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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarter ended: | March 31, 2017 |
or
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ________________________________________________ to _______________________________________________
Commission File Number: | 000-51651 |
WORLD MONITOR TRUST III - SERIES J |
(Exact name of the Registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 20-2446281 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
680 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1901, New York, New York | 10019 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
212-596-3480 |
(The Registrants telephone number, including area code) |
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
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 definition of accelerated filer, large accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | |
Non-accelerated filer x | 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
WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J |
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q |
MARCH 31, 2017 |
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Condensed Financial Statements |
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION |
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016 |
March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (see Note 2) | $ | 1,985,837 | $ | 6,727 | ||||
Due from Related Party (see Note 1) | 917,438 | 0 | ||||||
Receivable from Managing Owner | 4,756 | 0 | ||||||
Investment in securities, at fair value (cost $1,448,059 and $1,742,339 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively) | 1,437,435 | 1,724,151 | ||||||
Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, at fair value (see Note 7) | 8,303,731 | 6,581,469 | ||||||
Receivable from Affiliated Investment Funds | 0 | 415,067 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 12,649,197 | $ | 8,727,414 | ||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accrued expenses payable | $ | 80,141 | $ | 77,088 | ||||
Interest payable to Managing Owner | 6,566 | 0 | ||||||
Service fees payable (see Note 5) | 83,107 | 12,526 | ||||||
Due to Affiliated Investment Funds | 649,545 | 165,209 | ||||||
Redemptions payable | 715,365 | 47,158 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,534,724 | 301,981 | ||||||
UNITHOLDERS CAPITAL (Net Asset Value) | ||||||||
Class I Units: | ||||||||
Unitholders Units - 88,607.821 and 106,116.029 Units outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively | 6,558,093 | 7,858,343 | ||||||
Class II Units: | ||||||||
Unitholders Units - 5,853.276 and 6,395.489 Units outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively | 521,200 | 567,090 | ||||||
Class III Units: | ||||||||
Unitholders Units - 39,507.794 and 0 Units outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively | 4,035,180 | 0 | ||||||
Total Unitholders capital (Net Asset Value) | 11,114,473 | 8,425,433 | ||||||
Total liabilities and Unitholders capital | $ | 12,649,197 | $ | 8,727,414 | ||||
NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT | ||||||||
Class I | $ | 74.01 | $ | 74.05 | ||||
Class II | $ | 89.04 | $ | 88.67 | ||||
Class III | $ | 102.14 | $ | 0.00 |
See accompanying notes.
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CONDENSED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS |
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016 |
March 31. 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Fair Value as a | Fair Value as a | |||||||||||||||
% of | % of | |||||||||||||||
Unitholders | Unitholders | |||||||||||||||
Capital | Fair Value | Capital | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Investment in securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Publicly-traded mutual funds: | ||||||||||||||||
DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund Class I (shares 143,170.805 and 172,242.897 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively) | 12.93 | % | 1,437,435 | 20.46 | % | 1,724,151 | ||||||||||
Total investment in securities (cost $1,448,059 and $1,742,339 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively) | 12.93 | % | $ | 1,437,435 | 20.46 | % | $ | 1,724,151 | ||||||||
Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds: | ||||||||||||||||
CTA Choice FRT | 25.15 | % | 2,795,070 | 15.57 | % | 1,312,138 | ||||||||||
CTA Choice KEY | 42.46 | % | 4,719,363 | 24.43 | % | 2,058,275 | ||||||||||
CTA Choice ISAT | 7.10 | % | 789,298 | 0.00 | % | 0 | ||||||||||
CTA Choice QNTM | 0.00 | % | 0 | 24.91 | % | 2,098,905 | ||||||||||
CTA Choice RDOK | 0.00 | % | 0 | 13.20 | % | 1,112,151 | ||||||||||
Total investment in Affiliated Investment Funds | 74.71 | % | $ | 8,303,731 | 78.11 | % | $ | 6,581,469 |
Proportional Share of Investments of Affiliated Investment Funds: | March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Fair Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||
as a % of | as a % of | |||||||||||||||
Unitholders | Unitholders | |||||||||||||||
Description | Capital | Fair Value | Capital | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Proportional Share of Investments in DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund Class I (cost $2,389,839 and $2,154,637 and shares 237,771.763 and 214,363.031 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively) | 21.48 | % | $ | 2,387,228 | 25.46 | % | $ | 2,145,174 |
See accompanying notes.
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited) |
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Dividend income | $ | 8,427 | $ | 14,083 | ||||
Total investment income | 8,427 | 14,083 | ||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Management fees to Managing Owner | 31,073 | 14,062 | ||||||
Managing Owner interest earned on Certain Investment Funds (see Note 4) | 10,076 | 14,062 | ||||||
Service fees - Class I and Class III Units (see Note 5) | 55,855 | 49,822 | ||||||
Sales commission | 19,257 | 28,123 | ||||||
Operating expenses | 87,883 | 63,868 | ||||||
Total expenses | 204,144 | 169,937 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses borne by the Managing Owner and affiliates | 4,756 | 0 | ||||||
Net expenses | 199,388 | 169,937 | ||||||
Net investment (loss) | (190,961 | ) | (155,854 | ) | ||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN OR (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Net realized (loss) on investment in securities | (2,694 | ) | (9,759 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in securities | 7,564 | 9,785 | ||||||
Net gain from investment in securities | 4,870 | 26 | ||||||
Net (loss) gain from investment in Affiliated Investment Funds | 264,967 | (115,861 | ) | |||||
Total gain (loss) on investments | 269,837 | (115,835 | ) | |||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 78,876 | $ | (271,689 | ) | |||
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE UNITHOLDER | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per weighted average Unitholder | ||||||||
Class I | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (1.98 | ) | ||
Class II | $ | 0.24 | $ | (1.74 | ) | |||
Class III | $ | 2.58 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Weighted average number of Units outstanding | ||||||||
Class I | 94,484.152 | 130,183.037 | ||||||
Class II | 6,071.706 | 7,916.704 | ||||||
Class II | 41,213.033 | 0.000 |
See accompanying notes.
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN UNITHOLDERS CAPITAL |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited) |
Class I | Class II | Class III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unitholders | Unitholders | Unitholders | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Units | Amount | Units | Amount | Units | Amount | Units | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unitholders capital at December 31, 2016 | 106,116.029 | $ | 7,858,343 | 6,395.489 | $ | 567,090 | 0.000 | $ | 0 | 112,511.518 | $ | 8,425,433 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions | 0 | 0 | 43,908.270 | 4,390,827 | 43,908.270 | 4,390,827 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemptions | (17,508.208 | ) | (1,271,403 | ) | (542.213 | ) | (47,374 | ) | (4,400.476 | ) | (461,886 | ) | (22,450.899 | ) | (1,780,663 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) | (28,847 | ) | 1,484 | 106,239 | 78,876 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unitholders capital at March 31, 2017 | 88,607.821 | $ | 6,558,093 | 5,853.276 | $ | 521,200 | 39,507.794 | $ | 4,035,180 | 133,968.892 | $ | 11,114,473 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unitholders capital at December 31, 2015 | 132,228.873 | $ | 10,428,454 | 8,371.835 | $ | 775,650 | 0.000 | $ | 0 | 140,600.708 | $ | 11,204,104 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Redemptions | (5,271.217 | ) | (411,582 | ) | (606.860 | ) | (57,298 | ) | 0.000 | 0 | (5,878.077 | ) | (468,880 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | (257,894 | ) | (13,795 | ) | 0.000 | 0 | (271,689 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unitholders capital at March 31, 2016 | 126,957.656 | $ | 9,758,978 | 7,764.975 | $ | 704,557 | 0.000 | $ | 0 | 134,722.631 | $ | 10,463,535 |
See accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
(Unaudited) |
Note 1. | ORGANIZATION |
A. | General Description of the Trust |
World Monitor Trust III (the Trust) is a business trust organized under the laws of Delaware on September 28, 2004. The Trust consisted of four separate and distinct series (Series): Series G, H, I and J. Series G, H, I and J commenced operations on December 1, 2005. As of December 31, 2007, Series G, H and I were no longer offered and had been dissolved. Series J will continue to exist unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII of the Trusts Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the Trust Agreement). The assets of each Series have been segregated from those of the other Series, separately valued and independently managed, and separate financial statements have been prepared for each Series. Each Series was formed to engage in the direct or indirect speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures contracts, options on futures contracts and forward currency contracts and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions. The fiscal year end of Series J is December 31.
Kenmar Preferred Investments, LLC (Kenmar Preferred or the Managing Owner), a Delaware limited liability company is the managing owner of the Trust and has been delegated administrative authority over the operations of the Trust. As the Managing Owner of the Trust and of each Series, Kenmar Preferred conducts and manages the business of the Trust and each Series.
Clarity Managed Account & Analytics Platform, LLC (Clarity), an affiliate of Kenmar Preferred, serves as the managing member for CTA Choice Fund LLC (CTA Choice). CTA Choice is a Delaware limited liability company which consists of multiple segregated series, each established pursuant to a separate Certificate of Designation prepared by Clarity. Each series maintains separate and distinct records. The assets associated with each series, and the liabilities and obligations incurred with respect to a particular series are enforceable only against the assets of that series.
Kenmar Global Investment Management, LLC (the Asset Allocator), an affiliate of the Managing Owner, is the Asset Allocator of CTA Choice. Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreements (formerly Asset Allocation Agreements) between the Managing Owner, the Asset Allocator, and each interestholder, the Asset Allocator determines the trading level of each interestholders assets and reallocates among the separate series of CTA Choice as agreed upon with the Trading Advisors.
On March 30, 2016, Kenmar Global Investment Management, LLC was put into liquidation effective December 31, 2015, and Clarity was appointed as the Asset Allocator of CTA Choice. While the Asset Allocator receives no fees for such services from CTA Choice, the Asset Allocator is paid management and incentive fees directly from the interestholders pursuant to each interestholders Asset Allocation Agreement. CTA Choice pays no management or incentive fees to the Asset Allocator.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) |
(Unaudited) |
Note 1. | ORGANIZATION (CONTINUED) |
A. | General Description of the Trust (Continued) |
Series J allocates a portion of its net assets (Allocated Assets) to commodity trading advisors (each, a Trading Advisor and collectively, the Trading Advisors) through various series of CTA Choice, for which such allocations are rebalanced quarterly. As of March 31, 2017, Series J allocates its Allocated Assets to each Trading Advisor, which manages and makes trading decisions with respect to those Allocated Assets (see below table). The Managing Owner may terminate any current Trading Advisor or select new trading advisors from time to time at its sole discretion in order to achieve the goals of Series J. In the future, the Managing Owner may determine to access certain Trading Advisors through separate investee pools.
Each Trading Advisor listed below is referred to herein as an Affiliated Investment Fund and collectively referred to herein as the Affiliated Investment Funds:
Affiliated Investment Fund | Trading Advisor | Trading Program | Start Date | Termination
Date |
CTA Choice FRT (FRT) | Fort, L.P. | Global Diversified
Program |
8/1/2014 | |
CTA Choice ISAT (ISAT) | DeepField A.G | Singularity Program | 2/1/2017 | |
CTA Choice KEY (KEY) | KeyQuant S.A.S | Key Trends Program | 1/1/2016 | |
CTA Choice QNTM (QNTM) | Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP | QM Multi Strategy Program |
5/1/2015 | 1/31/2017 |
CTA Choice RDOK (RDOK) | Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc. | Fundamental Trading Program | 12/1/2012 | 1/31/2017 |
Series J meets the definition of an investment company in accordance with guidance under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
B. | Regulation |
As a registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Trust and each Series are subject to the regulatory requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
As a commodity pool, the Trust and each Series are subject to the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), an independent agency of the U.S. government which regulates most aspects of the commodity futures industry; rules of the National Futures Association (NFA), an industry self-regulatory organization; and the requirements of the various commodity exchanges where the Trust, indirectly through the Affiliated Investment Funds, executes transactions.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) |
(Unaudited) |
Note 1. | ORGANIZATION (CONTINUED) |
C. | The Offering |
Series J offers units (the Units) in three classes (each, a Class) – Class I, Class II and Class III.
