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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 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

March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014 (Audited)

 

    March 31,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Assets        
Equity in broker trading accounts        
Cash   $ 271,576,630     $ 240,042,950  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts     20,867,038       33,424,425  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts     (387,743 )     (1,409,257 )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contract     11,485,018       8,071,814  
Total equity in broker trading accounts     303,540,943       280,129,932  
Cash and cash equivalents     29,908,999       29,900,779  
Investments in securities, at fair value     440,970,910       430,462,588  
Certificates of deposit, at fair value     32,095,630       28,894,203  
Subscriptions receivable     488,414       209,400  
Total assets   $ 807,004,896     $ 769,596,902  
                 
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)                
Liabilities                
Trading Advisor management fees payable   $ 1,134,184     $ 1,212,424  
Trading Advisor incentive fees payable     9,346,873       10,977,066  
Commissions and other trading fees payable on open contracts     149,174       146,411  
Cash Manager fees payable     111,067       111,171  
General Partner management and performance fees payable     973,005       930,656  
General Partner 1% allocation payable     480,980       538,285  
Selling Agent fees payable – General Partner     873,416       838,049  
Administrative expenses payable – General Partner     190,360       183,163  
Investment Manager fees payable     86,488       74,621  
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable     1,265       321  
Operating services fee payable     34,595       29,848  
Redemptions payable     10,174,269       10,423,609  
Subscriptions received in advance     4,584,146       2,577,065  
Total liabilities     28,139,822       28,042,689  
Partners’ Capital (Net Asset Value)                
Class A Interests – 104,102.0664 and 106,074.0114 units outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively     488,591,647       468,243,719  
Class B Interests – 40,037.1267 and 41,522.9665 units outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively     270,388,953       262,572,733  
Class I Interests – 3,819.1423 and 3,438.9708 units outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively     4,101,440       3,455,693  
Non-controlling interest     15,783,034       7,282,068  
Total partners’ capital (net asset value)     778,865,074       741,554,213  
Total liabilities and partners’ capital (net asset value)   $ 807,004,896     $ 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

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        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     4/30/15   U.S. Treasury Note     2.50 %   $ 1,012,376       0.13 %
  5,500,000     5/31/15   U.S. Treasury Note     0.25 %     5,505,038       0.71 %
  1,520,000     5/31/15   U.S. Treasury Note     2.13 %     1,535,872       0.20 %
  10,500,000     7/15/15   U.S. Treasury Note     0.25 %     10,510,866       1.34 %
  3,400,000     8/31/15   U.S. Treasury Note     0.38 %     3,404,951       0.44 %
  3,740,000     11/15/15   U.S. Treasury Note     0.38 %     3,749,235       0.48 %
  3,000,000     11/30/15   U.S. Treasury Note     1.38 %     3,037,028       0.39 %
  3,000,000     1/15/16   U.S. Treasury Note     0.38 %     3,005,410       0.39 %
  1,100,000     1/31/16   U.S. Treasury Note     2.00 %     1,119,585       0.14 %
  2,000,000     2/29/16   U.S. Treasury Note     0.25 %     2,000,279       0.26 %
  2,000,000     7/15/16   U.S. Treasury Note     0.63 %     2,008,718       0.26 %
Total U.S. Treasury securities (cost:  $39,916,416)   36,889,358       4.74 %
                                     
U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprise Notes              
  Face Value     Maturity Date   Name     Yield1                
$ 2,000,000     9/18/15   Federal Home Loan Banks     0.20 %     2,000,061       0.26 %
 Total U.S. government sponsored entities (cost:  $1,999,600)           2,000,061       0.26 %
                                     
U.S. Commercial Paper                            
  Face Value     Maturity Date   Name     Yield1                
Automotive                                  
$ 2,000,000     4/10/15   Daimler Finance North America LLC     0.38 %     1,999,810       0.26 %
  1,000,000     7/20/15   Hyundai Capital America     0.75 %     998,960       0.13 %
Banks                                  
  2,500,000     8/6/15   Agricultural Bank of China Limited     0.74 %     2,497,700       0.32 %
  1,800,000     5/1/15   Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.     0.30 %     1,799,550       0.23 %
  400,000     4/1/15   HSBC Bank USA     0.16 %     400,000       0.05 %
  2,100,000     6/15/15   Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (USA)     0.24 %     2,098,950       0.27 %
  500,000     4/6/15   Mizuho Funding LLC     0.25 %     499,983       0.06 %
  1,100,000     4/13/15   MUFG Union Bank     0.15 %     1,099,945       0.14 %
  500,000     5/11/15   MUFG Union Bank     0.16 %     499,911       0.06 %
  1,700,000     5/15/15   Standard Chartered Bank     0.20 %     1,699,584       0.22 %
Beverages                                  
  2,100,000     4/22/15   Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.     0.49 %     2,099,400       0.27 %
  1,000,000     4/13/15   Molson Coors Brewing Company     0.45 %     999,856       0.13 %
Diversified financial services                    
  500,000     7/28/15   ABN AMRO Funding USA LLC     0.41 %     499,605       0.06 %
  1,500,000     4/1/15   Alpine Securities Corporation     0.00 %     1,500,000       0.19 %
  1,800,000     5/4/15   AXA Financial, Inc.     0.25 %     1,799,587       0.23 %
  300,000     5/5/15   AXA Financial, Inc.     0.24 %     299,932       0.04 %
  1,450,000     4/7/15   DCAT, LLC     0.26 %     1,449,937       0.19 %
  1,800,000     4/27/15   Gotham Funding Corporation     0.18 %     1,799,766       0.23 %
  300,000     5/12/15   ING (U.S.) Funding LLC     0.23 %     299,921       0.04 %
  200,000     6/17/15   ING (U.S.) Funding LLC     0.22 %     199,906       0.03 %
  500,000     4/14/15   Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     0.17 %     499,969       0.06 %
  1,400,000     4/20/15   Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC     0.20 %     1,399,852       0.18 %

