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:

September 30, 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 Registrant’s 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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

 

		Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3
Item 1.	Condensed Financial Statements	3
	World Monitor Trust III – Series J
	Condensed Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016	5
	Condensed Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016	6
	Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	7
	Condensed Statements of Changes in Unitholders’ Capital (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	8
	Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)	9-24
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	38
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	41
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION		42
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	42
Item 1.A.	Risk Factors	42
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	42
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	42
Item 5.	Other Information	42
Item 6.	Exhibits	43

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Financial Statements

 

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CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FOLLOW]

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

 

CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016

 

		September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (see Note 2)		$	1,690,406			$	6,727
Receivable from Managing Owner			34,442				0
Investment in securities, at fair value (cost $160,494 and $1,742,339 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)			163,094				1,724,151
Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, at fair value (see Note 7)			0				6,581,469
Receivable from Affiliated Investment Funds			4,650,448				415,067
Total assets		$	6,538,390			$	8,727,414
LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses payable		$	48,972			$	77,088
Interest payable to Managing Owner			1,760				165,209
Service fees payable (see Note 5)			22,242				12,526
Redemptions payable			29,719				47,158
Total liabilities			102,693				301,981
UNITHOLDERS’ CAPITAL (Net Asset Value)
Class I Units:
Unitholders’ Units - 39,636.741 and 106,116.029 Units outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively			2,659,233				7,858,343
Class II Units:
Unitholders’ Units - 5,853.276 and 6,395.489 Units outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively			476,880				567,090
Class III Units:
Unitholders’ Units - 35,832.917 and 0 Units outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively			3,299,584				0
Total Unitholders’ capital (Net Asset Value)			6,435,697				8,425,433
Total liabilities and Unitholders’ capital		$	6,538,390			$	8,727,414
NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT
Class I		$	67.09			$	74.05
Class II		$	81.47			$	88.67
Class III		$	92.08			$	0.00

 

See accompanying notes.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

CONDENSED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016

 

		September 30, 2017								December 31, 2016
		Fair Value as a % of Unitholders’ Capital				Fair Value				Fair Value as a % of Unitholders’ Capital				Fair Value
Investment in securities:
Publicly-traded mutual funds:
DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund Class I (shares 16,196.026 and 172,242.897 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)			2.53	%			163,094				20.46	%			1,724,151
Total investment in securities (cost $160,494 and $1,742,339 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,respectively)			2.53	%		$	163,094				20.46	%		$	1,724,151
Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds:
CTA Choice FRT			0.00	%			0				15.57	%			1,312,138
CTA Choice KEY			0.00	%			0				24.43	%			2,058,275
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			0.00	%		$	0				78.11	%		$	6,581,469
Proportional Share of Investments of Affiliated
Investment Funds:		September 30, 2017								December 31, 2016
Description		Fair Value as a % of Unitholders’ Capital				Fair Value				Fair Value as a % of Unitholders’ Capital				Fair Value
Proportional Share of Investments in DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund Class I (cost $0 and $2,154,637 and shares 0.000 and 214,363.031 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 respectively)			0.00	%		$	0				25.46	%		$	2,145,174

 

See accompanying notes.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

 

		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2017				2016				2017				2016
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividend income		$	8,024			$	12,395			$	26,244			$	39,774
Total investment income			8,024				12,395				26,244				39,774
EXPENSES
Management fees to Managing Owner			30,613				12,064				97,248				39,047
Managing Owner interest earned on Certain Investment Funds (see Note 4)			9,574				12,064				31,813				39,047
Service fees - Class I and Class III Units (see Note 5)			39,427				42,578				145,842				138,061
Sales commission			8,296				24,129				39,921				78,094
Operating expenses			60,848				42,744				217,276				153,662
Total expenses			148,758				133,579				532,100				447,911
General and administrative expenses borne by the Managing Owner and affiliates			14,594				0				34,442				0
Net expenses			134,164				133,579				497,658				447,911
Net investment (loss)			(126,140	)			(121,184	)			(471,414	)			(408,137	)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN OR (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Net realized loss on investment in securities			(5,352	)			(150	)			(8,044	)			(12,750	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in securities			10,854				4,144				20,788				30,102
Net gain from investment in securities			5,502				3,994				12,744				17,352
Net (loss) from investment in Affiliated Investment Funds			(74,516	)			(435,674	)			(157,392	)			(179,945	)
Total (loss) on investments			(69,014	)			(431,680	)			(144,648	)			(162,593	)
NET INCOME (LOSS)		$	(195,154	)		$	(552,864	)		$	(616,062	)		$	(570,730	)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE UNITHOLDER
Net income (loss) per weighted average Unitholder
Class I		$	(1.94	)		$	(4.44	)		$	(4.92	)		$	(4.40	)
Class II		$	(2.03	)		$	(4.74	)		$	(7.21	)		$	(3.54	)
Class III		$	(2.88	)		$	0.00			$	(6.87	)		$	0.00
Weighted average number of Units outstanding
Class I			40,173.569				117,571.725				62,862.357				123,858.918
Class II			5,853.276				6,560.334				5,940.647				7,273.927
Class II			36,504.677				0.000				38,450.047				0.000

 

See accompanying notes.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN UNITHOLDERS’ CAPITAL

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

 

