UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-09205
Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Kenneth S. Gerstein, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 3rd Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10122
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-667-4225
Date of fiscal year end:December 31
Date of reporting period:December 31, 2018
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.
with Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.
February 27, 2019
Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital
| | | December 31, 2018 | | |||
Assets | | | |||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (cost $1,326,390,547) | | | | $ | 1,614,969,002 | | |
Purchased options, at fair value (cost of $79,822,169) | | | | | 58,738,108 | | |
Cash and cash equivalents (including United States Dollars of $71,096,718, Chinese Renminbi Yuans of $293,765 with a cost of $310,867, Euros of $2,293,117 with a cost of $2,280,393 and Japanese Yen of $3,081,947 with a cost of $3,038,053 of which $61,963,530 is restricted cash) | | | | | 76,765,547 | | |
Due from broker (including United States Dollars of $355,578,070, Australian Dollars of $1,732 with a cost of $1,771, British Pounds Sterling of $2,322,053 with a cost of $2,536,231, Euros of $90,020 with a cost of $90,852 and Hong Kong Dollars of $1,423,498 with a cost of $1,424,036) | | | | | 359,415,373 | | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | | | 152,937,774 | | |
Unrealized gain on total return swap contracts | | | | | 44,193,988 | | |
Unrealized gain on forward contracts | | | | | 3,544,722 | | |
Dividends receivable | | | | | 435,630 | | |
Interest receivable | | | | | 950,292 | | |
Other assets | | | | | 126,488 | | |
Total assets | | | | | 2,312,076,924 | | |
Liabilities | | | |||||
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value (proceeds $711,565,388) | | | | | 659,570,540 | | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | | | 115,452,885 | | |
Due to broker (including United States Dollars of $37,546,764, Hong Kong Dollars of $253,883 with a cost of $253,855, Japanese Yen of $916,723 with a cost of $908,175, Swedish Kronar of $61,172 with a cost of $63,394 and Swiss Francs of $640,838 with a cost of $654,525) | | | | | 39,419,380 | | |
Withdrawals payable (see note 3) | | | | | 38,505,705 | | |
Unrealized loss on total return swap contracts | | | | | 10,385,395 | | |
Dividends payable on securities sold, not yet purchased | | | | | 1,267,490 | | |
Accounting and investor services fees payable | | | | | 261,200 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | | | 1,769,242 | | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 866,631,837 | | |
Members’ Capital | | | | $ | 1,445,445,087 | | |
Members’ Capital | | | |||||
Represented by: | | | |||||
Net capital contributions | | | | $ | 1,042,995,034 | | |
Total earnings (loss) | | | | | 402,450,053 | | |
Members’ Capital | | | | $ | 1,445,445,087 | | |
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
| Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Investments in Securities – 111.73% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – 111.73% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | United States – 82.91% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Aerospace / Defense – 5.54% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 60,527 | | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | | | | (a) | | | | | $ | 9,515,450 | | |
| | | 73,630 | | | | Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | 18,031,987 | | |
| | | 49,313 | | | | Raytheon Co. | | | | | | | | | | | 7,562,148 | | |
| | | 139,226 | | | | The Boeing Co. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 44,900,385 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 80,009,970 | | |
| | | | | | | Applications Software – 6.51% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 393,530 | | | | Five9, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 17,205,132 | | |
| | | 72,639 | | | | HubSpot, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 9,132,902 | | |
| | | 531,411 | | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 53,975,415 | | |
| | | 90,059 | | | | RealPage, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 4,339,943 | | |
| | | 378,121 | | | | Smartsheet, Inc., Class A* | | | | | | | | | | | 9,400,088 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94,053,480 | | |
| | | | | | | Building Products - Cement / Aggregate – 1.72% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 60,063 | | | | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 10,323,028 | | |
| | | 147,870 | | | | Vulcan Materials Co. | | | | | | | | | | | 14,609,556 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,932,584 | | |
| | | | | | | Casino Hotels – 1.32% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 366,944 | | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 19,099,435 | | |
| | | | | | | Coatings / Paint – 1.46% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 53,649 | | | | The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | | | | | | | | | 21,108,736 | | |
| | | | | | | Commercial Services – 0.75% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 64,681 | | | | Cintas Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | 10,865,761 | | |
| | | | | | | Commercial Services - Finance – 1.92% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 208,885 | | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 21,542,310 | | |
| | | 109,309 | | | | TransUnion | | | | | | | | | | | 6,208,751 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,751,061 | | |
| | | | | | | Computer Aided Design – 8.84% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 149,978 | | | | Aspen Technology, Inc.* | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 12,325,192 | | |
| | | 100,612 | | | | Autodesk, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 12,939,709 | | |
| | | 1,249,745 | | | | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 54,338,912 | | |
| | | 571,636 | | | | Synopsys, Inc.* | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 48,154,617 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 127,758,430 | | |
| | | | | | | Computer Data Security – 1.15% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 186,554 | | | | Qualys, Inc.* | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 13,943,046 | | |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | United States – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Computer Data Security – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 123,892 | | | | Tenable Holdings, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,749,163 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,692,209 | | |
| | | | | | | Computer Software – 3.89% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 461,664 | | | | Pivotal Software, Inc., Class A* | | | | | | | | | | | 7,548,206 | | |
| | | 935,262 | | | | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 42,189,669 | | |
| | | 361,416 | | | | Zuora, Inc., Class A* | | | | | | | | | | | 6,556,086 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56,293,961 | | |
| | | | | | | E-Commerce / Products – 4.22% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 40,612 | | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 60,998,006 | | |
| | | | | | | Electronic Components - Semiconductors – 4.32% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 33,901 | | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 8,620,346 | | |
| | | 250,192 | | | | Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 17,993,809 | | |
| | | 421,243 | | | | Xilinx, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 35,877,266 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62,491,421 | | |
| | | | | | | Enterprise Software / Services – 1.73% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 347,614 | | | | Coupa Software, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 21,851,016 | | |
| | | 56,354 | | | | Everbridge, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 3,198,653 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,049,669 | | |
| | | | | | | Entertainment Software – 5.17% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 774,036 | | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 36,046,857 | | |
| | | 323,442 | | | | Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 25,522,808 | | |
| | | 128,028 | | | | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 13,179,202 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 74,748,867 | | |
| | | | | | | Finance - Credit Card – 5.00% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 168,470 | | | | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 31,781,866 | | |
| | | 306,427 | | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 40,429,978 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72,211,844 | | |
| | | | | | | Finance - Other Services – 4.19% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 73,982 | | | | CME Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 13,917,494 | | |
| | | 618,304 | | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 46,576,840 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60,494,334 | | |
| | | | | | | Internet Application Software – 3.97% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 139,044 | | | | Anaplan, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 3,690,228 | | |
| | | 409,486 | | | | Okta, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 26,125,207 | | |
| | | 472,914 | | | | Zendesk, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 27,603,990 | | |
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | United States – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Internet Application Software – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 57,419,425 | | |
| | | | | | | Internet Content - Entertainment – 2.75% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 302,889 | | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A* | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 39,705,719 | | |
| | | | | | | Internet Security – 0.40% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 148,109 | | | | Zscaler, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 5,807,354 | | |
| | | | | | | Internet Telephony – 2.09% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 366,347 | | | | RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 30,201,647 | | |
| | | | | | | Machinery - Electric Utility – 0.54% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 203,534 | | | | BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 7,781,105 | | |
| | | | | | | Medical - Biomedical / Genetics – 2.29% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 75,400 | | | | Acceleron Pharma, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 3,283,670 | | |
| | | 34,215 | | | | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 2,494,616 | | |
| | | 45,154 | | | | Blueprint Medicines Corp.* | | | | | | | | | | | 2,434,252 | | |
| | | 95,577 | | | | Celgene Corp.* | | | | | | | | | | | 6,125,530 | | |
| | | 100,341 | | | | Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 2,106,157 | | |
| | | 265,063 | | | | Immunomedics, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 3,782,449 | | |
| | | 40,787 | | | | Loxo Oncology, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 5,713,035 | | |
| | | 163,831 | | | | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 7,123,372 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,063,081 | | |
| | | | | | | Medical - Drugs – 0.38% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 382,912 | | | | Array BioPharma, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 5,456,496 | | |
| | | | | | | REITs - Diversified – 4.72% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 214,300 | | | | American Tower Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | 33,900,117 | | |
| | | 97,127 | | | | Equinix, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 34,243,095 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68,143,212 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Discount – 0.13% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 20,382 | | | | Dollar Tree, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 1,840,902 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Restaurants – 1.70% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 25,083 | | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 10,830,589 | | |
| | | 149,600 | | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 13,751,232 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,581,821 | | |
| | | | | | | Semiconductor Components - Integrated Circuits – 2.63% | | | |||||||||||
| | | 443,063 | | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 38,028,097 | | |