 

 

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)

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

      Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset Value)
U.S. Commercial Paper (continued)      
Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield      
Diversified financial services (continued)      
$400,000   4/17/15  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   0.25%  $399,956    0.05%
 1,800,000   5/13/15  Liberty Street Funding LLC   0.16%   1,799,664    0.23%
 1,800,000   4/27/15  Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.   0.12%   1,799,844    0.23%
Energy                       
 1,000,000   6/10/15  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation   0.77%   999,410    0.13%
 1,800,000   4/28/15  Dominion Resources, Inc.   0.52%   1,799,298    0.23%
 1,800,000   4/6/15  Duke Energy Corporation   0.41%   1,799,897    0.23%
 1,900,000   4/28/15  Enterprise Products Operating LLC   0.60%   1,899,145    0.24%
 1,700,000   4/8/15  Motiva Enterprises LLC   0.57%   1,699,812    0.22%
 1,000,000   4/9/15  Nabors Industries, Inc.   0.63%   999,945    0.13%
 400,000   4/2/15  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.   0.50%   399,994    0.05%
 2,400,000   5/11/15  Oglethorpe Power Corporation   0.17%   2,399,547    0.31%
 400,000   4/1/15  Southern Company Funding Corporation   0.23%   400,000    0.05%
 1,600,000   4/2/15  Southern Company Funding Corporation   0.20%   1,599,991    0.21%
Food                       
 400,000   4/7/15  General Mills, Inc.   0.32%   399,979    0.05%
 1,600,000   5/6/15  General Mills, Inc.   0.48%   1,599,253    0.21%
Manufacturing                      
 400,000   4/9/15  Eaton Corporation   0.55%   399,951    0.05%
Non-profit                       
 530,000   5/27/15  Catholic Health Initiatives   0.15%   529,876    0.07%
REITS                       
 400,000   5/13/15  Simon Property Group, L.P.   0.17%   399,921    0.05%
Retail                       
 1,000,000   4/13/15  AutoZone, Inc.   0.50%   999,921    0.13%
 400,000   4/27/15  CVS Caremark Corporation   0.47%   399,864    0.05%
Total U.S. commercial paper (cost:  $49,146,768)         49,167,392       6.31 %
                        
Foreign Commercial Paper
 Face Value   Maturity Date  Name   Yield1          

Banks

               
$2,000,000   9/8/15  Bank of China Limited   0.70%   1,994,479    0.26%
 500,000   5/18/15  DNB Bank ASA   0.14%   499,909    0.06%
 3,000,000   2/23/16  DNB Bank ASA   0.54%   2,986,500    0.38%
 500,000   4/8/15  John Deere Bank SA   0.12%   499,988    0.06%
 1,800,000   4/9/15  John Deere Bank SA   0.11%   1,799,956    0.23%
 450,000   1/6/16  Macquarie Bank Limited   0.60%   450,689    0.06%
 500,000   6/10/15  Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd   0.17%   499,835    0.06%
 1,800,000   6/26/15  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   0.24%   1,798,968    0.23%
Beverages                   
 1,200,000   4/15/15  Diageo Capital PLC   0.50%   1,199,839    0.15%
Consumer products                
 3,000,000   4/21/15  Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC   0.31%   2,999,773    0.41%
Energy                       
 1,500,000   6/2/15  Centrica PLC   0.68%   1,499,260    0.19%
 2,500,000   1/8/16  Electricite de France   0.72%   2,486,950    0.32%
 500,000   4/20/15  GDF Suez   0.17%   499,955    0.06%

 

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)

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset Value)
Foreign Commercial Paper (continued)      
Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
Energy (continued)            
$1,600,000   5/26/15  GDF Suez   0.20%  $1,599,511    0.21%
Insurance                       
 1,800,000   4/7/15  Prudential Public Limited Company   0.19%   1,799,943    0.23%
 400,000   5/1/15  Prudential Public Limited Company   0.18%   399,940    0.05%
Total foreign commercial paper (cost:  $22,988,985)         23,015,495       2.96%
Total commercial paper (cost:  $72,135,753)         72,182,887       9.27%
                        
U.S. Corporate Notes           
 Face Value   Maturity Date  Name   Yield1          
Aerospace                       
$1,200,000   5/1/16  Lockheed Martin Corporation   7.65%   1,326,848    0.17%
 3,800,000   12/15/16  Rockwell Collins, Inc.   0.62%   3,804,088    0.49%
Automotive                       
 700,000   1/11/16  Daimler Finance North America LLC   1.25%   704,534    0.09%
 2,500,000   9/15/16  Daimler Finance North America LLC   2.63%   2,564,892    0.33%
 6,700,000   3/2/18  Daimler Finance North America LLC   0.68%   6,717,206    0.86%
 7,350,000   1/9/18  Ford Motor Credit Company LLC   1.19%   7,392,008    0.95%
 1,388,000   3/15/16  Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation   1.00%   1,392,323    0.18%
 1,700,000   9/18/15  Toyota Motor Credit Corporation   0.42%   1,701,187    0.22%
 1,400,000   9/23/16  Toyota Motor Credit Corporation   0.36%   1,399,383    0.18%
 2,000,000   5/23/16  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.48%   1,998,596    0.26%
 500,000   5/23/17  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.63%   499,675    0.06%
 5,000,000   11/20/17  Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC   0.70%   4,995,392    0.64%
Banks                       
 2,250,000   4/1/15  Bank of America Corporation   4.50%   2,300,850    0.30%
 3,750,000   3/22/16  Bank of America Corporation   1.08%   3,767,142    0.48%
 1,500,000   3/22/16  Bank of America Corporation   1.08%   1,506,857    0.19%
 1,298,000   3/15/16  BB&T Corporation   3.20%   1,327,174    0.17%
 1,000,000   2/13/17  Capital One Bank   0.76%   1,002,990    0.13%
 1,500,000   11/6/15  Capital One Financial Corporation   1.00%   1,507,849    0.19%
 9,250,000   4/1/16  Citigroup Inc.   1.30%   9,336,858    1.20%
 2,000,000   9/16/15  Comerica Incorporated   3.00%   2,023,260    0.26%
 1,000,000   2/26/16  Fifth Third Bank   0.67%   1,001,957    0.13%
 7,750,000   7/22/15  Goldman Sachs   0.66%   7,761,305    1.00%
 1,000,000   2/7/16  Goldman Sachs   3.63%   1,026,288    0.13%
 400,000   12/15/17  Goldman Sachs   1.07%   401,190    0.05%
 11,150,000   2/26/16  JPMorgan Chase & Co.   0.88%   11,188,268    1.41%
 1,000,000   10/15/15  Morgan Stanley   0.73%   1,002,448    0.13%
 9,725,000   2/9/18  MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation   0.83%   9,762,632    1.25%
 300,000   1/28/16  PNC Bank   0.80%   301,021    0.04%
 2,000,000   4/29/16  PNC Bank, National Association   0.57%   2,001,768    0.26%
 1,158,000   3/7/16  State Street Corporation   2.88%   1,185,136    0.15%
 1,000,000   7/27/15  U.S. Bancorp   2.45%   1,010,810    0.13%
 2,500,000   10/1/15  U.S. Bank National Association   0.32%   2,502,091    0.32%
 1,500,000   7/20/15  Wells Fargo Bank   0.54%   1,502,676    0.19%
 2,000,000   5/16/16  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   0.47%   1,990,085    0.26%