		Class I								Class II								Class III
		Unitholders								Unitholders								Unitholders								Total
		Units				Amount				Units				Amount				Units				Amount				Units				Amount
Nine months ended September 30, 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			0.000				0				0.000				0				43,908.270				4,390,827				43,908.270				4,390,827
Redemptions			(66,479.288	)			(4,889,953	)			(542.213	)			(47,374	)			(8,075.353	)			(827,174	)			(75,096.854	)			(5,764,501	)
Net (loss)							(309,157	)							(42,836	)							(264,069	)							(616,062	)
Unitholders’ capital at September 30, 2017			39,636.741			$	2,659,233				5,853.276			$	476,880				35,832.917			$	3,299,584				81,322.934			$	6,435,697
Nine months ended September 30, 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			(16,862.030	)			(1,301,303	)			(1,811.501	)			(168,321	)			0.000				0				(18,673.531	)			(1,469,624	)
Net (loss)							(544,956	)							(25,774	)							0								(570,730	)
Unitholders’ capital at September 30, 2016			115,366.843			$	8,582,195				6,560.334			$	581,555				0.000			$	0				121,927.177			$	9,163,750

 

See accompanying notes.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

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 Trust’s 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, was the Asset Allocator of CTA Choice prior to March 30, 2016. 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. 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 interestholder’s assets and reallocates among the separate series of CTA Choice as agreed upon with the Trading Advisors.

 

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 interestholder’s Asset Allocation Agreement. CTA Choice pays no management or incentive fees to the Asset Allocator.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

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. Through September 30, 2017, Series J allocated its Allocated Assets to each Trading Advisor, which managed and made 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	9/30/2017
CTA Choice ISAT (“ISAT”)	DeepField A.G	Singularity Program	2/1/2017	9/30/2017
CTA Choice KEY (“KEY”)	KeyQuant S.A.S	Key Trends Program	1/1/2016	9/30/2017
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.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1.

ORGANIZATION (CONTINUED)

 

C.

The Offering

 

Series J offers units (the “Units”) in two classes (each, a “Class”) – Class I and Class II.

 

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”).

 

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 J’s 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. Although the Net Asset Value is currently below $10 million, as of November 14, 2017, the Managing Owner has not made a determination to terminate Series J.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

A.

Basis of Accounting

 

The condensed statement of financial condition, including the condensed schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2017, the condensed statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 (“Third Quarter 2017”), for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2017 (“Year-To-Date 2017”), for the three months ended September 30, 2016 (“Third Quarter 2016”), for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2016 (“Year-To-Date 2016”) and the condensed statements of changes in Unitholders’ capital for the Year-To-Date 2017 and the Year-To-Date 2016 are unaudited.

 

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 September 30, 2017 and the results of its operations for the Third Quarter 2017 and Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 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 J’s 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 J’s 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.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

A.

Basis of Accounting (Continued)

 

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.

 

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 September 30, 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:

 

September 30, 2017		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Assets:
Investment in securities, at fair value		$	163,094			$	0			$	0			$	163,094
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 institution’s 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.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

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.

 

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 J’s 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, 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. 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 Trust’s 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

E.

Offering Costs (Continued)

 

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 Third Quarter 2017 and Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016, Series J’s did not incur any offering cost.

 

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 J’s condensed statements of financial condition. As a practical expedient, fair value ordinarily is the fund’s net asset value as determined for the Affiliated Investment Funds in accordance with the fund’s valuation policies and reported at the time of Series J’s valuation by the management of the funds. Generally, the fair value of Series J’s investment in the Affiliated Investment Funds represents the amount that Series J could reasonably expect to receive from the Affiliated Investment Funds if Series J’s 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.

 

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.

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								Nine months ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2017				2016				2017				2016
Management fees to Managing Owner		$	30,613			$	12,064			$	97,248			$	39,047
Managing Owner interest earned on Certain Investment Funds			9,574				12,064				31,813				39,047
Operating expenses			18,825				18,024				66,115				63,417
General and administrative expenses borne by the Managing Owner and its affliates			(14,594	)			0				(34,442	)			0
Total		$	44,418			$	42,152			$	160,734			$	141,511

 

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 September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, were $11,183 and $9,780 respectively.

 

Note 4.

MANAGING OWNER AND AFFILIATES

 

The Managing Owner is paid a monthly management fee of 1/12^th of 0.5% (0.5% per annum) of Series J’s 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 III’s 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 September 30, 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 1/12^th of 50% of the first 1% of the positive returns earned on Series J’s investments in Certain Investment Funds.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 4.

MANAGING OWNER AND AFFILIATES (CONTINUED)

 

The calculation is based on Series J’s 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 J’s 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 Owner’s portion of Certain Investment Fund’s income. As of September 30, 2017, the loss carry forward amounted to $0. For the Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016 the Managing Owner’s portion of interest earned on Certain Investment Funds amounted to $10,000, $12,000, $32,000 and $39,000 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 Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016, the administrative services fee earned indirectly totaled $5,000, $7,000, $20,000 and $23,000, 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 1/12^th 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 13^th month after the purchase of a Class I Unit, the CSAs received an ongoing monthly commission equal to 1/12^th 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 1/12^th 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 J’s recapture of the 1/12^th 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.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 5.

