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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 Period Ended September 30, 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 1, 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 1AP, Class 2, Class 3, Class 1a, Class 2a and Class 3a Units;

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1, Class 1AP, and Class 2 Units;

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1, Class 1AP, and Class 2 Units;

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1, Class 1AP, and Class 2 Units

 

 

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

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 12b-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 September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013      4   
  Condensed Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013      9   
  Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)      13   
  Statements of Changes in Owners’ Capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)      19   
  Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)      23   
  Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)      26   
  Trust Financial Statements (1)   
  Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013      59   
  Consolidated Condensed Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013      60   
  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)      62   
  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Owners’ Capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)      64   
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)      65   
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)      66   

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      81   

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      108   

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      114   

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings      114   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      114   

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      114   

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities      114   

Item 4.

  Mine Safety Disclosures      114   

Item 5.

  Other Information      115   

Item 6.

  Exhibits      115   

SIGNATURES

     116   

 

(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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, AND THE MANAGING OWNER UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

The Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

Statements of Financial Condition

September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

    Equinox Frontier     Equinox Frontier     Equinox Frontier  
    Diversified Fund     Masters Fund     Long/Short Commodity Fund  
    9/30/2014
(Unaudited)
    12/31/2013     9/30/2014
(Unaudited)
    12/31/2013     9/30/2014
(Unaudited)
    12/31/2013  

ASSETS

           

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2,317,415      $ 1,827,897      $ 1,061,158      $ 1,125,954      $ 1,046,506      $ 810,418   

U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

    25,748,218        38,055,417        11,790,258        23,441,497        11,627,470        16,872,290   

Open trade equity, at fair value

    —          —          —          —          —          —     

Options purchased, at fair value

    —          —          —          —          —          98,740   

Receivable from futures commission merchants

    —          —          —          —          —          7,836,808   

Swap contracts, at fair value

    5,194,086        3,437,632        —          —          2,838,837        2,456,546   

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

    20,706,353        20,837,272        10,407,686        9,166,710        3,009,123        655,769   

Prepaid service fees—Class 1

    4,532        4,946        216        11,165        988        3,707   

Interest receivable

    150,631        521,275        68,976        321,097        68,019        231,114   

Receivable from related parties

    —          1,035        3,330        2,060        2,819        2,954   

Other assets

    —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 54,121,235      $ 64,685,474      $ 23,331,624      $ 34,068,483      $ 18,593,762      $ 28,968,346   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & CAPITAL

           

LIABILITIES

           

Open trade deficit, at fair value

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

Options written, at fair value

    —          —          —          —          —          172,650   

Pending owner additions

    919        2,292        1,427        1,352        —          —     

Owner redemptions payable

    76,752        348,441        64,033        71,188        35,310        107,888   

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

    686,052        575,550        219,695        —          94,519        —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

    90,602        101,504        82,231        107,027        52,145        104,883   

Interest payable to Managing Owner

    11,259        16,220        5,028        9,587        4,400        7,965   

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

    28,551        46,263        17,255        35,858        10,085        14,965   

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

    115,117        136,166        48,510        72,687        23,820        34,788   

Payables to related parties

    2,229        —          —          —          —          —     

Other liabilities

    —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    1,011,481        1,226,436        438,179        297,699        220,279        634,208   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL

           

Managing Owner Units—Class 1

    —          23,953        —          —          —          —     

Managing Owner Units—Class 2

    2,124,639        1,904,660        624,210        559,668        436,240        386,171   

Managing Owner Units—Class 2a

    —          —          —          —          253,368        222,971   

Managing Owner Units—Class 3

    26,686        —          28,242        25,274        —          —     

Managing Owner Units—Class 3a

    —          —          —          —          12,513        10,991   

Limited Owner Units—Class 1

    18,014,062        28,720,094        11,547,846        23,115,495        —          —     

Limited Owner Units—Class 1a

    —          —          —          —          6,299,225        8,752,826   

Limited Owner Units—Class 2

    28,089,465        32,810,331        7,330,350        9,846,494        1,009,615        2,985,627   

Limited Owner Units—Class 2a

    —          —          —          —          1,667,891        2,880,434   

Limited Owner Units—Class 3

    4,854,902        —          3,362,797        223,853        8,013,583        9,619,596   

Limited Owner Units—Class 3a

    —          —          —          —          681,048        246,480   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Owners’ Capital

    53,109,754        63,459,038        22,893,445        33,770,784        18,373,483        25,105,096   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Controlling Interests

    —          —          —          —          —          3,229,042   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Capital

    53,109,754        63,459,038        22,893,445        33,770,784        18,373,483        28,334,138   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Capital

  $ 54,121,235      $ 64,685,474      $ 23,331,624      $ 34,068,483      $ 18,593,762      $ 28,968,346   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Units Outstanding

           

Class 1

    187,616        330,005        114,234        251,718        N/A        N/A   

Class 1a

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        60,569        94,391   

Class 2

    287,088        367,927        71,706        104,624        10,218        26,918   

Class 2a

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        16,851        30,930   

Class 3

    50,544  (1)      N/A  (1)      33,020        2,711        56,616        76,774   

Class 3a

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        6,064        2,563   

Net Asset Value per Unit

           

Class 1

  $ 95.89      $ 87.10      $ 101.09      $ 91.83        N/A        N/A   

Class 1a

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 104.00      $ 92.73   

Class 2

  $ 105.24      $ 94.35      $ 110.93      $ 99.46      $ 141.50      $ 125.26   

Class 2a

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 114.02      $ 100.34   

Class 3

  $ 97.04  (1)      N/A  (1)    $ 102.70      $ 91.91      $ 141.54      $ 125.30   

Class 3a

    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 114.38      $ 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

September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund      Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     9/30/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013      9/30/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013  
ASSETS            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,655,959       $ 3,292,570       $ 412,711       $ 494,931   

U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     40,620,441         68,548,395         4,585,526         10,304,085   

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     10,808,735         23,466,052         —           —     

Open trade equity, at fair value

     —           3,935,252         —           —     

Options purchased, at fair value

     —           165,915         —           —     

Swap contracts, at fair value

     14,749,414         10,122,003         —           —     

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     24,832,724         13,713,315         9,395,702         6,864,544   

Interest receivable

     237,634         939,354         26,824         141,143   

Prepaid service fees

     —           234         —           —     

Other assets

     11         53         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 94,904,918       $ 124,183,143       $ 14,420,763       $ 17,804,703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL            

LIABILITIES

           

Open trade deficit, at fair value

   $ 348,841       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Options written, at fair value

     —           183,856         —           —     

Pending owner additions

     13,228         14,677         930         994   

Owner redemptions payable

     204,831         931,553         102,071         68,598   

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     373,778         691,917         150,674         —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     92,622         113,085         50,523         49,798   

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     88,174         146,282         12,039         22,398   

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     144,881         190,286         30,123         39,045   

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     58,239         73,125         9,254         11,545   

Payables to related parties

     18,956         12,135         860         477   

Other liabilities

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,343,550         2,356,916         356,474         192,855   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL

           

Managing Owner Units—Class 2

     1,228,734         1,374,533         8,016         7,336   

Managing Owner Units—Class 2a

     162,888         147,003         —           —     

Limited Owner Units—Class 1

     64,997,945         80,801,534         12,621,614         15,852,947   

Limited Owner Units—Class 1AP

     689,161         —           42,322         —     

Limited Owner Units—Class 2

     19,775,495         25,236,584         1,392,337         1,751,565   

Limited Owner Units—Class 2a

     377,219         344,576         —           —     

Limited Owner Units—Class 3a

     2,200,883         2,322,629         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Owners’ Capital

     89,432,325         110,226,859         14,064,289         17,611,848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Controlling Interests

     4,129,043         11,599,368         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Capital

     93,561,368         121,826,227         14,064,289         17,611,848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Capital

   $ 94,904,918       $ 124,183,143       $ 14,420,763       $ 17,804,703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Units Outstanding

           

Class 1

     568,890         760,206         147,932         198,518   

Class 1AP (1)

     6,002         N/A         494         N/A   

Class 2

     135,994         189,411         12,307         16,890   

Class 2a

     4,103         4,138         

Class 3a

     16,774         19,615         

Net Asset Value per Unit

           

Class 1

   $ 114.25       $ 106.29       $ 85.32       $ 79.86   

Class 1AP (1)

   $ 114.83         N/A       $ 85.75         N/A   

Class 2

   $ 154.45       $ 140.49       $ 113.79       $ 104.14   

Class 2a

   $ 131.64       $ 118.80         N/A         N/A   

Class 3a

   $ 131.21       $ 118.41         N/A         N/A   

 

(1) Class 1AP began operations July 31, 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

September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund      Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     9/30/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013      9/30/2014
(Unaudited)
     12/31/2013  
ASSETS            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,010,973       $ 1,325,731       $ 463,964       $ 424,001   

U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     22,343,415         27,600,705         5,154,987         8,827,380   

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     10,332,322         7,779,323         2,439,714         1,889,266   

Swap contracts, at fair value

     —           —           5,836,843         5,435,184   

Interest receivable

     130,711         378,069         30,157         120,916   

Other assets

     33,200         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 34,850,621       $ 37,083,828       $ 13,925,665       $ 16,696,747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL            

LIABILITIES

           

Pending owner additions

   $ 10,922       $ 11,914       $ 2,455       $ 2,877   

Owner redemptions payable

     72,152         76,900         74,502         —     

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     206,495         128,097         44,124         15,411   

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     103,244         100,260         29,367         28,615   

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     49,355         59,865         11,705         19,767   

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     44,910         53,054         18,238         25,485   

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     22,467         23,844         7,355         9,212   

Payables to related parties

     15,054         5,057         2,926         1,275   

Other liabilities

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     524,599         458,991         190,672         102,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL

           

Managing Owner Units—Class 2

     39,346         36,002         62,760         57,484   

Limited Owner Units—Class 1

     23,146,188         26,164,147         8,380,887         11,328,406   

Limited Owner Units—Class 1AP

     81,651         —           48,450         —     

Limited Owner Units—Class 2

     11,058,837         10,424,688         2,648,678         2,792,578   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Owners’ Capital

     34,326,022         36,624,837         11,140,775         14,178,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Controlling Interests

     —           —           2,594,218         2,415,637   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Capital

     34,326,022         36,624,837         13,734,993         16,594,105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Capital

   $ 34,850,621       $ 37,083,828       $ 13,925,665       $ 16,696,747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Units Outstanding

           

Class 1

     155,172         187,438         76,925         111,005   

Class 1AP

     545         N/A         443         N/A   

Class 2

     58,307         60,061         18,504         21,235   

Net Asset Value per Unit

           

Class 1

   $ 149.17       $ 139.59       $ 108.95       $ 102.05   

Class 1AP

   $ 149.92         N/A       $ 109.50         N/A   

Class 2

   $ 190.34       $ 174.17       $ 146.53       $ 134.21   

 

(1) Class 1AP began operations July 31, 2014

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

 

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Condensed Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

September 30, 2014

 

    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)
 

Swaps (1)

                                   

Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)

  $ 5,194,086        9.78   $ —          0.00   $ —          0.00

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

    —          0.00     —          0.00     2,838,837        15.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

    5,194,086        9.78   $ —          0.00   $ 2,838,837        15.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)

FACE VALUE

  Fair Value           Fair Value           Fair Value        

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

  $ 19,773,741        37.23   $ 9,054,511        39.55   $ 8,929,495        48.60

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

    5,974,477        11.25     2,735,747        11.95     2,697,975        14.68
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 25,748,218        48.48   $ 11,790,258        51.50     11,627,470        63.28
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

  Face Value           Face Value           Face Value        

US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)

  $ 15,845,666        $ 7,255,822        $ 7,155,641     

US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)

    4,225,511          1,934,886          1,908,171     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
  $ 20,071,177        $ 9,190,708        $ 9,063,812     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
    Cost           Cost           Cost        

US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)

  $ 21,038,656        $ 9,633,722        $ 9,500,710     

US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)

    5,983,878          2,740,052          2,702,220     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
  $ 27,022,534        $ 12,373,774        $ 12,202,930     
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

(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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    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.)

  $ (360,965     -0.39   $ —          0.00

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

    (622,415     -0.67     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

    (13,355     -0.01     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

    297,238        0.32     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

    66,667        0.07     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

    45,470        0.05     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

    15,313        0.02     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

    20        0.00     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

    (66,012     -0.07     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)

    (104,485     -0.11     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

    (110,737     -0.12     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

    26,133        0.03     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

    (10,673     -0.01     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

    (369,486     -0.39     —          0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

    (563,440     -0.60     —          0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

    (18,370     -0.02     —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long Futures Contracts

  $ (1,789,097     -1.91   $ —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *

       

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

  $ 432,409        0.46   $ —          0.00

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

    657,895        0.70     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

    (949     0.00     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

    (24,946     -0.03     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

    (1,254     0.00     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

    (2,959     0.00     —          0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

    24,304        0.03     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

    (221     0.00     —          0.00

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

    281,523        0.30     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

    10,706        0.01     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

    25,610        0.03     —          0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

    20,743        0.02     —          0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

    28,913        0.03     —          0.00

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

    420,517        0.45     —          0.00

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

    173,285        0.19     —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short Futures Contracts

  $ 2,045,576        2.19   $ —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CURRENCY FORWARDS *

       

Various currency forwards contracts (NA)

  $ (605,320     -0.65   $ —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Currency Forwards

    (605,320     -0.65     —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

  $ (348,841     -0.37   $ —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swaps (1)

       

Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)

  $ 14,749,414        15.76   $ —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

  $ 14,749,414        15.76   $ —          0.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Fair Value           Fair Value        

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2) FACE VALUE

       

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

  $ 31,195,095        33.34   $ 3,521,525        25.04

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

    9,425,346        10.07     1,064,001        7.57
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 40,620,441        43.41   $ 4,585,526        32.61
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Face Value           Face Value        

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

       

US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)

  $ 24,998,156        $ 2,821,971     

US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)

    6,666,175          752,526     
 

 

 

     

 

 

   
  $ 31,664,331        $ 3,574,497     
 

 

 

     

 

 

   
    Cost           Cost        

US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (1)

  $ 33,190,627        $ 3,746,795     

US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (1)

    9,440,177          1,065,675     
 

 

 

     

 

 

   
  $ 42,630,804        $ 4,812,470     
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

* 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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September 30, 2014

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
            % of Total Capital            % of Total Capital  

Description

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

Swaps (1)

          

Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)

   $ —           0.00   $ 5,836,843         42.50
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Swaps

     —           0.00   $ 5,836,843         42.50
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Fair Value            Fair Value         

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2) FACE VALUE

          

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

   $ 17,158,971         49.99   $ 3,958,852         28.82

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

     5,184,444         15.10     1,196,135         8.71
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 22,343,415         65.09   $ 5,154,987         37.53
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Face Value            Face Value         

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

          

US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)

   $ 13,750,322         $ 3,172,422      

US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)

     3,666,752           845,979      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
   $ 17,417,074         $ 4,018,401      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
     Cost            Cost         

US Treasury Note 6.000% due 02/15/2026 (2)

   $ 18,256,619         $ 4,212,098      

US Treasury Note 6.875% due 08/15/2025 (2)

     5,192,602           1,198,017      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
   $ 23,449,221         $ 5,410,115      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

(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
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Fair Value           Fair Value           Fair Value        

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)

           

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
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Face Value           Face Value           Face Value        

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

           

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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Condensed Schedules of Investments

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
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Fair Value           Fair Value         

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)

         

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
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Face Value           Face Value         

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

         

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
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Fair Value            Fair Value         

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (2)

          

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
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Face Value            Face Value         

Additional Disclosure on U.S. Treasury Securities

          

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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Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund     Equinox Frontier Masters Fund     Equinox Frontier Long/
Short Commodity Fund
 
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Investment income:

            

Interest—net

   $ 134,263      $ 399,992      $ 62,263      $ 192,004      $ 51,721      $ 249,355   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

     134,263        399,992        62,263        192,004        51,721        249,355   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

            

Incentive Fees

     686,627        —          219,695        —          94,518        —     

Management Fees

     258,715        333,759        233,608        315,200        176,097        518,079   

Service Fees—Class 1

     113,027        225,937        64,776        156,560        31,049        71,049   

Trading Fees

     305,002        475,785        136,886        252,770        65,769        146,883   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     1,363,371        1,035,481        654,965        724,530        367,433        736,011   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss)—net

     (1,229,108     (635,489     (592,702     (532,526     (315,712     (486,656
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

            

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

     —          —          —          —          —          (6,125,553

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     —          —          —          —          —          3,443,127   

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     2,147,690        (986,342     —          —          620,752        (60,503

