EX-99.1 6 d549335dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

To the Limited Partners of

CMF Winton Master L.P.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the information contained herein is accurate and complete.

 

  LOGO     

 

 
By:  

 

Patrick T. Egan

 
  President and Director  
  Ceres Managed Futures LLC General Partner,  
  CMF Winton Master L.P.  
Ceres Managed Futures LLC  
1585 Broadway, 29th Floor  
New York, NY 10036  
855-672-4468  


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Ernst & Young LLP

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Boston, MA 02116

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Partners of CMF Winton Master L.P.,

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of CMF Winton Master L.P. (the Partnership), including the condensed schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related statements of income and expenses, and changes in partners’ capital for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Partnership at December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and changes in its partners’ capital for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Partnership’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to those charged with governance and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.

 

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We have served as the auditor of the Partnership since 2017.

Boston, MA

March 15, 2024


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Statements of Financial Condition

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

      December 31, 
2023
   December 31, 
2022

Assets:

    

Equity in trading accounts:

    

Unrestricted cash (Note 3c)

    $ 49,798,210      $ 42,921,362  

Restricted cash (Note 3c)

     5,149,242       4,719,971  

Foreign cash (cost $1,152,013 and $731,744 at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively)

     1,200,568        760,466   

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

     478,708       1,038,218  

Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     -        118,450  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity in trading accounts

     56,626,728       49,558,467  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

    $ 56,626,728      $ 49,558,467  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital:

    

Liabilities:

    

Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

    $ 167,856      $ -   

Accrued expenses:

    

Professional fees

     17,111       20,433  

Redemptions payable (Note 6)

     1,157,578       135,251  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,342,545       155,684  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital:

    

General Partner, 0.0000 Redeemable Units outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 2022

     -        -   

Limited Partners, 10,650.3994 and 10,552.3473 Redeemable Units outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively

     55,284,183       49,402,783  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total partners’ capital (net asset value)

     55,284,183       49,402,783  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

    $ 56,626,728      $ 49,558,467  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per Redeemable Unit

    $ 5,190.81      $ 4,681.69  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2023

 

     Notional ($)/
Number of
Contracts
   Fair Value    % of Partners’ 
Capital
   

Futures Contracts Purchased

         

Currencies

     211      $ 97,979       0.18     %

Energy

     15        (110,630     (0.20  

Grains

     35        (130,327     (0.24  

Indices

     264           224,210       0.41    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     80        106,986       0.19    

Metals

     136        151,735       0.27    

Softs

     183        766,902       1.39    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

        1,106,855       2.00    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

         

Currencies

     145        (155,275     (0.28  

Energy

     116        (33,555     (0.06  

Grains

     164        89,125       0.16    

Indices

     161        (193,901     (0.35  

Interest Rates U.S.

     35        (100,398     (0.18  

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     133        (232,233     (0.41  

Livestock

     80        3,705       0.01    

Metals

     3        (13,881     (0.03  

Softs

     15        8,266       0.01    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

        (628,147     (1.13  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

       $ 478,708       0.87     %
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Contracts

         

Currencies

    $    7,240,138       $ 51,219       0.09     %

Metals

     62        233,944       0.43    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

        285,163       0.52    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Contracts

         

Currencies

    $ 8,855,611        (128,041     (0.23  

Metals

     87        (324,978     (0.59  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

        (453,019     (0.82  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

       $ (167,856     (0.30   %
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

     Notional ($)/
Number of
Contracts
   Fair Value    % of Partners’
Capital
   

Futures Contracts Purchased

         

Currencies

     63       $ (20,968     (0.05   %

Energy

     18        (13,054     (0.03  

Grains

     115        230,309       0.46    

Indices

     124        (184,896     (0.37  

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     23        (4,259     (0.01  

Livestock

     38        37,593       0.08    

Metals

     46           121,652       0.25    

Softs

     393        386,223       0.78    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts purchased

        552,600       1.11    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Sold

         

Currencies

     142        (308,146     (0.63  

Energy

     34        61,832       0.13    

Grains

     61        (8,125     (0.02  

Indices

     109        84,014       0.17    

Interest Rates U.S.

