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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Period Ended March 31, 2017

 

OR

 

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 000-51274

 

 

 

FRONTIER FUNDS
(Formerly known as Equinox Frontier Funds)

FRONTIER DIVERSIFIED FUND;
FRONTIER MASTERS FUND;
FRONTIER LONG/SHORT COMMODITY FUND;
FRONTIER BALANCED FUND;
FRONTIER SELECT FUND;
FRONTIER WINTON FUND;
FRONTIER HERITAGE FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 36-6815533
(State of (IRS Employer
Organization) Identification No.)

 

c/o Frontier Fund Management LLC
25568 Genesee Trail Road
Golden, Colorado 80401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(303) 454-5500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

 

 

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Units;
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a Units;
Frontier Masters Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Units;
Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 2, Class 2a and Class 3a Units;
Frontier Select Fund Class 1, Class 1AP and Class 2 Units;
Frontier Winton Fund Class 1, Class 1AP and Class 2 Units;
Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1, Class 1AP and Class 2 Units

 

 

 

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  x No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files) Yes  x No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer   o  Accelerated Filer o
Non-Accelerated Filer x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o  No  x

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

  Item 1.   Series Financial Statements 4
         
      Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016 5
         
      Condensed Schedules of Investments as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016 8
         
      Statements of Operations for the three months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited) 14
         
      Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) 17
         
      Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited) 21
         
      Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) 24
         
      Trust Financial Statements (1)  
         
      Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016 53
         
      Consolidated Condensed Schedules of Investments as of March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016 54
         
      Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited) 56
         
      Consolidated Statement of Changes in Owners’ Capital for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) 57
         
      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited) 58
         
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 59
         
  Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 75
         
  Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 118
         
  Item 4.   Controls and Procedures 123
         
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION  
         
  Item 1.   Legal Proceedings 124
         
  Item 1A.   Risk Factors 124
         
  Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 124
         
  Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities 124
         
  Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures 124
         
  Item 5.   Other Information 124
         
  Item 6.   Exhibits 124
         
SIGNATURES 125

 

(1)These financial statements represent the consolidated financial statements of the Series of the Trust.

2

Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements

 

THIS REPORT CONTAINS STATEMENTS WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS REFLECT THE MANAGING OWNER’S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE, PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE TRUST. THE MANAGING OWNER HAS TRIED TO IDENTIFY THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS BY USING WORDS SUCH AS “MAY,” “WILL,” “EXPECT,” “ANTICIPATE,” “BELIEVE,” “INTEND,” “SHOULD,” “ESTIMATE” OR THE NEGATIVE OF THOSE TERMS OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE MANAGING OWNER AND ARE SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS, BOTH KNOWN, SUCH AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE “RISK FACTORS” SECTION UNDER PART II ITEM 1A AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT, AND UNKNOWN, THAT COULD CAUSE THE TRUST’S ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE, PROSPECTS OR OPPORTUNITIES TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED IN, OR IMPLIED BY, THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

 

YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, THE MANAGING OWNER UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS OR THE RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES OR OTHER FACTORS DESCRIBED HEREIN, AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON AFTER THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

 

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AS OF MARCH 31, 2017, AND THE MANAGING OWNER UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION.

3

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.Series Financial Statements

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Financial Condition
March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016

 

   Frontier   Frontier   Frontier 
   Diversified Fund   Masters Fund   Long/Short Commodity Fund 
   3/31/2017   12/31/2016   3/31/2017   12/31/2016   3/31/2017   12/31/2016 
                               
ASSETS                              
                               
Cash and cash equivalents  $2,093,372   $674,227   $1,326,089   $546,509   $   $ 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value   6,070,828    6,525,280    3,845,689    4,313,843         
Swap contracts, at fair value   8,339,996    8,637,847            4,282,456    4,220,468 
Investments in private investment companies, at fair value   37,661,060    38,845,974    5,461,389    5,653,708    5,921,675    6,715,142 
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value   4,008,893    4,201,628    5,674,783    6,678,106         
Interest receivable   42,786    121,792    25,306    80,516         
Receivable from related parties   412,319    231,671    261,192    153,157        87,670 
Other assets   44,934        21,739        5,969     
                               
Total Assets  $58,674,188   $59,238,419   $16,616,187   $17,425,839   $10,210,100   $11,023,280 
                               
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL                              
                               
LIABILITIES                              
Owner redemptions payable  $   $61,482   $   $131,841   $   $5,738 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner       23,496        50,174         
Service fees payable to Managing Owner   34,775    15,193    9,274    9,037    2,356    3,542 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner   322,850    147,183    132,121    57,890    55,159    23,478 
Payables to related parties                   2,342,069    1,603,124 
Advance on unrealized Swap Appreciation   2,500,000    2,500,000            115,000    115,000 
Other liabilities   52,726    19,674    30,997    7,590        6,871 
                               
Total Liabilities   2,910,351    2,767,028    172,392    256,532    2,514,584    1,757,753 
                               
CAPITAL                              
Managing Owner - Class 2   326,165    460,196    136,075    336,691    50,894    299,889 
Managing Owner - Class 2a                   40,437    234,742 
Managing Owner - Class 3   215,190    33,899    33,216    32,970         
Managing Owner - Class 3a                   2,027    11,715 
Limited Owner - Class 1   4,088,255    5,189,420    4,921,108    5,361,626         
Limited Owner - Class 1a                   934,780    1,913,595 
Limited Owner - Class 2   38,227,818    37,771,385    5,158,933    5,320,871    482,728    508,474 
Limited Owner - Class 2a                   731,272    728,453 
Limited Owner - Class 3   12,906,409    13,016,491    6,194,463    6,117,149    3,844,604    4,405,863 
Limited Owner - Class 3a                   1,608,774    1,162,796 
                               
Total Owners’ Capital   55,763,837    56,471,391    16,443,795    17,169,307    7,695,516    9,265,527 
                               
Non-Controlling Interests                        
                               
Total Capital   55,763,837    56,471,391    16,443,795    17,169,307    7,695,516    9,265,527 
                               
Total Liabilities and Capital  $58,674,188   $59,238,419   $16,616,187   $17,425,839   $10,210,100   $11,023,280 
                               
Units Outstanding                              
Class 1   34,267    44,569    43,511    47,531    N/A    N/A 
Class 1a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    9,840    20,628 
Class 2   281,942    287,586    40,839    43,933    4,007    6,240 
Class 2a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    7,049    9,115 
Class 3   103,421    105,869    51,561    51,297    28,505    33,685 
Class 3a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    14,385    10,925 
                               
Net Asset Value per Unit                              
Class 1  $119.31   $116.43   $113.10   $112.80    N/A    N/A 
Class 1a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $95.00   $92.78 
Class 2  $136.74   $132.94   $129.65   $128.78   $133.17   $129.56 
Class 2a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $109.48   $105.67 
Class 3  $126.88   $123.27   $120.78   $119.89   $134.87   $130.80 
Class 3a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $111.98   $107.50 

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Financial Condition
March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016

 

   Frontier Balanced Fund   Frontier Select Fund 
   3/31/2017   12/31/2016   3/31/2017   12/31/2016 
ASSETS                    
                     
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,730,800   $1,083,579   $776,607   $432,021 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value   5,019,363    9,770,117    2,252,179    2,912,611 
Receivable from futures commission merchants   8,079,901    6,647,098    6,865,433    8,208,218 
Open trade equity, at fair value   168,558    237,661    414,284    686,022 
Swap contracts, at fair value   18,489,886    18,939,450         
Investments in private investment companies, at fair value   46,840,198    45,305,273         
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value   4,730,360    5,965,331    3,476,474    3,910,866 
Interest receivable   50,555    182,355    15,038    54,363 
Receivable from related parties   340,906    346,875    152,964    103,407 
Other assets   360        145     
                     
Total Assets  $85,450,887   $88,477,739   $13,953,124   $16,307,508 
                     
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL                    
                     
LIABILITIES                    
Owner redemptions payable  $59,898   $780,970   $   $134,579 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner   10,906    25,217    68,019    21,219 
Interest payable to Managing Owner   34,269    21,606    9,918    3,518 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner   86,141    129,956    19,348    25,966 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner   350,488    203,324    32,922    18,129 
Risk analysis fees payable   4,424    1,155    6,829    2,303 
Advance on unrealized Swap Appreciation   4,926,555    4,926,555         
Other liabilities   117,747    89,585    16,404    11,939 
                     
Total Liabilities   5,590,428    6,178,368    153,440    217,653 
                     
CAPITAL                    
Managing Owner - Class 2   469,403    530,387    106,372    9,397 
Managing Owner - Class 2a   339,534    209,112         
Limited Owner - Class 1   54,121,504    56,955,371    9,012,666    10,540,702 
Limited Owner - Class 1AP   607,004    677,181    24,609    29,897 
Limited Owner - Class 2   22,235,679    21,871,170    1,332,031    1,402,043 
Limited Owner - Class 2a   316,385    307,144         
Limited Owner - Class 3a   1,770,950    1,749,006         
                     
Total Owners’ Capital   79,860,459    82,299,371    10,475,678    11,982,039 
                     
Non-Controlling Interests           3,324,006    4,107,816 
                     
Total Capital   79,860,459    82,299,371    13,799,684    16,089,855 
                     
Total Liabilities and Capital  $85,450,887   $88,477,739   $13,953,124   $16,307,508 
                     
Units Outstanding                    
Class 1   392,721    422,529    100,275    112,059 
Class 1AP   4,066    4,671    253    296 
Class 2   113,065    114,886    11,133    10,514 
Class 2a   3,766    3,054    N/A    N/A 
Class 3a   10,202    10,380    N/A    N/A 
                     
Net Asset Value per Unit                    
Class 1  $137.81   $134.80   $89.88   $94.06 
Class 1AP  $149.29   $144.97   $97.27   $101.16 
Class 2  $200.81   $194.99   $129.20   $134.25 
Class 2a  $174.17   $169.05    N/A    N/A 
Class 3a  $173.59   $168.49    N/A    N/A 

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Financial Condition
March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016

 

   Frontier Winton Fund   Frontier Heritage Fund 
   3/31/2017   12/31/2016   3/31/2017   12/31/2016 
ASSETS                    
                     
Cash and cash equivalents  $4,360,556   $1,628,208   $953,392   $382,499 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value   12,645,718    15,533,863    2,764,860    3,701,890 
Receivable from futures commission merchants   19,956,335    17,996,697         
Open trade equity, at fair value       1,222,524         
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value   2,968,002    4,072,450    2,411,550    2,744,640 
Swap contracts, at fair value           7,980,142    8,391,414 
Interest receivable   80,813    289,933    18,535    69,095 
Receivable from related parties   858,874    551,508    187,784    131,430 
Other assets           178     
                     
Total Assets  $40,870,298   $41,295,183   $14,316,441   $15,420,968 
                     
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL                    
                     
LIABILITIES                    
Open trade deficit, at fair value  $174,622   $   $   $ 
Owner redemptions payable   27,508    23,162         
Management fees payable to Managing Owner   250,675    256,824        56,501 
Interest payable to Managing Owner   52,239    30,730    11,817    7,420 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner   17,378    39,370    3,934    16,457 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner   99,772    55,142    36,883    17,953 
Risk analysis fees payable   35,428    12,215         
Advance on unrealized Swap Appreciation           1,900,000    1,900,000 
Other liabilities   23,372    2,880    23,713    18,085 
                     
Total Liabilities   680,994    420,323    1,976,347    2,016,416 
                     
CAPITAL                    
Managing Owner - Class 2   305,952    43,553    95,316    73,660 
Limited Owner - Class 1   19,189,478    20,284,935    6,838,189    7,507,072 
Limited Owner - Class 1AP   35,365    35,478    5,654    5,826 
Limited Owner - Class 2   11,311,366    11,402,560    2,453,056    2,670,715 
                     
Total Owners’ Capital   30,842,161    31,766,526    9,392,215    10,257,273 
                     
Non-Controlling Interests   9,347,143    9,108,334    2,947,879    3,147,279 
                     
Total Capital   40,189,304    40,874,860    12,340,094    13,404,552 
                     
Total Liabilities and Capital  $40,870,298   $41,295,183   $14,316,441   $15,420,968 
                     
Units Outstanding                    
Class 1   125,478    131,283    59,351    62,779 
Class 1AP   214    214    45    45 
Class 2   55,242    54,251    15,257    15,946 
                     
Net Asset Value per Unit                    
Class 1  $152.93   $154.51   $115.22   $119.58 
Class 1AP  $165.26   $166.17   $125.64   $128.60 
Class 2  $210.30   $210.98   $167.02   $172.10 

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds

Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2017

 

       Frontier
Diversified Fund
   Frontier
Masters Fund
   Frontier
Long/Short Commodity Fund
 
Description      Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
   Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
   Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 
                             
SWAPS (1)                              
     Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)  $8,339,996    14.96%  $       $     
     Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)                   4,282,456    55.65%
     Total Swaps  $8,339,996    14.96%  $       $4,282,456    55.65%
                                    
PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES (3)                              
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518)  $5,373,478    9.64%  $3,562,871    21.67%  $1,654,768    21.50%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   3,064,808    5.50%   1,898,518    11.55%   1,384,279    17.99%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   2,428,880    4.36%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   4,535,498    8.13%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   7,184,786    12.88%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   5,779,205    10.36%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   1,926,236    3.45%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   1,820,330    3.26%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   5,019,590    9.00%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   528,249    0.95%           2,882,628    37.46%
     Total Private Investment Companies  $37,661,060    67.52%  $5,461,389    33.21%  $5,921,675    76.94%
                                    
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)                          
     Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  $1,424,849    2.56%  $902,599    5.49%  $     
     Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC           3,324,006    20.21%        
     Frontier Trading Company II, LLC   2,584,044    4.63%   1,448,178    8.81%        
     Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $4,008,893    7.19%  $5,674,783    34.51%  $     
                                    
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                              
FACE VALUE  Fair Value        Fair Value        Fair Value      
$8,100,000   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $11,396,990)  $1,950,272    3.50%  $1,235,440    7.51%  $     
$16,400,000   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $22,610,670)   4,120,556    7.39%   2,610,249    15.87%        
        $6,070,828    10.89%  $3,845,689    23.39%  $     
                                    
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Face Value        Face Value                
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $1,508,459        $955,564                
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   3,054,164         1,934,722                
        $4,562,623        $2,890,286                
                                    
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Cost        Cost                
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $2,122,455        $1,344,513                
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   4,210,774         2,667,400                
        $6,333,229        $4,011,913                

 

(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

8

The Series of Frontier Funds

Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2017

 

       Frontier   Frontier 
       Balanced Fund   Select Fund 
       Fair   % of Total Capital   Fair   % of Total Capital 
Description      Value   (Net Asset Value)   Value   (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*                    
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $3,581   0.00%  $25,740   0.19%
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)           164,366    1.19%
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)           48,090    0.35%
     Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)           18,889    0.14%
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)           36,797    0.27%
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)           3,473    0.03%
     Various energy futures contracts (Europe)           (4,271)   -0.03%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)           (6,325)   -0.05%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)           60,713    0.44%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)           (2,826)   -0.02%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)           2,161    0.02%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)           49,450    0.36%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   7,680    0.01%   18,435    0.13%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)   (1,794)   0.00%   2,485    0.02%
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   5,108    0.01%   52,197    0.38%
     Various soft futures contracts (Far East)   (7,779)   -0.01%        
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   (2,123)   0.00%   2,026    0.01%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)           565    0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)   6,770    0.01%   119,287    0.86%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)   (8,917)   -0.01%   (38,314)   -0.28%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)           13,488    0.10%
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   27,395    0.03%   54,532    0.40%
     Total Long Futures Contracts  $29,921    0.03%  $620,958    4.50%
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*                    
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $(12,075)   -0.02%  $     
     Various currency futures contracts (Canada)           (15,621)   -0.11%
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)           (106,732)   -0.77%
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)           (46,017)   -0.33%
     Various energy futures contracts (Europe)   23,181    0.03%   3,308    0.02%
     Various energy futures contracts (Far East)           (1,207)   -0.01%
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   55,187    0.07%   (83,369)   -0.60%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   (19,099)   -0.02%   (31,867)   -0.23%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   (24,167)   -0.03%   (112,596)   -0.82%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)           (18,874)   -0.14%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)           1,470    0.01%
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)           1,380    0.01%
     Various soft futures contracts (Europe)           8,600    0.06%
     Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)   28,067    0.04%   178,787    1.30%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)           (203)   0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)           64    0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)           17,253    0.13%
     Total Short Futures Contracts  $51,094    0.06%  $(205,624)   -1.49%
CURRENCY FORWARDS*                    
     Various currency forwards contracts (NA)  $87,543    0.11%  $(1,050)   -0.01%
     Total Currency Forwards  $87,543    0.11%  $(1,050)   -0.01%
     Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  $168,558    0.20%  $414,284    3.00%
SWAP (1)                        
     Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)  $18,489,886    23.15%  $     
     Total Swap  $18,489,886    23.15%  $     
                          
PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES (3)                    
     Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  $3,118,673    3.91%  $     
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   2,738,542    3.43%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   3,820,710    4.78%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   7,829,575    9.80%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   12,722,898    15.93%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   7,155,432    8.96%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   1,439,768    1.80%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   7,529,693    9.43%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   484,907    0.61%        
     Total Private Investment Companies  $46,840,198    58.65%  $     
                          
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)                    
     Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  $3,552,295    4.45%  $     
     Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC   1,178,065    1.48%   528,596    3.83%
     Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC           2,947,878    21.36%
     Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $4,730,360    5.92%  $3,476,474    25.19%
                          
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                    
FACE VALUE    Fair Value        Fair Value      
$8,100,000   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $11,396,990)  $1,612,486    2.02%  $723,520    5.24%
$16,400,000   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $22,610,670)   3,406,877    4.27%   1,528,659    11.08%
        $5,019,363    6.29%  $2,252,179    16.32%
                          
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Face Value        Face Value      
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $1,247,194        $559,614      
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   2,525,184         1,133,046      
        $3,772,378        $1,692,660      
                          
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Cost        Cost      
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $1,754,847        $787,397      
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   3,481,469         1,562,129      
        $5,236,316        $2,349,526      

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, or forwards position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Condensed Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
March 31, 2017

 

       Frontier
Winton Fund
   Frontier
Heritage Fund
 
    Description  Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
   Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*                    
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $23,929   $0.06%  $   $ 
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)   29,130    0.07%        
     Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)   20,915    0.05%        
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   11,776    0.03%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   (3,429)   -0.01%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)   (1,256)   0.00%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   56    0.00%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)   18,656    0.05%        
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   1,805    0.00%        
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   5,097    0.01%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)   (696)   0.00%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)   352,298    0.88%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)   (256,323)   -0.64%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)   52,616    0.13%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   3,449    0.01%        
     Total Long Futures Contracts  $258,023    0.64%  $   $ 
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*                    
     Various currency futures contracts (Canada)  $(8,950)   -0.02%        
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)   (364,771)   -0.91%        
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)   (80,131)   -0.20%        
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   (66,590)   -0.17%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)   (2,728)   -0.01%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   (57,643)   -0.14%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   (96,721)   -0.24%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)   (140,316)   -0.35%        
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   (27,115)   -0.07%        
     Various soft futures contract (Europe)   888    0.00%        
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   81,374    0.20%        
     Various soft futures contracts (Canada)   378    0.00%        
     Various soft futures contracts (Europe)   441    0.00%        
     Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)   124,184    0.31%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)   (1,404)   0.00%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   (99,540)   -0.25%        
     Total Short Futures Contracts  $(738,644)   -1.85%  $   $ 
CURRENCY FORWARDS*                    
     Various currency forwards contracts (NA)  $305,999    0.76%  $     
     Total Currency Forwards  $305,999    0.76%  $     
     Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  $(174,622)   -0.44%  $     
SWAP (1)                        
     Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)  $       $7,980,142    64.67%
     Total Swap  $       $7,980,142    64.67%
                          
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)                
     Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  $       $1,762,627    14.28%
     Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC   2,968,002    7.39%   648,923    5.26%
     Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $2,968,002    7.39%  $2,411,550    19.54%
                          
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                    
FACE VALUE    Fair Value        Fair Value      
$8,100,000   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $11,396,990)  $4,062,476    10.11%  $888,220    7.20%
$16,400,000   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $22,610,670)   8,583,242    21.36%   1,876,640    15.21%
        $12,645,718    31.47%  $2,764,860    22.40
                          
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Face Value        Face Value      
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $3,142,166        $687,003      
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   6,361,915         1,390,969      
        $9,504,081        $2,077,972      
                          
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities Cost        Cost      
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $4,421,139        $966,638      
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   8,771,169         1,917,729      
        $13,192,308        $2,884,367      

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, or forwards contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

10

The Series of Frontier Funds

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2016

 

       Frontier
Diversified Fund
   Frontier
Masters Fund
   Frontier
Long/Short Commodity Fund
 
Description      Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
   Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
   Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 
SWAPS (1)                                  
     Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)  $8,637,847    15.49%  $       $     
     Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)                   4,220,468    54.84%
     Total Swaps  $8,637,847    15.49%  $       $4,220,468    54.84%
                                    
PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES (3)                              
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518)  $6,399,628    11.48%  $3,455,090    21.01%  $1,610,890    20.93%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   3,558,715    6.38%   2,198,618    13.37%   1,611,845    20.95%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   2,412,065    4.33%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   4,103,564    7.36%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   7,819,114    14.02%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   8,600,401    15.42%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   2,996,494    5.37%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   1,856,786    3.33%                
     Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   1,099,207    1.97%           3,492,407    45.38%
     Total Private Investment Companies  $38,845,974    69.64%  $5,653,708    34.38%  $6,715,142    87.25%
                                    
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)                              
     Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  $1,710,707    3.07%  $1,130,943    6.88%  $     
     Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC           4,107,816    24.98%        
     Frontier Trading Company II, LLC   2,490,921    4.47%   1,439,347    8.75%        
     Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $4,201,628    7.53%  $6,678,106    40.61%  $    0.00%
                                    
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                              
FACE VALUE  Fair Value        Fair Value        Fair Value      
$15,900,000   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $23,564,442)  $3,138,309    5.63%  $2,074,726    12.62%  $     
$16,400,000   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $22,950,579)   3,386,971    6.07%   2,239,117    13.62%        
        $6,525,280    11.70%  $4,313,843    26.23%  $     
                                    
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Face Value        Face Value                
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $2,489,283        $1,645,658                
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   2,567,563         1,697,408                
        $5,056,846        $3,343,066                
                                    
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Cost        Cost                
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $3,502,510        $2,315,499                
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   3,596,193         2,377,432                
        $7,098,703        $4,692,931                

 

(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2016

 

       Frontier
Balanced Fund
   Frontier
Select Fund
 
Description      Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
   Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*                    
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $11,675    0.01%  $56,169    0.41%
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)           73,909    0.54%
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)           1,360    0.01%
     Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)           (41,946)   -0.30%
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)   39,959    0.05%   10,283    0.07%
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   (10,780)   -0.01%   163,930    1.19%
     Various energy futures contracts (Europe)           4,150    0.03%
     Various energy futures contracts (Far East)           8,788    0.06%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)           (503)   0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)           166,812    1.21%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)           444    0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)           18,191    0.13%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)           1,950    0.01%
     Various soft futures contract (Europe)           1,956    0.01%
     Various soft futures contract (Far East)           111    0.00%
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)           (39,001)   -0.28%
     Various soft futures contracts (Far East)           2,808    0.02%
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   (54,314)   -0.07%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)           1,894    0.01%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)   3,375    0.00%   56,849    0.41%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)   25,750    0.03%   31,540    0.23%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)           4,760    0.03%
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   (29,115)   -0.04%   (53,378)   -0.39%
     Total Long Futures Contracts  $(13,450)   -0.03%  $471,076    3.41%
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*                   
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $81,563    0.10%  $(29,896)   -0.22%
     Various currency futures contracts (Canada)           195    0.00%
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)           85,470    0.62%
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)           19,041    0.14%
     Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)           4,623    0.03%
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)           (8,460)   -0.06%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)   6,253    0.01%   155    0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)           (8,823)   -0.06%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)   686    0.00%   (6,019)   -0.04%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   26,568    0.03%   (1,211)   -0.01%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)           45,201    0.33%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   4,790    0.01%   29,150    0.21%
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   110,548    0.14%       0.00%
     Various soft futures contracts (Europe)   53,851    0.07%   14,154    0.10%
     Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)   15,398    0.02%   46,657    0.34%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)   2,440    0.00%       0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)           (2,802)   -0.02%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)           (2,456)   -0.02%
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)           23,255    0.17%
     Total Short Futures Contracts  $302,097    0.38%  $208,234    1.51%
CURRENCY FORWARDS*                    
     Various currency forwards contracts (NA)  $(50,986)   -0.06%  $6,712    0.05%
     Total Currency Forwards  $(50,986)   -0.06%  $6,712    0.05%
     Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  $237,661    0.29%  $686,022    4.97%
SWAP (1)                    
     Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)  $18,939,450    23.72%  $     
     Total Swap  $18,939,450    23.72%  $     
                          
PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES (3)                    
     Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  $4,190,798    5.25%  $     
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   2,786,543    3.49%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   4,114,892    5.15%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   7,071,313    8.85%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   12,623,819    15.81%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   10,626,274    13.31%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   2,989,088    3.74%        
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   902,546    1.13%        
     Total Private Investment Companies  $45,305,273    56.73%  $     
                          
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)                    
     Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  $3,403,939    4.26%  $     
     Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC   2,561,392    3.21%   763,587    5.53%
     Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC           3,147,279    22.81%
     Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $5,965,331    7.47%  $3,910,866    28.34%
                          
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                    
FACE VALUE  Fair Value        Fair Value      
$15,900,000   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $23,564,442)  $4,698,901    5.88%  $1,400,809    10.15%
$16,400,000   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $22,950,579)   5,071,216    6.35%   1,511,802    10.96%
        $9,770,117    12.23%  $2,912,611    21.11%
                          
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Face Value        Face Value      
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $3,727,134        $1,111,111      
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   3,844,339         1,146,052      
        $7,571,473        $2,257,163      
                          
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Cost        Cost      
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $5,244,210        $1,563,373      
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   5,384,478         1,605,189      
        $10,628,688        $3,168,562      

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, or forwards position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

12

The Series of Frontier Funds

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2016

 

       Frontier
Winton Fund
   Frontier
Heritage Fund
 
    Description  Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
   Fair
Value
   % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS*                    
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $(88,088)   -0.22%  $     
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   65,612    0.16%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   88,638    0.22%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   (341)   0.00%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)   7,094    0.02%        
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   (3,860)   -0.01%        
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   (84,938)   -0.21%        
     Various soft futures contracts (Canada)   (2,131)   -0.01%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)   (969)   0.00%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)   242,128    0.60%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)   305,316    0.76%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)   57,116    0.14%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   (201,831)   -0.50%        
     Total Long Futures Contracts  $383,746    0.95%  $     
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS*                    
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $(252,279)   -0.63%  $     
     Various currency futures contracts (Canada)   11,540    0.03%        
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)   272,806    0.68%        
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)   168,888    0.42%        
     Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)   2,980    0.01%        
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)   9,590    0.02%        
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   (82,280)   -0.20%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)   (1,012)   0.00%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   (8,794)   -0.02%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)   (11,060)   -0.03%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   (2,831)   -0.01%        
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)   127,078    0.32%        
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   174,345    0.43%        
     Various soft futures contract (Europe)   44,780    0.11%        
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   291,378    0.73%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)   2,019    0.01%        
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   (7,228)   -0.02%        
     Total Short Futures Contracts  $739,920    1.83%  $     
CURRENCY FORWARDS*                    
     Various currency forwards contracts (NA)  $98,858    0.25%  $     
     Total Currency Forwards  $98,858    0.25%  $     
     Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  $1,222,524    3.03%  $     
SWAP (1)                    
     Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)  $       $8,391,414    68.00%
     Total Swap  $       $8,391,414    68.00%
                          
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (3)                    
     Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  $       $1,774,130    14.38%
     Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC   4,072,450    10.13%   970,510    7.86%
     Total Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $4,072,450    10.13%  $2,744,640    22.24%
                          
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                    
FACE VALUE    Fair Value        Fair Value      
$15,900,000   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $23,564,442)  $7,470,952    18.59%  $1,780,410    14.43%
$16,400,000   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $22,950,579)   8,062,911    20.06%   1,921,480    15.57%
        $15,533,863    38.65%  $3,701,890    29.99%
                          
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Face Value        Face Value      
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $5,925,905        $1,412,208      
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   6,112,254         1,456,617      
        $12,038,159        $2,868,825      
                          
Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities  Cost        Cost      
     US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)  $8,337,960        $1,987,027      
     US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)   8,560,976         2,040,174      
        $16,898,936        $4,027,201      

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, or forwards contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Note 4 to the Financial Statements.
(2)Assets have been allocated to each Series based upon ownership in the cash management pool. See Note 2.
(3)See Note 5 to the Financial Statements.