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

     42,934        —          20,359        —          18,266        —     

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

     134,076        —          66,727        —          54,026        —     

Trading commissions

     —          —          —          —          —          (309,658

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     4,165,902        (5,709,980     2,470,823        (2,509,310     3,524,528        (350,898
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     6,490,602        (6,696,322     2,557,909        (2,509,310     4,217,572        (3,403,485
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     5,261,494        (7,331,811     1,965,207        (3,041,836     3,901,860        (3,890,141
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     —          —          —          —          —          (1,606,510
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 5,261,494      $ (7,331,811   $ 1,965,207      $ (3,041,836   $ 3,901,860      $ (2,283,631
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

            

Class 1

   $ 9.12      $ (7.42   $ 8.12      $ (6.87     N/A        N/A   

Class 1a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 21.24      $ (6.30

Class 2

   $ 10.43      $ (7.59   $ 9.36      $ (6.96   $ 29.33      $ (8.37

Class 2a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 23.70      $ (6.30

Class 3

   $ 9.67 (2)      N/A      $ 8.73 (3)      N/A      $ 29.34      $ (8.37

Class 3a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 23.82 (1)    $ (6.24 )(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 September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Investment income:

        

Interest—net

   $ 6,458      $ 123,819      $ —        $ 68,662   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income/(loss)

     6,458        123,819        —          68,662   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Incentive Fees

     373,778        —          150,674        —     

Management Fees

     265,015        334,849        143,102        140,444   

Service Fees—Class 1

     479,441        741,647        94,517        141,965   

Trading Fees

     164,674        261,429        26,340        40,356   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     1,282,908        1,337,925        414,633        322,765   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss)—net

     (1,276,450     (1,214,106     (414,633     (254,103
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

        

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

     4,434,404        1,183,617        —          —     

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (2,653,804     (1,457,328     —          —     

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          (1,645,980     —          —     

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     5,253,082        (998,324     —          —     

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

     73,182        —          9,208        —     

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

     199,352        —          21,973        —     

Trading commissions

     (375,773     (214,905     —          —     

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     3,535,154        (6,903,390     1,588,195        (1,021,631
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     10,465,597        (10,036,310     1,619,376        (1,021,631
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     9,189,147        (11,250,416     1,204,743        (1,275,734
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     711,053        (1,528,637     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 8,478,094      $ (9,721,779   $ 1,204,743      $ (1,275,734
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        

Class 1

   $ 10.39      $ (7.17   $ 7.09      $ (4.99

Class 1AP (1)

   $ 12.20        N/A      $ 10.22        N/A   

Class 2

   $ 15.10      $ (8.34   $ 12.23      $ (5.65

Class 2a

   $ 13.16      $ (6.58     N/A        N/A   

Class 3a

   $ 13.12      $ (6.56     N/A        N/A   

 

(1) Class 1AP began trading July 31, 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 September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Investment income/(loss):

        

Interest—net

   $ —        $ 66,992      $ —        $ 29,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income/(Loss)

     —          66,992        —          29,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Incentive Fees

     206,495        —          44,124        —     

Management Fees

     294,474        264,894        83,810        74,121   

Service Fees—Class 1

     174,044        211,612        63,543        101,377   

Trading Fees

     63,974        72,271        21,020        31,828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     738,987        548,777        212,497        207,326   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss)—net

     (738,987     (481,785     (212,497     (177,724
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     38,217        —          867,812        —     

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

     107,247        —          9,465        —     

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

     —          —          27,787        —     

Trading commissions

     —          —          —          —     

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     1,605,937        (380,598     370,678        (249,447
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     1,751,401        (380,598     1,275,742        (249,447
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     1,012,414        (862,383     1,063,245        (427,171
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     —          —          385,694        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 1,012,414      $ (862,383   $ 677,551      $ (427,171
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        

Class 1

   $ 4.10      $ (3.19   $ 6.37      $ (2.53

Class 1AP (1)

   $ 10.99        N/A      $ 10.70        N/A   

Class 2

   $ 6.62      $ (2.68   $ 9.60      $ (2.32

 

(1) Class 1AP began trading July 31, 2014

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

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund     Equinox Frontier Masters Fund     Equinox Frontier Long/
Short Commodity Fund
 
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Investment income:

            

Interest—net

   $ 434,640      $ 1,338,676      $ 228,964      $ 647,376      $ 168,573      $ 834,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

     434,640        1,338,676        228,964        647,376        168,573        834,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

            

Incentive Fees

     2,073,540        184,498        401,501        —          94,518        —     

Management Fees

     806,344        1,131,997        740,921        970,110        685,777        1,747,261   

Service Fees—Class 1

     386,622        822,240        245,369        508,375        99,917        255,223   

Trading Fees

     954,809        1,726,597        459,996        834,173        211,770        548,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     4,221,315        3,865,332        1,847,787        2,312,658        1,091,982        2,551,466   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss)—net

     (3,786,675     (2,526,656     (1,618,823     (1,665,282     (923,409     (1,716,829
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

            

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

     325,885        734,081        —          —          (2,580,860     (6,256,541

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (83,337     (566,777     —          —          961,346        52,457   

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     1,756,454        (986,342     —          —          382,291        (60,503

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

     (84,779     221,284        (51,271     107,483        (36,613     138,776   

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

     2,018,038        (236,981     1,127,624        (118,107     828,755        (148,620

Trading commissions

     (6,385     (5,416     —          —          (415,314     (1,093,840

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     5,050,301        (13,058,787     2,461,737        (4,193,804     2,512,168        (1,010,415
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     8,976,177        (13,898,938     3,538,090        (4,204,428     1,651,773        (8,378,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     5,189,502        (16,425,594     1,919,267        (5,869,710     728,364        (10,095,515
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     325,371        —          —          —          (766,822     (4,287,954
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 4,864,131      $ (16,425,594   $ 1,919,267      $ (5,869,710   $ 1,495,186      $ (5,807,561
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

            

Class 1

   $ 8.79      $ (16.27   $ 9.26      $ (13.24     N/A        N/A   

Class 1a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 11.27      $ (14.98

Class 2

   $ 10.89      $ (16.22   $ 11.47      $ (12.86   $ 16.24      $ (19.56

Class 2a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 13.68      $ (14.61

Class 3

   $ 12.83 (2)      N/A      $ 10.79 (3)      N/A      $ 16.24      $ (19.57

Class 3a

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A      $ 13.91      $ (8.69

 

(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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Statements of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Investment income:

        

Interest—net

   $ 21,531      $ 246,370      $ —        $ 246,719   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income/(loss)

     21,531        246,370        —          246,719   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Incentive Fees

     1,827,118        657,063        177,351        —     

Management Fees

     819,552        1,250,878        421,826        487,737   

Service Fees—Class 1

     1,521,144        2,658,114        297,904        452,617   

Trading Fees

     519,831        934,900        82,892        128,680   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     4,687,645        5,500,955        979,973        1,069,034   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss)—net

     (4,666,114     (5,254,585     (979,973     (822,315
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

        

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

     12,165,000        (1,691,547     —          —     

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (4,189,205     (257,325     —          —     

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          (3,554,723     —          —     

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     4,627,411        (225,707     —          —     

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

     (152,688     362,137        (25,780     78,233   

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

     3,614,127        (387,826     518,026        (83,782

Trading commissions

     (1,012,206     (1,361,766     —          —     

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     (349,281     (15,834,449     1,259,694        338,654   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     14,703,158        (22,951,206     1,751,940        333,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     10,037,044        (28,205,791     771,967        (489,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     4,018,912        (2,141,659     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 6,018,132      $ (26,064,132   $ 771,967      $ (489,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        

Class 1

   $ 7.96      $ (18.60   $ 5.46      $ (2.64

Class 1AP (1)

   $ 12.21        N/A      $ 10.22        N/A   

Class 2

   $ 13.96      $ (21.00   $ 9.65      $ (1.16

Class 2a

   $ 12.84      $ (16.25     N/A        N/A   

Class 3a

   $ 12.80      $ (16.21     N/A        N/A   

 

(1) Class 1AP began trading July 31, 2014

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

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Investment income:

        

Interest—net

   $ 41      $ 271,603      $ —        $ 102,598   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

     41        271,603        —          102,598   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Incentive Fees

     622,124        —          131,123        —     

Management Fees

     862,495        785,269        245,785        288,326   

Service Fees—Class 1

     534,989        661,315        202,143        337,523   

Trading Fees

     192,618        223,928        65,398        105,156   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     2,212,226        1,670,512        644,449        731,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment (loss)—net

     (2,212,185     (1,398,909     (644,449     (628,407
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     —          —          401,659        —     

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

     (59,132     115,236        (19,370     50,795   

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

     1,537,039        (123,411     450,381        (54,398

Trading commissions

     —          —          —          —     

Change in fair value of investments in unconsolidated trading companies

     3,166,754        1,408,825        624,835        1,099,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     4,644,661        1,400,650        1,457,505        1,096,272   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     2,432,476        1,741        813,056        467,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

     —          —          177,660        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 2,432,476      $ 1,741      $ 635,396      $ 467,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        

Class 1

   $ 9.58      $ (1.11   $ 6.90      $ 1.00   

Class 1AP (1)

   $ 10.99        N/A      $ 10.70        N/A   

Class 2

   $ 16.17      $ 2.21      $ 12.32      $ 4.05   

 

(1) Class 1AP began trading July 31, 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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 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

    —          581,038        —          357,647        23,159        4,927,643        —          5,889,487        186,801        —          35,000        —          3,708,418        3,930,219   

Redemption of Units

    (23,159     (12,732,767     —          (7,801,018     —          (545,958     —          (21,102,902     (12,386,749     —          (3,314,357     —          (1,025,719     (16,726,825

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     1,445,697        219,979        2,722,505        3,527        473,217        —          4,864,131        632,299        64,542        763,213        2,968        456,245        1,919,267   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2014

  $ —        $ 18,014,062      $ 2,124,639      $ 28,089,465      $ 26,686      $ 4,854,902      $ —        $ 53,109,754      $ 11,547,846      $ 624,210      $ 7,330,350      $ 28,242      $ 3,362,797      $ 22,893,445   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    —          6,939        —          3,934        —          56,677            2,062        —          364        —          41,383     

Redemption of Units

    (275     (149,053     —          (84,773     —          (6,133         (139,546     —          (33,282     —          (11,074  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Owners’ Capital—Units, September 30, 2014

    —          187,616        14,576        272,512        —          50,544            114,234        5,627        66,079        275        32,745     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
      (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

      8.79          10.89          12.83            9.26          11.47          10.79     
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net asset value per unit at September 30, 2014

    $ 95.89        $ 105.24        $ 97.04          $ 101.09        $ 110.93        $ 102.70     
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

(1) Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.
(2) Class 3 trading began 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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 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

    —          —          —          107,716        —          —          —          491,199        —          598,915   

Redemption of Units

    —          (1,963,131     (2,366,748     (3,048,190     —          (1,304,679     —          (142,966     —          (8,825,714

Change in control of ownership—Trading Companies

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (2,462,220     (2,462,220

Contributions

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Distributions

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (766,822     (766,822

Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’

                   

Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests

    50,069        (12,881     760,735        486,873        30,397        92,136        1,522        86,335        —          1,495,186   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2014

  $ 436,240      $ 1,009,615      $ 8,013,583      $ 6,299,225      $ 253,368      $ 1,667,891      $ 12,513      $ 681,048      $ —        $ 18,373,483   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital—Units, December 31, 2013

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

Sale of Units

    —          —          —          1,292        —          —          —          5,024       

Redemption of Units

    —          (16,700     (20,158     (35,114     —          (14,079     —          (1,523    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Owners’ Capital—Units, September 30, 2014

    3,083        7,135        56,616        60,569        2,222        14,629        109        5,955       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
      (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

      16.24        16.24        11.27          13.68          13.91       
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net asset value per unit at September 30, 2014

    $ 141.50      $ 141.54      $ 104.00        $ 114.02        $ 114.38       
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

(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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

    Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund  
    Class 1     Class 1AP (2)     Class 2     Class 2a     Class 3a              
   

Limited

Owners

   

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

    112,701        1,011,652        —          10,664        —          —          —          —          1,135,017   

Redemption of Units

    (19,830,046     (408,022     (250,000     (7,120,029     —          (4,070     (335,516     —          (27,947,683

Change in control of ownership—Trading Companies

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (11,489,237     (11,489,237

Contributions

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Distributions

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          4,018,912        4,018,912   

Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’

                 

Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests

    3,913,756        85,531        104,201        1,648,276        15,885        36,713        213,770        —          6,018,132   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2014

  $ 64,997,945      $ 689,161      $ 1,228,734      $ 19,775,495      $ 162,888      $ 377,219      $ 2,200,883      $ 4,129,043      $ 93,561,368   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital—Units, December 31, 2013

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

Sale of Units

    1,088        9,858        —          77        —          —          —         

Redemption of Units

    (192,404     (3,856     (1,828     (51,666     —          (35     (2,841    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Owners’ Capital—Units, September 30, 2014

    568,890        6,002        7,956        128,038        1,237        2,866        16,774       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2013

  $ 106.29      $ 102.62        $ 140.49  (1)      $ 118.80  (1)    $ 118.41       

Change in net asset value per unit for the period

    7.96        12.21          13.96          12.84        12.80       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net asset value per unit at September 30, 2014

  $ 114.25      $ 114.83        $ 154.45        $ 131.64      $ 131.21       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

(1) Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.
(2) Class 1AP began operations July 31, 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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

    Equinox Frontier Select Fund     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
    Class 1     Class
1AP (2)
    Class 2           Class 1     Class
1AP (2)
    Class 2           Class 1     Class
1AP (2)
    Class 2              
    Limited
Owners
    Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Total     Limited
Owners
    Limited
Owners
    Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Total     Limited
Owners
    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

    7,439        194,475        —          —          201,914        133,316        288,379        —          —          421,695        18,384        244,674        —          —          —          263,058   

Redemption of Units

    (3,896,176     (156,681     —          (468,583     (4,521,440     (4,632,817     (212,304     —          (307,865     (5,152,986     (3,369,362     (202,374     —          (364,411     —          (3,936,147

Change in control of ownership—Trading Companies

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          921        921   

Contributions

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

Distributions

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

Operations attributable to non-controlling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          177,660        177,660   

Net increase/(decrease) in Owners’

                               

Capital resulting from operations attributable to controlling interests

    657,404        4,528        680        109,355        771,967        1,481,542        5,576        3,344        942,014        2,432,476        403,459        6,150        5,276        220,511        —          635,396   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2014

  $ 12,621,614      $ 42,322      $ 8,016      $ 1,392,337      $ 14,064,289      $ 23,146,188      $ 81,651      $ 39,346      $ 11,058,837      $ 34,326,022      $ 8,380,887      $ 48,450      $ 62,760      $ 2,648,678      $ 2,594,218      $ 13,734,993   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital—Units, December 31, 2013

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

Sale of Units

    97        2,575        —          —            936        2,076        —          —            185        2,477        —          —         

Redemption of Units

    (50,683     (2,081     —          (4,583       (33,202     (1,531     —          (1,754       (34,265     (2,034     —          (2,731    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Owners’ Capital—Units, September 30, 2014

    147,932        494        70        12,237          155,172        545        207        58,100          76,925        443        428        18,076       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
                               

Net asset value per unit at December 31, 2013

  $ 79.86      $ 75.53        $ 104.14  (1)      $ 139.59      $ 138.93        $ 174.17  (1)      $ 102.05      $ 98.80        $ 134.21  (1)     

Change in net asset value per unit for the period

    5.46        10.22          9.65          9.58        10.99          16.17          6.90        10.70          12.32       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net asset value per unit at September 30, 2014

  $ 85.32      $ 85.75        $ 113.79        $ 149.17      $ 149.92        $ 190.34        $ 108.95      $ 109.50        $ 146.53       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

(1) Values are for both the Managing Owner and Limited Owners.
(2) Class 1AP began trading July 31, 2014

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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund     Equinox Frontier Masters Fund     Equinox Frontier Long/
Short Commodity Fund
 
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

            

Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations

   $ 5,189,502      $ (16,425,594   $ 1,919,267      $ (5,869,710   $ 728,364      $ (10,095,515

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

     —          —          —          —          (191,069     (619,244

Net change in options purchased, at fair value

     —          —          —          —          98,740        —     

Net change in options written, at fair value

     —          —          —          —          (172,650     (899,388

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

     (1,680,901     154,070        4,042,114        413,252        (526,726     68,797   

Net change in ownership allocation of custom time deposits

     —          5,897,177        —          2,331,811        —          7,690,645   

Net realized (gain) on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     (1,756,454     986,342        —          —          (382,291     60,503   