SERVICE FEES AND SALES COMMISSIONS (CONTINUED)

 

For the Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017, Year-To-Date 2016, the Service Fee – Class I Units is composed of the following:

 

		Three months ended								Nine months ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2017				2016				2017				2016
Monthly 1/12th of 2% service fee calculated on all Class I Units		$	14,112			$	45,027			$	72,005			$	145,768
Series J’s recapture on 1/12th of 2% service fee on select Units and recapture of the service fee on Units held with no CSA			(1,198	)			(2,449	)			(4,448	)			(7,707	)
Total		$	12,914			$	42,578			$	67,557			$	138,061

 

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 1/12^th of 3.5% (3.5% per annum) to 1/12^th 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.

 

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 Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016, Series J directly paid the Selling Agent sales commission of $8,296, $24,129, $39,921 and $78,094, 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 1/12^th 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 1/12^th 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, served as the Administrator of Series J and the Affiliated Investment Funds through January 31, 2016. 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. 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 J’s 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).

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 6.

ADMINISTRATOR (CONTINUED)

 

Series J indirectly pays its pro-rata share of administrator fees through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds. For the Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016, Series J indirectly paid administrator fees totaling $21,000, $16,000, $58,000 and $50,000, respectively.

 

Series J also pays administrator fees directly to the Administrators. For the Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016, Series J directly paid the Administrator fees of $1,500, $1,500, $4,500 and $6,600, respectively.

 

On February 28, 2017, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”), a Nebraska Limited Liability Company and an affiliate of Gemini signed a Fund Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with Series J whereas GFS will takeover the registered transfer agent services from Kenmar Preferred. The Agreement will remain effective for a period of three years and in an event Series J ceases to trade before the three years, Series J will owe GFS the pro-rata portion of the fees it owes. GFS is expected to take over the registered transfer agent services during Q4 2017.

 

Note 7.

INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS

 

Through September 30, 2017, Series J invested a portion of its assets in Affiliated Investment Funds. Series J fully redeemed from the Affiliated Investment Funds as of September 30, 2017. Series J’s investment in Affiliated Investment Funds represents 0% and 78.11% of the Net Asset Value of Series J at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The investment in Affiliated Investment Funds is reported in Series J’s 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 J’s 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				Loss				Redemptions				September 30, 2017
Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds		$	6,581,469			$	5,254,347			$	(157,392	)		$	(11,678,424	)		$	0
		Net asset value																Net asset value
		December 31, 2015				Purchases				Loss				Redemptions				September 30, 2016
Investment in Affiliated Investment Funds		$	3,222,888			$	7,031,133			$	(179,946	)		$	(2,817,940	)		$	7,256,135

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 7.

INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS (CONTINUED)

 

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 Choice’s Private Placement Memorandum, the full amount of Series J’s capital contribution to an Affiliated Investment Fund will be traded by each Trading Advisor pursuant to its trading strategy at the Affiliated Investment Fund’s Investment Level Factor. An Affiliated Investment Fund’s Investment Level Factor multiplied by the capital contribution of Series J to an Affiliated Investment Fund shall equal Series J’s Investment Level. An Affiliated Investment Fund’s 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 Fund’s assets. Clarity may increase or decrease the Affiliated Investment Fund’s Investment Level Factor in its sole discretion.

 

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 III’s Net Asset Value per annum. Operating expenses include legal, accounting, registrar, transfer and assignment functions, investor communications, printing, and other administrative services.

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 J’s Allocated Assets as of each standard allocation date) and incentive fees for achieving “New High Net Trading Profits,” in Series J’s 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 Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016, the Trading Advisor management fees paid indirectly within each Affiliated Investment Fund based on Series J’s Allocated Assets as of each standard allocation date, totaled $26,000, $44,000, $103,000 and $140,000, respectively

 

For the Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016, the Trading Advisor incentive fees paid indirectly within Series J’s investment in Affiliated Investment Funds totaled $0, $178, $1,429 and $103,437, 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 September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Derivative trading activity is conducted within the Affiliated Investment Funds. Series J’s 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.

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 J’s 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 Oct 1, 2017 through Nov 14, 2017, there were estimated redemptions of $28,000 effective November 1, 2017.

 

As of October 1, 2017 Series J invested in three new unaffiliated Investment Funds. Approximately $1,540,000 was invested in Galaxy Plus Fund - ADG Systematic Macro Feeder Fund (530) LLC, $1,150,000 into Galaxy Plus Fund - Fort Contrarian Feeder Fund (510) LLC and $1,920,000 into Galaxy Plus Fund - QIM Feeder Fund (526) LLC.

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 Third Quarter 2017, Third Quarter 2016, Year-To-Date 2017 and Year-To-Date 2016. This information has been derived from information presented in the condensed financial statements:

 

		Class I								Class II								Class III
		Three				Nine				Three				Nine				Three				Nine
		months				months				months				months				months				months
		ended				ended				ended				ended				ended				ended
		September 30, 2017								September 30, 2017								September 30, 2017
Per Unit Performance
(for a Unit outstanding throughout the entire period)
Net Asset Value per Unit at beginning of period		$	69.08			$	74.05			$	83.50			$	88.67			$	95.06			$	100.00
Gain (Loss) from operations:
Net realized and change in unrealized (loss) (1)			(0.76	)			(2.97	)			(0.94	)			(3.89	)			(1.04	)			(2.69	)
Dividend income (1)			0.08				0.22				0.10				0.28				0.11				0.27
Expenses (1), (5)			(1.31	)			(4.21	)			(1.19	)			(3.59	)			(2.05	)			(5.50	)
Total (loss) from operations			(1.99	)			(6.96	)			(2.03	)			(7.20	)			(2.98	)			(7.92	)
Net Asset Value per Unit at end of period		$	67.09			$	67.09			$	81.47			$	81.47			$	92.08			$	92.08
Total Return (4), (5)			(2.88	)%			(9.40	)%			(2.43	)%			(8.12	)%			(3.13	)%			(7.92	)%
Supplemental data
Ratios to average Net Asset Value:
Net investment (loss) (2), (3), (5)			(7.08	)%			(7.29	)%			(5.19	)%			(5.07	)%			(8.12	)%			(7.89	)%
Dividend income (3)			0.48	%			0.41	%			0.47	%			0.42	%			0.48	%			0.41	%
Other expenses(3), (5)			7.55	%			7.70	%			5.66	%			5.49	%			8.60	%			8.30	%
Total expenses			7.55	%			7.70	%			5.66	%			5.49	%			8.60	%			8.30	%

