10-Q 1 d525625d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

OR

 

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File number: 000-53764

 

 

SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   98-0574019 (Series A); 98-0574020 (Series B)

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

Superfund Office Building

P.O. Box 1479

Grand Anse

St. George’s, Grenada

West Indies

  Not applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(473) 439-2418

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

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   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller Reporting Company   x

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

The following unaudited financial statements of Superfund Gold, L.P., Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A and Superfund Gold L.P. Series B are included in Item 1:

 

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Unaudited Financial Statements: Superfund Gold, L.P.

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

   3

Condensed Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2013

   4

Condensed Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2012

   5

Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   6

Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   7

Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   8

Unaudited Financial Statements: Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

   9

Condensed Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2013

   10

Condensed Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2012

   11

Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   13

Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   14

Unaudited Financial Statements: Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

   15

Condensed Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2013

   16

Condensed Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2012

   17

Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   18

Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   19

Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012

   20

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

   21-39

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  

ASSETS

     

Due from brokers

   $ 13,178,994       $ 13,552,648   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     60,288         182,189   

Futures contracts purchased

     839,916         30,068   

Futures contracts sold

     876,219         155,131   

Cash

     8,237,223         9,250,263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     23,192,640         23,170,299   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     23,502         101,789   

Futures contracts purchased

     573,008         89,610   

Futures contracts sold

     178,547         —     

Subscriptions received in advance

     175,720         84,515   

Redemptions payable

     1,524,096         444,547   

Management fee payable

     41,704         42,929   

Fees payable

     39,193         40,220   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,555,770         803,610   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 20,636,870       $ 22,366,689   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

as of March 31, 2013

 

     Percentage of
Net Assets
    Fair Value  

Forward contracts, at fair value

    

Unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     0.3   $ 60,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

     0.3        60,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     (0.1     (23,502
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

     (0.1     (23,502
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total forward contracts, at fair value

     0.2   $ 36,786   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts, at fair value

    

Futures contracts purchased

    

Currency

     0.1   $ 25,881   

Energy

    

Natural Gas expiring May 2013

     1.0        205,500   

Other

     0.8        172,441   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Energy

     1.8        377,941   

Financial

     1.6        324,506   

Food & Fiber

     (0.7     (146,112

Indices

     (0.0 )*      (5,069

Metals

     (1.5     (310,239
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

     1.3        266,908   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts sold

    

Currency

     (0.1     (24,719

Energy

     (0.3     (66,899

Food & Fiber

     0.2        35,039   

Indices

     (0.1     (17,620

Livestock

     0.1        18,240   

Metals

    

LME Aluminum expiring June 2013

     1.3        259,769   

LME Copper expiring June 2013

     1.4        283,963   

Other

     1.0        209,899   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Metals

     3.7        753,631   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

     3.5        697,672   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts, at fair value

     4.8   $ 964,580   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures and forward contracts by country composition

    

Australia

     0.0 *%    $ 1,337   

European Monetary Union

     (0.1     (34,035

Great Britain

     0.1        6,275   

Japan

     0.4        79,511   

United States

     4.0        828,699   

Other

     0.6        119,579   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures and forward contracts by country

     5.0   $ 1,001,366   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

as of December 31, 2012

 

     Percentage of
Net Assets
    Fair Value  

Forward contracts, at fair value

    

Unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     0.8   $ 182,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

     0.8        182,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     (0.5     (101,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

     (0.5     (101,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total forward contracts, at fair value

     0.4   $ 80,400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts, at fair value

    

Futures contracts purchased

    

Currency

     (0.0 )*%    $ (10,164

Energy

     0.4        93,730   

Financial

     0.7        157,123   

Indices

     1.2        269,955   

Metals

     (2.5     (570,186
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

     (0.3     (59,542
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts sold

    

Currency

     1.2        258,209   

Energy

     (0.0 )*      (2,904

Financial

     0.0     1,613   

Food & Fiber

     0.5        120,345   

Indices

     (0.0 )*      (504

Metals

     (1.0     (221,628
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

     0.7        155,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts, at fair value

     0.4   $ 95,589   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures and forward contracts by country composition

    

Australian

     0.1   $ 33,214   

European Monetary Union

     (0.1     (22,837

Great Britain

     (0.1     (15,450

Japan

     1.3        282,720   

United States

     (1.3     (284,465

Other

     0.8        182,807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures and forward contracts by country

     0.8   $ 175,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Investment income

    

Interest income

   $ 710      $ 8   

Other income

     1        950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

     711        958   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Brokerage commissions

     152,072        136,950   

Management fees

     126,459        158,598   

Selling commissions

     77,685        99,252   

Operating expenses

     42,156        52,866   

Other

     5,961        2,019   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     404,333        449,685   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (403,622     (448,727
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain on investments

    

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and forward contracts

     400,424        (962,649

Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts

     825,377        1,527,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain on investments

     1,225,801        565,340   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 822,179      $ 116,613   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2013     2012  

Increase in net assets from operations

    

Net investment loss

   $ (403,622   $ (448,727

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and forward contracts

     400,424        (962,649

Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts

     825,377        1,527,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     822,179        116,613   

Capital share transactions

    

Issuance of Units

     416,885        1,414,685   

Redemption of Units

     (2,968,883     (1,532,470
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (2,551,998     (117,785

Net decrease in net assets

     (1,729,819     (1,172

Net assets, beginning of period

     22,366,689        25,359,446   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period

   $ 20,636,870      $ 25,358,274   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 822,179      $ 116,613   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Purchases of U.S. government securities

     —          (4,049,212

Sales and maturities of U.S. government securities

     —          6,400,000   

Amortization of discounts and premiums

     —          363   

Increase in due from brokers

     373,654        7,284,119   

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     121,901        (11,338

Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     (78,287     109,652   

Decrease in futures contracts purchased

     (326,450     (1,626,277

Decrease in futures contracts sold

     (542,541     (26

Decrease in management fees payable

     (1,225     (59,295

Decrease in fees payable

     (1,027     (58,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     368,204        8,106,226   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Subscriptions, net of change in advance subscriptions

     508,090        989,523   

Redemptions, net of change in redemptions payable

     (1,889,334     (2,120,001
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,381,244     (1,130,478
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (1,013,040     6,975,748   

Cash, beginning of period

     9,250,263        5,304,787   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 8,237,223      $ 12,280,535   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES A

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  

ASSETS

     

Due from brokers

   $ 8,097,104       $ 8,151,334   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     37,561         111,557   

Futures contracts purchased

     489,545         —     

Futures contracts sold

     524,325         85,248   

Cash

     6,371,313         7,542,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     15,519,848         15,891,075   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     15,139         60,610   

Futures contracts purchased

     347,195         89,610   

Futures contracts sold

     106,305         —     

Subscriptions received in advance

     48,720         78,764   

Redemptions payable

     809,739         280,745   

Management fee payable

     28,130         29,368   

Fees payable

     28,986         29,552   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,384,214         568,649   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 14,135,634       $ 15,322,426   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A-1 Net Assets

   $ 11,332,388       $ 11,986,641   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Units outstanding

     7,805.650         8,423.300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A-1 Net Asset Value per Unit

   $ 1,451.82       $ 1,423.03   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A-2 Net Assets

   $ 2,803,246       $ 3,335,785   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Units outstanding

     1,733.119         2,114.666   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. Series A-2 Net Asset Value per Unit

   $ 1,617.46       $ 1,577.45   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES A

UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

as of March 31, 2013

 

     Percentage of
Net Assets
    Fair Value  

Forward contracts, at fair value

    

Unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     0.3   $ 37,561   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

     0.3        37,561   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     (0.1     (15,139
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

     (0.1     (15,139
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total forward contracts, at fair value

     0.2   $ 22,422   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts, at fair value

    

Futures Contracts Purchased

    

Currency

     0.1   $ 14,578   

Energy

     1.5        218,261   

Financial

     1.3        189,463   

Food & Fiber

     (0.6     (83,322

Indices

     (0.0 )*      (1,524

Metals

     (1.4     (195,106
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

     0.9        142,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

    

Currency

     (0.1     (14,974

Energy

     (0.3     (39,711

Food & Fiber

     0.2        21,474   

Indices

     (0.1     (10,316

Livestock

     0.1        12,810   

Metals

    

LME Aluminum expiring June 2013

     1.1        150,000   

LME Copper expiring June 2013

     1.2        173,594   

Other

     0.9        125,143   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Metals

     3.2        448,737   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

     3.0        418,020   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts, at fair value

     3.9   $ 560,370   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts by country composition

    

Australia

     0.0 *%    $ 780   

European Monetary Union

     (0.1     (18,934

Great Britain

     0.0     6,934   

Japan

     0.3        47,421   

United States

     3.4        480,837   

Other

     0.5        65,754   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts by country

     4.1   $ 582,792   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES A

UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

as of December 31, 2012

 

     Percentage of
Net Assets
    Fair Value  

Forward contracts, at fair value

    

Unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     0.7   $ 111,557   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

     0.7        111,557   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     (0.4     (60,610
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

     (0.4     (60,610
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total forward contracts, at fair value

     0.3   $ 50,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts, at fair value

    

Futures Contracts Purchased

    

Currency

     (0.0 )*%    $ (5,989

Energy

     0.4        53,671   

Financial

     0.6        92,894   

Indices

     1.1        164,177   

Metals

     (2.6     (394,363
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

     (0.5     (89,610
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

    

Currency

     1.0        146,281   

Energy

     (0.1     (6,395

Financial

     0.0     1,033   

Food & Fiber

     0.5        69,879   

Indices

     (0.0 )*      (277

Metals

     (0.8     (125,273
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

     0.6        85,248   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts, at fair value

     (0.0 )*%    $ (4,362
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts by country composition

    

Australia

     0.1   $ 18,911   

European Monetary Union

     (0.1     (13,510

Great Britain

     (0.1     (10,846

Japan

     1.1        170,893   

United States

     (1.4     (228,553

Other

     0.7        109,690   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts by country

     0.3   $ 46,585   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES A

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Investment income

    

Interest income

   $ 414      $ 8   

Other income

     1        507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

     415        515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Brokerage commissions

     89,422        72,956   

Management fees

     85,889        98,982   

Selling commission

     59,849        69,550   

Operating expenses

     28,633        32,994   

Other

     2,309        555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     266,102        275,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (265,687     (274,522
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain on investments

    

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and forward contracts

     36,921        (571,187

Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts

     536,207        1,015,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain on investments

     573,128        444,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 307,441      $ 169,609   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon weighted average number of Units outstanding during period) for Series A-1*

   $ 27.70      $ 13.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon change in net asset value per Unit during period) for Series A-1

   $ 28.79      $ 15.33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon weighted average number of Units outstanding during period) for Series A-2**

   $ 40.55      $ 26.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon change in net asset value per Unit during period) for Series A-2

   $ 40.01      $ 24.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Weighted average number of Units outstanding for Series A-1 for Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012: 8,214.28 and 8,529.69, respectively.
** Weighted average number of Units outstanding for Series A-2 for Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012: 1,970.92 and 2,065.66, respectively.