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
(Unaudited)

 

                   Frontier Long/Short Commodity 
   Frontier Diversified Fund   Frontier Masters Fund   Fund 
                         
   3/31/2017   3/31/2016   3/31/2017   3/31/2016   3/31/2017   3/31/2016 
                         
Investment income:                              
Interest - net  $73,263   $153,985   $40,095   $57,379   $   $22,970 
                               
Total Income   73,263    153,985    40,095    57,379        22,970 
                               
Expenses:                              
Incentive Fees (rebate)   (63,508)   921,036        226,228        134,601 
Management Fees   27,958    238,847    85,229    161,635        138,546 
Service Fees - Class 1   44,833    76,178    28,774    47,135    7,461    21,031 
Trading Fees   466,674    356,708    190,175    138,344    76,785    49,619 
Other Fees                        
                               
Total Expenses   475,957    1,592,769    304,178    573,342    84,246    343,797 
                               
Investment (loss) - net   (402,694)   (1,438,784)   (264,083)   (515,963)   (84,246)   (320,827)
                               
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                              
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   1,800,760        302,978        211,534     
Net realized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   479,093        130,706        161,511     
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts   (297,851)   (1,240,231)           61,988    (75,579)
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities   (175,480)   18,406    (109,189)   6,077        2,649 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities   211,292    1,201,604    126,735    494,017        194,814 
Trading commissions                        
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies   (10,291)   2,992,776    (62,391)   1,366,245        (41,329)
                               
Net gain/(loss) on investments   2,007,523    2,972,555    388,839    1,866,339    435,033    80,555 
                               
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   1,604,829    1,533,771    124,756    1,350,376    350,787    (240,272)
                               
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests                        
                               
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS  $1,604,829   $1,533,771   $124,756   $1,350,376   $350,787   $(240,272)
                               
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                              
Class 1  $2.88   $2.91   $0.30   $6.14    N/A    N/A 
Class 1a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $2.22   $(2.21)
Class 2  $3.80   $3.84   $0.87   $7.47   $3.61   $(2.60)
Class 2a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $3.81   $(2.03)
Class 3  $3.61   $3.63   $0.89   $7.02   $4.07   $(2.61)
Class 3a   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $4.48   $(1.97)

 

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

14

The Series of the Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Balanced Fund   Frontier Select Fund 
                 
   3/31/2017   3/31/2016   3/31/2017   3/31/2016 
                 
Investment income:                    
Interest - net  $1,161   $7,337   $   $ 
                     
Total Income/(loss)   1,161    7,337         
                     
Expenses:                    
Incentive Fees (rebate)       935,617        23,986 
Management Fees   38,479    234,025    56,175    70,821 
Risk analysis Fees   4,424        6,829     
Service Fees - Class 1   398,860    484,072    69,331    93,444 
Trading Fees   539,715    172,789    49,044    26,180 
                     
Total Expenses   981,478    1,826,503    181,379    214,431 
                     
Investment (loss) - net   (980,317)   (1,819,166)   (181,379)   (214,431)
                     
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                    
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options   (376,111)   1,617,558    172,961    2,016,474 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   2,665,330             
Net realized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   1,120,852             
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)   (69,103)   (17,640)   (271,738)   (4,350)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts   (449,564)   (2,201,706)        
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities   (147,316)   25,792    (64,076)   748 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities   191,825    1,670,998    77,777    71,447 
Trading commissions   (23,765)   (78,483)   (33,530)   (28,929)
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies   14,644    4,033,474    (247,759)   403,455 
                     
Net gain/(loss) on investments   2,926,792    5,049,993    (366,365)   2,458,845 
                     
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   1,946,475    3,230,827    (547,744)   2,244,414 
                     
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests       108,355    (54,310)   918,943 
                     
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS  $1,946,475   $3,122,472   $(493,434)  $1,325,471 
                     
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                    
Class 1  $3.01   $4.15   $(4.18)  $9.05 
Class 1AP  $4.32   $5.38   $(3.89)  $10.22 
Class 2  $5.82   $7.23   $(5.05)  $13.57 
Class 2a  $5.12   $6.61    N/A    N/A 
Class 3a  $5.10   $6.59    N/A    N/A 

 

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

15

The Series of the Frontier Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Winton Fund   Frontier Heritage Fund 
                 
   3/31/2017   3/31/2016   3/31/2017   3/31/2016 
                 
Investment income:                    
Interest - net  $   $176   $   $ 
                     
Total Income       176         
                     
Expenses:                    
Incentive Fees (rebate)   (49,790)   99,067    (4,603)   9,072 
Management Fees   261,955    275,820    58,992    63,021 
Risk analysis Fees   35,428             
Service Fees - Class 1   142,629    179,855    52,095    67,669 
Trading Fees   149,338    68,324    59,674    22,714 
                     
Total Expenses   539,560    623,066    166,158    162,476 
                     
Investment (loss) - net   (539,560)   (622,890)   (166,158)   (162,476)
                     
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:                    
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options   2,307,335    2,528,723         
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)   (1,397,146)   76,154         
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies                
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts           (411,272)   897,095 
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities   (359,934)   14,357    (78,653)   3,064 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities   434,549    1,042,863    94,476    227,789 
Trading commissions   (16,737)   (22,138)        
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies   (281,256)   (607,638)   22,047    109,315 
                     
Net gain/(loss) on investments   686,811    3,032,321    (373,402)   1,237,263 
                     
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   147,251    2,409,431    (539,560)   1,074,787 
                     
Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests   395,538    1,243,146    (199,400)   443,002 
                     
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS  $(248,287)  $1,166,285   $(340,160)  $631,785 
                     
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT                    
Class 1  $(1.58)  $5.01   $(4.36)  $6.49 
Class 1AP  $(0.91)  $6.55   $(2.96)  $7.80 
Class 2  $(0.68)  $8.31   $(5.08)  $10.43 

 

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

16

The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Diversified Fund   Frontier Masters Fund 
   Class 1   Class 1   Class 2   Class 2   Class 3   Class 3           Class 1   Class 2   Class 2   Class 3   Class 3         
                                                             
                           Non-                           Non-     
   Managing       Managing   Limited   Managing   Limited   Controlling       Limited   Managing   Limited   Managing   Limited   Controlling     
   Owner   Limited Owners   Owner   Owners   Owner   Owners   Interests   Total   Owners   Owner   Owners   Owner   Owners   Interests   Total 
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2016  $   $5,189,420   $460,196   $37,771,385   $33,899   $13,016,491   $   $56,471,391   $5,361,626   $336,691   $5,320,871   $32,970   $6,117,149   $   $17,169,307 
                                                                            
Sale of Units       3,063        599,571    182,372    751,752        1,536,758    2,610        65,000        364,269        431,879 
Redemption of Units       (1,213,227)   (146,669)   (1,241,942)       (1,247,303)       (3,849,141)   (465,552)   (209,040)   (269,446)       (338,109)       (1,282,147)
Transfer of Units In(Out)                                                            
Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies                                                            
Change in control of ownership - Private investment companies                                                            
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests                                                            
Payment made by the Managing Owner                                                            
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’                                                                           
Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests       108,999    12,638    1,098,804    (1,081)   385,469        1,604,829    22,424    8,424    42,508    246    51,154        124,756 
                                                                            
Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2017  $   $4,088,255   $326,165   $38,227,818   $215,190   $12,906,409   $   $55,763,837   $4,921,108   $136,075   $5,158,933   $33,216   $6,194,463   $   $16,443,795 
                                                                            
Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2016       44,569    3,462    284,124    275    105,594              47,530    2,615    41,318    275    51,022           
                                                                            
Sale of Units (including transfers)       26        4,572    1,421    6,083              23        505        2,975           
Redemption of Units (including transfers)       (10,328)   (1,076)   (9,140)       (9,952)             (4,042)   (1,565)   (2,034)       (2,711)          
                                                                            
Owners’ Capital - Units, March 31, 2017       34,267    2,386    279,556    1,696    101,725              43,511    1,050    39,789    275    51,286           
                                                                            
                  (1)        (1)                       (1)        (1)           
Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2016       $116.43        $132.94        $123.27             $112.80        $128.78        $119.89           
                                                                            
Change in net asset value per unit for the Three months ended March 31, 2017        2.88         3.80         3.61              0.30         0.87         0.89           
                                                                            
Net asset value per unit at March 31, 2017       $119.31        $136.74        $126.88             $113.10        $129.65        $120.78           

 

(1)Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund     
                                         
   Class 2   Class 3   Class 1a   Class 2a   Class 3a         
                                         
   Managing                               Non-Controlling     
   Owner   Limited Owners   Limited Owners   Limited Owners   Managing Owner   Limited Owners   Managing Owner   Limited Owners   Interests   Total 
                                         
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2016  $299,889   $508,474   $4,405,863   $1,913,595   $234,742   $728,453   $11,715   $1,162,796       $9,265,527 
                                                   
Sale of Units                               704,623        704,623 
Redemption of Units   (266,500)   (39,495)   (714,148)   (1,052,525)   (210,852)   (23,243)   (10,565)   (308,093)       (2,625,421)
Transfer of Units In(Out)                                        
Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies                                        
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests                                        
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’                                                  
Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests   17,505    13,749    152,889    73,710    16,547    26,062    877    49,448        350,787 
                                                   
Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2017  $50,894   $482,728   $3,844,604   $934,780   $40,437   $731,272   $2,027   $1,608,774   $   $7,695,516 
                                                   
Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2016   2,316    3,924    33,685    20,628    2,222    6,893    109    10,816           
                                                   
Sale of Units (including transfers)                               6,214           
Redemption of Units (including transfers)   (1,939)   (294)   (5,180)   (10,788)   (1,858)   (208)   (91)   (2,663)          
                                                   
Owners’ Capital - Units, March 31, 2017   377    3,630    28,505    9,840    364    6,685    18    14,367           
                                                   
        (1)                  (1)        (1)           
Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2016       $129.56   $130.80   $92.78        $105.67        $107.50           
                                                   
Change in net asset value per unit for the Three months ended March 31, 2017        3.61    4.07    2.22         3.81         4.48           
                                                   
Net asset value per unit at March 31, 2017       $133.17   $134.87   $95.00        $109.48        $111.98           

 

(1)Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Balanced Fund 
   Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2   Class 2a   Class 3a         
                                     
           Managing       Managing   Limited       Non-Controlling     
   Limited Owners   Limited Owners   Owner   Limited Owners   Owner   Owners   Limited Owners   Interests   Total 
                                     
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2016  $56,955,371   $677,181   $530,387   $21,871,170   $209,112   $307,144   $1,749,006   $   $82,299,371 
                                              
Sale of Units   34,075            4,937    123,835                162,847 
Redemption of Units   (4,066,907)   (90,030)   (75,000)   (285,713)           (30,584)       (4,548,234)
Transfer of Units In(Out)                                    
Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies                                    
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests                                    
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’                                             
Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests   1,198,965    19,853    14,016    645,285    6,587    9,241    52,528        1,946,475 
                                              
Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2017  $54,121,504   $607,004   $469,403   $22,235,679   $339,534   $316,385   $1,770,950   $   $79,860,459 
                                              
Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2016   422,530    4,671    2,720    112,166    1,237    1,817    10,380           
                                              
Sale of Units (including transfers)   255            25    712                   
Redemption of Units (including transfers)   (30,064)   (605)   (383)   (1,463)           (178)          
                                              
Owners’ Capital - Units, March 31, 2017   392,721    4,066    2,337    110,728    1,949    1,817    10,202           
                                              
                  (1)        (1)                
Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2016  $134.80   $144.97        $194.99        $169.05   $168.49           
                                              
Change in net asset value per unit for the Three months ended March 31, 2017   3.01    4.32         5.82         5.12    5.10           
                                              
Net asset value per unit at March 31, 2017  $137.81   $149.29        $200.81        $174.17   $173.59           

 

(1)Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Select Fund   Frontier Winton Fund   Frontier Heritage Fund 
   Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2           Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2               Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2             
                                           Non-                             
   Limited   Limited   Managing   Limited   Non-Controlling       Limited   Limited   Managing   Limited   Controlling       Limited   Limited   Managing   Limited   Non-Controlling     
   Owners   Owners   Owner   Owners   Interests   Total   Owners   Owners   Owner   Owners   Interests   Total   Owners   Owners   Owner   Owners   Interests   Total 
                                                                         
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2016  $10,540,702   $29,897   $9,397   $1,402,043   $4,107,816   $16,089,855   $20,284,935   $35,478   $43,553   $11,402,560   $9,108,334   $40,874,860   $7,507,072   $5,826   $73,660   $2,670,715   $3,147,279   $13,404,552 
                                                                                           
Sale of Units   1,467        98,345            99,812    30,102        267,829            297,931    9,862        24,575            34,437 
Redemption of Units   (1,090,824)   (4,175)       (17,740)       (1,112,739)   (919,596)           (54,413)       (974,009)   (417,190)           (142,145)       (559,335)
Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies                   (729,500)   (729,500                   (156,729)   (156,729)                        
Operations attributable to non-controlling interests                   (54,310)   (54,310)                   395,538    395,538                    (199,400)   (199,400)
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’                                                                                          
Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests   (438,679)   (1,113)   (1,370)   (52,272)       (493,434)   (205,963)   (113)   (5,430)   (36,781)       (248,287)   (261,555)   (172)   (2,919)   (75,514)       (340,160)
                                                                                           
Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2017  $9,012,666   $24,609   $106,372   $1,332,031   $3,324,006   $13,799,684   $19,189,478   $35,365    305,952   $11,311,366   $9,347,143   $40,189,304   $6,838,189   $5,654   $95,316   $2,453,056   $2,947,879   $12,340,094 
                                                                                           
Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2016   112,059    296    70    10,444              131,283    214    207    54,044              62,779    45    428    15,518           
                                                                                           
Sale of Units (including transfers)   16        753                  198        1,252                  83        143               
Redemption of Units (including transfers)   (11,800)   (43)       (134)             (6,003)           (261)             (3,511)           (832)          
                                                                                           
Owners’ Capital - Units, March 31, 2017   100,275    253    823    10,310              125,478    214    1,459    53,783              59,351    45    571    14,686           
                                                                                           
                  (1)                            (1)                            (1)           
Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2016  $94.06   $101.16        $134.25             $154.51   $166.17        $210.98             $119.58   $128.60        $172.10           
                                                                                           
Change in net asset value per unit for the Three months ended March 31, 2017   (4.18)   (3.89)        (5.05)             (1.58)   (0.91)        (0.68)             (4.36)   (2.96)        (5.08)          
                                                                                           
Net asset value per unit at March 31, 2017  $89.88   $97.27        $129.20             $152.93   $165.26        $210.30             $115.22   $125.64        $167.02           

 

(1)Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Diversified Fund   Frontier Masters Fund   Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund 
   3/31/2017   3/31/2016   3/31/2017   3/31/2016   3/31/2017   3/31/2016 
                         
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                              
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations  $1,604,829   $1,533,771   $124,756   $1,350,376   $350,787   $(240,272)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                              
Change in:                              
Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities   (1,453,071)   (5,614,267)   (721,980)   2,709,419    (3,640)   1,126,530 
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts   297,851    1,240,231            (61,988)   75,579 
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities   (211,292)   (1,201,604)   (126,735)   (494,017)   49,442    (194,814)
Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities   175,480    (18,406)   109,189    (6,077)   (38,832)   (2,649)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   (1,800,760)       (302,978)       (211,534)    
Net realized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   (479,093)       (130,706)       (161,511)    
(Purchases) sales of:                              
Sales of U.S. Treasury securities   1,892,340    2,760,417    1,177,476    846,363        361,384 
Purchase of U.S. Treasury securities       (6,518,818)       (2,380,650)       (948,803)
U.S. Treasury interest and premium paid/amortized   50,995        30,204        (6,970)    
Purchase of Private Investment Companies   (5,000,000)                    
Sale of Private Investment Companies   8,464,767        626,003        1,166,513     
Increase and/or decrease in:                              
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value   192,735    1,019,187    1,003,323    (1,407,118)       (147,956)
Prepaid service fees - Class 1       3,771        7,355        338 
Interest receivable   79,006    253,771    55,210    140,930        56,927 
Receivable from related parties   (180,648)       (108,035)   (4,488)   87,670    (818)
Other assets   (44,935)       (21,739)       (5,969)    
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner       716,122        183,977        106,193 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner   (23,496)   (2,145)   (50,174)   (968)       (2,212)
Interest payable to Managing Owner       2,642        (181)       706 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner   175,667    8,726    74,231    (2,276)   31,681    (863)
Service fees payable to Managing Owner   19,581    (3,374)   237    (1,073)   (1,186)   452 
Payables to related parties       (812)           738,945     
Other liabilities   33,054    (1)   23,407    27    (6,872)   1 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   3,793,010    (5,820,790)   1,761,689    941,598    1,926,536    189,722 
                               
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                              
Proceeds from sale of units   1,536,758    7,585,885    431,879    1,148,978    704,623    25,206 
Payment for redemption of units   (3,849,141)   (4,595,777)   (1,282,147)   (3,486,877)   (2,625,421)   (733,808)
Pending owner additions       29        43         
Owner redemptions payable   (61,482)   (309)   (131,841)   108,020    (5,738)   1,500 
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (2,373,865)   2,989,828    (982,109)   (2,229,836)   (1,926,536)   (707,102)
                               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   1,419,145    (2,830,962)   779,580    (1,288,238)       (517,380)
                               
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   674,227    3,283,973    546,509    1,421,994        570,169 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $2,093,372   $453,012   $1,326,089   $133,757   $   $52,790 

 

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

21

The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Balanced Fund  Frontier Select Fund
    3/31/2017    3/31/2016    3/31/2017    3/31/2016 
                     
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                    
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations  $1,946,475   $3,230,827   $(547,744)  $2,244,414 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                    
Change in:                    
Net change in open trade equity, at fair value   69,103    17,640    271,738    4,350 
Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities   3,146,236    (2,195,925)   (34,784)   789,804 
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts   449,564    2,201,706    —      —   
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities   (191,825)   (1,670,998)   (77,777)   (71,447)
Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities   147,316    (25,792)   64,076    (748)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   (2,665,330)   —      —      —   
Net realized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   (1,120,852)   —      —      —   
(Purchases) sales of:                    
Sales of U.S. Treasury securities   1,588,622    3,835,630    690,980    103,593 
Purchases of U.S. Treasury securities   —      (9,340,565)   —      (320,766)
U.S. Treasury interest and premium paid/amortized   60,405    —      17,936    —   
Purchase of Private Investment Companies   (7,500,000)   —      —      —   
Sale of Private Investment Companies   9,751,257    —      —      —   
Increase and/or decrease in:                    
Receivable from futures commission merchants   (1,432,803)   69,519    1,342,785    (2,519,184)
Change in control of ownership - trading companies   —      94,513    (729,500)   280,988 
Change in control of ownership - private investment companies   —      —      —      —   
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value   1,234,971    30,155    434,392    (410,760)
Interest receivable   131,800    415,909    39,325    24,176 
Receivable from related parties   5,968    —      (49,556)   —   
Other assets   (361)   —      (144)   3 
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner   —      829,054    —      23,986 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner   (14,311)   (1,458)   46,800    1,404 
Interest payable to Managing Owner   12,663    18,088    6,400    (527)
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner   147,164    852    14,793    296 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner   (43,815)   108    (6,618)   793 
Risk analysis fees payable   3,269    —      4,526    —   
Payables to related parties   —      2,015    —      165 
Other liabilities   28,163    4    4,464    (156)
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   5,753,679    (2,488,718)   1,492,092    150,384 
                     
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                    
Proceeds from sale of units   162,847    53,392    99,812    4,233 
Payment for redemption of units   (4,548,234)   (1,495,158)   (1,112,739)   (361,720)
Pending owner additions   —      991    —      115 
Owner redemptions payable   (721,071)   (366,226)   (134,579)   2,651 
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (5,106,458)   (1,807,001)   (1,147,506)   (354,721)
                     
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   647,221    (4,295,719)   344,586    (204,337)
                     
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   1,083,579    4,895,183    432,021    220,371 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $1,730,800   $599,464   $776,607   $16,034 

 

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

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The Series of Frontier Funds
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
(Unaudited)

 

   Frontier Winton Fund   Frontier Heritage Fund 
   3/31/2017   3/31/2016   3/31/2017   3/31/2016 
                 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                    
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations  $147,251   $2,409,431   $(539,560)  $1,074,787 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                    
Change in:                    
Net change in open trade equity, at fair value   1,397,146    (76,154)        
Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities   (1,015,270)   2,959,214    82,507    931,889 
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts           411,272    (897,095)
Net unrealized (gain) loss on U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value   (434,549)   (1,042,863)   (94,476)   (227,789)
Net realized (gain) loss on U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value   359,934    (14,357)   78,653    (3,064)
(Purchases) sale of:                    
Sales of U.S. Treasury Securities   3,881,462    1,972,415    848,182    419,374 
Purchases of U.S. Treasury Securities       (5,237,808)       (1,129,741)
U.S. Treasury interest and premium paid/amortized   96,568        22,163     
Increase and/or decrease in:                    
Receivable from futures commission merchants   (1,959,638)   (4,344,236)        
Change in control of ownership of trading companies   (156,729)    759,513        (82,540)
Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value   1,104,448    (134,046)   333,090    (456,441)
Interest receivable   209,120    273,181    50,560    63,055 
Receivable from related parties   (307,366)       (56,354)    
Other assets       2    (178)   2 
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner       99,067        9,072 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner   (6,149)   (1,228)   (56,501)   (576)
Interest payable to Managing Owner   21,509    6,484    4,397    807 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner   44,630    268    18,930    77 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner   (21,992)   152    (12,523)   64 
Risk analysis fees payable   23,213             
Payables to related parties       3,649        301 
Other liabilities   20,493        5,629     
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   3,404,080    (2,367,316)   1,095,791    (297,818)
                     
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                    
Proceeds from sale of units   297,931    41,296    34,437    10,011 
Payment for redemption of units   (974,009)   (243,128)   (559,335)   (233,077)
Pending owner additions       331        152 
Owner redemptions payable   4,346    (51,671)       (69,146)
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (671,732)   (253,172)   (524,898)   (292,060)
                     
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   2,732,348    (2,620,488)   570,893    (589,878)
                     
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   1,628,208    2,928,616    382,499    655,319 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $4,360,556   $308,128   $953,392   $65,441 

 

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

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The Series of the Frontier Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1.Organization and Purpose

 

Frontier Funds, formerly Equinox Frontier Funds, which is referred to in this report as “the Trust”, was formed on August 8, 2003, as a Delaware statutory trust. Please refer to the consolidated financial statements of the Trust included within this periodic report. The Trust is a multi-advisor commodity pool, as described in Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) Regulation § 4.10(d)(2). The Trust has authority to issue separate series, or each, a Series, of units of beneficial interest (the “Units”) pursuant to the requirements of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, as amended (the “Trust Act”). The assets of each Series are valued and accounted for separately from the assets of other Series. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). The Trust is managed by Frontier Fund Management, LLC (the “Managing Owner”).

 

On December 5, 2016, Equinox Fund Management, LLC (“Equinox”), the Managing Owner, and Wakefield Advisors, LLC (“Wakefield”) entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”). Equinox was the former Managing Owner of the Trust and the Series. Pursuant to the Agreement, Equinox agreed to transfer to the Managing Owner such amount of Equinox’s General Units (as defined in the Trust Agreement) as the Managing Owner shall be required to hold in its capacity as managing owner of the Trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement, and redeem the remainder of Equinox’s General Units (the “Transaction”).

 

The Transaction was consummated on March 6, 2017, and upon consummation of the Transaction, the Managing Owner became the managing owner of the Trust and each Series, in replacement of Equinox. The Transaction constituted a change of operational control in respect of the Trust and each Series. On the date of consummation, the names of the Series were changed from Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund to Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund to Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund to Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund to Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund to Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund to Frontier Winton Fund, and from Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund to Frontier Heritage Fund.

 

In connection with the foregoing, the Trust Agreement was amended to effect certain changes to replace Equinox as the managing owner and to reflect the Managing Owner as the new managing owner. Also, the Managing Owner has temporarily suspended the sale of Units (as defined in the Trust Agreement) while the Managing Owner engages with the Securities and Exchange Commission to have declared effective a post-effective amendment to the Series’ registration statements, as well as approval by the NFA. The Series will file Form 8-K to announce the resumption of the sale of Units, which the Managing Owner expects will occur shortly.

 

Purchasers of Units are limited owners of the Trust (“Limited Owners”) with respect to beneficial interests of the Series’ Units purchased. The Trust Act provides that, except as otherwise provided in the second amended and restated declaration of trust and trust agreement dated December 9, 2013, as further amended, by and among the Managing Owner, Wilmington Trust Company as trustee and the unitholders, as may be amended from time to time ( “Trust Agreement”), unitholders of the Trust will have the same limitation of liability as do stockholders of private corporations organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Trust Agreement confers substantially the same limited liability, and contains the same limited exceptions thereto, as would a limited partnership agreement for a Delaware limited partnership engaged in like transactions as the Trust. In addition, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner of the Trust is liable for obligations of a Series in excess of that Series’ assets. Limited owners do not have any such liability. The Managing Owner will make contributions to the Series of the Trust necessary to maintain at least a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of the combined Series of the Trust.

 

The Trust has been organized to pool investor funds for the purpose of trading in the United States (“U.S.”) and international markets for currencies, interest rates, stock indices, agricultural and energy products, precious and base metals and other commodities. The Trust may also engage in futures contracts, forwards, option contracts and other interest in derivative instruments, including swap contracts.

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The Trust has seven (7) separate and distinct Series of Units issued and outstanding: Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Masters Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Winton Fund, and Frontier Heritage Fund (each a “Series” and collectively, the “Series”). The Trust, with respect to the Series, may issue additional Series of Units.

