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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2014

OR

 

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

Commission File Number 000-51274

 

 

EQUINOX FRONTIER FUNDS

EQUINOX FRONTIER DIVERSIFIED FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER LONG/SHORT COMMODITY FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER MASTERS FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER BALANCED FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER SELECT FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER WINTON FUND;

EQUINOX FRONTIER HERITAGE FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

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

c/o Equinox Fund Management, LLC

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 2500

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(303) 837-0600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

 

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Units;

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a Units;

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Units;

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a and Class 2a Units;

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1 and Class 2 Units;

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1 and Class 2 Units;

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1 and Class 2 Units

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

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  ¨

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

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 1 2b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

 

 


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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Financial Statements   
   Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013      4   
   Condensed Schedules of Investments as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013      10   
   Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)      13   
   Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)      16   
   Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)      20   
   Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)      23   
   Trust Financial Statements (1)   
   Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013      48   
   Consolidated Condensed Schedules of Investments as of March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013      49   
   Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)      51   
   Consolidated Statement of Changes in Owners’ Capital for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)      52   
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)      53   
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)      54   

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      67   

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      91   

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures      96   

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings      96   

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors      96   

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      96   

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities      96   

Item 4.

   Mine Safety Disclosures      96   

Item 5.

   Other Information      97   

Item 6.

   Exhibits      97   

SIGNATURES

     98   

 

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

 

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Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements

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

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

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AS OF MARCH 31, 2014, AND THE MANAGING OWNER UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Financial Condition

March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

     Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
     Equinox Frontier
Long/Short Commodity Fund
 
     3/31/2014
(Unaudited)
    12/31/2013     3/31/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013      3/31/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013  
ASSETS                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,121,115      $ 1,827,897      $ 647,479       $ 1,125,954       $ 438,197       $ 810,418   

U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     29,160,624        38,055,417        16,841,167         23,441,497         11,397,659         16,872,290   

Open trade equity, at fair value

     —          —          —           —           26,316         —     

Options purchased, at fair value

     —          —          —           —           1,868,662         98,740   

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     —          —          —           —           6,291,722         7,836,808   

Swap contracts, at fair value

     2,858,230        3,437,632        —           —           2,031,764         2,456,546   

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     21,743,674        20,837,272        9,658,397         9,166,710         490,319         655,769   

Prepaid service fees - Class 1

     3,779        4,946        4,325         11,165         1,853         3,707   

Interest receivable

     156,073        521,275        90,137         321,097         61,003         231,114   

Receivable from related parties

     —          1,035        16,774         2,060         2,978         2,954   

Other assets

     —          —          —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 55,043,495      $ 64,685,474      $ 27,258,279       $ 34,068,483       $ 22,610,473       $ 28,968,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL                

LIABILITIES

               

Open trade deficit, at fair value

   $ —        $ —        $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 191,069   

Options written, at fair value

     —          —          —           —           1,303,208         172,650   

Pending owner additions

     14,294        2,292        1,310         1,352         2         —     

Owner redemptions payable

     277,831        348,441        116,317         71,188         85,596         107,888   

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     432,084        575,550        13,712         —           —           —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     90,563        101,504        85,923         107,027         96,600         104,883   

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     13,475        16,220        7,605         9,587         4,965         7,965   

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     39,058        46,263        27,824         35,858         11,218         14,965   

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     120,132        136,166        58,186         72,687         24,732         34,788   

Payables to related parties

     —          —          —           —           152         —     

Other liabilities

     1,440        —          —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     988,877        1,226,436        310,877         297,699         1,526,473         634,208   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL

               

Managing Owner Units - Class 1

     —          23,953        —           —           —           —     

Managing Owner Units - Class 2

     1,817,844        1,904,660        534,329         559,668         343,689         386,171   

Managing Owner Units - Class 2a

     —          —          —           —           199,030         222,971   

Managing Owber Units - Class 3

     22,804        —          24,145         25,274         —           —     

Managing Owner Units - Class 3a

     —          —          —           —           9,817         10,991   

Limited Owner Units - Class 1

     22,857,752        28,720,094        16,792,778         23,115,495         —           —     

Limited Owner Units - Class 1a

     —          —          —           —           6,200,830         8,752,826   

Limited Owner Units - Class 2

     28,647,438        32,810,331        8,794,805         9,846,494         902,867         2,985,627   

Limited Owner Units - Class 2a

     —          —          —           —           2,023,765         2,880,434   

Limited Owner Units - Class 3

     708,780        —          801,345         223,853         7,616,070         9,619,596   

Limited Owner Units - Class 3a

     —          —          —           —           385,719         246,480   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Owners’ Capital

     54,054,618        63,459,038        26,947,402         33,770,784         17,681,787         25,105,096   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Controlling Interests

     —          —          —           —           3,402,213         3,229,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Capital

     54,054,618        63,459,038        26,947,402         33,770,784         21,084,000         28,334,138   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Capital

   $ 55,043,495      $ 64,685,474      $ 27,258,279       $ 34,068,483       $ 22,610,473       $ 28,968,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Units Outstanding

               

Class 1

     276,166        330,005        192,366         251,718         N/A         N/A   

Class 1a

     N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A         75,237         94,391   

Class 2

     338,329        367,927        98,244         104,624         11,182         26,918   

Class 2a

     N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A         24,818         30,930   

Class 3

     8,822 (1)      N/A (1)      9,403         2,711         68,297         76,774   

Class 3a

     N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A         4,408         2,563   

Net Asset Value per Unit

               

Class 1

   $ 82.77      $ 87.10      $ 87.30       $ 91.83         N/A         N/A   

Class 1a

     N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A       $ 82.42       $ 92.73   

Class 2

   $ 90.05      $ 94.35      $ 94.96       $ 99.46       $ 111.48       $ 125.26   

Class 2a

     N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A       $ 89.56       $ 100.34   

Class 3

   $ 82.92 (1)      N/A (1)    $ 87.80       $ 91.91       $ 111.51       $ 125.30   

Class 3a

     N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A       $ 89.74       $ 100.47   

 

(1) Class 3 operations began February 25, 2014.

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Financial Condition

March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund      Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     3/31/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013      3/31/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013  
ASSETS            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 9,562,624       $ 3,292,570       $ 295,043       $ 494,931   

U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     53,649,502         68,548,395         7,674,181         10,304,085   

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     25,360,229         23,466,052         —           —     

Open trade equity, at fair value

     2,384,450         3,935,252         —           —     

Options purchased, at fair value

     203,143         165,915         —           —     

Swap contracts, at fair value

     8,635,891         10,122,003         —           —     

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     12,702,068         13,713,315         7,165,381         6,864,544   

Interest receivable

     287,275         939,354         41,074         141,143   

Prepaid service fees

     49         234         —           —     

Other assets

     15         53         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 112,785,246       $ 124,183,143       $ 15,175,679       $ 17,804,703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL            

LIABILITIES

           

Open trade deficit, at fair value

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

Options written, at fair value

     69,410         183,856         —           —     

Pending owner additions

     12,903         14,677         830         994   

Owner redemptions payable

     374,300         931,553         37,510         68,598   

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     551,278         691,917         —           —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     99,238         113,085         47,746         49,798   

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     116,987         146,282         17,359         22,398   

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     168,118         190,286         34,156         39,045   

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     62,011         73,125         9,741         11,545   

Payables to related parties

     15,069         12,135         638         477   

Other liabilities

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,469,314         2,356,916         147,980         192,855   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL

           

Managing Owner Units - Class 2

     1,080,475         1,374,533         6,942         7,336   

Managing Owner Units - Class 2a

     142,512         147,003         —           —     

Limited Owner Units - Class 1

     69,599,720         80,801,534         13,514,210         15,852,947   

Limited Owner Units - Class 2

     21,880,706         25,236,584         1,506,547         1,751,565   

Limited Owner Units - Class 2a

     331,924         344,576         —           —     

Limited Owner Units - Class 3a

     2,149,750         2,322,629         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Owners’ Capital

     95,185,087         110,226,859         15,027,699         17,611,848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Controlling Interests

     16,130,845         11,599,368         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Capital

     111,315,932         121,826,227         15,027,699         17,611,848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Capital

   $ 112,785,246       $ 124,183,143       $ 15,175,679       $ 17,804,703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Units Outstanding

           

Class 1

     682,412         760,206         180,163         198,518   

Class 2

     169,064         189,411         15,358         16,890   

Class 2a

     4,120         4,138         N/A         N/A   

Class 3a

     18,727         19,615         N/A         N/A   

Net Asset Value per Unit

           

Class 1

   $ 101.99       $ 106.29       $ 75.01       $ 79.86   

Class 2

   $ 135.81       $ 140.49       $ 98.55       $ 104.14   

Class 2a

   $ 115.17       $ 118.80         N/A         N/A   

Class 3a

   $ 114.80       $ 118.41         N/A         N/A   

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Financial Condition

March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund      Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     3/31/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013      3/31/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013  
ASSETS            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 972,327       $ 1,325,731       $ 277,376       $ 424,001   

U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     25,290,593         27,600,705         7,214,662         8,827,380   

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     8,357,162         7,779,323         1,984,894         1,889,266   

Swap contracts, at fair value

     —           —           4,226,621         5,435,184   

Interest receivable

     135,359         378,069         38,614         120,916   

Other assets

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 34,755,441       $ 37,083,828       $ 13,742,167       $ 16,696,747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL            

LIABILITIES

           

Pending owner additions

   $ 11,584       $ 11,914       $ 1,995       $ 2,877   

Owner redemptions payable

     36,733         76,900         12,191         —     

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     —           128,097         —           15,411   

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     96,346         100,260         27,480         28,615   

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     53,722         59,865         15,506         19,767   

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     49,187         53,054         21,764         25,485   

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     21,914         23,844         7,603         9,212   

Payables to related parties

     8,339         5,057         2,444         1,275   

Other liabilities

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     277,825         458,991         88,983         102,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL

           

Managing Owner Units - Class 2

     35,579         36,002         54,140         57,484   

Limited Owner Units - Class 1

     24,258,572         26,164,147         9,201,795         11,328,406   

Limited Owner Units - Class 2

     10,183,465         10,424,688         2,518,751         2,792,578   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Owners’ Capital

     34,477,616         36,624,837         11,774,686         14,178,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Controlling Interests

     —           —           1,878,498         2,415,637   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Capital

     34,477,616         36,624,837         13,653,184         16,594,105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Capital

   $ 34,755,441       $ 37,083,828       $ 13,742,167       $ 16,696,747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Units Outstanding

           

Class 1

     177,156         187,438         96,447         111,005   

Class 2

     59,370         60,061         20,354         21,235   

Net Asset Value per Unit

           

Class 1

   $ 136.93       $ 139.59       $ 95.41       $ 102.05   

Class 2

   $ 172.12       $ 174.17       $ 126.41       $ 134.21   

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

 

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Condensed Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2014

 

    Equinox Frontier Diversified
Fund
    Equinox Frontier Masters
Fund
    Equinox Frontier Long/Short
Commodity Fund
 
          % of Total Capital           % of Total Capital           % of Total Capital  

Description

  Value     (Net Asset Value)     Value     (Net Asset Value)     Value     (Net Asset Value)  

LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *

           

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ 87,582        0.42

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     641,282        3.04

Natural Gas Settling 11/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 463)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     1,471,694        6.98

Heat Oil Settling 12/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 214)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     370,717        1.76

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     13,984        0.07

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     1,493,746        7.08

Soybean Meal Settling 7/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 364)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     87,725        0.42

Corn Settling 12/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 555)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     346,144        1.64

Lean Hog Settling 12/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 324)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     459,647        2.18

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     3,484        0.02

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (102,213     -0.48

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (41,397     -0.20

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (25,965     -0.12

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (44,482     -0.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long Futures Contracts

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ 4,761,948        22.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *

           

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ (669     0.00

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (266,064     -1.26

Crude Oil Settling 5/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 194)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (388,803     -1.84

Heating Oil Settling 6/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 214)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (411,424     -1.95

Natural Gas Settling 7/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 185)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     242,669        1.15

Natural Gas Settling 8/31/2014 (Number of Contracts: 352)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     635,710        3.02

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (38,319     -0.18

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     8,951        0.04

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (64,839     -0.31

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     6,878        0.03

Sugar #11 Settling 3/1/2015 (Number of Contracts: 119)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (188,626     -0.89

Soybean Settling 5/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 390)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (585,132     -2.78

Soybean Meal Settling 5/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 364)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (877,015     -4.16

Corn Settling 7/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 569)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (451,286     -2.14

Lean Hog Settling 8/18/2014 (Number of Contracts: 712)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (2,376,063     -11.27

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     18,400        0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short Futures Contracts

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ (4,735,632     -22.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ 26,316        0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED *

           

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ 607,005        2.88

Crude Oil Settling 6/19/2014 (Number of Contracts: 1,056)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     246,220        1.17

Crude Oil Settling 7/21/2014 (Number of Contracts: 1,056)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     263,840        1.25

Crude Oil Settling 8/19/2014 (Number of Contracts: 1,056)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     275,320        1.31

Crude Oil Settling 10/20/2014 (Number of Contracts: 769)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     191,160        0.91

Crude Oil Settling 11/19/2014 (Number of Contracts: 769)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     184,790        0.88

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     73,500        0.35

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     26,827        0.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ 1,868,662        8.88
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN *

           

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ (868,266     -4.12

Crude Oil Settling 8/19/2014 (Number of Contracts: 2,101)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (181,510     -0.86

Crude Oil Settling 10/20/2014 (Number of Contracts: 1,527)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (183,240     -0.87

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (64,312     -0.31

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     (5,880     -0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Written

  $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00   $ (1,303,208     -6.18
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swaps (1)

           

Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)

  $ 2,858,230        5.29   $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00

Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)

    —          0.00     —          0.00     2,031,764        9.64
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

  $ 2,858,230        5.29   $ —          0.00   $ 2,031,764        9.64
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)

           

FACE VALUE

  Fair Value           Fair Value           Fair Value        

$ 25,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023 (Cost $25,034,823)

  $ 4,752,812        8.79   $ 2,744,897        10.19   $ 1,857,674        8.81

$ 75,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,579,227)

    19,021,040        35.19     10,985,242        40.77     7,434,523        35.26

$ 20,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,322,622)

    5,386,772        9.97     3,111,028        11.54     2,105,462        9.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 29,160,624        53.95   $ 16,841,167        62.50     11,397,659        54.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

  Face Value           Face Value           Face Value        

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

  $ 4,819,838        $ 2,783,606        $ 1,883,872     
           

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

    14,459,515          8,350,819          5,651,615     
           

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

    3,855,871          2,226,885          1,507,097     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
  $ 23,135,224        $ 13,361,310        $ 9,042,584     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
    Cost           Cost           Cost        

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

  $ 4,826,552        $ 2,787,484        $ 1,886,496     
           

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

    19,198,231          11,087,575          7,503,779     
           

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

    5,460,418          3,153,561          2,134,247     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
  $ 29,485,201        $ 17,028,620        $ 11,524,522     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

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

 

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

 

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March 31, 2014

 

        Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
              % of Total Capital           % of Total Capital  

Description

  Value     (Net Asset Value)     Value     (Net Asset Value)  

LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *

       

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ 42,367        0.04   $ —          0.00

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

    42,696        0.04     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

    (26,721     -0.02     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

    142,472        0.13     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

    (137,942     -0.12     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

    (2,554     0.00     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

    (220,222     -0.20     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

    (14,186     -0.01     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

    705,243        0.63     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)

    (264     0.00     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)

    (9,439     -0.01     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

    381,918        0.34     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

    89,718        0.08     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

    5,903        0.01     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

    1,338,860        1.20     —          0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

    (275,356     -0.25     —          0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

    2,932        0.00     —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long Futures Contracts

  $ 2,065,425        1.86   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *

       

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ (7,579     -0.01   $ —          0.00

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

    16,217        0.01     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

    5,134        0.00     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

    37,314        0.03     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

    4,503        0.00     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

    (45,619     -0.04     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

    (42,018     -0.04     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

    (14,079     -0.01     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

    (238,510     -0.21     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

    (220,970     -0.20     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

    (17,455     -0.02     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

    (42,945     -0.04     —          0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

    (16,698     -0.02     —          0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

    101,547        0.09     —          0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

    99,489        0.09     —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short Futures Contracts

  $ (381,669     -0.36   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CURRENCY FORWARDS *

       

Various currency forwards contracts (NA)

  $ 700,694        0.63   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Currency Forwards

  $ 700,694        0.63   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

  $ 2,384,450        2.13   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED *

       

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ 203,143        0.18   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased

  $ 203,143        0.18   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN *

       

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ (69,410     -0.06   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Written

  $ (69,410     -0.06   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swaps (1)

       

Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)

  $ 8,635,891        7.76   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

  $ 8,635,891        7.76   $ —          0.00
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)        

FACE VALUE

      Fair Value           Fair Value        
$25,000,000  

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023
(Cost $25,034,823)

  $ 8,744,209        7.86   $ 1,250,794        8.32
$75,000,000  

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026
(Cost $99,579,227)

    34,994,728        31.44     5,005,754        33.31
$20,000,000  

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025
(Cost $28,322,622)

    9,910,565        8.90     1,417,633        9.43
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 53,649,502        48.20   $ 7,674,181        51.06
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

  Face Value           Face Value        
 

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

  $ 8,867,523        $ 1,268,433     
 

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

    26,602,569          3,805,300     
 

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

    7,094,018          1,014,747     
   

 

 

     

 

 

   
    $ 42,564,110        $ 6,088,480     
   

 

 

     

 

 

   
    Cost           Cost        
 

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

  $ 8,879,875        $ 1,270,200     
 

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

    35,320,843          5,052,385     
 

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

    10,046,060          1,437,014     
   

 

 

     

 

 

   
    $ 54,246,778        $ 7,759,599     
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

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

 

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

 

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Condensed Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2014

 

          Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  

Description

        Value      % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
    Value      % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 
Swaps (1)              

        Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)

   $ —           0.00   $ 4,226,621         30.96
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

        Total Swaps

   $ —           0.00   $ 4,226,621         30.96
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)

                          

FACE VALUE

        Fair Value            Fair Value         
$25,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023
(Cost $25,034,823)

   $ 4,122,047         11.96   $ 1,175,899         8.61
$75,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026
(Cost $99,579,227)

     16,496,676         47.85     4,706,016         34.47
$20,000,000   

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025
(Cost $28,322,622)

     4,671,870         13.55     1,332,747         9.76
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 25,290,593         73.36   $ 7,214,662         52.84
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

   Face Value            Face Value         
  

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

   $ 4,180,177         $ 1,192,481      
  

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

     12,540,531           3,577,444      
  

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

     3,344,142           953,985      
     

 

 

      

 

 

    
      $ 20,064,850         $ 5,723,910      
     

 

 

      

 

 

    
     Cost            Cost         
  

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

   $ 4,186,000         $ 1,194,142      
  

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

     16,650,352           4,749,855      
  

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

     4,735,743           1,350,968      
     

 

 

      

 

 

    
      $ 25,572,095         $ 7,294,965      
     

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

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

 

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

 

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Condensed Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2013

 

     Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
    Equinox Frontier Long/Short
Commodity Fund
 

Description

   Value      % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
    Value      % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
    Value     % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 

LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *

              

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ (19,944     -0.07

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     219,147        0.77

Natural Gas Settling 3/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 228)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (353,048     -1.25

NYH RBOB Unleaded Gas Settling 3/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 228)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (783,703     -2.77

Crude Oil Settling 12/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 298)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     301,246        1.06

Natural Gas Settling 11/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 621)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     629,139        2.22

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (202,474     -0.71

90 Day Euro Time Deposit Settling 12/1/2017 (Number of Contracts: 539)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (372,810     -1.32

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (227,156     -0.80

Corn Settling 3/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 383)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (691,458     -2.44

Wheat Settling 3/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 269)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (296,457     -1.05

Soybean Oil Settling 3/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 243)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (305,094     -1.08

Sugar #11 Settling 3/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 861)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (820,016     -2.89

Cocoa Settling 5/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 608)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (420,759     -1.48

Corn Settling 7/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 300)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (496,709     -1.75

Sugar #11 Settling 10/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 273)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (252,778     -0.89

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     16,272        0.06

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     77,870        0.27

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     123,274        0.44

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (70,059     -0.25

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (10,009     -0.04
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long Futures Contracts

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ (3,955,526     -13.97
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *

              

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ 77,986        0.28

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (96,753     -0.34

NYH RBOB Unleaded Gas Settling 2/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 509)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     820,130        2.89

Natural Gas Settling 10/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 636)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (751,854     -2.65

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     51,261        0.18

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     45,124        0.16

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     86,363        0.30

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     419,725        1.48

Live Cattle Settling 2/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 740)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (312,529     -1.10