Up to $281,250,000 Series J, Class I and $93,750,000 Series J, Class II Units are being offered (totaling $375,000,000) (Subscription Maximum). Units are being offered to investors who meet certain established suitability standards. Prior to November 30, 2008, investments required a minimum aggregate initial subscription of $5,000 and $2,000 for certain Benefit Plan Investors (including IRAs), although the minimum purchase for any single series was $500.
Effective November 30, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Managing Owner of Series J determined that the Units would no longer be publicly offered and would only be available on a private placement basis to accredited investors pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933.
For new subscribers, the minimum initial investment is $25,000 ($10,000 for benefit plan investors (including IRAs). The minimum additional subscription amount for current investors is $5,000.
Series J completed its initial offering on December 1, 2005 with gross proceeds of $31,024,443.
Effective February 1, 2017, KMP Futures Fund I, LLC (KMPFF), a Delaware Limited Liability Company contributed all of its assets into Series J. Members in KMPFF received a pro rata in-kind distribution of the Series J units effective February 1, 2017, which resulted for all Members in KMPFF to receive a direct ownership interest in Series J under a new class of units Class III (Class III). As of March 31, 2017, $917,438 is receivable from KMPFF.
D. | Exchanges, Redemptions and Termination |
Redemptions from Series J are permitted on a monthly basis with no redemption charges applicable to either Class I, Class II or Class III Units.
In the event that the Net Asset Value of a Series, after adjustments for distributions, contributions and redemptions, declines by 50% or more since the commencement of trading activities or the first day of a fiscal year, the Series will automatically terminate. Should the Managing Owner make a determination that Series Js aggregate net assets in relation to its operating expenses make it unreasonable or imprudent to continue the business of Series J, or, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, if the aggregate Net Asset Value of Series J as of the close of business on any business day declines below $10 million, the Managing Owner may dissolve Series J.
Note 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
A. | Basis of Accounting |
The condensed statements of financial condition, including the condensed schedules of investments, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the condensed statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (First Quarter 2017) and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (First Quarter 2016) and the condensed statements of changes in Unitholders capital for the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016 are unaudited.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) |
A. | Basis of Accounting (Continued) |
In the opinion of the Managing Owner, the condensed financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to state fairly the financial position of Series J as of March 31, 2017 and the results of its operations for the First Quarter 2017 and First Quarter 2016. The operating results for these interim periods may not be indicative of the results expected for a full year.
The condensed financial statements of Series J are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Such principles 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 condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in Series Js annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2016.
The weighted average number of Units outstanding was computed for purposes of disclosing net gain (loss) per weighted average Unitholder. The weighted average number of Units is equal to the number of Units outstanding at period end, adjusted proportionately for Units subscribed and redeemed based on their respective time outstanding during the period.
Investment in securities consists of publicly-traded mutual funds, which are valued using the quoted share price on the last day of the period. Realized gains and losses from investment in securities are determined using the identified cost method. Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the condensed statements of operations. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Series J has elected not to provide a statement of cash flows since substantially all of Series Js investments are carried at fair value and classified as Level 1 measurements in the fair value hierarchy table or fair value was determined using the practical expedient method. Series J has little or no debt and a condensed statement of changes in Unitholders capital (Net Asset Value) is provided.
Consistent with standard business practice in the normal course of business, Series J has provided general indemnifications to the Managing Owner, the Trading Advisors and others when they act, in good faith, in the best interests of Series J. Series J is unable to develop an estimate of the maximum potential amount of future payments that could potentially result from any hypothetical future claim, but expects the risk of having to make any payments under these general business indemnifications to be remote.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) |
A. | Basis of Accounting (Continued) |
Series J accounts for financial assets and liabilities using a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels: quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1), inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (Level 2), and unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (Level 3).
Series J considers its investments in publicly-traded mutual funds to be based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1).
There are no Level 3 investments as of March 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016, nor any portion of the interim periods.
The following tables summarize the assets measured at fair value using the fair value hierarchy:
March 31, 2017 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment in securities, at fair value | $ | 1,437,435 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,437,435 | ||||||||
December 31, 2016 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment in securities, at fair value | $ | 1,724,151 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,724,151 |
B. | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and investments in overnight deposits. Interest income, if any, includes interest on cash and overnight deposits. In the event of a financial institutions insolvency, recovery of cash on deposit may be limited to account insurance or other protections afforded such deposits. Series J has established procedures to actively monitor market risk and minimize credit risk, although there can be no assurance that it will, in fact, succeed in doing so. The Unitholders bear the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions or redemptions received.
C. | Income Taxes |
Series J is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, Series J is not required to provide for, or pay, any U.S. federal or state income taxes. Income tax attributes that arise from its operations are passed directly to the Unitholders including the Managing Owner. Series J may be subject to other state and local taxes in jurisdictions in which it operates.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) |
C. | Income Taxes (Continued) |
Series J appropriately recognizes and discloses uncertain tax provisions in their financial statements. Recognition is permitted for each position if, based on its technical merits, it is more likely than not that the position will be upheld under audit by tax authorities. The Managing Owner has reviewed Series Js tax positions for all open years and concluded that no provision for income taxes or expense is required in these condensed financial statements. Series J has elected an accounting policy to classify interest and penalties related to income taxes as interest or other expense. The 2014 through 2017 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S Federal and most tax authorities.
There have been no differences between the tax basis and book basis of assets, liabilities or Unitholders capital since inception of Series J.
D. | Profit and Loss Allocations and Distributions |
Income and expenses (excluding the service fee and upfront sales commissions further discussed in Note 5) are allocated pro rata to the Class I Units, Class II and Class III Units monthly based on the Units outstanding during the month. Class I Units are charged with the service fee and upfront sales commission applicable to such Units. Class III Units are charged a service fee which is deducted from the management fees payable to the Managing Owner. Distributions (other than redemptions of Units) may be made at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective capital balances of the Unitholders. The Managing Owner has not and does not presently intend to make any distributions.
E. | Offering Costs |
In accordance with the Trusts Agreement and Prospectus, the Managing Owner is responsible for the payment of all offering expenses of Series J incurred after the Initial Offering Period (ongoing offering costs), provided that the amount of such ongoing offering costs paid by the Managing Owner are subject to reimbursement by the Trust, without interest, in up to 36 monthly payments during each of the first 36 months following the month in which such expenses were paid by the Managing Owner. Through March 31, 2017, the Managing Owner has paid $2,936,640 in ongoing offering costs, of which $2,879,478 has been allocated to Series J.
Ongoing offering costs incurred through November 30, 2006 in the amount of $599,062 will not be reimbursed to the Managing Owner. For the period December 1, 2006 through March 31, 2017, the Managing Owner incurred and Series J was allocated ongoing offering costs in the amount of $2,300,021 and $2,280,415, respectively. Of the $2,280,415, allocated to Series J, $635,144 will not be reimbursable to the Managing Owner.
Series J will only be liable for payment of ongoing offering costs on a monthly basis. If Series J terminates prior to completion of payment of such amounts to the Managing Owner, the Managing Owner will not be entitled to any additional payments, and Series J will have no further obligation to the Managing Owner.
During the First Quarter 2017 and First Quarter 2016, Series Js did not incur any offering cost.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) |
F. | Interest |
Interest is recorded on an accrual basis.
G. | Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds |
The investment in Affiliated Investment Funds is reported at fair value in Series Js condensed statements of financial condition. As a practical expedient, fair value ordinarily is the funds net asset value as determined for the Affiliated Investment Funds in accordance with the funds valuation policies and reported at the time of Series Js valuation by the management of the funds. Generally, the fair value of Series Js investment in the Affiliated Investment Funds represents the amount that Series J could reasonably expect to receive from the Affiliated Investment Funds if Series Js investment was redeemed at the time of the valuation, based on information reasonably available at the time the valuation is made and that Series J believes to be reliable.
H. | New Accounting Pronouncement |
In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-07 (ASU 2015-07), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using net asset value per share as a practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The Managing Owner of the Trust adopted ASU 2015-07 as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-07 did not have a material impact on the Trusts Financial Statements.
Note 3. | RELATED PARTIES |
Series J reimburses Kenmar Preferred and its affiliates for services it performs for Series J, which include, but are not limited to: management, legal, accounting, registrar, transfer and assignment functions, investor communications, printing, and other administrative services.
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note 3. | RELATED PARTIES (CONTINUED) |
The expenses incurred by Series J for services performed by Kenmar Preferred and its affiliates for Series J were as follows:
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Management fees to Managing Owner | $ | 31,073 | $ | 14,062 | ||||
Managing Owner interest earned on Certain Investment Funds | 10,076 | 14,062 | ||||||
Operating expenses | 25,587 | 24,500 | ||||||
66,736 | 52,624 | |||||||
General and administrative expenses borne by the Managing Owner and its affiliates | (4,756 | ) | 0 | |||||
Total | $ | 61,980 | $ | 52,624 |
Expenses payable to the Managing Owner and its affiliates, which are included in accrued expenses payable on the condensed statements of financial condition as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, were $6,566 and $0 respectively.
Note 4. | MANAGING OWNER AND AFFILIATES |
The Managing Owner is paid a monthly management fee of 1/12th of 0.5% (0.5% per annum) of Series Js Net Asset Value at the beginning of each month for Class I and Class II (See Note 3). Class III also pays a management fee to the Managing Owner. The Class III management fee and operating expense cap (see Note 9) are both calculated on the Net Asset Value of Class III at rates of 6.0% and 1.5% per annum, respectively. In addition, Class IIIs portion of the Service Fees, which are paid by Class III Units, are deducted from the management fee to be paid by Class III Units to the Managing Owner.
Series J invests a portion of the excess cash balances not required for margin through certain investment funds which invest in (i) U.S. government securities (which include any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States), (ii) any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing, including U.S. treasury bonds, U.S. treasury bills and issues of agencies of the United States government, (iii) corporate bonds or notes, or (iv) other instruments permitted by applicable rules and regulations (collectively, Certain Investment Funds). Such excess cash balances were held at US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC as transfer agent for DoubleLine Funds, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The objective is to obtain a rate of return for Series J that balances risk and return relative to the historically low yields on short term cash deposits with banks and/or brokerage firms. There is no guarantee that the Managing Owner will be successful in investing the excess cash successfully to obtain a greater yield than available on short term cash deposits with banks and/or brokerage firms. The Managing Owner is paid monthly 1/12th of 50% of the first 1% of the positive returns earned on Series Js investments in Certain Investment Funds.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note 4. | MANAGING OWNER AND AFFILIATES (CONTINUED) |
The calculation is based on Series Js average annualized Net Asset Value, and any losses related to returns on Certain Investment Funds must first be recovered through subsequent positive returns prior to the Managing Owner receiving a payment. After the calculation of the amount payable to the Managing Owner, Series J will be credited with all additional positive returns (or 100% of any losses) on Series Js investments in Certain Investment Funds. If at the end of any calendar year, a loss has been incurred on the returns for Certain Investment Funds, then the loss carry forward will reset to zero for the next calendar year with regards to the calculation of the Managing Owners portion of Certain Investment Funds income. As of March 31, 2017, the loss carry forward amounted to $0. For the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, the Managing Owners portion of interest earned on Certain Investment Funds amounted to $10,076 and $14,062, respectively.
Series J pays a monthly administrative services fee to Clarity for risk management and related services with respect to monitoring the Trading Advisors, indirectly through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds based on their respective beginning of month Allocated Assets. For the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, the administrative services fee earned indirectly totaled $7,856 and $8,312, respectively.
Note 5. | SERVICE FEES AND SALES COMMISSIONS |
Series J pays a service fee with respect to Class I Units, monthly in arrears, equal to 1/12th of 2% (2% per annum) of the Net Asset Value per Unit of the outstanding Class I Units as of the beginning of the month. Series J also pays an initial commission equal to 2% of the initial Net Asset Value per Unit of each Class I Unit sold by the Correspondent Selling Agents (CSA), payable on the date such Class I Units are purchased. Commencing with the 13th month after the purchase of a Class I Unit, the CSAs received an ongoing monthly commission equal to 1/12th of 2% (2% per annum) of the Net Asset Value per Class I Unit as of the beginning of each month of the Class I Units sold by them.
