0001752724-21-013806.txt : 20210127 0001752724-21-013806.hdr.sgml : 20210127 20210127144901 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-21-013806 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20201130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210127 PERIOD START: 20210831 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FSI Low Beta Absolute Return Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001527413 IRS NUMBER: 461212166 FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22595 FILM NUMBER: 21559190 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC STREET 2: 225 PICTORIA DRIVE, SUITE 450 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45246 BUSINESS PHONE: 513-587-3400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC STREET 2: 225 PICTORIA DRIVE, SUITE 450 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45246 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FSI Low Beta Absolute Return Fund, TEI DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110804 NPORT-P 1 primary_doc.xml NPORT-P false 0001527413 XXXXXXXX FSI Low Beta Absolute Return Fund 811-22595 0001527413 5493003T3862U1DTKE89 225 Pictoria Drive Suite 450 Cincinnati 45246 513-587-3400 FSI Low Beta Absolute Return Fund 5493003T3862U1DTKE89 2021-08-31 2020-11-30 N 21393560.84 46063.57 21347497.27 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0 N N/A N/A Rose Grove Offshore Fund I, Ltd. N/A 492.01000000 NS USD 1085015.50000000 5.082635618952 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A Titan Masters International Fund, Ltd. Class M 10-18 N/A 10414.02000000 NS USD 2177598.16000000 10.20071876556 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A KAWA OFF-SHORE FEEDER FUND, LTD. LEAD SERIES N/A 19.08000000 NS USD 779063.85000000 3.649438808430 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A Omni Event Fund Ltd. Class B N/A 9796.46000000 NS USD 1077302.00000000 5.046502577676 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A Hildene Opportunities Offshore Fund, Ltd. Series 8 N/A 114.25000000 NS USD 794490.99000000 3.721705546797 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A Lanx Offshore Partners, Ltd. Class A 0720 III R8 N/A 5.27000000 NS USD 599.29000000 0.002807308006 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A VERITION INTERNATIONAL MULTI-STRATEGY FUND LTD. N/A 529.07000000 NS USD 1223534.68000000 5.731513462795 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A LANX OFFSHORE PARTNERS, LTD. CLASS A, SERIES 0114 N/A 20681.42000000 NS USD 3725199.77000000 17.45028807304 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A MILLENIUM INTERNATIONAL, LTD. CLASS EE, SUB-CLASS III, SERIES 01A N/A 837.12000000 NS USD 2405785.51000000 11.26963727678 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A MARGIN-AIM N/A 889.00000000 PA USD 889.00000000 0.004164422596 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A BLACKROCK LIQUIDITY FUNDS T-FUND PORTFOLIO INSTITUTIONAL CLASS N/A 229740.96000000 PA USD 229740.96000000 1.076196226163 Long STIV CORP US N 1 N N N N/A N/A Miura Global Fund, Ltd. Class AA, Sub Class 1, Top Series N/A 602.72000000 NS USD 858934.65000000 4.023584775003 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A EMINENCE FUND, LTD. CLASS A, INITIAL SERIES N/A 1299.74000000 NS USD 1336536.43000000 6.260857715992 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A CORRE OPPORTUNITIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. SERIES AU INITB N/A 806.40000000 NS USD 1257031.30000000 5.888424690263 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A Lanx Offshore Partners, Ltd. N/A 368.46000000 NS USD 37748.18000000 0.176827192071 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A PINE RIVER FIXED INCOME FUND, LTD. CLASS A SERIES 60 N/A 12.98000000 NS USD 7896.14000000 0.036988598242 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A GOLDMAN SACHS FINANCIAL SQUARE FUNDS - GOVERNMENT FUND N/A 904563.31000000 PA USD 904563.31000000 4.237327207771 Long STIV CORP US N 1 N N N N/A N/A Varadero International Ltd. N/A 402.45000000 NS USD 695583.66000000 3.258385051897 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A PLUSCIOS OFFSHORE FUND, SPC CLASS F, SERIES 0713 N/A 2155.80000000 NS USD 2502405.73000000 11.72224405676 Long PF US Y 1 N N N N/A N/A Lanx Offshore Partners, Ltd. N/A 2708.65000000 NS USD 231955.50000000 1.086569994909 Long PF US Y 1 N N N 2021-01-18 Theresa M Bridge Theresa M Bridge Theresa M Bridge Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 fsilowbetanport.htm
FSI LOW BETA ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND              
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS              
November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)              
                   