 

Total return is calculated based on the change in value of a Unit during the period. An individual Unitholder’s 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 J’s proportionate share of income and expenses from investment in Affiliated Investment Funds.

(3)

Annualized.

(4)

Not Annualized.

(5)

Net of Class III’s portion of general and administrative expenses borne by the Managing Owner and affiliates.

WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

 

		Class I								Class II
		Three				Nine				Three				Nine
		months				months				months				months
		ended				ended				ended				ended
		September 30, 2016								September 30, 2016
Per Unit Performance
(for a Unit outstanding throughout the entire period)
Net Asset Value per Unit at beginning of period		$	78.75			$	78.87			$	93.39			$	92.65
Gain (Loss) from operations:
Net realized and change in unrealized (loss) (1)			(3.37	)			(1.33	)			(4.00	)			(1.59	)
Dividend income (1)			0.10				0.30				0.12				0.36
Expenses			(1.09	)			(3.45	)			(0.86	)			(2.77	)
Total (loss) from operations			(4.36	)			(4.48	)			(4.74	)			(4.00	)
Net Asset Value per Unit at end of period		$	74.39			$	74.39			$	88.65			$	88.65
Total Return (4)			(5.54	)%			(5.68	)%			(5.08	)%			(4.32	)%
Supplemental data
Ratios to average Net Asset Value:
Net investment (loss) (2), (3)			(5.21	)%			(5.41	)%			(3.28	)%			(3.51	)%
Dividend income (3)			0.52	%			0.52	%			0.52	%			0.52	%
Other expenses(3)			5.73	%			5.93	%			3.79	%			4.02	%
Total expenses			5.73	%			5.93	%			3.79	%			4.02	%

 

Total return is calculated based on the change in value of a Unit during the period. An individual Unitholder’s 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 J’s proportionate share of income and expenses from investment in Affiliated Investment Funds.

(3)

Annualized.

(4)

Not Annualized.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

This report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) for the quarter ending September 30, 2017 (“Third 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 Registrant’s actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.

 

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the Federal securities laws, the Managing Owner undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or the risks, uncertainties or other factors described 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 Trust’s fiscal year for book and tax purposes ends on December 31.

 

The Trust’s 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 September 30, 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.

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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 G’s 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:

 

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CTA Choice FRT (“FRT”), managed by managed by Fort, L.P. (“Fort”), Global Diversified Program;

 

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CTA Choice KEY (“KEY”) managed by KeyQuant S.A.S (“KeyQuant”), pursuant to its Key Trends Program;

 

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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

 

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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. As of September 30, 2017 the Registrant fully redeemed its Allocated Assets from the CTA Funds.

 

Fort’s Global Diversified Trading Program consists of three separate strategy components: (i) trend anticipating; (ii) trend following; and (iii) short term mean reversion. Fort’s 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.

 

KeyQuant’s 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 Oak’s Fundamental Trading Program is driven by fundamentals: specifically, its strategy is grounded in Red Oak’s 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 Oak’s 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 Field’s 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 Program’s 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 1/12^th of 0.5% (0.5% per annum) of the Registrant’s Net Asset Value (defined below) at the beginning of each month. See Note 4 of the Registrant’s financial statements included in its annual report for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “Registrant’s 2016 Annual Report”), which is filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s 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 1/12^th of 0.25% (0.25% per annum) of the respective CTA Fund’s beginning of month Allocated Assets to Clarity for risk management and related services with respect to monitoring the Trading Advisors.

 

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

** Series J fully redeemed from CTA Choice FRT, CTA Choice KEY and CTA Choice ISAT as of September 30, 2017

 

“New High Net Trading Profits” (for purposes of calculating a Trading Advisor’s 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 Advisor’s 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 Advisor’s trading activities, operating expenses, and the Trading Advisor’s 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 Advisor’s 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 Advisor’s 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 Registrant’s trading activities. These activities are charged indirectly through the Registrant’s 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 broker’s 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.

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 Owner’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Owner’s management fee, the fees to be paid to the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 2016 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

Financial Information about Segments

 

The Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s business is appreciation of its assets through speculative trading in commodity interests. Financial information about the Registrant’s business, as of September 30, 2017, is set forth under Items 2 and 3 herein.

 

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 SEC’s 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 Registrant’s SEC filings are available to the public from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s condensed financial statements. Actual results may differ from the estimates used.