The Service Fee – Class I Units (as described below) disclosed on the condensed statements of operations represents (i) the monthly 1/12th of 2% of the Net Asset Value per Class I Unit as of the beginning of each month of the Class I Units, (ii) the initial upfront sales commission of 2%, and (iii) a deduction for Series Js recapture of the 1/12th of 2% service fee on all Units owned for less than 12 months that have received the 2% upfront sales commission and a recapture of the service fee on Units held with no CSA.
For the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, the Service Fee – Class I Units is composed of the following:
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Monthly 1/12th of 2% service fee calculated on all Class I Units | $ | 35,780 | $ | 52,498 | ||||
Series Js recapture on 1/12th of 2% service fee on select Units and recapture of the service fee on Units held with no CSA | (1,654 | ) | (2,676 | ) | ||||
Total | $ | 34,126 | $ | 49,822 |
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note 5. | SERVICE FEES AND SALES COMMISSIONS (CONTINUED) |
A portion of the service fee disclosed in the statements of operations represents the monthly on-going trailing compensation paid to service providers ranging from 1/12th of 3.5% (3.5% per annum) to 1/12th of 4.0% (4.0% per annum) of the beginning of month Net Asset Value of the applicable Class III unitholders interests. The services fees are paid by Class III Units and are deducted from the management fee paid to the Managing Owner. For First Quarter 2017, the total fees paid by Class III Units was $43,174 out which $21,444 was paid as management fees to the Managing Owner.
Kenmar Securities LLC (Selling Agent) an affiliate of the Managing Owner is the selling agent for Series J. Series J pays the Selling Agent a monthly sales commission equal to 1/12th of 1% (1% annually) of the net asset value of the outstanding units as of the beginning of each month. For the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, Series J directly paid the Selling Agent sales commission of $19,257 and $28,123, respectively.
Series J pays a monthly fee to Wells Fargo for providing continuing due diligence, training, operations, system support, and marketing. For Class I and II Units purchased by clients of Wells Fargo on or prior to October 1, 2010, the fee is 1/12th of 0.10% (0.10% per annum) of the beginning of the month Net Asset Value. For Class I and II Units purchased subsequent to October 1, 2010 the fee is 1/12th of 0.30% (0.30% per annum) of the beginning of the month Net Asset Value. These fees are deducted from the management fee paid to the Managing Owner.
Note 6. | ADMINISTRATOR |
SS&C GlobeOp Financial Services LLC (SS&C GlobeOp or the Administrator), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Administrator of Series J through January 31, 2016. The Administrator performs or supervises the performance of services necessary for the operation and administration of Series J (other than making investment decisions), including administrative and accounting services. The Administrator also calculates Series Js Net Asset Value. In addition, the Administrator maintains certain books and records of Series J, including certain books and records required by CFTC Rule 4.23(a). SS&C GlobeOp also serves as the administrator of the Affiliated Investment Funds. Effective February 1, 2016, Gemini Hedge Fund Services, LLC (Gemini or the Administrator), a Nebraska limited liability company, was appointed and replaced SS&C GlobeOp as the Administrator of Series J and the Affiliated Investment Funds.
Series J indirectly pays its pro-rata share of administrator fees through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds. For the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, Series J indirectly paid administrator fees totaling $18,292 and $21,393, respectively
Series J also pays administrator fees directly to the Administrators. For the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, Series J directly paid the Administrator fees of $1,500 and $3,583, respectively.
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note 7. | INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS |
Series J invests a portion of its assets in Affiliated Investment Funds. Series Js investment in Affiliated Investment Funds represents 74.71% and 78.11% of the Net Asset Value of Series J at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The investment in Affiliated Investment Funds is reported in Series Js condensed statements of financial condition at fair value. Series J records its proportionate share of income or loss in the condensed statements of operations. The investments are subject to the terms of the organizational and offering documents of the Affiliated Investment Funds.
The following tables summarize the change in net asset value (fair value) of Series Js investment in Affiliated Investment Funds for the Year-To-Date 2017 and the Year-To-Date 2016:
Series J records its proportionate share of income or loss in the condensed statements of operations.
Net asset value | Net asset value | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016 | Purchases | Gain | Redemptions | March 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds | $ | 6,581,469 | $ | 5,243,656 | $ | 264,966 | $ | (3,786,360 | ) | $ | 8,303,731 | |||||||||
Net asset value | Net asset value | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2015 | Purchases | Loss | Redemptions | March 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds | $ | 3,222,888 | $ | 5,705,509 | $ | (115,861 | ) | $ | (197,860 | ) | $ | 8,614,676 | ||||||||
The Affiliated Investment Funds are redeemable monthly and require a redemption notice of 1-5 days. Series J may make additional contributions to or redemptions from the Affiliated Investment Funds on a standard allocation date. The Affiliated Investment Funds engage in trading commodity futures including agricultural, currency, energy, interest rates and stock indices among other types, foreign currency forward contracts and options on futures contracts.
In accordance with the CTA Choices Private Placement Memorandum, the full amount of Series Js capital contribution to an Affiliated Investment Fund will be traded by each Trading Advisor pursuant to its trading strategy at the Affiliated Investment Funds Investment Level Factor. An Affiliated Investment Funds Investment Level Factor multiplied by the capital contribution of Series J to an Affiliated Investment Fund shall equal Series Js Investment Level. An Affiliated Investment Funds Investment Level Factor is the trading leverage factor of an Affiliated Investment Fund, as designated by Clarity from time to time for such Affiliated Investment Fund, and reflects the level at which a Trading Advisor is instructed to trade the Affiliated Investment Funds assets. Clarity may increase or decrease the Affiliated Investment Funds Investment Level Factor in its sole discretion.
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note 7. | INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS (CONTINUED) |
The following table sets out the total capital contribution and Investment Level split between net asset value:
Total capital contribution March 31, 2017 | Total Investment Level March 31, 2017 | |||||||
CTA Choice FRT | $ | 2,795,070 | $ | 5,751,348 | ||||
CTA Choice ISAT | 789,298 | 2,302,963 | ||||||
CTA Choice KEY | 4,719,363 | 5,698,096 | ||||||
Total | $ | 8,303,731 | $ | 13,752,407 |
Series Js investment in Affiliated Investment Funds is subject to the market and credit risks of securities held or sold short by their respective Affiliated Investment Fund. Clarity has established procedures to monitor market risk and minimize credit risk, although there can be no assurance that it will, in fact, succeed in doing so. The interestholders within CTA Choice 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.
Note 8. | TRUSTEE |
The trustee of the Trust is Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation. The trustee has delegated to the Managing Owner the power and authority to manage the business and affairs of the Trust and has only nominal duties and liabilities with respect to the Trust.
Note 9. | COSTS, FEES AND EXPENSES |
A. | Operating Expenses |
Operating expenses of Series J are paid for by Series J., subject to an operating expense cap of 1.5% of the Series J Class IIIs Net Asset Value per annum. Operating expenses include legal, accounting, registrar, transfer and assignment functions, investor communications, printing, and other administrative services.
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note 9. | COSTS, FEES AND EXPENSES (CONTINUED) |
B. | Trading Advisor Management and Incentive Fees |
Series J pays indirectly through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, the following Trading Advisors management fees (based on Series Js Allocated Assets as of each standard allocation date) and incentive fees for achieving New High Net Trading Profits, in Series Js capital accounts within the Affiliated Investment Funds as defined in their respective advisory agreements:
Affiliated Investment Fund | Management Fee | Incentive Fee |
CTA Choice FRT | 2.00% | 20.00% |
CTA Choice KEY | 1.00% | 20.00% |
CTA Choice ISAT | 0.25% | 30.00% |
CTA Choice QNTM* | 1.00% | 25.00% |
CTA Choice RDOK* | 2.00% | 20.00% |
* Series J fully redeemed from CTA Choice QNTM and CTA Choice RDOK as of January 31, 2017
For the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, the Trading Advisor management fees paid indirectly within each Affiliated Investment Fund based on Series Js Allocated Assets as of each standard allocation date, totaled $42,314 and $50,337, respectively.
For the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, the Trading Advisor incentive fees paid indirectly within Series Js investment in Affiliated Investment Funds totaled $0 and $35,778, respectively.
C. | Commissions |
Series J, indirectly through the commodity trading activity of the Affiliated Investment Funds, is obligated to pay all floor brokerage expenses, give-up charges and NFA clearing and exchange fees. These activities are reflected within the respective net asset value of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds.
Note 10. | DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS |
No derivative instruments were directly held by Series J as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Derivative trading activity is conducted within the Affiliated Investment Funds. Series Js investment in Affiliated Investment Funds is subject to the market and credit risks of the futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other financial instruments held or sold short by them. Series J bears the risk of loss only to the extent of the capital commitment of its investment and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and redemptions received.
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note 10. | DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS (CONTINUED) |
Series J is exposed to various types of risks associated with the derivative instruments and related markets in which it indirectly invests through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds. These risks include, but are not limited to, risk of loss from fluctuations in the value of derivative instruments held (market risk) and the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of Series Js investment activities (credit risk), including investment in Affiliated Investment Funds.
The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively monitor market risk and minimize credit risk, although there can be no assurance that it will, in fact, succeed in doing so. The Unitholders bear the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective investment in Series J and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and redemptions received.
Market Risk
Market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including government programs and policies, political and economic events, the level and volatility of interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, the diversification effect among the derivative instruments, the liquidity and inherent volatility of the markets in which Series J indirectly invests through its ownership in Affiliated Investment Funds.
Credit Risk
The Managing Owner attempts to minimize both credit and market risks by requiring Series J and its Trading Advisors to abide by various trading limitations and policies. The Managing Owner monitors compliance with these trading limitations and policies, which include, but are not limited to, executing and clearing all trades with creditworthy counterparties; limiting the amount of margin or premium required for any one commodity or all commodities combined; and generally limiting transactions to contracts which are traded in sufficient volume to permit the taking and liquidating of positions.
Note 11. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
From April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017, there were estimated redemptions of $3,275,000 effective May 1, 2017.
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note 12. | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
The following information presents per Unit operating performance data and other supplemental data for the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016. This information has been derived from information presented in the condensed financial statements:
Class I | Class II | Class III | ||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | Three months ended March 31, | Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Per Unit Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||
(for a Unit outstanding throughout the entire period) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value per Unit at beginning of period | $ | 74.05 | $ | 78.87 | $ | 88.67 | $ | 92.65 | $ | 100.00 | ||||||||||
Gain (Loss) from operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) (1) | 1.33 | (0.86 | ) | 1.54 | (1.02 | ) | 3.46 | |||||||||||||
Dividend income (1) | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||
Expenses (1), (5) | (1.43 | ) | (1.24 | ) | (1.25 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (1.37 | ) | ||||||||||
Total gain (loss) from operations | (0.04 | ) | (2.00 | ) | 0.37 | (1.91 | ) | 2.14 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value per Unit at end of period | $ | 74.01 | $ | 76.87 | $ | 89.04 | $ | 90.74 | $ | 102.14 | ||||||||||
Total Return (4), (5) | (0.05 | )% | (2.54 | )% | 0.42 | % | (2.06 | )% | 2.14 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average Net Asset Value: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss (2), (3), (5) | (7.38 | )% | (5.77 | )% | (5.29 | )% | (3.82 | )% | (7.74 | )% | ||||||||||
Dividend income (3) | 0.35 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.27 | % | ||||||||||
Other expenses (3), (5) | 7.73 | % | 6.28 | % | 5.63 | % | 4.33 | % | 8.01 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 7.73 | % | 6.28 | % | 5.63 | % | 4.33 | % | 8.01 | % |
Total return is calculated based on the change in value of a Unit during the period. An individual Unitholders total return and ratios may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of subscriptions and redemptions.
