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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund*

 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
 

Short-Term Investments – 96.6% of Net Assets

 
  

Certificates of Deposit – 64.0%

 

  $    30,000,000     

National Bank of Kuwait (NY),
1.400%, 4/01/2020

   $ 30,000,716  
  30,000,000     

Bank of Montreal (IL),
1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 1.695%, 4/03/2020(a)

     30,002,871  
  63,000,000     

Landesbank Baden Wurttemberg (NY),
0.250%, 4/06/2020

     62,999,748  
  15,000,000     

National Bank of Kuwait (NY),
2.050%, 4/06/2020

     15,003,388  
  65,000,000     

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.200%, 0.950%, 4/20/2020(a)

     65,009,305  
  15,000,000     

Landesbank Hessen (NY),
1.300%, 4/27/2020

     15,004,293  
  50,000,000     

Landesbank Hessen (NY),
1.640%, 5/06/2020

     50,029,841  
  32,000,000     

DNB Nor Bank ASA (NY),
1.630%, 5/12/2020

     32,030,519  
  45,500,000     

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.190%, 0.802%, 5/18/2020(a)

     45,506,348  
  60,000,000     

Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY),
1.620%, 5/19/2020

     60,041,809  
  30,000,000     

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (NY),
3-month LIBOR + 0.070%, 1.763%, 5/19/2020(a)

     29,983,454  
  50,000,000     

National Australia Bank (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.150%, 0.923%, 5/20/2020(a)(b)

     49,998,315  
  58,000,000     

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.050%, 0.913%, 6/10/2020(a)

     57,985,316  
  15,500,000     

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.070%, 0.933%, 6/10/2020(a)

     15,496,900  
  60,000,000     

Nordea Bank ABP (NY),
3-month LIBOR + 0.060%, 0.828%, 6/11/2020(a)

     59,948,651  
  20,000,000     

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 0.991%, 6/12/2020(a)(b)

     19,993,559  
  50,000,000     

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),
3-month LIBOR + 0.070%, 0.811%, 6/16/2020(a)

     49,955,244  
  44,000,000     

Norinchukin Bank (NY),
1.640%, 6/18/2020

     44,042,935  
  60,000,000     

DZ Bank (NY),
1.250%, 6/25/2020

     60,002,977  
  30,000,000     

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.210%, 1.073%, 7/10/2020(a)(b)

     29,977,432  
  25,000,000     

MUFG Bank Ltd. (NY),
0.980%, 8/28/2020

     24,955,366  
  20,000,000     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),
FEDL01 + 0.360%, 0.450%, 9/04/2020(a)(b)

     19,907,822  
  30,000,000     

Bank of Montreal (IL),
0.800%, 9/04/2020

     29,905,922  
  60,000,000     

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),
0.730%, 9/10/2020

     59,858,576  
  16,500,000     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),
1.020%, 9/11/2020(b)

     16,466,561  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
  

Certificates of Deposit – continued

 

  $    30,000,000     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.310%, 1.083%, 10/20/2020(a)(b)

   $ 29,965,162  
     

 

 

 
        1,004,073,030  
     

 

 

 
  

Commercial Paper – 13.6%

 

  50,000,000     

ING U.S. Funding LLC, (Credit Support: ING Bank NV),
1.791%, 5/06/2020(c)

     49,939,000  
  18,300,000     

Santander UK PLC,
1.758%, 4/16/2020(c)

     18,293,087  
  40,000,000     

Santander UK PLC,
1.738%, 4/21/2020(c)

     39,974,333  
  23,580,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
1.602%, 4/15/2020(c)

     23,564,771  
  20,000,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
1.103%, 6/02/2020(c)

     19,944,000  
  43,000,000     

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (NY),
0.090%, 4/03/2020(c)

     42,999,957  
  19,060,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
1.801%, 4/08/2020(c)

     19,055,104  
     

 

 

 
        213,770,252  
     

 

 

 
  

Time Deposits – 9.1%

 

  38,000,000     

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
0.020%, 4/01/2020

     38,000,000  
  75,000,000     

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),
0.030%, 4/01/2020(c)

     75,000,000  
  30,000,000     

National Bank of Kuwait (NY),
0.070%, 4/01/2020(c)

     30,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        143,000,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Treasuries – 5.7%

 

  31,300,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
0.780%-1.530%, 5/07/2020(c)(d)(e)

