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Washington, D.C. 20549
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. |
| Table of Contents |
| December 31, 2017 |
| Page | |
| Shareholders’ Letter | 2 |
| Year 2017 Annual Investment Commentary | 5 |
| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — FEEDER FUNDS AND THE KINETICS SPIN-OFF AND CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING FUND | |
| Growth of $10,000 and $1,000,000 Investment | 12 |
| Expense Example | 23 |
| Allocation of Assets — The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund | 30 |
| Schedule of Investments — The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund | 31 |
| Statements of Assets & Liabilities | 34 |
| Statements of Operations | 39 |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 44 |
| Notes to Financial Statements | 57 |
| Financial Highlights | 82 |
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 115 |
| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST — MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS | |
| Allocation of Consolidated Portfolio Assets | 117 |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — The Internet Portfolio | 125 |
| Portfolio of Investments — The Global Portfolio | 128 |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — The Paradigm Portfolio | 132 |
| Portfolio of Investments — The Medical Portfolio | 137 |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio | 140 |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — The Market Opportunities Portfolio | 143 |
| Portfolio of Investments — The Alternative Income Portfolio | 146 |
| Portfolio of Investments — The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | 147 |
| Portfolio of Options Written — The Alternative Income Portfolio | 152 |
| Consolidated Statements of Assets & Liabilities | 153 |
| Consolidated Statements of Operations | 157 |
| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 161 |
| Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements | 165 |
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 191 |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios | 193 |
| Privacy Policy | 201 |
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. |
| Shareholders’ Letter |
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
We are pleased to present the Kinetics Mutual Funds (“Funds”) Annual Report for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2017. The Funds are generally positioned at odds with global consensus investments and focused upon what we believe to be more conservative, yet more appealing, securities. These companies tend to be well outside of the universe of securities that populate many indexes. This strategy has served our shareholders well over the fullness of time, and we are pleased to have achieved satisfying results this year, amidst surprisingly strong index returns, despite our contrarian positioning, which returns tend to deviate from the returns of these benchmarks. A performance summary follows (No-Load Class): The Internet Fund +57.43%; The Global Fund +49.20%; The Paradigm Fund +28.41%; The Medical Fund +10.71%; The Small Cap Opportunities Fund +26.23%; The Market Opportunities Fund +47.28%; The Alternative Income Fund +2.32%; and The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund +4.75%. The performance summary for the Institutional Class of The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund is +15.90%. This compares to returns, for equity indexes, of +21.83% for the S&P 500® Index; +23.97% for the MSCI All Country World (ACWI) Index; +28.24% for the NASDAQ Composite®; 13.23% for the S&P 600® SmallCap Index; and +25.03% for the MSCI EAFE® Index; and, for bond indexes, 3.54% for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index; +7.50% for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index and +1.66% for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Credit Bond Index.
While we continue to provide equity and fixed income reference benchmark numbers (to aid in your understanding of how the broad asset classes have performed throughout the year ended December 31, 2017), we do not manage the Funds against any specific benchmarks because of the institutional investment dysfunction, which we have observed over the years.
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For good or ill, the Funds you are invested in will typically have a very high tracking error versus standard benchmarks. We believe that this distance from the institutional investment crowd may allow us to achieve better investment results, with lower financial risk. Financial risk is something very different from volatility, which is now the common measure of risk within the investment community. To paraphrase Warren Buffett, we prefer a lumpy 15% annualized rate of return to an exponentially smooth 10% annualized rate of return. Today, many money managers practice a methodology that will result in a lower smooth return, which paradoxically, satisfies a greater demand from most asset allocators.
Further, we believe that our Funds can offer true diversification since many of the securities held by our Funds may not be held by the other funds/investments you might own. We also tend to have a longer investment time horizon than do many investment managers, meaning that our holding period for a particular investment is frequently measured in years, not weeks or months.
Philosophically, using an extended time horizon to take advantage of the short-term needs of institutional investors is based on our understanding that any single or periodic formula or technique can prove inadequate, or even dangerous absent the awareness of the social science aspects of investing. We believe that successful investing requires the integration of the qualitative aspects of the social sciences (such as history and psychology) with the logical and formalized abstractions of statistics, accounting and the physical sciences. The near limitless amount of quantitative data available in financial markets has limited value without proper historical perspective, sociological context and fundamental analysis. It can lead – particularly when paired with the investment industry’s abundant use of emotive words – to behavioral biases and sub-optimal, even irrational, decision making. These markets are, after all, market places, which are a social construct.
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As always, we are devoted to the search for unique investment opportunities. In this regard, we have made an investment in Grayscale Investment Trust (GBTC), which invests in Bitcoin, in the majority of our equity funds. The investment in Bitcoin was based on our concerns over global monetary policy and equity indexation. Our modest investment, at cost, was formulated by our understanding that many financial assets are now subject to a competitive threat from the rise of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. If successful, we believe that this development has the potential to disrupt the profitability of many widely held companies. If cryptocurrencies develop into a legitimate asset class, which is by no means assured, we believe that they have the potential to reverse the money flows into passive strategies (for example, exchange traded funds). In our opinion, owning Bitcoin could hedge portfolios against that risk. As such, this asset has the potential to garner significant investors going forward.
We remain highly skeptical regarding the prices of financial assets across the globe, in addition to the future impact that current and past policies will have on both financial markets and the economy. We choose to approach this challenging investment environment with original thinking and investment discipline. Our Funds have always been highly differentiated from the broader market, which we see as becoming ever more correlated. At best, the high absolute level of financial asset prices will depress the potential for future returns in the broader market. We expect securities outside of the broader market to be among the limited opportunities for acceptable future returns.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. |
| Investment Commentary |
In absolute terms, the year 2017 was quite satisfactory for our family of funds, the Kinetics Mutual Funds (“Funds”). The strong positive results for many of our Funds seems even more impressive when you consider the generally high cash balances which we held throughout much of the year. Ideally, we would like to hold only a nominal amount of cash in each of our Funds. However, our bottoms-up investment approach dictates the cash levels that our Funds hold. At present, it remains challenging for us to find many companies that we deem to have an adequate risk/reward profile.
From our viewpoint, the scarcity of safe investment opportunities is the logical result of the overwhelmingly accommodative monetary policy of the world’s central banks since the financial crisis of 2008. Notwithstanding the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s (the “Federal Reserve”) more recent tightening policy, the world’s central banks have flooded the major economies with very cheap money, driving global interest rates down to historically low levels, and encouraging investors to invest in riskier assets, such as stocks, in order to achieve adequate returns to meet their needs.
The extensive move into stocks has lifted the valuations to levels that are very rich by historical measures. For example, the price-earnings (P/E) multiple for the S&P 500® Index (“S&P 500”) is now approximately 23 times; whereas, its long term P/E multiple has averaged approximately 14 times. Including those stocks that have negative earnings or a P/E over 99 (which the S&P 500 does not include in its P/E calculation) causes the real S&P 500 P/E multiple to be several points higher.
The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500, has risen in value every year since 2009, making it 8 straight years without a decline. This achievement is tied for the longest streak on record, going back 90 years. Further, the S&P 500 has had a positive total return for 14 straight months, a streak never achieved before.
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While we believe that none of the above portends a significant decline for stocks, the Federal Reserve’s more recent rate increases, coupled with the rise of the price-indifferent buyer (the exchange-traded fund market), makes it difficult to find stocks with a sufficient margin of safety. As always, we will endeavor to seek out new opportunities on your behalf. In the meantime, “discretion is the better part of valor.” In today’s vernacular, this line by Shakespeare means that caution is preferable to rash bravery. We find this warning to be particularly applicable as it pertains to stock investing.
This past year, we purchased the Grayscale Investment Trust (GBTC), which invests in Bitcoin, in the majority of our equity funds. Where held, GBTC contributed significantly to our 2017 returns, most notably in the Internet Fund, the Global Fund and the Market Opportunities Fund. The decision to purchase GBTC was deliberate and done with our eyes wide open. We felt that we could control our risk of loss by sizing the position as very small at cost. We believed, and still believe, that Bitcoin’s upside potential is so large that even a very small position may have a meaningful positive impact in success mode, with only a very modest impact in complete failure mode. However, GBTC’s 2107 appreciation has caused it to grow significantly in size over our original cost. As such, investors considering our Funds for purchase today would be exposed to GBTC’s larger size in each portfolio, and would therefore experience a greater commensurate loss if Bitcoin were to end up being a failed experiment.
Although it may ultimately prove be a failed experiment in a nongovernmental currency, no one can sell you a Bitcoin against your will. Bitcoins come into existence through a process known as mining. A “miner” must actively purchase a computer server with a special application-specific integrated circuit (asic) chip and download the Bitcoin software in order to participate. Thus, someone wishing to be part of the Bitcoin network does so on his/her own volition. What Bitcoin does is challenge people’s understanding of money and their understanding of a store of value.
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The average government sponsored currency loses its entire value in 27 years, largely as the result of inflation (caused by the increased supply of the currency). Since December of 1913, when the Federal Reserve was established, it is estimated that the U.S. dollar has lost approximately 98% of its value due to inflation. The dollar’s loss of purchasing power, while near complete in 104 years, is considered a model of excellence when compared to the currencies of other countries.
Bitcoin’s computer code provides that there will never be more than 21 million Bitcoins outstanding. As of this writing, there are 16,795,636 Bitcoins in circulation, and they are scheduled to be mined at a very slow rate. The last Bitcoin, by structure, is estimated to be mined in 2140, so it is unlikely that the rate of increase in Bitcoins will be great. We believe that if people ultimately deem Bitcoin’s monetary policy to be superior to those monetary policies utilized by central bankers, then Bitcoin has the potential to rise exponentially from current levels. Bitcoin’s price path will not be smooth; as of this moment it has declined approximately 50% from its peak of only a few weeks ago, but given its enormous potential, we believe it warrants a continuing investment.