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

     (2,018,038     236,981        (1,127,624     118,107        (828,755     148,620   

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

     84,779        (221,284     51,271        (107,483     36,613        (138,776

(Purchases) sales of:

            

Purchases of swap contracts

       (3,400,000           (2,880,000

Sales of U.S. Treasury securities

     15,921,359        3,683,233        8,685,478        1,789,033        6,563,688        2,309,899   

Sales of custom time deposits

     —          16,009,441        —          7,776,160        —          10,040,146   

Increase and/or decrease in:

            

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     —          —          —          —          7,836,808        7,848,932   

Change in control of ownership—trading companies

     (325,371     —          —          —          (2,462,220     1,574,902   

Contributions to trading companies

     —          —          —          —          —          5,619,753   

Distributions from trading companies

     —          —          —          —          —          (5,143,244

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     130,919        22,862,088        (1,240,976     844,519        (2,353,354     3,675,238   

Prepaid service fees—Class 1

     414        30,322        10,949        37,176        2,719        34,133   

Interest receivable

     370,644        53,818        252,121        30,899        163,095        33,380   

Receivable from other series

     —          —          (1,270     —          —          (1,483

Receivable from related parties

     1,035        113,093        —          38,735        137        —     

Other assets

     —          —          —          —          1        —     

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     110,502        (189,903     219,695        —          94,519        —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     (10,902     (48,724     (24,796     (19,398     (52,738     (125,332

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     (4,961     (10,934     (4,559     (5,145     (3,565     (7,092

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     (21,049     (78,397     (24,177     (24,044     (10,968     (36,780

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     (17,712     (34,538     (18,603     (7,710     (4,880     (6,369

Payables to related parties

     2,229        (19,435     —          (8,274     —          (34,037

Other liabilities

     —          —          —          —          —          356   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     15,975,995        29,597,756        12,738,890        7,337,928        8,535,468        19,118,044   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

            

Proceeds from sale of units

     5,889,487        4,172,537        3,930,219        3,139,507        598,915        1,061,453   

Payment for redemption of units

     (21,102,902     (34,946,093     (16,726,825     (11,195,145     (8,825,714     (20,842,807

Pending owner additions

     (1,373     38,160        75        (14,160     (2     (62,537

Owner redemptions payable

     (271,689     (163,166     (7,155     17,107        (72,579     (291,074
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (15,486,477     (30,898,562     (12,803,686     (8,052,691     (8,299,380     (20,134,965
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     489,518        (1,300,806     (64,796     (714,763     236,088        (1,016,921

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

   $ 2,317,415      $ 1,381,083      $ 1,061,158      $ 827,898      $ 1,046,506      $ 693,230   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund     Equinox Frontier Select Fund  
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

        

Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations

   $ 10,037,044      $ (28,205,791   $ 771,967      $ (489,210

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

     4,284,093        (474,837     —          —     

Net change in options purchased, at fair value

     165,915        —          —          —     

Net change in options written, at fair value

     (183,056     302,428        —          —     

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

     2,882,510        (101,758     1,955,964        (346,146

Net change in ownership allocation of total return swaps

     —          3,911        —          —     

Net change in ownership allocation of custom time deposits

     —          (6,231,481     —          (3,672,345

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     (4,627,411     225,707        —          —     

Net realized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     —          3,554,723        —          —     

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

     (3,614,127     387,826        (518,026     83,782   

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

     152,688        (362,137     25,780        (78,233

(Purchases) sales of:

        

Purchases of swap contracts

       (9,600,000    

Sales of swap contracts

     —          20,694,866        —          —     

Sales of custom time deposits

     —          26,199,849        —          5,659,957   

Sales of U.S. Treasury securities

     28,506,883        6,027,702        4,254,841        1,302,165   

Increase and/or decrease in:

        

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     12,657,317        71,095,325        —          —     

Change in control of ownership—trading companies

     (11,489,237     (51,747,039     —          —     

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     (11,119,409     2,604,968        (2,531,158     3,029,814   

Contributions to trading companies

     —          56,807,054        —          —     

Distributions from trading companies

     —          (39,448,498     —          —     

Prepaid service fees—Class 1

     234        (423     —          —     

Interest receivable

     701,720        83,074        114,319        13,417   

Receivable from other series

     —          17,313        —          —     

Receivable from related parties

     —          —          —          —     

Other assets

     42        34,251        —          —     

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     (318,139     (527,306     150,674        —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     (20,463     (100,845     725        (57,543

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     (58,108     (123,285     (10,359     (8,927

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     (14,886     (53,247     (2,291     (3,376

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     (45,405     (130,289     (8,922     (12,469

Payables to related parties

     6,821        4,778        383        (47,213

Other liabilities

     —          1,387        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     27,904,226        50,938,226        4,203,897        5,373,673   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

        

Proceeds from sale of units

     1,135,017        234,538        201,914        12,067   

Payment for redemption of units

     (27,947,683     (53,244,347     (4,521,440     (5,594,062

Pending owner additions

     (1,449     (20,031     (64     (582

Owner redemptions payable

     (726,722     418,418        33,473        (25,021
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (27,540,837     (52,611,422     (4,286,117     (5,607,598
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     363,389        (1,673,196     (82,220     (233,925

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 3,655,959      $ 2,438,659      $ 412,711      $ 430,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     Equinox Frontier Winton Fund     Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund  
     9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

        

Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations

   $ 2,432,476      $ 1,741      $ 813,056      $ 467,865   

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

     (5,844,640     (117,717     481,524        (73,002

Net change in custom time deposits

     —          (6,257,558     —          (2,059,790

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     —          —          (401,659     —     

Net realized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     —          —          —          —     

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

     (1,537,039     123,411        (450,381     54,398   

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

     59,132        (115,236     19,370        (50,795

(Purchases) sale of:

        

Sales of custom time deposits

     —          8,337,112        —          3,674,906   

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

     12,579,837        1,918,089        3,621,880        845,472   

Increase and/or decrease in:

        

Change in control of ownership of trading companies

     —          —          921        —     

Contributions to trading companies

     —          —          —          —     

Distributions from trading companies

     —          —          —          —     

Investments in unconsolidated trading companies, at fair value

     (2,552,999     153,336        (550,448     3,216,059   

Interest receivable

     247,358        25,228        90,759        10,829   

Receivable from other series

     —          —          —          —     

Receivable from related parties

     —          —          —          —     

Other assets

     (33,200     —          —          —     

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     106,235        —          28,713        —     

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     (24,853     875        752        (39,305

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     (10,510     (7,317     (8,062     (8,775

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     (1,377     (2,736     (1,857     (3,301

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     (8,144     (10,407     (7,247     (10,500

Payables to related parties

     9,997        1,507        1,651        544   

Other liabilities

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     5,422,273        4,050,328        3,638,972        6,024,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

        

Proceeds from sale of units

     421,695        134,791        263,058        32,332   

Payment for redemption of units

     (5,152,986     (4,717,899     (3,936,147     (6,247,787

Pending owner additions

     (992     (1,764     (422     (1,244

Owner redemptions payable

     (4,748     143,303        74,502        2,974   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (4,737,031     (4,441,569     (3,599,009     (6,213,725
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     685,242        (391,241     39,963        (189,120

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 2,010,973      $ 858,214      $ 463,964      $ 347,039   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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The Series of 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 periodic report. The Trust is a multi-advisor commodity pool, as described in Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) Regulation § 4.10(d)(2). The Trust has authority to issue separate series, or each, a Series, of units of beneficial interest (the “Units”) pursuant to the requirements of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, as amended (the “Trust Act”). The assets of each Series are valued and accounted for separately from the assets of other Series. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). It is managed by its managing owner, 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 assets of 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.

 

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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 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”). 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 with between two to six sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1, Class 1AP 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, Class 1AP or Class 1a of such Series, is prepaid to 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, are maintained in the books and records of each Series.

As of September 30, 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 a maximum of seven separate Classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, 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

 

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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 September 30, 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. The Trust is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946.

Consolidation—The Series, through investing in the Trading Companies, 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.

As of September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Companies. These Trading Companies include Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC, Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC, and Frontier Trading Company XXXIV, LLC.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the consolidated income statement of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Companies. These Trading Companies include Frontier Trading Company I, LLC (except for the earnings from January 31, 2014 to February 2, 2014, April 7, 2014 to April 11, 2014, and June 16, 2014 to September 30, 2014), Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC (except for the earnings from January 14, 2014 to February 27, 2014), Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC (except for the earnings from January 1, 2014 to April 28, 2014), and Frontier Trading Company XXXIV, LLC (except for the earnings from January 1, 2014 to July 30, 2014).

As of September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company XXXVII, LLC.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the consolidated income statement of Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Companies. These Trading Companies include Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC (except for the earnings from April 5, 2014 to September 30, 2014), Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC (except for the earnings from September 5, 2014 to September 30, 2014) and Frontier Trading Company XXXVII, LLC.

As of September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance sheet of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund included the assets and liabilities of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company XXXV, LLC.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the consolidated income statement of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund included the earnings of its majority owned Trading Companies. These Trading Companies include Frontier Trading Company I, LLC (except for the earnings from January 1, 2014 to January 30, 2014 and from February 3, 2014 to September 30, 3014) and Frontier Trading Company XXXV, LLC.

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance sheet and income statement of Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund included the assets, liabilities and earnings of its majority owned Trading Company, Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC.

 

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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 a 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, Class 1AP 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.

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 between two or seven classes of Units—Class 1, Class 1AP, 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 1AP, 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.

 

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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.

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 between two to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of 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, Class 1AP 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, Class 1AP 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.

 

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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 September 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.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements— In May 2014 the FASB issued a final standard on revenue from contracts with customers. The standard, issued as FASB ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. The ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. A full retrospective or modified retrospective approach may be taken to adopt the guidance in the ASU. The Trust is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and related disclosures.

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.

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

 

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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. 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 a 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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

September 30, 2014

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

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

          

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

   $ 20,642,260       $ 64,093      $ —         $ 20,706,353   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          5,194,086         5,194,086   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     25,748,218         —          —           25,748,218   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

          

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     10,035,957         371,729        —           10,407,686   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     11,790,258         —          —           11,790,258   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

          

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     2,994,026         15,097        —           3,009,123   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          2,838,837         2,838,837   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     11,627,470         —          —           11,627,470   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

          

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

     256,479         (605,320     —           (348,841

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     24,199,902         632,822        —           24,832,724   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          14,749,414         14,749,414   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     40,620,441         —          —           40,620,441   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

          

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     6,027,269         774,215        2,594,218         9,395,702   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     4,585,526         —          —           4,585,526   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

          

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     10,737,129         (404,807     —           10,332,322   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     22,343,415         —          —           22,343,415   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

          

Investments in Unconsolidated Trading Companies

     2,530,178         (90,464     —           2,439,714   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          5,836,843         5,836,843   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     5,154,987         —          —           5,154,987   

 

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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 nine months ended September 30, 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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 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

    1,756,454        382,291        4,627,411   

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 September 30, 2014

  $ 5,194,086      $ 2,838,837      $ 14,749,414   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     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

     401,659   

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 September 30, 2014

   $ 5,836,843   
  

 

 

 

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

     178,581   

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 September 30, 2014

   $ 2,594,218   
  

 

 

 

 

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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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and year ended December 31, 2013, the Trust did not transfer any assets between Level 1, 2 or 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.

 

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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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, approximately 11.4% 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.

The Series had invested in the following Swaps as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 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

   $ 67,610,098       $ 35,500,000       $ 16,590,513   

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)

   $ 4,627,411       $ 1,756,454       $ 382,291   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 9/30/14

   $ 14,749,414       $ 5,194,086       $ 2,838,837   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     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)

   $ 401,659         
  

 

 

       

Fair Value as of 9/30/14

   $ 5,836,843         
  

 

 

       

 

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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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

     As of September 30, 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, IX, XIV, XV, XXIII and XXXVIII

     38.99   $ 20,706,353         32.84   $ 20,837,272   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies I, II, XIV, XV and XXXVIII

     45.46   $ 10,407,686         27.14   $ 9,166,710   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Company VII and XXXVIII

     16.38   $ 3,009,123         2.31   $ 655,769   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies I, II, VII, XV and XXXVIII

     26.54   $ 24,832,724         11.26   $ 13,713,315   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies XV, XXXVIII and XXXIX

     66.81   $ 9,395,702         38.98   $ 6,864,544   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Company II and XXXVIII

     30.10   $ 10,332,322         21.24   $ 7,779,323   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —

         

Frontier Trading Companies II and XXXVIII

     17.76   $ 2,439,714         11.39   $ 1,889,266   

 

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The following tables summarize each of the Series; equity in earnings from unconsolidated Trading Companies for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2014     Three Months Ended September 30, 2013  
     Trading
Commissions
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Income
(Loss)
    Trading
Commissions
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Income
(Loss)
 

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (77,165   $ 2,064,671      $ 313,955      $ 2,301,461      $ (82,715   $ (95,717   $ (814,937   $ (993,369

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

           —          (5,469     (310,367     140,441        (175,395

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company VI LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC

       (841,020     24,571        (816,449     (91,413     (1,364,053     1,202,102        (253,364

Frontier Trading Company IX, LLC

     —          —          —            —          (6     —          (6

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

     (75,438     831,185        (522,722     233,025        (163,648     (4,745,349     2,016,387        (2,892,610

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (7,559     175,911        77,675        246,027        (25,366     244,658        (1,593,532     (1,374,240

Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —              —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXI, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC

     (14,139     536,312        (237,308     284,865        (1,893     7,569        (29,894     (24,218

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (10,805     1,506,182        421,596        1,916,973        —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          —          —            —          3,222        3,222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (185,106   $ 4,273,241      $ 77,767      $ 4,165,902      $ (370,504   $ (6,263,265   $ 923,789      $ (5,709,980
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (6,769   $ 561,435      $ 353,566      $ 908,232      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

     (3,169     304,028        (123,993     176,866        (3,449     (197,161     87,980        (112,630

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

     (62,524     688,864        (433,176     193,164        (72,982     (2,210,977     1,025,721        (1,258,238

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (25,631     355,855        436,277        766,501        (35,063     99,114        (1,202,493     (1,138,442

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (4,893     229,712        201,241        426,060        —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (102,986   $ 2,139,894      $ 433,915      $ 2,470,823      $ (111,494   $ (2,309,024   $ (88,792   $ (2,509,310
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (4,748   $ (478,294   $ 132,144      $ (350,898

Frontier Trading Companies VII, LLC

     (90,599     3,535,545        (308,854     3,136,092        —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Companies XVIII, LLC

     (4,016     188,184        204,268        388,436        —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Companies XXIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (94,615   $ 3,723,729      $ (104,586   $ 3,524,528      $ (4,748   $ (478,294   $ 132,144      $ (350,898
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (65,685   $ 1,397,918      $ 113,481        1,445,714      $ (9,318   $ (560,883   $ 223,628        (346,573

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

     (5,526     529,926        (215,316     309,084        —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC

     (19,578     137,102        201,186        318,710        (92,999     (3,300,304     2,074,995        (1,318,308

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

     (88,814     933,958        (952,064     (106,920     (192,816     (5,398,107     2,531,471        (3,059,452

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (33,508     371,848        (2,216,125     (1,877,785

Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC

     (17,299     855,349        730,516        1,568,566        (1,048     (33,791     —          (34,839

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (1,468     —          (264,965     (266,433
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (196,902   $ 3,854,253      $ (122,197   $ 3,535,154      $ (331,157   $ (8,921,237   $ 2,349,004      $ (6,903,390
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

   $ (33,732   $ 459,981      $ 572,640      $ 998,889      $ (24,262   $ 85,305      $ (951,521   $ (890,478

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (2,304     120,391        85,525        203,612        —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          385,694        385,694        (903     —          (130,250     (131,153
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (36,036   $ 580,372      $ 1,043,859      $ 1,588,195      $ (25,165   $ 85,305      $ (1,081,771   $ (1,021,631
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

   $ (14,106   $ 1,352,944      $ (551,808   $ 787,030      $ (11,655   $ (666,174   $ 297,231      $ (380,598

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII ,LLC

     (9,079     482,453        345,533        818,907        —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (23,185   $ 1,835,397      $ (206,275   $ 1,605,937      $ (11,655   $ (666,174   $ 297,231      $ (380,598
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

   $ (3,154   $ 302,460      $ (123,396   $ 175,910      $ (2,614   $ (149,499   $ 66,609      $ (85,504

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (2,218     110,045        86,941        194,768        —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (1,129     (162,814     —          (163,943
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (5,372   $ 412,505      $ (36,455   $ 370,678      $ (3,743   $ (312,313   $ 66,609      $ (249,447
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013  
     Trading
Commissions
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Income
(Loss)
    Trading
Commissions
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Income
(Loss)
 

