N-CSR 1 d456477dncsr.htm THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P. The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22465

 

 

The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

4265 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 800, HOUSTON, TX 77027

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

 

  With a copy to:
John A. Blaisdell   George J. Zornada
The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P.   K & L Gates LLP
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800   State Street Financial Center
Houston, TX 77027   One Lincoln St.
(Name and address of agent for service)   Boston, MA 02111-2950
  (617) 261-3231

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-725-9456

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/12

Date of reporting period: 12/31/12

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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The Endowment Institutional tei Fund, l. p.

Shareholders’ Report

December 31, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P.

  

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

     1   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     7   

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

     8   

Statement of Operations

     9   

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

     10   

Statement of Cash Flows

     11   

Notes to Financial Statements

     12   

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

     20   

The Endowment Master Fund, L.P.

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     45   

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

     46   

Schedule of Investments

     47   

Consolidated Statement of Operations

     56   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

     57   

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

     58   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     59   

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

     82   


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Dear TEF Partners,

The goal of The Endowment Fund (“the Fund”)1 is to generate a high-quality return stream that targets approximately half the historical volatility of equities (8% target standard deviation) with very low correlation to traditional stocks and bonds. By pooling our investors’ capital together in an effort to achieve a size, scale, and portfolio structure similar in design to leading institutional portfolios, the Fund seeks to compound capital as efficiently as possible with a carefully managed volatility target.

 

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Introducing Lee Partridge as Chief Investment Officer

As you may already be aware, Endowment Advisers, L.P. the registered investment adviser to The Endowment Fund, recently named Lee G. Partridge as the Fund’s Chief Investment Officer. Lee has already taken over the day-to-day management of the portfolio with a plan for improving the Fund’s liquidity profile and boosting risk-adjusted returns while maintaining a target portfolio volatility of approximately half that of the US equity market (roughly a 7-8% annualized standard deviation target).

Mr. Partridge has shown an ability to deliver results at the helm of a $9 billion dollar public pension fund as evidenced by his being named 2012 Small Public Fund Manager of the Year by Institutional Investor. His prior experience includes eight years as a key contributor to one of the largest and most respected public pension plans in the U.S, the Teachers Retirement System of Texas (“TRS”), culminating in his role as Deputy CIO. During his time at TRS, Mr. Partridge’s management responsibilities included risk management, quantitative analysis and asset allocation, and oversight of the external manager program, including hedge funds and private equity, energy and real estate.

We believe that Lee’s portfolio management style is ideally suited to the goals of improving the Fund’s performance and its liquidity profile, while also being consistent with the investment objectives and restrictions of the Fund. Lee’s philosophy is to build systematic, balanced risk portfolios that are implemented efficiently, target a specific level of overall volatility, and incur manager fees only for alpha. This mindset leads him to utilize a capital efficient, low-cost approach seeking to “harvest” returns from core asset classes like equities, credit, interest rates (government bonds) and commodities. Lee is a leader in the development and implementation of systematic, lower-cost, liquid replacements for certain traditionally high-fee hedge fund

 

 

1 The Endowment Fund has a variety of feeders, which all feed into a single “master” fund called The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. Each “feeder” fund has different expense ratios, which provide for slightly different returns from one “feeder” fund to the next. Accordingly, unless otherwise specified, the returns outlined herein are those of The Endowment Registered Fund, L.P., which is the largest “feeder” fund in The Endowment Fund complex. Your returns may vary, based on the feeder in which you invest and the timing of your investment. Please consult your capital account statement for the exact returns of your investment.

 

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strategies like trend-followers or “managed futures” that profit from market momentum, as well as other alternative beta strategies. With the support of his investment team, Lee plans to implement some of those strategies directly in order to efficiently “gather” these potentially diversifying return streams. He also intends to focus the Fund’s hedge fund portfolio with larger allocations to fewer funds, primarily within the global macro and relative value style categories, which he believes are the most fertile ground for managers who “hunt” for excess return or alpha.

We believe that the combination of a more efficient, lower-cost portfolio, improved performance and ongoing management and maturation of a seasoned private equity portfolio will, over time, return the Fund to its target mix of private and non-private investments and boost risk-adjusted returns in the process.

Economic Overview – Deleveraging & Policy Risk

Nearly four years after the financial crisis ended in March 2009, the US economy continues to muddle-through its weakest recovery in more than sixty years. Unlike “normal” business cycles, the Federal Reserve has not been able to restore the economy to trend growth even after dropping its policy interest rate to zero and expanding its balance sheet by trillions of dollars through direct asset purchases (often called “quantitative easing” or “QE” for short). In response to unprecedented Fed policy action, economic growth is still running below its long term average, the money supply has only increased at a sluggish pace, and policymakers are more concerned about Japanese-style deflation than inflation.2 So what is going on today that is so different than every other business cycle in recent memory? Why is real GDP growth only running around 2% per year? We believe the answer has to do with what is currently happening in the credit markets, as you can see in the graph below.

 

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Source: Federal Reserve z.1 Report, Statistical Abstract of the United States. January 2013.

Credit typically acts like fuel for economic growth. As we saw in the United States from 1944 to 2009, credit expansion can drive unnaturally strong economic growth as cash flows and additional borrowing boost consumption and investment; while credit deleveraging, which last occurred in the United States from 1929 to 1943, can impose unnaturally weak economic growth as cash flows are diverted to retire debts incurred in previous years.

 

 

2 Koo, Richard, (2012). The World in Balance Sheet Recession: Causes, Cures, and Politics. Real World Economics Review, Issue 58, 19-37.

 

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After the largest credit expansion in history and a truly global financial crisis, the United States economy – along with the rest of the developed world – has just begun a long process of deleveraging, which is already dragging on growth, suppressing interest rates, and distorting the market cycle. We believe understanding this deleveraging environment and its implications for investing is an important task for anyone who chooses to put capital at risk today.

Fortunately, balance sheet deleveraging is not uncommon throughout history.3 Although we have never seen the entire developed world simultaneously deleverage from such high private and public debt loads, there have been 32 relevant deleveraging episodes around the world since 1930 and all of them followed major financial crises. Building on insights from Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute reveals that an economy can deleverage four ways: (1) belt-tightening or austerity, (2) default or restructuring, (3) inflation, and (4) rapid economic growth.4

 

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Austerity: Reduces debt slowly relative to income by increasing savings and reducing spending. This process of slowly paying down debt typically takes many years, if not decades, and leads to below average real GDP growth. Central banks and federal governments typically play a key role in engineering this kind of deleveraging. Policy errors can result in the “default” path, but the right mix of monetary and fiscal policy can produce what many would refer to as “beautiful deleveraging.” Most economies have followed this deleveraging path since 1930, but rarely from such high private and public debt levels across the developed world. (Example: United States from 2009 to 2013)

 

  (2)

Default: Reduces outstanding debts through refusing or rescheduling debt payments. This process can be swift and painful since it often results in collapsing income and money supply. Defaults can lead to disorderly deleveraging and often bring on full-scale depression. The resulting fall in income typically leads to a rise in debt relative to income, meaning that another form of deleveraging must follow. Although the United States avoided this painful path in early 2009, it can still happen in the event of a major policy error. (Example: United States from 1929 to 1932)

 

  (3)

Inflation: Reduces debt to income as high inflation causes nominal incomes to rise faster than nominal debt. High inflation may boost nominal growth, but it typically slows real GDP growth over the same period. Although many investors are worried about inflation today, deleveraging basically “breaks” the credit creation process and most often prevents the self-reinforcing cycle of rising wages, spending, and prices. Throughout history, deleveraging through inflation has typically happened when central banks lose their credibility and a currency collapses. Despite widespread fears about the US Dollar, it is still the “cleanest dirty shirt” of the major reserve currencies. Thus, we believe high inflation or hyperinflation is a low probability outcome until the private sector deleverages enough for the credit creation process to resume. (Example: Spain from 1976 to 1980)

 

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Growth: Reduce debt to income through rapid real income growth. Deleveraging through growth has only happened once after a major financial crisis since 1930, and it happened as the United States was massively mobilizing for World War II. We believe this path is the least likely outcome for today’s deleveraging, although a “game changing” technological innovation could induce rapid growth, in theory. (Example: United States from 1933 to 1939)

Now that credit expansion has given way to deleveraging in the United States (and across most of developed world) many investors are not prepared for an economic environment with potentially sluggish real GDP growth, zero interest rates, and little room for policy mistakes. We believe this deleveraging process has years to run and will likely drag on today’s growth as current cash flows are used to retire debts incurred in the past. So far, the mix of debt reduction and policy intervention has been one of the most “beautiful” on record; but we believe this will continue to be a challenging task for policymakers with potential downside risk to markets as fiscal policy becomes less accommodative and the effects of aging demographics create additional challenges.

 

 

3 The Great Deleveraging, (2012). UBS Financial Services Inc.

4 Roxburgh, Charles, Susan Lund, Tony Wimmer, Eric Amar, Charles Atkins, Ju-Hon Kwek, Richard Dobbs, James Manyika, (2010). Debt and Deleveraging: The Global Credit Bubble and its Economic Consequences.

 

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This long-term economic outlook is why we are focusing our resources at The Endowment Fund to improve the efficiency of the public investments portfolio and balance the Fund’s asset allocation to different economic scenarios. We believe these enhancements put the Fund in a better position to complement our investors’ existing portfolio allocations and deliver the potential risk/return results our investors expect.

Portfolio Update

We have made significant progress toward repositioning the portfolio to improve overall efficiency while simultaneously instituting a more intentional risk management structure for the fund. The efficiency is primarily driven by an emphasis on achieving what we would consider to be a meaningful level of diversification across asset classes and active strategies – consistent with the objectives of an endowment-style portfolio—while attempting to distinguish between market returns and active return streams that are principally driven by manager skill. Our goal is to manage our exposures to various asset classes through lower cost, direct investments while reserving more expensive hedge fund allocations for strategies that are characterized by the skill of the manager or her access to unique asset types that would not be available through lower cost alternatives.

Accordingly, we are in the process of redeeming from a number of hedge funds that we believe combine market returns and manager skill in a less efficient manner. Since December 31, 2012, we have identified redemptions from 16 hedge funds representing $450 million that did not meet our criteria. We will be making new commitments to hedge funds that will serve as a complement to the directly implement portfolio in the near future. Those funds will principally be categorized as either global opportunistic or arbitrage strategies that offer a complement to traditional equity, fixed income and commodity-related asset classes. Cash and cash equivalent levels have increased from $415 million on December 31, 2012 to $942 million on January 31, 2013; however, it is important to note that this increase in cash is being used to back our exposures to asset classes that are being managed through futures and swaps as an important part of our direct investment program. We believe this implementation framework has the advantage of greater liquidity, lower cost and greater precision in managing exposures.

The following table illustrates some of the changes we’ve made with respect to our asset allocation over the past month. The objective of these changes was to balance the risk exposure of the total portfolio across asset classes while simultaneously seeking to achieve an 8% standard deviation of returns across a variety of market environments.

 

     12/31/2012     1/31/2013     Change  

Domestic Equity

     14.55     9.08     (5.47 )% 

Int’l Equity

     8.14     17.01     8.88

Global Opportunistic

     15.03     9.40     (5.63 )% 

Arbitrage Strategies

     9.03     7.63     (1.40 )% 

Real Estate

     6.28     6.18     (0.10 )% 

Energy

     6.58     11.41     4.83

Natural Resources

     7.14     13.49     6.34

Private Equity

     21.15     20.96     (0.19 )% 

Traditional Fixed Income

     10.12     18.49     8.38

Enhanced Fixed Income

     12.45     22.86     10.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     110.48     136.52     26.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Since we began discussing these changes with investors, one of the most frequent questions we’ve received has been: “are we moving away from a traditional fund-of-fund structure?” The answer is a definitive “yes” – as we see traditional fund-of-funds facing the same challenges of high cost structures, unpredictable risk profiles and opaque structures. The second most asked question is: “are we creating our own hedge fund?” The answer here is a definitive “no.” The Endowment Fund has always been positioned as an endowment-style portfolio – broadly diversfied across both public and private assets that had both an actively managed element associated with them but also an active asset allocation component that was determined by the investment team at the fund. That

 

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remains the case today and we recognize that we must continue adapting to an ever changing investment landscape to add value to our investors. For us that simply means targeting diversification, lowering cost and managing risk as effectively as possible as we head into the future.

Private Investments Update & Outlook

As we have discussed in previous letters, a principal difference between university endowments and individual investors is their longer time-horizon in managing money. We believe that taking a multi-year outlook on valuation trends, investment themes, and strategies may potentially add value over time by cutting through the noise involved in shorter-term, often emotional trading. To that end, many of the largest university endowments such as Harvard, Yale, and the University of Texas have strategically built-up large, illiquid, and broadly diversified allocations to private strategies such as buyouts, venture capital, real estate, and energy/natural resources where many managers often have an information advantage due to the opaque nature of private markets and often times the ability to gain some level of direct control over their portfolio companies. In theory, these strategies should provide an illiquidity premium over public markets for patient investors willing to deploy capital at typically lower entry multiples (compared to private markets) and eventually exit at potential higher multiples (through initial public offerings or sales to strategic investors) after some sort of value-creation or turnaround process. The key ingredients are time, manager/management skill, and the prevailing market conditions at entry and exit.

Since inception, the Fund committed $1.51 billion to 108 positions. $1.12 billion of that capital has been called to date (representing roughly 74% of commitments) and is currently held at just over $1.06 billion. The private portfolio is valued relatively near cost at 1.2x initial cost today with the time and potential for that multiple to expand and contribute to the Fund’s overall return. By design, this portfolio is broadly diversified across strategies, geographies, and management companies; but we believe it has also benefited from good commitment timing. The Fund made over 75% of its commitments during, or immediately after, the global recession in 2007-2009, with an average vintage year of 2008 when P/E multiples were generally lower and credit spreads generally higher than in this current environment. Of course, the portfolio’s final multiple – and the extent to which it can contribute to the overall Fund’s performance – depends now on the exit environment, or the prevailing market conditions as our managers exit their underlying investments.

As we have discussed on recent investor calls, the private portfolio is moving into a new phase in its life-cycle where our underlying managers are actively pursuing exit strategies in many of their maturing portfolio companies and properties; and this shift from focusing primarily on value-enhancing activities to exit options is creating a trend where distributions are beginning to exceed capital calls across the portfolio. With favorable funding conditions supported by zero interest rate policies and open-ended quantitative easing commitments by key central banks, more political certainty after the recent US Congressional and Presidential elections, more clarity into tax treatment for companies and investors after the American Taxpayer Relief Act (passed on January 2, 2013 to reduce the impact of a “fiscal cliff”), and strong recent equity performance which typically supports demand for public offerings; based on our research we believe the conditions are favorable for heightened deal activity and the potential for higher exit multiples. Q4 2012 is supporting this notion across the private portfolio, but we are also seeing evidence in major deals covered by the news media.

While risks to domestic and global growth remain, we believe these forces are balanced, for now, by open-ended commitments to accommodative by major central banks. And in our view, the exit environment may remain active throughout 2013. As IPO activity and strategic deals continue to build momentum this may prove supportive of managers seeking exits and could result in additional returns to the Fund as many managers are exiting companies at higher valuations than their previously stated net asset values.

Our private portfolio, which currently accounts for 32% of the overall Fund, contributed more than 200 basis points to the Fund’s headline return in 2012. Recent exits by the underlying managers in the private portfolio include the sale of a French IP network security firm to a strategic buyer in the cyber security industry, the sale of

 

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a Brazilian drugstore chain after a successful initial public offering, and the sale of two midstream natural gas companies with extensive assets in North Dakota’s Bakken shale and Oklahoma’s Woodford shale. In addition to these sale-oriented distributions, the Fund received large interest payments and dividends from several portfolio companies including a US-based satellite engineering firm, a Chinese pharmaceutical company, and a fast-growing IT firm providing outsourced support to Brazilian companies.

Though future performance in the private portfolio largely depends on the exit environment for our managers, we want to keep our investors up-to-date on recent activity. Please speak to your Financial Advisor or call our service desk at 1-800-725-9456 if you have any questions.

The Endowment Fund complex now stands at roughly $3.1 billion in assets under management from 13,823 limited partners.

We thank you for your continued support.

Regards,

Endowment Advisers, LP5

 

 

5 This letter is provided solely for informational purposes and is exclusively intended for use by existing Fund investors and/or pre-qualified prospective Fund investors with whom the Fund or an authorized intermediary acting on behalf of the Fund has a pre-existing substantive relationship. No other distribution or use of this newsletter has been authorized. Neither this letter nor the information contained therein constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities. Any offering or solicitation will be made only to eligible investors and pursuant to the current version of the applicable Private Placement Memorandum and other governing documents, all of which must be read in their entirety.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Partners and Board of Directors

The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P.:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P. (the “Institutional TEI W Fund”) as of December 31, 2012, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended and the statements of changes in partners’ capital and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Institutional TEI W Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P. as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended and the changes in its partners’ capital and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

March 1, 2013

 

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THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

December 31, 2012

 

Assets

  

Investment in the Offshore Institutional W Fund, at fair value

   $ 22,653,719   

Receivable from the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     1,229,890   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     23,883,609   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

  

Withdrawals payable

     1,229,890   

Payable to Adviser

     25,355   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     17,781   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,273,026   
  

 

 

 

Partners’ capital

     22,610,583   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 23,883,609   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statement of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

Net investment loss allocated from the Offshore Institutional W Fund:

  

Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of $490)

   $ 124,123   

Interest income

     22,296   

Dividend income from affiliated investments

     32,695   

Interest income from affiliated investments

     9,531   

Expenses

     (486,977
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss allocated from the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     (298,332
  

 

 

 

Expenses of the Institutional TEI W Fund:

  

Amortization of offering costs

     30,528   

Printing fees

     20,199   

Professional fees

     20,990   

Regulatory filing fees

     20,019   

Other expenses

     559   

Recoupment of prior period expenses reduced by the Adviser

     25,355   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses of the Institutional TEI W Fund

     117,650   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss of the Institutional TEI W Fund

     (415,982
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments allocated from the Offshore Institutional W Fund:

  

Net realized gain from investments

     2,032,664   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

     (1,163,684
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments allocated from the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     868,980   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

   $ 452,998   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

Years Ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012

 

Partners’ capital at January 1, 2011

   $ —     

Contributions

     27,932,062   

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (255,016

Net realized gain from investments

     850,080   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

     (2,163,070
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

     (1,568,006
  

 

 

 

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2011

     26,364,056   
  

 

 

 

Contributions

     5,530,816   

Withdrawals

     (9,767,287

Early repurchase fees

     30,000   

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (415,982

Net realized gain from investments

     2,032,664   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

     (1,163,684
  

 

 

 

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

     452,998   
  

 

 

 

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2012

   $ 22,610,583   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

  

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

   $ 452,998   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

  

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments allocated from the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     (868,980

Net investment loss allocated from the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     298,332   

Contributions to the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     (5,586,171

Redemptions from the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     9,834,611   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

  

Receivable from the Adviser

     25,355   

Receivable from the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     (1,229,890

Advanced contributions to the Offshore Institutional W Fund

     50,000   

Prepaids and other assets

     30,528   

Payable to Adviser

     25,355   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (5,557
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     3,026,581   
  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

  

Contributions

     5,480,816   

Withdrawals

     (8,537,397

Early repurchase fees

     30,000   
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (3,026,581
  

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     —     

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     —     
  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ —     
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

(1) ORGANIZATION

The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P. (the “Institutional TEI W Fund”), a Delaware limited partnership registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), commenced operations on January 1, 2011, as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Institutional TEI W Fund was created to serve as a feeder fund for The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, Ltd. (the “Offshore Institutional W Fund”), which in turn is a feeder fund for The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”). For convenience, reference to the Institutional TEI W Fund may include the Offshore Institutional W Fund and the Master Fund, as the context requires.

The Institutional TEI W Fund’s investment objective is to preserve capital and to generate consistent long-term appreciation and returns across a market cycle (which is estimated to be five to seven years). The Institutional TEI W Fund pursues its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the Offshore Institutional W Fund, which in turn invests substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund, which has the same investment objectives as the Offshore Institutional W Fund and the Institutional TEI W Fund. The Master Fund invests its assets in a variety of investment vehicles including but not limited to limited partnerships, limited liability companies, offshore corporations and other foreign investment vehicles (collectively, the “Investment Funds”), registered investment companies (including exchange-traded funds) and direct investments in marketable securities and derivative instruments. The Master Fund’s consolidated financial statements, Schedule of Investments and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included elsewhere in this report, should be read in conjunction with this report. The Offshore Institutional W Fund serves solely as an intermediary for the Institutional TEI W Fund’s investment in the Master Fund. The percentage of the Master Fund’s partnership interests indirectly owned by the Institutional TEI W Fund on December 31, 2012, was 0.74%.

The Endowment Fund GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, serves as the general partner of the Institutional TEI W Fund (the “General Partner”). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner has irrevocably delegated to a board of directors (the “Board” and each member a “Director”) its rights and powers to monitor and oversee the business affairs of the Institutional TEI W Fund, including the complete and exclusive authority to oversee and establish policies regarding the management, conduct, and operation of the Institutional TEI W Fund’s business. A majority of the members of the Board are independent of the General Partner and its management. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any of its rights, powers and authority to, among others, the officers of the Institutional TEI W Fund, the Adviser, or any committee of the Board.

The Board is authorized to engage an investment adviser and it has selected Endowment Advisers, L.P. (the “Adviser”), to manage the Institutional TEI W Fund’s portfolio and operations, pursuant to an investment management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”). The Adviser is a Delaware limited partnership that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for the establishment of an investment committee, which is responsible for developing, implementing, and supervising the Institutional TEI W Fund’s investment program subject to the ultimate supervision of the Board. In addition to investment advisory services, the Adviser also functions as the servicing agent of the Institutional TEI W Fund (the “Servicing Agent”) and as such provides or procures investor services and administrative assistance for the Institutional TEI W Fund. The Adviser can delegate all or a portion of its duties as Servicing Agent to other parties, who would in turn act as sub-servicing agents.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

Under the Institutional TEI W Fund’s organizational documents, the Institutional TEI W Fund’s officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Institutional TEI W Fund. In the normal course of business, the Institutional TEI W Fund enters into contracts with service providers, which also provide for indemnifications by the Institutional TEI W Fund. The Institutional TEI W Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve any future potential claims that may be made against the Institutional TEI W Fund. However, based on experience, the General Partner expects that risk of loss to be remote.

(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

The accounting and reporting policies of the Institutional TEI W Fund conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

(b) CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Institutional TEI W Fund considers all unpledged temporary cash investments with a maturity date at the time of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

(c) INVESTMENT SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The Institutional TEI W Fund records monthly, its pro-rata share of income, expenses, changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and realized gains and losses derived from the Offshore Institutional W Fund.

The Institutional TEI W Fund records security transactions on a trade-date basis.