Shares   Private Funds (a) - 94.6%     Initial Acquisition Date    Cost    Value
                   
 Event Driven Strategies - 22.6%              
                 806   Corre Opportunities Offshore Fund, Ltd., Series AU 2015-05   5/1/2015    $             838,685    $             1,257,031
              9,796   Omni Event Fund Ltd., Class B     4/1/2019                1,004,993                   1,077,302
              2,156   Pluscios Offshore Fund, SPC, Class F, Series 2020-01 (b)     9/1/2013                2,291,159                   2,502,406
                           4,134,837                   4,836,739
 Long/Short Equity Strategies - 10.3%              
              1,300   Eminence Fund, Ltd., Class A, Initial Series     7/1/2014                   928,798                   1,336,536
                 603   Miura Global Fund, Ltd., Class AA, Sub Class I, Top Series   7/1/2013                   497,570                      858,935
                           1,426,368                   2,195,471
 Multi Strategies - 45.9%              
            20,681   Lanx Offshore Partners, Ltd., Class A, Series 0114 III R8     1/1/2014                2,149,547                   3,725,200
                 368   Lanx Offshore Partners, Ltd., Class A, Series 0114 III R8 (RE)   1/1/2014                     25,316                        37,748
                     5   Lanx Offshore Partners, Ltd., Class A, Series 0720 III R8     1/1/2014                             -                                599
              2,709   Lanx Offshore Partners, Ltd., Class X, Series 0114 III R8     1/1/2014                   186,178                      231,955
                 837   Millenium International, Ltd., Class EE , Series 01A     8/1/2013                1,263,702                   2,405,786
            10,414   Titan Masters International Fund, Ltd., Class M 10-18     6/1/2014                1,933,279                   2,177,598
                 529   Verition International Multi-Strategy Fund Ltd., Class C, Series 1 (2014.06)   1/31/2018                   750,000                   1,223,535
                           6,308,022                   9,802,421
 Relative Value Strategies:  Fixed Income Hedge and Fixed Income Arbitrage - 3.3%            
                 402   Varadero International, Ltd., Class A, Series 0113, Tranche 2   1/2/2018                   562,500                      695,584
                   
 Relative Value Strategies:  General - 12.5%              
                 114   Hildene Opportunities Offshore Fund, Ltd., Class ST-A, Series 17   9/1/2013                   427,611                      794,491
                   19   Kawa Off-Shore Feeder Fund, Ltd., Ordinary Shares, Lead Series   11/1/2013                   476,800                      779,064
                   13   Pine River Fixed Income Fund, Ltd., Class A, Series 60     6/1/2014                     12,986                          7,896
                 492   Rose Grove Offshore Fund I, Ltd., Class A, Series 1019     10/1/2019                1,000,000                   1,085,016
                           1,917,397                   2,666,467
                   
    Total Private Funds          $        14,349,124    $           20,196,682
                   
See accompanying notes to Schedule of Investments.              
 
 

 

 

 

FSI LOW BETA ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

             
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)              
November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)              
                   
Shares   Money Market Funds - 5.3%          Cost    Value
                   
          229,741   BlackRock Liquidity Funds - T-Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.00% (c)        $             229,741    $                229,741
          904,563   Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund - FST Shares, 0.02% (c)                     904,563                      904,563
    Total Money Market Funds          $          1,134,304    $             1,134,304
                   
    Investments in Securities, at Value - 99.9% (Note 2)          $        15,483,428    $           21,330,986
                   
    Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.1%                                  16,511
                   
    Net Assets - 100.0%              $           21,347,497
                   
(a) Private Funds include investment funds that are organized outside of the United States and are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and investment funds that invest in other investment funds that are not registered under the 1940 Act.  All are non-income producing securities.
(b) Managed by Pluscios Management LLC, an investment sub-adviser to the Fund (a "Sub-Adviser").    
(c) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2020.            
                   