     114        40,617       0.08    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     680        674,900       1.37    

Livestock

     11        (9,790     (0.02  

Metals

     8        (18,970     (0.04  

Softs

     18        (30,714     (0.06  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total futures contracts sold

        485,618       0.98    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

       $ 1,038,218       2.09     %
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Contracts

         

Currencies

   $    6,829,465      $ 102,326       0.21     %

Metals

     49        169,727       0.34    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

        272,053       0.55    
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Contracts

         

Currencies

   $ 4,590,512        (29,735     (0.06  

Metals

     31        (123,868     (0.25  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

        (153,603     (0.31  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

       $ 118,450       0.24     %
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Statements of Income and Expenses

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021

 

     2023   2022    2021

Investment Income:

       

Interest income

    $ 2,184,386      $ 620,422       $ 12,609  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Expenses:

       

Clearing fees (Note 3c)

     151,973       150,054        145,256  

Professional fees

     70,618       68,085        36,700  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     222,591       218,139        181,956  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     1,961,795       402,283        (169,347
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Trading Results:

       

Net gains (losses) on trading of commodity interests:

       

Net realized gains (losses) on closed contracts

       6,379,880         11,294,485          7,151,945  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on open contracts

     (825,983     1,149,903        (2,193,863
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total trading results

     5,553,897       12,444,388        4,958,082  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

    $ 7,515,692      $ 12,846,671       $ 4,788,735  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per Redeemable Unit (Note 7)*

    $ 684.44      $ 1,091.49       $ 395.37  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Weighted average Redeemable Units outstanding

     10,983.1417       11,273.5605        11,945.3243  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021

 

     Partners’
Capital

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2020

    $ -   

Subscriptions of 13,262.8485 Redeemable Units

       43,250,000  

Redemptions of 1,923.6930 Redeemable Units

     (6,710,639

Distribution of interest income to feeder funds

     (10,347

Net income (loss)

     4,788,735  
  

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2021

     41,317,749  

Subscriptions of 1,431.6159 Redeemable Units

     6,000,000  

Redemptions of 2,218.4241 Redeemable Units

     (10,157,264

Distribution of interest income to feeder funds

     (604,373

Net income (loss)

     12,846,671  
  

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2022

     49,402,783  

Subscriptions of 611.1838 Redeemable Units

     2,900,000  

Redemptions of 513.1317 Redeemable Units

     (2,608,763

Distribution of interest income to feeder funds

     (1,925,529

Net income (loss)

     7,515,692  
  

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2023

    $ 55,284,183  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per Redeemable Unit:

 

2021:    $ 3,643.81  
  

 

 

 

2022:    $ 4,681.69  
  

 

 

 

2023:    $   5,190.81  
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

Organization:

CMF Winton Master L.P. (the “Master”) is a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests including futures, option, swap and forward contracts. The sectors traded include currencies, energy, grains, indices, U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, metals and softs. The commodity interests that are traded by the Master are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The General Partner (defined below) may also determine to invest up to all of the Master’s assets in United States (“U.S.”) Treasury bills and/or money market mutual funds, including money market mutual funds managed by Morgan Stanley or its affiliates. The Master may sell an unlimited number of redeemable units of limited partnership interest (“Redeemable Units”). The Redeemable Units of the Master are used solely for accounting purposes and do not represent units issued legally.

Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Master. The General Partner is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC (“MSCM”). MSCM is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is a publicly held company whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Morgan Stanley is engaged in various financial services and other businesses. All trading decisions for the Master are made by the Advisor (defined below).

On November 1, 2004 (commencement of trading operations), Ceres Orion L.P. (formerly, Orion Futures Fund L.P.) (“Orion”) allocated a portion of its capital to the Master. On February 1, 2007, Ceres Abingdon L.P. (formerly, Managed Futures Premier Abingdon L.P.) (“Abingdon”) allocated a portion of its capital to the Master. On March 1, 2007, Global Futures Fund Ltd. (“Global Futures”) allocated a portion of its capital to the Master. On January 1, 2021, Ceres Classic L.P. (“Classic”) allocated portion of its capital to the Master. The Master permits commodity pools controlled by the General Partner and managed by Winton Capital Management Limited (the “Advisor”) pursuant to Diversified Macro Strategies (formerly, the Winton Futures Program), the Advisor’s proprietary, systematic trading program, to invest together in one trading vehicle.