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES A

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Increase in net assets from operations

    

Net investment loss

   $ (265,687     (274,522

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and forward contracts

     36,921        (571,187

Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts

     536,207        1,015,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     307,441        169,609   

Capital share transactions

    

Issuance of Units

     303,752        810,685   

Redemption of Units

     (1,797,985     (602,243
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     (1,494,233     208,442   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (1,186,792     378,051   

Net assets, beginning of period

     15,322,426        15,819,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period

   $ 14,135,634        16,197,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series A-1 Units, beginning of period

     8,423.300        8,359.510   

Issuance of Series A-1 Units

     210.478        425.396   

Redemption of Units

     (828.128     (280.399
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series A-1 Units, end of period

     7,805.650        8,504.507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series A-2 Units, beginning of period

     2,114.666        2,037.421   

Issuance of Series A-2 Units

     3.224        76.785   

Redemption of Units

     (384.771     (88.806
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series A-2 Units, end of period

     1,733.119        2,025.400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES A

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 307,441      $ 169,609   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Purchases of U.S. government securities

     —          (2,149,584

Sales and maturities of U.S. government securities

     —          3,700,000   

Amortization of discounts and premiums

     —          195   

Increase in due from brokers

     54,230        4,593,340   

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     73,996        (10,909

Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     (45,471     61,081   

Decrease in futures contracts purchased

     (231,960     (1,055,639

Decrease in futures contracts sold

     (332,772     (9,851

Decrease in management fees payable

     (1,238     (36,689

Decrease in fees payable

     (566     (38,416
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (176,340     5,223,137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Subscriptions, net of change in advance subscriptions

     273,708        803,103   

Redemptions, net of change in redemptions payable

     (1,268,991     (1,064,074
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (995,283     (260,971
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (1,171,623     4,962,166   

Cash, beginning of period

     7,542,936        4,325,976   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 6,371,313      $ 9,288,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES B

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  

ASSETS

     

Due from brokers

   $ 5,081,890       $ 5,401,314   

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     22,727         70,632   

Futures contracts purchased

     350,371         30,068   

Futures contracts sold

     351,894         69,883   

Cash

     1,865,910         1,707,327   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     7,672,792         7,279,224   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     8,363         41,179   

Futures contracts purchased

     225,813         —     

Futures contracts sold

     72,242      

Subscriptions received in advance

     127,000         5,751   

Redemptions payable

     714,357         163,802   

Management fee payable

     13,574         13,561   

Fees payable

     10,207         10,668   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,171,556         234,961   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,501,236       $ 7,044,263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B-1 Net Assets

   $ 2,730,768       $ 3,618,576   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Units outstanding

     2,292.387         3,258.284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B-1 Net Asset Value per Unit

   $ 1,191.23       $ 1,110.58   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B-2 Net Assets

   $ 3,770,468       $ 3,425,687   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Units outstanding

     2,946.251         2,885.689   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. Series B-2 Net Asset Value per Unit

   $ 1,279.75       $ 1,187.13   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES B

UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

as of March 31, 2013

 

     Percentage of
Net Assets
    Fair Value  

Forward contracts, at fair value

    

Unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     0.3   $ 22,727   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

     0.3        22,727   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     (0.1     (8,363
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

     (0.1     (8,363
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total forward contracts, at fair value

     0.2   $ 14,364   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts, at fair value

    

Futures contracts purchased

    

Currency

     0.2   $ 11,303   

Energy

    

Natural Gas expiring May 2013

     1.4        89,240   

Other

     1.1        70,440   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Energy

     2.5        159,680   

Financial

     2.1        135,043   

Food & Fiber

     (1.0     (62,790

Indices

     (0.1     (3,545

Metals

     (1.8     (115,133
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

     1.9        124,558   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts sold

    

Currency

     (0.1     (9,745

Energy

     (0.4     (27,188

Food & Fiber

     0.2        13,565   

Indices

     (0.1     (7,304

Livestock

     0.1        5,430   

Metals

    

LME Aluminum expiring June 2013

       109,769   

LME Copper expiring June 2013

     1.7        110,369   

Other

     1.3        84,756   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Metals

     4.7        304,894   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

     4.4        279,652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts, at fair value

     6.3   $ 404,210   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures and forward contracts by country composition

    

Australian

     0.0 *%    $ 557   

European Monetary Union

     (0.2     (15,101

Great Britain

     (0.0 )*      (659

Japan

     0.5        32,090   

United States

     5.4        347,862   

Other

     0.8        53,825   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures and forward contracts by country

     6.5   $ 418,574   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*  Due to rounding

    

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES B

UNAUDITED CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

as of December 31, 2012

 

     Percentage of
Net Assets
    Fair Value  

Forward contracts, at fair value

    

Unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     1.0   $ 70,632   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on forward contracts

     1.0        70,632   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

    

Currency

     (0.6     (41,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on forward contracts

     (0.6     (41,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total forward contracts, at fair value

     0.4   $ 29,453   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts, at fair value

    

Futures contracts purchased

    

Currency

     (0.1 )%    $ (4,175

Energy

     0.6        40,059   

Financial

     0.9        64,229   

Indices

     1.5        105,778   

Metals

     (2.5     (175,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

     0.4        30,068   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts sold

    

Currency

     1.6        111,928   

Energy

     0.1        3,491   

Financial

     0.0     580   

Food & Fiber

     0.7        50,466   

Indices

     (0.0 )*      (227

Metals

     (1.4     (96,355
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

     1.0        69,883   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures contracts, at fair value

     1.4   $ 99,951   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures and forward contracts by country composition

    

Australian

     0.2   $ 14,303   

European Monetary Union

     (0.1     (9,327

Great Britain

     (0.1     (4,604

Japan

     1.6        111,827   

United States

     (0.8     (55,912

Other

     1.0        73,117   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total futures and forward contracts by country

     1.8   $ 129,404   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES B

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Investment income

    

Interest income

   $ 296      $ —     

Other income

     —          443   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

     296        443   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Brokerage commissions

     62,650        63,994   

Management fees

     40,570        59,616   

Selling commissions

     17,836        29,702   

Operating expenses

     13,523        19,872   

Other

     3,652        1,464   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     138,231        174,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (137,935     (174,205
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and forward contracts

     363,503        (391,462

Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts

     289,170        512,671   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain on investments

     652,673        121,209   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 514,738      $ (52,996
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon weighted average number of Units outstanding during period) for Series B-1*

   $ 84.11      $ (14.77
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon change in net asset value per Unit during period) for Series B-1

   $ 80.65      $ (21.39
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon weighted average number of Units outstanding during period) for Series B-2**

   $ 93.31      $ 3.78   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon change in net asset value per Unit during period) for Series B-2

   $ 92.62      $ (16.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Weighted average number of Units outstanding for Series B-1 for Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012: 2,872.86 and 4,423.85, respectively.
** Weighted average number of Units outstanding for Series B-2 for Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012: 2,926.78 and 3,266.31, respectively.

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES B

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    

Net investment loss

   $ (137,935   $ (174,205

Net realized gain (loss) on futures and forward contracts

     363,503        (391,462

Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures and forward contracts

     289,170        512,671   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     514,738        (52,996

Capital share transactions

    

Issuance of Units

     113,133        604,000   

Redemption of Units

     (1,170,898     (930,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (1,057,765     (326,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

     (543,027     (379,223

Net assets, beginning of period

     7,044,263        9,540,293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period

   $ 6,501,236      $ 9,161,070   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series B-1 Units, beginning of period

     3,258.284        4,524.265   

Issuance of Series B-1 Units

     8.637        77.496   

Redemption of Units

     (974.534     (294.390
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series B-1 Units, end of period

     2,292.387        4,307.371   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series B-2 Units, beginning of period

     2,885.689        3,015.557   

Issuance of Series B-2 Units

     85.326        384.349   

Redemption of Units

     (24.764     (360.515
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series B-2 Units, end of period

     2,946.251        3,039.391   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. - SERIES B

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 514,738      $ (52,996

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Purchases of U.S. government securities

     —          (1,899,628

Sales and maturities of U.S. government securities

     —          2,700,000   

Amortization of discounts and premiums

     —          168   

Increase in due from brokers

     319,424        2,690,779   

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     47,905        (429

Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     (32,816     48,571   

Decrease in futures contracts purchased

     (94,490     (570,638

Increase (decrease) in futures contracts sold

     (209,769     9,825   

Increase (decrease) in management fees payable

     13        (22,606

Decrease in fees payable

     (461     (19,957
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     544,544        2,883,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Subscriptions, net of change in advance subscriptions

     234,382        186,420   

Redemptions, net of change in redemptions payable

     (620,343     (1,055,927
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (385,961     (869,507
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

     158,583        2,013,582   

Cash, beginning of period

     1,707,327        978,811   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,865,910      $ 2,992,393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.

 

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SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P., SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES A and SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P. – SERIES B

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.