In addition to the performance boost provided to certain funds from Bitcoin, and the performance drag created by high average cash reserves, the balance of our performance was driven by the performance of a variety of idiosyncratic companies that we believe to be compelling investment opportunities. We were not always compelled to note the idiosyncratic nature of our portfolios, confident that investors en masse recognized the value provided by individual security analysis. Recently however, we came to believe that the preponderance of broader market returns are being generated by “non-fundamental” factors, such as asset fund flows, momentum and indexation trends. To be sure, we intend that our Funds will always be driven
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by fundamental factors, i.e., individual securities, and have been penalized for the dynamic over the past several years. However, we remain confident in our belief that our avoidance of many of the inflated securities that dominate global indexes is the best means for long-term, sustainable wealth generation.
Kinetics offers the following funds to investors:
The Paradigm Fund focuses on companies that are valued attractively and currently have, or are expected to soon have, sustainable high business returns. The Fund has produced attractive risk adjusted returns since its inception, while maintaining amongst the lowest turnover rates in the industry. The Paradigm Fund is Kinetics’ flagship fund.
The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund seeks to utilize stock options and fixed-income investments in order to provide investors with equity-like returns, but with more muted volatility. At times, the options strategies of the Fund may cause the manager to purchase equity securities.
The Small Cap Opportunities Fund focuses on undervalued and special situation small capitalization equities that have the potential for rewarding long-term investment results. The same investment fundamentals employed by The Paradigm Fund are used to identify such opportunities.
The Medical Fund is a sector fund, offering an investment in scientific discovery within the promising field of medical research, particularly in the development of cancer treatments and therapies. As a sector fund, The Medical Fund is likely to have heightened volatility and is not designed to be a major component of one’s equity exposure.
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The Internet Fund is a sector fund that focuses on companies engaged in and/or benefitting from the evolution of Internet-related developments. As such, this Fund has been, and is likely to continue to be, quite volatile. The Internet Fund is not designed to be a major component of one’s equity exposure. More recently, this Fund has been focusing on content companies, which we believe will be the winners in the next generation of Internet development.
The Global Fund is focused on selecting long life cycle international companies that can generate long-term wealth through their business operations. This Fund is presently identifying what we believe to be exciting opportunities in the more developed markets.
The Market Opportunities Fund focuses on those companies that benefit from increasing transactional volume or throughput, such as publicly-traded exchanges and credit card processors, or companies that act as facilitators, such as gaming companies, airports and publicly-traded toll roads.
The Alternative Income Fund seeks to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of obtaining long-term growth of capital. The Fund utilizes stock options and fixed-income investments in order generate a total return that exceeds that of most short-term U.S. fixed income indexes, with limited market value variability.
The Kinetics Spin-Off and Corporate Restructuring Fund focuses on spin-off companies and parent companies of spin-offs. The Fund’s return potential is often the result of the market’s inefficiency in initially valuing these securities, due in part to the lack of coverage by the investment community, lack of a natural shareholder base immediately following the transaction, and resulting initial, indiscriminate selling pressure.
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Disclosure
This material is intended to be reviewed in conjunction with a current prospectus, which includes all fees and expenses that apply to a continued investment, as well as information regarding the risk factors, policies and objectives of the Funds. Read it carefully before investing.
Mutual Fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Because The Internet Fund, The Medical Fund and The Market Opportunities Fund invest in a single industry or geographic region, their shares are subject to a higher degree of risk than funds with a higher level of diversification. Internet, biotechnology and certain capital markets or gaming stocks are subject to a rate of change in technology, obsolescence and competition that is generally higher than that of other industries, hence they may experience extreme price and volume fluctuations.
International investing [for all Funds] presents special risks including currency exchange fluctuation, government regulations, and the potential for political and economic instability. Accordingly, the share prices for these Funds are expected to be more volatile than that of U.S.-only funds. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.
Because smaller companies [for The Small Cap Opportunities Fund] often have narrower markets and limited financial resources, they present more risk than larger, more well established, companies.
Non-investment grade debt securities [for all Funds], i.e., junk bonds, are subject to greater credit risk, price volatility and risk of loss than investment grade securities.
Further, options contain special risks including the imperfect correlation between the value of the option and the value of the underlying asset. Investments [for The Multi- Disciplinary Income Fund and The Alternative Income Fund] in futures, swaps and other derivative instruments may result in loss as derivative instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. To the extent the Funds segregate assets to cover derivative positions, they may impair their ability to meet current obligations, to honor requests for redemption and to manage the investments in a manner consistent with their
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respective investment objectives. Purchasing and writing put and call options and, in particular, writing “uncovered” options are highly specialized activities that entail greater than ordinary investment risk.
As non-diversified Funds, except The Global Fund, The Alternative Income Fund and The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund, the value of Fund shares may fluctuate more than shares invested in a broader range of industries and companies. Unlike other investment companies that directly acquire and manage their own portfolios of securities, The Kinetics Mutual Funds pursue their investment objectives by investing all of their investable assets in a corresponding portfolio series of the Kinetics Portfolios Trust.
The information concerning the Funds included in the shareholder report contains certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Funds in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Funds, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Funds. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.
The MSCI All Country World Index, the S&P 500® Index, NASDAQ Composite®, S&P 600® Small Cap Index, MSCI EAFE® Index, Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Credit Index, Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index each represent an unmanaged, broad-basket of stocks or bonds. They are typically used as a proxy for overall market performance.
Distributor: Kinetics Funds Distributor LLC is not an affiliate of Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. Kinetics Funds Distributor LLC is an affiliate of Kinetics Asset Management LLC, Investment Adviser to Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc.
For more information, log onto www.kineticsfunds.com. January 1, 2018 — Kinetics Asset Management, LLC®
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How a $10,000 and $1,000,000 Investment Have Grown:
The charts show the growth of a $10,000 investment in the Feeder Funds and a $1,000,000 investment in The Kinetics Spin-Off and Restructuring Fund (“The Spin-off Fund”) as compared to the performance of one or two representative market indices. The tables below the charts show the average annual total returns on an investment over various periods. Returns for periods greater than one year are average annual total returns. The annual returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, however, the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted below. The performance data reflects voluntary fee waivers and expense reimbursements made by the Adviser and the returns would have been lower if these waivers and expense reimbursements were not in effect. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs.
S&P 500® Index — is a capital-weighted index, representing the aggregate market value of the common equity of 500 stocks primarily traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500® is unmanaged and includes the reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the payments of transaction costs and advisory fees associated with an investment in the Funds. The securities that comprise the S&P 500® may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolios. It is not possible to directly invest in an index.
NASDAQ Composite® — is a broad-based capitalization-weighted index of all NASDAQ stocks. The NASDAQ Composite® is unmanaged and does not include the reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the payment of transaction costs or advisory fees associated with an investment in the Funds. The securities that comprise the NASDAQ Composite® may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolios. It is not possible to directly invest in an index.
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index — is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 46 country indices comprising 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic,
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Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. The securities that compromise the MSCI ACWI may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolios. It is not possible to directly invest in an index.
S&P 600® SmallCap Index — measures the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The index is designed to track companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are liquid and financially viable. The securities that comprise the S&P 600® may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolios. It is not possible to directly invest in an index.
MSCI EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) — is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. As of June 2, 2014, the MSCI EAFE® Index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The securities that compromise the MSCI EAFE® may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolio. It is not possible to directly invest in an index.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Credit Index — measures the performance of investment grade corporate debt and sovereign, supranational, local authority and non-U.S. agency bonds that are U.S. dollar denominated and have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than three years. The securities that compromise the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Credit Index may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolio. It is not possible to directly invest in an index.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index — covers the USD-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The Index includes multiple types of government and corporate-issued bonds, some of which are asset-backed. The securities that compromise the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolio. It is not possible to directly invest in an index.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index — is composed of fixed-rate, publicly issued, non-investment grade debt. The securities that comprise the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolio. It is not possible to directly invest in an index.
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The Internet Fund
December 31, 2007 — December 31, 2017
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| One Year | 57.43 | % | 57.06 | % | 48.03 | % | 56.36 | % | 21.83 | % | 28.24 | % | |||||||
| Five Years | 17.09 | % | 16.80 | % | 15.42 | % | 16.23 | % | 15.79 | % | 17.98 | % | |||||||
| Ten Years | 10.71 | % | 10.44 | % | 9.78 | % | 9.89 | % | 8.50 | % | 10.04 | % | |||||||
| Twenty Years | 16.01 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.20 | % | 7.68 | % | ||||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | |||||||||||||||||||
| (10/21/96) | 15.37 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.48 | % | 8.45 | % | ||||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | |||||||||||||||||||
| (4/26/01) | N/A | 8.99 | % | 8.61 | % | N/A | 6.86 | % | 7.60 | % | |||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | |||||||||||||||||||
| (2/16/07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11.26 | % | 8.04 | % | 9.81 | % | ||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average annual total returns.
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The Global Fund
December 31, 2007 — December 31, 2017
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| No Load Class |
Advisor Class A (No Load) |
Advisor Class A (Load Adjusted)(1) |
Advisor Class C |
S&P 500® | MSCI ACWI |
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| One Year | 49.20 | % | 50.29 | % | 41.56 | % | 48.02 | % | 21.83 | % | 23.97 | % | |||||||
| Five Years | 10.75 | % | 10.74 | % | 9.43 | % | 9.97 | % | 15.79 | % | 10.80 | % | |||||||
| Ten Years | 5.56 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.50 | % | 4.65 | % | ||||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | |||||||||||||||||||
| (12/31/99) | 0.01 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.40 | % | 4.24 | % | ||||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | |||||||||||||||||||
| (5/19/08) | N/A | 6.50 | % | 5.85 | % | N/A | 9.08 | % | 4.90 | % | |||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | |||||||||||||||||||
| (5/19/08) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.78 | % | 9.08 | % | 4.90 | % | ||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average annual total returns.