During the periods covered by this report, the Master’s commodity broker was Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS&Co.”), a registered futures commission merchant. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”) also was a foreign exchange forward contract counterparty for the Master. The Master deposited a portion of its cash in a non-trading bank account at JPMorgan.

As of December 31, 2023, the master operated under a structure where its sole investor consisted of Classic (a “Fund”). References herein to a “Fund” or the “Funds” may include as relevant, reference to Global Futures, Abingdon and Orion. Prior to the close of business on December 31, 2020, the Master operated under a structure where its investor(s) consisted of the Fund(s). There were no investors in the Master as of the close of business on December 31, 2020.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The Master will be liquidated upon the first to occur of the following: December 31, 2024; or under certain other circumstances as set forth in the limited partnership agreement of the Master, as may be amended from time to time (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”).

The General Partner has delegated certain administrative functions to SS&C Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, currently doing business as SS&C GlobeOp (the “Administrator”). Pursuant to a master services agreement, the Administrator furnishes certain administrative, accounting, regulatory reporting, tax and other services as agreed from time to time. In addition, the Administrator maintains certain books and records of the Master.

 

2.

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

 

  a.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires the General Partner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates, and those differences could be material.

 

  b.

Statement of Cash Flows. The Master has not provided a Statement of Cash Flows, as permitted by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 230, “Statement of Cash Flows.” The Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital is included herein, and as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Master carried no debt and all of the Master’s investments were carried at fair value as classified as Level 1 or Level 2 measurements.

 

  c.

Master’s Investments. All commodity interests held by the Master, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments, are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described in Note 5, “Fair Value Measurements”) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated and are determined using the first-in, first-out method. Net unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included as a component of equity in trading accounts in the Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains or losses and net change in unrealized gains or losses are reported in the Statements of Income and Expenses. The Master does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising from the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included in total trading results in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

 

 

Master’s Cash. The Master’s restricted and unrestricted cash includes cash denominated in foreign currencies of $1,200,568 (cost of $1,152,013) and $760,466 (cost of $731,744) at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

  d.

Income and Expenses Recognition. All of the income and expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading of commodity interests are determined on each valuation day and allocated pro-rata among the Funds at the time of such determination.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

  e.

Income Taxes. Income taxes have not been recorded as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any, on its share of the Master’s income and expenses. The Master follows the guidance of ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Master’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained “when challenged” or “when examined” by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions determined not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or liability in the Master’s Statements of Financial Condition for the current year. If a tax position does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid the incurring of penalties, an expense for the amount of the statutory penalty and interest, if applicable, shall be recognized in the Master’s Statements of Income and Expenses in the years in which the position is claimed or expected to be claimed. The General Partner has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Master files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The 2020 through 2023 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

 

  f.

Investment Company Status. The Master has been deemed to be an investment company since inception. Accordingly the Master follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, “Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement and Disclosure Requirements” and reflects its investments at fair value with unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value reflected in the Master’s Statements of Income and Expenses.

 

  g.

Net Income (Loss) per Redeemable Unit. Net income (loss) per Redeemable Unit is calculated in accordance with ASC 946, “Financial Services—Investment Companies.” See Note 7, “Financial Highlights.”

 

3.

Agreements:

 

  a.

Limited Partnership Agreement:

 

 

The General Partner administers the business and affairs of the Master, including selecting one or more advisors to make trading decisions for the Master.

 

  b.

Management Agreement:

 

 

The General Partner, on behalf of the Master, has entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with the Advisor, a registered commodity trading advisor. The Advisor is not affiliated with the General Partner or MS&Co. and is not responsible for the organization or operation of the Master. The Management Agreement provides that the Advisor has sole discretion in determining the investment of the assets of the Master. All management fees in connection with the Management Agreement are borne by the Funds. The Management Agreement may be terminated upon notice by either party.

 

  c.

