NPORT-EX 2 IAHC.HTM FOR VALIDATION PURPOSES ONLY - [839856.IAHC]

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
 

Short-Term Investments – 88.2% of Net Assets

 
   Certificates of Deposit – 68.0%

 

$     50,000,000     

National Bank of Kuwait (NY),
2.180%, 10/03/2019

   $ 50,000,181  
  70,000,000     

Bank of Montreal (IL),
3-month LIBOR + 0.110%, 2.399%, 10/04/2019(a)

     70,000,384  
  50,000,000     

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.320%, 2.402%, 10/04/2019(a)

     50,001,244  
  60,000,000     

State Street Bank & Trust,
1-month LIBOR + 0.100%, 2.142%, 10/07/2019(a)

     59,999,641  
  16,500,000     

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.110%, 2.152%, 10/08/2019(a)

     16,499,928  
  40,000,000     

National Bank of Canada (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.100%, 2.149%, 10/10/2019(a)

     39,999,782  
  10,000,000     

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),
2.275%, 10/16/2019

     10,000,667  
  30,000,000     

KBC Bank NV (NY),
2.050%, 10/30/2019

     30,000,232  
  50,000,000     

Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY),
2.160%, 11/04/2019

     50,001,667  
  67,000,000     

Landesbank Hessen (NY),
2.150%, 11/08/2019

     67,002,413  
  40,000,000     

Norinchukin Bank (NY),
2.540%, 11/15/2019

     40,020,872  
  50,000,000     

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.080%, 2.121%, 11/18/2019(a)

     49,991,128  
  15,000,000     

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),
2.080%, 11/22/2019

     14,998,022  
  51,500,000     

DZ Bank (NY),
2.070%, 11/27/2019

     51,489,145  
  50,000,000     

DNB Bank ASA (NY),
2.050%, 12/03/2019

     49,996,475  
  50,000,000     

Banco Del Estado De Chile (NY),
2.430%, 12/06/2019

     50,029,225  
  60,000,000     

Nordea Bank ABP (NY),
2.280%, 12/11/2019

     60,023,598  
  50,000,000     

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),
2.250%, 12/13/2019

     50,011,104  
  60,000,000     

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),
2.160%, 12/19/2019

     60,003,396  
  19,000,000     

DZ Bank (NY),
2.090%, 1/24/2020

     19,000,199  
  50,000,000     

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (NY),
2.020%, 2/14/2020

     49,980,849  
  50,000,000     

MUFG Bank Ltd. (NY),
2.000%, 2/18/2020

     49,984,229  
  70,000,000     

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),
2.000%, 3/10/2020(b)

     69,986,807  
  50,000,000     

National Australia Bank,
1-month LIBOR + 0.150%, 2.194%, 5/20/2020(a)(b)

     49,963,088  
  20,000,000     

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 2.219%, 6/12/2020(a)(b)

     19,986,131  
Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
   Certificates of Deposit – continued

 

$     30,000,000     

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.210%, 2.259%, 7/10/2020(a)(b)

   $ 29,981,607  
  20,000,000     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),
FEDL01 + 0.360%, 2.210%, 9/04/2020(a)(b)

     19,999,932  
  30,000,000     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.310%, 2.356%, 10/20/2020(a)(b)

     29,990,531  
     

 

 

 
        1,208,942,477  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Paper – 7.5%

 

  16,040,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
2.154%, 10/23/2019(c)

     16,018,736  
  32,970,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
2.174%, 10/02/2019(c)

     32,966,428  
  15,000,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
2.204%, 10/16/2019(c)

     14,986,140  
  33,000,000     

Santander UK PLC,
2.071%, 12/04/2019(c)

     32,878,271  
  36,900,000     

Santander UK PLC,
2.123%, 11/25/2019(c)

     36,783,076  
     

 

 

 
        133,632,651  
     

 

 

 
   Time Deposits – 7.2%

 

  45,400,000     

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),
1.760%, 10/01/2019(d)

     45,400,000  
  83,000,000     

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
1.800%, 10/01/2019

     83,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        128,400,000  
     

 

 

 
   Other Notes – 3.4%

 

  10,000,000     

Bank of America NA,
2.350%, 12/13/2019(d)

     10,008,989  
  50,000,000     

Bank of America NA,
2.020%, 1/09/2020(d)