 

1. Nature of operations

Organization and Business

Superfund Gold, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Fund”), commenced operations on April 1, 2009. The Fund was organized to trade speculatively in the United States and international commodity futures and forward markets using a strategy developed by Superfund Capital Management, Inc., the general partner and trading advisor of the Fund (“Superfund Capital Management”). The Fund has issued two series of units of limited partnership interest (“Units”), each with a subseries, Series A-1/A-2 and Series B-1/B-2 (each a “Series”). Series A-1/A-2 and Series B-1/B-2 are traded and managed the same way, with the exception of the degree of leverage. Series B implements the Fund’s futures and forward trading program at a leverage level equal to approximately 1.5 times that implemented on behalf of Series A. Over the long term (periods of several years), the targeted average ratio of margin to equity for Series A is approximately 20% and approximately 30% for Series B. The leverage with which each of the Series is traded is the only difference between the Series. Sub-Series within a Series are not managed differently. Rather, Series A-1 Units and Series B-1 Units are subject to selling commissions. Series A-2 Units and Series B-2 Units are not subject to selling commissions but are available exclusively to: (i) investors participating in selling agent asset-based or fixed-fee investment programs or a registered investment adviser’s asset-based fee or fixed-fee advisory program through which an investment adviser recommends a portfolio allocation to the Fund and for which Superfund USA, LLC (“Superfund USA”) serves as selling agent, (ii) investors who purchased the Units through Superfund USA or an affiliated broker and who are commodity pools operated by commodity pool operators registered as such with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and (iii) investors who have paid the maximum selling commission on their Series A-1 or Series B-1 Units (by re-designation of such Units as Series A-2 Units or Series B-2 Units as described herein). The foregoing eligibility requirements and selling commissions are the only differences between the Sub-Series within a Series.

The term of the Fund commenced on the day on which the Certificate of Limited Partnership was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and shall end upon the first to occur of the following: (i) receipt by Superfund Capital Management of an approval to dissolve the Fund at a specified time by limited partners of the Fund (“Limited Partners”) owning Units representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Units of each Series then owned by Limited Partners of each Series, notice of which is sent by certified mail return receipt requested to Superfund Capital Management not less than 90 days prior to the effective date of such dissolution; (ii) withdrawal, insolvency or dissolution of Superfund Capital Management or any other event that causes Superfund Capital Management to cease to be the general partner of the Fund, unless (a) at the time of each event there is at least one remaining general partner of the Fund who carries on the business of the Fund (and each remaining general partner of the Fund is hereby authorized to carry on the business of general partner of the Fund in such an event), or (b) within 120 days after such event Limited Partners of a Series holding a majority of Units of such Series agree in writing to continue the business of the Fund and such Series and to the appointment, effective as of the date of such event, of one or more general partners of the Fund and such Series; (iii) a decline in the aggregate net assets of each Series to less than $500,000 at any time following commencement of trading in the Series; or (iv) any other event which shall make it unlawful for the existence of the Fund to be continued or which requires termination of the Fund.

 

2. Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) with respect to the Form 10-Q and reflect all adjustments which in the opinion of management are normal and recurring, and which are necessary for a fair statement of the results of interim periods presented. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes included in the Fund’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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Valuation of Investments in Futures Contracts, Forward Contracts, and U.S. Treasury Bills

All commodity interests (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments) are used for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on a trade date basis and open contracts are recorded in the statements of assets and liabilities at fair value on the last business day of the period, which represents market value for those commodity interests for which market quotes are readily available.

Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at settlement prices published by the recognized exchange. Any spot and forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund will be valued at published settlement prices or at dealers’ quotes. The Fund uses the amortized cost method for valuing U.S. Treasury Bills due to the short-term nature of such instruments; accordingly, the cost of securities plus accreted discount or minus amortized premium approximates fair value (See Section 3 – Fair Value Measurements).

Translation of Foreign Currency

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the period-end exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investments and income and expenses that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the transaction date. Adjustments arising from foreign currency transactions are reflected in the statements of operations.

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Interest income and expenses are recognized on the accrual basis. The Fund uses the amortized cost method for valuing U.S. Treasury Bills. Operating expenses of the Fund are allocated to each Series in proportion to the net asset value of the Series at the beginning of each month. Expenses directly attributable to a particular Series are charged directly to that Series.

Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains and losses on open contracts (the difference between contract trade price and market price) are reported in the statements of financial condition as a net gain or loss, as there exists a right of offset of unrealized gains or losses in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 210-20, Offsetting – Balance Sheet.

Set forth herein are instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and which are subject to derivative clearing agreements with the Fund’s futures commission merchants. Each futures commission merchant nets margin held on behalf of each Series of the Fund or payment obligations of the futures commission merchant to each Series against any payment obligations of that Series to the futures commission merchant. Each Series is required to deposit margin at each futures commission merchant to meet the original and maintenance requirements established by that futures commission merchant, and/or the exchange or clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the instrument is traded. The derivative clearing agreements give each futures commission merchant a security interest in this margin to secure any liabilities owed to the futures commission merchant arising from a default by the Series. As of March 31, 2013, the Fund had on deposit $5,831,099 at ADM Investor Services, Inc. and $7,347,895 at Barclays Capital Inc. As of March 31, 2013, Series A had on deposit $3,553,091 at ADM Investor Services, Inc. and $4,544,013 at Barclays Capital Inc. As of March 31, 2013, Series B had on deposit $2,278,008 at ADM Investor Services, Inc. and $2,803,882 at Barclays Capital Inc.

Income Taxes

The Fund does not record a provision for U.S. income taxes because the partners report their share of the Fund’s income or loss on their returns. The financial statements reflect the Fund’s transactions without adjustment, if any, required for income tax purposes.

Superfund Capital Management has evaluated the application of ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), to the Fund to determine whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition. Based on this evaluation, Superfund Capital Management has determined no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required to be recorded as a result of the application of ASC 740. Superfund Capital Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months. As a result, no income tax liability or expense has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements. The Fund files federal and various state tax returns. The 2009 through 2012 tax years generally remain subject to examination by the U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires Superfund Capital Management 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2011-11

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”). ASU 2011-11 requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The new disclosure requirements mandate that entities disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, ASU 2011-11 requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements.

In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the scope of disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The amendments clarify that the scope of guidance issued in December 2011 to enhance disclosures around financial instrument and derivative instruments that are either (a) offset, or (b) subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset, applies to derivatives, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

ASU 2011-04

In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund adopted ASU 2011-04 as of January 1, 2012. The adoption of the provisions of ASU 2011-04 has not had a material impact on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

 

3. Fair Value Measurements

The Fund follows ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

 

Level 1:    Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2:    Quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;
Level 3:    Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. In determining fair value, the Fund separates its financial instruments into two categories: U.S. government securities and derivative contracts.

U.S. Government Securities. The Fund’s only market exposure in instruments held other than for speculative trading is in its U.S. Treasury Bill portfolio. As the Fund uses the amortized cost method for valuing its U.S. Treasury Bill portfolio, which approximates fair value, this portfolio is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative Contracts. Derivative contracts can be exchange-traded or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded derivatives typically fall within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether they are deemed to be actively traded or not. The Fund has exposure to exchange-traded derivative contracts through the Fund’s trading of exchange-traded futures contracts. The Fund’s exchange-traded futures contract positions are valued daily at settlement prices published by the applicable exchanges. In such cases, provided they are deemed to be actively traded, exchange-traded derivatives are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Less actively traded exchange-traded derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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OTC derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence whenever possible, including market-based inputs to models, model calibration to market-clearing transactions, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an OTC derivative depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. For OTC derivatives that trade in liquid markets, such as generic forwards and swaps, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. The OTC derivatives held by the Fund may include forwards and swaps. Spot and forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund are valued at published daily settlement prices or at dealers’ quotes. The Fund’s forward and swap positions are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Certain OTC derivatives trade in less liquid markets with limited pricing information, and the determination of fair value for these derivatives is inherently more difficult. Such instruments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Where the Fund does not have corroborating market evidence to support significant model inputs and cannot verify the model to market transactions, transaction price is initially used as the best estimate of fair value. Accordingly, when a pricing model is used to value such an instrument, the model is adjusted so that the model value at inception equals the transaction price. The valuations of these less liquid OTC derivatives are typically based on Level 1 and/or Level 2 inputs that can be observed in the market, as well as unobservable Level 3 inputs. Subsequent to initial recognition, the Fund updates the Level 1 and Level 2 inputs to reflect observable market changes, with resulting gains and losses reflected within Level 3. Level 3 inputs are changed only when corroborated by evidence such as similar market transactions, third-party pricing services and/or broker or dealer quotations, or other empirical market data. In circumstances in which the Fund cannot verify the model value to market transactions, it is possible that a different valuation model could produce a materially different estimate of fair value. The Fund attempts to avoid holding less liquid OTC derivatives. However, once held, the market for any particular derivative contract could become less liquid during the holding period. As of and during the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, the Fund held no derivative contracts valued using Level 3 inputs.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s assets and liabilities by the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Superfund Gold, L.P.

 

     Balance
March 31,
2013
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

ASSETS

           

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 60,288       $ —         $ 60,288       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     839,916         839,916         —           —     

Futures contracts sold

     876,219         876,219         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets Measured at Fair Value

   $ 1,776,423       $ 1,716,135       $ 60,288       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 23,502       $ —         $ 23,502       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     573,008         573,008       $ —           —     

Futures contracts sold

     178,547         178,547       $ —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

   $ 775,057       $ 751,555       $ 23,502       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Balance
December 31,
2012
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

ASSETS

           

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 182,189       $ —         $ 182,189       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     30,068         30,068         —           —     

Futures contracts sold

     155,131         155,131         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets Measured at Fair Value

   $ 367,388       $ 185,199       $ 182,189       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 101,789       $ —         $ 101,789       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     89,610         89,610         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

   $ 191,399       $ 89,610       $ 101,789       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Superfund Gold, L.P. - Series A

 

     Balance
March 31,
2013
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

ASSETS

           

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 37,561       $ —         $ 37,561       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     489,545         489,545         —           —     

Futures contracts sold

     524,325         524,325         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets Measured at Fair Value

   $ 1,051,431       $ 1,013,870       $ 37,561       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 15,139       $ —         $ 15,139       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     347,195         347,195       $ —           —     

Futures contracts sold

     106,305         106,305       $ —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

   $ 468,639       $ 453,500       $ 15,139       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Balance
December 31,
2012
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

ASSETS

           

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 111,557       $ —         $ 111,557       $ —     

Futures contracts sold

     85,248         85,248         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets Measured at Fair Value

   $ 196,805       $ 85,248       $ 111,557       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 60,610       $ —         $ 60,610       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     89,610         89,610         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

   $ 15,220       $ 89,610       $ 60,610       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. - Series B

 

     Balance
March 31,
2013
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

ASSETS

           

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 22,727       $ —         $ 22,727       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     350,371         350,371         —           —     

Futures contracts sold

     351,894         351,894         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets Measured at Fair Value

   $ 724,995       $ 702,265       $ 22,727       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 8,363       $ —         $ 8,363       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     225,813         225,813       $ —           —     

Futures contracts sold

     72,242         72,242       $ —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

   $ 306,418       $ 298,055       $ 8,363       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Balance
December 31,
2012
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

ASSETS

           

Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 70,632       $ —         $ 70,632       $ —     

Futures contracts purchased

     30,068         30,068         —           —     

Futures contracts sold

     69,883         69,883         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets Measured at Fair Value

   $ 170,583       $ 99,951       $ 70,632       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

   $ 41,179         —           41,179         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

   $ 41,179       $ —         $ 41,179       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

4. Disclosure of derivative instruments and hedging activities

The Fund follows ASC 815, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.