Customer Agreement:

 

 

The Master has entered into a customer agreement with MS&Co. (the “Customer Agreement”) and a foreign exchange brokerage account agreement with MS&Co.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Under the Customer Agreement and the foreign exchange brokerage account agreement, the Master pays MS&Co. trading fees for the clearing and, where applicable, the execution of transactions. Further, all trading, exchange, clearing, user, give-up, floor brokerage and National Futures Association fees (collectively, the “clearing fees”) are borne by the Master and allocated to the Funds. All other fees are borne by the Funds. The Master’s cash deposited with MS&Co. is held in segregated bank accounts to the extent required by Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations. The Master’s restricted cash is equal to the cash portion of assets on deposit to meet margin requirements, as determined by the exchange or counterparty, and required by MS&Co. and/or JPMorgan, as applicable. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the amount of restricted and unrestricted cash held by the Master for margin requirements was $5,149,242 and $4,719,971, respectively. Cash that is not classified as restricted cash is therefore classified as unrestricted cash. The Customer Agreement may generally be terminated upon notice by either party.

 

  d.

FX Agreement:

 

 

On July 12, 2017, the Master entered into certain agreements with JPMorgan in connection with trading in forward foreign currency contracts. These agreements include a foreign exchange and bullion authorization agreement (“FX Agreement”), an International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. master agreement (“Master Agreement”), a schedule to the Master Agreement, a 2016 credit support annex for variation margin to the schedule and an institutional account agreement. Under the FX Agreement, JPMorgan charges a fee on the aggregate foreign currency transactions entered into on behalf of the Master during a month.

 

4.

Trading Activities:

The Master was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity interests. The results of the Master’s trading activities are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

The Customer Agreement and/or foreign exchange brokerage account agreement gives the Master the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures and open forward contracts. The Master nets, for financial reporting purposes, the unrealized gains and losses on open futures and open forward contracts in the Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under ASC 210-20,Balance Sheet,” have been met.

All of the commodity interests owned by the Master are held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was 2,549 and 1,849, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was 166 and 89, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $23,361,462 and $30,492,590, respectively.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The following tables summarize the gross and net amounts recognized relating to assets and liabilities of the Master’s derivatives and their offsetting subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

        

Gross Amounts

Offset in the

  Amounts
Presented in the
  Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Financial Condition
        

December 31, 2023 

   Gross Amounts
Recognized
  Statements of
Financial
Condition
  Statements of
Financial
Condition
  Financial
Instruments
   Cash Collateral
Received/
Pledged*
   Net
Amount
   

Assets

                

MS&Co.

                

Futures

    $ 1,680,800      $ (1,202,092    $ 478,708      $ -        $ -        $ 478,708    

Forwards

     233,944       (233,944     -        -         -         -     
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 
     1,914,744       (1,436,036     478,708       -         -         478,708    

JPMorgan

                

Forwards

     51,219       (51,219     -        -         -         -     
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Total assets

    $ 1,965,963      $ (1,487,255    $ 478,708      $ -        $ -        $ 478,708    
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

                

MS&Co.

                

Futures

    $ (1,202,092    $ 1,202,092      $ -       $ -        $ -        $ -     

Forwards

     (324,978     233,944       (91,034     -         91,034        -     
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 
     (1,527,070     1,436,036       (91,034     -         91,034        -     

JPMorgan

                             

Forwards

     (128,041     51,219       (76,822     -         76,822        -     
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    $ (1,655,111    $ 1,487,255      $ (167,856    $ -        $ 167,856       $ -     
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Net fair value

                $ 478,708     *
              

 

 

 

 
        

Gross Amounts

Offset in the

 

Amounts

Presented in the

  Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of Financial Condition
        

December 31, 2022 

   Gross Amounts
Recognized
  Statements of
Financial
Condition
  Statements of
Financial
Condition
  Financial
Instruments
   Cash Collateral
Received/
Pledged*
   Net
Amount
   

Assets

                

MS&Co.