 

The Managing Owner has evaluated the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s significant accounting policies, see Note 2 of the Registrant’s 2016 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s investments as of September 30, 2017, $163,094 or 2.53% of the Net Asset Value were classified as Level 1. Generally, the fair value of the Registrant’s investment in the Affiliated Investment Funds represents the amount that the Registrant could reasonably expect to receive from the Affiliated Investment Funds if the Registrant’s 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 as transfer agent for DoubleLine Funds, at September 30, 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 1/12^th of 50% of the first 1% of the positive returns earned on the Registrant’s investments in Certain Investment Funds. The calculation is based on the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Owner’s portion of the Certain Investment Fund’s income.

 

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 September 30, 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

 

Third Quarter 2017 and Year-to-Date 2017

 

Subscriptions of Limited Units for the Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2017 were $0 and $4,390,827, respectively. Redemptions of Limited Units for the Third Quarter 2017 and Year-to-Date were $263,529 and $5,764,501, respectively.

 

Third Quarter 2016 and Year-to-Date 2016

  

Subscriptions of Limited Units for the Third Quarter 2016 and Year-to-Date 2016 were $0. Redemptions of Limited Units for the Third Quarter 2016 and Year-to-Date 2016 were $422,388 and $1,469,624, respectively.

 

Liquidity

 

A portion of the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s speculative trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could result in losses considerably beyond the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 2016 Annual Report for a further discussion on the credit and market risks associated with the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s liquidity increasing or decreasing in a material way.

 

The Registrant does not have, nor does it expect to have, any capital assets.

 

Market Overview

 

Following is a market overview for the Third Quarter 2017 and the Third Quarter 2016:

 

Third Quarter 2017

 

Benchmark U.S. equity indices marked all-time highs during the third quarter as economic growth continued to support corporate earnings while inflationary pressures remained subdued. The EuroStoxx 50 index also marked records as Euro-area optimism rose to a 12-year high amid signs of a strengthening economy. In Asia as well, stock indices were buoyed as the Hang Seng rallied on improved earnings and a stable Chinese economy while the Topix marked 2-year highs as the Bank of Japan vowed to keep is accommodative policy in place.

 

Overall, U.S. and European bond prices tracked a similar course, as prices rose early on and then retreated in September. In the U.S., 10-year prices moved higher as the U.S. Federal Reserve took a dovish tone in the wake of weak inflation and economic readings; safe-haven buying as North Korea jitters intensified also buoyed prices. In September, those gains were erased as investors refocused on a December rate hike as Federal Reserve Chair Yellen indicated a willingness to pursue both higher rates and balance sheet reduction. Overseas, the German bund ended the quarter higher as the ECB kept its QE language unchanged while in the U.K, gilt prices ended the period lower on dovish BOE comments and Brexit worries. In Japan, JGB prices ended the period slightly higher.

 

In currencies, the U.S. dollar lost ground against its major counterparts as disarray in Trump’s administration, the Trump-Russian investigation, geopolitical tensions and a cloudy Federal Reserve outlook all weighed on the greenback. At quarter end, the dollar saw some relief as investors focused on the prospects for U.S. tax cuts and a December rate hike. In Europe, the euro continued to prosper, rising to a two-year high versus the dollar as sentiment in the region rose as a robust economic recovery was pared with a weak inflationary outlook. In the U.K., the British pound ultimately ended the quarter higher as a pick-up in U.K. inflation revived expectations for tighter monetary policy. In Asia, the Japanese yen traveled within wide bands as prices reacted to Bank of Japan policy divergence with its U.S. counter-part and safe haven buying as tensions in the region escalated.

 

In commodity markets, a commitment by Saudi Arabia to end the global supply glut and declining U.S. stockpiles combined to buoy WTI crude oil prices. The move was further underpinned on signs of increasing demand. Gasoline prices also rallied as Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on oil refinery operations in the Gulf; at quarter-end, gasoline prices sat close to two-year highs. In industrial metals, prices move higher on expectations for increased China demand; additionally, new Chinese measures to cut capacity and tighten environmental controls lifted prices. In precious metals, gold prices initially rallied on haven demand, dollar weakness and U.S. political concerns. In September, prices turned lower as geopolitical tensions eased and on optimism that Trump’s tax reform plans would buoy growth. In grains, corn and wheat ended the quarter lower as beneficial rains served to ease drought conditions resulting in sizable yields. Conversely, soybean prices rallied in September to end the quarter a bit higher as traders worried that warm temperatures would stress crops. In softs, sugar and London cocoa prices remained trapped within a trading range while London coffee prices slipped.

 

Third Quarter 2016

 

Third quarter market drivers included traders’ expectations for global central bank activity (particularly divergence as the U.S. Federal Reserve moves closer towards its next rate hike), the health of the global economy and the continued fallout from the Brexit vote.

 

In the U.S., equity indices hit new highs as market participants believed that the economy would be strong enough to withstand an anticipated year-end quarter-point rate hike from the Federal Reserve. While that optimism was tempered by quarter-end, U.S. indices nevertheless ended September higher. U.S. bond prices took their lead from equity markets and fell (as yields rose) while staying within well-defined ranges. Conversely, in overseas markets where the expectation was for continued accommodative policy, European markets such as the German DAX and UK FTSE rose as did bond prices. Similarly, Asian equity markets including the Topix, Nikkei and Hang Seng also moved higher albeit in Japan, bond prices plunged (and yields soared) when BOJ Governor Kuroda underwhelmed the market with less aggressive stimulus than what was anticipated; by quarter end prices had moved a bit off the intra-quarter low.