Derivative instruments held by the Fund do not qualify as derivative instruments held as hedging instruments, as defined in ASC 815. Instead, the Fund includes derivative instruments in its trading activity. Per the requirements of ASC 815, the Fund discloses the gains and losses on its trading activities for both derivative and nonderivative instruments in the Statement of Operations for each Series.

The Fund engages in the speculative trading of forward contracts in currency and futures contracts in a wide range of commodities, including equity markets, interest rates, food and fiber, energy, livestock and metals. ASC 815 requires entities to recognize all derivatives instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the statement of financial position. Investments in forward contracts and commodity futures contracts are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as “unrealized appreciation or depreciation on open forward contracts and futures contracts purchased and futures contracts sold.” Since the derivatives held or sold by the Fund are for speculative trading purposes, the derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments under the provisions of ASC 815. Accordingly, all realized gains and losses, as well as any change in net unrealized gains or losses on open positions from the preceding period, are recognized as part of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

Superfund Capital Management believes futures and forward trading activity expressed as a percentage of net assets is indicative of trading activity. Information concerning the fair value of the Fund’s derivatives held long or sold short, as well as information related to the annual average volume of the Fund’s derivative activity, is as follows:

Superfund Gold, L.P.

The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as of March 31, 2013, is as follows:

 

Type of Instrument

  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Asset Derivatives at
March 31, 2013
     Liability Derivatives at
March 31, 2013
    Net  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts    $ 60,288       $ —        $ 60,288   

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts      —           (23,502     (23,502

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts purchased      839,916         (573,008     266,908   

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts sold      876,219         (178,547     697,672   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

      $ 1,776,423       $ (775,057   $ 1,001,366   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as of December 31, 2012, is as follows:

 

Type of Instrument

  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Asset Derivatives at
December 31, 2012
     Liability Derivatives at
December 31, 2012
    Net  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts    $ 182,189       $ —        $ 182,189   

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts      —           (101,789     (101,789

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts purchased      30,068         (89,610     (59,542

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts sold      155,131         —          155,131   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

      $ 367,388       $ (191,399   $ 175,989   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

Derivatives not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under ASC 815

 

Location of Gain (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in

Income

  Net Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
    Net Change in
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   $ (195,977   $ (43,614

Futures contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     596,401        868,991   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 400,424      $ 825,377   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

Derivatives not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under ASC 815

 

Location of Gain (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in

Income

  Net Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
    Net Change in
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $ 90,112      $ (98,314

Futures contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (1,052,761     1,626,303   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ (962,649   $ 1,527,989   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Superfund Gold, L.P. gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of March 31, 2013:

 

     As of March 31, 2013  
     Long Positions Gross Unrealized     Short Positions Gross Unrealized        
     Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Net Unrealized
Gains on
Open Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ 11         0.0   $ (15,887     (0.1   $ 60,277         0.3      $ (7,615     (0.0 )*    $ 36,786   

Currency

     31,756         0.2        (5,875     (0.1     12,838         0.1        (37,557     (0.2     1,162   

Financial

     342,511         1.7        (18,005     (0.1     —           —          —          —          324,506   

Food & Fiber

     2,716         0.0     (148,828     (0.7     37,274         0.2        (2,235     (0.0 )*      (111,073

Indices

     83,029         0.4        (88,098     (0.4     412         0.0     (18,032     (0.1     (22,689

Metals

     1,084         0.0     (311,323     (1.5     753,631         3.7        —          —          443,392   

Livestock

     —           —          —          —          23,520         0.1        (5,280     (0.0 )*      18,240   

Energy

     378,822         1.8        (881     (0.0 )*      48,545         0.2        (115,444     (0.5     311,042   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 839,929         4.1      $ (588,897     (2.9   $ 936,497         4.6      $ (186,163     (0.8   $ 1,001,366   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

Superfund Gold, L.P. gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of December 31, 2012:

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Long Positions Gross Unrealized     Short Positions Gross Unrealized        
     Gains      % of
Net
Assets
     Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Net Unrealized
Gains  (Losses) on
Open Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ 181,362         0.8       $ (16,748     (0.1   $ 827         0.0   $ (85,041     (0.4   $ 80,400   

Currency

     80,981         0.4         (91,145     (0.4     260,503         1.2        (2,294     (0.0 )*      248,045   

Financial

     172,165         0.8         (15,042     (0.1     1,613         0.0     —          —          158,736   

Food & Fiber

     —           —           —          —          123,461         0.6        (3,116     (0.0 )*      120,345   

Indices

     365,180         1.6         (95,225     (0.4     —           —          (504     (0.0 )*      269,451   

Metals

     88,702         0.4         (658,888     (2.9     226,985         1.0        (448,613     (2.0     (791,814

Energy

     94,444         0.4         (714     (0.0 )*      194,796         0.9        (197,700     (0.9     90,826   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 982,834         4.4       $ (877,762     (3.9   $ 808,185         3.6      $ (737,268     (3.3   $ 175,989   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

Superfund Gold, L.P. average* contract volume by market sector for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
     Average Value
of Long
Positions
     Average Value
of Short
Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

     59         91       $ 386,965       $ 347,311   

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
 

Currency

     444         359   

Financial

     3,820         172   

Food & Fiber

     213         302   

Indices

     1,284         64   

Metals

     986         321   

Livestock

     —           123   

Energy

     415         465   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     7,221         1,897   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Based on quarterly holdings

Superfund Gold, L.P. average* contract volume by market sector for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of  Short

Contracts
     Average Value
of Long
Positions
     Average Value
of Short
Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

     82         60       $ 546,093       $ 476,810   

 

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     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of  Short
Contracts
 

Currency

     836         459   

Financial

     1,513         315   

Food & Fiber

     173         152   

Indices

     680         353   

Metals

     899         103   

Livestock

     33         115   

Energy

     375         150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     4,591         1,707   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Based on quarterly holdings

Superfund Gold, L.P. trading results by market sector:

 

     For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
    Change in  Net
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
    Net Trading
Gains (Losses)
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ (195,977   $ (43,614   $ (239,591

Currency

     158,510        (246,883     (88,373

Financial

     (84,385     165,770        81,385   

Food & Fiber

     (98,712     (231,418     (330,130

Indices

     1,687,973        (292,140     1,395,833   

Metals

     (1,203,185     1,235,206        32,021   

Livestock

     156,610        18,240        174,850   

Energy

     (20,410     220,216        199,806   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net trading gains

   $ 400,424      $ 825,377      $ 1,225,801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
     Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
    Change in  Net
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
    Net Trading
Gains (Losses)
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ 90,112      $ (98,314   $ (8,202

Currency

     (982,670     (125,020     (1,107,690

Financial

     (541,071     58,998        (482,073

Food & Fiber

     (341,050     (186,193     (527,243

Indices

     (201,914     60,696        (141,218

Metals

     (400,291     1,752,357        1,352,066   

Livestock

     (15,695     185,850        170,155   

Energy

     1,429,930        (120,385     1,309,545   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net trading gains (losses)

   $ (962,649   $ 1,527,989      $ 565,340   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. - Series A

The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as of March 31, 2013, is as follows:

 

Type of Instrument

 

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Asset Derivatives at
March 31, 2013
     Liability Derivatives
at March 31, 2013
    Net  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts    $ 37,561       $ —        $ 37,561   

Foreign exchange contracts

  Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts      —           (15,139     (15,139

Futures contracts

  Futures contracts purchased      489,545         (347,195     142,350   

Futures contracts

  Futures contracts sold      524,325         (106,305     418,020   
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

     $ 1,051,431       $ (468,639   $ 582,792   
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as of December 31, 2012, is as follows:

 

Type of Instrument

  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Asset Derivatives at
December 31, 2012
     Liability Derivatives
at December  31, 2012
    Net  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts    $ 111,557       $ —        $ 111,557   

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts      —           (60,610     (60,610

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts purchased      —           (89,610     (89,610

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts sold      85,248         —          85,248   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

      $ 196,805       $ (150,220   $ 46,585   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

Derivatives not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under ASC 815

 

Location of Gain (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in

Income

   Net Realized Gain  (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
    Net Change in
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net realized and unrealized loss on investments    $ (108,743   $ (28,525

Futures contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain on investments      145,664        564,732   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $ 36,921      $ 536,207   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

Derivatives not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under ASC 815

 

Location of Gain (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in

Income

   Net Realized Gain  (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
    Net Change in
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $ 34,720      $ (50,172

Futures contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (605,907     1,065,490   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $ (571,187   $ 1,015,318   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of March 31, 2013:

 

     As of March 31, 2013  
     Long Positions Gross Unrealized     Short Positions Gross Unrealized        
     Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Net Unrealized
Gains on
Open Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ 11         0.0   $ (10,394     (0.1   $ 37,550         0.3      $ (4,745     (0.0 )*    $ 22,422   

Currency

     17,953         0.1        (3,375     (0.0 )*      6,894         0.0     (21,868     (0.1     (396

Financial

     200,187         1.4        (10,724     (0.1     —           —          —          —          189,463   

Food & Fiber

     2,716         0.0     (86,038     (0.6     22,964         0.2        (1,490     (0.0 )*      (61,848

Indices

     48,874         0.4        (50,398     (0.4     —           —          (10,316     (0.1     (11,840

Metals

     675         0.0     (195,781     (1.4     448,737         3.2        —          —          253,631   

Livestock

     —           —          —          —          16,190         0.1        (3,380     (0.0 )*      12,810   

Energy

     219,142         1.5        (881     (0.0 )*      29,541         0.2        (69,252     (0.5     178,550   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 489,558         3.4      $ (357,591     (2.6   $ 561,876         4.0      $ (111,051     (0.7   $ 582,792   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series A gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of December 31, 2012:

