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| Cover [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001286410 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amendment Flag | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Inv Company Type | N-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Company Act File Number | 811-21552 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Document Type | N-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Company Act Registration | true | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Company Registration Amendment | true | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Company Registration Amendment Number | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Registrant Name | JP MORGAN ACCESS MULTI-STRATEGY FUND LLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 270 Park Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Address, City or Town | New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Address, State or Province | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 10017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City Area Code | 800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Local Phone Number | 480-4111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividend or Interest Reinvestment Plan Only | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delayed or Continuous Offering | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Shelf [Flag] | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective Upon Filing, 462(e) | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Securities Effective, 413(b) | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective when Declared, Section 8(c) | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Effective Date for Previous Filing | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Securities. 462(b) | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Substantive Changes, 462(c) | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exhibits Only, 462(d) | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registered Closed-End Fund [Flag] | true | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Development Company [Flag] | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interval Fund [Flag] | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Shelf Qualified [Flag] | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New CEF or BDC Registrant [Flag] | false | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fee Table [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholder Transaction Expenses [Table Text Block] |
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| Other Transaction Expenses [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Transaction Expense 1 [Percent] | 1.50% | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Transaction Expenses [Percent] | 2.00% | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Expenses [Table Text Block] |
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| Management Fees [Percent] | 1.00% | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Expenses on Borrowings [Percent] | 0.00% | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses [Percent] | 14.86% | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Annual Expenses [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Annual Expense 1 [Percent] | 0.13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Annual Expenses [Percent] | 0.91% | [4],[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Annual Expenses [Percent] | 16.90% | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waivers and Reimbursements of Fees [Percent] | (1.26%) | [4],[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Expense over Assets [Percent] | 15.64% | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expense Example [Table Text Block] | The Example below is based on the fees and expenses set out above and should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those shown. The rate of return of the Fund may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return used in the Example. Different rates of return than that used in the Example could increase certain fees and expenses paid by the Fund. EXAMPLE: You would pay the following direct and indirect fees and expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return:
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| Expense Example, Year 01 | $ 165 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expense Example, Years 1 to 3 | 410 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expense Example, Years 1 to 5 | 606 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expense Example, Years 1 to 10 | $ 939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose of Fee Table , Note [Text Block] | The following table illustrates the fees and expenses that the Fund expects to incur and that Members can expect to bear directly or indirectly. The purpose of the table above is to assist prospective investors in understanding the various fees and expenses Members will bear directly or indirectly. For a more complete description of the various direct fees and expenses of the Fund, see “Fund Expenses,” “Investment Management Agreement,” “Administrator and
Sub-Administrator,” “Escrow Agent,” “Fund Accounting and Investor Services,” “Custodian” and “Subscriptions for Interests.” |
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| Basis of Transaction Fees, Note [Text Block] | percentage of purchase amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Expenses, Note [Text Block] | “Other Expenses” includes professional fees and other expenses that the Fund bears directly, including fees and expenses paid to the Administrator, the Escrow Agent, Managing Member, BNY Mellon and the Custodian. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Management Fee not based on Net Assets, Note [Text Block] | The Management Fee is payable at a rate of 1 /12 of 1.00% of the month-end capital account balance of each Member, before giving effect to repurchases or Repurchase Fees (if any), but after giving effect to the Fund’s other expenses. See “Summary of Terms – Management Fee.”
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| Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Note [Text Block] | The Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include the operating expenses and performance-based incentive fees/allocations of the Investment Funds in which the Fund invests for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The operating expenses of the Investment Funds consist of management fees, administration fees, professional fees (i.e., audit and legal fees), and other operating expenses. The agreements related to investments in Investment Funds provide for compensation to the Portfolio Managers and/or Investment Funds’ managers/general partners in the form of management fees generally ranging from 0.00% to 3% annually of net assets and performance incentive fees/allocations generally ranging from 0% to 35% of net profits earned. Fees and expenses of Investment Funds are based on historic fees and expenses. Future Investment Funds’ fees and expenses may be substantially higher or lower because certain fees are based on the performance of the Investment Funds, which may fluctuate over time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Description of Registrant [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Objectives and Practices [Text Block] | INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY The Fund’s investment objective is to generate consistent capital appreciation over the long term, with relatively low volatility and a low correlation with traditional equity and fixed-income markets. The Fund will seek to accomplish this objective by allocating its assets primarily among professionally selected Investment Funds that are managed by experienced Portfolio Managers who invest in a variety of markets and employ, as a group, a range of investment techniques and strategies. Investment Funds generally pursue “absolute return” in that they seek to achieve positive returns, by, for example, taking long and short positions and by engaging in various hedging strategies, regardless of the performance of the traditional equity and fixed income markets. Additionally, from time to time, the Fund may use derivative instruments, such as total return swaps, structured notes or other structured products, to gain exposure to the returns of Investment Funds or otherwise seek to replicate exposure to Investment Funds or Investment Fund strategies. The Fund may invest, to a limited extent, in registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds. The Fund is commonly referred to as a “fund of hedge funds.” There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investment Funds typically offer their interests privately without registration under the 1933 Act, in large minimum denominations (often at least $1 million). Investment Funds are not registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. At present, there are a number of Portfolio Managers whose services are not generally available to the investing public. These Portfolio Managers employ a wide variety of investment strategies and techniques within vehicles often referred to as hedge funds. By investing through a range of vehicles that employ a wide variety of investment strategies and techniques, the Investment Manager will seek to provide investors with access to the varied skills and expertise of these managers while at the same time attempting to lessen the risks and volatility associated with investing through any single manager. The Fund also enables investors to avoid, to a significant extent, the high minimum investment requirements typically imposed on individual investors by Portfolio Managers. It is the responsibility of the Investment Manager to research and determine the identity of the Portfolio Managers, to satisfy itself as to the suitability of the terms and conditions of the investment funds they manage (or, when relevant, negotiate the respective investment advisory agreements), to monitor the performance of the Portfolio Managers and to allocate and reallocate the Fund’s assets among Portfolio Managers subject to the policies and control of the Board of Directors. The Fund’s portfolio manager determines the asset allocation for the Fund among Investment Funds and other investments. Investment Funds available for investment are reviewed by the J.P. Morgan Manager Selection and Hedge Fund Due Diligence Teams (“ Due Diligence Teams Due Diligence The Due Diligence Teams search for, monitor and reevaluate traditional and alternative asset managers through extensive due diligence processes. The Fund’s portfolio manager selects from a pool of investments that has been identified and vetted by the Due Diligence Teams. The Due Diligence Teams will begin the search process by defining an applicable universe of managed strategies. The Due Diligence Teams utilize both quantitative and qualitative assessments during their initial review process, with a goal of identifying top-tier managers. The Due Diligence Teams are also responsible for monitoring approved Investment Funds as part of their ongoing review process. Approval of Investment Funds Following their review, the Due Diligence Teams may recommend particular Investment Funds to an internal committee, the Investment Review Committee (“ IRC Ongoing Review Generally on a quarterly basis, all Investment Funds that have been reviewed by the Due Diligence Teams are subject to review by a different committee, the Investment Performance Governance Committee (“ IPG internal committee. As part of its ongoing monitoring and oversight responsibilities, the IPG decides whether or not to maintain the ability of the Fund’s portfolio manager to allocate assets to Investment Funds. The Due Diligence Teams may make recommendations in this regard, applying the factors described above. The factors considered by the IPG include, but are not limited to: (a) changes in the portfolio management team; (b) significant underperformance; (c) discovery of material operational risks; (d) changes in investment thesis; (e) terms of the Investment Fund; (f) reputational risk; (g) potential for conflicts of interest; and (h) regulatory issues. The IPG may assign different weights to any factor and generally no single factor determines whether to maintain the ability of the Fund’s portfolio manager to allocate assets to an Investment Fund. Portfolio Managers are compensated or receive allocations on terms that may include fixed and/or performance-based fees or allocations. Generally, fixed fees, if applicable, range from 0.5% to 3% (annualized) of the average value of the Fund’s investment, and performance fees or allocations range from 10% to 35% of the capital appreciation in the Fund’s investment for the year. Subject to the 1940 Act, and any interpretations of that Act, the Investment Manager may invest in one or more Investment Funds through an intermediate entity in which other accounts or funds managed by the Investment Manager may have an interest or allocate portions of the Fund’s assets to Portfolio Managers affiliated with the Investment Manager, but not on terms more favorable to such affiliates than could be obtained through arm’s-length negotiation. The identity and number of Investment Funds may change over time. The Investment Manager may withdraw from or invest in different Investment Funds and terminate and enter into new investment advisory agreements without prior notice to or the consent of the Members. The Investment Manager reserves the right to alter or modify some or all of the Fund’s investment strategies and allocations to Investment Funds in light of available investment opportunities and to take advantage of changing market conditions, in cases in which the Investment Manager concludes that such alterations or modifications are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, subject to what the Investment Manager considers an acceptable level of risk. While the Fund’s investment objective is to generate consistent capital appreciation over the long term, the Fund is equally concerned with preservation of capital. For this reason, the Investment Manager will seek to allocate the Fund’s holdings among a number of Investment Funds and investment strategies. The strategies currently include the broad categories that are described generally below. The Investment Manager may add, delete or modify such categories of investment strategies at its discretion.
Although the Investment Manager may utilize Portfolio Managers employing one or more of the strategies noted above, the Investment Manager will not follow a rigid investment policy that would restrict the Fund from participating in any market, strategy or investment. In fact, the Fund’s assets may be deployed in whatever investment strategies are deemed appropriate under prevailing economic and market conditions to attempt to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Investment Manager generally will seek (1) to include at least two Portfolio Managers utilizing a particular investment strategy and (2) not to invest more than approximately 15% of the Fund’s total assets in any single Investment Fund (measured at the time of purchase) (although it may deviate from either or both of such guidelines from time to time). The Fund will generally limit its investments in the outstanding voting securities of any one Investment Fund to less than 5%. The Investment Manager may invest the Fund’s assets in any type of instrument it deems appropriate to fulfill the investment objective of the Fund as described in this Confidential Private Placement Memorandum. The Investment Manager may also invest the Fund’s assets in any type of instrument at any time for the purpose of hedging currency risk when the Fund makes an investment in an Investment Fund or directly in securities denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. Portfolio Managers are permitted to utilize certain financial instruments and specialized techniques such as forward currency exchange contracts (“ forward contracts The Fund does not currently intend to borrow money for investment purposes. The Fund may enter into derivative or similar transactions for hedging or investment purposes that may be deemed to create leverage. The Investment Manager does not currently anticipate that the Fund will otherwise engage directly in transactions involving leverage to a significant extent. Generally, Portfolio Managers will be permitted to borrow money. The Investment Manager may invest the Fund’s cash balances in any instruments it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, shares of one or more affiliated money market funds. Except as otherwise described herein, any income earned from such investments is reinvested by the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment program. The Fund’s investment program entails a number of risks. There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Fund will be achieved, and results may vary substantially over time. Portfolio Managers may consider it appropriate, subject to applicable regulations, to utilize certain financial instruments and specialized techniques such as, forward and futures contracts, fixed income securities, options, warrants, swaps, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, securities that lack active public markets, derivatives, short sales and leverage in their investment programs. Such investment techniques can, in certain circumstances, maximize the adverse impact to which the Fund’s investment portfolio may be subject. See “Types of Investments and Related Risks.”