Cocoa Settling 3/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 616)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     484,656        1.71

Corn Settling 5/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 383)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     1,111,467        3.92

Soybean Oil Settling 5/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 243)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     303,319        1.07

Sugar #11 Settling 5/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 861)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     752,965        2.66

Wheat Settling 7/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 439)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     412,861        1.46

Corn Settling 9/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 217)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     311,918        1.10

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     34,183        0.12

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     13,635        0.05
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short Futures Contracts

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ 3,764,457        13.29
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ (191,069     -0.68
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED *

              

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ 75,490        0.27

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     23,250        0.08
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ 98,740        0.35
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN *

              

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ (152,500     -0.54

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     (20,150     -0.07
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Written

   $ —           0.00   $ —           0.00   $ (172,650     -0.61
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swaps (1)

              

Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)

   $ 3,437,632         5.42   $ —           0.00   $ —          0.00

Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)

     —           0.00     —           0.00     2,456,545        8.67
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

   $ 3,437,632         5.42   $ —           0.00   $ 2,456,545        8.67
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)

              
      Fair Value            Fair Value            Fair Value        

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019 (Cost $11,178,122)

   $ 2,132,506         3.36   $ 1,313,588         3.89   $ 945,470        3.34

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020 (Cost $11,611,497)

     2,206,296         3.48     1,359,041         4.02     978,186        3.45

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023 (Cost $25,034,823)

     4,707,262         7.42     2,899,594         8.59     2,087,017        7.37

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021 (Cost $13,066,678)

     2,470,925         3.89     1,522,048         4.51     1,095,512        3.87

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021 (Cost $12,945,421)

     2,434,606         3.84     1,499,676         4.44     1,079,409        3.81

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,579,227)

     18,766,111         29.57     11,559,610         34.22     8,320,163        29.36

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,322,622)

     5,337,711         8.41     3,287,940         9.74     2,366,533        8.35
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 38,055,417         59.97   $ 23,441,497         69.41     16,872,290        59.55
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

   Face Value            Face Value            Face Value        

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019

   $ 2,259,609         $ 1,391,881         $ 1,001,823     

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020

     2,259,609           1,391,881           1,001,823     

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

     4,912,193           3,025,828           2,177,875     

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021

     2,554,340           1,573,431           1,132,495     

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021

     2,554,340           1,573,431           1,132,495     

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

     14,736,578           9,077,484           6,533,625     

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

     3,929,754           2,420,662           1,742,300     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   
   $ 33,206,423         $ 20,454,598         $ 14,722,436     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   
      Cost            Cost            Cost        

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019

   $ 2,196,364         $ 1,352,923         $ 973,782     

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020

     2,281,516           1,405,376           1,011,536     

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

     4,919,035           3,030,043           2,180,909     

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021

     2,567,442           1,581,501           1,138,304     

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021

     2,543,616           1,566,825           1,127,740     

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

     19,566,094           12,052,384           8,674,845     

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

     5,565,047           3,427,975           2,467,325     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   
   $ 39,639,114         $ 24,417,027         $ 17,574,441     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

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

 

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

 

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December 31, 2013

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  

Description

   Value     % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
    Value      % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 

LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *

         

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

   $ 334,372        0.27   $ —           0.00

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     (30,732     -0.03     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

     (53,579     -0.04     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     (610,796     -0.50     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     (220,508     -0.18     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

     59,057        0.05     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     (587,594     -0.48     —           0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

     (4,921     0.00     —           0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     (78,886     -0.06     —           0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)

     2,058        0.00     —           0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)

     228,344        0.19     —           0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

     1,201,346        0.99     —           0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

     612,504        0.50     —           0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

     215,856        0.18     —           0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     1,264,903        1.04     —           0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

     61,613        0.05     —           0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

     274,544        0.23     —           0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     (1,599     0.00     —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long Futures Contracts

   $ 2,665,982        2.21   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *

         

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

   $ 678,490        0.56   $ —           0.00

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     (28,690     -0.02     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

     22,659        0.02     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     180,840        0.15     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     13,953        0.01     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

     (9,507     -0.01     —           0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     202,638        0.17     —           0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

     2,312        0.00     —           0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     291,787        0.24     —           0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

     (4,464     0.00     —           0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     7,197        0.01     —           0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

     (627,969     -0.52     —           0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     80,668        0.07     —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short Futures Contracts

   $ 809,914        0.68   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

CURRENCY FORWARDS *

         

Various currency forwards contracts

   $ 459,356        0.38   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Currency Forwards

   $ 459,356        0.38   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

   $ 3,935,252        3.27   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED *

         

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

   $ 165,915        0.14   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased

   $ 165,915        0.14   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN *

         

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

   $ (183,856     -0.15   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Options Written

   $ (183,856     -0.15   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Swaps (1)

         

Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)

   $ 10,122,003        8.31   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Swaps

   $ 10,122,003        8.31   $ —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                          
      Fair Value           Fair Value         

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019 (Cost $11,178,122)

   $ 3,841,258        3.15   $ 577,408         3.28

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020 (Cost $11,611,497)

     3,974,175        3.26     597,388         3.39

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023 (Cost $25,034,823)

     8,479,137        9.96     1,274,563         7.24

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021 (Cost $13,066,678)

     4,450,849        3.65     669,041         3.80

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021 (Cost $12,945,421)

     4,385,427        3.60     659,207         3.74

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,579,227)

     33,802,791        27.75     5,081,211         28.85

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,322,622)

     9,614,758        7.89     1,445,267         8.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 68,548,395        59.26   $ 10,304,085         58.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

   Face Value           Face Value         

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019

   $ 4,070,207        $ 611,824      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020

     4,070,207          611,824      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

     8,848,276          1,330,051      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021

     4,601,103          691,627      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021

     4,601,103          691,627      

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

     26,544,827          3,990,153      

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

     7,078,621          1,064,041      
  

 

 

     

 

 

    
   $ 59,814,344        $ 8,991,147      
  

 

 

     

 

 

    
      Cost           Cost         

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019

   $ 3,956,284        $ 594,699      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020

     4,109,669          617,755      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

     8,860,601          1,331,904      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021

     4,624,703          695,174      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021

     4,581,786          688,723      

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

     35,244,178          5,297,818      

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

     10,024,255          1,506,821      
  

 

 

     

 

 

    
   $ 71,401,476        $ 10,732,894      
  

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

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

 

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

 

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Condensed Schedules of Investments

December 31, 2013

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  

Description

   Value      % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
    Value      % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 

Swaps (1)

          

Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)

   $ —           0.00   $ 5,435,184         32.75
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Swaps

   $ —           0.00   $ 5,435,184         32.75
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)                           
      Fair Value            Fair Value         

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019 (Cost $11,178,122)

   $ 1,546,657         4.22   $ 494,659         2.98

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020 (Cost $11,611,497)

     1,600,175         4.37     511,775         3.08

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023 (Cost $25,034,823)

     3,414,067         9.32     1,091,902         6.58

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021 (Cost $13,066,678)

     1,792,104         4.89     573,159         3.45

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021 (Cost $12,945,421)

     1,765,763         4.82     564,734         3.40

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,579,227)

     13,610,622         37.17     4,353,009         26.24

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,322,622)

     3,871,317         10.57     1,238,142         7.47
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 27,600,705         75.36   $ 8,827,380         53.20
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

   Face Value            Face Value         

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019

   $ 1,638,841         $ 524,142      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020

     1,638,841           524,142      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

     3,562,699           1,139,438      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021

     1,852,603           592,508      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021

     1,852,603           592,508      

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

     10,688,096           3,418,314      

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

     2,850,159           911,550      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
   $ 24,083,842         $ 7,702,602      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
      Cost            Cost         

U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019

   $ 1,592,971         $ 509,471      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020

     1,654,731           529,223      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023

     3,567,661           1,141,025      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021

     1,862,105           595,547      

U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021

     1,844,825           590,020      

U.S. Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026

     14,190,831           4,538,575      

U.S. Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025

     4,036,199           1,290,875      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
   $ 28,749,323         $ 9,194,736      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

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

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund     Equinox Frontier Masters Fund     Equinox Frontier Long/
Short Commodity Fund
 
     3/31/2014     3/31/2013     3/31/2014     3/31/2013     3/31/2014     3/31/2013  

Investment income:

            

Interest - net

   $ 164,878      $ 476,525      $ 95,272      $ 231,188      $ 69,247      $ 297,099   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

     164,878        476,525        95,272        231,188        69,247        297,099   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

            

Incentive Fees

     432,084        184,498        13,712        —          —          —     

Management Fees

     276,556        410,426        277,080        324,723        286,630        638,253   

Service Fees - Class 1

     148,411        305,403        104,283        175,344        38,564        96,103   

Trading Fees

     342,565        636,522        175,915        292,626        81,977        211,732   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     1,199,616        1,536,849        570,990        792,693        407,171        946,088   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss) - net

     (1,034,738     (1,060,324     (475,718     (561,505     (337,924     (648,989
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

            

Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options

     325,864        876,008        —          —          (2,436,495     (1,915,581

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (83,337     (708,704     —          —          (805,786     1,458,592   

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     (579,402     —          —          —          (424,783     —     

Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities

     (110,584     221,284        (62,525     107,483        (48,820     138,776   

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities

     1,348,616        (236,981     776,321        (115,107     581,928        (148,620

Trading commissions

     (6,385     (4,325     —          —          (407,275     (373,510

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     (2,479,300     (260,299     (1,853,437     890,658        (545,646     (531,113
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     (1,584,528     (113,017     (1,139,641     883,034        (4,086,877     (1,371,456
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (2,619,266     (1,173,341     (1,615,359     321,529        (4,424,801     (2,020,445
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     325,371        —          —          —          (1,906,446     (1,825,717
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS

   $ (2,944,637   $ (1,173,341   $ (1,615,359   $ 321,529      $ (2,518,355   $ (194,728
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT

            

Class 1

   $ (4.33   $ (1.19   $ (4.53   $ 0.53        N/A        N/A   

Class 1a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ (10.31   $ (0.61

Class 2

   $ (4.30   $ (0.84   $ (4.50   $ 0.99      $ (13.78   $ (0.54

Class 2a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ (10.78   $ (0.16

Class 3

   $ (1.29 )(2)      N/A (2)    $ (4.11 )(3)      N/A (3)    $ (13.79   $ (0.55

Class 3a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ (10.73 )(1)      N/A (1) 

 

(1) Class 3a operations began June 17, 2013.
(2) Class 3 operations began December 16, 2013.
(3) Class 3 operations began February 25, 2014.

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

 

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The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     3/31/2014     3/31/2013     3/31/2014     3/31/2013  

Investment income:

        

Interest - net

   $ 8,530      $ 47,281      $ —        $ 90,594   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income/(loss)

     8,530        47,281        —          90,594   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Incentive Fees

     551,286        259,439        —          —     

Management Fees

     290,385        494,637        138,438        209,199   

Service Fees - Class 1

     549,448        991,548        105,588        157,859   

Trading Fees

     187,399        345,915        29,402        44,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     1,578,518        2,091,539        273,428        411,841   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss) - net

     (1,569,988     (2,044,258     (273,428     (321,247
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

        

Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options

     3,619,162        (7,710,668     —          —     

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (2,159,164     2,079,022        —          —     

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     (1,485,685     (457,743     —          —     

Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities

     (194,409     362,137        (30,381     78,233   

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities

     2,447,648        (387,826     357,469        (83,782

Trading commissions

     (287,160     (669,441     —          —     

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     (4,082,223     2,812,325        (1,097,426     1,328,440   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     (2,141,831     (3,972,194     (770,338     1,322,891   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (3,711,819     (6,016,452     (1,043,766     1,001,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     453,538        (2,804,033     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS

   $ (4,165,357   $ (3,212,419   $ (1,043,766   $ 1,001,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT

        

Class 1

   $ (4.30   $ (2.12   $ (4.85   $ 3.20   

Class 2

   $ (4.68   $ (1.65   $ (5.59   $ 4.80   

Class 2a

   $ (3.63   $ (0.90     N/A        N/A   

Class 3a

   $ (3.61   $ (0.91     N/A        N/A   

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     3/31/2014     3/31/2013     3/31/2014     3/31/2013  

Investment income:

        

Interest - net

   $ 41      $ 110,026      $ —        $ 37,238   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

     41        110,026        —          37,238   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Incentive Fees

     —          —          —          —     

Management Fees

     280,373        252,254        80,009        139,061   

Service Fees - Class 1

     182,964        222,806        72,725        119,839   

Trading Fees

     64,595        74,742        23,099        37,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     527,932        549,802        175,833        296,083   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss) - net

     (527,891     (439,776     (175,833     (258,845
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

        

Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options

     —          —          —          —     

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     —          —          —          —     

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          —          (1,208,563     —     

Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities

     (83,129     115,236        (24,819     50,795   

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities

     972,190        (123,411     300,004        (54,398

Trading commissions

     —          —          —          —     

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     (992,259     2,319,375        (303,201     1,763,456   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     (103,198     2,311,200        (1,236,579     1,759,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (631,089     1,871,424        (1,412,412     1,501,008   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     —          —          (537,994     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS

   $ (631,089   $ 1,871,424      $ (874,418   $ 1,501,008   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTERESTS PER UNIT

        

Class 1

   $ (2.66   $ 5.80      $ (6.64   $ 7.08   

Class 2

   $ (2.05   $ 8.22      $ (7.80   $ 9.98   

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund     Equinox Frontier Masters Fund  
     Class 1     Class 1     Class 2     Class 2     Class 3 (2)     Class 3 (2)                 Class 1     Class 2     Class 2     Class 3     Class 3        
     Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Non-Controlling
Interests
    Total     Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Total  

Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2013

   $ 23,953      $ 28,720,094      $ 1,904,660      $ 32,810,331      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 63,459,038      $ 23,115,495      $ 559,668      $ 9,846,494      $ 25,274      $ 223,853      $ 33,770,784   

Sale of Units

     —          275,409        —          273,471        23,159        731,464        —          1,303,503        36,836        —          35,000        —          680,760        752,596   

Redemption of Units

     (23,159     (4,780,304     —          (2,949,068     —          (10,755     —          (7,763,286     (5,237,423     —          (634,052     —          (89,144     (5,960,619

Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies

       —          —          —          —          —          (325,371     (325,371     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

       —          —          —          —          —          325,371        325,371        —          —          —          —          —          —     

Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations

     (794     (1,357,447     (86,816     (1,487,296     (355     (11,929     —          (2,944,637     (1,122,130     (25,339     (452,637     (1,129     (14,124     (1,615,359
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2014

   $ —        $ 22,857,752      $ 1,817,844      $ 28,647,438      $ 22,804      $ 708,780      $ —        $ 54,054,618      $ 16,792,778      $ 534,329      $ 8,794,805      $ 24,145      $ 801,345      $ 26,947,402   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2013

     275        329,730        14,576        353,351        —          —              251,718        5,627        98,997        275        2,436     

Sale of Units

     —          3,259        —          3,002        275        8,673            415        —          364        —          7,723     

Redemption of Units

     (275     (56,823     —          (32,600     —          (126         (59,767     —          (6,744     —          (1,031  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Owners’ Capital—Units, March 31, 2014

     —          276,166        14,576        323,753        275        8,547            192,366        5,627        92,617        275        9,128     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
       (1)          (1)          (1)            (1)          (1)          (1)     

Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2013

     $ 87.10        $ 94.35        $ 84.21          $ 91.83        $ 99.46        $ 91.91     

Change in net asset value per unit for the period

       (4.33       (4.30       (1.29         (4.53       (4.50       (4.11  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net asset value per unit at March 31, 2014

     $ 82.77        $ 90.05        $ 82.92          $ 87.30        $ 94.96        $ 87.80     
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

(1) Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.
(2) Class 3 began trading on February 24, 2014.

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  
     Class 2     Class 3     Class 1a     Class 2a     Class 3a              
     Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Limited
Owners
    Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Non-Controlling
Interests
    Total  

Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2013

   $ 386,171      $ 2,985,627      $ 9,619,596      $ 8,752,826      $ 222,971      $ 2,880,434      $ 10,991      $ 246,480      $ 3,229,042      $ 28,334,138   

Sale of Units

     —          —          —          39,949        —          —          —          263,648        —          303,597   

Redemption of Units

     —          (1,851,384     (996,055     (1,700,961     —          (576,515     —          (83,636     —          (5,208,551

Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          2,079,617        2,079,617   

Contributions

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Distributions

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (1,906,446     (1,906,446

Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests

     (42,482     (231,376     (1,007,471     (890,984     (23,941     (280,154     (1,174     (40,773     —          (2,518,355
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2014

   $ 343,689      $ 902,867      $ 7,616,070      $ 6,200,830      $ 199,030      $ 2,023,765      $ 9,817      $ 385,719      $ 3,402,213      $ 21,084,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2013

     3,083        23,835        76,774        94,391        2,222        28,708        109        2,454       

Sale of Units

     —          —          —          465        —          —          —          2,737       

Redemption of Units

     —          (15,736     (8,477     (19,619     —          (6,112     —          (892    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Owners’ Capital - Units, March 31, 2014

     3,083        8,099        68,297        75,237        2,222        22,596        109        4,299       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
       (1)          (1)          (1)          (1)       

Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2013

     $ 125.26      $ 125.30      $ 92.73        $ 100.34        $ 100.47       

Change in net asset value per unit for the period

       (13.78     (13.79     (10.31       (10.78       (10.73    
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net asset value per unit at March 31, 2014

     $ 111.48      $ 111.51      $ 82.42        $ 89.56        $ 89.74       
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

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

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  
     Class 1     Class 2     Class 2a     Class 3a               
     Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Limited
Owners
    Non-Controlling
Interests
     Total  

Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2013

   $ 80,801,534      $ 1,374,533      $ 25,236,584      $ 147,003      $ 344,576      $ 2,322,629      $ 11,599,368       $ 121,826,227   

Sale of Units

     39,640        —          3,529        —          —          —          —           43,169   

Redemption of Units

     (8,033,927     (250,000     (2,531,047     —          (2,122     (102,488     —           (10,919,584

Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies

     —          —          —          —          —          —          4,077,939         4,077,939   

Contributions

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —           —     

Distributions

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —           —     

Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     —          —          —          —          —          —          453,538         453,538   

Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests

     (3,207,527     (44,058     (828,360     (4,491     (10,530     (70,391     —           (4,165,357
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, March 31, 204

   $ 69,599,720      $ 1,080,475      $ 21,880,706      $ 142,512      $ 331,924      $ 2,149,750      $ 16,130,845       $ 111,315,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2013

     760,206        9,784        179,627        1,237        2,901        19,615        

Sale of Units

     384        —          25        —          —          —          

Redemption of Units

     (78,178     (1,828     (18,544     —          (18     (888     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

Owners’ Capital - Units, March 31, 2014

     682,412        7,956        161,108        1,237        2,883        18,727        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      
         (1)          (1)          

Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2013

   $ 106.29        $ 140.49        $ 118.80      $ 118.41        

Change in net asset value per unit for the period

     (4.30       (4.68       (3.63     (3.61     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

      

Net asset value per unit at March 31, 2014

   $ 101.99        $ 135.81        $ 115.17      $ 114.80        
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

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

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Select Fund     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     Class 1     Class 2           Class 1     Class 2           Class 1     Class 2              
     Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Total     Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Total     Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Non-Controlling
Interests
    Total  

Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2013

   $ 15,852,947      $ 7,336      $ 1,751,565      $ 17,611,848      $ 26,164,147      $ 36,002      $ 10,424,688      $ 36,624,837      $ 11,328,406      $ 57,484      $ 2,792,578      $ 2,415,637      $ 16,594,105   

Sale of Units

     2,594        —          —          2,594        33,929        —          —          33,929        6,040        —          —          —          6,040   

Redemption of Units

     (1,391,660     —          (151,317     (1,542,977     (1,432,112     —          (117,949     (1,550,061     (1,422,481     —          (112,923     —          (1,535,404

Change in control of ownership - Trading Companies

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          855        855   

Contributions

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Distributions

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (537,994     (537,994

Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests

     (949,671     (394     (93,701     (1,043,766     (507,392     (423     (123,274     (631,089     (710,170     (3,344     (160,904     —          (874,418
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2014

   $ 13,514,210      $ 6,942      $ 1,506,547      $ 15,027,699      $ 24,258,572      $ 35,579      $ 10,183,465      $ 34,477,616      $ 9,201,795      $ 54,140      $ 2,518,751      $ 1,878,498      $ 13,653,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital - Units, December 31, 2013

     198,518        70        16,820          187,438        207        59,854          111,005        428        20,807       

Sale of Units

     34        —          —            247        —          —            62        —          —         

Redemption of Units

     (18,389     —          (1,532       (10,529     —          (691       (14,620     —          (881    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Owners’ Capital - Units, March 31, 2014