Investments that are held by the Institutional TEI W Fund are marked to fair value at the date of the financial statements, and the corresponding change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation is included in the Statement of Operations.

(d) VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS

The valuation of the Institutional TEI W Fund’s investments is determined as of the close of business at the end of each reporting period, generally monthly. The valuation of the Institutional TEI W Fund’s investments is calculated by Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., the Institutional TEI W Fund’s independent administrator (the “Independent Administrator”).

The Board has formed a valuation committee (the “Board Valuation Committee”) that is responsible for overseeing the Institutional TEI W Fund’s valuation policies, making recommendations to the Board on valuation-related matters, and overseeing implementation by the Adviser of such valuation policies.

The Board has also authorized the Adviser to establish a valuation committee of the Adviser (the “Adviser Valuation Committee”). The function of the Adviser Valuation Committee, subject to the oversight of the Board Valuation Committee and the Board, is generally to review valuation methodologies, valuation determinations, and any information provided to the Adviser Valuation Committee by the Adviser or Independent Administrator.

 

13


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

The Institutional TEI W Fund invests substantially all of its assets in the Offshore Institutional W Fund, which in turn invests substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund. Investments in the Master Fund are recorded at fair value based on the Institutional TEI W Fund’s proportional share of the Master Fund’s partners’ capital, through the Offshore Institutional W Fund. Valuation of the investments held by the Master Fund is discussed in the Master Fund’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.

(e) INVESTMENT INCOME

For investments in securities, dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of withholding taxes. Interest income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

(f) FUND EXPENSES

Unless otherwise voluntarily or contractually assumed by the Adviser or another party, the Institutional TEI W Fund bears all expenses incurred in its business, directly or indirectly through its investment in the Master Fund (through the Offshore Institutional W Fund), including but not limited to, the following: all costs and expenses related to investment transactions and positions for the Institutional TEI W Fund’s account; legal fees; accounting, auditing and tax preparation fees; recordkeeping and custodial fees; costs of computing the Institutional TEI W Fund’s net asset value; fees for data and software providers; research expenses; costs of insurance; registration expenses; offering costs; expenses of meetings of the partners; directors fees; all costs with respect to communications to partners; offshore withholding taxes; and other types of expenses as may be approved from time to time by the Board. Offering costs are amortized over a twelve-month period or less from the date they are incurred.

(g) INCOME TAXES

The Institutional TEI W Fund is organized and operates as a limited partnership and is not subject to income taxes as a separate entity. Such taxes are the responsibility of the individual partners. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the Institutional TEI W Fund’s financial statements. Investments in foreign securities may result in foreign taxes being withheld by the issuer of such securities.

For the current open tax year and for all major jurisdictions, management of the Institutional TEI W Fund has evaluated the tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Institutional TEI W Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions will “more-likely-than-not” be sustained by the Institutional TEI W Fund upon challenge by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold and that would result in a tax benefit or expense to the Institutional TEI W Fund would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Institutional TEI W Fund did not recognize any amounts for unrecognized tax benefit/expense. A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefit/expense is not provided herein, as the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/expense are zero, with no interim additions, reductions or settlements. Tax positions taken in tax years which remain open under the statute of limitations (generally three years for federal income tax purposes) are subject to examination by tax authorities.

(h) USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of

 

14


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences may be significant.

(i) ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES

The Institutional TEI W Fund’s organizational expenses (the “Organizational Expenses”) were initially borne by the Adviser or an affiliate thereof and for capital account allocation purposes assumed to be reimbursed, over not more than a 60 month period of time, notwithstanding that such Organizational Expenses were expensed in accordance with U.S. GAAP for Institutional TEI W Fund financial reporting purposes upon commencement of operations.

(3) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Institutional TEI W Fund records its investment in the Offshore Institutional W Fund, which in turn invests substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund, at fair value. Investments of the Master Fund are recorded at fair value as more fully discussed in the Master Fund’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.

(4) PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

(a) ISSUANCE OF INTERESTS

Upon receipt from an eligible investor of an initial or additional application for interests (the “Interests”), which will generally be accepted as of the first day of each month, the Institutional TEI W Fund will issue new Interests. The Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any state. The Institutional TEI W Fund issues Interests only in private placement transactions in accordance with Regulation D or other applicable exemptions under the Securities Act. No public market exists for the Interests, and none is expected to develop. The Institutional TEI W Fund is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of its partners. The Interests are subject to substantial restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Institutional TEI W Fund’s limited partnership agreement. The Institutional TEI W Fund reserves the right to reject any applications for Interests.

(b) ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

For each fiscal period, generally monthly, net profits or net losses of the Institutional TEI W Fund, including allocations from the Master Fund (through the Offshore Institutional W Fund), are allocated among and credited to or debited against the capital accounts of all partners as of the last day of each fiscal period in accordance with the partners’ respective capital account ownership percentage for the fiscal period. Net profits or net losses are measured as the net change in the value of the partners’ capital of the Institutional TEI W Fund, including any net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation from investments and income, net of expenses, and realized gains or losses during a fiscal period. Net profits or losses are allocated after giving effect for any initial or additional applications for Interests, which generally occur at the beginning of the month, or any repurchases of Interests.

 

15


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(c) REPURCHASE OF INTERESTS

A partner will not be eligible to have the Institutional TEI W Fund repurchase all or any portion of an Interest at the partner’s discretion at any time. The Adviser, which also serves as the investment adviser of the Master Fund and Offshore Institutional W Fund, expects that it will recommend to the Board that the Institutional TEI W Fund offer to repurchase such Interests each calendar quarter, pursuant to written tenders by partners. However, in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Adviser recommended and the Board determined that the Institutional TEI W Fund would make a 5% distribution to partners. As a result, each of the Institutional TEI W Fund’s partners received a 5% distribution of their capital account balance as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.

The Board retains the sole discretion to accept or reject the recommendation of the Adviser and to determine the amount of Interests, if any, that will be purchased in any tender offer that it does approve. Since the Institutional TEI W Fund’s assets are invested in the Master Fund (through the Offshore Institutional W Fund), the ability of the Institutional TEI W Fund to have its Interests in the Master Fund be repurchased would be subject to the Master Fund’s and the Offshore Institutional W Fund’s repurchase policies. The Master Fund’s and Offshore Institutional W Fund’s repurchase policies are substantially similar to the Institutional TEI W Fund’s repurchase policy as any tender offer by the Master Fund (through the Offshore Institutional W Fund) is subject to the sole discretion of the Board. In addition, the Institutional TEI W Fund may determine not to conduct a repurchase offer each time the Master Fund and Offshore Institutional W Fund conduct a repurchase offer. In the event Interests are repurchased, there will be a substantial period of time between the date as of which partners must tender their Interests for repurchase and the date they can expect to receive payment for their Interests from the Institutional TEI W Fund. The Adviser recommended and the Board approved a tender offer for the Institutional TEI W Fund for the first quarter of 2013.

(5) INVESTMENTS IN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

As of December 31, 2012, all of the investments made by the Institutional TEI W Fund were in the Master Fund (through the Offshore Institutional W Fund).

(6) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

In the normal course of business, the Investment Funds in which the Institutional TEI W Fund may invest either directly or through the Offshore Institutional W Fund and Master Fund may trade various derivative securities and other financial instruments, and enter into various investment activities with off-balance sheet risk both as an investor and as a principal. The Institutional TEI W Fund’s risk of loss in these Investment Funds is limited to the Institutional TEI W Fund’s pro rata share of the value of its investment in, or commitment to, such Investment Funds as held directly or through the Offshore Institutional W Fund and Master Fund. In addition, the Master Fund may invest directly in derivative securities or other financial instruments to gain greater or lesser exposure to a particular asset class.

(7) ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

In consideration for administrative, accounting, and recordkeeping services, the Master Fund pays the Independent Administrator a monthly administration fee based on the month-end partners’ capital of the Master Fund. The Independent Administrator also provides the Institutional TEI W Fund, the Offshore Institutional W Fund and the Master Fund with legal, compliance, transfer agency, and other investor related services at an additional cost.

 

16


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

The fees for Institutional TEI W Fund administration are paid out of the Master Fund’s assets, which decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the partners in the Institutional TEI W Fund.

(8) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(a) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE

In consideration of the advisory and other services provided by the Adviser to the Master Fund and the Institutional TEI W Fund, the Master Fund pays the Adviser an investment management fee (the “Investment Management Fee”) equal to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the Master Fund’s partners’ capital calculated based on the Master Fund’s partners’ capital at the end of each month, payable quarterly in arrears. So long as the Institutional TEI W Fund invests all of its investable assets in the Offshore Institutional W Fund, which in turn invests all of its investable assets in the Master Fund, the Institutional TEI W Fund will not pay the Adviser directly any Investment Management Fee; however, should the Institutional TEI W Fund not have all of its investments in the Offshore Institutional W Fund, it may be charged the 1.00% Investment Management Fee directly. The Institutional TEI W Fund’s partners bear an indirect portion of the Investment Management Fee paid by the Master Fund. The Investment Management Fee decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the Master Fund and indirectly the Institutional TEI W Fund as the fees reduce the capital accounts of the Master Fund’s partners.

(b) EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

The Adviser contractually agreed to limit total annualized expenses of the Institutional TEI W Fund through December 31, 2011 through an expense limitation agreement (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”), including the expenses allocated from the Master Fund (through the Offshore Institutional W Fund) (exclusive of borrowing, investment-related costs and offshore withholding tax expense), to an annualized rate of 1.75%, of partners’ capital. The contractual waiver was calculated based upon amortization of the Institutional TEI W Fund’s organization expenses over a 60-month period of time to calculate the ratio of net expenses to average partners’ capital of 1.75% for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Adviser is permitted to recover in later periods expenses it has borne to the extent that the Institutional TEI W Fund’s expenses fall below the 1.75% rate. The Institutional TEI W Fund, however, is not obligated to pay any such amount beyond three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the Adviser reimbursed such expense. Any such recovery by the Adviser cannot cause the Institutional TEI W Fund to exceed the annual limitation expense rate that was in effect at the time of such waiver or reimbursement. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Adviser recouped $25,355 for expenses reimbursed in 2011. There were no remaining previously reimbursed expenses subject to recoupment as of December 31, 2012. The Expense Limitation Agreement has not been renewed.

(c) PLACEMENT AGENTS

The Institutional TEI W Fund may engage one or more placement agents (each, a “Placement Agent”) to solicit investments in the Institutional TEI W Fund. Salient Capital, L.P., an affiliate of the Adviser, is a broker-dealer who has been engaged by the Institutional TEI W Fund to serve as a Placement Agent. A Placement Agent may engage one or more sub-placement agents. The Adviser or its affiliates may pay a fee out of their own resources to Placement Agents and sub-placement agents.

 

17


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(9) FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
     Year ended
December 31,
2011 1
 

Net investment loss to average partners’ capital2

     (1.51)%         (1.58)%   

Gross expenses to average partners’ capital2

     2.19%         2.35%   

Net expenses to average partners capital2

     2.19%         2.19% 3 

Portfolio turnover4

     20.88%         26.72%   

Total return5,6,7

     1.93%         (6.23)%   

Partners’ capital, end of year (000s)

     $22,611          $26,364    

An investor’s return (and operating ratios) may vary from those reflected based on the timing of capital transactions.

 

1

The Institutional TEI W Fund commenced operations on January 1, 2011.

2

Ratios are calculated by dividing the indicated amount by average partners’ capital measured at the end of each month during the period. Ratios include allocations of net investment loss and expenses from the Offshore Institutional W Fund and Master Fund.

3

Ratio includes expenses reimbursed by the Adviser. Had the Organizational Expenses not been included as an expense at Inception and were instead amortized over 60 months as they are being handled for capital allocation purposes, the ratio of net expenses to average partners’ capital would have been 1.75% for the year ended December 31, 2011. (see Note 2)

4

The Institutional TEI W Fund is invested exclusively in the Offshore Institutional W Fund, which in turn is invested solely in the Master Fund, therefore this ratio reflects the portfolio turnover of the Master Fund, which is for the period indicated.

5

Calculated as geometrically linked monthly returns for each month in the period.

6

Calculated including benefit of early repurchase fees in each applicable period. Had these early repurchase fees not been included as income for the purposes of the total return calculation, the total return for 2012 would have been 1.80%.

7

The reported total return amount for the year ended December 31, 2011, is negatively impacted by the write off of the Institutional TEI W and the Offshore Institutional W Funds’ Organizational Expenses, which occurred at Inception of the Institutional TEI W and Offshore Institutional W Funds’ operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Had these costs not been included as an expense at Inception for the purposes of the total return calculation and were instead amortized over 60 months as they are being handled for capital allocation purposes, the total return would have been (3.99)% for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

18


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(10) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Institutional TEI W Fund accepts initial or additional applications for Interests generally as of the first day of the month.

Based on the partners’ capital of the Institutional TEI W Fund, the Adviser recommended to the Board that a tender offer in an amount of up to $1.2 million be made for the quarter ending March 31, 2013 to those partners who elect to tender their Interests prior to the expiration of the tender offer period. The Board approved such recommendation and partners in the Institutional TEI W Fund were notified of a tender offer notice with a February 21, 2013 expiration date (“Expiration Date”). In response to the number of partners electing to tender their Interests as of the Expiration Date, which amounted to approximately $1.1 billion of The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. , the Adviser, in its discretion, will pro-rate the amount elected to be tendered in accordance with the Institutional TEI W Fund’s repurchase procedures. The final amount that is accepted by the Master Fund, and subsequently the Institutional TEI W Fund, will appear in the next report to partners.

Management of the Institutional TEI W Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements as of December 31, 2012.

 

19


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Directors and Officers

The Institutional TEI W Fund’s operations are managed under the direction and oversight of the Board. Each Director serves for an indefinite term or until he or she reaches mandatory retirement, if any, as established by the Board. The Board appoints the officers of the Institutional TEI W Fund who are responsible for the Institutional TEI W Fund’s day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.

Compensation for Directors

The Institutional TEI W Fund, the Master Fund, The Endowment Registered Fund, L.P., The Endowment TEI Fund, L.P., and The Endowment Institutional Fund, L.P., together pay each of the Directors who is not an “interested person” of the Adviser, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”) an annual retainer of $38,000, paid quarterly, an annual Board meeting fee of $15,000, a fee of $1,250 per informal Board meeting, a fee of $1,250 per telephonic Board meeting, an annual fee of $4,000 for membership on each committee, an annual fee of $5,000 for the audit committee chairman and $2,500 for each other committee chair, each of which is paid quarterly, and an annual fee of $7,500, paid quarterly, to the Lead Independent Director There are currently six Independent Directors. In the interest of retaining Independent Directors of the highest quality, the Board intends to periodically review such compensation and may modify it as the Board deems appropriate. In addition, the Funds reimburse each Independent Director for travel and other expenses incurred in connection with attendance at such meetings. The Directors do not receive pension or retirement benefits from the Funds. Other officers (apart from the CCO) and Directors of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds.

Interested Directors

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the TEI Fund
  Length of
Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

John A. Blaisdell1

 

Age: 52

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director,
Co-
Principal
Executive
Officer
  Since
2004
  Member, Investment Committee of the Adviser, since 2002; Managing Director of Salient, since 2002   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) since 2010;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient MF
Trust (investment
company) (two
funds) since 2012;
Salient MLP &
Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011

 

20


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the TEI Fund
  Length of
Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

Andrew B. Linbeck1

 

Age: 48

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

  Director,
Co-
Principal
Executive
Officer
  Since
2004
  Member, Investment Committee of the Adviser, since 2002; Managing Director of Salient, since 2002   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) 2010-2012;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient
MLP & Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011

A. Haag Sherman1

 

Age: 47

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since
2004
  Member, Investment Committee of the Adviser, 2002-2011; Managing Director of Salient, 2002-2011   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) 2010-2012;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient
MLP & Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011; Plains
Capital
Corporation, since
2009; Blue
Dolphin Energy
Company, since
January 2012

 

1

This person’s status as an “interested” director arises from his affiliation with Salient Partners, L.P., which itself is an affiliate of the Institutional TEI Fund, the Master Fund, The Endowment Registered Fund, L.P., The Endowment Institutional Fund, L.P., The Endowment TEI Fund, L.P. and the Adviser.

 

21


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Independent Directors

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the TEI Fund
  Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held  by
Director

Karin B. Bonding, CFA

 

Age: 73

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since
2010
  Lecturer, University of Virginia, since 1996; President of Capital Markets Institute, Inc. (fee-only financial planner and investment advisor) since 1996.   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) since 2010;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient MF
Trust (investment
company) (two
funds) since 2012;
Salient MLP &
Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011; Brandes
Investment Trust
(investment
companies) (four
funds) 2006-2012;
Credit Suisse
Alternative
Capital Funds
(investment
companies) (six
funds) 2005-2010

 

22


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the TEI Fund
  Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held  by
Director

Jonathan P. Carroll

 

Age: 51

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since

2004

  President of Lazarus Financial LLC (holding company) since 2006; private investor for the past six years   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) since 2010;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient MF
Trust (investment
company) (two
funds) since 2012;
Salient MLP &
Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011

 

23


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the TEI Fund
  Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held  by
Director

Dr. Bernard Harris

 

Age: 56

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since

2009

 

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Vesalius Ventures, Inc. (venture investing), since 2002; President of The Space Agency, since 1999; President of The Harris Foundation (non-profit), since 1998; clinical scientist,

flight surgeon and astronaut for NASA, 1986 to 1996

  5   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (three funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (two funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (investment company) since 2011; AG Technologies, since 2009; ZOO SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business”, since 2009; Greater Houston Community Foundation, 2004-2009; Monebo Technologies Inc., since 2009; The National Math and Science Initiative, and Space Agency, since 2008; Sterling Bancshares, Inc., since 2007; Communities in Schools, since 2007; American Telemedicine Association, since 2007; RMD Networks, Inc., since 2006; BioHouston, since 2006; U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., since 2005; Houston Technology Center, since 2004; Houston Angel Network, since 2004; The Harris Foundation, Inc., since 1998

 

24


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the TEI Fund
  Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held  by
Director

Richard C. Johnson

 

Age: 75

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since

2004

  Senior Counsel (retired) for Baker Botts LLP (law firm) since 2002; Managing Partner, Baker Botts, 1998 to 2002; practiced law at Baker Botts, 1966 to 2002 (1972 to 2002 as a partner)   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) since 2010;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient MF
Trust (investment
company) (two
funds) since 2012;
Salient MLP &
Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011

 

25


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the TEI Fund
  Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held  by
Director

G. Edward Powell

 

Age: 76

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since

2004

 

Principal of Mills & Stowell (private equity) since 2002; Principal of Innovation Growth Partners (consulting), since 2002; Consultant to emerging and middle market businesses, 1994-2002; Managing Partner, PriceWaterhouse &

Co. (Houston Office, 1982 to 1994)

  5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) since 2010;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient MF
Trust (investment
company) (two
funds) since 2012;
Salient MLP &
Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011; Therapy
Track, LLC, since
2009; Global
Water
Technologies,
Inc.; Datavox
Holdings, Inc.;
Energy Services
International, Inc.,
since 2004

 

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Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the TEI Fund
  Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held  by
Director

Scott E. Schwinger

 

Age: 47

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since

2004

  President, The McNair Group (management), since 2006; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Houston Texans (professional football team), 1999   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) since 2010;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient MF
Trust (investment
company) (two
funds) since 2012;
Salient MLP &
Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011; The Make-
A-Wish
Foundation, since
2008; YES Prep
Public Schools,
since 2001

 

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Officers of the Fund Who Are Not Directors

 

Name, Address and Age    Position(s) Held with the TEI Fund    Principal Occupation(s) During the
Past 5 Years

Paul Bachtold

 

Age: 39

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

   Chief Compliance Officer (since 2010)    Chief Compliance Officer, Salient (since 2010); Consultant, Chicago Investment Group (compliance consulting), 2009-2010; US Compliance Manager, Barclays Global Investors, 2005-2008

John E. Price

 

Age: 45

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

   Treasurer; Principal Financial Officer (since 2004)    Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Adviser, since 2003; Partner, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Salient, since 2003

Adam L. Thomas

 

Age: 38

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

   Secretary (since 2004)    Director of Adviser, since 2004; Partner and Director, Salient, since 2002

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

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Allocation of Investments

The following chart indicates the allocation of investments among the asset classes in the Master Fund as of December 31, 2012.

 

Asset Class1

   Fair Value      %  

Arbitrage Strategies

   $ 252,478,113         8.39   

Domestic Equity

     272,669,568         9.06   

Energy

     211,286,118         7.02   

Enhanced Fixed Income

     371,960,323         12.36   

Global Opportunistic

     432,841,343         14.38   

International Equity

     208,627,695         6.93   

Natural Resources

     52,489,158         1.74   

Private Equity

     684,514,504         22.72   

Real Estate

     204,407,782         6.79   

Call Options Purchased

     11,992,072         0.40   

Money Market Funds

     307,280,491         10.21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,010,547,167         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1

The complete list of investments is included in the Schedule of Investments of the Master Fund, which is included elsewhere in this report.

Form N-Q Filings

The Institutional TEI W Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Institutional TEI W Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov. The Institutional TEI W Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission Public Reference Room in Washington, DC and information regarding operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting Policies

A description of the policies and procedures that the Institutional TEI W Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Institutional TEI W Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

Additional Information

The Institutional TEI W Fund’s private placement memorandum (the “PPM”) includes additional information about Directors of the Institutional TEI W Fund. The PPM is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-725-9456.

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

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Privacy Policy

The Institutional TEI W Fund recognizes the importance of securing personal financial information. It is our policy to safeguard any personal and financial information that may be entrusted to us. The following is a description of the Institutional TEI W Fund’s policy regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information.

We collect nonpublic personal information as follows:

We collect information about our investors, including, but not limited to, the investor’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, social security number and date of birth. We collect that information from subscription agreements, other forms of correspondence that we receive from investors, from personal conversations and from affiliated entities as permitted by law.

We receive information about investor transactions with us, including, but not limited to, account number, account balance, investment amounts, withdrawal amounts and other financial information.

We are permitted by law to disclose nonpublic information we collect, as described above, to the Institutional TEI W Fund’s service providers, including the Institutional TEI W Fund’s investment adviser, sub-advisers, servicing agent, independent administrator, custodian, legal counsel, accountant and auditor. We do not disclose any nonpublic information about our current or former investors to nonaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. We restrict access to investor nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to investors. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard investors’ nonpublic personal information.

If an investor’s investment relationship with the Institutional TEI W Fund involves a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of such investor’s financial intermediary would govern how any nonpublic personal information would be shared by them with nonaffiliated third parties.

Additional Information Regarding the Funds

The following represents certain additional important information about the Funds. For complete information regarding the Funds, please review a Fund’s private placement memorandum (the “PPM”).