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| Risk Factors [Table Text Block] | TYPES OF INVESTMENTS AND RELATED RISKS General The value of the Fund’s total net assets may be expected to fluctuate in response to fluctuations in the value of the Investment Funds and other investments in which the Fund invests. Discussed below are the investments the Investment Manager anticipates will generally be made by Investment Funds and the principal risks that the Investment Manager believes are associated with those investments. To the extent the Fund makes such investment directly, the same risks would apply. These risks will, in turn, have an effect on the Fund. Investment-Related Risks General Economic and Market Conditions Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics, or pandemics. Inflation/Deflation Risk. Covenant-Lite Obligations. obligations do not feature traditional financial maintenance covenants, which are intended to protect lenders and investors by imposing certain restrictions and other limitations on a borrower’s operations or assets and by providing certain information and consent rights to lenders. Covenant-lite obligations allow borrowers to exercise more flexibility with respect to certain activities that may otherwise be limited or prohibited under similar loan obligations that are not covenant-lite. In an investment with a traditional financial maintenance covenant, the borrower is required to meet certain regular, specific financial tests over the term of the investment; in a covenant-lite obligation, the borrower would only be required to satisfy certain financial tests at the time it proposes to take a specific action or engage in a specific transaction (e.g., issuing additional debt, paying a dividend, or making an acquisition) or at a time when another financial criteria has been met (e.g., reduced availability under a revolving credit facility, or asset value falling below a certain percentage of outstanding debt obligations). In addition, in a loan with traditional covenants, the borrower is required to provide certain periodic financial reporting that typically includes a detailed calculation of certain financial metrics; in a covenant-lite obligation, certain detailed financial information is only required to be provided when a financial metric is required to be calculated, which may result in more limited access to financial information, difficulty evaluating the borrower’s financial performance over time and delays in exercising rights and remedies in the event of a significant financial decline. In addition, in the event of default, covenant-lite obligations may exhibit diminished recovery values as the lender may not have the opportunity to negotiate with the borrower or take other measures intended to mitigate losses prior to default. Accordingly, a Fund may have fewer rights with respect to covenant-lite obligations, including fewer protections against the possibility of default and fewer remedies, and may experience losses or delays in enforcing its rights on covenant-lite obligations. As a result, investments in or exposure to covenant-lite obligations are generally subject to more risk than investments that contain traditional financial maintenance covenants and financial reporting requirements. Highly Volatile Markets The Fund may take a position in Investment Funds that invest in the publicly traded and privately placed equity or other securities of companies in the information technology and Internet sectors. These investments are subject to inherent market risks and fluctuations as a result of fund earnings, economic conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Investment Manager. The public equity markets have experienced significant price volatility, especially in the technology sector. Risks of Securities Activities Investment Style Risk The returns from Investment Funds which follow one investment strategy may at times be better or worse than the returns from Investment Funds which follow other types of investment strategies. If the Fund does not allocate an appropriate proportion of its assets to Investment Funds which follow strategies which are in favor among investors, the Fund’s returns may underperform accordingly. Various types of investment strategies go through cycles of performing better or worse than the stock or bond market in general. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to reallocate its investments among Investment Funds to match the Fund’s investments to investment styles which are in favor at any given moment. At any time, the performance of the Fund may thus be better or worse than the performance of funds that have a different investment style or a specific investment style which they follow consistently rather than attempting to allocate between different styles. Equity Securities non-U.S. issuers. Investment Funds also may invest in depositary receipts or shares relating to non-U.S. securities. Equity securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the fundamental economic condition of the issuer of the securities, including general economic and market conditions, and these fluctuations can be pronounced. Investment Funds may purchase securities in all available securities trading markets and may invest in equity securities without restriction as to market capitalization, such as those issued by smaller capitalization companies, including micro-cap companies. See “Smaller Capitalization Issuers” and “Non-U.S. Securities.” Bonds and Other Fixed Income Securities non-U.S., and may take short positions in these securities. Investment Funds will invest in these securities when they offer opportunities for capital appreciation (or capital depreciation in the case of short positions) and may also invest in these securities for temporary defensive purposes and to maintain liquidity. Fixed income securities include, among other securities: bonds, notes and debentures issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations; debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government securities non-U.S. government; municipal securities; and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. These securities may pay fixed, variable or floating rates of interest, and may include zero coupon obligations. Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of the issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payments on its obligations (i.e., credit risk) and are subject to price volatility resulting from, among other things, interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity (i.e., market risk). The Investment Funds may face a heightened level of interest rate risk due to certain changes in monetary policy. It is difficult to predict the pace at which central banks or monetary authorities may change interest rates or the timing, frequency, or magnitude of such changes. Any such changes could be sudden and could expose debt markets to significant volatility and reduced liquidity for the Investment Funds. Investment Funds may invest in both investment grade debt securities and non-investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds). Non-investment grade debt securities in the lowest rating categories may involve a substantial risk of default or may be in default. Adverse changes in economic conditions or developments regarding the individual issuer are more likely to cause price volatility and weaken the capacity of the issuers of non-investment grade debt securities to make principal and interest payments than issuers of higher grade debt securities. An economic downturn affecting an issuer of non-investment grade debt securities may result in an increased incidence of default. In addition, the market for lower grade debt securities may be thinner and less active than for higher grade debt securities. Short Sales An Investment Fund may attempt to limit its exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities through short sales of securities that its Portfolio Manager believes possess volatility characteristics similar to those being hedged. An Investment Fund may also use short sales for non-hedging purposes to pursue its investment objectives if, in the Portfolio Manager’s view, the security is over-valued in relation to the issuer’s prospects for earnings growth. Short selling is speculative in nature and, in certain circumstances, can substantially increase the effect of adverse price movements on an Investment Fund’s portfolio. A short sale of a security involves the risk that an unlimited increase in the market price of the security can result in an inability to cover the short position and, in turn, a theoretically unlimited loss. There is the risk that the securities borrowed by an Investment Fund in connection with a short sale would need to be returned to the securities lender on little notice. If such request for return of securities occurs at a time when other short sellers of the subject security are receiving similar requests, a “short squeeze” can occur, wherein the Investment Fund might be compelled, at a disadvantageous time, to replace borrowed securities previously sold short with purchases on the open market, possibly at prices significantly in excess of the proceeds received earlier. An Investment Fund may make “short sales against-the-box,” against-the-box, in-kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into those securities) and will be required to hold those securities while the short sale is outstanding. An Investment Fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with initiating, maintaining and closing-out short sales against-the-box. In September 2008, in response to spreading turmoil in the financial markets, the SEC temporarily banned short selling in the stocks of numerous financial services companies, and also promulgated new disclosure requirements with respect to short positions held by investment managers. The SEC’s temporary ban on short selling of such stocks has since expired, but should similar restrictions and/or additional disclosure requirements be promulgated, especially if market turmoil occurs, the Fund and/or Investment Fund may be forced to cover short positions more quickly than otherwise intended and may suffer losses as a result. Such restrictions may also adversely affect the ability of the Fund and/or an Investment Fund (especially if an Investment Fund utilizes short selling as a significant portion of its investment strategy) to execute its investment strategies generally. The SEC adopted amendments to Regulation SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act Mortgage-Backed Securities The Investment Funds may also invest in structured notes, variable rate mortgage-backed securities, including adjustable-rate mortgage securities, which are backed by mortgages with variable rates, and certain classes of collateralized mortgage obligation derivatives, the rate of interest payable under which varies with a designated rate or index. The value of these investments is closely tied to the absolute levels of such rates or indices, or the market’s perception of anticipated changes in those rates or indices. This introduces additional risk factors related to the movements in specific indices or interest rates that may be difficult or impossible to hedge, and which also interact in a complex fashion with prepayment risks. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk of delinquencies on mortgage loans underlying such securities. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of a mortgage-backed security and could result in losses to an Investment Fund. See “Types of Investments and Related Risks – Investment-Related Risks – Highly Volatile Markets” and “Types of Investments and Related Risks – Risks of Fund of Hedge Funds Structure – Valuation.” Non-U.S. Securitiesnon-U.S. issuers and in depositary receipts or shares (of both a sponsored and non-sponsored nature), such as American Depositary Receipts, American Depositary Shares, Global Depositary Receipts or Global Depositary Shares, each of which represent indirect interests in securities of non-U.S. issuers. Sponsored depositary receipts are typically created jointly by a foreign private issuer and a depositary. Non-sponsored depositary receipts are created without the active participation of the foreign private issuer of the deposited securities. As a result, non-sponsored depositary receipts may be viewed as riskier than depositary receipts of a sponsored nature. Non-U.S. securities in which Investment Funds may invest may be listed on non-U.S. securities exchanges or traded in non-U.S. over-the-counter non-U.S. securities are subject to risks generally viewed as not present in the United States. These risks include: varying custody, brokerage and settlement practices; difficulty in pricing of securities; less public information about issuers of non-U.S. securities; less governmental regulation and supervision over the issuance and trading of securities than in the United States; the lack of availability of financial information regarding a non-U.S. issuer or the difficulty of interpreting financial information prepared under non-U.S. accounting standards; less liquidity and more volatility in non-U.S. securities markets; the possibility of expropriation or nationalization; the imposition of withholding and other taxes; adverse political, social or diplomatic developments; limitations on the movement of funds or other assets between different countries; difficulties in invoking legal process abroad and enforcing contractual obligations; and the difficulty of assessing economic trends in non-U.S. countries. Moreover, governmental issuers of non-U.S. securities may be unwilling to repay principal and interest due, and may require that the conditions for payment be renegotiated. Investment in non-U.S. countries typically also involves higher brokerage and custodial expenses than does investment in U.S. securities. Other risks of investing in non-U.S. securities include changes in currency exchange rates (in the case of securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars) and currency exchange control regulations or other non-U.S. or U.S. laws or restrictions, or devaluations of non-U.S. currencies. A decline in the exchange rate would reduce the value of certain of an Investment Fund’s non-U.S. currency denominated portfolio securities irrespective of the performance of the underlying investment. An Investment Fund may also incur costs in connection with conversion between various currencies. The risks associated with investing in non-U.S. securities may be greater with respect to those issued by companies located in emerging industrialized or less developed countries. Risks particularly relevant to emerging markets may include higher dependence on exports and the corresponding importance of international trade, greater risk of inflation, greater controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, increased likelihood of governmental involvement in and control over the economies, governmental decisions to cease support of economic reform programs or to impose centrally planned economies, and less developed corporate laws regarding fiduciary duties of officers and directors and protection of investors. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. Political and Exchange Risks. include potential future adverse political and economic developments, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on interest or other income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source, greater fluctuations in value due to changes in exchange rates, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on such obligations. The U.S. and governments of other countries may renegotiate some or all of its global trade relationships and may impose or threaten to impose significant import tariffs. The imposition of tariffs, trade restrictions, currency restrictions or similar actions (or retaliatory measures taken in response to such actions) could lead to price volatility and overall declines in U.S. and global investment markets. In addition, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA”) could cause securities of a foreign (non-U.S.) company, including ADRs, to be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges if the company does not allow the U.S. government to oversee the auditing of its financial information. Although the requirements of the HFCAA apply to securities of all foreign (non-U.S.) issuers, the SEC has thus far limited its enforcement efforts to securities of Chinese companies. If securities are delisted, an Investment Fund’s ability to transact in such securities will be impaired, and the liquidity and market price of the securities may decline. An Investment Fund may also need to seek other markets in which to transact in such securities, which could increase a Fund’s costs. Certain foreign exchanges impose requirements on the transaction settlement process with respect to certain securities, such as requirements to pre-deliver securities (for a sale) or pre-fund cash (for a buy) to a broker’s account. Such requirements may limit an Investment Fund’s ability to transact in such securities in a timely manner and will subject an Investment Fund to the risk of loss that could result if the broker is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations with respect to pre-delivered securities or pre-funded cash. Settlement Risk. Foreign Currency Transactions non-hedging purposes to generate returns. Foreign currency transactions may involve, for example, the purchase of foreign currencies for U.S. dollars or the maintenance of short positions in foreign currencies. Foreign currency transactions may involve an Investment Fund agreeing to exchange an amount of a currency it does not currently own for another currency at a future date. An Investment Fund would typically engage in such a transaction in anticipation of a decline in the value of the currency it sells relative to the currency that the Investment Fund has contracted to receive in the exchange. A Portfolio Manager’s success in these transactions will depend principally on its ability to predict accurately the future exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. An Investment Fund may enter into forward contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes in pursuing its investment objective. Forward contracts are transactions involving an Investment Fund’s obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a specified price. Forward contracts may be used by an Investment Fund for hedging purposes to protect against uncertainty in the level of future non-U.S. currency exchange rates, such as when an Investment Fund anticipates purchasing or selling a non-U.S. security. This technique would allow the Investment Fund to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of the security. Forward contracts may also be used to attempt to protect the value of an Investment Fund’s existing holdings of non-U.S. securities. Imperfect correlation may exist, however, between an Investment Fund’s non-U.S. securities holdings and the forward contracts entered into with respect to those holdings. Forward contracts may be used for non-hedging purposes in seeking to meet an Investment Fund’s investment objective, such as when the Portfolio Manager to a fund anticipates that particular non-U.S. currencies will appreciate or depreciate in value, even though securities denominated in those currencies are not then held in the Investment Fund’s investment portfolio. Generally, Investment Funds are subject to no requirement that they hedge all or any portion of their exposure to non-U.S. currency risks, and there can be no assurance that hedging techniques will be successful if used. Concentration of Investments; Non-Diversified Portfoliosnon-diversified and invest without limit in a single issuer. As a result of any such concentration of investments or non-diversified portfolios, the portfolios of such Investment Funds are subject to greater volatility than if they had non-concentrated and diversified portfolios. Those Investment Funds that concentrate their investments in a specific industry or sector may be subject to additional risks with respect to those investments, which risks may include, but not be limited to, rapid obsolescence of technology, sensitivity to regulatory changes, minimal barriers to entry, and sensitivity to overall market swings. Industry and Sector Focus Risk Smaller Capitalization Issuers micro-cap companies. Investments in smaller capitalization companies often involve significantly greater risks than the securities of larger, better-known companies because they may lack the management expertise, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. The prices of the securities of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than larger, more established companies, as these securities typically are less liquid and traded in lower volume and the issuers typically are more subject to changes in earnings and prospects. In addition, when selling large positions in small capitalization securities, the seller may have to sell holdings at discounts from quoted prices or may have to make a series of small sales over a period of time. Distressed Securities companies to pay their debts on schedule could be affected by adverse interest rate movements, changes in the general economic climate, economic factors affecting a particular industry or specific developments within the companies. An Investment Fund’s investment in any instrument may not be subject to any minimum credit standard and a significant portion of the obligations and preferred stock in which an Investment Fund may invest may be less than investment grade, which may result in the Fund’s experiencing greater risks than it would if investing in higher rated instruments. Non-Diversified Status“non-diversified” investment company for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means that the Fund is not subject to limitations under the 1940 Act on the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of any one issuer. The Fund’s net asset value may therefore be subject to greater volatility than that of an investment company that is subject to such a limitation on diversification. The Fund will, however, endeavor to limit investments in any single Investment Fund to 15% of the Fund’s total assets (measured at the time of purchase). The Investment Manager believes that this approach helps to reduce the Fund’s overall investment risk. Leverage Trading equity securities on margin involves an initial cash requirement representing at least a percentage of the underlying security’s value. Borrowings to purchase equity securities typically will be secured by the pledge of those securities. The financing of securities purchases may also be effected through reverse repurchase agreements with banks, brokers and other financial institutions. Although leverage will increase investment return if an Investment Fund earns a greater return on the investments purchased with borrowed funds than it pays for the use of those funds, the use of leverage will decrease the return on an Investment Fund if the Investment Fund fails to earn as much on investments purchased with borrowed funds as it pays for the use of those funds. The use of leverage will in this way magnify the volatility of changes in the value of an investment in the Investment Funds. In the event that an Investment Fund’s equity or debt instruments decline in value, the Investment Fund could be subject to a “margin call” or “collateral call,” under which the Investment Fund must either deposit additional collateral with the lender or suffer mandatory liquidation of the pledged securities to compensate for the decline in value. In the event of a sudden, precipitous drop in value of an Investment Fund’s assets, the Investment Fund might not be able to liquidate assets quickly enough to pay off its borrowing. Money borrowed for leveraging will be subject to interest costs that may or may not be recovered by return on the securities purchased. The Investment Fund may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with its borrowings or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate. The 1940 Act requires a registered investment company to satisfy an asset coverage requirement of 300% of its indebtedness (200% with respect to the outstanding amount of preferred shares issued by such investment company), including amounts borrowed, measured at the time the investment company incurs the indebtedness. This requirement means that the value of the investment company’s total indebtedness may not exceed one-third the value of its total assets (including the amounts borrowed and assets acquired with amounts borrowed) and the value of the investment company’s outstanding preferred shares may not exceed one-half the value of its total assets (including the assets purchased with the proceeds of the preferred shares). This limit does not apply to the Investment Funds so that the Fund’s portfolio may be exposed to the risk of highly leveraged investment programs of certain Investment Funds and the volatility of the value of Interests may be great. Repurchase and Reverse Repurchase Agreements Fund’s simultaneous agreement to repurchase or sell the security for a fixed price (reflecting a market rate of interest) on a specific date. These transactions involve a risk that the other party to a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement will be unable or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which may result in losses to the Investment Fund. Repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions are a form of leverage that may also increase the volatility of an Investment Fund’s investment portfolio. Purchasing Initial Public Offerings Derivatives If an Investment Fund or the Fund invests in derivatives at inopportune times or incorrectly judges market conditions, the investments may lower the return of the Investment Fund or the Fund or result in a loss. An Investment Fund or the Fund also could experience losses if derivatives are poorly correlated with its other investments, or if the Investment Fund or the Fund is unable to liquidate the position because of an illiquid secondary market. The market for many derivatives is, or suddenly can become, illiquid. Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid and unpredictable changes in the prices for derivatives. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund or an Investment Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund or an Investment Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund or an Investment Fund to value accurately. Derivatives also can expose the Fund to derivative liquidity risk which includes risks involving the liquidity demands that derivatives can create to make payments of margin, collateral, or settlement payments to counterparties, legal risk, which includes the risk of loss resulting from insufficient or unenforceable contractual documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of an Investment Fund’s or Fund’s counterparty and operational risk, which includes documentation or settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls and human error. An Investment Fund or the Fund may use derivatives for various purposes, including to gain targeted security exposure from its cash position, to manage duration or to gain or adjust sector or yield curve exposure, to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Investment Fund’s or Fund’s returns. Options and Futures so-called “synthetic” options or other derivatives written by broker-dealers or other permissible financial intermediaries. Options transactions may be effected on securities or commodity exchanges or in the over-the-counter over-the-counter, Over-the-counter The Fund and the Investment Funds may purchase call and put options on specific securities, commodities, or futures contracts and may write and sell covered or uncovered call and put options for hedging purposes in pursuing the investment objectives of the Fund or the Investment Funds. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract at a stated exercise price, typically at any time prior to the expiration of the option. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract at a stated exercise price, typically at any time prior to the expiration of the option. A covered call option is a call option with respect to which the seller of the option owns the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract. The sale of such an option exposes the seller during the term of the option to possible loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price of the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract or to possible continued holding of a security, commodity, or futures contract that might otherwise have been sold to protect against depreciation in the market price of the security, commodity, or futures contract. A covered put option is a put option with respect to which cash or liquid securities have been placed in a segregated account on the books of or with a custodian to fulfill the obligation undertaken. The sale of such an option exposes the seller during the term of the option to a decline in price of the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract while depriving the seller of the opportunity to invest the segregated assets. The market value of an option may be adversely affected if the market for the option is reduced or becomes less liquid. Additionally, the market for an option may be impacted by the availability of additional expiry cycles, which may lead trading volume into contracts closer to expiration. The Fund and the Investment Funds may close out a position when writing options by purchasing an option on the same security, commodity, or futures contract with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option that it has previously written on the security, commodity, or futures contract. In such a case, the Fund or the Investment Fund will realize a profit or loss if the amount paid to purchase an option is less or more than the amount received from the sale of the option. Investment Funds may enter into futures contracts in U.S. markets or on exchanges located outside the United States. Non-U.S. markets may offer advantages such as trading opportunities or arbitrage possibilities not available in the United States. Non-U.S. markets, however, may have greater risk potential than U.S. markets. For example, some non-U.S. exchanges are principal markets so that no common clearing facility exists and an investor may look only to the broker for performance of the contract. In addition, any profits realized could be eliminated by adverse changes in the exchange rate, or the Fund or an Investment Fund could incur losses as a result of those changes. Transactions on non-U.S. exchanges may include both commodities that are traded on U.S. exchanges and those that are not. Unlike trading on U.S. commodity exchanges, trading on non-U.S. commodity exchanges is not regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC Engaging in transactions in futures contracts involves risk of loss to the Fund or the Investment Fund that could adversely affect the value of the Fund’s net assets. No assurance can be given that a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Many futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified periods during the trading day. Futures contract prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting the Fund or the Investment Funds to substantial losses. Successful use of futures also is subject to the Investment Manager’s or a Portfolio Manager’s ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the relevant market, and, to the extent the transaction is entered into for hedging purposes, to determine the appropriate correlation between the transaction being hedged and the price movements of the futures contract. Under the SEC rule related to the use of derivatives, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements and certain other transactions by registered investment companies, the Fund’s trading of derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations is subject to a value-at-risk VaR non-standard settlement cycle, and the transaction will be deemed not to involve a senior security under the 1940 Act, provided that (i) the Fund intends to physically settle the transaction and (ii) the transaction will settle within 35 days of its trade date (the “Delayed-Settlement Securities Provision Call and Put Options on Securities Indices over-the-counter non-hedging purposes in seeking to achieve the investment objectives of the Fund or the Investment Funds. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks included in the index. Successful use of options on stock indexes will be subject to the Investment Manager’s or a Portfolio Manager’s ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the stock market generally or of a particular industry or market segment, which requires different skills and techniques from those involved in predicting changes in the price of individual stocks. Warrants and Rights Swap Agreements considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost than if the Fund or an Investment Fund had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than a year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” that is, the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular non-U.S. currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. Most swap agreements entered into by the Fund or an Investment Fund would require the calculation of the obligations of the parties to the agreements on a “net basis.” Consequently, current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement generally will be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the “net amount”). The risk of loss with respect to swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that the Fund or the Investment Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to a swap defaults, the Fund’s or the Investment Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund or the Investment Fund contractually is entitled to receive. To achieve investment returns equivalent to those achieved by a Portfolio Manager in whose Investment Fund the Fund could not invest directly, perhaps because of its investment minimum or its unavailability for direct investment, the Fund may enter into swap agreements under which the Fund may agree, on a net basis, to pay a return based on a floating interest rate, and to receive the total return of the reference Investment Fund over a stated time period. The Fund may seek to achieve the same investment result through the use of other derivatives in similar circumstances. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivatives as described above is unclear. Swap agreements and other derivatives used in this manner may be treated as a “constructive ownership of the reference property,” which may result in a portion of any long-term capital gain being treated as ordinary income. The Fund’s obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by the maintenance of a segregated account consisting of cash or liquid securities to avoid any potential leveraging of the Fund. To the extent that the Fund’s derivatives are entered into for hedging purposes, the Investment Manager believes that such obligations do not constitute “senior securities” under the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to the Fund’s borrowing restrictions. Structured Note Risk assurance that one will develop. The lack of a highly liquid secondary market may make it difficult for the Fund or an Investment Fund to sell the commodity, currency, equity and fixed income linked structured notes it holds at an acceptable price or accurately value them. Structured notes are synthetic instruments and the Fund and Investment Funds have no claim on the underlying reference asset. Registered Investment Company Securities. open-end and closed-end registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds. The Fund may invest in registered investment company securities as may be permitted by (i) the 1940 Act; (ii) the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1940 Act; or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Fund from provisions of the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act generally prohibits a registered investment company from acquiring more than 3% of the outstanding voting shares of a registered investment company and limits such investments to no more than 5% of a portfolio’s total assets in any one registered investment company, and no more than 10% in any combination of registered investment companies. To the extent the Fund invests a portion of its assets in registered investment company securities, those assets will be subject to the risks of the purchased registered investment company’s portfolio securities, and a Member will bear not only his proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly the expenses of the purchased registered investment company. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund may invest some or all of its short term cash investments in one or more affiliated money market funds. In connection with any such investments, the Fund, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, will pay its share of all expenses (other than advisory and administrative fees) of a money market fund in which it invests, which may result in the Fund bearing some additional expenses. Exchange-Traded Funds (“ ETFs ”). Lending Portfolio Securities 1 /3 % of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including all assets received as collateral for the loans). When-Issued and Forward Commitment Securities purchased pursuant to a forward commitment or on a when-issued basis prior to delivery to the Investment Fund. When-issued securities and forward commitments may be sold prior to the settlement date. If an Investment Fund disposes of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition or disposes of its right to deliver or receive against a forward commitment, it may incur a gain or loss. These transactions, if effected by the Fund or by a Separately Managed Account, will be subject to the Fund’s limitation on indebtedness unless, at the time the transaction is entered into, the Fund has established and maintains a segregated account consisting of cash, U.S. Government securities or liquid securities equal to the value of the when-issued or forward commitment securities. The risk exists that securities purchased on a when-issued basis may not be delivered and that the purchaser of securities sold by an Investment Fund on a forward basis will not honor its purchase obligation. In such cases, an Investment Fund or the Fund may incur a loss. Restricted and Illiquid Investments pre-existing side pocket investments. Side pocket investments will generally be carried on the books of the Investment Funds (and consequently on the books of the Fund) at fair value (which may be cost) as determined by the Portfolio Managers. There is no guarantee that fair value will represent the value that will be realized by an Investment Fund on the eventual disposition of the side pocket investment or that would, in fact, be realized upon its immediate disposition. If an investor, such as the Fund, were to redeem its interest in an Investment Fund that makes side pocket investments, the Fund would typically remain exposed to the risk of loss on its indirect interest in any side pocket until such investments were realized or deemed realized. Management fees, performance fees and other expenses of the Investment Fund would typically continue to accrue until the side pocket investment is realized or deemed realized. If the proceeds from the disposition of a side pocket investment were insufficient to cover any accrued expenses, such accrued expenses might be borne disproportionately by other investors in such Investment Fund, including the Fund. Upon complete redemption or withdrawal from an Investment Fund, distribution of amounts attributable to side pockets may be postponed pending the realization of such investment or the date when they become readily marketable. Upon realization, the interest of investors attributable to such side pocket will generally be redeemed by the Investment Fund at the current fair market value, and the proceeds generally will either be applied to purchase a corresponding non-side pocket interest in the Investment Fund at net asset value or paid out to such investors in cash (or, in certain circumstances, in kind). When registration is required to sell a security, an Investment Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses, and a considerable period may elapse between the decision to sell and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If adverse market conditions developed during this period, an Investment Fund might obtain a less favorable price than the price that prevailed when it decided to sell. Investment Funds may be unable to sell restricted and other illiquid securities at the most opportune times or at prices approximating the value at which they purchased the securities. The Fund’s interests in Investment Funds are themselves illiquid and subject to substantial restrictions on transfer. The Fund’s ability to liquidate an interest and withdraw from an Investment Fund will likely be limited, and certain Investment Funds may impose lock-up periods, during which time no redemptions or withdrawals may be made, assess fees for withdrawals or limit liquidity with respect to the Fund’s interest in side pocket investments. In addition, an Investment Fund may enter into separately negotiated arrangements (“side letters with certain investors, pursuant to which the Investment Fund may grant such investors the right to liquidate some or all of their interests with fewer restrictions than those applicable to other investors. While the Fund will attempt to obtain the most favorable terms available for its investment in an Investment Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to obtain terms which are equal to an Investment Fund’s other investors. If the Fund is not able to obtain similar terms with respect to its investments in an Investment Fund, the Fund may be less able to liquidate its interest in such Investment Fund than other Investment Fund investors who have obtained such terms, and the Fund may thus be disadvantaged relative to such other investors as a result. The lack of liquidity of these Investment Funds’ interests may adversely affect the Fund were the Fund to have to sell or redeem interests at an inopportune time. Counterparty Credit Risk “over-the-counter” over-the-counter marking-to-market Risks of Fund of Hedge Funds Structure The Investment Funds will not be registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act. The Fund, as an investor in these Investment Funds, will not have the benefit of the protections afforded by the 1940 Act to investors in registered investment companies. Although the Investment Manager will receive information from each Investment Fund regarding its investment performance and investment strategy, the Investment Manager may have little or no means of independently verifying this information. An Investment Fund may use proprietary investment strategies that are not fully disclosed to the Investment Manager, which may involve risks under some market conditions that are not anticipated by the Investment Manager. The performance of the Fund depends on the success of the Investment Manager in selecting Investment Funds for investment by the Fund and the allocation and reallocation of Fund assets among those Investment Funds. Past results of Portfolio Managers selected by the Investment Manager are not necessarily indicative of future performance. No assurance can be made that profits will be achieved or that substantial losses will not be incurred. For the Fund to complete its tax reporting requirements and for the Fund to provide an audited annual report to Members, it must receive timely information from the Investment Funds. An Investment Fund’s delay in providing this information could delay the Fund’s preparation of tax information for investors, which could require Members to seek extensions on the time to file their tax returns, or could delay the preparation of the Fund’s annual report. Each Portfolio Manager will receive any incentive-based allocations to which it is entitled irrespective of the performance of the other Portfolio Managers and the Fund generally. As a result, a Portfolio Manager with positive performance may receive compensation from the Fund, as an investor in an underlying Investment Fund, and indirectly from its Members, even if the Fund’s overall returns are negative. Investment decisions of the Investment Funds are made by the Portfolio Managers independently of each other so that, at any particular time, one Investment Fund may be purchasing shares of an issuer whose shares are being sold at the same time by another Investment Fund. Transactions of this sort could result in the Fund’s directly or indirectly incurring certain transaction costs without accomplishing any net investment result. Because the Fund may make additional investments in or withdrawals from Investment Funds only at certain times according to limitations set out in the governing documents of the Investment Funds, the Fund from time to time may have to invest some of its assets temporarily in money market securities or money market funds, among other similar types of investments. Investment Funds may permit or require that redemptions of interests be made in-kind. Upon its withdrawal of all or a portion of its interest in an Investment Fund, the Fund may receive securities that are illiquid or difficult to value. This would be especially likely in times of general market turmoil and/or times in which the market for certain types of securities held by such Investment Fund is disrupted. In such a case, the Investment Manager would seek to cause the Fund to dispose of these securities in a manner that is in the best interests of the Fund, but there can be no assurance that the Investment Manager will be able to do so in a timely or efficient manner. See “Types of Investments and Related Risks – Investment Related Risks – Restricted and Illiquid Investments.” The Fund may not be able to withdraw from an Investment Fund except at certain designated times, limiting the ability of the Investment Manager to withdraw assets from an Investment Fund that may have poor performance or for other reasons. Other risks that the Investment Manager believes are associated with the Fund’s fund of hedge funds investment approach include: Valuation Securities Believed to Be Undervalued or Incorrectly Valued Dilution Fees and Expenses of Investment Funds Turnover potentially involving substantial brokerage commissions and fees. The Fund will have no control over this turnover. As a result of this turnover, it is anticipated that the Fund’s income and gains, if any, will be primarily derived from ordinary income and short-term capital gains. In addition, the withdrawal of the Fund from an Investment Fund could involve expenses to the Fund under the terms of the Fund’s investment. Inability to Invest in Investment Funds Indemnification of Investment Funds Indirect Investment in Investment Funds Investments in Non-Voting Securitiesnon-voting form. Additionally, for regulatory reasons, the Fund may need to limit the amount of voting securities it holds in any particular Investment Fund, and may as a result hold substantial amounts of non-voting securities in a particular Investment Fund. To limit its voting interest in certain Investment Funds, the Fund may enter into contractual arrangements under which the Fund irrevocably waives its rights (if any) to vote its interest in an Investment Fund. The Fund will not receive any consideration in return for entering into a voting waiver arrangement. Other investment funds or accounts managed by the Investment Manager may also waive their voting rights in a particular Investment Fund. These voting waiver arrangements may increase the ability of the Fund to invest in certain Investment Funds. However, to the extent the Fund holds non-voting securities of an Investment Fund, it will not be able to vote on matters that require the approval of the investors in the Investment Fund. This restriction could diminish the influence of the Fund in an Investment Fund and adversely affect its investment in the Investment Fund, which could result in unpredictable and potentially adverse effects on Members. Control over Portfolio Managers OTHER RISKS Investing in the Fund will involve risks other than those associated with investments made by Investment Funds including those described below: Investment in Larger Portfolio Managers start-up Portfolio Managers. Performance and Incentive Arrangements Availability of Investment Opportunities Control Positions Inadequate Return Inside Information non-public information concerning an entity in which the Fund has invested, or proposes to invest. Possession of that information may limit the ability of the Fund to buy or sell securities of the entity. Recourse to the Fund’s Assets Possible Exclusion of a Member Based on Certain Detrimental Effects