     31,298,005  
  32,200,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
1.502%, 6/11/2020(c)(d)

     32,194,189  
  26,400,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
1.500%, 4/02/2020(c)(d)

     26,400,000  
     

 

 

 
        89,892,194  
     

 

 

 
  

Other Notes – 4.2%

 

  15,000,000     

Bank of America NA,
1.840%, 6/15/2020

     15,055,066  
  50,000,000     

Bank of America NA,
1.155%, 7/08/2020

     49,908,288  
     

 

 

 
        64,963,354  
     

 

 

 
  

Repurchase Agreement – 0.0%

 

  488,575     

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $488,575 on 4/01/2020 collateralized by $485,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 10/15/2022 valued at $501,753 including accrued interest(f)

     488,575  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $1,516,481,510)

   $ 1,516,187,405  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 96.6%

(Identified Cost $1,516,481,510)

     1,516,187,405  
  

Other assets less liabilities – 3.4%

     53,802,903  
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 1,569,990,308  
     

 

 

 

 


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 March 31, 2020, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $65,954,514, representing 4.20% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

*

Subsequent Event. The Board of Trustees approved a change in the name of the Fund to AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund. This change will be effective at the close of business on April 30, 2020.

 

(†)

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 March 31, 2020, 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
 

$32,529,022

   $ 2,462,096        0.16

 

*

Amount represents 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 March 31, 2020 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)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.

(e)

The Fund’s investment in U.S. Government/Agency securities is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.


(f)

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of March 31, 2020, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

FEDL01

Federal Funds Rate

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

CHF

Swiss Franc

CNH

Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore

MXN

Mexican Peso

NOK

Norwegian Krone

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

PLN

Polish Zloty

SEK

Swedish Krona

SGD

Singapore Dollar

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 appreciation (depreciation). 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 March 31, 2020, 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

     6/17/2020        CHF        B        20,250,000      $ 21,874,581      $ 21,115,305      $ (759,276

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        CHF        S        4,000,000        4,254,721        4,170,924        83,797  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        CHF        S        11,500,000        11,836,555        11,991,408        (154,853

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        CNH        S        33,000,000        4,700,264        4,648,575        51,689  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        CNH        S        34,000,000        4,781,330        4,789,441        (8,111

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        MXN        B        439,500,000        20,635,950        18,319,637        (2,316,313

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        MXN        S        514,500,000        23,353,482        21,445,855        1,907,627  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        MXN        S        179,500,000        7,269,746        7,482,082        (212,336

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        NOK        B        108,000,000        9,602,275        10,391,180        788,905  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        NOK        B        262,000,000        26,589,253        25,208,233        (1,381,020

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        NOK        S        550,000,000        57,537,188        52,918,045        4,619,143  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        NZD        B        18,800,000        10,774,586        11,211,192        436,606  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        NZD        B        43,300,000        26,767,594        25,821,522        (946,072

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        NZD        S        114,200,000        72,025,711        68,102,028        3,923,683  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        PLN        B        18,000,000        4,676,184        4,349,801        (326,383

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        PLN        S        93,500,000        24,573,047        22,594,802        1,978,245  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        PLN        S        22,500,000        5,357,623        5,437,252        (79,629

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        SEK        B        142,000,000        14,878,771        14,378,240        (500,531

UBS AG

     6/17/2020        SEK        S        394,000,000        41,578,993        39,894,553        1,684,440  


Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
     Currency
Bought/
Sold (B/S)
   Units
of
Currency
     In Exchange
for
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      SEK      S        26,000,000      $ 2,538,391      $ 2,632,635      $ (94,244

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      SGD      B        25,500,000        17,577,593        17,961,604        384,011  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      SGD      B        51,750,000        36,871,839        36,451,491        (420,348

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      SGD      S        223,750,000        161,117,272        157,604,274        3,512,998  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      TRY      B        38,700,000        6,172,177        5,724,521        (447,656

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      TRY      S        79,500,000        12,085,934        11,759,675        326,259  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      TRY      S        9,900,000        1,462,814        1,464,412        (1,598

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      ZAR      B        75,500,000        4,561,147        4,179,098        (382,049

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      ZAR      S        510,500,000        31,112,681        28,257,344        2,855,337  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020      ZAR      S        32,500,000        1,781,703        1,798,949        (17,246
                    

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 14,505,075  
                    

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2020, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/30/2020        4,117      $ 898,382,417      $ 907,316,037      $ 8,933,620  