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (225,425   $ 4,159,776      $ 735,741      $ 4,670,092      $ (314,471   $ (1,868,764   $ (1,162,025   $ (3,345,260

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

     (8,992     1,132,028        (293,721     829,315        (18,815     697,242        79,465        757,892   

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

     —          —          —          —          (380,661     (10,547,784     281,573        (10,646,872

Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC

     (248,337     (2,121,684     400,248        (1,969,773     (283,574     (571,954     (186,485     (1,042,013

Frontier Trading Company IX, LLC

     —          —          —            —          —          —       

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

     (176,563     452,399        (194,219     81,617        (137,819     1,604,571        387,887        1,854,639   

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (35,322     348,502        (719,332     (406,152     (75,052     (534,948     730,530        120,530   

Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC

     (38,289     1,609,401        (49,650     1,521,462        (16,989     (511,401     (95,340     (623,730

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (34,978     612,178        (253,460     323,740        —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          —          —          —          —          (133,973     (133,973
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (767,906   $ 6,192,600      $ (374,393   $ 5,050,301      $ (1,227,381   $ (11,733,038   $ (98,368   $ (13,058,787
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (21,419   $ 645,920      $ 1,011,560      $ 1,636,061      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

     (9,974     1,145,909        (374,223     761,712        (10,993     373,507        53,367        415,881   

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

     (157,662     254,946        (220,014     (122,730     (211,038     (4,305,339     559,649        (3,956,728

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (79,178     1,161,768        (439,313     643,277        (110,645     (311,409     (230,903     (652,957

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (18,046     (267,632     (170,905     (456,583     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (286,279   $ 2,940,911      $ (192,895   $ 2,461,737      $ (332,676   $ (4,243,241   $ 382,113      $ (4,193,804
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (35,831   $ (778,371   $ 98,091      $ (716,111

Frontier Trading Companies VII, LLC

     (174,791     3,043,135        (105,805     2,762,539        —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Companies XXIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (7,153     (263,068     (24,083     (294,304

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (13,033     (150,551     (86,787     (250,371     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (187,824   $ 2,892,584      $ (192,592   $ 2,512,168      $ (42,984   $ (1,041,439   $ 74,008      $ (1,010,415
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company I LLC

   $ (86,875   $ 1,357,779      $ 1,003,695        2,274,599      $ —        $ —        $ —          —     

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

     (17,651     2,044,453        (763,095     1,263,707        (33,765     1,282,222        316,134        1,564,591   

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

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

Frontier Trading Company VII, LLC

     (326,306     (838,548     (267,307     (1,432,161     (396,883     (2,545,172     35,837        (2,906,218

Frontier Trading Company XIV, LLC

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

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (63,893     (162,081     (379,890     (605,864     (472,744     (14,503,646     194,875        (14,781,515

Frontier Trading Company XVI, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (109,397     (556,817     773,099        106,885   

Frontier Trading Company XVIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (9,693     (192,512     (91,675     (293,880

Frontier Trading Company XXIII, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (3,526     (194,695     546        (197,675

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (59,785     (729,107     (413,770     (1,202,662     —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          (1,538     (1,538     (1,468     —          (569,218     (570,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (630,053   $ 491,816      $ (211,044   $ (349,281   $ (1,041,352   $ (15,180,236   $ 387,139      $ (15,834,449
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (12,346   $ 1,188,592      $ (78,854   $ 1,097,392   

Frontier Trading Company XV, LLC

     (94,658     1,279,032        89,125        1,273,499        (71,581     (158,898     (177,597     (408,076

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (8,538     (106,932     (77,639     (193,109     —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     (1,556     —          180,860        179,304        (903     —          (349,759     (350,662
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (104,752   $ 1,172,100      $ 192,346      $ 1,259,694      $ (84,830   $ 1,029,694      $ (606,210   $ 338,654   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

   $ (41,713   $ 5,017,076      $ (1,469,085   $ 3,506,278      $ (37,129   $ 1,261,438      $ 184,516      $ 1,408,825   

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII ,LLC

     (28,405     (188,215     (122,904     (339,524     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (70,118   $ 4,828,861      $ (1,591,989   $ 3,166,754      $ (37,129   $ 1,261,438      $ 184,516      $ 1,408,825   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

                

Frontier Trading Company II LLC

   $ (9,336   $ 1,122,748      $ (328,982   $ 784,430      $ (8,383   $ 276,041      $ 84,440      $ 352,098   

Frontier Trading Company V LLC

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

Frontier Trading Company XXXVIII, LLC

     (7,662     (89,231     (62,702     (159,595     —          —          —          —     

Frontier Trading Company XXXIX, LLC

     —          —          —          —          (1,129     —          (437,198     (438,327
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (16,998   $ 1,033,517      $ (391,684   $ 624,835      $ (22,780   $ 1,680,653      $ (557,998   $ 1,099,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The statements of financial condition as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the Condensed Statement of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for the unconsolidated Trading Companies are as follows:

 

Statements of Financial Condition -September 30, 2014

   Frontier
Trading
Company I
LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company
II LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company
VII LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company
XV LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company
XXXVIII LLC
 

Receivable from commission merchants

   $ 19,449,588      $ 19,867,807      $ 3,777,424      $ 15,204,830      $ 3,084,999   

Open trade equity/(deficit)

     3,514,736        922,053        1,893,494        4,354,398        2,332,347   

Interest receivable/(payable)

     (2,582     343        (164     1,216        (125
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 22,961,742      $ 20,790,203      $ 5,670,754      $ 19,560,444      $ 5,417,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Members’ equity

   $ 22,961,742      $ 20,229,298      $ 5,670,754      $ 19,560,444      $ 5,417,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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
September 30, 2014

   Frontier
Trading

Company I
LLC
    Frontier
Trading

Company II
LLC
    Frontier
Trading

Company
VII LLC
    Frontier
Trading

Company
XV LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company
XXXVIII LLC
 

Interest income

   $ 4,768      $ (1,779   $ 520      $ (11   $ 299   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less

     (3,871,073     (2,894,702     (5,132,095     (898,453     (2,487,366

Change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (784,337     1,200,574        2,083,107        (1,308,660     (2,071,467
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

   $ (4,650,642   $ (1,695,907   $ (3,048,468   $ (2,207,124   $ (4,558,534
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Condensed Statement of Income - For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013

         Frontier
Trading
Company
XIV LLC
          Frontier
Trading
Company
XXXIX LLC
       

Interest income

     $ (6,289     $ —       

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less

       (12,615,137       (3,500  

Change in open trade equity/(deficit)

       5,229,959          (554,809  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net income/(loss)

     $ (7,391,467     $ (558,309  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Condensed Statement of Income - For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014

   Frontier
Trading
Company I
LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company II
LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company
VII LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company
XV LLC
    Frontier
Trading
Company
XXXVIII LLC
 

Interest income

   $ 17,288      $ (4,299   $ 1,377      $ 2,226      $ 2,215   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less

     (8,088,411     (10,804,286     322,277        (2,212,287     2,043,776   

Change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (1,096,824     3,414,408        753,749        1,428,530        1,192,319   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

   $ (9,167,947   $ (7,394,177   $ 1,077,403      $ (781,531)      $ 3,238,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Condensed Statement of Income - For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013

         Frontier
Trading
Company
XIV LLC
          Frontier
Trading
Company
XXXIX LLC
       

Interest income

     $ (11,934     $ —       

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, less

       (31,744,045       (3,500  

Change in open trade equity/(deficit)

       441,921          (1,490,149  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net income/(loss)

     $ (31,314,058     $ (1,493,649  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

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6. Transactions with Affiliates

The Managing Owner contributes funds to the Trust, with respect to the Series, in order to have a 1% interest 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 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 and 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 1AP, 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, 1AP, 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, Class 1AP and Class 1a Units of each Series, as applicable, the Series pays monthly or service fees to the Managing Owner of up to 3% of NAV annually, which the Managing Owner pays to selling agents of the Trust, with respect to the Series.

 

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The following table summarizes fees earned by the Managing Owner for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

   Incentive Fee      Management Fee      Service Fee      Trading Fee  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 686,627       $ 258,715       $ 113,027       $ 305,002   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     219,695         233,608         64,776         136,886   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     94,518         176,097         31,049         65,769   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     373,778         265,015         479,441         164,674   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     150,674         143,102         94,517         26,340   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     206,495         294,474         174,044         63,974   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     44,124         83,810         63,543         21,020   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

   Incentive Fee      Management Fee      Service Fee      Trading Fee  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ —         $ 333,759       $ 225,937       $ 475,785   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     —           315,200         156,560         252,770   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     —           518,079         71,049         146,883   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     —           334,849         741,647         261,429   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     —           140,444         141,965         40,356   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     —           264,894         211,612         72,271   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     —           74,121         101,377         31,828   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

   Incentive Fee      Management Fee      Service Fee      Trading Fee  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 2,073,540       $ 806,344       $ 386,622       $ 954,809   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     401,501         740,921         245,369         459,996   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     94,518         685,777         99,917         211,770   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     1,827,118         819,552         1,521,144         519,831   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     177,351         421,826         297,904         82,892   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     622,124         862,495         534,989         192,618   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     131,123         245,785         202,143         65,398   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

   Incentive Fee      Management Fee      Service Fee      Trading Fee  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 184,498       $ 1,131,997       $ 822,240       $ 1,726,597   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     —           970,110         508,375         834,173   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     —           1,747,261         255,223         548,982   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     657,063         1,250,878         2,658,114         934,900   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     —           487,737         452,617         128,680   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     —           785,269         661,315         223,928   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     —           288,326         337,523         105,156   

 

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The following table summarizes amounts payable to the Managing Owner as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

As of September 30, 2014

   Incentive Fees      Management Fees      Interest Fees      Service Fees      Trading Fees  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 686,052       $ 90,602       $ 11,259       $ 28,551       $ 115,117   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     219,695         82,231         5,028         17,255         48,510   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     94,519         52,145         4,400         10,085         23,820   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     373,778         92,622         88,174         144,881         58,239   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     150,674         50,523         12,039         30,123         9,254   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     206,495         103,244         49,355         44,910         22,467   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     44,124         29,367         11,705         18,238         7,355   

As of December 31, 2013

   Incentive Fees      Management Fees      Interest Fees      Service Fees      Trading Fees  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

   $ 575,550       $ 101,504       $ 16,220       $ 46,263       $ 136,166   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

     —           107,027         9,587         35,858         72,687   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     —           104,883         7,965         14,965         34,788   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     691,917         113,085         146,282         190,286         73,125   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

     —           49,798         22,398         39,045         11,545   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

     128,097         100,260         59,865         53,054         23,844   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

     15,411         28,615         19,767         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 nine months ended September 30, 2014, amounts paid or owed to the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from prepaid initial service fees were ($6,816) for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, ($139) for the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, ($2,689) for the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, ($383) for the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, ($1,650) for the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, ($9,996) for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund and $1,270 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 , Class 1AP 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.

 

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The following table outlines the amounts paid by each Series to the Managing Owner and its ratio to average net assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

Three Months Ended

 

    9/30/2014     9/30/2013     9/30/2014     9/30/2013  
    Gross Amount     Gross Amount              
    Paid to the     Paid to the     Ratio to     Ratio to  
    Managing     Managing     Average Net     Average Net  
    Owner     Owner     Assets     Assets  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1

  $ 12,432      $ 247,020        0.07     0.64

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 2

    18,915        246,797        0.07     0.64

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3

    2,219        N/A        0.06     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1

    8,047        174,876        0.07     0.61

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 2

    5,519        76,390        0.07     0.61

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3

    2,000        N/A        0.07     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2

    1,002        38,682        0.08     0.88

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3

    5,647        107,733        0.08     0.88

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a

    4,527        115,053        0.08     0.88

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2a

    1,346        49,232        0.08     0.89

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a

    408        763        0.08     0.00

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1

    194,396        571,954        0.31     0.60

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP

    1,554        N/A        0.01     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2

    62,990        215,843        0.31     0.60

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a

    309        4,207        0.06     0.60

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3a

    1,302        14,467        0.06     0.60

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1

    32,917        160,498        0.26     0.88

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP

    120        N/A        0.01     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2

    3,642        21,982        0.26     0.88

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1

    97,703        190,492        0.42     0.70

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1AP

    293        N/A        0.00     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 2

    45,639        69,713        0.42     0.70

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1

    26,825        91,250        0.32     0.70

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP

    177        N/A        0.01     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2

    8,490        23,344        0.32     0.70
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $ 538,419      $ 2,420,296       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

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Nine Months Ended

 

     9/30/2014      9/30/2013      9/30/2014     9/30/2013  
     Gross Amount      Gross Amount               
     Paid to the      Paid to the      Ratio to     Ratio to  
     Managing      Managing      Average Net     Average Net  
     Owner      Owner      Assets     Assets  

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 1

   $ 44,722       $ 437,265         0.24     1.13

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 2

     60,858         437,300         0.21     1.13

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3

     3,079         N/A         0.09     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 1

     34,021         305,050         0.29     1.06

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 2

     19,543         136,307         0.24     1.09

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3

     3,677         N/A         0.12     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2

     3,858         66,491         0.29     1.52

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3

     17,673         187,914         0.24     1.54

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 1a

     14,727         199,515         0.25     1.53

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 2a

     4,891         92,522         0.28     1.67

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a

     995         1,107         0.18     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1

     674,385         2,631,220         1.06     2.75

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP

     1,554         N/A         0.01     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2

     219,618         974,442         1.07     2.70

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 2a

     959         7,392         0.19     1.05

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 3a

     4,241         25,686         0.20     1.06

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1

     122,796         525,943         0.98     2.87

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP

     120         N/A         0.00     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 2

     13,734         65,736         0.99     2.62

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1

     311,680         737,568         1.36     2.70

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1AP

     293         N/A         0.01     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 2

     136,562         267,333         1.27     2.67

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1

     94,524         359,864         1.13     2.75

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP

     177         N/A         0.01     N/A   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 2

     27,439         89,822         1.03     2.68
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total

   $ 1,816,126       $ 7,548,478        
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

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, and $300,000 for the third and final year for investment and advisor services and 0.1% annually thereafter of the trading level with the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund in lieu of a monthly service fee. The Managing Owner paid $518,736 and $889,524, respectively under this agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and $139,003 and $232,150, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Equinox Financial Group, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides management services for the Managing Owner who paid $285,000 and $115,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $850,000 and $795,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Solon Capital, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides product development and marketing services. For these services, the Managing Owner paid Solon Capital, LLC, $268,448 and $412,265, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and $849,510 and $1,460,009, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 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.