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Long Positions Gross Unrealized     Short Positions Gross Unrealized        
     Gains      % of
Net
Assets
     Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Net Unrealized
Gains  (Losses) on
Open Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ 111,070         0.7       $ (9,470     (0.1   $ 487         0.0   $ (51,140     (0.3   $ 50,947   

Currency

     47,906         0.4         (53,895     (0.4     147,619         1.0        (1,338     (0.0 )*      140,292   

Financial

     101,664         0.7         (8,770     (0.1     1,033         0.0     —          —          93,927   

Food & Fiber

     —           —           —          —          71,612         0.5        (1,733     (0.0 )*      69,879   

Indices

     220,513         1.5         (56,336     (0.4     —           —          (277     (0.0 )*      163,900   

Metals

     50,177         0.3         (444,540     (2.9     132,145         0.9        (257,418     (1.7     (519,636

Energy

     54,057         0.4         (386     (0.0 )*      105,825         0.7        (112,220     (0.8     47,276   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 585,387         4.0       $ (573,397     (3.9   $ 458,721         3.1      $ (424,126     (2.8   $ 46,585   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

Series A average* contract volume by market sector for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
     Average Value
of Long
Positions
     Average Value
of Short
Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

     32         49       $ 231,676       $ 203,725   

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
 

Currency

     257         214   

Financial

     2,222         99   

Food & Fiber

     125         177   

Indices

     760         38   

Metals

     590         187   

Livestock

     —           71   

Energy

     254         275   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     4,240         1,110   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Based on quarterly holdings

 

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Series A average* contract volume by market sector for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
     Average Value
of Long
Positions
     Average Value
of Short
Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

     43         30       $ 286,181       $ 257,133   

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
 

Currency

     440         242   

Financial

     799         165   

Food & Fiber

     91         81   

Indices

     360         185   

Metals

     501         55   

Livestock

     17         60   

Energy

     203         79   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     2,454         897   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Based on quarterly holdings

Series A trading results by market sector:

 

     For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Net Realized
Gains  (Losses)
    Change in  Net
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
    Net Trading
Gains  (Losses)
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ (108,743   $ (28,525   $ (137,268

Currency

     86,967        (140,688     (53,721

Financial

     (35,941     95,536        59,595   

Food & Fiber

     (56,711     (131,727     (188,438

Indices

     998,480        (175,740     822,740   

Metals

     (874,680     773,267        (101,413

Livestock

     86,440        12,810        99,250   

Energy

     (58,891     131,274        72,383   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net trading gains

   $ 36,921      $ 536,207      $ 573,128   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
     Net Realized
Gains  (Losses)
    Change in  Net
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
    Net Trading
Gains  (Losses)
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ 34,720      $ (50,172   $ (15,452

Currency

     (514,870     (67,046     (581,916

Financial

     (288,340     31,369        (256,971

Food & Fiber

     (181,687     (100,271     (281,958

Indices

     (105,274     36,231        (69,043

Metals

     (275,661     1,134,426        858,765   

Livestock

     (10,053     99,390        89,337   

Energy

     769,978        (68,609     701,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net trading gains (losses)

   $ (571,187   $ 1,015,318      $ 444,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Superfund Gold, L.P. - Series B

The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as of March 31, 2013, is as follows:

 

Type of Instrument

  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Asset Derivatives at
March 31, 2013
     Liability Derivatives
at March 31, 2013
    Net  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts    $ 22,727       $ —        $ 22,727   

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts      —           (8,363     (8,363

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts purchased      350,371         (225,813     124,558   

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts sold      351,894         (72,242     279,652   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

      $ 724,992       $ (306,418   $ 418,574   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair value of the Fund’s derivatives by instrument type, as well as the location of those instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as of December 31, 2012, is as follows:

 

Type of Instrument

  

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Asset Derivatives
at  December 31, 2012
     Liability Derivatives
at  December 31, 2012
    Net  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts    $ 70,632       $ —        $ 70,632   

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts      —           (41,179     (41,179

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts purchased      30,068         —          30,068   

Futures contracts

   Futures contracts sold      69,883         —          69,883   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

      $ 170,583       $ (41,179   $ 129,404   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

Derivatives not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under ASC 815

 

Location of Gain (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in

Income

  Net Realized Gain  (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
    Net Change in
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   $ (87,234   $ (15,089

Futures contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     450,737        304,259   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 363,503      $ 289,170   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

Derivatives not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under ASC 815

 

Location of Gain (Loss) on

Derivatives Recognized in

Income

   Net Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
    Net Change in
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income
 

Foreign Exchange contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $ 55,392      $ (48,142

Futures contracts

  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (446,854     560,813   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $ (391,462   $ 512,671   
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of March 31, 2013:

 

     As of March 31, 2013  
     Long Positions Gross Unrealized     Short Positions Gross Unrealized        
     Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Net Unrealized
Gains  (Losses) on
Open Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ —           —        $ (5,493     (0.1   $ 22,727         0.3      $ (2,870     (0.0 )*    $ 14,364   

Currency

     13,803         0.2        (2,500     (0.0 )*      5,944         0.1        (15,689     (0.2     1,558   

Financial

     142,324         2.2        (7,281     (0.1     —           —          —          —          135,043   

Food & Fiber

     —           —          (62,790     (1.0     14,310         0.2        (745     (0.0 )*      (49,225

Indices

     34,155         0.5        (37,700     (0.6     412         0.0     (7,716     (0.1     (10,849

Metals

     409         0.0     (115,542     (1.8     304,894         4.7        —          —          189,761   

Livestock

     —           —          —          —          7,330         0.1        (1,900     (0.0 )*      5,430   

Energy

     159,680         2.5        —          —          19,004         0.3        (46,192     (0.7     132,492   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 350,371         5.4      $ (231,306     (3.6   $ 374,621         5.7      $ (75,112     (1.0   $ 418,574   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

Superfund Gold, L.P. – Series B gross and net unrealized gains and losses by long and short positions as of December 31, 2012:

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Long Positions Gross Unrealized     Short Positions Gross Unrealized        
     Gains      % of
Net
Assets
     Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Gains      % of
Net
Assets
    Losses     % of
Net
Assets
    Net Unrealized
Gains  (Losses) on
Open Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ 70,292         1.0       $ (7,278     (0.1   $ 340         0.0   $ (33,901     (0.5   $ 29,453   

Currency

     33,075         0.5         (37,250     (0.5     112,884         1.5        (956     (0.0 )*      107,753   

Financial

     70,501         1.0         (6,272     (0.1     580         0.0     —          —          64,809   

Food & Fiber

     —           —           —          —          51,849         0.7        (1,383     (0.0 )*      50,466   

Indices

     144,667         2.1         (38,889     (0.6     —           —          (227     (0.0 )*      105,551   

Metals

     38,525         0.5         (214,348     (3.0     94,840         1.3        (191,195     (2.7     (272,178

Energy

     40,387         0.6         (328     (0.0 )*      88,971         1.3        (85,480     (1.2     43,550   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 397,447         5.6       $ (304,365     (4.3   $ 349,464         4.8      $ (313,142     (4.4   $ 129,404   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Due to rounding

Series B average* contract volume by market sector for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
     Average Value
of Long
Positions
     Average Value
of Short
Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

     27         42       $ 155,289       $ 143,586   

 

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     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
 

Currency

     187         145   

Financial

     1,598         73   

Food & Fiber

     88         125   

Indices

     524         26   

Metals

     396         134   

Livestock

     —           52   

Energy

     161         190   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     2,981         787   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Based on quarterly holdings

Series B average* contract volume by market sector for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
     Average Value
of Long
Positions
     Average Value
of Short
Positions
 

Foreign Exchange

     39         30       $ 259,912       $ 219,677   

 

     Average Number
of Long
Contracts
     Average
Number of Short
Contracts
 

Currency

     396         217   

Financial

     714         150   

Food & Fiber

     82         71   

Indices

     320         168   

Metals

     398         48   

Livestock

     16         55   

Energy

     172         71   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     2,137         810   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Based on quarterly holdings

Series B trading results by market sector:

 

     For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Net Realized
Gains  (Losses)
    Change in  Net
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
    Net Trading
Gains (Losses)
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ (87,234   $ (15,089   $ (102,323

Currency

     71,543        (106,195     (34,652

Financial

     (48,444     70,234        21,790   

Food & Fiber

     (42,001     (99,691     (141,692

Indices

     689,493        (116,400     573,093   

Metals

     (328,505     461,939        133,434   

Livestock

     70,170        5,430        75,600   

Energy

     38,481        88,942        127,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net trading gains

   $ 363,503      $ 289,170      $ 652,673   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
     Net Realized
Gains  (Losses)
    Change in  Net
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
    Net Trading
Gains  (Losses)
 

Foreign Exchange

   $ 55,392      $ (48,142   $ 7,250   

Currency

     (467,800     (57,974     (525,774

Financial

     (252,731     27,629        (225,102

Food & Fiber

     (159,363     (85,922     (245,285

Indices

     (96,640     24,465        (72,175

Metals

     (124,630     617,931        493,301   

Livestock

     (5,642     86,460        80,818   

Energy

     659,952        (51,776     608,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net trading gains (losses)

   $ (391,462   $ 512,671      $ 121,209   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

5. Due from/to brokers

Due from brokers consists of proceeds from securities sold. Amounts due from brokers may be restricted to the extent that they serve as deposits for securities sold short. Amounts due to brokers, if any, represent margin borrowings that are collateralized by certain securities. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no amounts due to brokers.

In the normal course of business, all of the Fund’s marketable securities transactions, money balances and marketable security positions are transacted with brokers. The Fund is subject to credit risk to the extent any broker with whom it conducts business is unable to fulfill contractual obligations on its behalf. Superfund Capital Management monitors the financial condition of such brokers and does not anticipate any losses from these counterparties.

 

6. Allocation of net profits and losses

In accordance with the Fund’s Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”), net profits and losses of the Fund are allocated to partners according to their respective interests in the Fund as of the beginning of each month.

Subscriptions received in advance, if any, represent cash received prior to the balance sheet date for subscriptions of the subsequent month and do not participate in the earnings of the Fund until the following month.

