.38%   2,804,946    0.41%
   10,500,000    1/15/16  U.S. Treasury Note   0.38%   10,517,376    1.55%
   1,750,000    3/15/16  U.S. Treasury Note   0.38%   1,752,073    0.26%
   3,000,000    10/31/16  U.S. Treasury Note   1.00%   3,031,772    0.45%
  Total U.S. Treasury securities (cost: $22,934,506)          22,929,626    3.38%
                            
U.S. Commercial Paper                  
  Face Value   Maturity Date   Name  Yield1          
  Aerospace                         
  $400,000    11/20/15  United Technologies Corporation   0.25%   399,861    0.06%
  Automotive                         
   400,000    10/28/15  Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation   0.37%   399,889    0.06%
  Banks                         
   2,100,000    12/2/15  ING (U.S.) Funding LLC   0.32%   2,098,843    0.31%
   1,300,000    10/9/15  Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC   0.20%   1,299,942    0.19%
  Beverages                         
   2,130,000    10/7/15  Bacardi Corporation   0.45%   2,129,840    0.31%
   400,000    10/9/15  Brown-Forman Corporation   0.22%   399,980    0.06%
  Computers                         
   500,000    10/1/15  EMC Corporation   0.31%   500,000    0.08%
  Diversified financial services                  
   1,700,000    11/4/15  AXA Financial, Inc.   0.27%   1,699,567    0.25%
   1,700,000    10/7/15  DCAT, LLC   0.37%   1,699,895    0.25%
   1,700,000    10/6/15  Gotham Funding Corporation   0.19%   1,699,955    0.25%
   500,000    10/16/15  Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   0.20%   499,958    0.07%
   1,400,000    11/10/15  Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   0.25%   1,399,611    0.21%
  Energy                         
   2,100,000    10/6/15  Dominion Resources, Inc.   0.48%   2,099,863    0.31%
   500,000    10/6/15  Duke Energy Corporation   0.40%   499,972    0.07%
   500,000    11/6/15  Emerson Electric Co.   0.22%   499,890    0.07%
   2,300,000    10/8/15  Enterprise Products Operating LLC   0.47%   2,299,790    0.35%
   1,900,000    10/9/15  Oglethorpe Power Corporation   0.20%   1,899,916    0.28%
   2,100,000    10/16/15  Questar Corporation   0.14%   2,099,877    0.31%
   1,500,000    10/2/15  Sempra Energy Global Enterprises   0.46%   1,499,981    0.22%
   500,000    10/13/15  Sempra Energy Global Enterprises   0.47%   499,922    0.07%
   2,200,000    10/9/15  Southern Company Funding Corporation   0.44%   2,199,785    0.32%
  Food                         
   500,000    10/1/15  Sysco Corporation   0.28%   500,000    0.08%
  Investment companies                 
   1,400,000    10/1/15  Alpine Securities Corporation   0.00%   1,400,000    0.21%
  Manufacturing                         
   500,000    11/23/15  Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation   0.17%   499,875    0.07%
  Media                         
   1,700,000    10/22/15  CBS Corporation   0.40%   1,699,603    0.25%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
U.S. Commercial Paper (continued)      
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  Non-profit               
  $1,730,000    10/26/15  Catholic Health Initiatives   0.33%  $1,729,604   0.25%
  Total U.S. commercial paper (cost: $33,646,911)         33,655,419    4.96%
                            
Foreign Commercial Paper                  
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1          
  Banks                        
  $2,200,000    11/3/15  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.   0.25%   2,199,497    0.31%
   2,000,000    12/3/15  DBS Bank Ltd.   0.30%   1,998,950    0.29%
   3,000,000    2/23/16  DNB Bank ASA   0.54%   2,995,389    0.45%
   400,000    10/23/15  Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau ADOR   0.22%   399,946    0.06%
   450,000    1/6/16  Macquarie Bank Limited   0.60%   450,408    0.07%
   400,000    11/25/15  Mizuho Bank, Ltd.   0.32%   399,804    0.06%
   400,000    10/22/15  Nordea Bank AB   0.24%   399,944    0.06%
   1,700,000    10/8/15  Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd   0.20%   1,699,934    0.25%
   2,000,000    10/14/15  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   0.27%   1,999,805    0.29%
  Energy                        
   2,500,000    1/8/16  Electricite de France   0.73%   2,497,917    0.38%
   1,600,000    10/13/15  Engie   0.24%   1,599,872    0.24%
   500,000    11/30/15  Engie   0.29%   499,758    0.07%
   400,000    11/4/15  Total Capital Canada Ltd.   0.20%   399,924    0.06%
  Insurance                        
   1,700,000    10/19/15  Prudential Public Limited Company   0.23%   1,699,805    0.25%
   500,000    11/9/15  Prudential Public Limited Company   0.19%   499,897    0.07%
  Manufacturing                    
   400,000    10/20/15  John Deere Financial Limited   0.19%   399,960    0.06%
  Telecommunications                   
   500,000    10/19/15  Telstra Corporation Limited   0.25%   499,937    0.07%
   600,000    11/24/15  Telstra Corporation Limited   0.30%   599,730    0.09%
   1,000,000    3/21/16  Vodafone Group Public Limited Company   0.93%   996,213    0.15%
  Total foreign commercial paper (cost: $22,194,102)        22,236,690    3.28%
  Total commercial paper (cost: $55,841,013)        55,892,109    8.24%
                            
U.S. Corporate Notes                 
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1          
  Advertising                        
  $2,379,000    4/15/16  Omnicom Group Inc.   5.90%   2,501,885    0.37%
  Aerospace                        
   1,200,000    5/1/16  Lockheed Martin Corporation   7.65%   1,284,356    0.19%
   3,800,000    12/15/16  Rockwell Collins, Inc.   0.69%   3,799,261    0.56%
  Automotive                        
   1,584,000    2/28/17  American Honda Finance Corporation   2.13%   1,612,331    0.24%
   566,000    7/13/18  American Honda Finance Corporation   0.75%   565,836    0.08%
   700,000    1/11/16  Daimler Finance North America LLC   1.25%   702,742    0.10%
   2,500,000    9/15/16  Daimler Finance North America LLC   2.63%   2,533,867    0.37%
   649,000    8/3/17  Daimler Finance North America LLC   1.01%   647,135    0.10%
   6,700,000    3/2/18  Daimler Finance North America LLC   0.75%   6,639,723    0.98%
   7,350,000    1/9/18  Ford Motor Credit Company LLC   1.22%   7,336,434    1.08%
   1,388,000    3/15/16  Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation   1.00%   1,389,755    0.20%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
U.S. Corporate Notes (continued)         
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  Automotive (continued)            
  $1,762,000    9/26/16  Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation   1.03%  $1,762,404    0.26%
   1,400,000    9/23/16  Toyota Motor Credit Corporation   0.43%   1,399,305    0.21%
   343,000    7/13/18  Toyota Motor Credit Corporation   0.75%   343,096    0.05%
   1,800,000    5/23/16  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.55%   1,773,374    0.26%
   500,000    5/23/17  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.70%   477,419    0.07%
   200,000    11/20/17  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.77%   187,060    0.03%
  Banks                         
   1,500,000    3/22/16  Bank of America   1.14%   1,505,077    0.22%
   1,250,000    6/15/16  Bank of America   0.62%   1,246,843    0.18%
   1,473,000    11/14/16  Bank of America   1.13%   1,478,462    0.22%
   3,750,000    3/22/16  Bank of America Corporation   1.14%   3,762,693    0.55%
   3,000,000    6/15/16  Bank of America, National Association   0.62%   2,992,423    0.44%
   1,615,000    7/28/16  Bank of New York Company, Inc.   2.30%   1,642,195    0.24%
   1,298,000    3/15/16  BB&T Corporation   3.20%   1,311,127    0.19%
   1,500,000    7/15/16  Capital One Financial Corporation   3.15%   1,534,385    0.23%
   1,000,000    2/26/16  Fifth Third Bank   0.74%   1,000,703    0.15%
   607,000    1/15/16  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   5.35%   621,611    0.09%
   1,350,000    2/7/16  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   3.63%   1,368,613    0.20%
   400,000    12/15/17  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   1.14%   400,282    0.06%
   880,000    8/2/16  Huntington National Bank   1.35%   882,288    0.13%
   4,500,000    2/26/16  JPMorgan Chase & Co.   0.95%   4,506,532    0.66%
   450,000    11/25/16  KeyBank National Association   0.82%   450,064    0.07%
   1,060,000    10/18/16  Morgan Stanley   5.75%   1,136,922    0.17%
   5,900,000    1/9/17  Morgan Stanley   5.45%   6,269,422    0.92%
   8,125,000    2/9/18  MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation   0.88%   8,130,873    1.20%
   1,123,000    9/19/16  PNC Funding Corp   2.70%   1,140,016    0.17%
   300,000    1/28/16  PNC Realty Investors, Inc.   0.80%   300,624    0.04%
   570,000    10/3/16  PNC Realty Investors, Inc.   1.30%   575,182    0.08%
   1,158,000    3/7/16  State Street Corporation   2.88%   1,171,524    0.17%
   1,800,000    1/30/17  U.S. Bank National Association   1.10%   1,806,154    0.27%
   806,000    9/11/17  U.S. Bank National Association   0.53%   802,852    0.12%
   2,000,000    5/16/16  Wells Fargo Bank   0.53%   2,005,926    0.30%
  Beverages                    
   1,350,000    1/15/16  Anheuser-Busch Inbev Finance Inc.   0.80%   1,353,509    0.20%
   2,000,000    11/15/15  The Coca-Cola Company   1.50%   2,013,911    0.30%
  Biotechnology                      
   750,000    12/1/16  Gilead Sciences, Inc.   3.05%   776,248    0.11%
  Computers                         
   3,000,000    2/5/16  International Business Machines Corporation   0.37%   3,001,682    0.44%
  Diversified financial services         
   1,800,000    9/19/16  American Express Credit Corporation   2.80%   1,832,959    0.27%
   1,000,000    6/5/17  American Express Credit Corporation   0.60%   991,985    0.15%
   1,500,000    2/13/17  Capital One Bank   0.81%   1,497,913    0.22%
   1,700,000    3/2/16  Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.   5.38%   1,740,477    0.26%
   1,000,000    7/12/16  General Electric Capital Corporation   0.94%   1,001,880    0.15%
   1,000,000    1/9/17  General Electric Capital Corporation   0.56%   1,001,431    0.15%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
U.S. Corporate Notes (continued)         
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  Diversified financial services (continued)      
  $779,000    9/15/17  General Electric Capital Corporation   5.63%  $850,456    0.13%
   1,240,000    5/27/16  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.   0.58%   1,241,285    0.18%
   1,757,000    12/13/16  USAA Capital Corporation   2.25%   1,787,320    0.26%
  Electronics                         
   1,350,000    11/17/15  Honeywell International Inc.   0.37%   1,350,492    0.20%
  Energy                         
   1,000,000    8/1/16  Arizona Public Service Company   6.25%   1,054,454    0.16%
   500,000    9/15/16  Dayton Power and Light Company   1.88%   502,477    0.07%
   5,750,000    4/3/17  Duke Energy Corporation   0.66%   5,751,489    0.85%
   1,000,000    8/15/16  Georgia Power Company   0.72%   998,901    0.15%
   3,350,000    12/1/17  Kinder Morgan, Inc.   2.00%   3,323,892    0.49%
   2,000,000    2/1/16  ONEOK Partners, L.P.   3.25%   2,012,273    0.30%
   4,778,000    7/15/16  Pioneer Natural Resources Company   5.88%   4,990,873    0.74%
   1,500,000    5/15/16  Sierra Pacific Power Company   6.00%   1,582,653    0.23%
   5,500,000    6/15/16  Spectra Energy Partners, LP   2.95%   5,606,074    0.83%
  Healthcare                         
   500,000    1/15/18  Anthem, Inc.   1.88%   502,254    0.07%
   375,000    6/15/16  Becton, Dickinson and Company   0.79%   375,019    0.06%
   7,750,000    1/17/17  UnitedHealth Group Incorporated   0.74%   7,753,463    1.14%
   450,000    4/1/18  Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   2.00%   454,143    0.07%
   2,695,000    9/26/16  Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership   1.55%   2,699,811    0.40%
  Household products            
   1,000,000    8/15/16  Procter & Gamble Company   1.45%   1,010,500    0.15%
   3,325,000    4/1/18  Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   2.00%   3,355,612    0.49%
  Insurance                         
   784,000    10/1/15  American International Group, Inc.   5.05%   803,796    0.12%
   2,700,000    10/18/16  American International Group, Inc.   5.60%   2,883,615    0.42%
   1,500,000    8/15/16  Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation   0.95%   1,506,550    0.22%
   2,600,000    7/28/16  Jackson National Life Global Funding   0.54%   2,601,751    0.38%
   2,000,000    7/14/16  Metropolitan Life Global Funding I   0.49%   2,002,404    0.30%
   1,809,000    4/10/17  Metropolitan Life Global Funding I   1.30%   1,824,654    0.27%
   1,000,000    4/10/17  Metropolitan Life Global Funding I   0.66%   1,003,330    0.15%
   2,500,000    10/5/15  New York Life Global Funding   0.31%   2,501,915    0.37%
   1,000,000    3/1/17  New York Life Global Funding   1.13%   1,001,512    0.15%
   8,500,000    11/25/16  Pricoa Global Funding I   1.15%   8,550,252    1.25%
   2,498,000    12/1/15  Travelers Companies, Inc.   5.50%   2,563,244    0.38%
  Machinery                         
   1,000,000    3/3/17  Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation   0.56%   1,000,039    0.15%
   700,000    7/11/17  John Deere Capital Corporation   0.78%   700,066    0.10%
  Pharacueticals                      
   7,775,000    5/14/18  AbbVie Inc.   1.80%   7,814,342    1.15%
   1,400,000    10/7/16  Bayer US Finance LLC   0.53%   1,398,995    0.21%
   500,000    3/17/17  EMD Fin LLC   0.68%   499,183    0.07%
  Retail                         
   2,000,000    3/1/16  Home Depot, Inc.   5.40%   2,048,886    0.30%
   700,000    5/18/16  Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   0.77%   700,238    0.10%
  Software                         
   900,000    7/7/17  Oracle Corporation   0.48%   900,231    0.13%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
U.S. Corporate Notes (continued)         
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  Telecommunication            
  $1,500,000    8/15/16  AT&T Inc.   2.40%  $1,520,995    0.22%
   2,150,000    9/15/16  Verizon Communications, Inc.   1.87%   2,172,639    0.32%
   1,300,000    11/1/16  Verizon Communications, Inc.   2.00%   1,324,652    0.20%
   4,800,000    6/9/17  Verizon Communications, Inc.   0.73%   4,790,150    0.71%
  Total U.S. corporate notes (cost: $198,799,852)         197,527,651    29.11%
                            
