positively. The Partnership experienced losses across all three commodity sub-sectors. The Partnership’s long position in cocoa fell as Cocoa prices softened, reversing recent trends. The Partnership’s long positions in US natural gas generated gains, but its metals trading generated losses, mainly resulting from longs in platinum and silver. The Partnership experienced losses in currency pairs such as the Swedish krona and Chilean peso, but the greatest loss was seen for the Japanese yen, which rose against the US dollar after a plethora of strong economic data. However, the Partnership generated a gain from a short position in the Taiwanese dollar. In credit trading, the Partnership had a loss from a long credit position in US high yield which was more than offset by a gain from similar positioning in European high yield. The Partnership experienced losses in fixed income trading from short positions in U.S. Treasuries across the maturity spectrum. However, a short position in Japanese bonds provided some marginal offsetting gains.
The Partnership finished the quarter with negative returns in March net of fees, with losses from equities, credit and FX trading outweighing gains in commodity trading and nearly-flat performance from fixed income. The Partnership’s equity positions, many of which had transitioned from long to short by the end of the month, posted losses. Within indices, the worst performers were Sweden’s OM and India’s Nifty, while long positions in South Africa’s All Share and the Hang Seng generated offsetting gains. In FX trading, the Partnership’s short positions against the US dollar, such as the Indian rupee and Swiss franc, experienced losses, while offsetting gains were seen in the Partnership’s positions in the Polish zloty and Brazilian real that were long or moved to long against the US dollar early in the month. In the aggregate, fixed income trading was flat, but there was dispersion in individual positions. Losses were seen in the Partnership’s position on Euro short-term rates, while offsetting gains were seen in the Partnership’s long position in German bonds. Commodities trading finished in positive territory for the Partnership, driven by metals where gold had its largest quarterly rise since 1986 and a long silver position was also a top performer for the Partnership. Comparatively, the Partnership experienced some losses as oil prices continued to fluctuate, though a long US natural gas was also a top performer for the Partnership. Long positions in live and feeder cattle, however, helped generate gains for the Partnership’s agricultural trading, as prices hit new highs.
Periods Ended March 31, 2024:
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Three months ended March 31, 2024:
Net assets increased $ 5,109,060 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This increase was attributable to subscriptions in the amount of $ 165,000, redemptions in the amount of $5,701,598 and a net gain from operations of $ 10,645,658.
Management Fees of $ 659,149 and servicing fees of $ 220,511 were paid or accrued, and interest of $1,080,601 was earned or accrued on the Partnership’s share of the Trading Company’s cash and cash equivalent investments and broker balances, for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The Partnership’s other expenses paid or accrued for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were $ 288,823.
The Partnership ended January in the red net of fees, with gains from equity trading offset by losses in credit, commodities, FX and fixed income. Long positions in the Nikkei and Tokyo Stock Exchange Index were top performers for the Partnership, though a long position in the Korean Kospi generated offsetting losses. In currency trading, shorts in both the Japanese Yen and South Korean Won against the US dollar were also profitable, though losses were seen in other positions, notably a long in the New Zealand dollar against the US dollar. Commodity trading, while largely flat, had some of the Partnership’s worst performing positions, including shorts in natural gas, gold and copper. In fixed income, the Partnership’s net long exposure accounted for most of the Partnership’s losses for the month.
In February, the Partnership returned positive net of fees, with gains across asset classes led by equities and commodities. The Partnership’s long positions in equities did well with boosts from the S&P500 and Taiwanese indices. Losses were incurred from shorts in the Hang Seng and Chinese equities. Long credit positions were similarly accretive, driven by European and US high-yielding names. Within commodities, trading in agricultural performed best driven by a short position in corn, whose price fell steadily after a supply and storage surplus, and a long position in cocoa whose price rose significantly. In energies, gains accrued from a short in natural gas, while metals trading detracted, led by copper. In currency, the US dollar’s increasing value generated gains for the Partnership’s long USD crosses, with the top performer coming against the Japanese yen. Losses were incurred in the British pound and the New Zealand dollar. Fixed income trading was positive, with gains from short positions in short duration instruments, including SOFR and 2-year German bonds. Losses were incurred from long positions in Italian bonds.