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The Paradigm Fund
December 31, 2007 — December 31, 2017
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| No Load Class |
Advisor Class A (No Load) |
Advisor Class A (Load Adjusted)(1) |
Advisor Class C |
Institutional Class |
S&P 500® | MSCI ACWI |
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| One Year | 28.41 | % | 28.07 | % | 20.70 | % | 27.48 | % | 28.66 | % | 21.83 | % | 23.97 | % | ||||||||
| Five Years | 15.17 | % | 14.89 | % | 13.53 | % | 14.32 | % | 15.41 | % | 15.79 | % | 10.80 | % | ||||||||
| Ten Years | 5.07 | % | 4.81 | % | 4.19 | % | 4.28 | % | 5.27 | % | 8.50 | % | 4.65 | % | ||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (12/31/99) | 9.74 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.40 | % | 4.24 | % | ||||||||||||
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| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (4/26/01) | N/A | 9.98 | % | 9.59 | % | N/A | N/A | 6.86 | % | 6.01 | % | |||||||||||
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| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (6/28/02) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10.08 | % | N/A | 8.82 | % | 7.80 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (5/27/05) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.87 | % | 8.84 | % | 7.11 | % | ||||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average annual total returns.
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The Medical Fund
December 31, 2007 — December 31, 2017
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| No Load Class |
Advisor Class A (No Load) |
Advisor Class A (Load Adjusted)(1) |
Advisor Class C |
S&P 500® | NASDAQ Composite® |
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| One Year | 10.71 | % | 10.43 | % | 4.08 | % | 9.86 | % | 21.83 | % | 28.24 | % | |||||||
| Five Years | 13.53 | % | 13.26 | % | 11.92 | % | 12.67 | % | 15.79 | % | 17.98 | % | |||||||
| Ten Years | 8.35 | % | 8.11 | % | 7.47 | % | 7.54 | % | 8.50 | % | 10.04 | % | |||||||
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| (9/30/99) | 9.17 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.13 | % | 5.18 | % | ||||||||||
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| Advisor Class A | |||||||||||||||||||
| (4/26/01) | N/A | 5.88 | % | 5.51 | % | N/A | 6.86 | % | 7.60 | % | |||||||||
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| Advisor Class C | |||||||||||||||||||
| (2/16/07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.82 | % | 8.04 | % | 9.81 | % | ||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average annual total returns.
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The Small Cap Opportunities Fund
December 31, 2007 — December 31, 2017
| Ended 12/31/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class |
Advisor Class A (No Load) |
Advisor Class A (Load Adjusted)(1) |
Advisor Class C |
Institutional Class |
S&P 500® | S&P 600® | ||||||||||||||||
| One Year | 26.23 | % | 25.94 | % | 18.71 | % | 25.31 | % | 26.51 | % | 21.83 | % | 13.23 | % | ||||||||
| Five Years | 15.28 | % | 14.99 | % | 13.64 | % | 14.43 | % | 15.51 | % | 15.79 | % | 15.99 | % | ||||||||
| Ten Years | 5.39 | % | 5.13 | % | 4.51 | % | 4.60 | % | 5.59 | % | 8.50 | % | 10.43 | % | ||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (3/20/00) | 10.34 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.51 | % | 9.93 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (12/31/01) | N/A | 8.73 | % | 8.33 | % | N/A | N/A | 7.58 | % | 10.36 | % | |||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2/16/07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.22 | % | N/A | 8.04 | % | 9.09 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (8/12/05) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.48 | % | 8.74 | % | 9.71 | % | ||||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average annual total returns.
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The Market Opportunities Fund
December 31, 2007 — December 31, 2017
| Ended 12/31/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class |
Advisor Class A (No Load) |
Advisor Class A (Load Adjusted)(1) |
Advisor Class C |
Institutional Class |
S&P 500® | MSCI EAFE® | ||||||||||||||||
| One Year | 47.28 | % | 46.91 | 38.48 | % | 46.12 | % | 47.65 | % | 21.83 | % | 25.03 | % | |||||||||
| Five Years | 17.45 | % | 17.16 | % | 15.77 | % | 16.55 | % | 17.72 | % | 15.79 | % | 7.90 | % | ||||||||
| Ten Years | 6.22 | % | 5.96 | % | 5.33 | % | 5.44 | % | N/A | 8.50 | % | 1.94 | % | |||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1/31/06) | 9.54 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.66 | % | 4.04 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1/31/06) | N/A | 9.27 | % | 8.72 | % | N/A | N/A | 8.66 | % | 4.04 | % | |||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2/16/07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.03 | % | N/A | 8.04 | % | 2.38 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (5/19/08) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.54 | % | 9.08 | % | 2.07 | % | ||||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average total returns.
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The Alternative Income Fund
December 31, 2007 — December 31, 2017
| Ended 12/31/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class |
Advisor Class A (No Load) |
Advisor Class A (Load Adjusted)(1) |
Advisor Class C |
Institutional Class |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Credit |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond |
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| One Year | 2.32 | % | 2.05 | % | -3.81 | % | 1.53 | % | 2.51 | % | 1.66 | % | 3.54 | % | ||||||||
| Five Years | 3.19 | % | 2.91 | % | 1.70 | % | 2.42 | % | 3.38 | % | 1.44 | % | 2.10 | % | ||||||||
| Ten Years | 0.17 | % | -0.09 | % | -0.67 | % | -0.58 | % | 0.41 | % | 2.82 | % | 4.01 | % | ||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (6/29/07) | 0.41 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.03 | % | 4.38 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (6/29/07) | N/A | 0.16 | % | -0.40 | % | N/A | N/A | 3.03 | % | 4.38 | % | |||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (6/29/07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | -0.34 | % | N/A | 3.03 | % | 4.38 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (6/29/07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.65 | % | 3.03 | % | 4.38 | % | ||||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average total returns.
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The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund
February 11, 2008 — December 31, 2017
| Ended 12/31/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class |
Advisor Class A (No Load) |
Advisor Class A (Load Adjusted)(1) |
Advisor Class C |
Institutional Class |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond |
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| One Year | 4.75 | % | 4.40 | % | -1.56 | % | 4.00 | % | 4.93 | % | 3.54 | % | 7.50 | % | ||||||||
| Five Years | 3.87 | % | 3.60 | % | 2.39 | % | 3.10 | % | 4.08 | % | 2.10 | % | 5.78 | % | ||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2/11/08) | 4.85 | % | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.87 | % | 8.41 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2/11/08) | N/A | 4.59 | % | 3.96 | % | N/A | N/A | 3.87 | % | 8.41 | % | |||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2/11/08) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.07 | % | N/A | 3.87 | % | 8.41 | % | ||||||||||||
| Since Inception | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2/11/08) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.05 | % | 3.87 | % | 8.41 | % | ||||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average total returns.
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The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund
December 31, 2007 — December 31, 2017
| Ended 12/31/2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class |
Advisor Class A (No Load) |
Advisor Class A (Load Adjusted)(1) |
Advisor Class C |
Institutional Class |
S&P 500® | ||||||||||||||
| One Year | N/A | 15.66 | % | 8.96 | % | 14.74 | % | 15.90 | % | 21.83 | % | ||||||||
| Five Years | N/A | 9.21 | % | 8.16 | % | 8.43 | % | 9.45 | % | 15.79 | % | ||||||||
| Ten Years | N/A | 0.71 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.94 | % | 8.50 | % | ||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | |||||||||||||||||||
| (12/11/17) | 3.05 | %(2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -0.03 | %(2) | |||||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | |||||||||||||||||||
| (5/4/07) | N/A | 1.82 | % | 1.36 | % | N/A | N/A | 7.83 | % | ||||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | |||||||||||||||||||
| (5/24/07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.15 | % | N/A | 7.74 | % | |||||||||||
| Since Inception | |||||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | |||||||||||||||||||
| (7/11/07) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.33 | % | 7.90 | % | |||||||||||
(1) Reflects front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
(2) Not annualized.
Returns for periods greater than one year are average annual total returns.
* Reflects the growth of a $1,000,000 investment.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUNDS |
| Expense Example |
| December 31, 2017 |
Shareholders incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvestments of dividends or other distributions made by a Fund, redemption fees, and exchange fees, and (2), ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help investors understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a series of Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. (except the Spin-off Fund, each a “Feeder Fund” and including the Spin-off Fund, collectively the “Funds”), and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2017 and held for the entire period from July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
Actual Expenses
The Actual Expenses comparison provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Unlike other mutual funds that directly acquire and manage their own portfolio securities, each Feeder Fund invests all or generally all of its investable assets in a corresponding series of The Kinetics Portfolios Trust (each, a “Master Portfolio”, and together the “Master Portfolios”), a separately registered investment company. The Master Portfolio, in turn, invests in securities. With this type of organization, expenses can accrue specifically to the Master Portfolio or the Feeder Fund or both. Each Feeder Fund records its proportionate share of the Master Portfolio’s expenses, including directed brokerage credits, on a daily basis. Any expense reductions include Fund-specific expenses as well as the expenses allocated from the Master Portfolio. Note, the Spin-off Fund is not a Feeder Fund.
