GRANT PARK FUTURES FUND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - WEEKLY COMMENTARY FOR THE WEEK ENDED JUNE 3, 2016

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EXHIBIT 99.1

Grant Park Fund Weekly Commentary

For the Week Ended June 3, 2016

Current Month					Rolling Performance				Rolling Risk Metrics* (June 2011 – June 2016)
Class		Week ROR	MTD ROR	YTD ROR	1 yr Ann ROR	3 yr Ann ROR	5 yr Ann ROR	10 yr Ann ROR	Annualized ROR	Annualized Standard Deviation	Maximum Drawdown	Sharpe Ratio	Sortino Ratio
A		0.43%	0.96%	0.77%	-4.93%	-1.55%	-4.31%	-0.61%	-4.31%	9.79%	-22.86%	-0.40	-0.58
B**		0.42%	0.95%	0.48%	-5.50%	-2.14%	-4.90%	-1.28%	-4.90%	9.80%	-25.16%	-0.46	-0.65
Legacy 1***		0.48%	0.98%	1.68%	-2.96%	0.43%	-2.28%	N/A	-2.28%	9.69%	-17.83%	-0.19	-0.32
Legacy 2***		0.47%	0.98%	1.57%	-3.18%	0.26%	-2.52%	N/A	-2.52%	9.70%	-18.53%	-0.22	-0.35
Global 1***		0.79%	1.32%	2.18%	-2.65%	0.88%	-1.69%	N/A	-1.69%	9.69%	-16.15%	-0.13	-0.24
Global 2***		0.79%	1.32%	2.10%	-2.83%	0.69%	-1.91%	N/A	-1.91%	9.71%	-16.70%	-0.15	-0.27
Global 3***		0.76%	1.31%	1.38%	-4.36%	-0.89%	-3.51%	N/A	-3.51%	9.74%	-20.42%	-0.32	-0.48

S&P 500 Total Return Index****		0.04%	0.13%	3.71%	3.86%	11.61%	12.07%	7.41%	12.07%	12.11%	-13.87%	1.00	1.67
Barclays Capital U.S. Long Gov Index****		2.31%	2.10%	10.66%	14.55%	9.00%	9.34%	8.27%	9.34%	11.38%	-15.54%	0.84	1.53
*	Performance metrics are calculated using month-to-date performance estimates. All performance data is subject to verification.
**	Units began trading in August 2003.
***	Units began trading in April 2009.
****	Index is unmanaged & is not available for direct investment. Please see Indices Overview (below) for more information. Weekly RORs are calculated using data acquired through Bloomberg.

Portfolio Positions by Sectors and Markets (Two largest positions within each sector)

	Portfolio for A, B and Legacy units					Portfolio for Global units
	Sector			Market		Sector			Market
Sector	Exposure	Position	Contract	Exposure	Position	Exposure	Position	Contract	Exposure	Position
COMMODITIES	19%					20%
Energy	5%	Long	Brent Crude Oil	1.6%	Long	5%	Long	Brent Crude Oil	1.6%	Long
Energy	5%	Long	Heating Oil	1.2%	Long	5%	Long	Heating Oil	1.3%	Long
Grains/Foods	10%	Long	Soybeans	1.9%	Long	10%	Long	Soybeans	2.0%	Long
Grains/Foods	10%	Long	Soybean Meal	1.7%	Long	10%	Long	Soybean Meal	1.8%	Long
Metals	4%	Short	Copper	2.1%	Short	5%	Short	Copper	2.1%	Short
Metals	4%	Short	Platinum	0.5%	Long	5%	Short	Platinum	0.5%	Long
FINANCIALS	81%					80%
Currencies	19%	Long $	Euro	2.3%	Short	18%	Long $	Euro	2.1%	Short
Currencies	19%	Long $	British Pound	1.9%	Short	18%	Long $	British Pound	2.0%	Short
Equities	34%	Long	Nasdaq	2.9%	Long	34%	Long	S&P 500	3.3%	Long
Equities	34%	Long	S&P 500	2.8%	Long	34%	Long	Nasdaq	3.1%	Long
Fixed Income	28%	Long	Bunds	3.4%	Long	28%	Long	Bunds	3.6%	Long
Fixed Income	28%	Long	U.S. Treasury Bonds	2.8%	Long	28%	Long	U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes	3.0%	Long