Foreign Corporate Notes                      
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1          
  Banks                     
  $1,810,000    1/22/16  ABN AMRO Bank N.V.   1.38%   1,817,477    0.27%
   1,000,000    9/9/16  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.   1.55%   1,005,287    0.15%
   584,000    9/22/16  Barclays Bank PLC   5.00%   606,622    0.09%
   2,000,000    9/20/16  Commonwealth Bank of Australia   0.85%   2,004,358    0.30%
   1,800,000    5/26/17  Credit Suisse AG   1.38%   1,806,954    0.27%
   8,000,000    4/27/18  Credit Suisse AG   0.98%   7,969,501    1.16%
   756,000    1/11/16  Deutsche Bank AG   3.25%   766,480    0.11%
   3,700,000    5/24/16  HSBC Bank PLC   3.10%   3,795,035    0.56%
   1,000,000    3/15/16  ING Bank N.V.   4.00%   1,015,418    0.15%
   5,000,000    8/17/18  ING Bank N.V.   1.10%   5,009,384    0.74%
   1,500,000    8/15/16  Macquarie Bank Limited   2.00%   1,514,425    0.22%
   2,000,000    12/9/16  National Australia Bank Limited   0.58%   2,001,783    0.30%
   5,000,000    7/23/18  National Australia Bank Limited   0.93%   5,008,996    0.74%
   1,950,000    5/13/16  Nordea Bank AB   0.88%   1,956,494    0.29%
   1,158,000    9/9/16  Royal Bank of Canada   1.45%   1,167,160    0.17%
   136,000    5/12/16  Standard Chartered PLC   3.20%   139,460    0.02%
   1,200,000    1/18/16  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   0.90%   1,202,442    0.18%
   1,000,000    9/23/16  Svenska Handelsbanken AB   0.80%   1,002,314    0.15%
   2,000,000    7/14/16  Toronto-Dominion Bank   2.50%   2,038,786    0.30%
   1,500,000    7/23/18  Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.83%   1,504,983    0.22%
   2,000,000    9/26/16  UBS AG   0.83%   2,002,804    0.30%
   4,750,000    6/1/17  UBS AG   0.88%   4,749,701    0.70%
  Beverages                     
   1,000,000    10/1/15  Heineken N.V.   0.80%   1,004,000    0.15%
  Diversified financial services                     
   800,000    1/29/18  Caisse Centrale Desjardins   0.96%   804,352    0.12%
  Energy                        
   750,000    3/11/16  BP Capital Markets P.L.C.   3.20%   759,726    0.11%
   4,800,000    5/9/16  CNOOC Finance (2013) Limited   1.13%   4,817,076    0.70%
   1,000,000    1/15/16  TransCanada PipeLines Limited   0.75%   1,001,313    0.15%
  Pharmacueticals                     
   1,000,000    9/1/16  Actavis Funding SCS   1.20%   999,900    0.15%
   6,790,000    3/12/18  Actavis Funding SCS   1.42%   6,763,306    0.99%
  Telecommunications                        
   1,287,000    9/8/16  America Movil SAB DE CV   2.38%   1,299,425    0.19%
   1,300,000    4/11/16  Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V.   3.13%   1,334,004    0.20%
   1,000,000    2/16/16  Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U.   3.99%   1,015,413    0.15%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
Foreign Corporate Notes (continued)      
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  Transportation           
  $4,500,000    10/28/16  Kansas City Southern de Mexico, SA de CV   0.99%  $4,487,823   0.66%
  Total foreign corporate notes (cost: $74,604,111)            74,372,202    10.96%
  Total corporate notes (cost: $273,403,963)            271,899,853    40.07%
                            
U.S. Asset Backed Securities                  
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1          
  Automotive                      
  $160,054    10/20/16  Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2014-SN1   0.52%   160,021    0.02%
   700,000    3/15/18  Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2015-2   0.98%   700,799    0.10%
   1,300,000    1/8/19  AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Tr 2006-A-F   1.07%   1,299,703    0.19%
   359,134    4/9/18  Americredit Automobile Receivables Tr 2014-4   0.60%   359,010    0.05%
   384,701    1/15/21  ARI Fleet Lease Tr 2012-B   0.51%   383,875    0.06%
   500,000    4/16/18  Bank of the West Auto Trust 2015-1   0.87%   500,068    0.07%
   368,663    6/20/17  Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2013-1   0.79%   368,759    0.05%
   475,000    10/20/17  Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2015-2   0.62%   474,331    0.07%
   1,242,862    2/15/18  CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2014-4   0.67%   1,243,068    0.18%
   1,200,000    6/15/18  Carmax Auto Owner Trust 2015-2   0.82%   1,199,506    0.18%
   160,306    11/15/17  Drive Auto Receivables Tr 2015-A   1.01%   160,382    0.02%
   400,000    12/15/17  Drive Auto Receivables Tr 2015-B   0.93%   399,989    0.06%
   77,880    3/20/19  Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC   1.06%   77,967    0.01%
   217,000    9/15/17  Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2014-B   0.89%   217,008    0.03%
   645,000    3/15/18  Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2012-D   0.67%   644,875    0.10%
   1,213,789    8/15/17  Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2014-C   0.61%   1,214,051    0.18%
   1,500,000    3/15/18  Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2015-B   0.72%   1,499,999    0.22%
   500,000    7/20/19  GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note   0.60%   497,833    0.07%
   1,300,000    1/15/19  Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2015-2   0.80%   1,300,452    0.19%
   507,118    5/15/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2013-3 Owner Trust   0.77%   507,514    0.07%
   3,056,986    9/18/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2013-4 Owner Trust   0.69%   3,056,017    0.46%
   700,000    6/15/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2015-1 Owner Trust   0.70%   700,134    0.10%
   500,000    11/20/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2015-3 Owner Tr   0.92%   500,310    0.07%
   1,900,000    11/15/17  Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Tr 2014-B   0.98%   1,901,059    0.28%
   1,162,801    10/16/17  Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2015-A   0.68%   1,163,042    0.17%
   700,000    11/15/18  Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2015-C   0.99%   700,763    0.10%
   1,800,000    11/15/17  Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2015-A   0.56%   1,800,874    0.27%
   774,435    8/15/18  Nissan Auto Receivables 2013-C Owner Trust   0.67%   773,814    0.11%
   883,679    6/15/17  Nissan Auto Receivables 2014-B Owner Trust   0.60%   883,371    0.13%
   1,129,000    9/15/17  Nissan Auto Receivables 2015-A Owner Trust   0.67%   1,128,987    0.17%
   250,000    11/21/17  Porsche Innovative Lease Owner Tr 2015-1   0.79%   250,022    0.04%
   247,491    8/15/17  Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-3   0.54%   247,464    0.04%
   1,000,000    9/17/18  Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-4   1.08%   1,000,096    0.15%
   163,027    4/16/18  Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-5   0.61%   162,994    0.02%
   500,000    2/15/18  Toyota Auto Receivables 2015-C Owner Tr   0.54%   500,119    0.07%
   770,396    8/21/17  Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2013-1   0.56%   769,227    0.11%
   693,967    4/20/18  Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2013-2   0.70%   692,908    0.10%
   400,000    10/22/18  Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2014-1   0.91%   398,047    0.06%
  Commercial MBS                   
   464,088    5/10/45  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Tr 2006-2   5.95%   475,999    0.07%
   1,099,025    10/15/49  Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C5   5.43%   1,133,377    0.17%
   703,598    4/15/43  JPMorgan Chase & Co.   5.48%   711,542    0.10%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
U.S. Asset Backed Securities (continued)      
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  Commercial MBS (continued)
  $1,994,744    9/15/39  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C6   5.37%  $2,053,001    0.31%
   467,442    2/12/44  Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2007-HQ11   0.34%   463,624    0.07%
  Credit cards                    
   1,000,000    1/15/20  BA Credit Card Trust   0.50%   998,351    0.15%
   1,830,000    8/15/18  Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust   0.64%   1,830,504    0.27%
   1,500,000    11/15/18  Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust   0.63%   1,500,588    0.22%
   2,000,000    9/16/19  Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust   0.96%   2,003,047    0.30%
   280,000    10/16/17  Chase Issuance Trust   0.36%   280,028    0.04%
   2,000,000    9/7/18  Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust   1.32%   2,011,528    0.30%
   1,760,000    11/7/18  Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust   0.54%   1,760,759    0.26%
   1,500,000    2/22/19  Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust   1.02%   1,503,195    0.22%
  Other                         
   1,191,937    8/15/18  CNH Equipment Trust 2013-B   0.69%   1,190,690    0.18%
   1,000,000    2/15/18  John Deere Owner Trust 2015   0.87%   1,000,406    0.15%
   400,000    12/15/17  Kubota Credit Owner Trust 2015-1   0.94%   400,699    0.06%
  Student loans                    
   62,155    5/16/22  Navient Private Ed Ln Tr 2014-A   0.69%   62,008    0.01%
   193,502    8/15/23  SLM Private Ed Ln Tr 2012-C   1.31%   194,005    0.03%
   58,825    8/15/25  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-A   1.61%   59,204    0.01%
   120,041    12/15/21  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-B   1.31%   120,153    0.02%
   305,113    10/16/23  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-E   0.96%   304,889    0.04%
  Total U.S. asset backed securities (cost: $49,993,806)    49,896,055    7.35%
Total investments in securities (cost: $402,173,288)         $400,617,643    59.04%
                            
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT                 
U.S. Certificates of Deposit                 
  Face Value   Maturity Date   Name   Yield1           
  Banks                         
  $2,000,000    3/4/16  Barclays Bank PLC   0.88%  $2,013,771    0.30%
   1,000,000    9/16/16  Credit Suisse Group AG   0.88%   1,000,398    0.15%
   2,000,000    3/11/16  Norinchukin Bank (NY)   0.50%   2,000,715    0.29%
   1,200,000    8/4/16  Standard Chartered Bank   0.80%   1,202,652    0.18%
   1,500,000    8/8/16  Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY)   0.75%   1,503,851    0.22%
  Total U.S. certificates of deposit (cost: $7,700,000)            7,721,387    1.14%
                            
Foreign Certificates of Deposit                 
  Face Value   Maturity Date   Name   Yield1           
  Banks                        
  $2,000,000    10/23/15  Bank of Nova Scotia   0.54%   2,002,221    0.30%
   2,200,000    5/9/16  Bank of Nova Scotia   0.50%   2,201,114    0.32%
   2,000,000    11/16/15  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   0.42%   2,000,607    0.29%
   2,000,000    2/19/16  Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale   0.57%   2,009,046    0.30%
   2,000,000    2/13/17  Nordea Bank Finland PLC   0.59%   2,001,190    0.29%
   850,000    2/12/16  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   0.52%   853,105    0.13%
   1,800,000    7/12/16  Svenska Handelsbanken AB   3.13%   1,844,396    0.27%
   705,000    8/17/16  Svenska Handelsbanken AB   0.50%   705,562    0.10%
  Total foreign certificates of deposit (cost: $13,595,758)            13,617,241    2.00%
                            
Total certificates of deposit (cost: $21,295,758)         $21,338,628    3.14%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

  Description  Fair Value  % of
Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset Value)
OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS        
Long U.S. Futures Contracts        
  Agricultural commodities  $(221,517)   (0.03)%
  Currencies   (927,852)   (0.14)%
  Energy   (17,969)   (0.00)%
  Equity indices   (287,800)   (0.04)%
  Interest rate instruments2   8,895,858    1.31%
  Metals   (3,688,433)   (0.55)%
  Single stock futures   2,497    0.00%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long U.S. futures contracts    3,754,784    0.55%
            
Short U.S. Futures Contracts           
  Agricultural commodities   1,464,433    0.22%
  Currencies   467,858    0.07%
  Energy   4,356,492    0.64%
  Equity indices   249,476    0.04%
  Interest rate instruments   70,800    0.01%
  Metals2   7,026,548    1.03%
  Single stock futures   447,284    0.07%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short U.S. futures contracts    14,082,891    2.08%
            
Total U.S. Futures Contracts - Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. futures contracts    17,837,675    2.63%
            
Long Foreign Futures Contracts           
  Agricultural commodities   (17,736)   (0.00)%
  Currencies   59,766    0.01%
  Energy   14,552    0.00%
  Equity indices   (415,050)   (0.06)%
  Interest rate instruments2   7,691,106    1.13%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long foreign futures contracts    7,332,638    1.08%
            
Short Foreign Futures Contracts           
  Agricultural commodities   9,162    0.00%
  Currencies   99,108    0.01%
  Energy   155,636    0.02%
  Equity indices   437,225    0.06%
  Interest rate instruments   (512,405)   (0.06)%
  Metals   12,146    0.00%
  Single stock futures   2,582    0.00%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short foreign futures contracts    203,454    0.03%
            
Total foreign futures contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign futures contracts    7,536,092    1.11%
            
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts   $25,373,767    3.74%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

  Description   Fair Value   % of
Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset Value)
OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS              
U.S. Forward Currency Contracts              
            Long   $ (1,874,768 )   (0.28 )%
            Short     945,598     0.14 %
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. forward currency contracts     (929,170 )   (0.14 )%
                           
Foreign Forward Currency Contracts              
            Long     (139,335 )   (0.02 )%
            Short     (2,261,376 )   (0.33 )%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign forward currency contracts     (2,400,711 )   (0.35 )%
                           
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts   $ (3,329,881 )   (0.49 )%
                           
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACT              
      Termination Date     Counterparty              
      4 /1/19   Deutsche Bank, AG   $ 3,770,272     0.56 %

 

Comprised of a proprietary basket of Commodity Trading Advisor’s (“CTA”) programs investing in various futures, forwards and currency derivative contracts and other similar investments. See Notes 2 and 3.

 

1 Represents the annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, the stated coupon rate for coupon-bearing securities, or the stated interest rate for certificates of deposit.

 

2 No individual futures or forward currency contract position constituted one percent or greater of partners’ capital (net asset value). Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2014

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES         
U.S. Treasury Securities            
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name    Yield1       
  $1,000,000    2/28/15  U.S. Treasury Note   2.38%  $1,021,339    0.14%
   5,000,000    4/30/15  U.S. Treasury Note   0.13%   5,002,240    0.67%
   1,000,000    4/30/15  U.S. Treasury Note   2.50%   1,012,092    0.14%
   5,500,000    5/31/15  U.S. Treasury Note   0.25%   5,504,646    0.74%
   1,520,000    5/31/15  U.S. Treasury Note   2.13%   1,535,364    0.21%
   10,500,000    7/15/15  U.S. Treasury Note   0.25%   10,519,056    1.41%
   3,400,000    8/31/15  U.S. Treasury Note   0.38%   3,408,446    0.46%
   3,320,000    11/15/15  U.S. Treasury Note   0.38%   3,324,737    0.45%
   3,000,000    11/30/15  U.S. Treasury Note   1.38%   3,033,626    0.41%
   3,000,000    1/15/16  U.S. Treasury Note   0.38%   3,007,072    0.41%
   2,000,000    7/15/16  U.S. Treasury Note   0.63%   2,009,680    0.27%
Total U.S. Treasury securities (cost: $39,423,113)            39,378,298    5.31%
                            
U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprise Notes                   
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name   Yield1          
  $2,000,000    9/18/15  Federal Home Loan Banks   0.20%   2,000,951    0.27%
  Total U.S. government sponsored entities (cost: $1,999,600)            2,000,951    0.27%
                            