 

 

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)

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

      Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset Value)
U.S. Corporate Notes (continued)         
Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
Beverages           
$750,000   3/1/17  Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC   5.60%  $820,573    0.11%
 2,000,000   1/15/16  Anheuser-Busch Inbev Finance Inc.   0.80%   2,010,700    0.26%
 2,000,000   11/15/15  Coca-Cola Company   1.50%   2,025,035    0.26%
Biomedical              
 5,000,000   12/1/16  Gilead Sciences, Inc.   3.05%   5,227,683    0.67%
Building materials                
 300,000   1/15/16  CRH America, Inc.   4.13%   309,258    0.04%

Computer services

               
 3,000,000   2/5/16  IBM   0.33%   3,002,852    0.39%
Diversified financial services            
 1,800,000   9/15/15  American Express Credit Corporation   2.75%   1,819,671    0.23%
 2,000,000   5/9/16  General Electric Capital Corporation   2.95%   2,073,714    0.27%
 1,000,000   7/12/16  General Electric Capital Corporation   0.90%   1,007,880    0.13%
 1,000,000   1/9/17  General Electric Capital Corporation   0.53%   1,002,435    0.13%
Electronics                       
 1,350,000   11/17/15  Honeywell International Inc.   0.31%   1,350,669    0.17%
Energy                       
 1,000,000   8/1/16  Arizona Public Service Company   6.25%   1,082,651    0.14%
 500,000   9/15/16  Dayton Power and Light Company   1.88%   505,932    0.06%
 5,750,000   4/3/17  Duke Energy Corporation   0.64%   5,775,601    0.74%
 1,000,000   8/15/16  Georgia Power Company   0.66%   999,985    0.13%
 3,350,000   12/1/17  Kinder Morgan, Inc.   2.00%   3,368,038    0.43%
 1,000,000   9/1/15  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.   2.60%   1,009,075    0.13%
 4,850,000   2/1/16  ONEOK Partners, L.P.   3.25%   4,937,284    0.63%
 800,000   8/15/15  Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.   2.50%   806,591    0.10%
 4,778,000   7/15/16  Pioneer Natural Resources Company   5.88%   5,100,050    0.65%
 5,500,000   6/15/16  Spectra Energy Partners, LP   2.95%   5,648,149    0.73%
Healthcare              
 375,000   6/15/16  Becton, Dickinson and Company   0.72%   375,240    0.05%
 3,295,000   9/26/16  Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership   1.55%   3,312,184    0.43%
 4,775,000   4/1/18  Zimmer Holdings, Inc.   2.00%   4,812,945    0.62%
Insurance                
 784,000   10/1/15  American International Group, Inc.   5.05%   820,461    0.11%
 2,700,000   10/18/16  American International Group, Inc.   5.60%   2,947,740    0.38%
 1,254,000   9/30/15  Aon Corporation   3.50%   1,271,127    0.16%
 1,800,000   7/28/16  Jackson National Life Global Funding   0.50%   1,802,237    0.23%
 2,000,000   7/14/16  Metropolitan Life Global Funding I   0.45%   2,003,449    0.26%
 1,000,000   4/10/17  Metropolitan Life Global Funding I   0.63%   1,004,187    0.13%
 309,000   4/10/17  Metropolitan Life Global Funding I   1.30%   312,703    0.04%
 2,500,000   10/5/15  New York Life Global Funding   0.29%   2,501,581    0.32%
 1,000,000   3/1/17  New York Life Global Funding   1.13%   1,004,828    0.13%
 600,000   8/19/15  Pricoa Global Funding I   0.53%   600,637    0.08%
 7,500,000   11/25/16  Pricoa Global Funding I   1.15%   7,553,513    0.97%
 2,498,000   12/1/15  Travelers Companies, Inc.   5.50%   2,624,500    0.34%
Manufacturing                   
 1,000,000   3/3/17  Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation   0.49%   999,296    0.13%
 5,390,000   11/2/15  Eaton Corporation   0.95%   5,420,033    0.70%

 

  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)