The Institutional TEI W Fund invests substantially all of its investable assets into The Endowment Master Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Master Fund”), which allocates the proceeds among a number of investment managers (“Investment Managers”), generally through investments in a wide range of investment vehicles (“Investment Funds”) managed by the Investment Managers, and in certain direct investments (“Direct Investments”).

Investment Objective

The Funds’ investment objective is to preserve capital and to generate consistent long-term appreciation and returns across a market cycle (which is estimated to be five to seven years). To achieve their objective, the Funds provide the Partners with access to Asset Classes, Investment Managers and overall asset allocation services typically available on a collective basis to larger institutions. The Funds generally pursue their investment

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

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objective by allocating assets to the Investment Funds, including private partnerships, limited liability companies, registered investment companies (including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)) and other investment vehicles, which are managed by a group of Investment Managers identified by the Adviser to have investments that are allocated broadly across markets, Asset Classes and risk profiles. In addition, the Funds may, through the Master Fund, make Direct Investments in certain Asset Classes. The Adviser may utilize such investments, rather than investing through Investment Funds, where it believes it can potentially increase the total return to investors in a lower cost manner than a traditional Investment Fund fee structure.

The term “private partnerships,” as used throughout this Memorandum, refers to limited partnerships, limited liability companies or other funds and investment vehicles that are private and issue interests to investors that meet certain suitability standards. In general, these interests are not freely tradable and/or have substantial transfer restrictions and no active trading market, but may have certain rights as to redemption.

The Asset Classes in which the Investment Managers may invest include, but are not limited to:

 

   

Domestic Equity;

 

   

International Equity;

 

   

Global/Opportunistic;

 

   

Private Equity;

 

   

Traditional Fixed Income;

 

   

Enhanced Fixed Income;

 

   

Arbitrage;

 

   

Natural Resources;

 

   

Real Estate;

 

   

Energy.

The Investment Committee has developed a pool of potential Investment Funds to consider for investment. The Investment Committee identifies Investment Funds based on quantitative, qualitative or other due diligence criteria. Once a pool of potential Investment Funds has been identified, the Investment Committee determines an allocation for the Funds’ assets across the pool, in such proportions of the Funds’ assets as the Adviser may from time to time determine (“Asset Allocation Ranges”). This due diligence effort is then revisited from time to time for the life of the Funds.

For certain Direct Investments other than through investment in Investment Funds, the Master Fund may use derivatives (including futures, forwards and swaps). Derivatives are used in certain Asset Classes to replicate certain strategies traditionally employed by Investment Funds, for example, by employing a rules-based methodology within an Asset Class. The Master Fund may access these investment strategies through a variety of means, which include use of such instruments as total returns swaps (for example, in cases where banks have created rules-based indices that replicate certain investment strategies, or certain Investment Fund returns or strategies), or directly trading certain strategies using forwards and/or futures, including commodities futures. The Adviser may utilize such investments, rather than investing through Investment Funds, where it believes it

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

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December 31, 2012

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can potentially increase the total return to investors in a lower cost manner than a traditional Investment Fund fee structure. The Master Fund also may use investment in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in place of certain Investment Funds or as complements to certain strategies.

The Adviser supplements its use of Investment Managers and Investment Funds by making Direct Investments in one or more of the Asset Classes described above. Direct Investments are used to:

 

   

Gain passive, low-cost exposure to an Asset Class;

 

   

Hedge existing exposure to an Asset Class or Strategy;

 

   

Replace an active strategy typically employed by an Investment Manager in an Investment Fund, where the Adviser believes that it can potentially increase the total return to investors in a lower-cost manner than a traditional Investment Fund fee structure.

In making Direct Investments within the Master Fund, the Adviser may utilize securities and other cash instruments as well as derivatives (including swaps and futures). Specifically, the derivatives used may include but are not limited to long and short futures contracts on a variety of underlying exposures within one or more of the Asset Classes described above; credit default swaps on a variety of credit indexes to either gain or hedge exposure to these indexes; total return swaps with banks in order to gain access to a particular (typically rules-based) strategy; or total return swaps with banks in order to gain exposure to a specific index or Investment Fund.

When used for hedging purposes, there can be no assurance that any such hedging techniques will be successful or that the hedging employed by the Adviser will not have the negative effect of lowering overall returns, or creating losses, in the portfolio with respect to the applicable position. When used in place of Investment Funds, there can be no assurance that the strategy will out-perform a specific Investment Fund or class of Investment Funds, even though the Fund or Funds may have higher management fees, performance fees and/or operating expenses.

Most derivatives have embedded or implicit leverage, and their use, even when designed to hedge an existing exposure, may have the result of increasing the risk level of the Fund.

The Master Fund currently invests directly in futures, forwards, swaps and ETFs.

Allocation Among Asset Classes. The Asset Allocation Ranges apply as of the time of investment and are as follows:

 

Asset Class(1)(2)

   Range  

Domestic Equity

     7%-30

International Equity

     7%-30

Global/Opportunistic

     5%-20

Arbitrage

     7%-30

Traditional Fixed Income

     3%-20

Enhanced Fixed Income

     7%-25

Private Equity(3)

     5%-20

Real Estate

     5%-20

Energy

     5%-20

Natural Resources

     0%-15

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

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(1)

The Funds’ Direct Investments are included in the Asset Allocation Ranges set forth above. Where futures or other derivative instruments are used to add or decrease exposure to any of the Asset Classes, the full notional value or exposure of the Direct Investments will be used to calculate the Funds’ exposures for purposes of the above Asset Allocation Ranges. Where futures or other derivative instruments are used to implement certain investment strategies (e.g. managed futures, currency carry or other strategies) within an Asset Class the futures allocation will be evaluated for purposes of the above Asset Allocation Ranges based on the amount that would have been invested into an equivalent Investment Fund without respect to the notional value of the futures or derivatives.

(2)

Cash and cash equivalents are excluded from the calculation of Asset Class allocations. The Funds may hold (potentially significant) cash balances to support various futures or other derivative positions and for general liquidity management.

(3)

The Funds’ investments in private equity may be more readily subject to variations outside the Asset Allocation Range based on, for example, how rapidly such an investment draws down capital. The Adviser has no control over such actions and there can be no assurance the threshold will be met. For example, if the Funds commit capital that is, in the Adviser’s view, sufficient to result in an allocation within the Allocation Range, but one or more private equity funds do not make expected capital calls, the Funds’ allocation may fall below the intended 5% threshold. Conversely, if one or more private equity funds make capital calls and/or redemptions more rapidly than the Adviser anticipated, the Funds’ allocation could exceed the intended range.

Investment Managers may have exposure to more than one Asset Class or may have characteristics of more than one Asset Class. Accordingly, there is a wide degree of discretion in how a particular Investment Fund is categorized. Decisions on how to most appropriately characterize an Investment Fund shall be made by the Adviser, and such decisions shall be final.

Adviser’s Right to Alter Asset Allocation Ranges. Subject to the LP Agreement, the Adviser may, in its discretion and upon approval of the Board, change or modify the Asset Allocation Ranges from time to time.

Significant Discretion in Categorization in Various Asset Classes. The Adviser may have the Master Fund invest in other Asset Classes or Investment Funds or Direct Investments that span more than one Asset Class or purchase securities or make investments that are not described in this section. In doing so, the Adviser attempts to categorize such Investment Funds or Direct Investments in the Asset Class that most closely resembles the Asset Class or investment style employed by the Investment Fund or the Adviser in the case of Direct Investments. However, such Investment Funds or Direct Investments may not closely resemble such Asset Class or may have return tendencies or strategies or lock-ups or other investment terms that might dictate inclusion within another Asset Class. While the Adviser attempts to categorize all Investment Funds and Direct Investments consistent with the foregoing definitions, certain Investment Funds or Direct Investments may fit into more than one category or may not closely resemble any of the foregoing categories. Accordingly, the Adviser has a wide degree of discretion in categorizing Investment Funds or Direct Investments within Asset Classes. If the Adviser makes the wrong decision, certain Asset Classes may be under or overweighted relative to the ranges set forth above.

There can be no assurance that the Funds’ investment objective will be achieved or that their portfolio design and risk monitoring strategies will be successful.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Portfolio Construction; Limitations on Liquidity

Certain Asset Classes and/or Investment Funds that have the potential of providing investors with attractive risk-adjusted returns over time have limitations on liquidity (e.g., private equity, private energy, private real estate and certain other Investment Funds with limitations on the ability of an investor to withdraw capital, such as long lock-up periods). Accordingly, the Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests may have limitations on withdrawals, such as quarterly withdrawals with notice provisions or even more limited withdrawal rights or none at all (such as in the case of self-liquidating funds, where the investor typically only receives liquidity as the fund liquidates underlying investments).

The Funds’ portfolio is not subject to any minimum liquidity requirement imposed by regulation. The Adviser, however, uses three categories of assets in managing the Master Fund’s liquidity. The Funds’ policy is that the Master Fund, as of any calendar quarter-end, may not have (i) less than 10% of its capital invested in cash and securities with T+3 liquidity, which are included within Category One Assets (hereafter defined), or (ii) more than 25% of its capital invested in Category Three Assets (hereafter defined), with all remaining capital invested in Category One Assets or Category Two Assets (hereafter defined). “T+3” refers to investments for which payment is received within three business days of the trade date.

“Category One Assets” are defined as cash, money market funds, and exchange-traded investments and securities, including but not limited to equities, bonds, notes, mutual funds, ETFs, options (including OTC), and derivatives. Category One Assets also include Investment Funds that have at least quarterly withdrawal rights and not more than a one-year lock-up remaining. Investment Funds with investor-level gates, fund-level gates, redemption fees and/or penalties, sidepockets and/or special purpose vehicles housing less liquid investments may be included in this category.

“Category Two Assets” are defined as Investment Funds that allow for periodic withdrawals at the time of investment but do not meet the qualifications for Category One Assets due to frequency of redemptions allowed or extended lock-up periods remaining. Category Two Assets also may have investor-level gates, fund-level gates, redemption fees and/or penalties, sidepockets and/or special purpose vehicles housing less liquid investments. Sidepockets and/or special purpose vehicles (and any similar interests or investments, including certain types of distributions in-kind) remaining upon redemption from an Investment Fund categorized as Category One Assets or Category Two Assets (collectively, “Residual Interests”) shall also each be conclusively deemed to be a Category Two Asset unless the Adviser reasonably concludes that the majority of such Residual Interest will not become liquid within three years, in which case the Adviser will categorize such Residual Interest as Category Three Assets.

“Category Three Assets” are defined as Investment Funds that are self-liquidating (e.g. private equity funds), or that otherwise fail to meet the definitions of Category One Assets or Category Two Assets. Category Three Assets include Investment Funds that only make distributions as the underlying portfolio’s assets or investments are liquidated (i.e., the investor in such Investment Funds does not have the right to request withdrawals on any specified periodic basis). Category Three Assets may include, without limitation, private equity funds, real estate funds, or natural resources or energy funds that only make distributions when an investment is monetized or generates cash flow through distributions, dividends, etc. This category will be calculated as the lesser of: (a) the amount of called and invested capital or (b) the fair value of the interests in such Investment Funds on the financial statements of the Master Fund.

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Any standard and customary audit hold-backs which remain after redeeming from an Investment Fund included in Category One Assets or Category Two Assets will be classified as Category One Assets. Any other holdings which remain (e.g., “sidepockets” and/or other Residual Interests) will be classified as Category Two Assets if the Adviser reasonably concludes that the majority of such holdings will become liquid within three years; otherwise, such holdings will be classified as Category Three Assets.

In measuring compliance with these liquidity requirements, the Master Fund will make its calculation on a gross asset basis (i.e., Master Fund total assets in the applicable Category (One, Two or Three) divided by the sum of the total Master Fund assets in Category One, Two and Three). If at the end of any calendar quarter the Master Fund is not in compliance with the above, the Master Fund will endeavor to bring its portfolio back into compliance with these requirements, taking into consideration the best interests of all investors, and during such time will not commit any additional capital to Category Three Assets. During such time, the Master Fund may fund existing capital commitments to Investment Funds comprising Category Three Assets.

Investment in each particular tranche of an Investment Fund, depending upon such Investment Fund’s structure, may be treated separately for purposes of the above categories. In general, Investment Funds may be initially categorized as Category Two Assets or Category Three Assets and through the passage of time or changed circumstances may meet the definition of Category One Assets or Category Two Assets, respectively. Likewise, an Investment Fund may have been initially categorized as Category One Assets or Category Two Assets that through the passage of time or changed circumstances may meet the definition of Category Two Assets or Category Three Assets. The Board in the future may approve changes to the liquidity categories without the vote of the Partners, subject to ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Partners of such change.

Current Illiquidity: The Master Fund’s portfolio currently is above the desired weighting in Category Three Assets. The Master Fund is currently funding existing capital commitments to Investment Funds comprising Category Three Assets, but is not currently committing additional capital to Category Three Assets. The Adviser may resume making additional commitments in the future. See “Repurchases of Interests” and “General Risks—Closed-end Fund; Limited Liquidity.”

THE DEFINITIONS OF CATEGORY ONE ASSETS, CATEGORY TWO ASSETS AND CATEGORY THREE ASSETS ARE USED BY THE ADVISER TO STRUCTURE THE MASTER FUND’S PORTFOLIO IN A MANNER THAT THE ADVISER REASONABLY BELIEVES WILL ENABLE IT (AND CONSEQUENTLY THE FUNDS) TO MAKE PERIODIC REPURCHASE OFFERS FOR INTERESTS. HOWEVER, SUCH DEFINITIONS SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED BY PARTNERS OR PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS TO MEAN THAT THE FUNDS PROVIDE INVESTORS WITH LIQUIDITY. THE INTERESTS WILL NOT BE LISTED ON ANY SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT A SECONDARY MARKET FOR THE INTERESTS WILL DEVELOP. THE INTERESTS ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE FUND’S LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE FUNDS MAY OFFER TO REPURCHASE INTERESTS FROM TIME TO TIME, INTERESTS WILL NOT BE REDEEMABLE AT A PARTNER’S OPTION NOR WILL THEY BE EXCHANGEABLE FOR INTERESTS OR SHARES OF ANY OTHER FUND. AS A RESULT, AN INVESTOR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELL OR OTHERWISE LIQUIDATE HIS OR HER INTEREST. THE INTERESTS ARE APPROPRIATE ONLY FOR THOSE INVESTORS WHO DO NOT REQUIRE A LIQUID INVESTMENT AND WHO ARE AWARE OF THE RISKS INVOLVED IN

 

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THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

INVESTING IN THE FUNDS. TO THE EXTENT THAT AN INVESTOR REQUIRES THAT A PORTION OF ITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO PROVIDE LIQUIDITY, SUCH PORTION SHOULD NOT BE INVESTED IN THE FUNDS. SEE “SPECIAL RISKS OF THE FUND OF FUNDS STRUCTURE—INVESTMENT FUNDS’ SECURITIES ARE GENERALLY ILLIQUID.”

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2012 THE ADVISER AND THE FUND’S BOARD DETERMINED NOT TO CONDUCT A REPURCHASE. THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FUND’S LIQUIDITY PROFILE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CONDUCT A QUARTERLY TENDER OFFER. THE BOARD AUTHORIZED A TENDER OFFER FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013.

A PARTNER OR POTENTIAL INVESTOR MAY REQUEST THE FUNDS’ MOST RECENT PORTFOLIO LIQUIDITY SCHEDULE BY CONTACTING THE FUNDS AT 1-800-725-9456. THE FUND PROVIDES PARTNERS WITH SUCH REPORTING PERIODICALLY, WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION ON CURRENT HOLDINGS OF CATEGORY THREE ASSETS SUCH AS PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS, REAL ESTATE FUNDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES OR ENERGY FUNDS, AND MAY INCLUDE METRICS RELATED TO SUCH HOLDINGS WITHIN THE PORTFOLIO. TO REQUEST THE MOST RECENT SUCH REPORT WITHIN THE LIQUIDITY SCHEDULE, PLEASE CONTACT THE FUND AT 1-800-725-9456.

Some Investment Funds are lengthening the lock-up periods during which an investor must hold an investment in such Investment Fund. If this trend continues, the Adviser may be forced to either modify its current liquidity guidelines or forego investing in Investment Funds that are attractive but have longer lock-up periods. To the extent that the Adviser modifies its liquidity guidelines, the Master Fund (and, consequently, the TEI Fund and Registered Fund) may not be able to make tender offers consistent with historical practices.

Risk Factors

Although the Master Fund’s investment program is designed to generate consistent returns over a long time or investment horizon while attempting to minimize risk, the Master Fund’s investment program does entail certain risks to which the Funds are subject through their investment in the Master Fund. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Funds or the Master Fund or those of the Investments Funds in which the Funds invest will be achieved or that their investment programs will be successful. Because the Funds invest substantially all of their investable assets in the Master Fund (in the case of the TEI Fund, via the Offshore Fund), the risks associated with an investment in the Funds are substantially the same as the risks associated with an investment in the Master Fund. An investment in the Funds involves certain risks and special considerations. Listed below are summaries of several of such risks and considerations.

 

   

Investment Funds may be illiquid. The Master Fund may invest in Category Three Assets (as defined above), in an amount up to 25% of the Master Fund’s gross assets as of any calendar quarter end. In addition, although at least 10% of Category One Assets (as defined above) may be liquid, up to 65% of the Master Fund’s gross assets not invested in Category Three Assets also may be illiquid. If a significant number of Partners sought to have their Interests repurchased at the same time, the illiquidity that results from the Master Fund’s investment in such long-term investments, which ordinarily cannot be liquidated without significant discount, if at all, may prevent the Master Fund from repurchasing more than a specified amount of Interests. Due to the potentially high level of investment in Category Three Assets and Category Two Assets (as

 

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defined above) and its impact on the Funds’ ability to meet repurchase requests, the Funds charge a 2% early repurchase fee (“Early Repurchase Fee”) with respect to any repurchase of an Interest (or portion thereof) from a Partner at any time prior to the business day immediately preceding the one-year anniversary of the Partner’s purchase of the Interest (or portion thereof). Each Fund is currently waiving the Early Repurchase Fee.

 

   

The Master Fund may make withdrawals from most Investment Funds only at certain specified times, which may affect the ability of a Partner to make withdrawals from the Funds. As stated above, it is intended that up to 25% of the Master Fund’s gross assets (as of the end of each calendar quarter) may be allocated to Category Three Assets (as defined above). In addition, an amount up to 65% of the Master Fund’s gross assets (as of any calendar quarter end) may also be illiquid. To the extent that the Funds ever were to repurchase significant amounts of Interests, the illiquidity of the remaining portfolio would increase based on the inability ordinarily to liquidate Category Two and Category Three Assets, a factor that the Board would consider when determining the amount of Interests to repurchase. The Board, subject to notice to Partners, may approve future changes to the definitions of liquidity without a vote of Partners.

 

   

Interests are not listed for trading on any national securities exchange, are subject to substantial restrictions on transfer, and have limited liquidity. Although the Adviser may recommend to the Board that the Funds offer to repurchase Interests on a quarterly basis, the Board retains the discretion to approve such requests and, therefore, there is no requirement that the Funds repurchase Interests. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a Partner who requests the repurchase of its Interest (or a portion thereof) will have such Interest repurchased. The Funds did not offer to repurchase Interests in the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

   

The performance of the Funds depends upon the ability of the Adviser to select investments and Investment Managers and Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests, and on the success of the Investment Managers in managing the assets of the Investment Funds.

 

   

Pursuant to Board approval, to the extent the Master Fund purchases non-voting interests of, or contractually foregoes the right to vote its interests in, an Investment Fund, it will not be able to vote on matters that require the approval of the investors of the Investment Fund, including matters that could adversely affect the Master Fund’s investment in such Investment Fund.

 

   

The Master Fund has prescribed Asset Allocation Ranges in which the Adviser allocates the assets of the Master Fund. However, within these Asset Allocation Ranges, the Adviser has the discretion to underweight or overweight allocations to Asset Classes from a risk/reward perspective. There is no assurance that its decisions in this regard will be successful, or that the Master Fund will have the ability to change these allocations when the Adviser determines it is advisable to do so. This could have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Adviser to implement the Master Fund’s and the Funds’ investment objective.

 

   

Certain Investment Funds as well as the Master Fund itself may use investment strategies and techniques that involve greater risks than the strategies typically used by open-end registered investment companies (i.e., mutual funds). Although Investment Funds invest in equity and debt securities, certain of them along with the Master Fund itself also may invest in and trade equity-related instruments, debt-related instruments, currencies, financial futures, swap agreements, and other types of instruments. In addition, the Investment Funds and the Master Fund itself may sell

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

securities short and use a wide range of other investment techniques, including leverage and derivative instruments used for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. The use of such instruments and techniques may be an integral part of an Investment Fund’s or the Master Fund’s investment strategy, and may increase the risk to which the Funds’ portfolios are subject.

 

   

The Adviser, on behalf of the Master Fund, and Investment Managers on behalf of Investment Funds, may consider it appropriate, subject to applicable regulations, to utilize forward and futures contracts, options, swaps, other derivative instruments, short sales, margin and other forms of leverage in their investment programs. Such investment techniques can substantially increase the adverse impact of investment risks to which the Funds’ investment portfolio may be subject.

 

   

Certain of the Investment Funds may invest in private securities for which there is no readily available market and that are generally illiquid. In addition, certain of these investments carry a high degree of risk.

 

   

The Investment Funds may invest a substantial portion of their assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers and the governments of non-U.S. countries. These investments involve special risks not usually associated with investing in securities of U.S. companies or the U.S. government, including, but not limited to, political and economic considerations, such as greater risks of expropriation and nationalization, confiscatory taxation, the potential difficulty of repatriating funds, general social, political and economic instability and adverse diplomatic developments.

 

   

In making certain Direct Investments, the Adviser may rely on quantitative models (both proprietary models developed by the Adviser, and those supplied by third party vendors) and information and data supplied by third party vendors (“Models and Data”). Models and Data are used to construct sets of transactions and investments and to provide risk management insights. When Models and Data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon expose the Fund to potential risks. The success of relying on such models may depend on the accuracy and reliability of historical data supplied by third party vendors. All models rely on correct market data inputs. If incorrect market data is entered into even a well-founded model, the resulting information will be incorrect. However, even if market data is input correctly, “model prices” will often differ substantially from market prices, especially for securities with complex characteristics, such as derivative securities.

 

   

Certain of the Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests may have limited or no operating histories.

 

   

Legal, tax and regulatory changes may occur which may materially adversely affect the Funds. Additionally, there are certain tax risks associated with an investment in the Funds, including without limitation with respect to tax positions taken by and tax estimates made by the Funds and the Investment Funds held by the Master Fund, as well as the potential for legislative or regulatory change that could impact the Funds. There can be no assurance that positions taken or estimates made by the Funds or the Investment Funds will be accepted by tax authorities.