                

Futures

    $ 1,904,537      $ (866,319    $ 1,038,218      $      -        $       -        $ 1,038,218    

Forwards

     169,727       (123,868     45,859       -         -         45,859    
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 
       2,074,264       (990,187     1,084,077       -         -           1,084,077    

JPMorgan

                                           

Forwards

     102,326       (29,735     72,591       -         -         72,591    
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Total assets

    $ 2,176,590      $ (1,019,922    $ 1,156,668      $ -        $ -        $ 1,156,668    
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

                

MS&Co.

                

Futures

    $ (866,319    $ 866,319      $ -       $ -        $ -        $ -     

Forwards

     (123,868     123,868       -        -         -         -     
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 
     (990,187     990,187       -        -         -         -     

JPMorgan

                

Forwards

     (29,735     29,735       -        -         -         -     
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    $ (1,019,922    $ 1,019,922      $ -       $ -        $ -        $ -     
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Net fair value

                $ 1,156,668     *
              

 

 

 

 

 

*

In the event of default by the Master, MS&Co., the Master’s commodity futures broker and a counterparty to certain of the Master’s non-exchange-traded contracts, as applicable, and JPMorgan, as a counterparty to certain of the Master’s non-exchange-traded contracts, has the right to offset the Master’s obligation with the Master’s cash and/or U.S. Treasury bills held by MS&Co. or JPMorgan, as applicable, thereby minimizing MS&Co.’s and JPMorgan’s risk of loss. In certain instances, a counterparty may not post collateral and as such, in the event of default by such counterparty, the Master is exposed to the amount shown in the Statements of Financial Condition. In the case of exchange-traded contracts, the Master’s exposure to counterparty risk may be reduced since the exchange’s clearinghouse interposes its credit between buyer and seller and the clearinghouse’s guarantee funds may be available in the event of a default. In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

The Master has netting agreements with both MS&Co. and JPMorgan. The “Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts” or “Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts” as presented on the Statements of Financial Condition, as applicable, is the net of the amounts presented in the tables above for MS&Co. and JPMorgan.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The following tables indicate the gross fair values of derivative instruments of futures and forward contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

     December 31,
2023
   

Assets

    

Futures Contracts

    

Currencies

    $ 105,335    

Energy

     56,601    

Grains

     111,824    

Indices

     277,805    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

        111,395    

Livestock

     33,390    

Metals

     162,503    

Softs

     821,947    
  

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

     1,680,800    
  

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Futures Contracts

    

Currencies

     (162,631  

Energy

     (200,786  

Grains

     (153,026  

Indices

     (247,496  

Interest Rates U.S.

     (100,398  

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     (236,642  

Livestock

     (29,685  

Metals

     (24,649  

Softs

     (46,779  
  

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

     (1,202,092  
  

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

    $ 478,708     *
  

 

 

 

 

Assets

    

Forward Contracts

    

Currencies

    $ 51,219    

Metals

     233,944    
  

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     285,163    
  

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Forward Contracts

    

Currencies

     (128,041  

Metals

     (324,978  
  

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     (453,019  
  

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

    $ (167,856   **
  

 

 

 

 

 

*

This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition.

**

This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

     December 31,
2022
   

Assets

    

Futures Contracts

    

Currencies

    $ 21,814    

Energy

     152,841    

Grains

     265,923    

Indices

     100,047    

Interest Rates U.S.

     49,055    

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

        718,158    

Livestock

     40,731    

Metals

     142,492    

Softs

     413,476    
  

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

     1,904,537    
  

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Futures Contracts

    

Currencies

     (350,928  

Energy

     (104,063  

Grains

     (43,739  

Indices

     (200,929  

Interest Rates U.S.

     (8,438  

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     (47,517  

Livestock

     (12,928  

Metals

     (39,810  

Softs

     (57,967  
  

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts

     (866,319  
  

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts

    $ 1,038,218     *
  

 

 

 

 

Assets

    

Forward Contracts

    

Currencies

    $ 102,326    

Metals

     169,727    
  

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

     272,053    
  

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Forward Contracts

    

Currencies

     (29,735  

Metals

     (123,868  
  

 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts

     (153,603  
  

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts

    $ 118,450     **
  

 

 

 

 

 

*

This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition.