| | | | | | | Semiconductor Equipment – 3.29% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 296,902 | | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | 9,720,571 | | |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | United States – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Semiconductor Equipment – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 85,453 | | | | KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,647,189 | | |
| | | 83,968 | | | | Lam Research Corp. | | | | | | | | | | | 11,433,923 | | |
| | | 599,183 | | | | Teradyne, Inc. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 18,802,363 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47,604,046 | | |
| | | | | | | Therapeutics – 0.29% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 89,968 | | | | Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | | | | | | | | | 4,148,425 | | |
| | | | | | | Total United States (Cost $945,704,786) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,198,341,098 | | |
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| | | | | | | Canada – 0.77% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Retail - Restaurants – 0.77% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 211,335 | | | | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | | | (a) | | | | | | 11,052,821 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Canada (Cost $12,673,722) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 11,052,821 | | |
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| | | | | | | China – 12.28% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Applications Software – 0.91% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 1,001,297 | | | | Tencent Music Entertainment Group. - Sponsored ADR* | | | | | | | | | | | 13,237,146 | | |
| | | | | | | Building - Heavy Construction – 0.89% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 67,862,000 | | | | China Tower Corp., Ltd., Class H* | | | | | | | | | | | 12,828,157 | | |
| | | | | | | E-Commerce / Products – 3.18% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 282,376 | | | | Alibaba Group Holding - Sponsored ADR* | | | | | | | | | | | 38,705,279 | | |
| | | 345,253 | | | | JD.com, Inc. - Sponsored ADR* | | | | | | | | | | | 7,226,145 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,931,424 | | |
| | | | | | | Entertainment Software – 3.21% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 476,733 | | | | HUYA, Inc. - Sponsored ADR* | | | | | | | | | | | 7,379,827 | | |
| | | 165,686 | | | | NetEase, Inc. - Sponsored ADR | | | | | | | | | | | 38,997,514 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46,377,341 | | |
| | | | | | | Internet Application Software – 3.60% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 1,298,500 | | | | Tencent Holdings, Ltd. | | | | | | | | | | | 52,077,187 | | |
| | | | | | | Internet Content - Entertainment – 0.49% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 118,227 | | | | YY, Inc. - Sponsored ADR* | | | | | | | | | | | 7,077,068 | | |
| | | | | | | Total China (Cost $167,367,715) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 177,528,323 | | |
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| | | | | | | France – 3.81% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Aerospace / Defense - Equipment – 2.77% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 416,774 | | | | Airbus SE | | | | | | | | | | | 40,001,324 | | |
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | France – (continued) | | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Entertainment Software – 1.04% | | | | |||||||
| | | 187,444 | | | | UBISOFT Entertainment* | | | | | | | $ | 15,102,150 | | |
| | | | | | | Total France (Cost $54,717,007) | | | | | | | $ | 55,103,474 | | |
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| | | | | | | Germany – 1.91% | | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Athletic Footwear – 1.91% | | | | |||||||
| | | 132,563 | | | | adidas AG | | | | | | | | 27,640,664 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Germany (Cost $27,866,908) | | | | | | | $ | 27,640,664 | | |
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| | | | | | | Hong Kong – 2.93% | | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Casino Hotels – 0.88% | | | | |||||||
| | | 2,010,000 | | | | Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.* | | | �� | | | | | 12,785,017 | | |
| | | | | | | Energy - Alternate Sources – 2.05% | | | | |||||||
| | | 33,044,608 | | | | China Everbright International, Ltd. | | | | | | | | 29,628,770 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Hong Kong (Cost $25,404,458) | | | | | | | $ | 42,413,787 | | |
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| | | | | | | Japan – 6.56% | | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Audio / Video Products – 2.77% | | | | |||||||
| | | 823,200 | | | | Sony Corp. | | | | | | | | 39,963,470 | | |
| | | | | | | Chemicals - Specialty – 0.93% | | | | |||||||
| | | 173,400 | | | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | | | | | | 13,491,498 | | |
| | | | | | | Cosmetics & Toiletries – 0.22% | | | | |||||||
| | | 50,000 | | | | Shiseido Co., Ltd. | | | | | | | | 3,141,029 | | |
| | | | | | | Entertainment Software – 0.25% | | | | |||||||
| | | 82,200 | | | | Konami Holdings Corp. | | | | | | | | 3,600,161 | | |
| | | | | | | Finance - Other Services – 1.86% | | | | |||||||
| | | 1,654,378 | | | | Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | 26,826,707 | | |
| | | | | | | Machinery - General Industrial – 0.15% | | | | |||||||
| | | 100,600 | | | | Nabtesco Corp. | | | | | | | | 2,197,058 | | |
| | | | | | | Metal Products - Distribution – 0.38% | | | | |||||||
| | | 262,553 | | | | MISUMI Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | 5,549,763 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Japan (Cost $80,698,964) | | | | | | | $ | 94,769,686 | | |
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Singapore – 0.32% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | Entertainment Software – 0.32% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 407,585 | | | | Sea, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR* | | | | | (a) | | | | | $ | 4,613,862 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Singapore (Cost $6,278,430) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,613,862 | | |
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| | | | | | | United Kingdom – 0.24% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | E-Commerce / Products – 0.24% | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 197,927 | | | | Farfetch, Ltd., Class A* | | | | | | | | | | | 3,505,287 | | |
| | | | | | | Total United Kingdom (Cost $5,678,557) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,505,287 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Common Stock (Cost $1,326,390,547) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,614,969,002 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Investments in Securities (Cost $1,326,390,547) – 111.73% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,614,969,002 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Purchased Options (Cost $79,822,169) – 4.06% | | | | | | | | | | | 58,738,108 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (Proceeds $711,565,388) – (45.63%) | | | | | | | | | | | (659,570,540) | | |
| | | | | | | Other Assets, in Excess of Liabilities – 29.84%** | | | | | | | | | | | 431,308,517 | | |
| | | | | | | Members’ Capital – 100.00% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,445,445,087 | | |
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (concluded)
Investments in Securities – By Industry | | | December 31, 2018 Percentage of Members’ Capital (%) | | |||
Aerospace / Defense | | | | | 5.54 | | |
Aerospace / Defense - Equipment | | | | | 2.77 | | |
Applications Software | | | | | 7.42 | | |
Athletic Footwear | | | | | 1.91 | | |
Audio / Video Products | | | | | 2.77 | | |
Building Products - Cement / Aggregate | | | | | 1.72 | | |
Building - Heavy Construction | | | | | 0.89 | | |
Casino Hotels | | | | | 2.20 | | |
Chemicals - Specialty | | | | | 0.93 | | |
Coatings / Paint | | | | | 1.46 | | |
Commercial Services - Finance | | | | | 1.92 | | |
Commercial Services | | | | | 0.75 | | |
Computer Aided Design | | | | | 8.84 | | |
Computer Data Security | | | | | 1.15 | | |
Computer Software | | | | | 3.89 | | |
Cosmetics & Toiletries | | | | | 0.22 | | |
E-Commerce / Products | | | | | 7.64 | | |
Electronic Components - Semiconductors | | | | | 4.32 | | |
Energy - Alternate Sources | | | | | 2.05 | | |
Investments in Securities – By Industry | | | December 31, 2018 Percentage of Members’ Capital (%) | | |||
Enterprise Software / Services | | | | | 1.73 | | |
Entertainment Software | | | | | 9.99 | | |
Finance - Credit Card | | | | | 5.00 | | |
Finance - Other Services | | | | | 6.05 | | |
Internet Application Software | | | | | 7.57 | | |
Internet Content - Entertainment | | | | | 3.24 | | |
Internet Security | | | | | 0.40 | | |
Internet Telephony | | | | | 2.09 | | |
Machinery - Electric Utility | | | | | 0.54 | | |
Machinery - General Industrial | | | | | 0.15 | | |
Medical - Biomedical / Genetics | | | | | 2.29 | | |
Medical - Drugs | | | | | 0.38 | | |
Metal Products - Distribution | | | | | 0.38 | | |
REITs - Diversified | | | | | 4.72 | | |
Retail - Discount | | | | | 0.13 | | |
Retail - Restaurants | | | | | 2.47 | | |
Semiconductor Components - Integrated Circuits | | | | | 2.63 | | |
Semiconductor Equipment | | | | | 3.29 | | |
Therapeutics | | | | | 0.29 | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | | | | 111.73% | | |
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Schedule of Purchased Options
| Notional Amount (USD) | | | Contracts | | | Expiration Date Strike Price | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Purchased Options – 4.06% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Options – 4.00% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Call Options – 2.79% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States – 2.01% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Applications Software – 0.17% | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 23,916,000 | | | | | | 1,993 | | | | 04/18/2019 $120 | | | Tableau Software Inc., Class A | | | | $ | 2,471,320 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Audio / Video Products – 0.01% | | | | | | | |
| | | 15,078,000 | | | | | | 2,513 | | | | 04/18/2019 $60 | | | Roku Inc. | | | | | 100,520 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Auto - Cars / Light Trucks – 0.02% | | | | | | | |
| | | 10,166,000 | | | | | | 10,166 | | | | 01/17/2020 $10 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | | | 335,478 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic – 0.09% | | | | | | | |
| | | 17,181,000 | | | | | | 1,494 | | | | 06/21/2019 $115 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | | | 634,950 | | |
| | | 28,891,200 | | | | | | 6,019 | | | | 03/15/2019 $48 | | | The Coca-Cola Co. | | | | | 788,489 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,423,439 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial Services - Finance – 0.07% | | | | | | | |
| | | 13,045,500 | | | | | | 2,007 | | | | 06/21/2019 $65 | | | Square, Inc., Class A | | | | | 1,033,605 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Computers – 0.06% | | | | | | | |
| | | 15,936,000 | | | | | | 996 | | | | 03/15/2019 $160 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | | | 896,400 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consumer Products - Miscellaneous – 0.03% | | | | | | | |
| | | 24,975,000 | | | | | | 1,998 | | | | 04/18/2019 $125 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | | | 415,584 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cosmetics & Toiletries – 0.27% | | | | | | | |
| | | 12,987,000 | | | | | | 1,998 | | | | 02/15/2019 $65 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | | | 129,870 | | |
| | | 24,906,250 | | | | | | 3,985 | | | | 03/15/2019 $62.50 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | | | 633,615 | | |
| | | 77,491,500 | | | | | | 8,157 | | | | 04/18/2019 $95 | | | The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | | | 2,357,373 | | |
| | | 18,933,500 | | | | | | 1,993 | | | | 06/21/2019 $95 | | | The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | | | 781,256 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,902,114 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Diversified Manufacturing Operations – 0.01% | | ||||||
| | | 12,199,200 | | | | | | 10,166 | | | | 06/21/2019 $12 | | | General Electric Co. | | | | | 121,992 | | |
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Schedule of Purchased Options (continued)