 

   

The Master Fund directly, as well as certain Investment Funds, may purchase and sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts. The Adviser has claimed an exemption from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Funds pursuant to Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”), and therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA. However, recently

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

adopted amendments to Rule 4.5 alter the criteria required for the Adviser to rely on the exemption from registration as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Funds. Certain aspects of the amended rule are yet to be determined, and such determination may dictate the appropriate course of action for the Funds with respect to their Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) compliance obligations. Such regulatory aspects, when determined, may increase costs for the Funds.

 

   

The Master Fund and Investment Funds may use direct leverage by means of borrowing, or gain economic (indirect) leverage by means of certain investments. With respect to borrowing, the Master Fund, but not Investment Funds, is currently limited as a fundamental policy to 25% of the Master Fund’s NAV, after taking into consideration the investment of the proceeds from the loan. The Master Fund may borrow to meet capital calls in Investment Funds, to pay operating expenses, to repurchase Interests (while awaiting proceeds from redemptions in underlying Investment Funds) and for certain other purposes including investment operations. Each Fund may borrow to the extent permitted by its fundamental policy on borrowing. In addition, certain Investment Funds may utilize leverage by borrowing in their investment programs. In addition, although not borrowing, use by the Master Fund and/or Investment Funds of futures contracts, forward contracts, swaps and certain other instruments will have the economic effect of financial leverage. Whether leverage takes the direct form of loans for borrowed money, or an indirect form through trading on margin or other forms of indirect borrowings, or derivative instruments, including, among others, forward contracts, futures contracts, options, swaps and reverse repurchase agreements, and other instruments and transactions that are inherently leveraged, Borrowing and making such investment has significant risk. Financial leverage magnifies exposure to the swings in prices of an asset class underlying an Instrument and results in increased volatility, which means the Fund will have the potential for greater gains, as well as the potential for greater losses, than if the Master Fund and/or Investment Funds do not borrow or use Instruments that have a leveraging effect. There is no assurance that the Master Fund’s or Investment Funds’ use of borrowing or of Instruments providing enhanced exposure will enable achieving investment objectives. The utilization of leverage, either directly or through instruments that inherently contain economic leverage, will increase the volatility of the Master Fund’s investments because leveraging tends to magnify, sometimes significantly, the effect of any increase or decrease in the exposure to an asset class and may cause volatility. In addition, buying and selling securities on margin and use of derivative instruments further increasing the volatility of the Master Fund’s investments. The use of direct or economic leverage by the Master Fund or the Investment Funds can substantially increase the adverse impact of risks to which an investment in the Funds may be subject. Trading securities on margin results in interest charges and, depending on the amount of trading activity, such charges could be substantial. The level of interest rates generally, and the rates at which the Master Fund and the Investment Funds can borrow in particular, can affect the operating results of the Funds. The low margin deposits normally required in futures and forward trading permit a high degree of leverage; accordingly, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract can result in immediate and substantial losses to the investor. Such a high degree of leverage necessarily entails a high degree of risk.

In the case of direct borrowing, the rights of any lenders to the Funds, the Master Fund or the Investment Funds to receive payments of interest or repayments of principal will be senior to those of the Partners or the investors in the Master Fund or such Investment Funds, respectively,

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

and the terms of any borrowings may contain provisions that limit certain activities of the Funds, the Master Fund or the Investment Funds, including the ability to make distributions or to repurchase Interests.

 

   

Investment Funds and the Master Fund may enter into futures contracts. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by the Master Fund and the price of the futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (d) the Adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; and (f) if the Master Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the Master Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

 

   

Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or sectors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

 

   

The Funds may accept additional subscriptions for Interests, and any such subscriptions will dilute the indirect interest of existing Partners in the Funds’ investment portfolio, which could have an adverse impact on the existing Partners’ Interests.

 

   

Investment Managers charge the Master Fund asset-based fees, and most are also entitled to receive performance-based fees or allocations. Such fees and performance-based compensation are in addition to the fees charged to the Master Fund and the Funds by the Adviser. Moreover, an investor in a Fund bears a proportionate share of the expenses of the Master Fund, the Fund, in the case of the TEI Fund, the Offshore Fund and, indirectly, similar expenses of the Investment Funds. Investors could avoid the additional level of fees and expenses at the Master Fund and Fund level by investing directly with the Investment Funds, although access to many Investment Funds may be limited or unavailable.

 

   

Performance-based allocations may create incentives for Investment Managers to make risky investments, and may be payable by the Master Fund to an Investment Manager based on an Investment Fund’s positive returns even if the Master Fund’s overall returns are negative.

 

   

Investment Funds generally are not registered as investment companies under the Investment Company Act and, therefore, the Master Fund as an investor in Investment Funds does not have the benefit of the protections afforded by the Investment Company Act. Investment Managers may not be registered as investment advisers under the Advisers Act, in which case the Master Fund as an investor in Investment Funds managed by such Investment Managers will not have the benefit of certain of the protections afforded by the Advisers Act.

 

   

The valuation of the Master Fund’s investments in Investment Funds is ordinarily calculated by Citi Fund Services, Inc., the Funds’ independent administrator (the “Independent Administrator”) in consultation with the Adviser. The Board has formed a valuation committee (the “Board

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

Valuation Committee”) that is responsible for overseeing the Master Fund’s valuation policies, making recommendations to the Board on valuation-related matters, and overseeing implementation by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee (as defined below) of the Master Fund’s valuation policies that the Board of the Master Fund has approved for purposes of determining the value of securities held by the Master Fund, including the fair value of the Master Fund’s investments in Investment Funds. The Board has also authorized the establishment of a valuation committee of the Adviser (the “Adviser’s Valuation Committee”). The Adviser’s Valuation Committee’s function, subject to the oversight of the Board Valuation Committee and the Board, is generally to review the Investment Funds’ valuation methodologies, valuation determinations, and any information provided to the Adviser’s Valuation Committee by the Adviser or the Independent Administrator. The Master Fund’s investments are ordinarily based upon valuations provided to it by the Investment Managers of such Investment Funds or, in many cases, the administrators of those Investment Funds. Certain securities in which the Investment Funds invest may not have a readily ascertainable market price and are fair valued by the Investment Managers and/or their administrators. An Investment Manager may face a conflict of interest in valuing such securities since their values affect the Investment Manager’s compensation. The Adviser’s Valuation Committee reviews the valuation procedures used by each Investment Manager and monitors the returns provided by the Investment Funds, including performing ongoing due diligence. However, none of the Adviser’s Valuation Committee, the Adviser, the Independent Administrator, the Board or the Board Valuation Committee is able to confirm or review the accuracy of valuations provided by Investment Managers or their administrators. Inaccurate valuations provided by Investment Funds could materially adversely affect the value of Interests, which determine the value at which new Partners are admitted and the amounts Partners receive upon any repurchases of Interests by the Funds. Illiquid investments may be harder to value, potentially increasing risks regarding valuation.

 

   

Since certain Investment Funds that the Adviser has selected may provide infrequent opportunities to purchase their securities, the Master Fund may hold significant amounts of cash, short-term debt securities or money market securities pending investment in such Investment Funds, which could materially adversely affect the Funds’ investment returns.

 

   

The Master Fund may borrow money (currently limited, as a fundamental policy, to 25% of net asset value (“NAV”), after taking into consideration the investment of the proceeds from the loan) to meet capital calls in Investment Funds, to pay operating expenses, to repurchase Interests and for certain other purposes. Each Fund also may borrow to the extent permitted by its fundamental policy on borrowing. In addition, certain Investment Funds may utilize leverage in their investment programs. The utilization of leverage could increase the volatility of the Master Fund’s investments. In addition, certain of the Investment Funds may buy and sell securities on margin and otherwise utilize leverage, further increasing the volatility of the Master Fund’s investments. Use of leverage by the Master Fund or the Investment Funds can substantially increase the adverse impact of risks to which an investment in the Funds may be subject.

Risks in Relation to the Institutional TEI W Fund and the Offshore Institutional W Fund

The Offshore Institutional W Fund is not registered under the Investment Company Act, and is not subject to the investor protections offered by that Act. The Institutional TEI W Fund, by investing in the Offshore

 

41


THE ENDOWMENT INSTITUTIONAL TEI FUND W, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Institutional W Fund, does not have the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies. The Institutional TEI W Fund, however, controls the Offshore Institutional W Fund, making it unlikely that the Offshore Institutional W Fund will take action contrary to the interests of investors in the Institutional TEI W Fund.

There are certain tax risk factors associated with an investment in the Institutional TEI W Fund. There can be no assurance that the positions of the Institutional TEI W Fund relating to the tax consequences of its investment transactions will be accepted by the tax authorities. In addition, the regulatory environment for leveraged investors, Tax-Exempt Investors and for hedge funds generally is evolving. To the extent that legislative or regulatory changes are made to the taxation regime for tax-deferred or tax-exempt partners regarding UBTI, or to the taxation of widely-held partnerships, there is a risk that the Offshore Institutional W Fund could no longer be able to fulfill its intended function. In such circumstances, the Board would be required to assess what steps to take, including potentially eliminating the Offshore Institutional W Fund. To the extent that changes occur in the direct or indirect regulation of leveraged investors, Tax-Exempt Investors or hedge funds, including tax regulation applicable thereto, there may be material adverse effects on the ability of the Institutional TEI W Fund to pursue its investment objective or strategies which could force the Institutional TEI W Fund to change, or even cease, its operations. Under recent legislation, known as FATCA, beginning in 2014 a 30% U.S. withholding tax may apply to “withholdable payments” made to the Offshore Institutional W Fund unless the Offshore Institutional W Fund enters into an agreement with the IRS to collect and provide to the IRS annually substantial information regarding shares owned by “specified United States persons” or “United States owned foreign entities.” The term “withholdable payment” includes any payment of interest, dividends, and the gross proceeds of a disposition of stock (including a liquidating distribution from a corporation) or debt instruments, in each case with respect to any U.S. investment. The withholding tax is scheduled to begin in 2014 with respect to U.S.-source income and in 2015 with respect to U.S.-source investment sale proceeds. Under proposed regulations, the Offshore Institutional W Fund will need to enter into such an agreement with the IRS by June 30, 2013 to insure that it will be identified as FATCA-compliant in sufficient time to allow the Offshore Institutional W Fund to avoid such withholding on its U.S.-source income beginning on January 1, 2014. The Offshore Institutional W Fund intends to enter into such an agreement with the IRS once the regulations are finalized. In view of the risks noted above, an investment in both Funds is suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with limited liquidity of the Interests and should be viewed as a long-term investment.

Limits of Risk Disclosure

The above discussions relating to certain risks associated with the Master Fund, the Funds and the Investment Funds are not, and are not intended to be, a complete enumeration or explanation of the risks involved in an investment in the Funds. Investors should read the entire PPM and the Limited Partnership Agreement and should consult with their own advisers. In addition, as the Master Fund’s or the Funds’ investment program or market conditions change or develop over time, an investment in the Funds may be subject to risk factors not currently contemplated or described above or in the PPM.

IN VIEW OF THE RISKS NOTED, THE FUNDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LONG-TERM AND ILLIQUID INVESTMENT AND INVESTORS SHOULD INVEST IN THE FUNDS ONLY IF THEY CAN MEET THEIR FORESEEABLE LIQUIDITY NEEDS WITH RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS.

NO GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THE INVESTMENT PROGRAM OF THE FUNDS, THE MASTER FUND OR ANY INVESTMENT FUND WILL BE SUCCESSFUL, THAT THE

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

VARIOUS INVESTMENT FUNDS SELECTED WILL PRODUCE POSITIVE RETURNS OR THAT THE FUNDS WILL ACHIEVE THEIR INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE.

Distributions

The Board has the right to cause distributions to be made in cash or in-kind to the Partners in its sole discretion. Whether or not distributions are made, each Partner will be required each year to pay applicable federal, state and local income taxes on its allocable share of the Funds’ taxable income.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Adviser recommended and the Board determined that the Funds would make a fixed 5% distribution to Partners. As a result, each of the Funds’ Partners will receive a distribution of their capital account balance as of the end of the fourth quarter 2012. Although facts will vary by investor, it is anticipated that the distribution will be a return of capital for Fund Partners. No action is required on the part of Fund investors to receive the distribution, which will be paid in cash approximately 45 days after the quarter end.

The Adviser does not currently intend to recommend to the Board that any additional such distributions be conducted. However, to the extent there are such similar distributions in the future, the distributions may vary in amount.

The Adviser’s Investment Committee Members

The Investment Committee is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Master Fund’s portfolios. The Funds are each individually referenced to below as a “Fund” and, collectively with the Master Fund and other registered feeder funds in the fund complex, as the “Fund Complex.” The members of the Investment Committee (each an “Investment Committee Member”) are: Messrs. John A. Blaisdell, Andrew B. Linbeck, Lee G. Partridge and Mark W. Yusko. Mr. Partridge serves as the Adviser’s Chief Investment Officer.

Mr. Blaisdell has served as an Investment Committee Member since 2004 and Managing Director of Salient since 2002. Previously, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Wincrest Ventures, L.P. (from 1997-2002). Mr. Linbeck has served as an Investment Committee Member since 2004 and Managing Director of Salient since 2002. Previously, he held the position of Partner and executive officer of The Redstone Companies, L.P. and certain affiliates thereof (from 1998-2002 (collectively, “Redstone”)). Mr. Partridge has served as an Investment Committee Member since June 2012 and Chief Investment Officer of Salient since 2010. Prior to joining Salient, Mr. Partridge was the founder and CEO of Integrity Capital, LLC (2009-2010) and previously held various positions with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (2001-2008), where he was most recently the Deputy Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Yusko has served as an Investment Committee Member since 2004. He is also President of Morgan Creek Capital Management LLC (since 2004) and Principal of Hatteras Capital Management (since 2003). Previously, Mr. Yusko held the position of Chief Investment Officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (from 1998-2004).

Each member of the Investment Committee reviews asset allocation recommendations made by the Adviser’s representatives, manager due diligence and recommendations and, by a majority vote of the Investment Committee, determines asset allocation and manager selection.

Mr. Julian S. Hillery is the portfolio manager for the Funds.

 

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the

ENDOWMENT FUND

The Endowment Master Fund, L.P.

Shareholders’ Report

December 31, 2012

 

 

44


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Partners and Board of Directors The Endowment Master Fund, L.P.:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. and subsidiary (the “Master Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in partners’ capital for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These consolidated financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Master Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodians and investees; or other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2012, the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their partners’ capital for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

March 1, 2013

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

December 31, 2012

 

Assets

  

Investments in Investment Funds, at fair value (cost $948,429,843)

   $ 1,061,376,544   

Investments in affiliated Investment Funds, at fair value (cost $1,292,862,505)

     1,400,336,189   

Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $524,029,911)

     536,842,362   

Investments in derivative contracts, at fair value (cost $24,991,550)

     11,992,072   
  

 

 

 

Total investments

     3,010,547,167   

Cash and cash equivalents

     59,376,734   

Segregated cash balances with brokers

     48,096,357   

Dividends receivable

     30,285   

Dividends receivable from affiliated investments

     78,786   

Receivable from investments sold

     154,915,824   

Receivable from affiliated investments sold

     25,038,567   

Prepaids and other assets

     146,655   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,298,230,375   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

  

Withdrawals payable

     212,502,259   

Investment Management Fees payable

     8,032,387   

Offshore withholding tax payable

     3,909,994   

Administration fees payable

     301,773   

Payable to Adviser

     24,952   

Payable to Directors

     113,375   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     1,611,452   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     226,496,192   
  

 

 

 

Partners’ capital

     3,071,734,183   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 3,298,230,375   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2012

 

    Shares     Fair
Value
    % of
Partners’
Capital
     

Investments in Investment Funds

     

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

     

Bermuda

     

Natural Resources (0.47% Partners’ Capital)

     

HFR HE Bristol Master Trust (Series D)(2)

    25,000      $ 14,554,217     
   

 

 

   

Total Bermuda

      14,554,217     
   

 

 

   

Cayman Islands

     

Arbitrage Strategies (0.06% Partners’ Capital)

     

Montrica Global Opportunities Fund, L.P.(2)

    33,558        1,709,302     

Natural Resources (0.94% Partners’ Capital)

     

Sentient Global Resources Fund III, L.P.

      23,500,000     

Sentient Global Resources Fund IV, L.P.(1)

      5,500,000     

Private Equity (9.54% Partners’ Capital)

     

ABRY Advanced Securities Fund, L.P.(1)

      16,814,365     

CX Partners Fund Limited(1)(2)

      13,201,649     

Gavea Investment Fund II A, L.P.

      1,569,121     

Gavea Investment Fund III A, L.P.

      64,385,441     

Hillcrest Fund, L.P.(1)(3)

      11,037,970     

India Asset Recovery Fund, L.P.(1)

      320,465     

J.C. Flowers III, L.P.(1)

      8,661,509     

LC Fund IV, L.P.(2)

      25,438,063     

New Horizon Capital III, L.P.(1)(2)

      30,360,563     

Northstar Equity Partners III Limited

      4,481,983     

Orchid Asia IV, L.P.(1)

      11,897,734     

Reservoir Capital Partners (Cayman), L.P.

      12,249,549     

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners IV, L.P.(1)

      9,437,004     

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners V, L.P.(1)

      18,943,150     

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners VI, L.P.(1)

      8,609,598     

Trustbridge Partners II, L.P.(1)(2)

      18,128,802     

Trustbridge Partners III, L.P.(1)(2)

      30,761,365     

Trustbridge Partners IV, L.P.

      6,912,110     

Real Estate (1.38% Partners’ Capital)

     

Forum European Realty Income III, L.P.(2)

      14,498,808     

Phoenix Asia Real Estate Investments II, L.P.(1)(2)

      13,837,318     

Phoenix Real Estate Fund (T) L.P.

      14,003,922     
   

 

 

   

Total Cayman Islands

      366,259,791     
   

 

 

   

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2012

 

    Shares   Fair
Value
    % of
Partners’
Capital
     

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

     

Guernsey

     

Private Equity (0.25% Partners’ Capital)

     

Mid Europa Fund III L.P.

    $ 7,582,031     
   

 

 

   

Total Guernsey

      7,582,031     
   

 

 

   

Republic of Mauritius

     

Real Estate (0.10% Partners’ Capital)

     

Orbis Real Estate Fund I(2)

      2,988,770     
   

 

 

   

Total Republic of Mauritius

      2,988,770     
   

 

 

   

United Kingdom

     

Private Equity (0.51% Partners’ Capital)

     

Darwin Private Equity I, L.P.(1)

      7,079,493     

Sovereign Capital Limited Partnership III(2)

      8,448,021     

Real Estate (0.28% Partners’ Capital)

     

Benson Elliott Real Estate Partners II, L.P.

      1,992,899     

Patron Capital L.P. II

      725,892     

Patron Capital L.P. III

      5,895,930     
   

 

 

   

Total United Kingdom

      24,142,235     
   

 

 

   

United States

     

Arbitrage Strategies (6.87% Partners’ Capital)

     

Citadel Wellington LLC

      56,694,635     

Eton Park Fund, L.P.

      29,794,506     

Investcorp Silverback Arbitrage Fund, LLC(3)

      17,607,743     

Kenmont Onshore Fund, L.P.(2)

      213,776     

King Street Capital, L.P.

      1,035,695     

Magnetar Capital Fund, L.P.(2)

      8,869,901     

Magnetar SPV, LLC (Series L)(3)

      13,008,600     

Millennium USA, L.P.

      25,927,424     

OZ Asia Domestic Partners, L.P.(1)

      2,937,530     

PIPE Equity Partners, L.L.C.(3)

      18,231,147     

PIPE Select Fund, L.L.C.(3)

      34,326,724     

Stark Investments Limited Partnership(1)

      374,701     

Stark Select Asset Fund, LLC

      2,059,656     

Domestic Equity (5.48% Partners’ Capital)

     

CCM Small Cap Value Qualified Fund, L.P.(3)

      15,016,101     

Empire Capital Partners Enchanced, L.P.(1)(2)

      22,543,401     

HealthCor, L.P.

      13,269,063     

Hound Partners, L.P.(2)

      40,528,040     

Ithan Creek Partners, L.P.

      16,850,869     

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2012

 

    Shares     Fair
Value
    % of
Partners’
Capital
     

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

     

United States (continued)

     

Domestic Equity (5.48% Partners’ Capital) (continued)

     

JAT Capital Domestic Fund, L.P.

    $ 27,303,802     

Kior Shares Liquidating Capital Account

      1,498,841     

Samlyn Onshore Fund, L.P.

      2,497,134     

Tiger Consumer Partners, L.P.

      29,000,955     

Energy (6.88% Partners’ Capital)

     

ArcLight Energy Partners Fund IV, L.P.(1)

      3,723,868     

ArcLight Energy Partners Fund V, L.P.(1)

      2,410,634     

CamCap Resources, L.P.

      408,074     

EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII-B, L.P.(1)

      4,911,187     

EnCap Energy Infrastructure TE Feeder, L.P.(1)(2)

      5,883,315     

Intervale Capital Fund, L.P.(2)

      12,192,477     

Merit Energy Partners G, L.P.(1)

      11,451,594     

NGP Energy Technology Partners II, L.P.

      5,445,472     

NGP IX Offshore Fund, L.P.(1)

      31,082,065     

NGP Midstream & Resources, L.P.(1)

      45,427,423     

Quantum Parallel Partners V, L.P.

      13,269,063     

Tenaska Power Fund II-A, L.P.(1)

      17,855,284     

The Energy & Minerals Group Fund II(1)

      5,083,225     

Velite Energy, L.P.(1)(2)

      52,142,437     

Enhanced Fixed Income (12.11% Partners’ Capital)

     

BDCM Partners I, L.P.(3)

      52,228,921     

Bell Point Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P.(2)

      6,997,504     

Contrarian Capital Fund I, L.P.

      32,133,249     

Courage Special Situations Fund, L.P.(2)

      11,274,007     

Credit Distressed Blue Line Fund, L.P.(3)

      23,635,066     

Fortelus Special Situations Fund, L.P.(2)

      8,370,867     

Halcyon European Structured Opportunities Fund, L.P.(3)

      313,229     

Harbinger Capital Partners Fund I, L.P.(3)

      26,663,600     

Harbinger Capital Partners Fund II, L.P.

      2,129,203     

Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.(2)

      3,057,321     

Harbinger Class L Holdings (U.S.), LLC

      286,404     

Harbinger Class LS Holdings (U.S.) Trust

    10,925        1,881,375     

Harbinger Class PE Holdings (U.S.) Trust

    12        1,972,048     

Indaba Capital Partners, L.P.(2)

      37,815,007     

Morgan Rio Capital Fund, L.P.(3)

      26,137,821     

Paulson Credit Opportunities, L.P.

      13,836,911     

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

49


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2012

 

    Shares     Fair
Value
    % of
Partners’
Capital
     

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

     

United States (continued)

     

Enhanced Fixed Income (12.11% Partners’ Capital) (continued)

     

Prospect Harbor Credit Partners, L.P.