     180,163        70        15,288          177,156        207        59,163          96,447        428        19,926       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
         (1)              (1)              (1)       

Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2013

   $ 79.86        $ 104.14        $ 139.59        $ 174.17        $ 102.05        $ 134.21       

Change in net asset value per unit for the period

     (4.85       (5.59       (2.66       (2.05       (6.64       (7.80    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net asset value per unit at March 31, 2014

   $ 75.01        $ 98.55        $ 136.93        $ 172.12        $ 95.41        $ 126.41       
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

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

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
    Equinox Frontier Long/
Short Commodity Fund
 
     3/31/2014     3/31/2013     3/31/2014     3/31/2013     3/31/2014     3/31/2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

            

Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations

   $ (2,619,266   $ (1,173,341   $ (1,615,359   $ 321,529      $ (4,424,801   $ (2,020,445

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

            

Change in:

            

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit), at fair value

     —          141,927        —          —          (217,385     (2,830,967

Net change in options purchased, at fair value

     —          —          —          —          (1,769,922     320,243   

Net change in options written, at fair value

     —          —          —          —          1,130,558        (691,910

Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities

     544,792        154,070        1,906,051        416,252        1,780,329        68,797   

Net change in ownership allocation of custom time deposits

     —          1,837,104        —          466,503        —          1,258,991   

Net realized (gain) on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     579,402        —          —          —          424,783        —     

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities

     (1,348,616     236,981        (776,321     115,107        (581,928     148,620   

Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities

     110,584        (221,284     62,525        (107,483     48,820        (138,776

(Purchases) sales of:

            

Sales of U.S. Treasury securities

     9,588,033        3,683,233        5,408,075        1,789,033        4,227,410        2,309,899   

Increase and/or decrease in:

            

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     —          (219,483     —          —          1,545,086        5,064,018   

Change in control of ownership - trading companies

     (325,371     —          —          —          2,079,617        (1,021,567

Contributions to trading companies

     —          —          —          —          —          2,920,468   

Distributions from trading companies

     —          —          —          —          —          (730,290

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     (906,402     293,263        (491,687     (2,174,841     165,450        1,065,497   

Prepaid service fees - Class 1

     1,167        7,036        6,840        11,225        1,854        13,531   

Interest receivable

     365,202        52,745        230,960        30,945        170,111        33,402   

Receivable from other series

     1,035        (189,085     —          (87,205     (22     (94,229

Receivable from related parties

     —          (27,618     (14,714     (59,939     —          (76,641

Other assets

     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     (143,466     (5,405     13,712        —          —          —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     (10,941     (9,209     (21,104     (6,220     (8,283     (65,638

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     (2,745     (993     (1,982     (506     (2,848     (1,039

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     (16,034     2,652        (14,501     372        (10,056     (8,287

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     (7,205     (3,541     (8,034     3,988        (3,747     4,020   

Payables to related parties

     —          (17,531     —          48,192        —          15,921   

Other liabilities

     1,440        —          —          —          —          237   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     5,811,609        4,541,521        4,684,461        766,952        4,555,026        5,543,855   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

            

Proceeds from sale of units

     1,303,503        1,542,265        752,596        1,620,222        303,597        575,710   

Payment for redemption of units

     (7,763,286     (7,450,174     (5,960,619     (3,572,750     (5,208,551     (7,205,248

Pending owner additions

     12,002        (20,637     (42     (4,854     —          (49,287

Owner redemptions payable

     (70,610     (494,551     45,129        144,941        (22,293     (46,610
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (6,518,391     (6,423,097     (5,162,936     (1,812,441     (4,927,247     (6,725,435
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (706,782     (1,881,576     (478,475     (1,045,489     (372,221     (1,181,580

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     1,827,897        2,681,889        1,125,954        1,542,661        810,418        1,710,151   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 1,121,115      $ 800,313      $ 647,479      $ 497,172      $ 438,197      $ 528,571   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     3/31/2014     3/31/2013     3/31/2014     3/31/2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

        

Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations

   $ (3,711,819   $ (6,016,452   $ (1,043,766   $ 1,001,644   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        

Change in:

        

Net change in open trade equity, at fair value

     1,550,802        (2,172,118     —          —     

Net change in options purchased, at fair value

     (37,228     (289,458     —          —     

Net change in options written, at fair value

     (114,446     198,437        —          —     

Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities

     125,990        (101,758     326,279        (346,146

Net change in custom time deposits

     —          1,812,994        —          (3,508,038

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     1,485,685        457,743        —          —     

Net realized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities

     (2,447,648     387,826        (357,469     83,782   

Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities

     194,409        (362,137     30,381        (78,233

(Purchases) sales of:

        

Sales of U.S. Treasury securities

     17,026,142        6,027,702        2,630,713        1,302,165   

Increase and/or decrease in:

        

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     (1,894,177     9,190,103        —          —     

Change in control of ownership - trading companies

     4,077,939        (281,653     —          —     

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     1,011,247        1,785,411        (300,837     3,225,528   

Contributions to trading companies

     —          20,816,220        —          —     

Distributions from trading companies

     —          (18,929,075     —          —     

Prepaid service fees - Class 1

     185        —          —          —     

Interest receivable

     652,079        83,231        100,069        13,439   

Receivable from other series

     —          (395,020     —          (42,573

Receivable from related parties

     —          (82,654     —          —     

Other assets

     465        (54     —          —     

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     (140,639     (267,867     —          —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     (13,847     (29,755     (2,052     (50,367

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     (29,295     (22,861     (5,039     (1,126

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     (11,114     (15,557     (1,804     (426

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     (22,168     (26,108     (4,889     (1,232

Payables to related parties

     2,934        6,634        161        (23,356

Other liabilities

     —          7,018        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     17,705,496        11,780,792        1,371,747        1,575,061   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

        

Proceeds from sale of units

     43,169        96,790        2,594        4,380   

Payment for redemption of units

     (10,919,584     (14,821,287     (1,542,977     (2,011,800

Pending owner additions

     (1,774     (8,471     (164     (68

Owner redemptions payable

     (557,253     (15,711     (31,088     32,011   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (11,435,442     (14,748,679     (1,571,635     (1,975,477
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     6,270,054        (2,967,887     (199,888     (400,416

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     3,292,570        4,111,855        494,931        664,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 9,562,624      $ 1,143,968      $ 295,043      $ 263,894   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     3/31/2014     3/31/2013     3/31/2014     3/31/2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

        

Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations

   $ (631,089   $ 1,871,424      $ (1,412,412   $ 1,501,008   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        

Change in:

        

Net change in open trade equity, at fair value

     —          —          —          —     

Net change in ownership allocation of U.S. Treasury securities

     (4,057,168     (117,717     (273,040     (73,002

Net change in custom time deposits

     —          (3,010,150     —          (3,199,695

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     —          —          1,208,563        —     

Net realized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized (gain) loss on U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     (972,190     123,411        (300,004     54,398   

Net realized (gain) loss on U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     83,129        (115,236     24,819        (50,795

(Purchases) sale of:

        

Sales of U.S. Treasury Securities, at fair value

     7,256,341        1,918,089        2,160,943        845,472   

Increase and/or decrease in:

        

Change in control of ownership of trading companies

     —          —          855        —     

Contributions to trading companies

     —          —          —          —     

Distributions from trading companies

     —          —          —          —     

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     (577,839     365,051        (95,628     2,692,606   

Interest receivable

     242,710        25,284        82,302        10,846   

Receivable from other series

       (71,698       (35,303

Receivable from related parties

     —          (15,719     —          (11,972

Other assets

     —          —          —          —     

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     (100,260     —          (3,220     —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     (31,751     3,778        (1,135     (31,301

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     (6,143     615        (4,261     (501

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     (1,930     219        (1,609     (198

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     (3,867     (760     (3,721     (208

Payables to related parties

     3,282        (563     1,170        (317

Other liabilities

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     1,203,225        976,028        1,383,622        1,701,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

        

Proceeds from sale of units

     33,929        43,950        6,040        11,409   

Payment for redemption of units

     (1,550,061     (1,884,717     (1,535,404     (2,083,348

Pending owner additions

     (330     454        (883     10   

Owner redemptions payable

     (40,167     64,963        —          52,380   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (1,556,629     (1,775,350     (1,530,247     (2,019,549
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (353,404     (799,322     (146,625     (318,511

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     1,325,731        1,249,455        424,001        536,159   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 972,327      $ 450,133      $ 277,376      $ 217,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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The Series of the Equinox Frontier Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Purpose

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

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

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

As of December 9, 2013, the Balanced Series of the Trust became known as the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, the Frontier Diversified Series of the Trust became known as the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, the Frontier Heritage Series became known as Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series became known as the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, the Frontier Masters Series became known as the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, the Frontier Select Series became known as the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and the Winton Series became known as the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund.

The Trust has seven (7) separate and distinct Series of Units issued and outstanding: Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, (each a “Series” and collectively, the “Series”). The Currency Series ceased trading on April 18, 2013 and the TBG Institutional Series ceased trading on May 23, 2013. The Trust, with respect to the Series, may issue additional Series of Units.

The Trust, with respect to each Series:

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

maintains each Series of Units in three or six sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of Selling Agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average

 

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daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the NAV at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to Selling Agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series. The Managing Owner may also pay Selling Agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such Selling Agents; and

 

   

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

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

As of March 31, 2014, the Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund separates Units into three separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund and the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund separates Units into six separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a. It is expected that between 10% and 30% of each Series’ assets normally will be invested in one or more Trading Companies to be committed as margin for trading positions, but from time to time these percentages may be substantially more or less. The remainders of each Series’ assets are maintained at the Trust level for cash management. Each of the respective Series has invested monies into pooled cash management assets which have included purchases of U.S. Treasury Securities and custom time deposits. Each Series’ ownership in these investments is based on its percentage ownership in the pooled cash management assets on the reporting date.

As of March 31, 2014, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund has invested a portion of its assets in a single Trading Company, and a single Trading Advisor manages 100% of the assets invested in such Trading Company. Each of the remaining Series has invested a portion of its assets in several different Trading Companies and one or more Trading Advisors may manage the assets invested in such Trading Companies.

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Basis of Presentation—The Series of the Trust follow U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), to ensure consistent reporting of financial condition, condensed schedules of investments, results of operations, changes in capital and cash flows.

Consolidation—The Series, through investing in the Trading Companies, authorize certain Trading Advisors to place trades and manage assets at pre-determined investment levels. The Trading Companies were organized by the Managing Owner for the purpose of investing in commodities interests and derivative instruments, and have no operating income or expenses, except for trading income and expenses, all of which is allocated to the Series. Trading Companies in which a Series has a controlling and majority equity interest are consolidated by such Series. Investments in Trading Companies in which a Series does not have a controlling and majority interest are accounted for under the equity method, which approximates fair value. Fair value represents the proportionate share of the Series interest in the NAV in a Trading Company. The equity interest held by Series of the Trust is shown as investments in unconsolidated trading companies in the statements of financial condition. The income or loss attributable thereto in proportion of investment level is shown in the statements of operations as change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies.

 

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The consolidated financial statements of the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund include the assets, liabilities and earnings of its majority-controlled trading companies; Frontier Trading Company I LLC (except for the earnings from January 31, 2014 to February 2, 2014) and the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Companies, the earnings of Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC from November 1, 2013 to January 13, 2014 and from February 28, 2014 to March 31, 2014, the earnings of Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC from July 11, 2012 to March 12, 2013 and from April 29, 2013 to March 31, 2014 and the earnings of Frontier Trading Company XXXIV, LLC from July 31, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Also included in the consolidated financial statements were the earnings of its majority controlled trading company, Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC from January 1, 2011 through May 14, 2012, the earnings from Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC from January 1, 2013 through May 16, 2013, the earnings from Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012, and the earnings from Frontier Trading Company XVII, LLC from January 1, 2013 through April 18, 2013. Multiple Series have investment interests in Frontier Trading Company I LLC. The Managing Owner assigns the full ownership and earnings of that swap identified in Note 4 as Option/Swap with Societe Generale, owned by Frontier Trading Company I LLC, to Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund.

The consolidated financial statements of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund include the assets, liabilities and earnings of its majority controlled trading companies; Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC, from September 28, 2011 to March 31, 2014, Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC from May 15, 2012 through March 31, 2014, and Frontier Trading Company XXXVII, LLC from July 31, 2013 through March 31, 2014.

The consolidated financial statements of the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund include the assets, liabilities and earnings of its majority controlled trading company, Frontier Trading Company XXI, LLC (earnings from March 1, 2011 through December 28, 2012).

The consolidated financial statements of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund include the assets, liabilities and earnings of its majority controlled trading company, Frontier Trading Company V, LLC (earnings from March 9, 2013 through August 26, 2013 (Closed)),Frontier Trading Company XXXV, LLC from July 31, 2013 through December 31, 2013 and the earnings of Trading Company I LLC from January 31, 2014 to February 2, 2014.

The consolidated financial statements of the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund include the assets, liabilities and earnings of its majority controlled trading company, Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC (earnings from November 18, 2013 through March 31, 2014).

Each of the Series has invested in Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC on the same basis as its ownership in the cash pool. Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC assets, liabilities and earnings are allocated to all the Series of the Trust based on their proportionate share of the cash pool.

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

Cash and Cash Equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits held at banks with original maturities of three months or less.

Interest Income—Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasuries and assets held at Futures Commission Merchants (“FCM”), of up to two percentage points of the aggregate percentage yield (annualized), is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series is paid to the Managing Owner. All interest not paid to the Managing Owner is interest income to the Series.

U.S. Treasury Securities are pooled for purposes of maximizing returns on these assets to investors of all Series. Interest income from pooled cash management assets is recognized on the accrual basis and allocated daily to each Series based upon its daily proportion of ownership of the pool.

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

Receivable From Futures Commission Merchants—The Series of the Trust deposits assets with a FCM subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such FCM. The Trust, with respect to the Series, earns interest income on its assets deposited with the FCM.

 

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

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

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

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

Each Series allocates funds to an affiliated Trading Company, or Companies, of the Trust. Each Trading Company allocates all of its daily trading gains or losses to the Series in proportion to each Series’ ownership trading level interest in the Trading Company, adjusted on a daily basis (except for Trading Advisors and other investments such as Swaps that are directly allocated to a specific series). The value of all open contracts and cash held at clearing brokers is similarly allocated to the Series in proportion to each Series’ funds allocated to the Trading Company, or Companies.

Investments and Swaps—The Trust, with respect to the Series, records investment transactions on a trade date basis and at fair value, with changes in fair value reported as a component of realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments in the statements of operations. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps, selected at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more underlying investment products or indices. In a typical Swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates. Swap contracts are reported at fair value basis upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner values the investments based on the CTA’s estimated position information on a same-trading day basis. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTA positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts. This fair value is corroborated by valuations provided by a third party pricing service on a daily basis. The pricing service, utilizing proprietary model-intensive methodologies, selects and implements the pricing model appropriate for each swap valuation. The pricing service does not provide detail of the pricing model to management. The Managing Owner engages, via inquiry and review of methodology documentation, with the service provider to gain an understanding of the valuation model selected, the components of the model, both observable and unobservable; and quality control testing procedures in place.

Income Taxes—The Trust, with respect to the Series, applies the provisions of ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust, with respect to the Series’, financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Trust’s level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Managing Owner has concluded there is no tax expense, interest or penalties to be recorded by the Trust, with respect to the Series. The 2010 through 2013 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

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

 

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Fees and Expenses—All management fees, incentive fees, service fees and trading fees of the Trust, with respect to the Series, are paid to the Managing Owner. It is the responsibility of the Managing Owner to pay all Trading Advisor management and incentive fees, Selling Agent Service fees and all other operating expenses and continuing offering costs of the Trust, with respect to the Series.

Service Fees—The Trust may maintain each Series of Units in three or six sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the NAV at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to Selling Agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series for administrative purposes. The Managing Owner may also pay Selling Agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such Selling Agents.

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

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

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements—In June of 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-08 to (i) modify Topic 946 for determining whether an entity is an investment company; (ii) update the measurement requirements for noncontrolling interests in other investment companies; and (iii) require additional disclosures for investment companies under U.S. GAAP. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013. An entity should provide the disclosures required by those amendments retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the financial positions or results of operations.

ReclassificationCertain amounts in the 2013 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2014 presentation. None of the reclasses had an impact on the NAV or performance of the Series.

Subsequent Events—The Trust, with respect to the Series, follows the provisions of ASC 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date and up through the date the financial statements are issued. No events or transactions requiring recognition or disclosure have been identified.

3. Fair Value Measurements

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

Level 1 Inputs

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

 

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Level 2 Inputs

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

Level 3 Inputs

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

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

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

Swap Contracts. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical Swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. Swap contracts are reported at fair value basis upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner values the investments based on the CTA’s estimated position information on a same-trading day basis. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTA positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts. The fair value is corroborated through the use of a third party pricing service (“pricing service”). The valuation requires significant estimates utilizing Level 3 inputs, corroborated by management through the use of a third party pricing service (“pricing service”). The pricing service, utilizing proprietary model-intensive methodologies, selects and implements the pricing model appropriate for each swap valuation. The pricing service does not provide detail of the pricing model to management. The Managing Owner engages, via inquiry and review of methodology documentation, with the service provider to gain an understanding of the valuation model selected, the components of the model, both observable and unobservable; and quality control testing procedures in place. The pricing service’s methodology includes performance of tolerance testing on its valuation models to ensure consistency and reasonableness of the values derived. The tolerance testing includes valuing the components of the product separately, i.e. underlying asset, volatility, financing rates, and so forth. The tolerance testing is part of the initial valuation setup and the ongoing daily valuation process. The pricing service also has several layers of quality control including: engineering / reverse engineering process to understand each Swap and its subcomponent parts fully; comparative analysis against other valuations performed with similar composition and characteristics; review of output valuation against expectations based on observable price movements of underlying futures; and lastly, periodic review by senior a financial engineer to ensure the design and function of the model is stable and performs as expected.

The Managing Owner has chartered a valuation committee to provide oversight of the valuation process for the Series. The valuation committee meets at least monthly to discuss the valuation process and any valuation issues that may arise. The valuation committee is comprised of senior members of the Managing Owner’s management team with varying areas of expertise that add value to the committee. The valuation committee reports to both the Managing Owner’s Investment Oversight and Risk Committee and the Trust’s Executive Committee. The committee further remains in communication with the Managing Owner’s Due Diligence Committee that provides ongoing counterparty risk monitoring of the swap counterparties. The committee monitors daily pricing provided by the swap counterparty and daily valuation provided by the third party pricing service. The valuation committee may request a price challenge if the daily valuation provided by the counterparty valuations differs significantly from the valuation obtained by the pricing service. The Managing Owner’s valuation committee monitors some additional input factors such as liquidity, volatility, and counterparty risk in order to further review the valuations provided by the pricing service.

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies. This investment represents the fair value of the allocation of cash, futures, forwards, options and swaps to each respective Series relative to its trading allocations from unconsolidated Trading Companies. The Series may redeem their investment in the trading companies on a daily basis at the stated net asset value and therefore the inputs qualify for Level 2. However, as the Series, under the same management as the Trading Companies, have access to the underlying positions of the Trading Companies, the level determination are reflected on that basis. As such, the Series report investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies at fair value using the corresponding inputs of the underlying securities of the Trading Companies which results in the Series reporting the corresponding Level determination from the inputs of the Trading Company.