| Notional Amount (USD) | | | Contracts | | | Expiration Date Strike Price | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Purchased Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Call Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-Commerce / Products – 0.07% | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 21,855,000 | | | | | | 141 | | | | 02/15/2019 $1,550 | | | Amazon.com, Inc. | | | | $ | 1,041,990 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Electronic Components - Semiconductors – 0.07% | | | | | | | |
| | | 14,084,000 | | | | | | 1,006 | | | | 03/15/2019 $140 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | | | 992,922 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Enterprise Software / Services – 0.48% | | | | | | | |
| | | 36,022,000 | | | | | | 2,573 | | | | 03/15/2019 $140 | | | Workday, Inc., Class A | | | | | 6,947,100 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Food - Miscellaneous / Diversified – 0.01% | | | | | | | |
| | | 14,487,500 | | | | | | 3,050 | | | | 04/18/2019 $47.50 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | | | 39,650 | | |
| | | 21,073,500 | | | | | | 4,014 | | | | 04/18/2019 $52.50 | | | The Kraft Heinz Co. | | | | | 132,462 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 172,112 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Internet Content - Entertainment – 0.13% | | | | | | | |
| | | 46,670,500 | | | | | | 3,011 | | | | 03/15/2019, $155 | | | Facebook, Inc., Class A | | | | | 614,244 | | |
| | | 30,712,200 | | | | | | 9,033 | | | | 03/15/2019 $34 | | | Twitter, Inc. | | | | | 1,291,719 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,905,963 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Medical - Biomedical / Genetics – 0.12% | | | | | | | |
| | | 6,524,800 | | | | | | 4,078 | | | | 02/15/2019 $16 | | | Exelixis, Inc. | | | | | 1,753,540 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | REITs - Storage – 0.07% | | | |||||
| | | 21,126,000 | | | | | | 1,006 | | | | 06/21/2019 $210 | | | Public Storage | | | | | 945,640 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Retail - Building Products – 0.25% | | | | | | | |
| | | 34,597,500 | | | | | | 3,954 | | | | 04/18/2019 $87.50 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | | | 3,558,600 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Retail - Discount – 0.02% | | | | | | | |
| | | 18,060,000 | | | | | | 2,408 | | | | 03/15/2019 $75 | | | Target Corp. | | | | | 276,920 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Web Portals / ISP – 0.06% | | | | | | | |
| | | 10,100,000 | | | | | | 101 | | | | 03/15/2019 $1,000 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | | | 847,390 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total United States (Cost $31,201,582) | | | | $ | 29,142,629 | | |
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Schedule of Purchased Options (continued)
| Notional Amount (USD) | | | Contracts | | | Expiration Date Strike Price | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Purchased Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Call Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Argentina – 0.59% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-Commerce / Services – 0.59% | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 71,311,000 | | | | | | 2,459 | | | | 03/15/2019 $290 | | | MercadoLibre, Inc. | | | | $ | 8,476,173 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Argentina (Cost $14,424,106) | | | | $ | 8,476,173 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Belgium – 0.04% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Brewery – 0.04% | | | | | | | |
| | | 21,133,000 | | | | | | 3,019 | | | | 03/15/2019 $70 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV - Sponsored ADR | | | | | 603,800 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Belgium (Cost $712,588) | | | | $ | 603,800 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China – 0.07% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-Commerce / Products – 0.07% | | | |||||
| | | 21,171,800 | | | | | | 8,143 | | | | 03/15/2019 $26 | | | JD.com, Inc. - Sponsored ADR | | | | | 439,722 | | |
| | | 21,064,400 | | | | | | 7,523 | | | | 03/15/2019 $28 | | | JD.com, Inc. - Sponsored ADR | | | | | 278,351 | | |
| | | 11,663,800 | | | | | | 4,022 | | | | 06/21/2019 $29 | | | JD.com, Inc. - Sponsored ADR | | | | | 305,672 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,023,745 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total China (Cost $2,160,981) | | | | $ | 1,023,745 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sweden – 0.08% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Internet Content - Information / Network – 0.08% | | | |||||
| | | 11,952,000 | | | | | | 996 | | | | 04/18/2019 $120 | | | Spotify Technology SA | | | | | 1,115,520 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Sweden (Cost $1,143,422) | | | | $ | 1,115,520 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Equity Call Options (Cost $49,642,699) | | | | $ | 40,361,867 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Put Options – 1.21% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States – 0.95% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Casino Hotels – 0.04% | | | | | | | |
| | | 15,732,000 | | | | | | 3,496 | | | | 03/15/2019 $45 | | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | | | 573,344 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Computer Aided Design – 0.18% | | | | | | | |
| | | 23,952,000 | | | | | | 1,996 | | | | 07/19/2019 $120 | | | Autodesk, Inc. | | | | | 2,544,900 | | |
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Schedule of Purchased Options (continued)
| Notional Amount (USD) | | | Contracts | | | Expiration Date Strike Price | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Purchased Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity Put Options – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Growth & Income - Large Cap – 0.73% | | | |||||
| | $ | 814,275,000 | | | | | | 36,190 | | | | 03/15/2019 $225 | | | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | | $ | 10,567,480 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total United States (Cost $24,628,413) | | | | $ | 13,685,724 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China – 0.26% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Web Portals / ISP – 0.26% | | | |||||
| | | 34,612,000 | | | | | | 2,036 | | | | 03/15/2019 $170 | | | Baidu, Inc. | | | | | 3,801,212 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total China (Cost $3,842,852) | | | | $ | 3,801,212 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Equity Put Options (Cost $28,471,265) | | | | $ | 17,486,936 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Equity Options (Cost $78,113,964) | | | | $ | 57,848,803 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Currency Put Options – 0.06% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States – 0.06% | | | | | | | |
| | | 10,574,221 | | | | | | 148,932,687 | | | | 06/14/2019 $7.10 | | | USD-CNH | | | | | 889,305 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total United States (Cost $1,708,205) | | | | $ | 889,305 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Currency Put Options (Cost $1,708,205) | | | | $ | 889,305 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Purchased Options (Cost $79,822,169) | | | | $ | 58,738,108 | | |
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Schedule of Purchased Options (concluded)
Purchased Options – By Industry | | | December 31, 2018 Percentage of Members’ Capital (%) | | |||
Applications Software | | | | | 0.17 | | |
Audio / Video Products | | | | | 0.01 | | |
Auto-Cars / Light Trucks | | | | | 0.02 | | |
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | | | | | 0.09 | | |
Brewery | | | | | 0.04 | | |
Casino Hotels | | | | | 0.04 | | |
Commercial Services - Finance | | | | | 0.07 | | |
Computer Aided Design | | | | | 0.18 | | |
Computers | | | | | 0.06 | | |
Consumer Products - Miscellaneous | | | | | 0.03 | | |
Cosmetics &Toiletries | | | | | 0.27 | | |
Currency | | | | | 0.06 | | |
Diversified Manufacturing Operations | | | | | 0.01 | | |
Purchased Options – By Industry | | | December 31, 2018 Percentage of Members’ Capital (%) | | |||
E-Commerce / Products | | | | | 0.14 | | |
E-Commerce / Services | | | | | 0.59 | | |
Electronic Components - Semiconductors | | | | | 0.07 | | |
Enterprise Software / Services | | | | | 0.48 | | |
Food - Miscellaneous / Diversified | | | | | 0.01 | | |
Growth & Income - Large Cap | | | | | 0.73 | | |
Internet Content - Entertainment | | | | | 0.13 | | |
Internet Content - Information / Networks | | | | | 0.08 | | |
Medical - Biomedical / Genetics | | | | | 0.12 | | |
REITs - Storage | | | | | 0.07 | | |
Retail - Building Products | | | | | 0.25 | | |
Retail - Discount | | | | | 0.02 | | |
Web Portals / ISP | | | | | 0.32 | | |
Total Purchased Options | | | | | 4.06% | | |
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Schedule of Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased
| Shares | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased – 45.63% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – 45.63% | | ||||||
| | | | | | | United States – 33.54% | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Advertising Agencies – 1.24% | | | |||||
| | | 201,270 | | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | | $ | 14,741,015 | | |
| | | 157,575 | | | | The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | | | 3,250,772 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 17,991,787 | | |
| | | | | | | Apparel Manufacturers – 0.42% | | | |||||
| | | 481,585 | | | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | | | 6,034,260 | | |
| | | | | | | Applications Software – 0.69% | | | |||||
| | | 83,005 | | | | Tableau Software, Inc., Class A* | | | | | 9,960,600 | | |
| | | | | | | Auto - Cars / Light Trucks – 0.16% | | | |||||
| | | 305,109 | | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | | | 2,334,084 | | |
| | | | | | | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic – 2.43% | | | |||||
| | | 101,429 | | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | | | 11,205,876 | | |
| | | 504,964 | | | | The Coca-Cola Co. | | | | | 23,910,045 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 35,115,921 | | |
| | | | | | | Commercial Services - Finance – 1.05% | | | |||||
| | | 133,570 | | | | H&R Block, Inc. | | | | | 3,388,671 | | |
| | | 101,539 | | | | Square, Inc., Class A* | | | | | 5,695,323 | | |
| | | 359,988 | | | | The Western Union Co. | | | | | 6,141,395 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 15,225,389 | | |
| | | | | | | Computers – 0.71% | | | |||||
| | | 64,756 | | | | Apple, Inc. | | | | | 10,214,611 | | |
| | | | | | | Computers Software – 0.42% | | | |||||
| | | 157,120 | | | | Teradata Corp.* | | | | | 6,027,123 | | |
| | | | | | | Computers - Memory Devices – 0.37% | | | |||||
| | | 136,811 | | | | Seagate Technology PLC | | | | | 5,279,536 | | |
| | | | | | | Consumer Products - Miscellaneous – 0.89% | | | |||||
| | | 113,022 | | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | | | 12,877,727 | | |
| | | | | | | Cosmetics & Toiletries – 4.73% | | | |||||
| | | 287,230 | | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | | | 17,095,930 | | |
| | | 557,960 | | | | The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | | | 51,287,683 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 68,383,613 | | |
| | | | | | | Diversified Manufacturing Operations – 0.30% | | | |||||
| | | 20,107 | | | | 3M Co. | | | | | 3,831,188 | | |
| | | 65,411 | | | | General Electric Co. | | | | | 495,161 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 4,326,349 | | |
| | | | | | | E-Commerce / Services – 0.23% | | | |||||
| | | 60,320 | | | | TripAdvisor, Inc.* | | | | | 3,253,661 | | |
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Schedule of Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | ||||||
| | | | | | | United States – (continued) | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Electric - Integrated – 2.59% | | | |||||
| | | 193,850 | | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | | $ | 14,821,771 | | |
| | | 165,511 | | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | | | 14,283,599 | | |
| | | 190,883 | | | | The Southern Co. | | | | | 8,383,582 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 37,488,952 | | |
| | | | | | | Electronic Components - Semiconductors – 2.87% | | | |||||
| | | 40,107 | | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | | | 5,354,284 | | |
| | | 382,356 | | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | | | 36,132,642 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 41,486,926 | | |
| | | | | | | Enterprise Software / Services – 2.33% | | | |||||
| | | 211,002 | | | | Workday, Inc., Class A* | | | | | 33,692,799 | | |