    $ 3,445,003     

Providence MBS Fund L.P.(2)

      110,686,933     

Q Funding III, L.P.(2)

      6,954,231     

Q4 Funding, L.P.

      2,141,625     

Global Opportunistic (14.09% Partners’ Capital)

     

Atlas Institutional Fund, LLC(2)

      27,572,983     

Corriente China Opportunity Partners II, L.P.(2)

      9,340,103     

Corriente China Opportunity Partners, L.P.(2)

      4,154,606     

EDF-MI Onshore, L.P.(3)

      19,918,214     

Falcon Edge Global, L.P.(2)

      50,076,564     

Hayman Capital Partners, L.P.(2)

      57,552,275     

Passport Global Strategies III, Ltd.

    1,211        751,847     

Passport II, L.P.(2)

      35,193,648     

Senator Global Opportunity Fund L.P.

      19,019,330     

Tiger Global, L.P.

      51,937,660     

Valiant Capital Partners, L.P.(1)(2)

      133,357,975     

Viking Global Equities, L.P.

      23,966,138     

International Equity (1.86% Partners’ Capital)

     

Penta Asia Domestic Partners, L.P.

      6,016,872     

Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund, L.P.

      2,449,460     

TAEF Fund, LLC

      7,416,117     

Tybourne Equity (U.S.) Fund(2)

      41,247,237     

Natural Resources (0.00% Partners’ Capital)

     

Tocqueville Gold Partners, L.P.

      24,662     

Private Equity (11.89% Partners’ Capital)

     

Accel-KKR Capital Partners III, L.P.

      12,710,000     

Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund IV-F, L.P.(1)

      8,139,898     

Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund V-F, L.P.

      6,741,293     

Audax Mezzanine Fund II, L.P.(1)

      2,483,831     

Audax Mezzanine Fund III, L.P.(1)

      7,545,787     

BDCM Opportunity Fund II, L.P.(1)

      9,516,906     

Black River Commodity Multi-Strategy Fund, LLC

      865,037     

Capital Royalty Partners, L.P.(1)

      1,049,108     

Catterton Growth Partners, L.P.(1)(2)

      13,358,969     

CEF-Safety Kleen Liquidating Account(1)

    8,665        162,773     

Chrysalis Ventures III, L.P.

      1,975,966     

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

50


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2012

 

    Shares     Fair
Value
    % of
Partners’
Capital
     

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

     

United States (continued)

     

Private Equity (11.89% Partners’ Capital) (continued)

     

Crosslink Crossover Fund IV, L.P.

    $ 967,216     

Crosslink Crossover Fund V, L.P.

      4,822,536     

Crosslink Crossover Fund VI, L.P.

      15,075,253     

Dace Ventures I, L.P.(2)

      1,633,643     

Fairhaven Capital Partners, L.P.

      7,619,853     

Garrison Opportunity Fund II A, LLC

      14,432,566     

Garrison Opportunity Fund, LLC(2)

      23,376,632     

HealthCor Partners Fund, L.P.(2)

      8,386,656     

Highland Credit Strategies Liquidation Vehicle Onshore

      2,811,406     

Integral Capital Partners VIII, L.P.(2)

      3,142,555     

L-R Global Partners, L.P.

      405,084     

MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners III, L.P.(1)

      9,161,111     

Middle East North Africa Opportunities Fund, L.P.(3)

    5,089        1,516,120     

Monomoy Capital Partners II, L.P.(1)

      5,012,412     

Monomoy Capital Partners, L.P.

      3,522,064     

Monsoon India Inflection Fund 2, L.P.

      410,432     

Monsoon India Inflection Fund, L.P.

      227,169     

Pine Brook Capital Partners, L.P.(1)

      17,677,555     

Pinto America Growth Fund, L.P.(1)

      1,680,840     

Private Equity Investment Fund IV, L.P.(1)(2)

      5,783,277     

Private Equity Investment Fund V, L.P.(1)(2)

      38,463,168     

Saints Capital VI, L.P.(1)(2)

      19,331,961     

Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P.

      2,215,534     

Sanderling Venture Partners VI, L.P.

      1,550,465     

Sterling Capital Partners II, L.P.(1)

      2,075,665     

Sterling Group Partners II, L.P.

      1,147,336     

Sterling Group Partners III, L.P.

      10,654,649     

Strategic Value Global Opportunities Fund I-A, L.P.

      2,593,423     

Tenaya Capital V, L.P.

      7,571,639     

Tenaya Capital VI, L.P.

      917,601     

The Column Group, L.P.

      9,798,773     

The Founders Fund III, L.P.

      12,206,595     

The Founders Fund IV, L.P.

      4,690,842     

The Raptor Private Holdings, L.P.

    4,034        2,160,418     

Trivest Fund IV, L.P.(1)(2)

      18,805,260     

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

51


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2012

 

    Shares     Fair
Value
    % of
Partners’
Capital
 
     

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

     

United States (continued)

     

Private Equity (11.89% Partners’ Capital) (continued)

     

Tuckerbrook SB Global Distressed Fund I, L.P.(2)

    $ 5,734,262     

VCFA Private Equity Partners IV, L.P.(1)

      1,772,152     

VCFA Venture Partners V, L.P.(1)

      7,223,564     

Voyager Capital Fund III, L.P.

      3,281,684     

WestView Capital Partners II, L.P.(2)

      20,785,579     

Real Estate (4.28% Partners’ Capital)

     

Aslan Realty Partners III, L.L.C.

      365,823     

Cypress Realty VI, L.P.

      6,116,905     

Florida Real Estate Value Fund, L.P.(1)(2)

      8,267,040     

GTIS Brazil Real Estate Fund (Brazilian Real), L.P.(2)

      23,955,679     

Lone Star Real Estate Fund II (U.S.) L.P.

      4,261,480     

Monsoon Infrastructure & Realty Co-Invest, L.P.(2)

      16,036,064     

Northwood Real Estate Co-Investors L.P.(1)

      6,156,436     

Northwood Real Estate Partners L.P.(1)

      12,277,097     

Parmenter Realty Fund III, L.P.(1)

      7,140,146     

Parmenter Realty Fund IV, L.P.(1)(2)

      4,066,506     

Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners III, LLC(1)(2)

      16,113,000     

Pennybacker II, L.P.(1)(2)

      3,726,729     

SBC Latin America Housing US Fund, L.P.(1)(3)

      4,390,948     

Square Mile Partners III L.P.(1)

      18,478,657     
   

 

 

   

Total United States

      1,949,379,406     
   

 

 

   

Total Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

      2,364,906,450        76.99
   

 

 

   

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

     

Bermuda Limited Liability Company

     

Private Equity (0.10% Partners’ Capital)

     

El Tejar Limited

    1,000,000        3,000,000     
   

 

 

   

Total Bermuda Limited Liability Company

      3,000,000     
   

 

 

   

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

52


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2012

 

    Shares     Fair
Value
    % of
Partners’
Capital
 
     

Passive Foreign Investment Companies (continued)

     

Cayman Companies Limited by Shares, Exempted Companies and Limited Liability Companies

     

Arbitrage Strategies (1.29% Partners’ Capital)

     

CRC Credit Fund Ltd.(2)

    113,729      $ 32,253,833     

Overseas CAP Partners, Inc.(2)

    1,088        7,432,940     

International Equity (0.85% Partners’ Capital)

     

Quorum Fund Limited

    13,517        819,194     

The Russian Prosperity Fund

    519,702        25,278,305     

Natural Resources (0.29% Partners’ Capital)

     

Ospraie Special Opportunities (Offshore), Ltd.

      8,910,279     
   

 

 

   

Total Cayman Companies Limited by Shares, Exempted Companies and Limited Liability Companies

      74,694,551     
   

 

 

   

Total Passive Foreign Investment Companies

      77,694,551        2.53
   

 

 

   

Private Corporations

     

United States

     

Real Estate (0.62% Partners’ Capital)

     

Legacy Partners Realty Fund II, Inc.

      3,037,000     

Legacy Partners Realty Fund III, Inc.

      6,914,000     

Net Lease Private REIT V, Inc.(1)

      1,543,669     

Net Lease Private REIT VI, Inc.(1)

      1,918,317     

Net Lease Private REIT VII, Inc.(1)(2)

      2,849,373     

Net Lease Private REIT VII-A, Inc.(1)(2)

      2,849,373     
   

 

 

   

Total Private Corporations

      19,111,732        0.62
   

 

 

   

Total Investments in Investment Funds (Cost $2,241,292,348)

      2,461,712,733        80.14
   

 

 

   

Investments in Securities

     

Registered Investment Companies

     

United States

     

Exchange Traded Funds

     

International Equity (4.08% Partners’ Capital)

     

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund(1)

    527,000        29,944,140     

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund(1)

    3,267,000        31,853,250     

Market Vectors Russia ETF(1)

    941,000        28,201,770     

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(1)

    795,000        35,401,350     
   

 

 

   

Total Exchange Traded Funds

      125,400,510        4.08
   

 

 

   

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

53


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2012

 

    Shares     Fair
Value
    % of
Partners’
Capital
 
     

Registered Investment Companies (continued)

     

United States (continued)

     

Money Market Funds (10.01% Partners’ Capital)

     

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund(1)

    307,280,491      $ 307,280,491     
   

 

 

   

Total Money Market Funds

      307,280,491        10.01
   

 

 

   

Open End Funds

     

Domestic Equity (3.39% Partners’ Capital)

     

GMO Quality Fund IV(1)

    4,660,464        104,161,361     
   

 

 

   

Total Open End Funds

      104,161,361        3.39
   

 

 

   

Total Registered Investment Companies

      536,842,362        17.48
   

 

 

   

Total Investments in Securities (Cost $524,029,911)

      536,842,362        17.48
   

 

 

   

Derivative Contracts—Assets

     

Call Options Purchased

     

United States

     

CMS 10 Year One Look Cap, 10 Year USD Swap Rate (Strike Rate 5.50%, Expiration 05/01/19)

    1,079,000,000        3,560,700     

CMS 10 Year One Look Cap, 10 Year USD Swap Rate (Strike Rate 5.62%, Expiration 05/02/19)

    714,285,714        3,035,714     

CMS 10 Year One Look Cap, 10 Year USD Swap Rate (Strike Rate 6.50%, Expiration 05/01/19)

    1,350,000,000        2,632,500     

CMS 10 Year One Look Cap, 10 Year USD Swap Rate (Strike Rate 6.62%, Expiration 05/02/19)

    877,192,983        2,763,158     
   

 

 

   

Total Call Options Purchased

      11,992,072        0.39
   

 

 

   

Warrants Purchased

     

United States

     

Global Opportunistic (0.00% Partners’ Capital)

     

Bally Total Fitness Holdings Corp. Warrants Exp. Sept. 2014, Strike Price $20.00 USD

    2        —       
   

 

 

   

Total Warrants Purchased

      —          0.00
   

 

 

   

Total Derivative Contracts—Assets (Cost $24,991,550)

      11,992,072        0.39
   

 

 

   

Total Investments (Cost $2,790,313,809)

    $ 3,010,547,167        98.01
   

 

 

   

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

54


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2012

 

The Master Fund’s total outstanding capital commitments to Investment Funds as of December 31, 2012, were $390,926,988. For certain Investment Funds for which the Master Fund has a capital commitment, the Master Fund may be allocated its pro-rata share of expenses prior to having to fund a capital call for such expenses.

All Investment Funds and securities are non-income producing unless noted otherwise.

Refer to Note 5, Investments in Portfolio Securities, for information regarding the liquidity of the Master Fund’s investments.             

 

(1)

Income producing security

(2)

Affiliated investments (See Note 5 c)

(3)

Affiliated investments for which ownership exceeds 25%

Futures Contracts Purchased:

 

Description

   Expiration
Date
   Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CAC 40 10 Euro

   January 2013      426       $ 20,476,607       $ (33,487

E-mini S&P 500

   March 2013      2,800         198,814,000         (1,036,896

Gold 100 Oz

   February 2013      1,073         179,813,340         (5,700,632

Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond

   March 2013      1,950         317,057,813         (6,723,012
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         $ 716,161,760       $ (13,494,027
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

55


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

Investment income:

  

Dividend income (net of foreign tax withholding of $65,672)

   $ 16,863,014   

Interest income

     3,027,939   

Dividend income from affiliated investments

     4,265,385   

Interest income from affiliated investments

     1,250,028   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     25,406,366   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment Management Fees

     38,703,653   

Administration fees

     2,115,865   

Professional fees

     1,806,465   

Custodian fees

     366,932   

Line of credit commitment fees

     3,286,112   

Directors fees

     481,125   

Interest expense

     121,561   

Offshore withholding tax expense

     7,457,763   

Other expenses

     1,403,862   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     55,743,338   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (30,336,972
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments:

  

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency translations

     236,860,829   

Net realized gain from purchased options contracts

     1,896,642   

Net realized loss from futures contracts

     (21,473,556

Net realized loss from redemptions in-kind

     (1,112,455

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

     56,413,884   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

     (144,614,669
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

     127,970,675   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

   $ 97,633,703   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

56


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

Years Ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012

 

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2010

   $ 5,355,785,091   

Contributions

     410,785,889   

Withdrawals

     (1,306,626,016

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (37,665,078

Net realized gain from investments, foreign currency translations and purchased options contracts

     147,551,885   

Net realized loss from written options contracts

     (4,376,625

Net realized gain from redemptions in-kind

     2,737,059   

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

     64,400,531   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

     (331,313,878
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

     (158,666,106
  

 

 

 

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2011

     4,301,278,858   
  

 

 

 

Contributions

     132,053,507   

Withdrawals

     (1,459,231,885

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (30,336,972

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency translations

     236,860,829   

Net realized gain from purchased options contracts

     1,896,642   

Net realized loss from futures contracts

     (21,473,556

Net realized loss from redemptions in-kind

     (1,112,455

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

     56,413,884   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

     (144,614,669
  

 

 

 

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

     97,633,703   
  

 

 

 

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2012

   $ 3,071,734,183   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

57


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

  

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

   $ 97,633,703   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

  

Purchases of investments

     (2,953,051,464

Proceeds from disposition of investments

     4,564,276,865   

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency translations

     (236,860,829

Net realized gain from purchased options contracts

     (1,896,642

Net realized loss from futures contracts

     21,473,556   

Net realized loss from redemptions in-kind

     1,112,455   

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

     (56,413,884

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

     144,614,669   

Accretion of discounts

     (407,179

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

  

Deposit with brokers for futures contracts

     (83,063,210

Advanced contributions to Investment Funds

     17,630,116   

Interest and dividends receivable

     1,174,326   

Dividends receivable from affiliated investments

     155,912   

Receivable from investments sold

     151,360,144   

Receivable from affiliated investments sold

     (25,038,567

Prepaids and other assets

     7,291   

Payable for investments purchased

     (153,661,120

Investment Management Fees payable

     (3,640,803

Offshore withholding tax payable

     1,043,347   

Administration fees payable

     (121,394

Payable to Adviser

     10,212   

Payable to the Offshore TEI Fund

     (48,750

Payable to Directors

     (9,625

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (217,682
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,486,061,447   
  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

  

Contributions

     107,006,958   

Withdrawals

     (1,628,081,212
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,521,074,254
  

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (35,012,807

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     94,389,541   
  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 59,376,734   
  

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of cash activity:

  

Cash paid for offshore withholding taxes

   $ 6,414,416   

Cash paid for interest

     120,815   

Supplemental schedule of noncash activity:

  

Redemptions from Investment Funds in-kind (Cost $9,537,067)

   $ 8,424,612   

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

58


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

(1) ORGANIZATION

The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”) a Delaware limited partnership, commenced operations on April 1, 2003. The Master Fund operated as an unregistered investment vehicle until March 10, 2004, at which time it registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Master Fund is the master fund in a master-feeder structure in which there are currently nine feeder funds.

The Endowment Master Fund Holdings GP, LLC (the “Company”), is a wholly-owned limited liability company of the Master Fund. The Company functions as a special purpose entity, which owned a minority interest in AL Gulf Coast Terminals, LLC, an operating company, until November 18, 2012. As of December 31, 2012, the Company did not hold any direct investments. The financial statements of the Master Fund and the Company are consolidated and thus the consolidated financial statements present the combined operations of the Master Fund and the Company.

The Master Fund’s investment objective is to preserve capital and to generate consistent long-term appreciation and returns across a market cycle (which is estimated to be five to seven years). The Master Fund is primarily a “fund of funds” which pursues its investment objective by investing its assets in a variety of investment vehicles including, but not limited to, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, offshore corporations and other foreign investment vehicles (collectively, the “Investment Funds”), registered investment companies (including exchange-traded funds) and direct investments in marketable securities and derivative instruments. The Investment Funds are managed by a carefully selected group of investment managers, identified by the Adviser, as hereinafter defined. The various styles and strategies employed by the Investment Funds and supplemented by the Master Fund’s direct investments, serve to achieve a portfolio that is broadly allocated.

The Endowment Fund GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, serves as the general partner of the Master Fund (the “General Partner”). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner has irrevocably delegated to a board of directors (the “Board” and each member a “Director”) its rights and powers to monitor and oversee the business affairs of the Master Fund, including the complete and exclusive authority to oversee and establish policies regarding the management, conduct, and operation of the Master Fund’s business. A majority of the members of the Board are independent of the General Partner and its management. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any of its rights, powers and authority to, among others, the officers of the Master Fund, the Adviser, as hereinafter defined, or any committee of the Board.

The Board is authorized to engage an investment adviser, and pursuant to an investment management agreement, (the “Investment Management Agreement”), it has selected Endowment Advisers, L.P. (the “Adviser”), to manage the Master Fund’s portfolio and operations The Adviser is a Delaware limited partnership that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for the establishment of an investment committee (the “Investment Committee”), which is responsible for developing, implementing, and supervising the Master Fund’s investment program subject to the ultimate supervision of the Board.

Under the Master Fund’s organizational documents, the Master Fund’s Directors and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Master Fund. In the normal course of business, the Master Fund enters into contracts with service providers, which also provide for indemnifications by the Master Fund. The Master Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve any future potential claims that may be made against the Master Fund. However, based on experience, the General Partner expects that risk of loss to be remote.

 

59


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

The accounting and reporting policies of the Master Fund conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

(b) CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Master Fund considers all unpledged temporary cash investments with a maturity date at the time of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

(c) INVESTMENT SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The Master Fund records security transactions on a trade-date basis.

Investments that are held by the Master Fund, including those that have been sold short, are marked to fair value at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the corresponding change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation is included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Other investment fund distributions are recorded based on the detail provided within the distribution notice, as applicable. Realized gains or losses on the disposition of investments are accounted for based on the first in first out (“FIFO”) method.

(d) VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS

The valuation of the Master Fund’s investments is determined as of the close of business at the end of each reporting period, generally monthly. The valuation of the Master Fund’s investments is calculated by Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., the Master Fund’s independent administrator (the “Independent Administrator”).

The Board has formed a valuation committee (the “Board Valuation Committee”) that is responsible for overseeing the Master Fund’s valuation policies, making recommendations to the Board on valuation-related matters, and overseeing implementation by the Adviser of such valuation policies.

The Board has authorized the Adviser to establish a valuation committee of the Adviser (the “Adviser Valuation Committee”). The function of the Adviser Valuation Committee, subject to the oversight of the Board Valuation Committee and the Board, is generally to review valuation methodologies, valuation determinations, and any information provided to the Adviser Valuation Committee by the Adviser or the Independent Administrator.

Investments currently held by the Master Fund are valued as follows:

 

   

INVESTMENT FUNDS—Investments in Investment Funds are carried at fair value, using the net asset value (the “NAV”) as a practical expedient, as provided to the Independent Administrator by the investment managers of such Investment Funds or the administrators of such Investment Funds. These Investment Funds value their underlying investments in accordance with policies established by such Investment Funds. Prior to investing in any Investment Fund, the Adviser Valuation Committee, as part of the due diligence process, conducts a review of the valuation methodologies employed by the

 

60


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

 

Investment Fund to determine whether such methods are appropriate for the asset types. All of the Master Fund’s valuations utilize financial information supplied by each Investment Fund and are net of management and estimated performance incentive fees or allocations payable to the Investment Funds’ managers pursuant to the Investment Funds’ agreements. Generally, Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests will use market value when available, and otherwise will use principles of fair value applied in good faith. The Adviser Valuation Committee will consider whether it is appropriate, in light of the relevant circumstances, to value interests at NAV as reported by an Investment Fund for valuation purposes, or whether to adjust such reported value to reflect an adjusted fair value. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, fair value may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had readily available markets for the investments in Investment Funds existed. The Master Fund’s investments in Investment Funds are subject to the terms and conditions of the respective operating agreements and offering memoranda of such Investment Funds. Investment Funds are typically categorized as Level 2 or 3 in the fair value hierarchy based upon liquidity.

 

   

SECURITIES LISTED ON A SECURITIES EXCHANGE OR OVER-THE-COUNTER EXCHANGES—In general, the Master Fund values securities at their last sales price on the exchange or over-the-counter exchange on the valuation date. If the security is listed on more than one exchange, the Master Fund uses the price from the exchange that is considered to be the principal exchange where the security is principally traded. If there have been no sales for that day on the exchange where the security is principally traded, then the price of the security will be valued at the mean between the closing “bid” and “ask” prices on the valuation date. In these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Securities traded on a foreign securities exchange will generally be valued at their closing prices on the exchange where such securities are primarily traded and translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. If an event occurred between the close of the foreign exchange and the valuation date of the Master Fund’s net asset value that would materially affect the value of the security and the net asset value of the Master Fund, the value of such security and the net asset value of the Master Fund will be adjusted to reflect the change in the estimated value of the security.

 

   

DERIVATIVES—Derivatives are generally valued using independent pricing services or other procedures approved by the Board. Exchange traded futures contracts are valued using quoted final settlement prices from the national exchange on which they are principally traded and are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Options that are listed on a securities exchange are generally valued at the closing “bid” and “ask” prices for options held long and short, respectively on the date of determination and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. If no such sales price, bid or ask price is reported by such exchanges on the valuation date, the Adviser Valuation Committee and/or the Board Valuation Committee will determine the fair value in good faith using information that is available as such time. Such fair valued options are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, based upon the inputs used to value the options.

 

   

OTHER—Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of the day NAV per share and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Where no value is readily available from an Investment Fund or other security or where a value supplied by an Investment Fund is deemed not to be indicative of the Investment Fund’s value, the Adviser Valuation Committee and/or the Board Valuation Committee, in consultation with the Independent Administrator or the Adviser will determine, in good faith, the fair value of the Investment Fund or security. Such fair valued investments are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, based upon the inputs used to value the investments.