The Funds will charge shareholder fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and exchanges executed by telephone between a Fund and any other Fund. The Funds’ transfer agent charges a $5.00 transaction fee to shareholder accounts for telephone exchanges between any two Funds. The Funds’ transfer agent does not charge a transaction fee for written exchange requests. IRA accounts are assessed a $15.00 annual fee. Finally, as a disincentive to market-timing transactions, the Funds will assess a 2.00% fee on the redemption or exchange of Fund shares held for less than 30 days. These fees will be paid to the Funds to help offset transaction costs. The Funds reserve the right to waive the redemption fee, subject to their sole discretion, in instances deemed not to be disadvantageous to the Funds or shareholders as described in the Funds’ prospectus.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUNDS |
| Expense Example — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
A shareholder may use the information provided in the first line, together with the amounts invested, to estimate the expenses paid over the period. A shareholder may divide his/her account value by $1,000 (e.g., an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses paid on his/her account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses paid for the period. A shareholder may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, a shareholder would compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, shareholder costs would have been higher.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUNDS |
| Expense Example — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| Expenses Paid | |||||||||||||
| Beginning | Ending | During | |||||||||||
| Account | Account | Annualized | Period* | ||||||||||
| Value | Value | Expense | (7/1/17 to | ||||||||||
| (7/1/17) | (12/31/17) | Ratio | 12/31/17) | ||||||||||
| The Internet Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,388.60 | 1.83 | % | $ | 11.02 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.97 | 1.83 | % | $ | 9.30 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,387.10 | 2.08 | % | $ | 12.51 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,014.71 | 2.08 | % | $ | 10.56 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,384.40 | 2.58 | % | $ | 15.51 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,012.19 | 2.58 | % | $ | 13.09 | |||||
| The Global Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,369.00 | 2.02 | % | $ | 12.06 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.02 | 2.02 | % | $ | 10.26 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,383.00 | 2.27 | % | $ | 13.63 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.76 | 2.27 | % | $ | 11.52 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,365.30 | 2.77 | % | $ | 16.51 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,011.24 | 2.77 | % | $ | 14.04 |
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUNDS |
| Expense Example — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| Expenses Paid | |||||||||||||
| Beginning | Ending | During | |||||||||||
| Account | Account | Annualized | Period* | ||||||||||
| Value | Value | Expense | (7/1/17 to | ||||||||||
| (7/1/17) | (12/31/17) | Ratio | 12/31/17) | ||||||||||
| The Paradigm Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,201.10 | 1.64 | % | $ | 9.10 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,016.93 | 1.64 | % | $ | 8.34 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,199.60 | 1.89 | % | $ | 10.48 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.67 | 1.89 | % | $ | 9.60 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,196.80 | 2.39 | % | $ | 13.23 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.15 | 2.39 | % | $ | 12.13 | |||||
| Institutional Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,202.30 | 1.44 | % | $ | 7.99 | |||||
| Institutional Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.94 | 1.44 | % | $ | 7.32 | |||||
| The Medical Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,014.50 | 1.39 | % | $ | 7.06 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.19 | 1.39 | % | $ | 7.07 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.60 | 1.64 | % | $ | 8.32 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,016.93 | 1.64 | % | $ | 8.34 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,010.80 | 2.14 | % | $ | 10.85 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,014.41 | 2.14 | % | $ | 10.87 |
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUNDS |
| Expense Example — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| Expenses Paid | |||||||||||||
| Beginning | Ending | During | |||||||||||
| Account | Account | Annualized | Period* | ||||||||||
| Value | Value | Expense | (7/1/17 to | ||||||||||
| (7/1/17) | (12/31/17) | Ratio | 12/31/17) | ||||||||||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,212.70 | 1.64 | % | $ | 9.15 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,016.93 | 1.64 | % | $ | 8.34 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,211.30 | 1.89 | % | $ | 10.53 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.67 | 1.89 | % | $ | 9.60 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,208.10 | 2.39 | % | $ | 13.30 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.15 | 2.39 | % | $ | 12.13 | |||||
| Institutional Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,214.00 | 1.44 | % | $ | 8.04 | |||||
| Institutional Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.94 | 1.44 | % | $ | 7.32 | |||||
| The Market Opportunities Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,365.10 | 1.64 | % | $ | 9.78 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,016.93 | 1.64 | % | $ | 8.34 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,362.70 | 1.89 | % | $ | 11.26 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.67 | 1.89 | % | $ | 9.60 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,359.50 | 2.39 | % | $ | 14.21 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.15 | 2.39 | % | $ | 12.13 | |||||
| Institutional Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,366.90 | 1.44 | % | $ | 8.59 | |||||
| Institutional Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.94 | 1.44 | % | $ | 7.32 |
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUNDS |
| Expense Example — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| Expenses Paid | |||||||||||||
| Beginning | Ending | During | |||||||||||
| Account | Account | Annualized | Period* | ||||||||||
| Value | Value | Expense | (7/1/17 to | ||||||||||
| (7/1/17) | (12/31/17) | Ratio | 12/31/17) | ||||||||||
| The Alternative Income Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.80 | 0.95 | % | $ | 4.81 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.41 | 0.95 | % | $ | 4.84 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.70 | 1.20 | % | $ | 6.08 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.15 | 1.20 | % | $ | 6.11 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,006.10 | 1.70 | % | $ | 8.60 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,016.63 | 1.70 | % | $ | 8.64 | |||||
| Institutional Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,011.00 | 0.75 | % | $ | 3.80 | |||||
| Institutional Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.42 | 0.75 | % | $ | 3.82 | |||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,012.10 | 1.49 | % | $ | 7.56 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.69 | 1.49 | % | $ | 7.58 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,009.80 | 1.74 | % | $ | 8.81 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,016.43 | 1.74 | % | $ | 8.84 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,008.00 | 2.24 | % | $ | 11.34 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.91 | 2.24 | % | $ | 11.37 | |||||
| Institutional Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.10 | 1.29 | % | $ | 6.55 | |||||
| Institutional Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.70 | 1.29 | % | $ | 6.56 |
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUNDS |
| Expense Example — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| Expenses Paid | |||||||||||||
| Beginning | Ending | During | |||||||||||
| Account | Account | Annualized | Period* | ||||||||||
| Value | Value | Expense | (7/1/17 to | ||||||||||
| (7/1/17) | (12/31/17) | Ratio | 12/31/17) | ||||||||||
| The Spin-off Fund | |||||||||||||
| No Load Class Actual - after expense reimbursement** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,030.50 | 1.45 | % | $ | 0.81 | |||||
| No Load Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.89 | 1.45 | % | $ | 0.80 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,124.90 | 1.50 | % | $ | 8.03 | |||||
| Advisor Class A Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,017.64 | 1.50 | % | $ | 7.63 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,119.50 | 2.25 | % | $ | 12.02 | |||||
| Advisor Class C Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.86 | 2.25 | % | $ | 11.42 | |||||
| Institutional Class Actual - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,136.50 | 1.25 | % | $ | 6.73 | |||||
| Institutional Class Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) - after expense reimbursement | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.90 | 1.25 | % | $ | 6.36 |
| Note: | Each Feeder Fund records its proportionate share of the respective Master Portfolio’s expenses on a daily basis. Any expense reductions include Feeder Fund-specific expenses as well as the expenses allocated for the Master Portfolio. | |
| * | Expenses are equal to the Feeder Fund’s annualized expense ratio after expense reimbursement multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365. | |
| ** | Expenses paid 12/11/17-12/31/17 are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio after expense reimbursement, multiplied by 20/365 (to reflect the inception date to the end of the annual period). | |
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Allocation of Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 |
The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Sector Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| Petroleum and Gas | $ | 4,792,340 | 20.0 | % | |||
| Information | 3,333,112 | 13.9 | % | ||||
| Manufacturing | 2,862,701 | 12.0 | % | ||||
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 2,259,839 | 9.4 | % | ||||
| Finance and Insurance | 1,554,961 | 6.5 | % | ||||
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1,281,320 | 5.4 | % | ||||
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,256,926 | 5.3 | % | ||||
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 949,698 | 4.0 | % | ||||
| Educational Services | 893,360 | 3.7 | % | ||||
| Transportation and Warehousing | 693,462 | 2.9 | % | ||||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64,974 | 0.3 | % | ||||
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 15,241 | 0.1 | % |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments | |
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate |
| Restructuring Fund |
| Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2017 |
| COMMON STOCKS — 83.48% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Accommodation — 0.27% | |||||||
| Civeo Corporation* | 23,800 | $ | 64,974 | ||||
| Administrative and Support Services — 3.97% | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 12,900 | 949,698 | |||||
| Asset Management — 4.95% | |||||||
| Associated Capital Group, Inc. — Class A | 33,600 | 1,145,760 | |||||
| Onex Corporation | 500 | 36,700 | |||||
| 1,182,460 | |||||||
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing — 0.45% | |||||||
| Crimson Wine Group Limited* | 10,000 | 106,700 | |||||
| Broadcasting (except Internet) — 7.99% | |||||||
| Cable One, Inc.c | 1,700 | 1,195,695 | |||||
| The E.W. Scripps Company — Class A* | 20,000 | 312,600 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM — Class C* | 6,000 | 237,960 | |||||
| TEGNA, Inc. | 11,600 | 163,328 | |||||
| 1,909,583 | |||||||
| Cable Distributor — 1.42% | |||||||
| Liberty Broadband Corporation — Series A* | 4,000 | 340,200 | |||||
| Chemical Manufacturing — 0.50% | |||||||
| Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | 5,800 | 118,610 | |||||
| Educational Services — 3.74% | |||||||
| Graham Holdings Company — Class B | 1,600 | 893,360 | |||||
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles — 1.20% | |||||||
| Capital Southwest Corporation | 17,300 | 286,315 | |||||
| Healthcare — 2.20% | |||||||
| Halyard Health, Inc.* | 10,600 | 489,508 | |||||
| Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.* | 797 | 35,395 | |||||
| 524,903 | |||||||
| Holding Company — 3.26% | |||||||
| Dundee Corporation — Class A* | 42,900 | 86,186 | |||||
| Icahn Enterprises LP | 13,100 | 694,300 | |||||
| 780,486 | |||||||
| Home Building Products — 1.05% | |||||||
| Masco Corporation | 5,700 | 250,458 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate |
| Restructuring Fund |
| Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
| Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) — 8.62% | |||||||
| The Howard Hughes Corporation*c | 15,700 | $ | 2,060,939 | ||||
| Machinery Manufacturing — 4.59% | |||||||
| The Manitowoc Company, Inc.* | 8,025 | 315,704 | |||||
| Welbilt, Inc.* | 33,300 | 782,882 | |||||
| 1,098,586 | |||||||
| Media — 2.09% | |||||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves — Class C* | 1,590 | 35,330 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One — Class A* | 4,850 | 158,692 | |||||
| Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation — Class B* | 9,633 | 305,751 | |||||
| 499,773 | |||||||
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 3.00% | |||||||
| CSW Industrials, Inc.* | 15,600 | 716,820 | |||||
| Oil and Gas — 20.04% | |||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Trustc | 10,730 | 4,792,340 | |||||
| Oil and Gas Extraction — 0.06% | |||||||
| Atlas Energy Group LLC* | 313,600 | 15,241 | |||||
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) — 2.44% | |||||||
| Gannett Co, Inc. | 7,700 | 89,243 | |||||
| New Media Investment Group, Inc. | 20,600 | 345,668 | |||||
| Tribune Media Company — Class A | 3,500 | 148,645 | |||||
| 583,556 | |||||||
| Real Estate — 5.26% | |||||||
| DREAM Unlimited Corp. — Class A*c | 204,000 | 1,256,926 | |||||
| Rental and Leasing Services — 0.83% | |||||||
| Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | 9,000 | 198,900 | |||||
| Satellite Telecommunications — 2.46% | |||||||
| EchoStar Corporation — Class A* | 9,800 | 587,020 | |||||
| Sporting Goods — 0.19% | |||||||
| Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | 3,200 | 46,624 | |||||
| Water Transportation — 2.90% | |||||||
| A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S — Class B — ADR | 79,800 | 693,462 | |||||
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $14,974,915) | 19,957,934 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate |
| Restructuring Fund |
| Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 17.01% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.09% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%b | 21,249 | $ | 21,249 |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 16.92% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 02/08/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.17% | $ | 4,051,000 | 4,045,811 | ||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $4,067,246) | 4,067,060 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.49% | |||||||
| (cost $19,042,161) | $ | 24,024,994 |
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
* — Non-income producing security.
b — The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017.
c — Significant Investment — See Note 6.