 

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The following table summarizes the instruments that comprise the Trust, with respect to the Series, financial asset portfolio, by Series, measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

March 31, 2014

   Level 1 Inputs      Level 2 Inputs     Level 3 Inputs      Total Fair
Value
 

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

          

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

   $ 21,202,420       $ 541,254      $ —         $ 21,743,674   

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

     —           —          —           —     

Swap Contracts

     —           —          2,858,230         2,858,230   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     29,160,624         —          —           29,160,624   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

          

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     9,337,256         321,141        —           9,658,397   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     16,841,167         —          —           16,841,167   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

          

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

     26,316         —          —           26,316   

Options Purchased

     —           1,868,663        —           1,868,663   

Options Written

     —           (1,303,208     —           (1,303,208

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     490,319         —          —           490,319   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          2,031,764         2,031,764   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     11,397,659         —          —           11,397,659   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

          

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

     1,683,756         700,694        —           2,384,450   

Options Purchased

     —           203,143        —           203,143   

Options Written

     —           (69,410     —           (69,410

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     12,312,341         389,727        —           12,702,068   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          8,635,891         8,635,891   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     53,649,502         —          —           53,649,502   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

          

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     5,174,226         112,657        1,878,498         7,165,381   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     7,674,181         —          —           7,674,181   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

          

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     8,073,948         283,214        —           8,357,162   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     25,290,593         —          —           25,290,593   

Equinox Frontier Frontier Heritage Fund

     —           —          —           —     

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     1,921,478         63,416        —           1,984,894   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          4,226,621         4,226,621   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     7,214,662         —          —           7,214,662   

 

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December 31, 2013

   Level 1 Inputs     Level 2 Inputs     Level 3 Inputs      Total Fair
Value
 

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

         

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

   $ 20,167,937      $ 669,335      $ —         $ 20,837,272   

Swap Contracts

     —          —          3,437,632         3,437,632   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     38,055,417        —          —           38,055,417   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

         

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     8,290,975        875,735        —           9,166,710   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     23,441,497        —          —           23,441,497   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

         

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

     (191,069     —          —           (191,069

Options purchased

     —          98,740        —           98,740   

Options Written

     —          (172,650     —           (172,650

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     655,769        —          —           655,769   

Swap Contracts

     —          —          2,456,546         2,456,546   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     16,872,290        —          —           16,872,290   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

         

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

     3,475,896        459,356        —           3,935,252   

Options purchased

     —          165,915        —           165,915   

Options Written

     —          (183,856     —           (183,856

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     12,953,295        760,020        —           13,713,315   

Swap Contracts

     —          —          10,122,003         10,122,003   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     68,548,395        —          —           68,548,395   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

         

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     3,886,810        562,097        2,415,637         6,864,544   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     10,304,085        —          —           10,304,085   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

         

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     7,772,031        7,292        —           7,779,323   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     27,600,705        —          —           27,600,705   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

         

Investment in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     1,887,631        1,635        —           1,889,266   

Swap Contracts

     —          —          5,435,184         5,435,184   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     8,827,380        —          —           8,827,380   

The changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables. Swap contract asset gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings are classified in “realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments – net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts” on the statements of operations. Investment in unconsolidated trading company asset gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings are classified in “Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies.” During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and year ended December 31, 2013, all identified Level 3 assets are components of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund.

 

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

Swaps:

 

     Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2014

   $ 3,437,632      $ 2,456,546      $ 10,122,003   

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

      

Included in earnings-realized

     —          —       

Included in earnings-unrealized

     (579,402     (424,782     (1,486,112

Purchases of investments

     —          —          —     

Sales of investments

     —          —       

Change in ownership allocation of total return swaps

     —          —          —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of March 31, 2014

   $ 2,858,230      $ 2,031,764      $ 8,635,891   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2014

   $ 5,435,184   

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

  

Included in earnings-realized

     —     

Included in earnings-unrealized

     (1,208,563

Purchases of investments

     —     

Sales of investments

     —     

Change in ownership allocation of total return swaps

     —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of March 31, 2014

   $ 4,226,621   
  

 

 

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies:

 

     Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2014

   $ 2,415,637   

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     (537,139

Proceeds from sales of investments of unconsolidated trading companies

     —     

Purchases of investments of unconsolidated trading companies

     —     

Change in ownership allocation

     —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of March 31, 2014

   $ 1,878,498   
  

 

 

 

 

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For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

Swaps:

 

     Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
     Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2013

   $ —         $ —        $ 22,289,478   

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

       

Included in earnings-realized

     —           —          (3,554,723

Included in earnings-unrealized

     37,632         (423,454     2,486,559   

Purchases of investments

     3,400,000         2,880,000        9,600,000   

Sales of investments

     —           —          (20,694,866

Change in ownership allocation of total return swaps

     —           —          (4,445

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2013

   $ 3,437,632       $ 2,456,546      $ 10,122,003   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2013

   $ —     

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

  

Included in earnings-realized

     —     

Included in earnings-unrealized

     591,793   

Purchases of investments

     —     

Sales of investments

     —     

Change in ownership allocation of total return swaps

     4,843,391   

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2013

   $ 5,435,184   
  

 

 

 

 

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Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies:

 

      Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Select Fund
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2013

   $ —        $ —     

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     (427,558     (1,461

Proceeds from sales of investments of unconsolidated trading companies

     (972,442     —     

Purchases of investments of unconsolidated trading companies

     1,400,000        1,600,000   

Change in ownership allocation

     —          817,098   

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2013

   $ —        $ 2,415,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2013

   $ —        $ —     

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     (133,970     (1,827

Proceeds from sales of investments of unconsolidated trading companies

     —          —     

Purchases of investments of unconsolidated trading companies

     1,000,000        2,000,000   

Change in ownership allocation

     (866,030     (1,998,173

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2013

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Series of the Trust assess the levels of the investments at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Series’ accounting policy regarding the recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and year ended December 31, 2013, the Trust did not transfer any assets between Level 1, 2 and 3.

4. Swaps

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

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

The Managing Owner follows a procedure in selecting well-established financial institutions which the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, considers to be reputable, reliable, financially responsible and well established to act as swap counterparties. The procedure includes due diligence review of documentation on all new and existing financial institution counterparties prior to initiation of the relationship, and quarterly ongoing review during the relationship, to ensure that counterparties meet the Managing Owner’s minimum credit requirements, the counterparty average rating being no less than an investment grade rating as defined by the rating agencies. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, approximately 6.7% and 7.0%, respectively, of the Trust’s assets were deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain Swaps and is recorded as cash and cash equivalents on the Statements of Financial Condition of the Trust.

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

 

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The Series had invested in the following Swaps as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

 

     Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Long/Short Commodity
Fund
 
     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap  

Counterparty

     DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG   

Notional Amount

   $ 83,722,577      $ 25,500,000      $ 34,400,000   

Termination Date

     8/2/2018        8/2/2018        8/7/2018   

Investee Returns

     On Default        On Default        On Default   

Realized Gain/(Loss)

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

   ($ 1,485,685   ($ 579,402   ($ 424,783
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 3/31/2014

   $ 8,635,891      $ 2,858,230      $ 2,031,764   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
 
     Total Return Swap  

Counterparty

     DeutscheBank AG   

Notional Amount

   $ 18,663,283   

Termination Date

     3/26/2018   

Investee Returns

     On Default   

Realized Gain/(Loss)

   $ 0   
  

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

   ($ 1,208,563
  

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 3/31/2014

   $ 4,226,621   
  

 

 

 

The Series have invested in the following Swaps as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013:

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  
     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap  

Counterparty

     Societe Generale        DeutscheBank        DeutscheBank AG   

Notional Amount

   $ —        $ —        $ 64,000,000   

Termination Date

     11/21/2014        6/30/2016        8/2/2018   

Investee Returns

     Total Returns        On Default        On Default   

Realized Gain/(Loss)

   $ (1,645,980     $(1,908,743   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

   $ 212,146      $ 1,749,332      $ 522,003   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 12/31/2013

   $ —        $ —        $ 10,122,003   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Long/Short Commodity
Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
 
     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap  

Counterparty

     DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG   

Notional Amount

   $ 25,500,000      $ 34,400,000      $ 18,663,283   

Termination Date

     8/2/2018        8/7/2018        3/26/2018   

Investee Returns

     On Default        On Default        On Default   

Realized Gain/(Loss)

   $ —        $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

   $ 37,632      $ (423,454   $ 591,793   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 12/31/2013

   $ 3,437,632      $ 2,456,546      $ 5,435,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

5. Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

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

 

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The following table summarizes each of the Series’ investments in unconsolidated Trading Companies as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

     As of March 31, 2014      As of December 31, 2013  
     Percentage of
Series Net

Assets Invested
in Unconsolidated
Trading Companies
    Fair Value      Percentage of
Series Net

Assets Invested
in Unconsolidated
Trading Companies
    Fair Value  

Series

         

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies I, II, VII, IX, XIV, XV, XXXIII and XXXVIII

     40.23   $ 21,743,674         32.84   $ 20,837,272   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies II, XIV, XV and XXXVIII

     35.84   $ 9,658,397         27.14   $ 9,166,710   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Company I and XXXVIII

     2.33   $ 490,319         2.31   $ 655,769   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies II, VII, XV and XXXVIII

     11.41   $ 12,702,068         11.26   $ 13,713,315   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies XV, XXXVIII and XXXIX

     47.68   $ 7,165,381         38.98   $ 6,864,544   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Company II and XXXVIII

     24.24   $ 8,357,162         21.24   $ 7,779,323   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies II and XXXVIII

     14.54   $ 1,984,894         11.39   $ 1,889,266   

 

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The following tables summarizes each of the Series; equity in earnings from unconsolidated Trading Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2014     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
                 Change in                       Change in        
     Trading     Realized     Unrealized     Net Income     Trading     Realized     Unrealized     Net Income  
     Commissions     Gain/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)     (Loss)     Commissions     Gain/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)     (Loss)  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (70,393   $ 1,144,628      $ (601,231   $ 473,004      $ (128,516   $ (357,571   $ (672,046   $ (1,158,132

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

     (4,751     266,640        (284,827     (22,938     (6,096     1,311,057        (92,220     1,212,741   

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

     —          —          —          —          (9,571     1,055,495        (187,841     858,083   

Frontier Trading Company VI LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC

     (152,103     (617,460     (238,109     (1,007,672     (87,931     (534,092     48,285        (573,737

Frontier Trading Company IX, LLC

     —          —          —            —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

     (59,609     (628,000     64,707        (622,902     (78,418     (1,225,951     938,457        (365,912

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (15,711     659,867        (952,930     (308,774     (18,486     32,629        148,279        162,422   

Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXI, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC

     (12,201     283,424        95,506        366,729        (13,200     (328,080     (64,984     (406,263

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (12,407     (766,684     (577,656     (1,356,747     —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

           —              10,500        10,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (327,175   $ 342,415      $ (2,494,540   $ (2,479,300   $ (342,217   $ (46,513   $ 128,431      $ (260,299
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (5,656   $ (356,517   $ 490,064      $ 127,891      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

     (3,710     214,076        (241,479     (31,113     (3,449     741,157        (51,324     686,385   

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

     (59,109     (623,196     (1,706     (684,011     (31,416     (491,605     375,740        (147,281

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (29,455     680,449        (1,157,896     (506,902     (37,689     76,997        312,247        351,555   

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (7,070     (418,640     (333,592     (759,302     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (105,000   $ (503,828   $ (1,244,609   $ (1,853,437   $ (72,554   $ 326,549      $ 636,663      $ 890,658   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (15,794   $ (157,118   $ (150,252   $ (323,164

Frontier Trading Companies VII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Companies XVIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Companies XXIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (6,308     (180,509     (21,131     (207,949

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (4,943     (293,160     (247,543     (545,646     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (4,943   $ (293,160   $ (247,543   $ (545,646   $ (22,102   $ (337,627   $ (171,384   $ (531,113
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (2,356   $ 224,161      $ 103,565        325,370      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

     (6,746     422,192        (533,681     (118,235     (11,501     2,382,683        29,643        2,400,825   

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

     —          —          —          —          (13,876     1,530,384        (272,459     1,244,049   

Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC

     (135,914     (619,532     (143,328     (898,774     (144,075     (1,326,705     256,553        (1,214,227

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

     (75,543     (1,180,680     610,861        (645,362     —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (22,806     867,989        (1,231,415     (386,232     (36,685     91,850        255,168        310,332   

Frontier Trading Company XVI, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (3,769     47,987        (29,090     15,128   

Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (1,179     13,038        29,659        41,518   

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (21,974     (1,329,333     (1,006,145     (2,357,452     —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          (1,538     (1,538     —          —          14,700        14,700   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (265,339   $ (1,615,203   $ (2,201,681   $ (4,082,223   $ (211,085   $ 2,739,237      $ 284,173      $ 2,812,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (12,346   $ 1,188,591      $ (78,854   $ 1,097,391   

Frontier Trading Company VI LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (29,250     712,977        (899,389     (215,662     (22,858     131,649        105,458        214,249   

Frontier Trading Company XXI, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (3,264     (193,892     (148,153     (345,309     —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          (536,455     (536,455     —          —          16,800        16,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (32,514   $ 519,085      $ (1,583,997   $ (1,097,426   $ (35,204   $ 1,320,240      $ 43,404      $ 1,328,440   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

   $ (13,950   $ 877,058      $ (885,581   $ (22,473   $ (11,653   $ 2,504,392      $ (173,364   $ 2,319,375   

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII , LLC

     (9,539     (564,895     (395,352     (969,786     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (23,489   $ 312,163      $ (1,280,933   $ (992,259   $ (11,653   $ 2,504,392      $ (173,364   $ 2,319,375   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

   $ (3,125   $ 196,488      $ (198,569   $ (5,206   $ (2,664   $ 554,947      $ 4,069      $ 556,353   

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

     —          —          —          —          (13,268     1,404,612        (205,240     1,186,104   

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (2,805     (167,218     (127,972     (297,995     —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          20,999        20,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (5,930   $ 29,270      $ (326,541   $ (303,201   $ (15,931   $ 1,959,559      $ (180,172   $ 1,763,456   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The statements of financial condition as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the Condensed Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 for the unconsolidated Trading Companies are as follows:

 

Statements of Financial Condition - March 31, 2014

   Frontier Trading
Company II LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XV LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XXXVIII LLC
 

Receivable from commission merchants

   $ 15,164,505      $ 18,982,814      $ 4,372,929   

Open trade equity/(deficit)

     2,177,156        (697,475     688,305   

Interest receivable/(payable)

     362        580        (409
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 17,342,023      $ 18,285,919      $ 5,060,825   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Members’ equity

   $ 17,342,023      $ 18,285,921      $ 5,060,825   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statements of Financial Condition - December 31, 2013

   Frontier Trading
Company II LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XV LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XXXVIII LLC
 

Receivable from commission merchants

   $ 13,212,581      $ 13,257,812      $ 3,359,991   

Open trade equity/(deficit)

     4,321,293        5,990,245        3,520,515   

Interest receivable/(payable)

     155        657        (227
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 17,534,029      $ 19,248,714      $ 6,880,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Members’ equity

   $ 17,534,029      $ 19,248,714      $ 6,880,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Condensed Statement of Income - For the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2014

   Frontier Trading
Company II LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XV LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XXXVIII LLC
 

Interest income

   $ (960   $ 225      $ 1,419   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less commissions

     (1,944,172     (2,824,060     3,795,824   

Change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     2,144,137        4,241,630        2,832,210   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

   $ 199,005      $ 1,417,795      $ 6,629,453   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Condensed Statement of Income - For the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

   Frontier Trading
Company II LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XV LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XXIII LLC
    Frontier Trading
Company XXXIX LLC
 

Interest income

   $ 7,225      $ (3,176   $ 7      $ —     

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less commissions

     7,451,650        242,745        (1,254,614     —     

Change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (283,196     852,622        (214,330     62,997   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

   $ 7,175,679      $ 1,092,191      $ (1,468,937   $ 62,997   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

6. Transactions with Affiliates

The Managing Owner contributes funds to the Trust, with respect to the Series, in order to have a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of all Series and in return will receive units designated as general units in the Series in which the Managing Owner invests such funds. The general units may only be purchased by the Managing Owner and may be subject to no advisory fees or advisory fees at reduced rates. Otherwise, the general units hold the same rights as the limited units. The Managing Owner is required to maintain at least a 1% interest (“Minimum Purchase Commitment”) in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of all Series so long as it is acting as the Managing Owner of the Trust. Such contribution was made by the Managing Owner before trading commenced for the Trust and will be maintained throughout the existence of the Trust, and the Managing Owner will make such purchases as are

 

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necessary to effect this requirement. Additionally, the Managing Owner agreed with certain regulatory bodies to maintain a 1% interest specifically in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1a Units and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a Units, aggregated, and each of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund. The 1% interest in these specific Series is included in computing the Minimum Purchase Commitment in aggregate capital. In addition to the General Units the Managing Owner receives in respect of its Minimum Purchase Commitment, the Managing Owner may purchase Limited Units in any Series as a Limited Owner. Principals of the Managing Owner or affiliates are allowed to own beneficial interests in the Trust, with respect to the Series, as well. All Units purchased by the Managing Owner are held for investment purposes only and not for resale. The Managing Owner may make purchases or redemptions at any time on the same terms as any Limited Owner. The Trust has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates.

Expenses

Management Fees—Each Series of Units pays to the Managing Owner a monthly management fee equal to a certain percentage of such Series’ assets attributable to such Series (including notional assets), calculated on a daily basis. The annual rate of the management fee is 0.5% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, 1.0% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1a and Class 2a, 2.0% for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a and Class 2a and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, 0.75% for Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, 2.5% for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund and Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and 3.5% for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1 and Class 2. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such management fees to the Trading Advisor(s) for such Series.

Trading Fees—In connection with each Series’ trading activities, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1, 2 and 3), Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund pays to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, up to 0.75% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily. The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1a and 2a) and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund pays to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, up to 2.25% and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily.

Incentive Fees—Some Series pay to the Managing Owner an incentive fee of a certain percentage of new net trading profits generated by such Series, monthly or quarterly. Because the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may each employ multiple Trading Advisors, these Series will pay the Managing Owner a monthly incentive fee calculated on a Trading Advisor by Trading Advisor basis. It is therefore possible that in any given period the Series may pay incentive fees to the Managing Owner for one or more Trading Advisors while each of these Series as a whole experiences losses. The incentive fee is 25% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund and the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and 20% for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such incentive fees to the Trading Advisor(s) for such Series.

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

The following table summarizes fees earned by the Managing Owner for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

   Incentive Fee      Management Fee      Service Fee      Trading Fee  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 432,084       $ 276,556       $ 148,411       $ 342,565   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     13,712         277,080         104,283         175,915   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     —           286,630         38,564         81,977   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     551,286         290,385         549,448         187,399   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     —           138,438         105,588         29,402   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     —           280,373         182,964         64,595   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     —           80,009         72,725         23,099   

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

   Incentive Fee      Management Fee      Service Fee      Trading Fee  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 184,498       $ 410,426       $ 305,403       $ 636,522   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     —           324,723         175,344         292,626   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     —           638,253         96,103         211,732   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     259,439         494,637         991,548         345,915   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     —           209,199         157,859         44,783   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     —           252,254         222,806         74,742   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     —           139,061         119,839         37,183   

 

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The following table summarizes fees payable to the Managing Owner as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

As of March 31, 2014

 

     Incentive Fees      Management Fees      Service Fees      Trading Fees  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 432,084       $ 90,563       $ 39,058       $ 120,132   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     13,712         85,923         27,824         58,186   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     —           96,600         11,218         24,732   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     551,278         99,238         168,118         62,011   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     —           47,746         34,156         9,741   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     —           96,346         49,187         21,914   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     —           27,480         21,764         7,603   

As of December 31, 2013

 

     Incentive Fees      Management Fees      Service Fees      Trading Fees  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 575,550       $ 101,504       $ 46,263       $ 136,166   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     —           107,027         35,858         72,687   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     —           104,883         14,965         34,788   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     691,917         113,085         190,286         73,125   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     —           49,798         39,045         11,545   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     100,260         128,097         53,054         23,844   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     15,411         28,615         25,485         9,212   

With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed therefore by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk and the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, amounts paid or owed to the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from prepaid initial service fees were ($2,936) for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, $21 for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, ($2,476) for the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, ($160) for the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, ($1,171) for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, ($3,280) for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and $1,264 for the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, amounts paid or owed to the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from prepaid initial service fees were ($8,006) for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, $2,379 for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, ($7,050) for the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, ($158) for the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, ($544) for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, ($2,653) for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and ($2,196) for the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund.

Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasury Securities assets net of premiums and cash held at clearing brokers, of up to the first 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a and Class 2a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series is paid to the Managing Owner. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Trust paid $698,392 and $1,572,304, respectively, of such interest income to the Managing Owner. Such amounts are not included in the statements of operations of the Series. All other interest income is recorded by the respective Series on the statements of operations. The following table outlines the amounts paid by each Series to the Managing Owner and its ratio to average net assets for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

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     2014      2013      2014     2013  
     Gross Amount
Paid to the
Managing
Owner
     Gross Amount
Paid to the
Managing
Owner
     Ratio to
Average Net
Assets
    Ratio to
Average Net
Assets
 

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1

   $ 18,329       $ 59,839         0.07     0.11

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 2

     22,729         58,175         0.07     0.11

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3

     161         n/a         0.03     n/a   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1

     15,782         38,263         0.08     0.11

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 2

     7,629         18,944         0.08     0.11

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3

     407         n/a         0.08     n/a   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2

     1,996         8,300         0.08     0.14

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3

     6,853         25,178         0.08     0.14

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a

     6,010         25,713         0.08     0.14

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2a

     2,152         14,950         0.08     0.14

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a

     302         n/a         0.08     n/a   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1

     265,807         660,914         0.36     0.48

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2

     87,195         240,017         0.36     0.48

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a

     341         974         0.07     0.10

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3a

     1,584         3,491         0.07     0.10

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1

     50,021         105,161         0.35     0.48

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2

     5,692         14,157         0.35     0.48

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1

     112,028         148,445         0.45     0.48

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 2

     46,159         50,729         0.45     0.48

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1

     37,170         79,818         0.38     0.48

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2

     10,045         19,236         0.38     0.48
  

 

 

    

 

 

      
          
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total

   $ 698,392       $ 1,572,304        
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

The Managing Owner, under an amended contract, paid to The Bornhoft Group Corporation, an affiliate of the Trust, an annual payment of $1,100,000 for the first year of the contract and $600,000 for the second year of the contract, for investment and advisor services and 0.1% annually of the trading level with the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund in lieu of a monthly service fee. The Managing Owner paid $221,095 and $251,890, respectively under this agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

Equinox Financial Group, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides management services for the Managing Owner who paid $230,000 and $250,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Solon Capital, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides product development and marketing services. For these services, the Managing Owner paid Solon Capital, LLC, $208,417 and $548,092, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

Equinox Group Distributors LLC, an affiliate under common control of the Managing Owner, serves as wholesaler of the Trust by marketing to broker/dealer organizations.