3 Year Australia Government Bond

     6/15/2020        3,344        240,268,389        240,880,998        612,609  

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/30/2020        1,565        189,602,445        196,187,422        6,584,977  

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     6/15/2020        792        73,482,280        73,371,418        (110,862

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     6/19/2020        694        69,839,075        72,561,046        2,721,971  

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/19/2020        742        98,068,437        102,906,125        4,837,688  

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     6/19/2020        182        30,024,281        32,589,375        2,565,094  

E-mini NASDAQ 100

     6/19/2020        19        3,036,878        2,958,775        (78,103

Euro Schatz

     6/08/2020        2,794        346,173,909        345,713,592        (460,317

Euro-BTP

     6/08/2020        55        8,912,089        8,577,855        (334,234

Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond

     6/08/2020        123        29,229,106        28,474,326        (754,780

Euro-OAT

     6/08/2020        195        36,695,515        35,961,083        (734,432

Eurodollar

     6/15/2020        1,423        351,894,349        353,882,312        1,987,963  

Eurodollar

     9/14/2020        2,697        671,577,138        671,856,413        279,275  

German Euro BOBL

     6/08/2020        892        133,624,965        133,017,742        (607,223

German Euro Bund

     6/08/2020        427        81,970,948        81,241,523        (729,425

Short-Term Euro-BTP

     6/08/2020        195        24,222,814        23,992,694        (230,120


Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Futures Contracts - continued

              

Sterling

     6/17/2020        3,926      $ 606,661,003      $ 606,878,627      $ 217,624  

UK Long Gilt

     6/26/2020        416        69,420,486        70,371,239        950,753  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     6/19/2020        79        15,906,750        17,528,125        1,621,375  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 27,273,453  
              

 

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     6/17/2020        452      $ 18,974,547      $ 17,204,250      $ (1,770,297

Copper LME

     6/17/2020        184        25,903,651        22,773,450        (3,130,201

Gold

     6/26/2020        133        21,189,560        21,234,780        45,220  

Nickel LME

     6/17/2020        128        9,629,514        8,816,256        (813,258

Wheat

     7/14/2020        56        1,589,200        1,575,000        (14,200

Zinc LME

     6/17/2020        360        17,820,569        17,142,750        (677,819
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (6,360,555
              

 

 

 

At March 31, 2020, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AEX-Index®

     4/17/2020        22      $ 1,976,208      $ 2,342,329      $ (366,121

ASX SPI 200

     6/18/2020        22        1,764,322        1,728,400        35,922  

Australian Dollar

     6/15/2020        549        34,842,320        33,725,070        1,117,250  

Brazilian Real

     4/30/2020        186        3,613,705        3,578,640        35,065  

British Pound

     6/15/2020        452        34,288,959        35,188,200        (899,241

Canadian Dollar

     6/16/2020        904        66,313,488        64,224,680        2,088,808  

DAX

     6/19/2020        10        2,341,097        2,731,744        (390,647

E-mini Dow

     6/19/2020        39        3,993,775        4,241,445        (247,670

E-mini Russell 2000

     6/19/2020        75        4,531,275        4,303,500        227,775  

E-mini S&P 500®

     6/19/2020        9        1,017,362        1,156,365        (139,003

E-mini S&P MidCap 400®

     6/19/2020        27        3,857,895        3,882,060        (24,165

Euribor

     6/15/2020        767        212,246,926        212,263,442        (16,516

Euro

     6/15/2020        523        73,025,854        72,236,106        789,748  

EURO STOXX 50®

     6/19/2020        67        1,721,769        2,029,875        (308,106

FTSE 100 Index

     6/19/2020        42        2,589,747        2,939,939        (350,192

FTSE China A50 Index

     4/29/2020        137        1,707,445        1,726,200        (18,755

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     6/18/2020        63        1,245,171        1,445,596        (200,425

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

     4/28/2020        85        5,170,004        5,281,287        (111,283

Hang Seng Index®

     4/28/2020        28        4,203,747        4,283,383        (79,636

IBEX 35

     4/17/2020        24        1,580,973        1,790,297        (209,324

Indian Rupee

     4/28/2020        1,156        29,926,914        30,384,304        (457,390

Japanese Yen

     6/15/2020        395        45,204,355        46,015,031        (810,676

MSCI EAFE Index

     6/19/2020        81        5,722,870        6,315,165        (592,295

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     6/19/2020        158        6,553,075        6,658,910        (105,835