 

7. Related party transactions

Superfund Capital Management shall be paid a management fee equal to one-twelfth of 2.25% of month-end net assets (2.25% per annum) and operating and ongoing offering expenses equal to one-twelfth of 0.75% of month-end net assets (0.75% per annum) when considered together, not to exceed the amount of actual expenses incurred. Superfund Capital Management will also be paid a monthly performance/incentive fee equal to 25% of the new appreciation without respect to interest income or any changes in net asset due to changes in value of the Fund’s dollar for dollar gold position. Trading losses will be carried forward and no further performance/incentive fee may be paid until the prior losses have been recovered. In addition, a portion of the Fund’s brokerage fees will be paid to clearing brokers for execution and clearing costs, and the balance will be paid to Superfund Capital Management for providing services akin to services provided by an introducing broker. Superfund USA, LLC, an entity related to Superfund Capital Management by common ownership, shall be paid selling commissions equal to 2% of the month-end net asset value per Series A-1 Unit and Series B-1 Unit (one-twelfth of 2% per month). These amounts are included under “Selling commission” in the Statements of Operations. However, the maximum cumulative selling commission per Unit is limited to 10% of the gross offering proceeds of such Unit.

 

8. Financial highlights

Financial highlights for the period January 1 through March 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

     2013  
     Series A-1     Series A-2     Series B-1     Series B-2  

Total Return*

        

Total return before incentive fees

     2.0     2.5     7.3     7.8

Incentive fees

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return after incentive fees

     2.0     2.5     7.3     7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average partners’ capital**

        

Operating expenses before incentive fees

     1.9     1.4     2.3     1.7

Incentive fees

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1.9     1.4     2.3     1.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss**

     (1.9 )%      (1.4 )%      (2.3 )%      (1.7 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

   $ 1,423.03      $ 1,577.45      $ 1,110.58      $ 1.187.13   

Net investment loss

     (26.75     (22.13     (25.90     (20.88

Net gain on investments

     55.54        62.14        106.55        113.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

   $ 1,451.82      $ 1,617.46      $ 1,191.23      $ 1.279.75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other per Unit information:

        

Net increase in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon weighted average Number of Units during period)

   $ 27.70      $ 40.55      $ 84.11      $ 93.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon change in net asset value per Unit)

   $ 28.79      $ 40.01      $ 80.65      $ 92.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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* Total return is calculated for each Series of the Fund taken as a whole. An individual investor’s return may vary from these returns based on the timing of capital transactions.
** Annualized for periods less than a year

Financial highlights for the period January 1 through March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

     2012  
     Series A-1     Series A-2     Series B-1     Series B-2  

Total Return*

        

Total return before incentive fees

     1.0     1.5     (1.7 )%      (1.2 )% 

Incentive fees

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return after incentive fees

     1.0     1.5     (1.7 )%      (1.2 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to average partners’ capital**

        

Operating expenses before incentive fees

     1.7     1.2     1.9     1.4

Incentive fees

     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1.7     1.2     1.9     1.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss**

     (1.7 )%      (1.2 )%      (1.9 )%      (1.4 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

   $ 1,496.15      $ 1,625.63      $ 1,241.61      $ 1,300.90   

Net investment loss

     (27.28     (20.85     (25.03     (19.59

Net gain on investments

     42.61        45.68        3.64        3.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

   $ 1,511.48      $ 1,650.46      $ 1,220.22      $ 1,284.84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other per Unit information:

        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon weighted average number of Units during period)

   $ 13.52      $ 26.27      $ (14.77   $ 3.78   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per Unit (based upon change in net asset value per Unit)

   $ 15.33      $ 24.83      $ (21.39   $ (16.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Total return is calculated for each Series of the Fund taken as a whole. An individual investor’s return may vary from these returns based on the timing of capital transactions.
** Annualized for periods less than a year

 

9. Financial instrument risk

In the normal course of its business, the Fund is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. 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 a future obligation or loss. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures and options whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash flows, to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specific future dates or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or OTC. Exchange-traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain option contracts. OTC contracts are

 

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negotiated between contracting parties and include forwards and certain options. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those related to the underlying financial instruments including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.

For the Fund, gross unrealized gains and losses related to exchange-traded futures were $1,716,138 and $751,558, respectively, and gross unrealized gains and losses related to non-exchange-traded forwards were $60,288 and $23,502, respectively, at March 31, 2013.

For Series A, gross unrealized gains and losses related to exchange-traded futures were $1,013,873 and $453,503, respectively, and gross unrealized gains and losses related to non-exchange-traded forwards were $37,561 and $15,139, respectively, at March 31, 2013.

For Series B, gross unrealized gains and losses related to exchange-traded futures were $702,265 and $298,055, respectively, and gross unrealized gains and losses related to non-exchange-traded forwards were $22,727 and $8,363, respectively, at March 31, 2013.

Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Fund due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk that such contracts may be significantly influenced by conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the futures interest positions at the same time, and Superfund Capital Management was unable to offset such positions, the Fund could experience substantial losses.

Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that an exchange or clearing organization acts as a counterparty to the transactions. The Fund’s risk of loss in the event of counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the statements of assets and liabilities and not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. As the Fund’s assets are held in segregated accounts with futures commission merchants, the Fund has credit risk and concentration risk. The Fund’s futures commission merchants are currently ADM Investor Services, Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc.

Superfund Capital Management monitors and attempts to control the Fund’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit, and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Fund is subject. These monitoring systems allow Superfund Capital Management to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, on-line monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures and forward positions by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions, and collateral positions.

The majority of these instruments mature within one year of March 31, 2013. However, due to the nature of the Fund’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.

 

10. Subscriptions and redemptions

Investors must submit subscriptions at least five business days prior to the applicable month-end closing date and they will be accepted once payments are received and cleared. All subscription funds are required to be promptly transmitted to U.S. Bank National Association, as escrow agent. Subscriptions must be accepted or rejected by Superfund Capital Management within five business days of receipt, and the settlement date for the deposit of subscription funds in escrow must be within five business days of acceptance. No fees or costs will be assessed on any subscription while held in escrow, irrespective of whether the subscription is accepted or the subscription funds are returned.

Limited Partners may request any or all of their investment in such Series be redeemed by such Series at the net asset value of a Unit within such Series as of the end of the month, subject to a minimum redemption of $1,000. A request for less than a full

 

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redemption that would reduce a Limited Partner’s remaining investment to less than $10,000 will be treated as a request for full redemption. Limited Partners must transmit a written request of such redemption to Superfund Capital Management not less than five business days prior to the end of the month (or such shorter period as permitted by Superfund Capital Management) as of which the redemption is to be effective. Redemptions will generally be paid within 20 days after the effective date of the redemption. However, in special circumstances, including, but not limited to, inability to liquidate dealers’ positions as of a redemption date or default or delay in payments due to each Series from clearing brokers, banks or other persons or entities, each Series may in turn delay payment to persons requesting redemption of the proportionate part of the net assets of each Series represented by the sums that are the subject of such default or delay, and Limited Partners will be paid their pro rata portion of the redemption amount not subject to defaults or delays.

 

11. Indemnification

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund, and therefore cannot be established; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

12. Subsequent events

Superfund Capital Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were filed and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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

INTRODUCTION

The Fund commenced the offering of its Units on February 17, 2009. The initial offering terminated on March 31, 2009, and the Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2009. The continuing offering period commenced at the termination of the initial offering period and is ongoing. Subscription and redemption data is presented for both the Fund, as the SEC registrant, and for Series A and Series B, individually. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, subscriptions totaling $416,885 in the Fund have been accepted and redemptions over the same period totaled $2,968,883. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, subscriptions totaling $298,666 in Series A-1, $5,086 in Series A-2, $9,752 in Series B-1, and $103,381 in Series B-2 have been accepted and redemptions over the same period totaled $1,180,444 in Series A-1, $617,541 in Series A-2, $1,139,205 in Series B-1 and $31,693 in Series B-2. The Fund operates as a commodity investment pool, whose purpose is speculative trading in the U.S. and international futures and forward markets. Specifically, the Fund trades a portfolio of more than 120 futures and forward contracts using a fully-automated, proprietary, computerized trading system. The Fund also seeks to maintain an investment in gold approximately equal to the total capital of each Series, as of the beginning of each month. The gold investment is intended to delink each Series’ net asset value, which is determined in U.S. dollars, from the value of the U.S. dollar relative to gold, effectively denominating the Series’ net asset value in terms of gold.

LIQUIDITY

Most U.S. commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in futures contracts prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily price fluctuation limits” or “daily limits.” During a single trading day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. This may affect the Fund’s ability to initiate new positions or close existing ones or may prevent it from having orders executed. Futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Similar occurrences could prevent the Fund from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions and subject the Fund to substantial losses, which could exceed the margin initially committed to such trades. In addition, even if futures prices have not moved the daily limit, the Fund may not be able to execute futures trades at favorable prices if little trading in such contracts is taking place.

Trading in forward contracts introduces a possible further impact on liquidity. Because such contracts are executed “off exchange” between private parties, the time required to offset or “unwind” these positions may be greater than that for regulated instruments. This potential delay could be exacerbated to the extent a counterparty is not a U.S. person.

Other than these limitations on liquidity, which are inherent in the Fund’s futures and forward trading operations, the Fund’s assets are expected to be highly liquid.

 

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CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Fund 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 borrowings. Due to the nature of the Fund’s business, it will make no capital expenditures and will have no capital assets which are not operating capital or assets.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

Series A:

Net results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, were a gain of 2.0% in net asset value for Series A-1 and a gain of 2.5% in net asset value for Series A-2. In this period, Series A experienced a net increase in net assets from operations of $307,441. This increase consisted of total income of $415, trading gains of $573,128, and total expenses of $266,102. Expenses included $85,889 in management fees, $28,633 in operating expenses, $59,849 in selling commissions, $89,422 in brokerage commissions and $2,309 in other expenses. At March 31, 2013, the net asset value per Unit of Series A-1 was $1,451.82, and the net asset value per Unit of Series A-2 was $1,617.46.

Series B:

Net results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, were a gain of 7.3% in net asset value for Series B-1 and a gain of 7.8% in net asset value for Series B-2. In this period, Series B experienced a net increase in net assets from operations of $514,738. This increase consisted of total income of $296, trading gains of $652,673, and total expenses of $138,231. Expenses included $40,570 in management fees, $13,523 in operating expenses, $17,836 in selling commissions, $62,650 in brokerage commissions and $3,652 in other expenses. At March 31, 2013, the net asset value per Unit of Series B-1 was $1,191.23, and the net asset value per Unit of Series B-2 was $1,279.75.