| | | | | | | Food - Confectionery – 0.24% | | | |||||
| | | 32,171 | | | | The Hershey Co. | | | | | 3,448,088 | | |
| | | | | | | Food - Miscellaneous / Diversified – 1.04% | | | |||||
| | | 140,444 | | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | | | 5,468,889 | | |
| | | 220,942 | | | | The Kraft Heinz Co. | | | | | 9,509,344 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 14,978,233 | | |
| | | | | | | Investment Management / Advisory Services – 0.35% | | | |||||
| | | 305,821 | | | | Invesco, Ltd. | | | | | 5,119,444 | | |
| | | | | | | Medical - Biomedical / Genetics – 0.27% | | | |||||
| | | 200,681 | | | | Exelixis, Inc.* | | | | | 3,947,395 | | |
| | | | | | | Medical - Drugs – 0.26% | | | |||||
| | | 40,214 | | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | | | 3,707,329 | | |
| | | | | | | Motorcycle / Motor Scooter – 0.32% | | | |||||
| | | 137,620 | | | | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | | | 4,695,594 | | |
| | | | | | | REITs - Apartments – 1.02% | | | |||||
| | | 84,541 | | | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | | | 14,714,361 | | |
| | | | | | | REITs - Diversified – 0.42% | | | |||||
| | | 98,135 | | | | Vornado Realty Trust | | | | | 6,087,314 | | |
| | | | | | | REITs - Health Care – 0.76% | | | |||||
| | | 291,046 | | | | HCP, Inc. | | | | | 8,128,915 | | |
| | | 48,524 | | | | Ventas, Inc. | | | | | 2,843,021 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 10,971,936 | | |
| | | | | | | REITs - Office Property – 0.67% | | | |||||
| | | 44,218 | | | | Boston Properties, Inc. | | | | | 4,976,736 | | |
| | | 60,225 | | | | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | | | 4,762,593 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 9,739,329 | | |
| | | | | | | REITs - Regional Malls – 0.75% | | | |||||
| | | 64,816 | | | | Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | | | 10,888,440 | | |
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Schedule of Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | ||||||
| | | | | | | United States – (continued) | | ||||||
| | | | | | | REITs - Shopping Centers – 1.01% | | | |||||
| | | 70,064 | | | | Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | | $ | 8,270,355 | | |
| | | 108,377 | | | | Regency Centers Corp. | | | | | 6,359,562 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 14,629,917 | | |
| | | | | | | REITs - Storage – 1.76% | | | |||||
| | | 50,216 | | | | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | | | 4,543,544 | | |
| | | 102,946 | | | | Public Storage | | | | | 20,837,300 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 25,380,844 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Apparel / Shoes – 0.38% | | | |||||
| | | 538,600 | | | | Ascena Retail Group, Inc.* | | | | | 1,351,886 | | |
| | | 210,739 | | | | Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | | | 1,184,353 | | |
| | | 221,835 | | | | Tailored Brands, Inc. | | | | | 3,025,830 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 5,562,069 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Arts & Crafts – 0.21% | | | |||||
| | | 227,279 | | | | The Michaels Cos., Inc.* | | | | | 3,077,358 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Bedding – 0.10% | | | |||||
| | | 121,794 | | | | Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc. | | | | | 1,378,708 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Discount – 1.01% | | | |||||
| | | 221,324 | | | | Target Corp. | | | | | 14,627,303 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Major Department Stores – 0.32% | | | |||||
| | | 99,602 | | | | Nordstrom, Inc. | | | | | 4,642,449 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Miscellaneous / Diversified – 0.22% | | | |||||
| | | 189,638 | | | | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | | | | | 3,233,328 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Regional Department Stores – 0.44% | | | |||||
| | | 57,313 | | | | Dillard’s, Inc., Class A | | | | | 3,456,547 | | |
| | | 42,728 | | | | Kohl’s Corp. | | | | | 2,834,576 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6,291,123 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail – Restaurants – 0.38% | | | |||||
| | | 125,490 | | | | The Cheesecake Factory | | | | | 5,460,070 | | |
| | | | | | | Transport - Services – 0.18% | | | |||||
| | | 30,582 | | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | | | 2,571,640 | | |
| | | | | | | Total United States (Proceeds $523,298,344) | | | | $ | 484,845,610 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Argentina – 1.65% | | ||||||
| | | | | | | E-Commerce / Services – 1.65% | | | |||||
| | | 81,441 | | | | MercadoLibre, Inc.* | | | | | 23,849,997 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Argentina (Proceeds $27,402,134) | | | | $ | 23,849,997 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Schedule of Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Belgium – 0.68% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Brewery – 0.68% | | | |||||
| | | 149,706 | | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV – Sponsored ADR | | | | $ | 9,852,152 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Belgium (Proceeds $10,258,148) | | | | $ | 9,852,152 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | China – 0.61% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Computers – 0.23% | | | |||||
| | | 4,894,000 | | | | Lenovo Group, Ltd. | | | | | 3,306,706 | | |
| | | | | | | E-Commerce / Products – 0.05% | | | |||||
| | | 30,075 | | | | Pinduoduo, Inc. – Sponsored ADR* | | | | | 674,883 | | |
| | | | | | | Metal Processors & Fabrication – 0.13% | | | |||||
| | | 4,170,000 | | | | China Zhongwang Holdings, Ltd. | | | | | 1,848,168 | | |
| | | | | | | Semiconductor Components - Integrated Circuits – 0.20% | | | |||||
| | | 3,377,000 | | | | Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.* | | | | | 2,954,592 | | |
| | | | | | | Total China (Proceeds $9,846,842) | | | | $ | 8,784,349 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | France – 0.72% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Advertising Services – 0.58% | | | |||||
| | | 147,020 | | | | Publicis Groupe SA | | | | | 8,416,704 | | |
| | | | | | | Food - Dairy Products – 0.14% | | | |||||
| | | 27,236 | | | | Danone SA | | | | | 1,915,095 | | |
| | | | | | | Total France (Proceeds $11,063,986) | | | | $ | 10,331,799 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hong Kong – 1.72% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Distribution / Wholesale – 0.04% | | | |||||
| | | 3,529,000 | | | | Li & Fung, Ltd. | | | | | 554,412 | | |
| | | | | | | Electric - Integrated – 1.20% | | | |||||
| | | 357,500 | | | | CLP Holdings, Ltd. | | | | | 4,041,059 | | |
| | | 1,916,000 | | | | Power Assets Holdings, Ltd. | | | | | 13,337,300 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 17,378,359 | | |
| | | | | | | Gas - Distribution – 0.48% | | | |||||
| | | 3,372,286 | | | | Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. | | | | | 6,977,749 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Hong Kong (Proceeds $25,688,922) | | | | $ | 24,910,520 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | India – 0.62% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Computer Services – 0.62% | | | |||||
| | | 939,587 | | | | Infosys, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR | | | | | 8,944,868 | | |
| | | | | | | Total India (Proceeds $7,468,116) | | | | $ | 8,944,868 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Japan – 5.78% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Audio / Video Products – 0.25% | | | |||||
| | | 397,300 | | | | Panasonic Corp. | | | | | 3,587,349 | | |
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Schedule of Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (continued)
| Shares | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Common Stock – (continued) | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Japan – (continued) | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Cellular Telecommunications – 0.25% | | | |||||
| | | 160,600 | | | | NTT Docomo, Inc. | | | | $ | 3,619,416 | | |
| | | | | | | Computers - Memory Devices – 0.12% | | | |||||
| | | 25,000 | | | | TDK Corp. | | | | | 1,759,195 | | |
| | | | | | | Electric - Integrated – 1.13% | | | |||||
| | | 630,200 | | | | Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | | | 8,975,427 | | |
| | | 485,217 | | | | The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | | | 7,297,542 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 16,272,969 | | |
| | | | | | | Electronic Components - Miscellaneous – 0.14% | | | |||||
| | | 14,700 | | | | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | | | 2,003,828 | | |
| | | | | | | Office Automation & Equipment – 1.54% | | | |||||
| | | 609,500 | | | | Canon, Inc. | | | | | 16,672,333 | | |
| | | 392,200 | | | | Seiko Epson Corp. | | | | | 5,533,950 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 22,206,283 | | |
| | | | | | | Photo Equipment & Supplies – 0.14% | | | |||||
| | | 140,600 | | | | Nikon Corp. | | | | | 2,095,365 | | |
| | | | | | | Retail - Apparel / Shoes – 1.42% | | | |||||
| | | 39,950 | | | | Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | | | 20,526,811 | | |
| | | | | | | Semiconductor Equipment – 0.79% | | | |||||
| | | 100,452 | | | | Tokyo Electron, Ltd. | | | | | 11,458,984 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Japan (Proceeds $92,036,232) | | | | $ | 83,530,200 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sweden – 0.31% | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Internet Content - Information / Networks – 0.31% | | | |||||
| | | 39,833 | | | | Spotify Technology SA* | | | | | 4,521,045 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Sweden (Proceeds $4,502,664) | | | | $ | 4,521,045 | | |
| | | | | | | Total Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (Proceeds $711,565,388) | | | | $ | 659,570,540 | | |
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Schedule of Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (concluded)
Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased – By Industry | | | December 31, 2018 Percentage of Members’ Capital (%) | | |||
Advertising Agencies | | | | | 1.24 | | |
Advertising Services | | | | | 0.58 | | |
Apparel Manufacturers | | | | | 0.42 | | |
Applications Software | | | | | 0.69 | | |
Audio / Video Products | | | | | 0.25 | | |
Auto - Cars / Light Trucks | | | | | 0.16 | | |
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | | | | | 2.43 | | |
Brewery | | | | | 0.68 | | |
Cellular Telecommunications | | | | | 0.25 | | |
Commercial Services - Finance | | | | | 1.05 | | |
Computer Services | | | | | 0.62 | | |
Computer Software | | | | | 0.42 | | |
Computers | | | | | 0.94 | | |
Computers - Memory Devices | | | | | 0.49 | | |
Consumer Products - Miscellaneous | | | | | 0.89 | | |
Cosmetics & Toiletries | | | | | 4.73 | | |
Distribution / Wholesale | | | | | 0.04 | | |
Diversified Manufacturing Operations | | | | | 0.30 | | |
E-Commerce / Products | | | | | 0.05 | | |
E-Commerce / Services | | | | | 1.88 | | |
Electric - Integrated | | | | | 4.92 | | |
Electronic Components - Miscellaneous | | | | | 0.14 | | |
Electronic Components - Semiconductors | | | | | 2.87 | | |
Enterprise Software / Services | | | | | 2.33 | | |
Food - Confectionery | | | | | 0.24 | | |
Food - Dairy Products | | | | | 0.14 | | |
Food - Miscellaneous / Diversified | | | | | 1.04 | | |
Gas - Distribution | | | | | 0.48 | | |
Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased – By Industry | | | December 31, 2018 Percentage of Members’ Capital (%) | | |||
Internet Content - Information/Networks | | | | | 0.31 | | |
Investment Management / Advisory Services | | | | | 0.35 | | |
Medical - Biomedical / Genetics | | | | | 0.27 | | |
Medical - Drugs | | | | | 0.26 | | |
Metal Processors & Fabrication | | | | | 0.13 | | |
Motorcycle / Motor Scooter | | | | | 0.32 | | |
Office Automation & Equipment | | | | | 1.54 | | |
Photo Equipment & Supplies | | | | | 0.14 | | |
REITs - Apartments | | | | | 1.02 | | |
REITs - Diversified | | | | | 0.42 | | |
REITs - Health Care | | | | | 0.76 | | |
REITs - Office Property | | | | | 0.67 | | |
REITs - Regional Malls | | | | | 0.75 | | |
REITs - Shopping Centers | | | | | 1.01 | | |
REITs - Storage | | | | | 1.76 | | |
Retail - Apparel / Shoes | | | | | 1.80 | | |
Retail - Arts & Crafts | | | | | 0.21 | | |
Retail - Bedding | | | | | 0.10 | | |
Retail - Discount | | | | | 1.01 | | |
Retail - Major Department Stores | | | | | 0.32 | | |
Retail - Miscellaneous / Diversified | | | | | 0.22 | | |
Retail - Regional Department Stores | | | | | 0.44 | | |
Retail - Restaurants | | | | | 0.38 | | |
Semiconductor Components - Integrated Circuits | | | | | 0.20 | | |