The effect of these provisions may be to deprive an investor in the Fund of an opportunity for a return even though other investors in the Fund might enjoy such a return. Limitations on Transfer and Liquidity Risks pro-rated downward. Further, a Repurchase Fee will be charged for repurchases of Members’ Interests at any time prior to the day immediately preceding the one-year anniversary of a Member’s purchase of its Interest, which may act as a disincentive to a Member seeking to have its Interest repurchased on a short-term basis and will reduce as to that investor the return of any investment in the Fund repurchased within one year. For these reasons, Interests should only be acquired by investors able to commit their funds for an indefinite period of time. Repurchase Risks Notice Due Date th calendar day of the second month prior to the month in which the date that the Interests are to be repurchased by the Fund (the “Repurchase Date election to tender has been made. It is possible that during the time period between the Notice Due Date and the Repurchase Date, general economic and market conditions, or specific events affecting one or more underlying Investment Funds, could cause a decline in the value of Interests in the Fund. See “Redemptions, Repurchases and Transfers of Interests.” Potential Significant Effect of the Performance of a Limited Number of Investments. Tax Considerations; Distributions to Members and Payment of Tax Liability Infectious Disease Risk. COVID-19 negatively affected economies, markets and individual companies throughout the world, including those in which the Fund and Investment Funds invest. The effects of any future pandemic or other global event to public health and business and market conditions may have a significant negative impact on the performance of a fund’s investments, increase a fund’s volatility, exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks to a fund, and negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations have taken or may take actions in response to a pandemic or other global event that affect the instruments in which a fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s investment performance. The ultimate impact of any pandemic or other global event and the extent to which the associated conditions and governmental responses impact the Fund will also depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, difficult to accurately predict and subject to frequent changes. Legal and Regulatory Risks non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by an Investment Fund or Fund, the strategies used by an Investment Fund or Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to an Investment Fund or Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws may adversely impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of an Investment Fund or Fund or taxation of shareholders or members. Additionally, as a result of regulatory requirements, an Investment Fund or Fund may be prohibited from investing, or continuing to invest, in certain companies that are considered attractive investments, while at the same time other funds and investors not subject to the same regulations. Cyber Security Risk sub-advisers, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian or their agents), Investment Funds, Portfolio Managers, financial intermediaries, companies in which the Fund invests and parties with which the Fund engages in portfolio or other transactions also may be adversely impacted by cyber security risks in their own businesses, which could result in losses to the Fund or its shareholders. While measures have been developed which are designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security, there is no guarantee that those measures will be effective, particularly since the Fund does not directly control the cyber security defenses or plans of its service providers, Investment Funds, Portfolio Managers, financial intermediaries and companies in which it invests or with which it does business. Volcker Rule Risk. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | General The value of the Fund’s total net assets may be expected to fluctuate in response to fluctuations in the value of the Investment Funds and other investments in which the Fund invests. Discussed below are the investments the Investment Manager anticipates will generally be made by Investment Funds and the principal risks that the Investment Manager believes are associated with those investments. To the extent the Fund makes such investment directly, the same risks would apply. These risks will, in turn, have an effect on the Fund.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Investment-Related Risks General Economic and Market Conditions Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics, or pandemics.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Covenant-Lite Obligations. obligations do not feature traditional financial maintenance covenants, which are intended to protect lenders and investors by imposing certain restrictions and other limitations on a borrower’s operations or assets and by providing certain information and consent rights to lenders. Covenant-lite obligations allow borrowers to exercise more flexibility with respect to certain activities that may otherwise be limited or prohibited under similar loan obligations that are not covenant-lite. In an investment with a traditional financial maintenance covenant, the borrower is required to meet certain regular, specific financial tests over the term of the investment; in a covenant-lite obligation, the borrower would only be required to satisfy certain financial tests at the time it proposes to take a specific action or engage in a specific transaction (e.g., issuing additional debt, paying a dividend, or making an acquisition) or at a time when another financial criteria has been met (e.g., reduced availability under a revolving credit facility, or asset value falling below a certain percentage of outstanding debt obligations). In addition, in a loan with traditional covenants, the borrower is required to provide certain periodic financial reporting that typically includes a detailed calculation of certain financial metrics; in a covenant-lite obligation, certain detailed financial information is only required to be provided when a financial metric is required to be calculated, which may result in more limited access to financial information, difficulty evaluating the borrower’s financial performance over time and delays in exercising rights and remedies in the event of a significant financial decline. In addition, in the event of default, covenant-lite obligations may exhibit diminished recovery values as the lender may not have the opportunity to negotiate with the borrower or take other measures intended to mitigate losses prior to default. Accordingly, a Fund may have fewer rights with respect to covenant-lite obligations, including fewer protections against the possibility of default and fewer remedies, and may experience losses or delays in enforcing its rights on covenant-lite obligations. As a result, investments in or exposure to covenant-lite obligations are generally subject to more risk than investments that contain traditional financial maintenance covenants and financial reporting requirements.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Highly Volatile Markets The Fund may take a position in Investment Funds that invest in the publicly traded and privately placed equity or other securities of companies in the information technology and Internet sectors. These investments are subject to inherent market risks and fluctuations as a result of fund earnings, economic conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Investment Manager. The public equity markets have experienced significant price volatility, especially in the technology sector.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Investment Style Risk The returns from Investment Funds which follow one investment strategy may at times be better or worse than the returns from Investment Funds which follow other types of investment strategies. If the Fund does not allocate an appropriate proportion of its assets to Investment Funds which follow strategies which are in favor among investors, the Fund’s returns may underperform accordingly. Various types of investment strategies go through cycles of performing better or worse than the stock or bond market in general. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to reallocate its investments among Investment Funds to match the Fund’s investments to investment styles which are in favor at any given moment. At any time, the performance of the Fund may thus be better or worse than the performance of funds that have a different investment style or a specific investment style which they follow consistently rather than attempting to allocate between different styles.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Equity Securities non-U.S. issuers. Investment Funds also may invest in depositary receipts or shares relating to non-U.S. securities. Equity securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the fundamental economic condition of the issuer of the securities, including general economic and market conditions, and these fluctuations can be pronounced. Investment Funds may purchase securities in all available securities trading markets and may invest in equity securities without restriction as to market capitalization, such as those issued by smaller capitalization companies, including micro-cap companies. See “Smaller Capitalization Issuers” and “Non-U.S. Securities.” |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Bonds and Other Fixed Income Securities non-U.S., and may take short positions in these securities. Investment Funds will invest in these securities when they offer opportunities for capital appreciation (or capital depreciation in the case of short positions) and may also invest in these securities for temporary defensive purposes and to maintain liquidity. Fixed income securities include, among other securities: bonds, notes and debentures issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations; debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government securities non-U.S. government; municipal securities; and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. These securities may pay fixed, variable or floating rates of interest, and may include zero coupon obligations. Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of the issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payments on its obligations (i.e., credit risk) and are subject to price volatility resulting from, among other things, interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity (i.e., market risk). The Investment Funds may face a heightened level of interest rate risk due to certain changes in monetary policy. It is difficult to predict the pace at which central banks or monetary authorities may change interest rates or the timing, frequency, or magnitude of such changes. Any such changes could be sudden and could expose debt markets to significant volatility and reduced liquidity for the Investment Funds. Investment Funds may invest in both investment grade debt securities and
non-investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds). Non-investment grade debt securities in the lowest rating categories may involve a substantial risk of default or may be in default. Adverse changes in economic conditions or developments regarding the individual issuer are more likely to cause price volatility and weaken the capacity of the issuers of non-investment grade debt securities to make principal and interest payments than issuers of higher grade debt securities. An economic downturn affecting an issuer of non-investment grade debt securities may result in an increased incidence of default. In addition, the market for lower grade debt securities may be thinner and less active than for higher grade debt securities. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Short Sales An Investment Fund may attempt to limit its exposure to a possible market decline in the value of its portfolio securities through short sales of securities that its Portfolio Manager believes possess volatility characteristics similar to those being hedged. An Investment Fund may also use short sales for non-hedging purposes to pursue its investment objectives if, in the Portfolio Manager’s view, the security is over-valued in relation to the issuer’s prospects for earnings growth. Short selling is speculative in nature and, in certain circumstances, can substantially increase the effect of adverse price movements on an Investment Fund’s portfolio. A short sale of a security involves the risk that an unlimited increase in the market price of the security can result in an inability to cover the short position and, in turn, a theoretically unlimited loss. There is the risk that the securities borrowed by an Investment Fund in connection with a short sale would need to be returned to the securities lender on little notice. If such request for return of securities occurs at a time when other short sellers of the subject security are receiving similar requests, a “short squeeze” can occur, wherein the Investment Fund might be compelled, at a disadvantageous time, to replace borrowed securities previously sold short with purchases on the open market, possibly at prices significantly in excess of the proceeds received earlier. An Investment Fund may make “short sales against-the-box,” against-the-box, in-kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into those securities) and will be required to hold those securities while the short sale is outstanding. An Investment Fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with initiating, maintaining and closing-out short sales against-the-box. In September 2008, in response to spreading turmoil in the financial markets, the SEC temporarily banned short selling in the stocks of numerous financial services companies, and also promulgated new disclosure requirements with respect to short positions held by investment managers. The SEC’s temporary ban on short selling of such stocks has since expired, but should similar restrictions and/or additional disclosure requirements be promulgated, especially if market turmoil occurs, the Fund and/or Investment Fund may be forced to cover short positions more quickly than otherwise intended and may suffer losses as a result. Such restrictions may also adversely affect the ability of the Fund and/or an Investment Fund (especially if an Investment Fund utilizes short selling as a significant portion of its investment strategy) to execute its investment strategies generally. The SEC adopted amendments to Regulation SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
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| Risk [Text Block] | Mortgage-Backed Securities The Investment Funds may also invest in structured notes, variable rate mortgage-backed securities, including adjustable-rate mortgage securities, which are backed by mortgages with variable rates, and certain classes of collateralized mortgage obligation derivatives, the rate of interest payable under which varies with a designated rate or index. The value of these investments is closely tied to the absolute levels of such rates or indices, or the market’s perception of anticipated changes in those rates or indices. This introduces additional risk factors related to the movements in specific indices or interest rates that may be difficult or impossible to hedge, and which also interact in a complex fashion with prepayment risks. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk of delinquencies on mortgage loans underlying such securities. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of a mortgage-backed security and could result in losses to an Investment Fund. See “Types of Investments and Related Risks – Investment-Related Risks – Highly Volatile Markets” and “Types of Investments and Related Risks – Risks of Fund of Hedge Funds Structure – Valuation.”