Fund results for 1st Quarter 2013:

In March, the Fund’s trading strategies produced positive returns. United States (“U.S.”) stock indices rose for a third consecutive month with the Standard and Poor 500 (the “S&P 500”) approaching an all-time high, leading to profitable returns for the Fund’s long positions. The Fund’s long positions in European long-term interest rate futures produced significant gains as investors feared the banking crisis in Cyprus could spill over into neighboring economies. Short positions in base metals added to positive returns as markets were pressured by the debt crisis in Europe, slumping Chinese stocks, and the rising U.S. dollar. The Fund also benefited from long natural gas positions as below normal temperatures forecasted for April lifted futures to an 18-month high. Larger than expected U.S. inventories and record projected planting acreage sent Chicago Board of Trade (“CBOT”) corn to limit down conditions on the last day of trading, resulting in losses for the Fund’s long positions across the grain sector. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position had a small positive effect on performance in March.

The Fund produced positive results in February as unmet expectations for global demand sent commodities lower while unsettling election results in Italy and negative growth renewed European debt concerns. Long positions in equity indices yielded losses for the Fund as European political instability and the slow pace of economic activity again raised concerns over regional finances. The Fund’s long bond positions generated solid returns in treasuries as European debt crisis fears were reignited in reaction to inconclusive Italian election results. Long positions in the money market sector generated favorable returns for the Funds as rising interbank borrowing costs prompted European Central Bank (“ECB”) President Mario Draghi to restate the ECB’s readiness to loosen monetary policy, lowering yield expectations. The U.S. dollar strengthened dramatically against a basket of world currencies leading to disappointing results for the Fund’s long positions in counter-currencies. The Fund’s short position in London Metal Exchange (“LME”) aluminum generated healthy returns as anticipated increases in demand had yet to be realized, Chinese production swelled and stockpiles tracked by LME rose for a fifth straight month. After climbing 6% in January, the crude oil complex fell back as the slow pace of recovery across the globe was unable to support a further advance, leading to losses for the Fund’s long positions in the energies sector. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position had a negative impact on performance in February as growing optimism for a U.S. economic recovery led investors to exit safe-haven assets, sending gold lower for a fifth consecutive month.

In January, the Fund produced positive returns to start 2013 with gains across multiple market sectors. The Fund’s strategies performed well in global equities as indices reached multi-year highs on growing investor optimism, producing profits for the Fund’s long positions. The Fund’s long positions in base metals produced favorable results with the rebound in the global economy leading to increased industrial demand. Long allocations across the energies sector also generated healthy returns for the Fund as improving global economic conditions lifted demand prospects while unrest across North Africa and the Middle East injected geopolitical risk premium. Growing global economic stability eroded demand for the safety of government securities in January, leading to negative returns for the Fund’s long positions in the bonds sector. Expectations for the removal

 

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of excess liquidity from the financial system led to losses for the Fund’s long positions in money market futures. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position negatively affected performance in January as positive economic metrics, fading inflation concerns, and prospects for an end to U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) monetary stimulus led to the fourth straight monthly decline for gold.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

Series A:

Net results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, were a gain of 1.0% in net asset value for Series A-1 and a gain of 1.53% in net asset value for Series A-2. In this period, Series A experienced a net increase in net assets from operations of $169,609. This increase consisted of total income of $515, trading gains of $444,131, and total expenses of $275,037. Expenses included $98,982 in management fees, $32,994 in operating expenses, $69,550 in selling commissions, $72,956 in brokerage commissions and $555 in other expenses. At March 31, 2012, the net asset value per Unit of Series A-1 was $1,511.48, and the net asset value per Unit of Series A-2 was $1,650.46.

Series B:

Net results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, were a loss of 1.7% in net asset value for Series B-1 and a loss of 1.24% in net asset value for Series B-2. In this period, Series B experienced a net decrease in net assets from operations of $52,996. This decrease consisted of total income of $443, trading gains of $121,209, and total expenses of $174,648. Expenses included $59,616 in management fees, $19,872 in operating expenses, $29,702 in selling commissions, $63,994 in brokerage commissions and $1,464 in other expenses. At March 31, 2012, the net asset value per Unit of Series B-1 was $1,220.22, and the net asset value per Unit of Series B-2 was $1,284.84.

Fund results for 1st Quarter 2012:

In March, the Fund’s trading strategies produced disappointing returns as rapidly shifting macroeconomic factors led to trendless and choppy market conditions. The U.S. economy sustained momentum, adding another 227,000 jobs for its best six-month streak since May of 2006. Retail sales climbed 1.1%, the most in five months, reflecting consumer confidence despite rising gas prices. In contrast, commodity-driven economies such as Australia felt the effects of reduced base-metal demand, while euro-zone gross domestic product (“GDP”) unexpectedly contracted as the region struggles to contain its debt crisis. Crude oil declined as the impact of Iranian tensions receded when compared to slowing global demand and ample supplies. The Fund’s short-term strategies produced mixed to slightly negative results. The Fund’s allocation to currency markets yielded poor results in March. The U.S. dollar (+0.5%) advanced early as improvements in the U.S. economy and positive investor sentiment drove up equities and sent interest rates modestly higher. Later in the month Chairman Bernanke of the Fed reiterated his commitment to low interest rates, pressuring the U.S. dollar and erasing previous gains. The ECB continued to hold the line on interest rates, keeping its discount rate at 1%. The euro and British pound finished unchanged versus the U.S. dollar after declines of 2%. The Australian dollar (-4.4%) fell on weak GDP, an unexpected rise in unemployment, as well as softening commodity exports. The Fund’s bond exposure experienced losses during a turbulent March as U.S. and European bonds sold off precipitously only to rebound later in the month. Japanese Government Bonds (“JGB”) came under pressure as the Bank of Japan (“BOJ”) resisted calls to increase asset purchases beyond the 30 trillion yen committed at their February meeting. JGB yields rose to 1.056%, the highest since December 2011. The Fund experienced negative results in the global equity markets in March. European stocks fell sharply on euro-zone GDP contraction (-0.3%) before optimistic U.S. data helped lift futures to 8-month highs. Markets quickly reversed on China’s shrinking economy and the possible need for further Greek debt restructuring. The FTSE (-2.1%), Amsterdam EOE Index (-1.2%), and Euro Stoxx (-4.5%) all finished lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (the “Dow Jones”) (+1.2%) and the S&P 500 (+2.5%) rose to four-year highs. Asian shares were mostly lower, pressured by the slowdown in China. China’s H-Shares (-10.9%) sank on weaker-than-expected housing and auto data with stocks in Singapore (-1.1%), Taiwan (-2.5%), and India (-2.3%) also lower. The Nikkei (+1.5%) managed to gain as the BOJ continued to ease in an effort to boost growth and weaken the yen. The Fund’s grains positions experienced moderate losses for the month. Directionless trading led to losses in corn and wheat while trending soybeans benefited long soybean meal positions. The Fund’s exposure to the metals sectors generated moderate losses as precious metals declined on increasingly positive sentiment surrounding the stability of the global economy. The Fund’s allocation to money market futures also produced negative results. Short-rate price movement closely mirrored the volatility seen in longer-term maturities as central banks continued to hold overnight lending rates between 0 and 25 basis points. Although targeted rates are expected to remain near zero for an extended period, the strength of the equity rally precipitated a decline in global short-rate prices, negatively impacting the Fund’s long positions. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position underperformed in March as investors exited the precious metal in exchange for risk. The steady pace of upbeat economic reports in the U.S., including consumer spending and confidence, fed growing optimism over the stability of the world’s largest economy.

 

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In February, the Fund’s trading strategies generated solid returns as geopolitical and economic forces pushed energies and equities decidedly higher. Intensifying tensions with Iran over their nuclear program injected risk premium into oil markets, driving crude prices to multi-month highs. Meanwhile, a wave of hopeful economic data and the long-awaited second Greek bailout lifted stocks. U.S. unemployment fell for a fifth straight month, adding 234,000 jobs while U.S. consumer confidence posted its longest streak of gains since 1997. The Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Nasdaq”) hit 11-year highs and the Dow Jones closed above 13,000 for the first time since 2008. The BOJ revealed plans to inject 10 trillion yen into the Japanese economy in an effort to suppress deflation while the ECB sought to stabilize euro-zone banks and stimulate the economy by issuing €529.5 billion of low interest loans. CBOT corn slid sideways awaiting spring plantings, while soybeans soared on expected crop damage in Brazil. Short-term strategies enhanced overall performance with gains in currencies, stocks, metals, and energies. The Fund’s allocation to the energy sector produced significant returns in February as economic optimism, escalating Iranian tensions, and reduced refinery capacity led to robust returns for long energy positions. Extreme cold in Europe in the midst of heavy refinery maintenance drove IPE gas oil (+6.3%) to a nine-month high. New York heating oil (+6.0%), also used in home heating, was pulled higher on anticipated demand shift to the U.S. Brent crude gained 10.9%, its best month since May of 2009, while NY crude (+8.6%) reached a nine-month high. Despite poor U.S. gasoline demand, RBOB futures extended an impressive rally, gaining 5.4%, aided by permanent, unplanned, and seasonal refinery closures. Promising U.S. employment data and the Greek bailout approval lifted energies universally on hopes of economic growth. The Fund experienced positive results in global equity markets as stocks rose on continued economic improvement. While Europe worked its way towards the second bailout of Greece, equity markets across the continent were higher as fears of an imminent euro-zone collapse subsided. The ECB eased monetary policy significantly in an effort to support markets, stepping away from its traditional mandate of inflation stability. Markets responded with the CAC40 (+4.5%), FTSE (+3.7%) and DAX (+6.0%) all finishing the month higher. Only the Greek index finished lower with a 9.1% loss. Investor optimism drove up markets across Asia with the Nikkei (+10.2%) climbing sharply as the yen fell. Improvements in the outlook for exports also boosted shares in Hong Kong (+6.6%), Korea (+3.5%) and Taiwan (+7.6%). The U.S. markets rose as unemployment fell to 8.3%, jobless claims hit a four-year low, and modest growth was seen in manufacturing and housing. The S&P 500 (+4.3%) is off to its best start in 21 years. The Fund’s allocation to currencies generated moderate losses due to the sharp reversal in the Japanese yen. The U.S. dollar was weaker against most global currencies as the Fed reiterated its highly accommodative stance in spite of improving economic conditions. The BOJ, which has struggled with deflation for more than a decade, announced it would target a 1% annual inflation rate, adding 10 trillion yen to the economy in the process. Traders took the news seriously and sent the yen (-6.2%) to a seven-month low. The euro (+1.9%) strengthened against the U.S. dollar as fears over a Greek debt disaster abated and expectations rose for increased lending activity. The Swiss franc (+1.8%) and British pound (+1.1%) also gained while better-than-expected economic data in Australia drove the AUD/USD rate to a six-month high (1.0795 $/AUD). South American currencies continued to climb with the Mexican peso (+1.4%), Colombian peso (+2.4%), and the Brazilian real (+1.7%) all gaining. The Fund’s bond portfolio produced negative results in February. U.S. bond prices retreated slightly from January highs as positive economic data continued to foster the strongest equity rally in two decades. U.S. unemployment dropped to 8.3%, returning to a level not seen since February 2009. U.S. 10-year notes retreated on the news and ended the month down 0.8%. The ECB implemented phase two of their long term refinancing operation liquidity program on February 27th, injecting €530 billion of short-term liquidity into the region. The 1% loan offering was taken up by 800 euro-zone banks. The monetary infusion is expected to make its way into longer-term maturities as seen by the resulting rally in Bunds and 10-year Swap Notes. The Fund’s strategies underperformed in the metals sector after bullish trends in precious metals radically corrected as Fed Chairman Bernanke quelled hopes for a third round of quantitative easing. Immediately prior to the plunge, gold and silver each hit multi-month highs as investors placed hedges against rising consumer prices and a weakening U.S. dollar. Following Mr. Bernanke’s testimony, gold (-1.7%) and silver (-6.9%) decreased significantly. Fears of reduced euro-zone base metal demand abated as leaders came to agreement on a second aid package for Greece. LME aluminum (+4.0%), assisted by record canceled warrants (orders to withdraw stockpiles), reversed early losses in the broad-based rally. Rising confidence levels on both sides of the Atlantic and falling inventories worked in tandem to elevate Comex (+2.1%) and LME copper (+2.2%). The Fund’s perpetual long gold position suffered late-month losses as testimony from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed optimism over improving macroeconomic data, reducing the likelihood of additional monetary stimulus. Gold and other safe-havens dropped on the news as the U.S. dollar rallied.