Semiconductor Equipment | | | | | 0.79 | | |
Transport - Services | | | | | 0.18 | | |
Total Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased | | | | | 45.63% | | |
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Schedule of Swap Contracts
| Notional Amount | | | Maturity Date* | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Unrealized Gain/(Loss)*** | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Swap Contracts – 2.34% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Gain – 3.06% | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | United States – 1.32% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Private Equity – 0.02% | | | ||||||||
| | $ | 7,727,463 | | | | 6/3/2019 | | | Apollo Global Management LLC, Class A | | | | $ | 175,296 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 12/21/2018 to receive the total return of the shares of Apollo Global Management LLC., Class A in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate plus 0.90%**. | | | |||||
| | | 6,875,269 | | | | 6/3/2019 | | | KKR & Co., Inc., Class A | | | | | 56,554 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 01/09/2017 to receive the total return of the shares of KKR & Co., Inc., Class A in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate plus 0.90%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 231,850 | | |
| | | | | | | Web Portals / ISP – 1.30% | | | ||||||||
| | | 40,335,023 | | | | 6/3/2019 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | | | 18,832,344 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 07/08/2011 to receive the total return of the shares of Alphabet Inc., Class A in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate plus 0.45%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total United States | | | | $ | 19,064,194 | | | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Australia – 0.37% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Commercial Banks - Non-US – 0.35% | | | ||||||||
| | | (20,342,414) | | | | 12/27/2019 | | | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | | | | | 2,326,062 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 08/26/2015 to deliver the total return of the shares of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | |||||
| | | (6,426,523) | | | | 12/27/2019 | | | Bank of Queensland, Ltd. | | | | | 562,955 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 06/20/2018 to deliver the total return of the shares of Bank of Queensland, Ltd. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | |
Schedule of Swap Contracts (continued)
| Notional Amount | | | Maturity Date* | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Unrealized Gain/(Loss)*** | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Swap Contracts – (continued) | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Gain – (continued) | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | Australia – (continued) | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Commercial Banks - Non-US – (continued) | | | ||||||||
| | $ | (20,752,172) | | | | 12/27/2019 | | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | | $ | 2,207,371 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 08/14/2015 to deliver the total return of the shares of Westpac Banking Corp. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,096,388 | | |
| | | | | | | Food - Retail – 0.02% | | | ||||||||
| | | (6,467,855) | | | | 12/27/2019 | | | Coles Group, Ltd. | | | | | 280,348 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 11/21/2018 to deliver the total return of the shares of Coles Group, Ltd. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total Australia | | | | $ | 5,376,736 | | | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Japan – 0.15% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Electric Products - Miscellaneous – 0.11% | | | ||||||||
| | | (7,705,790) | | | | 12/24/2019 | | | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | | | | | 1,604,890 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 05/15/2009 to deliver the total return of the shares of Casio Computer Co., Ltd. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Gas - Distribution – 0.04% | | | ||||||||
| | | (8,161,018) | | | | 12/24/2019 | | | Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. | | | | | 603,259 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 01/24/2017 to deliver the total return of the shares of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total Japan | | | | $ | 2,208,149 | | | |||
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Schedule of Swap Contracts (continued)
| Notional Amount | | | Maturity Date* | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Unrealized Gain/(Loss)*** | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Swap Contracts – (continued) | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Gain – (continued) | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | South Korea – 0.53% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Electronic Components - Semiconductors – 0.53% | | | ||||||||
| | $ | 12,181,277 | | | | 12/29/2023 | | | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd | | | | $ | 5,635,129 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 12/23/2009 to receive the total return of the shares of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate plus 0.90%**. | | | |||||
| | | (10,277,776) | | | | 12/29/2023 | | | SK Hynix, Inc. | | | | | 2,041,760 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 09/09/2010 to deliver the total return of the shares of SK Hynix, Inc. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.05%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total South Korea | | | | $ | 7,676,889 | | | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Spain – 0.34% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Food - Retail – 0.08% | | | ||||||||
| | | (1,422,372) | | | | 1/4/2024 | | | Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA | | | | | 1,153,405 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 09/29/2014 to deliver the total return of the shares of Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 4.00%**. | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Satellite Telecommunications – 0.26% | | | ||||||||
| | | 8,773,233 | | | | 1/4/2024 | | | Cellnex Telecom SAU | | | | | 3,770,662 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 05/06/2015 to receive the total return of the shares of Cellnex Telecom SAU in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate plus 0.65%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total Spain | | | | $ | 4,924,067 | | | |||
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Schedule of Swap Contracts (continued)
| Notional Amount | | | Maturity Date* | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Unrealized Gain/(Loss)*** | | ||||||
| | | | | | | Swap Contracts – (continued) | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Gain – (continued) | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | Taiwan – 0.09% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Computers - Peripheral Equipment – 0.09% | | | ||||||||
| | $ | (6,772,922) | | | | 1/25/2024 | | | Innolux Display Corp. | | | | $ | 1,227,316 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 03/18/2010 to deliver the total return of the shares of Innolux Display Corp. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 1.63%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total Taiwan | | | | $ | 1,227,316 | | | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | United Kingdom – 0.26% | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | Retail - Apparel / Shoes – 0.10% | | | ||||||||
| | | (10,423,234) | | | | 12/14/2023 | | | Next PLC | | | | | 1,425,361 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 03/24/2016 to deliver the total return of the shares of Next PLC in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.30%**. | | | |||||
| | | | | | | Retail - Major Department Store – 0.16% | | | ||||||||
| | | (7,199,124) | | | | 12/14/2023 | | | Marks & Spencer Group PLC - Sponsored ADR | | | | | 2,291,276 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 02/16/2016 to deliver the total return of the shares of Marks & Spencer Group PLC - Sponsored ADR in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.30%**. | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total United Kingdom | | | | $ | 3,716,637 | | | |||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Gain**** | | | | $ | 44,193,988 | | | |||
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Schedule of Swap Contracts (continued)
| Notional Amount | | | Maturity Date* | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Unrealized Gain/(Loss)*** | ||||||
| | | | | | | Swap Contracts – (continued) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Loss – (0.72%) | |||||||||
| | | | | | | United States – (0.31%) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Private Equity – (0.31%) | | | |||||||
| | $ | 18,992,609 | | | | 6/3/2019 | | | The Carlyle Group, L.P. | | | | $ | (4,451,616) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 11/16/2017 to receive the total return of the shares of The Carlyle Group LP. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate plus 0.90%**. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total United States | | | | $ | (4,451,616) | ||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Australia – (0.16%) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Food - Retail – (0.16%) | | | |||||||
| | | (12,279,711) | | | | 12/27/2019 | | | Wesfarmers, Ltd. | | | | | (2,001,094) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 12/23/2014 to deliver the total return of the shares of Wesfarmers, Ltd. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | ||||
| | | (6,611,204) | | | | 12/27/2019 | | | Woolworths Group, Ltd. | | | | | (332,888) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 12/24/2014 to deliver the total return of the shares of Woolworths Group, Ltd. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total Australia | | | | $ | (2,333,982) | ||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Denmark – (0.01%) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Medical - Drugs – (0.01%) | | | |||||||
| | | (2,179,507) | | | | 1/4/2024 | | | Novo Nordisk A/S | | | | | (99,493) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 03/24/2017 to deliver the total return of the shares of Novo Nordisk A/S in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total Denmark | | | | $ | (99,493) | ||||
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Schedule of Swap Contracts (continued)
| Notional Amount | | | Maturity Date* | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Unrealized Gain/(Loss)*** | ||||||
| | | | | | | Swap Contracts – (continued) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Loss – (continued) | |||||||||
| | | | | | | Japan – (0.14%) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Electric - Integrated – (0.05%) | | | |||||||
| | $ | (3,096,837) | | | | 12/24/2019 | | | Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. | | | | $ | (697,044) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 02/17/2016 to deliver the total return of the shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | ||||
| | | | | | | Office Automation & Equipment – (0.09%) | | | |||||||
| | | (11,718,628) | | | | 12/24/2019 | | | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | | | | | (1,305,221) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 05/24/2012 to deliver the total return of the shares of Ricoh Co., Ltd. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.40%**. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total Japan | | | | $ | (2,002,265) | ||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Taiwan – (0.06%) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Electronic Components - Miscellaneous – (0.06%) | | | |||||||
| | | (7,258,554) | | | | 1/25/2024 | | | AU Optronics Corp. | | | | | (837,013) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 07/26/2012 to deliver the total return of the shares of AU Optronics Corp. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 3.63%**. | | | ||||
| | | | | | | Semiconductor Components - Integrated Circuits – (0.00%) | | | |||||||
| | | (3,555,423) | | | | 1/25/2024 | | | United Microelectronics Corp. | | | | | (64,972) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 08/08/2013 to deliver the total return of the shares of United Microelectronics Corp. in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate less 0.75%**. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total Taiwan | | | | $ | (901,985) | ||||
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Schedule of Swap Contracts (continued)