     50,009,604  
     

 

 

 
        60,018,593  
     

 

 

 
   Treasuries – 2.1%

 

  18,600,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
1.966%, 11/07/2019(c)(e)

     18,567,119  
  18,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
1.946%, 10/03/2019(c)(e)

     17,998,363  
     

 

 

 
        36,565,482  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $1,567,598,183)

     1,567,559,203  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 88.2%
(Identified Cost $1,567,598,183)

     1,567,559,203  
  

Other assets less liabilities – 11.8%

     209,484,395  
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 1,777,043,598  
     

 

 

 

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of September 30, 2019, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $48,186,395, representing 2.71% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

  (†)

Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows: Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser or subadviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

As of September 30, 2019, futures contracts were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of the contracts, as follows:

 

Notional Value

  

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation*

    

Unrealized as a

Percentage of

Net Assets

 

$605,442,137

   $ 4,491,140        0.25

 

*

Amounts represent gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at absolute value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a)    Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2019 is disclosed.
(b)    Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.
(c)    Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
(d)    Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates. Rate as of September 30, 2019 is disclosed.
(e)    Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
FEDL01    Federal Funds Rate
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
CNH    Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
CHF    Swiss Franc
MXN    Mexican Peso
NOK    Norwegian Krone
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
PLN    Polish Zloty
SGD    Singapore Dollar
SEK    Swedish Krona
TRY    Turkish Lira
ZAR    South African Rand

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract, it is required to pledge cash or high-quality securities equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the contract to the counterparty as an independent amount of collateral. The Fund may pledge additional collateral to the counterparty to the extent of mark-to-market losses on open contracts. At September 30, 2019, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

  

Delivery
Date

  

Currency
Bought/
Sold (B/S)

  

Units
of
Currency

    

In Exchange
for

    

Notional
Value

    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    CHF      S        101,500,000      $ 103,081,221      $ 102,390,800      $ 690,421  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    CNH      S        451,000,000        63,333,678        63,050,028        283,650  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    MXN      B        564,500,000        28,568,319        28,256,889        (311,430

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    NOK      S        1,812,000,000        201,506,620        199,416,399        2,090,221  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    NZD      S        541,800,000        345,349,449        339,868,370        5,481,079  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    PLN      S        532,000,000        135,559,889        132,814,435        2,745,454  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    SEK      B        38,000,000        3,954,322        3,880,593        (73,729

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    SEK      S        1,366,000,000        141,467,740        139,497,094        1,970,646  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    SGD      B        21,750,000        15,783,573        15,750,579        (32,994

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    SGD      S        355,375,000        257,980,341        257,349,978        630,363  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    TRY      B        123,900,000        20,728,499        21,401,259        672,760  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    ZAR      B        36,000,000        2,428,007        2,353,476        (74,531

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    ZAR      S        586,000,000        39,411,490        38,309,368        1,102,122  

UBS AG

   12/18/2019    ZAR      S        55,500,000        3,617,192        3,628,276        (11,084
                    

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 15,162,948  
                    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At September 30, 2019, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/16/2019        2,633      $ 259,472,293      $ 261,860,869      $ 2,388,576  

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     12/18/2019        2,390        258,835,966        257,247,235        (1,588,731

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/19/2019        2,795        365,252,359        364,223,437        (1,028,922

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/31/2019        5,686        1,227,119,910        1,225,333,000        (1,786,910

3 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/16/2019        7,000        545,053,547        546,598,906        1,545,359  

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/19/2019        1,114        182,218,718        180,816,125        (1,402,593

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/31/2019        4,575        545,791,148        545,104,104        (687,044

