New Commodity Pool Launches January 2017

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new commodity pool launches January 2017

This is the first in a series of monthly posts about new commodity pool launches.

A hedge fund is typically registered as commodity pool, and the underlying strategy can often be inferred from the name. New pool registrations give you useful market and competitive information! If nothing else, you may get a heads-up that a competitor is bringing something new to market.

The source of data is the National Futures Association’s (NFA) Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) website. These posts will form a series parallel to the one I recently started on the largest hedge funds by regulatory assets under management. That series uses data sourced from the SEC’s Investment Advisor Public Depository website.

Around 500 new pools are registered with the NFA each month, so I don’t have space to list them all here. I will limit the table to those pools registered by the largest hedge fund firms. This way you will be able to see the latest product-related strategic moves being made by the biggest players.

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New Commodity Pool Launches January 2017

groupNameCPO.NameCPO.IDPool.NamePool.ID
ANCHORAGEANCHORAGE CAPITAL GROUP LLC348765ANCHORAGE LPC S LPP124135
ANCHORAGEANCHORAGE CAPITAL GROUP LLC348765ANCHORAGE LPC V LPP124136
ANGELO GORDONANGELO GORDON & CO LP233099AG GTDL FUND II LPP123656
ANGELO GORDONANGELO GORDON & CO LP233099TWINBROOK CAPITAL FUNDING IX LLCP123659
ANGELO GORDONANGELO GORDON & CO LP233099TWINBROOK CAPITAL FUNDING VII LLCP123657
ANGELO GORDONANGELO GORDON & CO LP233099TWINBROOK CAPITAL FUNDING VIII LLCP123658
ANGELO GORDONANGELO GORDON & CO LP233099TWINBROOK CAPITAL FUNDING X LLCP123660
ANGELO GORDONANGELO GORDON & CO LP233099TWINBROOK CAPITAL FUNDING XI LLCP123661
AQRAQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC285701AQR APEX MASTER ACCOUNT LPP123995
AQRAQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC285701AQR GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE PREMIA MASTER ACCOUNT LPP123781
AQRAQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC285701AQR GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE PREMIA OFFSHORE FUND LPP123782
AQRAQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC285701AQR TAX ADVANTAGED MANAGED FUTURES MASTER ACCOUNT LPP123996
BALYASNYBALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LP382775ATLAS MACRO MASTER FUND LTDP123533
BEACH POINTBEACH POINT ADVISORS LLC420676BPC OPPORTUNITIES FUND III LPP123519
BEACH POINTBEACH POINT ADVISORS LLC420676BPC OPPORTUNITIES OFFSHORE FEEDER FUND III LPP123521
BEACH POINTBEACH POINT ADVISORS LLC420676BPC OPPORTUNITIES OFFSHORE FUND III LPP123522
BLACKROCKBLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INC272739BLACKROCK NTR RENEWABLE POWER FUND MASTER LP NEWP123926
BLACKROCKBLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INC272739BLACKROCK NTR RENEWABLE POWER FUND OFFSHORE MASTER LP NEWP123925
BLACKROCKBLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INC272739WG ONSHORE LLCP123571
BLACKSTONEBAYVIEW FUND MANAGEMENT LLC437984BAYVIEW OPPORTUNITY DOMESTIC V LPP123874
BLACKSTONEBAYVIEW FUND MANAGEMENT LLC437984BAYVIEW OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND V LPP123876
BLACKSTONEBAYVIEW FUND MANAGEMENT LLC437984BAYVIEW OPPORTUNITY OFFSHORE V LPP123875
BLACKSTONEBAYVIEW FUND MANAGEMENT LLC437984BVRT TRUSTP123835
BLUEMOUNTAINBLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC394148BLUEMOUNTAIN SYSTEMATIC FUND LPP123717
BNY MELLONALCENTRA NY, LLC440761CLAREANT STRUCTURED CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND III MASTER FUND LPP123734
BNY MELLONALCENTRA NY, LLC440761CLAREANT STRUCTURED CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND III USD LPP123735
BNY MELLONALCENTRA NY, LLC440761CSCOF III HOLDCO LIMITEDP123736
BREVAN HOWARDBREVAN HOWARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP422773BREVAN HOWARD DIVERSIFIED STRATEGIES FUNDP123588
CAXTONCAXTON ASSOCIATES LP268146CX GLOBAL ADVANTAGE LIMITEDP123565
CAXTONCAXTON ASSOCIATES LP268146CX GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES LIMITEDP123566
CITADELCITADEL ADVISORS LLC391913CITADEL EQUITY FUND IRELAND ICAVP124012
CITADELCITADEL ADVISORS LLC391913CITADEL EQUITY IRELAND DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANYP124023
CITADELCITADEL ADVISORS LLC391913CITADEL GLOBAL EQUITIES FUND IRELAND ICAVP124013
CITADELCITADEL ADVISORS LLC391913CITADEL GLOBAL EQUITIES IRELAND DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANYP124021
CITADELCITADEL ADVISORS LLC391913CITADEL MULTI STRATEGY EQUITIES FUND IRELAND ICAVP124014
CITADELCITADEL ADVISORS LLC391913CITADEL MULTI STRATEGY EQUITIES IRELAND DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANYP124022
CREDIT SUISSECREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC232207CREDIT SUISSE US MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDP123988
FARALLONFARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC334457FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS 25 LPP123913
FARALLONFARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC334457FARALLON SPECIAL SITUATION PARTNERS LPP123912
FARALLONFARALLON PARTNERS LLC270398FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS 25 LPP123913
FARALLONFARALLON PARTNERS LLC270398FARALLON SPECIAL SITUATION PARTNERS LPP123912
FIR TREEFIR TREE INC440232FIR TREE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND III LPP123606
FIR TREEFIR TREE INC440232FIR TREE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND III NON US LPP123605
FIR TREEFIR TREE INC440232FIR TREE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND III USTE LPP123604
FIR TREEFIR TREE INC440232FIR TREE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND III LPP123607
GOLDMAN SACHSGOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP330835BL KL MULTI GENERATION LPP124107
GOLDMAN SACHSGOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP330835CALIFORNIA STREET PARTNERS PE LPP123617
GOLDMAN SACHSGOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP330835PE HOPKINS HOLDINGS LPP124096
GOLDMAN SACHSGOLDMAN SACHS HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES LLC279121HEDGE FUND SELECT: MACQUARIE GLOBAL ALPHA LLCP124047
GOLDMAN SACHSGOLDMAN SACHS HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES LLC279121HEDGE FUND SELECT: MACQUARIE GLOBAL ALPHA LTDP124046
J.P. MORGANJP MORGAN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS INC296200BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS IV PRIVATE INVESTORS LLCP123891
J.P. MORGANJP MORGAN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS INC296200BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS IV PRIVATE INVESTORS OFFSHORE LPP123892
J.P. MORGANJP MORGAN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS INC296200VINTAGE 2017 PRIVATE INVESTMENTS LLCP124113
LAZARDLAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC385638LAZARD REAL ASSETS AND PRICING OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIOP123583
LAZARDLAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC385638LAZARD REAL ASSETS AND PRICING OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO LTDP123584
MAN GROUPAHL PARTNERS LLP466390MAN AHL OXON LIMITEDP123860
MAN GROUPAHL PARTNERS LLP466390MAN AHL OXON MASTER LIMITEDP123861
MARSHALL WACEMARSHALL WACE LLP338513MARSHALL WACE FUNDS LP MW TOPS CHINA US FUNDP123915
SILVER POINTSILVER POINT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC502074SPCP GROUP III LLCP123880
TUDORTUDOR INVESTMENT CORPORATION90145TUDOR PRIVATE PORTFOLIO III LLCP123593
WELLINGTONWELLINGTON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLC449421ELBE INVESTORS CAYMAN LPP123655
WELLINGTONWELLINGTON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLC449421ELBE INVESTORS CAYMAN LTDP123652
WELLINGTONWELLINGTON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLC449421ELBE MASTER INVESTORS CAYMAN LPP123654
WELLINGTONWELLINGTON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLC449421ELBE PARTNERS LPP123653
WELLINGTONWELLINGTON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLC449421HADLEY HARBOR INVESTORS CAYMAN II LPP123483
WELLINGTONWELLINGTON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLC449421HADLEY HARBOR MASTER INVESTORS CAYMAN II LPP123482
WELLINGTONWELLINGTON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLC449421HADLEY HARBOR PARTNERS II LPP123484
groupName: Name of affiliate group to which the CPO belongs
CPO.Name: Name of CPO
CPO.ID: NFA ID of the CPO
Pool.Name: Name of registered pool
Pool.ID: NFA ID of the registered pool

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Methodology

In order to complete the research for this post, I made use of a script in R using the RSelenium package. I have previously published a post about how to set up RSelenium using the latest version of Selenium, and an earlier post reviewing some of the most useful functions in the package. This package makes it possible to automate the collection of data from websites; the process is called web-scraping.

The NFA assigns pool ID numbers in numerical order. I start with the most recently identified pool and increment the pool ID, then search in BASIC for that pool. If the pool is found, I record the name(s) and ID(s) of the Commodity Pool Operator(s). I also check for the date the pool ceased trading futures or ceased trading altogether, to ensure I do not include dead pools. I keep going until I run out of pools (I check at least 100 successive pool IDs have no pool associated with them).

Finally, for the purpose of this post, I purge the list of pool operators who do not appear on my 100 largest hedge funds master list. Note that this list includes about 350+ firms who are affiliated with the various large hedge fund companies.

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