In currency markets, the dollar ended the three-month period slightly lower against a basket of currencies as it vacillated basis expectations for Fed action; the Fed kept rates unchanged in September thereby increasing the odds for a December hike. The British pound’s freefall on the “leave” vote in June stabilized during the third quarter as the Bank of England unveiled a strong package of stimulus including the first interest rate cut since 2009. In other markets, the euro ended the quarter slightly higher while the Japanese yen, slightly lower.

 

In commodity markets, crude oil prices seesawed during the third quarter ultimately ending the period lower. Early on, prices sank under the weight of elevated inventories, rising rig counts, demand concerns and a strong US dollar. Thereafter, prices moved off those lows on signs of falling U.S. inventories and reports that OPEC had agreed to reduce production for the first time in eight years. In precious metals, gold started the quarter on a positive note, rising to a two-year high only to drift lower as the quarter progressed on expectations for higher U.S. interest rates. Conversely, palladium prices ended the quarter sharply higher on stronger Chinese car sales amid potential shortfalls in supply.

 

In base metals, markets generally ended the period higher with the outlook for Chinese demand, supply, and the overall health of the global economy influencing price. In traditional agricultural markets, grain prices ended the quarter lower on record yields; soybean oil was the exception as diminished palm oil supply stoked strong demand for this substitute vegetable oil. Cocoa prices similarly ended the quarter lower with market back in surplus while coffee and sugar moved higher on Brazilian weather concerns. In meats, prices of both hogs and cattle moved south on weaker demand and ample animal supply

 

Sector Performance

 

Due to the nature of the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s assets were allocated indirectly as of the Third Quarter 2017 and the Third 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 Registrant’s trading results for the major sectors in which the Registrant traded indirectly for the Third Quarter 2017 and the Third Quarter 2016.

 

Third Quarter 2017

 

As of September 30, 2017, the Registrant fully redeemed its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds.

 

Trading results for the major sectors in which the Registrant traded indirectly for the Third Quarter 2017 were as follows:

 

Currencies: (+) The Registrant experienced gains in currencies as profits in July were sufficient to erase small losses in August and September. Overall, the Fund’s largest profits were linked to positions in the euro as the currency ended the quarter higher versus the U.S. dollar. Largest losses were in the Swiss franc as prices traded within a broad band.

 

Interest Rates: (-) The Registrant experienced losses as profit realized in July and August were erased in September. Losses were concentrated in shorter-term interest rates, the British gilt and the U.S. 2- and 10-year notes. The quarter’s largest gains were in the German EuroSchatz.

 

Indices: (+) The Registrant experienced gains in global stock indices, posting profits in all three months of the quarter. Largest profits were seen in U.S. stock indices as major benchmarks reached all-time highs; profits were also posted in the Hang Seng as it ended the quarter higher. Largest losses were in the Nikkei.

 

Energies: (-) The Registrant realized losses in energies due to positions in WTI crude and gasoline. Dampening losses were gains in heating oil and natural gas.

 

Metals: (-) The Registrant realized losses metals as gains in copper and gold were insufficient to cover largest losses in silver.

Grains: (-) The Registrant realized losses in grains as profits in August were insufficient to cover losses posted in July and September. All markets traded were unprofitable save wheat.

 

Tropicals: (-) The Registrant realized losses in cocoa and coffee; trading in sugar resulted in small profits.

 

Meats: (-) The Registrant realized a small loss in cattle as prices ended the quarter lower.

 

Third Quarter 2016

 

As of September 30, 2016, the allocation of the Registrant’s assets, through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds, to major sectors was as follows:

 

Sector		Allocation
Currencies			3.20	%
Energies			6.38	%
Grains			1.94	%
Indices			40.36	%
Interest Rates			27.07	%
Metals			9.29	%
Softs			11.76	%
TOTAL			100.00	%

 

Trading results for the major sectors in which the Registrant traded indirectly for the Third 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 the least successful. Positions in the Australian and New Zealand dollar were profitable.

 

Interest Rates: (-) The Registrant experienced losses in global interest rates due largely to August losses in the Japanese government bond as prices fell sharply on the Bank of Japan’s post-meeting announcement. In addition, losses accumulated in July in the Eurodollar as prices fell sharply in anticipation of a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate increase.

 

Indices: (+) The Registrant experienced relatively equal-sized gains in all three months of the quarter. Overall, single largest gains were seen in the U.S. Russell 2000; trading in Japanese indices was also profitable. The largest index loss was in the German DAX.

 

Energies: (-) The Registrant experienced losses in the energy complex. Accumulated losses in WTI and Brent crude oil in July were largest as prices fell on abundant global supply; trading in other markets in the complex was also unprofitable.

 

Metals: (+) The Registrant realized gains in metals. Largest gains were in palladium as prices rallied on expectations of better auto sales; gains were also posted in nickel and zinc. Largest losses were in gold as it vacillated on expectations for central bank activity.

 

Grains: (-) The Registrant realized losses in grains as prices of oats, rough rice, soybeans and wheat fell during the quarter on abundant supply. Gains were realized in soybean oil as prices rallied on increased demand.

 

Tropicals: (+) The Registrant realized small profits in tropical markets. The largest gains were in coffee as prices rose on supply concerns. Losses were seen in cocoa, notably in August and sugar.

 

Meats: (+) The Registrant realized profits in cattle as prices fell throughout the quarter.