 

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7. Financial Highlights

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Trust, with respect to the Series, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

    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, June 30, 2014

  $ 86.77      $ 94.81      $ 87.37      $ 92.97      $ 101.57      $ 93.97      $ 112.17      $ 112.20      $ 82.76      $ 90.32      $ 90.56   

Net operating results:

                     

Interest income

    0.24        0.26        0.24        0.26        0.28        0.26        0.39        0.39        0.29        0.31        0.32   

Expenses

    (2.74     (2.41     (2.25     (2.93     (2.65     (2.46     (2.53     (2.53     (2.35     (2.04     (2.06

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

    11.62        12.58        11.68        10.81        11.73        10.93        31.48        31.48        23.31        25.42        25.56   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

    9.12        10.43        9.67        8.12        9.36        8.73        29.33        29.34        21.24        23.70        23.82   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, September 30, 2014

  $ 95.89      $ 105.24      $ 97.04      $ 101.09      $ 110.93      $ 102.70      $ 141.50      $ 141.54      $ 104.00      $ 114.02      $ 114.38   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                     

Net investment income/(loss)

    -7.08     -4.69     -4.69     -8.48     -6.31     -6.31     -5.00     -5.00     -7.08     -5.00     -4.95

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    6.77     4.39     4.39     8.60     6.43     6.43     5.66     5.66     7.73     5.66     5.58

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    8.12     5.73     5.73     9.56     7.39     7.39     6.21     6.21     8.29     6.21     6.16

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    11.86     12.35     12.41     9.69     10.18     10.25     26.70     26.71     26.22     26.80     26.88

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    10.51     11.00     11.07     8.73     9.21     9.29     26.15     26.15     25.66     26.24     26.30
    Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (6)           Equinox Frontier
Select Fund (6)
             
    Class 1     Class 1AP     Class 2     Class 2a     Class 3a           Class 1     Class 1AP     Class 2              

Per unit operating performance (1)

                     

Net asset value, June 30, 2014

  $ 103.86      $ 102.62      $ 139.35      $ 118.48      $ 118.09        $ 78.23      $ 75.53      $ 103.56       

Net operating results:

                     

Interest income

    0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01        0.01          0.00        0.00        0.00       

Expenses

    (1.80     (0.99     (1.33     (1.13     (1.13       (2.41     (1.79     (2.41    

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

    12.18        13.20        16.42        14.28        14.24          9.50        12.01        12.64       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net income/(loss)

    10.39        12.21        15.10        13.16        13.12          7.09        10.22        10.23       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net asset value, September 30, 2014

  $ 114.25      $ 114.83      $ 154.45      $ 131.64      $ 131.21        $ 85.32      $ 85.75      $ 113.79       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                     

Net investment income/(loss)

    -5.36     -2.35     -2.35     -2.35     -2.35       -8.91     -5.90     -5.90    

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    4.96     1.95     1.95     1.95     1.95       7.83     4.82     4.82    

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    5.39     2.38     2.38     2.38     2.38       8.91     5.90     5.90    

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    10.43     12.33     11.26     11.54     11.54       10.14     14.61     10.96    

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    10.00     11.90     10.84     11.11     11.11       9.06     13.53     9.88    
    Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund (6)
    Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund (6)
                               
    Class 1     Class 1AP     Class 2     Class 1     Class
1AP
    Class 2                                

Per unit operating performance (1)

                     

Net asset value, June 30, 2014

  $ 145.07      $ 138.93      $ 183.72      $ 102.58      $ 98.80      $ 136.93             

Net operating results:

                     

Interest income

    0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00             

Expenses

    (3.52     (2.41     (3.08     (2.17     (1.37     (1.86          

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

    7.62        13.40        9.70        8.54        12.07        11.46             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net income/(loss)

    4.10        10.99        6.62        6.37        10.70        9.60             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net asset value, September 30, 2014

  $ 149.17      $ 149.92      $ 190.34      $ 108.95      $ 109.50      $ 146.53             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                     

Net investment income/(loss)

    -7.81     -4.81     -4.81     -7.14     -4.13     -4.13          

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    7.20     4.20     4.20     6.74     3.74     3.74          

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    7.81     4.81     4.81     7.14     4.13     4.13          

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    3.44     8.52     4.21     6.61     11.23     7.41          

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    2.83     7.91     3.60     6.21     10.83     7.01          

 

(1) Interest income and expenses per unit are calculated by dividing these amounts by the average number of units outstanding during the period. The net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per unit with the other per unit information.
(2) Impact of incentive fee computed using average net assets, otherwise computed using average units outstanding during the period prior to the effects of any non-controlling transactions. An owner’s total returns may vary from the above returns based on the timing of contributions and withdrawals. Total returns are not annualized.
(3) Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(4) Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Statements of Operations of the Series, see footnote 6.
(5) Class 3 began operations on February 24, 2014.
(6) Class 1AP began operations on July 31, 2014.

 

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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

    0.68        0.75        0.72        0.79        0.86        0.82        1.10        1.09        0.81        0.88        0.89   

Expenses

    (7.51     (6.58     (6.31     (6.96     (6.04     (5.73     (6.45     (6.43     (6.12     (5.16     (5.23

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of
non-controlling interests

    15.62        16.72        18.42        15.43        16.65        15.70        21.59        21.58        16.58        17.96        18.25   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

    8.79        10.89        12.83        9.26        11.47        10.79        16.24        16.24        11.27        13.68        13.91   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, September 30, 2014

  $ 95.89      $ 105.24      $ 97.04      $ 101.09      $ 110.93      $ 102.70      $ 141.50      $ 141.54      $ 104.00      $ 114.02      $ 114.38   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                     

Net investment income/(loss)

    -9.44     -7.09     -7.09     -8.71     -6.56     -6.56     -5.82     -5.82     -7.91     -5.82     -5.82

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    6.69     4.34     4.34     8.34     6.19     6.19     6.52     6.52     8.61     6.52     6.52

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    10.51     8.17     8.17     9.89     7.74     7.74     7.05     7.05     9.14     7.05     7.05

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    13.92     15.37     19.06     11.63     13.08     13.29     13.49     13.49     12.68     14.16     14.37

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    10.09     11.54     15.24     10.08     11.53     11.74     12.96     12.96     12.15     13.63     13.84
    Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund (6)
          Equinox Frontier
Select Fund (6)
             
    Class 1     Class 1AP     Class 2     Class 2a     Class 3a           Class 1     Class 1AP     Class 2              

Per unit operating performance (1)

                     

Net asset value, December 31, 2013

  $ 106.29      $ 102.62      $ 140.49      $ 118.80      $ 118.41        $ 79.86      $ 75.53      $ 104.14       

Net operating results:

                     

Interest income

    0.02        0.02        0.03        0.03        0.03          0.00        0.00        0.00       

Expenses

    (5.85     (3.67     (4.71     (4.01     (3.99       (5.25     (0.17     (4.65    

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of
non-controlling interests

    13.79        15.85        18.64        16.82        16.76          10.71        10.39        14.30       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net income/(loss)

    7.96        12.21        13.96        12.84        12.80          5.46        10.22        9.65       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net asset value, September 30, 2014

  $ 114.25      $ 114.83      $ 154.45      $ 131.64      $ 131.21        $ 85.32      $ 85.75      $ 113.79       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                     

Net investment income/(loss)

    -6.85     -3.85     -3.85     -3.85     -3.85       -8.75     -5.75     -5.75    

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    4.92     1.92     1.92     1.92     1.92       7.55     4.55     4.55    

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    6.88     3.88     3.88     3.88     3.88       8.75     5.75     5.75    

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    9.45     13.86     11.90     12.77     12.77       8.03     14.73     10.46    

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    7.49     11.90     9.94     10.81     10.81       6.84     13.53     9.27    
    Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund (6)
    Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund (6)
                               
    Class 1     Class 1AP     Class 2     Class 1     Class 1AP     Class 2                                

Per unit operating performance (1)

                     

Net asset value, December 31, 2013

  $ 139.59      $ 138.93      $ 174.17      $ 102.05      $ 98.80      $ 134.21             

Net operating results:

                     

Interest income

    0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00             

Expenses

    (10.00     (8.66     (5.25     (5.98     (3.86     (4.99          

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of
non-controlling interests

    19.58        19.65        21.42        12.88        14.56        17.31             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net income/(loss)

    9.58        10.99        16.17        6.90        10.70        12.32             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net asset value, September 30, 2014

  $ 149.17      $ 149.92      $ 190.34      $ 108.95      $ 109.50      $ 146.53             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                     

Net investment income/(loss)

    -8.91     -5.91     -5.91     -7.67     -4.67     -4.67          

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    7.10     4.10     4.10     6.55     3.55     3.55          

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    8.91     5.91     5.91     7.67     4.67     4.67          

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    8.67     9.72     11.09     7.88     11.95     10.30          

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    6.86     7.91     9.28     6.76     10.83     9.18          

 

(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.
(6) Class 1AP began operations on July 31, 2014.

 

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    Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
    Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (5)  
    Class 1     Class 2     Class 1     Class 2     Class 2     Class 3     Class 1a     Class 2a     Class 3a  

Per unit operating performance (1)

                 

Net asset value, June 30, 2013

  $ 85.55      $ 91.85      $ 94.74      $ 101.71      $ 134.46      $ 134.49      $ 99.90      $ 107.14      $ 107.15   

Net operating results:

                 

Interest income

    0.41        0.45        0.43        0.46        0.92        0.92        0.68        0.74        0.73   

Expenses

    (1.31     (0.90     (1.76     (1.36     (2.45     (2.45     (1.82     (1.96     (1.94

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

    (6.52     (7.14     (5.54     (6.06     (6.84     (6.84     (5.16     (5.08     (5.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

    (7.42     (7.59     (6.87     (6.96     (8.37     (8.37     (6.30     (6.30     (6.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, September 30, 2013

  $ 78.13      $ 84.26      $ 87.87      $ 94.75      $ 126.09      $ 126.12      $ 93.60      $ 100.84      $ 100.91   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                 

Net investment income/(loss)

    -4.41     -2.10     -5.77     -3.61     -4.68     -4.68     -4.68     -4.68     -4.68

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    6.45     4.14     7.62     5.46     7.48     7.48     7.48     7.48     7.48

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    6.45     4.14     7.62     5.46     7.48     7.48     7.48     7.48     7.48

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    -8.67     -8.26     -7.25     -6.84     -6.22     -6.22     -6.31     -5.88     -5.82

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    -8.67     -8.26     -7.25     -6.84     -6.22     -6.22     -6.31     -5.88     -5.82
    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, June 30, 2013

  $ 104.89      $ 136.54      $ 114.69      $ 114.31      $ 81.01      $ 104.04         

Net operating results:

                 

Interest income

    0.09        0.12        0.10        0.10        0.26        0.34         

Expenses

    (1.22     (0.58     (0.49     (0.48     (1.30     (0.89      

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

    (6.05     (7.88     (6.20     (6.18     (3.95     (5.10      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Net income/(loss)

    (7.17     (8.34     (6.58     (6.56     (4.99     (5.65      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Net asset value, September 30, 2013

  $ 97.72      $ 128.20      $ 108.11      $ 107.75      $ 76.02      $ 98.39         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                 

Net investment income/(loss)

    -4.47     -1.39     -1.39     -1.39     -5.20     -2.13      

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    4.83     1.76     1.76     1.76     6.51     3.44      

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    4.83     1.76     1.76     1.76     6.51     3.44      

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    -6.84     -6.11     -5.74     -5.74     -6.16     -5.43      

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    -6.84     -6.11     -5.74     -5.74     -6.16     -5.43      
    Equinox Frontier
Winton Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Heritage Fund
                               
    Class 1     Class 2     Class 1     Class 2                                

Per unit operating performance (1)

                 

Net asset value, June 30, 2013

  $ 132.81      $ 163.19      $ 98.08      $ 127.04             

Net operating results:

                 

Interest income

    0.23        0.29        0.17        0.23             

Expenses

    (2.18     (1.44     (1.37     (0.81          

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of non-controlling interests

    (1.24     (1.52     (1.34     (1.74          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net income/(loss)

    (3.19     (2.68     (2.53     (2.32          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net asset value, September 30, 2013

  $ 129.62      $ 160.51      $ 95.55      $ 124.72             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                 

Net investment income/(loss)

    -5.94     -2.87     -4.92     -1.84          

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    6.65     3.58     5.63     2.56          

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    6.65     3.58     5.63     2.56          

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    -2.40     -1.64     -2.58     -1.83          

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    -2.40     -1.64     -2.58     -1.83          

 

(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.
(5) Class 3a operations bagan June 17, 2013.

 

 

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    Equinox Frontier
Diversified Fund
    Equinox Frontier
Masters Fund
    Equinox Frontier Long/Short
Commodity Fund (5)
 
    Class 1     Class 2     Class 1     Class 2     Class 2     Class 3     Class 1a     Class 2a     Class 3a  

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      $ 109.60   

Net operating results:

                 

Interest income

    1.23        1.32        1.35        1.45        2.61        2.61        1.94        2.09        1.92   

Expenses

    (4.30     (3.00     (5.32     (4.05     (7.17     (7.19     (7.00     (5.75     (5.29

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of
non-controlling interests

    (13.20     (14.54     (9.27     (10.26     (15.00     (14.99     (9.92     (10.95     (5.32
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

    (16.27     (16.22     (13.24     (12.86     (19.56     (19.57     (14.98     (14.61     (8.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, September 30, 2013

  $ 78.13      $ 84.26      $ 87.87      $ 94.75      $ 126.09      $ 126.12      $ 93.60      $ 100.84      $ 100.91   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                 

Net investment income/(loss)

    -4.53     -2.28     -5.41     -3.29     -4.36     -4.36     -6.50     -4.36     -4.36

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    6.17     3.93     7.25     5.13     6.86     6.86     8.99     6.86     6.86

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    6.36     4.12     7.25     5.13     6.86     6.86     8.99     6.86     6.86

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    -17.05     -15.95     -13.09     -11.95     -13.43     -13.43     -13.80     -12.65     -7.93

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    -17.24     -16.14     -13.09     -11.95     -13.43     -13.43     -13.80     -12.65     -7.93
    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

    0.16        0.21        0.18        0.18        0.87        1.11         

Expenses

    (4.36     (2.44     (2.05     (2.04     (3.97     (2.77      

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of
non-controlling interests

    (14.40     (18.77     (14.38     (14.35     0.46        0.50         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Net income/(loss)

    (18.60     (21.00     (16.25     (16.21     (2.64     (1.16      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Net asset value, September 30, 2013

  $ 97.72      $ 128.20      $ 108.11      $ 107.75      $ 76.02      $ 98.39         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                 

Net investment income/(loss)

    -4.96     -1.95     -1.95     -1.95     -5.16     -2.16      

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    4.76     1.76     1.76     1.76     6.60     3.60      

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    5.15     2.15     2.15     2.15     6.60     3.60      

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    -15.59     -13.68     -12.67     -12.68     -3.36     -1.17      

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    -15.99     -14.07     -13.07     -13.08     -3.36     -1.17      
    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

    0.91        1.12        0.54        0.70             

Expenses

    (6.41     (4.15     (4.30     (2.68          

Net gain/(loss) on investments, net of
non-controlling interests

    4.39        5.24        4.76        6.03             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net income/(loss)

    (1.11     2.21        1.00        4.05             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net asset value, September 30, 2013

  $ 129.62      $ 160.51      $ 95.55      $ 124.72             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Ratios to average net assets (3)

                 

Net investment income/(loss)

    -5.47     -2.47     -5.08     -2.08          

Expenses before incentive fees (4)

    6.38     3.38     5.81     2.81          

Expenses after incentive fees (4)

    6.38     3.38     5.81     2.81          

Total return before incentive fees (2)

    -0.85     1.40     1.06     3.36          

Total return after incentive fees (2)

    -0.85     1.40     1.06     3.36          

 

(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.
(5) Class 3a operations bagan June 17, 2013.

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 September 30, 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.

 

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

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

Monthly average contracts:

 

     Bought      Sold  

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     —           —     

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     1,944         1,998   

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

     —           —     

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

Monthly average contracts:

 

     Bought      Sold  

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     2,500         2,879   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     3,338         3,090   

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

Monthly average contracts:

 

     Bought      Sold  

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     5,537         5,900   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     10,334         10,353   

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

     79         113   

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

Monthly average contracts:

 

     Bought      Sold  

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

     9,663         10,026   

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

     19,280         19,916   

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

     8         29   

 

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The following tables summarize the trading revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 by contract type:

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

Type of contract

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

Metals

   $ —         $ 165,590      $ —     

Currencies

     —           1,517,734        —     

Energies

     —           (218,021     —     

Agriculturals

     —           1,186,853        —     

Interest rates

     —           2,543,096        —     

Stock indices

     —           (760,848     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ —         $ 4,434,404      $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

Type of contract

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

Metals

   $ (578,871   $ (510,734   $ —     

Currencies

     (107,754     (763,525     —     

Energies

     (4,807,731     143,757        —     

Agriculturals

     (235,520     (602,859     —     

Interest rates

     (933,919     2,847,561        —     

Stock indices

     538,242        69,417        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (6,125,553   $ 1,183,617      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

Type of contract

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

Metals

   $ (60,704   $ (822,474   $ (5,850

Currencies

     (278,672     1,326,386        (130,109

Energies

     (1,920,468     (271,488     (783

Agriculturals

     (252,807     1,346,581        (19,987

Interest rates

     (223,175     8,337,291        471,687   

Stock indices

     154,966        2,248,704        10,927   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (2,580,860   $ 12,165,000      $ 325,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

Type of contract

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

Metals

   $ (1,422,087   $ 3,773,562      $ (630,122

Currencies

     611,059        (3,026,628     1,300,655   

Energies

     (7,454,776     (4,634,133     (3,465

Agriculturals

     (756,506     (4,192,086     8,936   

Interest rates

     745,377        (7,701,383     (88,186

Stock indices

     2,020,392        14,089,121        146,263   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (6,256,541   $ (1,691,547   $ 734,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2014

 

Type of contract

   Equinox Frontier
Long/Short
Commodity Fund
     Equinox Frontier
Balanced Fund
 

Metals

   $ —         $ 127,144   

Currencies

     —           (1,400,572

Energies

     —           (100,053

Agriculturals

     —           66,795   

Interest rates

     —           (888,638

Stock indices

     —           (458,480
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ —         $ (2,653,804
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

Type of contract

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

Metals

   $ 11,852      $ (782,565   $ —     

Currencies

     (79,163     47,821        —     

Energies

     3,968,251        (249,184     —     

Agriculturals

     (485,107     (314,017     —     

Interest rates

     193,720        660,515        —     

Stock indices

     (166,426     (819,898     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 3,443,127      $ (1,457,328   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

Type of contract

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

Metals

   $ (162,388   $ (126,571   $ 73,476   

Currencies

     (6,439     (1,591,111     (195,840

Energies

     1,631,427        108,482        (135,932

Agriculturals

     (574,982     631,179        (73,196

Interest rates

     322,580        234,503        55,085   

Stock indices

     (248,852     (3,445,687     193,070   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 961,346      $ (4,189,205   $ (83,337
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

Type of contract

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

Metals

   $ 267,939      $ 3,276,949      $ 608,392   

Currencies

     (290,944     (2,720,964     (1,191,389

Energies

     2,247,845        (1,905,647     2,210   

Agriculturals

     (77,320     192,134        (21,226

Interest rates

     (1,557,340     315,767        79,060   

Stock indices

     (537,723     584,436        (43,824
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 52,457      $ (257,325   $ (566,777
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

The following tables present gross and net information about the Series’ assets and liabilities subject to master netting arrangements as disclosed on the statements of financial condition as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

As of September 30, 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)

   $ 444,441       $ (793,282   $ (348,841

Receivable from Futures Commissions Merchants

     11,014,345         (205,610     10,808,735   

Swap Contracts

     14,749,414       $ —          14,749,414   

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

       

Swap Contracts

   $ 5,194,086       $ —        $ 5,194,086   

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

       

Swap Contracts

   $ 2,838,837       $ —        $ 2,838,837   

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

       

Swap Contracts

   $ 5,993,000       $ (156,157   $ 5,836,843   

 

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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   

9. Trading Activities and Related Risks

The purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts require margin deposits with FCMs. Additional deposits may be necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM’s proprietary activities. A customer’s cash and other property (for example, U.S. treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM’s segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM’s insolvency, recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds available. It is possible that the recovered amount could be less than the total of cash and other property deposited.