7. Financial Highlights

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Trust, with respect to the Series, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

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    Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund (5)     Equinox Frontier Masters Fund     Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  
    Class 1     Class 2     Class 3     Class 1     Class 2     Class 3     Class 2     Class 3     Class 1a     Class 2a     Class 3a  

Per unit operating performance (1)

                     

Net asset value, December 31, 2013

  $ 87.10      $ 94.35      $ 84.21      $ 91.83      $ 99.46      $ 91.91      $ 125.26      $ 125.30      $ 92.73      $ 100.34      $ 100.47   

Net operating results:

                     

Interest income

    0.23        0.25        0.23        0.28        0.30        0.28        0.38        0.38        0.28        0.30        0.30   

Expenses

    (1.97     (1.62     (1.50     (1.82     (1.47     (1.36     (2.03     (2.02     (1.94     (1.62     (1.61

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

    (2.59 )      (2.93     (0.02 )      (2.99 )      (3.33     (3.03 )      (12.13 )      (12.15 )      (8.65 )      (9.46 )      (9.42
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

    (4.33 )      (4.30     (1.29 )      (4.53 )      (4.50     (4.11 )      (13.78 )      (13.79 )      (10.31 )      (10.78 )      (10.73
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, March 31, 2014

  $ 82.77      $ 90.05      $ 82.92      $ 87.30      $ 94.96      $ 87.80      $ 111.48      $ 111.51      $ 82.42      $ 89.56      $ 89.74   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                     

Net investment income/(loss)

    -6.17 %      -3.86     -3.86 %      -6.99 %      -4.87     -4.87 %      -5.64 %      -5.64 %      -7.73 %      -5.64 %      -5.64

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    6.57 %      4.26     10.95 %      8.23 %      6.11     6.11 %      6.94 %      6.94 %      9.03 %      6.94 %      6.94

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    7.30 %      4.99     11.68 %      8.28 %      6.15     6.15 %      6.94 %      6.94 %      9.03 %      6.94 %      6.94

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    -4.24     -3.82     -0.80 %      -4.89 %      -4.48     -4.43 %      -11.00 %      -11.01 %      -11.12 %      -10.74 %      -10.68

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    -4.97 %      -4.56     -1.53 %      -4.93 %      -4.52     -4.47 %      -11.00 %      -11.01 %      -11.12 %      -10.74 %      -10.68

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     Class 1     Class 2     Class 2a     Class 3a     Class 1     Class 2  

Per unit operating performance (1)

            

Net asset value, December 31, 2013

   $ 106.29      $ 140.49      $ 118.80      $ 118.41      $ 79.86      $ 104.14   

Net operating results:

            

Interest income

     0.00        0.00        0.37        0.37        0.00        0.00   

Expenses

     (1.81     (1.39     (1.17     (1.17     (1.36     (1.05

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

     (2.49 )      (3.29 )      (2.83 )      (2.81 )      (3.49 )      (4.54 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

     (4.30 )      (4.68 )      (3.63 )      (3.61 )      (4.85 )      (5.59 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, March 31, 2014

   $ 101.99      $ 135.81      $ 115.17      $ 114.80      $ 75.01      $ 98.55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

            

Net investment income/(loss)

     -5.46 %      -2.46 %      -1.17 %      -1.17 %      -7.28 %      -4.28 % 

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

     4.91 %      1.91 %      1.91 %      1.91 %      7.28 %      4.28 % 

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

     5.46 %      2.46 %      2.46 %      2.46 %      7.28 %      4.28 % 

Total return before incentive fees (2)

     -3.50 %      -2.79 %      -2.51 %      -2.50 %      -6.07 %      -5.37 % 

Total return after incentive fees (2)

     -4.05 %      -3.33 %      -3.06 %      -3.05 %      -6.07 %      -5.37 % 

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund
    Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund
 
     Class 1     Class 2     Class 1     Class 2  

Per unit operating performance (1)

        

Net asset value, December 31, 2013

   $ 139.59      $ 174.17      $ 102.05      $ 134.21   

Net operating results:

        

Interest income

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Expenses

     (2.35     (1.68     (1.52     (1.05

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

     (0.31 )      (0.37 )      (5.12 )      (6.75 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

     (2.66 )      (2.05 )      (6.64 )      (7.80 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, March 31, 2014

   $ 136.93      $ 172.12      $ 95.41      $ 126.41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

        

Net investment income/(loss)

     -7.01 %      -4.01 %      -6.35 %      -3.35 % 

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

     7.01 %      4.01 %      6.35 %      3.35 % 

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

     7.01 %      4.01 %      6.35 %      3.35 % 

Total return before incentive fees (2)

     -1.91 %      -1.18 %      -6.51 %      -5.81

Total return after incentive fees (2)

     -1.91 %      -1.18 %      -6.51 %      -5.81

 

(1) Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2) Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3) Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(4) Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.
(5) Class 3 began operations on February 24, 2014.

 

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     Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund     Equinox Frontier Masters Fund     Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund  
     Class 1     Class 2     Class 1     Class 2     Class 2     Class 3     Class 1a     Class 2a  

Per unit operating performance (1)

                

Net asset value, December 31, 2012

   $ 94.40      $ 100.48      $ 101.11      $ 107.61      $ 145.65      $ 145.69      $ 108.58      $ 115.45   

Net operating results:

                

Interest income

     0.40        0.43        0.46        0.49        0.81        0.81        0.60        0.64   

Expenses

     (1.54     (1.10     (1.74     (1.30     (2.32     (2.32     (2.29     (1.84

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

     (0.05     (0.17     1.81        1.80        0.97        0.96        1.08        1.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

     (1.19     (0.84     0.53        0.99        (0.54     (0.55     (0.61     (0.16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, March 31, 2013

   $ 93.21      $ 99.64      $ 101.64      $ 108.60      $ 145.11      $ 145.14      $ 107.97      $ 115.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                

Net investment income/(loss)

     -4.44     -2.24     -5.14     -3.06     -4.19     -4.19     -6.29     -4.19

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

     6.01     3.81     6.97     4.90     6.45     6.45     8.55     6.45

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

     6.18     3.98     6.97     4.90     6.45     6.45     8.55     6.45

Total return before incentive fees (2)

     -1.09     -0.67     0.52     0.92     -0.37     -0.38     -0.56     -0.14

Total return after incentive fees (2)

     -1.26     -0.84     0.52     0.92     -0.37     -0.38     -0.56     -0.14

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     Class 1     Class 2     Class 2a     Class 3a     Class 1     Class 2  

Per unit operating performance (1)

            

Net asset value, December 31, 2012

   $ 116.32      $ 149.20      $ 124.36      $ 123.96      $ 78.66      $ 99.55   

Net operating results:

            

Interest income

     0.03        0.04        0.03        0.03        0.29        0.37   

Expenses

     (1.49     (0.85     (0.71     (0.71     (1.40     (1.04

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

     (0.65     (0.84     (0.23     (0.23     4.31        5.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

     (2.12     (1.65     (0.90     (0.91     3.20        4.80   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, March 31, 2013

   $ 114.20      $ 147.55      $ 123.46      $ 123.05      $ 81.86      $ 104.35   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

            

Net investment income/(loss)

     -4.76     -1.82     -1.82     -1.82     -5.62     -2.68

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

     4.72     1.78     1.78     1.78     7.10     4.16

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

     4.86     1.92     1.92     1.92     7.10     4.16

Total return before incentive fees (2)

     -1.69     -0.97     -0.59     -0.60     4.07     4.82

Total return after incentive fees (2)

     -1.82     -1.11     -0.72     -0.73     4.07     4.82

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     Class 1     Class 2     Class 1     Class 2  

Per unit operating performance (1)

        

Net asset value, December 31, 2012

   $ 130.73      $ 158.30      $ 94.55      $ 120.67   

Net operating results:

        

Interest income

     0.36        0.43        0.18        0.23   

Expenses

     (2.04     (1.29     (1.56     (1.08

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

     7.48        9.08        8.46        10.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

     5.80        8.22        7.08        9.98   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, March 31, 2013

   $ 136.53      $ 166.52      $ 101.63      $ 130.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

        

Net investment income/(loss)

     -5.07     -2.13     -5.68     -2.75

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

     6.15     3.21     6.42     3.48

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

     6.15     3.21     6.42     3.48

Total return before incentive fees (2)

     4.44     5.19     7.49     8.27

Total return after incentive fees (2)

     4.44     5.19     7.49     8.27

 

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

8. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Series’ primary business is to engage in speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts). The Series do not enter into or hold positions for hedging purposes as defined under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The detail of the fair value of the Series’ derivatives by instrument types as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is included in the Condensed Schedules of Investments. See Note 4 for further disclosure related to each Series’ position in swap contracts.

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

 

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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

Monthly average contracts:

   Bought      Sold  

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     3,519         3,829   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     4,255         4,213   

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

     79         113   

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

Monthly average contracts:

   Bought      Sold  

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     3,836         3,751   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     9,914         10,005   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     8         29   

The following tables summarize the trading revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 by contract type:

 

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Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Year Ended March 31, 2014

 

Type of contract

   Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 

Metals

   $ (81,704   $ (669,721   $ (5,850

Currencies

     (278,672     200,590        (130,109

Energies

     (2,017,253     42,957        (783

Agriculturals

     4,242        298,097        (19,987

Interest rates

     (227,164     3,384,701        471,687   

Stock indices

     164,056        362,538        10,906   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (2,436,495   $ 3,619,162      $ 325,864   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

 

for the Year Ended March 31, 2013

 

  

  

Type of contract

   Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 

Metals

   $ (875,420   $ (2,726,807   $ (488,195

Currencies

     1,327,935        (310,035     1,300,655   

Energies

     (3,696,351     30,607        (3,465

Agriculturals

     (169,442     (1,472,771     8,936   

Interest rates

     237,979        (13,192,219     (88,186

Stock indices

     1,259,718        9,960,557        146,263   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (1,915,581   $ (7,710,668   $ 876,008   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

Type of contract

   Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
 

Metals

   $ (215,309   $ (249,447   $ 73,476   

Currencies

     7,614        (172,087     (195,840

Energies

     1,579,466        (11,266     (135,932

Agriculturals

     (2,194,012     167,631        (73,196

Interest rates

     298,530        (129,512     55,085   

Stock indices

     (282,075     (1,764,483     193,070   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (805,786   $ (2,159,164   $ (83,337
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

  

  

Type of contract

   Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
 

Metals

   $ 352,320      $ 2,364,213      $ 466,465   

Currencies

     (307,622     (567,405     (1,191,389

Energies

     1,596,146        (1,330,051     2,210   

Agriculturals

     442,484        (385,548     (21,226

Interest rates

     (314,640     1,439,004        79,060   

Stock indices

     (310,096     558,809        (43,824
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 1,458,592      $ 2,079,022      $ (708,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

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

The following tables present gross and net information about the Series’ assets and liabilities subject to master netting arrangements as disclosed on the statements of financial condition as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

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As of March 31, 2014

 

     Gross Amounts
of recognized
Derivative Assets
     Gross Amounts
offset in the
Statements of
Financial Condition
    Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

       

Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)

   $ 2,485,543       $ (101,094   $ 2,384,449   

Options Purchased

     203,143         —          203,143   

Options Written

     —           (69,410     (69,410

Receivable from Futures Commissions Merchants

     31,962,367         (6,602,138     25,360,229   

Swap Contracts

     10,121,576         (1,485,685     8,635,891   

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

       

Swap Contracts

   $ 3,437,632       $ (579,402   $ 2,858,230   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

       

Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)

   $ 1,290,167       $ (1,263,851   $ 26,316   

Options Purchased

     1,868,662         —          1,868,662   

Options Written

     —           (1,303,208     (1,303,208

Receivable from Futures Commissions Merchants

     12,024,798         (5,733,076     6,291,722   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

       

Swap Contracts

   $ 5,435,184       $ (1,208,563   $ 4,226,621   

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

As of December 31, 2013

 

      Gross Amounts of
recognized
Derivative Assets
     Gross Amounts
offset in the
Statements of
Financial Condition
    Net Amounts
Presented in  the
Statements of
Financial
Condition
 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

       

Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)

   $ 3,935,252       $ —        $ 3,935,252   

Options Purchased

     165,915         —          165,915   

Options Written

     —           (183,856     (183,856

Receivable from Futures Commissions Merchants

     33,589,290         (10,123,238     23,466,052   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

       

Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)

   $ 227,827       $ (418,896   $ (191,069

Options Purchased

     98,740         —          98,740   

Options Written

     —           (172,650     (172,650

Receivable from Futures Commissions Merchants

     14,598,699         (6,761,891     7,836,808   

Swap Contract

     2,879,910         (423,454     2,456,456   

Trading Activities and Related Risks

The purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with FCMs. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM’s segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM’s insolvency, recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds available. It is possible that the recovered amount could be less than the total of cash and other property deposited.

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the statements of financial condition, may result in future obligation or loss in excess of the amount paid by the Series for a particular investment. Each Trading Company expects to trade in futures, options, forward and swap contracts and will therefore be a party to financial

 

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instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk that such contracts may be significantly influenced by market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures positions held by a Trading Company in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner will seek to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

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

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

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

10. Indemnifications and Guarantees

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

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

 

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Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013

 

     3/31/14      12/31/13  
ASSETS      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 13,315,107       $ 9,302,857   

U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     151,253,125         193,678,360   

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     70,187,270         61,142,898   

Open trade equity, at fair value

     3,720,900         15,674,650   

Options purchased, at fair value

     6,550,524         3,033,870   

Swap contracts, at fair value

     17,756,466         21,455,529   

Prepaid service fees

     10,006         20,052   

Interest receivable

     809,535         2,652,967   

Receivables from related parties

     3,598         6,051   

Other assets

     13,458         55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 263,619,989       $ 306,967,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL      

LIABILITIES

     

Open trade deficit, at fair value

   $ —         $ —     

Written options, at fair value

     4,992,330         1,222,522   

Pending owner additions

     42,924         34,112   

Owner redemptions payable

     940,650         1,604,951   

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     997,327         1,411,260   

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     543,942         605,219   

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     229,293         281,562   

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     304,347         361,397   

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     351,402         405,034   

Payables to related parties

     25,234         18,949   

Other liabilities

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     8,427,449         5,945,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL

     

Managing Owner Units

     4,314,952         4,246,069   

Limited Owner Units

     250,877,588         296,776,214   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Capital

     255,192,540         301,022,283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Capital

   $ 263,619,989       $ 306,967,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Description

   Value     % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 

LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ (3,733,326     -1.46

Copper (LME) Settling 6/1/2014 (Number of Contracts: 367)

     (3,508,176     -1.37

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

     (41,397     -0.02

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     43,256        0.02

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     2,533,209        0.99

Various energy futures contracts (Europe)

     (31,127     -0.01

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

     (20,624     -0.01

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     598,234        0.23

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     (180,074     -0.07

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

     (281     0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     (445,814     -0.17

Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)

     (2,141     0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     (43,078     -0.02

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

     46,352        0.02

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     4,777,436        1.87

Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)

     18,163        0.01

Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)

     3,663        0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

     1,242,286        0.49

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

     175,503        0.07

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

     25,523        0.01

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     1,301,253        0.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long Futures Contracts

   $ 2,758,840        1.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ 4,035,829        1.58

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

     1,018,212        0.40

Various currency futures contracts (Far East)

     1,774        0.00

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     47,068        0.02

Various energy futures contracts (Europe)

     105,366        0.04

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     (166,041     -0.07

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

     2,127        0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     36,648        0.01

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     13,455        0.01

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

     (91,327     -0.04

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     (126,571     -0.05

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     649,042        0.25

Various soft futures contracts (Canada)

     (7,182     0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

     (18,590     -0.01

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     (4,850,325     -1.90

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

     (341,096     -0.13

Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)

     (6,408     0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

     (17,463     -0.01

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     (23,475     -0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short Futures Contracts

   $ 261,043        0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CURRENCY FORWARDS *

    

Various currency forwards contracts (NA)

   $ 701,017        0.27
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Currency Forwards

   $ 701,017        0.27
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

   $ 3,720,900        1.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ 2,778,958        1.09

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     274,313        0.11

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     1,920,345        0.75

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     92,813        0.04

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     764,750        0.30

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     152,326        0.06

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     567,019        0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased

   $ 6,550,524        2.57
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ (2,794,924     -1.10

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     (43,550     -0.02

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     (1,249,086     -0.49

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     —          0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     (573,595     -0.22

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     (82,602     -0.03

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     (248,573     -0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Written

   $ (4,992,330     -1.96
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SWAPS (1)

    

Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)

   $ 8,639,852        3.39

Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)

     4,226,621        1.66

Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)

     2,858,230        1.12

Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)

     2,031,763        0.80
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

   $ 17,756,466        6.96
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES

    

 

FACE VALUE

        Fair Value      Fair Value  

$ 25,000,000

 

US Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023 (Cost $25,034,823)

   $ 24,652,344         9.66

$ 75,000,000

 

US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,579,227)

     98,660,156         38.66

$ 20,000,000

 

US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,322,622)

     27,940,625         10.95
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities

   $ 151,253,125         59.27
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

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Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2013

 

Description

   Value     % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 

LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ 5,652,154        1.88

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

     185,236        0.06

Various currency futures contracts (Far East)

     —          0.00

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     1,221,239        0.41

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     121,939        0.04

Various energy futures contracts (Europe)

     (155,110     -0.05

Various energy futures contracts (Far East)

     3,805        0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

     (52,871     -0.02

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     (1,090,717     -0.36

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     (395,361     -0.13

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

     61,708        0.02

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     (1,287,953     -0.43

Various precious metal futures contracts (Far East)

     —          0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     (11,609     0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Canada)

     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

     (11,836     0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Far East)

     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     (3,830,479     -1.27

Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)

     38,295        0.01

Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)

     282,928        0.09

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

     2,767,531        0.92

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

     1,399,122        0.46

Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)

     413        0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

     279,932        0.09

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     3,224,823        1.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long Futures Contracts

   $ 8,403,189        2.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ (4,388,603     -1.46

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

     (12,775     0.00

Various currency futures contracts (Far East)

     (1,135     0.00

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     2,433,370        0.81

Various energy futures contracts (Europe)

     172,634        0.06

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     (137,428     -0.05

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

     36,440        0.01

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     686,134        0.23

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     101,244        0.03

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

     (77,260     -0.03

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     1,339,742        0.45

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     906,216        0.30

Various soft futures contracts (Canada)

     1,489        0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

     5,433        0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     4,912,131        1.63

Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)

     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)

     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

     (1,174     0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

     (1,806     0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     48,849        0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short Futures Contracts

   $ 6,023,501        2.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CURRENCY FORWARDS *

    

Various currency forwards contracts

   $ 1,247,960        0.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Currency Forwards

   $ 1,247,960        0.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

   $ 15,674,650        5.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ 1,839,592        0.61

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     386,410        0.13

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     75,490        0.03

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     528,751        0.18

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     37,644        0.01

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     165,983        0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased

   $ 3,033,870        1.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ (703,619     -0.23

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     (34,820     -0.01

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     (152,500     -0.05

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     (127,500     -0.04

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     (20,150     -0.01

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     (183,933     -0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Written

   $ (1,222,522     -0.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SWAPS (1)

    

Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)

   $ 10,126,168        3.36

Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)

     5,435,184        1.81

Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)

     3,437,632        1.14

Frontier XXXVII L/S select swap (U.S.)