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| Risk [Text Block] | Non-U.S. Securitiesnon-U.S. issuers and in depositary receipts or shares (of both a sponsored and non-sponsored nature), such as American Depositary Receipts, American Depositary Shares, Global Depositary Receipts or Global Depositary Shares, each of which represent indirect interests in securities of non-U.S. issuers. Sponsored depositary receipts are typically created jointly by a foreign private issuer and a depositary. Non-sponsored depositary receipts are created without the active participation of the foreign private issuer of the deposited securities. As a result, non-sponsored depositary receipts may be viewed as riskier than depositary receipts of a sponsored nature. Non-U.S. securities in which Investment Funds may invest may be listed on non-U.S. securities exchanges or traded in non-U.S. over-the-counter non-U.S. securities are subject to risks generally viewed as not present in the United States. These risks include: varying custody, brokerage and settlement practices; difficulty in pricing of securities; less public information about issuers of non-U.S. securities; less governmental regulation and supervision over the issuance and trading of securities than in the United States; the lack of availability of financial information regarding a non-U.S. issuer or the difficulty of interpreting financial information prepared under non-U.S. accounting standards; less liquidity and more volatility in non-U.S. securities markets; the possibility of expropriation or nationalization; the imposition of withholding and other taxes; adverse political, social or diplomatic developments; limitations on the movement of funds or other assets between different countries; difficulties in invoking legal process abroad and enforcing contractual obligations; and the difficulty of assessing economic trends in non-U.S. countries. Moreover, governmental issuers of non-U.S. securities may be unwilling to repay principal and interest due, and may require that the conditions for payment be renegotiated. Investment in non-U.S. countries typically also involves higher brokerage and custodial expenses than does investment in U.S. securities. Other risks of investing in non-U.S. securities include changes in currency exchange rates (in the case of securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars) and currency exchange control regulations or other non-U.S. or U.S. laws or restrictions, or devaluations of non-U.S. currencies. A decline in the exchange rate would reduce the value of certain of an Investment Fund’s non-U.S. currency denominated portfolio securities irrespective of the performance of the underlying investment. An Investment Fund may also incur costs in connection with conversion between various currencies. The risks associated with investing in
non-U.S. securities may be greater with respect to those issued by companies located in emerging industrialized or less developed countries. Risks particularly relevant to emerging markets may include higher dependence on exports and the corresponding importance of international trade, greater risk of inflation, greater controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital, increased likelihood of governmental involvement in and control over the economies, governmental decisions to cease support of economic reform programs or to impose centrally planned economies, and less developed corporate laws regarding fiduciary duties of officers and directors and protection of investors. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Political and Exchange Risks. include potential future adverse political and economic developments, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on interest or other income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source, greater fluctuations in value due to changes in exchange rates, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on such obligations. The U.S. and governments of other countries may renegotiate some or all of its global trade relationships and may impose or threaten to impose significant import tariffs. The imposition of tariffs, trade restrictions, currency restrictions or similar actions (or retaliatory measures taken in response to such actions) could lead to price volatility and overall declines in U.S. and global investment markets. In addition, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA”) could cause securities of a foreign
(non-U.S.) company, including ADRs, to be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges if the company does not allow the U.S. government to oversee the auditing of its financial information. Although the requirements of the HFCAA apply to securities of all foreign (non-U.S.) issuers, the SEC has thus far limited its enforcement efforts to securities of Chinese companies. If securities are delisted, an Investment Fund’s ability to transact in such securities will be impaired, and the liquidity and market price of the securities may decline. An Investment Fund may also need to seek other markets in which to transact in such securities, which could increase a Fund’s costs. Certain foreign exchanges impose requirements on the transaction settlement process with respect to certain securities, such as requirements to pre-deliver securities (for a sale) or pre-fund cash (for a buy) to a broker’s account. Such requirements may limit an Investment Fund’s ability to transact in such securities in a timely manner and will subject an Investment Fund to the risk of loss that could result if the broker is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations with respect to pre-delivered securities or pre-funded cash. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Foreign Currency Transactions non-hedging purposes to generate returns. Foreign currency transactions may involve, for example, the purchase of foreign currencies for U.S. dollars or the maintenance of short positions in foreign currencies. Foreign currency transactions may involve an Investment Fund agreeing to exchange an amount of a currency it does not currently own for another currency at a future date. An Investment Fund would typically engage in such a transaction in anticipation of a decline in the value of the currency it sells relative to the currency that the Investment Fund has contracted to receive in the exchange. A Portfolio Manager’s success in these transactions will depend principally on its ability to predict accurately the future exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. An Investment Fund may enter into forward contracts for hedging and
non-hedging purposes in pursuing its investment objective. Forward contracts are transactions involving an Investment Fund’s obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date at a specified price. Forward contracts may be used by an Investment Fund for hedging purposes to protect against uncertainty in the level of future non-U.S. currency exchange rates, such as when an Investment Fund anticipates purchasing or selling a non-U.S. security. This technique would allow the Investment Fund to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of the security. Forward contracts may also be used to attempt to protect the value of an Investment Fund’s existing holdings of non-U.S. securities. Imperfect correlation may exist, however, between an Investment Fund’s non-U.S. securities holdings and the forward contracts entered into with respect to those holdings. Forward contracts may be used for non-hedging purposes in seeking to meet an Investment Fund’s investment objective, such as when the Portfolio Manager to a fund anticipates that particular non-U.S. currencies will appreciate or depreciate in value, even though securities denominated in those currencies are not then held in the Investment Fund’s investment portfolio. Generally, Investment Funds are subject to no requirement that they hedge all or any portion of their exposure to non-U.S. currency risks, and there can be no assurance that hedging techniques will be successful if used. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Concentration of Investments; Non-Diversified Portfoliosnon-diversified and invest without limit in a single issuer. As a result of any such concentration of investments or non-diversified portfolios, the portfolios of such Investment Funds are subject to greater volatility than if they had non-concentrated and diversified portfolios. Those Investment Funds that concentrate their investments in a specific industry or sector may be subject to additional risks with respect to those investments, which risks may include, but not be limited to, rapid obsolescence of technology, sensitivity to regulatory changes, minimal barriers to entry, and sensitivity to overall market swings. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Smaller Capitalization Issuers micro-cap companies. Investments in smaller capitalization companies often involve significantly greater risks than the securities of larger, better-known companies because they may lack the management expertise, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. The prices of the securities of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than larger, more established companies, as these securities typically are less liquid and traded in lower volume and the issuers typically are more subject to changes in earnings and prospects. In addition, when selling large positions in small capitalization securities, the seller may have to sell holdings at discounts from quoted prices or may have to make a series of small sales over a period of time. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Distressed Securities companies to pay their debts on schedule could be affected by adverse interest rate movements, changes in the general economic climate, economic factors affecting a particular industry or specific developments within the companies. An Investment Fund’s investment in any instrument may not be subject to any minimum credit standard and a significant portion of the obligations and preferred stock in which an Investment Fund may invest may be less than investment grade, which may result in the Fund’s experiencing greater risks than it would if investing in higher rated instruments.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Non-Diversified Status“non-diversified” investment company for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means that the Fund is not subject to limitations under the 1940 Act on the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of any one issuer. The Fund’s net asset value may therefore be subject to greater volatility than that of an investment company that is subject to such a limitation on diversification. The Fund will, however, endeavor to limit investments in any single Investment Fund to 15% of the Fund’s total assets (measured at the time of purchase). The Investment Manager believes that this approach helps to reduce the Fund’s overall investment risk. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Leverage Trading equity securities on margin involves an initial cash requirement representing at least a percentage of the underlying security’s value. Borrowings to purchase equity securities typically will be secured by the pledge of those securities. The financing of securities purchases may also be effected through reverse repurchase agreements with banks, brokers and other financial institutions. Although leverage will increase investment return if an Investment Fund earns a greater return on the investments purchased with borrowed funds than it pays for the use of those funds, the use of leverage will decrease the return on an Investment Fund if the Investment Fund fails to earn as much on investments purchased with borrowed funds as it pays for the use of those funds. The use of leverage will in this way magnify the volatility of changes in the value of an investment in the Investment Funds. In the event that an Investment Fund’s equity or debt instruments decline in value, the Investment Fund could be subject to a “margin call” or “collateral call,” under which the Investment Fund must either deposit additional collateral with the lender or suffer mandatory liquidation of the pledged securities to compensate for the decline in value. In the event of a sudden, precipitous drop in value of an Investment Fund’s assets, the Investment Fund might not be able to liquidate assets quickly enough to pay off its borrowing. Money borrowed for leveraging will be subject to interest costs that may or may not be recovered by return on the securities purchased. The Investment Fund may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with its borrowings or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate. The 1940 Act requires a registered investment company to satisfy an asset coverage requirement of 300% of its indebtedness (200% with respect to the outstanding amount of preferred shares issued by such investment company), including amounts borrowed, measured at the time the investment company incurs the indebtedness. This requirement means that the value of the investment company’s total indebtedness may not exceed
one-third the value of its total assets (including the amounts borrowed and assets acquired with amounts borrowed) and the value of the investment company’s outstanding preferred shares may not exceed one-half the value of its total assets (including the assets purchased with the proceeds of the preferred shares). This limit does not apply to the Investment Funds so that the Fund’s portfolio may be exposed to the risk of highly leveraged investment programs of certain Investment Funds and the volatility of the value of Interests may be great. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Repurchase and Reverse Repurchase Agreements Fund’s simultaneous agreement to repurchase or sell the security for a fixed price (reflecting a market rate of interest) on a specific date. These transactions involve a risk that the other party to a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement will be unable or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which may result in losses to the Investment Fund. Repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions are a form of leverage that may also increase the volatility of an Investment Fund’s investment portfolio.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Purchasing Initial Public Offerings |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Derivatives If an Investment Fund or the Fund invests in derivatives at inopportune times or incorrectly judges market conditions, the investments may lower the return of the Investment Fund or the Fund or result in a loss. An Investment Fund or the Fund also could experience losses if derivatives are poorly correlated with its other investments, or if the Investment Fund or the Fund is unable to liquidate the position because of an illiquid secondary market. The market for many derivatives is, or suddenly can become, illiquid. Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid and unpredictable changes in the prices for derivatives. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund or an Investment Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund or an Investment Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund or an Investment Fund to value accurately. Derivatives also can expose the Fund to derivative liquidity risk which includes risks involving the liquidity demands that derivatives can create to make payments of margin, collateral, or settlement payments to counterparties, legal risk, which includes the risk of loss resulting from insufficient or unenforceable contractual documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of an Investment Fund’s or Fund’s counterparty and operational risk, which includes documentation or settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls and human error. An Investment Fund or the Fund may use derivatives for various purposes, including to gain targeted security exposure from its cash position, to manage duration or to gain or adjust sector or yield curve exposure, to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Investment Fund’s or Fund’s returns.