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Exhibit 99.2

Grant Park Fund

Class A, B, Legacy 2, Global 2 and Global 3 Units

Monthly Performance Report • March 2011

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2    Grant Park Fund Performance Report • March 2011

 

 

Market Commentary: March 2011

 

Grains/Foods: Corn and wheat prices generally fell after the United States Department of Agriculture reported upcoming harvests may produce near-record supplies. Adding to the decline in grains prices was weak demand from China for U.S crops. In the livestock markets, strong U.S. meat export data led to rallies in the live cattle and lean hogs markets.

Currencies: The Swiss franc posted gains as ongoing tension in Libya and the Japanese earthquake increased demand for safe-haven currencies. Comments made by the European Central Bank alluding to a potential interest rate hike in the Eurozone caused the euro to strengthen over major counterparts.

Energy: Crude oil markets rallied, predominantly led higher by global turmoil. Supply concerns caused by unrest in Libya, strong economic data, and optimistic recovery forecasts for Japan combined to move crude oil prices higher. Natural gas finished nearly 9% higher for the month on speculation that Japanese demand for alternative fuels would increase due to ongoing turmoil at some of the nation’s key nuclear power plants.

Equities: The Japanese Nikkei 225 fell in excess of 10% amidst concerns regarding the economic outlook for the nation following the recent earthquake and threats of a radiation leak at a key nuclear power plant. European equity markets also finished lower on renewed fears surrounding the financial stability of Spain and Portugal which weighed on investor sentiment.

Fixed Income: U.S. fixed-income markets predominantly declined because of liquidations prompted by optimistic employment and U.S. growth data. Intra-month gains in the U.S. equity markets also played a role in moving debt prices lower.

Metals: Precious metals markets experienced gains as ongoing tension in Libya buoyed demand for safe-haven assets. The base metals markets moved generally lower as production disruptions in Japan and reports showing a Chinese trade deficit weighed on prices.

 

 

                                               2000     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005  

A Units (Closed to New Investment)

  

         11.0 %      7.0 %      15.3 %      20.0 %      -7.6 %      -3.4 % 
     Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec     YTD  

2006

      3.5 %      -3.3 %      4.1 %      9.5 %      -0.8 %      -2.9 %      -3.7 %      2.2 %      -1.1 %      -0.6 %      3.6 %      -0.9 %      9.1 % 

2007

      1.3 %      -4.2 %      -4.6 %      5.2 %      4.6 %      4.2 %      -3.7 %      -3.7 %      8.8 %      5.2 %      -0.7 %      0.6 %      12.6 % 

2008

      2.5 %      9.7 %      -0.6 %      -0.1 %      2.1 %      3.1 %      -5.1 %      -2.4 %      1.3 %      4.8 %      2.8 %      1.1 %      19.9 % 

2009

      -0.9 %      -0.8 %      -3.3 %      -1.7 %      1.6 %      -3.4 %      -1.3 %      1.1 %      1.2 %      -2.6 %      4.2 %      -3.6 %      -9.2 % 

2010

      -8.0 %      0.6 %      4.1 %      1.8 %      -3.8 %      -0.2 %      -1.7 %      2.8 %      3.2 %      4.3 %      -2.6 %      4.6 %      4.5 % 

2011

      -0.5 %      2.3 %      -2.5 %                        -0.8 % 
                                          2003     2004     2005  

B Units (Closed to New Investment)

  

                 7.7 %      -8.4 %      -4.3 % 
     Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec     YTD  

2006

      3.4 %      -3.4 %      4.0 %      9.4 %      -0.9 %      -2.9 %      -3.7 %      2.1 %      -1.2 %      -0.7 %      3.5 %      -0.9 %      8.3 % 

2007

      1.2 %      -4.3 %      -4.6 %      5.2 %      4.5 %      4.1 %      -3.8 %      -3.8 %      8.7 %      5.2 %      -0.7 %      0.6 %      11.8 % 

2008

      2.4 %      9.6 %      -0.7 %      -0.2 %      2.0 %      3.0 %      -5.1 %      -2.5 %      1.2 %      4.7 %      2.7 %      1.0 %      18.9 % 

2009

      -1.0 %      -0.9 %      -3.3 %      -1.8 %      1.6 %      -3.5 %      -1.3 %      1.1 %      1.1 %      -2.6 %      4.2 %      -3.6 %      -9.9 % 

2010

      -8.0 %      0.6 %      4.0 %      1.7 %      -3.9 %      -0.3 %      -1.7 %      2.7 %      3.2 %      4.3 %      -2.6 %      4.5 %      3.8 % 

2011

      -0.6 %      2.2 %      -2.5 %                        -1.0 % 

Legacy 2 Units

                           
     Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec     YTD  

2009

            -1.6 %      1.6 %      -3.1 %      -1.1 %      1.3 %      1.2 %      -2.4 %      4.0 %      -3.2 %      -3.6 % 

2010

      -7.8 %      0.8 %      4.1 %      1.7 %      -3.5 %      -0.1 %      -1.5 %      2.8 %      3.2 %      4.3 %      -2.3 %      4.6 %      5.7 % 

2010

      -0.4 %      2.3 %      -2.2 %                      -0.3 % 

Global 2 Units

                           
     Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec     YTD  

2009

            -0.3 %      2.0 %      -3.2 %      -1.3 %      1.1 %      1.1 %      -3.2 %      3.6 %      -4.2 %      -4.6 % 

2010

      -7.8 %      0.7 %      3.6 %      1.5 %      -2.2 %      0.3 %      -2.5 %      2.7 %      1.9 %      3.7 %      -2.2 %      3.6 %      2.6 % 

2011

      -0.8 %      2.0 %      -1.9 %                        -0.7 % 

Global 3 Units

                           
     Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec     YTD  

2009

            -0.4 %      1.8 %      -3.5 %      -1.4 %      0.9 %      1.0 %      -3.4 %      3.5 %      -4.4 %      -6.0 % 

2010

      -8.0 %      0.5 %      3.4 %      1.3 %      -2.4 %      0.1 %      -2.7 %      2.5 %      1.8 %      3.5 %      -2.3 %      3.4 %      0.7 % 

2011

      -0.9 %      1.8 %      -2.0 %                        -1.2 % 

ALL PERFORMANCE REPORTED IS NET OF FEES AND EXPENSES. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. FUTURES TRADING INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS.