| Notional Amount | | | Maturity Date* | | | | | | December 31, 2018 Unrealized Gain/(Loss)*** | ||||||
| | | | | | | Swap Contracts – (continued) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Loss – (continued) | |||||||||
| | | | | | | United Kingdom – (0.04%) | | | |||||||
| | | | | | | Retail - Discount – (0.04%) | | | |||||||
| | $ | 5,015,966 | | | | 12/14/2023 | | | B&M European Value Retail SA | | | | $ | (596,054) | |
| | | | | | | | | | Agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 06/12/2014 to receive the total return of the shares of B&M European Value Retail SA in exchange for interest based on the Daily Fed Funds Effective Rate plus 0.65%**. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Total United Kingdom | | | | $ | (596,054) | ||||
| | | | | | | Total Return Swap Contracts - Unrealized Loss***** | | | | $ | (10,385,395) | ||||
| | | | | | | Total Swap Contracts, net | | | | $ | 33,808,593 | ||||
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Schedule of Swap Contracts (concluded)
Swap Contracts – By Industry | | | December 31, 2018 Percentage of Members’ Capital (%) | | |||
Commercial Banks - Non-US | | | | | 0.35 | | |
Computers - Peripheral Equipment | | | | | 0.09 | | |
Electric Products - Miscellaneous | | | | | 0.11 | | |
Electric - Integrated | | | | | (0.05) | | |
Electronic Components - Miscellaneous | | | | | (0.06) | | |
Electronic Components - Semiconductors | | | | | 0.53 | | |
Food - Retail | | | | | (0.06) | | |
Gas - Distribution | | | | | 0.04 | | |
Medical - Drugs | | | | | (0.01) | | |
Swap Contracts – By Industry | | | December 31, 2018 Percentage of Members’ Capital (%) | | |||
Office Automation & Equipment | | | | | (0.09) | | |
Private Equity | | | | | (0.29) | | |
Retail - Apparel / Shoes | | | | | 0.10 | | |
Retail - Discount | | | | | (0.04) | | |
Retail - Major Department Store | | | | | 0.16 | | |
Satellite Telecommunication | | | | | 0.26 | | |
Semiconductor Components - Integrated Circuits | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Web Portals / ISP | | | | | 1.30 | | |
Total Swap Contracts | | | | | 2.34% | | |
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Schedule of Forward Contracts
Counterparty | | | Settlement Date | | | Currency Sold | | | Contracts to be Delivered | | | Currency Bought | | | Contracts to be Received | | | December 31, 2018 Fair Value | | |||||||||
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts – 0.24% | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Buy Contracts – 0.24% | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
United States – 0.24% | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC | | | April 2019 | | | CNH | | | | | (288,472,920) | | | | USD | | | | | 45,421,653 | | | | | $ | 3,444,680 | | |
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC | | | April 2019 | | | USD | | | | | (41,876,931) | | | | CNH | | | | | 288,472,920 | | | | | | 100,042 | | |
Total United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,544,722 | | | |||
Total Buy Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,544,722 | | | |||
Total Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,544,722 | | | |||
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Statement of Operations
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | |||
Investment income | | | | | | | |
Dividends (net of withholding taxes of $908,600) | | | | $ | 16,818,662 | | |
Interest | | | | | 5,842,407 | | |
Total investment income | | | | | 22,661,069 | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | |
Administration fees | | | | | 21,659,381 | | |
Dividends on securities sold, not yet purchased | | | | | 20,412,709 | | |
Prime broker fees | | | | | 15,992,573 | | |
Advisor fees | | | | | 6,417,595 | | |
Interest expense | | | | | 1,962,354 | | |
Accounting and investor services fees | | | | | 1,094,607 | | |
Legal fees | | | | | 568,738 | | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 454,334 | | |
Audit and tax fees | | | | | 353,735 | | |
Board of Managers’ fees and expenses | | | | | 283,750 | | |
Insurance expense | | | | | 151,473 | | |
Printing expense | | | | | 57,460 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | | | 583,931 | | |
Total operating expenses | | | | | 69,992,640 | | |
Net investment loss | | | | | (47,331,571) | | |
Net realized and net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments in securities | | | | | 114,609,653 | | |
Net realized gain on purchased options | | | | | 16,738,317 | | |
Net realized gain on swap contracts | | | | | 7,998,594 | | |
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | | | | | (1,255,403) | | |
Net realized loss on forward contracts | | | | | (6,053,488) | | |
Net realized loss on securities sold, not yet purchased | | | | | (38,879,258) | | |
Total net realized gain on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | 93,158,415 | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on securities sold, not yet purchased | | | | | 79,701,213 | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on forward contracts | | | | | 7,431,142 | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions | | | | | (358,089) | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on swap contracts | | | | | (9,138,936) | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on purchased options | | | | | (24,174,552) | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investments in securities | | | | | (200,601,644) | | |
Total net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | (147,140,866) | | |
Net realized gain and net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | (53,982,451) | | |
Net decrease in Members’ Capital resulting from operations | | | | $ | (101,314,022) | | |
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Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital
| | | Special Advisory Member | | | Members | | | Total | | |||||||||
MEMBERS’ CAPITAL, December 31, 2016 | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,129,352,912 | | | | | $ | 1,129,352,912 | | |
From investment activities | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
Net investment loss | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (43,831,233) | | | | | $ | (43,831,233) | | |
Net realized gain on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 114,133,464 | | | | | | 114,133,464 | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 319,159,918 | | | | | | 319,159,918 | | |
Incentive allocation | | | | | 74,742,123 | | | | | | (74,742,123) | | | | | | — | | |
Net increase in Members’ Capital resulting from operations | | | | | 74,742,123 | | | | | | 314,720,026 | | | | | | 389,462,149 | | |
Members’ Capital transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital contributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 92,325,877 | | | | | | 92,325,877 | | |
Capital withdrawals | | | | | (74,742,123) | | | | | | (78,553,252) | | | | | | (153,295,375) | | |
Net increase/decrease in Members’ Capital resulting from capital transactions | | | | | (74,742,123) | | | | | | 13,772,625 | | | | | | (60,969,498) | | |
MEMBERS’ CAPITAL, December 31, 2017 | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,457,845,563 | | | | | $ | 1,457,845,563 | | |
From investment activities | | | | | |||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (47,331,571) | | | | | $ | (47,331,571) | | |
Net realized gain on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 93,158,415 | | | | | | 93,158,415 | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investments in securities, purchased options, foreign currency transactions, forward and swap contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | (147,140,866) | | | | | | (147,140,866) | | |
Incentive allocation | | | | | 325,244 | | | | | | (325,244) | | | | | | — | | |
Net increase/decrease in Members’ Capital resulting from operations | | | | | 325,244 | | | | | | (101,639,266) | | | | | | (101,314,022) | | |
Members’ Capital transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital contributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 162,824,927 | | | | | | 162,824,927 | | |
Capital withdrawals | | | | | (325,244) | | | | | | (73,586,137) | | | | | | (73,911,381) | | |
Net increase in Members’ Capital resulting from capital transactions | | | | | (325,244) | | | | | | 89,238,790 | | | | | | 88,913,546 | | |
MEMBERS’ CAPITAL, December 31, 2018 | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,445,445,087 | | | | | $ | 1,445,445,087 | | |
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Statement of Cash Flows
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | |||
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | | |
Net decrease in Members’ Capital resulting from operations | | | | $ | (101,314,022) | | |
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in Members’ Capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of investments in securities | | | | | 2,585,393,347 | | |
Purchase of investments in securities | | | | | (2,591,480,798) | | |
Proceeds from sale of purchased options | | | | | 555,696,083 | | |
Purchase of options | | | | | (478,166,730) | | |
Proceeds from securities sold, not yet purchased | | | | | 3,153,630,258 | | |
Cover of securities sold, not yet purchased | | | | | (3,160,034,173) | | |
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount, net | | | | | (337,850) | | |
Net realized gain on investments in securities and purchased options | | | | | (92,468,712) | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investments in securities, purchased options and swap contracts | | | | | 154,213,919 | | |
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on forward contracts | | | | | (7,431,142) | | |
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operations: | | | | | | | |
Increase in receivable for investment securities sold | | | | | (37,568,541) | | |
Decrease in dividend receivable | | | | | 563,337 | | |
Increase in interest receivable | | | | | (837,762) | | |
Increase in other assets | | | | | (398) | | |
Decrease in due to broker | | | | | (8,344,072) | | |
Increase in payable for investment securities purchased | | | | | 71,156,459 | | |
Increase in dividends payable on securities sold, not yet purchased | | | | | 446,318 | | |
Increase in accounting and investor services fees | | | | | 171,900 | | |
Decrease in accrued expenses | | | | | (204,183) | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | | | 43,083,238 | | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | |
Capital contributions | | | | | 162,824,927 | | |
Capital withdrawals | | | | | (145,335,743) | | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | | | 17,489,184 | | |
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | | | | | 60,572,422 | | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year | | | | | 375,608,498 | | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at December 31, 2018 | | | | $ | 436,180,920 | | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | | | |||||
Cash paid during the year for interest | | | | $ | 1,890,389 | | |
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital that sum to the total of the same amount above at December 31, 2018: | | | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | $ | 76,765,547 | | |
Due from broker | | | | | 359,415,373 | | |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at December 31, 2018 | | | | $ | 436,180,920 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements – December 31, 2018
| Assets: | | | | | | | | | Liabilities: | | | |||||
| Valuation Inputs | | | | | | | | | Valuation Inputs | | | |||||
| Level 1—Quoted Prices | | | | | | | | | Level 1—Quoted Prices | | | |||||
| Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased | | | |||||
| Common Stock | | | | $ | 1,614,969,002 | | | | Common Stock | | | | $ | 659,570,540 | | |
| Equity Options | | | | | 57,848,803 | | | | Equity Options | | | | | — | | |
| Level 2—Other Significant | | | | | | | | | Level 2—Other Significant | | | |||||
| Observable Inputs | | | | | | | | | Observable Inputs | | | |||||
| Total Return Swaps | | | | | 44,193,988 | | | | Total Return Swaps | | | | | 10,385,395 | | |
| Forward Contracts | | | | | 3,544,722 | | | | Forward Contracts | | | | | — | | |
| Currency Options | | | | | 889,305 | | | | Currency Options | | | | | — | | |
| Level 3—Other Significant | | | | | | | | | Level 3—Other Significant | | | |||||
| Unobservable Inputs | | | | | — | | | | Unobservable Inputs | | | | | — | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 1,721,445,820 | | | | Total | | | | $ | 669,955,935 | | |
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| Forward contracts: | | | ||||
| Average notional amount | | | | $ | 54,475,937 | |
| Currency options: | | | ||||
| Average notional amount | | | | $ | 14,930,520 | |
| Equity options: | | | ||||
| Average notional amount | | | | $ | 2,198,238,272 | |