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

      Description  Fair Value  % of Partners' Capital
(Net Asset Value)
U.S. Corporate Notes (continued)         
Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield      
Manufacturing (continued)           
$2,400,000   6/15/15  John Deere Capital Corporation   0.39%  $2,400,945    0.31%
Media                       
 2,945,000   4/15/16  NBCUniversal Media, LLC   0.79%   2,947,263    0.38%
Pharmaceuticals                   
 500,000   3/17/17  EMD FIN LLC   0.62%   500,912    0.06%
Retail                       
 2,000,000   3/1/16  Home Depot, Inc.   5.40%   2,096,900    0.27%
 700,000   5/18/16  Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   0.71%   701,631    0.09%
Software                       
 1,400,000   7/7/17  Oracle Corporation   0.45%   1,401,202    0.18%
Telecommunication                    
 2,094,000   8/15/15  AT&T Inc.   2.50%   2,114,792    0.27%
 1,500,000   8/15/16  AT&T Inc.   2.40%   1,530,925    0.20%
 3,000,000   9/3/15  Cisco Systems, Inc.   0.31%   3,001,156    0.39%
 2,150,000   9/15/16  Verizon Communications Inc.   1.80%   2,190,741    0.28%
 1,700,000   11/1/16  Verizon Communications Inc.   2.00%   1,738,993    0.22%
Total U.S. corporate notes (cost: $210,070,089)           209,782,734       26.9%
                        
Foreign Corporate Notes                
 Face Value   Maturity Date  Name   Yield1          
Automotive                       
$4,500,000   11/18/16  Volkswagen International Finance N.V.   0.70%   4,505,006    0.58%
Banks                       
 1,810,000   1/22/16  ABN AMRO Bank NV   1.38%   1,823,060    0.23%
 3,950,000   5/7/15  Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd   0.46%   3,953,149    0.51%
 4,100,000   9/24/15  Bank of Montreal   0.52%   4,104,448    0.53%
 2,000,000   9/11/15  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.   2.45%   2,018,046    0.26%
 1,000,000   6/28/15  HSBC Bank PLC   3.50%   1,016,302    0.13%
 3,700,000   5/24/16  HSBC Bank PLC   3.10%   3,838,684    0.49%
 5,650,000   9/25/15  ING Bank N.V.   2.00%   5,670,698    0.73%
 1,000,000   3/15/16  ING Bank NV   4.00%   1,029,168    0.13%
 1,500,000   9/1/15  ING Group NV   3.00%   1,517,190    0.19%
 1,500,000   7/27/15  Macquarie Bank Limited   3.45%   1,522,175    0.20%
 2,000,000   12/9/16  National Australia Bank Limited   0.51%   2,001,168    0.26%
 1,200,000   5/13/16  Nordea Bank AB   0.88%   1,206,401    0.15%
 500,000   5/12/16  Standard Chartered PLC   3.20%   517,350    0.07%
 1,250,000   7/18/15  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   1.35%   1,256,347    0.16%
 1,200,000   1/18/16  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   0.90%   1,203,718    0.15%
 1,000,000   9/23/16  Svenska Handelsbanken AB   0.73%   1,004,498    0.13%
 5,000,000   5/1/15  Toronto-Dominion Bank   0.44%   5,004,023    0.63%
 2,000,000   9/26/16  UBS AG   0.77%   1,999,652    0.26%
 2,000,000   9/25/15  Westpac Banking Corporation   1.03%   2,007,131    0.26%
Beverages                       
 1,000,000   10/1/15  Heineken N.V.   0.80%   1,004,781    0.13%
Diversified financial services                  
 800,000   1/29/18  Caisse centrale Desjardins   0.92%   801,143    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)

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

      Description  Fair Value  % of Partners' Capital
(Net Asset Value)
Foreign Corporate Notes (continued)      
Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
Energy               
$750,000   3/11/16  BP Capital Markets P.L.C.   3.20%  $768,928    0.10%
 4,800,000   5/9/16  CNOOC Finance (2013) Limited   1.13%   4,811,556    0.62%
 8,000,000   6/2/17  Enbridge Inc.   0.71%   7,907,144    1.02%
 1,000,000   1/15/16  TransCanada PipeLines Limited   0.75%   999,933    0.13%
Healthcare                    
 2,550,000   5/29/15  Covidien International Finance S.A.   1.35%   2,565,211    0.33%
Insurance                    
 1,200,000   9/17/15  Manulife Financial Corporation   3.40%   1,216,367    0.16%
Pharmaceuticals                   
 6,790,000   3/12/18  Actavis Funding SCS   1.35%   6,875,206    0.88%
Telcommunication            
 1,275,000   6/22/15  British Telecommunications PLC   2.00%   1,286,038    0.17%
 1,300,000   4/11/16  Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V.   3.13%   1,347,278    0.17%
 1,000,000   9/16/15  Orange   2.13%   1,006,376    0.13%
 1,000,000   2/16/16  Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U.   3.99%   1,030,444    0.13%
Transportation                   
 4,500,000   10/28/16  Kansas City Southern de Mexico, SA de CV   0.96%   4,519,229    0.58%
Total foreign corporate notes (cost:  $83,518,559)           83,337,848       10.70%
Total corporate notes (cost:  $293,588,648)         293,120,582       37.63 %
                        
U.S. Asset Backed Securities            
Automotive                
$602,351   10/20/16  Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2014-SN1   0.52%   602,128    0.08%
 525,000   6/15/17  Ally Master Owner Trust   1.21%   525,991    0.07%
 500,000   4/9/18  Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-4   0.58%   499,699    0.06%
 621,206   1/15/21  ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2012-B   0.47%   620,598    0.08%
 1,000,000   9/15/17  BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC   0.57%   1,002,373    0.13%
 990,000   6/20/17  Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2013-1   0.79%   990,962    0.13%
 1,800,000   2/15/18  CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2014-4   0.67%   1,801,011    0.23%
 250,000   11/15/17  Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2015-A   1.01%   250,066    0.03%
 125,281   3/20/19  Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC   1.06%   125,561    0.02%
 645,000   3/15/18  Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2012-D   0.67%   644,935    0.08%
 2,000,000   8/15/17  Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2014-C   0.61%   2,000,392    0.26%
 919,534   5/15/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2013-3 Owner Trust   0.77%   920,612    0.12%
 2,000,000   9/18/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2013-4 Owner Trust   0.69%   2,001,328    0.26%
 700,000   6/15/17  Honda Auto Receivables 2015-1 Owner Trust   0.70%   700,256    0.09%
 1,900,000   11/15/17  Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2014-B   0.98%   1,902,570    0.24%
 1,400,000   10/16/17  Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2015-A   0.68%   1,399,662    0.18%
 1,100,000   6/15/17  Nissan Auto Receivables 2014-B Owner Trust   0.60%   1,100,033    0.14%
 1,020,792   8/15/17  Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-3   0.54%   1,020,453    0.13%
 285,000   4/16/18  Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2014-5   0.57%   284,813    0.04%
 1,390,219   8/21/17  Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2013-1   0.56%   1,389,697    0.18%
Credit cards                
 1,000,000   1/15/20  BA Credit Card Trust   0.46%   999,435    0.13%
 1,830,000   8/15/18  Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust   0.64%   1,830,425    0.24%
 1,500,000   11/15/18  Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust   0.63%   1,499,979    0.19%