U.S. Commercial Paper                  
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name   Yield1          
  Automotive                         
  $400,000    1/15/15  Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation   0.33%   399,948    0.05%
  Banks                         
   1,800,000    5/1/15  Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.   0.30%   1,798,200    0.24%
   400,000    1/22/15  HSBC Bank USA, National Association   0.15%   399,965    0.05%
   1,200,000    2/27/15  Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC   0.21%   1,199,601    0.16%
   1,300,000    1/23/15  Mizuho Funding LLC   0.17%   1,299,865    0.18%
   500,000    2/6/15  MUFG Union Bank, National Association   0.18%   499,910    0.07%
   1,800,000    2/9/15  Standard Chartered Bank   0.20%   1,799,610    0.24%
   500,000    2/17/15  Standard Chartered Bank   0.19%   499,876    0.07%
   1,800,000    1/26/15  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation   0.17%   1,799,787    0.24%
   530,000    3/31/15  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation   0.23%   529,699    0.07%
  Beverages                         
   2,000,000    1/7/15  Bacardi Corporation   0.33%   1,999,890    0.28%
   400,000    1/6/15  Brown-Forman Corporation   0.18%   399,990    0.05%
  Diversified financial services                   
   500,000    7/28/15  ABN AMRO Funding USA LLC   0.35%   498,987    0.07%
   300,000    1/29/15  AXA Financial, Inc.   0.23%   299,946    0.04%
   1,800,000    2/17/15  AXA Financial, Inc.   0.21%   1,799,507    0.24%
   1,450,000    2/2/15  DCAT, LLC   0.26%   1,449,665    0.20%
   1,800,000    1/20/15  Gotham Funding Corporation   0.17%   1,799,839    0.24%
   300,000    2/17/15  ING (U.S.) Funding LLC   0.18%   299,930    0.04%
   200,000    3/16/15  ING (U.S.) Funding LLC   0.22%   199,910    0.03%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of
Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset
Value)
U.S. Commercial Paper (continued)      
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name    Yield1       
  Diversified financial services (continued)      
  $1,700,000    1/13/15  Liberty Street Funding LLC   0.17%  $1,699,904    0.23%
   1,800,000    1/28/15  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.   0.15%   1,799,798    0.24%
   500,000    2/4/15  National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.   0.14%   499,934    0.07%
  Energy                         
   400,000    1/8/15  Apache Corporation   0.40%   399,969    0.05%
   1,800,000    1/9/15  Apache Corporation   0.41%   1,799,836    0.24%
   1,200,000    1/21/15  Dominion Resources, Inc.   0.37%   1,199,753    0.16%
   1,500,000    1/6/15  Duke Energy Corporation   0.32%   1,499,933    0.20%
   400,000    1/12/15  Duke Energy Corporation   0.34%   399,958    0.05%
   400,000    1/5/15  Enterprise Products Operating LLC   0.67%   399,970    0.05%
   1,700,000    1/6/15  Enterprise Products Operating LLC   0.52%   1,699,877    0.23%
   1,600,000    1/5/15  ONEOK Partners, L.P.   0.38%   1,599,932    0.22%
   500,000    1/9/15  ONEOK Partners, L.P.   0.43%   499,952    0.07%
   2,000,000    1/5/15  Questar Corporation   0.15%   1,999,967    0.28%
   500,000    1/6/15  Southern Company Funding Corporation   0.25%   499,983    0.07%
   1,500,000    1/7/15  Southern Company Funding Corporation   0.20%   1,499,950    0.20%
  Food                         
   1,500,000    1/21/15  General Mills, Inc.   0.42%   1,499,650    0.20%
  Media                         
   2,000,000    1/5/15  CBS Corporation   0.40%   1,999,911    0.27%
  Total U.S. commercial paper (cost: $39,963,544)            39,972,402    5.39%
                            
Foreign Commercial Paper               
  Face Value   Maturity
Date
  Name   Yield1          
  Banks                         
  $2,100,000    1/30/15  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.   0.17%   2,099,711    0.28%
   1,500,000    1/6/16  Macquarie Bank Limited   0.77%   1,488,120    0.20%
   2,500,000    1/13/15  Nordea Bank AB   0.13%   2,499,892    0.34%
   500,000    2/6/15  Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB   0.20%   499,900    0.07%
  Consumer products                    
   3,000,000    4/21/15  Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC   0.19%   2,998,243    0.40%
  Energy                         
   2,500,000    1/8/16  Electricite de France   0.44%   2,488,600    0.34%
   400,000    1/5/15  GDF Suez   0.14%   399,994    0.05%
   1,600,000    2/26/15  GDF Suez   0.17%   1,599,577    0.21%
  Insurance                         
   2,200,000    1/7/15  Prudential Public Limited Company   0.17%   2,199,938    0.30%
  Total foreign commercial paper (cost: $16,258,508)            16,273,975    2.19%
  Total commercial paper (cost: $56,222,052)            56,246,377    7.58%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset
Value)
U.S. Corporate Notes            
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name  Yield1      
  Aerospace               
  $3,800,000    12/15/16  Rockwell Collins, Inc.   0.59%  $3,806,001    0.51%
  Automotive                         
   1,700,000    12/11/17  American Honda Finance Corporation   0.55%   1,699,452    0.23%
   700,000    1/11/16  Daimler Finance North America LLC   1.25%   706,036    0.10%
   4,500,000    9/15/16  Daimler Finance North America LLC   2.63%   4,642,061    0.63%
   1,400,000    1/30/15  Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation   4.50%   1,430,509    0.19%
   1,700,000    9/18/15  Toyota Motor Credit Corporation   0.39%   1,701,793    0.23%
   1,400,000    9/23/16  Toyota Motor Credit Corporation   0.35%   1,398,611    0.19%
   2,000,000    5/23/16  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.45%   1,998,934    0.27%
   500,000    5/23/17  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.60%   499,668    0.07%
   5,000,000    11/20/17  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.67%   4,995,919    0.67%
  Banks                         
   2,250,000    4/1/15  Bank of America Corporation   4.50%   2,296,733    0.31%
   5,250,000    3/22/16  Bank of America Corporation   1.07%   5,280,431    0.71%
   3,500,000    1/15/15  Bank of New York Company, Inc.   3.10%   3,552,460    0.48%
   2,000,000    2/20/15  Bank of New York Company, Inc.   1.20%   2,009,385    0.27%
   1,000,000    2/13/17  Capital One Bank   0.73%   1,002,978    0.14%
   1,500,000    11/6/15  Capital One Bank   1.00%   1,500,864    0.20%
   9,250,000    4/1/16  Citigroup Inc.   1.30%   9,300,690    1.25%
   2,000,000    9/16/15  Comerica Incorporated   3.00%   2,047,364    0.28%
   1,000,000    2/26/16  Fifth Third Bank   0.64%   1,001,575    0.14%
   7,750,000    7/22/15  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   0.63%   7,760,436    1.05%
   1,000,000    2/7/16  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   3.63%   1,040,200    0.14%
   400,000    12/15/17  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   1.04%   399,585    0.05%
   11,150,000    2/26/16  JPMorgan Chase & Co.   0.85%   11,207,471    1.51%
   5,000,000    10/15/15  Morgan Stanley   0.71%   5,011,698    0.68%
   1,158,000    3/7/16  State Street Corporation   2.88%   1,196,872    0.16%
   1,000,000    7/27/15  U.S. Bancorp   2.45%   1,021,994    0.14%
   2,500,000    10/1/15  U.S. Bancorp   0.30%   2,502,280    0.34%
   2,515,000    2/13/15  Wells Fargo & Company   1.25%   2,529,470    0.34%
   1,500,000    7/20/15  Wells Fargo Bank   0.51%   1,503,156    0.20%
   2,000,000    5/16/16  Wells Fargo Bank   0.44%   1,995,105    0.27%
  Beverages                         
   750,000    3/1/17  Anheuser-Busch Inbev   5.60%   832,415    0.11%
   5,720,000    1/27/17  Anheuser-Busch Inbev   1.13%   5,759,826    0.78%
   2,000,000    11/15/15  Coca-Cola Company   1.50%   2,023,435    0.27%
  Biomedical                         
   5,000,000    12/1/16  Gilead Sciences, Inc.   3.05%   5,199,308    0.70%
  Building materials                
   600,000    1/15/16  CRH America, Inc.   4.13%   628,855    0.08%
  Computers                         
   3,000,000    2/5/16  IBM   0.30%   3,001,034    0.40%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset
Value)
U.S. Corporate Notes (continued)         
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  Diversified financial services         
  $1,800,000    9/15/15  American Express Credit Corporation   2.75%  $1,842,345    0.25%
   1,000,000    7/12/16  General Electric Capital Corporation   0.88%   1,009,031    0.14%
  Electronics                         
   1,350,000    11/17/15  Honeywell International Inc.   0.28%   1,350,784    0.18%
   4,196,000    2/1/17  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.   1.30%   4,198,126    0.57%
  Energy                         
   1,000,000    8/1/16  Arizona Public Service Company   6.25%   1,109,058    0.15%
   500,000    9/15/16  Dayton Power and Light Company   1.88%   508,275    0.07%
   5,750,000    4/3/17  Duke Energy Corporation   0.61%   5,769,731    0.78%
   1,273,000    3/6/15  Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.   0.38%   1,273,193    0.17%
   1,000,000    8/15/16  Georgia Power Company   0.63%   999,990    0.13%
   3,850,000    12/1/17  Kinder Morgan, Inc.   2.00%   3,839,045    0.52%
   1,000,000    9/1/15  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.   2.60%   1,019,075    0.14%
   4,850,000    2/1/16  ONEOK Partners, L.P.   3.25%   5,018,400    0.68%
   1,000,000    3/5/15  Phillips 66   1.95%   1,008,813    0.14%
   4,778,000    7/15/16  Pioneer Natural Resources Company   5.88%   5,170,227    0.70%
   5,500,000    6/15/16  Spectra Energy Partners, LP   2.95%   5,632,721    0.76%
  Healthcare                         
   4,400,000    6/15/16  Becton, Dickinson and Company   0.69%   4,401,875    0.59%
   500,000    6/15/16  Becton, Dickinson and Company   0.69%   500,213    0.07%
   1,500,000    3/15/15  Medtronic, Inc.   3.00%   1,519,894    0.20%
   4,360,000    9/26/16  Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership   1.55%   4,394,968    0.59%
  Insurance                         
   784,000    10/1/15  American International Group, Inc.   5.05%   817,688    0.11%
   2,150,000    10/18/16  American International Group, Inc.   5.60%   2,331,536    0.31%
   1,254,000    9/30/15  Aon Corporation   3.50%   1,289,929    0.17%
   1,500,000    2/11/15  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.   3.20%   1,522,958    0.21%
   4,000,000    9/30/15  Jackson National Life Global Funding   0.61%   4,005,871    0.54%
   1,000,000    4/10/17  Metropolitan Life Global Funding I   0.61%   1,002,004    0.14%
   309,000    4/10/17  Metropolitan Life Global Funding I   1.30%   309,073    0.04%
   2,500,000    10/5/15  New York Life Global Funding   0.26%   2,501,391    0.34%
   600,000    8/19/15  Pricoa Global Funding I   0.50%   600,848    0.08%
   7,500,000    11/25/16  Pricoa Global Funding I   1.15%   7,484,700    1.01%
   2,498,000    12/1/15  Travelers Companies, Inc.   5.50%   2,612,614    0.35%
  Manufacturing                     
   600,000    2/19/15  Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation   0.30%   600,286    0.08%
   1,000,000    3/3/17  Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation   0.46%   998,874    0.13%
   5,390,000    11/2/15  Eaton Corporation   0.95%   5,403,782    0.73%
   1,500,000    3/9/15  John Deere Capital Corporation   2.95%   1,520,722    0.21%
   2,400,000    6/15/15  John Deere Capital Corporation   0.36%   2,401,016    0.32%
   500,000    10/11/16  John Deere Capital Corporation   0.52%   500,920    0.07%
  Media                         
   2,945,000    4/15/16  NBCUniversal Media, LLC   0.77%   2,946,069    0.40%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset
Value)
U.S. Corporate Notes (continued)         
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name  Yield1      
  Retail               
  $700,000    5/18/16  Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   0.68%  $700,563    0.09%
  Software                         
   1,400,000    7/7/17  Oracle Corporation   0.43%   1,397,943    0.19%
  Telecommunication              
   694,000    8/15/15  AT&T Inc.   2.50%   708,047    0.10%
   1,500,000    8/15/16  AT&T Inc.   2.40%   1,543,195    0.21%
   3,000,000    9/3/15  Cisco Systems, Inc.   0.28%   3,000,766    0.40%
   5,750,000    9/15/16  Verizon Communications Inc.   1.77%   5,880,733    0.79%
   1,700,000    11/1/16  Verizon Communications Inc.   2.00%   1,730,594    0.23%
  Total U.S. corporate notes (cost: $209,714,377)         208,862,490    28.17%
                  
Foreign Corporate Notes            
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name  Yield1      
  Automotive               
  $4,500,000    11/18/16  Volkswagen International Finance N.V.   0.67%   4,505,496    0.61%
  Banks                         
   800,000    1/22/16  ABN AMRO Bank N.V.   1.38%   808,094    0.11%
   1,000,000    1/13/15  Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   3.70%   1,018,133    0.14%
   3,950,000    5/7/15  Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   0.43%   3,955,079    0.53%
   4,100,000    9/24/15  Bank of Montreal   0.51%   4,104,827    0.55%
   2,000,000    9/11/15  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.   2.45%   2,035,808    0.27%
   4,740,000    3/19/15  Commonwealth Bank of Australia   3.50%   4,817,109    0.64%
   3,700,000    5/24/16  HSBC Bank PLC   3.10%   3,831,991    0.52%
   5,650,000    9/25/15  ING Bank N.V.   2.00%   5,729,740    0.77%
   3,050,000    9/25/15  ING Bank N.V.   1.89%   3,077,627    0.42%
   1,500,000    9/1/15  ING Group, N.V.   3.00%   1,535,940    0.21%
   1,500,000    7/27/15  Macquarie Bank Limited   3.45%   1,545,857    0.21%
   2,000,000    12/9/16  National Australia Bank Limited   0.49%   1,999,764    0.27%
   1,200,000    5/13/16  Nordea Bank AB   0.88%   1,200,334    0.16%
   3,431,000    3/11/15  Rabobank Nederland   3.20%   3,481,703    0.47%
   1,250,000    7/18/15  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation   1.35%   1,263,486    0.17%
   1,000,000    9/23/16  Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ)   0.72%   1,003,919    0.14%
   5,000,000    5/1/15  Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.41%   5,006,156    0.68%
   2,200,000    1/15/15  UBS AG   3.88%   2,241,635    0.30%
   2,000,000    9/25/15  Westpac Banking Corporation   1.01%   2,010,667    0.27%
  Beverages                         
   1,000,000    10/1/15  Heineken N.V.   0.80%   1,003,115    0.14%
  Energy                         
   2,100,000    3/10/15  BP Capital Markets P.L.C.   3.88%   2,137,831    0.29%
   750,000    3/11/16  BP Capital Markets P.L.C.   3.20%   776,736    0.10%
   4,800,000    5/9/16  CNOOC Finance (2013) Limited   1.13%   4,790,088    0.64%
   8,000,000    6/2/17  Enbridge Inc.   0.68%   7,950,957    1.07%
   1,500,000    3/2/15  TransCanada PipeLines Limited   0.88%   1,505,135    0.20%
   1,000,000    1/15/16  TransCanada PipeLines Limited   0.75%   1,001,178    0.14%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset
Value)
Foreign Corporate Notes (continued)      
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name  Yield1      
  Healthcare               
  $2,550,000    5/29/15  Covidien International Finance S.A.   1.35%  $2,560,713    0.35%
  Insurance                         
   1,200,000    9/17/15  Manulife Financial Corporation   3.40%   1,233,395    0.17%
  Pharmaceutical                        
   4,200,000    3/17/15  Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   1.03%   4,217,260    0.57%
  Telecommunication              
   1,300,000    4/11/16  Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V.   3.13%   1,341,433    0.18%
   1,000,000    9/16/15  Orange   2.13%   1,014,535    0.14%
   5,600,000    4/27/15  Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U.   3.73%   5,684,276    0.76%
  Transportation                         
   4,500,000    10/28/16  Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.   0.93%   4,517,931    0.61%
  Total foreign corporate notes (cost: $95,623,193)            94,907,948    12.80%
  Total corporate notes (cost: $305,337,570)            303,770,438   40.97%
                            