AEX-Index®

     10/18/2019        399        49,966,833        50,460,308        493,475  

ASX SPI 200

     12/19/2019        608        68,485,619        68,552,252        66,633  

CAC 40®

     10/18/2019        502        30,694,871        31,056,522        361,651  

DAX

     12/20/2019        91        30,570,668        30,774,775        204,107  

E-mini Dow

     12/20/2019        548        74,334,315        73,708,740        (625,575

E-mini NASDAQ 100

     12/20/2019        325        51,459,588        50,508,250        (951,338

E-mini Russell 2000

     12/20/2019        203        15,963,065        15,478,750        (484,315

E-mini S&P 500®

     12/20/2019        437        65,664,268        65,080,225        (584,043

E-mini S&P MidCap 400®

     12/20/2019        164        32,124,220        31,783,200        (341,020

Euro Schatz

     12/06/2019        3,095        380,105,856        378,933,604        (1,172,252

EURO STOXX 50®

     12/20/2019        1,333        51,274,566        51,650,730        376,164  

Euro-BTP

     12/06/2019        994        156,793,944        158,004,606        1,210,662  

Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond

     12/06/2019        508        120,897,552        120,428,612        (468,940

Euro-OAT

     12/06/2019        1,620        302,198,876        300,719,694        (1,479,182

Eurodollar

     3/16/2020        7,885        1,936,941,712        1,938,330,125        1,388,413  

FTSE 100 Index

     12/20/2019        239        21,395,341        21,697,325        301,984  

FTSE China A50 Index

     10/30/2019        2,803        38,705,641        38,092,770        (612,871

FTSE MIB

     12/20/2019        196        23,213,299        23,569,827        356,528  

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     12/19/2019        1        34,011        32,566        (1,445

German Euro BOBL

     12/06/2019        2,619        390,577,892        387,223,766        (3,354,126

German Euro Bund

     12/06/2019        1,623        311,694,284        308,246,401        (3,447,883

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

     10/30/2019        39        2,576,298        2,540,222        (36,076

Hang Seng Index®

     10/30/2019        28        4,704,371        4,651,722        (52,649

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

IBEX 35

     10/18/2019        163        16,179,746      $ 16,402,635      $ 222,889  

MSCI EAFE Index

     12/20/2019        356        34,000,235        33,791,520        (208,715

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     12/20/2019        185        9,456,495        9,267,575        (188,920

MSCI Singapore

     10/30/2019        293        7,684,390        7,615,689        (68,701

MSCI Taiwan Index

     10/30/2019        1,910        77,103,040        77,756,100        653,060  

Nikkei 225

     12/12/2019        360        72,702,243        72,449,480        (252,763

OMXS30®

     10/18/2019        2,203        36,956,980        36,874,998        (81,982

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     12/19/2019        586        88,614,088        88,117,840        (496,248

Short-Term Euro-BTP

     12/06/2019        3,109        381,213,507        381,867,597        654,090  

Sterling

     12/18/2019        5,789        883,295,224        883,237,720        (57,504

TOPIX

     12/12/2019        496        73,194,220        72,846,058        (348,162

UK Long Gilt

     12/27/2019        1,871        305,398,915        308,817,395        3,418,480  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/19/2019        571        109,816,992        109,578,469        (238,523
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (8,405,362
              

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     12/18/2019        379      $ 17,066,595      $ 16,372,800      $ (693,795

Cocoa

     12/13/2019        81        2,007,800        1,978,020        (29,780

Copper LME

     12/18/2019        45        6,556,881        6,439,219        (117,662

Gold

     12/27/2019        713        105,915,440        105,017,770        (897,670

Nickel LME

     12/18/2019        319        31,856,214        32,662,410        806,196  

Platinum

     1/29/2020        397        19,204,515        17,650,620        (1,553,895

Silver

     12/27/2019        673        60,520,110        57,198,270        (3,321,840

Zinc LME

     12/18/2019        61        3,585,099        3,647,038        61,939  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (5,746,507
              

 

 

 

At September 30, 2019, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australian Dollar

     12/16/2019        2,526      $ 173,051,520      $ 170,959,680      $ 2,091,840  

Brazilian Real

     10/31/2019        257        6,142,420        6,179,565        (37,145

British Pound

     12/16/2019        1,770        137,394,259        136,422,750        971,509  

Canadian Dollar

     12/17/2019        1,703        129,017,745        128,797,890        219,855  

Euribor

     3/16/2020        2,102        575,571,461        575,661,382        (89,921

Euro

     12/16/2019        3,260        453,465,669        446,721,875        6,743,794  

Indian Rupee

     10/29/2019        144        4,004,108        4,050,432        (46,324

Japanese Yen

     12/16/2019        361        41,900,200        41,957,225        (57,025
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 9,796,583  
              

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     12/18/2019        1,299      $ 57,679,967      $ 56,116,800      $ 1,563,167  