 

61


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

Fixed-income securities are valued according to prices as furnished by an independent pricing service or broker/dealer quotes and are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

   

SECURITIES NOT ACTIVELY TRADED—The value of securities, derivatives or synthetic securities that are not actively traded on an exchange shall be determined by obtaining quotes from brokers that normally deal in such securities or by an unaffiliated pricing service that may use actual trade data or procedures using market indices, matrices, yield curves, specific trading characteristics of certain groups of securities, pricing models or a combination of these procedures. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Securities for which independent pricing services are not available are valued by the Adviser Valuation Committee and/or the Board Valuation Committee pursuant to the fair valuation procedures approved by the Board and are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, based upon the inputs used to value the investments.

(e) FOREIGN CURRENCY

The accounting records of the Master Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at current exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

(f) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

All open derivative positions at year-end are presented in the Master Fund’s Schedule of Investments. In addition to the derivatives held by the Master Fund, the Investment Funds may have directly engaged in derivative transactions during the period. The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Master Fund utilizes as part of an asset overlay strategy to create investment exposure consistent with the Master Fund’s investment objectives, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to each instrument type.

OPTIONS—During the year, the Master Fund entered into options contracts to speculate on the price movements of a financial instrument or for use as an economic hedge against certain positions held in the Master Fund’s portfolio. Options contracts purchased give the Master Fund the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell the underlying instrument for a specified price upon exercise at any time during the option period. Options contracts written obligate the Master Fund to buy or sell the underlying instrument for a specified price upon exercise at any time during the option period. When the Master Fund writes an option contract, an amount equal to the premium received by the Master Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option contract written.

FUTURES CONTRACTS—During the year, the Master Fund invested in futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of equities, commodities, interest rates or foreign markets. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Master Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit). In general, payments are made by the Master Fund to the broker if total value falls below the initial margin when marked to the closing price at the end of each day. The underlying securities are not physically delivered. The Master Fund recognizes a gain or loss equal to the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Master Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts

 

62


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock index or equity futures contracts, interest rate risk related to bond futures contracts, and commodity price risk related to commodity futures contracts) and exposure to loss. The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure the Master Fund has in the particular classes of instruments. Among other risks, the use of futures contracts may cause the Master Fund to have imperfect correlation due to differences between movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid market for a futures contract. Futures contracts may reduce the Master Fund’s exposure to counterparty risk since futures contracts are exchange-traded; and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as the counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

On February 9, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted amendments to its rules that altered the ability of the Master Fund to continue to claim certain exclusions. Prior to adopting these amendments, registered investment companies could engage in unlimited futures transactions and options thereon, provided that the investment advisor to the company claimed an exclusion from regulation as a commodity pool operator. In connection with its management of the Master Fund, the Adviser claimed such an exclusion from registration as a commodity pool operator and trading adviser under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”). Therefore, for the year ended December 31, 2012, neither the Master Fund nor the Adviser was subject to the registration and regulatory requirements of the CEA. On February 9, 2012, the CFTC adopted amendments to its rules that alter the ability of the Master Fund to continue to claim this exclusion. Certain aspects of the amended rule are yet to be determined, and such determination may dictate the appropriate course of action for the Master Fund with respect to its CFTC compliance obligations. Such regulatory aspects, when determined, may increase costs for the Master Fund.

On November 30, 2012 the CFTC issued relief for fund of fund operators who may otherwise be required to register with the CFTC as commodity pool operators by December 31, 2012 but do not have access to information from the investment funds in which they are invested in order to determine whether registration is required. This relief delays the registration date for such operators until the later of June 30, 2013 or six months from the date the CFTC issues revised guidance on the application of certain thresholds with respect to investments in commodities held by funds of funds. As of December 31, 2012, the Master Fund has filed as required with the CFTC in order to claim this no-action relief, which is effective upon receipt of the filing.

In addition, the CFTC, in conjunction with other federal regulators, also recently proposed stricter margin requirements for certain swap transactions. If adopted, the proposed requirements could increase the amount of margin necessary to conduct many swap transactions, limit the types of assets that can be used as collateral for such transactions, and impose other restrictions. The CFTC amendments and/or the rule proposals may affect the ability of the Master Fund to use futures contracts and may substantially increase regulatory compliance costs for the Adviser and the Master Fund. As of the date of this report, the ultimate impact of the CFTC amendments and/or rule proposals on the Master Fund is uncertain.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Master Fund’s direct investments in derivatives consisted of the purchase and sale of call options contracts and the purchase and sale of futures contracts. Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests may also purchase and sell derivative instruments and other financial instruments.

 

63


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments held directly by the Master Fund as of December 31, 2012. These derivatives are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

      Assets      Liabilities  
      Total Fair Value      Unrealized Depreciation on
Futures Contracts
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

     

Futures Contracts*

   $ —         $ 1,070,383   

Warrants Purchased

     —           —     

Commodity Risk Exposure:

     

Futures Contracts*

     —           5,700,632   

Interest Rate Risk Exposure:

     

Futures Contracts*

     —           6,723,012   

Call Options Purchased

     11,992,072         —     

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

      Realized
Gain
(Loss) from
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
from
Derivatives
 

Equity Risk Exposure:

    

Futures Contracts

   $ 4,214,082      $ (1,070,383

Call Options Purchased

     1,896,642        —     

Warrants Purchased

     —          —     

Commodity Risk Exposure:

    

Futures Contracts

     (17,905,289     (5,700,632

Interest Rate Risk Exposure:

    

Futures Contracts

     (7,782,349     (6,723,012

Call Options Purchased

     —          (10,972,971

Volume of Derivative Activity

The monthly average fair value of options purchased was $16,903,759 for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following is a summary of the average monthly notional value of futures contracts purchased and sold in the Master Fund for the year ended December 31, 2012, as well as the notional amount of futures contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

      Monthly
Average
Notional
Amount
    Notional Amount Outstanding
at December 31, 2012
 

Futures contracts purchased

   $ 844,325,146      $ 716,161,760   

Futures contracts sold

     (171,817,687     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 672,507,459      $ 716,161,760   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

64


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(g) INVESTMENT INCOME

For investments in securities, dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of withholding taxes. Interest income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

(h) FUND EXPENSES

Unless otherwise voluntarily or contractually assumed by the Adviser or another party, the Master Fund bears all expenses incurred in its business including, but not limited to, the following: all costs and expenses related to investment transactions and positions for the Master Fund’s account; legal fees; accounting, auditing and tax preparation fees; recordkeeping and custodial fees; costs of computing the Master Fund’s net asset value; fees for data and software providers; research expenses; costs of insurance; registration expenses; offering costs; expenses of meetings of the partners; directors fees; all costs with respect to communications to partners; transfer taxes, offshore withholding taxes and taxes withheld on non-U.S. dividends; interest and commitment fees on loans and debit balances; and other types of expenses as may be approved from time to time by the Board. Offering costs are amortized over a twelve-month period or less from the date they are incurred.

(i) INCOME TAXES

The Master Fund is organized and operates as a limited partnership and is not subject to income taxes as a separate entity. Such taxes are the responsibility of the individual partners. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the Master Fund’s consolidated financial statements. Investments in foreign securities may result in foreign taxes being withheld by the issuer of such securities. For U.S. offshore withholding tax, the Master Fund may serve as withholding agent for its offshore feeder funds.

For the current open tax year and for all major jurisdictions, management of the Master Fund has evaluated the tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Master Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions will “more-likely-than-not” be sustained by the Master Fund upon challenge by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold and that would result in a tax benefit or expense to the Master Fund would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Master Fund did not recognize any amounts for unrecognized tax benefit/expense. A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefit/expense is not provided herein, as the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/expense are zero, with no interim additions, reductions or settlements. Tax positions taken in tax years which remain open under the statute of limitations (generally three years for federal income tax purposes) are subject to examination by tax authorities.

(j) USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be significant.

 

65


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(k) RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”) requiring disclosures of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2011-11 will have no effect on the Master Fund’s net assets. At this time, management is evaluating any impact ASU 2011-11 may have on the Master Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

(3) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Master Fund defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.

The inputs used to determine the fair value of the Master Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

   

Level 2—investments with other significant observable inputs or investments that can be fully redeemed at the NAV in the “near term”

 

   

Level 3—investments with significant unobservable inputs (which may include the Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) or investments that cannot be fully redeemed at the NAV in the “near term”; these are investments that generally have one or more of the following characteristics: gated redemptions, suspended redemptions, or have lock-up periods greater than quarterly (or monthly for underlying investments where the Master Fund owns more than 25% of the investment Fund’s total net assets).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

 

66


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

The following is a summary categorization, as of December 31, 2012, of the Master Fund’s investments based on the level of inputs utilized in determining the value of such investments:

 

    LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     Total  
    Investments     Other Financial
Instruments^
    Investments     Investments     Investments     Other Financial
Instruments^
 

Investment Funds

           

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

           

Arbitrage Strategies

  $ —        $ —        $ 87,524,836      $ 125,266,503      $ 212,791,339      $ —     

Domestic Equity

    —          —          78,848,159        89,660,048        168,508,207        —     

Energy

    —          —          52,142,437        159,143,681        211,286,118        —     

Enhanced Fixed Income

    —          —          172,907,561        199,052,762        371,960,323        —     

Global Opportunistic

    —          —          158,531,600        274,309,743        432,841,343        —     

International Equity

    —          —          7,416,117        49,713,569        57,129,686        —     

Natural Resources

    —          —          14,554,217        29,024,662        43,578,879        —     

Private Equity

    —          —          —          681,514,504        681,514,504        —     

Real Estate

    —          —          —          185,296,050        185,296,050        —     

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

           

Arbitrage Strategies

    —          —          7,432,940        32,253,834        39,686,774        —     

International Equity

    —          —          25,278,305        819,194        26,097,499        —     

Natural Resources

    —          —          —          8,910,279        8,910,279        —     

Private Equity

    —          —          —          3,000,000        3,000,000        —     

Private Corporations

           

Real Estate

    —          —          —          19,111,732        19,111,732        —     

Investment Securities

           

Registered Investment Companies

           

Domestic Equity

    104,161,361        —          —          —          104,161,361        —     

International Equity

    125,400,510        —          —          —          125,400,510        —     

Money Market Funds

    307,280,491        —          —          —          307,280,491        —     

Derivative Instruments

           

Call Options Purchased

    —          —          11,992,072        —          11,992,072        —     

Warrants Purchased

           

Global Opportunistic

    —          —          —          —          —          —     

Futures Contracts

    —          (13,494,027     —          —          —          (13,494,027
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 536,842,362      $ (13,494,027   $ 616,628,244      $ 1,857,076,561      $ 3,010,547,167      $ (13,494,027
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^

Other financial instruments include any derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments as Investments in Securities, such as futures contracts. These financial instruments are generally recorded in the financial statements at the unrealized gain or loss on the financial instrument.

The categorization of investments amongst Levels 1 through 3 does not reflect the fact that many of the underlying investments held by the Investment Funds included in Level 3, if owned directly by the Master Fund, may be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 investments.

 

67


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

The following table is a summary of quantitative information about significant unobservable valuation inputs approved by the Adviser Valuation Committee for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for investments held as of December 31, 2012:

 

     Fair Value as of
December 31, 2012
    

Valuation Technique

   Liquidity of
Investments
   Adjustments
To NAV

Investments

           

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

           

Arbitrage Strategies

   $ 125,266,503       NAV as Practical Expedient*    Quarterly or Greater    None

Domestic Equity

     89,660,048       NAV as Practical Expedient*    Quarterly or Greater    None

Energy

     159,143,681       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    None

Enhanced Fixed Income

     199,052,762       NAV as Practical Expedient*    Quarterly or Greater    None

Global Opportunistic

     274,309,743       NAV as Practical Expedient*    Monthly or Greater    None

International Equity

     49,713,569       NAV as Practical Expedient*    Quarterly or Greater    None

Natural Resources

     29,024,662       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    None

Private Equity

     681,514,504       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    None

Real Estate

     185,296,050       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    None

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

           

Arbitrage Strategies

     32,253,834       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    None

International Equity

     819,194       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    None

Natural Resources

     8,910,279       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    None

Private Equity

     3,000,000       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    **

Private Corporations

           

Real Estate

     19,111,732       NAV as Practical Expedient*    N/A    None
  

 

 

          

Total Investments

   $ 1,857,076,561            
  

 

 

          

 

*

Unobservable valuation input.

 

**

Denotes that the NAV as provided by an investment manager or administrator of an Investment Fund has been adjusted. Adjustments to the practical expedient NAV were made for certain Investment Funds in this category because in the opinion of the Adviser Valuation Committee, the practical expedient NAV provided for these Investment Funds did not reflect such Investment Funds’ fair value at December 31, 2012. The amounts of such adjustments were deemed immaterial as a percentage of total investments.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

The Master Fund discloses transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. Transfers that occurred between Levels 2 and 3 as of December 31, 2012, based on levels assigned to Investments on December 31, 2011, are included in the table below. The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments based upon the inputs used to determine fair value:

 

    Investments  
    Balance as of
December 31,
2011
    Redemptions
In-Kind
    Transfers
Out*
    Gross
Purchases
    Gross
Sales**
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Balance as of
December 31,
2012
 

Investments^

               

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

               

Arbitrage Strategies

  $ 448,558,987      $ —         $ (87,524,836   $ 25,000,000      $ (299,935,517   $ 73,001,581      $ (33,833,712   $ 125,266,503   

Domestic Equity

    195,638,926        3,508,488        (78,848,159     90,002,049        (129,188,655     4,128,510        4,418,889        89,660,048   

Energy

    298,114,700        —          (52,142,437     40,324,052        (139,370,893     36,873,058        (24,654,799     159,143,681   

Enhanced Fixed Income

    609,181,578        4,413,996        (172,907,561     88,467,283        (358,022,971     18,832,213        9,088,224        199,052,762   

Global Opportunistic

    703,060,246        412,384        (158,531,600     86,744,719        (331,906,184     (20,224,686     (5,245,136     274,309,743   

International Equity

    143,191,213        —          (7,416,117     65,000,000        (154,244,059     9,580,986        (6,398,454     49,713,569   

Natural Resources

    46,001,399        —          (14,554,217     4,823,663        —           —           (7,246,183     29,024,662   

Private Equity

    642,090,516        —          —          118,475,898        (140,703,597     38,195,040        23,456,647        681,514,504   

Real Estate

    189,471,429        —          —          46,757,942        (57,479,475     (112,393     6,658,547        185,296,050   

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

               

Arbitrage Strategies

    58,527,592        —          (7,432,940     —           (27,604,350     5,129,592        3,633,940        32,253,834   

International Equity

    1,372,308        —          —          —           (542,766     208,845        (219,193     819,194   

Natural Resources

    7,658,031        —          —          —           —           —           1,252,248        8,910,279   

Private Equity

    12,860,000        —          —          —           —           —           (9,860,000     3,000,000   

Private Corporations

               

Real Estate

    19,870,321        —          —          —           (3,887,037     —           3,128,448        19,111,732   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 3,375,597,246      $ 8,334,868      $ (579,357,867   $ 565,595,606      $ (1,642,885,504   $ 165,612,746      $ (35,820,534   $ 1,857,076,561   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^

Investment category names may not match the December 31, 2011 audited financial statements due to categorical changes in strategy type from the Investment Committee. These changes are assumed to have been made on January 1, 2012.

 

*

Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy generally relate to liquidity provisions of the Investment Funds.

 

**

Includes Return of Capital and Capital Gain Distributions.

The net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the table above are reflected in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Level 3 investments held at December 31, 2012, is $(74,261,216).

The Master Fund is permitted to invest in alternative investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value. For an investment that does not have a readily determinable fair value, the Master Fund uses the NAV

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

reported by the Investment Fund as a practical expedient, without further adjustments, unless it is probable that the investment will be sold at a value significantly different than the NAV. If the practical expedient NAV is not as of the reporting entity’s measurement date, then the reported NAV is adjusted to reflect any significant events that would materially affect the value of the security and the NAV of the Master Fund as of the valuation date.

Certain Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, early redemption fees. Other than Investment Funds that are self-liquidating, such as Private Equity and some Energy, Natural Resources and Real Estate Funds, the Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests have withdrawal rights ranging from monthly to annually, after a notice period, usually for a period of up to two years from the date of the initial investment or an additional investment. A listing of the investments held by the Master Fund and their attributes as of December 31, 2012, that may qualify for this valuation approach is shown in the table below.

 

Investment
Category
  Investment
Strategy
  Fair
Value
(in 000s)
    Unfunded
Commitments
(in 000’s)
  Remaining
Life*
  Redemption
Frequency*
  Notice
Period
(in Days)*
  Redemption
Restrictions
and Terms*
Arbitrage Strategies(a)   Investments in a variety of securities with the intent of profiting from relative changes in the price of a set of securities, currencies or commodities.   $ 252,479      N/A   N/A   Quarterly   30-90   0-2 years; up to 9% early redemption fee
Domestic Equity(b)   Investments in equity securities issued by U.S. companies.     168,508      N/A   N/A   Quarterly - Annually   45-120   0-3 years; up to 7% early redemption fee; possible 25% investor level gate
Energy (c)   Investments in securities issued by companies in the energy sector.     211,286      $96,886   up to
15 years
 

N/A

 

N/A

  0-15 years
Enhanced Fixed Income(d)   Investments in non-traditional fixed income securities.     371,960      N/A   N/A  

Quarterly

  30-120   0-3 years; up to 6% early redemption fee; possible 25% investor level gate
Global Opportunistic(e)   Investments in a variety of global markets across all security types.     432,841      N/A   N/A   Monthly - Annually   45-90   0-3 years; up to 6% early redemption fee; possible 25% investor level gate

 

70


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

Investment Category   Investment
Strategy
  Fair
Value
(in 000s)
    Unfunded
Commitments
(in 000’s)
  Remaining
Life*
  Redemption
Frequency*
  Notice
Period
(in Days)*
  Redemption
Restrictions
and Terms*
International Equity(f)   Investments in equity securities issued by foreign companies.   $ 83,227      N/A   N/A   Weekly - Quarterly   7-90   0-2 years; up to 5% early repurchase fee; possible 25% investor level gate
Natural Resources(g)   Investments with exposure to non-energy natural resources.     52,489      $9,778   up to
10 years
  N/A   N/A   0-10 years
Private Equity(h)   Investments in nonpublic companies.     684,515      220,563   up to
10 years
  N/A   N/A   0-10 years
Real Estate(i)   Investments in REITs, private partnerships, and various real estate related mortgage securities.     204,408      63,700   up to
10 years
  N/A   N/A   0-10 years
    $ 2,461,713     

$390,927

       
   

 

 

   

 

       

 

*

The information summarized in the table above represents the general terms for the specified asset class. Individual Investment Funds may have terms that are more or less restrictive than those terms indicated for the asset class as a whole. In addition, most Investment Funds have the flexibility, as provided for in their constituent documents, to modify and waive such terms.

(a)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest using two primary Styles (Event-Driven and Relative Value). Event-Driven strategies typically will include investments in common and preferred equities and various types of debt (often based on the probability that a particular event will occur). These may include distressed or Special Situations investments (securities of companies that are experiencing difficult business situations). Relative Value strategies may include long and short positions in common and preferred equity, convertible securities, and various forms of senior and junior (typically unsecured) debt. Investments under this style may also include index options, options on futures contracts, and other derivatives.

(b)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in publicly-traded equity securities issued by U.S. companies. These securities will typically trade on one of the major U.S. stock exchanges. Investment Funds in this category may include long/short funds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

(c)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in publicly-traded securities issued by companies in the energy sector, private investments in energy-related assets or companies, and futures in energy commodity markets. The Investment Funds include private funds which may hold long/ short

 

71


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

 

equities, commodity trading advisers (“CTAs”) trading contracts on energy related commodities, mutual funds or exchange-traded funds, and private partnerships with private investments in their portfolios. The estimated remaining life of the private investments in this asset class is greater than six years.

(d)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in the following sectors: secured leveraged loans, high yield bonds, distressed debt, structured credit, and global debt (typically less efficient areas of the global fixed income markets than traditional fixed income strategies). Generally these sectors may be heavily weighted to certain industries such as telecom and technology with lower credit rating ranges (including leveraged buyouts), may include distressed debt strategies and may include restricted securities and securities that may not be registered for which a market may not be readily available.

(e)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest in global markets and across all security types including equities, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, currencies, futures, and exchange-traded funds. Investment Funds in this category are typically private funds and may include global long/short equity funds, global macro funds, and CTA’s.

(f)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in publicly-traded equity securities issued by foreign companies or securities issued on U.S. stock exchanges that represent ownership of a foreign corporation. Investment Funds in this category may include long/ short funds, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds.

(g)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in assets with exposure to non-energy natural resources, including gold and other precious metals, industrial metals, and agricultural commodities. The Investment Funds may include private funds invested in long/ short equities; CTA’s trading contracts on agricultural commodities, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, and private partnerships with private investments in their portfolios. The estimated remaining life of the private investments in this asset class is greater than six years.

(h)

This category includes private equity funds that invest primarily in non-publicly traded companies in need of capital. These Investment Funds may vary widely as to sector, size, stage, duration, and liquidity. Certain of these Investment Funds may also focus on the secondary market, buying interests in existing private equity funds, often at a discount. The majority of the investments in this asset class have an estimated remaining life of greater than six years.

(i)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest in real estate funds or managers that invest in real estate trusts (commonly known as “REITs”) and private partnerships that make investments in income producing properties, raw land held for development or appreciation, and various types of mortgage loans and common or preferred stock whose operations involve real estate. The private investments in this asset class have an estimated remaining life of greater than six years.

(4) PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

(a) ISSUANCE OF INTERESTS

Upon receipt from an eligible investor of an initial or additional application for interests (the “Interests”), which will generally be accepted as of the first day of each month, the Master Fund will issue new Interests. The Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state. The Master Fund issues Interests only in private placement transactions in accordance with Regulation D or other applicable exemptions under the Securities Act. No public market exists for the Interests, and none is expected to develop. The Master Fund is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of its partners. The Interests are subject to substantial restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Master Fund’s limited partnership agreement. The Master Fund reserves the right to reject any applications for subscription of Interests.

 

72


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(b) ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

For each fiscal period, generally monthly, net profits or net losses of the Master Fund are allocated among and credited to or debited against the capital accounts of all partners as of the last day of each fiscal period in accordance with the partners’ respective capital account ownership percentage for the fiscal period. Net profits or net losses are measured as the net change in the value of the partners’ capital of the Master Fund, including any change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and income, net of expenses, and realized gains or losses during a fiscal period. Net profits or net losses are allocated after giving effect for any initial or additional applications for Interests, which generally occur at the beginning of the month, or any repurchases of Interests.

(c) REPURCHASE OF INTERESTS

A partner will not be eligible to have the Master Fund repurchase all or any portion of an Interest at the partner’s discretion at any time. The Adviser generally recommends to the Board that the Master Fund offer to repurchase Interests each calendar quarter, pursuant to written tenders by partners. However, in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Adviser recommended and the Board determined that the Master Fund would make a 5% distribution to partners. As a result, each of the Master Fund’s partners received a 5% distribution of their capital account balance as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.