See accompanying notes to Schedule of Investments.              
                   
                   
                   
                   
 
 

 

 

 

FSI LOW BETA ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

     
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)      
November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)              
                   
                   Unfunded
                   Commitments
          Redemption     Redemption    as of  
Value (e)   Strategy     Frequency   Notice (Days)   November 30, 2020
                   
 $    4,836,739   Event Driven Strategies (f)     Monthly-   60-90    $                          -   
          Quarterly        
                   
       2,195,471   Long/Short Equity Strategies (g)     Monthly-   45-60                                -   
          Quarterly        
                   
       9,802,421   Multi Strategies (h)     Monthly-   45-90                                -   
          Quarterly        
                   
          695,584   Relative Value Strategies:  Fixed Income     Quarterly   90                                -   
    Hedge and Fixed Income Arbitrage (i)              
                   
       2,666,467   Relative Value Strategies:  General (j)     Monthly-   45-180                                -   
          Quarterly        
                   
(e) Values of Private Funds have been estimated using the net asset value per share (practical expedient) as of November 30, 2020 (Note 1).  
                   
(f) Event Driven Strategies include strategies that invest in: (1) equity and/or fixed income securities of U.S. and/or foreign issuers based on how certain events such as mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, transfers of assets, tender offers, exchange offers, re-capitalizations, liquidations, divestitures, spin-offs and other similar transactions are expected to affect the value of such securities (Merger/Risk Arbitrage Strategy); and/or (2) equity and/or fixed income securities of financially troubled U.S. and/or foreign issuers (i.e., companies involved in bankruptcy proceedings, financial reorganizations or other similar financial restructurings) (Bankruptcy/Distressed Strategy).  These strategies may utilize long and short positions and portfolios typically have a long or short bias.  26% of the value of the Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions but redemptions of 90% or more of their total value are subject to an audit holdback until completion of the audit as of November 30, 2020.  The remaining Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions as of November 30, 2020.
                   
(g) Long/Short Equity Strategies include strategies that purchase long and sell short equity securites of U.S. and foreign issuers.  Investments may focus on specific regions, sectors or types of equity securities.  Long and short positions may not be invested in equal amounts and, as such, may not seek to neutralize general market risk.  Portfolios typically have a long or short bias.  61% of the Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions but are subject to a 5% audit holdback as of November 30, 2020.  The remaining Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions but are subject to a quarterly 25% investor level gate as of November 30, 2020.
                   
(h) Multi Strategies include strategies that dynamically allocate capital among several different strategies typically employed by unregistered (private) funds (i.e. Relative Value Strategies (see (i or j) below) and Long/Short Equity Strategies (see (g) above).  37% of the value of the Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions but are subject to a quarterly 25% investor level gate as of November 30, 2020.  The remaining Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions as of November 30, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to Schedule of Investments.

 
 

 

                   
FSI LOW BETA ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND              
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)              
November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)              
                   
(i) Relative Value Strategies:  Fixed Income Hedge and Fixed Income Arbitrage include strategies that: (1) generally purchase fixed income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers including corporations, governments and financial institutions as well as mortgage-related securities that are perceived to be undervalued and sell short such fixed income securities that are perceived to be overvalued (Fixed Income Hedge Strategy); and/or (2) purchase and sell short fixed income securities issued by U.S. and/or foreign issuers such as banks, corporations, governments and financial institutions as well as mortgage-backed securities to capitalize on perceived pricing discrepancies within and across types of fixed income securities (Fixed Income Arbitrage Strategy).  All of the Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions but are subject to a quarterly 25% investor level gate as of November 30, 2020.
                   