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

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

 

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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

September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013

 

     9/30/14      12/31/13  
ASSETS      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 10,968,686       $ 9,302,857   

U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value

     121,870,315         193,678,360   

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     72,053,733         61,142,898   

Open trade equity, at fair value

     10,512,091         15,674,650   

Options purchased, at fair value

     6,341,561         3,033,870   

Swap contracts, at fair value

     28,619,180         21,455,529   

Prepaid service fees

     5,736         20,052   

Interest receivable

     712,952         2,652,967   

Receivables from related parties

     6,149         6,051   

Other assets

     33,214         55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 251,123,617       $ 306,967,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES & CAPITAL      

LIABILITIES

     

Open trade deficit, at fair value

   $ —         $ —     

Written options, at fair value

     4,045,815         1,222,522   

Pending owner additions

     29,881         34,112   

Owner redemptions payable

     629,651         1,604,951   

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     1,775,337         1,411,260   

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     500,734         605,219   

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     183,273         281,562   

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     284,765         361,397   

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     294,043         405,034   

Payables to related parties

     40,025         18,949   

Other liabilities

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     7,783,524         5,945,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL

     

Managing Owner Units

     5,007,641         4,246,069   

Limited Owner Units

     238,332,452         296,776,214   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Capital

     243,340,093         301,022,283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Capital

   $ 251,123,617       $ 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

September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Description

   Value     % of Total Capital
(Net Asset Value)
 

LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ (9,601,371     -3.95

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

     (47,616     -0.02

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     (34,219     -0.01

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     (4,005,213     -1.65

Various energy futures contracts (Europe)

     4,168        0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

     (61,306     -0.03

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     1,931,516        0.79

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     96,332        0.04

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

     144,354        0.06

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     (959,628     -0.39

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     (198,675     -0.08

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

     190,395        0.08

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     (1,456,014     -0.60

Various stock index futures contracts (Africa)

     (10,758     0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)

     (141,097     -0.06

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

     (203,025     -0.08

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

     70,107        0.03

Various stock index futures contracts (Mexico)

     (1,859     0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

     (55,638     -0.02

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     (76,405     -0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long Futures Contracts

   $ (14,415,952     -5.92
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ 9,617,844        3.95

Various base metals futures contracts (U.S.)

     150,504        0.06

Various currency futures contracts (Far East)

     (15,709     -0.01

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     5,337,389        2.19

Various energy futures contracts (Europe)

     1,699        0.00

Various energy futures contracts (Far East)

     (301     0.00

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     6,249,937        2.57

Various interest rates futures contracts (Canada)

     (1,116     0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Europe)

     (172,565     -0.07

Various interest rates futures contracts (Far East)

     (5,481     0.00

Various interest rates futures contracts (Oceanic)

     (104,700     -0.04

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     (69,602     -0.03

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     2,154,435        0.89

Various soft futures contracts (Africa)

     (1,227     0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Canada)

     11,893        0.00

Various soft futures contracts (Europe)

     112,418        0.05

Various soft futures contracts (Far East)

     30,634        0.01

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     2,767,414        1.14

Various stock index futures contracts (Canada)

     250        0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Europe)

     11,981        0.00

Various stock index futures contracts (Far East)

     33,889        0.01

Various stock index futures contracts (Oceanic)

     25,610        0.01

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     235,375        0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short Futures Contracts

   $ 26,370,571        10.83
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CURRENCY FORWARDS *

    

Various currency forwards contracts (NA)

   $ (1,442,528     -0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Currency Forwards

   $ (1,442,528     -0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

   $ 10,512,091        4.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ 1,503,233        0.62

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     362,450        0.15

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     2,369,070        0.97

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     90,000        0.04

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     839,955        0.35

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     830,220        0.34

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     346,633        0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased

   $ 6,341,561        2.61
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN *

    

Various base metals futures contracts (Europe)

   $ (439,292     -0.18

Various currency futures contracts (U.S.)

     (77,475     -0.03

Various energy futures contracts (U.S.)

     (1,202,230     -0.49

Various interest rates futures contracts (U.S.)

     (53,000     -0.02

Various precious metal futures contracts (U.S.)

     (628,865     -0.26

Various soft futures contracts (U.S.)

     (1,342,305     -0.55

Various stock index futures contracts (U.S.)

     (302,648     -0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Options Written

   $ (4,045,815     -1.65
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SWAPS (1)

    

Frontier XXXIV Balanced select swap (U.S.)

   $ 14,749,414        6.06

Frontier Brevan Howard swap (U.S.)

     5,836,843        2.40

Frontier XXXV Diversified select swap (U.S.)

     5,194,086        2.13

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

     2,838,837        1.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

   $ 28,619,180        11.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES

    

FACE VALUE

   Fair Value     Fair Value  

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

   $ 93,592,190        38.46

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

     28,278,125        11.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities

   $ 121,870,315        50.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* 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 September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     2014     2013  

Investment income:

    

Interest—net

   $ 254,705      $ 1,140,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

     254,705        1,140,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Incentive Fees

     1,775,911        —     

Management Fees

     1,454,821        1,981,543   

Service Fees—Class 1

     1,020,397        1,650,323   

Trading Fees

     783,665        1,281,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     5,034,794        4,913,342   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment income/(loss)—net

     (4,780,089     (3,772,705
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

    

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

     20,316,456        (18,537,056

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (1,796,746     2,716,062   

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          (1,646,391

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     8,889,336        (2,600,517

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

     211,628        —     

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

     611,190        —     

Trading commissions

     (950,412     (1,106,569
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     27,281,452        (21,174,471
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 22,501,363      $ (24,947,176
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

     2014     2013  

Investment income:

    

Interest—net

   $ 854,257      $ 3,703,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

     854,257        3,703,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Incentive Fees

     5,327,960        889,025   

Management Fees

     4,583,154        6,708,693   

Service Fees—Class 1

     3,288,436        5,718,063   

Trading Fees

     2,487,782        4,533,240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     15,687,332        17,849,021   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment income/(loss)—net

     (14,833,075     (14,145,566
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

    

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

     25,829,555        (31,209,297

Net change in open trade equity/(deficit)

     (6,838,776     1,579,799   

Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     —          (3,555,134

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts

     7,163,651        (2,763,657

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

     (429,638     1,078,008   

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

     10,095,484        (1,157,776

Trading commissions

     (2,851,464     (4,004,456
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain/(loss) on investments

     32,968,812        (40,032,513
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CAPITAL RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 18,135,737      $ (54,178,079
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Equinox Frontier Funds

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Owners’ Capital

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Managing
Owner
    Limited
Owners
    Total  

Owners’ Capital, December 31, 2013

   $ 4,801,516      $ 296,220,767      $ 301,022,283   

Sale of Units

     23,159        12,417,146        12,440,305   

Redemption of Units

     (317,674     (87,940,558     (88,258,232

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

     500,640        17,635,097        18,135,737   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Owners’ Capital, September 30, 2014

   $ 5,007,641      $ 238,332,452      $ 243,340,093   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)

 

     2014     2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

Net increase/(decrease) in capital resulting from operations

   $ 18,135,737      $ (54,178,079

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

     5,162,559        5,173,457   

Net change in options purchased

     (3,307,691     —     

Net change in options written

     2,823,293        (2,612,290

Net change in allocation of total return swaps

     —          3,501   

Net unrealized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     (7,163,651     2,763,657   

Net realized (gain)/loss on swap contracts

     —          3,555,134   

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

     (10,095,484     1,157,776   

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

     429,638        (1,078,008

(Purchases) sales of:

    

Sales of swap contracts

     —          20,694,866   

(Purchases) of swap contracts

     —          (21,880,000

Sales of U.S. Treasury securities

     81,473,891        17,921,554   

Sales of custom time deposits

     —          76,007,675   

Interest rollover of custom time deposits

     —          —     

Increase and/or decrease in:

    

Receivable from futures commission merchants

     (10,910,835     81,288,822   

Distributions from trading companies

     —          —     

Prepaid service fees

     14,316        101,896   

Interest receivable

     1,940,015        250,645   

Receivable from related parties

     (98     (3,420

Other assets

     (33,159     34,993   

Incentive fees payable to Managing Owner

     364,077        (732,119

Management fees payable to Managing Owner

     (104,485     (402,038

Interest payable to Managing Owner

     (98,289     (175,293

Trading fees payable to Managing Owner

     (76,632     (203,645

Service fees payable to Managing Owner

     (110,991     (215,722

Payables to related parties

     21,076        (28,041

Other liabilities

     —          (50,070
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     78,463,287        127,395,251   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of capital

     12,440,305        8,844,273   

Payment for redemption of capital

     (88,258,232     (146,394,197

Pending owner additions

     (4,231     (65,566

Redemptions payable

     (975,300     102,802   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (76,797,458     (137,512,688
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     1,665,829        (10,117,437

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     9,302,857        17,094,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 10,968,686      $ 6,977,345   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 its managing owner, 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 the Series of the Trust necessary to maintain at least a 1% interest in the aggregate capital, profits and losses of all Series.

The Trust has been organized to pool investor funds for the purpose of trading in the 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 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 between two to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1 or Class 1a Units of 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, Class 1AP 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 September 30, 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 a maximum of seven separate Classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, 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 follow U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), to ensure consistent reporting of financial condition, condensed schedules of investments, results of operations, changes in capital and cash flows. The Trust is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946.

Consolidation—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 (each, an “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 between two to seven classes of Units—Class 1, Class 1AP, 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 1AP, 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 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 between two to seven sub-classes—Class 1, Class 1AP, Class 1a, Class 2, Class 2a, Class 3, and Class 3a. Investors who have purchased Class 1, Class 1AP 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, Class 1AP 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, Class 1AP 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 September 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.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements— In May 2014 the FASB issued a final standard on revenue from contracts with customers. The standard, issued as FASB ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. The ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. A full retrospective or modified retrospective approach may be taken to adopt the guidance in the ASU. The Trust is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and related disclosures.

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. 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 a 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

 

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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 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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

September 30, 2014

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

Open Trade Equity (Deficit)

   $ 11,954,619       $ (1,442,528   $ —         $ 10,512,091   

Swap Contracts

     —           —          28,619,180         28,619,180   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     121,870,315         —          —           121,870,315   

Purchased Options

     —           6,341,561        —           6,341,561   

Written Options

     —           (4,045,815     —           (4,045,815

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 Nine Months
Ended September 30, 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

     7,163,651   

Purchases of investments

     —     

Sales of investments

     —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance of recurring Level 3 assets as of September 30, 2014

   $ 28,619,180   
  

 

 

 
     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 nine months ended September 30, 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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 11.4% 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.

 

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

The Trust had invested in the following swaps as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

 

    Brevan Howard
Total Return Swap
    XXXIV Balanced select swap
Total Return Swap
    XXXV Diversified select swap
Total Return Swap
    XXXVII L/S select swap
Total Return Swap
 

Counterparty

    DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG        DeutscheBank AG   

Notional Amount

  $ 18,663,283      $ 67,610,098      $ 35,500,000      $ 16,590,513   

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)

  $ 867,812      $ 5,253,082      $ 2,147,690      $ 620,752   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 9/30/2014

  $ 5,836,843      $ 14,749,414      $ 5,194,086      $ 2,838,837   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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may purchase limited units in any Series as a Limited Owner. Principals of the Managing Owner or affiliates are allowed to own beneficial interests in the Trust, as well. All units purchased by the Managing Owner are held for investment purposes only and not for resale. The Managing Owner may make purchases or redemptions at any time on the same terms as any Limited Owner. The Trust has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates.

Expenses

Management Fees—Each Series of 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, 1AP, 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, of 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, of 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, Class 1AP and Class 1a Units of each Series of the Trust, as applicable, the Series pays monthly or quarterly to the Managing Owner a service fee of up to 3% annually, which the Managing Owner pays to selling agents of the Trust.

As of September 30, 2014, the Trust has a payable to the Managing Owner in the amounts of $1,775,337, $500,734, $183,273, $284,765, and $294,043 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 September 30, 2014, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $1,775,911, $1,454,821, $1,020,397 and $783,665 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $0, $1,981,543, $1,650,323, and $1,281,476 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $5,327,960, $4,583,154, $3,288,436, and $2,487,782 for incentive fees, management fees, service fees, and trading fees, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Trust paid the Managing Owner $889,025, $6,708,693, $5,718,063, and $4,533,240 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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and year ended December 31, 2013 amounts received or receivable from the Managing Owner for the difference in monthly service fees from the prepaid initial service fees were ($18,753) and ($18,228), 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

 

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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 and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Trust paid $538,419 and $1,816,125, respectively, of such interest income to the Managing Owner. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Trust paid $2,420,296 and $7,548,478, 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, and $300,000 for the third and final year for investment and advisor services and 0.1% annually thereafter of the trading level with the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund in lieu of a monthly service fee. The Managing Owner paid $518,736 and $889,524, respectively under this agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and $139,003 and $232,150, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Equinox Financial Group, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides management services for the Managing Owner who paid $285,000 and $115,000, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $850,000 and $795,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Solon Capital, LLC, an affiliate of the Trust, provides product development and marketing services. For these services, the Managing Owner paid Solon Capital, LLC, $268,448 and $412,265, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and $849,510 and $1,460,009, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 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.

 

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6. Financial Highlights

The following information presents the financial highlights of the Trust for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. This data has been derived from the information presented in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Three Months Ended

            
     2014     2013  

Ratios to average net assets (1)

    

Net investment gain/(loss) (1)

     -5.67     -4.08

Expenses before incentive fees (3)

     -5.35     -5.32

Expenses after incentive fees (3)

     -6.09     -5.32

Total return before incentive fees (2)

     10.05     -6.81

Total return after incentive fees (2)

     9.32     -6.81

Nine Months Ended

            
     2014     2013  

Ratios to average net assets (1)

    

Net investment gain/(loss) (1)

     -6.94     -4.29

Expenses before incentive fees (3)

     -5.33     -5.23

Expenses after incentive fees (3)

     -7.38     -5.43

Total return before incentive fees (2)

     9.03     -12.28

Total return after incentive fees (2)

     6.98     -12.48

 

(1) Annualized with the exception of incentive fees.
(2) Total returns are not annualized.
(3) Expense ratios do not reflect interest allocated to the Managing Owner as such expenses are not included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations of the Trust. See footnote 5.

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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2014 and 2013, the monthly average of futures contracts bought was approximately 9,077 and 101,645, respectively and sold was approximately 9,092 and 111,301, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the monthly average of futures contracts bought was approximately 28,999 and 55,975, respectively and sold was approximately 28,961 and 62,543, respectively.