 

The Trust, with respect to each Series:

 

engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts), and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions;

 

allocates funds to a limited liability trading company or companies (“Trading Company” or “Trading Companies”) and Galaxy Plus entities (“Galaxy Plus”). Except as otherwise described in these notes, each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent commodity trading advisor(s), or each, a Trading Advisor, that will manage all or a portion of such Trading Company’s and Galaxy Plus assets and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity. Each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity will segregate its assets from any other Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity;

 

maintains separate, distinct records for each Series, and accounts for the assets of each Series separately from the other Series;

 

calculates the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of its Units for each Series separately from the other Series;

 

has an investment objective of increasing the value of each Series’ Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while managing risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments;

 

maintains each Series of Units in three to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Masters Fund, and Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of Selling Agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Heritage Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Winton Fund are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to Selling Agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Frontier Diversified Fund, and Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series. Class 1AP was created as a sub-class of Class 1 and it has been presented separately because the fees applicable to it are different from those applicable to Class 1. Currently the service fee is not charged to Class 1AP investors. The Managing Owner may also pay Selling Agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such Selling Agents; and

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all payments made to selling agents who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and their associated persons that constitute underwriting compensation will be subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 2310(b)(4)(B)(ii) (formerly Rule 2810(b)(4)(B)(ii)) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA (“Rule 2310”). An investor’s Class 1 Units or Class 2 Units of any Series, or Class 1a Units or Class 2a Units of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund or Frontier Balanced Fund will be classified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of such Series, as applicable, when the Managing Owner determines that the fee limitation set forth in Rule 2310 with respect to such Units has been reached or will be reached. The service fee limit applicable to each unit sold is reached upon the earlier of when (i) the aggregate initial and ongoing service fees received by the selling agent with respect to such unit equals 9% of the purchase price of such unit or (ii) the aggregate underwriting compensation (determined in accordance with FINRA Rule 2310) paid in respect of such unit totals 10% of the purchase price of such unit. No service fees are paid with respect to Class 3 or Class 3a Units. Units of any Class in a Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, on a daily basis, at the then current NAV per Unit for such Series on the day of the week after the date the Managing Owner is in receipt of a redemption request for at least one (1) Business Day to be received by the Managing Owner prior to 4:00 PM in New York.

 

The assets of any particular Series include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust, with respect to the Series, on account of and for the benefit of that Series. Under the “Inter-Series Limitation on Liability” expressly provided for under Section 3804(a) of the Trust Act, separate and distinct records of the cash and equivalents, although pooled for maximizing returns, are maintained in the books and records of each Series.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the Trust, with respect to the Frontier Diversified Fund and Frontier Masters Fund, separates Units into three separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Trust, with respect to the Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Winton Fund, and Frontier Heritage separates Units into a maximum of three separate Classes- Class 1, Class 2 and Class 1AP. The Trust, with respect to the Frontier Balanced Fund separates Units into a maximum of five separate Classes— Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 2, Class 2A and Class 3A. The Trust, with respect to the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund separates Units into a maximum of five separate Classes—Class 1A, Class 2A, Class 2, Class 3A and Class 3. Between April 15, 2016 and December 31, 2016, a portion of the interests in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC and all of the interests in Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, and Frontier Trading Company XXIII LLC held by Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Masters Fund, Frontier Balanced Fund and Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were exchanged for equivalent interests in the Galaxy Plus Managed Account Platform (“Galaxy Plus”) which is an unaffiliated, third-party managed account platform. The assets of Frontier Trading Company I, LLC, which included exposure to Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP’s Multi-Strategy Program, Quantitative Investment Management, LLC’s Quantitative Global Program, Quest Partners LLC’s Quest Tracker Index Program, Chesapeake Capital Management, LLC’s Diversified Program, and Doherty Advisors LLC’s Relative Value Moderate Program, the assets of Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, which included exposure to Emil van Essen LLC’s Multi-Strategy Program, Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.’s Fundamental Diversified Program, Rosetta Capital Management, LLC’s Rosetta Trading Program, and Landmark Trading Company’s Landmark Program, and the assets of Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC which included exposure to Fort L.P.’s Global Contrarian Program have been transferred to individual Delaware limited liability companies (“Master Funds”) in Galaxy Plus. Each Master Fund is sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC (“Sponsor”). The Sponsor has contracted with the trading advisors to manage the portfolios of the Master Funds pursuant to the advisors’ respective program. For those Series that invest in Galaxy Plus, approximately 30-70% of those Series assets are used to support the margin requirements of the Master Funds. The remaining assets of the Series are split between investments in Trading Companies and a pooled cash management account that invests primarily in U.S. Treasury securities. For those Series that do not invest in Galaxy Plus, their assets are split between investments in Trading Companies and investments in the pooled cash management account.

 

As of March 31, 2017, Frontier Winton Fund has invested a portion of its assets in a single Trading Company, and a single Trading Advisor manages 100% of the assets invested in such Trading Company. Each of the remaining Series has invested a portion of its assets in several different Trading Companies or Galaxy Plus entities and one or more Trading Advisors may manage the assets invested in such Trading Companies or Galaxy Plus entities.

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, currency trading companies, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith.

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2.Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following are the significant accounting policies of the Series of the Trust.

 

Basis of Presentation – The Series of the Trust follow U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), to ensure consistent reporting of financial condition, condensed schedules of investments, results of operations, changes in capital and cash flows. The Trust is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946.

 

Consolidation – The Series, through investing in the Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus, authorize certain Trading Advisors to place trades and manage assets at pre-determined investment levels. The Trading Companies were organized by the Managing Owner for the purpose of investing in commodities interests and derivative instruments, and have no operating income or expenses, except for trading income and expenses and a risk analysis fee, all of which is allocated to the Series. Galaxy Plus is a series of Delaware limited liability companies, sponsored by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC, that create exposure to a variety of third party professional managed futures and foreign exchange advisors. Galaxy Plus is available to qualified high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. Trading Companies in which a Series has a controlling and majority interest as calculated on that Series’ pro-rata net asset value in the Trading Company are consolidated by such Series. This represents a change in accounting policy from prior year in which controlling and majority interest was calculated on each Series pro-rata notional ownership of the Trading Company. The two measurements approximate each other and, as such, do not have a material impact on the presentation on the statements of financial condition or results of operations. Investments in Trading Companies in which a Series does not have a controlling and majority interest and all interests in Galaxy Plus entities are accounted for using net asset value as the practical expedient, which approximates fair value. Fair value represents the proportionate share of the Series’ interest in the NAV in a Trading Company or Galaxy Plus entity. The equity interest held by Series of the Trust is shown as investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies or investments in Private Investment Companies in the statements of financial condition. The income or loss attributable thereto in proportion of investment level is shown in the statements of operations as change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies or net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies.

 

Galaxy Plus entities are co-mingled investment vehicles. In addition to the Series, there are other non-affiliated investors in Galaxy Plus. Subscriptions and redemptions by these non-affiliated investors will have a direct impact on the Series ownership percentage in Galaxy Plus. It is expected that ownership percentage will fluctuate (sometimes significantly) on a week by week basis which could also result in frequent changes in the consolidating Series. Such fluctuations make consolidating the financial statements of the Galaxy Plus entities both impractical and misleading. Non-consolidation of these Galaxy Plus entities presents a more useful financial statement for the readers. As such, management has decided that presenting Galaxy Plus entities on a non-consolidated basis as investments in other investments companies (a “fund of funds” approach) is appropriate and preferable to the users of these financial statements. Refer to Note 5 for additional disclosures related to these private investment companies.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of financial condition of Frontier Balanced Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority interest in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC and Frontier Trading Company XXXIV, LLC.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of operations of Frontier Balanced Fund included the earnings of its majority interest in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC and Frontier Trading Company XXXIV, LLC.

 

As of March 31, 2017 the consolidated statement of financial condition of Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company XXXVII, LLC.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of operations of Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company listed above.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of financial condition of Frontier Diversified Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Frontier Trading Company XXXV, LLC.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of operations of Frontier Diversified Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company listed above.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of financial condition of Frontier Heritage Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of operations of Frontier Heritage Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company listed above.

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As of March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of financial condition of Frontier Select Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of operations of Frontier Select Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company listed above.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of financial condition of Frontier Winton Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Frontier Trading Company II, LLC.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the consolidated statement of operations of Frontier Winton Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Company listed above.

 

As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2017 Frontier Master Fund did not have a majority interest in any Trading Company.

 

Each of the Series has invested in Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC on the same basis as its ownership in the cash pool. Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC’s assets, liabilities and earnings are allocated to all of the Series of the Trust based on their proportionate share of the cash pool. Each Series investment in the Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC is listed under Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value on the Statements of Financial Condition.

 

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP may require the Managing Owner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates as well as the valuation of certain other investments. Please refer to Note 3 for discussion of valuation methodology. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits held at banks with original maturities of three months or less. This cash is not restricted.

 

Interest Income – U.S. Treasury Securities are pooled for purposes of maximizing returns on these assets to investors of all Series. Interest income from pooled cash management assets is recognized on the accrual basis and allocated daily to each Series based upon its daily proportion of ownership of the pool. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasuries and assets held at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), of up to two percentage points of the aggregate percentage yield (annualized) of net asset value less any fair market value related to swaps, is paid to the Managing Owner by the Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1, and Class 2 only), Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Winton Fund and Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a only), Frontier Masters Fund and Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series was paid to the Managing Owner from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016; thereafter 100% of the interest is retained by the respective Series. In addition, if interest rates fall below 0.75%, the Managing Owner is paid the difference between the Trust’s annualized interest income that is allocated to each of such Series and 0.75%. All interest not paid to the Managing Owner is interest income to the Series, and shown net on the statement of operations.

 

U.S. Treasury Securities – U.S. Treasury Securities are allocated to all Series of the Trust based on each Series’ percentage ownership in the pooled cash management assets as of the reporting date. They are reported at fair value as Level 1 inputs under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). The Series of the Trust valued U.S. Treasury Securities at fair value and recorded the daily change in value in the statements of operations as net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities. Accrued interest is reported on the statements of financial condition as interest receivable.

 

Receivable From Futures Commission Merchants – The Series of the Trust deposit assets with a FCM subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such FCM. The Trust, with respect to the Series, earns interest income on its assets deposited with the FCM. A portion of the receivable is restricted cash required to meet maintenance margin requirements. Cash with the clearing broker as of March 31, 2017 included restricted cash for margin requirements of $3,113,620 for the Frontier Balanced Fund, $4,998,204 for the Frontier Select Fund, and $12,582,640 for the Frontier Winton Fund.

 

Investment Transactions – Futures, options on futures, forward and swap contracts are recorded on a trade date basis and realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts are settled. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) are reported in the statements of financial condition as open trade equity (deficit) for futures and forwards as there exists a right of offset of unrealized gains or losses in accordance with ASC 210, Balance Sheet (“ASC 210”) and Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210).

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Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the statements of operations. Fair value of exchange-traded contracts is based upon exchange settlement prices. Fair value of non-exchange-traded contracts is based on third party quoted dealer values on the interbank market. For U.S. Treasury securities, interest is recognized in the period earned and the instruments are marked-to-market daily based on third party information. Transaction costs are recognized as incurred and reflected separately in the statements of operations.

 

Purchase and Sales of Private Investment Companies – The Series are able to subscribe into and redeem from the Galaxy Plus entities on a weekly basis. The value of the Private Investment Companies is determined by the Sponsor and reported on a daily basis. The change in value is calculated as the difference between the total purchase proceeds and the fair value calculated by the Sponsor and is recorded as net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies on the statements of operations.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions – The Series’ functional currency is the U.S. dollar, however, they transact business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Series do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

Allocation of Earnings – Each Series of the Trust may maintain between three or seven subclasses of Units – Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a and Class 1AP. All classes have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that fees charged to a Class or Series differ as described below. Revenues, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized trading gains and losses of each Series are allocated daily to Class 1, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, Class 3a and Class 1AP Units based on each Class’ respective owners’ capital balances as applicable to the classes maintained by the Series.

 

Each Series allocates funds to an affiliated Trading Company, or Companies, of the Trust, or Galaxy Plus. Each Trading Company allocates all of its daily trading gains or losses to the Series in proportion to each Series’ ownership trading level interest in the Trading Company, adjusted on a daily basis (except for Trading Advisors and other investments such as swaps that are directly allocated to a specific Series). Likewise, trading gains and losses earned and incurred by the Series through their investments in Galaxy Plus entities are allocated to those Series on a daily basis. The allocation of gains and losses in Galaxy Plus entities are based on each Series pro-rata shares of the trading level of that entity which is updated at the beginning of each month or more frequently if there is a subscription or redemption activity in the entity. The value of all open contracts and cash held at clearing brokers is similarly allocated to the Series in proportion to each Series’ funds allocated to the Trading Companies or Galaxy Plus entities.

 

Investments and Swaps – The Trust, with respect to the Series, records investment transactions on a trade date basis and at fair value, with changes in fair value reported as a component of realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments in the statements of operations. Investments in Private Investment Companies are valued utilizing the net asset values as a practical expedient. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return swaps, selected at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more underlying investment products or indices. In a typical swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates. Swap contracts are reported at fair value based upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the commodity trading advisor (“CTA”) positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts.

 

Income Taxes – The Trust, with respect to the Series, applies the provisions of ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust, with respect to the Series’, financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Trust’s level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Managing Owner has concluded there is no tax expense, interest or penalties to be recorded by the Trust, with respect to the Series. The 2012 through 2016 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

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In the opinion of the Managing Owner, (i) the Trust, with respect to the Series, is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and, assuming that at least 90% of the gross income of the Trust constitutes “qualifying income” within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code, (ii) the Trust is not a publicly traded partnership treated as a corporation, and (iii) the discussion set forth in the Prospectus under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” correctly summarizes the material federal income tax consequences as of the date of the Prospectus to potential U.S. Limited Owners of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Units of the Trust.

 

Fees and Expenses – All management fees, incentive fees, service fees and trading fees of the Trust, with respect to the Series, are paid to the Managing Owner. It is the responsibility of the Managing Owner to pay all Trading Advisor management and incentive fees, selling agent service fees and all other operating expenses and continuing offering costs of the Trust, with respect to the Series. Only management fees and incentive fees related to assets allocated through Trading Companies are included in expense on the Statement of Operations. The Series are all charged management and incentive fees on the asset allocated through the Galaxy Plus entities. Those fees are included in unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies on the Statements of Operations.

 

Service Fees – The Trust may maintain each Series of Units in three to seven sub-classes – Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Masters Fund, and Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Heritage Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Winton Fund are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to selling agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Frontier Diversified Fund and Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold) until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series for administrative purposes. Currently the service fee is not charged to Class 1AP investors. The Managing Owner may also pay selling agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such selling agents.

 

These service fees are part of the offering costs of the Trust, with respect to the Series, which include registration and filing fees, legal and blue sky expenses, accounting and audit, printing, marketing support and other offering costs which are borne by the Managing Owner. With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Class 1 and Class 1a Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed for such payment by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk of the downside and the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months.

 

Pending Owner Additions – Funds received for new subscriptions and for additions to existing owner interests are recorded as capital additions at the NAV per unit of the second business day following receipt.

 

Subsequent Events – The Series, follow the provisions of ASC 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date and up through the date the financial statements are issued.

 

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3.Fair Value Measurements

 

In connection with the valuation of investments the Series apply ASC 820. ASC 820 provides clarification that when a quoted price in an active market for the identical asset or liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using certain techniques. ASC 820 also clarifies that when estimating the fair value of an asset or liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of an asset or liability. ASC 820 also clarifies that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical asset or liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical asset or liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements.

 

Level 1 Inputs

 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 Inputs

 

Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the financial assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar financial assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the financial assets or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.

 

Level 3 Inputs

 

Unobservable inputs for determining the fair value of financial assets that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the financial asset.

 

The Trust, with respect to the Series, uses the following methodologies to value instruments within its financial asset portfolio at fair value:

 

Trading Securities. These instruments include U.S. Treasury securities and open trade equity positions (futures contracts) that are actively traded on public markets with quoted pricing for corroboration. U.S. Treasury securities and futures contracts, are reported at fair value using Level 1 inputs. Trading securities instruments further include open trade equity positions (trading options and currency forwards) that are quoted prices for identical or similar assets that are not traded on active markets. Trading options and currency forwards are reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs.

 

Swap Contracts. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. Swap contracts are reported at fair value upon daily reports from the counterparty.

 

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies. This investment represents the fair value of the allocation of cash, futures, forwards, options and swaps to each respective Series relative to its trading allocations from unconsolidated Trading Companies. A Series may redeem its investment in any of the Trading Companies on a daily basis at the Trading Company’s stated net asset value. Each of the Series, all of which are under the same management as the Trading Companies, has access to the underlying positions of the Trading Companies, and as such, the level determination is reflected on that look-through basis. Any redemption of an investment in a Trading Company classified as Level 3 will reflect that classification of the underlying investment owned by the Trading Company. As such, the Series report investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies at fair value using the corresponding inputs of the underlying securities of the Trading Companies which results in the Series reporting the corresponding level determination from the inputs of the Trading Company.

 

Investments in Private Investment Companies. Investments in private investment companies are valued utilizing the net asset values provided by the underlying private investment companies as a practical expedient. The Fund applies the practical expedient to its investments in private investment companies on an investment-by-investment basis, and consistently with the Fund’s entire position in a particular investment, unless it is probable that the Fund will sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the net asset value of the investment. Management has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent). In accordance with Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy below.

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The following table summarizes the instruments that comprise the Trust, with respect to the Series, financial asset portfolio, by Series, measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value. Investments in private investment companies are valued utilizing the net asset values provided by the underlying private investment companies as a practical expedient. Each Series applies the practical expedient to its investments in private investment companies on an investment-by-investment basis, and consistently with the Series entire position in a particular investment, unless it is probable that the Series will sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the net asset value of the investment.

 

               Total 
March 31, 2017  Level 1 Inputs   Level 2 Inputs   Level 3 Inputs   Fair Value 
                 
Frontier Diversified Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $3,968,758   $40,135   $   $4,008,893 
Swap Contracts           8,339,996    8,339,996 
U.S. Treasury Securities   6,070,828            6,070,828 
Frontier Masters Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   5,651,965    22,818        5,674,783 
U.S. Treasury Securities   3,845,689            3,845,689 
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                    
Swap Contracts           4,282,456    4,282,456 
Frontier Balanced Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   4,675,339    55,021        4,730,360 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)   81,015    87,543        168,558 
Swap Contracts           18,489,886    18,489,886 
U.S. Treasury Securities   5,019,363            5,019,363 
Frontier Select Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   528,596        2,947,878    3,476,474 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)   415,334    (1,050)       414,284 
U.S. Treasury Securities   2,252,179            2,252,179 
Frontier Winton Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   2,968,002            2,968,002 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)   (480,621)   305,999        (174,622)
U.S. Treasury Securities   12,645,718            12,645,718 
Frontier Heritage Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   2,383,611    27,939        2,411,550 
Swap Contracts           7,980,142    7,980,142 
U.S. Treasury Securities   2,764,860            2,764,860 

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               Total 
December 31, 2016  Level 1 Inputs   Level 2 Inputs   Level 3 Inputs   Fair Value 
                 
Frontier Diversified Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $4,188,662   $12,966   $   $4,201,628 
Swap Contracts           8,637,847    8,637,847 
U.S. Treasury Securities   6,525,280            6,525,280 
Frontier Masters Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   6,667,632    10,474        6,678,106 
U.S. Treasury Securities   4,313,843            4,313,843 
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                    
Swap Contracts           4,220,468    4,220,468 
Frontier Balanced Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   5,998,541    (33,210)       5,965,331 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)   288,647    (50,986)       237,661 
Swap Contracts           18,939,450    18,939,450 
U.S. Treasury Securities   9,770,117            9,770,117 
Frontier Select Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   759,978    3,609    3,147,279    3,910,866 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)   679,310    6,712        686,022 
U.S. Treasury Securities   2,912,611            2,912,611 
Frontier Winton Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   4,020,731    51,719        4,072,450 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)   1,123,666    98,858        1,222,524 
U.S. Treasury Securities   15,533,863            15,533,863 
Frontier Heritage Fund                    
Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies   2,735,614    9,026        2,744,640 
Swap Contracts           8,391,414    8,391,414 
U.S. Treasury Securities   3,701,890            3,701,890 

 

The changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables. Swap contract asset gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings are classified in “realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments – net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts” on the statements of operations. Investment in unconsolidated trading company asset gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings are classified in “Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies.” During the three months ended March 31, 2017, all identified Level 3 assets were components of the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Heritage Fund.

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

      Frontier Long/Short 
   Frontier Balanced Fund   Commodity Fund 
         
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2017  $18,939,450   $4,220,468 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):          
Included in earnings-realized        
Included in earnings-unrealized   (449,564)   61,988 
Change in ownership allocation        
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3        
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of March 31, 2017  $18,489,886   $4,282,456 

 

   Frontier Diversified Fund   Frontier Heritage Fund 
         
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2017  $8,637,847   $8,391,414 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):          
Included in earnings-realized        
Included in earnings-unrealized   (297,851)   (411,272)
Change in ownership allocation        
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3        
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of March 31, 2017  $8,339,996   $7,980,142 

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies:

 

   Frontier Select Fund 
     
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2017  $3,147,279 
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies   (199,401)
Advance on unrealized Swap Appreciation    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3    
      
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of March 31, 2017  $2,947,878 

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For the Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

Swaps:            
      Frontier Long/Short   Frontier 
   Frontier Diversified Fund   Commodity Fund   Balanced Fund 
             
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016  $8,685,849   $4,332,428   $19,157,520 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):               
Included in earnings-realized            
Included in earnings-unrealized   (48,002)   (111,960)   (218,070)
Change in ownership allocation            
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3            
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2016   8,637,847   $4,220,468   $18,939,450 
                     
   Frontier Heritage Fund                 
                     
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016  $7,960,268                 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):                     
Included in earnings-realized                    
Included in earnings-unrealized   431,146                 
Change in ownership allocation                    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3                    
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2016  $8,391,414                 

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies:

 

   Frontier Select Fund 
     
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016  $3,933,919 
Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies   368,596 
Advance on unrealized Swap Appreciation   (1,155,236)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3    
      
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2016  $3,147,279 

 

The Series of the Trust assess the levels of the investments at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Series’ accounting policy regarding the recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Trust did not transfer any assets between Levels 1, 2 or 3.

 

The amounts reflected in the change in ownership allocation result from changes in ownership in the underlying Trading Companies at the Series level, which have resulted in changes in consolidation or de-consolidation by the Series. The ownership in the Trading Companies is accounted for under the equity method, which approximates fair value.

 

The amounts reflected in the change in ownership allocation result from changes in ownership in the underlying Trading Companies at the Series level, which have resulted in changes in consolidation or de-consolidation by the Series. The ownership in the Trading Companies is accounted for under the equity method, which approximates fair value. The Frontier Heritage Fund and the Frontier Select Fund jointly own the Frontier Brevan Howard swap. The Frontier Heritage Fund owns the majority interest in the Frontier Brevan Howard swap.

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The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the statements of operations attributable to level 3 investments still held at March 31, 2017:

 

       Frontier         
   Frontier   Long/Short   Frontier   Frontier 
   Diversified Fund   Commodity Fund   Balanced Fund   Heritage Fund 
Swap Contracts  $(297,851)  $61,988   $(449,564)  $(411,272)
                     
   Frontier Select                         
   Fund                         
Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $(199,401)                        

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the statements of operations attributable to level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2016:

 

       Frontier         
   Frontier   Long/Short   Frontier   Frontier 
   Diversified Fund   Commodity Fund   Balanced Fund   Heritage Fund 
Swap Contracts  $(48,002)  $(111,960)  $(218,070)  $431,146 
                             
   Frontier                         
   Select Fund                         
Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies  $368,596                         

 

4.Swap Contracts

 

In addition to authorizing Trading Advisors to manage pre-determined investment levels of futures, options on futures and forward contracts, certain Series of the Trust will strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Total return swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical total return swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount or value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities.

 

Each Series’ investment in swaps will likely differ substantially over time due to cash flows, portfolio management decisions and market movements. The swaps serve to diversify the investment holdings of each Series and to provide access to programs and advisors that would not be otherwise available to the Series, and are not used for hedging purposes.

 

The Managing Owner follows a procedure in selecting well-established financial institutions which the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, considers to be reputable, reliable, financially responsible and well established to act as swap counterparties. The procedure includes due diligence review of documentation on all new and existing financial institution counterparties prior to initiation of the relationship, and quarterly ongoing review during the relationship, to ensure that counterparties meet the Managing Owner’s minimum credit requirements, the counterparty average rating being no less than an investment grade rating as defined by the rating agencies. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, approximately 10.3% and 10.2%, respectively, of the Trust’s assets were deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain swaps and is recorded as collateral within the swap fair value within the statement of financial condition. The cash held with the counterparty is not restricted.

 

The Series may strategically invest assets in one or more swaps linked to certain underlying investments or indices at the direction of the Managing Owner. The Trading Company in which the assets of these Series will be invested will not own any of the investments or indices referenced by any swap entered into by these Series. In addition, neither the swap counterparty to the Trading Company of these Series nor any advisor referenced by any such swap is a Trading Advisor to these Series.

 

To help to reduce counterparty risk on the Series, the Managing Owner has the right to reduce the Series’ exposure and remove cash from the Series’ total return swaps with Deutsche Bank AG. This cash holding shall be in excess of $250,000, and may not exceed 40% of the Index exposure in total. Index exposure is defined as the total notional amount plus any profit. The funds are charged interest on this cash holding and any amount removed will be offset against the final settlement value of the swap. As of March 31, 2017, the Frontier Balanced Fund, the Frontier Diversified Fund, the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Frontier Heritage Fund, had $4,926,555, $2,500,000, $115,000, and $1,900,000, respectively, in cash holdings as shown in the Fund’s Statements of Financial Conditions under advance on unrealized swap appreciation, which relates to the Trading Companies’ total return swaps with Deutsche Bank AG.

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The Series have invested in the following swaps as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2017:

 

  Frontier Balanced Fund   Frontier Diversified Fund   Frontier Long/Short Commodity
Fund
  Frontier Heritage Fund
  Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $22,580,043   $13,851,707   $1,877,692   $11,413,283
Termination Date 8/2/2018   8/2/2018   8/7/2018   3/26/2018
Cash Collateral $9,600,000   $3,400,000   $3,880,000   $5,986,000
Swap Value $8,889,886   $4,939,996   $402,456   $1,994,142
Investee Returns Total Returns   Total Returns   Total Returns   Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0   $0   $0   $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) ($449,564)   ($297,851)   $61,988   ($411,272)
Fair Value as of 3/31/2017 $18,489,886   $8,339,996   $4,282,456   $7,980,142
Advance on swap appreciation ($4,926,555)   ($2,500,000)   ($115,000)   ($1,900,000)

 

The Series have invested in the following swaps as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016:

 

  Frontier Balanced Fund   Frontier Diversified Fund   Frontier Long/Short Commodity
Fund
  Frontier Heritage Fund
  Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $22,580,043   $13,851,707   $1,877,692   $11,413,283
Termination Date 8/2/2018   8/2/2018   8/7/2018   3/26/2018
Cash Collateral $9,600,000   $3,400,000   $3,880,000   $5,986,000
Swap Value $9,339,450   $5,237,847   $340,468   $2,405,414
Investee Returns Total Returns   Total Returns   Total Returns   Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0   $0   $0   $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) ($218,070)   ($48,002)   ($111,960)   $431,146
Fair Value as of 12/31/2016 $18,939,450   $8,637,847   $4,220,468   $8,391,414
Advance on swap appreciation ($4,926,555)   ($2,500,000)   ($115,000)   ($1,900,000)

 

5.Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies and Private Investment Companies

 

Investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies and Private Investment Companies represent cash and open trade equity invested in the Trading and Private Investment Companies as well as by each Series and cumulative trading profits or losses allocated to each Series by the Trading Companies and Private Investment Companies. Trading Companies and Private Investment Companies allocate trading profits or losses on the basis of the proportion of each Series’ capital allocated for trading to each respective Trading Company, which bears no relationship to the amount of cash invested by a Series in the Trading Company and Private Investment Companies. The Trading Companies are valued using the equity method of accounting, which approximates fair value. Investments in Private Investment Companies are valued using the NAV provided by the underlying private investment.