Market Commentary (Largest price movements within each sector)

Sector/Market
Energy	Crude oil markets moved lower after OPEC failed to impose an output ceiling, the number of active U.S. oil rigs increased and oil supplies declined less than expected. Natural gas prices rose as supplies in storage in the U.S. rose less than expected and forecasts pointed to intense heat, which will boost expected demand.
Grains/Foods	Wheat and soybean markets rose on continued concerns about unfavorable weather in key producing regions. Sugar markets rose over 7% as demand increased and rains in Brazil threatened supplies. Coffee prices also rose as weather in Brazil threatened to hamper harvests.
Metals	Gold prices increased after the May jobs report in the U.S. was much lower-than-anticipated; this created doubt about the likelihood the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in June.
Currencies	Disappointing economic reports about the U.S. economy caused the U.S. dollar to weaken against its global counterparts. The Japanese yen rose over 3% and the Australian dollar strengthened on expectations of a U.S. interest rate hike. The New Zealand dollar strengthened with the release of a positive business confidence report.
Equities	European equity markets declined after The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development slashed its forecasts for the UK economy and speculation continued over a possible British exit from the European Union. U.S. equity markets were flat as investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve regarding an interest rate hike in June.
Fixed Income	Global fixed income markets rose as disappointing economic data from the U.S. and declines in the equity markets combined to increase demand for safe haven assets.

ALL PERFORMANCE REPORTED IS NET OF FEES AND EXPENSES. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. FUTURES TRADING INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. FUTURES TRADING INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK, INCLUDING LIQUIDITY RISKS, NO SECONDARY MARKET EXISTS, RESTRICTIONS ON REDEMPTIONS, AND THE RISK OF FOREIGN SECURITIES. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY SECURITY FOR SALE. OFFERING BY PROSPECTUS ONLY. INFORMATION IN THIS COMMENTARY IS DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SOURCES THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE RELIABLE. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION IS NOT AUDITED BY DEARBORN CAPITAL. IN ADDITION, DEARBORN CAPITAL DRAWS UPON THIS INFORMATION TO MAKE ITS OWN ASSUMPTIONS WHICH COULD BE CONSIDERED DEARBORN CAPITAL’S OPINION. DEARBORN CAPITAL BELIEVES THAT ANY SUCH STATEMENTS OF OPINION HAVE A REASONABLE BASIS IN FACT.

Performance Chart

Barclays Capital U.S. Long Government Index (formerly Lehman Brothers U.S. Government Index: Long Subset): A benchmark comprised of the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agency indices. The U.S. Long Government Index includes Treasuries (public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than ten years) and U.S. agency debentures (publicly issued debt of U.S. Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. Government). The U.S. Government Index is a component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index.

Compounded Annualized Rate of Return (ROR): This is the geometric 12-month mean that assumes the same rate of return for each 12-month period to arrive at the equivalent compound growth rate reflected in the actual return data.

Standard and Poor’s 500 Total Return Index (S&P 500 Index): A weighted index of the 500 stocks in the S&P 500 Index, which are chosen by Standard and Poor’s based on industry representation, liquidity, and stability. The stocks in the S&P 500 Index are not the 500 largest companies; rather the index is designed to capture the returns of many different sectors of the U.S. economy. The total return calculation includes the price-plus-gross cash dividend return. Investors cannot directly invest in an index and unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.

Risk Metrics Chart

Drawdown: A drawdown is any losing period during an investment’s performance history. It is defined as the percent retrenchment from an equity peak to an equity valley. Maximum drawdown is simply the largest percentage drawdown that has occurred during the specified time frame. Grant Park’s drawdowns are computed based on month-end equity values.

Sharpe Ratio: A return/risk measure defined as the average incremental return of an investment over the risk free rate.

Sortino Ratio: A ratio developed to differentiate between good and bad volatility. The calculation provides a risk-adjusted measure of performance without penalizing for upward price changes.

Standard Deviation: Measures the dispersal or uncertainty in a random variable (in this case, investment returns). It measures the degree of variation of returns around the mean, or average, return. The higher the volatility of the investment returns, the higher the standard deviation will be. For this reason, standard deviation is often used as a measure of investment risk.

GRANT PARK FUTURES FUND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - WEEKLY COMMENTARY FOR THE WEEK ENDED JUNE 3, 2016 - June 7, 2016

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