Results of Operations

 

Year-To-Date 2017

 

The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class I as of September 30, 2017 was $67.09, a decrease of $6.96 from the December 31, 2016 Net Asset Value of $74.05.

 

The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class II as of September 30, 2017 was $81.47, a decrease of $7.20 from the December 31, 2016 Net Asset Value of $88.67.

 

The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class III as of September 30, 2017 was $92.08, a decrease of $7.92 from its original subscription on February 1, 2017.

 

The following table discloses each Trading Advisor’s contribution to the Net Asset Values of Class I and Class II for the Year-To-Date 2017, as well as the allocation of the Registrant’s assets to each Trading Advisor as of September 30, 2017. The table is based on the effect of a Unitholder that held Units for the Year-To-Date 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 as
Beginning UNAV			74.05			Beginning UNAV			88.67			Beginning UNAV			100.00				of September 30, 2017
CTA Choice FRT			(0.76	)		CTA Choice FRT			(0.93	)		CTA Choice FRT			(0.02	)			0.00	%
CTA Choice ISAT			0.23			CTA Choice ISAT			0.28			CTA Choice ISAT			0.32				0.00	%
CTA Choice KEY			(3.13	)		CTA Choice KEY			(3.79	)		CTA Choice KEY			(3.15	)			0.00	%
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			(3.64	)		Net Expenses			(3.16	)		Net Expenses			(5.07	)
ENDING UNAV			67.09			ENDING UNAV			81.47			ENDING UNAV			92.08				0.00	%

 

The Registrant’s average net asset level for the Year-To-Date 2017 was approximately $8,780,000, a decrease of approximately $1,520,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2016, primarily due to the effect of investor redemptions and negative trading performance.

 

The Registrant’s performance for Class I, Class II and Class III for the Year-To-Date 2017 was (9.40) %, (8.12) % and (7.92)%, respectively. The Registrant’s performance for Class I, Class II and Class III for the Third Quarter 2017 was (2.88) %, (2.43) %, and (3.13) % respectively. Performance includes the percentage change in the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s total gain from its investment in securities for the Year-To-Date 2017 was approximately $13,000.

 

The Registrant’s total loss from its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds for the Year-To-Date 2017 was approximately $157,000.

 

Dividend income for the Year-To-Date 2017 was approximately $26,000, a decrease of approximately $14,000, as compared to the Year-To-Date 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 Year-To-Date 2017 were approximately $118,000, an increase of approximately $54,000, as compared to the Year-To-Date 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 Year-To-Date 2017 were approximately $103,000, a decrease of approximately $37,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2016, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.

 

Management fees to the Managing Owner for the Year-To-Date 2017 were approximately $97,000, an increase of approximately $58,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2016, primarily due to the addition of Class III units.

 

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 Year-To-Date 2017 were approximately $1,000.

 

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 Year-To-Date 2017 was approximately 20,000, a decrease of approximately $3,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2016.

 

Service fees for the Year-To-Date 2017 were approximately $146,000, an increase of approximately $8,000 as compared to the Third Quarter 2016, primarily due to the addition of Class III units.

 

Sales commissions for the Year-To-Date 2017 were approximately $40,000, a decrease of approximately $38,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2016, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.

 

Managing Owner interest earned on Certain Investment Funds for the Year-To-Date 2017 was approximately $32,000, a decrease of approximately $7,000, as compared to the Year-To-Date 2016.

 

Operating expenses were approximately $217,000 for the Year-To-Date 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 Year-To-Date 2017.

 

Year-To-Date 2016

 

The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class I as of September 30, 2016 was $74.39, a decrease of $4.48 from the December 31, 2015 Net Asset Value of $78.87.

 

The Net Asset Value per Unit of Class II as of September 30, 2016 was $88.65, a decrease of $4.00 from the December 31, 2015 Net Asset Value of $92.65.

 

The following table discloses each Trading Advisor’s contribution to the Net Asset Values of Class I and Class II for the Year-To-Date 2016, as well as the allocation of the Registrant’s assets to each Trading Advisor as of September 30, 2016. The table is based on the effect of a Unitholder that held Units for the Year-To-Date 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 as of September 30,
Beginning UNAV		$	78.87			Beginning UNAV		$	92.65			2016
CTA Choice FRT			2.24			CTA Choice FRT			2.50				24.83	%
CTA Choice KEY			0.04			CTA Choice KEY			0.07				24.88	%
CTA Choice QNTM			(2.15	)		CTA Choice QNTM			(2.34	)			24.96	%
CTA Choice RDOK			(1.42	)		CTA Choice RDOK			(1.34	)			25.33	%
Net Expenses			(3.19	)		Net Expenses			(2.89	)
ENDING UNAV		$	74.39			ENDING UNAV		$	88.65				100.00	%

The Registrant’s average net asset level for the Year-To-Date 2016 was approximately $10,300,000, a decrease of approximately $3,916,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2015, primarily due to the effect of investor redemptions and negative trading performance.

 

The Registrant’s performance for Class I and Class II for the Year-To-Date 2016 was (5.68)% and (4.32)%, respectively. Performance includes the percentage change in the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s total gain from its investment in securities for the Year-To-Date 2016 was approximately $17,000.

 

The Registrant’s total loss from its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds for the Year-To-Date 2016 was approximately $180,000.

 

Dividend income for the Year-To-Date 2016 was approximately $40,000, an increase of approximately $2,000, as compared to the Year-To-Date 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 Year-To-Date 2016 were approximately $64,000, a decrease of approximately $43,000, as compared to the Year-To-Date 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 Year-To-Date 2016 were approximately $140,000, a decrease of approximately $34,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.