(j) Relative Value Strategies:  General include strategies that: (1) employ Fixed Income Hedge or Fixed Income Arbitrage Strategies (see (i) above); and/or (2) simultaneously purchase convertible securities of U.S. and foreign issuers and then sell short the corresponding underlying common stocks (or equivalent thereof) to capitalize on perceived pricing discrepancies between the convertible securities and the underlying common stocks (Convertible Arbitrage Strategy).  4% of the Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions but are subject to a 20% investor level gate as of November 30, 2020.  Less than 1% of the Private Funds employing these strategies are in the process of being fully liquidated and are no longer accepting redemption requests as of November 30, 2020.  The remaining Private Funds employing these strategies can be redeemed with no restrictions as of November 30, 2020.
                   
See accompanying notes to Schedule of Investments.              

 

 

 
 

FSI LOW BETA ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

November 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

1.Security Valuation

 

FSI Low Beta Absolute Return Fund (the “Fund”) computes its net asset value (“NAV”) as of the last business day of each month. In determining its NAV, the Fund values its investments as of such month-end. The Board of Trustees has approved procedures pursuant to which the Fund’s Valuation Committee will value the Fund’s investments in Private Funds at fair value. As a general matter, the fair value of the Fund’s interest in a Private Fund will represent the amount that the Fund could reasonably expect to receive from a Private Fund if the Fund’s interest was redeemed at the time of valuation, based on information reasonably available at the time the valuation is made and that the Fund believes to be reliable. In accordance with these procedures, fair value as of each month-end ordinarily will be the value determined as of such month-end for each Private Fund in accordance with the Private Fund’s valuation policies and reported at the time that the Valuation Committee values the Private Fund. In the unlikely event that a Private Fund does not report a month-end value to the Fund on a timely basis, the Valuation Committee would determine the fair value of such Private Fund based on the most recent value reported by the Private Fund, as well as any other relevant information available at the time the Fund values its portfolio. Using the nomenclature of the hedge fund industry, any value reported as “estimated” or “final” values will reasonably reflect market values of securities for which market quotations are available or fair value as of the date the Valuation Committee values the Private Fund.

Consistent with the Fund’s valuation procedures, option contracts, if any, are valued at the closing price on the exchanges on which they are primarily traded; if no closing price is available at the time of valuation, the option will be valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices for that day. Futures contracts, if any, which are traded on a commodities exchange are valued at their closing settlement price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded and over-the-counter futures contracts for which market quotations are readily available are valued based on quotes received from third party pricing services or one or more dealers that make markets in such securities. If quotes are not available from a third party pricing service or one or more dealers, quotes shall be determined based on the fair value of such securities as determined by the Valuation Committee in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) establish a single authoritative definition of fair value, set out a framework for measuring fair value and require additional disclosures about fair value measurement.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

·   Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

·   Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·   Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 
 

 

FSI LOW BETA ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments and the inputs used to value the investments, by security type, as of November 30, 2020:

 

          Fair Value Measurements at the End
          of the Reporting Period Using
      11/30/2020   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3
Investments in Securities:                
Private Funds*                
  Event Driven Strategies    $   4,836,739    $                -       $                -       $                -   
  Long/Short Equity Strategies         2,195,471                      -                         -                         -   
  Multi Strategies         9,802,421                      -                         -                         -   
  Relative Value Strategies:  Fixed Income                
  Hedge and Fixed Income Arbitrage            695,584                      -                         -                         -   
  Relative Value Strategies:  General         2,666,467                      -                         -                         -   
Money Market Funds         1,134,304                      -            1,134,304                      -   
                   
Total    $ 21,330,986    $                -       $   1,134,304    $                -   
                   
                   
Other Financial Instruments:                
Futures Contracts    $                -       $                -       $                -       $                -   

 

* Investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy in accordance with ASU 2015-07.

 

The Fund did not hold any derivatives or any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of or during the period ended November 30, 2020.

 

2. Federal Income Tax

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of November 30, 2020:

 

Tax cost of portfolio investments    $                 21,336,896
Gross unrealized appreciation    $                                -   
Gross unrealized depreciation                               (5,910)
Net unrealized depreciation    $                         (5,910)

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the Schedule of Investments cost is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains and losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are due to holdings classified as passive foreign investment companies (PFICs).