ADR — American Depository Receipt.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Assets & Liabilities |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Internet | The Global | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| ASSETS: | |||||||
| Investments in the Master Portfolio, at value* | $ | 168,233,463 | $ | 15,675,638 | |||
| Receivable from Adviser | — | 13,190 | |||||
| Receivable for Master Portfolio interest sold | 663,307 | — | |||||
| Receivable for Fund shares sold | 654,486 | 70,093 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 9,857 | 16,317 | |||||
| Total Assets | 169,561,113 | 15,775,238 | |||||
| LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Payable for Master Portfolio interest purchased | — | 2,814 | |||||
| Payable to Directors | 3,433 | 299 | |||||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 191 | 5 | |||||
| Payable for Fund shares repurchased | 1,317,793 | 65,783 | |||||
| Payable for taxes | — | 36,190 | |||||
| Payable for shareholder servicing fees | 35,075 | 3,161 | |||||
| Payable for distribution fees | 3,199 | 9,505 | |||||
| Fund distribution payable | 1 | 1,496 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 49,372 | 13,258 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 1,409,064 | 132,511 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 168,152,049 | $ | 15,642,727 | |||
| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | |||||||
| Paid in capital | $ | 92,061,960 | $ | 11,584,336 | |||
| Accumulated net investment income (loss) | 698,156 | (47,172 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | 4,996,356 | (1,612 | ) | ||||
| Net unrealized appreciation on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 70,395,577 | 4,107,175 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 168,152,049 | $ | 15,642,727 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 162,120,008 | $ | 8,577,345 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 3,107,119 | 1,198,960 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 52.18 | $ | 7.15 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 4,184,920 | $ | 1,522,812 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 84,941 | 212,871 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (redemption price) | $ | 49.27 | $ | 7.15 | |||
| Offering price per share ($49.27 divided by .9425 and $7.15 divided by .9425) | $ | 52.28 | $ | 7.59 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 1,847,121 | $ | 5,542,570 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 41,755 | 819,472 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 44.24 | $ | 6.76 |
| * | Each Feeder Fund invests all or generally all its assets directly in the corresponding Master Portfolio. The financial statements for the Master Portfolios, along with the portfolio of investments in securities, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Assets & Liabilities — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Paradigm | The Medical | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| ASSETS: | |||||||
| Investments in the Master Portfolio, at value* | $ | 775,257,266 | $ | 19,427,079 | |||
| Receivable from Adviser | 28,582 | 12,691 | |||||
| Receivable for Master Portfolio interest sold | 176,458 | 5,295 | |||||
| Receivable for Fund shares sold | 440,748 | 34,206 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 35,491 | 11,149 | |||||
| Total Assets | 775,938,545 | 19,490,420 | |||||
| LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Payable to Directors | 20,737 | 553 | |||||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 1,331 | 38 | |||||
| Payable for Fund shares repurchased | 617,206 | 39,502 | |||||
| Payable for shareholder servicing fees | 126,524 | 4,114 | |||||
| Payable for distribution fees | 167,777 | 1,543 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 171,081 | 15,455 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 1,104,656 | 61,205 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 774,833,889 | $ | 19,429,215 | |||
| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | |||||||
| Paid in capital | $ | 562,898,906 | $ | 13,733,174 | |||
| Accumulated net investment income (loss) | (4,569,146 | ) | 22,369 | ||||
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | (120,781,994 | ) | (66,811 | ) | |||
| Net unrealized appreciation on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 337,286,123 | 5,740,483 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 774,833,889 | $ | 19,429,215 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 339,188,809 | $ | 16,060,251 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 7,019,177 | 633,992 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 48.32 | $ | 25.33 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 108,028,728 | $ | 2,985,552 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 2,298,915 | 122,735 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (redemption price) | $ | 46.99 | $ | 24.33 | |||
| Offering price per share ($46.99 divided by .9425 and $24.33 divided by .9425) | $ | 49.86 | $ | 25.81 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 118,924,461 | $ | 383,412 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 2,690,267 | 16,265 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 44.21 | $ | 23.57 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 208,691,891 | N/A | ||||
| Shares outstanding | 4,291,947 | N/A | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 48.62 | N/A |
| * | Each Feeder Fund invests all or generally all its assets directly in the corresponding Master Portfolio. The financial statements for the Master Portfolios, along with the portfolio of investments in securities, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Assets & Liabilities — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||
| Opportunities | Opportunities | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| ASSETS: | |||||||
| Investments in the Master Portfolio, at value* | $ | 181,412,764 | $ | 77,254,398 | |||
| Receivable from Adviser | 16,622 | 11,378 | |||||
| Receivable for Master Portfolio interest sold | 286,900 | — | |||||
| Receivable for Fund shares sold | 72,767 | 554,241 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 15,175 | 5,617 | |||||
| Total Assets | 181,804,228 | 77,825,634 | |||||
| LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Payable for Master Portfolio interest purchased | — | 479,415 | |||||
| Payable to Directors | 5,045 | 1,459 | |||||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 324 | 59 | |||||
| Payable for Fund shares repurchased | 359,667 | 74,826 | |||||
| Payable for shareholder servicing fees | 32,987 | 13,768 | |||||
| Payable for distribution fees | 13,354 | 10,428 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 48,155 | 23,700 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 459,532 | 603,655 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 181,344,696 | $ | 77,221,979 | |||
| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | |||||||
| Paid in capital | $ | 167,365,163 | $ | 56,407,309 | |||
| Accumulated net investment loss | (8,214,302 | ) | (941,895 | ) | |||
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | (9,235,907 | ) | (1,653,835 | ) | |||
| Net unrealized appreciation on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 31,429,742 | 23,410,400 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 181,344,696 | $ | 77,221,979 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 133,960,278 | $ | 51,298,150 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 2,613,854 | 1,920,073 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 51.25 | $ | 26.72 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 11,735,365 | $ | 7,557,040 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 235,613 | 286,150 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (redemption price) | $ | 49.81 | $ | 26.41 | |||
| Offering price per share ($49.81 divided by .9425 and $26.41 divided by .9425) | $ | 52.85 | $ | 28.02 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 8,134,926 | $ | 8,139,093 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 170,302 | 318,755 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 47.77 | $ | 25.53 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 27,514,127 | $ | 10,227,696 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 528,414 | 378,194 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 52.07 | $ | 27.04 |
| * | Each Feeder Fund invests all or generally all its assets directly in the corresponding Master Portfolio. The financial statements for the Master Portfolios, along with the portfolio of investments in securities, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Assets & Liabilities — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Multi- | |||||||
| The Alternative | Disciplinary | ||||||
| Income | Income | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| ASSETS: | |||||||
| Investments in the Master Portfolio, at value* | $ | 22,981,848 | $ | 49,027,688 | |||
| Receivable from Adviser | 16,053 | 15,164 | |||||
| Receivable for Fund shares sold | 228,157 | 116,625 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 17,324 | 3,528 | |||||
| Total Assets | 23,243,382 | 49,163,005 | |||||
| LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Payable for Master Portfolio interest purchased | 221,387 | 6,060 | |||||
| Payable to Directors | 688 | 1,744 | |||||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 60 | 139 | |||||
| Payable for Fund shares repurchased | 6,770 | 110,565 | |||||
| Payable for shareholder servicing fees | 2,300 | 5,329 | |||||
| Payable for distribution fees | 3,823 | 14,265 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 17,274 | 24,027 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 252,302 | 162,129 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 22,991,080 | $ | 49,000,876 | |||
| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | |||||||
| Paid in capital | $ | 25,229,490 | $ | 51,137,109 | |||
| Accumulated net investment income | 19,869 | 47,460 | |||||
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency and written option contracts | (2,211,428 | ) | (821,959 | ) | |||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | (54,616 | ) | (1,361,734 | ) | |||
| Written option contracts | 7,765 | — | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 22,991,080 | $ | 49,000,876 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 4,967,959 | $ | 6,974,065 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 50,916 | 632,976 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 97.57 | $ | 11.02 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 1,501,490 | $ | 4,640,143 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 15,579 | 423,185 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (redemption price) | $ | 96.38 | $ | 10.96 | |||
| Offering price per share ($96.38 divided by .9425 and $10.96 divided by .9425) | $ | 102.26 | $ | 11.63 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 1,513,306 | $ | 6,987,217 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 16,320 | 643,632 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 92.73 | $ | 10.86 | |||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 15,008,325 | $ | 30,399,451 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 151,790 | 2,753,874 | |||||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 98.88 | $ | 11.04 |
| * | Each Feeder Fund invests all or generally all its assets directly in the corresponding Master Portfolio. The financial statements for the Master Portfolios, along with the portfolio of investments in securities, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Statement of Assets & Liabilities — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Kinetics | ||||
| Spin-off and | ||||
| Corporate | ||||
| Restructuring | ||||
| Fund | ||||
| ASSETS: | ||||
| Investments, at value(1) | $ | 24,024,994 | ||
| Cash | 3,414 | |||
| Receivable for investments sold | 13,558 | |||
| Dividends and interest receivable | 9,717 | |||
| Total Assets | 24,051,683 | |||
| LIABILITIES: | ||||
| Payable to Adviser | 34,084 | |||
| Payable to Directors | 901 | |||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 57 | |||
| Payable for Fund shares repurchased | 69,569 | |||
| Payable for shareholder servicing fees | 3,012 | |||
| Payable for distribution fees | 4,749 | |||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 30,433 | |||