(1) | Dividend income and expenses per Unit are calculated by dividing dividend income, interest income and other expenses applicable to each Class by the weighted average number of Units of each Class outstanding during the period. Net realized and change in unrealized loss is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in Net Asset Value per Unit of each Class with the other per Unit information. |
(2) | Represents dividend and interest income less total expenses. This excludes Series Js proportionate share of income and expenses from investment in Affiliated Investment Funds. |
(3) | Annualized. |
(4) | Not Annualized. |
(5) | Net of Class IIIs portion of general and administrative expenses borne by the Managing Owner and affiliates. |
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This report on Form 10-Q (the Report) for the quarter ending March 31, 2017 (First Quarter 2017) includes forward-looking statements that reflect the current expectations of Kenmar Preferred Investments, LLC, the Managing Owner of World Monitor Trust III – Series J (the Registrant), about the future results, performance, prospects and opportunities of the Registrant. The Managing Owner has tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, believe, intend, should and 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 this Report, and unknown, that could cause the Registrants 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 in this Report, as a result of new information, future events or changed circumstances or for any other reason after the date of this Report.
Introduction
General
World Monitor Trust III (the Trust) was formed as a Delaware Statutory Trust on September 28, 2004, with separate series (each, a Series) of units of beneficial interest (Units). Its term will expire on December 31, 2054 (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances). The trustee of the Trust is Wilmington Trust Company. The Trusts fiscal year for book and tax purposes ends on December 31.
The Trusts Units were initially offered in four (4) separate and distinct Series: Series G, Series H, Series I and Series J (the Registrant). The Trust may issue additional Series of Units in the future. Each Series will continue to exist until terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII of the Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the Trust Agreement). Each Series offers Units in two classes (each, a Class) – Class I and Class II. Class I Units pay a service fee. Class II Units may only be offered to investors who are represented by approved correspondent selling agents who are directly compensated by the investor for services rendered in connection with an investment in the Trust (such arrangements commonly referred to as wrap-accounts) (see Note 5 of the condensed financial statements). Please see (The Offering) section below for Class III units issued on February 1, 2017.
Series G, H, I and J commenced trading operations on December 1, 2005.
Units are offered as of the beginning of each month, and Units will continue to be offered in each Series until the maximum amount of each Series Units which are registered are sold. The Managing Owner may suspend or terminate the offering of Units of any Series at any time or extend the offering by registering additional Units. The Managing Owner terminated the offering of Units of Series H and Series I effective March 31, 2007 and dissolved Series H and Series I effective close of business on April 30, 2007. The Managing Owner terminated the offering of Units of Series G on December 31, 2007 and dissolved Series G effective close of business on December 31, 2007.
Managing Owner and its Affiliates
Kenmar Preferred Investments, LLC (Kenmar Preferred or the Managing Owner), is the Managing Owner of the Registrant.
Kenmar Preferred has been the Managing Owner of the Registrant since October 1, 2004. The Managing Owner may, but is not required under the terms of the Trust Agreement to maintain an interest in the Registrant.
The Registrant reimburses the Managing Owner for services it performs for the Registrant, which include, but are not limited to: management, legal, accounting, registrar, transfer and assignment functions, investor communications, printing, postage and related services with respect to monitoring the Trust and other administrative services. The Registrant pays a monthly fee to Clarity Managed Account & Analytics Platform, LLC (Clarity), an affiliate of the Managing Owner, for risk management and related services with respect to monitoring the Trading Advisors.
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The Offering
Units are being offered to investors who meet certain established suitability standards. Prior to November 30, 2008, investments required a minimum aggregate initial subscription of $5,000 and $2,000 for certain Benefit Plan Investors (including IRAs), although the minimum purchase for any single series was $500. Effective December 1, 2008, the minimum initial investment for new subscribers is $25,000 ($10,000 for benefit plan investors (including IRAs)) and the minimum additional subscription amount for current investors, who are accredited investors, is $5,000.
Effective November 30, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Managing Owner of the Registrant determined that the Registrants Units are no longer to be publicly offered and are only to be available on a private placement basis to accredited investors pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act). This change in the manner in which the Registrants Units are offered has no material impact to current investors as there is no change in the fees and expenses and redemption terms of the Units or any change in the management and investment strategy and reporting provided to investors of the Registrant. New subscriptions must be made by persons that are accredited investors. Current investors that are not accredited investors are not required to redeem their current Units, but are not able to purchase additional Units.
Initially, the Units for each Series were offered for a period ending November 30, 2005 (Initial Offering Period) at $100 per Unit. The subscription minimum of $30,000,000 for the Registrant was reached during the Initial Offering Period permitting all of Series G, H, I and J to commence trading operations. The Registrant completed its initial offering on December 1, 2005 with gross proceeds of $31,024,443, which was fully allocated to the trading vehicles. Series H and Series I Units were fully redeemed as of April 30, 2007 and Series Gs Units as of December 31, 2007. Up to $281,250,000 Series J, Class I and $93,750,000 Series J, Class II Units are being offered (totaling $375,000,000) (Subscription Maximum).
Effective February 1, 2017, KMP Futures Fund I, LLC (KMPFF), a Delaware Limited Liability Company contributed all of its assets into the Registrant. Members in KMPFF received a pro rata in-kind distribution of the Series J units effective February 1, 2017, which resulted for all Members in KMPFF to receive a direct ownership interest in Series J under a new class of units Class III. Class III Units pay a service fee which is deducted from the management fee payable to the Managing Owner.
The Trading Advisors and the Trading Vehicles
The Registrant allocates a portion of its net assets (Allocated Assets) to commodity trading advisors (each, a Trading Advisor and collectively, the Trading Advisors). Each Trading Advisor manages a portion of the Allocated Assets of the Registrant and makes the trading decisions with respect to those Allocated Assets. The Managing Owner may terminate any current Trading Advisor or select new trading advisors from time to time in its sole discretion. In the future, the Managing Owner may determine to access certain Trading Advisors through separate investee pools.
In general, the Registrant expects to access the Trading Advisors through various series of CTA Choice Fund LLC (CTA Choice). CTA Choice is an umbrella fund having multiple segregated series, each of which is referred to herein as a CTA Fund or an Affiliated Investment Fund. Each CTA Fund has its own clearly-defined investment objective and strategies that are implemented by a Trading Advisor. Clarity, an affiliate of the Managing Owner, is the managing member of CTA Choice. From January 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017, the Registrant allocated approximately one quarter of its Allocated Assets to each of the following CTA Funds:
● | CTA Choice FRT (FRT), managed by managed by Fort, L.P. (Fort), Global Diversified Program; |
● | CTA Choice KEY (KEY) managed by KeyQuant S.A.S (KeyQuant), pursuant to its Key Trends Program; |
● | CTA Choice QNTM (QNTM), managed by Quantmetrics Capital Management LLP (Quantmetrics), pursuant to its QM Multi Strategy Program, which is a which is a quantitative short term directional futures strategy program; and |
● | CTA Choice RDOK (RDOK), managed by Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc. (Red Oak), pursuant to its Fundamental Trading Program, which is a Diversified, Discretionary trading program; and |
Effective February 1, 2017, the Registrant allocated its Allocated Assets to each FRT, KEY and CTA Choice ISAT (ISAT) managed by Deep Field Capital AG (Deep Field), pursuant to its Singularity Managed Futures Program after fully redeeming from QNTM and RDOK:
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Forts Global Diversified Trading Program consists of three separate strategy components: (i) trend anticipating; (ii) trend following; and (iii) short term mean reversion. Forts investment objective is to achieve attractive absolute returns and reduced volatility of returns primarily through trading a broad spectrum of futures contracts, including short-term interest rates, bonds, currencies, stock indices, energy and metals. Fort has designed its Trading Program in an attempt to produce high quality risk adjusted returns with a low correlation to broad based equity markets such as the S&P 500 or the MSCI world index. In an attempt to reduce volatility, the trading program is not constructed based primarily on one-sided exposure to a particular market factor, such as long exposure to equity investments.
KeyQuants Key Trends program is a medium to long-term trend following trading program. Analysis allows capturing major economic cycles. The Trading Program aims to profit more from market trends thanks to its continuous analysis of trends. Moreover, the Trading Program offers a unique portfolio allocation mechanism known as the GEF. In the case of an uncertain economic scenario, the GEF systematically adjusts the volatility target downwards to account for uncertainty in trends.
Quantmetrics QM Multi Strategy Program follows the QM Directional Strategy and the QM Premier Strategy. The QM Directional Strategy is a quantitative short term directional futures strategy. The strategy trades futures and foreign exchange with a holding period ranging from 5 minutes to a few days. The aim is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation by realizing many short-term gains across a number of different asset classes. The investment approach identifies and captures market inefficiencies using statistical and econometric models. As the models selectively choose the timing of the trades, it is ideally positioned to benefit from liquidity driven price shocks. The QM Premier Strategy is a quantitative market neutral futures strategy. The strategy trades futures with a holding period from 20 minutes to 1 day. The aim is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation by seeking to profit from short term liquidity imbalances in pairs of equity index futures. The investment approach identifies and captures market inefficiencies using statistical and econometric models. Disciplined risk management is built into each trading algorithm, with time stops strictly adhered to.
Red Oaks Fundamental Trading Program is driven by fundamentals: specifically, its strategy is grounded in Red Oaks principals experience in and knowledge of the different commodity and commodity-related markets and the various fundamental factors which affect each of such markets. Thus, unlike many trading strategies now being employed by managed futures professionals, Red Oaks approach is neither technically-based nor trend-following. Fundamental analysis, in general, is based on a study of factors external to the markets in predicting future prices. Such factors might include, among other things, supply and demand factors for a particular commodity, the economy of a particular country, government policies, domestic and foreign political and economic events and changing trade prospects. Fundamental analysis is premised on the concept that market prices frequently may not reflect (on a real time basis) the actual value of a commodity, although such value will eventually determine price levels.
Deep Fields Singularity Managed Futures Program is a fully automated managed futures program which executes a purely systematic trading approach using quantitative analysis of real-time price data to detect market trends. The highly reactive system trades liquid futures markets, across all asset classes: equities, fixed income, commodities and FX. Singularity Managed Futures Programs objective is to achieve appreciation of clients assets through speculative trading in the US and non-US futures contracts. The investment strategies employed in the Program are technical rather than fundamental in nature, i.e., they are developed from analysis of patterns of actual monthly, weekly, and daily price movements and are not based on analysis of fundamental factors such as supply and demand, general economic conditions or anticipated world events. The Program relies on historical analysis of these price patterns to interpret current market behaviour and to evaluate technical indicators for trade initiations and liquidations.
Fees and Expenses
Management Fee
The Registrant pays the Managing Owner in advance a monthly management fee equal to 1/12th of 0.5% (0.5% per annum) of the Registrants Net Asset Value (defined below) at the beginning of each month for Class I and Class II Units. Class III Units pays the Managing Owner in advance a monthly management fee equal to 1/12th of 6.00% (6.00% per annum) of the Registrants Net Asset Value (defined below) at the beginning of each month, See Note 4 of the Registrants financial statements included in its annual report for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the Registrants 2016 Annual Report), which is filed as an exhibit to the Registrants Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
Net Asset Value is the total assets of the Registrant less total liabilities of the Registrant, each determined on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Registrant, indirectly through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, pays a monthly administrative services fee in the amount of 1/12th of 0.25% (0.25% per annum) of the respective CTA Funds beginning of month Allocated Assets to Clarity for risk management and related services with respect to monitoring the Trading Advisors.
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Trading Advisors Fees
The Registrant, indirectly through its investment in the Affiliated Investment Funds, pays each Trading Advisor a monthly management fee and an incentive fee accrued monthly and paid quarterly.