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 The following table summarizes each of the Series’ investments in unconsolidated Trading and Private Investment Companies as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

   As of March 31, 2017   As of December 31, 2016 
   Percentage of       Percentage of     
   Series Net       Series Net     
   Assets Invested       Assets Invested     
   in Unconsolidated       in Unconsolidated     
   Trading and Private       Trading and Private     
   Investment Companies   Fair Value   Investment Companies   Fair Value 
                 
Series                    
                     
Frontier Diversified Series —                    
Frontier Trading Companies II and XXXVIII   7.19%  $4,008,893    7.44%  $4,201,628 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   3.26%   1,820,330    3.29%   1,856,786 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   9.64%   5,373,478    11.33%   6,399,628 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   4.36%   2,428,880    4.27%   2,412,065 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   5.50%   3,064,808    6.30%   3,558,715 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   8.13%   4,535,498    7.27%   4,103,564 
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   0.95%   528,249    1.95%   1,099,207 
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   12.88%   7,184,786    13.85%   7,819,114 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   10.36%   5,779,205    15.23%   8,600,401 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   3.45%   1,926,236    5.31%   2,996,494 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   9.00%   5,019,590         
                     
Frontier Masters Series —                    
Frontier Trading Companies II, XV and XXXVIII   34.51%  $5,674,783    38.79%  $6,678,106 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   21.67%   3,562,871    20.12%   3,455,090 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   11.55%   1,898,518    12.81%   2,198,618 
                     
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series —                    
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   21.22%  $1,654,768    17.39%   1,610,890 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   17.75%   1,384,279    17.40%   1,611,845 
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   36.97%   2,882,628    37.70%   3,492,407 
                     
Frontier Balanced Series —                    
Frontier Trading Companies II and XXXVIII   5.92%  $4,730,360    7.25%  $5,965,331 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   3.43%   2,738,542    3.39%   2,786,543 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   4.78%   3,820,710    5.00%   4,114,892 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   3.91%   3,118,673    5.09%   4,190,798 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   9.80%   7,829,575    8.59%   7,071,313 
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   1.80%   1,439,768    3.63%   2,989,088 
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   15.93%   12,722,898    15.34%   12,623,819 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   8.96%   7,155,432    12.91%   10,626,274 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   0.61%   484,907    1.10%   902,546 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   9.43%   7,529,693         
                     
Frontier Select Series —                    
Frontier Trading Companies XXXVIII and XXXIX   25.19%  $3,476,474    24.33%  $3,910,866 
                     
Frontier Winton Fund                    
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII   7.39%  $2,968,002    9.96%  $4,072,450 
                     
Frontier Heritage Series —                    
Frontier Trading Companies II and XXXVIII   19.54%  $2,411,550    20.48%  $2,744,640 

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The following tables summarize each of the Series; equity in earnings from unconsolidated Trading and Private Investment Companies for three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2017   Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 
           Change in               Change in     
   Trading   Realized   Unrealized   Net Income   Trading   Realized   Unrealized   Net Income 
   Commissions   Gain/(Loss)   Gain/(Loss)   (Loss)   Commissions   Gain/(Loss)   Gain/(Loss)   (Loss) 
Trading Company                                        
                                         
Frontier Balanced Fund —                                        
Frontier Trading Company I, LLC  $               $(157,072)  $3,776,064   $(839,943)  $2,779,049 
Frontier Trading Company II, LLC   (3,013)   393,079    (229,677)   160,389    (3,834)   437,433    4,959    438,558 
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC                   (42,259)   (709,503)   2,546,996    1,795,234 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC           (145,745)   (145,745)   (9,945)   (817,203)   (159,283)   (986,431)
Frontier Trading Company XXIX, LLC                   (10)   7,074        7,064 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   (21,400)   (165,958)   139,284    (48,074)                
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   (30,836)   65,015    (3,247)   30,932                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   (266,736)   305,378    586,966    625,608                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   (51,011)   485,719    323,893    758,601                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC           (445,146)   (445,146)                
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   (968,914)   4,086,647    (603,298)   2,514,435                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   (85,477)   378,608    194,533    487,664                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   (7,926)   108,029    (267,713)   (167,610)                
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   (18,911)   27,469    21,214    29,772                 
Total  $(1,454,224)  $5,683,986   $(428,936)  $3,800,826   $(213,120)  $2,693,865   $1,552,729   $4,033,474 
                                         
Frontier Winton Fund —                                        
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC  $        (281,256)   (281,256)  $(5,685)  $(517,940)  $(84,013)  $(607,638)
Total  $   $   $(281,256)  $(281,256)  $(5,685)  $(517,940)  $(84,013)  $(607,638)
                                         
Frontier Frontier Select Fund —                                        
Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC  $   $   $(199,401)  $(199,401)  $(1,697)  $   $444,699   $443,002 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC           (48,358)   (48,358)   (342)   (35,482)   (3,723)   (39,547)
Total  $   $   $(247,759)  $(247,759)  $(2,039)  $(35,482)  $440,976   $403,455 
                                         
Frontier Heritage Fund —                                        
Frontier Trading Company II, LLC  $(1,582)   205,958    (119,773)   84,603   $(2,066)  $236,237   $7,296   $241,467 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC           (62,556)   (62,556)   (1,220)   (113,136)   (17,796)   (132,152)
Total  $(1,582)  $205,958   $(182,329)  $22,047   $(3,286)  $123,101   $(10,500)  $109,315 
                                         
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund                                        
Frontier Trading Company I, LLC  $               $(2,398)  $(16,177)  $(157,698)  $(176,273)
Frontier Trading Companies VII, LLC                   (21,945)   (275,777)   543,257    245,535 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC                   (1,044)   (94,696)   (14,851)   (110,591)
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   (23,979)   (20,152)   88,010    43,879                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   (110,395)   123,650    217,765    231,020                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC           98,146    98,146                 
Total  $(134,374)  $103,498   $403,921   $373,045   $(25,387)  $(386,650)  $370,708   $(41,329)
                                         
Frontier Diversified Fund —                                        
Frontier Trading Company I, LLC  $               $(137,214)  $2,545,837   $(725,957)  $1,682,666 
Frontier Trading Company II, LLC   (2,207)   287,834    (168,084)   117,543    (2,862)   327,231    21,313    345,682 
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC                   (35,220)   (648,724)   2,235,332    1,551,388 
Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC                   (17,627)   67,978    58,004    108,355 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC           (127,834)   (127,834)   (7,062)   (566,912)   (121,341)   (695,315)
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   (18,795)   (110,622)   92,962    (36,455)                
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   (27,081)   (209,832)   411,774    174,861                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   (21,265)   39,737    (1,568)   16,904                  
Galaxy Plus Fund - Emil van Essen STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   (231,611)   274,493    479,780    522,662                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   (37,392)   281,553    188,043    432,204                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC           (165,105)   (165,105)                
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   (605,293)   2,419,961    (310,537)   1,504,131                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   (82,684)   306,260    157,534    381,110                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   (33,083)   458,019    (995,039)   (570,103)                
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   (12,810)   18,312    14,142    19,644                 
Total  $(1,072,221)  $3,765,715   $(423,932)  $2,269,562   $(199,985)  $1,725,410   $1,467,351   $2,992,776 
                                         
Frontier Masters Fund —                                        
Frontier Trading Company I, LLC  $               $(5,098)  $(36,859)  $(351,921)  $(393,878)
Frontier Trading Company II, LLC   45,189    166,870    (97,159)   114,900    (1,709)   196,149    23,001    217,441 
Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC                   (20,788)   (362,846)   1,291,104    907,470 
Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC   (63,500)   78,115    (115,394)   (100,779)   (13,399)   933,829    (1,487)   918,943 
Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC           (76,512)   (76,512)   (2,512)   (241,160)   (40,059)   (283,731)
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   (37,315)   (42,890)   187,492    107,287                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   (139,418)   169,016    296,799    326,397                  
Total  $(195,044)  $371,111   $195,226   $371,293   $(43,506)  $489,113   $920,638   $1,366,245 

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The Series investments in private investment companies have certain redemption and liquidity restrictions which are described in the following table:

 

   Redemptions  Redemptions  Liquidity
   Notice Period  Permitted  Restrictions
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund         
Multi-Strategy         
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton Feeder Fund (538) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Trend Following         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517)  24 hours  Daily  None
Option Trading         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
          
Equinox Frontier Masters Fund         
Trend Following         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Multi-Strategy         
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
          
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund         
Trend Following         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Multi-Strategy         
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
          
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund         
Multi-Strategy         
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton Feeder Fund (538) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Trend Following         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517)  24 hours  Daily  None
Option Trading         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None

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6.Transactions with Affiliates

 

The Managing Owner contributes funds to the Trust, with respect to the Series, in order to have a 1% interest (“Minimum Purchase Commitment”) in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of all Series and in return will receive units designated as general units in the Series in which the Managing Owner invests such funds. The general units may only be purchased by the Managing Owner and may be subject to no advisory fees or advisory fees at reduced rates. Otherwise, the general units hold the same rights as the limited units. The Managing Owner will make contributions to the Series of the Trust necessary to maintain at least a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of the combined Series of the Trust. Such contribution was made by the Managing Owner before trading commenced for the Trust and will be maintained throughout the existence of the Trust, and the Managing Owner will make such purchases as are necessary to effect this requirement. Additionally, the Managing Owner agreed with certain regulatory bodies to maintain a 1% interest specifically in the Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP and 2a Units, aggregated, and each of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Frontier Diversified Fund and Frontier Masters Fund. The 1% interest in these specific Series is included in computing the Minimum Purchase Commitment in aggregate capital. In addition to the general units the Managing Owner receives in respect of its Minimum Purchase Commitment, the Managing Owner may purchase limited units in any Series as a Limited Owner. Principals of the Managing Owner or affiliates are allowed to own beneficial interests in the Trust, with respect to the Series, as well. All Units purchased by the Managing Owner are held for investment purposes only and not for resale. The Managing Owner may make purchases or redemptions at any time on the same terms as any Limited Owner. The Trust has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates.

 

Expenses

 

Management Fees—Each Series of Units pays to the Managing Owner a monthly management fee equal to a percentage of the nominal assets of such Series allocated to Trading Companies, calculated on a daily basis. In addition, the Managing Owner receives a monthly management equal to a certain percentage of the assets in the Galaxy Plus entities attributable to such Series’ (including notional assets), calculated on a monthly basis. The management fees attributable to Galaxy Plus entities are included in unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies on the Statements of Operations. The total amount of assets of a Series allocated to Trading Advisors and/or reference programs, including (i) actual funds deposited in accounts directed by the Trading Advisors or deposited as margin in respect of swaps or other derivative instruments referencing a reference program plus (ii) any notional equity allocated to the Trading Advisors and any reference programs, is referred to herein as the “nominal assets” of the Series. The annual rate of the management fee is: 0.5% for the Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, 1.0% for the Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a, 2.0% for the Frontier Winton Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a, Class 2a, and Class 3a and Frontier Masters Fund, 0.75% for Frontier Diversified Fund, 2.5% for the Frontier Heritage Fund and Frontier Select Fund, and 3.5% for the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such management fees to the Trading Advisor(s) and/or waive (up to the percentage specified) any such management fee to the extent any related management fee is paid by a trading company or estimated management fee is embedded in a swap or other derivative instrument. Any management fee embedded in a swap or other derivative instrument may be greater or less than the management fee that would otherwise be charged to the Series by the Managing Owner. As of the date of this Form 10-Q, the Trading Advisor for a Series that has invested in a swap has not received any management fees directly from the Series for such swap, and instead the relevant Trading Advisor receives compensation via the fees embedded in the swap.

 

The management fee as a percentage of the applicable Series’ net asset value will be greater than the percentage indicated above to the extent that the nominal assets of the series exceeds its net asset value. The Managing Owner expects that the nominal assets of each Series will generally be maintained at a level in excess of the net asset value of such Series and such excess may be substantial to the extent the managing owner deems necessary to achieve the desired level of volatility.

 

Trading Fees— In connection with each Series’ trading activities, from January 1, 2016 through October 23, 2016, the Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Winton Fund and Frontier Heritage Fund paid to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 0.75% per annum of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily; thereafter each of the Series pays to the Managing Owner a FCM Fee of up to 2.25% per annum of nominal assets allocated to the trading advisors, including through investments in commodity pools available on the Galaxy Plus Platform, and any reference programs of the applicable Series. From January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016, the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Frontier Masters Fund paid to the Managing Owner a FCM Fee of up to 2.25% and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily; thereafter each of such Series pays to the Managing Owner a FCM Fee of up to 2.25% of nominal assets allocated to the trading advisors, including through investments in commodity pools available on the Galaxy Plus Platform, and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily.

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Incentive Fees—Some Series pay to the Managing Owner an incentive fee of a certain percentage of new net trading profits generated in the Trading Companies by such Series, monthly or quarterly. In addition, the Managing Owner receives a quarterly incentive fee of a certain percentage of new net trading profits generated in the Galaxy Plus entities that have been allocated to the Series. The incentive fees attributable to Galaxy Plus entities are included in unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies on the Statements of Operations. Because the Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Heritage Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may each employ multiple Trading Advisors, these Series will pay the Managing Owner a monthly incentive fee calculated on a Trading Advisor by Trading Advisor basis. It is therefore possible that in any given period the Series may pay incentive fees to the Managing Owner for one or more Trading Advisors while each of these Series as a whole experiences losses. The incentive fee is 25% for the Frontier Balanced Fund and the Frontier Diversified Fund and 20% for the Frontier Winton Fund, Frontier Heritage Fund, Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Frontier Masters Fund. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such incentive fees to the Trading Advisor(s) for such Series. The amount of incentive fees kept by the Managing Owner (after payment to the Trading Advisors) may not be in excess of 10% of the new net profits generated by the Trading Companies or Galaxy Plus entities. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Managing Owner reimbursed the Series a portion of the incentive fees incurred during the year ended December 31, 2016. The amounts reimbursed are included in the Statements of Operations as Incentive fee (rebate).

 

Service Fees—In addition, with respect to Class 1 and Class 1a Units of each Series, as applicable, the Series pays monthly or quarterly to the Managing Owner a service fee of up to 3% of NAV annually, which the Managing Owner pays to selling agents of the Trust, with respect to the Series.

 

The following table summarizes fees earned by the Managing Owner for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017                
                 
   Incentive Fees   Management Fees   Service Fees   Trading Fees 
                 
Frontier Diversified Fund  $(63,508)  $27,958   $44,833   $466,674 
Frontier Masters Fund       85,229    28,774    190,175 
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund           7,461    76,785 
Frontier Balanced Fund       38,479    398,860    539,715 
Frontier Select Fund       56,175    69,331    49,044 
Frontier Winton Fund   (49,790)   261,955    142,629    149,338 
Frontier Heritage Fund   (4,603)   58,992    52,095    59,674 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016                
                 
   Incentive Fees   Management Fees   Service Fees   Trading Fees 
                 
Frontier Diversified Fund  $921,036   $238,847   $76,178   $356,708 
Frontier Masters Fund   226,228    161,635    47,135    138,344 
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund   134,601    138,546    21,031    49,619 
Frontier Balanced Fund   935,617    234,025    484,072    172,789 
Frontier Select Fund   23,986    70,821    93,444    26,180 
Frontier Winton Fund   99,067    275,820    179,855    68,324 
Frontier Heritage Fund   9,072    63,021    67,669    22,714 

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The following table summarizes fees payable to the Managing Owner as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

As of March 31, 2017                    
                     
   Incentive Fees   Management Fees   Interest Fees   Service Fees   Trading Fees 
                     
Frontier Diversified Fund  $   $   $   $34,775   $322,850 
Frontier Masters Fund               9,274    132,121 
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund               2,356    55,159 
Frontier Balanced Fund       10,906    34,269    86,141    350,488 
Frontier Select Fund       68,019    9,918    19,348    32,922 
Frontier Winton Fund       250,675    52,239    17,378    99,772 
Frontier Heritage Fund           11,817    3,934    36,883 
                          

 

As of December 31, 2016                    
                     
   Incentive Fees   Management Fees   Interest Fees   Service Fees   Trading Fees 
                     
Frontier Diversified Fund  $   $23,496   $   $15,193   $147,183 
Frontier Masters Fund       50,174        9,037    57,890 
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund               3,542    23,478 
Frontier Balanced Fund       25,217    21,606    129,956    203,324 
Frontier Select Fund       21,219    3,518    25,966    1,829 
Frontier Winton Fund       256,824    30,730    39,370    55,142 
Frontier Heritage Fund       56,501    7,420    16,457    17,953 

 

With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed therefore by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk and the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months.

 

Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasury Securities assets net of premiums and cash held at clearing brokers, of up to the first 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2), Frontier Winton Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a only), Frontier Masters Fund, and Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series is paid to the Managing Owner from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016; thereafter 100% of the interest is retained by the respective Series.

 

During the year, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund borrowed from the pooled cash management account to fund a portion of its investments in Galaxy Plus entities. As of March 31, 2017, the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund owes the other Series $2,236,732 due to these borrowings. The increase in the current period ending March 31, 2017 is the result of net redemptions from Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and additional borrowings from the pooled cash management account. Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund is being charged an annual interest rate of 0.25% on this borrowing.

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The following table outlines the interest paid by each Series to the Managing Owner and its ratio to average net assets for the three and months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

Three Months Ended                
                 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 
   Gross Amount   Gross Amount         
   Paid to the   Paid to the   Ratio to   Ratio to 
   Managing   Managing   Average Net   Average Net 
   Owner   Owner   Assets   Assets 
                 
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 1  $(3,860)  $6,619    -0.09%   0.07%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 2   (19,555)   24,507    -0.05%   0.08%
Equinox Frontier Diversified Class 3   (7,071)   7,171    -0.05%   0.13%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 1   (4,674)   5,171    -0.09%   0.07%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 2   (4,780)   4,978    -0.08%   0.08%
Equinox Frontier Masters Class 3   (5,338)   4,194    -0.08%   0.11%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2   (96)   444    -0.01%   0.07%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3   (565)   2,568    -0.01%   0.07%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 1a   533    1,778    0.04%   0.07%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 2a   233    575    0.02%   0.07%
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Class 3a   189    377    0.01%   0.09%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1   34,592    189,608    0.06%   0.33%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP   411    2,196    0.06%   0.01%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2   14,069    69,764    0.06%   0.34%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2A   78    337    0.01%   0.06%
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3A   248    1,497    0.01%   0.07%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1   13,085    9,889    0.14%   0.19%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP   36    41    0.14%   0.00%
Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2   1,919    1,151    0.14%   0.20%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1   51,077    104,787    0.26%   0.53%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 1AP   92    168    0.26%   0.01%
Equinox Frontier Winton Class 2   29,644    54,267    0.26%   0.57%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1   14,182    25,473    0.20%   0.37%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP   11    175    0.19%   0.01%
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2   5,244    8,547    0.20%   0.38%
Total  $119,704   $526,282           

 

Solon Capital, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust (when Equinox Fund Management, LLC was acting as Managing Owner) provided management services for Equinox who paid, $168,256 and $0, respectively, for the three month’s ended March 31, 2017. These amounts have no impact on the Series’ financial statements.

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7.Financial Highlights

 

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Trust, with respect to the Series, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

   Frontier Diversified Fund   Frontier Masters Fund   Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund 
   Class 1   Class 2   Class 3   Class 1   Class 2   Class 3   Class 1a   Class 2   Class 2a   Class 3   Class 3a 
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                       
Net asset value, December 31, 2016  $116.43   $132.94   $123.27   $112.80   $128.78   $119.89   $92.78   $129.56   $105.67   $130.80   $107.50 
Net operating results:                                                       
Interest income   0.15    0.18    0.16    0.27    0.31    0.29    0.01    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00 
Expenses   (2.09)   (1.03)   (0.96)   (2.47)   (2.10)   (1.96)   (1.34)   (1.16)   (0.96)   (1.17)   (0.97)
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests   4.82    4.66    4.40    2.50    2.67    2.56    3.55    4.77    4.77    5.24    5.45 
Net income/(loss)   2.88    3.80    3.61    0.30    0.87    0.89    2.22    3.61    3.81    4.07    4.48 
Net asset value, March 31, 2017  $119.31   $136.74   $126.88   $113.10   $129.65   $120.78   $95.00   $133.17   $109.48   $134.87   $111.98 
                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                       
Net investment income/(loss)   -6.99%   -2.91%   -2.91%   -7.75%   -5.53%   -5.53%   -5.64%   -3.50%   -3.50%   -3.50%   -3.50%
Expenses before incentive fees (rebate) (4)(5)   7.63%   3.55%   3.55%   8.69%   6.47%   6.47%   5.64%   3.50%   3.50%   3.50%   3.50%
Expenses after incentive fees (rebate) (4)(5)   7.51%   3.43%   3.43%   8.69%   6.47%   6.47%   5.64%   3.50%   3.50%   3.50%   3.50%
Total return before incentive fees (rebate) (2)   2.36%   2.75%   2.82%   0.27%   0.68%   0.74%   2.39%   2.79%   3.61%   3.11%   4.17%
Total return after incentive fees (rebate) (2)   2.47%   2.86%   2.93%   0.27%   0.68%   0.74%   2.39%   2.79%   3.61%   3.11%   4.17%
                                                        
   Frontier Balanced Fund       Frontier Select Fund         
   Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2   Class 2a   Class 3a       Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2         
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                       
Net asset value, December 31, 2016  $134.80   $144.97   $194.99   $169.05   $168.49        $94.06   $101.16   $134.25           
Net operating results:                                                       
Interest income   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00         0.00    0.00    0.00           
Expenses   (1.96)   (1.06)   (1.43)   (1.24)   (1.23)        (1.61)   (1.01)   (1.35)          
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests   4.97    5.38    7.24    6.35    6.33         (2.57)   (2.88)   (3.70)          
Net income/(loss)   3.01    4.32    5.82    5.12    5.10         (4.18)   (3.89)   (5.05)          
Net asset value, March 31, 2017  $137.81   $149.29   $200.81   $174.17   $173.59        $89.88   $97.27   $129.20           
                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                       
Net investment income/(loss)   -5.86%   -2.93%   -2.93%   -2.93%   -2.93%        -7.05%   -4.12%   -4.12%          
Expenses before incentive fees (4)(5)   5.87%   2.93%   2.93%   2.93%   2.93%        7.05%   4.12%   4.12%          
Expenses after incentive fees (4)(5)   5.87%   2.93%   2.93%   2.93%   2.93%        7.05%   4.12%   4.12%          
Total return before incentive fees (2)   2.23%   2.98%   2.98%   3.03%   3.03%        -4.44%   -3.85%   -3.76%          
Total return after incentive fees (2)   2.23%   2.98%   2.98%   3.03%   3.03%        -4.44%   -3.85%   -3.76%          
                                                        
   Frontier Winton Fund   Frontier Heritage Fund                     
   Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2   Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2                     
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                       
Net asset value, December 31, 2016  $154.51   $166.17   $210.98   $119.58   $128.60   $172.10                          
Net operating results:                                                       
Interest income   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00                          
Expenses   (3.06)   (2.11)   (2.68)   (2.22)   (1.48)   (1.97)                         
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests   1.48    1.20    2.00    (2.14)   (1.48)   (3.11)                         
Net income/(loss)   (1.58)   (0.91)   (0.68)   (4.36)   (2.96)   (5.08)                         
Net asset value, March 31, 2017  $152.93   $165.26   $210.30   $115.22   $125.64   $167.02                          
                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                       
Net investment income/(loss)   -8.56%   -5.64%   -5.64%   -7.77%   -4.84%   -4.84%                         
Expenses before incentive fees (rebate) (4)(5)   8.72%   5.80%   5.80%   7.81%   4.88%   4.88%                         
Expenses after incentive fees (rebate) (4)(5)   8.56%   5.64%   5.64%   7.77%   4.84%   4.84%                         
Total return before incentive fees (rebate) (2)   -1.18%   -0.71%   -0.48%   -3.69%   -2.35%   -3.00%                         
Total return after incentive fees (rebate) (2)   -1.02%   -0.55%   -0.32%   -3.65%   -2.30%   -2.95%                         

 

(1)Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2)Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.
(4)Expense ratios do not include management and incentive fees at the Galaxy Plus entities. The ratios would have been higher had those expenses been included. The impact of those fees are included in the total return.

