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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investments

Aspen Diversified Fund LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

NOTE B – INVESTMENTS IN INVESTMENT FUNDS & FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

At March 31, 2012 and during the three months then ended, investments and net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment funds and futures contracts consisted of the following:

 

Investment Funds and Futures Contracts  Gains/(Losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2012  Cost Basis
as of
March 31, 2012
  Fair Value
as of
March 31, 2012
  % of Fund’s Net Assets
Investment funds:                    
Aspen Commodity Long Short Fund, LLC   (93,543)   16,538,203    16,629,195    20.95% 
Crabel Fund, LP   356,330    7,704,168    7,812,871    9.84% 
Total investment funds   262,787    24,242,371    24,442,066    30.79% 
                     
Futures contracts, net   (1,429,931)   -0-    (542,684)   (0.68%)
                     
Total  $(1,167,144)  $24,242,371    23,899,382    30.11% 
                     
Other assets, less liabilities             55,474,142    69.89% 
                     
Net assets            $79,373,524    100.00% 

 

At March 31, 2012, the fair value measurements were as follows:

 

Fair Value Measurement  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
  Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Investments in investment funds  $-0-   $24,442,066   $-0- 
Investments in Futures contracts, net   (542,684)   -0-    -0- 
Total  $(542,684)  $24,442,066   $-0- 

 

At March 31, 2012, the Fund’s investments in futures contracts and net unrealized losses by type, were as follows:

 

Futures Contract Type  Net Unrealized Losses
Foreign exchange contracts  $(119,579)
Commodity futures contracts   (423,105)
Total  $(542,684)

 

At December 31, 2011 and during the three months ended March 31, 2011, investments and net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment funds and futures contracts consisted of the following:

 

Investment Funds and Futures Contracts  Gains/(Losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2011  Cost Basis
as of
December 31, 2011
  Fair Value
as of
December 31, 2011
  % of Fund’s Net Assets
Investment funds:                    
Aspen Commodity Long Short Fund, LLC   421,478    16,538,203    16,722,737    19.98% 
Boronia Diversified Fund (U.S.), LP †   3,801    -0-    -0-    0.00% 
Crabel Fund, LP   62,123    8,000,000    7,756,541    9.26% 
Discus Feeder Ltd. †   3,825    -0-    -0-    0.00% 
Graham Global Investments Fund, Ltd. †   58,183    -0-    -0-    0.00% 
Man-AHL Diversified II LP †   (198)   -0-    -0-    0.00% 
Robeco Transtrend Diversified Fund LLC   (118,932)   -0-    -0-    0.00% 
                     
Total investment funds  $430,280    24,538,203    24,479,278    29.24% 
                     
Futures contracts, net   396,473    -0-    607,995    0.73% 
                     
TOTAL  $826,753   $24,538,203    25,087,273    29.97% 
                     
Other assets, less liabilities             58,625,889    70.03% 
                     
Net assets            $83,713,162    100.00% 

 

† Fund shares were fully disposed of during 2010. Amounts represent adjustments to actual.

 

At December 31, 2011, the fair value measurements were as follows:

 

Fair Value Measurement  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
  Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Investments in investment funds  $-0-   $24,479,278   $-0- 
Investments in Futures contracts, net   607,995    -0-    -0- 
Total  $607,995   $24,479,278   $-0- 

 

At December 31, 2011, the Fund’s investments in futures contracts and net unrealized gains (losses) by type, were as follows:

 

Futures Contract Type  Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Foreign exchange contracts  $(42,477)
Commodity futures contracts   650,472 
Total  $607,995 

 

The investment objectives and redemption policies for the Investment Funds and managed accounts in which the Fund was invested as of March 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Investment Funds & Managed Accounts   Investment Objective   Redemption Permitted
ADF Trading Company I, LLC
(Welton Investment Corporation)
  Systematic Trend Follower  Daily
ADF Trading Company IV, LLC
(Blackwater Capital Management, LLC)
  Systematic Trend Follower  Daily
ADF Trading Company V, LLC
(Abraham Trading Company)
  Systematic Trend Follower  Daily
ADF Trading Company VII, LLC
(Aspen Partners, Ltd.)
  Systematic Trend Follower  Daily
ADF Trading Company VIII, LLC
(LBR Group, Inc.)
  Discretionary Short-Term  Daily
ADF Trading Company IX, LLC
(Eckhardt Trading Company)
  Systematic Trend Follower  Daily
ADF Trading Company X, LLC
(Saxon Investment Corporation)
  Systematic Trend Follower  Daily
ADF Trading Company XI, LLC
(Rotella Investment Corporation)
  Systematic Trend Follower  Daily
ADF Trading Company XII, LLC
(Tactical Investment Management Corporation)
  Systematic Trend Follower  Daily
Aspen Commodity Long/Short Fund, LLC  Commodity Specialist  Monthly
Crabel Fund, LP  Systematic Short Term  Monthly

 

The Investment Funds engage primarily in speculative trading of U.S. and foreign futures contracts and options on U.S. and foreign futures contracts, and foreign currency transactions. The Investment Funds are exposed to both market risks – the risk arising from changes in the market value of the contracts, and credit risk – the risk of failure by another party to perform according to the terms of a contract. Furthermore, certain of the Investment Funds include restrictions as to the minimum amount of time that an investor must remain invested in the Investment Fund.

 

The Fund is required to disclose any investments that exceed 5% of the Fund’s net assets at year end.  Information is not available to determine if an individual investment held by any of the Investment Funds exceeded 5% of the Fund’s net assets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.