U.S. Asset Backed Securities                
   Face Value   Maturity
Date
  Name   Yield1          
  Automotive                         
  $525,000    6/15/17  Ally Master Owner Trust   1.21%   526,800    0.07%
   795,787    10/20/16  Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2014-SN1   0.52%   795,858    0.11%
   500,000    4/9/18  Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-4   0.56%   500,186    0.07%
   718,153    1/15/21  ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2012-B   0.46%   717,483    0.10%
   1,000,000    9/15/17  BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC   0.56%   1,000,987    0.13%
   990,000    6/20/17  Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2013-1   0.79%   990,546    0.13%
   1,800,000    2/15/18  Carmax Auto Owner Trust 2014-4   0.67%   1,798,570    0.24%
   149,691    3/20/19  Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC   1.06%   150,183    0.02%
   2,000,000    8/15/17  Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2014-C   0.61%   1,997,674    0.27%
   950,000    5/15/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2013-3 Owner Trust   0.77%   951,142    0.13%
   2,000,000    9/18/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2013-4 Owner Trust   0.69%   1,998,994    0.27%
   1,900,000    11/15/17  Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2014-B   0.98%   1,897,427    0.26%
   1,100,000    6/15/17  Nissan Auto Receivables 2014-B Owner Trust   0.60%   1,099,819    0.15%
   1,400,490    8/15/17  Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-3   0.54%   1,400,350    0.19%
   285,000    4/16/18  Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-5   0.56%   285,078    0.04%
   55,000    8/15/17  Volvo Finl Equip LLC Series 2012-1   1.51%   55,273    0.01%
  Commerial mortgages                     
   510,119    5/10/45  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-2   5.73%   539,705    0.07%
  Credit cards                         
   1,000,000    1/15/20  BA Credit Card Trust   0.45%   998,973    0.13%
   1,830,000    8/15/18  Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust   0.64%   1,829,607    0.25%
   1,500,000    11/15/18  Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust   0.63%   1,499,240    0.20%
   2,000,000    9/16/19  Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust   0.96%   1,993,487    0.27%
   1,030,000    10/16/17  Chase Issuance Trust   0.31%   1,029,070    0.14%
   1,185,000    6/15/18  GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust   0.95%   1,187,398    0.16%
  Other                         
   1,500,000    8/15/18  CNH Equipment Trust 2013-B   0.69%   1,500,775    0.20%
   500,000    7/20/19  GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note   0.55%   499,111    0.07%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

 

        Description  Fair Value  % of
Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset
Value)
U.S. Asset Backed Securities (continued)      
  Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
  Student loans                    
  $106,439    5/16/22  Navient Private Ed Loan Trust 2014-A   0.64%  $106,345    0.01%
   90,094    8/15/25  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-A   1.56%   90,748    0.01%
   763,940    12/15/21  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-B   1.26%   765,617    0.10%
   371,170    8/15/23  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-C   1.26%   372,519    0.05%
   486,984    10/16/23  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-E   0.91%   487,559    0.07%
  Total U.S. asset backed securities (cost: $29,095,158)           29,066,524    3.92%
  Total investments in securities (cost: $432,077,493)          $430,462,588    58.05%
                            
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT                  
U.S. Certificates of Deposit                  
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name  Yield1          
  Banks                         
  $1,750,000    2/11/15  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.   0.33%  $1,755,446    0.24%
   2,000,000    5/12/15  Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd   0.72%   2,002,760    0.27%
   3,000,000    9/4/15  Lloyds Bank plc   0.48%   3,005,530    0.41%
   2,000,000    2/24/15  Norinchukin Bank   0.20%   2,000,458    0.26%
   1,200,000    3/3/15  Standard Chartered Bank   0.35%   1,203,781    0.16%
   2,800,000    1/13/15  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation   0.36%   2,810,027    0.38%
  Total U.S. certificates of deposit (cost: $12,750,000)           12,778,002    1.72%
                            
Foreign Certificates of Deposit                  
  Face Value  Maturity
Date
  Name  Yield1          
  Banks                        
  $2,000,000    10/23/15  Bank of Nova Scotia   0.48%   2,004,887    0.27%
   2,200,000    5/9/16  Bank of Nova Scotia   0.42%   2,200,678    0.29%
   2,000,000    11/16/15  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   0.33%   2,000,246    0.27%
   1,000,000    1/7/15  China Construction Bank Corporation   0.55%   1,001,363    0.14%
   1,000,000    4/6/15  China Construction Bank Corporation   0.75%   1,002,251    0.14%
   1,000,000    1/15/15  Credit Suisse Group AG   0.63%   1,001,423    0.13%
   2,500,000    5/15/15  Credit Suisse Group AG   0.53%   2,501,385    0.34%
   3,000,000    7/23/15  Deutsche Bank AG   0.55%   3,003,512    0.40%
   1,400,000    2/25/15  Rabobank Nederland   0.28%   1,400,456    0.19%
  Total foreign certificates of deposit (cost: $16,098,010)            16,116,201    2.17%
                            
Total certificates of deposit (cost: $28,848,010)           $28,894,203    3.89%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

 

  Description   Fair Value   % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset
Value)
OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS        
Long U.S. Futures Contracts        
  Agricultural commodities   $ (1,185,132 )     (0.15 )%
  Currencies     (106,053 )     (0.01 )%
  Energy     (1,530,775 )     (0.21 )%
  Equity indices     2,610,713       0.35 %
  Interest rate instruments     538,929       0.07 %
  Metals     (6,726,433 )     (0.91 )%
  Single stock futures     510,768       0.07 %
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long U.S. futures contracts     (5,887,983 )     (0.79 )%
                   
Short U.S. Futures Contracts                
  Agricultural commodities     3,070,083       0.42 %
  Currencies     4,168,170       0.56 %
  Energy2     10,683,171       1.44 %
  Equity indices     (747,654 )     (0.10 )%
  Interest rate instruments     49,057       0.01 %
  Metals     6,476,573       0.87 %
  Single stock futures     (113,845 )     (0.02 )%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short U.S. futures contracts     23,585,555       3.18 %
                   
Total U.S. Futures Contracts - Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. futures contracts     17,697,572       2.39 %
                   
Long Foreign Futures Contracts                
  Agricultural commodities     92,841       0.01 %
  Currencies     (77,868 )     (0.01 )%
  Energy     10,646       0.00 %
  Equity indices     2,888,385       0.39 %
  Interest rate instruments2     13,765,795       1.86 %
  Metals     15,039       0.00 %
  Single stock futures     8,438       0.00 %
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long foreign futures contracts     16,703,276       2.25 %
                   
Short Foreign Futures Contracts                
  Agricultural commodities     (27,578 )     (0.00 )%
  Currencies     25,247       0.00 %
  Energy     453,431       0.06 %
  Equity indices     (571,693 )     (0.08 )%
  Interest rate instruments     (855,830 )     (0.11 )%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short foreign futures contracts     (976,423 )     (0.13 )%
                   
Total foreign futures contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign futures contracts     15,726,853       2.12 %
                   
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts   $ 33,424,425       4.51 %

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

 

  Description   Fair Value   % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset
Value)
OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS          
U.S. Forward Currency Contracts          
  Long   $ (4,864,209 )   (0.66 )%
  Short     6,150,586     0.83 %
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. forward currency contracts     1,286,377     0.17 %
                 
Foreign Forward Currency Contracts              
  Long     201,411     0.03 %
  Short     (2,897,045 )   (0.39 )%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign forward currency contracts     (2,695,634 )   (0.36 )%
                   
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts   $ (1,409,257 )   (0.19 )%
                   
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACT              
Termination Date Counterparty              
4/1/19 Deutsche Bank, AG   $ 8,071,814     1.09 %

 

Comprised of a proprietary basket of Commodity Trading Advisor’s (“CTA”) Programs investing in various futures, forwards and currency derivative contracts and other similar investments. See Notes 2 and 3.

 

1 Represents the annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, the stated coupon rate for coupon-bearing securities, or the stated interest rate for certificates of deposit.

 

2 No individual futures or forward currency contract position constituted one percent or greater of partners’ capital (net asset value). Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30,
   2015  2014  2015  2014
Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments            
Net realized gain (loss) on:                    
Futures and forward contracts  $5,683,655   $23,524,185   $30,301,401   $63,210,377 
Investments in securities and CDs   89,055    73,053    (477,716)   (800,652)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:                    
Futures, forward contracts and swap contracts   25,880,998    (59,382)   (14,272,824)   (19,826,922)
Investments in securities and CDs   (509,317)   (263,818)   292,669    859,298 
Brokerage commissions and trading expenses   (1,341,769)   (1,422,728)   (4,348,190)   (3,446,329)
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments   29,802,622    21,851,310    11,495,340    39,995,772 
                     
Net Investment Income (Loss)                    
Income                    
Interest income (loss)    825,614    625,392    2,390,370    2,106,698 
                     
Expenses                    
Trading Advisor management fee   2,343,197    2,422,713    7,288,397    8,478,828 
Trading Advisor incentive fee       3,832,220    9,348,716    4,992,995 
Cash manager fees   119,152    110,321    357,455    400,606 
General Partner management and performance fees   2,501,949    2,747,104    8,044,012    8,814,604 
Selling Agent fees – General Partner   2,329,539    2,486,861    7,339,497    7,920,870 
General Partner 1% allocation    231,022    100,465    (194,789)   88,360 
Administrative expenses – General Partner   500,306    558,783    1,596,713    2,164,493 
Investment Manager fees   258,587    191,403    758,586    347,832 
Distribution (12b-1) fees   7,075    91    15,227    118 
Operating services fee   103,435    76,562    303,434    139,133 
Total expenses   8,394,262    12,526,523    34,857,248    33,347,839 
Net investment income (loss)   (7,568,648)   (11,901,131)   (32,466,878)   (31,241,141)
Net income (loss)   22,233,974    9,950,179    (20,971,538)   8,754,631 
Less: net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest   637,167    (4,202)   1,686,918    (7,012)
Net Income (Loss) attributable to the Fund  $22,871,141   $9,945,977   $(19,284,620)  $8,747,619 

 

   Three Months Ended September 30,
   2015  2014
   Class A  Class B  Class I  Class A  Class B  Class I
Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit  $138.44   $227.19   $38.81   $51.27   $99.22   $18.03 
Net income (loss) per unit†  $138.30   $239.04   $38.81   $50.06   $97.05   $18.02 
                               
Weighted average number of units outstanding   102,997.6252    35,467.9956    3,828.4541    112,927.9085    43,777.9022    2,445.6642 

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30,
   2015  2014
   Class A  Class B  Class I  Class A  Class B  Class I
Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit  $(144.05)  $(124.40)  $(14.17)  $46.74   $144.75   $30.24 
Net income (loss) per unit†  $(145.02)  $(107.86)  $(19.51)  $29.36   $105.88   $21.06 
                               
Weighted average number of units outstanding   104,034.8343    38,249.3748    3,710.6779    121,329.2014    48,329.8494    3,227.6796 

 

† (based on weighted average number of units outstanding during the period)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

 

    Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2015   2014
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net income (loss)   $ (20,971,538 )   $ 8,754,631  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                
Net change in unrealized (gain) loss from futures, forwards and swap trading     14,272,824       19,826,922  
Net realized and change in unrealized (gain) loss on securities and certificates of deposit     185,047       (58,646 )
Purchases of securities and certificates of deposit     (655,536,657 )     (660,797,698 )
Proceeds from disposition of securities and certificates of deposit     692,752,130       809,290,129  
Changes in                
Trading Advisor management fee payable     (293,374 )     (1,760,469 )
Trading Advisor incentive fee payable     (10,977,066 )     3,654,322  
Commissions and other trading fees payable on open contracts     (12,446 )     6,713  
Cash Manager fees payable     (348 )     (58,432 )
General Partner management and performance fees payable     (106,893 )     (234,064 )
General Partner 1% allocation receivable/payable     (733,074 )     371,726  
Selling Agent fees payable – General Partner     (68,651 )     (190,651 )
Administrative expenses payable – General Partner     (14,384 )     (158,888 )
Investment Manager fee payable     7,662       63,431  
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable     1,905       57  
Operating services fee payable     3,338       25,372  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     18,508,475       178,734,455  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities                
Subscriptions     33,204,793       26,095,564  
Subscriptions received in advance     1,485,667       5,658,415  
Redemptions     (101,965,590 )     (224,738,173 )
Non-controlling interest – subscriptions     23,494,229       404,869  
Non-controlling interest – redemptions     (2,973,988 )      
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (46,754,889 )     (192,579,325 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (28,246,414 )     (13,844,870 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     269,943,729       311,962,117  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 241,697,315     $ 298,117,247  
                 
End of period cash and cash equivalents consists of                
Cash in broker trading accounts   $ 219,383,090     $ 272,415,110  
Cash and cash equivalents     22,314,225       25,702,137  
Total end of period cash and cash equivalents   $ 241,697,315     $ 298,117,247  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information                
Prior period redemptions paid   $ 10,423,609     $ 36,130,211  
Prior period subscriptions received in advance   $ 2,577,065     $ 2,399,374  
                 
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities                
Redemptions payable   $ 6,651,013     $ 12,068,807  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

 

    Class A   Class B   Class I   Non-Controlling Interest    
    Units   Amount   Units   Amount   Units   Amount   Amount   Total
                             
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015
                           
Balance at December 31, 2014     106,074.0114     $ 468,243,719       41,522.9665     $ 262,572,733       3,438.9708     $ 3,455,693     $ 7,282,068     $ 741,554,213  
Net income (loss)             (15,086,747 )             (4,125,460 )             (72,413 )     (1,686,918 )     (20,971,538 )
Subscriptions     5,743.5295       25,376,355       1,574.4869       9,995,503       389.4833       410,000       23,350,573       59,132,431  
Redemptions     (9,093.6066 )     (39,751,760 )     (9,198.4444 )     (58,398,450 )                 (3,016,772 )     (101,166,982 )
Transfers     (1,082.9484 )     (4,749,538 )     749.8353       4,749,538                          
Balance at September 30, 2015     101,640.9859     $ 434,032,029       34,648.8443     $ 214,793,864       3,828.4541     $ 3,793,280     $ 25,928,951     $ 678,548,124  
                                                                 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014
                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2013     133,795.0412     $ 550,501,395       56,246.4420     $ 325,651,536       4,675.5936     $ 4,256,774     $     $ 880,409,705  
Net income (loss)             3,562,342               5,117,317               67,960       7,012       8,754,631  
Subscriptions     4,790.9570       19,388,345       1,588.6229       9,106,593                   404,869       28,899,807  
Redemptions     (27,316.9635 )     (110,467,830 )     (15,431.0260 )     (88,184,732 )     (2,229.9294 )     (2,024,207 )           (200,676,769 )
Transfers     (523.1571 )     (2,143,288 )     368.7128       2,143,288                          
Balance at September 30, 2014     110,745.8776     $ 460,840,964       42,772.7517     $ 253,834,002       2,445.6642     $ 2,300,527     $ 411,881     $ 717,387,374  

 

   Net Asset Value per Unit

   Class A  Class B  Class I
          
September 30, 2015   $4,270.25   $6,199.16   $990.81 
December 31, 2014    4,414.30    6,323.56    1,004.98 
September 30, 2014    4,161.25    5,934.48    940.66 
December 31, 2013    4,114.51    5,789.73    910.42 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Description of the Fund

 

Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership (“Fund”) is a Maryland limited partnership, which operates as a commodity investment pool that commenced trading operations on January 2, 1990. The Fund issues units of limited partner interests (“Units”) in three classes, Class A, B and I, which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Fund. The Fund will automatically terminate on December 31, 2025, unless terminated earlier as provided in the Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (“Partnership Agreement”).

 

The Fund uses commodity trading advisors to engage in the speculative trading of futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other financial instruments traded in the United States (“U.S.”) and internationally.

 

The Fund is a registrant with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("1934 Act”). As a registrant, the Fund is subject to the regulations of the SEC and the disclosure requirements of the 1934 Act. As a commodity pool, the Fund is subject to the regulations of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), an agency of the U.S. Government, which regulates most aspects of the commodity futures industry; rules of the National Futures Association (“NFA”), an industry self-regulatory organization; rules of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), an industry self-regulatory organization; and the requirements of commodity exchanges where the Fund executes transactions. Additionally, the Fund is subject to the requirements of the futures brokers and interbank market makers through which the Fund trades.