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   Frontier Diversified Fund   Frontier Masters Fund   Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund 
   Class 1   Class 2   Class 3   Class 1   Class 2   Class 3   Class 2   Class 3   Class 1a   Class 2a   Class 3a 
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                       
Net asset value, December 31, 2015  $115.52   $129.60   $119.87   $112.87   $126.60   $117.57   $132.10   $132.14   $94.76   $106.19   $106.86 
Net operating results:                                                       
Interest income   0.31    0.35    0.32    0.29    0.33    0.31    0.24    0.24    0.17    0.19    0.19 
Expenses   (3.92)   (3.42)   (3.17)   (3.36)   (3.03)   (2.81)   (3.34)   (3.34)   (2.89)   (2.68)   (2.70)
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests   6.51    6.91    6.48    9.21    10.17    9.54    0.50    0.50    0.52    0.45    0.53 
Net income/(loss)   2.91    3.84    3.63    6.14    7.47    7.02    (2.60)   (2.61)   (2.21)   (2.03)   (1.97)
Net asset value, March 31, 2016  $118.43   $133.44   $123.50   $119.01   $134.07   $124.59   $129.50   $129.53   $92.55   $104.16   $104.89 
                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                       
Net investment income/(loss)   -7.38%   -4.45%   -4.45%   -7.37%   -5.12%   -5.12%   -6.09%   -6.09%   -8.17%   -6.09%   -5.87%
Expenses before incentive fees (4)   6.88%   3.95%   3.95%   7.39%   5.14%   5.14%   5.77%   5.77%   7.85%   5.77%   5.48%
Expenses after incentive fees (4)   8.40%   5.47%   5.47%   8.35%   6.11%   6.11%   6.79%   6.79%   8.88%   6.79%   6.58%
Total return before incentive fees (2)   4.04%   4.48%   4.55%   6.40%   6.86%   6.94%   -0.94%   -0.95%   -1.31%   -0.89%   -0.75%
Total return after incentive fees (2)   2.52%   2.96%   3.03%   5.44%   5.90%   5.97%   -1.97%   -1.98%   -2.33%   -1.91%   -1.84%
                                                        
   Frontier Balanced Fund        Frontier Select Fund           
   Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2   Class 2a   Class 3a        Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2           
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                       
Net asset value, December 31, 2015  $128.03   $133.59   $179.69   $154.88   $154.37        $90.35   $94.28   $125.11           
Net operating results:                                                       
Interest income   0.01    0.01    0.01    0.01    0.01         0.00    0.00    0.00           
Expenses   (2.94)   (2.03)   (2.74)   (2.36)   (2.35)        (1.58)   (0.89)   (1.18)          
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests   7.08    7.40    9.96    8.96    8.93         10.63    11.11    14.75           
Net income/(loss)   4.15    5.38    7.23    6.61    6.59         9.05    10.22    13.57           
Net asset value, March 31, 2016  $132.18   $138.97   $186.92   $161.49   $160.96        $99.40   $104.50   $138.68           
                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                       
Net investment income/(loss)   -5.74%   -2.74%   -2.74%   -2.74%   -2.74%        -5.95%   -2.95%   -2.95%          
Expenses before incentive fees (4)   4.77%   1.77%   1.77%   1.77%   1.77%        5.78%   2.78%   2.78%          
Expenses after incentive fees (4)   5.77%   2.78%   2.78%   2.78%   2.78%        5.95%   2.95%   2.95%          
Total return before incentive fees (2)   4.25%   5.04%   5.03%   5.28%   5.28%        10.19%   11.01%   11.02%          
Total return after incentive fees (2)   3.24%   4.03%   4.02%   4.27%   4.27%        10.02%   10.84%   10.85%          
                                                        
   Frontier Winton Fund   Frontier Heritage Fund                          
   Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2   Class 1   Class 1AP   Class 2                          
Per unit operating performance (1)                                                       
Net asset value, December 31, 2015  $164.17   $171.31   $217.51   $124.27   $129.67   $173.54                          
Net operating results:                                                       
Interest income   0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00                          
Expenses   (3.37)   (2.18)   (2.77)   (2.01)   (1.07)   (1.44)                         
Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests   8.38    8.73    11.08    8.50    8.87    11.87                          
Net income/(loss)   5.01    6.55    8.31    6.49    7.80    10.43                          
Net asset value, March 31, 2016  $169.18   $177.86   $225.82   $130.76   $137.47   $183.97                          
                                                        
Ratios to average net assets (3)                                                       
Net investment income/(loss)   -7.04%   -4.04%   -4.04%   -5.90%   -2.90%   -2.90%                         
Expenses before incentive fees (4)   6.77%   3.78%   3.78%   5.83%   2.83%   2.83%                         
Expenses after incentive fees (4)   7.04%   4.05%   4.05%   5.90%   2.90%   2.90%                         
Total return before incentive fees (2)   3.32%   4.09%   4.09%   5.30%   6.09%   6.08%                         
Total return after incentive fees (2)   3.05%   3.82%   3.82%   5.22%   6.02%   6.01%                         

 

(1)Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2)Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(4)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.

 

8.Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

The Series’ primary business is to engage in speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts). The Series do not enter into or hold positions for hedging purposes as defined under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The detail of the fair value of the Series’ derivatives by instrument types as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is included in the Condensed Schedules of Investments. See Note 4 for further disclosure related to each Series’ position in swap contracts.

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The following tables summarize the monthly averages of futures contracts bought and sold for each respective Series of the Trust:

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 
         
Monthly average contracts 
         
   Bought   Sold 
         
Frontier Balanced Fund   1,465    1,410 
Frontier Select Fund   4,859    4,745 
Frontier Winton Fund   2,195    2,156 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 
         
Monthly average contracts 
         
   Bought   Sold 
         
Frontier Balanced Fund   1,094    1,089 
Frontier Select Fund   572    509 
Frontier Winton Fund   782    729 

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The following tables summarize the trading revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 by sector:

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
             
   Frontier Balanced   Frontier Select   Frontier Winton 
Type of contract  Fund   Fund   Fund 
             
Metals  $(14,488)  $2,832   $(702,474)
Currencies   (175,009)   247,514    (8,427)
Energies   (25,993)   (192,655)   (597,930)
Agriculturals   (189,510)   (315,584)   (97,479)
Interest rates   (187,068)   (520,324)   (120,095)
Stock indices   215,957    951,177    3,833,741 
Realized trading income/(loss)(1)  $(376,111)  $172,961   $2,307,335 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
             
   Frontier Balanced   Frontier Select   Frontier Winton 
Type of contract  Fund   Fund   Fund 
             
Metals  $30,120   $(108,809)  $(1,316,623)
Currencies   (355,492)   28,131    (89,124)
Energies   299,529    1,057,284    894,793 
Agriculturals   (44,749)   (139,494)   239,120 
Interest rates   3,630,729    1,351,605    3,472,864 
Stock indices   (1,942,579)   (172,243)   (672,307)
Realized trading income/(loss)(1)  $1,617,558   $2,016,474   $2,528,723 

 

(1)Amounts recorded in the Statements of Operations under Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards, and options

 

Unrealized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
             
   Equinox Frontier   Equinox Frontier   Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract  Balanced Fund   Select Fund   Winton Fund 
             
Metals  $(98,841)  $(46,788)  $151,975 
Currencies   92,540    (59,529)   (536,584)
Energies   (7,393)   (250,811)   (38,145)
Agriculturals   (2,972)   254,914    (20,202)
Interest rates   (78,567)   (230,878)   (482,152)
Stock indices   26,130    61,354    (472,038)
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)  $(69,103)  $(271,738)  $(1,397,146)

 

Unrealized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
             
   Equinox Frontier   Equinox Frontier   Equinox Frontier 
Type of contract  Balanced Fund   Select Fund   Winton Fund 
             
Metals  $(32,743)  $(198,411)  $(490,237)
Currencies   (565,832)   146,018    (162,275)
Energies   247,539    (639,356)   (125,218)
Agriculturals   37,881    10,560    (188,079)
Interest rates   281,778    475,301    1,226,766 
Stock indices   13,737    201,538    (184,803)
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)  $(17,640)  $(4,350)  $76,154 

 

(1)Amounts recorded in the Statements of Operations under Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

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Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the statements of financial condition under GAAP. The Series’ open trade equity/(deficit), options written, and receivables from futures commissions merchants (each, an “FCM”) are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral arrangements and meet the GAAP guidance to qualify for offset. A master netting arrangement with a counterparty creates a right of offset for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. The Series’ policy is to recognize amounts subject to master netting arrangements on a net basis on the statements of financial condition.

 

The following tables present gross and net information about the Series’ assets and liabilities subject to master netting arrangements as disclosed on the statements of financial condition as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

As of March 31, 2017          Net Amounts 
       Gross Amounts   Presented in the 
   Gross Amounts   offset in the   Statements of 
   of recognized   Statements of   Financial 
   Derivative Assets   Financial Condition   Condition 
             
Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund               
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)  $281,278   $(112,720)  $168,558 
Swap Contracts   18,489,886        18,489,886 
                
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund               
Swap Contracts  $8,339,996   $   $8,339,996 
                
Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund               
Swap Contracts  $4,282,456   $   $4,282,456 
                
Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund               
Swap Contracts  $7,980,142   $   $7,980,142 
                
Equinox Frontier Select Fund               
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)  $1,133,735   $(719,451)  $414,284 
                
Equinox Frontier Winton Fund               
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)  $1,358,309   $(1,532,931)  $(174,622)

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As of December 31, 2016          Net Amounts 
       Gross Amounts   Presented in the 
   Gross Amounts   offset in the   Statements of 
   of recognized   Statements of   Financial 
   Derivative Assets   Financial Condition   Condition 
             
Frontier Balanced Fund               
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)  $515,659   $(277,998)  $237,661 
Swap Contracts   18,939,450        18,939,450 
                
Frontier Diversified Fund               
Swap Contracts  $8,637,847   $    $8,637,847 
                
Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund               
Swap Contracts  $4,220,468   $   $4,220,468 
                
Frontier Heritage Fund               
Swap Contracts  $8,391,414   $   $8,391,414 
                
Frontier Select Fund               
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)  $1,136,504   $(450,482)  $686,022 
                
Frontier Winton Fund               
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)  $2,393,850   $(1,171,326)  $1,222,524 

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9.Trading Activities and Related Risks

 

The purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with FCMs. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “Commodity Exchange Act”) requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM’s segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM’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 the total of cash and other property deposited.

 

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the statements of financial condition, may result in future obligation or loss in excess of the amount paid by the Series for a particular investment. Each Trading Company expects to trade in futures, options, forward and swap contracts and will therefore be a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk 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 positions held by a Trading Company in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner will seek to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

 

In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the United States 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 credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction, and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

In the case of forward contracts traded on the interbank market and swaps, neither is traded 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 credit risk. The Managing Owner expects the Trading Advisors to trade only with those counterparties which it believes to be creditworthy. All positions of each Trading Company will be valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to any Trading Company.

 

The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively monitor and minimize market and credit risks. The Limited Owners bear the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and redemptions received.

 

10.Indemnifications and Guarantees

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith. The Trust has had no prior claims or payments pursuant to these agreements. The Trust’s individual maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote. Maximum exposure is unfulfilled obligations of the Series up to the amount of equity at risk with UBS Securities LLC of the referenced Series as allocated from the Trading Company. The Series have not recorded any liability for the guarantees in the accompanying financial statements as it expects any possibility of losses to be remote.

 

The Trust has guaranteed the obligations of the Trading Companies under the customer agreements with UBS Securities LLC as Clearing Broker. In the event that one Series of the Trust is unable to meet its obligations to UBS Securities LLC, the assets of the other Series will be available to UBS Securities LLC as part of the guarantee, but only to the extent of such Series’ pro rata allocation to the Trading Company. The Series have not recorded any liability for the indemnifications in the accompanying financial statement, as it expects any possibility of losses to be remote. As of September 2016, the Trust no longer uses UBS Securities LLC as a Clearing Broker.

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11.Subsequent Events

 

On May 10, 2017, Frontier Trading Company XV (“TCXV”) ceased operations. All assets and liabilities were transferred to Galaxy Plus Fund - TT Master Fund (531) LLC on that date.

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Frontier Funds
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016

 

   3/31/17   12/31/16 
         
ASSETS          
           
Cash and cash equivalents  $11,240,816   $4,747,043 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value   32,598,637    42,757,604 
Receivable from futures commission merchants   34,901,669    32,852,013 
Open trade equity, at fair value   408,220    2,146,207 
Swap contracts, at fair value   39,092,479    40,189,178 
Investments in private investment companies, at fair value   103,535,357    107,717,118 
Interest receivable   233,033    798,053 
Receivables from related parties        87,670 
Other assets   73,325     
           
Total Assets  $222,083,536   $231,294,886 
           
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL          
           
LIABILITIES          
Owner redemptions payable  $87,406   $1,137,772 
Management fees payable to Managing Owner   329,600    433,430 
Interest payable to Managing Owner   108,243    63,275 
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner   1,030,195    523,099 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner   173,207    239,520 
Risk analysis fees payable   46,681    15,673 
Payables to related parties   128,030    85,078 
Advance on unrealized Swap Appreciation   9,441,555    9,441,555 
Other liabilities   264,957    144,049 
           
Total Liabilities   11,609,874    12,083,451 
           
OWNERS CAPITAL          
Managing Owner Units   2,120,581    2,276,211 
Limited Owner Units   208,353,081    216,935,224 
           
Total Owners Capital   210,473,662    219,211,435 
           
           
Total Liabilities and Owners Capital  $222,083,536   $231,294,886 

 

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

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Frontier Fund
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

 

       Fair   % of Total Capital 
Description      Value   (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *          
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $53,250    0.03%
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)   164,366    0.08%
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)   48,090    0.02%
     Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)   39,804    0.02%
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)   65,927    0.03%
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   15,249    0.01%
     Various energy futures contracts (Europe)   (4,271)   0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)   (6,325)   0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)   (4,082)   0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   57,284    0.03%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   2,217    0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)   68,106    0.03%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   27,920    0.01%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)   691    0.00%
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   62,305    0.03%
     Various soft futures contracts (Far East)   (7,779)   0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)   (131)   0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)   478,355    0.23%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)   (303,554)   -0.14%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)   66,104    0.03%
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   85,376    0.04%
     Total Long Futures Contracts  $908,902    0.45%
                
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *          
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $(12,075)   -0.01%
     Various currency futures contracts (Canada)   (24,571)   -0.01%
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)   (471,503)   -0.22%
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)   (80,131)   -0.04%
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)   (46,017)   -0.02%
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   (94,772)   -0.05%
     Various energy futures contracts (Europe)   26,489    0.01%
     Various energy futures contracts (Far East)   (1,207)   0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)   (2,728)   0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   (108,609)   -0.05%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   (233,484)   -0.11%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)   (159,190)   -0.08%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   (25,645)   -0.01%
     Various soft futures contracts (Canada)   378    0.00%
     Various soft futures contracts (Europe)   9,929    0.00%
     Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)   413,792    0.20%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)   (1,607)   0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)   64    0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   (82,287)   -0.04%
     Total Short Futures Contracts  $(893,174)   -0.43%
CURRENCY FORWARDS *          
     Various currency forwards contracts (NA)  $392,492    0.19%
     Total Currency Forwards  $392,492    0.19%
     Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  $408,220    0.21%
SWAPS (1)          
     Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)  $7,980,141    3.79%
     Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)   18,489,886    8.78%
     Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)   8,339,996    3.96%
     Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)   4,282,456    2.03%
     Total Swaps  $39,092,479    18.56%
PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES (2)          
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC  $4,558,872    2.17%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   10,591,117    5.03%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   6,249,590    2.97%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   9,466,278    4.50%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   12,365,073    5.87%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   4,850,645    2.30%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   19,907,684    9.46%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   12,934,637    6.15%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   2,411,143    1.15%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Fit Feeder Fund (535) LLC   7,651,035    3.64%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   12,549,283    5.96%
     Total Private Investment Companies  $103,535,357    49.20%
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES          
                
FACE VALUE  Fair Value   Fair Value 
                
$8,100,000   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $11,396,989)  $10,472,413    4.98%
$16,400,000   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $22,610,670)   22,126,224    10.51%
     Total U.S. Treasury Securities  $32,598,637    15.49%

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 4.
(2)See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 5.

 

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

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Equinox Frontier Fund
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2016

 

       Fair   % of Total Capital 
Description      Value   (Net Asset Value) 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *          
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $(20,244)   -0.01%
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)   73,909    0.04%
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)   1,360    0.00%
     Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)   (41,946)   -0.02%
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)   50,242    0.02%
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   218,762    0.10%
     Various energy futures contracts (Europe)   4,150    0.00%
     Various energy futures contracts (Far East)   8,788    0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)   (503)   0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   255,450    0.12%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   103    0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)   25,285    0.01%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   (3,860)   0.00%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)   1,950    0.00%
     Various soft futures contract (Europe)   1,956    0.00%
     Various soft futures contract (Canada)   (1,115)   0.00%
     Various soft futures contract (Far East)   111    0.00%
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   (178,253)   -0.08%
     Various soft futures contracts (Far East)   2,808    0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)   925    0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)   302,352    0.14%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)   362,606    0.17%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)   61,876    0.03%
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   (284,324)   -0.14%
     Total Long Futures Contracts  $842,388    0.38%
                
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *          
     Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)  $(200,612)   -0.10%
     Various currency futures contracts (Canada)   11,735    0.01%
     Various currency futures contracts (Europe)   358,276    0.17%
     Various currency futures contracts (Far East)   187,929    0.09%
     Various currency futures contracts (Oceanic)   7,603    0.00%
     Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)   1,130    0.00%
     Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)   (82,280)   -0.04%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)   5,396    0.00%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)   (17,617)   -0.01%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)   (16,393)   -0.01%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)   22,526    0.01%
     Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)   172,279    0.08%
     Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)   208,285    0.10%
     Various soft futures contract (U.S.)   401,926    0.19%
     Various soft futures contracts (Europe)   111,769    0.05%
     Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)   62,055    0.03%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)   4,459    0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)       0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)   (2,802)   0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)   (2,456)   0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)       0.00%
     Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)   16,027    0.01%
     Total Short Futures Contracts  $1,249,235    0.58%
CURRENCY FORWARDS *          
     Various currency forwards contracts (NA)  $54,584    0.03%
     Total Currency Forwards  $54,584    0.03%
     Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  $2,146,207    0.99%
SWAPS (1)          
     Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)  $8,391,414    3.99%
     Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)   18,939,450    9.00%
     Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)   8,637,847    4.10%
     Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)   4,220,467    2.01%
     Total Swaps  $40,189,178    19.10%
PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES (2)       
     Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  $11,559,976    5.49%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   11,465,608    5.45%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   6,526,957    3.10%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   11,174,877    5.31%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   20,442,933    9.71%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   19,226,675    9.13%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   3,899,040    1.85%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Fit Feeder Fund (535) LLC   11,197,020    5.32%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   4,643,329    2.21%
     Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   7,580,703    3.60%
     Total Private Investment Companies  $107,717,118    51.17%
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES         
                
FACE VALUE  Fair Value   Fair Value 
                
$15,900,000   US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $23,564,442)  $22,193,498    10.54%
$16,400,000   US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $22,950,579)   20,564,106    9.77%
     Total U.S. Treasury Securities  $42,757,604    20.31%

 

*Except for those items disclosed, no individual futures, forwards and option on futures contract position constituted greater than 1 percent of Net Asset Value. Accordingly, the number of contracts and expiration dates are not presented.
(1)See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 4.
(2)See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 5.

 

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

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Frontier Funds
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

 

   2017   2016 
         
Investment income:          
Interest - net  $114,519   $241,847 
           
Total Income   114,519    241,847 
           
Expenses:          
Incentive Fees (rebate)   (117,901)   2,349,607 
Management Fees   528,788    1,182,715 
Risk analysis Fees   46,681     
Service Fees - Class 1   743,983    969,384 
Trading Fees   1,531,403    834,678 
           
Total Expenses   2,732,954    5,336,384 
           
Investment income/(loss) - net   (2,618,435)   (5,094,537)
           
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:          
Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options   2,104,185    8,055,316 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   3,738,486     
Net realized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   2,423,427     
Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)   (1,737,987)    4,154,281 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts   (1,096,699)   (2,620,421)
Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities   (934,648)   71,093 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities   1,136,654    4,903,532 
Trading commissions   (70,015)   (579,377)
           
Net gain/(loss) on investments   5,563,401    13,984,424 
           
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN OWNERS’ CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $2,944,966   $8,889,887 

 

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

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Frontier Funds

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

   Managing   Limited     
   Owner   Owners   Total 
             
Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2016  $2,276,211   $216,935,224   $219,211,435 
                
Sale of Units   696,956    2,571,331    3,268,287 
Redemption of Units   (918,626)   (14,032,400)   (14,951,026)
Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations   66,040    2,878,926    2,944,966 
                
Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2017   2,120,581    208,353,081    210,473,662 

 

The consolidated Trust is not unitized as are the individual Series of the Trust

 

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

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Frontier Funds

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

 

   2017   2016 
         
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:          
Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations  $2,944,966   $5,510,577 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Change in:          
Net change in open trade equity   1,737,987    (7,171,709)
Net change in options purchased       526,288 
Net change in options written       (165,760)
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts   1,096,699    (53,113)
Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities   (1,136,654)   5,181,917 
Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasuries securities   934,648    (7,709,486)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   (4,980,602)   (4,405,026)
Net realized gain/(loss) on private investment companies   (1,181,309)   (776,630)
(Purchases) sales of:          
(Purchases) of U.S. Trasury securities       (25,877,151)
Sales of U.S. Treasury securities   10,089,672    102,379,233 
(Purchases) of Private Investment Companies   (12,500,000)   (107,326,025)
Sales of Private Investment Companies   22,843,672    5,467,195 
U.S. Treasury interest and premium paid/amortized   271,301    746,321 
Increase and/or decrease in:          
Receivable from futures commission merchants   (2,049,656)   39,879,557 
Prepaid service fees       24,251 
Interest receivable   565,020    1,241,463 
Receivable from related parties   87,670    (84,550)
Other assets   (73,325)   29 
Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner       (382,136)
Management fees payable to Managing Owner   (103,830)   30,487 
Interest payable to Managing Owner   44,968    (98,846)
Trading fees payable to Managing Owner   507,096    240,577 
Service fees payable to Managing Owner   (66,313)   (34,336)
Risk analysis fees payable   31,008    15,673 
Payables to related parties   42,952    21,334 
Other liabilities   120,908    144,042 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities   19,226,878    7,324,176 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:          
           
Proceeds from sale of capital   3,268,287    11,277,657 
Payment for redemption of capital   (14,951,026)   (37,761,098)
Pending owner additions       (36,462)
Advance on unrealized Swap Appreciation       9,441,555 
Redemptions payable   (1,050,366)   525,602 
           
Net cash used in financing activities   (12,733,105)   (16,552,746)
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   6,493,773    (9,228,570)
           
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   4,747,043    13,975,613 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $11,240,816   $4,747,043 

 

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

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Frontier Funds

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1.Organization and Purpose

 

Frontier Funds, formerly Equinox Frontier Funds, which is referred to in this report as the “Trust”, was formed on August 8, 2003, as a Delaware statutory trust and is set to expire on December 31, 2053. The Trust is a multi-advisor commodity pool, as described in CFTC Regulation § 4.10(d)(2). The Trust has authority to issue separate Series of Units pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Act. The assets of each Series are valued and accounted for separately from the assets of other Series. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. It is managed by the Managing Owner.

 

On December 5, 2016, Equinox Fund Management, LLC (“Equinox”), the Managing Owner, and Wakefield Advisors, LLC

(“Wakefield”) entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”). Equinox was the former Managing Owner of the Trust and the Series. Pursuant to the Agreement, Equinox agreed to transfer to the Managing Owner such amount of Equinox’s General Units (as defined in the Trust Agreement) as the Managing Owner shall be required to hold in its capacity as managing owner of the Trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement, and redeem the remainder of Equinox’s General Units (the “Transaction”).

 

The Transaction was consummated on March 6, 2017, and upon consummation of the Transaction, the Managing Owner became the managing owner of the Trust and each Series, in replacement of Equinox. The Transaction constituted a change of operational control in respect of the Trust and each Series. On the date of consummation, the names of the Series were changed from Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund to Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund to Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund to Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund to Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund to Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund to Frontier Winton Fund, and from Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund to Frontier Heritage Fund.

 

In connection with the foregoing, the Trust Agreement was amended to effect certain changes to replace Equinox as the managing owner and to reflect the Managing Owner as the new managing owner. Also, the Managing Owner has temporarily suspended the sale of Units (as defined in the Trust Agreement) while the Managing Owner engages with the Securities and Exchange Commission to have declared effective a post-effective amendment to the Series’ registration statements, as well as approval by the NFA. The Series will file Form 8-K to announce the resumption of the sale of Units, which the Managing Owner expects will occur shortly.

 

Purchasers of Units are Limited Owners of the Trust with respect to beneficial interests of the Series’ Units purchased. The Trust Act provides that, except as otherwise provided in the second amended and restated declaration of trust and trust agreement dated December 9, 2013, as further amended, by and among the Managing Owner, Wilmington Trust Company as trustee and the unitholders, as amended from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”), unitholders of the Trust will have the same limitation of liability as do stockholders of private corporations organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Trust Agreement confers substantially the same limited liability, and contains the same limited exceptions thereto, as would a limited partnership agreement for a Delaware limited partnership engaged in like transactions as the Trust. In addition, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner of the Trust is liable for obligations of a Series in excess of that Series’ assets. Limited owners do not have any such liability. The Managing Owner will make contributions to the Series of the Trust necessary to maintain at least a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of all Series.

 

The Trust has been organized to pool investor funds for the purpose of trading in the U.S. and international markets for currencies, interest rates, stock indices, agricultural and energy products, precious and base metals and other commodities. The Trust may also engage in futures contracts, forwards, option contracts and other interest in derivative instruments, including swap contracts.

 

The Trust has seven (7) separate and distinct Series of Units issued and outstanding: Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Masters Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Winton Fund, and Frontier Heritage Fund. The Trust financial statements are comprised of unitized Series which are consolidated into the Trust financial statements. However, the consolidated Trust does not issue units.

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The Trust, with respect to each Series:

 

engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts), and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions;

 

allocates funds to a limited liability trading company or companies (“Trading Company” or “Trading Companies”) and Galaxy Plus entities (“Galaxy Plus”). Except as otherwise described in these notes, each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent commodity trading advisor(s), or each, a Trading Advisor, that will manage all or a portion of such Trading Company’s and Galaxy Plus assets and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity. Each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity will segregate its assets from any other Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity;

 

maintains separate, distinct records for each Series, and accounts for the assets of each Series separately from the other Series;

 

calculates the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of its Units for each Series separately from the other Series;

 

has an investment objective of increasing the value of each Series’ Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while managing risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments;

 

maintains each Series of Units in three to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Masters Fund, and Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of Selling Agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Heritage Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Winton Fund are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to Selling Agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Frontier Diversified Fund, and Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series. Class 1AP was created as a sub-class of Class 1 and it has been presented separately because the fees applicable to it are different from those applicable to Class 1. Currently the service fee is not charged to Class 1AP investors. The Managing Owner may also pay Selling Agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such Selling Agents; and

 

all payments made to selling agents who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and their associated persons that constitute underwriting compensation will be subject to the limitations set forth in Rule 2310(b)(4)(B)(ii) (formerly Rule 2810(b)(4)(B)(ii)) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA (“Rule 2310”). An investor’s Class 1 Units or Class 2 Units of any Series, or Class 1a Units or Class 2a Units of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund or Frontier Balanced Fund will be classified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of such Series, as applicable, when the Managing Owner determines that the fee limitation set forth in Rule 2310 with respect to such Units has been reached or will be reached. The service fee limit applicable to each unit sold is reached upon the earlier of when (i) the aggregate initial and ongoing service fees received by the selling agent with respect to such unit equals 9% of the purchase price of such unit or (ii) the aggregate underwriting compensation (determined in accordance with FINRA Rule 2310) paid in respect of such unit totals 10% of the purchase price of such unit. No service fees are paid with respect to Class 3 or Class 3a Units. Units of any Class in a Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, on a daily basis, at the then current NAV per Unit for such Series on the day of the week after the date the Managing Owner is in receipt of a redemption request for at least one (1) Business Day to be received by the Managing Owner prior to 4:00 PM in New York.