The Board retains the sole discretion to accept or reject the recommendation of the Adviser and to determine the amount of Interests, if any, that will be purchased in any tender offer that it does approve. In the event Interests are repurchased, there will be a substantial period of time between the date as of which partners must accept the Master Fund’s offer to repurchase their Interests and the date they can expect to receive payment for their Interests from the Master Fund. The Adviser recommended and the Board approved a tender offer for the Master Fund for the first quarter of 2013.

(5) INVESTMENTS IN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

(a) INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

As of December 31, 2012, the Master Fund held investments in Investment Funds, securities and other derivatives. The agreements related to investments in Investment Funds provide for compensation to the Investment Funds’ managers/general partners or advisers in the form of management fees of up to 3.0% annually of monthly average net assets. In addition, many Investment Funds also provide for performance incentive fees/allocations of up to 30% of an Investment Fund’s net profits, although it is possible that such ranges may be exceeded for certain investment managers. These management fees and incentive fees are in addition to the management fees charged by the Master Fund.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were $760,113,357 and $2,513,307,387, respectively.

The cost of the Master Fund’s underlying investments for Federal income tax purposes is adjusted for items of taxable income allocated to the Master Fund from such investments. The allocated taxable income is generally reported to the Master Fund by its underlying investments on Schedules K-1, Forms 1099 or PFIC statements, or a combination thereof.

 

73


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

The underlying investments generally do not provide the Master Fund with tax reporting information until well after year end, and as a result, the Master Fund is unable to calculate the year end tax cost of its investments until well after year end. The Master Fund’s book cost as of December 31, 2012, was $2,790,313,809, resulting in accumulated net unrealized appreciation of $220,233,358 consisting of $463,409,845 in gross unrealized appreciation and $243,176,487 in gross unrealized depreciation.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, certain investments were received through a transfer in-kind in connection with the redemption of certain investments. The fair value of these investments transferred-in-kind, related cost and realized gain (loss) were as follows:

 

Investments Received from In-Kind Transfers

   Fair Value      Cost      Realized Gain (Loss) on
Transfers In-Kind
 

Artis Partners 2X (Institutional), L.P.

   $ 3,338,607       $ 5,082,773       $ (1,744,166)   

BDCM Partners I, L.P.

     4,413,996         3,568,998         844,998   

Kior Shares Liquidating Capital Account

     89,744         185,316         (95,572)   

Passport II, L.P.

     412,384         545,253         (132,869)   

Samlyn Onshore Fund, L.P.

     169,881         154,727         15,154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,424,612       $ 9,537,067       $ (1,112,455)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(b) INVESTMENT FUND LIQUIDITY

Certain Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests have restrictions on liquidity which may result in limitations or restrictions on redemptions including, but not limited to, lock-ups, notice periods and early redemption fees. The Master Fund’s investments are grouped in three categories of liquidity, as determined by the Adviser. To better manage the Master Fund’s liquidity, the Adviser has also structured the portfolio’s capital into the liquidity categories listed below. The categories and percent of investments in each are as follows at December 31, 2012:

 

Liquidity Categories*

    

Total Percentage of
Capital Invested
Allowed, per
Category

     Percentage of
Investments,
per Category
   

Withdrawal Rights

Category 1 Assets(a)

     10.00%-100.00%(b)        52.1   Securities and derivatives activity or Investment Funds that settle three business days after trade date (“T+3”) and that have at least quarterly withdrawal rights and not more than a one-year lock-up period remaining.

Category 2 Assets(c)

     0.00%-100.00%(b)        12.9   Investment Funds that allow for periodic withdrawals at the time of investment but do not meet the qualifications for Category 1 Assets due to frequency of redemptions allowed or extended lock-up periods remaining.

 

74


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

Liquidity Categories*

    

Total Percentage of
Capital Invested
Allowed, per
Category

     Percentage of
Investments,
per Category
   

Withdrawal Rights

Category 3 Assets(d)

     0.00%-25.00%(b)        35.0   Investment Funds that are self-liquidating (e.g., private equity funds), or that otherwise fail to meet the definition of Category 1 or 2 Assets. Also includes Investment Funds that only make distributions as the underlying portfolio’s assets or investments are liquidated (i.e., the investor in such Investment Funds does not have the right to request withdrawals on any specified periodic basis).
         

 

 

   
            100.00  
         

 

 

   

* The expiration or implementation of lock-up periods on Master Fund investments in an Investment Fund could result in such investments moving from one liquidity category to another.

 

(a)

Category 1 Assets are defined as cash, money market funds, and exchange-traded securities, including, but not limited to equities, bonds, notes, mutual funds, ETFs, options (including OTC), and derivatives. Investment Funds with investor-level gates, fund-level gates, redemption fees and/or penalties, sidepockets and/or special purpose vehicles housing less liquid investments may be included in this category as long as they have at least quarterly withdrawal rights with a year or less lockup remaining.

(b)

The Master Fund may not have less than 10% of its capital invested in cash and securities with T+3 liquidity, which are included in Category 1 Assets, or more than 25% of its capital invested in Category 3 Assets, with all remaining capital invested in Category 1 Assets or Category 2 Assets.

(c)

Category 2 Assets also may have investor-level gates, fund-level gates, redemption fees and/or penalties, sidepockets and/or special purpose vehicles housing less liquid investments. Sidepockets and/or special purpose vehicles (and any similar interest or investments, including certain types of distributions in-kind) remaining upon redemption from an Investment Fund categorized as Category 1 Assets or Category 2 Assets (collectively, “Residual Interests”), shall also each be conclusively deemed to be a Category 2 Asset unless the Adviser reasonably concludes that the majority of such Residual Interests will not become liquid within three years, in which case the Adviser will categorize such Residual Interests as Category 3 Assets.

(d)

Category 3 Assets may include, without limitation, private equity funds, real estate funds, or natural resources or energy funds that only make distributions when an investment is monetized or generates cash flow through distributions, dividends, etc. This category will be calculated as the lesser of: (a) the amount of called and invested capital or (b) the fair value of the interests in such Investment Funds. Any standard and customary audit hold-backs which remain after redeeming from an Investment Fund included in Category 1 Assets or Category 2 Assets will be classified as Category 1 Assets. Any other holdings which remain (e.g., “sidepockets” and/or other Residual Interests) will be classified as Category 2 Assets if the Adviser reasonably concludes that the majority of such holdings will become liquid within three years; otherwise, such holdings will be classified as Category 3 Assets.

 

75


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(c) AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS

At December 31, 2012, the Master Fund’s investments in certain Investment Funds were deemed to be investments in affiliated issuers under the 1940 Act, primarily because the Master Fund owns 5% or more of the Investment Funds’ total net assets. The activity resulting from investments in these Investment Funds, including interest and dividend income as well as realized gains and losses, is identified in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as transactions with affiliated investments. A listing of these affiliated Investment Funds (including 2012 activity) is shown below:

 

      For the Period 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2012           For the
Period
1/1/2012
through
12/31/2012
 

Investment Funds

  Shares
12/31/2011
    Shares
12/31/2012
    Fair Value
12/31/2011
    Redemptions
In-Kind
    Cost of
Purchases
    Cost of
Sales*
    Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Investments
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Fair Value
12/31/2012
    Interest/
Dividend
Income
 

Atlas Institutional Fund, LLC

      $ 25,814,185      $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 1,758,798      $ 27,572,983      $ —      

BDCM Partners I, L.P.

        50,600,994        4,413,996        38,467,283        (46,390,797     1,418,819        3,718,626        52,228,921        —      

Bell Point Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P.

        26,728,088        —           —           (21,385,022     (1,370,347     3,024,785        6,997,504        —      

Catterton Growth Partners, L.P.

        10,614,364        —           2,577,190        (2,126,017     1,473,950        819,482        13,358,969        4,411   

CCM Small Cap Value Qualified Fund, L.P.

        23,556,080        —           —           (10,000,000     (881,612     2,341,633        15,016,101        —      

Corriente China Opportunity Partners II, L.P.

        16,498,912        —           —           —           —           (7,158,809     9,340,103        —      

Corriente China Opportunity Partners, L.P.

        7,981,887        —           —           —           —           (3,827,281     4,154,606        —      

Courage Special Situations Fund, L.P.

        14,075,770        —           —           (5,000,000     391,424        1,806,813        11,274,007        —      

CRC Credit Fund Ltd.

    125,180        113,729        43,114,834        —           —           (12,708,722     2,706,995        (859,274     32,253,833        —      

Credit Distressed Blue Line Fund, L.P.

        39,144,551        —           —           (10,031,778     190,128        (5,667,835     23,635,066        —      

CX Partners Fund Limited

        9,279,323        —           5,615,043        —           —           (1,692,717     13,201,649        113,007   

Dace Ventures I, L.P.

        1,871,998        —           171,783        (613,426     320,312        (117,024     1,633,643        —      

EDF-MI Onshore, L.P.

        133,391,327        —          —          (75,000,000     10,461,905        (48,935,018     19,918,214        —     

Empire Capital Partners Enhanced, L.P.

        —          —          25,000,000        —          —          (2,456,599     22,543,401        52   

Encap Energy Infrastructure TE Feeder, L.P.

        9,211,892        —          2,276,804        (8,907,355     4,907,034        (1,605,060     5,883,315        87,017   

Falcon Edge Global, L.P.

        —          —          50,000,000        —          —          76,564        50,076,564        —     

Florida Real Estate Value Fund, L.P.

        6,236,666        —          2,104,010        (169,119     —          95,483        8,267,040        724,093   

Fortelus Special Situations Fund, L.P.

        30,336,726        —          —          (21,569,355     (6,955,931     6,559,427        8,370,867        —     

Forum European Realty Income III, L.P.

        9,160,943        —          4,579,919        —          —          757,946        14,498,808        —     

 

76


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

      For the Period 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2012           For the
Period
1/1/2012
through
12/31/2012
 

Investment Funds

  Shares
12/31/2011
    Shares
12/31/2012
    Fair Value
12/31/2011
    Redemptions
In-Kind
    Cost of
Purchases
    Cost of
Sales*
    Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Investments
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Fair Value
12/31/2012
    Interest/
Dividend
Income
 

Garrison Opportunity Fund, LLC

      $ 21,328,827      $       —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 2,047,805      $ 23,376,632      $ —     

GTIS Brazil Real Estate Fund (Brazilian Real), L.P.

        20,730,589        —          1,887,709        —          —          1,337,381        23,955,679        —     

Halcyon European Structured Opportunities Fund, L.P.

        518,816        —          —          (152,692     (108,495     55,600        313,229        —     

Harbinger Capital Partners Fund I, L.P.

        34,532,293        —          —          —          —          (7,868,693     26,663,600        —     

Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.

        6,926,305        —          —          (710,681     11,762        (3,170,065     3,057,321        —     

Hayman Capital Partners, L.P.

        29,748,598        —          30,000,000        (10,000,000     1,105,088        6,698,589        57,552,275        —     

HealthCor Partners Fund, L.P.

        6,509,326        —          1,427,317        —          —          450,013        8,386,656        —     

HFR HE Bristol Master Trust (Series D)

    25,000        25,000        20,960,611        —          —          —          —          (6,406,394     14,554,217        —     

Hillcrest Fund, L.P.

        10,594,747        —          6,896,402        (5,159,014     311,681        (1,605,846     11,037,970        118,275   

Hound Partners, L.P.

        —          —          35,000,000        —          —          5,528,040        40,528,040        —     

Indaba Capital Partners, L.P.

        28,637,867        —          —          —          —          9,177,140        37,815,007        —     

Integral Capital Partners VIII, L.P.

        3,743,963        —          —          —          —          (601,408     3,142,555        —     

Intervale Capital Fund, L.P.

        20,150,112        —          782,756        (11,693,325     8,925,550        (5,972,616     12,192,477        —     

Investcorp Silverback Arbitrage Fund, LLC

        17,036,329        —          —          —          —          571,414        17,607,743        —     

Kenmont Onshore Fund, L.P.

        958,631        —          —          (940,241     (4,211,892     4,407,278        213,776        —     

LC Fund IV, L.P.

        19,623,358        —          1,697,096        (17,383     —          4,134,992        25,438,063        —     

Magnetar Capital Fund, L.P.

        6,988,058        —          —          —          —          1,881,843        8,869,901        —     

Magnetar SPV, LLC (Series L)

        13,030,063        —          —          (1,636,130     68,335        1,546,332        13,008,600        —     

Middle East North Africa Opportunities Fund, L.P.

    5,089        5,089        1,577,000        —          —          —          —          (60,880     1,516,120        —     

Monsoon Infrastructure & Realty Co-Investors, L.P.

        14,339,446        —          1,950,000        —          —          (253,382     16,036,064        —     

Montrica Global Opportunities Fund, L.P.

    35,356        33,558        1,922,744        —          —          (21,688     (170,090     (21,664     1,709,302        —     

Morgan Rio Capital Fund, L.P.**

        24,480,064        —          —          —          —          1,657,757        26,137,821        —     

Net Lease Private REIT VII, Inc.

        4,232,440        —          —          (1,383,067     —          —          2,849,373        439,239   

Net Lease Private REIT VII-A, Inc.

        4,232,440        —          —          (1,383,067     —          —          2,849,373        439,239   

 

77


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

      For the Period 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2012           For the
Period
1/1/2012
through
12/31/2012
 

Investment Funds

  Shares
12/31/2011
    Shares
12/31/2012
    Fair Value
12/31/2011
    Redemptions
In-Kind
    Cost of
Purchases
    Cost of
Sales*
    Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Investments
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Fair Value
12/31/2012
    Interest/
Dividend
Income
 

New Horizon Capital III, L.P.

      $ 23,451,904      $       —        $ 5,112,941      $ (1,409,282   $ —        $ 3,205,000      $ 30,360,563      $ 248,120   

Orbis Real Estate Fund I

        2,982,985        —          364,286        (27,600     —          (330,901     2,988,770        —     

Overseas CAP Partners, Inc.

    9,295        1,088        15,412,758        —          —          (14,895,627   $ 2,422,597        4,493,212        7,432,940        —     

Parmenter Realty Fund IV, L.P.

        1,268,538        —          6,331,576        (3,328,040     19,970        (225,538     4,066,506        231,194   

Passport II, L.P.

        49,240,774        —          —          (18,842,178     (5,313,008     10,108,060        35,193,648        —     

Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners III, LLC

        7,795,793        —          11,720,584        (4,805,564     496,464        905,723        16,113,000        1,156,016   

Pennybacker II, L.P.

        1,886,942        —          2,428,307        (501,358     —          (87,162     3,726,729        52,735   

Phoenix Asia Real Estate Investments II, L.P.

        14,421,284        —          365,548        (307,974     152,695        (794,235     13,837,318        174,226   

PIPE Equity Partners, L.L.C.

        21,413,300        —          —          (1,440,156     (1,414,715     (327,282     18,231,147        —     

PIPE Select Fund, L.L.C.

        41,723,033        —          —          (11,288,885     605,570        3,287,006        34,326,724        —     

Private Equity Investment Fund IV, L.P.

        6,249,295        —          394,786        (875,282     203,923        (189,445     5,783,277        6,350   

Private Equity Investment Fund V, L.P.**

        27,878,519        —          9,633,159        (4,623,520     2,130,285        3,444,725        38,463,168        120,214   

Providence MBS Fund L.P.

        56,163,961        —          50,000,000        —          —          4,522,972        110,686,933        —     

Q Funding III, L.P.

        12,686,971        —          —          (6,754,860     1,788,595        (766,475     6,954,231        —     

Saints Capital VI, L.P.

        15,517,661        —          4,597,548        (2,058,819     1,229,721        45,850        19,331,961        78,260   

SBC Latin America Housing US Fund, L.P.

        3,780,352        —          4,370,449        (3,681,449     —          (78,404     4,390,948        237,602   

Sovereign Capital Limited
Partnership III

        5,362,849        —          2,234,061        —          —          851,111        8,448,021        —     

Trivest Fund IV, L.P.

        14,521,240        —          4,731,526        (1,195,135     69,502        678,127        18,805,260        572,109   

Trustbridge Partners II, L.P.

        21,807,104        —          —          (3,493,406     1,671,446        (1,856,342     18,128,802        44,853   

Trustbridge Partners III, L.P.

        26,465,744        —          2,453,708        (415,315     —          2,257,228        30,761,365        504,258   

Tuckerbrook SB Global Distressed
Fund I, L.P.

        6,613,160        —          —          (1,150,000     —          271,102        5,734,262        —     

Tybourne Equity (U.S.) Fund

        —          —          40,000,000        —          —          1,247,237        41,247,237        —     

Valiant Capital Partners, L.P.

        139,690,729        —          110,147        (9,490,703     957,421        2,090,381        133,357,975        164,035   

Velite Energy, L.P.

        76,962,836        —          —          (43,430,000     32,798,802        (14,189,201     52,142,437        108   

 

78


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

      For the Period 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2012           For the
Period
1/1/2012
through
12/31/2012
 

Investment
Funds

  Shares
12/31/2011
  Shares
12/31/2012
  Fair Value
12/31/2011
    Redemptions
In-Kind
    Cost of
Purchases
    Cost of
Sales*
    Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Investments
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Fair Value
12/31/2012
    Interest/
Dividend
Income
 

Westview Capital Partners II, L.P.

      $ 16,158,811      $ —        $ 3,313,796      $ —        $ —        $ 1,312,972      $ 20,785,579      $ —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 1,379,877,710      $ 4,413,996      $ 358,595,734      $ (381,014,032   $ 56,413,884      $ (17,951,103   $ 1,400,336,189      $ 5,515,413   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Sales include return of capital.

**

Voting rights have been waived for this investment.

(6) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

In the normal course of business, the Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests trade various derivative securities and other financial instruments, and enter into various investment activities with off-balance sheet risk both as an investor and as a principal. The Master Fund’s risk of loss in these Investment Funds is limited to the value of its investment in, or commitment to, such Investment Funds. In addition, the Master Fund may from time to time invest directly in derivative securities or other financial instruments to gain greater or lesser exposure to a particular asset class.

(7) DUE FROM BROKERS

The Master Fund conducts business with brokers for its investment activities. The clearing and depository operations for the investment activities are performed pursuant to agreements with the brokers. The Master Fund is subject to credit risk to the extent any broker with whom the Master Fund conducts business is unable to deliver cash balances or securities, or clear security transactions on the Master Fund’s behalf. The Master Fund monitors the financial condition of the brokers with which the Master Fund conducts business and believes the likelihood of loss under the aforementioned circumstances is remote.

(8) ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

In consideration for administrative, accounting, and recordkeeping services, the Master Fund pays the Independent Administrator a monthly administration fee based on the month-end partners’ capital of the Master Fund. The Master Fund is charged, on an annual basis, 6 basis points on partners’ capital of up to $2 billion, 5 basis points on partners’ capital between the amounts of $2 billion and $5 billion, 2 basis points on partners’ capital between the amounts of $5 billion and $15 billion, and 1.25 basis points for amounts over $15 billion. The administration fee is payable monthly in arrears. The Independent Administrator also provides the Master Fund with legal, compliance, transfer agency, and other investor related services at an additional cost.

The administration fees are paid out of the Master Fund’s assets, which decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the partners in the Master Fund. As of December 31, 2012, the Master Fund had $3,071,734,183 in partners’ capital. The total administration fee incurred for the year ended December 31, 2012, was $2,115,865.

 

79


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

(9) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(a) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE

In consideration of the advisory and other services provided by the Adviser to the Master Fund pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Master Fund pays the Adviser an investment management fee (the “Investment Management Fee”), equal to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the Master Fund’s partners’ capital calculated based on the Master Fund’s partners’ capital at the end of each month, payable quarterly in arrears. The Investment Management Fee decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the Master Fund that are credited to or debited against the capital accounts of its partners. For the year ended December 31, 2012, $38,703,653 was incurred for Investment Management Fees.

(b) PLACEMENT AGENTS

The Master Fund may engage one or more placement agents (each, a “Placement Agent”) to solicit investments in the Master Fund. Salient Capital, L.P., an affiliate of the Adviser, is a broker-dealer who has been engaged by the Master Fund to serve as a Placement Agent. A Placement Agent may engage one or more sub-placement agents. The Adviser or its affiliates may pay a fee out of their own resources to Placement Agents and sub-placement agents. As of December 31, 2012, the two largest non-affiliated sub-placement agents service approximately 83% of the feeder funds assets which are invested in the Master Fund. To the extent that substantial numbers of investors have a relationship with a particular sub-placement agent, such sub-placement agent may have the ability to influence investor behavior, which may affect the Master Fund.

(10) INDEBTEDNESS OF THE FUND

As a fundamental policy, the Master Fund may borrow up to, but not more than, 25% of the partners’ capital of the Master Fund (at the time such borrowings were made and after taking into account the investment and/or deployment of such proceeds) for the purpose of making investments, funding redemptions and for other working capital and general Master Fund purposes. For purposes of the Master Fund’s investment restrictions and certain investment limitations under the 1940 Act, including for example, the Master Fund’s leverage limitations, the Master Fund will not “look through” Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests. Investment Funds may also use leverage, whether through borrowings, futures, or other derivative products and are not subject to the Master Fund’s investment restrictions. However, such borrowings by Investment Funds are without recourse to the Master Fund and the Master Fund’s risk of loss is limited to its investment in such Investment Funds, other than for some Investment Funds in which the Master Fund has made a capital commitment, for which the risk of loss is limited to the Master Fund’s total capital commitment. For some Investment Funds in which the Master Fund has made a capital commitment that will be funded over a period of time, such as private equity, private energy and real estate funds, the Master Fund, in certain instances, may commit to fund more than its initial capital commitment. The rights of any lenders to the Master Fund to receive payments of interest or repayments of principal will be senior to those of the partners, and the terms of any borrowings may contain provisions that limit certain activities of the Master Fund.

The Master Fund maintains a line of credit agreement (the “Agreement”) with Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft which provides a $500,000,000 credit facility, with available borrowing capacity subject to collateral allocation ratios as defined in the Agreement. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the Master Fund’s investments. The Agreement provides for a commitment fee of 0.65% plus interest accruing on any borrowed amounts at the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a spread of 1.10% per

 

80


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2012

 

annum, payable quarterly in arrears. There were no borrowings during the year ended December 31, 2012. The current credit facility agreement expires on September 28, 2016.

(11) FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2012
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2009
    Year ended
December 31,
2008
 

Net investment loss to average partners’ capital1

     (0.81 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.84 )%      (0.95 )%      (1.19 )% 

Expenses to average partners’ capital1,2

     1.49     1.27     1.19     1.20     1.54

Portfolio turnover

     20.88     26.72     26.71     27.40     29.19

Total return3

     2.50     (3.18 )%      9.52     14.96     (23.46 )% 

Partners’ capital, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,071,734      $ 4,301,279      $ 5,355,785      $ 5,212,611      $ 4,663,185   

An investor’s return (and operating ratios) may vary from those reflected based on the timing of capital transactions.