Affiliated Investment Fund | Management Fee | Incentive Fee |
CTA Choice FRT | 2.00% | 20.00% |
CTA Choice KEY | 1.00% | 20.00% |
CTA Choice ISAT | 0.25% | 30.00% |
CTA Choice QNTM* | 1.00% | 25.00% |
CTA Choice RDOK* | 2.00% | 20.00% |
* Series J fully redeemed from CTA Choice QNTM and CTA Choice RDOK as of January 31, 2017
New High Net Trading Profits (for purposes of calculating a Trading Advisors incentive fees) will be computed as of the close of business of the last day of each calendar quarter (the Incentive Measurement Date) and will include such profits (as outlined below) since the immediately preceding Incentive Measurement Date (or, with respect to the first Incentive Measurement Date, since commencement of operations of the Registrant or the date the Trading Advisor commenced trading activities for the Registrant), each an Incentive Measurement Period. New High Net Trading Profits for any Incentive Measurement Period will be the net profits, if any, from the Trading Advisors trading during such period (including (i) realized trading profit (loss) plus or minus (ii) the change in unrealized trading profit (loss) on open positions), and will be calculated after the determination of certain transaction costs attributable to the Trading Advisors trading activities, operating expenses, and the Trading Advisors management fee, but before deduction of any incentive fees payable during the Incentive Measurement Period. New High Net Trading Profits will not include interest earned or credited on the assets allocated to the Trading Advisor.
New High Net Trading Profits will be generated only to the extent that the cumulative New High Net Trading Profits achieved by the Trading Advisor exceed the highest level of cumulative New High Net Trading Profits achieved by such Trading Advisor as of a previous Incentive Measurement Date. Except as set forth below, net losses from prior months must be recouped before New High Net Trading Profits can again be generated.
If a withdrawal or distribution occurs or if a Trading Advisors advisory agreement with the relevant CTA Fund is terminated at any date that is not an Incentive Measurement Date, the date of the withdrawal or distribution or termination will be treated as if it were an Incentive Measurement Date. New High Net Trading Profits for an Incentive Measurement Period shall exclude capital contributions allocated to the Trading Advisor in an Incentive Measurement Period, distributions or redemptions paid or payable from the Trading Advisors account during an Incentive Measurement Period and any loss carry-forward attributable to the Trading Advisor will be reduced in the same proportion that the value of the assets allocated away from the Trading Advisor comprises of the value of the assets allocated to the Trading Advisor prior to such allocation away from the Trading Advisor. In calculating New High Net Trading Profits, incentive fees paid for a previous Incentive Measurement Period will not reduce cumulative New High Net Trading Profits in subsequent periods.
Brokerage Commissions and Fees
The Registrant indirectly pays to the clearing brokers all brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (NFA) fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with the Registrants trading activities. These activities are charged indirectly through the Registrants Affiliated Investment Funds and are reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds. On average, total charges paid to the clearing brokers are expected to be less than $10.00 per round-turn trade, although the clearing brokers brokerage commissions and trading fees will be determined on a contract-by-contract basis. The exact amount of such brokerage commissions and trading fees to be incurred is impossible to estimate and will vary based upon a number of factors including the trading frequency of each Trading Advisor, the types of instruments traded, transaction sizes, degree of leverage employed and transaction rates in effect from time to time.
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Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses
The Registrant pays directly or indirectly all of its routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses, including, but not limited to, (i) legal, bookkeeping, accounting, custodial, administration (including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of the Administrator), auditing, tax preparation charges and related charges of the Registrant (including reimbursement of the Managing Owner on a reasonable time-spent basis, for certain legal, accounting, administrative and registrar and transfer agent work performed by certain of the Managing Owners personnel for and on behalf of the Registrant), as well as printing and other related expenses, (ii) investment related expenses, including, but not limited to brokerage commissions, bid-ask spreads, mark-ups, margin interest and other transactional charges and clearing fees, as well as banking, sales and purchase commissions and charges and exchange fees, fees and charges of other custodians and clearing agencies, interest and commitment fees on loans and debit balances, income taxes, withholding taxes, transfer taxes and other governmental charges and duties, and other transactional charges and clearing fees incurred by the Trading Advisor on behalf of the Registrant, the Registrants pro rata share of the expenses of any Affiliated Investment Fund into which it invests, and any due diligence expenses incurred in selecting and monitoring the Trading Advisor and any Affiliated Investment Fund, (iii) operational and overhead expenses of the Registrant, including but not limited to, photocopying, postage, and telephone expenses, (iv) preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual and other reports required by applicable Federal and state regulatory authorities, (v) the Registrants meetings and preparing, printing and mailing of proxy statements and reports to Unitholders, (vi) client relations and services, and (vii) computer equipment, system maintenance and other technology-related expenses.
Extraordinary Fees and Expenses
The Registrant pays all its extraordinary fees and expenses, if any, and its allocable portion of all extraordinary fees and expenses of the Registrant generally, if any, as determined by the Managing Owner. Extraordinary fees and expenses are fees and expenses that are non-recurring and unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs and any permitted indemnification payments related thereto. Extraordinary fees and expenses shall also include material expenses that are not currently anticipated obligations of the Registrant or of managed futures funds in general, such as the payment of partnership taxes or governmental fees associated with payment of such taxes. Routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses will not be deemed extraordinary expenses. Any fees and expenses imposed on the Registrant due to the status of an individual shall be paid by such individual or the Registrant, not the Managing Owner.
Expense Cap
Routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses, other than the Managing Owners management fee, the fees to be paid to the Registrants Trading Advisor(s), Brokerage Commissions and extraordinary fees and expenses, are limited to 1.50% of average Net Asset Value per annum for Class III Units. In the event fees and expenses for such items exceed such amount, the Managing Owner will pay such amounts.
Competition
The Managing Owner and its affiliates have formed, and may continue to form, various entities to engage in the speculative trading of futures, forward and options contracts which have certain of the same investment policies as the Registrant.
The Registrant is an open-end fund, which solicits the sale of additional Units on a monthly basis until the maximum amount of Units being offered by the Registrant have been sold. As such, the Registrant may compete with other entities, whether or not formed by the Managing Owner, to attract new Unitholders. In addition, to the extent that a Trading Advisor recommends similar or identical trades to the Registrant and other accounts that it manages, the Registrant may compete with those accounts for the execution of the same or similar trades, as well as with other market participants.
Employees
The Registrant has no employees. Management and administrative services for the Registrant are performed by the Managing Owner or First parties pursuant to the Trust Agreement, as further discussed in Notes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of the Registrants 2016 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registrants Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
Financial Information about Segments
The Registrants business constitutes only one segment for financial reporting purposes. The Registrant does not engage in the production or sale of any goods or services. The objective of the Registrants business is appreciation of its assets through speculative trading in commodity interests. Financial information about the Registrants business, as of March 31, 2017, is set forth under Items 2 and 3 herein.
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Financial Information about Geographic Areas
Although the Registrant has indirect exposure to the global futures, forward and option markets, it does not have operations outside of the United States.
Available Information
The Registrant files an annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to these reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). You may read and copy any document filed by the Registrant at the SECs Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the Public Reference Room. The Registrant does not maintain an internet website; however, the Registrants SEC filings are available to the public from the EDGAR database on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. The Registrants CIK number is 0001345991.
Critical Accounting Policies
General
Preparation of the condensed financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) requires the application of appropriate accounting rules and guidance. Applying these policies requires the Managing Owner to make judgments, estimates and assumptions in connection with the preparation of the Registrants condensed financial statements. Actual results may differ from the estimates used.
The Managing Owner has evaluated the Registrants condensed financial statements and related disclosures and has determined that the policies discussed below are critical accounting policies because they involve estimates, judgments and assumptions that are particularly complex, subjective or uncertain. For further discussion of the Registrants significant accounting policies, see Note 2 of the Registrants 2016 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registrants Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
The Registrant records all investments at fair value in its condensed financial statements, with changes in fair value reported in the condensed statements of operations. Generally, fair values are based on quoted market prices; however, in certain circumstances, significant judgments and estimates are involved in determining fair value in the absence of an active market closing price. The Registrant considers its investments in publicly-traded mutual funds to be based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). Level 3 inputs reflect the Registrants assumptions that it believes market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Registrant develops Level 3 inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, which may include indirect correlation to a market value, combinations of market values or the Registrants proprietary data. Level 3 inputs generally include information derived through extrapolation or interpolation of observable market data. The Registrant does not currently have any investments valued using Level 3 inputs.
Of the Registrants investments as of March 31, 2017, $1,437,435 or 12.93% of the Net Asset Value were classified as Level 1 and the remainder was invested in Affiliated Investment Funds. Generally, the fair value of the Registrants investment in the Affiliated Investment Funds represents the amount that the Registrant could reasonably expect to receive from the Affiliated Investment Funds if the Registrants investment was redeemed at the time of the valuation, based on information reasonably available at the time the valuation is made and that the Registrant believes to be reliable.
The Registrant invests a portion of the excess cash balances not required for margin through certain investment funds which invest in (i) U.S. government securities (which include any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States), (ii) any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing, including U.S. treasury bonds, U.S. treasury bills and issues of agencies of the United States government, (iii) corporate bonds or notes, or (iv) other instruments permitted by applicable rules and regulations (collectively, Certain Investment Funds). Such excess balances were held at US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC are transfer agent for DoubleLine funds, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The objective is to obtain a rate of return for the Registrant that balances risk and return relative to the historically low yields on short-term cash deposits with banks and/or brokerage firms. There is no guarantee that the Managing Owner will be successful in investing the excess cash successfully to obtain a greater yield than available on short-term cash deposits with banks and/or brokerage firms. The Managing Owner is paid monthly 1/12th of 50% of the first 1% of the positive returns earned on the Registrants investments in Certain Investment Funds. The calculation is based on the Registrants average annualized Net Asset Value, and any losses related to returns on the Certain Investment Funds must first be recovered through subsequent positive returns prior to the Managing Owner receiving a payment. After the calculation of the amount payable to the Managing Owner, the Registrant will be credited with all additional positive returns (or 100% of any losses) on the Registrants investment in Certain Investment Funds. If, at the end of any calendar year, a loss has been incurred on the returns for the Certain Investment Funds, then the loss carry forward will reset to zero for the next calendar year with regards to the calculation of the Managing Owners portion of the Certain Investment Funds income.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Registrant commenced operations on December 1, 2005 with gross proceeds of $31,024,443 allocated to commodities trading. Additional contributions raised through the continuous offering of limited units (Limited Units) and general units (General Units or Managing Owner Units and, together with the Limited Units, Units) of beneficial ownership in the Registrant for the period from December 1, 2005 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017 resulted in additional gross proceeds to the Registrant of $195,857,057. The consolidation of KMPFF into the Registrant effective February 1, 2017, resulted in additional gross proceeds of $4,390,827.
Limited Units in the Registrant may be redeemed on a monthly basis. Subscriptions were no longer accepted effective December 2013.
Subscriptions and Redemptions
First Quarter 2017
Due to the consolidation, there was a onetime Subscription of Limited Units for the First Quarter 2017 of $4,390,827 for Class III Units. Redemptions of Limited Units for the First Quarter 2017 were $1,780,663.
First Quarter 2016
Subscriptions of Limited Units for the First Quarter 2016 were $0. Redemptions of Limited Units for the First Quarter 2016 were $468,880
Liquidity
A portion of the Registrants net assets is held in cash, which is used as margin for its indirect trading in commodities through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds.
Commodity contracts exposed to indirectly through the Registrants investment in Affiliated Investment Funds may be subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in certain commodity futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as daily limits. During a single day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract for a particular commodity has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in the commodity can neither be taken nor liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Commodity futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent the Registrant from promptly liquidating its indirect exposure, through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, to commodity futures positions.
Since the Registrants business is to trade futures, forward and option contracts through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts (credit risk). The Registrants exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors including the volatility of interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of the Registrants speculative trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could result in losses considerably beyond the Registrants experience to date and could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of Unitholders capital. The Managing Owner attempts to minimize these risks by requiring the Registrant and the Trading Advisors to abide by various trading limitations and policies, which include limiting margin amounts, trading only in liquid markets and permitting the use of stop loss provisions. See Note 10 of the Registrants 2016 Annual Report for a further discussion on the credit and market risks associated with the Registrants futures, forwards and option contracts held indirectly through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds.
There are no known material trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties at the present time that are reasonably likely to result in the Registrants liquidity increasing or decreasing in a material way.
The Registrant does not have, nor does it expect to have, any capital assets.