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The assets of any particular Series include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust on account of and for the benefit of that Series. Under the “Inter-Series Limitation on Liability” expressly provided for under Section 3804(a) of the Trust Act, separate and distinct records of the cash and equivalents, although pooled for maximizing returns, are maintained in the books and records of each Series.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the Trust, with respect to the Frontier Diversified Fund and Frontier Masters Fund separates Units into three separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Trust, with respect to the Frontier Select Fund Frontier Winton Fund and Frontier Heritage separates Units into a maximum of three separate Classes- Class 1, Class 2 and Class 1AP. The Trust, with respect to the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund separates Units into a maximum of five separate Classes—Class 1a, Class 2, Class 3, Class 2a and Class 3a. The Trust, with respect to the Frontier Balanced Fund separates Units into a maximum of five Classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 2, Class 2A and Class 3A. Between April 15, 2016 and September 30, 2016, a portion of the interests in Frontier Trading Company I, LLC and all of the interests in Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, and Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC held by Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Masters Fund, Frontier Balanced Fund, and Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were exchanged for equivalent interests in Galaxy Plus. The assets of Frontier Trading Company I, LLC, which included exposure to Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP’s Multi-Strategy Program, Quantitative Investment Management, LLC’s Quantitative Global Program, Quest Partners LLC’s Quest Tracker Index Program, Chesapeake Capital Management, LLC’s Diversified Program, and Doherty Advisors LLC’s Relative Value Moderate Program, the assets of Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, which included exposure to Emil van Essen LLC’s Multi-Strategy Program, Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.’s Fundamental Diversified Program, Rosetta Capital Management, LLC’s Rosetta Trading Program, and Landmark Trading Company’s Landmark Program, and the assets of Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC, which included exposure to Fort L.P.’s Global Contrarian Program have been transferred to individual Master Funds in Galaxy Plus. Each Master Fund is sponsored and operated by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC. The Sponsor has contracted with the trading advisors to manage the portfolios of the Master Funds pursuant to the advisors’ respective program. For those Series that invest in Galaxy Plus, approximately 30-70% of those Series’ assets are used to support the margin requirements of the Master Funds. The remaining assets of the Series are split between investments in Trading Companies and a pooled cash management account that invests primarily in U.S. Treasury securities. For those Series that do not invest in Galaxy Plus, their assets are split between investments in Trading Companies and investments in the pooled cash management account.

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, currency trading companies, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith.

 

2.Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following are the significant accounting policies of the Trust.

 

Basis of Presentation – The Trust follows GAAP, as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), to ensure consistent reporting of financial condition, condensed schedules of investments, results of operations, changes in capital and cash flows. The Trust is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946.

 

Consolidation – The Series, through investing in the Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus, authorize certain Trading Advisors to place trades and manage assets at pre-determined investment levels. The Trading Companies were organized by the Managing Owner for the purpose of investing in commodities interests and derivative instruments, and have no operating income or expenses, except for trading income and expenses and the risk analysis fee, all of which is allocated to the Series. Galaxy Plus is a series of Delaware limited liability companies, sponsored by Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC, that create exposure to a variety of third party professional managed futures and foreign exchange advisors. Galaxy Plus is available to qualified high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. Investments interests in Galaxy Plus entities are accounted for using net asset value as the practical expedient, which approximates fair value. Fair value represents the proportionate share of the Trust’s interest in the NAV in the Galaxy Plus entities. The equity interest held by Trust is shown as investments in private investment companies in the statements of financial condition. The income or is shown in the statements of operations as net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies. The Trading Companies and Series of the Trust are consolidated by the Trust.

 

Galaxy Plus entities are co-mingled investment vehicles. In addition to the Trust, there are other non-affiliated investors in Galaxy Plus. Subscriptions and redemptions by these non-affiliated investors will have a direct impact on the Trust ownership percentage in Galaxy Plus. It is expected that ownership percentage will fluctuate (sometimes significantly) on a week by week basis which could also result in frequent changes in the consolidating Series. Such fluctuations make consolidating the financial statements of the Galaxy Plus entities both impractical and misleading. Non-consolidation of these Galaxy Plus entities presents a more useful financial statement for the readers. As such, management has decided that presenting Galaxy Plus entities on a non-consolidated basis as investments in other investments companies (a “fund of funds” approach) is appropriate and preferable to the users of these financial statements. Refer to Note 5 for additional disclosures related to these private investment companies.

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Use of Estimates – The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP may require the Managing Owner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates as well as the valuation of certain other investments. Please refer to Note 3 for discussion of valuation methodology. Actual results could differ from these estimates and such differences could be material.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits held at banks with original maturities of three months or less. This cash is not restricted.

 

Interest Income – U.S. Treasury Securities are pooled for purposes of maximizing returns on these assets to investors of all Series. Interest income from pooled cash management assets is recognized on the accrual basis and allocated daily to each Series based upon its daily proportion of ownership of the pool. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasuries and assets held at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”), of up to two percentage points of the aggregate percentage yield (annualized) of net asset value less any fair market value related to swaps, is paid to the Managing Owner by the Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1, and Class 2 only), Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Winton Fund and Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a only), Frontier Masters Fund and Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series was paid to the Managing Owner from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016, thereafter 100% of the interest is retained by the respective Series. In addition, if interest rates fall below 0.75%, the Managing Owner is paid the difference between the Trust’s annualized interest income that is allocated to each of such Series and 0.75%. All interest not paid to the Managing Owner is interest income to the Series, and shown net on the statement of operations.

 

U.S. Treasury Securities – U.S. Treasury Securities are reported at fair value as Level 1 inputs under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). The Trust values U.S. Treasury Securities at fair value and records the daily change in value in the consolidated statements of operations as net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities. Accrued interest is reported on the consolidated statements of financial condition as interest receivable.

 

Receivable From Futures Commission Merchants – The Trust deposits assets with a FCM subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such FCM. The Trust earns interest income on its assets deposited with the FCM. A portion of the receivable is restricted cash required to meet maintenance margin requirements. Cash with the clearing broker as of March 31, 2017 included restricted cash for margin requirements of $3,113,620 for the Frontier Trading Company I LLC, $4,998,204 for the Frontier Trading Company XV LLC, and $12,582,640 for the Frontier Trading Company II LLC.

 

Investment Transactions – Futures, options on futures, forward and swap contracts are recorded on a trade date basis and realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts are settled. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) are reported in the consolidated statements of financial condition as a net unrealized gain or loss, as there exists a right of offset of unrealized gains or losses in accordance with FASB ASC 210, Balance Sheet (“ASC 210”) and Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210).

 

Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the consolidated statements of operations. Fair value of exchange-traded contracts is based upon exchange settlement prices. Fair value of non-exchange-traded contracts is based on third party quoted dealer values on the interbank market. For U.S. Treasury securities, interest was recognized in the period earned and the instruments were marked-to-market daily based on third party information. Transaction costs are recognized as incurred and reflected separately in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Purchase and Sales of Private Investment Companies – The Trust is able to subscribe into and redeem from the Galaxy Plus entities on a weekly basis. The value of the Private Investment Companies is determined by the Sponsor and reported on a daily basis. The change in value is calculated as the difference between the total purchase proceeds and the fair value calculated by the Sponsor and is recorded as net unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies on the statements of operations.

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Foreign Currency Transactions – The Series of the Trust’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar; however, they transact business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Series of the Trust do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

Allocation of Earnings – Each Series of the Trust may maintain three to seven classes of Units—Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a and Class 1AP. All classes have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except that fees charged to a Class or Series differ as described below. Revenues, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized trading gains and losses of each Series are allocated daily to Class 1, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, Class 3a and Class 1AP Units based on each Class’ respective owners’ capital balances as applicable to the classes maintained by the Series.

 

Each Series allocates funds to an affiliated Trading Company, or Companies, of the Trust, or unaffiliated Galaxy Plus entity. Each Trading Company allocates all of its daily trading gains or losses to the Series in proportion to each Series’ ownership trading level interest in the Trading Company, adjusted on a daily basis (except for Trading Advisors and other investments such as Swaps that are directly allocated to a specific Series). Likewise, trading gains and losses earned and incurred by the Series through their investments in Galaxy Plus entities are allocated to those Series on a daily basis. The allocation of gains and losses in Galaxy Plus entities are based on each Series pro-rata shares of the trading level of that entity which is updated at the beginning of each month or more frequently if there is a subscription or redemption activity in the entity. The value of all open contracts and cash held at clearing brokers is similarly allocated to the Series in proportion to each Series’ funds allocated to the Trading Companies or Galaxy Plus entities.

 

Investments and Swaps – The Trust records investment transactions on a trade date basis and all investments are recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value reported as a component of realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments in the statements of operations. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return swaps, selected at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more underlying investment products or indices. In a typical swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates. Swap contracts are reported at fair value based upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTA positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts.

 

Income Taxes – The Trust applies the provisions of ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust’s financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Trust’s level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Managing Owner has concluded there is no tax expense, interest or penalties to be recorded by the Trust for the year ended December 31, 2016. The 2012 through 2016 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

 

In the opinion of the Managing Owner, (i) the Trust is treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes and, assuming that at least 90% of the gross income of the Trust constitutes “qualifying income” within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code, (ii) the Trust is not a publicly traded partnership treated as a corporation, and (iii) the discussion set forth in the Prospectus under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” correctly summarizes the material Federal income tax consequences as of the date of the Prospectus to potential U.S. Limited Owners of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Series Units of the Trust.

 

Fees and Expenses – All management fees, incentive fees, service fees and trading fees of the Trust are paid to the Managing Owner. It is the responsibility of the Managing Owner to pay all Trading Advisor management and incentive fees, Selling Agent Service fees and all other operating expenses and continuing offering costs of the Trust. Only management fees and incentive fees related to assets allocated through Trading Companies are included in expense on the Statement of Operations. The Series are all charge management and incentive fees on the asset allocated through the Galaxy Plus entities. Those fees are included in unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies on the Statements of Operations.

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Service Fees – The Trust may maintain each Series of Units in three to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Masters Fund, and Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund are charged a service fee of up to two percent (2.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to two percent (2.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to two percent (2.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Heritage Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Winton Fund are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV (of the purchase price, in case of the initial service fee) of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 and Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the purchase price at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to Selling Agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Frontier Diversified Fund and Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold) until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series for administrative purposes. Currently the service fee is not charged to Class 1AP investors. The Managing Owner may also pay selling agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such Selling Agents.

 

These service fees are part of the offering costs of the Trust, which include registration and filing fees, legal and blue sky expenses, accounting and audit, printing, marketing support and other offering costs which are borne by the Managing Owner. With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Class 1 and Class 1a Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed for such payment by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk of the downside and enjoys the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months.

 

Pending Owner Additions – Funds received for new subscriptions and for additions to existing owner interests are recorded as capital additions at the NAV per unit of the second business day following receipt.

 

Subsequent Events – The Trust follows the provisions of ASC 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date and up through the date the financial statements are issued.

 

3.Fair Value Measurements

 

In connection with the valuation of investments the Trust applies ASC 820. ASC 820 provides clarification that when a quoted price in an active market for the identical asset or liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using certain techniques. ASC 820 also clarifies that when estimating the fair value of an asset or liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of an asset or liability. ASC 820 also clarifies that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical asset or liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical asset or liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements.

 

Level 1 Inputs

 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 Inputs

 

Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the financial assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar financial assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar financial assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the financial assets or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.

 

Level 3 Inputs

 

Unobservable inputs for determining the fair value of financial assets that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the financial asset.

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The Trust, with respect to the Series, uses the following methodologies to value instruments within its financial asset portfolio at fair value:

 

Trading Securities. These instruments include U.S. Treasury securities and open trade equity positions (futures contracts) that are actively traded on public markets with quoted pricing for corroboration. U.S. Treasury securities and futures contracts are reported at fair value using Level 1 inputs. Trading securities instruments further include open trade equity positions (trading options and currency forwards) that are quoted prices for identical or similar assets that are not traded on active markets. Trading options and currency forwards are reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs.

 

Swap Contracts. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. Swap contracts are reported at fair value upon daily reports from the counterparty.

 

Investments in Private Investment Companies. Investments in private investment companies are valued utilizing the net asset values provided by the underlying Private Investment Companies as a practical expedient. The Fund applies the practical expedient to its investments in Private Investment Companies on an investment-by-investment basis, and consistently with the Fund’s entire position in a particular investment, unless it is probable that the Fund will sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the net asset value of the investment. Management has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent). In accordance with Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy below.

 

The following table summarizes the instruments that comprise the Trust financial asset portfolio, by Series, measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value.

 

March 31, 2017  Level 1 Inputs   Level 2 Inputs   Level 3 Inputs   Fair Value 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  $15,728   $392,492   $   $408,220 
Swap Contracts           39,092,479    39,092,479 
U.S. Treasury Securities   32,598,637            32,598,637 

 

               Total 
December 31, 2016  Level 1 Inputs   Level 2 Inputs   Level 3 Inputs   Fair Value 
Open Trade Equity (Deficit)  $2,091,623   $54,584   $   $2,146,207 
Swap Contracts           40,189,178    40,189,178 
U.S. Treasury Securities   42,757,604            42,757,604 

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The changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables. Swap contract asset gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings are classified in “realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments – net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts” on the statements of operations.

 

   For the Three 
   Months ended 
   March 31, 2017 
     
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2017  $40,189,178 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):     
Included in earnings-realized    
Included in earnings-unrealized   (1,096,699)
Purchase of investments    
Sale of investments    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3    
      
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of March 31, 2017  $39,092,479 
      
   For the Year ended 
   December 31, 2016 
     
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2016  $40,136,065 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):     
Included in earnings-realized    
Included in earnings-unrealized   53,113 
Purchase of investments    
Sale of investments    
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3    
      
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2016  $40,189,178 

 

The Trust assesses the levels of the investments at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Trust’s accounting policy regarding the recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Trust did not transfer any assets between Levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the statements of operations attributable to level 3 investments still held at March 31, 2017:

 

Swap contracts  $(1,096,699)

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the statements of operations attributable to level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2016:

 

Swap contracts  $53,113 

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4.Swaps Contracts

 

In addition to authorizing Trading Advisors to manage pre-determined investment levels of futures and forward contracts, certain Series of the Trust will strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Total return swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical total return swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount or value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities.

 

The Trust’s investment in swaps will likely differ substantially over time due to cash flows, portfolio management decisions and market movements. The swaps serve to diversify the investment holdings of the Trust and to provide access to programs and advisors that would not be otherwise available to the Trust, and are not used for hedging purposes.

 

The Managing Owner follows a procedure in selecting well-established financial institutions which the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, considers to be reputable, reliable, financially responsible and well established to act as swap counterparties. The procedure includes due diligence review of documentation on all new and existing financial institution counterparties prior to initiation of the relationship, and quarterly ongoing review during the relationship, to ensure that counterparties meet the Managing Owner’s minimum credit requirements, the counterparty average rating being no less than an investment grade rating as defined by the rating agencies. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, approximately 10.30% or $22,866,000 and 10.20% or $22,866,000, respectively, of the Trust’s assets were deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain swaps and is recorded as Swap Contracts, at fair value on the Statements of Financial Condition of the Trust. This cash held with the counterparty is not restricted.

 

The Trust strategically invests assets in one or more swaps linked to certain underlying investments or indices at the direction of the Managing Owner. The Trading Company in which the assets of the Trust will be invested will not own any of the investments or indices referenced by any swap entered into by the Trust. In addition, neither the swap counterparty nor any advisor referenced by any such swap is a Trading Advisor to the Trust.

 

The Trust had invested in the following swap contracts as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2017:

 

  Brevan Howard   XXXIV Balanced select swap   XXXV Diversified select swap   XXXVII L/S select swap
  Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap
               
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $11,413,283   $22,580,043   $13,851,707   $1,877,692
Termination Date 3/26/2018   8/2/2018   8/2/2018   8/7/2018
Cash Collateral $5,986,000   $9,600,000   $3,400,000   $3,880,000
Swap Value $1,994,142   $8,889,886   $4,939,996   $402,456
Investee Returns Total Returns   Total Returns   Total Returns   Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0   $0   $0   $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) ($411,272)   ($449,564)   ($297,851)   $61,988
Fair Value as of 3/31/2017 $7,980,142   $18,489,886   $8,339,996   $4,282,456
Advance on swap appreciation ($1,900,000)   ($4,926,555)   ($2,500,000)   ($115,000)

 

The Trust had invested in the following swap contracts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016:

 

  Brevan Howard   XXXIV Balanced Select Swap   XXXV Diversified Select Swap   XXXVII L/S Select Swap
  Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap   Total Return Swap
               
Counterparty DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG   DeutscheBank AG
Notional Amount $11,413,283   $22,580,043   $13,851,707   $1,877,692
Termination Date 3/26/2018   8/2/2018   8/2/2018   8/7/2018
Cash Collateral $5,986,000   $9,600,000   $3,400,000   $3,880,000
Swap Value $2,405,414   $9,339,450   $5,237,847   $340,468
Investee Returns Total Returns   Total Returns   Total Returns   Total Returns
Realized Gain/(Loss) $0   $0   $0   $0
Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) $431,146   ($218,070)   ($48,002)   ($111,960)
Fair Value as of 12/31/2016 $8,391,414   $18,939,450   $8,637,847   $4,220,468
Advance on swap appreciation ($1,900,000)   ($4,926,555)   ($2,500,000)   ($115,000)

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5.Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies and Private Investment Companies

 

Investments in Private Investment Companies represent cash and open trade equity invested in the Private Investment Companies as well as the cumulative trading profits or losses allocated to the Trust by the Private Investment Companies. Private Investment Companies allocate trading profits or losses on the basis of the proportion of the Trust’s capital allocated for trading to each respective Private Investment Company, which bears no relationship to the amount of cash invested by the Trust in the Private Investment Companies. Investments in Private Investment Companies are valued using the NAV provided by the underlying private investment.

 

The following table summarizes each of the Trust’s investments in Private Investment Companies as of March 31, 2017:

 

   As of March 31, 2017   As of December 31, 2016 
   Percentage of       Percentage of     
   Series Net       Series Net     
   Assets Invested       Assets Invested     
   in Private Investment       in Private Investment     
   Companies   Fair Value   Companies   Fair Value 
                 
Series                    
                     
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   2.16%  $4,558,872    2.12%  $4,643,329 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   5.03%   10,591,117    5.23%   11,465,608 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   2.97%   6,249,590    2.98%   6,526,957 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   4.50%   9,466,278    5.28%   11,559,976 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   5.87%   12,365,073    5.10%   11,174,877 
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC   2.30%   4,850,645    3.46%   7,580,702 
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   9.45%   19,907,684    9.33%   20,442,933 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   6.14%   12,934,637    8.78%   19,226,675 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   1.15%   2,411,143    1.78%   3,899,040 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest FIT Feeder Fund (535) LLC   3.63%   7,651,035    5.11%   11,197,020 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   5.96%   12,549,283         

 

The Galaxy Plus entities are made up a feeder funds in which the Trust invests and master trading entities into which the feeder funds invest. No investment held by the Galaxy Plus master trading entity is greater than 5% of the Trust’s total capital.

 

The following table summarizes each of the Trust’s equity in earnings from Private Investment Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2017:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 
           Change in     
   Trading   Realized   Unrealized   Net Income 
   Commissions   Gain/(Loss)   Gain/(Loss)   (Loss) 
                 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC   (40,195)   (276,580)   232,246    (84,529)
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC   (88,375)   (272,874)   687,276    326,027 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC   (52,101)   104,752    (4,815)   47,836 
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC   (748,160)   872,537    1,581,310    1,705,687 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC   (88,403)   767,272    511,936    1,190,805 
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC           (512,105)   (512,105)
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC   (1,574,207)   6,506,608    (913,835)   4,018,566 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC   (168,161)   684,868    352,067    868,774 
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517) LLC   (41,009)   566,048    (1,262,752)   (737,713)
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest FIT Feeder Fund (535) LLC   (59,844)   (299,382)   (351,627)   (710,853)
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton GDP Feeder Fund (538) LLC   (31,721)   45,781    35,356    49,416 
                     
Total  $(2,892,176)  $8,699,030   $355,057   $6,161,911 

 

The Trust had no earnings from Private Investment Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

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The Trust’s investments in private investment companies have certain redemption and liquidity restrictions which are described in the following table:

 

   Redemptions  Redemptions  Liquidity
   Notice Period  Permitted  Restrictions
Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund         
Multi-Strategy         
Galaxy Plus Fund - EvE STP Feeder Fund (516) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - LRR Feeder Fund (522) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quantmetrics Feeder Fund (527) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Welton Feeder Fund (538) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Trend Following         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Aspect Feeder Fund (532) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Chesapeake Feeder Fund (518) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None
Galaxy Plus Fund - Quest Feeder Fund (517)  24 hours  Daily  None
Option Trading         
Galaxy Plus Fund - Doherty Feeder Fund (528) LLC  24 hours  Daily  None

 

6.Transactions with Affiliates

 

The Managing Owner contributes funds to the Trust in order to have a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses and in return will receive units designated as general units in the Series of the Trust in which the Managing Owner invests such funds. The general units may only be purchased by the Managing Owner and may be subject to no advisory fees or management advisory fees at reduced rates. Otherwise, the general units hold the same rights as the limited units. The Managing Owner is required to maintain at least a 1% interest (“Minimum Purchase Commitment”) in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of the Trust so long as it is acting as the Managing Owner of the Trust. Such contribution was made by the Managing Owner before trading commenced for the Trust and will be maintained throughout the existence of the Trust, and the Managing Owner will make such purchases as are necessary to effect this requirement. Additionally, the Managing Owner agreed with certain regulatory bodies to maintain a 1% interest specifically in the Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP Units and Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a Units, aggregated, and each of the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Frontier Diversified Fund, and Frontier Masters Fund. The 1% interest in these specific Series of the Trust is included in computing the Minimum Purchase Commitment in aggregate capital. In addition to the general units the Managing Owner receives in respect of its Minimum Purchase Commitment, the Managing Owner may purchase limited units in any Series as a Limited Owner. Principals of the Managing Owner or affiliates are allowed to own beneficial interests in the Trust, as well. All units purchased by the Managing Owner are held for investment purposes only and not for resale. The Managing Owner may make purchases or redemptions at any time on the same terms as any Limited Owner. The Trust has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates.

 

Expenses

 

Management Fees – Each Series of Units pays to the Managing Owner a monthly management fee equal to a percentage of the nominal assets of such Series allocated to Trading Companies, calculated on a daily basis. In addition, the Managing Owner receives a monthly management equal to a certain percentage of the assets in the Galaxy Plus entities attributable to such Series’ (including notional assets), calculated on a monthly basis. The management fees attributable to Galaxy Plus entities are included in unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies on the Statements of Operations. The total amount of assets of a Series allocated to Trading Advisors and/or reference programs, including (i) actual funds deposited in accounts directed by the Trading Advisors or deposited as margin in respect of swaps or other derivative instruments referencing a reference program plus (ii) any notional equity allocated to the Trading Advisors and any reference programs, is referred to herein as the “nominal assets” of the Series. The annual rate of the management fee is: 0.5% for the Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, 1.0% for the Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a, 2.0% for the Frontier Winton Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a and Frontier Masters Fund, 0.75% for Frontier Diversified Fund, 2.5% for the Frontier Heritage Fund and Frontier Select Fund, and 3.5% for the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such management fees to the Trading Advisor(s) and/or waive (up to the percentage specified) any such management fee to the extent any related management fee is paid by a trading company or estimated management fee is embedded in a swap or other derivative instrument. Any management fee embedded in a swap or other derivative instrument may be greater or less than the management fee that would otherwise be charged to the Series by the Managing Owner. As of the date of this Form 10-K, the Trading Advisor for a Series that has invested in a swap has not received any management fees directly from the Series for such swap, and instead the relevant Trading Advisor receives compensation via the fees embedded in the swap.

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The management fee as a percentage of the applicable Series’ net asset value will be greater than the percentage indicated above to the extent that the nominal assets of the Series exceeds its net asset value. The Managing Owner expects that the nominal assets of each Series will generally be maintained at a level in excess of the net asset value of such Series and such excess may be substantial to the extent the Managing Owner deems necessary to achieve the desired level of volatility.

 

Trading Fees – In connection with each Series’ trading activities, from January 1, 2016 through October 23, 2016, the Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Winton Fund and Frontier Heritage Fund paid to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, of up to 0.75% per annum of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily; thereafter each of the Series pays to the Managing Owner a FCM Fee of up to 2.25% per annum of nominal assets allocated to the trading advisors, including through investments in commodity pools available on the Galaxy Plus Platform, and any reference programs of the applicable Series. From January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016, the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Frontier Masters Fund paid to the Managing Owner a FCM Fee of up to 2.25% and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily; thereafter each of such Series pays to the Managing Owner a FCM Fee of up to 2.25% of nominal assets allocated to the trading advisors, including through investments in commodity pools available on the Galaxy Plus Platform, and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily.

 

Incentive Fees – Some Series pay to the Managing Owner an incentive fee of a certain percentage of new net trading profits generated in the Trading Companies by such Series, monthly or quarterly. In addition, the Managing Owner receives a quarterly incentive fee of a certain percentage of new net trading profits generated in the Galaxy Plus entities that have been allocated to the Series. The incentive fees attributable to Galaxy Plus entities are included in unrealized gain/(loss) on private investment companies on the Statements of Operations. Because the Frontier Balanced Fund, Frontier Heritage Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may each employ multiple Trading Advisors, these Series will pay the Managing Owner a monthly incentive fee calculated on a Trading Advisor by Trading Advisor basis. It is therefore possible that in any given period the Series may pay incentive fees to the Managing Owner for one or more Trading Advisors while each of these Series as a whole experiences losses. The incentive fee is 25% for the Frontier Balanced Fund and the Frontier Diversified Fund and 20% for the Frontier Winton Fund, Frontier Heritage Fund, Frontier Select Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Frontier Masters Fund. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such incentive fees to the Trading Advisor(s) for such Series.

 

Service Fees – In addition, with respect to Class 1 and Class 1a Units of each Series of the Trust, as applicable, the Series pays monthly or quarterly to the Managing Owner a service fee of up to 3% annually, which the Managing Owner pays to selling agents of the Trust.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the Trust has a payable to the Managing Owner in the amounts of $0, $329,600, $108,243, $1,030,195, and $173,207 for incentive fees, management fees, interest, trading fees, and service fees, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2016, the Trust has a payable to the Managing Owner in the amounts of $0, $433,430, $63,275, $523,099 and $239,520 for incentive fees, management fees, interest, trading fees, and service fees, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 the Trust paid the Managing Owner $(117,901), $528,788, $743,983 and $1,531,403 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $2,349,607, $1,182,715, $969,384 and $834,678 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

 

With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed therefore by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk and enjoys the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, amounts received or receivable from the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from the prepaid initial service fees were $0 and $12, respectively.

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Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasury Securities assets net of premiums and cash held at clearing brokers, of up to the first 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Frontier Winton Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a only), Frontier Masters Fund, and Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series was paid to the Managing Owner from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016; thereafter 100% of the interest is retained by the respective Series. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Trust paid $119,704 and $526,282, respectively of such interest income to the Managing Owner. Such amounts are not included in the consolidated statements of operations of the Trust. All other interest income is recorded by the Trust on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Solon Capital, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust (when Equinox Fund Management, LLC was acting as Managing Owner) provided management services for Equinox who paid, $168,256 and $0, respectively, for the three month’s ended March 31, 2017. These amounts have no impact on the Series’ financial statements.

 

7.Financial Highlights

 

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Trust for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. This data has been derived from the information presented in the consolidated financial statements.

 

   2017   2016 
         
Ratios to average net assets (1)          
Net investment gain/(loss) (1)   10.28%   -5.50%
Expenses before incentive fees (rebate) (3)(4)   5.38%   4.93%
Expenses after incentive fees (rebate) (3)(4)   5.33%   5.90%
           
Total return before incentive fees (rebate) (2)   1.32%   4.62%
Total return after incentive fees (rebate) (2)   1.37%   3.65%

 

(1)Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(2)Total returns are not annualized.
(3)Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations of the Trust. See footnote 5.
(4)Expense ratios do not include management and incentive fees at the Galaxy Plus entities. The ratios would have been higher had those expenses been included. The impact of those fees are included in the total return.