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Options and Futures so-called “synthetic” options or other derivatives written by broker-dealers or other permissible financial intermediaries. Options transactions may be effected on securities or commodity exchanges or in the over-the-counter over-the-counter, Over-the-counter The Fund and the Investment Funds may purchase call and put options on specific securities, commodities, or futures contracts and may write and sell covered or uncovered call and put options for hedging purposes in pursuing the investment objectives of the Fund or the Investment Funds. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract at a stated exercise price, typically at any time prior to the expiration of the option. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract at a stated exercise price, typically at any time prior to the expiration of the option. A covered call option is a call option with respect to which the seller of the option owns the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract. The sale of such an option exposes the seller during the term of the option to possible loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price of the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract or to possible continued holding of a security, commodity, or futures contract that might otherwise have been sold to protect against depreciation in the market price of the security, commodity, or futures contract. A covered put option is a put option with respect to which cash or liquid securities have been placed in a segregated account on the books of or with a custodian to fulfill the obligation undertaken. The sale of such an option exposes the seller during the term of the option to a decline in price of the underlying security, commodity, or futures contract while depriving the seller of the opportunity to invest the segregated assets. The market value of an option may be adversely affected if the market for the option is reduced or becomes less liquid. Additionally, the market for an option may be impacted by the availability of additional expiry cycles, which may lead trading volume into contracts closer to expiration. The Fund and the Investment Funds may close out a position when writing options by purchasing an option on the same security, commodity, or futures contract with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option that it has previously written on the security, commodity, or futures contract. In such a case, the Fund or the Investment Fund will realize a profit or loss if the amount paid to purchase an option is less or more than the amount received from the sale of the option. Investment Funds may enter into futures contracts in U.S. markets or on exchanges located outside the United States. Non-U.S. markets may offer advantages such as trading opportunities or arbitrage possibilities not available in the United States. Non-U.S. markets, however, may have greater risk potential than U.S. markets. For example, some non-U.S. exchanges are principal markets so that no common clearing facility exists and an investor may look only to the broker for performance of the contract. In addition, any profits realized could be eliminated by adverse changes in the exchange rate, or the Fund or an Investment Fund could incur losses as a result of those changes. Transactions on non-U.S. exchanges may include both commodities that are traded on U.S. exchanges and those that are not. Unlike trading on U.S. commodity exchanges, trading on non-U.S. commodity exchanges is not regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC Engaging in transactions in futures contracts involves risk of loss to the Fund or the Investment Fund that could adversely affect the value of the Fund’s net assets. No assurance can be given that a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Many futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified periods during the trading day. Futures contract prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting the Fund or the Investment Funds to substantial losses. Successful use of futures also is subject to the Investment Manager’s or a Portfolio Manager’s ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the relevant market, and, to the extent the transaction is entered into for hedging purposes, to determine the appropriate correlation between the transaction being hedged and the price movements of the futures contract. Under the SEC rule related to the use of derivatives, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements and certain other transactions by registered investment companies, the Fund’s trading of derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations is subject to a
value-at-risk VaR non-standard settlement cycle, and the transaction will be deemed not to involve a senior security under the 1940 Act, provided that (i) the Fund intends to physically settle the transaction and (ii) the transaction will settle within 35 days of its trade date (the “Delayed-Settlement Securities Provision |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Call and Put Options on Securities Indices over-the-counter non-hedging purposes in seeking to achieve the investment objectives of the Fund or the Investment Funds. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks included in the index. Successful use of options on stock indexes will be subject to the Investment Manager’s or a Portfolio Manager’s ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the stock market generally or of a particular industry or market segment, which requires different skills and techniques from those involved in predicting changes in the price of individual stocks. |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Warrants and Rights |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Swap Agreements considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost than if the Fund or an Investment Fund had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than a year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” that is, the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular non-U.S. currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. Most swap agreements entered into by the Fund or an Investment Fund would require the calculation of the obligations of the parties to the agreements on a “net basis.” Consequently, current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement generally will be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the “net amount”). The risk of loss with respect to swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that the Fund or the Investment Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to a swap defaults, the Fund’s or the Investment Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund or the Investment Fund contractually is entitled to receive. To achieve investment returns equivalent to those achieved by a Portfolio Manager in whose Investment Fund the Fund could not invest directly, perhaps because of its investment minimum or its unavailability for direct investment, the Fund may enter into swap agreements under which the Fund may agree, on a net basis, to pay a return based on a floating interest rate, and to receive the total return of the reference Investment Fund over a stated time period. The Fund may seek to achieve the same investment result through the use of other derivatives in similar circumstances. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivatives as described above is unclear. Swap agreements and other derivatives used in this manner may be treated as a “constructive ownership of the reference property,” which may result in a portion of any long-term capital gain being treated as ordinary income. The Fund’s obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by the maintenance of a segregated account consisting of cash or liquid securities to avoid any potential leveraging of the Fund. To the extent that the Fund’s derivatives are entered into for hedging purposes, the Investment Manager believes that such obligations do not constitute “senior securities” under the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to the Fund’s borrowing restrictions.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Structured Note Risk assurance that one will develop. The lack of a highly liquid secondary market may make it difficult for the Fund or an Investment Fund to sell the commodity, currency, equity and fixed income linked structured notes it holds at an acceptable price or accurately value them. Structured notes are synthetic instruments and the Fund and Investment Funds have no claim on the underlying reference asset.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Registered Investment Company Securities. open-end and closed-end registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds. The Fund may invest in registered investment company securities as may be permitted by (i) the 1940 Act; (ii) the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1940 Act; or (iii) an exemption or other relief applicable to the Fund from provisions of the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act generally prohibits a registered investment company from acquiring more than 3% of the outstanding voting shares of a registered investment company and limits such investments to no more than 5% of a portfolio’s total assets in any one registered investment company, and no more than 10% in any combination of registered investment companies. To the extent the Fund invests a portion of its assets in registered investment company securities, those assets will be subject to the risks of the purchased registered investment company’s portfolio securities, and a Member will bear not only his proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly the expenses of the purchased registered investment company. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund may invest some or all of its short term cash investments in one or more affiliated money market funds. In connection with any such investments, the Fund, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, will pay its share of all expenses (other than advisory and administrative fees) of a money market fund in which it invests, which may result in the Fund bearing some additional expenses.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Exchange-Traded Funds (“ ETFs ”). |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Lending Portfolio Securities 1 /3 % of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including all assets received as collateral for the loans). |
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| Risk [Text Block] | When-Issued and Forward Commitment Securities purchased pursuant to a forward commitment or on a when-issued basis prior to delivery to the Investment Fund. When-issued securities and forward commitments may be sold prior to the settlement date. If an Investment Fund disposes of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition or disposes of its right to deliver or receive against a forward commitment, it may incur a gain or loss. These transactions, if effected by the Fund or by a Separately Managed Account, will be subject to the Fund’s limitation on indebtedness unless, at the time the transaction is entered into, the Fund has established and maintains a segregated account consisting of cash, U.S. Government securities or liquid securities equal to the value of the when-issued or forward commitment securities. The risk exists that securities purchased on a when-issued basis may not be delivered and that the purchaser of securities sold by an Investment Fund on a forward basis will not honor its purchase obligation. In such cases, an Investment Fund or the Fund may incur a loss.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Restricted and Illiquid Investments pre-existing side pocket investments. Side pocket investments will generally be carried on the books of the Investment Funds (and consequently on the books of the Fund) at fair value (which may be cost) as determined by the Portfolio Managers. There is no guarantee that fair value will represent the value that will be realized by an Investment Fund on the eventual disposition of the side pocket investment or that would, in fact, be realized upon its immediate disposition. If an investor, such as the Fund, were to redeem its interest in an Investment Fund that makes side pocket investments, the Fund would typically remain exposed to the risk of loss on its indirect interest in any side pocket until such investments were realized or deemed realized. Management fees, performance fees and other expenses of the Investment Fund would typically continue to accrue until the side pocket investment is realized or deemed realized. If the proceeds from the disposition of a side pocket investment were insufficient to cover any accrued expenses, such accrued expenses might be borne disproportionately by other investors in such Investment Fund, including the Fund. Upon complete redemption or withdrawal from an Investment Fund, distribution of amounts attributable to side pockets may be postponed pending the realization of such investment or the date when they become readily marketable. Upon realization, the interest of investors attributable to such side pocket will generally be redeemed by the Investment Fund at the current fair market value, and the proceeds generally will either be applied to purchase a corresponding non-side pocket interest in the Investment Fund at net asset value or paid out to such investors in cash (or, in certain circumstances, in kind). When registration is required to sell a security, an Investment Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses, and a considerable period may elapse between the decision to sell and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If adverse market conditions developed during this period, an Investment Fund might obtain a less favorable price than the price that prevailed when it decided to sell. Investment Funds may be unable to sell restricted and other illiquid securities at the most opportune times or at prices approximating the value at which they purchased the securities. The Fund’s interests in Investment Funds are themselves illiquid and subject to substantial restrictions on transfer. The Fund’s ability to liquidate an interest and withdraw from an Investment Fund will likely be limited, and certain Investment Funds may impose lock-up periods, during which time no redemptions or withdrawals may be made, assess fees for withdrawals or limit liquidity with respect to the Fund’s interest in side pocket investments. In addition, an Investment Fund may enter into separately negotiated arrangements (“side letters with certain investors, pursuant to which the Investment Fund may grant such investors the right to liquidate some or all of their interests with fewer restrictions than those applicable to other investors. While the Fund will attempt to obtain the most favorable terms available for its investment in an Investment Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to obtain terms which are equal to an Investment Fund’s other investors. If the Fund is not able to obtain similar terms with respect to its investments in an Investment Fund, the Fund may be less able to liquidate its interest in such Investment Fund than other Investment Fund investors who have obtained such terms, and the Fund may thus be disadvantaged relative to such other investors as a result. The lack of liquidity of these Investment Funds’ interests may adversely affect the Fund were the Fund to have to sell or redeem interests at an inopportune time.