**

This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The following table indicates the trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

     2023        2022        2021    

Sector

              

Currencies

    $ 1,222,980         $ 3,601,540         $ (232,615  

Energy

     1,157,978          3,294,441          3,807,873    

Grains

     (566,046        837,604          1,405,900    

Indices

     747,106          (1,847,300          1,954,488    

Interest Rates U.S.

     200,133          1,271,867          (558,094  

Interest Rates Non-U.S.

     (907,095          4,629,305          (2,208,497  

Livestock

       1,108,876          (400,921        32,358    

Metals

     (1,263,586        856,409          94,295    

Softs

     3,853,551          201,443          662,374    
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total

    $ 5,553,897     ***     $ 12,444,388     ***     $ 4,958,082     ***
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

***

This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

 

5.

Fair Value Measurements:

Master’s Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the value that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The fair value of exchange-traded futures, option and forward contracts is determined by the various exchanges, and reflects the settlement price for each contract as of the close of business on the last business day of the reporting period. The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is extrapolated on a forward basis from the spot prices quoted as of approximately 3:00 P.M. (E.T.) on the last business day of the reporting period from various exchanges. The fair value of non-exchange-traded foreign currency option contracts is calculated by applying an industry standard model application for options valuation of foreign currency options, using as input the spot prices, interest rates, and option implied volatilities quoted as of approximately 3:00 P.M. (E.T.) on the last business day of the reporting period. U.S. Treasury bills are valued at the last available bid price received from independent pricing services as of the close of the last business day of the reporting period.

The Master considers prices for commodity futures, exchange-traded swap and option contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1). The values of U.S. Treasury bills, non-exchange-traded forward, swap and certain option contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by pricing services that derive fair values for those assets and liabilities from observable inputs (Level 2). As of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Master did not hold any derivative instruments that were priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of the General Partner’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2023

   Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets

           

Futures

    $ 1,680,800       $ 1,680,800       $ -        $ -   

Forwards

     285,163        -         285,163        -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    $ 1,965,963       $ 1,680,800       $ 285,163       $ -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Futures

    $ 1,202,092       $ 1,202,092       $ -        $ -   

Forwards

     453,019        -         453,019        -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    $ 1,655,111       $ 1,202,092       $ 453,019       $     -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

   Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets

           

Futures

    $ 1,904,537       $ 1,904,537       $ -        $ -   

Forwards

     272,053        -         272,053        -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    $ 2,176,590       $ 1,904,537       $ 272,053       $ -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Futures

    $   866,319       $   866,319       $ -        $ -   

Forwards

     153,603        -           153,603        -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    $ 1,019,922       $ 866,319       $ 153,603       $ -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

6.

Subscriptions, Distributions and Redemptions:

Subscriptions are accepted monthly from investors who become limited partners on the first day of the month after their subscriptions are processed. Distributions are made on a pro-rata basis at the sole discretion of the General Partner. No distributions have been made to date. The General Partner does not intend to make any distributions of the Master’s profits, except for distribution of interest income to feeder funds, as applicable. A limited partner may withdraw all or part of its capital contribution and undistributed profits, if any, from the Master as of the end of any month (the “Redemption Date”) after a request for redemption has been made to the General Partner at least three days in advance of the Redemption Date. Such withdrawals are classified as a liability when the limited partner elects to redeem and informs the Master.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

7.

Financial Highlights:

Financial highlights for the limited partner class as a whole for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

     2023        2022        2021    

Per Redeemable Unit Performance (for a unit outstanding throughout the year):*

              

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

   $ 505.82        $ 1,055.81        $ 409.55    

Net investment income (loss)

     178.62          35.68          (14.18  
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) for the year

     684.44          1,091.49          395.37    

Distribution of interest income to feeder funds

     (175.32        (53.61        (0.87  

Net asset value per Redeemable Unit, beginning of year

     4,681.69          3,643.81          3,249.31    
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Net asset value per Redeemable Unit, end of year

   $ 5,190.81        $ 4,681.69        $ 3,643.81    
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Limited Partners’ Capital:

              

Net investment income (loss)**

     3.6     %      0.8     %      (0.4   %
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     0.4     %      0.4     %      0.4     %
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total return

     14.6     %      30.0     %      12.2     %
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

*

Net investment income (loss) per Redeemable Unit is calculated by dividing the interest income less total expenses by the average number of Redeemable Units outstanding during the year. The net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per Redeemable Unit is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per Redeemable Unit with the other per unit information.