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Market Overview
Following is a market overview for the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016:
First Quarter 2017
Global stock indices ended the first quarter on a positive note. In the U.S., the S&P500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq all marked new record highs as investors viewed the administrations goals of reducing taxes, increasing infrastructure spending and scaling back regulations as supportive for corporate profits.
A dovish Federal Reserve outlook and a quickening pace of economic growth also lifted markets. In Europe, the mood was similarly optimistic as stock indices moved higher on better economic readings and brightening consumer confidence. In the UK, the FTSE marked new all-time highs but ultimately closed off those levels as Prime Minister Theresa May formally have triggered the countrys exit from the European Union. In Japan, the Nikkei remained rangebound and ended the quarter lower.
U.S. interest rate markets traded within broad ranges with prices of the 10-, 5-, and 2-year notes all ending the quarter slightly higher. Overall, these markets were influenced by the pace of U.S. Federal Reserve tightening, Trumps call for a re-write of U.S. tax policy and expectations for fiscal policy. Overseas, political risk and the fate of the euro weighed heavily on Eurozone investors as did speculation that the ECB could end its bond-buying program in 2018. At quarter end, French bond prices were lower while German prices were higher. In the UK, gilt prices fell in January but rallied thereafter as Brexit was triggered; in March the yield difference between the U.S. and U.K. was the greatest in 25 years. In Japan, bond prices ended the quarter higher.
In currencies, the U.S. dollar rallied to a 14-year high in early January only to fall from that level as investors began to lose conviction in the Trump reflation trade. While the greenback rallied back in February, it ultimately succumbed as the failure of the U.S. health care bill quashed investor optimism that Trump would be able to enact tax cuts needed to accelerate growth. In Europe, the common currency benefited from better-than-expected growth and inflation readings and easing French election fears. Meanwhile despite Brexit fallout, the British pound ended the 1st quarter higher buoyed on economic reports which showed UK inflation accelerated more than forecast to break through the Bank of Englands target for the first time since 2013.
In commodity markets, crude oil prices ended the 1st quarter lower as record U.S. supply diminished the impact of reductions in OPEC output. Natural gas prices also ended the quarter lower as milder winter temperatures tempered demand. In precious metals, gold prices rallied for much of the quarter as political uncertainty from Brexit to the French election to protectionist policies of the Trump administration, sparked safe haven buying. In agricultural markets, wheat and corn prices generally kept within tight ranges ending the quarter slightly higher while soybean prices slid on expectations for a good South American harvest. In tropical markets, sugar prices declined on ample supplies, cocoa and coffee prices ended the quarter flat.
First Quarter 2016
Longstanding themes continued to drive markets during the 1st quarter of the New Year with particular focus on the world growth outlook, expectations for global central bank policy, and the continued decline in commodity prices overall.
Global stock markets began the year on a very weak note, tumbling to multi-month lows as skepticism over the strength of the global economy intensified; sinking oil prices and turmoil in the Chinese economy further roiled prices. Thereafter the tone shifted markedly as global equity markets rallied during the second half of the quarter as the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reasserted the central banks gradual approach to raising rates while the ECB delivered a larger-than-anticipated stimulus package in March.
Uncertainty in global equity markets combined with expectations for a slower-than-anticipated pace of U.S. Federal Reserve increases, translated into safe haven buying of U.S. treasuries. Outside of the U.S., an overall tone of accommodation from the global central bank community sent bond prices higher there as well. In currency markets, deferred expectations for rate hikes in the U.S. weighed on the greenback and the Dollar Index sank to multi-month lows. The British pound similarly ended the quarter lower as waning expectations for a BOE rate hike due to softer economic readings and concern over Brexit weighed on the currency. Conversely, the Japanese yen benefited on safe haven buying. The euro, commodity and EM currencies also ended the quarter higher.
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Commodity prices rallied off lows marked during start of the New Year, to end the three month period on a positive note. After months of decline, petroleum prices were buoyed by signs of increasing demand; further, a scaled-back timetable for Federal Reserve rate increases sparked investors appetite for riskier assets. Natural gas prices slid to levels not seen since 1999 and thereafter generally consolidated into a trading range. In metals, gold prices ended the quarter sharply higher on safe haven buying amid worries over the stability of the global economy and expectations for a continued low interest rate environment; platinum, silver and palladium also ended the quarter higher. In industrial metals, copper ended the month higher on expectations that China would announce further measures to bolster its economy. In grain markets, corn and wheat prices stayed relatively range bound while soybeans received a lift in March as demand for U.S. exports increased; a tightening supply of vegetable oils also propped-up the market. Finally, in tropical markets, an anticipated deficit pushed sugar prices sharply higher in March, to end the quarter higher; lumber prices also exploded to the upside in March on expectations that a long-standing U.S.-Canadian trade dispute would be resolved after a state visit to the U.S. by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Sector Performance
Due to the nature of the Registrants indirect trading activities, a period-to-period comparison of its trading results is not meaningful. However, set forth below are the following:
(a) the major sectors to which the Registrants assets were allocated indirectly as of the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016, measured as a percentage of the gross speculator margin (i.e., the minimum amount of cash or marginable securities a speculator must post when buying or selling futures assets); and
(b) a discussion of the Registrants trading results for the major sectors in which the Registrant traded indirectly for the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016.
First Quarter 2017
As of March 31, 2017, the allocation of the Registrants assets, through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, to major sectors was as follows:
Sector | Allocation | |||
Meats | 0.49 | % | ||
Currencies | 7.53 | % | ||
Energies | 14.00 | % | ||
Grains | 5.20 | % | ||
Indices | 22.68 | % | ||
Interest Rates | 47.61 | % | ||
Metals | 2.22 | % | ||
Tropicals | 0.27 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % |
Trading results for the major sectors in which the Registrant traded indirectly for the First Quarter 2017 were as follows:
Currencies: (-) The Registrant experienced losses as the U.S. dollar ended the quarter lower. Overall. losses in the Japanese yen, euro, British pound and Mexican peso erased gains in the Australian and New Zealand dollars.
Interest Rates: (+) The Registrant experience gains as profits in February erased losses in January and March. Overall, largest profits were realized on positions in the British gilt as prices moved higher beginning in late-January. Gains also accumulated in the Japanese, German and French government bonds markets. Trading in U.S. bond markets was slightly profitable.
Indices: (+) The Registrant experienced gains in all three months of the quarter as U.S. and European stock indices rallied on a brightening investor outlook. Losses were posted in the Nikkei and Hang Seng.
Energies: (-) The Registrant realized losses in all three months of the quarter as losses accumulated across most markets in the sector. Largest losses were realized on positions in natural gas as prices reversed course in March after falling earlier on milder winter weather.
Metals: (+) The Registrant realized profits in metals. Overall, gains in gold, copper, zinc and aluminum were sufficient to erase losses in palladium, platinum and nickel.
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Grains: (+) The Registrant realized profits in grains. Buoying the sector were profits realized in January on rising oat and cotton prices. These gains were sufficient to cover losses realized in the soybean complex.
Tropicals: (+) The Registrant realized profits in coffee and cocoa in the first part of the quarter which offset losses in sugar.
Meats: (+) The Registrant realized a small gain in cattle as prices moved higher over the quarter.
First Quarter 2016
As of March 31, 2016, the allocation of the Registrants assets, through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, to major sectors was as follows:
Sector | Allocation | |||
Commodities | 3.17 | % | ||
Currencies | 31.67 | % | ||
Energies | 18.74 | % | ||
Grains | 3.96 | % | ||
Indices | 14.11 | % | ||
Interest Rates | 11.68 | % | ||
Meats | 0.24 | % | ||
Metals | 6.21 | % | ||
Tropicals | 10.22 | % | ||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % |
Trading results for the major sectors in which the Registrant traded indirectly for the First Quarter 2016 were as follows:
Currencies: (-) The Registrant experienced losses in all three months of the quarter. Positions in the euro and Japanese yen were least successful as the U.S. dollar fell versus these currencies on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would increase interest rates more slowly than previously anticipated.
Energies: (+) The Registrant experienced largest gains in natural gas as prices slid to 17-year lows on a significant supply overhang. Additional profits were realized in crude oil, particularly in January, as prices marked 12-year lows; by quarter end, prices had rallied off those levels.
Grains: (-) The Registrant realized losses in grains largely due to long positions in oats and rice as prices slid amid supply sufficient to meet current demand. This loss was somewhat dampened by profits realized in soybean oil where prices rallied sharply on constrained vegetable oil supply.
Indices: (-) The Registrant experienced losses in global equites as indices initially fell sharply, only to rally by an equal degree as the quarter progressed. Overall, losses were greatest in the U.S markets followed by the U.K FTSE and Japanese TOPIX.
Interest Rates: (+) The Registrant experience its largest gains for the quarter in global rates and profits were seen in both long- and short-dated markets. Overall, prices of global interest rates appreciated during the quarter on safe-having buying, expectations for subdued inflation and forecasts for weak global growth.
Meats: (+) The Registrant realized a small loss in cattle.
Metals: (+) The Registrant realized profits on long positions in gold as prices rallied on safe haven buying and diminished expectations for rising interest rates. Small losses were posted in copper.
Tropicals: (+) The Registrant realized gains in tropicals largely due to positions in cocoa realized in January as prices slid early on; thereafter prices rallied on West Africa dryness which could threaten crop development in parts of the Ivory Coast. Trading in coffee and sugar was slightly negative.
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Results of Operations
First Quarter 2017
The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class I as of March 31, 2017 was $74.01, a decrease of $0.04 from the December 31, 2016 Net Asset Value of $74.05.
The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class II as of March 31, 2017 was $89.04, an increase of $0.37 from the December 31, 2016 Net Asset Value of $88.67.
The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class III as of March 31, 2017 was $102.14, an increase of $2.14 from its original subscription on February 1, 2017.
The following table discloses each Trading Advisors contribution to the Net Asset Values of Class I and Class II for the First Quarter 2017, as well as the allocation of the Registrants assets to each Trading Advisor as of March 31, 2017. The table is based on the effect of a Unitholder that held Units for the First Quarter 2017, and is based on the average contribution per Trading Advisor and net expenses for the relevant Class of Units.
WMT III Series J - Class I | WMT III Series J - Class II | WMT III Series J - Class III | Allocation of Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Beginning UNAV | $ | 74.05 | Beginning UNAV | $ | 88.67 | Beginning UNAV | $ | 100.00 | as of March 31, 2017 | |||||||||||
CTA Choice FRT | 0.70 | CTA Choice FRT | 0.84 | CTA Choice FRT | 1.98 | 33.66 | % | |||||||||||||
CTA Choice ISAT | 0.15 | CTA Choice ISAT | 0.18 | CTA Choice ISAT | 0.21 | 9.51 | % | |||||||||||||
CTA Choice KEY | 0.05 | CTA Choice KEY | 0.05 | CTA Choice KEY | 1.23 | 56.83 | % | |||||||||||||
CTA Choice QNTM | (0.09 | ) | CTA Choice QNTM | (0.11 | ) | CTA Choice QNTM | 0.00 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||||
CTA Choice RDOK | 0.43 | CTA Choice RDOK | 0.51 | CTA Choice RDOK | 0.00 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||||||
Net Expenses | (1.28 | ) | Net Expenses | (1.10 | ) | Net Expenses | (1.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
ENDING UNAV | $ | 74.01 | ENDING UNAV | $ | 89.04 | ENDING UNAV | $ | 102.14 | 100.00 | % |
The Registrants average net asset level for the First Quarter 2017 was approximately $11,770,213, an increase of approximately $717,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2016, primarily because of the consolidation of KMPFF into Series J Class III Units.
The Registrants performance for Class I, Class II and Class III for the First Quarter 2017 was (0.05)%, 0.42% and 2.14%, respectively. Performance includes the percentage change in the Registrants Net Asset Value excluding the effect of any subscriptions and redemptions and includes the percentage impact of investment gains/(losses) less any commissions and related fees and expenses. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
The Registrants total gain from its investment in securities for the First Quarter 2017 was approximately $5,000.
The Registrants total gain from its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds for the First Quarter 2017 was approximately $265,000.