  

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)

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

      Description  Fair Value  % of Partners' Capital
(Net Asset Value)
U.S. Asset Backed Securities (continued)      
Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1       
Credit cards (continued)            
$2,000,000   9/16/19  Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust   0.96%  $2,004,269    0.26%
 1,030,000   10/16/17  Chase Issuance Trust   0.32%   1,029,428    0.13%
 1,185,000   6/15/18  GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust   0.95%   1,186,482    0.15%
Commercial mortgages         
 507,580   5/10/45  Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-2   5.73%   532,461    0.07%
 959,688   4/15/43  J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.   5.48%   985,219    0.13%
 2,000,000   9/15/39  LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C6   5.37%   2,105,909    0.26%
Other                    
 1,393,281   8/15/18  CNH Equipment Trust 2013-B   0.69%   1,393,835    0.18%
 500,000   7/20/19  GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note   0.56%   498,663    0.06%
 1,000,000   2/15/18  John Deere Owner Trust 2015   0.87%   1,001,479    0.13%
 400,000   12/15/17  Kubota Credit Owner Trust 2015-1   0.94%   400,423    0.05%
 55,000   8/15/17  Volvo Fin'l Equip LLC Series 2012-1   1.51%   55,170    0.01%
Student loans                
 93,444   5/16/22  Navient Private Ed Loan Trust 2014-A   0.65%   93,388    0.01%
 313,733   8/15/23  SLM Private Ed Loan Trust 2012-C   1.27%   314,752    0.04%
 80,037   8/15/25  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-A   1.57%   80,698    0.01%
 553,509   12/15/21  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-B   1.27%   554,497    0.07%
 427,882   10/16/23  SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2012-E   0.92%   428,370    0.05%
Total U.S. asset backed securities (cost:  $36,786,943)           36,778,022       4.72%
Total investments in securities (cost:  $441,427,360)         $ 440,970,910       56.62%
                        
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%  $2,003,463    0.26%
 2,500,000   1/28/16  Credit Suisse Group AG   0.68%   2,503,978    0.32%
 2,000,000   5/12/15  Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd   0.72%   2,006,842    0.26%
 3,000,000   9/4/15  Lloyds Bank plc   0.48%   3,010,137    0.38%
 2,000,000   2/26/16  Standard Chartered Bank   0.65%   2,001,872    0.26%
Total U.S. certificates of deposit (cost:  $11,500,000)           11,526,292       1.48%
                        
Foreign Certificates of Deposit                
 Face Value   Maturity Date  Name   Yield1          
Banks                      
$2,000,000   10/23/15  Bank of Nova Scotia   0.51%   2,003,958    0.26%
 2,200,000   5/9/16  Bank of Nova Scotia   0.45%   2,200,803    0.28%
 2,000,000   11/16/15  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   0.36%   2,000,333    0.26%
 2,500,000   9/1/15  Chiba Bank, Ltd.   0.34%   2,501,206    0.32%
 2,000,000   8/3/15  China Construction Bank Corporation   0.69%   2,003,527    0.26%
 3,000,000   7/23/15  Deutsche Bank AG   0.58%   3,003,390    0.38%
 2,000,000   2/19/16  Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale   0.57%   2,002,732    0.26%
 2,000,000   2/13/17  Nordea Bank Finland PLC   0.54%   2,000,985    0.26%
 850,000   2/12/16  Sumitomo Mitsui Bank   0.52%   850,600    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)

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

      Description  Fair Value  % of Partners’ Capital
(Net Asset Value)
Foreign Certificates of Deposit (continued)         
Face Value  Maturity Date  Name  Yield1      
Banks (continued)            
$ 2,000,000   8/17/16   Svenska Handelsbanken AB    0.44%  $2,001,804    0.26%
Total foreign certificates of deposit (cost:  $20,548,010)     20,569,338       1.84%
                            
Total certificates of deposit (cost:  $32,048,010)       $ 32,095,630       3.32%
                            
OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS               
Long U.S. Futures Contracts               
           Agricultural commodities        $(343,721)   (0.04)%
           Currencies         (77,481)   (0.02)%
           Energy         (400,134)   (0.05)%
           Equity indices         (113,002)   (0.01)%
           Interest rate instruments         7,545,767    0.97%
           Metals         (347,361)   (0.04)%
           Single stock futures         (53,773)   (0.01)%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long U.S. futures contracts         6,210,295       0.80%
                            
Short U.S. Futures Contracts               
           Agricultural commodities         4,280,110    0.55%
           Currencies         239,056    0.03%
           Energy         2,485,858    0.32%
           Equity indices         (30,241)   (0.00)%
           Interest rate instruments         (209,808)   (0.03)%
           Metals         (762,034)   (0.10)%
           Single stock futures         (101,967)   (0.01)%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short U.S. futures contracts         5,900,974       0.76%
                            
Total U.S. Futures Contracts - Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. futures contracts   12,111,269       1.56%
                            