**

Interest income less total expenses.

The above ratios and total return may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the year. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the limited partner class using the limited partners’ share of income, expenses and average partners’ capital.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

8.

Financial Instrument Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Master is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures, options and swaps, whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash balances, or to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specified future dates, or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange, a swap execution facility or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded instruments include futures and certain standardized forward, option and swap contracts. Certain swap contracts may also be traded on a swap execution facility or OTC. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and also include certain forward and option contracts. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those related to the underlying financial instruments, including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract. The General Partner estimates that at any given time approximately 0.8% to 9.5% of the Master’s contracts are traded OTC.

Futures Contracts. The Master trades futures contracts. A futures contract is a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of investments, currency or a standardized amount of a deliverable grade commodity, at a specified price on a specified future date, unless the contract is closed before the delivery date or the delivery quantity is something where physical delivery cannot occur (such as the S&P 500 Index), whereby such contract is settled in cash. Payments (“variation margin”) may be made or received by the Master each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Master. When the contract is closed, the Master records a realized gain or loss 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. Transactions in futures contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the futures broker, with the exchange on which the contracts are traded. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Forward foreign currency contracts are those contracts where the Master agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon future date. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily, and the Master’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency contracts are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur, respectively, and are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

London Metal Exchange Forward Contracts. Metal contracts traded on the London Metal Exchange (“LME”) represent a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc or other metal. LME contracts traded by the Master are cash settled based on prompt dates published by the LME. Variation margin may be made or received by the Master each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying contracts, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Master. A contract is considered offset when all long positions have been matched with a like number of short positions settling on the same prompt date. When the contract is closed at the prompt date, the Master records a realized gain or loss 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. Transactions in LME contracts require participants to make both initial margin deposits of cash or other assets and variation margin deposits, through the broker, with the LME. Net realized gains (losses) and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on metal contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.


CMF Winton Master L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Master due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded. The Master is exposed to market risk equal to the value of futures and forward contracts held and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.

Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. The Master’s risk of loss in the event of a counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and is not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Master’s risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Master to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Master has credit risk and concentration risk, as MS&Co., MS&Co. affiliate and/or JPMorgan are counterparties or brokers with respect to the Master’s assets. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that, through MS&Co. or an MS&Co. affiliate, the Master’s counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.

The General Partner monitors and attempts to mitigate the Master’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems and, accordingly, believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Master may be subject. These monitoring systems generally allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk-adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, online monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forward and option contracts by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.

The majority of these instruments mature within one year of the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Master’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.

In the ordinary course of business, the Master enters into contracts and agreements that contain various representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Master’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be determined, as this could include future claims that have not yet been made against the Master. The General Partner considers the risk of any future obligation relating to these indemnifications to be remote.

Beginning in February 2022, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and a number of other nations imposed sanctions against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and these and other governments around the world may impose additional sanctions in the future as the conflict develops. In addition, on October 7, 2023, Hamas militants and members of other terrorist organizations infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and conducted a series of terror attacks on civilian and military targets. Shortly following the attack, Israel’s security cabinet declared war against Hamas. These conflicts and subsequent sanctions have created volatility in the price of various commodities and may lead to a deterioration in the political and trade relationships that exist between the countries involved and have a negative impact on business activity globally, and therefore could affect the performance of the Master’s investments. Furthermore, uncertainties regarding these conflicts and the varying involvement of the United States and other countries preclude prediction as to the ultimate impact on global economic and market conditions, and, as a result, presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Master and the performance of its investments or operations, and the ability of the Master to achieve its investment objectives. Additionally, to the extent that investors, service providers and/or other third parties have material operations or assets in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine or Israel, they may have their operations disrupted and/or suffer adverse consequences related to the ongoing conflicts.

 

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Subsequent Events:

The General Partner evaluates events that occur after the balance sheet date but before and up until financial statements are available to be issued. The General Partner has assessed the subsequent events through March 15, 2024, the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.