Brent Crude Oil

     10/31/2019        77        4,786,110        4,562,250        223,860  

Coffee

     12/18/2019        265        9,972,488        10,051,781        (79,293

Copper

     12/27/2019        406        26,356,138        26,171,775        184,363  

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Copper LME

     12/18/2019        115      $ 16,497,469      $ 16,455,781      $ 41,688  

Corn

     12/13/2019        2,144        38,439,637        41,593,600        (3,153,963

Cotton

     12/06/2019        392        12,768,320        11,922,680        845,640  

Lean Hog

     12/13/2019        264        6,932,450        7,666,560        (734,110

Live Cattle

     12/31/2019        736        30,863,550        32,472,320        (1,608,770

Low Sulfur Gasoil

     11/12/2019        132        7,236,900        7,741,800        (504,900

Natural Gas

     10/29/2019        171        4,005,640        3,984,300        21,340  

New York Harbor ULSD

     10/31/2019        158        12,149,243        12,589,819        (440,576

Nickel LME

     12/18/2019        40        4,127,088        4,095,600        31,488  

Soybean

     11/14/2019        484        21,348,862        21,925,200        (576,338

Soybean Meal

     12/13/2019        791        23,935,100        23,809,100        126,000  

Soybean Oil

     12/13/2019        391        6,535,962        6,822,168        (286,206

Sugar

     2/28/2020        2,641        35,145,701        37,417,688        (2,271,987

Wheat

     12/13/2019        856        20,814,412        21,218,100        (403,688

WTI Crude Oil

     10/22/2019        223        12,128,160        12,057,610        70,550  

Zinc LME

     12/18/2019        155        8,664,500        9,267,063        (602,563
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (7,554,298
              

 

 

 

 

1

Commodity futures are held by ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Investments*

   $ —        $ 1,567,559,203      $ —        $ 1,567,559,203  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —          15,666,716        —          15,666,716  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     24,608,809        3,036,491        —          27,645,300  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 24,608,809      $ 1,586,262,410      $ —        $ 1,610,871,219  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —        $ (503,768    $ —        $ (503,768

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (38,100,235      (1,454,649      —          (39,554,884
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (38,100,235    $ (1,958,417    $ —        $ (40,058,652
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

For the period ended September 30, 2019, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time. The Fund uses a set of proprietary quantitative models to identify price trends in equity, fixed income, currency and commodity instruments, and may have both short and long exposures within an asset class based on an analysis of asset price trends. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture the exposures suggested by its absolute return strategy while also adding value through volatility management. These market exposures, which are expected to change over time, may include exposures to global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments. During the period ended September 30, 2019, the Fund used long and short contracts on foreign currencies, short-term interest rates, and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary) and long contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds and U.S. and foreign equity market indices to capture the exposures suggested by the quantitative investment models.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2019:

 

Assets

   Unrealized appreciation
on forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized appreciation
on futures
contracts
 

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $  15,666,716      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ 10,605,580  

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          10,026,998  

Commodity contracts

     —          3,976,231  

Equity contracts

     —          3,036,491  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded asset derivatives

   $ —        $ 27,645,300  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 15,666,716      $ 27,645,300  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Unrealized depreciation
on forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized depreciation
on futures
contracts
 

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (503,768    $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ (16,802,531

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          (140,494

Commodity contracts

     —          (17,277,036

Equity contracts

     —          (5,334,823
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded liability derivatives

   $ —        $ (39,554,884
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (503,768    $ (39,554,884
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by the Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreement, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the NAV of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of September 30, 2019, the Fund did not hold any derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2019:

 

     Maximum
Amount
of Loss - Gross
     Maximum
Amount
of Loss - Net
 

Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 15,666,716      $ 15,162,948  

Collateral pledged to UBS AG

     71,939,426        71,939,426  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     87,606,142        87,102,374  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

     27,645,300        27,645,300  

Margin with brokers

     163,403,207        163,403,207  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     191,048,507        191,048,507  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total counterparty credit risk

   $  278,654,649      $  278,150,881  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment Summary at September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     68.0

Commercial Paper

     7.5  

Time Deposits

     7.2  

Other Notes

     3.4  

Treasuries

     2.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     88.2  

Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     11.8  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0