Long Foreign Futures Contracts               
           Agricultural commodities         (99,715)   (0.01)%
           Currencies         (94,019)   (0.01)%
           Energy         (150)   (0.00)%
           Equity indices         2,581,215    0.33%
           Interest rate instruments         6,528,835    0.84%
           Single stock futures         6,476    0.00%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open long foreign futures contracts         8,922,642       1.15%
                            
Short Foreign Futures Contracts                  
           Agricultural commodities         57,584    0.01%
           Currencies         44,444    0.01%
           Energy         (75,890)   (0.01)%
           Equity indices         252,735    0.03%
           Interest rate instruments         (459,514)   (0.06)%
           Metals         13,768    0.00%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open short foreign futures contracts         (166,873 )     (0.02)%

 

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)

March 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     % of Partners’
      Capital
  Description  Fair Value  (Net Asset Value)
       
Total foreign futures contracts - net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign futures contracts  $8,755,769    1.13%
           
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts  $20,867,038    2.69%
           
OPEN FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS          
U.S. Forward Currency Contracts          
Long  $(1,078,836)   (0.14)%
Short   523,082    0.07%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open U.S. forward currency contracts   (555,754)   (0.07)%
           
Foreign Forward Currency Contracts          
Long   (682,376)   (0.09)%
Short   850,387    0.11%
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open foreign forward currency contracts   168,011    0.02%
           
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts  $(387,743)   (0.05)%
           
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACT          
Termination Date Counterparty  $11,485,018    1.47%
4/1/19 Deutsche Bank, AG          
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.

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

(Audited)

 

      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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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

(Audited)

 

      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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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

(Audited)

 

     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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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

(Audited)

 

        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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Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2014

(Audited)

 

      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

(Audited)

 

      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               
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

(Audited)

 

      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

(Audited)

 

  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

(Audited)

 

  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 Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended March 31,
   2015  2014
Trading Gain (Loss) from Futures, Forwards and Swap      
Net realized gain (loss)  $75,441,543   $2,282,695 
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)   (8,122,669)   (22,128,876)
Brokerage commissions and trading expenses   (1,508,162)   (832,905)
Net gain (loss) from futures, forwards and swap trading   65,810,712    (20,679,086)
           
Income (loss)          
Interest income    1,299,428    1,977,118 
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities and certificates of deposit   (106,872)   (1,193,785)
Total income (loss)   1,192,556    783,333 
           
Expenses          
Trading Advisor management fee   2,548,393    3,203,049 
Trading Advisor incentive fee   9,346,873    182,751 
Cash manager fees   120,334    161,279 
General Partner management and performance fees   2,888,767    3,148,120 
Selling Agent fees – General Partner   2,596,327    2,797,871 
General Partner 1% allocation    480,980    (303,359)
Administrative expenses – General Partner   578,354    947,072 
Investment Manager fees   239,875     
Distribution (12b-1) fees   2,592     
Operating services fee   95,950     
Total expenses   18,898,445    10,136,783 
           
Net investment income (loss)   (17,705,889)   (9,353,450)
Net income (loss)   48,104,823    (30,032,536)
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest   (488,330)    
Net Income (Loss) attributable to the Fund  $47,616,493   $(30,032,536)

 

   Three Months Ended March 31,
   2015  2014
   Class A  Class B  Class I  Class A  Class B  Class I
Increase (decrease) in net asset value per unit  $279.09   $429.90   $68.94   $(148.93)  $(184.57)  $(26.79)
                               
Net income (loss) per unit†  $281.63   $434.88   $69.54   $(151.94)  $(190.38)  $(25.71)
                               
Weighted average number of units outstanding   105,126.5108    40,846.9021    3,534.0137    130,066.0704    53,388.9474    4,120.6780 

 

† (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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net income (loss)   $ 48,104,823     $ (30,032,536 )
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     8,122,669       22,128,876  
Purchases of securities and certificates of deposit     (234,281,151 )     (251,473,360 )
Proceeds from disposition of securities and certificates of deposit     220,464,530       341,921,678  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities and certificates of deposit     106,872       1,193,785  
Changes in                
Trading Advisor management fee payable     (78,240 )     (676,388 )
Trading Advisor incentive fee payable     (1,630,193 )     4,853  
Commissions and other trading fees payable on open contracts     2,763       (17,103 )
Cash Manager fees payable     (104 )     (16,103 )
General Partner management and performance fees payable     42,349       (128,988 )
General Partner 1% allocation receivable/payable     (57,305 )     (19,993 )
Selling Agent fees payable – General Partner     35,367       (107,854 )
Administrative expenses payable – General Partner     7,197       (38,920 )
Investment Manager fee payable     11,867        
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable     944        
Operating services fee payable     4,747        
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     40,857,135       82,737,947  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities                
Subscriptions     5,467,685       5,171,808  
Subscriptions received in advance     4,584,146       4,573,240  
Redemptions     (27,151,443 )     (80,909,923 )
Non-controlling interest – subscriptions     8,200,099        
Non-controlling interest – redemptions     (415,722 )      
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (9,315,235 )     (71,164,875 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     31,541,900       11,573,072  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     269,943,729       311,962,117  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 301,485,629     $ 323,535,189  
                 
End of period cash and cash equivalents consists of                
Cash in broker trading accounts   $ 271,576,630     $ 247,588,661  
Cash and cash equivalents     29,908,999       75,946,528  
Total end of period cash and cash equivalents   $ 301,485,629     $ 323,535,189  
                 
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   $ 10,174,269     $ 31,650,055  

 

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

 

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

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

 