 

Steben & Company, Inc. (“General Partner”) is the general partner of the Fund and a Maryland corporation registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodities introducing broker, and is also registered with the SEC as a registered investment advisor and a broker dealer. The General Partner is a member of the NFA and FINRA. The General Partner manages all aspects of the Fund’s business and serves as one of the Fund’s selling agents.

 

The three classes of Units in the Fund differ only in the fees applicable to each class. Class A Units are subject to a 2% per annum selling agent fee and Class B Units are subject to a 0.2% per annum broker dealer servicing fee. Class I Units are subject to higher minimum investments requirements, lower General Partner management fees (0.75% per annum instead of 1.50% per annum), and a General Partner performance fee (7.5% of new profits, described more fully in Note 4).

 

During the second quarter of 2014, the Fund purchased $58.5 million of Class I shares of the Steben Managed Futures Strategy Fund (“SMFF”). SMFF is a non-diversified series of shares of beneficial interest of Steben Alternative Investment Fund (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. SMFF issues four classes of shares: Class A, C, I and N. At September 30, 2015, the Fund owned a majority of the outstanding shares of SMFF and therefore had effective control of that entity. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and operating results of SMFF have been consolidated with the Fund. The portion of SMFF that is not owned by the Fund is presented as the non-controlling interest. SMFF has a similar investment strategy to the Fund, except that it uses a total return swap with Deutsche Bank AG to obtain access to the returns of select commodity trading advisors. The General Partner serves as the investment manager of SMFF. During 2015, the Fund redeemed $7 million of its investment in SMFF.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

Accounting Principles

The Fund’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Fund and SMFF, for which the Fund is the majority shareholder. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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Use of Estimates

Preparing consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

Futures, forward currency contracts, investments in securities, and certificates of deposit are recorded on a trade date basis, and gains or losses are realized when contracts/positions are liquidated. Realized gains and losses on investments in securities and certificates of deposit are determined on a specific identification basis and are included in net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations. Unrealized gains and losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and fair value) are reported in the consolidated statements of financial condition as net unrealized gain or loss, as there exists a right of offset of any unrealized gains or losses. The difference between cost and the fair value of open investments in securities and certificates of deposit is reflected as unrealized gain or loss on investments in securities and certificates of deposit. Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the consolidated statements of operations. Interest income earned on investments in securities, certificates of deposit and other cash and cash equivalent balances is recorded on an accrual basis.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments are recorded at fair value, the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are classified within a fair value hierarchy based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. This fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 – Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Financial instruments utilizing Level 1 inputs include futures contracts, U.S. Treasury securities and money market funds.
   
Level 2 – Fair value is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the financial instrument, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals using a market approach. Financial instruments utilizing Level 2 inputs include forward currency contracts, swap, commercial paper, corporate notes, certificates of deposit, asset backed securities and U.S. government sponsored enterprise notes.
   
Level 3 – Fair value is based on valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable. The Fund has no financial instruments utilizing Level 3 inputs.

 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment.

 

The Fund assesses the classification of the instruments at each measurement date, and any transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Fund’s accounting policy regarding the recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. For the periods ended September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were no such transfers between levels.

 

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis follows.

 

U.S. Treasury securities are recorded at fair value based on bid and ask quotes for identical instruments. Commercial paper, certificates of deposit, corporate notes, asset backed securities and U.S. and foreign government sponsored enterprise notes are recorded at fair value based on bid and ask quotes for similar, but not identical, instruments. Accordingly, U.S. Treasury securities are classified within Level 1, and commercial paper, certificates of deposit, corporate notes, asset backed securities and U.S. and foreign government sponsored enterprise notes are classified within Level 2.

  

The investment in a money market fund, included in cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statements of financial condition, and futures contracts, all of which are exchange-traded, are valued using quoted market prices for identical assets and are classified within Level 1. The fair values of forward currency contracts are based upon third-party quoted dealer values on the interbank market and are classified within Level 2. The fair value of the swap investment is based on quoted market prices for the underlying contracts of the CTA programs within the swap and is classified within Level 2.

 

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents may include cash, money market accounts and short-term investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition and that are not held for sale in the normal course of business. The Fund maintains deposits with financial institutions in amounts that are in excess of federally insured limits; however, the Fund does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk.

 

Brokerage Commissions and Trading Expenses

Brokerage commissions and trading expenses include brokerage and other trading fees, and are charged to expense when contracts are opened and closed.

 

Redemptions Payable

Redemptions payable represent redemptions that meet the requirements of the Fund and have been approved by the General Partner prior to period-end. These redemptions have been recorded using the period-end net asset value per Unit.

 

Income Taxes

The Fund prepares calendar year U.S. and applicable state and local tax returns. The Fund is not subject to federal income taxes as each partner is individually liable for his or her allocable share of the Fund’s income, expenses and trading gains or losses. The Fund evaluates the tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are more-likely-than-not to be sustained when examined by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense and asset or liability in the current year. Management has determined there are no material uncertain income tax positions through September 30, 2015. With few exceptions, the Fund is no longer subject to U.S. federal, or state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2012.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions

The Fund has certain investments denominated in foreign currencies. Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates in effect at the date of statement of financial condition. The purchase and sale of investments, and income and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and change in unrealized gain or loss on such investments in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Swap Agreement

Through its investment in SMFF, the Fund has entered into a total return swap with Deutsche Bank AG. This two-party contract was entered in to exchange, or swap, the returns realized on a basket of CTA programs. Under the terms of the swap agreement, the investment manager of SMFF has the ability to periodically adjust the notional level of the swap, the notional allocation to each CTA program and the mix of CTA programs. The swap was effective April 2, 2014 and has a term of five years, with certain early termination provisions. The swap includes a 0.50% fee to Deutsche Bank AG.

 

At September 30, 2015, the fair value of the swap was $3,770,272, notional value was $100,454,985 and SMFF had provided $12,796,500 as collateral.

 

Reclassification

Certain amounts reported in the 2014 consolidated financial statements may have been reclassified to conform to the 2015 presentation without affecting previously reported partners’ capital (net asset value) or net income (loss).

 

2.Fair Value Disclosures

 

The Fund’s assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, are summarized in the following tables by the type of inputs applicable to the fair value measurements:

 

At September 30, 2015   
   Level 1  Level 2  Total
Equity in broker trading accounts:         
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts*  $25,373,767   $   $25,373,767 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts*       (3,329,881)   (3,329,881)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contract*       3,770,272    3,770,272 
Cash and cash equivalents:               
Money market fund   15,550,392        15,550,392 
Investments in securities:               
U.S. Treasury securities*   22,929,626        22,929,626 
Asset backed securities*       49,896,055    49,896,055 
Commercial paper*       55,892,109    55,892,109 
Corporate notes*       271,899,853    271,899,853 
Certificates of deposit*       21,338,628    21,338,628 
Total  $63,853,785   $399,467,036   $463,320,821 

 

*See the consolidated condensed schedule of investments for further description.

 

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At December 31, 2014   
   Level 1  Level 2  Total
Equity in broker trading accounts:               
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts*  $33,424,425   $   $33,424,425 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts*       (1,409,257)   (1,409,257)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contract*       8,071,814    8,071,814 
Cash and cash equivalents:               
Money market fund   11,400,634        11,400,634 
Investments in securities:               
U.S. Treasury securities*   39,378,298        39,378,298 
U.S. government sponsored enterprise notes*       2,000,951    2,000,951 
Asset backed securities*       29,066,524    29,066,524 
Commercial paper*       56,246,377    56,246,377 
Corporate notes*       303,770,438    303,770,438 
Certificates of deposit*       28,894,203    28,894,203 
Total  $84,203,357   $426,641,050   $510,844,407 

 

*See the consolidated condensed schedule of investments for further description.

 

There were no Level 3 holdings at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014, or during the periods then ended.

 

In addition to the financial instruments listed above, substantially all of the Fund’s other assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments and are reflected at fair value, or at carrying amounts that approximate fair value because of the short maturity of the instruments.

 

3.Derivative Instruments Disclosures

 

The Fund’s derivative contracts are comprised of futures and forward currency contracts, none of which are designated as hedging instruments. At September 30, 2015, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the consolidated statements of financial condition:

 

   Derivative Assets and Liabilities, at fair value
Statements of Financial Condition Location  Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets  Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition  Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
Equity in broker trading accounts          
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts         
Agricultural commodities  $3,790,434   $(2,556,092)  $1,234,342 
Currencies   1,272,603    (1,573,723)   (301,120)
Energy   5,060,592    (551,881)   4,508,711 
Equity indices   2,172,777    (2,188,926)   (16,149)
Interest rate instruments   17,438,919    (1,293,560)   16,145,359 
Metals   10,445,143    (7,094,882)   3,350,261 
Single stock futures   514,803    (62,440)   452,363 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts  $40,695,271   $(15,321,504)  $25,373,767 
                
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts   $4,722,093   $(8,051,974)  $(3,329,881)
                
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contract*  $3,770,272   $   $3,770,272 

 

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*At September 30, 2015, the sector exposure of the CTA indices underlying the swap was:

 

Agricultural commodities   6%
Currencies   18%
Energy   4%
Equity indices   5%
Interest rate instruments   61%
Metals   6%
Total   100%

 

At September 30, 2015, there were 61,059 open futures contracts and 3,215 open forward currency contracts. The Fund’s financial assets, derivative assets, and cash collateral held by counterparties at September 30, 2015 were:

 

      Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statements of
Financial Condition
   
Counterparty  Net Amount of Assets in the Statements of Financial Condition  Financial Instruments Pledged  Cash Collateral Received  Net Amount
JP Morgan Securities, LLC  $2,384,274   $   $   $2,384,274 
Société Générale Newedge UK Limited*   (2,368,974)           (2,368,974)
SG Americas Securities, LLC**   22,466,936            22,466,936 
UBS AG   (791,617)           (791,617)
Deutsche Bank AG   4,123,539            4,123,539 
Total  $25,814,158   $   $   $25,814,158 

 

*formerly Newedge UK Financial Ltd

**formerly Newedge USA, LLC

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the consolidated statements of operations:

 

   Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Types of Exposure  Net realized gain (loss)  Net change in unrealized gain (loss)  Net realized gain (loss)  Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
Futures contracts            
Agricultural commodities  $(2,584,451)  $3,166,404   $(7,025,268)  $(715,872)
Currencies   (2,086,220)   (416,538)   3,271,320    (4,310,616)
Energy   15,139,264    4,980,522    12,199,065    (5,107,762)
Equity indices   (23,657,564)   4,432,483    1,098,348    (4,195,900)
Interest rate instruments   10,279,460    14,743,788    27,084,631    2,647,408 
Metals   11,245,041    1,937,555    2,357,931    3,585,082 
Single stock futures   732,472    341,377    (38,442)   47,002 
Total futures contracts   9,068,002    29,185,591    38,947,585    (8,050,658)
                     
Forward currency contracts   (2,958,835)   (1,621,008)   (7,806,243)   (1,920,624)
                     
Swap contract       (1,683,585)       (4,301,542)
                     
Total futures, forward currency and swap contracts  $6,109,167   $25,880,998   $31,141,342   $(14,272,824)

  

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For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the number of futures contracts closed was 466,460 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 43,040. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the number of futures contracts closed was 1,467,852 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 115,858.

 

At December 31, 2014, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the consolidated statements of financial condition:

 

December 31, 2014  Derivative Assets and Liabilities, at fair value
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition Location  Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets  Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition  Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
Equity in broker trading accounts:          
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts         
Agricultural commodities  $3,586,791   $(1,636,577)  $1,950,214 
Currencies   4,725,746    (716,250)   4,009,496 
Energy   11,263,597    (1,647,124)   9,616,473 
Equity indices   8,159,156    (3,979,405)   4,179,751 
Interest rate instruments   16,531,993    (3,034,042)   13,497,951 
Metals   6,662,967    (6,897,788)   (234,821)
Single stock futures   619,062    (213,701)   405,361 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts  $51,549,312   $(18,124,887)  $33,424,425 
                
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts  $9,242,604   $(10,651,861)  $(1,409,257)
                
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contract *  $8,071,814   $   $8,071,814 

 

*At December 31, 2014, the sector exposure of the CTA indices underlying the swap was:

 

Agricultural commodities   5%
Currencies   30%
Energy   2%
Equity indices   12%
Interest rate instruments   45%
Metals   6%
Total   100%

 

At December 31, 2014, there were 63,480 open futures contracts and 2,160 open forward currency contracts. The Fund’s financial assets, derivative assets, and cash collateral held by counterparties at December 31, 2014 were:

 

            Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition    
Counterparty   Net Amount of Assets in the Statements of Financial Condition   Financial Instruments   Cash Collateral Received   Net Amount
JP Morgan Securities, LLC   $ 5,521,276     $     $     $ 5,521,276  
Société Générale Newedge UK Limited*     (2,696,108 )                 (2,696,108 )
SG Americas Securities, LLC**     27,903,149                   27,903,149  
UBS AG     1,286,851                   1,286,851  
Deutsche Bank AG     8,071,814                   8,071,814  
Total   $ 40,086,982     $     $     $ 40,086,982  

 

*formerly Newedge UK Financial Ltd

**formerly Newedge USA, LLC

 

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the consolidated statements of operations:

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014
Types of Exposure  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Net change in unrealized
gain (loss)
  Net realized
gain (loss)
  Net change in unrealized
gain (loss)
Futures contracts            
Agricultural commodities  $3,427,306   $4,199,308   $13,023,155   $312,951 
Currencies   6,176,382    3,001,894    4,393,805    (2,843,629)
Energy   (8,584,729)   1,921,259    (14,802,785)   4,360,831 
Equity indices   4,015,489    (5,616,395)   15,082,650    (26,989,030)
Interest rate instruments   17,577,743    (8,237,599)   49,409,974    2,996,345 
Metals   (1,060,094)   7,205,303    (12,493,028)   4,669,285 
Single stock futures   (364,008)   (389,059)   1,634,179    (571,238)
Total futures contracts   21,188,089    2,084,711    56,247,950    (18,064,485)
                     
Forward currency contracts   3,371,455    (4,020,523)   7,699,833    (5,234,342)
                     
Swap contract       1,876,430    (3,500)   3,471,905 
                     
Total futures, forward currency and swap contracts  $24,559,544   $(59,382)  $63,944,283   $(19,826,922)

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the number of futures contracts closed was 415,069 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 8,460. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the number of futures contracts closed was 969,822 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 28,476.

 

4.General Partner

 

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and for the periods then ended, the General Partner did not maintain a capital balance in the Fund. However, the beneficiary of the majority shareholder of the General Partner had the following investment:

 

   September 30, 
2015
  December 31,
2014
Class of units  I  I
 Number of units    254.4114    254.4114 
Value   $252,074   $255,679 

 

The General Partner earns the following compensation:

 

General Partner Management Fee – the Fund incurs a monthly fee on Class A and Class B Units equal to 1/12th of 1.5% of the month-end net asset value of the Class A and Class B Units, payable in arrears. The Fund incurs a monthly fee on Class I Units equal to 1/12th of 0.75% of the month-end net asset value of the Class I Units, payable in arrears.

 

General Partner Performance Fee – the Fund incurs a monthly fee on Class I Units equal to 7.5% of new profits of the Class I Units calculated monthly. The general partner performance fee is payable quarterly in arrears.

 

Management fee – SMFF incurs a monthly fee equal to 1/12th of 1.25% of the month-end net asset value of the trust, payable in arrears to the investment manager.

 

Distribution (12b-1) fee – SMFF incurs a monthly 12b-1 fee of 1/12th of 0.25% of the month-end net asset value of the Class A and N shares, and 1/12th of 1% of the month-end value of the Class C shares.