Dividend income for the First Quarter 2017 was approximately $8,000, a decrease of approximately $6,000, as compared to the First Quarter 2016.
Brokerage commissions and other transaction fees, which are paid indirectly through the Affiliated Investment Funds and are reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds for the First Quarter 2017 were approximately $41,000, a increase of approximately $17,000, as compared to the First Quarter 2016.
Management fees to the Trading Advisors, which are paid indirectly through the Affiliated Investment Funds and are reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds, for the First Quarter 2017 were approximately $42,000, a decrease of approximately $8,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2016, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.
Management fees to the Managing Owner for the First Quarter 2017 were approximately $31,000, an increase of approximately $17,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2016, primarily due to the addition of Class III units.
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Trading Advisor incentive fees are based on the New High Net Trading Profits generated by the Trading Advisors, as defined in the Trading Advisory Agreements between the Registrant and the Trading Advisors. Trading Advisor incentive fees, which are paid indirectly through the Affiliated Investment Funds and are reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds, for the First Quarter 2017 were approximately $0.
An administrative services fee, which is indirectly paid to Clarity for risk management and related services with respect to monitoring the Trading Advisors through the Affiliated Investment Funds and reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds, for the First Quarter 2017 was approximately $8,000, an increase of approximately $0 as compared to the First Quarter 2016.
Service fees for the First Quarter 2017 were approximately $56,000, an increase of approximately $6,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2016, primarily due to the addition of Class III units.
Sales commissions for the First Quarter 2017 were approximately $19,000, a decrease of approximately $9,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2016, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level for Class I Units.
Managing Owner interest earned on Certain Investment Funds for the First Quarter 2017 was approximately $10,000, a decrease of approximately $4,000, as compared to the First Quarter 2016.
Operating expenses were approximately $88,000 for the First Quarter 2017. These expenses include accounting, audit, registrar and transfer agent, tax and legal fees, as well as printing and postage costs related to reports sent to Unitholders.
Offering costs were $0 for the First Quarter 2017.
First Quarter 2016
The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class I as of March 31, 2016 was $76.87, a decrease of $2.00 from the December 31, 2015 Net Asset Value of $78.87.
The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class II as of March 31, 2016 was $90.74, a decrease of $1.91 from the December 31, 2015 Net Asset Value of $92.65.
The following table discloses each Trading Advisors contribution to the Net Asset Values of Class I and Class II for the First Quarter 2016, as well as the allocation of the Registrants assets to each Trading Advisor at March 31, 2016. The table is based on the effect of a Unitholder that held Units for the First Quarter 2016, and is based on the average contribution per Trading Advisor and net expenses for the relevant Class of Units.
WMT III Series J - Class I | WMT III Series J - Class II | Allocation of Assets | ||||||||||||
Beginning UNAV | $ | 78.87 | Beginning UNAV | $ | 92.65 | as of March 31, 2016 | ||||||||
CTA Choice FRT | 1.27 | CTA Choice FRT | 1.50 | 24.83 | % | |||||||||
CTA Choice KEY | 0.20 | CTA Choice KEY | 0.24 | 24.88 | % | |||||||||
CTA Choice QNTM | (0.78 | ) | CTA Choice QNTM | (0.91 | ) | 24.96 | % | |||||||
CTA Choice RDOK | (1.32 | ) | CTA Choice RDOK | (1.54 | ) | 25.33 | % | |||||||
Net Expenses | (1.37 | ) | Net Expenses | (1.20 | ) | |||||||||
ENDING UNAV | $ | 76.87 | ENDING UNAV | $ | 90.74 | 100.00 | % |
The Registrants average net asset level for the First Quarter 2016 was approximately $11,053,000, a decrease of approximately $4,803,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2015, primarily due to the effect of investor redemptions and negative trading performance.
The Registrants performance for Class I and Class II for the First Quarter 2016 was (2.54)% and (2.06)%, respectively. Performance includes the percentage change in the Registrants Net Asset Value excluding the effect of any subscriptions and redemptions and includes the percentage impact of investment gains/(losses) less any commissions and related fees and expenses. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
The Registrants total gain from its investment in securities for the First Quarter 2016 was approximately $26.
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The Registrants total loss from its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds for the First Quarter 2016 was approximately $116,000.
Dividend income for the First Quarter 2016 was approximately $14,000, a decrease of approximately $8,000, as compared to the First Quarter 2015.
Brokerage commissions and other transaction fees, which are paid indirectly through the Affiliated Investment Funds and are reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds for the First Quarter 2016 were approximately $24,000, a decrease of approximately $9,000, as compared to the First Quarter 2015.
Management fees to the Trading Advisors, which are paid indirectly through the Affiliated Investment Funds and are reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds, for the First Quarter 2016 were approximately $50,000, a decrease of approximately $11,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.
Management fees to the Managing Owner for the First Quarter 2016 were approximately $14,000, a decrease of approximately $6,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.
Trading Advisor incentive fees are based on the New High Net Trading Profits generated by the Trading Advisors, as defined in the Trading Advisory Agreements between the Registrant and the Trading Advisors. Trading Advisor incentive fees, which are paid indirectly through the Affiliated Investment Funds and are reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds, for the First Quarter 2016 were approximately $36,000.
An administrative services fee, which is indirectly paid to Clarity for risk management and related services with respect to monitoring the Trading Advisors through the Affiliated Investment Funds and reflected within the respective net asset values of each of the Affiliated Investment Funds, for the First Quarter 2016 was approximately $8,000, an decrease of approximately $2,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.
Service fees for the First Quarter 2016 were approximately $50,000, a decrease of approximately $22,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.
Sales commissions for the First Quarter 2016 were approximately $28,000, a decrease of approximately $12,000 as compared to the First Quarter 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.
Managing Owner interest earned on Certain Investment Funds for the First Quarter 2016 was approximately $14,000, an increase of approximately $4,000, as compared to the First Quarter 2015.
Operating expenses were approximately $64,000 for the First Quarter 2016. These expenses include accounting, audit, registrar and transfer agent, tax and legal fees, as well as printing and postage costs related to reports sent to Unitholders.
Offering costs were $0 for the First Quarter 2016.
Inflation
Inflation has had no material impact on the operations or on the financial condition of the Registrant from inception through March 31, 2017.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
The Registrant does not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements (as defined in Regulation S-K 303(a)(4)(ii)) that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to Unitholders.
The Registrant’s contractual obligations are with the Managing Owner, the Trading Advisors it accesses through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds and its commodity broker. Trading Advisor management fees payable by the Registrant to the Trading Advisors through CTA Choice, and management fees payable to the Managing Owner are calculated as a fixed percentage of the Registrant’s Net Asset Value or Allocated Assets. Incentive fees payable by the Registrant to the Trading Advisors through CTA Choice are at a fixed rate, calculated as a percentage of the Registrant’s New High Net Trading Profits (as defined in the Trading Advisory Agreements). As such, the Managing Owner cannot anticipate the amounts to be paid for future periods as Net Asset Values and New High Net Trading Profits are not known until a future date. Commissions payable to the Registrant’s commodity broker are based on a cost per executed trade and, as such, the Managing Owner cannot anticipate the amount that will be required under the brokerage agreement, as the level of executed trades are not known until a future date. These agreements are effective for one-year terms, renewable automatically for additional one-year terms unless terminated. Additionally, these agreements may be terminated by either party thereto for various reasons. Additionally, since the Registrant 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 Registrant’s condensed statements of financial condition, a table of contractual obligations has not been presented. For a further discussion of the Registrant’s contractual obligations, see Notes 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the Registrant’s 2016 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Introduction
Past Results Not Necessarily Indicative of Future Performance
The Registrant is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments held by it are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and substantially all of the Registrants 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 Registrants main line of business.
Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair market value of the Registrants open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Registrants market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of interest rates, exchange rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the Registrants open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.
The Registrant 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 futures market scenario will affect performance, and the Registrants past performance is not necessarily indicative of its future results.
Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Registrant could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Registrants speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Registrant of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Registrants experience to date (i.e., risk of ruin). In light of the foregoing, as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the quantification included in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Registrants losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Registrants attempts to manage its market risk.
Standard of Materiality
Materiality as used in this section, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, is based on an assessment of reasonably possible market movements and the potential losses caused by such movements, taking into account the leverage, optionality and multiplier features of the Registrants market sensitive instruments.
Quantifying the Registrants Trading Value at Risk
Quantitative Forward-Looking Statements
The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Registrants market risk exposures contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)).
The Registrants risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by the Trading Advisors is quantified below in terms of Value at Risk. Due to the Registrants mark-to-market accounting, any loss in the fair value of the Registrants open positions is directly reflected in the Registrants earnings (realized or unrealized) and cash flow (at least in the case of exchange-traded contracts in which profits and losses on open positions are settled daily through variation margin).
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Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Registrant 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%-99% of any one-day interval. The maintenance margin levels are established by dealers and exchanges using historical price studies as well as an assessment of current market volatility (including the implied volatility of the options on a given futures contract) 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, which is not relevant to Value at Risk.
In the case of market sensitive instruments that are not exchange-traded (almost exclusively currencies in the case of the Registrant), the margin requirements for the approximate estimated equivalent futures positions have been used as Value at Risk. In those rare cases in which a futures-equivalent margin is not available, estimated dealers margins have been used.
In quantifying the Registrants 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 categorys aggregate Value at Risk. The diversification effects resulting from the fact that the Registrants positions are rarely, if ever, 100% positively correlated have not been reflected.
The Registrants Trading Value at Risk in Different Market Sectors
The following table presents the trading value at risk associated with the Registrants open positions by market sector through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. All open position trading risk exposures of the Registrant have been included in calculating the figure set forth below. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Registrant had total capitalizations of approximately $11 million and $9 million, respectively.
March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
% of Total | % of Total | |||||||||||||||
Market Sector | Value at Risk | Capitalization | Value at Risk | Capitalization | ||||||||||||
Interest rates | $ | 381,349 | 3.44 | % | $ | 146,203 | 1.74 | % | ||||||||
Currencies | 106,983 | 0.96 | % | 272,546 | 3.24 | % | ||||||||||
Commodities | 193,571 | 1.74 | % | 213,901 | 2.55 | % | ||||||||||
Stock indices | 640,334 | 5.77 | % | 292,694 | 3.48 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,322,237 | 11.91 | % | $ | 925,344 | 11.01 | % |
The following table presents the average trading value at risk of the Registrants open positions by market sector for the First Quarter 2017 and the First Quarter 2016 based upon the Registrants total average capitalization of approximately $10 million and $11 million, respectively.
First Quarter 2017 | First Quarter 2016 | |||||||||||||||
% of Total | % of Total | |||||||||||||||
Market Sector | Value at Risk | Capitalization | Value at Risk | Capitalization | ||||||||||||
Interest rates | $ | 293,541 | 2.93 | % | $ | 346,975 | 3.15 | % | ||||||||
Currencies | 119,469 | 1.19 | % | 288,931 | 2.63 | % | ||||||||||
Commodities | 141,950 | 1.41 | % | 274,423 | 2.49 | % | ||||||||||
Stock indices | 525,636 | 5.24 | % | 187,891 | 1.71 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,080,596 | 10.77 | % | $ | 751,275 | 9.98 | % |
Material Limitations on Value at Risk as an Assessment of Market Risk
The notional value of the market sector instruments held by the Registrant (directly/indirectly) is typically many times the applicable maintenance margin requirement (maintenance margin requirements generally range between approximately 1% and 10% of the face value) as well as many times the total capitalization of the Registrant. The magnitude of the Registrants open positions creates a risk of ruin not typically found in most other investment vehicles. Because of the size of its positions, certain market conditions, although unusual, but historically recurring from time to time, could cause the Registrant to incur severe losses over a short period of time. The foregoing Value at Risk table, as well as the past performance of the Registrant gives no indication of this risk of ruin.
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Non-Trading Risk
The Registrant has non-trading market risk on its foreign cash balances not needed for margin. However, these balances (as well as any market risk they represent) are immaterial.
Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Primary Trading Risk Exposures
The following qualitative disclosures regarding the Registrants market risk exposures—except for (i) those disclosures that are statements of historical fact and (ii) the descriptions of how the Registrant manages its primary market risk exposures—constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.
The Registrants primary market risk exposures as well as the strategies used and to be used by the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisors for managing such exposures are subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks are one of which could cause the actual results of the Registrants 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 Registrant. There can be no assurance that the Registrants 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. Unitholders must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of their investment in the Registrant.
Based on the trading value at risk at March 31, 2017, the Registrant experienced a net decrease in its value at risk, relative to capitalization levels, as compared with the trading value at risk at December 31, 2016. A net decrease in the average trading value at risk, relative to average capitalization levels was experienced during the First Quarter 2017 as compared with the First Quarter 2016.
Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Means of Managing Risk Exposure
The means by which the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisors through CTA Choice attempt to manage the risk of the Registrants open positions is essentially the same in all market categories traded.
The Trading Advisors attempt to minimize market risk exposure by applying their own risk management trading policies that include the diversification of trading assets into various market sectors. Additionally, the Managing Owners oversight committee is responsible for evaluating and overseeing the Trading Advisors trading policies. The oversight committee meets periodically to discuss and analyze issues such as liquidity, position size, capacity, performance cycles, and new product and market strategies.
The Managing Owner attempts to minimize market risk exposure by requiring the Trading Advisors to abide by various trading limitations and policies. The Managing Owner monitors compliance with these trading limitations and policies which include, but are not limited to, limiting the amount of margin or premium required for any one commodity or all commodities combined and generally limiting transactions to contracts which are traded in sufficient volume to permit the taking and liquidating of positions. Additionally, the Managing Owner shall automatically terminate the Trading Advisors through termination of the CTA Fund if the Net Asset Value of the Registrant declines by 40% during any year or since the commencement of trading activities. Furthermore, the Trust Agreement provides that the Registrant will liquidate its positions, and eventually dissolve, if the Registrant experiences a decline in the Net Asset Value of 50% in any year or since the commencement of trading activities. In each case, the decline in Net Asset Value is after giving effect for contributions, distributions and redemptions. The Managing Owner may impose additional restrictions (through modifications of such trading limitations and policies) upon the trading activities of the Trading Advisors as it, in good faith, deems to be in the best interest of the Registrant.
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Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrants management, including the Managing Owners President and Director of Fund Administration (who, in these capacities, function as the Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Accounting/Officer, respectively, of the Registrant), as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In designing and evaluating the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures, the Managing Owner recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of the controls can prove absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Registrant have been detected.
The Managing Owners management, under the supervision and with the participation of certain officers of the Managing Owner (including the Managing Owners President and Director of Fund Administration), has evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures during the First Quarter 2017. Based upon such evaluation, the Managing Owners President and Director of Fund Administration have concluded that, as of March 31, 2017, the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a – 15(f) and 15d – 15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the First Quarter 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
There are no material legal proceedings pending, on appeal, or concluded to which the Registrant is a party or to which any of its assets are subject.
Item 1.A. | Risk Factors |
There have been no changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in the Registrants Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
The following table presents sales of unregistered interests (i.e., Managing Owner interests) exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 during the period from September 28, 2004 (inception) through March 31, 2017.
Amount of | ||||||||
Date of Sale | Units Sold | Cash Received | ||||||
March 10, 2005 | 10 | $ | 1,000 | |||||
December 1, 2005 | 3,080 | $ | 308,000 | |||||
January 1, 2006 | 765 | $ | 74,535 | |||||
February 1, 2006 | 416 | $ | 40,000 | |||||
March 1, 2006 | 256 | $ | 24,489 | |||||
April 1, 2006 | 223 | $ | 21,560 | |||||
May 1, 2006 | 265 | $ | 27,537 | |||||
June 1, 2006 | 454 | $ | 47,400 | |||||
July 1, 2006 | 575 | $ | 59,000 | |||||
August 1, 2006 | 530 | $ | 52,350 | |||||
September 1, 2006 | 403 | $ | 39,200 | |||||
October 1, 2006 | 374 | $ | 36,000 | |||||
November 1, 2006 | 189 | $ | 18,000 | |||||
December 1, 2006 | 11 | $ | 1,000 | |||||
January 1, 2007 | 62 | $ | 6,000 | |||||
February 1, 2007 | 217 | $ | 21,000 | |||||
March 1, 2007 | 109 | $ | 10,000 | |||||
August 1, 2007 | 30 | $ | 3,000 | |||||
September 1, 2007 | 10 | $ | 1,000 | |||||
October 1, 2007 | 49 | $ | 5,000 | |||||
November 1, 2007 | 28 | $ | 3,000 | |||||
December 1, 2007 | 19 | $ | 2,000 | |||||
January 1, 2008 | 265 | $ | 29,000 | |||||
March 1, 2008 | 113 | $ | 15,000 | |||||
April 1, 2008 | 258 | $ | 40,000 | |||||
May 1, 2008 | 419 | $ | 50,000 | |||||
June 1, 2008 | 329 | $ | 40,000 | |||||
July 1, 2008 | 497 | $ | 61,000 | |||||
August 1, 2008 | 294 | $ | 35,000 | |||||
September 1, 2008 | 347 | $ | 40,000 | |||||
October 1, 2008 | 196 | $ | 22,000 |
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Prior to December 1, 2008, the Registrant was a publicly offered commodity pool and the Managing Owner was required to hold an interest in the Registrant; therefore, sales of the Managing Owners interest qualified as unregistered sales of securities. From December 1, 2008 through January 31, 2017, all sales of interest qualify as unregistered sales due to the Registrant offered as a private placement. The aggregate sale of Units in this time period was approximately 0.000 Units amounting to approximately $0. Due the consolidation as discussed in (the Offering Note), onetime Class III units were registered due to which the Registrant purchased 43,908.270 units amounting to $4,390,827.
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
None
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
Not Applicable
Item 5. | Other Information |
None
Item 6. | Exhibits: |
3.1 | Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust Agreement of World Monitor Trust III dated June 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13.1 to the Registrants annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) |
4.2 | Subscription Requirements (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit B and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 on S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2006) |
4.3 | Subscription instructions, Form of Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit C and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 on S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2006) |
4.4 | Form of Privacy Notices of the Managing Owner dated December 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrants annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010) |
10.1 | Form of Subscription Escrow Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Trusts Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2005) |
10.2 | Form of Advisory Agreement among WMT III Series G/J Trading Vehicle LLC, the Managing Owner and Graham Capital Management, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Trusts Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2005) |
10.3 | Form of Advisory Agreement among World Monitor Trust III – Series J, the Managing Owner and Eagle Trading Systems Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 10, 2007) |
10.4 | Form of Advisory Agreement among World Monitor Trust III – Series J, the Managing Owner and Ortus Capital Management (Cayman) Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2007) |
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10.5 | Form of Customer Agreement between the WMT III Series G/J Trading Vehicle LLC and UBS Securities LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Trusts Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2005) |
10.6 | Form of Customer Agreement between the World Monitor Trust III – Series J and UBS Securities LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 10, 2007) |
10.7 | Form of FX Prime Brokerage Agreement between UBS AG and WMT III Series G/J Trading Vehicle LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 10, 2007) |
10.8 | Form of ISDA Master Agreement between UBS AG and WMT III Series G/J Trading Vehicle LLC, Schedule to ISDA Master Agreement and Credit Support Annex to Schedule (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 10, 2007) |
10.9 | Form of FX Prime Brokerage Agreement between UBS AG and World Monitor Trust III – Series J (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2007) |
10.10 | Form of ISDA Master Agreement between UBS AG and World Monitor Trust III – Series J, Schedule to ISDA Master Agreement and Credit Support Annex to Schedule (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2007) |
10.11 | WMT III Series G/J Trading Vehicle LLC Organization Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 10, 2007) |
10.12 | Form of Advisory Agreement among World Monitor Trust III – Series J, the Managing Owner and Graham Capital Management, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrants annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007) |
10.13 | Form of Services Agreement among World Monitor Trust III – Series J, the Managing Owner and Spectrum Global Fund Administration, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrants annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007) |
10.14 | Advisory Agreement dated March 24, 2010 by and among, World Monitor Trust III – Series J, Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. and Tudor Investment Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on March 26, 2010) |
10.15 | Advisory Agreement dated March 24, 2010 by and among, World Monitor Trust III – Series J, Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. and Paskewitz Asset Management, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on March 26, 2010) |
10.16 | Amendment No. 1 dated September 29, 2010, with an effective date of October 1, 2010, to the Advisory Agreement dated November 28, 2008, by and among, World Monitor Trust III – Series J, Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. and Eagle Trading Systems Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on October 1, 2010) |
10.17 | Amendment No. 1 dated September 29, 2010, with an effective date of October 1, 2010, to the Advisory Agreement dated November 28, 2008, by and among, World Monitor Trust III – Series J, Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. and Graham Capital Management, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on October 1, 2010) |
10.18 | Amendment No. 1 dated September 29, 2010, with an effective date of October 1, 2010, to the Advisory Agreement dated July 1, 2009, by and among, World Monitor Trust III – Series J, Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. and Krom River Investment Management (Cayman) Limited and Krom River Trading AG (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on October 1, 2010) |
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10.19 | Amendment No. 1 dated September 29, 2010, with an effective date of October 1, 2010, to the Advisory Agreement dated March 24, 2010 by and among, World Monitor Trust III – Series J, Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. and Paskewitz Asset Management, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-5161, filed with the Commission on October 1, 2010) |
10.20 | Amendment No. 1 dated September 29, 2010, with an effective date of January 1, 2011, to the Advisory Agreement dated May 28, 2009, by and among, World Monitor Trust III – Series J, Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. and Ortus Capital Management Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-5161, filed with the Commission on October 1, 2010) |
10.21 | Administrative Services Agreement entered into as of January 27, 2011, by and among GlobeOp Financial Services LLC and World Monitor Trust III – Series J (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrants Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on August 15, 2011) |
10.22 | Middle/Back Office Services Agreement entered into as of January 27,2011, by and between GlobeOp Financial Services LLC, World Monitor Trust III – Series J and Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrants Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on August 15, 2011) |
14.1 | Kenmar Preferred Investments Corp. Code of Ethics (adopted pursuant to Section 406 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002) as of November 29, 2011(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrants annual report to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011) |
31.1 | Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 (filed herewith) |
31.2 | Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 (filed herewith) |
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith) |
32.2 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith) |
99.1 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Registrants underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on January 4, 2012) |
99.2 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Registrants underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on August 17, 2012) |
99.3 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Registrants underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on December 6, 2012) |
99.4 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Registrants underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2013) |
99.5 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Registrants underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on September 3, 2013) |
99.6 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Registrants underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on September 3, 2013) |
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99.7 | Notice to Unitholders regarding departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on December 5, 2013) |
99.8 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Managing Owner of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on April 28, 2014) |
99.9 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Registrants underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on August 4, 2014) |
99.10 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the trading advisors lineup of the Managing Owner of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on December 29, 2014) |
99.11 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the trading advisors lineup of the Managing Owner of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2015) |
99.12 | Notice to Unitholders regarding the change in service provider (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2016) |
99.13 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the trading advisors lineup of the Managing Owner of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2016) |
99.14 | Notice to Unitholders regarding the change in the registered public accounting firm (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on April 11, 2016) |
99.15 | Notice to Unitholders regarding departure of Directors or certain Officers; Election of Directors; appointment of certain Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on April 13, 2016) |
99.16 | Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the trading advisors lineup of the Managing Owner of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on February 6, 2017) |
99.17 | Notice to Unitholders regarding the change in service provide (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on March 6, 2017) |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be part of any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
By: | Kenmar
Preferred Investments, LLC, its Managing Owner |
By: | /s/ Jim Parrish | Date: May 15, 2017 | ||||
Name: | Jim Parrish | |||||
Title: | President | |||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||
By: | /s/ Atinder S. Jaggi | Date: May 15, 2017 | ||||
Name: | Atinder S. Jaggi | |||||
Title: | Director of Fund Administration | |||||
(Principal Financial/Accounting Officer) |
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