 

The Trust financial highlights are calculated based upon the Trust’s consolidated financial statements. The consolidated Trust does not issue units and therefore the financial highlights do not disclose any unitized data.

 

8.Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

The Trust’s primary business is to engage in speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts). The Trust does not enter into or hold positions for hedging purposes as defined under ASC 815. The detail of the fair value of the Trust’s derivatives by instrument types as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is included in the Consolidated Condensed Schedules of Investments. See Note 4 for further disclosure related to the Trust’s positions in swap contracts.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the monthly average of futures contracts bought was approximately 8,519 and 9,689, respectively and sold was approximately 8,312 and 9,587, respectively.

 

The following tables summarize the trading revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 by sector:

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (1)

 

Type of contract    
     
Metals  $(714,130)
Currencies   64,078 
Energies   (816,579)
Agriculturals   (602,573)
Interest rates   (827,486)
Stock indices   5,000,875 
      
Realized trading income/(loss)(1)  $2,104,185 

 

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (2)

 

Type of contract    
     
Metals  $6,346 
Currencies   (503,572)
Energies   (296,350)
Agriculturals   231,741 
Interest rates   (791,598)
Stock indices   (384,554)
      
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(2)  $(1,737,987)

 

(1)In the Consolidated Statement of Operations under net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options
(2)In the Consolidated Statement of Operations under net change in open trade equity (deficit), at fair value.

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (1)

 

Type of contract    
     
Metals  $(5,431,149)
Currencies   (1,496,926)
Energies   4,565,694 
Agriculturals   (984,627)
Interest rates   12,614,651 
Stock indices   (1,212,327)
      
Realized trading income/(loss)(1)  $8,055,316 

 

Net Change in Open Trade Equity from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (2)

 

Type of contract    
     
Metals  $2,474,844 
Currencies   (2,141,826)
Energies   2,011,847 
Agriculturals   564,823 
Interest rates   1,745,123 
Stock indices   (500,530)
      
Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(2)  $4,154,281 

 

(1)In the Consolidated Statement of Operations under net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options
(2)In the Consolidated Statement of Operations under net change in open trade equity (deficit), at fair value.

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Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the statements of financial condition under GAAP. The Trust’s open trade equity/(deficit), options written, and receivables from futures commission merchants (each, an “FCM”) are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral arrangements and meet the GAAP guidance to qualify for offset. A master netting arrangement with a counterparty creates a right of offset for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. The Trust’s policy is to recognize amounts subject to master netting arrangements on a net basis on the consolidated statements of financial condition.

 

The following tables present gross and net information about the Trust’s assets and liabilities subject the master netting arrangements as disclosed on the consolidated statements of financial condition as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

Offsetting of Derivatives Assets and Liabilities

 

As of March 31, 2017          Net Amounts 
       Gross Amounts   Presented in the 
   Gross Amounts   offset in the   Statements of 
   of recognized   Statements of   Financial 
   Derivative Assets   Financial Condition   Condition 
             
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)  $2,773,322   $(2,365,102)  $408,220 
Swap Contracts   39,092,479        39,092,479 

 

Offsetting of Derivatives Assets and Liabilities

 

As of December 31, 2016          Net Amounts 
       Gross Amounts   Presented in the 
   Gross Amounts   offset in the   Statements of 
   of recognized   Statements of   Financial 
   Derivative Assets   Financial Condition   Condition 
                
Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)  $2,998,612   $(852,405)  $2,146,207 
Swap Contracts   40,189,178        40,189,178 

 

9.Trading Activities and Related Risks

 

The purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with FCMs. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM’s segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM’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 the total of cash and other property deposited.

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The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the statements of financial condition, may result in future obligation or loss in excess of the amount paid by the Series for a particular investment. Each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity expects to trade in futures, options, forward and swap contracts and will therefore be a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk 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 positions held by a Trading Company or Galaxy Plus entity in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company or Galaxy Plus entity are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company or Galaxy Plus entity could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner will seek to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

 

In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company or Galaxy Plus entity. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the United States 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 credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction, and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

In the case of forward contracts traded on the interbank market and swaps, neither is traded 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 credit risk. The Managing Owner expects the Trading Advisors to trade only with those counterparties which it believes to be creditworthy. All positions of each Trading Company will be valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to any Trading Company.

 

The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively monitor and minimize market and credit risks. The Limited Owners bear the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and redemptions received.

 

10.Indemnifications and Guarantees

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith. The Trust has had no prior claims or payments pursuant to these agreements. The Trust’s individual maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote. Maximum exposure is unfulfilled obligations of the Trust up to the amount of equity at risk with UBS Securities LLC. The Trust has not recorded any liability for the guarantees in the accompanying financial statements as it expects any possibility of losses to be remote.

 

The Trust has guaranteed the obligations of the trading companies under the customer agreements with UBS Securities LLC as Clearing Broker. In the event that one Series of the Trust is unable to meet its obligations to UBS Securities LLC, the assets of the other Series will be available to UBS Securities LLC as part of the guarantee, but only to the extent of such Series’ pro rata allocation to the trading company. The Trust has not recorded any liability for the indemnifications in the accompanying financial statements as it expects any possibility of losses to be remote.

 

10.Subsequent Events

 

On May 10, 2017, Frontier Trading Company XV (“TCXV”) ceased operations. All assets and liabilities were transferred to Galaxy Plus Fund - TT Master Fund (531) LLC on that date.

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Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Introduction

 

The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements about the Managing Owner’s expectations of what may happen in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and our results could differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements as a result of many known or unknown factors, including, but not limited to, those factors discussed in “Risk Factors.” See also the “Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements” set forth at the beginning of this report.

 

The following discussion and tables should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this quarterly report and our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Overview

 

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust formed on August 8, 2003. The Trust is a multi-advisor commodity pool, as described in CFTC Regulation § 4.10(d)(2). The Trust is authorized to issue multiple Series of Units, pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Act. The assets of each Series are held and accounted for in separate and distinct records separately from the assets of other Series. The Trust is managed by the Managing Owner, and its term will expire on December 31, 2053 (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances).

 

The Trust, with respect to each Series of Units, engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), and options contracts and other derivative instruments (including Swaps). The Trust allocates funds to affiliated Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities, each of which has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent Trading Advisor(s) that will manage all or a portion of the applicable Trading Company’s or Galaxy Plus entity’s assets, and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company of Gemini Plus entity. The assets of each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity will be segregated from the assets of the other Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities. The Trust has an investment objective of increasing the value of the Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while controlling risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments (currencies). For additional overview of the Trust’s structure and business activities, see Item 1.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires the Managing Owner to adopt accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the Trust’s financial statements. The Trust’s most significant accounting policy, described below, includes the valuation of its futures and forward contracts, options contracts, swap contracts, U.S. treasury securities and investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities, The majority of these investments are exchange traded contracts valued upon exchange settlement prices or non-exchange traded contracts and obligations with valuation based on third-party quoted dealer values on the Interbank market.

 

The Trust’s other significant accounting policies are described in detail in Note 2 of the financial statements.

 

Investment Transactions and Valuation

 

The Managing Owner has evaluated the nature and type of transactions processed and estimates that it makes in preparing the Trust’s financial statements and related disclosures and has adopted Accounting Standard Codification ( “ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, and implemented the framework for measuring fair value for assets and liabilities.

 

The Trust utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach per the requirement of ASC 820 for the valuation of futures (exchange traded) contracts, forward (non-exchange traded) contracts, option contracts, swap contracts and other non-cash assets. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Trust applies the valuation techniques in a consistent manner for each asset or liability. The Trust records all investments at fair value in its Statements of Financial Condition, with changes in fair value reported as a component of net gain/(loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

 

Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the financial asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the financial asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

In addition, the Trust monitors counterparty credit risk and incorporates any identified risk factors when assigning input levels to underlying financial assets or liabilities. In that regard ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. A full disclosure of the fair value hierarchy is presented in Note 3 of the financial statements – Fair Value Measurements.

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Selection and Replacement of Trading Advisors

 

The Managing Owner is responsible for the selection, retention and termination of the trading advisors and reference programs on behalf of each Series. The actual allocation among trading advisors for each Series will vary based upon the relative trading performance of the trading advisors and/or reference programs, and the Managing Owner may otherwise vary such percentages from time to time in its sole discretion. The Managing Owner will adjust its allocations and rebalance the portfolio of any Series among trading advisors to maintain weightings that it believes will most likely achieve capital growth within the investment guidelines of the relevant Series.

 

The Managing Owner utilizes certain quantitative and qualitative analysis in connection with the identification, evaluation and selection of the trading advisors. The Managing Owner’s proprietary and commercial analytical software programs and comprehensive trading advisor database provide the quantitative basis for the trading advisor selection, portfolio implementation process, and ongoing risk management, monitoring, and review.

 

The Managing Owner’s research department is continually refining ways to assimilate vast amounts of trading advisor performance data and due-diligence information. The proprietary and commercial database of alternative investment programs is always increasing. Research team members regularly interact with trading advisors throughout the due diligence and monitoring process. Only those programs that have met strict quantitative and qualitative review are considered as potential managers of client assets. Following is a summary of the quantitative and qualitative analysis:

 

Quantitative Analysis

 

The Managing Owner’s analytical software system applies a variety of statistical measures towards the evaluation of current and historical advisor performance data. Statistical measures include but are not limited to: (1) risk/reward analysis, (2) time window analysis, (3) risk analysis, (4) correlation analysis, (5) statistical overlays and (6) performance cycle analysis.

 

Qualitative Analysis

 

Although quantitative analysis statistically identifies the top performing trading advisors, qualitative analysis plays a major role in the trading advisor evaluation and final selection process. Each trading advisor in the Managing Owner’s top decile universe initially undergoes extensive qualitative review by the Managing Owner’s research department, as well as continual monitoring. This analysis generally includes, but is not limited to: (1) preliminary information and due diligence, (2) background review, (3) onsite due diligence, (4) extensive due diligence questionnaires and (5) written review and periodic updates. This information allows a thorough review of each trading advisor’s trading philosophy, trading systems and corporate structure.

 

Multi-Manager Approach

 

A multi-manager approach to portfolio management provides diversification of trading advisors and access to broader global markets. Multiple trading advisors can provide diversification across trading methodologies, trading time horizons, and markets traded. Additionally, multi-manager portfolios tend to provide a greater level of professional management with ongoing risk management and review. The result can be more consistent returns with lower volatility.

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The trading system of each of the major commodity Trading Advisors and the means by which the Series access those Trading Advisors are as follows:

 

Major Commodity Trading Advisor  Trading System Style  Accessed Through
       
Aspect Capital Limited  Systematic  Galaxy Plus
Beach Horizon  Systematic  Trading Company
BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP  Systematic  Swap
Chesapeake Capital Corporation  Systematic  Galaxy Plus
Crabel Capital Partners LLPC  Systematic  Swap
Emil Van Essen, LLC  Discretionary  Galaxy Plus
Fort, L.P.  Systematic  Galaxy Plus
H2O Asset Management  Systematic  Swap
J E Moody & Company  Systematic  Swap
Quantitative Investment Management, LLC  Systematic  Galaxy Plus
Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP  Systematic  Galaxy Plus
Quest Partners LLC  Systematic  Galaxy Plus
Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.  Discretionary  Galaxy Plus
Rosetta Capital Management, LLC  Discretionary  Galaxy Plus
Transtrend B.V.  Systematic  Trading Company
Welton Investment Partners LLC  Systematic  Galaxy Plus
Winton Capital Management Ltd.  Systematic  Trading Company

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As of March 31 , 2017, the allocation of the assets of each applicable Series of the Trust between the Trading Advisors was as follows:

 

Allocation as of March 31, 2017 (expressed as a percentage of aggregate notional exposure to commodity trading programs)

 

       Equinox                     
   Equinox   Frontier   Equinox   Equinox       Equinox   Equinox 
   Frontier   Long/Short   Frontier   Frontier   Equinox   Frontier   Frontier 
   Diversified   Commodity   Masters   Balanced   Frontier   Winton   Heritage 
Advisor  Fund   Fund   Fund   Fund   Select Fund   Fund   Fund 
Aspect Capital Limited   4%           6%            
Beach Horizon               4%            
BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP                   40%       43%
Chesapeake Capital Corporation   11%   22%   25%                
Crabel Capital Management, LLC   4%           5%            
Doherty   5%             2%               
Emil Van Essen, LLC   8%   22%   23%   6%            
Fort, L.P.   8%           12%            
H2O Asset Management   8%           11%            
J E Moody & Company       9%                    
Landmark   1%   3%        3%               
Quantitative Investment Management, LLC   15%           21%            
Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP   17%           12%            
Quest Partners LLC   5%           1%            
Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.       27%                    
Rosetta Capital Management, LLC       17%                    
Transtrend B.V.           28%       60%        
Welton Investment Partenrs LLC   6%           8%            
Winton Capital Management Ltd.   8%       24%   9%       100%   57%

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Trust will raise additional capital only through the sale of Units offered pursuant to the continuing offering, and does not intend to raise any capital through borrowing. Due to the nature of the Trust’s business, it makes no capital expenditures and has no capital assets that are not operating capital or assets.

 

The Managing Owner is responsible for the payment of all of the ordinary expenses associated with the organization of the Trust and the offering of each Series of Units, except for the initial and ongoing service fee, if any, and no Series will be required to reimburse these expenses. As a result, 100% of each Series’ offering proceeds are initially available for that Series’ trading activities.

 

A portion of each Trading Company’s assets is used as margin to maintain that Trading Company’s forward currency contract positions, and another portion is deposited in cash in segregated accounts in the name of each Trading Company maintained for each Trading Company at the clearing brokers in accordance with CFTC segregation requirements. At March 31, 2017, cash deposited at the clearing brokers was $34,901,669 for the Trust. The clearing brokers are expected to credit each Trading Company with approximately 80%-100% of the interest earned on its average net assets on deposit with the clearing brokers each month. Currently, with the Federal Funds target rate at 0.00% to 0.25%, this amount is estimated to be 0.00%. In an attempt to increase interest income earned, the Managing Owner also may invest the non-margin assets in U.S. government securities which include any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S., or by a person controlled by or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the government of the U.S. pursuant to authority granted by Congress or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing, including U.S. treasury bonds, U.S. treasury bills and issues of agencies of the U.S. government, and certain cash items such as money market funds and time deposits. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including assets held at clearing brokers, of up to 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Frontier Winton Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a only), Frontier Masters Fund and Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a), 20% of the total interest allocated to the Series was paid to the Managing Owner from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016; thereafter 100% of the interest is retained by the respective Series. The amount reflected in the financial statements for the Trust and Series are disclosed on a net basis. Due to some classes not exceeding the 2% paid to the Managing Owner, amounts earned by those classes may be zero.

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Approximately 10% to 30% of the Trust’s assets are expected to be committed as required margin for futures contracts and forwards and options trading and held by the respective broker, although the amount committed may vary significantly. Such assets are maintained in the form of cash or U.S. treasury bills in segregated accounts with the futures broker pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations there under. Approximately 2% to 6% of the Trust’s assets are expected to be deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain forward and swap contracts. Such assets are not held in segregation or otherwise regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act, unless such over-the-counter counterparty is registered as a futures commission merchant. These assets are held either in U.S. government securities or short-term time deposits with U.S.-regulated bank affiliates of the over-the-counter counterparties. The remaining approximately 64% to 88% of the Trust’s assets will normally be invested in cash equivalents and short-term investments, such as money market funds and time deposits and held by the clearing broker, the over-the-counter counterparties and by U.S. federally chartered banks. As of March 31, 2017, total cash and cash equivalents held at banking institutions were $2,093,372 for the Frontier Diversified Fund, $0 for the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, $1,326,089 for the Frontier Masters Fund, $1,730,800 for the Frontier Balanced Fund, $776,607 for the Frontier Select Fund, $4,360,556 for the Frontier Winton Fund, and $953,392 for the Frontier Heritage Fund.

 

As a commodity pool, the Trust has large cash positions. Such cash positions are used to pay margin for the trading of futures, forwards and options, and also to pay redemptions. Generally, the Trust has not been forced to liquidate positions to fund redemptions. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, borrowed from the other series to pay redemptions.

 

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. Each Trading Company trades in futures, forward and swap 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 market risk 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 held by a Trading Company in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner seeks to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

 

In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk which is the risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company. 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 credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

In the case of forward contracts and swaps traded on the interbank market, neither is traded on an exchange. 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 credit risk. The Managing Owner expects the Trading Advisors to trade only with those counterparties which it believes to be creditworthy. All positions of each Trading Company are valued each day on a mark-to-market basis. There can be no assurance that any clearing member, clearinghouse or other counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to any Trading Company.

 

The Trust has entered into agreements, which provide for the indemnification of futures clearing brokers, currency trading companies, and commodity trading advisers, among others, against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of their individual obligations under such agreements, except for gross negligence or bad faith. The Trust has had no prior claims or payments pursuant to these agreements. The Trust’s individual maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

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Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

 

The business of the Trust is the speculative trading of commodity interests. The majority of the Trust’s futures and forward positions, which may be categorized as “purchase obligations” under Item 303 of Regulation S-K, are short-term. That is, they are held for less than one year. Because the Trust does not enter into other long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or other long-term liabilities that would otherwise be reflected on the Trust’s Statement of Financial Condition, a table of contractual obligations has not been presented.

 

Results of Operations

 

Series Returns and Other Information

 

The returns for each Series and Class of Units for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and related information, are discussed below. The activities of the Trust on a consolidated basis are explained through the activity of the underlying Series. Please refer to the discussion of the Series activities in relation to the Trust on a consolidated basis.

 

Each Series had exposure to commodity interest positions within one or more sectors during three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. The performance of each Series was impacted over the course of the periods by, among other things, the relative performance of the relevant sector or sectors and the commodities within those sectors, the changing allocations among, and the specific positions taken by the Series’ Trading Advisors in, the relevant sector(s) and commodities, and the timing of entries and exits. For certain of the Series, a sector attribution chart has been included at the end of the relevant discussion. Each chart depicts the performance of the relevant Series’ positions within each of the relevant sectors (determined by the Managing Owner using monthly gross return and NAV figures, with various adjustments to net out a proportional allocation of the fees and expenses chargeable to the Series) during the periods presented.

 

Three months ended March 31, 2017 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2016.

 

Frontier Diversified Fund

 

2017

 

The Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 2.47% and gained 2.52%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 2.86% and gained 2.96%, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 2.93% and gained 3.03%, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,007,523 net investment income of $73,263, and total expenses of $475,957 resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,604,829. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $116.43 at December 31, 2016 to $119.31 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $132.94 at December 31, 2016 to $136.74 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 3 increased from $123.27 at December 31, 2016 to $126.88 as of March 31, 2017. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $3,063 and $1,213,227, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $599,571 and $1,388,611, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $934,124 and $1,247,303, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2017 was $4,088,255 for Class 1, $38,553,983 for Class 2 and $13,121,599 for Class 3. Ending capital at December 31, 2016 was $5,189,420 for Class 1, $38,231,581 for Class 2 and $13,050,390 for Class 3.

 

The Frontier Diversified Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

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One of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund was profitable in Q1 2017. Stock Indices was profitable while Metals, Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals, and Interest Rates finished negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance Chesapeake, Emil Van Essen, Fort LP, QIM, Quantmetrics and Winton finished positive for the quarter.

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2016

 

The Frontier Diversified Fund— Class 1 NAV gained 2.52% and 16.42%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 2.96% and 16.92%, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 3.03% and 16.99%, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,972,555, net investment income of $153,985, and total expenses of $1,592,769 resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,533,771, after non-controlling interests of $0. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $115.52 at December 31, 2015 to $118.43 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $129.60 at December 31, 2015 to $133.44 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3 increased from $119.87 at December 31, 2015 to $123.50 as of March 31, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $241,609 and $3,601,250, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $3,924,703 and $645,622, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $3,419,573 and $348,905, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2016 was $8,880,778 for Class 1, $38,857,273 for Class 2 and $12,500,794 for Class 3. Ending capital at December 31, 2015 was $11,814,234 for Class 1, $34,633,100 for Class 2 and $9,267,632 for Class 3.

 

The Frontier Diversified Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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Two of the six sectors traded in the Frontier Diversified Fund was profitable in Q1 2016 and YTD. Energies and Interest Rates were profitable while and Metals, Currencies, Agriculturals, and Stock Indices finished negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance Crabel, Emil Van Essen, QIM and Quest Partners finished positive for the quarter and YTD.

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Frontier Masters Fund

 

2017

 

The Frontier Masters Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 0.27% and gained 5.44% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Masters Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 0.68% and gained 5.90% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Masters Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 0.74% and gained 5.97% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $388,839, net investment income of $40,095, and total expenses of $304,178, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $124,756. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $112.80 at December 31, 2016 to $113.10 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $128.78 at December 31, 2016 to $129.65 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, increased from $119.89 at December 31, 2016 to $120.78 as of March 31, 2017. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $2,610 and $465,552, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $65,000 and $478,486, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $364,269 and $338,109, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2017 was $4,921,108 for Class 1, $5,295,008 for Class 2 and $6,227,679 for Class 3. Ending capital at December 31, 2016 was $5,361,626 for Class 1, $5,657,562 for Class 2 and $6,150,119 for Class 3.

 

The Frontier Masters Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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Three of the six sectors traded in Frontier Masters Fund were profitable in Q1 2017. Energies and Stock Indices were positive while Metals, Currencies, Agriculturals and Interest Rates were negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, Emil Van Essen was profitable, while Chesapeake, Transtrend and Winton were negative for the quarter.

 

2016

 

The Frontier Masters Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 5.44% and 10.09% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Masters Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 5.90% and 10.57% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Masters Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 5.97% and 10.64% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,866,339, net investment income of $57,379, and total expenses of $573,342, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,350,376. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $112.87 at December 31, 2015 to $119.01 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $126.60 at December 31, 2015 to $134.07 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, increased from $117.57 at December 31, 2015 to $124.59 as of March 31, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $53,938 and $1,430,661, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $50,000 and $812,685, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,045,040 and $1,213,531, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2016 was $7,355,368 for Class 1, $7,613,340 for Class 2 and $6,872,068 for Class 3. Ending capital at December 31, 2015 was $8,323,800 for Class 1, $7,893,358 for Class 2 and $6,611,141 for Class 3.

 

The Frontier Masters Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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Three of the six sectors traded in Frontier Masters Fund were profitable in Q1 2016 and YTD. Energies, Interest Rates, Agriculturals and hybrids were positive while Metals, Currencies, and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter and YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, all of the major CTAs in the Frontier Masters Fund were profitable for the quarter except Chesapeake.

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Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

 

2017

 

The Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 2.79% and lost 1.97%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 3 NAV gained 3.11% and lost 1.98% respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 1a NAV gained 2.39% and lost 2.33% respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 2a NAV gained 3.61% and lost 1.91% respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a NAV gained 4.17% and lost 1.84%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net gain on investments of $435,033, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $84,246, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $340,787 The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $129.56 at December 31, 2016 to $133.17 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, increased from $130.80 at December 31, 2016 to $134.87 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 1a, increased from $92.78 at December 31, 2016 to $95.00 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, increased from $105.67 at December 31, 2016 to $109.48 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, increased from $107.50 at December 31, 2016 to $111.98 as of March 31, 2017. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $305,995. Total Class 3 redemptions for the period were $714,148 Total Class 1a redemptions were $1,052,525. Class 2a redemptions for the period were $234,095. Class 3a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $704,623 and $318,658 respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2017 was $542,287 for Class 2, $3,893,593 for Class 3, $954,692 for Class 1a, $782,297 for Class 2a and $1,624,974 for Class 3a. Ending capital at December 31, 2016 was $808,137 for Class 2, $4,404,630 for Class 3, $1,913,059 for Class 1a, $962,925 for Class 2a and $1,174,183 for Class 3a.

 

The Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors, although the majority of the exposure will typically be in the Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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Five of the seven sectors traded in the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in Q1 2017. Base Metals, Energies, Grains, Meats and Precious Metals finished positive for the quarter while Softs and Financials finished negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, all five major CTAs in the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in Q1 2017. The non-major CTAs were negative for the quarter.

 

2016

 

The Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2 NAV lost 1.97% and gained 20.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 3 NAV lost 1.98% and gained 20.04% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 1a NAV lost 2.33% and 19.36% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 2a NAV lost 1.91% and gained 19.88% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a NAV lost 1.84% and gained 19.97%for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net gain on investments of $80,555, net investment income of $22,970, and total expenses of $343,797, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $240,272. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $132.10 at December 31, 2015 to $129.50 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, decreased from $132.14 at December 31, 2015 to $129.53 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1a, decreased from $94.76 at December 31, 2015 to $92.55 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, decreased from $106.19 at December 31, 2015 to $104.16 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, decreased from $106.86 at December 31, 2015 to $104.89 as of March 31, 2016. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $56,113. Total Class 3 redemptions for the period were $300,584. Total Class 1a redemptions were $ $206,317. Class 2a redemptions for the period were $121,492. Class 3a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $25,206 and $49,302, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2016 was $918,023 for Class 2, $5,506,136 for Class 3, $3,763,513 for Class 1a, $1,143,227 for Class 2a and $813,078 for Class 3a. Ending capital at

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December 31, 2015 was $993,600 for Class 2, $5,906,669 for Class 3, $4,053,754 for Class 1a, $1,287,665 for Class 2a and $851,163 for Class 3a.

 

The Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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Four of the seven sectors traded in the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in Q1 2016. Energies, Precious Metals, Softs and meats finished positive for the quarter while Base Metals, Grains, and Financials finished negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, one out of the five major CTAs in the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in Q1 2015. Emil Van Essen was positive for the quarter and while Chesapeake, JE Moody, Red Oak and Rosetta finished negative for the quarter.

 

Frontier Balanced Fund

 

2017

 

The Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 2.23% and gained 3.24%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 2.98% and gained 4.02%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2a NAV gained 3.03% and gained 4.27%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 3a NAV gained 3.03% and gained 4.27%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 1AP NAV gained 2.98% and gained 4.03% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,926,792 net investment income of $1,161, and total expenses of $981,478, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,946,475. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $134.80 at December 31, 2016 to $137.81 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $144.97 at December 31, 2016 to $149.29 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $194.99 at December 31, 2016 to $200.81 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, increased from $169.05 at December 31, 2016 to $174.17 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, increased from $168.49 at December 31, 2016 to $173.59 as of March 31, 2017. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $34,075 and $4,066,907, respectively. Total Class 1AP redemptions for the period were $90,030. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $4,937 and $360,713, respectively. Total Class 2a subscriptions for the period were $123,835. Total Class 3a redemptions for the period were $30,584. Ending capital at March 31, 2017 was $54,121,504 for Class 1, $607,004 for Class 1AP, $22,705,082 for Class 2, $655,919 for Class 2a, and $1,770,950 for Class 3a. Ending capital at December 31, 2016 was $56,955,371 for Class 1, $677,181 for Class 1AP, $22,401,557 for Class 2, $516,256 for Class 2a and $1,749,006 for Class 3a.

 

The Frontier Balanced Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

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One of the six sectors traded in the Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q1 2017. The Stock Indices sector was profitable while Metals, Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals and Interest Rates finished negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, five of the ten major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q1 2017. Emil Van Essen, Fort LP, QIM, Quantmetrics and Winton were positive for the quarter. Aspect Capital Limited, Beach Horizon, Crabel, H20 and Welton finished negative for the quarter.

