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4. Investment in Pemberwick Fund
12 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2017
Notes  
4. Investment in Pemberwick Fund

4.       Investment in Pemberwick Fund

 

The Trust carries its investment in Pemberwick, an investment grade institutional short duration bond fund, at estimated fair value. Pemberwick was organized in February 2010 as a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that seeks maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. In selecting a portfolio of securities for Pemberwick, the investment advisor of Pemberwick (the “Advisor”) will select investments so that 95% of Pemberwick’s assets will be rated “A-” or better by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) such as Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and/or by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”) (or if commercial paper rated in the highest category) or, if a rating is not available, deemed to be of comparable quality by the Advisor, or securities issued by banking institutions operating in the United States and having assets in excess of $200 billion.

 

The weighted average duration of Pemberwick’s assets is approximately 1.91 years as of March 30, 2017. Redemptions from Pemberwick are immediately liquid and unrestricted. Pemberwick’s net asset value (“NAV”) is $10.03 and $10.04 per share as of March 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Trust’s investment in Pemberwick as of March 30, 2017 and 2016 is $1,314,600 and $345,488, respectively. An unrealized loss of $3,939 as of March 30, 2017 is reflected as accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying balance sheet as of March 30, 2017. The Trust has earned $68,954 of interest revenue from the date of its initial investment in Pemberwick through March 30, 2017. The fair value of the Trust’s investment in Pemberwick is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy of the guidance on Fair Value Measurements (see Note 1). Pemberwick’s NAV was $10.03 as of May 31, 2017.

 

The Advisor is an affiliate of the Manager. For its services, the Advisor is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Pemberwick through December 5, 2016. Such fee was reduced to 0.25% as of December 6, 2016. The Advisor may, in its discretion, voluntarily waive its fees or reimburse certain Pemberwick expenses; however, the Advisor is not required to do so. The Advisor has waived all fees fee earned in excess of 0.15% since Pemberwick’s inception and earned $1,837 and $524 in connection with the Trust’s investment in Pemberwick for the years ended March 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, enough to cover its direct costs. The Advisor’s asset management affiliate, Richman Asset Management, Inc. (“RAM”) has agreed to reduce its management fees (see Note 6) payable by the Trust to the extent any fee of the Advisor payable by Pemberwick would be duplicative of any profit that RAM would receive from the Trust.