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Organization
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization
1.
Organization:
Ceres Tactical Systematic L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a limited partnership organized under the partnership laws of the State of New York on December 3, 2002 to engage, directly or indirectly, in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests including futures, option, swap and forward contracts. The sectors traded include currencies, energy, grains, indices, U.S. and
non-U.S.
interest rates, livestock, metals and softs. The commodity interests that are traded by the Partnership are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The General Partner (as defined below) may also determine to invest up to all of the Partnership’s assets in United States (“U.S.”) Treasury bills and/or money market mutual funds, including money market mutual funds managed by Morgan Stanley or its affiliates.
Between March 27, 2003 (commencement of the public offering period) and April 30, 2003, 36,616 redeemable units of limited partnership interest in the Partnership (“Redeemable Units”) were sold at $1,000 per Redeemable Unit. The proceeds of the initial public offering were held in an escrow account until April 30, 2003, at which time they were turned over to the Partnership for trading. The Partnership was authorized to publicly offer 300,000 Redeemable Units during the initial public offering period. As of December 4, 2003, the Partnership was authorized to publicly offer an additional 700,000 Redeemable Units. As of October 7, 2004, the Partnership was authorized to publicly offer an additional 1,000,000 Redeemable Units. As of June 30, 2005, the Partnership was authorized to publicly offer Redeemable Units previously registered. The public offering of Redeemable Units terminated on November 30, 2008. The Partnership currently privately and continuously offers Redeemable Units to qualified investors. There is no maximum number of Redeemable Units that may be sold by the Partnership.
Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Partnership. The General Partner is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC (“MSCM”). MSCM is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is a publicly held company whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Morgan Stanley is engaged in various financial services and other businesses.
During the reporting periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Partnership’s commodity broker was Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS&Co.”), a registered futures commission merchant.
As of January 1, 2018, the Partnership began offering three classes of limited partnership interests, Class A Redeemable Units, Class D Redeemable Units and Class Z Redeemable Units. All Redeemable Units issued prior to January 1, 2018 were deemed Class A Redeemable Units. The rights, liabilities, risks, and fees associated with investment in Class A Redeemable Units were not changed. Class A Redeemable Units are available to taxable U.S. individuals and institutions, U.S. tax exempt individuals and institutions, and
non-U.S.
investors. Class D Redeemable Units and Class Z Redeemable Units were first issued on January 1, 2018. Class A Redeemable Units, Class D Redeemable Units and Class Z Redeemable Units will each be referred to as a “Class” and collectively referred to as the “Classes.” The Class of Redeemable Units that a limited partner receives upon a subscription will generally depend upon the amount invested in the Partnership or the status of the limited partner, although the General Partner may determine to offer any Class of Redeemable Units to investors at its discretion. Class D Redeemable Units are available to taxable U.S. individuals and institutions, U.S. tax exempt individuals and institutions, and
non-U.S.
investors. Class Z Redeemable Units are offered to certain employees of Morgan Stanley and its subsidiaries (and their family members). In the future, Class Z Redeemable Units may also be offered to certain limited partners who receive advisory services from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, doing business as Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (“Morgan Stanley Wealth Management”). Class A Redeemable Units, Class D Redeemable Units and Class Z Redeemable Units are identical, except that they are subject to different monthly ongoing selling agent fees. Class A Redeemable Units are subject to a monthly ongoing selling agent fee equal to 1/12 of 0.75% (a 0.75% annual rate) of the net assets of Class A Redeemable Units as of the end of each month. Class D Redeemable Units are subject to a monthly ongoing selling agent fee equal to 1/12 of 0.75% (a 0.75% annual rate) of the net assets of Class D Redeemable Units as of the end of each month. Class Z Redeemable Units are not subject to a monthly ongoing selling agent fee.
 
 
As of June 30, 2026, all trading decisions were made for the Partnership by DCM Systematic Advisors SA (“DCM”), Drury Capital, Inc. (“Drury”), Episteme Capital Partners (UK) LLP, Episteme Capital Partners (US) LLC and Episteme Capital Partners (Cayman) LTD (collectively, “Episteme”), and Millburn Ridgefield Corporation (“Millburn”) (each an “Advisor” and, collectively, the “Advisors”), each of which is a registered commodity trading advisor, or has otherwise represented that it is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor. The Advisors are not affiliated with one another, are not affiliated with the General Partner or MS&Co., and are not responsible for the operation of the Partnership.