     2,456,545        0.82
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

   $ 21,455,529        7.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES

    

 

FACE VALUE

        Fair Value      Fair Value  

$ 11,500,000

 

US Treasury Note 1.125% due 12/31/2019 (Cost $11,178,122)

   $ 10,853,125         3.61

$ 11,500,000

 

US Treasury Note 2.000% due 09/30/2020 (Cost $11,611,497)

     11,228,672         3.75

$ 25,000,000

 

US Treasury Note 2.500% due 08/15/2023 (Cost $25,034,823)

     23,957,031         8.04

$ 13,000,000

 

US Treasury Note 2.125% due 08/15/2021 (Cost $13,066,678)

     12,575,469         4.21

$ 13,000,000

 

US Treasury Note 2.000% due 11/15/2021 (Cost $12,945,421)

     12,390,625         4.13

$ 75,000,000

 

US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (Cost $99,579,227)

     95,507,813         32.29

$ 20,000,000

 

US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (Cost $28,322,622)

     27,165,625         9.20
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities

   $ 193,678,360         65.23
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     2014     2013  

Investment income:

    

Interest - net

   $ 338,223      $ 1,298,374   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

     338,223        1,298,374   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Incentive Fees

     997,327        455,580   

Management Fees

     1,629,685        2,502,777   

Service Fees - Class 1

     1,202,157        2,088,170   

Trading Fees

     905,120        1,666,545   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     4,734,289        6,713,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment income/(loss) - net

     (4,396,066     (5,414,698
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

    

Net realized gain/(loss) on futures, forwards and options

     151,504        4,305,677   

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (11,027,953     2,719,847   

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          —     

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     (3,699,063     (394,745

Net realized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities

     (554,668     1,078,008   

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on U.S. Treasury securities

     6,785,205        (1,154,477

Trading commissions

     (1,053,641     (1,255,367
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     (9,398,616     5,298,943   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (13,794,682   $ (115,755
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

     Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Total  

Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2013

   $ 4,801,516      $ 296,220,767      $ 301,022,283   

Sale of Units

     —          2,445,428        2,445,428   

Redemption of Units

     (373,159     (34,107,330     (34,480,489

Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’ Capital resulting from operations

     (113,405     (13,681,277     (13,794,682
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, March 31, 2014

   $ 4,314,952      $ 250,877,588      $ 255,192,540   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

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

 

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Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     2014     2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations

   $ (13,794,682   $ (115,755

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Change in:

    

Net change in open trade equity

     11,953,750        (1,590,327

Net change in options purchased

     (3,516,654     —     

Net change in options written

     3,769,808        (2,339,102

Net change in allocation of total return swaps

     —          —     

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     3,699,063        394,745   

Net realized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     —          —     

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasury securities

     (6,785,205     1,154,477   

Net realized (gain)/loss on U.S. Treasuries securities

     554,668        (1,078,008

(Purchases) sales of:

    

Sales of swap contracts

     —          —     

(Purchases) of swap contracts

     —          (6,000,000

Sales of U.S. Treasury securities

     48,655,772        17,924,853   

(Purchases) of U.S. Treasury securities

     —          —     

Interest rollover of custom time deposits

     —          (2,800,755

Increase and/or decrease in:

    

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     (16,544,372     24,398,023   

Distributions from trading companies

     —          —     

Prepaid service fees

     10,046        32,480   

Interest receivable

     1,843,432        251,630   

Receivable from related parties

     2,453        (216,992

Other assets

     (13,403     51   

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     (413,933     (276,539

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     (61,277     (189,265

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     (52,269     (28,865

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     (57,050     (22,477

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     (53,632     (25,515

Payables to related parties

     6,285        27,681   

Other liabilities

     —          10,856   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     29,202,800        29,511,196   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of capital

     2,445,428        3,901,596   

Payment for redemption of capital

     (34,480,489     (40,858,545

Pending owner additions

     8,812        (86,077

Redemptions payable

     (664,301     (262,577
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (32,690,550     (37,305,603
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (3,487,750     (7,794,407

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     9,302,857        17,094,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 5,815,107      $ 9,300,375   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Equinox Frontier Funds

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Purpose

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

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

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

The Trust has seven (7) separate and distinct Series of Units issued and outstanding: Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, (each a “Series” and collectively, the “Series”). The Currency Series ceased trading on April 18, 2013 and the TBG Institutional Series ceased trading on May 23, 2013. The Trust financial statements are comprised of unitized Series which are consolidated into the Trust financial statements. However, the consolidated Trust does not issue units.

The Trust, with respect to each Series:

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

maintains each Series of Units in three or six sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of Selling Agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion

 

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of their Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the NAV at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to Selling Agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series. The Managing Owner may also pay Selling Agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such Selling Agents; and

 

   

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

As of December 9, 2013, the Balanced Series of the Trust became known as the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, the Frontier Diversified Series of the Trust became known as the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, the Frontier Heritage Series became known as Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series became known as the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, the Frontier Masters Series became known as the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, the Frontier Select Series became known as the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and the Winton Series became known as the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund.

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

As of March 31, 2014, the Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund separates Units into three separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Trust, with respect to the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund and the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund separates Units into six separate Classes—Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a. It is expected that between 10% and 30% of each Series’ assets normally will be invested in one or more Trading Companies to be committed as margin for trading positions, but from time to time these percentages may be substantially more or less. The remainders of each Series’ assets are maintained at the Trust level for cash management. Each of the respective Series has invested monies into pooled cash management assets which have included purchases of U.S. Treasury Securities, certificates of deposit and custom time deposits. Each Series’ ownership in these investments is based on its percentage ownership in the pooled cash management assets on the reporting date.

Each Series of the Trust may invest a portion of its assets in a single Trading Company or in several different Trading Companies and may have multiple Trading Advisors that manage the assets invested in such Trading Companies.

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

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following are the significant accounting policies of the Trust.

Basis of Presentation—The Trust follows Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), to ensure consistent reporting of financial condition, schedules of investments, results of operations, changes in capital and cash flows.

Consolidation—Each Series of the Trust invests in Trading Companies who authorize certain Trading Advisors to place trades and manage assets at pre-determined investment levels. The Trading Companies were organized by the Managing Owner for the purpose of investing in commodities interests and derivative instruments, and have no operating income or expenses, except for trading income and expenses, all of which is allocated to the Series. The Trading Companies and Series of the Trust are consolidated by the Trust.

 

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

Cash and Cash Equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits held at banks with original maturities of three months or less.

Interest Income—Aggregate interest income from all sources, including U.S. Treasury securities and assets held at Futures Commission Merchants (“FCM”), up to the first two percentage points or 20% of the aggregate percentage yield (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner. All interest not paid to the Managing Owner is interest income to the Trust.

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

Receivable From Futures Commission Merchants—The Trust deposits assets with a FCM subject to CFTC regulations and various exchange and broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash with such FCM. The Trust earns interest income on its assets deposited with the FCM.

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

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

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

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

Investments and Swaps—The Trust records investment transactions on a trade date basis and all investments are recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value reported as a component of realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments in the statements of operations. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps, selected at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more underlying investment products or indices. In a typical Swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates. Swap contracts are reported at fair value basis upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner values the investments of based on the CTA’s estimated position information on a same-trading day basis. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTA positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts. This fair value is corroborated by valuations provided by a third party pricing service on a daily basis. The pricing service, utilizing proprietary model-intensive methodologies, selects and implements the pricing model appropriate for each swap valuation. The pricing service does not provide detail of the pricing model to management. The Managing Owner engages, via inquiry and review of methodology documentation, with the service provider to gain an understanding of the valuation model selected, the components of the model, both observable and unobservable; and quality control testing procedures in place.

 

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Income Taxes—The Trust applies the provisions of ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust’s financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Trust’s level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Managing Owner has concluded there is no tax expense, interest or penalties to be recorded by the Trust for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. The 2010 through 2013 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

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

Fees and Expenses—All management fees, incentive fees, service fees and trading fees of the Trust are paid to the Managing Owner. It is the responsibility of the Managing Owner to pay all Trading Advisor management and incentive fees, Selling Agent Service fees and all other operating expenses and continuing offering costs of the Trust.

Service Fees—The Trust may maintain each Series of Units in three or six sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series are charged a service fee of up to three percent (3.0%) annually of the NAV of each Unit purchased, for the benefit of selling agents selling such Class 1 or Class 1a Units. The initial service fee, which is amortized monthly at an annual rate of up to three percent (3.0%) of the average daily NAV of Class 1 or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to the Managing Owner by each Series, and paid to the selling agents by the Managing Owner in the month following sale; provided, however, that investors who redeem all or a portion of their Class 1 or Class 1a Units of any Series during the first twelve (12) months following the effective date of their purchase are subject to a redemption fee of up to three percent (3.0%) of the NAV at which such investor redeemed to reimburse the Managing Owner for the then-unamortized balance of the prepaid initial service fee. With respect to Class 2 and Class 2a Units of any Series, the Managing Owner pays an ongoing service fee to Selling Agents of up to one half percent (0.5%) annually of the NAV of each Class 2 or Class 2a Unit (of which 0.25% will be charged to Limited Owners holding Class 2 Units of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund or Class 2a Units of the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund sold until such Class 2 or Class 2a Units which are subject to the fee limitation are reclassified as Class 3 or Class 3a Units of the applicable Series for administrative purposes. The Managing Owner may also pay Selling Agents certain additional fees and expenses for administrative and other services rendered and expenses incurred by such Selling Agents.

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

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

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements—In June of 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-08 to (i) modify Topic 946 for determining whether an entity is an investment company; (ii) update the measurement requirements for noncontrolling interests in other investment companies; and (iii) require additional disclosures for investment companies under GAAP. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013. An entity should provide the disclosures required by those amendments retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations.

Reclassification—Certain amounts in the 2013 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2014 presentation. None of the reclasses had an impact on the NAV or performance of the Trust.

Subsequent Events—The Trust follows the provisions of ASC 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date and up through the date the financial statements are issued. No events or transactions requiring recognition or disclosure have been identified.

 

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3. Fair Value Measurements

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

Level 1 Inputs

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

Level 2 Inputs

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

Level 3 Inputs

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

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

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

Swap Contracts. Certain Series of the Trust strategically invest a portion or all of their assets in total return Swaps, selected at the direction of the Managing Owner. Swaps are privately negotiated contracts designed to provide investment returns linked to those produced by one or more investment products or indices. In a typical Swap, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on one or more particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the amount of value of the underlying asset used in computing the particular interest rate, return, or other amount to be exchanged) in a particular investment, or in a “basket” of securities. Swap contracts are reported at fair value based upon daily reports from the counterparty. The Managing Owner values the investments based on the CTA’s estimated position information on a same-trading day basis. The Managing Owner reviews and approves current day pricing of the CTA positions, as received from the counterparty which includes intra-day volatility and volume and daily index performance, that is used to determine a daily fair value NAV for the swap contracts. The fair value is corroborated through the use of a third party pricing service (“pricing service”). The valuation of swap contracts requires significant estimates utilizing Level 3 Inputs corroborated by management through the use of a third party pricing service (“pricing service”). The pricing service, utilizing proprietary model-intensive methodologies, selects and implements the pricing model appropriate for each swap valuation. The pricing service does not provide detail of the pricing model to management. The Managing Owner through the valuation committee charted by the Executive Committee of the Trust, engages, via inquiry and review of methodology documentation, with the service provider to gain an understanding of the valuation model selected; the components of the model, both observable and unobservable; and quality control testing procedures in place. The valuation committee meets on a monthly basis and as needed to discuss any updates or changes in the valuation process, reporting to the Executive Committee. The pricing service’s methodology includes performance of tolerance testing on its valuation models to ensure consistency and reasonableness of the values derived. The tolerance testing includes valuing the components of the product separately, i.e. underlying asset, volatility, financing rates, and so forth. The tolerance testing is part of the initial valuation setup and throughout the ongoing daily valuation process. The pricing service also has several layers of quality control including: engineering / reverse engineering process to understand each swap and it’s subcomponent parts fully; comparative analysis against other valuations performed with similar composition and characteristics; review of output valuation against expectations based on observable price movements of underlying futures; and lastly, periodic review by senior financial engineer to ensure design and function of model is stable and perform as expected.

The Managing Owner has chartered a valuation committee to provide oversight of the valuation process for the Series. The valuation committee meets at least monthly to discuss the valuation process and any valuation issues that may arise. The valuation committee is comprised of senior members of the Managing Owner’s management team with varying areas of expertise that add value to the committee. The valuation committee reports to both the Managing Owner’s Investment Oversight

 

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and Risk Committee and the Trust’s Executive Committee. The committee further remains in communication with the Managing Owner’s Due Diligence Committee that provides ongoing counterparty risk monitoring of the swap counterparties. The committee monitors daily pricing valuation provided by the swap counterparty and daily valuation provided by the third party pricing service to ensure the change in fair value is reasonable and valuations are in accordance with current regulations and best practices. The committee may request a price challenge if the daily valuation provided by the counterparty valuations differs significantly from the valuation obtained by the pricing service. The Managing Owner’s valuation committee monitors some additional input factors such as liquidity, volatility, and counterparty risk in order to further review the valuations provide by the pricing service.

The following table summarizes the instruments that comprise the Trust’s financial asset portfolio, by Series, measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

March 31, 2014

   Level 1 Inputs      Level 2 Inputs     Level 3 Inputs      Total
Fair Value
 

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

   $ 3,019,885       $ 701,015      $ —         $ 3,720,900   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          17,756,466         17,756,466   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     151,253,125         —          —           151,253,125   

Purchased Options

     —           6,550,524        —           6,550,524   

Written Options

     —           (4,992,330     —           (4,992,330

December 31, 2013

   Level 1 Inputs      Level 2 Inputs     Level 3 Inputs      Total
Fair Value
 

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

   $ 14,426,691       $ 1,247,959      $ —         $ 15,674,650   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          21,455,529         21,455,529   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     196,330,745         —          —           196,330,745   

Purchased options

     —           3,033,870        —           3,033,870   

Written Options

     —           (1,222,522     —           (1,222,522

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

 

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     For The Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2014

   $ 21,455,529   

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

  

Included in earnings-realized

  

Included in earnings-unrealized

     (3,699,063

Purchases of investments

  

Sales of investments

  

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of March 31, 2014

   $ 17,756,466   
  

 

 

 
     For the Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of January 1, 2013

   $ 22,289,479   

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

  

Included in earnings-realized

     (3,555,134

Included in earnings-unrealized

     1,539,551   

Purchases of investments

     21,880,000   

Sales of investments

     (20,698,367

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2013

   $ 21,455,529   
  

 

 

 

The Trust assesses the levels of the investments at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Trust’s accounting policy regarding the recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and year ended December 31, 2013, the Trust did not transfer any assets between Level 1, 2 and 3.

4. Swaps

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

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

The Managing Owner follows a procedure in selecting well-established financial institutions which the Managing Owner, in its sole discretion, considers to be reputable, reliable, financially responsible and well established to act as swap counterparties. The procedure includes due diligence review of documentation on all new and existing financial institution counterparties prior to initiation of the relationship, and quarterly ongoing review during the relationship, to ensure that counterparties meet the Managing Owner’s minimum credit requirements, the counterparty average rating being no less than an investment grade rating as defined by the rating agencies. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, approximately 6.7% and 7.0%, respectively, of the Trust’s assets were deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain Swaps and is recorded as cash and cash equivalents on the Statements of Financial Condition of the Trust.

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

 

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The Trust had invested in the following swaps as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

 

    Brevan Howard     XXXIV Balanced select swap     XXXV Diversified select swap     XXXVII L/S select swap  
    Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap  

Counterparty

    DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG   

Notional Amount

  $ 18,663,283      $ 83,722,577      $ 25,500,000      $ 34,400,000   

Termination Date

    3/26/2018        8/2/2018        8/2/2018        8/7/2018   

Investee Returns

    On Default        On Default        On Default        On Default   

Realized Gain/(Loss)

  $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

  ($ 1,209,193   ($ 1,485,685   ($ 579,402   ($ 424,783
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 03/31/2014

  $ 4,226,621      $ 8,635,891      $ 2,858,230      $ 2,031,764   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Trust had invested in the following swaps as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013:

 

     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap  

Counterparty

     Societe Generale        DeutscheBank        DeutscheBank AG   

Notional Amount

   $ —        $ —        $ 80,591,769   

Termination Date

     11/21/2014        6/30/2016        8/2/2018   

Investee Returns

     Total Returns        On Default        On Default   

Realized Gain/(Loss)

   $ (1,645,980   $ (1,908,743   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

   $ 215,224      $ 1,746,254      $ 522,003   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 12/31/13

   $ —        $ —        $ 10,122,003   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Total Return Swap     Total Return Swap      Total Return Swap  

Counterparty

     DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG         DeutscheBank AG   

Notional Amount

   $ 34,400,000      $ 25,500,000       $ 18,663,283   

Termination Date

     8/7/2018        8/2/2018         3/26/2018   

Investee Returns

     On Default        On Default         On Default   

Realized Gain/(Loss)

   $ —        $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

   $ (423,454   $ 37,632       $ 591,793   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 12/31/13

   $ 2,456,545      $ 3,437,632       $ 5,435,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

5. Transactions with Affiliates

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

 

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Expenses

Management Fees—Each Series of the Trust pays to the Managing Owner a monthly management fee equal to a certain percentage of such Series’ assets attributable to such Series (including notional assets), calculated on a daily basis. The annual rate of the management fee is 0.5% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, 2.0% for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a and Class 2a and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, 0.75% for Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, 2.5% for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund and Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and 3.5% for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1 and Class 2. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such management fees to the Trading Advisor(s) for such Series.

Trading Fees—In connection with each Series’ trading activities of the Trust, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1, 2 and 3), Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund pays to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, up to 0.75% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily. The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (Classes 1a and 2a) and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund pays to the Managing Owner a trading fee, or FCM Fee, up to 2.25% and a custodial/due diligence fee of 0.12% of such Series’ NAV, calculated daily.

Incentive Fees—Some Series of the Trust pay to the Managing Owner an incentive fee of a certain percentage of new net trading profits generated by such Series, monthly or quarterly. Because the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund may each employ multiple Trading Advisors, these Series will pay the Managing Owner a monthly incentive fee calculated on a Trading Advisor by Trading Advisor basis. It is therefore possible that in any given period the Series may pay incentive fees to the Managing Owner for one or more Trading Advisors while each of these Series as a whole experiences losses. The incentive fee is 25% for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund and the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund and 20% for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Equinox Frontier Masters Fund. The Managing Owner may pay all or a portion of such incentive fees to the Trading Advisor(s) for such Series.

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

As of March 31, 2014, the Trust has a payable to the Managing Owner in the amounts of $997,327, $543,942, $229,293, $304,347 and $351,402 for incentive fees, management fees, interest, trading fees, and service fees, respectively.

As of December 31, 2013, the Trust has a payable to the Managing Owner in the amounts of $1,411,260, $605,219, $281,562, $361,397 and $405,034 for incentive fees, management fees, interest, trading fees, and service fees, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $997,327, $1,629,685, $1,202,157 and $905,120 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $12,198,317, $12,850,471, $10,354,157 and $7,888,010 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

With respect to the service fees, the initial service fee (for the first 12 months) relating to a purchase of Units by an investor is prepaid by the Managing Owner to the relevant selling agent in the month following such purchase and is reimbursed therefore by the Series monthly in arrears in an amount based upon a corresponding percentage of NAV, calculated daily. Consequently, the Managing Owner bears the risk and enjoys the benefit of the upside potential of any difference between the amount of the initial service fee prepaid by it and the amount of the reimbursement thereof, which may result from variations in NAV over the following 12 months. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 amounts received or receivable from the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from the prepaid initial service fees were ($8,738) and $18,328, respectively.

Aggregate interest income from all sources, including assets held at clearing brokers, up to 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a and Class 2a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series is paid to the Managing Owner. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Trust paid $698,392 and $1,572,304, respectively, of such interest income to the Managing Owner. Such amounts are not included in the consolidated statements of operations of the Trust. All other interest income is recorded by the Trust on the consolidated statements of operations.

The Managing Owner, under an amended contract, paid to The Bornhoft Group Corporation, an affiliate of the Trust, an annual payment of $1,100,000 for the first year of the contract and $600,000 for the second year of the contract, for investment and advisor services and 0.1% annually of the trading level with the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund in lieu of a monthly service fee. The Managing Owner paid $221,095 and $251,890, respectively under this agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

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Equinox Financial Group, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides management services for the Managing Owner who paid $230,000 and $250,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Solon Capital, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides product development and marketing services. For these services, the Managing Owner paid Solon Capital, LLC, $208,417 and $548,092, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

Equinox Group Distributors LLC, an affiliate under common control of the Managing Owner, serves as wholesaler of the Trust by marketing to broker/dealer organizations.

6. Financial Highlights

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Trust for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. This data has been derived from the information presented in the consolidated financial statements.