 

1

Ratios are calculated by dividing the indicated amount by average partners’ capital measured at the end of each month during the period.

2

Expense ratios do not include expenses of acquired funds that are paid indirectly by the Master Fund as a result of its ownership in the underlying funds. Expenses include U.S. offshore withholding tax, which is only allocable to investors investing through the offshore feeder funds.

3

Calculated as geometrically linked monthly returns for each month in the period.

(12) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Master Fund accepts initial or additional applications for Interests generally as of the first day of the month.

Based on the partners’ capital of the Master Fund, the Adviser recommended to the Board that a tender offer in an amount of up to $160 million be made for the quarter ending March 31, 2013 to those partners who elect to tender their Interests prior to the expiration of the tender offer period. The Board approved such recommendation and partners in the Master Fund were notified of a tender offer with a February 21, 2013 expiration date (“Expiration Date”). In response to the number of partners electing to tender their Interests as of the Expiration Date, which amounted to approximately $1.1 billion, the Adviser, in its discretion, will pro-rate the amount elected to be tendered in accordance with the Master Fund’s repurchase procedures. The final amount that is accepted by the Master Fund will appear in the next report to partners.

Management of the Master Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2012.

 

81


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Directors and Officers

The Master Fund’s operations are managed under the direction and oversight of the Board. Each Director serves for an indefinite term or until he or she reaches mandatory retirement, if any, as established by the Board. The Board appoints the officers of the Master Fund who are responsible for the Master Fund’s day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.

Compensation for Directors

The Master Fund, The Endowment Registered Fund, L.P., The Endowment Institutional Fund, L.P, and The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P., together pay each of the Directors who is not an “interested person” of the Adviser, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”) an annual retainer of $38,000, paid quarterly, an annual Board meeting fee of $15,000, a fee of $1,250 per informal Board meeting, a fee of $1,250 per telephonic Board meeting, an annual fee of $4,000 for membership on each committee, an annual fee of $5,000 for the audit committee chairman and $2,500 for each other committee chair, each of which is paid quarterly, and an annual fee of $7,500, paid quarterly, to the Lead Independent Director. There are currently six Independent Directors. In the interest of retaining Independent Directors of the highest quality, the Board intends to periodically review such compensation and may modify it as the Board deems appropriate. In addition, the Funds reimburse each Independent Director for travel and other expenses incurred in connection with attendance at such meetings. The Directors do not receive pension or retirement benefits from the Funds. Other officers (apart from the CCO) and Directors of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds.

Interested Directors

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the Master
Fund
  Length of
Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

John A. Blaisdell (1)

 

Age: 52

 

Address: c/o The Endowment
Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director,
Co-
Principal
Executive
Officer
  Since
2004
  Member, Investment Committee of the Adviser, since 2002;
Managing Director of Salient, since 2002
  5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) since 2010;
Salient MF Trust
(investment
company) (two
funds) since 2012;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient
MLP & Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company)
since 2011

 

82


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the Master
Fund
  Length of
Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

Andrew B. Linbeck1

 

Age: 48

 

Address: c/o The Endowment
Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director,
Co-
Principal
Executive
Officer
  Since
2004
  Member, Investment Committee of the Adviser, since 2002; Managing Director of Salient, since 2002   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) 2010-2012;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient
MLP & Energy
Infrastructure
Fund, since 2011

A. Haag Sherman1

 

Age: 47

 

Address: c/o The Endowment
Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since
2004
  Member, Investment Committee of the Adviser, 2002-2011; Managing Director of Salient, 2002-2011   5   Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (three
funds) 2010-2012;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012; Salient
MLP & Energy
Infrastructure
Fund (investment
company) since
2011; Plains
Capital
Corporation, since
2009; Blue
Dolphin Energy
Company, since
January 2012

 

1

This person’s status as an “interested” director arises from his affiliation with Salient Partners, L.P., which itself is an affiliate of the Master Fund, The Endowment Registered Fund, L.P., The Endowment Institutional Fund, L.P., The Endowment TEI Fund, L.P., The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P., and the Adviser.

 

83


THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Independent Directors

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the Master
Fund
  Length of
Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

Karin B. Bonding, CFA

 

Age: 73

 

Address: c/o The
Endowment Master
Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since
2010
  Lecturer, University of Virginia, since 1996; President of Capital Markets Institute, Inc. (fee-only financial planner and investment advisor) since 1996.   5   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (three funds); Salient MF Trust (investment company) (two funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (investment company) since 2011; Brandes Investment Trust (investment companies) (four funds) 2006-2012; Credit Suisse Alternative Capital Funds (investment companies) (six funds) 2005-2010

Jonathan P. Carroll

 

Age: 51

 

Address: c/o The Endowment Master
Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since
2004
  President of Lazarus Financial LLC (holding company) since 2006; private investor for the past six years   5   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (three funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (two funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (investment company) since 2011

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the Master
Fund
  Length of
Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

Dr. Bernard Harris

 

Age: 56

 

Address: c/o The
Endowment Master
Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since
2009
  Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Vesalius Ventures, Inc. (venture investing), since 2002; President of The Space Agency, since 1999; President of The Harris Foundation (non-profit), since 1998; clinical scientist, flight surgeon and astronaut for NASA, 1986 to 1996   5   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (three funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (two funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (investment company) since 2011; AG Technologies, since 2009; ZOO SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business”, since 2009; Greater Houston Community Foundation, 2004-2009; Monebo Technologies Inc., since 2009; The National Math and Science Initiative, and Space Agency, since 2008; Sterling Bancshares, Inc., since 2007; Communities in Schools, since 2007; American Telemedicine Association, since 2007; RMD Networks, Inc., since 2006; BioHouston, since 2006; U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., since 2005; Houston Technology Center, since 2004; Houston Angel Network, since 2004; The Harris Foundation, Inc., since 1998

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the Master
Fund
  Length of
Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

Richard C. Johnson

 

Age: 75

 

Address: c/o The
Endowment Master
Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since
2004
  Senior Counsel (retired) for Baker Botts LLP (law firm) since 2002; Managing Partner, Baker Botts, 1998 to 2002; practiced law at Baker Botts, 1966 to 2002 (1972 to 2002 as a partner)   5   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (three funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (two funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (investment company) since 2011

G. Edward Powell

 

Age: 76

 

Address: c/o The
Endowment Master
Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since

2004

 

Principal of Mills & Stowell (private equity) since 2002; Principal of Innovation Growth Partners (consulting), since 2002; Consultant to emerging and middle market businesses, 1994-2002; Managing Partner, PriceWaterhouse &

Co. (Houston Office, 1982 to 1994)

  5   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (three funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (two funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (investment company) since 2011; Therapy Track, LLC, since 2009; Global Water Technologies, Inc.; Datavox Holdings, Inc.; Energy Services International, Inc., since 2004

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held with
the Master
Fund
  Length of
Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by  Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

Scott E. Schwinger

 

Age: 47

 

Address: c/o The
Endowment Master
Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

  Director   Since

2004

  President, The McNair Group (management), since 2006; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Houston Texans (professional football team), 1999   5   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (three funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (two funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (investment company) since 2011; The Make-A-Wish Foundation, since 2008; YES Prep Public Schools, since 2001

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Officers of the Fund Who Are Not Directors

 

Name, Address and Age    Position(s) Held with the Master Fund    Principal Occupation(s) During the
Past 5 Years

Paul Bachtold

 

Age: 39

 

Address: c/o The Endowment
Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

   Chief Compliance Officer (since 2010)    Chief Compliance Officer, Salient (since 2010); Consultant, Chicago Investment Group (compliance consulting), 2009-2010; US Compliance Manager, Barclays Global Investors, 2005-2008

John E. Price

 

Age: 45

 

Address: c/o The Endowment
Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027

   Treasurer; Principal Financial Officer (since 2004)    Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Adviser, since 2003; Partner, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Salient, since 2003

Adam L. Thomas

 

Age: 38

 

Address: c/o The Endowment
Master Fund L.P.
4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77027

   Secretary (since 2004)    Director of Adviser, since 2004; Partner and Director, Salient, since 2002

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Allocation of Investments

The following chart indicates the allocation of investments among the asset classes in the Master Fund as of December 31, 2012.

 

Asset Class1

   Fair Value      %  

Arbitrage Strategies

   $ 252,478,113         8.39   

Domestic Equity

     272,669,568         9.06   

Energy

     211,286,118         7.02   

Enhanced Fixed Income

     371,960,323         12.36   

Global Opportunistic

     432,841,343         14.38   

International Equity

     208,627,695         6.93   

Natural Resources

     52,489,158         1.74   

Private Equity

     684,514,504         22.72   

Real Estate

     204,407,782         6.79   

Call Options Purchased

     11,992,072         0.40   

Money Market Funds

     307,280,491         10.21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,010,547,167         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1

The complete list of investments included in the following asset class categories is included in the Schedule of Investments of the Master Fund.

Form N-Q Filings

The Master Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Master Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission Public Reference Room in Washington, DC and information regarding operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting Policies

A description of the policies and procedures that the Master Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Master Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

Additional Information

The Master Fund’s private placement memorandum (the “PPM”) includes additional information about Directors of the Master Fund. The PPM is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-725-9456.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Privacy Policy

The Master Fund recognizes the importance of securing personal financial information. It is our policy to safeguard any personal and financial information that may be entrusted to us. The following is a description of the Master Fund’s policy regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information.

We collect nonpublic personal information as follows:

We collect information about our investors, including, but not limited to, the investor’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, social security number and date of birth. We collect that information from subscription agreements, other forms of correspondence that we receive from investors, from personal conversations and from affiliated entities as permitted by law.

We receive information about investor transactions with us, including, but not limited to, account number, account balance, investment amounts, withdrawal amounts and other financial information.

We are permitted by law to disclose nonpublic information we collect, as described above, to the Master Fund’s service providers, including the Master Fund’s investment adviser, sub-advisers, servicing agent, independent administrator, custodian, legal counsel, accountant and auditor. We do not disclose any nonpublic information about our current or former investors to nonaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. We restrict access to investor nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to investors. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard investors’ nonpublic personal information.

If an investor’s investment relationship with the Master Fund involves a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of such investor’s financial intermediary would govern how any nonpublic personal information would be shared by them with nonaffiliated third parties.

 

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Independent Directors

Jonathan P. Carroll

Dr. Bernard Harris

Richard C. Johnson

G. Edward Powell

Scott E. Schwinger

Karin B. Bonding

Interested Directors and Officers

A. Haag Sherman, Director

John A. Blaisdell, Director and Co-Principal Executive Officer

Andrew B. Linbeck, Director and Co-Principal Executive Officer

John E. Price, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Adam L. Thomas, Secretary

Paul A. Bachtold, Chief Compliance Officer

Investment Adviser

Endowment Advisers, L.P.

Houston, TX

Fund Administrator and Transfer Agent

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

Columbus, OH

Custodian

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Greenwich, CT

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Columbus, OH

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP

Boston, MA


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Fax 713-993-4698


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as Exhibit 12(a)(1).

(b) During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

3(a)(1) The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

3(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is G. Edward Powell, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

      Current Year      Previous Year  

Audit Fees

   $ 10,250       $ 10,000   

Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   

All Other Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   

(e)(1) Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

The audit committee may delegate its authority to pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services to one or more members of the committee. Any decision of such members to pre-approve services shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

(2) Disclose the percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c) (7)(i)(c) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

Current Year     Previous Year  
  0     0

(f) Not applicable.

(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.

 

Current Year     Previous Year  
$ 0      $ 0   

(h) Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a) Schedule of Investments of the Master Portfolio as of the close of the reporting period is included in the report to the shareholders filed under item 1 of this form.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

A closed-end management investment company that is filing an annual report on this Form N-CSR must, unless it invests exclusively in non-voting securities, describe the policies and procedures that it uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, including the procedures that the company uses when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of its shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the company’s investment adviser; principal underwriter; or any affiliated person (as defined in section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(3)) and the rules thereunder) of the company, its investment adviser, or its principal


underwriter, on the other. Include any policies and procedures of the company’s investment adviser, or any other third party, that the company uses, or that are used on the company’s behalf, to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities.

These policies are included as Exhibit 12(a)(4).

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Adviser’s Investment Committee Members

As of the date of the filing, the Investment Committee is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”), The Endowment Institutional Fund, L.P. (the “Institutional Fund”), The Endowment Registered Fund, L.P. (the “Registered Fund”), The Endowment TEI Fund, L.P. (the “TEI Fund”) and The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P. (the “Institutional TEI W Fund”) are registered investment companies (collectively, the “Fund Complex” and each individually the “Fund”). The members of the Investment Committee (each an “Investment Committee Member”) are: Messrs. John A. Blaisdell, Andrew B. Linbeck, Lee G. Partridge and Mark W. Yusko.

Mr. Blaisdell has served as an Investment Committee Member since January 2004 and Managing Director of Salient Partners, L.P. (“Salient”) since December 2002. Previously, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Wincrest Ventures, L.P. (from 1997-2002). Mr. Linbeck has served as an Investment Committee Member since January 2004 and Managing Director of Salient since August 2002. Previously, he held the position of Partner and executive officer of The Redstone Companies, L.P. and certain affiliates thereof (from 1998-2002). Mr. Partridge has served as an Investment Committee Member since 2011 and as a Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer of Salient since 2011. Prior to joining Salient, Mr. Partridge was the founder and CEO of Integrity Capital, LLC, which spanned traditional and alternative investment strategies and the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, where he was responsible for global asset allocation, risk management, portfolio construction, external managers, hedge funds, derivative strategies, equity trading, futures trading and risk management. Mr. Yusko has served as an Investment Committee Member since January 2004. He is also President of Morgan Creek Capital Management (since July 2004) and Principal of Hatteras Capital Management (since September 2003). Previously, Mr. Yusko held the position of Chief Investment Officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (from 1998-2004). Each member of the Investment Committee reviews asset allocation recommendations by the Adviser’s staff, manager due diligence and recommendations and, by a majority vote of the Investment Committee, determines asset allocation and manager selection.

The Adviser and certain other entities controlled by the Principals manage investment programs which are similar to that of the Fund, and the Adviser and/or the Principals may in the future serve as an investment adviser or otherwise manage or direct the investment activities of other registered and/or private investment vehicles with investment programs similar to the Funds.

Other Accounts Managed by the Investment Adviser

Certain Investment Committee Members, who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, also manage other registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts, as indicated below. The following tables identify, as of December 31, 2012: (i) the number of registered investment companies (including the Fund), other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts managed by the Investment Committee Member and the total assets of such companies, vehicles and accounts; and (ii) the number and total assets of such companies, vehicles and accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on performance.


Name of Investment Committee Member

   Registered Investment
Companies Managed by
Investment Committee
Member (1)
     Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles Managed by
Investment Committee
Member (1)
     Other Accounts Managed by
Investment Committee Member
 
     Number      Total Assets      Number      Total Assets      Number      Total Assets  

John A. Blaisdell

     12       $ 3.78 billion         21       $ 1.18 billion         >1420       $ 9.96 billion  (2) 

Andrew B. Linbeck

     12       $ 3.78 billion         21       $ 1.18 billion         >1420       $ 9.96 billion  (2) 

Lee G. Partridge

     9       $ 3.28 billion         14       $ 588 million         >1420       $ 9.62 billion  (2) 

Mark W. Yusko

     11       $ 4.40 billion         31       $ 1.50 billion         18       $ 1.60 billion  (3) 

 

(1) For registered investment companies and pooled investment vehicles managed, the number of vehicles reported for master-feeder structures includes both the master fund and feeder funds while the corresponding total assets reported reflect the assets of the master fund only.
(2) Messrs. Blaisdell and Linbeck serve as principal executive officers, and Mr. Partridge serves as Chief Investment Officer, of Salient Partners, which owns Salient Trust Co., LTA, a trust company chartered under the laws of the state of Texas. In such capacities, Messrs. Blaisdell, Linbeck and Partridge have investment responsibilities on the clients of such entities. However, the number of accounts and asset figures cited in the table relate to the accounts and assets over which Messrs. Blaisdell, Linbeck and Partridge have discretion in their capacities as principal executive officers of such entities/clients.
(3) Mr. Yusko serves as the principal executive officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC, and a principal of Hatteras Capital Management, advisory firms located in North Carolina. The figure cited in the table reflects the advisory assets of Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC. $690 million included in Total Assets of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed is also included in Total Assets of Other Accounts Managed by Investment Committee Member.

 

Name of Investment Committee Member

   Registered Investment
Companies Managed by
Investment Committee
Member  (1)
     Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles Managed by
Investment Committee

Member (1)
     Other Accounts Managed by
Investment Committee Member
 
      Number with
Performance-
Based Fees
     Total Assets
with
Performance
Based Fees
     Number with
Performance-
Based Fees
     Total Assets
with
Performance
Based Fees
     Number with
Performance-
Based Fees
     Total Assets
with
Performance
Based Fees
 

John A. Blaisdell

     0       $ 0         5       $ 439.60 million         3       $ 8.77 billion   

Andrew B. Linbeck

     0       $ 0         5       $ 439.60 million         3       $ 8.77 billion   

Lee G. Partridge

     0       $ 0         1       $ 15.00 million         1       $ 8.71 billion   

Mark W. Yusko

     5       $ 1.35 billion         25       $ 1.40 billion         17       $ 1.00 billion  (2) 

 

(1) For registered investment companies and pooled investment vehicles managed, the number of vehicles reported for master-feeder structures includes both the master fund and feeder funds while the corresponding total assets reported reflect the assets of the master fund only.
(2)

Mr. Yusko serves as the principal executive officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC, and a principal of Hatteras Capital Management, advisory firms located in North Carolina. The figure cited in


  the table reflects the advisory assets of Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC. $690 million included in Total Assets of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed is also included in Total Assets of Other Accounts Managed by Investment Committee Member.

Conflicts of Interest of the Adviser

From time to time, potential conflicts of interest may arise between an Investment Committee Member’s management of the investments of the Fund, on the one hand, and the management of other registered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other accounts (collectively, “other accounts”), on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Fund, track the same index the Fund tracks or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. The other accounts might also have different investment objectives or strategies than the Fund.

Knowledge and Timing of Fund Trades. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the Investment Committee Member’s day-to-day management of a Fund. Because of their positions with the Fund, the Investment Committee Members know the size, timing and possible market impact of the Fund’s trades. It is theoretically possible that the Investment Committee Members could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Fund.

Investment Opportunities. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the Investment Committee Member’s management of a number of accounts with varying investment guidelines. Often, an investment opportunity may be suitable for both the Fund and other accounts managed by the Investment Committee Member, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the Fund and the other accounts to participate fully. Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the Fund and other accounts. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

Performance Fees. An Investment Committee Member may advise certain accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based entirely or partially on performance. Performance fee arrangements may create a conflict of interest for the Investment Committee Member in that the Member may have an incentive to allocate the investment opportunities that he or she believes might be the most profitable to such other accounts instead of allocating them to the Fund.

Compensation to Investment Committee Members

Messrs. Blaisdell, Linbeck, Partridge and Yusko indirectly own equity interests in the Adviser. As it relates to the Fund and other funds within the Fund Complex, Messrs. Blaisdell, Linbeck, Partridge and Yusko receive all of their compensation based on the size of the Fund and the other funds within the Fund Complex and the management and servicing fees charged thereon. Accordingly, they believe that a significant driver of their compensation is the performance of the Fund and the Fund Complex, which has a significant bearing on the ability to raise additional assets. Messrs. Blaisdell, Linbeck and Partridge also indirectly own equity in the advisers to other funds and are compensated based on the size of the funds’ asset bases and the management and servicing fees charged thereon. In addition, Messrs. Blaisdell, Linbeck and Partridge are partners and principal executive officers of Salient and related affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Salient Group”), which pays them a base salary (but no bonus) and is obligated to make distributions of profits to them, as well as the other partners, on an annual basis. These individuals are responsible for the investment processes and management of the Salient Group. Messrs. Blaisdell, Linbeck and Partridge believe that to the extent that they are successful in their investment endeavors, the greater the number of assets over time and the more significant their compensation from the Salient Group.

Mr. Yusko is a partner of Morgan Creek Capital Management, which pays him a base salary and is anticipated to make distributions of profits above and beyond that which is necessary to operate the business. Mr. Yusko is chiefly responsible for the investment processes and management of Morgan Creek Capital Management. He believes that to the extent that he and the staff at Morgan Creek Capital Management are successful in their investment endeavors, the greater the number of assets over time and the more significant their compensation.


Securities Ownership of Investment Committee Members

The table below shows the dollar range of the interests of each Fund beneficially owned as of December 31, 2012 by each Investment Committee Member.

 

Investment Committee Member

   Master Fund   Institutional Fund    Registered Fund    TEI Fund    Institutional TEI W
Fund

John A. Blaisdell

   None   Over $1,000,000    None    $150,001 to $250,000    None

Andrew B. Linbeck

   None   Over $1,000,000    None    $250,001 to $500,000    None

Lee G. Partridge

   None   None    None    None    None

Mark W. Yusko

   None (1)   None    None    None    None

 

(1) $1,106,897 represents indirect beneficial ownership in the Master Fund held by Mark W. Yusko through other feeder funds that invest in the Master Fund.

Portfolio Manager Compensation

Mr. Julian Hillery has significant day-to-day duties in the management of the portfolio of the Master Fund, including providing analysis and recommendations on Asset Allocation and Investment Fund selection to the Investment Committee. As it relates to the Fund and other funds within the Fund Complex, Mr. Hillery receives all of his compensation based on the size of the Fund and the other funds within the Fund Complex and the management and servicing fees charged thereon. Accordingly, he believes that a significant driver of his compensation is the performance of the Fund and the Fund Complex, which has a significant bearing on the ability to raise additional assets. Mr. Hillery believes that to the extent that he is successful in his investment endeavors, the greater the number of assets over time and the more significant his compensation from the Salient Group will be.

Securities Ownership of Portfolio Manager

The table below shows the dollar range of shares of the Fund beneficially owned as of December 31, 2012, by Mr. Hillery:

 

Master Fund

   Institutional Fund    Registered Fund    TEI Fund    Institutional TEI W
Fund

None

   None    None    None    None

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure


that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is (i) accumulated and communicated to the investment company’s management, including its certifying officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of ethics that is subject to Item 2 is attached hereto.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Proxy voting policies and procedures pursuant to Item 7 are attached hereto.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)  

The Endowment Institutional TEI Fund W, L.P.

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ John A. Blaisdell

  John A. Blaisdell
  Co-Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  

February 25, 2013

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Andrew B. Linbeck

  Andrew B. Linbeck
  Co-Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  

February 25, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ John A. Blaisdell

  John A. Blaisdell
  Co-Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  

February 25, 2013

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Andrew B. Linbeck

  Andrew B. Linbeck
  Co-Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  

February 25, 2013

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ John E. Price

  John E. Price
  Principal Financial Officer

 

Date:  

February 25, 2013