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| Risk [Text Block] | Counterparty Credit Risk “over-the-counter” over-the-counter marking-to-market |
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| Risk [Text Block] | Risks of Fund of Hedge Funds Structure The Investment Funds will not be registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act. The Fund, as an investor in these Investment Funds, will not have the benefit of the protections afforded by the 1940 Act to investors in registered investment companies. Although the Investment Manager will receive information from each Investment Fund regarding its investment performance and investment strategy, the Investment Manager may have little or no means of independently verifying this information. An Investment Fund may use proprietary investment strategies that are not fully disclosed to the Investment Manager, which may involve risks under some market conditions that are not anticipated by the Investment Manager. The performance of the Fund depends on the success of the Investment Manager in selecting Investment Funds for investment by the Fund and the allocation and reallocation of Fund assets among those Investment Funds. Past results of Portfolio Managers selected by the Investment Manager are not necessarily indicative of future performance. No assurance can be made that profits will be achieved or that substantial losses will not be incurred. For the Fund to complete its tax reporting requirements and for the Fund to provide an audited annual report to Members, it must receive timely information from the Investment Funds. An Investment Fund’s delay in providing this information could delay the Fund’s preparation of tax information for investors, which could require Members to seek extensions on the time to file their tax returns, or could delay the preparation of the Fund’s annual report. Each Portfolio Manager will receive any incentive-based allocations to which it is entitled irrespective of the performance of the other Portfolio Managers and the Fund generally. As a result, a Portfolio Manager with positive performance may receive compensation from the Fund, as an investor in an underlying Investment Fund, and indirectly from its Members, even if the Fund’s overall returns are negative. Investment decisions of the Investment Funds are made by the Portfolio Managers independently of each other so that, at any particular time, one Investment Fund may be purchasing shares of an issuer whose shares are being sold at the same time by another Investment Fund. Transactions of this sort could result in the Fund’s directly or indirectly incurring certain transaction costs without accomplishing any net investment result. Because the Fund may make additional investments in or withdrawals from Investment Funds only at certain times according to limitations set out in the governing documents of the Investment Funds, the Fund from time to time may have to invest some of its assets temporarily in money market securities or money market funds, among other similar types of investments. Investment Funds may permit or require that redemptions of interests be made in-kind. Upon its withdrawal of all or a portion of its interest in an Investment Fund, the Fund may receive securities that are illiquid or difficult to value. This would be especially likely in times of general market turmoil and/or times in which the market for certain types of securities held by such Investment Fund is disrupted. In such a case, the Investment Manager would seek to cause the Fund to dispose of these securities in a manner that is in the best interests of the Fund, but there can be no assurance that the Investment Manager will be able to do so in a timely or efficient manner. See “Types of Investments and Related Risks – Investment Related Risks – Restricted and Illiquid Investments.” The Fund may not be able to withdraw from an Investment Fund except at certain designated times, limiting the ability of the Investment Manager to withdraw assets from an Investment Fund that may have poor performance or for other reasons. Other risks that the Investment Manager believes are associated with the Fund’s fund of hedge funds investment approach include: Valuation Securities Believed to Be Undervalued or Incorrectly Valued Dilution Fees and Expenses of Investment Funds Turnover potentially involving substantial brokerage commissions and fees. The Fund will have no control over this turnover. As a result of this turnover, it is anticipated that the Fund’s income and gains, if any, will be primarily derived from ordinary income and short-term capital gains. In addition, the withdrawal of the Fund from an Investment Fund could involve expenses to the Fund under the terms of the Fund’s investment. Inability to Invest in Investment Funds Indemnification of Investment Funds Indirect Investment in Investment Funds Investments in Non-Voting Securitiesnon-voting form. Additionally, for regulatory reasons, the Fund may need to limit the amount of voting securities it holds in any particular Investment Fund, and may as a result hold substantial amounts of non-voting securities in a particular Investment Fund. To limit its voting interest in certain Investment Funds, the Fund may enter into contractual arrangements under which the Fund irrevocably waives its rights (if any) to vote its interest in an Investment Fund. The Fund will not receive any consideration in return for entering into a voting waiver arrangement. Other investment funds or accounts managed by the Investment Manager may also waive their voting rights in a particular Investment Fund. These voting waiver arrangements may increase the ability of the Fund to invest in certain Investment Funds. However, to the extent the Fund holds non-voting securities of an Investment Fund, it will not be able to vote on matters that require the approval of the investors in the Investment Fund. This restriction could diminish the influence of the Fund in an Investment Fund and adversely affect its investment in the Investment Fund, which could result in unpredictable and potentially adverse effects on Members. Control over Portfolio Managers |
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| Risk [Text Block] | OTHER RISKS Investing in the Fund will involve risks other than those associated with investments made by Investment Funds including those described below: Investment in Larger Portfolio Managers start-up Portfolio Managers. Performance and Incentive Arrangements Availability of Investment Opportunities Control Positions Inadequate Return Inside Information non-public information concerning an entity in which the Fund has invested, or proposes to invest. Possession of that information may limit the ability of the Fund to buy or sell securities of the entity. Recourse to the Fund’s Assets Possible Exclusion of a Member Based on Certain Detrimental Effects
The effect of these provisions may be to deprive an investor in the Fund of an opportunity for a return even though other investors in the Fund might enjoy such a return. Limitations on Transfer and Liquidity Risks pro-rated downward. Further, a Repurchase Fee will be charged for repurchases of Members’ Interests at any time prior to the day immediately preceding the one-year anniversary of a Member’s purchase of its Interest, which may act as a disincentive to a Member seeking to have its Interest repurchased on a short-term basis and will reduce as to that investor the return of any investment in the Fund repurchased within one year. For these reasons, Interests should only be acquired by investors able to commit their funds for an indefinite period of time. Repurchase Risks Notice Due Date th calendar day of the second month prior to the month in which the date that the Interests are to be repurchased by the Fund (the “Repurchase Date election to tender has been made. It is possible that during the time period between the Notice Due Date and the Repurchase Date, general economic and market conditions, or specific events affecting one or more underlying Investment Funds, could cause a decline in the value of Interests in the Fund. See “Redemptions, Repurchases and Transfers of Interests.” Potential Significant Effect of the Performance of a Limited Number of Investments. Tax Considerations; Distributions to Members and Payment of Tax Liability Infectious Disease Risk. COVID-19 negatively affected economies, markets and individual companies throughout the world, including those in which the Fund and Investment Funds invest. The effects of any future pandemic or other global event to public health and business and market conditions may have a significant negative impact on the performance of a fund’s investments, increase a fund’s volatility, exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks to a fund, and negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations have taken or may take actions in response to a pandemic or other global event that affect the instruments in which a fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s investment performance. The ultimate impact of any pandemic or other global event and the extent to which the associated conditions and governmental responses impact the Fund will also depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, difficult to accurately predict and subject to frequent changes. Legal and Regulatory Risks non-U.S. governmental agencies and other regulators regularly implement additional regulations and legislators pass new laws that affect the investments held by an Investment Fund or Fund, the strategies used by an Investment Fund or Fund or the level of regulation or taxation applying to an Investment Fund or Fund (such as regulations related to investments in derivatives and other transactions). These regulations and laws may adversely impact the investment strategies, performance, costs and operations of an Investment Fund or Fund or taxation of shareholders or members. Additionally, as a result of regulatory requirements, an Investment Fund or Fund may be prohibited from investing, or continuing to invest, in certain companies that are considered attractive investments, while at the same time other funds and investors not subject to the same regulations. Cyber Security Risk sub-advisers, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian or their agents), Investment Funds, Portfolio Managers, financial intermediaries, companies in which the Fund invests and parties with which the Fund engages in portfolio or other transactions also may be adversely impacted by cyber security risks in their own businesses, which could result in losses to the Fund or its shareholders. While measures have been developed which are designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security, there is no guarantee that those measures will be effective, particularly since the Fund does not directly control the cyber security defenses or plans of its service providers, Investment Funds, Portfolio Managers, financial intermediaries and companies in which it invests or with which it does business. Volcker Rule Risk. |
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| Entity Address, Address Line One | 277 Park avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Address, City or Town | New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Address, State or Province | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 10172 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact Personnel Name | Abby L. Ingber, Esq. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Basis of Transaction Fees, Note [Text Block] | as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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