 

     2014     2013  

Ratios to average net assets (1)

    

Net investment gain/(loss) (1)

     -5.31     -4.10

Expenses before incentive fees (3)

     5.45     5.06

Expenses after incentive fees (3)

     5.81     5.15

Total return before incentive fees (2)

     -4.60     0.07

Total return after incentive fees (2)

     -4.96     -0.02

 

(1) Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(2) Total returns are not annualized.
(3) Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations of the Trust. See footnore 5.

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

7. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Trust’s primary business is to engage in speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forwards (including interbank foreign currencies), options contracts and other derivative instruments (including swap contracts). The Trust does not enter into or hold positions for hedging purposes as defined under ASC 815. The detail of the fair value of the Trust’s derivatives by instrument types as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is included in the Consolidated Condensed Schedules of Investments. See Note 4 for further disclosure related to the Trust’s positions in swap contracts.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the monthly average of futures contracts bought was approximately 10,603 and 10,305, respectively and sold was approximately 10,745 and 13,785, respectively. The following tables summarize the trading revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 by contract type:

 

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Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014(1)

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ (738,630

Currencies

     345,229   

Energies

     (1,659,275

Agriculturals

     (53,477

Interest rates

     2,618,708   

Stock indices

     (361,051
  

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 151,504   
  

 

 

 

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

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014(2)

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ (1,976,221

Currencies

     (4,406,950

Energies

     1,666,797   

Agriculturals

     (1,221,441

Interest rates

     221,137   

Stock indices

     (5,311,275
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(2)

   $ (11,027,953
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 (1)

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ (4,931,538

Currencies

     7,577,127   

Energies

     (5,569,614

Agriculturals

     (1,789,149

Interest rates

     (16,567,527

Stock indices

     25,586,378   
  

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 4,305,677   
  

 

 

 

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

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 (2)

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ 3,556,020   

Currencies

     (3,704,100

Energies

     566,698   

Agriculturals

     909,899   

Interest rates

     2,093,086   

Stock indices

     (701,756
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(2)

   $ 2,719,847   
  

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

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The following tables present gross and net information about the Trust’s assets and liabilities subject the master netting arrangements as disclosed on the consolidated statements of financial condition as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

As of March 31, 2014

 

      Gross Amounts
of recognized
Derivative Assets
     Gross Amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition
    Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statement of
Financial Condition
 

Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)

   $ 3,853,315       $ (132,415   $ 3,720,900   

Options Purchased

     6,550,524         —          6,550,524   

Options Written

     —           (4,992,330     (4,992,330

Receivable from Futures Commissions Merchants

     164,237,515         (94,050,245     70,187,270   

Swap Contracts

     21,454,900         (3,698,433     17,756,467   

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

As of December 31, 2013

 

     Gross Amounts
of recognized
Derivative Assets
     Gross Amounts
offset in the
Statement of
Financial Condition
    Net Amounts
Presented in the
Statement of
Financial Condition
 

Open Trade Equity/(Deficit)

   $ 16,274,437       $ (599,787   $ 15,674,650   

Options Purchased

     3,033,870         —          3,033,870   

Options Written

     —           (1,222,522     (1,222,522

Receivable from Futures Commissions Merchants

     158,747,936         (97,605,038     61,142,898   

Swap Contracts

     21,879,883         (424,354     21,455,529   

8. Trading Activities and Related Risks

The purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with FCMs. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM’s segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM’s insolvency, recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds available. It is possible that the recovered amount could be less than the total of cash and other property deposited.

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

In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk in that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the United States and on most foreign exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some

 

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foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction, and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

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

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

9. Indemnifications and Guarantees

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

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

 

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

Introduction

The following discussion and tables should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this quarterly report and our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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Overview

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

The Trust, with respect to each Series of Units, engages in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forward (including interbank foreign currencies) and options contracts and other derivative instruments (including Swaps). The Trust allocates funds to affiliated Trading Companies, each of which has one-year renewable contracts with its own independent Trading Advisor(s) that will manage all or a portion of the applicable Trading Company’s assets, and make the trading decisions for the assets of each Series vested in such Trading Company. In November 2010, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund invested a portion of its assets in an unaffiliated Trading Company, Berkeley Quantitative Colorado Fund LLC which was liquidated on March 16, 2012. The assets of each Trading Company will be segregated from the assets of each other Trading Company. The Trust has an investment objective of increasing the value of the Units over the long term (capital appreciation), while controlling risk and volatility; further, to offer exposure to the investment programs of individual Trading Advisors and to specific instruments (currencies). For additional overview of the Trust’s structure and business activities, see Item 1 “BUSINESS.”

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

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

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

Investment Transactions and Valuation

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

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

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

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

Selection and Replacement of Trading Advisors

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

 

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

In 1983, Richard Bornhoft, the Chief Investment Officer of the Managing Owner, began compiling its proprietary database of the leading United States and internationally based alternative investment programs. Trading advisors are monitored and performance data is entered on a daily, monthly, quarterly or bi-annual basis according to internal ranking systems.

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

Quantitative Analysis

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

Qualitative Analysis

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

Multi-Manager Approach

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

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Major Commodity Trading Advisor

   Trading System Style  

Abraham Trading Company

     Systematic   

BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP

     Systematic   

Campbell & Company, Inc.

     Systematic   

Cantab Capital Partners LLP

     Systematic   

Chesapeake Capital Corporation

     Systematic   

Commodity Strategies AG

     Systematic   

Crabel Capital Management, LLC

     Systematic   

Doherty Trading Advisors

     Systematic   

Emil Van Essen, LLC

     Discretionary   

Fort, L.P.

     Systematic   

H2O Asset Management

     Systematic   

J E Moody & Company

     Systematic   

Krom River Trading AG

     Discretionary   

Mesirow Financial Commodities Management, LLC

     Discretionary   

Quantica Capital AG

     Systematic   

Quantitative Investment Management, LLC

     Systematic   

QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP

     Systematic   

Quest Partners LLC

     Systematic   

Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.

     Discretionary   

Rosetta Capital Management, LLC

     Discretionary   

Skyline Management, Inc.

     Discretionary   

Tarpon Trading LLC

     Systematic   

Tiverton Trading

     Discretionary   

Transtrend B.V.

     Systematic   

Winton Capital Management Ltd.

     Systematic   

As of March 31, 2014, the allocation of the assets of each applicable Series of the Trust between the Trading Advisors was as follows:

 

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Allocation as of March 31, 2014

(expressed as a percentage of aggregate notional exposure to commodity trading
programs)

 

Advisor

   Equinox
Frontier
Diversified
Fund
    Equinox
Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity
Fund
    Equinox
Frontier
Masters
Fund
    Equinox
Frontier
Balanced
Fund
    Equinox
Frontier
Select
Fund
    Equinox
Frontier
Winton
Fund
    Equinox
Frontier
Heritage
Fund
 

Abraham Trading Company

     —          12 %     —          —          —          —          —     

BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP

     8 %     —          —          —          25 %     —          43 %

Campbell &Company Inc.

     —          —          —          4     —          —          —     

Cantab Capital Partners LLP

     5 %     —          19     9     —          —          —     

Chesapeake Capital Corporation

     7 %     —          20     —          —          —          —     

Commodity Strategies AG

     —          11 %     —          —          —          —          —     

Crabel Capital Management, LLC

     7 %     —          —          3 %     —          —          —     

Doherty Trading Advisors

     3 %     —          —          4 %     —          —          —     

Emil Van Essen, LLC

     5 %     8     —          3     —          —          —     

Fort, L.P.

     9 %     —          —          11     —          —          —     

H2O Asset Management

     —          —          —          9     —          —          —     

J E Moody & Company

     —          11 %     —          —          —          —          —     

Krom River Trading AG

     —          12 %     —          —          —          —          —     

Mesirow Financial Commodities Management, LLC

     6 %     12     —          —          —          —          —     

Quantica Capital AG

     —          —          —          9     —          —          —     

Quantitative Investment Management, LLC

     10 %     —          —          9     —          —          —     

QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP

     12 %     —          —          4     —          —          —     

Quest Partners LLC

     8 %     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.

     —          11     —          —          —          —          —     

Rosetta Capital Management, LLC

     —          10     —          —          —          —          —     

Skyline Management, Inc.

     —          11     —          5     —          —          —     

Tarpon Trading LLC

     —          —          —          9     —          —          —     

Tiverton Trading

     9 %     —          19     9     41     —          —     

Transtrend B.V.

     —          —          15     —          34     —          —     

Winton Capital Management Ltd.

     10 %     —          26     9     —          100     57 %

Liquidity and Capital Resources

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

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

A portion of each Trading Company’s assets is used as margin to maintain that Trading Company’s forward currency contract positions, and another portion is deposited in cash in segregated accounts in the name of each Trading Company maintained for each Trading Company at the clearing brokers in accordance with CFTC segregation requirements. At March 31, 2014, cash deposited at the clearing brokers was $32,860,229 for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund and $6,291,722 for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund. The clearing brokers are expected to credit each Trading Company with approximately 80%-100% of the interest earned on its average net assets on deposit with the clearing brokers each month. Currently, with the Federal Funds target rate at 0.00% to 0.25%, this amount is estimated to be 0.00%. In an attempt to increase interest income earned, the Managing Owner also may invest the non-margin assets in U.S. government securities which include any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S., or by a person controlled by or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the government of the U.S. pursuant to authority granted by Congress or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing, including U.S. treasury bonds, U.S. treasury bills and issues of agencies of the U.S. government, and certain cash items such as money market funds and time deposits. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including assets held at clearing brokers, of up to 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a and Class 2a only), and the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series is paid to the Managing Owner.

Approximately 10% to 30% of the Trust’s assets are expected to be committed as required margin for futures contracts and forwards and options trading and held by the respective broker, although the amount committed may vary significantly. Such assets are maintained in the form of cash or U.S. treasury bills in segregated accounts with the futures broker pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations there under. Approximately 2% to 6% of the Trust’s assets are expected to be deposited with over-the-counter counterparties in order to initiate and maintain forward and swap contracts. Such assets are not held in segregation or otherwise regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act, unless such over-the-counter counterparty is registered as a futures commission merchant. These assets are held either in U.S. government securities or short-term time deposits with U.S.-regulated bank

 

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affiliates of the over-the-counter counterparties. The remaining approximately 64% to 88% of the Trust’s assets will normally be invested in cash equivalents and short-term investments, such as money market funds and time deposits and held by the clearing broker, the over-the-counter counterparties and by U.S. federally chartered banks. As of March 31, 2014, total cash and cash equivalents held at banking institutions were $30,281,739 for the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, $11,835,856 the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, $17,488,646 for the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, $55,712,126 for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, $7,969,224 for the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, $26,262,920 for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, and $7,492,038 for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund.

As a commodity pool, the Registrant has large cash positions. Such cash positions are used to pay margin for the trading of futures, forwards and options, and also to pay redemptions. Generally, the Registrant has not been forced to liquidate positions to fund redemptions. During the fiscal three months ended March 31, 2014, the Registrant was able to pay all redemptions.

Off-Balance Sheet Risk

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the balance sheet, may result in future obligation or loss. Each Trading Company trades in futures, forward and swap contracts and is therefore a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts there exists a market risk that such contracts may be significantly influenced by market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures interests positions held by a Trading Company in respect of any Series at the same time, and if the Trading Advisor(s) of such Trading Company are unable to offset such futures interests positions, such Trading Company could lose all of its assets and the holders of Units of such Series would realize a 100% loss. The Managing Owner seeks to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions and the level of diversification of each Trading Advisor’s portfolio. It is anticipated that any Trading Advisor’s margin-to-equity ratio will typically not exceed approximately 35% although the actual ratio could be higher or lower from time to time.

In addition to market risk, trading futures, forward and swap contracts entails credit risk which is the risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to a Trading Company. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the U.S. and on most foreign exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. Some non-U.S. exchanges, in contrast to U.S. exchanges are principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the Trading Company has entered into the transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

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

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

Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

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

Results of Operations

Series Returns and Other Information

The returns for each Series and Class of Units for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, and related information, are discussed below. The activities of the Trust on a consolidated basis are explained through the activity of the underlying Series. Please refer to the discussion of the Series activities in relation to the Trust on a consolidated basis.

 

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Each Series had exposure to commodity interest positions within one or more sectors during fiscal 2014 and 2013. The performance of each Series was impacted over the course of the periods by, among other things, the relative performance of the relevant sector or sectors and the commodities within those sectors, the changing allocations among, and the specific positions taken by the Series’ Trading Advisors in, the relevant sector(s) and commodities, and the timing of entries and exits. For certain of the Series, a sector attribution chart has been included at the end of the relevant discussion. Each chart depicts the performance of the relevant Series’ positions within each of the relevant sectors (determined by the Managing Owner using monthly gross return and NAV figures, with various adjustments to net out a proportional allocation of the fees and expenses chargeable to the Series) during the periods presented.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2013.

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 4.97% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 2 NAV lost 4.56% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses. The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 3 NAV lost 1.53% for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3 was February 24, 2014.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net loss on investments of $1,584,528, net investment income of $164,878, and total expenses of $1,034,738 resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,944,637, after non-controlling interests of 325,371. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $87.10 at December 31, 2013 to $82.77 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $94.35 at December 31, 2013 to $90.05 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, decreased from $84.21 at December 31, 2013 to $82.92 as of March 31, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $275,409 and $4,803,463, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $273,471 and $2,949,068, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $754,623 and $10,755, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2014 was $22,857,752 for Class 1, $30,465,282 for Class 2 and $731,584. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $28,744,047 for Class 1 and $34,714,991 for Class 2.The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund may have both long and short exposure to the Interest Rates, Currencies, Stock Indices, Energies, Metals, and Commodities sectors.

 

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LOGO    LOGO

One of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund was profitable in 1Q 2014. Interest Rates were profitable while Stock Indices, Currencies, Metals, Agriculturals and Energies finished negative for the quarter.

The Interest Rate sectors are positive YTD while Stock Indices, Currencies, Interest Rates, Metals, Agriculturals and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance Crabel, Doherty, Fort (GC) and Quantmetrics finished positive for the quarter. Brevan Howard, Cantab, Chesapeake, Mesirow, Tiverton, Winton, Emil Van Essen, QIM and Quest Partners finished negative for the quarter. In terms of YTD performance Crabel, Doherty, Fort (GC) and Quantmetrics are positive YTD while Brevan Howard, Cantab,Chesapeake, Mesirow, Tiverton, Winton, Emil Van Essen, QIM and Quest Partners are negative YTD.

2013

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund – Class 1 NAV lost 1.26% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund – Class 2 NAV lost 0.84% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded a net loss on investments of $113,017, net investment income of $476,525, and total expenses of $1,536,849, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,173,341. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $94.40 at December 31, 2012, to $93.21 as of March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $100.48 at December 31, 2012, to $99.64 as of March 31, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $696,614 and $4,824,816, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $845,651 and $2,625,358, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2013, was $54,151,338 for Class 1 and $53,948,984 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $58,999,936 for Class 1 and $56,181,636 for Class 2.

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

 

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Two of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund was profitable in 1Q 2013. Stock Indices and Currencies were profitable while Interest Rates, Metals, Agriculturals and Energies finished negative for the quarter.

The Stock Indices and Currencies sectors are positive YTD while Interest Rates, Metals, Agriculturals and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, five of the eight major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund were profitable in 1Q 2013. Mesirow, Quantmetrics, Tiverton, Brevan Howard and Winton were profitable in the quarter and are profitable YTD while Cantab and Beach Horizon finished negative for the quarter and are negative YTD.

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 4.93% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 4.52% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 3 NAV lost 4.47% for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3 was December 17, 2013.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net loss on investments of $1,139,641, net investment income of $95,272, and total expenses of $475,718, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,615,359. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $883,034, net investment income of $231,188, and total expenses of $561,505, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $321,529. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $91.83 at December 31, 2013 to $87.30 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $99.46 at December 31, 2013 to $94.96 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, decreased from $91.91 at December 31, 2013 to $87.80 as of March 31, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $36,836 and $5,237,423, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $35,000 and $634,052, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $680,760 and $89,144, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2014 was $16,792,778 for Class 1, $9,329,134 for Class 2 and $825,490 for Class 3. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $23,115,495 for Class 1, $10,406,162 for Class 2 and $249,127 for Class 3.

 

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

 

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Two of the six sectors traded in Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable in 1Q 2014. Agriculturals and Interest Rates were positive while Metals, Currencies, Energies and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter.

Agriculturals and Interest Rates were positive for the year while Metals, Currencies, Energies and Stock Indices were negative for the year.

In terms of major CTA performance, none of the major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable for the quarter or YTD.

2013

The Equinox Frontier Masters Fund – Class 1 NAV gained 0.52% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund – Class 2 NAV gained .92% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded a net gain on investments of $883,034, net investment income of $231,188, and total expenses of $792,693, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $321,529. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $101.11 at December 31, 2012, to $101.64 as of March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $107.61 at December 31, 2012, to $108.60 as of March 31, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,148,139 and $1,976,286, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $472,083 and $1,596,464, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2013, was $33,943,369 for Class 1 and $15,911,790 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $34,603,499 for Class 1 and $16,882,659 for Class 2.

 

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

 

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Three of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable in 1Q 2013. Currencies, Agriculturals and Stock Indices were positive while Interest Rates, Energies and Metals were negative for the quarter.

Currencies, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are positive for the year while Interest Rates, Energies and Metals are negative for the year.

In terms of major CTA performance, two of the four major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable during the quarter. Winton and Transtrend were positive for the quarter and are positive YTD while Cantab and Tiverton finished negative for the quarter and are negative YTD.

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2 NAV lost 11% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 3 NAV lost 11.01% for the three month period ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 1a NAV lost 11.12%, for the three month period ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 2a NAV lost 10.74%, for the three month period ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a NAV lost 10.68% for the three month period ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net loss on investments of $4,086,877, net investment income of $69,247, and total expenses of $337,924, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from

 

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operations of $2,518,355, after non-controlling interests of ($1,906,446). For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net loss on investments of $1,371,456, net investment income of $297,099, and total expenses of $648,989, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $194,728, after non-controlling interests of ($1,825,717). The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $125.26 at December 31, 2013 to $111.48 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, decreased from $125.30 at December 31, 2013 to $111.51 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 1a, decreased from $92.73 at December 31, 2013 to $82.42 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, decreased from $100.34 at December 31, 2013 to $89.56 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, decreased from $100.47 at December 31, 2013 to $89.74 as of March 31, 2014. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $1,851,384. Total Class 3 redemptions for the period were $996,055. Total Class 1a subscriptions and redemptions were $39,949 and $1,700,961 respectively. Class 2a redemptions for the period were $576,515. Class 3a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $263,648 and $83,636, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2014 was $1,246,556 for Class 2, $7,616,070 for Class 3, $6,200,830 for Class 1a, $2,222,795 for Class 2a and $395,536 for Class 3a. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $3,371,798 for Class 2, $9,619,596 for Class 3, $8,752,826 for Class 1a, $3,103,405 for Class 2a and $257,471 for Class 3a.

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

 

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Two of the seven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in 1Q 2014. Grains and Softs finished positive for the quarter while Base Metals, Energies, Grains, Meats, Precious Metals and Financials finished negative for the quarter. Grains and Softs are positive YTD while Base Metals, Energies, Grains, Meats, Precious Metals and Financials were negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, two of the nine major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in 1Q 2014. Abraham and Krom River were positive for the quarter and are positive YTD while Commodity Strategies, Emil Van Essen, JE Moody, Mesirow, Red Oak, Rosetta and Strategic Ag finished negative for the quarter and is negative YTD.

2013

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund – Class 2 NAV lost 0.37% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund – Class 3 NAV lost 0.38% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund – Class 1a NAV lost 0.56% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series – Class 2a NAV lost 0.14% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net loss on investments of $1,371,456, net investment income of $297,099, and total expenses of $946,088, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $194,728, after non-controlling interests of $1,825,717. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $145.65 at December 31, 2012, to $145.11 as of March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, decreased from $145.69 at December 31, 2012, to $145.14 as of March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 1a, decreased from $108.58 at December 31, 2012, to $107.97 as of March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, decreased from $115.45 at December 31, 2012, to $115.29 as of March 31, 2013. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $1,167,978. There were no subscriptions. Total Class 3 redemptions for the period were $3,450,590. There were no subscriptions. Total Class 1a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $354,310 and $1,622,472, respectively. Total Class 2a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $221,400 and $964,208, respectively. Ending capital at March 31, 2013, was $5,702,855 for Class 2, $16,256,087 for Class 3, $17,621,991 for Class 1a and $10,120,281 for Class 2a. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, $6,898,785 for Class 2, $19,761,047 for Class 3, $18,983,538 for Class 1a and $10,882,111 for Class 2a.