| Total Return swaps: | | | ||||
| Average notional amount | | | | $ | 266,226,197 | |
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| The Primary Underlying Risk is Equity Price Risk | | | Gross Unrealized Gain | | | Gross Unrealized Loss | | | Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) | | |||||||||
| Year ended December 31, 2017 | | | | | |||||||||||||||
| Equity Options | | | | $ | 30,317,699 | | | | | $ | 25,234,357 | | | | | $ | 5,083,342 | | |
| Total Return Swaps | | | | | 59,101,172 | | | | | | 16,153,643 | | | | | | 42,947,529 | | |
| Total year ended December 31, 2017 | | | | $ | 89,418,871 | | | | | $ | 41,388,000 | | | | | $ | 48,030,871 | | |
| Year ended December 31, 2018 | | | | | |||||||||||||||
| Equity Options | | | | $ | 3,793,825 | | | | | $ | 24,058,986 | | | | | $ | (20,265,161) | | |
| Total Return Swaps | | | | | 44,193,988 | | | | | | 10,385,395 | | | | | | 33,808,593 | | |
| Total Year ended December 31, 2018 | | | | $ | 47,987,813 | | | | | $ | 34,444,381 | | | | | $ | 13,543,432 | | |
| Total net change in unrealized gain/(loss) | | | | $ | (41,431,058) | | | | | $ | (6,943,619) | | | | | $ | (34,487,439) | | |
|
| The Primary Underlying Risk is Currency Risk | | | Gross Unrealized Gain | | | Gross Unrealized Loss | | | Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) | | |||||||||
| Year ended December 31, 2017 | | | | | |||||||||||||||
| Currency Options | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,992,851 | | | | | $ | (1,992,851) | | |
| Forward Contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,886,420 | | | | | | (3,886,420) | | |
| Total year ended December 31, 2017 | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 5,879,271 | | | | | $ | (5,879,271) | | |
| Year ended December 31, 2018 | | | | | |||||||||||||||
| Currency Options | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 818,900 | | | | | $ | (818,900) | | |
| Forward Contracts | | | | | 3,544,722 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,544,722 | | |
| Total Year ended December 31, 2018 | | | | $ | 3,544,722 | | | | | $ | 818,900 | | | | | $ | 2,725,822 | | |
| Total net change in unrealized gain/(loss) | | | | $ | 3,544,722 | | | | | $ | (5,060,371) | | | | | $ | 8,605,093 | | |
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| The Primary Underlying Risk is Equity Price Risk | | | Gross Realized Gain | | | Gross Realized Loss | | | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | | |||||||||
| Equity Options | | | | $ | 220,008,163 | | | | | $ | 202,495,244 | | | | | $ | 17,512,919 | | |
| Total Return Swaps | | | | | 25,367,061 | | | | | | 17,368,467 | | | | | | 7,998,594 | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 245,375,224 | | | | | $ | 219,863,711 | | | | | $ | 25,511,513 | | |
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| The Primary Underlying Risk is Currency Risk | | | Gross Realized Gain | | | Gross Realized Loss | | | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | | |||||||||
| Currency Options | | | | $ | 2,044,110 | | | | | $ | 2,818,712 | | | | | $ | (774,602) | | |
| Forward Contracts | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,053,488 | | | | | | (6,053,488) | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 2,044,110 | | | | | $ | 8,872,200 | | | | | $ | (6,828,090) | | |
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| | | Gross Amounts of Assets as Presented in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital | | | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital | | | Net Amount | ||||||||||||||
| | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash Collateral Received | | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Contracts | | | | $ | 3,544,722 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 3,544,722 |
Total return swaps | | | | | 44,193,998 | | | | | | 10,385,395 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 33,808,603 |
Total | | | | $ | 47,738,720 | | | | | $ | 10,385,395 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 37,353,325 |
|
| | | Gross Amounts of Liabilities as Presented in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital | | | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Capital | | | Net Amount | | |||||||||||||||
| | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash Collateral Pledged(a) | | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return swaps | | | | $ | 10,385,395 | | | | | $ | 10,385,395 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
Total | | | | $ | 10,385,395 | | | | | $ | 10,385,395 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
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| | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | |||||||||||||||
Members’ Capital, end of period (000s) | | | | $ | 1,445,445 | | | | | $ | 1,457,846 | | | | | $ | 1,129,353 | | | | | $ | 1,310,708 | | | | | $ | 1,360,121 | | |
Ratio of net investment loss to average Members’ Capital** | | | | | (2.97%) | | | | | | (3.09%) | | | | | | (2.14%) | | | | | | (2.37%) | | | | | | (2.57%) | | |
Ratio of expenses to average Members’ Capital** | | | | | 4.39% | | | | | | 4.48% | | | | | | 3.63% | | | | | | 3.52% | | | | | | 3.65% | | |
Ratio of incentive allocation to average Members’ Capital | | | | | 0.02% | | | | | | 5.26% | | | | | | 0.01%(a) | | | | | | 0.24% | | | | | | 0.02% | | |
Portfolio turnover | | | | | 136% | | | | | | 99% | | | | | | 73% | | | | | | 82% | | | | | | 91% | | |
Total return - gross* | | | | | (6.10%) | | | | | | 34.41% | | | | | | (1.40%) | | | | | | 5.85% | | | | | | (4.91%) | | |
Total return - net* | | | | | (6.10%) | | | | | | 27.81% | | | | | | (1.40%) | | | | | | 5.71% | | | | | | (4.91%) | | |
Ratio of average borrowings to average Members’ Capital | | | | | 2.66% | | | | | | 3.51% | | | | | | 4.53% | | | | | | 3.02% | | | | | | 2.28% | | |
Supplemental Information (Unaudited)
Company Management (Unaudited)
Name, Age, Address(1) and Position(s) with the Company | | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years Other Directorships Held by Managers | | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Managers | |
Luis Rubio, 63 Manager | | | Indefinite; Since May 2003 | | | President of Centro de Investigacion Para el Desarrollo, A.C. (Center of Research Development) (2000 to present) and Director of same 1984 – 2000); Adjunct Fellow of the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Director of The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. and The India Fund, Inc.; and Director of Empresa Ica SA de CV, a Mexican construction company (since 2006). | | | 1 | |
Janet L. Schinderman, 67 Manager | | | Indefinite; Since May 2003 | | | Education consultant specializing in international relations, board management and initiating special projects; Associate Dean for Special Projects and Secretary to the Board of Overseers at Columbia Business School from 1990 until June 2006; and Independent director for two registered investment companies advised by The Central Park Group. | | | 1 | |
Company Management (Unaudited) (continued)
Name, Age, Address(1) and Position(s) with the Company | | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years Other Directorships Held by Managers | | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Managers | |
Jesse H. Ausubel, 67 Manager | | | Indefinite; Since May 1999 | | | Director, Program for the Human Environment and Senior Research Associate, The Rockefeller University (1993 to present); Director, Richard Lounshery Foundation (1998 to present); Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1994 to present); Adjunct Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1990 to present). | | | 1 | |
Todd T. Milbourn, 49 Manager | | | Indefinite; Since February 2016 | | | Professor of Finance at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis (since 2010); Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Research at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis (since 2013). | | | 1 | |
Michael J. Murphy, 63 Manager | | | Indefinite; Since August 2016 | | | Private investor (since 2013); Founding Partner and Managing Director, Libertas Partners LLC/Knight Capital Group Inc. (2004 – 2013). | | | 1 | |
Interested Manager | | | | | ||||||
Bryan McKigney,* 60 President, CEO, and Manager | | | Indefinite; Manager since December 1, 2004; President and CEO since September 23, 2004 | | | Mr. McKigney is a Managing Director and the President of Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. since April 2015. He was the Chief Administrative Officer prior thereto. He has been in the financial services industry since 1981 and has held various management positions at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1993 – 2003) and Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. (1981 – 1993). | | | 1 | |
Company Management (Unaudited) (continued)
Name, Age, Address(1) and Position(s) with the Company(2) | | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |
Vineet Bhalla, 58 Chief Financial Officer | | | One year; Since July 27, 2005 | | | Mr. Bhalla has been an Executive Director at Oppenheimer Asset Management since January 2016 and a Senior Director since May 2005. From July 2002 to May 2005, he was an Assistant Vice President at Zurich Capital Markets Inc., a Director of the Client Service Group at GlobeOp Financial Services, and a Senior Consultant at Capital Markets Company. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Blackrock Financial Management since June 1999. Mr. Bhalla is a Certified Public Accountant. He graduated with an MBA from Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada in 1986. | |
Salvatore Faia, 56 Chief Compliance Officer | | | One year; Since December 31, 2014 | | | President, Vigilant Compliance, LLC since 2004; and Director of EIP Growth and Income Fund since 2005. | |
Deborah Kaback, 67 Chief Legal Officer | | | One year; Since July 23, 2003 | | | Ms. Kaback has been a Managing Director at Oppenheimer Asset Management since June 2003. She was Executive Director of CIBC World Markets Corp. from July 2001 through June 2003. Prior to that, she was Vice-President and Senior Counsel of Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. from November 1999 through July 2001. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Oppenheimer Capital from April 1989 through November 1999. | |
Company Management (Unaudited) (concluded)
Name, Age, Address(1) and Position(s) with the Company(2) | | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |
Bryan McKigney, 60 President, CEO, and Principal Manager | | | One year term for President and CEO; since September 23, 2004. Indefinite term for Principal Manager; since December 1, 2004 | | | Mr. McKigney is a Managing Director and the President of Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. since April 2015. He was the Chief Administrative Officer prior thereto. He has been in the financial services industry since 1981 and has held various management positions at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1993 – 2003) and Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. (1981 – 1993). | |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) | The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. |
(b) | There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description. |
(d) | The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions. |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s Board of Managers (the “Board”) has determined that Todd Milbourn is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Audit Fees
(a) | The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $206,835 for 2018 and $200,820 for 2017. |
Audit-Related Fees
(b) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $5,000 for 2018 and $5,000 for 2017. Audit related fees principally include fees associated with reviewing and providing comments on semi-annual statements. |
Tax Fees
(c) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $125,000 for 2018 and $119,040 for 2017. Tax fees include fees for tax compliance services and assisting management in the preparation of tax estimates. |
All Other Fees
(d) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2018 and $0 for 2017. |
(e)(1) | Disclose the audit committee's pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
The registrant’s Audit Committee Charter provides that the Audit Committee shall pre-approve, to the extent required by applicable law, all audit and non–audit services that the registrant’s independent auditors provide to the registrant and (ii) all non-audit services that the registrant’s independent auditors provide to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant; provided that the Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee prior to their ratification by the Committee.