MSCI Singapore

     4/29/2020        155        3,033,260        3,068,702        (35,442

MSCI Taiwan Index

     4/29/2020        30        1,122,110        1,107,392        14,718  

Nikkei 225

     6/11/2020        11        1,689,003        1,935,550        (246,547


Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Futures Contracts - continued

              

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     6/18/2020        19      $ 1,960,620      $ 2,198,508      $ (237,888

TOPIX

     6/11/2020        19        2,384,166        2,479,144        (94,978
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (1,632,849
              

 

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     6/17/2020        1,058      $ 45,579,901      $ 40,270,125      $ 5,309,776  

Brent Crude Oil

     5/29/2020        723        22,193,550        21,444,180        749,370  

Cocoa

     7/16/2020        16        361,240        361,440        (200

Copper

     5/27/2020        588        36,183,650        32,751,600        3,432,050  

Copper LME

     6/17/2020        293        41,486,969        36,264,244        5,222,725  

Corn

     7/14/2020        814        16,078,288        14,082,200        1,996,088  

Cotton

     7/09/2020        214        5,706,585        5,446,300        260,285  

Gasoline

     4/30/2020        306        12,330,393        7,617,380        4,713,013  

Lean Hog

     6/12/2020        191        6,068,230        4,608,830        1,459,400  

Live Cattle

     6/30/2020        262        10,464,390        9,649,460        814,930  

Low Sulfur Gasoil

     5/12/2020        479        16,022,575        14,118,525        1,904,050  

Natural Gas

     4/28/2020        570        10,789,710        9,348,000        1,441,710  

New York Harbor ULSD

     4/30/2020        223        11,357,678        9,380,049        1,977,629  

Nickel LME

     6/17/2020        251        19,174,452        17,288,127        1,886,325  

Platinum

     7/29/2020        35        1,076,295        1,277,325        (201,030

Silver

     5/27/2020        35        2,206,625        2,477,300        (270,675

Soybean

     7/14/2020        368        16,605,500        16,366,800        238,700  

Soybean Meal

     7/14/2020        167        4,989,020        5,325,630        (336,610

Soybean Oil

     7/14/2020        422        7,645,356        6,927,552        717,804  

Sugar

     6/30/2020        1,646        20,341,608        19,356,960        984,648  

WTI Crude Oil

     5/19/2020        599        14,448,830        14,681,490        (232,660

Zinc LME

     6/17/2020        532        28,419,040        25,333,175        3,085,865  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 35,153,193  
              

 

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2020, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Investments*

   $ —        $ 1,516,187,405      $ —        $ 1,516,187,405  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —          22,552,740        —          22,552,740  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     71,811,183        50,640        —          71,861,823  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 71,811,183      $ 1,538,790,785      $ —        $ 1,610,601,968  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —        $ (8,047,665    $ —        $ (8,047,665

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (15,017,125      (2,411,456      —          (17,428,581
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (15,017,125    $ (10,459,121    $ —        $ (25,476,246
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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


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 March 31, 2020, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, U.S. and foreign equity market indices, foreign currencies, short-term interest rates, and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary) to capture the exposures suggested by the quantitative investment models.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of March 31, 2020:

 

Assets

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

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 22,552,740      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ 31,312,949  

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          4,030,871  

Commodity contracts

     —          36,239,588  

Equity contracts

     —          278,415  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded asset derivatives

   $ —        $ 71,861,823  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 22,552,740      $ 71,861,823  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

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

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (8,047,665    $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ (3,977,909

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          (2,167,307

Commodity contracts

     —          (7,446,950

Equity contracts

     —          (3,836,415
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded liability derivatives

   $ —        $ (17,428,581
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (8,047,665    $ (17,428,581
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2020, 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 clearing house, 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 March 31, 2020:

 

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

Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 22,552,740      $ 14,505,075  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     22,552,740        14,505,075  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

     71,861,823        71,861,823  

Margin with brokers

     168,902,904        168,902,904  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     240,764,727        240,764,727  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total counterparty credit risk

   $ 263,317,467      $ 255,269,802  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Investment Summary at March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     64.0

Commercial Paper

     13.6  

Time Deposits

     9.1  

Treasuries

     5.7  

Other Notes

     4.2  

Repurchase Agreements

     0.0  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     96.6  

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

     3.4  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0