 

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The following tables summarize the trading revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 by contract type:

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

for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ 1,537,673   

Currencies

     2,480,952   

Energies

     (1,492,743

Agriculturals

     788,201   

Interest rates

     (3,643,772

Stock indices

     (1,467,057
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (1,796,746
  

 

 

 

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

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ 590,622   

Currencies

     (1,475,122

Energies

     474,691   

Agriculturals

     316,434   

Interest rates

     1,122,070   

Stock indices

     (7,867,471
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (6,838,776
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts recorded in the Consolidate Statement of Operations under net change in open trade equity (deficit), at fair value.

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ 779,630   

Currencies

     6,559,987   

Energies

     (833,448

Agriculturals

     5,092,270   

Interest rates

     8,323,148   

Stock indices

     394,869   
  

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 20,316,456   
  

 

 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ (2,622,349

Currencies

     6,118,257   

Energies

     (2,727,631

Agriculturals

     3,354,245   

Interest rates

     15,624,527   

Stock indices

     6,082,506   
  

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 25,829,555   
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts recorded in the Consolidated 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 September 30, 2013

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ (9,845,278

Currencies

     5,886,547   

Energies

     4,049,891   

Agriculturals

     (189,046

Interest rates

     4,704,003   

Stock indices

     (1,890,055
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 2,716,062   
  

 

 

 

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

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ 6,049,692   

Currencies

     227,765   

Energies

     (409,807

Agriculturals

     1,089,106   

Interest rates

     (1,408,414

Stock indices

     (3,968,543
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ 1,579,799   
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts recorded in the Consolidate Statement of Operations under net change in open trade equity (deficit), at fair value.

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ (1,256,538

Currencies

     (12,540,668

Energies

     (4,070,454

Agriculturals

     (525,818

Interest rates

     (7,030,426

Stock indices

     6,886,848   
  

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (18,537,056
  

 

 

 

Realized Trading Revenue from Futures, Forwards and Options

for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

Type of contract

      

Metals

   $ 4,605,553   

Currencies

     (19,298,175

Energies

     (15,517,220

Agriculturals

     (3,694,199

Interest rates

     (33,752,578

Stock indices

     36,447,322   
  

 

 

 

Realized trading income/(loss)(1)

   $ (31,209,297
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the statements of financial condition under GAAP. The Trust’s open trade equity/(deficit), options written, and receivables from futures 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.

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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

As of September 30, 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)

   $ 13,679,493       $ (3,167,402   $ 10,512,091   

Options Purchased

     6,341,561        —         6,341,561  

Options Written

     —          (4,045,815     (4,045,815

Receivable from Futures Commissions Merchants

     170,168,191        (98,114,458     72,053,733  

Swap Contracts

     28,775,337        (156,157     28,619,180  

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.

 

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

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

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

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

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.

 

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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.

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 “Financial Statements.”

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.

 

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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.

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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The trading system of each of the major commodity trading advisors used by the Trading Companies is as follows:

 

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
Tiverton Trading    Discretionary
Transtrend B.V.    Systematic
Winton Capital Management Ltd.    Systematic

 

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As of September 30, 2014, the allocation of the assets of each applicable Series of the Trust between the Trading Advisors was as follows:

Allocation as of September 30, 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

    —         24 %     —          —          —          —          —     

BH-DG Systematic Trading LLP

    10 %     —          —          —          42 %     —          44 %

Campbell &Company Inc.

    —          —          —          9     —          —          —     

Cantab Capital Partners LLP

    —          —          —          8     —          —          —     

Chesapeake Capital Corporation

    9 %     —          30     —          —          —          —     

Commodity Strategies AG

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Crabel Capital Management, LLC

    8 %     —          —          4 %     —          —          —     

Doherty Trading Advisors

    4 %     —          —          4 %     —          —          —     

Emil Van Essen, LLC

    6 %     13     —          4     —          —          —     

Fort, L.P.

    10 %     —          —          11     —          —          —     

H2O Asset Management

    —          —          —          9     —          —          —     

J E Moody & Company

    —          18 %     —          —          —          —          —     

Krom River Trading AG

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Mesirow Financial Commodities Management, LLC

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Quantica Capital AG

    —          —          —          6     —          —          —     

Quantitative Investment Management, LLC

    10 %     —          —          8     —          —          —     

QuantMetrics Capital Management LLP

    14 %     —          —          8     —          —          —     

Quest Partners LLC

    10 %     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Red Oak Commodity Advisors, Inc.

    —          20     —          —          —          —          —     

Rosetta Capital Management, LLC

    —          20     —          —          —          —          —     

Skyline Management, Inc.

    —          —          —          8     —          —          —     

Tarpon Trading LLC

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Tiverton Trading

    —          —          —          8     —          —          —     

Transtrend B.V.

    —          —          28     —          58     —          —     

Winton Capital Management Ltd.

    12 %     —          42     9     —          100     56 %

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 September 30, 2014, cash deposited at the clearing brokers was $72,053,733 for the Trust. The clearing brokers are expected to credit each Trading Company with approximately 80%-100% of the interest earned on its average net assets on deposit with the clearing brokers each month. Currently, with the Federal Funds target rate at 0.00% to 0.25%, this amount is estimated to be 0.00%. In an attempt to increase interest income earned, the Managing Owner also may invest the non-margin assets in U.S. government securities which include any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S., or by a person controlled by or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the government of the U.S. pursuant to authority granted by Congress or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing, including U.S. treasury bonds, U.S. treasury bills and issues of agencies of the U.S. government, and certain cash items such as money market funds and time deposits. Aggregate interest income from all sources, including assets held at clearing brokers, of up to 2% (annualized) is paid to the Managing Owner by the 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

 

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commission merchant. These assets are held either in U.S. government securities or short-term time deposits with U.S.-regulated bank affiliates of the over-the-counter counterparties. The remaining approximately 64% to 88% of the Trust’s assets will normally be invested in cash equivalents and short-term investments, such as money market funds and time deposits and held by the clearing broker, the over-the-counter counterparties and by U.S. federally chartered banks. As of September 30, 2014, total cash and cash equivalents held at banking institutions were $2,317,415 for the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, $1,046,506 the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, $1,061,158 for the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, $3,655,959 for the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, $412,711 for the Equinox Frontier Select Fund, $2,010,973 for the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, and $463,964 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 nine months ended September 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 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 September 30, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2013.

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 10.51% and lost 8.67%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 11.00% and lost 8.26%, respectively for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 11.07% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3 was February 24, 2014.

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net gain on investments of $6,490,602, net investment income of $134,263, and total expenses of $1,363,371 resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $5,261,494. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net loss on investments of $6,696,322, net investment income of $399,992, and total expenses of $1,035,481 resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $7,331,811.

Please see additional discussion under “Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2013 – Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund.”

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

The Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 8.73% and lost 7.25%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 9.21% and lost 6.84% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 9.29% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund was December 17, 2013.

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $2,557,909, net investment income of $62,263, and total expenses of $654,965, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,965,207. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net loss on investments of $2,509,310, net investment income of $192,004, and total expenses of $724,530, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $3,041,836.

Please see additional discussion under “Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2013 – Equinox Frontier Masters Fund.”

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 26.15% and lost 6.22%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 3 NAV gained 26.15% and lost 6.22% respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 1a NAV gained 25.66% and lost 6.31%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund —Class 2a NAV gained 26.24% and lost 5.88%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a NAV gained 26.30% and lost 5.82%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net gain on investments of $4,217,572, net investment income of $51,721, and total expenses of $367,433, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $3,901,860. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net loss on investments of $3,403,485, net investment income of $249,355, and total expenses of $736,011, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,283,631, after non-controlling interests of $1,606,510.

 

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Please see additional discussion under “Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2013 – Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund.”

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 10.00% and lost 6.84%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 10.84% and lost 6.11%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 2a NAV gained 11.11% and lost 5.74%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 3a NAV gained 11.11% and lost 5.74%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 11.89% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP was July 31, 2014.

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments of $10,465,597, net investment income of $6,458, and total expenses of $1,282,908, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $8,478,094, after non-controlling interests of $711,053. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net loss on investments of $10,036,310, net investment income of $123,819, and total expenses of $1,337,925, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $9,721,779 after non-controlling interests of $1,528,637.

Please see additional discussion under “Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2013 – Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund.”

Equinox Frontier Select Fund

The Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 9.06% and lost 6.16%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 9.88% and lost 5.43%, respectively for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 13.53% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP was July 31, 2014.

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,619,376, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $414,633, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,204,743. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net loss on investments of $1,021,631, net investment income of $68,662, and total expenses of $322,765, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,275,734.

Please see additional discussion under “Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2013 – Equinox Frontier Select Fund.”

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 2.83% and lost 2.40%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 3.60% and lost 1.64%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 7.91% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1AP was July 31, 2014.

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,751,104, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $738,987, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,012,414. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net loss on investments of $380,598, net investment income of $66,992, and total expenses of $548,777, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $862,383.

 

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Please see additional discussion under “Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2013 – Equinox Frontier Winton Fund.”

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 6.21% and lost 2.58%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 7.01% and lost 1.83%, respectively for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 10.83% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP was July 31, 2014.

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,275,742, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $212,497, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $677,551, after non-controlling interests of $385,694. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net loss on investments of $249,447, net investment income of $29,602, and total expenses of $207,326, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $427,171.

Please see additional discussion under “Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2013 – Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund.”

Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2013.

Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 10.09% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 11.54% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses. The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 15.24% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund Class 3 was February 24, 2014.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded net gain on investments of $8,976,177, net investment income of $434,640, and total expenses of $4,221,315 resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $4,864,131, after non-controlling interests of $325,371. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $87.10 at December 31, 2013 to $95.89 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $94.35 at December 31, 2013 to $105.24 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3 was $97.04 as of September 30, 2014. Class 3 operations began February 25, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $581,038 and $12,755,926, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $357,647 and $7,801,018, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $4,950,802 and $545,958, respectively. Ending capital at September 30, 2014 was $18,014,062 for Class 1, $30,214,104 for Class 2 and $4,881,588 for Class 3. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $28,744,047 for Class 1 and $34,714,991 for Class 2.

 

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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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Five of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund was profitable in 3Q 2014. Interest Rates, Stock Indices, Metals, Agriculturals and Currencies were profitable while and Energies finished negative for the quarter.

The Interest Rate, Stock Indices and Agricultural sectors are positive YTD Currencies, Metals, and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance Brevan Howard, Chesapeake, Crabel, Doherty, Emil Van Essen, Fort (GC), H20, Quantmetrics, Quest and Winton finished positive for the quarter. QIM finished negative for the quarter. In terms of YTD performance Chesapeake, Crabel, Doherty, Fort (GC), H2O, Quantmetrics, Quest and Winton are positive YTD while Brevan Howard, Emil Van Essen, and QIM are negative YTD.

2013

The Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund – Class 1 NAV lost 17.24% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund – Class 2 NAV lost 16.14% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund recorded a net loss on investments of $13,898,938, net investment income of $1,338,676, and total expenses of $3,865,332, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $16,425,594. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $94.40 at December 31, 2012, to $78.13 as of September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $100.48 at December 31, 2012, to $84.26 as of September 30, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,463,020 and $18,058,110, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $2,709,517 and $16,887,983, respectively. Ending capital at September 30, 2013, was $33,842,947 for Class 1 and $34,139,475 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $58,999,936 for Class 1 and $56,181,636 for Class 2.

 

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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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Three of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund were profitable in 3Q 2013. Stock Indices, Agriculturals and Energies were profitable while Interest Rates, Currencies and Metals finished negative for the quarter.

The Stock Indices, Agriculturals and Metals sectors are positive YTD while Interest Rates, Currencies and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance QIM, Quantmetrics and Fort (GC) finished positive for the quarter. Cantab, Mesirow, Tiverton, Brevan Howard, Winton, Crabel, Emil Van Essen and Quest Partners finished negative for the quarter. In terms of YTD performance Mesirow, Quantmetrics, Winton, Crabel and Fort (GC) are positive YTD while Cantab, QIM, Tiverton, Brevan Howard, Emil Van Essen and Quest Partners are negative YTD.

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 10.08% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 11.53% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 11.74% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund Class 3 was December 17, 2013.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded net gain on investments of $3,538,090, net investment income of $228,964, and total expenses of $1,847,787, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,919,267. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $91.83 at December 31, 2013 to $101.09 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $99.46 at December 31, 2013 to $110.93 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, increased from $91.91 at December 31, 2013 to $102.70 as of September 30, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and

 

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redemptions for the period were $186,801 and $12,386,749, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $35,000 and $3,314,357, respectively. Total Class 3 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $3,708,418 and $1,025,719, respectively. Ending capital at September 30, 2014 was $11,547,846 for Class 1, $7,954,560 for Class 2 and $3,391,039 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.

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

 

LOGO

Four of the six sectors traded in Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable in 3Q 2014. Metals, Currencies, Agriculturals, and Interest Rates were positive while, Energies and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter.

Agriculturals, Stock Indices and Interest Rates were positive for the year while Metals, Currencies, and Energies were negative for the year.

In terms of major CTA performance, all of the major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable for the quarter. All are also positive YTD.

 

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2013

The Equinox Frontier Masters Fund – Class 1 NAV lost 13.09% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund – Class 2 NAV lost 11.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund recorded a net loss on investments of $4,204,428, net investment income of $647,376, and total expenses of $2,312,658, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $5,869,710. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $101.11 at December 31, 2012, to $87.87 as of September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $107.61 at December 31, 2012, to $94.75 as of September 30, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $2,545,424 and $6,636,880, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $594,083 and $4,558,265, respectively. Ending capital at September 30, 2013, was $26,310,277 for Class 1 and $11,250,533 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $34,603,499 for Class 1 and $16,882,659 for Class 2.

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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Two of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Masters Fund were profitable in Q2 2013. Metals and Stock Indices were positive while Currencies, Interest Rates, Energies and Agriculturals were negative for the quarter.

Metals, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are positive for the year while Interest Rates, Energies and Currencies are negative for the year.

In terms of major CTA performance, Tiverton finished positive for the quarter while Cantab, Transtrend and Winton finished negative for the quarter. Tiverton and Winton are positive YTD while Cantab and Transtrend are negative YTD.

Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 12.96% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 3 NAV gained 12.96% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 1a NAV

 

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gained 12.15%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund—Class 2a NAV gained 13.63%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund Class 3a NAV gained 13.84% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,651,773, net investment income of $168,573, and total expenses of $1,091,982, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,495,186, after non-controlling interests of ($766,822). The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $125.26 at December 31, 2013 to $141.50 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, increased from $125.30 at December 31, 2013 to $141.54 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 1a, increased from $92.73 at December 31, 2013 to $104.00 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, increased from $100.34 at December 31, 2013 to $114.02 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, increased from $100.47 at December 31, 2013 to $114.38 as of September 30, 2014. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $1,963,131. Total Class 3 redemptions for the period were $2,366,748. Total Class 1a subscriptions and redemptions were $107,716 and $3,048,190 respectively. Class 2a redemptions for the period were $1,304,679. Class 3a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $491,199 and $142,966, respectively. Ending capital at September 30, 2014 was $1,445,855 for Class 2, $8,013,583 for Class 3, $6,299,225 for Class 1a, $1,921,259 for Class 2a and $693,561 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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Four of the seven sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund were profitable in 3Q 2014. Grains, Meat, Softs and Financials finished positive for the quarter while Base Metals, Energies, and Precious Metals finished negative for the quarter. Grains, Meats, Financials and Softs are positive YTD while Base Metals, Energies, and Precious Metals were negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, all five major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund was profitable in 3Q 2014. Abraham, Emil Van Essen, Red Oak and Rosetta were positive for the quarter and are positive YTD while JE Moody finished positive for the quarter and is negative YTD.

2013

The Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund–Class 2 NAV lost 13.43% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund – Class 3 NAV lost 13.43% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund – Class 1a NAV lost 13.80% for the

 

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nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund – Class 2a NAV lost 12.65% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses– Class 3a NAV lost 7.93% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series recorded net loss on investments of $8,378,686, net investment income of $834,637, and total expenses of $2,551,466, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $5,807,561, after non-controlling interests of $4,287,954. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $145.65 at December 31, 2012, to $126.09 as of September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 3, decreased from $145.69 at December 31, 2012, to $126.12 as of September 30, 2012. The NAV per Unit, Class 1a, decreased from $108.58 at December 31, 2012, to $93.60 as of September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a decreased from $115.45 at December 31, 2012, to $100.84 as of September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, decreased from $109.60 at September 17, 2013 (Inception), to $100.91 as of September 30, 2013. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $2,265,262. There were no subscriptions. Total Class 3 redemptions for the period were $6,530,834. There were no subscriptions. Total Class 1a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $676,187 and $6,223,643, respectively. Total Class 2a subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $251,400 and $5,811,078, respectively. Total Class 3a subscriptions for the period were $133,866. There were no Class 3a redemptions. Ending capital at September 30, 2013, was $3,936,336 for Class 2, $11,321,675 for Class 3, $11,243,674 for Class 1a, $4,306,663 for Class 2a and $128,218 for Class 3a. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $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.