(e)(2) | The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows: |
(b) 100%
(c) 100%
(d) Not Applicable
(f) | The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees was zero percent. |
(g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $125,000 for 2018 and $119,040 for 2017. |
(h) | Not applicable. |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
The Proxy Voting Policies are below.
PROXY VOTING
A. | Proxy Voting Policy. |
The firm has retained Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (“ISS”) to provide research and recommendations on proxy voting issues and to facilitate the electronic voting of proxies. ISS has authority to vote the proxies for each Client Account, in accordance with the policies described below.
1. | General Policy. The Firm instructs each Client Account’s custodian to deliver to ISS all proxy solicitation materials that the custodian receives for that Client Account. The Firm provides to ISS a listing of securities held “long” in each Client Account as of the 15th and last day of each month to enable ISS to use reasonable efforts to confirm that ISS has received all proxy solicitation materials concerning such securities. |
The Firm, through ISS, will vote proxies on behalf of Client Accounts. ISS evaluates all proxy solicitation material and other facts it deems relevant and may seek additional information from the party soliciting the proxy and independent corroboration of such information when ISS considers it appropriate and when it is reasonably available. The Firm has instructed ISS to make voting decisions on behalf of each Client Account based on the proxy voting guidelines that ISS provides to the Firm. The Firm may override ISS’ voting decisions if the Firm deems it in the best interests of the Client Account. The Firm has instructed ISS to use reasonable efforts to respond to each proxy solicitation by the deadline for such response.
2. | Conflicts of Interest. Due to the size and nature of the Firm’s operations and the Firm’s limited affiliations in the securities industry, the Firm does not expect that material conflicts of interest will arise between the Firm and a Client Account over proxy voting. The Firm recognizes, however, that such conflicts may arise from time to time, such as, for example, when the Firm or one of its affiliates has a business arrangement that could be affected by the outcome of a proxy vote or has a personal or business relationship with a person seeking appointment or re-appointment as a director of a company. Notwithstanding the possibility of such a material conflict arising, the Firm believes that it places the interests of the Client Accounts ahead of the Firm’s own interests by following ISS’ recommendations. |
If the Firm determines that the foregoing proxy voting policies do not adequately address a material conflict of interest related to a proxy, the Firm will, in its exclusive discretion, either (a) direct ISS to vote the proxy in accordance with ISS’ recommendation or (b) provide the affected client with copies of all proxy solicitation materials that the Firm receives with respect to that proxy, notify that client of the actual or potential conflict of interest and of the Firm’s intended response to the proxy request, and request that the client consent to the Firm’s intended response. If the client consents to the Firm’s intended response or fails to respond to the notice within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, the Firm will vote the proxy as described in the notice. If the client objects to the Firm’s intended response, the Firm will vote the proxy as directed by the client.
3. | Shareholder Proposals by the Firm. The Firm may submit a shareholder proposal on behalf of a Client Account only if the Firm believes that the proposal would provide a substantial overall benefit to the Client Account. |
4. | Disclosures to Clients. The Firm includes in Part 2 of its Form ADV (1) a summary of these proxy voting policies and procedures, (2) an offer to provide a copy of these to clients on request, and (3) information concerning how a client may obtain a report summarizing how the Firm voted proxies on behalf of such client. At the request of a client or Investor (other than a RIC), the Firm provides that client or Investor with a copy of this Part VIII and a report summarizing all proxy solicitations the Firm received with respect to the applicable Client Account during the period requested and action taken by the Firm on each such proxy. Regarding the Firm’s proxy votes on behalf of its RIC clients, the Firm will provide that RIC with the information required to be disclosed by that RIC pursuant to ICA Rule 30b1-4 and SEC Form N-PX promulgated thereunder, including: |
a. | The name of the issuer of the portfolio security; |
b. | The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security; |
c. | The CUSIP number for the portfolio security (unless not available through reasonable practical means, e.g., in the case of certain foreign issuers); |
d. | The shareholder meeting date; |
e. | A brief identification of the matter voted on; |
f. | Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder; |
g. | Whether the Firm cast its vote on the matter; |
h. | How the Firm cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors); and |
i. | Whether the Firm cast its vote for or against management. |
B. | Records. |
See Part IX (Recordkeeping Requirements), Section B.9. regarding records that must be maintained relating to these proxy voting policies and procedures.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a)(1) | Identification of Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Members and Description of Role of Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Members |
Mr. Panayotis ("Takis") Sparaggis, the controlling person and Chief Investment Officer of Alkeon Capital Management, LLC (“Alkeon”), has served since the Fund’s inception as the Fund's principal portfolio manager (the "Portfolio Manager") and is the lead member of Alkeon’s Investment Team. Other members of the Investment Team assist Mr. Sparaggis in his role as the Fund’s Portfolio Manager. Mr. Sparaggis founded Alkeon in January 2002. From May 1995 until the founding of Alkeon, Mr. Sparaggis was employed by CIBC World Markets Corp or its predecessors.
(a)(2) | Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Member and Potential Conflicts of Interest |
Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Member
The table below includes details about the type, number, and assets under management for the various types of accounts, and total assets in the accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the other accounts that Mr. Sparaggis managed as of December 31, 2018:
Name of Portfolio Manager or Team Member | Type of Accounts | Total No. of Accounts Managed | Total Assets | No. of Accounts where Advisory Fee is Based on Performance | Total Assets in Accounts where Advisory Fee is Based on Performance | |||||||||||
Panayotis Sparaggis | Registered Investment Companies: | 1 | $ | 2,998,987,603 | 1 | $ | 2,998,987,603 | |||||||||
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles: | 7 | $ | 3,063,246,266 | 7 | $ | 3,063,246,266 | ||||||||||
Other Accounts: | 0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 |
Potential Conflicts of Interests
Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a Portfolio Manager also has day-to-day responsibilities with respect to one or more accounts. These potential conflicts include:
· | Allocation of Limited Time and Attention. Because the Portfolio Manager manages other accounts, the Portfolio Manager may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those accounts as if the Portfolio Manager were to devote substantially more attention to the management of fewer accounts. |
· | Allocation of Investment Opportunities. If the Portfolio Manager identifies an investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple accounts, the Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity because the opportunity may need to be allocated among all or many of these accounts. |
· | Pursuit of Differing Strategies. At times, the Portfolio Manager may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the accounts for which he exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of these accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, the Portfolio Manager may execute differing or opposite transactions for one or more accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transactions, or both, to the detriment of one or more of his accounts. |
· | Performance Fees. The Portfolio Manager manages other accounts that are subject to a performance allocation or performance fee which in some cases may be greater than the fee payable by the Fund. This could create a conflict because the Portfolio Manager may benefit if a more attractive investment is allocated to an account that bears a greater performance allocation or fee. |
(a)(3) | Compensation Structure of Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Members |
Mr. Sparaggis' compensation consists of periodic advances and the income from the profits of Alkeon Capital Management, LLC derived by him as its controlling principal. The level of Alkeon Capital Management's profitability in turn is dependent on the advisory fees and performance fees and allocations received from the Fund and other advisory clients.
(a)(4) | Disclosure of Securities Ownership |
The table below sets forth beneficial ownership of interests of the registrant by the Portfolio Manager as of December 31, 2018:
Name of Portfolio Manager or Team Member | Dollar ($) Range of Fund Shares Beneficially Owned | |||
Panayotis Sparaggis | $ | 0 |
(b) | Not applicable |
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) | Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto. |
(a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(a)(4) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) | Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C. |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Bryan McKigney | |
Bryan McKigney, Principal Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
DateMarch 5, 2019 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Bryan McKigney | |
Bryan McKigney, Principal Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
DateMarch 5, 2019 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Vineet Bhalla | |
Vineet Bhalla, Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial Officer) | ||
DateMarch 5, 2019 |
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.