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Understand your Risks

 

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Performance can be volatile and you could lose all or substantially all of your investment in the Grant Park Fund.

 

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No secondary market exists for Grant Park. Additionally, redemptions are prohibited for three months following subscription and may result in early redemption fees during the first year for some units.

 

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Trading in the futures markets, from a macro perspective, results in a zero-sum economic outcome, in that every gain is offset by an equal and opposite loss. Grant Park therefore bears the risk that, on every trade, whether long or short, it will incur the loss.

 

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Commodity futures trading may be illiquid.

 

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An investment in Grant Park is speculative and leveraged; as a result of this leverage, the velocity of potential losses may accelerate and cause you to incur significant losses.

 

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Grant Park pays substantial fees and expenses, including fees to its trading advisors, which must be offset by trading profits and interest income.

 

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Grant Park invests in foreign securities, which are subject to special risks, such as currency fluctuations, different financial and regulatory standards, and political instability.

 

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Grant Park’s use of multiple trading advisors may result in Grant Park taking offsetting trading positions, thereby incurring additional expenses with no net change in holdings.

 

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You will have no right to participate in the management of Grant Park.

 

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The structure and operation of Grant Park involves several conflicts of interest.

 

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Your annual tax liability may exceed cash distributions to you.

ALL PERFORMANCE REPORTED IS NET OF FEES AND EXPENSES. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. FUTURES TRADING INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS.

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Grant Park Fund At-A-Glance

 

Product

  

Legacy Units

  

Global Units

  

A and B Units

Class

   2   2   3  

Closed to New

Investment

Account Type

   Fee-based   Fee-based   Commission-based  

Minimum Investment

   $10,000   $5,000   $5,000  

Retirement Account

   $1,000   $1,000   $1,000  

Trading Strategy

   Traditional, systematic, medium- to long-term trend-trading philosophy employed by Grant Park for the past 20 years.   Traditional, systematic, medium- to long-term trend-trading philosophy combined with a systematic, pattern recognition model focused on shorter timeframes.  

Breakeven Level

   5.57%   4.98%   7.18%  

Redemptions

   Monthly after 90 days   Monthly after 90 days   Monthly after 90 days  

Penalty

   No   No   1.5% on a declining scale 0.5% per quarter  

Sectors Traded

   6   6   6  

Eligibility

   Varies by state, but not less than $250k net worth or $70k net worth and $70k income. No investor should invest more than 10% of his/her net worth.   Varies by state, but not less than $250k net worth or $70k net worth and $70k income. No investor should invest more than 10% of his/her net worth.  

Statistics

 

 

Statistics Since Inception - Class A Units1

January 1989 - March 2011

  

Total Fund Assets (A,B, Legacy, Global)

    $ 897M   

12-Month Return

      7.5 % 

Average 12-Month Return

      18.5 % 

36-Month Cumulative Return

      1.0 % 

60-Month Cumulative Return

      33.1 % 

Compounded Annualized ROR

      14.2 % 

3-Year Compounded Annualized ROR

      0.3 % 

5-Year Compounded Annualized ROR

      5.9 % 

10-Year Compounded Annualized ROR

      5.3 % 

Worst Drawdown (5/89 - 10/89)

      -38.9 % 

Worst Drawdown Last 5 Years (12/08 - 1/10)

      -16.4 % 

Average 1-Month Gain

      6.6 % 

Average 1-Month Loss

      -4.4 % 

# of Winning Months

      142   

# of Losing Months

      125   

Correlation Analysis:

Class A Units1 and S&P Total Return Index2

April 2001 - March 2011

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47%

56 of 120 months

LOGO    Positive Results for Both   

34%

41 of 120 months

LOGO    Negative Results for Both   

19%

23 of 120 months

 

1 

Class A Units are closed to new investment. New investors are expected to invest in the Legacy or Global units, which have lower fees and expenses.

2 

It is not possible to directly invest in an index.

 

 

Glossary

The following glossary may assist prospective investors in understanding certain terms used in this presentation; please refer to Appendix E in the prospectus for a more complete glossary of additional terms relevant to this offering:

Average 12-Month Return: The average (arithmetic mean) return of all rolling 12-month periods over the investment track record. This is calculated by summing all 12-month period returns and then dividing by the number of 12-month periods. This simple average does not take into account the compounding effect of investment returns.

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.

Correlation: This is the tendency for the returns of two assets, such as a portfolio and an index, to move together relative to their average. The measurement of this statistic (the correlation coefficient) can range from -1 (perfect negative correlation, one goes up the other down) to 1 (perfect positive correlation, both moving in the same direction). A correlation of 0 means no relationship can be found between the movement in the index and the movement in the portfolio’s performance.

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.

Net Asset Value per Unit: This is the total net asset value of a class of units divided by the aggregate number of units of such class outstanding as of the date noted.

All charts in this document were prepared by Dearborn Capital Management, LLC.

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