 

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Selling Agent Fees – the Class A Units incur a monthly fee equal to 1/12th of 2% of the month-end net asset value of the Class A Units. Selling agent fees amounted to $2,218,694 and $2,356,765 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Selling agent fees amounted to $6,967,395 and $7,497,404 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Such amounts are included in selling agent fees – General Partner in the consolidated statements of operations. The General Partner, in turn, pays the selling agent fees to the respective selling agents. If there is no designated selling agent or the General Partner was the selling agent, such portions of the selling agent fees are retained by the General Partner.

 

Broker Dealer Servicing Fees – the Class B Units incur a monthly fee equal to 1/12th of 0.2% of the month-end net asset value of the Class B Units. Broker dealer servicing fees amounted to $110,845 and $130,096 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Broker dealer servicing fees amounted to $372,102 and $423,465 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Such amounts are included in selling agent fees – General Partner in the consolidated statements of operations. The General Partner, in turn, pays the fees to the respective selling agents. If there is no designated selling agent or the General Partner was the selling agent, such portions of the broker dealer servicing fees are retained by the General Partner.

 

Operating Services Fee – SMFF incurs a monthly fee equal to 1/12th of 0.5% of the month-end net asset value of the trust, payable to the investment manager. The investment manager, in turn, pays the operating expenses of the trust, pursuant to an operating services agreement between the parties.

 

Administrative Expenses – the Fund incurs a monthly fee equal to 1/12th of 0.45% of the month-end net asset value of the fund, payable in arrears to the General Partner. The General Partner, in turn, pays the administrative expenses of the Fund. Administrative expenses include accounting, audit, legal, salary and administrative costs incurred by the General Partner relating to marketing and administration of the Fund; such as, salaries and commissions of General Partner marketing personnel, administrative employee salaries and related costs.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, each year the General Partner receives from the Fund 1% of any net income earned by the Fund. Conversely, the General Partner pays to the Fund 1% of any net loss incurred by the Fund. Such amounts are reflected as General Partner 1% allocation receivable or payable in the consolidated statements of financial condition and as General Partner 1% allocation in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

5.Trading Advisors and Cash Managers

 

The Fund has advisory agreements with various commodity trading advisors, pursuant to which the Fund incurs a monthly trading advisor management fee that ranges from 0% to 2% per annum of allocated net assets (as defined in each respective advisory agreement), paid monthly or quarterly in arrears. Additionally, the Fund incurs trading advisor incentive fees, payable quarterly in arrears, ranging from 12.50% to 30% of net new trading profits (as defined in each respective advisory agreement).

 

The Fund has engaged J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. and Principal Global Investors, LLC (collectively, the “Cash Managers”) to provide cash management services to the Fund. The Fund incurs monthly fees, payable in arrears to the Cash Managers, equal to approximately 1/12th of 0.12% of the investments in securities and certificates of deposit.

 

  6. Deposits with Brokers

 

To meet margin requirements, the Fund deposits funds with its futures brokers, subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. The Fund earns interest income on its assets deposited with brokers. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Fund had margin requirements of $89,984,004 and $104,811,368, respectively.

 

7.Subscriptions, Distributions and Redemptions

 

Investments in the Fund are made by subscription agreement and must be received within five business days of the end of the month, subject to acceptance by the General Partner. The minimum investment is $10,000 for Class A and B units and $2,000,000 for Class I units. Units are sold at the respective net asset value per unit for Class A, B or I interests as of the close of business on the last day of the month in which the subscription is accepted. Investors whose subscriptions are accepted are admitted as limited partners as of the beginning of the month following the month in which their subscriptions were accepted. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Fund received advance subscriptions of $1,485,667 and $2,577,065, respectively, which were recognized as subscriptions to the Fund or returned, if applicable, subsequent to period-end.

 

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The Fund is not required to make distributions, but may do so at the sole discretion of the General Partner. A limited partner may request and receive redemption of Class A, B or I Units owned at the end of any month, subject to five business days’ prior written notice to the General Partner, and in certain circumstances, restrictions in the Partnership Agreement.

 

The General Partner may require a limited partner to redeem from the Fund if the General Partner deems the redemption (a) necessary to prevent or correct the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (b) beneficial to the Fund, or (c) necessary to comply with applicable government or self-regulatory organization regulations.

 

8.Trading Activities and Related Risks

 

The Fund engages in the speculative trading of futures, swaps, options and over-the-counter contracts, including forward currency contracts traded in the U.S. and internationally. Trading in derivatives exposes the Fund to both market risk, the risk arising from a change in the fair value of a contract, and credit risk, the risk of failure by another party to perform according to the terms of a contract.

 

Purchase and sale of futures contracts requires margin deposits with the futures brokers. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss of contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act (“CEAct”) requires a broker to segregate all customer transactions and assets from such broker’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. Treasury securities) deposited with a broker are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the broker’s segregation requirements. In the event of a broker’s insolvency, recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds available. It is possible that the recovered amount could be less than (or none of) the total cash and other property deposited. The Fund uses with SG Americas Securities, LLC (formerly Newedge USA, LLC), JP Morgan Securities, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. as its futures brokers and Société Générale Newedge UK Limited (formerly Newedge UK Finance Limited), Deutsche Bank AG and UBS AG as its forward currency counterparties.

 

For futures contracts, risks arise from changes in the fair value of the contracts. Theoretically, the Fund is exposed to a market risk equal to the value of futures and forward currency contracts purchased, and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.

 

In addition to market risk, upon entering into commodity interest contracts there is a credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to the Fund. The counterparty for futures and options on futures contracts traded in the U.S. and on most non-U.S. futures exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchanges. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some non-U.S. exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.

 

In the case of forward currency contracts, which are traded on the interbank or other institutional market rather than on exchanges, the counterparty is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a clearinghouse backed by a group of financial institutions; thus there likely will be greater counterparty credit risk. While the Fund trades only with those counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy, there can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to the Fund.

 

The Fund trades forward currency contracts in unregulated markets between principals and assumes the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Accordingly, the risks associated with forward currency contracts are generally greater than those associated with exchange-traded contracts because of the greater risk of counterparty default. Additionally, the trading of forward currency contracts typically involves delayed cash settlement.

 

The Fund has a portion of its assets on deposit with interbank market makers and other financial institutions in connection with its trading of forward currency contracts and its cash management activities. In the event of an interbank market maker’s or financial institution’s insolvency, recovery of Fund assets on deposit may be limited to account insurance or other protection afforded such deposits.

 

Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the consolidated statement of financial condition.

 

The Cash Managers manage the Fund’s cash and excess margin through investments in fixed income instruments, pursuant to investment parameters established by the General Partner. Fluctuations in prevailing interest rates could cause mark-to-market losses on the Fund’s fixed income instruments.

 

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Through its investments in debt securities and certificates of deposit, the Fund has exposure to U.S. and foreign enterprises. The following table presents the exposure at September 30, 2015.

 

Country or Region  U.S. Treasury Securities  Commercial Paper  Corporate Notes  Asset Backed Securities  Certificates of Deposit  Total  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
United States  $22,929,626   $33,655,419   $197,527,651   $49,896,055   $7,721,387   $311,730,138    45.95%
Switzerland           16,528,960            16,528,960    2.44%
Canada       399,924    6,516,594        6,203,942    13,120,460    1.93%
Australia       1,950,035    10,529,562            12,479,597    1.84%
Netherlands           10,180,283            10,180,283    1.50%
Great Britain       3,195,915    5,300,843            8,496,758    1.25%
Luxumbourg           7,763,206            7,763,206    1.14%
Japan       4,599,106    2,207,729        853,105    7,659,940    1.13%
Sweden       399,944    2,958,808        2,549,958    5,908,710    0.87%
Mexico           5,787,248            5,787,248    0.85%
British Virgin Islands           4,817,076            4,817,076    0.71%
France       4,597,547                4,597,547    0.68%
Singapore       3,698,884                3,698,884    0.55%
Germany       399,946    766,480        2,009,046    3,175,472    0.47%
Norway       2,995,389                2,995,389    0.44%
Finland                   2,001,190    2,001,190    0.29%
Spain           1,015,413            1,015,413    0.15%
 Total  $22,929,626   $55,892,109   $271,899,853   $49,896,055   $21,338,628   $421,956,271    62.19%

  

The following table presents the exposure at December 31, 2014.

 

Country or Region  U.S. Treasury Securities  U.S. Gov’t Sponsored Enterprise Notes  Commercial Paper  Corporate Notes  Asset Backed Securities  Certificates of Deposit  Total  % of Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)
United States  $39,378,298   $2,000,951   $39,972,402   $208,862,490   $29,066,524   $12,778,002   $332,058,667    44.77%
Canada               20,801,648        6,205,811    27,007,459    3.64%
Netherlands               21,483,148        1,400,456    22,883,604    3.09%
Australia           1,488,120    15,346,609            16,834,729    2.27%
Great Britain           5,198,181    6,746,558            11,944,739    1.61%
Japan           2,099,711    7,516,554            9,616,265    1.30%
Switzerland               2,241,635        3,502,808    5,744,443    0.77%
Spain               5,684,276            5,684,276    0.77%
France           4,488,171    1,014,535            5,502,706    0.74%
Sweden           2,999,792    2,204,253            5,204,045    0.70%
British Virgin Islands               4,790,088            4,790,088    0.65%
Mexico               4,517,931            4,517,931    0.61%
Germany                       3,003,512    3,003,512    0.41%
Luxumbourg               2,560,713            2,560,713    0.35%
China                       2,003,614    2,003,614    0.27%
Total  $39,378,298   $2,000,951   $56,246,377   $303,770,438   $29,066,524   $28,894,203   $459,356,791    61.95%

  

9.Indemnifications

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be estimated. However, the Fund believes that it is unlikely it will have to make material payments under these arrangements and has not recorded any contingent liability in the consolidated financial statements for such indemnifications.

 

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10.Interim Financial Statements

 

The consolidated statements of financial condition, including the consolidated condensed schedule of investments, at September 30, 2015, the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the consolidated statements of cash flows, and consolidated statement of changes in partners’ capital (net asset value) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP may be omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, such consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures reflect all adjustments, which were of a normal and recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position at September 30, 2015, results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, cash flows and changes in partners’ capital (net asset value) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other period. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Fund’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.

 

11.Financial Highlights

 

The following information presents per unit operating performance data and other financial ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, assuming the unit was outstanding throughout the entire period: 

 

   Three Months Ended September 30,
   2015  2014
   Class A  Class B  Class I  Class A  Class B  Class I
Per Unit Operating Performance                              
Net asset value per Unit at beginning of period  $4,131.81   $5,971.97   $952.00   $4,109.98   $5,835.26   $922.63 
                               
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments(1)   193.53    279.98    44.50    125.66    178.62    28.17 
Net investment income (loss)(1)   (55.09)   (52.79)   (5.69)   (74.39)   (79.40)   (10.14)
Total income (loss) from operations   138.44    227.19    38.81    51.27    99.22    18.03 
                               
Net asset value per Unit at end of period  $4,270.25   $6,199.16   $990.81   $4,161.25   $5,934.48   $940.66 
                               
Total return (4)   3.35%   3.80%   4.08%   1.25%   1.70%   1.95%
                               
Other Financial Ratios                              
Ratios to average net asset value                              
Expenses prior to General Partner 1% allocation (2) (3)   5.61%   3.78%   2.71%   7.53%   5.70%   4.64%
General Partner 1% allocation (4)   0.03%   0.04%   0.04%   0.01%   0.02%   0.02%
Net total expenses   5.64%   3.82%   2.75%   7.54%   5.72%   4.66%
                               
Net investment income (loss) (2) (3) (5)   (5.09)%   (3.30)%   (2.17)%   (7.18)%   (5.36)%   (4.30)%

 

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   Nine Months Ended September 30,
   2015  2014
   Class A  Class B  Class I  Class A  Class B  Class I
Per Unit Operating Performance                  
Net asset value per Unit at beginning of period  $4,414.30   $6,323.56   $1,004.98   $4,114.51   $5,789.73   $910.42 
                               
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments(1)   78.35    116.51    16.70    231.03    327.11    51.32 
Net investment income (loss)(1)   (222.40)   (240.91)   (30.87)   (184.29)   (182.36)   (21.08)
Total income (loss) from operations   (144.05)   (124.40)   (14.17)   46.74    144.75    30.24 
                               
Net asset value per Unit at end of period  $4,270.25   $6,199.16   $990.81   $4,161.25   $5,934.48   $940.66 
                               
Total return (4)   (3.26)%   (1.97)%   (1.41)%   1.14%   2.50%   3.32%
                               
Other Financial Ratios                              
Ratios to average net asset value                              
Expenses prior to General Partner 1% allocation (2) (3)   7.22%   5.51%   4.55%   6.41%   4.57%   3.45%
General Partner 1% allocation (4)   (0.03)%   (0.02)%   (0.02)%   0.01%   0.02%   0.02%
Net total expenses   7.19%   5.49%   4.53%   6.42%   4.59%   3.47%
                               
Net investment income (loss) (2) (3) (5)   (6.76)%   (5.06)%   (4.09)%   (6.05)%   (4.21)%   (3.08)%

 

Total returns are calculated based on the change in value of a Unit during the period. An individual partner’s total returns and ratios may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of subscriptions and redemptions.

 

(1) The net investment income (loss) per unit is calculated by dividing the net investment income (loss) by the average number of Class A, B or I Units outstanding during the period. Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information. Such balancing amount may differ from the calculation of net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investment per unit due to the timing of investment gains and losses during the period relative to the number of units outstanding.

 

(2) The net investment income (loss) includes interest income and excludes net realized and net change in unrealized gain (loss) from investment activities as shown in the consolidated statements of operations. The total amount is then reduced by all expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, which are included in net investment gain (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations. The resulting amount is divided by the average net asset value for the period.

 

(3) Ratios have been annualized.

 

(4) Ratios have not been annualized.

 

(5) Ratio excludes General Partner 1% allocation.

 

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

 

Results of Operations

 

During the second quarter of 2014, the Fund purchased $58.5 million of Class I shares of the Steben Managed Futures Strategy Fund (“SMFF”). SMFF is a non-diversified series of shares of beneficial interest of Steben Alternative Investment Fund (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. SMFF has a similar investment strategy to the Fund, except that it uses a total return swap with Deutsche Bank AG to obtain access to the returns of select commodity trading advisors. By using the swap agreement, the Fund was able to take advantage of lower CTA fees at lower investment levels. During 2015, the Fund redeemed $7 million of its investment in SMFF.

 

The returns for each Class of Units for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were:

 

Class of Units  2015  2014
Class A   (3.26)%   1.14%
Class B   (1.97)%   2.50%
Class I   (1.41)%   3.32%

 

Further analysis of the trading gains and losses is provided below.

 

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2015

January

In January, Europe’s economic woes continued to have a major impact on financial markets. In order to combat deflationary pressures, the European Central Bank implemented quantitative easing, committing to purchase €60 billion of government bonds per month for 19 months. This led to further depreciation of the euro and a rally in European stocks. In order to untether itself from the falling euro, the Swiss National Bank made a surprise move to de-peg the Swiss franc, which led to a dramatic 30% intraday spike in its exchange rate. In the U.S., bond yields plummeted, with the 30-year yield hitting a historic low of 2.2%, as foreign buyers plowed into safe haven assets supported by a strong U.S. dollar.

 

2015 began with a continuation of many of the strong trends seen in the second half of 2014. The Fund made the bulk of its gains in January from long bond positions, particularly in the U.S. In currencies, the Fund profited from a short position in the euro, which more than offset Swiss franc losses. Short energy positions were also positive contributors. Choppiness in S&P 500 led to a modest loss in the equities sector. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a gain of 4.17%, 4.33% and 4.41% for Class A, B and I Units, respectively.