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.

 

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Two of the seven sectors traded in the Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series was profitable in 3Q 2013. Energies and Meats finished positive for the quarter while Base Metals, Financials, Grains, Precious Metals and Softs finished negative for the quarter.

Financials are positive YTD while Energies, Base Metals, Grains, Meats, Precious Metals and Softs are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance Abraham and JE Moody finished positive for the quarter while Global Advisors, Mesirow, Red Oak, Rosetta, Strategic Ag, Commodity Strategies, Emil Van Essen and Krom River were negative for the quarter.

In terms of YTD performance Mesirow, Red Oak, Abraham, and JE Moody are positive YTD while Global Advisors, Rosetta, Strategic Ag, Commodity Strategies, Emil Van Essen and Krom River are negative YTD.

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 7.49% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 11.89% for the two months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund Class 1AP was July 31, 2014. The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 9.94% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 2a NAV gained 10.81%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund—Class 3a NAV gained 10.81% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses;

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net gain on investments of $14,703,158, net investment income of $21,531, and total expenses of $4,687,645, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $6,018,132, after non-controlling interests of $4,018,912. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $106.29 at December 31, 2013 to $114.25 as of September 30, 2014. The

 

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NAV per Unit, Class 1AP was 114.82 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $140.49 at December 31, 2013 to $154.45 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2a, increased from $118.80 at December 31, 2013 to $131.64 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 3a, increased from $118.41 at December 31, 2013 to $131.21 as of September 30, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $112,701 and $19,830,046, respectively. Total Class 1AP subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $1,011,652 and $408,022, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $10,664 and $7,370,029, respectively. Total Class 2a, redemptions for the period was $4,070. Total Class 3a redemptions for the period were $335,516. Ending capital at September 30, 2014 was $64,997,945 for Class 1, $689,161 for Class 1AP, $21,004,229 for Class 2, $540,107 for Class 2a, and $2,200,883 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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Three of the five sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in 3Q 2014. Currencies, Agriculturals and Interest Rate sectors were profitable while Metals and Energies finished negative for the quarter.

Currencies, Agriculturals, Interest Rate sectors are positive YTD while Stock Indices, Metals, Currencies and Energies, are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, fourteen of the fifteen major CTAs in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in 3Q 2014. Beach Horizon, Campbell, Cantab, Crabel, Doherty, Emil Van Essen, Fort (GC), Fort (GD), H2O AM, QIM, Quantica, Quantmetrics, Tiverton and Winton were positive for the quarter. All except Emil Van Essen, QIM and Tiverton are positive YTD as well, while Systematic Alpha finished negative for the quarter and is negative YTD.

 

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2013

The Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund – Class 1 NAV lost 15.99% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund – Class 2 NAV lost 14.07% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund – Class 2a NAV lost 13.07% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund – Class 3a NAV lost 13.08% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund recorded net loss on investments of $22,951,206, net investment income of $246,370, and total expenses of $5,500,955, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $26,064,132 after non- controlling interests of $2,141,659. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $116.32 at December 31, 2012, to $97.72 at September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $149.20 at December 31, 2012, to $128.20 at September 30, 2013. For Class 2a, the NAV per Unit increased from $124.36 at December 31, 2012, to $108.11 at September 30, 2013. For Class 3a, the NAV per Unit decreased from $123.96 at December 31, 2012, to $107.75 at September 30, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $223,025 and $38,380,811, respectively. Total Class 2 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $11,513 and $13,500,845, respectively. Total Class 2a redemptions for the period were $257,150. There were no subscriptions. Total Class 3a redemptions for the period were $1,105,541. There were no subscriptions. Ending capital at September 30, 2013, was $86,381,929 for Class 1, $31,757,424 for Class 2, $640,531 for Class 2a and $2,298,925 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.

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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Three of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund were profitable in Q3 2013. Energies, Stock Indices and Agriculturals were profitable while Metals, Interest Rates, and Currencies finished negative for the quarter.

The Metals and Stock Indices sectors are positive YTD while Interest Rates, Agriculturals, Currencies and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance, QIM, Fort (GC), Fort (GD), Quantica and Quantmetrics were positive for the quarter. Tiverton, Winton, Campbell, Fort LP (GC), Fort LP (GD), Quantica and Quantmetrics are positive YTD. Cantab, Tiveton, Beach Horizon, Winton, Campbell, and Brevan Howard finished negative for the quarter. QIM, Cantab, Beach Horizon, Brevan Howard and Fort LP (GD) are negative YTD.

 

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Equinox Frontier Select Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 6.84% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 1AP gained 13.53% for the two months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 9.27% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Select Fund Class 1AP was July 31, 2014.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,751,940, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $979,973, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $771.967. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $79.86 at December 31, 2013 to $85.32 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP was $85.75 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $104.14 at December 31, 2013 to $113.79 as of September 30, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $7,439 and $3,896,176, respectively. Total Class 1AP subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $194,475 and $156,681, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $468,583. Ending capital at September 30, 2014 was $12,621,614 for Class 1, $$42,322 for Class 1AP and 1,400,353 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $15,852,947 for Class 1 and $1,758,901 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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Four of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Select Fund were profitable in 3Q 2014. Metals, Currencies, Agriculturals and Interest Rates were positive while Enegies, and Stock Indices were negative for the quarter.

Currencies, Agriculturals, and Interest Rates are positive YTD while Metals, Energies and Stock Indices are negative YTD.

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

2013

The Equinox Frontier Select Fund – Class 1 NAV lost 3.36% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Select Fund – Class 2 NAV lost 1.17% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Select Fund recorded net gain on investments of $333,105, net investment income of $246,719, and total expenses of $1,069,034, resulting in a net decrease in Owners’ capital from operations of $489,210. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $78.66 at December 31, 2012, to $76.02 as of September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, decreased from $99.55 at December 31, 2012, to $98.39 as of September 30, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $12,067 and $4,788,445, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $805,617. There were no subscriptions. Ending capital at September 30, 2013, was $17,006,881 for Class 1 and $2,266,555 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $22,266,758 for Class 1 and $3,077,883 for Class 2.

 

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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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One of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Select Fund were profitable in Q3 2013. Stock Indices were positive while Metals, Currencies, Energies, Agriculturals, Interest Rates were negative for the quarter.

Agriculturals and Stock Indices are positive YTD while Metals, Currencies, Interest Rates and Energies are negative YTD.

In terms of major CTA performance Brevan Howard, Tiverton and Transtrend finished negative for the quarter and are negative YTD.

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 6.86% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 1AP NAV gained 7.91% for the two months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund—Class 2 NAV gained 9.28% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund Class 1AP was July 31, 2014.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Winton Fund recorded net gain on investments of $4,644,661, net investment income of $41, and total expenses of $2,212,226, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $2,432,476. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $139.59 at December 31, 2013 to $149.17 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP was 149.92 as of September 30, 2014. Class 2, increased from $174.17 at December 31, 2013 to $190.34 as of September 30, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $133,316 and $4,632,817, respectively. Total Class 1AP subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $288,379 and $212,304, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $307,865. Ending capital at September 30, 2014 was $23,146,188 for Class 1, $81,651 for Class 1AP, and $11,098,183 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2013 was $26,164,147 for Class 1 and $10,460,690 for Class 2.

 

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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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Five of the six sectors traded in the Winton Series were profitable in 3Q 2014. Metals, Currencies, Energies, Interest Rates and Stock Indices were positive while Agriculturals were negative for the quarter.

Energies, Stock Indices and Interest Rates are positive YTD while Currencies, Agriculturals, and Metals, are negative YTD.

2013

The Winton Series – Class 1 NAV lost .85% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Winton Series – Class 2 NAV gained 1.40% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Winton Series recorded net gain on investments of $1,400,650, net investment income of $271,603, and total expenses of $1,670,512, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $1,741. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, decreased from $130.73 at December 31, 2012, to $129.62 as of September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $158.30 at December 31, 2012, to $160.51 as of September 30, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions for the period were $134,791 and redemptions were $4,031,879. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $686,020. There were no subscriptions. Ending capital at September 30, 2013, was $26,594,221 for Class 1 and $9,783,946 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $30,645,208 for Class 1 and $10,314,326 for Class 2.

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Two of the six sectors traded in the Winton Series were profitable in 3Q 2013. Agriculturals and Stock Indices were positive while Currencies, Metals, Energies and Interest Rates were negative for the quarter.

Metals, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are positive YTD while Currencies, Energies and Interest Rates are negative YTD.

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund

2014

The Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund—Class 1 NAV gained 6.76% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 1AP NAV gained 10.83% for the two months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses; the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund —Class 2 NAV gained 9.18% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net of fees and expenses. The inception date of the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund Class 1AP was July 31, 2014.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund recorded net gain on investments of $1,457,505, net investment income of $0, and total expenses of $644,449, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $635,396, after non-controlling interests of 177,660. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund (formerly Winton/Graham Series) recorded net gain on investments of $1,096,272, net investment income of $102,598, and total expenses of $731,005, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $467,865. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $102.05 at December 31, 2013 to $108.95 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 1AP, was 109.50 as of September 30, 2014. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $134.21 at December 31, 2013 to $146.53 as of September 30, 2014. Total Class 1 subscriptions and redemptions for the period were $18,384 and $3,369,362, respectively. Total Class 1AP subscriptions and redemptions were $244,674 and $202,374, respectively. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $364,411. Ending capital at September 30, 2014 was $8,380,887 for Class 1, $48,450 for Class 1AP and $2,711,438 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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Four of the six sectors traded in the Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund were profitable in Q3 2014. Metals, Currencies, Interest Rates and Stock Indices were positive while Agriculturals and Energies were negative for the quarter.

Interest Rates and Stock Indices are positive YTD while Metals, Curriences, Agriculturals and Energies are negative YTD.

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

2013

The Frontier Heritage Series (formerly Winton/Graham Series) – Class 1 NAV gained 1.06% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses; the Frontier Heritage Series (formerly Winton/Graham Series) – Class 2 NAV gained 3.36% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net of fees and expenses.

 

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Frontier Heritage Series (formerly Winton/Graham Series) recorded net loss on investments of $1,096,272, net investment income of $102,598, and total expenses of $731,005, resulting in a net increase in Owners’ capital from operations of $467,865. The NAV per Unit, Class 1, increased from $94.55 at December 31, 2012, to $95.55 as of September 30, 2013. The NAV per Unit, Class 2, increased from $120.67 at December 31, 2012, to $124.72 as of September 30, 2013. Total Class 1 subscriptions for the period were $32,332 and redemptions were $5,066,082. Total Class 2 redemptions for the period were $1,181,705. There were no subscriptions. Ending capital at September 30, 2013, was $11,974,513 for Class 1 and $3,031,436 for Class 2. Ending capital at December 31, 2012, was $16,680,498 for Class 1 and $4,073,041 for Class 2.

The Frontier Heritage Series (formerly Winton/Graham 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 the Heritage Series were profitable in 3Q 2013. Agriculturals and Stock Indices were positive while Metals, Interest Rates, Currencies and Energies were negative for the quarter.

Currencies, Metals, Agriculturals and Stock Indices are positive YTD while Interest Rates and Energies are negative YTD.

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

 

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.

 

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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.

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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. All open position trading risk exposures of the Series have been included in calculating the figures set forth below.

 

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Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund:

 

     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
     VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
    VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
 
          

MARKET SECTOR

          

Interest Rates

   $ 1,844,351         3.47   $ 2,684,511         4.23

Currencies

     2,283,309         4.30     2,625,909         4.14

Stock Indices

     4,220,100         7.95     4,211,080         6.64

Metals

     169,339         0.32     178,413         0.28

Agriculturals/Softs

     1,695,850         3.19     1,217,457         1.92

Energy

     661,761         1.25     1,062,838         1.67
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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   $ 10,874,710         20.48   $ 11,980,208         18.88
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
     VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
    VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
 
          

MARKET SECTOR

          

Interest Rates

   $ 88,920         0.48   $ 2,575,510         9.10

Currencies

     373,562         2.03     1,705,311         6.02

Stock Indices

     249,773         1.36     822,430         2.90

Metals

     40,923         0.22     193,564         0.68

Agriculturals/Softs

     1,012,708         5.51     1,643,667         5.80

Energy

     907,254         4.94     1,717,759         6.06
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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   $ 2,673,140         30.56   $ 8,658,241         30.56
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Masters Fund:

 

     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
     VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
    VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
 
          

MARKET SECTOR

          

Interest Rates

   $ 953,880         4.17   $ 573,362         1.70

Currencies

     1,863,362         8.14     963,844         2.85

Stock Indices

     1,540,308         6.73     1,111,165         3.30

Metals

     84,306         0.37     81,177         0.24

Agriculturals/Softs

     593,098         2.59     386,098         1.14

Energy

     96,002         0.42     132,211         0.39
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 5,130,956         9.62   $ 3,247,857         9.62
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund:

 

     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
     VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
    VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
 
          

MARKET SECTOR

          

Interest Rates

   $ 2,600,820         2.78   $ 3,727,565         3.06

Currencies

     4,050,852         4.33     5,007,811         4.11

Stock Indices

     5,428,045         5.80     5,699,614         4.68

Metals

     245,530         0.26     219,954         0.18

Agriculturals/Softs

     2,422,091         2.59     1,327,718         1.09

Energy

     963,828         1.03     843,206         0.69
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 15,711,166         16.79   $ 16,825,868         13.81
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Select Fund:

 

     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
     VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
    VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
 
          

MARKET SECTOR

          

Interest Rates

   $ 227,032         1.61   $ 123,314         0.70

Currencies

     1,880,648         13.37     323,054         1.83

Stock Indices

     720,369         5.12     484,794         2.76

Metals

     25,381         0.18     29,599         0.17

Agriculturals/Softs

     203,696         1.45     142,065         0.81

Energy

     34,814         0.25     60,734         0.34
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 3,091,940         21.98   $ 1,163,560         6.61
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Winton Fund:

 

     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
     VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
    VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
 
          

MARKET SECTOR

          

Interest Rates

   $ 1,664,996         4.85   $ 877,871         2.40

Currencies

     913,640         2.66     1,560,714         4.26

Stock Indices

     1,663,319         4.85     1,135,804         3.10

Metals

     139,127         0.41     76,415         0.21

Agriculturals/Softs

     814,226         2.37     405,696         1.11

Energy

     195,912         0.57     81,046         0.22
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 5,391,220         15.71   $ 4,137,546         11.30
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund:

 

     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
     VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
    VALUE
AT RISK
     % OF TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
 
          

MARKET SECTOR

          

Interest Rates

   $ 386,895         2.82   $ 196,699         1.19

Currencies

     254,682         1.85     349,699         2.11

Stock Indices

     393,569         2.87     254,492         1.53

Metals

     32,775         0.24     17,122         0.10

Agriculturals/Softs

     185,104         1.35     90,901         0.55

Energy

     46,633         0.34     18,159         0.11
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 1,299,658         9.46   $ 927,072         5.59
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


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(1) As of September 30, 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 September 30, 2014, 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 (formerly Balanced Series) (Class 1 and Class 2 only), Equinox Frontier Winton Fund (formerly Frontier Winton Series), Equinox Frontier Select Fund (formerly Frontier Select Series), and Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund (formerly Frontier Heritage Series). For the Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund (formerly Frontier Diversified Series), Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund (formerly Frontier Long/Short Commodity Series), Equinox Frontier Masters Fund (formerly Frontier Masters Series) and Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund (formerly Balanced Series) (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

 

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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 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

 

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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 September 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 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.

From time to time, the Managing Owner receives requests for information, inquires and subpoenas from regulatory agencies with respect to the firm, investment products it operates or its business partners. Beginning in April and May 2013, the Managing Owner was required by the SEC and CFTC, respectively, to produce certain documents and certain employees were called to provide testimony relating to the valuation of certain, previously-held, financial instruments entered into between a bank and certain commodity pools operated by the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner has responded to subsequent inquiries from the SEC and CFTC.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

The section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 22 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 nine months ended September 30, 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(a)(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    Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Registrant
31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (furnished herewith)
31.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer of the Managing Owner pursuant to Rules 13a-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 Form 8-K filed December 11, 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.

 

   

Equinox Frontier Funds

(Registrant)

Date: November 14, 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 Balanced Fund,

a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds

(Registrant)

Date: November 14, 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: November 14, 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: November 14, 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: November 14, 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: November 14, 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: November 14, 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: November 14, 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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