| Total Liabilities | 142,805 | |||
| Net Assets | $ | 23,908,878 | ||
| (1) Cost of investments | $ | 19,042,161 | ||
| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||
| Paid in capital | $ | 19,430,011 | ||
| Accumulated net investment loss | (580,003 | ) | ||
| Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | 76,037 | |||
| Net unrealized appreciation on: | ||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 4,982,833 | |||
| Net Assets | $ | 23,908,878 | ||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – NO LOAD CLASS: | ||||
| Net Assets | $ | 10,300 | ||
| Shares outstanding | 925 | |||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 11.14 | ||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS A: | ||||
| Net Assets | $ | 4,322,434 | ||
| Shares outstanding | 405,213 | |||
| Net asset value per share (redemption price) | $ | 10.67 | ||
| Offering price per share ($10.67 divided by .9425) | $ | 11.32 | ||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – ADVISOR CLASS C: | ||||
| Net Assets | $ | 5,526,098 | ||
| Shares outstanding | 543,155 | |||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 10.17 | ||
| CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | ||||
| Net Assets | $ | 14,050,046 | ||
| Shares outstanding | 1,315,274 | |||
| Net asset value per share (offering price and redemption price) | $ | 10.68 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Operations |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| The Internet | The Global | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIOS: | |||||||
| Dividends† | $ | 2,715,629 | $ | 294,056 | |||
| Interest | 382,353 | 34,408 | |||||
| Income from securities lending | 205,439 | 8,098 | |||||
| Expenses allocated from Master Portfolio | (1,714,652 | ) | (154,491 | ) | |||
| Net investment income from Master Portfolio | 1,588,769 | 182,071 | |||||
| EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class A | 5,832 | 1,656 | |||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class C | 6,940 | 22,978 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class A | 5,832 | 1,656 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class C | 2,313 | 7,660 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — No Load Class | 305,056 | 15,036 | |||||
| Transfer agent fees and expenses | 110,547 | 17,785 | |||||
| Reports to shareholders | 22,113 | 3,302 | |||||
| Administration fees | 52,817 | 5,820 | |||||
| Tax expense (See Note 2) | — | 36,190 | |||||
| Professional fees | 19,789 | 9,042 | |||||
| Directors’ fees | 11,975 | 922 | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 2,552 | 191 | |||||
| Registration fees | 50,007 | 45,779 | |||||
| Fund accounting fees | 6,085 | 457 | |||||
| Other expenses | 4,742 | 309 | |||||
| Total expenses | 606,600 | 168,783 | |||||
| Less, expense reimbursement | — | (127,056 | ) | ||||
| Net expenses | 606,600 | 41,727 | |||||
| Net investment income | 982,169 | 140,344 | |||||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIOS: | |||||||
| Net realized gain on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 26,950,019 | 1,161,004 | |||||
| Reimbursement by Affiliate | 422 | — | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 32,196,353 | 3,026,419 | |||||
| Net gain on investments | 59,146,794 | 4,187,423 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 60,128,963 | $ | 4,327,767 | |||
| † Net of foreign taxes withheld of: | $ | 136 | $ | 10,098 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Operations — (Continued) |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| The Paradigm | The Medical | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIOS: | |||||||
| Dividends† | $ | 5,306,193 | $ | 451,122 | |||
| Interest | 506,835 | 4,024 | |||||
| Income from securities lending | 302,937 | 5,827 | |||||
| Expenses allocated from Master Portfolio | (10,156,707 | ) | (293,440 | ) | |||
| Net investment income (loss) from Master Portfolio | (4,040,742 | ) | 167,533 | ||||
| EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class A | 257,878 | 8,317 | |||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class C | 847,418 | 2,813 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class A | 257,878 | 8,317 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class C | 282,473 | 938 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — No Load Class | 792,664 | 42,000 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class | 422,546 | — | |||||
| Transfer agent fees and expenses | 209,016 | 23,060 | |||||
| Reports to shareholders | 72,769 | 4,542 | |||||
| Administration fees | 318,562 | 8,718 | |||||
| Professional fees | 79,960 | 10,145 | |||||
| Directors’ fees | 73,983 | 2,001 | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 15,924 | 434 | |||||
| Registration fees | 77,013 | 46,140 | |||||
| Fund accounting fees | 37,753 | 1,018 | |||||
| Other expenses | 33,534 | 915 | |||||
| Total expenses | 3,779,371 | 159,358 | |||||
| Less, expense waiver for Institutional Class shareholder servicing fees | (316,909 | ) | — | ||||
| Less, expense reimbursement | (726,971 | ) | (156,695 | ) | |||
| Net expenses | 2,735,491 | 2,663 | |||||
| Net investment income (loss) | (6,776,233 | ) | 164,870 | ||||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIOS: | |||||||
| Net realized gain on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 116,233,814 | 2,350,183 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 70,690,428 | (424,529 | ) | ||||
| Net gain on investments | 186,924,242 | 1,925,654 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 180,148,009 | $ | 2,090,524 | |||
| † Net of foreign taxes withheld of: | $ | 135,558 | $ | 15,625 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Operations — (Continued) |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||
| Opportunities | Opportunities | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIOS: | |||||||
| Dividends† | $ | 1,412,835 | $ | 1,072,104 | |||
| Interest | 76,984 | 115,273 | |||||
| Income from securities lending | 126,914 | 47,424 | |||||
| Expenses allocated from Master Portfolio | (2,472,602 | ) | (702,927 | ) | |||
| Net investment income (loss) from Master Portfolio | (855,869 | ) | 531,874 | ||||
| EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class A | 31,042 | 12,021 | |||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class C | 60,242 | 39,366 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class A | 31,042 | 12,021 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class C | 20,081 | 13,122 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — No Load Class | 315,573 | 91,099 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class | 67,632 | 7,978 | |||||
| Transfer agent fees and expenses | 54,729 | 28,926 | |||||
| Reports to shareholders | 24,961 | 6,330 | |||||
| Administration fees | 76,797 | 22,937 | |||||
| Professional fees | 25,546 | 12,763 | |||||
| Directors’ fees | 17,912 | 4,818 | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 3,851 | 1,018 | |||||
| Registration fees | 60,046 | 58,768 | |||||
| Fund accounting fees | 9,103 | 2,434 | |||||
| Other expenses | 8,391 | 1,768 | |||||
| Total expenses | 806,948 | 315,369 | |||||
| Less, expense waiver for Institutional Class shareholder servicing fees | (50,723 | ) | (5,983 | ) | |||
| Less, expense reimbursement | (245,072 | ) | (140,939 | ) | |||
| Net expenses | 511,153 | 168,447 | |||||
| Net investment income (loss) | (1,367,022 | ) | 363,427 | ||||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIOS: | |||||||
| Net realized gain on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 15,142,437 | 7,024,052 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 25,743,329 | 13,982,989 | |||||
| Net gain on investments | 40,885,766 | 21,007,041 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 39,518,744 | $ | 21,370,468 | |||
| † Net of foreign taxes withheld of: | $ | 43,396 | $ | 16,262 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Operations — (Continued) |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| The Multi- | |||||||
| The Alternative | Disciplinary | ||||||
| Income | Income | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIOS: | |||||||
| Dividends | $ | 106,805 | $ | 474,222 | |||
| Interest | 171,120 | 2,603,068 | |||||
| Income from securities lending | — | 64,572 | |||||
| Expenses allocated from Master Portfolio | (287,699 | ) | (904,426 | ) | |||
| Net investment income (loss) from Master Portfolio | (9,774 | ) | 2,237,436 | ||||
| EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class A | 6,712 | 14,199 | |||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class C | 11,888 | 61,666 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class A | 6,712 | 14,199 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class C | 3,963 | 20,555 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — No Load Class | 13,528 | 18,302 | |||||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class | 34,602 | 86,764 | |||||
| Transfer agent fees and expenses | 25,059 | 32,078 | |||||
| Reports to shareholders | 5,753 | 11,312 | |||||
| Administration fees | 13,841 | 30,029 | |||||
| Professional fees | 10,876 | 14,517 | |||||
| Directors’ fees | 2,695 | 6,611 | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 592 | 1,438 | |||||
| Registration fees | 56,115 | 61,837 | |||||
| Fund accounting fees | 1,371 | 3,318 | |||||
| Other expenses | 1,179 | 4,082 | |||||
| Total expenses | 194,886 | 380,907 | |||||
| Less, expense waiver for Institutional Class shareholder servicing fees | (25,951 | ) | (65,073 | ) | |||
| Less, expense reimbursement | (216,303 | ) | (268,553 | ) | |||
| Net expenses | (47,368 | ) | 47,281 | ||||
| Net investment income | 37,594 | 2,190,155 | |||||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| ALLOCATED FROM MASTER PORTFOLIOS: | |||||||
| Net realized gain on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 4,946 | 483,413 | |||||
| Written option contracts expired or closed | 824,434 | 4,581 | |||||
| Long term realized gain distributions received from other investment companies | 37 | 20,106 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | (19,937 | ) | 319,718 | ||||
| Written option contracts | (207,851 | ) | (4,535 | ) | |||
| Net gain on investments | 601,629 | 823,283 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 639,223 | $ | 3,013,438 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Statement of Operations — (Continued) |
| For the Period Ended December 31, 2017# |
| The Kinetics | ||||
| Spin-off and | ||||
| Corporate | ||||
| Restructuring | ||||
| Fund | ||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
| Dividends† | $ | 180,927 | ||
| Interest | 2,862 | |||
| Total investment income | 183,789 | |||
| EXPENSES: | ||||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class A | 7,214 | |||
| Distribution fees — Advisor Class C | 36,753 | |||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class A | 2,726 | |||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Advisor Class C | 3,537 | |||
| Shareholder servicing fees — No Load Class(1) | 1 | |||
| Shareholder servicing fees — Institutional Class | 7,595 | |||
| Transfer agent fees and expenses | 5,362 | |||
| Reports to shareholders | 5,226 | |||
| Administration fees | 10,623 | |||
| Professional fees | 19,655 | |||
| Directors’ fees | 4,070 | |||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 4,777 | |||
| Registration fees | 39,446 | |||
| Fund accounting fees | 8,428 | |||
| Investment advisory fees | 149,235 | |||
| Custodian fees and expenses | 8,435 | |||
| Other expenses | 4,359 | |||
| Total expenses | 317,442 | |||
| Less, expense waiver for Institutional Class shareholder servicing fees | (1,210 | ) | ||
| Less, expense reimbursement | (84,935 | ) | ||
| Net expenses | 231,297 | |||
| Net investment loss | (47,508 | ) | ||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: | ||||
| Net realized loss on: | ||||
| Investments and foreign currency | (741,847 | ) | ||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of: | ||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 3,468,089 | |||
| Net gain on investments | 2,726,242 | |||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 2,678,734 | ||
| † Net of foreign taxes withheld of: | $ | 14 |
| # | For the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31. | |