 

2016

 

The Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 3.24% and 13.12%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 4.02% and 13.96%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2a NAV gained 4.27% and 14.21%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 3a NAV gained 4.27% and 14.21%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 1AP NAV gained 4.03% and 13.96% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments of $5,049,993, net investment income of $7,337, and total expenses of $1,826,503, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $3,122,472, after non-controlling interests of $108,355. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $131.54 at December 31, 2014 to $148.80 as of March 31, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $133.59 at December 31, 2015 to $138.97 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $179.69 at December 31, 2015 to $186.92 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, increased from $154.88 at December 31, 2015 to $161.49 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, increased from $154.37 at December 31, 2015 to $160.96 as of March 31, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $48,635 and $1,432,500, respectively. Total Class 1AP redemptions for the period were $49,264. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $4,757 and $8,788, respectively. Total Class 3a redemptions for the period were $4,606. Ending capital at March 31, 2016 was $63,232,992 for Class 1, $694,223 for Class 1AP, $23,617,131 for Class 2, $571,441 for Class 2a, and $2,534,902 for Class 3a. Ending capital at December 31, 2015 was $62,563,337 for Class 1, $714,747 for Class 1AP, $22,708,408 for Class 2, $548,070 for Class 2a and $2,435,421 for Class 3a.

 

The Frontier Balanced Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

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Five of the six sectors traded in the Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q1 2016. Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals, Interest Rate and Stock Indies sectors were profitable while Metals finished negative for the quarter and YTD.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, ten of the twelve major CTAs in the Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q1 2016. Beach Horizon, Brandywine, Cantab, Crabel, Doherty, Emil Van Essen, Fort (GC), QIM, Quantica, and Winton were positive for the quarter. H20 AM and Quantmetrics finished negative for the quarter.

 

Frontier Select Fund

 

2017

 

The Frontier Select Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 4.44% and gained 10.02%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Select Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 3.76% and gained 10.85% respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Select Fund —Class 1AP NAV lost 3.85% and gained 10.84%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Frontier Select Fund recorded net loss on investments of $366,365, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $181,379, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $493,434, after non-controlling interests of $54,310. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $94.06 at December 31, 2016 to $89.88 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, decreased from $101.16 at December 31, 2016 to $97.27 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $134.25 at December 31, 2016 to $129.20 as of March 31, 2017. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,467 and $1,090,824 respectively. Total Class 1AP redemptions for the period were $4,175. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $99,345 and 17,740, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2017 was $9,012,666 for Class 1, $24,609 for Class 1AP and $1,438,403 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2016 was $10,540,702 for Class 1, $29,897 for Class 1AP and $1,411,440 for Class 2.

 

The Frontier Select Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, Hybrids, and Commodities sectors.

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Two of the six sectors traded in the Frontier Select Fund were profitable in Q1 2017. Currencies and Stock Indices were positive while Metals, Energies, Agriculturals and Interest Rates were negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, both Brevan Howard and Transtrend finished positive for the quarter.

 

2016

 

The Frontier Select Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 10.02% and 11.03% , respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Select Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 10.85% and 11.87%, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Select Fund —Class 1AP NAV gained 10.84% and 11.87% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,458,845, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $214,431, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,325,471, after non-controlling interests of $918,943 For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,741,233, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $375,837, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,683,063, after non-controlling interests of $682,333. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from 90.35 at December 31, 2015 to $99.40 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $94.28 at December 31, 2015 to $104.50 as of March 31, 2015. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $125.11 at December 31, 2015 to $138.68 as of March 31, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $4,233 and $361,720, respectively. Total Class 1AP subscriptions for the period were $0. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $0. Ending capital at March 31, 2016 was $12,528,315 for Class 1, $52,500 for Class 1AP and $1,483,224 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2015 was $11,710,517 for Class 1, $47,365 for Class 1AP and $1,338,173 for Class 2.

 

The Frontier Select Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

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Four of the seven sectors traded in the Frontier Select Fund were profitable in Q1 2016. Currencies, Energies, Interest Rates and Hybrids were positive while Metals, Agriculturals and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter .

 

In terms of major CTA performance, Brevan Howard and Tiverton finished positive for the quarter.

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Frontier Winton Fund

 

2017

 

The Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 1.02% and gained 3.05%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Winton Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 0.32% and gained 3.82%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Winton Fund —Class 1AP NAV lost 0.55% and gained 3.82%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $686,811, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $539,560, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $248,287, after non-controlling interests of $395,538. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $154.51 at December 31, 2016 to $152.93 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP decreased from $166.17 at December 31, 2016 to $165.26 as of March 31, 2017. Class 2, decreased from $210.98 at December 31, 2016 to $210.30 as of March 31, 2017. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $30,102 and $919,596 respectively. There were no subscriptions or redemptions for Class 1AP. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $267,829 and 54,413, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2017 was $19,189,478 for Class 1, $35,365 for Class 1AP, and $11,617.318 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2016 was $20,284,935 for Class 1, $35,478 for Class 1AP and $11,446,113 for Class 2.

 

The Frontier Winton Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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One of the six sectors traded in the Frontier Winton Fund were profitable in Q1 2017. Stock Indices were positive while Metals, Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals and Interest Rates were negative for the quarter.

 

2016

 

The Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 3.05% and 9.07%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Winton Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 3.82% and 9.87%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Winton Fund —Class 1AP NAV gained 3.82% and 9.87% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $3,032,321, net investment income of $176, and total expenses of $623,066, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,166,285 after non-controlling interests of $1,243,146. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $4,997,118, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $1,320,827, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $3,676,291. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $164.17 at December 31, 2015 to $169.18 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP increased from $171.31 at December 31, 2015 to $177.86 as of March 31, 2016. Class 2, increased from $217.51 at December 31, 2015 to $225.82 as of March 31, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $41,296 and $170,765, respectively. There were no subscriptions or redemptions for Class 1AP. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were 72,363. Ending capital at March 31, 2016 was $23,601,195 for Class 1, $37,974 for Class 1AP, and $12,266,827 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2015 was $23,022,800 for Class 1, $36,576 for Class 1AP and $11,882,167 for Class 2.

 

The Frontier Winton Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

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Three of the six sectors traded in the Frontier Winton Fund were profitable in Q1 2016. Energies, Agriculturals and Interest Rates positive while Metals, Currencies, and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter and YTD.

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Frontier Heritage Fund

 

2017

 

The Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 3.65% and gained 5.22%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 2.95% and gained 6.01%, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 1AP NAV lost 2.30% and gained 6.02%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net loss on investments of $373,402, net investment loss income $0, and total expenses of $166,158, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $340,160, after non-controlling interests of $199,400. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $119.58 at December 31, 2016 to $115.22 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, decreased from $128.60 at December 31, 2016 to $125.64 as of March 31, 2017. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $172.10 at December 31, 2016 to $167.02 as of March 31, 2017. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $9,862 and $417,190, respectively. There were no subscriptions or redemptions for Class 1AP. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $24,575 and $142,145, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2017 was $6,838,189 for Class 1, $5,654 for Class 1AP and $2,548,372 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2016 was $7,507,072 for Class 1, $5,826 for Class 1AP and $2,744,375 for Class 2.

 

The Frontier Heritage Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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One of the six sectors traded in the Frontier Heritage Fund were profitable in Q1 2017. Stock Indices were positive while Metals, Metals, Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals and Interest Rates were negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, both Winton finished positive for the quarter, while Brevan Howard finished negative for the period.

 

2016

 

The Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 5.22% and 13.50%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 6.01% and 14.35%, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 1AP NAV gained 6.02% and 14.35% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,237,263, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $162,476, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $631,785, after non-controlling interests of $443,002. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $3,048,084, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $313,282, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,767,687, after non-controlling interests of $967,115. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $124.24 at December 31, 2015 to $130.76 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, increased from $129.67 at December 31, 2015 to $137.47 as of March 31, 2016. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $173.54 at December 31, 2015 to $183.97 as of March 31, 2016. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $10,011 and $217,867, respectively. Total Class 1AP redemptions were $15,210. There were no Class 2 subscriptions or redemptions for the period. Ending capital at March 31, 2016 was $8,877,549 for Class 1, $46,832 for Class 1AP and $3,024,940 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2015 was $8,628,726 for Class 1, $58,523 for Class 1AP and $2,853,353 for Class 2.

 

The Frontier Heritage Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

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Three of the six sectors traded in the Frontier Heritage Fund were profitable in Q1 2016. Currencies, Energies, and Interest Rates were positive while Metals, Agriculturals and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter.

 

In terms of major CTA performance, both Brevan Howard and Winton finished positive for the quarter.

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ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Trust is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments which are held by the Trading Companies or Galaxy Plus entities in which the Series are invested are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or a substantial amount of the Series’ 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 Series’ main line of business.

 

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair market value of each Trading Company’s open positions and, consequently, in each Series of the Trust’s earnings and cash flow. The Trading Companies’ and Galaxy Plus entities’ and consequently the Series’ 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 open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which trades are made.

 

Each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity 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 past performance for any Series is not necessarily indicative of the future results of such Series.

 

Additional risk of trading loss from investment in an unaffiliated Trading Company may result from the Managing Owner’s inability to directly control or stop trading in the event of exercise of certain withdrawal provisions in the investment agreement.

 

The Trading Companies’ and Galaxy Plus entities’, and consequently the Series’ primary market risk exposures as well as the strategies used and to be used by the 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 Trust’s and the Managing Owner’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 Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities and consequently the Trust. There can be no assurance that the Trading Companies’ and Galaxy Plus entities’ 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 a Series.

 

Quantitative Market Risk

 

Trading Risk

 

The Series’ approximate risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by its trading advisors is quantified below in terms of value at risk. Due to the Series’ mark-to-market accounting, any loss in the fair value of the Series’ (through the Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities) open positions is directly reflected in the Series’ earnings, realized or unrealized gain/loss.

 

Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Trust as the measure of its value at risk. Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95% to 99% of any one-day interval. The maintenance margin levels are established by brokers, 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. Maintenance margin has been used rather than the more generally available initial margin, because initial margin includes a credit risk component that is not relevant to value at risk.

 

In the case of market sensitive instruments that are not exchange-traded, including currencies and some energy products and metals, the margin requirements for the equivalent futures positions have been used as value at risk. In those cases in which a futures-equivalent margin is not available, dealers’ margins have been used.

 

In the case of contracts denominated in foreign currencies, the value at risk figures include foreign currency margin amounts converted into U.S. dollars with an incremental adjustment to reflect the exchange rate risk inherent to the Series, which is valued in U.S. dollars, in expressing value at risk in a functional currency other than U.S. dollars.

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In quantifying each Series’ 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 Series’ positions held through the Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities are rarely, if ever, 100% positively correlated have not been reflected.

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Value at Risk by Market Sectors

 

The following tables present the trading value at risk associated with each Series’ exposure to open positions (as held by the Trading Companies) by market sector as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. All open position trading risk exposures of the Series have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

 

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund:     
                 
   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   VALUE   % OF TOTAL   VALUE   % OF TOTAL 
   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION 
MARKET SECTOR                    
Interest Rates  $75,175    0.13%  $54,560    0.10%
Currencies   6,510,164    11.67%   6,695,287    11.86%
Stock Indices   107,236    0.19%   136,448    0.24%
Metals   21,477    0.04%   76,463    0.14%
Agriculturals/Softs   44,050    0.08%   56,026    0.10%
Energy   17,162    0.03%   34,416    0.06%
Total:  $6,775,264    12.15%  $7,053,200    12.50%

 

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund:         
                 
   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   VALUE   % OF TOTAL   VALUE   % OF TOTAL 
   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION 
MARKET SECTOR                    
Interest Rates  $(7,361)   -0.10%  $(3,667)   -0.04%
Currencies   4,162,414    54.09%   4,103,478    44.30%
Stock Indices   (4,347)   -0.06%   (4,847)   -0.05%
Metals   (546)   -0.01%   (1,394)   -0.02%
Agriculturals/Softs   (2,978)   -0.04%   (82)   0.00%
Energy   (1,430)   -0.02%   (2,483)   -0.03%
Total:  $4,145,752    53.87%  $4,091,005    44.16%

 

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund:         
                 
   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   VALUE   % OF TOTAL   VALUE   % OF TOTAL 
   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION 
MARKET SECTOR                    
Interest Rates  $175,947    1.07%  $147,424    0.86%
Currencies   1,058,315    6.44%   846,815    4.93%
Stock Indices   141,654    0.86%   162,087    0.94%
Metals   118,100    0.72%   132,588    0.77%
Agriculturals/Softs   144,284    0.88%   80,299    0.47%
Energy   52,680    0.32%   102,721    0.60%
Total:  $1,690,980    10.28%  $1,471,934    8.57%

 

 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund:         
                 
   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   VALUE   % OF TOTAL   VALUE   % OF TOTAL 
   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION 
MARKET SECTOR                    
Interest Rates  $128,520    0.16%  $111,080    0.13%
Currencies   16,438,486    20.58%   16,050,306    19.50%
Stock Indices   143,504    0.18%   251,376    0.31%
Metals   19,688    0.02%   203,879    0.25%
Agriculturals/Softs   89,082    0.11%   310,953    0.38%
Energy   20,078    0.03%   59,842    0.07%
Total:  $16,839,358    21.09%  $16,987,436    20.64%

 

Equinox Frontier Select Fund:         
                 
   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   VALUE   % OF TOTAL   VALUE   % OF TOTAL 
   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION 
MARKET SECTOR                    
Interest Rates  $165,655    1.20%  $142,902    0.89%
Currencies   3,751,386    27.18%   3,767,631    23.44%
Stock Indices   100,783    0.73%   108,220    0.67%
Metals   124,522    0.90%   106,501    0.66%
Agriculturals/Softs   143,438    1.04%   56,513    0.35%
Energy   52,105    0.38%   101,803    0.63%
Total:  $4,337,889    31.43%  $4,283,570    26.64%

 

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund:         
                 
   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   VALUE   % OF TOTAL   VALUE   % OF TOTAL 
   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION 
MARKET SECTOR                    
Interest Rates  $234,349    0.58%  $181,898    0.45%
Currencies   2,590,278    6.45%   2,203,203    5.42%
Stock Indices   385,190    0.96%   496,922    1.22%
Metals   79,829    0.20%   291,318    0.72%
Agriculturals/Softs   148,362    0.37%   222,576    0.55%
Energy   55,572    0.14%   113,092    0.28%
Total:  $3,493,580    8.69%  $3,509,009    8.64%

 

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund:         
                 
   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   VALUE   % OF TOTAL   VALUE   % OF TOTAL 
   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION   AT RISK   CAPITALIZATION 
MARKET SECTOR                    
Interest Rates  $43,794    0.35%  $35,111    0.34%
Currencies   3,584,271    29.05%   3,730,499    36.37%
Stock Indices   68,727    0.56%   91,176    0.89%
Metals   14,095    0.11%   52,124    0.51%
Agriculturals/Softs   27,019    0.22%   38,923    0.38%
Energy   10,253    0.08%   22,016    0.21%
Total:  $3,748,159    30.37%  $3,969,849    38.70%

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

 

The face value of the market sector instruments held on behalf of the Series is typically many times the applicable maintenance margin requirement, which generally ranges between approximately 1% and 10% of contract face value, as well as many times the capitalization of the Series. The magnitude of each Series’ open positions creates a risk of ruin not typically found in most other investment vehicles. Because of the size of their positions, certain market conditions, although unusual, but historically recurring from time to time, could cause a Series to incur severe losses over a short period of time. The value at risk table above, as well as the past performance of the Series, gives no indication of this risk of severe losses.

 

Non-Trading Risk

 

The Series have non-trading market risk on their foreign cash balances not needed for margin. However, these balances, as well as the market risk they represent, are immaterial. The Series also have non-trading market risk as a result of investing a portion of their available assets in U.S. government securities which include any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S., or by a person controlled by or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the government of the U.S. pursuant to authority granted by Congress of the U.S. or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing, including U.S. treasury bonds, U.S. treasury bills and issues of agencies of the U.S. government, and certain cash items such as money market funds, certificates of deposit (under nine months) and time deposits. The market risk represented by these investments is also immaterial.

 

Qualitative Market Risk

 

The following are the primary trading risk exposures of the Series of the Trust as of March 31, 2017, by market sector.

 

Interest Rates

 

Interest rate risk is one of the principal market exposures of each Series. Interest rate movements directly affect the price of interest rate futures positions held and indirectly the value of a Trading Company’s stock index and currency positions. Interest rate movements in one country as well as relative interest rate movements between countries materially impact profitability. The primary interest rate exposure is to interest rate fluctuations in the U.S. and the other G-7 countries. However, the Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities also may take futures positions on the government debt of smaller nations. The Managing Owner anticipates that G-7 interest rates will remain the primary market exposure of each Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entities and accordingly of each Series for the foreseeable future. The changes in interest rates which are expected to have the most effect on the Series are changes in long-term, as opposed to short-term rates. Most of the speculative positions to be held by the Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities will be in medium- to long-term instruments. Consequently, even a material change in short-term rates is expected to have little effect on the Series if the medium- to long-term rates remain steady. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including assets held at clearing brokers, of up to 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Frontier Winton Fund, Frontier Select Fund, and Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Frontier Diversified Fund, Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Class 1a, Class 2a, Class 3a only), Frontier Masters Fund and Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1AP, Class 2a and Class 3a), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series was paid to the Managing Owner from January 1, 2016 through April 28, 2016; thereafter 100% of the interest is retained by the respective Series. [In addition, if interest rates fall below 0.75%, the Managing Owner is paid the difference between the Trust’s annualized interest income that is allocated to each of such Series and 0.75%.] Interest income above what is paid to the Managing Owner is retained by the Series. The amounts reflected in the financial statements for the Trust and Series are disclosed on a net basis. Due to some classes not exceeding the 2% paid to the Managing Owner, amounts earned by those classes may be zero.

 

Currencies

 

Exchange rate risk is a significant market exposure of each Series of the Trust in general. For each Series of the Trust in general, currency exposure is to exchange rate fluctuations, primarily fluctuations that 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 Trading Advisors on behalf of a Series trade in a large number of currencies, including cross-rates, which are positions between two currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Managing Owner does not anticipate that the risk profile of the Series’ currency sector will change significantly in the future.

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Stock Indices

 

For each Series, its primary equity exposure is equity price risk in the G-7 countries as well as other smaller jurisdictions. Each Series of the Trust is primarily exposed to the risk of adverse price trends or static markets in the major U.S., European and Japanese indices.

 

Metals

 

For each Series, its metals market exposure is fluctuations in the price of both precious metals, including gold and silver, as well as base metals including aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc. Some metals, such as gold, are used as surrogate stores of value, in place of hard currency, and thus have currency or interest rate risk associated with them relative to their price in a specific currency. Other metals, such as silver, platinum, copper and steel, have substantial industrial applications, and may be subject to forces affecting industrial production and demand.

 

Agriculturals/Softs

 

Each Series may also invest in raw commodities and may thus have exposure to agricultural price movements, which are often directly affected by severe or unexpected weather conditions or by political events in countries that comprise significant sources of commodity supply.

 

Energy

 

For each Series its primary energy market exposure is in oil, gas and other energy product price movements, often resulting from political developments and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. 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.

 

Other Trading Risks

 

As a result of leverage, small changes in the price of a Trading Company’s positions may result in substantial losses for a Series. Futures, forwards and options are typically traded on margin. This means that a small amount of capital can be used to invest in contracts of much greater total value. The resulting leverage means that a relatively small change in the market price of a contract can produce a substantial loss. Like other leveraged investments, any purchase or sale of a contract may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in that contract. The Trading Companies and Galaxy Plus entities may lose more than their initial margin deposits on a trade.

 

The Trading Companies’ and Galaxy Plus entities’ trading is subject to execution risks. Market conditions may make it impossible for the Trading Advisors to execute a buy or sell order at the desired price, or to close out an open position. Daily price fluctuation limits are established by the exchanges and approved by the CFTC. When the market price of a contract reaches its daily price fluctuation limit, no trades can be executed at prices outside the limit. The holder of a contract may therefore be locked into an adverse price movement for several days or more and lose considerably more than the initial margin put up to establish the position. Thinly traded or illiquid markets also can make it difficult or impossible to execute trades. The Trading Advisor’s positions are subject to speculative limits. The CFTC and domestic exchanges have established speculative position limits on the maximum futures position which any person, or group of persons acting in concert, may hold or control in particular futures contracts or options on futures contracts traded on U.S. commodity exchanges. Under current regulations, other accounts of the Trading Advisors are combined with the positions held by them on behalf of the applicable Trading Company and Galaxy Plus entity for position limit purposes. This trading could preclude additional trading in these commodities by the Trading Advisors for the accounts of the Series.

 

Systematic strategies do not consider fundamental types of data and do not have the benefit of discretionary decision making. The assets of the Series are allocated to Trading Advisors that rely on technical, systematic strategies that do not take into account factors external to the market itself (although certain of these strategies may have minor discretionary elements incorporated into their systematic strategy). The widespread use of technical trading systems frequently results in numerous trading advisors attempting to execute similar trades at or about the same time, altering trading patterns and affecting market liquidity. Furthermore, the profit potential of trend-following systems may be diminished by the changing character of the markets, which may make historical price data (on which technical programs are based) only marginally relevant to future market patterns. Systematic strategies are developed on the basis of a statistical analysis of market prices. Consequently, any factor external to the market itself that dominates prices that a discretionary decision maker may take into account may cause major losses for a systematic strategy. For example, a pending political or economic event may be very likely to cause a major price movement, but a systematic strategy may continue to maintain positions indicated by its trading method that might incur major losses if the event proved to be adverse.

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However, because certain of the Trading Advisors’ strategies involve some discretionary aspects in addition to their technical factors, certain of the Trading Advisors may occasionally use discretion in investing the assets of a Trading Company. For example, the Trading Advisors often use discretion in selecting contracts and markets to be followed. In exercising such discretion, such Trading Advisor may take positions opposite to those recommended by the Trading Advisor’s trading system or signals. Discretionary decision making may also result in a Trading Advisor failing to capitalize on certain price trends or making unprofitable trades in a situation where another trader relying solely on a systematic approach might not have done so. Furthermore, such use of discretion may not enable the relevant Series of the Trust to avoid losses, and in fact, such use of discretion may cause such Series to forego profits which it may have otherwise earned had such discretion not been used.

 

Cyber Risks and Security

 

The Trust’s business requires it to use and store investor, employee and business partner personally identifiable information (“PII”). This may include, among other information, names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, contact preferences, tax identification numbers and payment account information.

 

The Trust requires user names and passwords in order to access its information technology systems. The Trust also uses encryption and authentication technologies designed to secure the transmission and storage of data and prevent access to Trust data or accounts. These security measures are subject to third-party security breaches, employee error, malfeasance, faulty password management, or other irregularities. To help protect investors and the Trust, the Trust monitors accounts and systems for unusual activity and may freeze accounts under suspicious circumstances.

 

The Trust devotes significant resources to network security, data encryption and other security measures to protect its systems and data, but these security measures cannot provide absolute security. To the extent the Trust was to experience a breach of its systems and was unable to protect sensitive data, such a breach could materially damage business partner and investor relationships. Moreover, if a computer security breach affects the Trust’s systems or results in the unauthorized release of PII, the Trust’s reputation and brand could be materially damaged and the Trust could be exposed to a risk of loss or litigation and possible liability. While the Trust maintains insurance coverage that, subject to policy terms and conditions and subject to a significant self-insured retention, is designed to address certain aspects of cyber risks, such insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all losses or all types of claims that may arise in the continually evolving area of cyber risk.

 

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Means of Managing Risk Exposure

 

The means by which the Managing Owner attempts to manage the risk of the Trust’s open positions is essentially the same in all market categories traded. The Managing Owner applies risk management policies to trading which generally are designed to limit the total exposure of assets under management. In addition, the Managing Owner follows diversification guidelines which are often formulated in terms of the balanced volatility between markets and correlated groups.

 

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Managing Owner, including its Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, the Trust evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), for the Trust and each Series as of September 30, 2016 (the “Evaluation Date”). Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable (not absolute) assurance that its objectives will be met. Furthermore, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Based upon their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the disclosure controls and procedures for the Trust and each Series were effective to provide reasonable assurance that they are timely alerted to the material information relating to the Trust and each Series required to be included in the Trust’s periodic SEC filing.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Scope of Exhibit 31 Certifications

 

The certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner included as Exhibit 31.1 to this Form 10-Q applies not only to the Trust as a whole but also to each Series individually.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

There are no material legal proceedings pending against the Trust, or any of the Series.

 

ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS.

 

The sections each entitled “Risk Factors” in the Prospectuses filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (File Nos. 333-210313 and 333-155800) are incorporated by reference into this section.

 

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

 

The following table provides information regarding the sale of unregistered Units by the Trust for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The number of Units listed below for each transaction is the aggregate number of Units in the particular Series of the Trust purchased in such transaction. The consideration listed below for each transaction is, except as otherwise noted, the aggregate amount of cash paid for the Units purchased. For each transaction reported below, the price per Unit was NAV per Unit at the time of the transaction and the Managing Owner of the Trust was the purchaser of the Units. No underwriting discount or sales commission was paid or received with respect to any of the transactions reported below. The Trust claims an exemption from registration of each of the transactions listed below under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a sale by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

SERIES  DATE  UNITS  CONSIDERATION
NONE         

 

One hundred percent of the offering proceeds from the sale of Units are initially available for the Series’ trading activities.

 

ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None

 

ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None

 

ITEM 6.EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

31.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (furnished herewith)

 

32.1Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

32.2Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

32.3Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

32.4Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

32.5Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

32.6Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

32.7Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

32.8Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

101Financials in XBRL format

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
     
Date: May 15, 2017 By: /s/ Patrick J. Kane
    Patrick J. Kane
    Chairman of Frontier Fund Management LLC, the
    Managing Owner of Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Frontier Balanced Fund,
  a Series of Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
     
Date: May 15, 2017 By: /s/ Patrick J. Kane
    Patrick J. Kane
    Chairman of Frontier Fund Management LLC, the
    Managing Owner of Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Frontier Heritage Fund,
  a Series of Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
     
Date: May 15, 2017 By: /s/ Patrick J. Kane
    Patrick J. Kane
    Chairman of Frontier Fund Management LLC, the
    Managing Owner of Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Frontier Winton Fund,
  a Series of Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
   
Date: May 15, 2017 By: /s/ Patrick J. Kane
    Patrick J. Kane
    Chairman of Frontier Fund Management LLC, the
    Managing Owner of Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Frontier Select Fund,
  a Series of Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
     
Date: May 15, 2017 By: /s/ Patrick J. Kane
    Patrick J. Kane
    Chairman of Frontier Fund Management LLC, the
    Managing Owner of Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund,
  a Series of Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
     
Date: May 15, 2017 By: /s/ Patrick J. Kane
    Patrick J. Kane
    Chairman of Frontier Fund Management LLC, the
    Managing Owner of Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Frontier Diversified Fund,
  a Series of Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
     
Date: May 15, 2017 By: /s/ Patrick J. Kane
    Patrick J. Kane
    Chairman of Frontier Fund Management LLC, the Managing Owner
    of Frontier Funds

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Frontier Masters Fund,
  a Series of Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
     
Date: May 15, 2017 By: /s/ Patrick J. Kane
    Patrick J. Kane
     
    Chairman of Frontier Fund Management LLC, the Managing Owner
    of Frontier Funds

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