In January, the Fund’s strategies produced mixed results as optimism toward a European debt resolution and positive economic growth indicators led investors to add risk. The U.S. dollar declined against major currencies as the “safety trade” unwound, accelerated by the Fed’s stated willingness to purchase additional bonds. Gold benefited from the dollar’s decline, posting a +10% gain, climbing solidly back above its 200-day moving average while base-metals surged on production cutbacks and anticipated Chinese demand. European Union (“EU”) negotiations with Greece, initially promising, weighed on equity markets towards month-end as leaders debated terms of a second rescue package worth 500 billion euro. NYMEX gasoline trended higher throughout the month as supply concerns intensified due to multiple refinery closures while natural gas plummeted to a 10-year low on unseasonably warm winter temperatures and overabundant supply. The Fund’s short-term strategies contributed positively to performance with gains in bonds, stocks, and metals, while the Fund’s perpetual long gold position produced significant gains for the month. The Fund’s allocation to money market futures yielded robust returns as central banks universally maintained accommodative monetary policies. In the U.S., minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee of the Fed revealed the Fed’s commitment to maintain interest rates at or near zero through 2014. The ECB, having cut rates twice

 

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in the last three months, maintained rates at a record low of 1%, citing signs of stabilization. In the United Kingdom, the Bank of England also maintained a record low benchmark of 0.5%. The Fund’s allocation to currency markets yielded negative returns as the U.S. dollar reversed its recent uptrend as global economic concerns began to subside. What had been a flight to safety in the U.S. dollar in late 2011 reversed as investors chose risk exposure and yield over conservation. The euro reached a 17-month low before recovering on perceived EU debt negotiation progress. The Australian dollar sustained its climb on relative economic outperformance, attractive interest rates, and strength in commodity prices. South American currencies, which lost significant ground in 2011, advanced considerably against the U.S. dollar. The Japanese yen rallied sharply late, closing at a three-month high, as investors flocked to the currency given the short-term U.S. interest rate outlook. The Fund’s grain positions experienced moderate losses for the month. Lingering concerns over South American corn and soybean yields drove grains to multi-week highs before surprisingly bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) figures abruptly reversed trends. The highly anticipated January USDA report caused significant declines mid-month on unexpected increases in corn production and inventories, resulting in losses for the Fund’s corn positions. Wheat traded in tandem with corn, pressured by weak exports, ample supply, and favorable winter crop conditions. The Fund’s exposure to the energy sector generated positive returns, led by long gasoline and short natural gas positions. Gasoline ended up (+7.3%) for the month, while an unusually warm winter and continued supply glut pushed natural gas to $2.231/btu, a 10-year low. The Fund experienced losses in NYMEX crude oil amid a directionless trade as prices were range-bound between $98 and $103 per barrel. The Fund’s perpetual long gold position produced sizable gains after the Federal Open Market Committee of the Fed announced that interest rates would remain low through 2014, sparking U.S. dollar worries. The ongoing EU debt crisis also continues to keep the euro weak. The instability associated with these currencies provided strong support for safe-haven assets.

For the first quarter of 2012, the most profitable market group overall was the energy sector while the greatest losses were attributable to positions in the currency sector.

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 a future obligation or loss. The Fund trades in futures and forward 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 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 of the Fund at the same time, and if Superfund Capital Management was unable to offset such positions, the Fund could experience substantial losses. Superfund Capital Management attempts to minimize market risk through real-time monitoring of open positions, diversification of the portfolio and maintenance of a margin-to-equity ratio in all but extreme instances not greater than 50%.

In addition to market risk, in entering into futures and forward contracts, there is a credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to the Fund. 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.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Fund does not engage in off-balance sheet arrangements.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The Fund does not enter into contractual obligations or commercial commitments to make future payments of a type that would be typical for an operating company. The Fund’s sole business is trading futures, currency, forward and certain swap contracts, both long (contracts to buy) and short (contracts to sell). All such contracts are settled by offset, not delivery. Substantially all such contracts are for settlement within four months of the trade date and substantially all such contracts are held by the Fund for less than four months before being offset or rolled over into new contracts with similar maturities. The Financial Statements of the Fund present a Condensed Schedule of Investments setting forth net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of such Series’ open forward contracts as well as the fair value of the futures contracts purchased and sold by each Series at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES - VALUATION OF THE FUND’S POSITIONS

Superfund Capital Management believes that the accounting policies that will be most critical to the Fund’s financial condition and results of operations relate to the valuation of the Fund’s positions. The Fund uses the amortized cost method for valuing U.S. Treasury Bills. Superfund Capital Management believes the cost of securities plus accreted discount, or minus amortized

 

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premium, approximates fair value. The majority of the Fund’s positions will be exchange-traded futures contracts, which will be valued daily at settlement prices published by the exchanges. Any spot and forward foreign currency or swap contracts held by the Fund will also be valued at published daily settlement prices or at dealers’ quotes. Thus, Superfund Capital Management expects that under normal circumstances substantially all of the Fund’s assets will be valued on a daily basis using objective measures.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

ASU 2011-11

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”). ASU 2011-11 requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The new disclosure requirements mandate that entities disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, ASU 2011-11 requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements.

In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the scope of disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The amendments clarify that the scope of guidance issued in December 2011 to enhance disclosures around financial instrument and derivative instruments that are either (a) offset, or (b) subject to a master netting agreement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset, applies to derivatives, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

ASU 2011-04

In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Fund adopted ASU 2011-04 as of January 1, 2012. The adoption of the provisions of ASU 2011-04 has not had a material impact on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not required.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Superfund Capital Management, the Fund’s general partner, with the participation of Superfund Capital Management’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to each Series individually, as well as the Fund as a whole, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, and, based on their evaluation, have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no formal changes in Superfund Capital Management’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Superfund Capital Management’s internal control over financial reporting with respect to each Series individually, as well as the Fund as a whole.

The Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certifications of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer included as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively, are certifying as to each Series individually, as well as the Fund as a whole.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Superfund Capital Management is not aware of any pending legal proceedings to which either the Fund is a party or to which any of its assets are subject. The Fund has no subsidiaries.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Not required.

 

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

(a) There were no sales of unregistered securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

(c) Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement, investors may redeem their Units at the end of each calendar month at the then current month-end net asset value per Unit. The redemption of Units has no impact on the value of Units that remain outstanding, and Units are not reissued once redeemed.

The following tables summarize the redemptions by investors during the three months ended March 31, 2013:

Series A-1:

 

Month

   Units Redeemed      Net Asset Value
per Unit ($)
 

January 31, 2013

     150.375         1,455.10   

February 28, 2013

     413.360         1,397.77   

March 31, 2013

     264.393         1,451.82   
  

 

 

    

Total

     828.128      
  

 

 

    

Series A-2:

 

Month

   Units Redeemed      Net Asset Value
per Unit ($)
 

January 31, 2013

     46.278         1,615.70   

February 28, 2013

     75.185         1,554.63   

March 31, 2013

     263.308         1,617.46   
  

 

 

    

Total

     384.771      
  

 

 

    

Series B-1:

 

Month

   Units Redeemed      Net Asset Value
per Unit ($)
 

January 31, 2013

     178.363         1,152.40   

February 28, 2013

     223.102         1,125.03   

March 31, 2013

     573.069         1,191.23   
  

 

 

    

Total

     974.534      
  

 

 

    

Series B-2:

 

Month

   Units Redeemed      Net Asset Value
per Unit ($)
 

January 31, 2013

     —           1,233.89   

February 28, 2013

     —           1,206.61   

March 31, 2013

     24.764         1,279.75   
  

 

 

    

Total

     24.764      
  

 

 

    

 

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are included herewith:

 

  31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer
  31.2    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer
  32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
  32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
101.INS*    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labe Linkbase Document
101.PRE*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* XBRL information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not subject to liability under those sections, is not part of any registration statement or prospectus to which it relates and is not incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement, prospectus or other document.

 

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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.

 

Date: May 15, 2013

    SUPERFUND GOLD, L.P.
   

(Registrant)

    By: Superfund Capital Management, Inc.
      General Partner
    By:  

/s/ Nigel James

      Nigel James
      President and Principal Executive Officer
    By:  

/s/ Martin Schneider

      Martin Schneider
      Vice President and Principal Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Document

  

Page
Number

 
31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer      E-2   
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer      E-3   
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer      E-4   
32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer      E-5   

 

E-1