   Class A   Class B   Class I  Non-Controlling
Interest
   Units  Amount  Units  Amount  Units  Amount  Amount  Total
Three Months Ended
March 31, 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)        29,607,049         17,763,697         245,747    488,330    48,104,823 
Subscriptions   1,218.7846    5,547,831    325.2667    2,096,919    380.1715    400,000    8,479,113    16,523,863 
Redemptions   (2,820.9805)   (13,087,230)   (2,068.2623)   (13,764,118)   —      —      (466,477)   (27,317,825)
Transfers   (369.7491)   (1,719,722)   257.1558    1,719,722    —      —      —      —   
Balance at March 31, 2015   104,102.0664   $488,591,647    40,037.1267   $270,388,953    3,819.1423   $4,101,440   $15,783,034   $778,865,074 
                                         
Three Months Ended
March 31, 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)        (19,762,382)        (10,164,209)        (105,945)   —      (30,032,536)
Subscriptions   1,347.8464    5,426,911    376.9991    2,144,270    —      —      —      7,571,181 
Redemptions   (9,079.4019)   (36,242,936)   (6,945.8208)   (39,186,830)   (1,109.8311)   (1,000,000)   —      (76,429,766)
Transfers   (168.0220)   (673,847)   119.1039    673,847    —      —      —      —   
Balance at March 31, 2014   125,895.4637   $499,249,141    49,796.7242   $279,118,614    3,565.7625   $3,150,829   $—     $781,518,584 

 

   Net Asset Value per Unit
   Class A  Class B   Class I
          
March 31, 2015   $4,693.39   $6,753.46   $1,073.92 
December 31, 2014    4,414.30    6,323.56    1,004.98 
March 31, 2014    3,965.58    5,605.16    883.63 
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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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. Class I Units were made available for purchase on June 1, 2012. 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 March 31, 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.

 

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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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 2011.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions

The Fund has certain investments denominated in foreign currencies. 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 March 31, 2015, the notional value of the swap was $90,792,186 and SMFF had provided $9,696,500 as collateral. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the swap had an appreciation in fair value of $3,413,204.

 

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 March 31, 2015    
    Level 1   Level 2   Total
Equity in broker trading accounts:            
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts*   $ 20,867,038     $     $ 20,867,038  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts*           (387,743 )     (387,743 )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contract*           11,485,018       11,485,018  
Cash and cash equivalents:                        
Money market fund     9,315,114             9,315,114  
Investments in securities:                        
U.S. Treasury securities*     36,889,358             36,889,358  
U.S. government sponsored enterprise notes*           2,000,061       2,000,061  
Asset backed securities*           36,778,022       36,778,022  
Commercial paper*           72,182,887       72,182,887  
Corporate notes*           293,120,582       293,120,582  
Certificates of deposit*           32,095,630       32,095,630  
Total   $ 67,071,510     $ 447,274,457     $ 514,345,967  

 

*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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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   $ 5,159,128     $ (1,264,870 )   $ 3,894,258  
Currencies     2,532,562       (2,420,562 )     112,000  
Energy     2,979,558       (969,874 )     2,009,684  
Equity indices     4,880,671       (2,189,963 )     2,690,708  
Interest rate instruments     15,050,872       (1,645,593 )     13,405,279  
Metals     6,868,647       (7,964,274 )     (1,095,627 )
Single stock futures     153,533       (302,797 )     (149,264 )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open futures contracts   $ 37,624,971     $ (16,757,933 )   $ 20,867,038  
 
                       
Net unrealized gain (loss) on open forward currency contracts
  $ 7,526,408     $ (7,914,151 )   $ (387,743 )
                         
Net unrealized gain (loss) on swap contract*   $ 11,485,018     $     $ 11,485,018  

 

*At March 31, 2015, the sector exposure of the CTA indices underlying the swap was:

 

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Agricultural commodities     4 %
Currencies     18 %
Energy     3 %
Equity indices     15 %
Interest rate instruments     54 %
Metals     6 %
Total     100 %

 

At March 31, 2015, there were 65,630 open futures contracts and 3,163 open forward currency contracts. The Fund’s financial assets, derivative assets, and cash collateral held by counterparties at March 31, 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   $ 3,065,919     $     $     $ 3,065,919  
Société Générale Newedge UK Limited*     157,026                   157,026  
SG Americas Securities, LLC**     17,596,908                   17,596,908  
UBS AG     (566,873 )                 (566,873 )
Deutsche Bank AG     11,711,334                   11,711,334  
Total   $ 31,964,314     $     $     $ 31,964,314  

 

*formerly Newedge UK Financial Ltd

**formerly Newedge USA, LLC

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the consolidated statements of operations:

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015
Types of Exposure   Net realized gain (loss)   Net change
in unrealized
gain (loss)
Futures contracts        
Agricultural commodities   $ (2,206,915 )   $ 1,944,044  
Currencies     16,107,345       (3,897,496 )
Energy     9,656,461       (7,606,789 )
Equity indices     25,028,539       (1,489,043 )
Interest rate instruments     30,156,761       (92,672 )
Metals     (3,874,415 )     (860,806 )
Single stock futures     (26,246 )     (554,625 )
Total futures contracts     74,841,530       (12,557,387 )
                 
Forward currency contracts     1,431,030       1,021,514  
                 
Swap contract           3,413,204  
                 
Total futures, forward currency and swap contracts   $ 76,272,560     $ (8,122,669 )

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the number of futures contracts closed was 457,383 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 27,470.

  

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:

 

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        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

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Fund’s derivative contracts had the following impact on the consolidated statements of operations:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Types of Exposure   Net realized
gain
  Net change
in unrealized
gain (loss)
Futures contracts        
Agricultural commodities   $ 4,508,044     $ 3,572,869  
Currencies     10,224       (6,984,555 )
Energy     (7,984,475 )     (546,717 )
Equity indices     727,403       (20,434,919 )
Interest rate instruments     16,039,082       368,872  
Metals     (8,805,263 )     (1,481,194 )
Single stock futures     799,569       (386,187 )
Total futures contracts     5,294,584       (25,891,831 )
                 
Forward currency contracts     (3,177,427 )     3,762,955  
                 
Total futures and forward currency contracts   $ 2,117,157     $ (22,128,876 )

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the number of futures contracts closed was 240,145 and the number of forward currency contracts closed was 11,030.