 

February

February began with a sell-off in bonds after a strong labor market report in the U.S. led to speculation of interest rate hikes in the second half of the year. Improved growth prospects also stoked a rally in equities, as the S&P 500 made its biggest monthly gain since October 2011. Driven by cold U.S. weather and a falling North American oilrig count, energy prices saw a rebound for the first time since the precipitous decline that began in June 2014. The U.S. dollar continued to appreciate against most major currencies, with the exception of the British pound, which strengthened after the UK saw its eighth straight quarter of positive growth.

 

The Fund’s largest gains for the month came from its long stock index positions. However, trend reversals in bonds hurt the Fund’s long fixed income positions. In currencies, profits made on declines in the euro and Japanese yen were offset by losses from the rising British pound. Short exposure in energy markets also detracted from performance as oil prices staged a minor recovery. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a gain of 0.07%, 0.21% and 0.28% for Class A, B and I Units, respectively.

 

March

Monetary easing in Europe remained the dominant theme in financial markets in March. The European Central Bank began its bond purchases under its new quantitative easing program, designed to lower borrowing costs and stimulate growth in the region. This pushed down German 10-year bond yields to below 0.2%, and caused the euro to depreciate to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since 2003. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee struck a more dovish tone than the market expected on the timing of interest rate hikes, despite positive labor market trends. In energy markets, a continued supply glut pushed oil prices down to $44 per barrel during the month.

 

The Fund’s largest gains for the month came from its long fixed income positions, particularly in U.S. short term interest rates and UK gilts. In currencies, short euro positions against the U.S. dollar proved profitable. Short oil positions also contributed positively, taking advantage of the slide in energy prices. Performance in equity indices was flat with gains in Europe and Japan being offset by losses in the U.S. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a gain of 2.00%, 2.15% and 2.07% for Class A, B and I Units, respectively.

 

April

In April, markets were quiet through the first three weeks of the month, but a shift in sentiment towards European monetary easing during the final days of the month caused reversals in many of the most profitable trends from the first quarter. Signs of economic improvement in Europe raised fears that quantitative easing programs would be removed sooner than anticipated. The result was a sudden rise in interest rates, and a rebound in the euro along with a retreat in European equity markets.

 

The Fund experienced its largest losses in currencies, interest rates and energy. Losses were partially offset by gains in non-European stock indices. In currencies, the Fund’s net short position against the euro accounted for the majority of losses. In the interest rate instruments, losses occurred during the last week of the month, primarily from Gilts, Canadian Bonds, U.S. Treasury Bonds and German Bunds. Stock indices experienced broad based gains, with long positions in the Hang Sang and Chinese equity index contributing to performance. The Fund finished the month with a loss of 4.04%, 3.89% and 3.81% for Class A, B and I units, respectively.

 

May

The sudden deterioration in investor sentiment over Europe’s quantitative easing (QE) program carried over from April into the first half of May. Yields on the German Bund, which had previously been on a steady decline, rose sharply from a low of 7 basis points (bps) in late April to a high of 72bps by mid-May. The euro also rebounded against the U.S. dollar, reversing its depreciating trend. However, in the second half of the month worries over Greek debt repayments and an announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB) that it could bring forward its scheduled bond purchases from July and August into June caused the euro and European bond yields to fall once again. Meanwhile, in Japan, expectations of further monetary stimulus on the back of disappointing economic data drove the Japanese yen to a 12-year low against the U.S. dollar, which boosted export-oriented Japanese stocks.

 

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The Fund saw losses in the first half of May as a result of a sharp sell-off in bonds, particularly in the German Bund. Other early losses came as a result of a rebound in precious metal prices, which hurt the Fund’s short positions. The Fund made some gains later in the month through short positions in the euro and Japanese yen, which benefited from a depreciation of those currencies against the U.S. dollar. Nevertheless, the Fund finished the month with a loss of 1.42%, 1.27% and 1.19% on Class A, B and I units, respectively.

 

June

June saw large reversals across a broad range of markets as a result of shifting sentiment in Europe and Asia. The Greek debt crisis once again became a focal point for investors. After early optimism on a possible bailout deal, the Greek government shocked markets with a weekend announcement that the European creditors’ proposed bailout plan and austerity demands would be put to a national referendum, increasing the risk of a full default and a Greek exit from the Eurozone. This caused the largest ever gap decline in Eurostoxx equity index futures when markets re-opened on the last Monday of the month. Elsewhere, the frothy Chinese equity market extended its huge run up before falling more than 20%. Chinese authorities sought to quell concerns by cutting interest rates for the fourth time since last November, causing stocks to rebound. Apart from the macroeconomic issues that dominated headlines, unexpectedly heavy rainfall in the U.S. Midwest delayed crop plantings and caused a sharp reversal in the downtrend recently seen in agricultural commodities.

 

Equity indices, particularly in Europe, were the biggest detractors during the month, as long positions were hurt when the crisis in Greece sparked a broad stock sell-off. Short positions in agricultural commodities also struggled during the month. Wheat and corn prices jumped suddenly, reversing their entire year-to-date trend decline in just seven trading days, as wet weather delayed plantings and reduced supply forecasts. A choppy environment in currencies also proved challenging, as the euro and the Japanese yen rebounded against the U.S. dollar. The Fund finished the month with a loss of 6.94%, 6.80% and 6.73% for Class A, B and I units, respectively.

 

July

July saw markets begin to trend again after the reversals of the second quarter. While global equity and fixed income markets moved modestly higher for the month, commodities were down more than 14%, as represented by the S&P GSCI. The decline in commodities was caused by weakening demand from China, a stronger U.S. dollar and supply/demand imbalances. Energy markets experienced the strongest sell-off as crude oil futures lost more than 21%, hitting a low of $47 per barrel by month end. Markets were concerned with a surprise increase in the U.S. oil rig count, as well as potential new supply from Iran after a lifting of sanctions. In metals markets, concerns about slowing growth in China put pressure on the price of industrial metals. This broad commodity weakness also led to depreciation in the currencies of exporting countries, such as Canada and Australia.

 

The Fund enjoyed a strong rebound in July, making profits in metals, energy, currencies and interest rates. Performance in agricultural commodities was flat, while equity indices were a marginal detractor. The metals sector was the top contributor and gold was the best performing contract, as short positions benefitted from declining prices. Gold futures prices were down over 6% in July, due to both U.S. dollar strength and a disclosure from China’s central bank that it had purchased less gold during the prior six years than markets realized. Short positions in energy markets profited from falling Brent and WTI crude oil prices. Short exposure to commodity exporting currencies and long fixed income positions also made gains. The Fund finished the month with a gain of 5.68%, 5.83% and 5.93% for Class A, B and I units, respectively.

 

August

In August, news from China led to a tumultuous month for global financial markets. China’s CSI 300 equity index fell 37% by month end from its June peak, which impacted emerging markets, before spreading to developed markets, with the S&P 500 falling as much as 11% intra-month. Speculation mounted that the Fed might respond by deferring U.S. interest rate hikes, leading to weakness in the U.S. dollar against the euro and Japanese yen. Commodity prices also fell for most of the month, but the last three trading days saw a 27% rebound in oil prices, the largest percentage jump since 1990.

 

The Fund came into August with long positions in developed market equities, and was hit by the sharp sell-off in the second half of the month. Trend following managers moved to a net short position in stock indices by month-end, but not before incurring losses. In foreign exchange markets, the decline in the U.S. dollar hurt the Fund’s long dollar exposure against major currencies. Early gains in long fixed income and short commodity positions were offset at month end after sharp, choppy reversals in these markets. The Fund finished the month with a loss. The trading strategies employed in the Fund have the potential to take advantage of periods of extended market stress, but it is normal to suffer drawdowns at turning points, as managers respond to new trends and reposition their portfolios. Managers’ trading systems are designed to react to price patterns that evolve over the course of days and months. However, it is important to remember that extreme intraday and overnight price reversals, which we saw in August, can be challenging to navigate. Despite this month’s setback, we believe that the Fund’s managers will be successful over the long-term and deliver valuable diversification for investors’ portfolios. The Fund finished the month with a loss of 5.85%, 5.71% and 5.63% for Class A, B and I units, respectively.

 

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September

The global equity rout which began in August spilled over into September. In the U.S., the S&P 500 declined 2.5% during the month. International stocks fell even more, as the Eurostoxx 50 was down 5.1% and the Nikkei dropped 7.3%. China’s slowdown continued to weigh on a broad range of industrial commodities. An overhang in global supply in crude oil relative to reduced demand caused prices to fall from $50 to $45 per barrel. Amid the backdrop of weak global growth, the Fed delayed its first interest rate hike and fixed income markets rallied.

 

Trend-following managers were able to capitalize on September’s decline in investor risk sentiment. The largest positive contributing sector was fixed income, with profitable long positions in interest rate futures as well as in long term bonds. Short oil exposure benefited from the sell-off in energy. Equity positions were small during the month and had little impact on performance. In agricultural markets, the Fund gained on short positions in cattle futures, as robust growth in herds pushed down prices. However this was offset by short positions in sugar as excessive rain in Brazil caused prices to spike. The Fund finished the month with a gain of 3.87%, 4.03% and 4.11% for Class A, B and I units, respectively.

 

2014

January

January saw a broad flight to safety, sparked by a sharp sell-off in emerging market currencies, as investors worried about the impact of Fed tapering and weak Chinese manufacturing on emerging economies. This heightened risk aversion quickly spread to developed markets, which saw declines in equity indices and rallies in bonds, gold and safe haven currencies. Meanwhile, in energy markets, natural gas prices surged due to freezing temperatures across the U.S.

 

January saw a reversal of many of the most profitable trends from the fourth quarter of 2013, resulting in negative performance for the Fund’s trend-following programs. In equity markets, the Fund’s long positions in the S&P 500 and Nikkei saw losses as global indices fell sharply. Although the Fund has historically been non-correlated to stocks over the long run, in the short term it can have positive or negative correlation depending on whether existing equity trends cause the Fund to be positioned long or short. In currencies, the Fund’s short Japanese yen position suffered as the exchange rate appreciated on safe haven buying. The Fund did make gains in interest rates, where long positions in European and Japanese bonds benefited from fund flows into fixed income markets. In agricultural commodities, the Fund also profited from the continued bearish trend in wheat. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a loss, with Class A Units down 3.50%, Class B Units down 3.36%, and Class I Units down 3.28%.

 

February

In February, global equities rallied despite weakness in economic data caused by inclement weather. New Fed Chair Janet Yellen reassured investors that interest rate hikes would be unlikely in the current environment and that the gradual tapering of bond purchases would remain contingent on sustained labor market improvement. This relatively dovish stance raised bond prices and weakened the U.S. dollar. Energy prices surged during the month as unusually cold temperatures boosted demand in the U.S., while the escalating crisis in Ukraine threatened to disrupt European supply channels.

 

The Fund made its largest gains from rising equity markets through a range of long positions in U.S. and European indices. Additionally, the Fund profited from long positions in global bonds, which rallied on continued accommodative policy guidance from central banks. Long positions in natural gas and crude oil also benefited the Fund as energy prices moved higher. However, the metals sector caused losses as a rebound in gold and silver on U.S. dollar weakness hurt the Fund’s short positions. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a gain, with Class A Units up 2.09%, Class B Units up 2.24%, and Class I Units up 2.32%.

 

March

March was a choppy month in equity and energy markets, due to the Russia/Ukraine crisis and as China saw its first domestic corporate bond default in a sign of slowing growth. In the U.S., Fed Chair Yellen stirred up fixed income and currency markets by initially suggesting that interest rates hikes might come sooner than expected, then later backtracking on those comments.

 

The Fund made gains in currencies during the month from long positions in the New Zealand dollar, which rallied as that country became the first developed market to raise interest rates in the current cycle. The agricultural sector was also profitable, with the Fund capitalizing on rising price trends in soybeans (due to poor weather in Brazil) and in lean hogs (due to a disease outbreak in the U.S.). However, uncertainty over both the health of China’s economy and the timing of Fed tightening caused whipsaw market action in global stocks, oil markets and U.S. bonds, which generated losses for trend-following strategies in those sectors. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a loss, with Class A Units down 2.17%, Class B Units down 2.02%, and Class I Units down 1.93%.

 

April

In April, equities initially sold off amid concerns over stock valuations and weak economic numbers. Optimism returned and global equities rallied mid-month with the Fed calming fears, stating that they remained committed to supportive monetary policy and noting than the recent weather-induced U.S. growth slowdown would be short-lived. Meanwhile, risks of deflation in Europe led to speculation that the ECB might resort to quantitative easing. In contrast, UK unemployment dipped below the Bank of England’s 7% threshold, prompting speculation that the BOE may begin raising interest rates. Tension surrounding Ukraine and sanctions on Russia drove many commodity markets higher on fears of supply disruptions.

 

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The Fund recorded its largest gains in the interest rate sector where long positions benefited from risk aversion and potential quantitative easing in Europe fueling demand for bonds. The Fund also made profits in commodities, particularly through long positions in natural gas and soybeans. In currencies, gains were made from long positions in the British pound which rose to four year highs on speculation over interest rate hikes. However, this was offset by losses due to a reversal in the Japanese yen. The Fund saw its largest losses in equities due to an early sell off in stock indices, which then caused the Fund to cut its long positions and prevented it from fully benefiting from the market rebound going into month-end. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a loss, with Class A Units down 0.28%, Class B Units down 0.13%, and Class I Units down 0.05%.

 

May

In May, global bond markets rallied as 10-year yields fell to 1.4% in Germany and 2.5% in the U.S. In Europe, this move was driven by investor expectations of a near term interest rate cut and potential future quantitative easing by the European Central Bank to counteract weak economic growth and deflationary risks. Meanwhile in the U.S., Fed Chair Janet Yellen expressed concern over a weak housing recovery, suggesting the Fed could keep interest rates low for longer than previously anticipated. Equity markets interpreted these signals of continued easy monetary policy in a positive light, leading to gains in most developed market stock indices. Volatility in many asset classes continued to decline in May towards historic lows, as exemplified by the VIX index, which fell to the pre-crisis levels of 2007.

 

The Fund was well positioned to profit from the key moves in fixed income and equities during the month. The bulk of returns came from long positions in bonds, in particular the U.S. 10-year, the U.S. long bond and the Euro Bund. In equities, the largest gains came from a short position in VIX futures and a long position in the Eurostoxx 50. Agricultural commodities had a small giveback as upward trending grain prices reversed on improved weather and harvest prospects. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a gain, with Class A Units up 3.29%, Class B Units up 3.45%, and Class I Units up 3.53%.

 

June

In June, equity markets continued to set record highs as the Federal Reserve reiterated its dovish policy stance in light of a weaker U.S. growth outlook. Meanwhile European fixed income markets rallied as the European Central Bank imposed negative deposit rates to stem deflation and encourage bank lending. Only the Bank of England gave any indication that it could soon begin to raise interest rates, which led to further strengthening in the British pound. Violence escalated in the Middle East, as the militant ISIS group seized key regions in Iraq, pushing up oil prices on fears of a supply disruption.

 

The Fund recorded its largest gains for the month in long equity positions. The portfolio also capitalized on rising energy prices with its long oil positions. The Fund profited in currency trading, particularly in the British pound, which rose on signals of a tightening bias at the Bank of England. However, short positions in gold and silver lost money, as demand climbed for these safe haven assets on fears of a full-blown civil war in Iraq. In agricultural markets, long soybean positions were hurt as prices fell with U.S. farmers planting a record crop. Overall, the Fund finished the month with a gain, with Class A Units up 0.62%, Class B Units up 0.77%, and Class I Units up 0.90%.