 

Management fees to the Managing Owner for the Year-To-Date 2016 were approximately $39,000, a decrease of approximately $15,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 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 Year-To-Date 2016 were approximately $103,000.

 

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 Year-To-Date 2016 was approximately $23,000, a decrease of approximately $8,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.

 

Service fees for the Year-To-Date 2016 were approximately $138,000, a decrease of approximately $57,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.

 

Sales commissions for the Year-To-Date 2016 were approximately $78,000, a decrease of approximately $30,000 as compared to the Year-To-Date 2015, primarily due to the decrease in the average net asset level discussed above.

 

Managing Owner interest earned on Certain Investment Funds for the Year-To-Date 2016 was approximately $39,000, an increase of approximately $28,000, as compared to the Year-To-Date 2015.

 

Operating expenses were approximately $154,000 for the Year-To-Date 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 Year-To-Date 2016.

 

Inflation

 

Inflation has had no material impact on the operations or on the financial condition of the Registrant from inception through September 30, 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.

 

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 Registrant’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Registrant’s main line of business.

 

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair market value of the Registrant’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s market sensitive instruments.

Quantifying the Registrant’s Trading Value at Risk

 

Quantitative Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by the Trading Advisors is quantified below in terms of Value at Risk. Due to the Registrant’s mark-to-market accounting, any loss in the fair value of the Registrant’s open positions is directly reflected in the Registrant’s 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).

 

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 Registrant’s Value at Risk, 100% positive correlation in the different positions held in each market risk category has been assumed. Consequently, the margin requirements applicable to the open contracts have simply been aggregated to determine each trading category’s aggregate Value at Risk. The diversification effects resulting from the fact that the Registrant’s positions are rarely, if ever, 100% positively correlated have not been reflected.

 

The Registrant’s Trading Value at Risk in Different Market Sectors

 

The following table presents the trading value at risk associated with the Registrant’s open positions by market sector through its investment in Affiliated Investment Funds at September 30, 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 September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Registrant had total capitalizations of approximately $0 million and $9 million, respectively.

 

		September 30, 2017								December 31, 2016
						% of Total								% of Total
Market Sector		Value at Risk				Capitalization				Value at Risk				Capitalization
Interest rates		$	0				0.00	%		$	146,203				1.74	%
Currencies			0				0.00	%			272,546				3.24	%
Commodities			0				0.00	%			213,901				2.55	%
Stock indices			0				0.00	%			292,694				3.48	%
Total		$	0				0.00	%		$	925,344				11.01	%

 

The following table presents the average trading value at risk of the Registrant’s open positions by market sector for the Third Quarter 2017 and the Third Quarter 2016 based upon the Registrant’s total average capitalization of approximately $0 and $10 million, respectively.

 

		Third Quarter 2017								Third Quarter 2016
						% of Total								% of Total
Market Sector		Value at Risk				Capitalization				Value at Risk				Capitalization
Interest rates		$	0				0.00	%		$	242,960				2.60	%
Currencies			0				0.00	%			223,953				2.40	%
Commodities			0				0.00	%			273,060				2.93	%
Stock indices			0				0.00	%			270,151				2.89	%
Total		$	0				0.00	%		$	1,010,124				10.82	%

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 Registrant’s open positions creates a “risk of ruin” not typically found in most other investment vehicles. Because of the size of its positions, certain market conditions, 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.”

 

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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s risk controls to differ materially from the objectives of such strategies. Government interventions, defaults and expropriations, illiquid markets, the emergence of dominant fundamental factors, political upheavals, changes in historical price relationships, an influx of new market participants, increased regulation and many other factors could result in material losses as well as in material changes to the risk exposures and the risk management strategies of the Registrant. There can be no assurance that the Registrant’s current market exposure and/or risk management strategies will not change materially or that any such strategies will be effective in either the short- or long-term. Unitholders must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of their investment in the Registrant.

 

Based on the trading value at risk at September 30, 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 Year-To-Date 2017 as compared with the Year-To-Date 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 Registrant’s 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 Owner’s 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.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Registrant’s “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 Registrant’s management, including the Managing Owner’s President (who, in these capacity, function as the Principal Executive Officers of the Registrant), as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

In designing and evaluating the Registrant’s 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 Owner’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of certain officers of the Managing Owner (including the Managing Owner’s President) has evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures during the Third Quarter 2017. Based upon such evaluation, the Managing Owner’s President has concluded that, as of September 30, 2017, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a – 15(f) and 15d – 15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the Third Quarter 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

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 Registrant’s 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 September 30, 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

 

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 Owner’s interest qualified as unregistered sales of securities. From December 1, 2008 through September 30, 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 to the consolidation (as discusses in The Offering), one time Class III units were registered pursuant 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 September 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13.1 to the Registrant’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Form S-1 Registration Statement, File No. 333-119612, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2007)

 

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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on October 1, 2010)

 

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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on September 3, 2013)

 

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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on March 6, 2017)

 

99.18

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 Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on September 28, 2017)

 

99.19

Notice to Unitholders regarding certain changes to the ownership and structure of the Registrant’s underlying managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 000-51651, filed with the Commission on October 4, 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: November 14, 2017
		Name:		Jim Parrish
		Title:		President
				(Principal Executive Officer)