 

4. General Partner

 

At March 31, 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:

 

   March 31,  December 31,
   2015  2014
 Class of units    I    I 
 Number of units    254.4114    254.4114 
 Value   $273,217   $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.

 

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§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.

 

§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 $2,458,974 and $2,643,358 for the three months ended March 31, 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 $137,353 and $154,513 for the three months ended March 31, 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 0.11% 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 March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Fund had margin requirements of $117,467,997 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 March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Fund received advance subscriptions of $4,584,146 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.

 

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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.

 

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 March 31, 2015.

 

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  $36,889,358   $2,000,061   $49,167,392   $209,782,734   $36,778,022   $11,526,292   $346,143,859    44.43%
Canada               20,033,058        6,205,094    26,238,152    3.37%
Netherlands               16,897,181            16,897,181    2.17%
Great Britain           7,898,755    7,427,302            15,326,057    1.97%
Luxumbourg           2,299,944    9,440,417            11,740,361    1.51%
Australia           450,689    9,483,623            9,934,312    1.28%
Japan           1,798,968    4,478,111        3,351,806    9,628,885    1.24%
France           4,586,416    1,006,376            5,592,792    0.72%
Germany                       5,006,122    5,006,122    0.64%
British Virgin Islands               4,811,556            4,811,556    0.62%
Mexico               4,519,229            4,519,229    0.58%
Sweden               2,210,899        2,001,804    4,212,703    0.54%
China           1,994,479            2,003,527    3,998,006    0.51%
Norway           3,486,409                3,486,409    0.45%
Finland                       2,000,985    2,000,985    0.26%
Switzerland               1,999,652            1,999,652    0.26%
Spain               1,030,444            1,030,444    0.13%
Singapore           499,835                499,835    0.06%
Total  $36,889,358   $2,000,061   $72,182,887   $293,120,582   $36,778,022   $32,095,630   $473,066,540    60.74%

 

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%

 

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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.

 

10.Interim Financial Statements

 

The consolidated statements of financial condition, including the consolidated condensed schedule of investments, at March 31, 2015, the consolidated statements of operations, the consolidated statements of cash flows, and consolidated statement of changes in partners’ capital (net asset value) for the three months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2015, results of operations, cash flows and changes in partners’ capital (net asset value) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 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 months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, assuming the unit was outstanding throughout the entire period:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    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  
                                                 
Gain (loss) from trading(1)     394.18       565.34       90.05       (96.96 )     (136.40 )     (21.41 )
Net investment income (loss)(1)     (115.09 )     (135.44 )     (21.11 )     (51.97 )     (48.17 )     (5.38 )
Total gain (loss) from operations     279.09       429.90       68.94       (148.93 )     (184.57 )     (26.79 )
                                                 
Net asset value per Unit at end of period   $ 4,693.39     $ 6,753.46     $ 1,073.92     $ 3,965.58     $ 5,605.16     $ 883.63  
                                                 
Total return (4)     6.32 %     6.80 %     6.86 %     (3.62 )%     (3.19 )%     (2.94 )%
 
                                               
Other Financial Ratios                                                
Ratios to average net asset value                                                
Expenses prior to General Partner 1% allocation (2) (3)     10.44 %     8.61 %     8.44 %     5.62 %     3.84 %     2.88 %
General Partner 1% allocation (4)     0.06 %     0.07 %     0.07 %     (0.04 )%     (0.03 )%     (0.03 )%
Net total expenses     10.50 %     8.68 %     8.51 %     5.58 %     3.81 %     2.85 %
                                                 
Net investment income (loss) (2) (3) (5)     (9.81 )%     (7.98 )%     (7.81 )%     (5.23 )%     (3.44 )%     (2.45 )%

 

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.

 

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(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. Gain (loss) from trading 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 gain (loss) from trading per unit due to the timing of trading 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 trading 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 trading 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.

 

The returns for each Class of Units for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were:

 

Class of Units  2015  2014
 Class A   6.32%   (3.62)%
 Class B   6.80%   (3.19)%
 Class I   6.86%   (2.94)%

 

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

 

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.

 

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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.

 

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%.

 

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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.

 

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.

 

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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.

 

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.

 

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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 March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. All open position trading risk exposures of the Fund have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

 

    March 31, 2015   December 31, 2014
Market Sector   Value at Risk   % of Total
Capitalization
  Value at Risk   % of Total
Capitalization
                 
Agricultural commodities   $ 6,877,302       0.88 %   $ 8,075,148       1.09 %
Currencies     30,906,468       3.97       18,867,664       2.54  
Energy     8,721,619       1.12       9,381,922       1.27  
Equity indices     37,334,298       4.79       26,466,899       3.57  
Interest rate instruments     27,753,585       3.56       31,668,506       4.27  
Metals     7,991,435       1.03       7,196,461       0.97  
Single stock futures     3,967,667       0.51       7,932,365       1.07  
Total   $ 123,552,374       15.86 %   $ 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.

 

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 March 31, 2015, by market sector.

 

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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 (“SSF”). The Fund’s SSF exposure is primarily due to adverse price movements in the underlying stock.

 

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Non-Trading Risk Exposure

 

The following were the only non-trading risk exposures of the Fund as of March 31, 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.

  

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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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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.

 

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 March 31, 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 March 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

    January   February   March   Total
A Units                
Units redeemed     767.7251       867.1997       1,186.0557       2,820.9805  
Average net asset value per unit   $ 4,598.37     $ 4,601.39     $ 4,693.39     $ 4,639.25  
                                 
B Units                                
Units redeemed     398.2778       994.9300       675.0545       2,068.2623  
Average net asset value per unit   $ 6,597.07     $ 6,611.22     $ 6,753.46     $ 6,654.92  
                                 
I Units                                
Units redeemed                        
Average net asset value per unit   $     $     $     $  

  

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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) orm 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: May 15, 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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