 

July

Despite small gains for U.S. equities in early July, a strong GDP report at month-end sparked fears that the Federal Reserve might tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, causing a sharp sell-off in stocks and bonds, as well as a rally in the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, European equities were driven down by both tougher sanctions on Russia (hurting regional trade) and the collapse of a large Portuguese bank. In energy, crude oil prices fell for the month as supply disruptions due to the civil war in Iraq proved to be less than anticipated. In agricultural commodities, grain prices fell as record plantings and ideal weather in the U.S. drove expected supply levels higher.

 

In July, the agricultural sector was the top contributor to the Fund’s returns, as short exposures in corn and wheat profited from price declines. In foreign exchange markets, the strong surge in the U.S. dollar against major currencies helped the Fund in its short euro position, but this was more than offset by losses from long positions in the Australian dollar and the British pound. In equities, where the Fund was positioned long globally, the U.S. and Europe lost ground, while Asian markets made gains on signs of a manufacturing rebound in China. Bonds and energy both detracted from performance during the month, as long positions were hurt by price corrections in these two sectors. The Fund closed the month with a loss, with Class A Units down 2.35%, Class B down 2.21% and Class I down 2.13%.

 

August

Global bond markets rallied strongly in August. In the U.S., weaker than expected employment numbers and a dovish speech from Fed Chairwoman Yellen suggested the timing of interest rate hikes might be pushed further out. Meanwhile, Europe threatened to slip into deflation, prompting speculation that the European Central Bank might get more aggressive in its expansionary monetary policy.

 

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This fueled a rise in European debt prices and a depreciation of the Euro. In equity markets, tension between Ukraine and Russia caused an initial sell-off, but the expectation of continued support from central banks helped stock indices rebound sharply in the second half of the month.

 

The interest rate sector was the Fund’s top contributor, as long exposures in U.S. and European bonds profited from a decline in yields. In currencies, the Fund made gains from a short position in the Euro, as expectations of further monetary easing pushed the currency to a year-to-date low. In equities, the fund benefited from a long position in the S&P 500 as equity markets rallied into month-end. The Fund closed the month with a gain, with Class A Units up 4.03%, Class B Units up 4.18% and Class I Units up 4.27%.

 

September

Equity markets rose early in September but declined by month end on poor European economic data and concerns about Chinese growth. Fixed income markets sold off and the U.S. dollar rallied as the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco published a report suggesting that markets are underestimating the pace of future rate increases. The euro continued to weaken as the European Central Bank lowered interest rates further and introduced measures to combat low inflation.

 

In September, the Fund’s performance was primarily driven by a strong U.S. dollar. Short positions in the physical commodities gained as prices fell on dollar strength, particularly in crude oil and silver. In currencies, short positions in the euro and the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar proved profitable, but gains were offset by losses on long positions in the New Zealand dollar and Australian dollar which depreciated during the month. Global growth concerns weighed on equity prices which went against the Fund’s long positions. In the fixed income sector, rate increase worries hurt the fund’s long position in the U.S. 10-Year note. The Fund closed the month with a gain, with Class A Units down 0.33%. Class B Units down 0.18% and Class I Units down 0.10%.

 

Liquidity

 

There are no known material trends, demands, commitments, events, or uncertainties at the present time that are reasonably likely to result in the Fund’s liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.

 

Capital Resources

 

The Fund intends to raise additional capital only through the sale of Units, and does not intend to raise any capital through borrowing. Due to the nature of the Fund’s business, the Fund does not contemplate making capital expenditures. The Fund does not have, nor does it expect to have, any capital assets. Redemptions, exchanges and sales of Units in the future will affect the amount of funds available for investments in futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other financial instruments in subsequent periods. It is not possible to estimate the amount, and therefore the impact, of future capital inflows and outflows related to the sale and redemption of Units. There are no known or expected material trends, favorable or unfavorable, that would affect the Fund’s capital resource arrangements at the present time.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Risk

 

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the balance sheet, may result in future obligation or loss. The Fund trades in futures and forward currency contracts, and is therefore a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts there exists a risk to the Fund that such contracts may be significantly influenced by market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures interests positions of the Fund at the same time, and if the commodity trading advisors were unable to offset futures interest positions of the Fund, the Fund could lose all of its assets and the limited partners would realize a 100% loss. The General Partner minimizes market risk through diversification of the portfolio allocations to multiple trading advisors, and maintenance of a margin-to-equity ratio that rarely exceeds 30%.

 

In addition to subjecting the Fund to market risk, upon entering into futures, swaps, and forward currency contracts there is a risk that the counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to the Fund. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the U.S. and on most foreign exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, as is the case with some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions.

 

In the case of forward currency contracts, which are traded on the interbank market rather than on exchanges, the counterparty is generally a single bank or other financial institution, rather than a group of financial institutions, thus there may be a greater counterparty risk. In the case of a swap agreement, the counterparty is a single bank. The General Partner uses only those counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy for the Fund. All positions of the Fund are valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance, however, that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to the Fund.

 

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The Fund invests in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. and foreign government sponsored enterprise notes, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, asset backed securities and corporate notes. Should an issuing entity default on its obligation to the Fund and such entity is not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received. The Fund minimizes this risk by only investing in securities and certificates of deposit of firms with high quality debt ratings.

 

Significant Accounting Estimates

 

A summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies are included in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Fund’s most significant accounting policy is the valuation of its assets invested in U.S. and foreign futures and forward currency contracts, and fixed income instruments. The Fund’s futures contracts are exchange-traded, with the fair value of these contracts based on exchange settlement prices. The fair values of non-exchange-traded contracts, such as forward currency contracts, are based on third-party quoted dealer values on the interbank market. The fair value of money market funds is based quoted market prices for identical shares. U.S. Treasury securities are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices for identical assets in an active market. Notes of U.S. and foreign government sponsored enterprises, as well as certificates of deposit, commercial paper, asset backed securities and corporate notes, are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices for similar assets in an active market. Given the valuation sources, there is little judgment or uncertainty involved in the valuation of these assets, and it is unlikely that materially different amounts would be reported under different valuation methodologies or assumptions.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Introduction

 

The Fund is a speculative commodity pool. The market-sensitive instruments held by the Fund are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Fund’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Fund’s main line of business.

 

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair market value of the Fund’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Fund’s market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of exchange rates, interest rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the Fund’s open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.

 

The Fund rapidly acquires and liquidates both long and short positions in a wide range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the Fund’s past performance cannot be relied on as indicative of its future results.

 

Standard of Materiality

 

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, and multiplier features of the Fund’s market sensitive instruments.

 

Quantifying the Fund’s Trading Value at Risk

 

The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Fund’s market risk exposures contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. 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.

 

Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Fund could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Fund’s speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Fund to market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Fund’s experience to date (i.e., “risk of ruin”). Risk of ruin is defined to be no more than a 5% chance of losing 20% or more on a monthly basis. 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 Fund’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Fund’s attempts to manage its market risk.

 

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The Fund’s risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by the Fund’s Trading Advisors is quantified below in terms of Value at Risk. Due to mark-to-market accounting, any loss in the fair value of the Fund’s open positions is directly reflected in the Fund’s earnings.

 

Exchange margin requirements have been used by the Fund as the measure of its Value at Risk. Margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95% - 99% of any one-day interval. The margin levels are established by dealers and exchanges using historical price studies as well as an assessment of current market volatility and economic fundamentals to provide a probabilistic estimate of the maximum expected near-term one-day price fluctuation.

 

In the case of market sensitive instruments that are not exchange-traded (includes currencies, certain energy products and metals), the margin requirements required by the forward counterparty is used as Value at Risk.

 

In quantifying the Fund’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 Fund’s positions are rarely, if ever, 100% positively correlated, have not been reflected.

 

Value at Risk as calculated herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by others.

 

The Fund’s Trading Value at Risk in Different Market Sectors

 

The following table indicates the trading Value at Risk associated with the Fund’s open positions by market sector at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. All open position trading risk exposures of the Fund have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

 

   September 30, 2015  December 31, 2014
Market Sector  Value at Risk  % of Total Capitalization  Value at Risk  % of Total Capitalization
             
Agricultural commodities  $8,167,300    1.21%  $8,075,148    1.09%
Currencies   21,746,186    3.20    18,867,664    2.54
Energy   12,022,064    1.77    9,381,922    1.27
Equity indices   22,332,094    3.29    26,466,899    3.57
Interest rate instruments   21,667,949    3.19    31,668,506    4.27
Metals   8,117,952    1.20    7,196,461    0.97
Single stock futures   2,290,958    0.34    7,932,365    1.07
Total  $96,344,503    14.20%  $109,588,965    14.78%

 

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

 

The face value of the market sector instruments held by the Fund is typically many times the applicable margin requirement (margin requirements generally range between 1% and 10% of contract face value) as well as many times the capitalization of the Fund. The magnitude of the Fund’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 Fund to incur severe losses over a short period of time. The foregoing Value at Risk table – as well as the past performance of the Fund – gives no indication of this “risk of ruin.”

 

Non-Trading Risk

 

The Fund has non-trading market risk on its foreign cash balances not needed for margin. However, these balances (as well as the market risk they represent) are immaterial. The Fund also has non-trading market risk as a result of investing a substantial portion of its available assets in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government sponsored enterprise notes, commercial paper, asset backed securities, corporate notes and certificates of deposit. Although these investments are considered to be high quality, some of the securities purchased are neither guaranteed by the U.S. government nor supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. There is some risk that a security issuer may fail to pay the interest and principal in a timely manner, or that negative perceptions about the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of these instruments to decline in value.

 

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Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Primary Trading Risk Exposures.

 

The following qualitative disclosures regarding the Fund’s market risk exposures - except for those disclosures that are statements of historical fact and the descriptions of how the Fund manages its primary market risk exposures - constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, (“1933 Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (“1934 Act”).

 

The Fund’s primary market risk exposures as well as the strategies used and to be used by the Fund’s Trading Advisors for managing such exposures are subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks, any one of which could cause the actual results of the Fund’s risk controls to differ materially from the objectives of such strategies. Government interventions, defaults and expropriations, illiquid markets, the emergence of dominant fundamental factors, political upheavals, changes in historical price relationships, an influx of new market participants, increased regulation and many other factors could result in material losses as well as in material changes to the risk exposures and the risk management strategies of the Fund. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s current market exposure and/or risk management strategies will not change materially or that any such strategies will be effective in either the short- or long-term. Investors must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of their investment in the Fund.

 

The following were the primary trading risk exposures of the Fund as of September 30, 2015, by market sector.

 

Agricultural Commodities

The Fund’s primary agricultural exposure is due to price movements in agricultural commodities, which are often directly affected by severe or unexpected weather conditions as well as other factors that affect inventory levels or supply and demand characteristics. The Fund’s agricultural exposure is primarily to cotton, coffee, cocoa, cattle, corn, soybeans, sugar and wheat.

 

Currencies

The Fund’s currency risk exposure is due to exchange rate fluctuations, primarily fluctuations which disrupt the historical pricing relationships between different currencies and currency pairs. These fluctuations are influenced by interest rate changes as well as political and general economic conditions. The Fund trades various currencies, including cross-rates (i.e., positions between two currencies other than the U.S. dollar).

 

Energy

The Fund’s primary energy market exposure is due to gas and oil price movements, often resulting from political developments, ongoing conflicts or production disruptions in the Middle East and other oil producing nations as well as other factors that can influence supply and demand. Crude oil, heating oil, unleaded gas and natural gas are the dominant energy market exposures of the Fund. Oil and gas prices can be volatile and substantial profits and losses have been and are expected to continue to be experienced in this market.

 

Equity Indices

The Fund’s primary equity exposure is due to equity price risk in many countries other than the U.S. The stock index futures traded by the Fund are limited to futures on broadly based indices. The Fund is primarily exposed to the risk of adverse price trends or static markets in the major Australian, Canadian, European, Hong Kong, Japanese and U.S. indices.

 

Interest Rate Instruments

The Fund’s primary interest rate exposure is to interest rate fluctuations in the U.S., Japan, Great Britain, the European Economic Union, Sweden, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Interest rate movements directly affect the price of the sovereign bond futures positions held by the Fund 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 could materially impact the Fund’s profitability.

 

Metals

The Fund’s metals market exposure is primarily due to fluctuations in the price of aluminum, copper, gold, silver, nickel, platinum, lead and zinc.

 

Single Stock Futures

The Fund has a very small exposure to single stock futures. The Fund’s single stock futures exposure is primarily due to adverse price movements in the underlying stock.

 

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Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Non-Trading Risk Exposure

 

The following were the only non-trading risk exposures of the Fund as of September 30, 2015.

 

Foreign Currency Balances

The Fund’s primary foreign currency balances are in euros, Japanese yen, British pounds, Australian dollars, Hong Kong dollars and Canadian dollars. The Fund controls the non-trading risk of these balances by regularly converting these balances back into dollars.

 

U.S. Treasury Securities, U.S. and Foreign Government Sponsored Enterprise Notes, Commercial Paper, Corporate Notes, Asset Backed Securities and Certificates of Deposit

Monies in excess of margin requirements are invested in fixed income instruments, including U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. and foreign government sponsored enterprise notes, commercial paper, corporate notes, asset backed securities and certificates of deposit. Fluctuations in prevailing interest rates could cause mark-to-market gains or losses on the Fund’s investments; although substantially all of these investments are held to maturity.

 

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Means of Managing Risk Exposure

 

The means by which the Fund and the Fund’s trading advisors, severally, attempt to manage the risk of the Fund’s open positions is essentially the same in all market sectors traded. The Fund’s trading advisors apply risk management policies to their respective trading which generally limit the total exposure that may be taken. In addition, the trading advisors generally follow proprietary diversification guidelines (often formulated in terms of the balanced volatility between markets and correlated groups).

 

The Fund is not aware of any (i) anticipated known demands, commitments or capital expenditures, (ii) material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in its capital resources, or (iii) trends or uncertainties that will have a material effect on operations. From time to time, certain regulatory agencies have proposed increased margin requirements on futures contracts. Because the Fund generally uses a small percentage of assets as margin, the Fund does not believe that any proposed increase in margin requirements will have a material effect on the Fund’s operations.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The General Partner, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures at September 30, 2015 (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period ended September 30, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

There have been no material changes from risk factors disclosed in the Fund’s Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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

 

There were no sales of unregistered securities of the Fund during the three months ended September 30, 2015. Under the Fund’s Partnership Agreement, limited partners may redeem their Units at the end of each calendar month at the then current month-end net asset value per Unit. Redemptions of Units during the three months ended September 30, 2015 were as follows:

  

   July  August  September  Total
A Units            
Units redeemed   900.5041    2,349.1560    860.0342    4,109.6943 
Average net asset value per unit  $4,366.38   $4,111.02   $4,270.25   $4,200.30 
                     
B Units                    
Units redeemed   1,725.9711    870.1967    473.8915    3,070.0593 
Average net asset value per unit  $6,319.89   $5,959.13   $6,199.16   $6,199.00 
                     
I Units                    
Units redeemed                
Average net asset value per unit  $   $   $   $ 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith of incorporated by reference.

 

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
   
1.1(a) Form of Selling Agreement
   
3.1(a) Maryland Certificate of Limited Partnership.
   
4.1(a) Limited Partnership Agreement.
   
10.1(a) Form of Subscription Agreement
   
16.1(a) Letter regarding change in certifying accountant.
   
31.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
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

 

(a)Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Registrant’s registration statement (File no. 000-50728) filed on April 29, 2004 on Form 10 under the 1934 Act, as amended.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the General Partner of the Registrant in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Dated: November 13, 2015   Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership
       
    By: Steben & Company, Inc.
      General Partner
       
    By: /s/ Kenneth E. Steben
    Name: Kenneth E. Steben
    Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the General Partner
      (Principal Executive Officer)
       
    By: /s/ Carl A. Serger
    Name: Carl A. Serger
    Title: Chief Financial Officer and Director of the General Partner
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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