Effective January 1, 2020, Millburn trades the Partnership’s assets allocated to it through a managed account in the name of the Partnership pursuant to Millburn’s Multi-Markets Program. The General Partner and Millburn have agreed that Millburn will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to Millburn at a level that is up to 1 times the amount of assets allocated. The amount of leverage may be increased or decreased in the future, but it may not exceed 2 times the amount of assets allocated. Effective November 1, 2020, Episteme trades the Partnership’s assets allocated to them through a managed account in the name of the Partnership pursuant to Episteme’s Systematic Quest Program. The General Partner and Episteme have agreed that Episteme will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to Episteme at a level that is up to 1.5 times the amount of assets allocated. The amount of leverage may be increased or decreased in the future, but it may not exceed 2 times the amount of assets allocated. Effective January 1, 2021, DCM trades a portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to it through a managed account in the name of the Partnership pursuant to DCM’s Diversified Alpha Program. The General Partner and DCM have agreed that DCM will trade the Partnership’s assets allocated to DCM at a level that is 1.75 times the amount of assets allocated. The amount of leverage may be increased or decreased in the future but may not exceed 2 times the amount of assets allocated. Effective February 1, 2023, Drury trades a portion of the Partnership’s assets allocated to it through a managed account in the name of the Partnership pursuant to Drury Diversified Trend-Following Program.
The Partnership entered into futures brokerage account agreements and foreign exchange prime brokerage account agreements with MS&Co. The Partnership pays MS&Co. (or will reimburse MS&Co. if previously paid) its allocable share of all trading fees for the clearing and, where applicable, execution of transactions, as well as exchange, user,
give-up,
floor brokerage and National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees (collectively, the “clearing fees”).
The Partnership has entered into a selling agreement with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (the “Selling Agreement”). Under the Selling Agreement, the Partnership pays Morgan Stanley Wealth Management a monthly ongoing selling agent fee equal to 0.75% per year of adjusted
month-end
net assets for Class A and Class D Redeemable Units. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management pays a portion of its ongoing selling agent fees to properly registered or exempted financial advisors who have sold Class A and Class D Redeemable Units.
The ongoing selling agent fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 for Class A were $77,997 and $156,293, respectively. The ongoing selling agent fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 for Class A were $79,098 and $160,992, respectively. The ongoing selling agent fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 for Class D were $5,111 and $10,129, respectively. The ongoing selling agent fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 for Class D were $5,118 and $10,400, respectively. Class Z Redeemable Units are not subject to an ongoing selling agent fee.
The Partnership has entered into an alternative investment placement agent agreement (the “Harbor Selling Agreement”), by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, Morgan Stanley Distribution Inc. (“MSDI”) and Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Harbor”), which supersedes and replaces the alternative investment selling agent agreement, dated January 19, 2018, between the Partnership, the General Partner and Harbor. Pursuant to the Harbor Selling Agreement, MSDI and Harbor have been appointed as a
non-exclusive
selling agent and
sub-selling
agent, respectively, of the Partnership for the purpose of finding eligible investors for Redeemable Units through offerings that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and for Harbor to serve as an investment advisor to its customers investing in one or more of the partnerships party to the Harbor Selling Agreement; provided, that, included within such appointment, Harbor will provide certain services to certain holders of Redeemable Units of the Partnership who had acquired such Redeemable Units prior to such holders becoming clients of Harbor. The Harbor Selling Agreement continues in effect until September 30, 2026 unless terminated in certain circumstances as set forth in the Harbor Selling Agreement, including by any party on thirty days’ prior written notice, after which the General Partner or the Partnership may, in its s ole discretion, renew the Harbor Selling Agreement for additional
one-year
periods. Pursuant to the Harbor Selling Agreement, the Partnership pays Harbor an ongoing selling agent fee equal to 1/12 of 0.75% (a 0.75% annual rate) of the adjusted
month-end
net asset value per Redeemable Unit for certain holders of Class A and Class D Redeemable Units in the Partnership.
 
 
The General Partner has delegated certain administrative functions to SS&C Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, currently doing business as SS&C GlobeOp (the “Administrator”). Pursuant to a master services agreement, the Administrator furnishes certain administrative, accounting, regulatory reporting, tax and other services as agreed from time to time. In addition, the Administrator maintains certain books and records of the Partnership. The cost of retaining the Administrator is allocated among the pools operated by the General Partner, including the Partnership.