 

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Two of the seven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in 1Q 2013. Energies and Financials finished positive for the quarter while Base Metals, Grains, Meats, Precious Metals and Softs finished negative for the quarter.

Energies and Financials are positive YTD while Base Metals, Grains, Meats, Precious Metals and Softs are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, five of the six major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund was profitable in 1Q 2013. Global Advisors, Red Oak, Rosetta, Strategic Ag and Mesirow were positive for the quarter and are positive YTD while Beach Horizon finished negative for the quarter and is negative YTD.

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

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 4.05% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 3.33% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 2a NAV lost 3.06%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —Class 3a NAV lost 3.05% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net loss on investments of $2,141,831, net investment income of $8,530, and total expenses of $1,569,988, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $4,165,357, after non-controlling interests of $453,538. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net loss on investments of $3,972,194, net investment income of $47,281, and total expenses of $2,044,258, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $6,016,452. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $106.29 at December

 

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31, 2013 to $101.99 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $140.49 at December 31, 2013 to $135.81 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, decreased from $118.80 at December 31, 2013 to $115.17 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, decreased from $118.41 at December 31, 2013 to $114.80 as of March 31, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $39,640 and $8,033,927, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $3,529 and $2,781,047, respectively. Total Class 2a, redemptions for the period was $2,122. Total Class 3a redemptions for the period were $102,488. Ending capital at March 31, 2014 was $69,599,720 for Class 1, $22,961,181 for Class 2, $474,436 for Class 2a, and $2,149,750 for Class 3a. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $80,801,534 for Class 1, $26,611,117 for Class 2, $491,579 for Class 2a and $2,322,629 for Class 3a.

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

 

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Two of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in 1Q 2014. Agriculturals and Interest Rate sectors were profitable while Metals, Currencies, Energies, and Stock Indices finished negative for the quarter.

Agriculturals and Interest Rate sectors are positive YTD while Metals, Currencies, Energies, and Stock Indices are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, eight of the sixteen major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in 1Q 2014. Beach Horizon, Crabel, Doherty, Fort (GC), Fort (GD), H2O AM, Quantica, Quantmetrics and Winton were positive for the quarter and are positive YTD while Campbell, Cantab, Emil Van Essen, QIM, Systematic Alpha, Tarpon and Tiverton finished negative for the quarter and are negative YTD.

2013

The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund – Class 1 NAV lost 1.82% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund – Class 2 NAV lost 1.11% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund – Class 2a NAV lost 0.72% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund – Class 3a NAV lost 0.73% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net loss on investments of $3,972,194, net investment income of $47,281, and total expenses of $2,091,539, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $3,212,419 after non- controlling interests of $2,804,033. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $116.32 at December 31, 2012, to $114.20 at March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $149.20 at December 31, 2012, to $147.55 at March 31, 2013. For Class 2a, the NAV per Unit increased from $124.36 at December 31, 2012, to $123.46 at March 31, 2013. For Class 3a, the NAV per Unit decreased from $123.96 at December 31, 2012, to $123.05 at March 31, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $92,934 and $11,819,813, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $3,856 and $2,127,467, respectively. Total Class 2a redemptions for the period were $94,778. There were no subscriptions. Total Class 3a redemptions for the period were $779,229. There were no subscriptions. Ending capital at March 31, 2013, was $129,567,330 for Class 1, $48,774,407 for Class 2, $906,350 for Class 2a and $2,967,747 for Class 3a. At December 31, 2012, ending capital was $143,906,872 for Class 1, $51,459,568 for Class 2, $1,009,520 for Class 2a, and $3,776,790 for Class 3a.

 

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

 

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One of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund was profitable in 1Q 2013. The Stock Indices sector was profitable while Interest Rates, Metals, Agriculturals, Currencies and Energies finished negative for the quarter.

The Stock Indices sector is positive YTD while Interest Rates, Metals, Agriculturals, Currencies and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, two of the five major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in 1Q 2013. Winton and Tiverton were positive for the quarter and are positive YTD while Cantab, QIM and Beach Horizon finished negative for the quarter and are negative YTD.

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 6.07% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 5.37% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net loss on investments of $770,338, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $273,428, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,043,766. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,322,891, net investment income of $90,594, and total expenses of $321,247, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,001,644. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $79.86 at December 31, 2013 to $75.01 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $104.14 at December 31, 2013 to $98.55 as of March 31, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $2,594 and $1,391,660, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $151,317. Ending capital at March 31, 2014 was $13,514,210 for Class 1 and $1,513,489 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $15,852,947 for Class 1 and $1,758,901 for Class 2.

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Two of the six sectors traded in the Select Series were profitable in 1Q 2014. Agriculturals and Interest Rates were positive while Currencies, Stock Indices, Metals and Energies were negative for the quarter.

Agriculturals and Interest Rates are positive YTD while Stock Indices, Currencies, Metals and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, Brevan Howard, Transtrend and Tiverton finished negative for the quarter and is negative YTD.

2013

The Equinox Frontier Select Fund – Class 1 NAV gained 4.07% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund – Class 2 NAV gained 4.82% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,322,891, net investment income of $90,594, and total expenses of $411,841, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,001,644. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $78.66 at December 31, 2012, to $81.86 as of March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $99.55 at December 31, 2012, to $104.35 as of March 31, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $4,380 and $1,742,251, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $269,549. There were no subscriptions. Ending capital at March 31, 2013, was $21,393,158 for Class 1 and $2,945,707 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $22,266,758 for Class 1 and $3,077,883 for Class 2.

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

 

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Three of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Select Fund were profitable in 1Q 2013. Currencies, Agriculturals and Stock Indices were positive while Interest Rates, Metals and Energies were negative for the quarter.

Currencies, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are positive YTD while Interest Rates, Metals and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance Brevan Howard and Transtrend finished positive for the quarter and are positive YTD while Tiverton finished negative for the quarter and is negative YTD.

The “Tiverton/Graham/Transtrend Series” name was changed to the “Select Series.” Graham was replaced by Brevan Howard as a major advisor in the Select Series.

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 1.91% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 1.18% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net loss on investments of $103,198, net investment income of $41, and total expenses of $527,891, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $631,089. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,311,200, net investment income of $110,026, and total expenses of $439,776, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,871,424. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $139.59 at December 31, 2013 to $136.93 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from$174.17 at December 31, 2013 to $172.12 as of March 31, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $33,929 and $1,432,112, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $117,949. Ending capital at March 31, 2014 was $24,258,572 for Class 1 and $10,219,044 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $26,164,147 for Class 1 and $10,460,690 for Class 2.

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

 

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Two of the six sectors traded in the Winton Series were profitable in 1Q 2014. Agriculturals and Interest Rates were positive while Metals, Currencies, Stock Indices and Energies were negative for the quarter.

Agriculturals and Interest Rates are positive YTD while Currencies, Stock Indices, Metals, Interest Rates and Energies are negative YTD.

2013

The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund – Class 1 NAV gained 4.44% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Winton Series – Class 2 NAV gained 5.19% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,311,200, net investment income of $110,026, and total expenses of $549,802, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,871,424. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $130.73 at December 31, 2012, to $136.53 as of March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $158.30 at December 31, 2012, to $166.52 as of March 31, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions for the period were $43,950 and redemptions were $1,767,373. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $117,344. There were no subscriptions. Ending capital at March 31, 2013, was $30,262,765 for Class 1 and $10,727,426 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $30,645,208 for Class 1 and $10,314,326 for Class 2.

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

 

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Currencies, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are positive YTD while Metals, Interest Rates and Energies are negative YTD.

 

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Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1 NAV lost 6.51% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 2 NAV lost 5.81% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net loss on investments of $1,236,579, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $175,833, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $874,418, after non-controlling interests of ($537,994). For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,759,853, net investment income of $37,238, and total expenses of $258,845, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,501,008. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $102.05 at December 31, 2013 to $95.41 as of March 31, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $134.21 at December 31, 2013 to $126.41 as of March 31, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $6,040 and $1,422,481, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $112,923. Ending capital at March 31, 2014 was $9,201,795 for Class 1 and $2,572,891 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $11,328,406 for Class 1 and $2,850,062 for Class 2.

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

 

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Agriculturals and Interest Rates are positive YTD while Currencies, Stock Indices, Metals, Interest Rates and Energies are negative YTD.

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

 

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2013

The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund – Class 1 NAV gained 7.49 % for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund – Class 2 NAV gained 8.27% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,759,853, net investment income of $37,238, and total expenses of $296,083, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,501,008. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $94.55 at December 31, 2012, to $101.63 as of March 31, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $120.67 at December 31, 2012, to $130.65 as of March 31, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions for the period were $11,409 and redemptions were $1,519,117. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $564,231. There were no subscriptions. Ending capital at March 31, 2013, was $16,362,182 for Class 1 and $3,820,426 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $16,680,498 for Class 1 and $4,073,041 for Class 2.

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

 

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Currencies, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are positive YTD while Interest Rates, Metals and Energies are negative YTD.

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

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Trust is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments which are held by the Trading Companies in which the Series are invested are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or a substantial amount of the Series’ assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Series’ main line of business.

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair market value of each Trading Company’s open positions and, consequently, in each Series of the Trust’s earnings and cash flow. The Trading Companies’ and consequently the Series’ market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of exchange rates, interest rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which trades are made.

Each Trading Company rapidly acquires and liquidates both long and short positions in a wide range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the past performance for any Series is not necessarily indicative of the future results of such Series.

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

The Trading Companies’ and consequently the Series’ primary market risk exposures as well as the strategies used and to be used by the Trading Advisors for managing such exposures are subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks, any one of which could cause the actual results of the Trust’s and the Managing Owner’s risk controls to differ materially from the objectives of such strategies. Government interventions, defaults and expropriations, illiquid markets, the emergence of dominant fundamental factors, political upheavals, changes in historical price relationships, an influx of new market participants, increased regulation and many other factors could result in material losses as well as in material changes to the risk exposures and the risk management strategies of the Trading Companies and consequently the Trust. There can be no assurance that the Trading Companies’ current market exposure and/or risk management strategies will not change materially or that any such strategies will be effective in either the short- or long-term. Investors must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of their investment in a Series.

Quantitative Market Risk

Trading Risk

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

Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Trust as the measure of its value at risk. Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95% to 99% of any one-day interval. The maintenance margin levels are established by brokers, dealers and exchanges using historical price studies as well as an assessment of current market volatility and economic fundamentals to provide a probabilistic estimate of the maximum expected near-term one-day price fluctuation. Maintenance margin has been used rather than the more generally available initial margin, because initial margin includes a credit risk component that is not relevant to value at risk.

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

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

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

 

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Value at Risk by Market Sectors

The following table presents the trading value at risk associated with each Series’ exposure to open positions (as held by the Trading Companies) by market sector as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. All open position trading risk exposures of the Series have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund:

 

MARKET SECTOR    March 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
   VALUE      % OF TOTAL     VALUE      % OF TOTAL  
   AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION     AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION  

Interest Rates

   $ 1,916,671         3.55   $ 2,684,511         4.23

Currencies

     4,486,997         8.30     2,625,909         4.14

Stock Indices

     4,438,810         8.21     4,211,080         6.64

Metals

     232,015         0.43     178,413         0.28

Agriculturals/Softs

     806,641         1.49     1,217,457         1.92

Energy

     1,368,867         2.53     1,062,838         1.67
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 13,250,001         24.51   $ 11,980,208         18.88
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund:

 

MARKET SECTOR    March 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
   VALUE      % OF TOTAL     VALUE      % OF TOTAL  
   AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION     AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION  

Interest Rates

   $ 175,530         0.83   $ 2,575,510         9.10

Currencies

     319,720         1.52     1,705,311         6.02

Stock Indices

     312,209         1.48     822,430         2.90

Metals

     75,572         0.36     193,564         0.68

Agriculturals/Softs

     94,837         0.45     1,643,667         5.80

Energy

     2,091,648         9.92     1,717,759         6.06
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 3,069,516         14.56   $ 8,658,241         30.56
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund:

 

MARKET SECTOR    March 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
   VALUE      % OF TOTAL     VALUE      % OF TOTAL  
   AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION     AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION  

Interest Rates

   $ 1,066,277         3.96   $ 573,362         1.70

Currencies

     1,999,318         7.42     963,844         2.85

Stock Indices

     1,541,282         5.72     1,111,165         3.30

Metals

     108,644         0.40     81,177         0.24

Agriculturals/Softs

     364,011         1.35     386,098         1.14

Energy

     145,658         0.54     132,211         0.39
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 5,225,190         19.39   $ 3,247,857         9.62
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund:

 

     March 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
MARKET SECTOR    VALUE      % OF TOTAL     VALUE      % OF TOTAL  
   AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION     AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION  

Interest Rates

   $ 3,074,751         2.76   $ 3,727,565         3.06

Currencies

     7,525,664         6.76     5,007,811         4.11

Stock Indices

     7,825,664         7.03     5,699,614         4.68

Metals

     348,227         0.31     219,954         0.18

Agriculturals/Softs

     1,177,462         1.06     1,327,718         1.09

Energy

     1,334,526         1.20     843,206         0.69
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 21,286,294         19.12   $ 16,825,868         13.81
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Select Fund:

 

     March 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
MARKET SECTOR    VALUE      % OF TOTAL     VALUE      % OF TOTAL  
   AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION     AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION  

Interest Rates

   $ 235,309         1.57   $ 123,314         0.70

Currencies

     880,277         5.86     323,054         1.83

Stock Indices

     591,305         3.93     484,794         2.76

Metals

     23,547         0.16     29,599         0.17

Agriculturals/Softs

     80,653         0.54     142,065         0.81

Energy

     46,004         0.31     60,734         0.34
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 1,857,095         12.37   $ 1,163,560         6.61
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund:

 

MARKET SECTOR    March 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
   VALUE      % OF TOTAL     VALUE      % OF TOTAL  
   AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION     AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION  

Interest Rates

   $ 1,347,792         3.91   $ 877,871         2.40

Currencies

     4,223,678         12.25     1,560,714         4.26

Stock Indices

     1,174,962         3.41     1,135,804         3.10

Metals

     92,933         0.27     76,415         0.21

Agriculturals/Softs

     503,696         1.46     405,696         1.11

Energy

     151,398         0.44     81,046         0.22
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 7,494,459         21.74   $ 4,137,546         11.30
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund:

 

     March 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
MARKET SECTOR    VALUE      % OF TOTAL     VALUE      % OF TOTAL  
   AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION     AT RISK      CAPITALIZATION  

Interest Rates

   $ 328,247         2.40   $ 196,699         1.19

Currencies

     978,076         7.16     349,699         2.11

Stock Indices

     298,331         2.19     254,492         1.53

Metals

     21,902         0.16     17,122         0.10

Agriculturals/Softs

     118,872         0.87     90,901         0.55

Energy

     40,121         0.29     18,159         0.11
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 1,785,549         13.07   $ 927,072         5.59
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(1) As of March 31, 2014, a portion of the assets of the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund are invested in Swap contracts (Please refer to Note 4 in the Series Financial Statements). Margin information is not available for these contracts therefore no value at risk calculations were included in the table for these investments.

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

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

Non-Trading Risk

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

Qualitative Market Risk

The following are the primary trading risk exposures of the Series of the Trust as of December 31, 2013, by market sector.

Interest Rates

Interest rate risk is one of the principal market exposures of each Series. Interest rate movements directly affect the price of interest rate futures positions held and indirectly the value of a Trading Company’s stock index and currency positions. Interest rate movements in one country as well as relative interest rate movements between countries materially impact profitability. The primary interest rate exposure is to interest rate fluctuations in the U.S. and the other G-7 countries. However, the Trading Companies also may take futures positions on the government debt of smaller nations. The Managing Owner anticipates that G-7 interest rates will remain the primary market exposure of each Trading Company and accordingly of each Series for the foreseeable future. The changes in interest rates which are expected to have the most effect on the Series are changes in long-term, as opposed to short-term rates. Most of the speculative positions to be held by the Trading Companies will be in medium- to long-term instruments. Consequently, even a material change in short-term rates is expected to have little effect on the Series if the medium- to long-term rates remain steady. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including assets held at clearing brokers, of up to 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund, and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund. For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (Class 1a and Class 2a only), 20% of the total interest allocated to each Series is paid to the Managing Owner. In addition, if interest rates fall below 0.75%, the Managing Owner is paid the difference between the Trust’s annualized interest income that is allocated to each of such Series and 0.75%. Interest income above what is paid to the Managing Owner is retained by the Series.

Currencies

Exchange rate risk is a significant market exposure of each Series of the Trust in general. For each Series of the Trust in general, currency exposure is to exchange rate fluctuations, primarily fluctuations that disrupt the historical pricing relationships between different currencies and currency pairs. These fluctuations are influenced by interest rate changes as well as political and general economic conditions. The Trading Advisors on behalf of a Series trade in a large number of currencies, including cross-rates, which are positions between two currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. The Managing Owner does not anticipate that the risk profile of the Series’ currency sector will change significantly in the future.

Stock Indices

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

Metals

For each Series, its metals market exposure is fluctuations in the price of both precious metals, including gold and silver, as well as base metals including aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc. Some metals, such as gold, are used as surrogate stores of value, in place of

 

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hard currency, and thus have currency or interest rate risk associated with them relative to their price in a specific currency. Other metals, such as silver, platinum, copper and steel, have substantial industrial applications, and may be subject to forces affecting industrial production and demand.

Agriculturals/Softs

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

Energy

For each Series its primary energy market exposure is in oil, gas and other energy product price movements, often resulting from political developments and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Oil and gas prices can be volatile and substantial profits and losses have been and are expected to continue to be experienced in this market.

Other Trading Risks

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

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

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

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

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Means of Managing Risk Exposure

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

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Managing Owner, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Trust evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for the Trust and each Series as of March 31, 2014 (the “Evaluation Date”). Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable (not absolute) assurance that its objectives will be met. Furthermore, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Based upon our evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Managing Owner concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the disclosure controls and procedures for the Trust and each Series were effective to provide reasonable assurance that they are timely alerted to the material information relating to the Trust and each Series required to be included in the Trust’s periodic SEC filings.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2014, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

Scope of Exhibit 31 Certifications

The certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Managing Owner included as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively, to this Form 10-Q apply not only to the Trust as a whole but also to each Series individually.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

None

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

The section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 20 of the Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (File No. 333-185695) is incorporated by reference into this section.

 

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

The following table provides information regarding the sale of unregistered Units by the Registrant for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The number of Units listed below for each transaction is the aggregate number of Units in the particular Series of the Trust purchased in such transaction. The consideration listed below for each transaction is, except as otherwise noted, the aggregate amount of cash paid for the Units purchased. For each transaction reported below, the price per Unit was NAV per Unit at the time of the transaction and the Managing Owner of the Trust was the purchaser of the Units. No underwriting discount or sales commission was paid or received with respect to any of the transactions reported below. The Registrant claims an exemption from registration of each of the transactions listed below under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, as a sale by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

SERIES

   DATE    UNITS    CONSIDERATION

NONE

        

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

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

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

 

    4.1    Declaration of Trust and Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Registrant (annexed to the prospectus as Exhibit A) ****
  31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 1 3a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (furnished herewith)
  31.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 1 3a-14(a) and 1 5(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (furnished herewith)
  32.1    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  32.2    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  32.3    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  32.4    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  32.5    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  32.6    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  32.7    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  32.8    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)
  101    Financials in XBRL format

 

**** Previously filed and incorporated by reference from the Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) filed May 2, 2013.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  The Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
Date: May 15, 2014    
  By:   /s/ ROBERT J. ENCK
    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund
Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of The Equinox Frontier Funds

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund,
  a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
Date: May 15, 2014  
  By:  

/s/ ROBERT J. ENCK

    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund
Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund,
  a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
Date: May 15, 2014    
  By:   /s/ ROBERT J. ENCK
    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund
Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Equinox Frontier Winton Fund,
  a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
Date: May 15, 2014    
  By:   /s/ ROBERT J. ENCK
    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund
Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Equinox Frontier Select Fund,
 

a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

(Registrant)

Date: May 15, 2014   By:   /s/ ROBERT J. ENCK
    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund
Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund,
 

a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

(Registrant)

Date: May 15, 2014    
  By:   /s/ ROBERT J. ENCK
    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund
Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund,
 

a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

(Registrant)

Date: May 15, 2014    
  By:   /s/ ROBERT J. ENCK
    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund
Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  Equinox Frontier Masters Fund,
  a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds
  (Registrant)
Date: May 15, 2014    
  By:   /s/ ROBERT J. ENCK
    Robert J. Enck
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund
Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Funds

 

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