| (1) | No Load Class shares of the Spin-off Fund commenced operations on December 11, 2017. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
| The Internet Fund | The Global Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | 982,169 | $ | (1,955,770 | ) | $ | 140,344 | $ | (25,970 | ) | |||
| Net realized gain on sale of investments and foreign currency | 26,950,019 | 13,022,035 | 1,161,004 | 111,804 | |||||||||
| Reimbursement by Affiliate | 422 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency | 32,196,353 | (8,519,074 | ) | 3,026,419 | 854,717 | ||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 60,128,963 | 2,547,191 | 4,327,767 | 940,551 | |||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (105,961 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Net realized gains | (25,520,599 | ) | (8,879,758 | ) | (606,497 | ) | (21,202 | ) | |||||
| Total distributions | (25,520,599 | ) | (8,879,758 | ) | (712,458 | ) | (21,202 | ) | |||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (18,535 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Net realized gains | (701,439 | ) | (169,077 | ) | (109,467 | ) | (1,243 | ) | |||||
| Total distributions | (701,439 | ) | (169,077 | ) | (128,002 | ) | (1,243 | ) | |||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (52,170 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Net realized gains | (327,682 | ) | (63,603 | ) | (415,034 | ) | (8,029 | ) | |||||
| Total distributions | (327,682 | ) | (63,603 | ) | (467,204 | ) | (8,029 | ) | |||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 13,869,121 | 1,046,833 | 4,438,066 | 484,783 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 9,591 | 94 | 640 | 26 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 25,016,016 | 8,711,883 | 703,941 | 20,774 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (19,722,027 | ) | (15,786,204 | ) | (3,673,657 | ) | (584,869 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 19,172,701 | (6,027,394 | ) | 1,468,990 | (79,286 | ) | |||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 1,993,592 | 368,808 | 1,394,573 | 15,934 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 663 | — | 6,708 | 20 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 620,514 | 132,819 | 109,578 | 910 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (776,608 | ) | (1,422,733 | ) | (495,581 | ) | (123,596 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 1,838,161 | (921,106 | ) | 1,015,278 | (106,732 | ) | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Internet Fund | The Global Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | $ | 832,414 | $ | 177,434 | $ | 2,370,433 | $ | 181,562 | |||||
| Redemption fees | 916 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 317,411 | 60,833 | 450,731 | 7,727 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (145,331 | ) | (325,978 | ) | (228,255 | ) | (103,278 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 1,005,410 | (87,711 | ) | 2,592,909 | 86,011 | ||||||||
| TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | |||||||||||||
| IN NET ASSETS: | 55,595,515 | (13,601,458 | ) | 8,097,280 | 810,070 | ||||||||
| NET ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 112,556,534 | 126,157,992 | 7,545,447 | 6,735,377 | |||||||||
| End of year* | $ | 168,152,049 | $ | 112,556,534 | $ | 15,642,727 | $ | 7,545,447 | |||||
| * Including undistributed net investment income (loss) of: | $ | 698,156 | $ | (230,532 | ) | $ | (47,172 | ) | $ | (14,759 | ) | ||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 239,537 | 25,912 | 670,595 | 99,946 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | 484,056 | 221,507 | 99,427 | 3,972 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (411,798 | ) | (387,166 | ) | (586,998 | ) | (121,826 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 311,795 | (139,747 | ) | 183,024 | (17,908 | ) | |||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 38,254 | 9,415 | 218,380 | 3,331 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | 12,715 | 3,535 | 15,477 | 175 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (17,221 | ) | (36,091 | ) | (80,469 | ) | (26,471 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 33,748 | (23,141 | ) | 153,388 | (22,965 | ) | |||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 17,566 | 4,936 | 407,943 | 39,782 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | 7,244 | 1,762 | 67,374 | 1,548 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (3,436 | ) | (9,057 | ) | (40,660 | ) | (22,287 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 21,374 | (2,359 | ) | 434,657 | 19,043 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Paradigm Fund | The Medical Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (6,776,233 | ) | $ | (8,912,000 | ) | $ | 164,870 | $ | 151,178 | |||
| Net realized gain on sale of investments and foreign currency | 116,233,814 | 77,793,743 | 2,350,183 | 1,820,994 | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency | 70,690,428 | 64,985,193 | (424,529 | ) | (4,341,168 | ) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 180,148,009 | 133,866,936 | 2,090,524 | (2,368,996 | ) | ||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (141,468 | ) | (137,517 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized gains | — | — | (2,136,625 | ) | (830,858 | ) | |||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (2,278,093 | ) | (968,375 | ) | |||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (19,097 | ) | (13,525 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized gains | — | — | (416,218 | ) | (182,376 | ) | |||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (435,315 | ) | (195,901 | ) | |||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Net realized gains | — | — | (54,651 | ) | (21,406 | ) | |||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (54,651 | ) | (21,406 | ) | |||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 44,431,611 | 71,124,008 | 369,030 | 734,660 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 9,270 | 5,502 | 438 | 68 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 2,244,865 | 954,798 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (119,870,442 | ) | (77,240,016 | ) | (3,553,923 | ) | (3,621,222 | ) | |||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (75,429,561 | ) | (6,110,506 | ) | (939,590 | ) | (1,931,696 | ) | |||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 8,957,538 | 7,383,372 | 248,099 | 451,900 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 734 | 267 | 6 | 60 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 409,945 | 180,459 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (30,363,497 | ) | (49,899,412 | ) | (1,258,535 | ) | (2,471,535 | ) | |||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (21,405,225 | ) | (42,515,773 | ) | (600,485 | ) | (1,839,116 | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Paradigm Fund | The Medical Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | $ | 2,792,488 | $ | 4,653,364 | $ | 52,217 | $ | 6,374 | |||||
| Redemption fees | 2,133 | 861 | — | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 34,720 | 14,965 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (23,266,717 | ) | (26,116,371 | ) | (109,191 | ) | (132,593 | ) | |||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (20,472,096 | ) | (21,462,146 | ) | (22,254 | ) | (111,254 | ) | |||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 49,616,717 | 57,494,542 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 2,714 | 4,908 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (161,237,337 | ) | (135,527,003 | ) | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (111,617,906 | ) | (78,027,553 | ) | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS: | (48,776,779 | ) | (14,249,042 | ) | (2,239,864 | ) | (7,436,744 | ) | |||||
| NET ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 823,610,668 | 837,859,710 | 21,669,079 | 29,105,823 | |||||||||
| End of year* | $ | 774,833,889 | $ | 823,610,668 | $ | 19,429,215 | $ | 21,669,079 | |||||
| * Including undistributed net investment income (loss) of: | $ | (4,569,146 | ) | $ | (7,293,652 | ) | $ | 22,369 | $ | 22,162 | |||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 1,066,897 | 2,015,977 | 13,162 | 26,060 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 88,242 | 35,868 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (2,999,016 | ) | (2,413,372 | ) | (126,969 | ) | (129,197 | ) | |||||
| Net decrease in shares outstanding | (1,932,119 | ) | (397,395 | ) | (25,565 | ) | (67,269 | ) | |||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 222,108 | 223,808 | 8,935 | 16,960 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 16,780 | 7,019 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (755,960 | ) | (1,639,715 | ) | (46,381 | ) | (91,635 | ) | |||||
| Net decrease in shares outstanding | (533,852 | ) | (1,415,907 | ) | (20,666 | ) | (67,656 | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Paradigm Fund | The Medical Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 75,564 | 156,056 | 2,016 | 255 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 1,467 | 599 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (613,780 | ) | (857,941 | ) | (4,125 | ) | (5,051 | ) | |||||
| Net decrease in shares outstanding | (538,216 | ) | (701,885 | ) | (642 | ) | (4,197 | ) | |||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 1,214,145 | 1,715,989 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (4,090,122 | ) | (4,199,430 | ) | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Net decrease in shares outstanding | (2,875,977 | ) | (2,483,441 | ) | N/A | N/A | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||||||||
| Opportunities Fund | Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (1,367,022 | ) | $ | (2,055,836 | ) | $ | 363,427 | $ | (422,185 | ) | ||
| Net realized gain on sale of investments and foreign currency | 15,142,437 | 3,396,417 | 7,024,052 | 2,288,261 | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency | 25,743,329 | 41,387,172 | 13,982,989 | 5,650,095 | |||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 39,518,744 | 42,727,753 | 21,370,468 | 7,516,171 | |||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (323,879 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (323,879 | ) | — | ||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (38,468 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (38,468 | ) | — | ||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (17,693 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (17,693 | ) | — | ||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (80,207 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (80,207 | ) | — | ||||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 5,823,148 | 6,517,422 | 5,965,626 | 621,393 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 1,091 | 3,423 | 1,131 | 80 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 321,648 | — | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (33,621,459 | ) | (46,268,511 | ) | (2,056,025 | ) | (5,340,260 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (27,797,220 | ) | (39,747,666 | ) | 4,232,380 | (4,718,787 | ) | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||||||||
| Opportunities Fund | Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | $ | 890,057 | $ | 1,044,917 | $ | 3,106,373 | $ | 518,836 | |||||
| Redemption fees | 68 | 126 | 17 | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 34,324 | — | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (5,565,578 | ) | (4,883,859 | ) | (2,088,142 | ) | (1,215,323 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (4,675,453 | ) | (3,838,816 | ) | 1,052,572 | (696,487 | ) | ||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 236,039 | 425,153 | 2,156,163 | 69,290 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | — | 99 | — | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 16,105 | — | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (2,296,457 | ) | (2,510,620 | ) | (576,992 | ) | (470,568 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (2,060,418 | ) | (2,085,368 | ) | 1,595,276 | (401,278 | ) | ||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 11,570,347 | 18,338,379 | 7,213,450 | 851,210 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 206 | 68 | 3,507 | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 78,499 | — | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (40,291,007 | ) | (30,302,253 | ) | (1,432,381 | ) | (1,148,652 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (28,720,454 | ) | (11,963,806 | ) | 5,863,075 | (297,442 | ) | ||||||
| TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | (23,734,801 | ) | (14,907,903 | ) | 33,653,524 | 1,402,177 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 205,079,497 | 219,987,400 | 43,568,455 | 42,166,278 | |||||||||
| End of year* | $ | 181,344,696 | $ | 205,079,497 | $ | 77,221,979 | $ | 43,568,455 | |||||
| * Including undistributed net investment loss of: | $ | (8,214,302 | ) | $ | (6,504,924 | ) | $ | (941,895 | ) | $ | (860,651 | ) | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||||||||
| Opportunities Fund | Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 133,314 | 174,596 | 240,026 | 36,332 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 12,142 | — | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (781,891 | ) | (1,355,350 | ) | (94,372 | ) | (334,070 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (648,577 | ) | (1,180,754 | ) | 157,796 | (297,738 | ) | ||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 20,307 | 29,681 | 134,566 | 30,539 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 1,310 | — | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (130,908 | ) | (149,461 | ) | (100,805 | ) | (78,792 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (110,601 | ) | (119,780 | ) | 35,071 | (48,253 | ) | ||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 5,891 | 12,743 | 93,535 | 4,450 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 636 | — | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (56,617 | ) | (77,943 | ) | (28,312 | ) | (30,070 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (50,726 | ) | (65,200 | ) | 65,859 | (25,620 | ) | ||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 263,166 | 517,218 | 311,032 | 48,793 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 2,927 | — | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (962,015 | ) | (841,757 | ) | (67,182 | ) | (71,360 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (698,849 | ) | (324,539 | ) | 246,777 | (22,567 | ) | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Alternative | The Multi- | ||||||||||||
| Income Fund | Disciplinary Income Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 37,594 | $ | 15,560 | $ | 2,190,155 | $ | 3,633,694 | |||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments, foreign currency and written options and distributions received from other investment companies | 829,417 | 973,351 | 508,100 | (921,851 | ) | ||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency and written options | (227,788 | ) | 75,838 | 315,183 | 5,847,445 | ||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 639,223 | 1,064,749 | 3,013,438 | 8,559,288 | |||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (293,689 | ) | (243,392 | ) | |||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (293,689 | ) | (243,392 | ) | |||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (213,170 | ) | (244,116 | ) | |||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (213,170 | ) | (244,116 | ) | |||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | (262,131 | ) | (270,362 | ) | |||||||
| Total distributions | — | — | (262,131 | ) | (270,362 | ) | |||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | |||||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income | (31,226 | ) | (20,871 | ) | (1,366,421 | ) | (2,878,143 | ) | |||||
| Total distributions | (31,226 | ) | (20,871 | ) | (1,366,421 | ) | (2,878,143 | ) | |||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 2,783,461 | 3,521,065 | 3,890,740 | 3,282,631 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 819 | 83 | 455 | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 277,189 | 217,222 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (3,604,721 | ) | (2,617,868 | ) | (4,053,501 | ) | (3,147,154 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (820,441 | ) | 903,280 | 114,883 | 352,699 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Alternative | The Multi- | ||||||||||||
| Income Fund | Disciplinary Income Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | $ | 1,651,244 | $ | 2,413,212 | $ | 2,068,915 | $ | 1,787,413 | |||||
| Redemption fees | 78 | 121 | 120 | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 177,261 | 196,656 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (2,663,363 | ) | (1,610,735 | ) | (4,603,923 | ) | (4,202,005 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (1,012,041 | ) | 802,598 | (2,357,627 | ) | (2,217,936 | ) | ||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 176,934 | 557,339 | 3,044,872 | 337,454 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | — | 243,911 | 259,640 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (327,819 | ) | (325,872 | ) | (4,144,246 | ) | (2,571,306 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (150,885 | ) | 231,467 | (855,463 | ) | (1,974,212 | ) | ||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | |||||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 4,510,618 | 5,245,676 | 11,448,169 | 24,968,968 | |||||||||
| Redemption fees | 497 | 844 | — | 101 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 31,187 | 20,587 | 1,361,419 | 2,872,502 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (8,102,698 | ) | (8,066,853 | ) | (61,206,726 | ) | (19,634,005 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (3,560,396 | ) | (2,799,746 | ) | (48,397,138 | ) | 8,207,566 | ||||||
| TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | |||||||||||||
| IN NET ASSETS: | (4,935,766 | ) | 181,477 | (50,617,318 | ) | 9,291,392 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 27,926,846 | 27,745,369 | 99,618,194 | 90,326,802 | |||||||||
| End of year* | $ | 22,991,080 | $ | 27,926,846 | $ | 49,000,876 | $ | 99,618,194 | |||||
| * Including undistributed net investment income of: | $ | 19,869 | $ | 13,501 | $ | 47,460 | $ | 37,906 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Alternative | The Multi- | ||||||||||||
| Income Fund | Disciplinary Income Fund | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 28,909 | 37,588 | 351,176 | 300,961 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 25,155 | 20,220 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (37,382 | ) | (28,043 | ) | (365,175 | ) | (291,199 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (8,473 | ) | 9,545 | 11,156 | 29,982 | ||||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 17,311 | 26,098 | 187,839 | 164,532 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 16,178 | 18,414 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (27,761 | ) | (17,258 | ) | (417,326 | ) | (398,656 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (10,450 | ) | 8,840 | (213,309 | ) | (215,710 | ) | ||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 1,923 | 6,247 | 278,685 | 31,674 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | — | 22,473 | 24,563 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (3,559 | ) | (3,618 | ) | (379,376 | ) | (244,973 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (1,636 | ) | 2,629 | (78,218 | ) | (188,736 | ) | ||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — | |||||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | |||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 46,069 | 55,022 | 1,031,652 | 2,287,520 | |||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | 316 | 213 | 123,315 | 266,595 | |||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (82,531 | ) | (85,460 | ) | (5,520,986 | ) | (1,838,511 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (36,146 | ) | (30,225 | ) | (4,366,019 | ) | 715,604 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Statement of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Kinetics Spin-off and | ||||||||||
| Corporate Restructuring Fund | ||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | ||||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
| December 31, | April 30, | April 30, | ||||||||
| 2017# | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (47,508 | ) | $ | 68,414 | $ | 53,240 | |||
| Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments and foreign currency | (741,847 | ) | 2,119,392 | 3,492,080 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency | 3,468,089 | 1,761,869 | (16,150,724 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 2,678,734 | 3,949,675 | (12,605,404 | ) | ||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | ||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | ||||||||||
| Net investment income | (300 | ) | — | — | ||||||
| Net realized gains | (164,894 | ) | (98,796 | ) | — | |||||
| Total distributions | (165,194 | ) | (98,796 | ) | — | |||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | ||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | ||||||||||
| Net realized gains | (219,845 | ) | (112,198 | ) | — | |||||
| Total distributions | (219,845 | ) | (112,198 | ) | — | |||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — | ||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | ||||||||||
| Net investment income | (46,299 | ) | — | — | ||||||
| Net realized gains | (534,620 | ) | (234,363 | ) | — | |||||
| Total distributions | (580,919 | ) | (234,363 | ) | — | |||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | ||||||||||
| NO LOAD CLASS(1): | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 10,000 | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | — | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | — | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 10,000 | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | ||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS A: | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 279,270 | 519,984 | 888,373 | |||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 161,908 | 97,422 | — | |||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (1,057,741 | ) | (2,893,486 | ) | (7,316,446 | ) | ||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (616,563 | ) | (2,276,080 | ) | (6,428,073 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | ||||||||||
| ADVISOR CLASS C: | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 242 | 167,241 | 462,804 | |||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 219,361 | 112,097 | — | |||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (800,895 | ) | (1,715,649 | ) | (4,037,254 | ) | ||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (581,292 | ) | (1,436,311 | ) | (3,574,450 | ) | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Kinetics Spin-off and | ||||||||||
| Corporate Restructuring Fund | ||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | ||||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
| December 31, | April 30, | April 30, | ||||||||
| 2017# | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS — | ||||||||||
| INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 2,918,080 | 1,052,025 | 5,434,426 | |||||||
| Redemption fees | 31 | — | — | |||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | 501,434 | 231,186 | — | |||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (2,318,318 | ) | (15,334,344 | ) | (25,257,979 | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 1,101,227 | (14,051,133 | ) | (19,823,553 | ) | |||||
| TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | 1,626,148 | (14,259,206 | ) | (42,431,480 | ) | |||||
| NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 22,282,730 | 36,541,936 | 78,973,416 | |||||||
| End of year* | $ | 23,908,878 | $ | 22,282,730 | $ | 36,541,936 | ||||
| * Including undistributed net investment loss of: | $ | (580,003 | ) | $ | (533,370 | ) | $ | 1,662,091 | ||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — NO LOAD CLASS(1): | ||||||||||
| Shares sold | 925 | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | — | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Shares redeemed | — | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Net increase in shares outstanding | 925 | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — ADVISOR CLASS A: | ||||||||||
| Shares sold | 26,603 | 56,647 | 95,275 | |||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | 15,217 | 10,064 | — | |||||||
| Shares redeemed | (103,280 | ) | (311,752 | ) | (811,923 | ) | ||||
| Net decrease in shares outstanding | (61,460 | ) | (245,041 | ) | (716,648 | ) | ||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — ADVISOR CLASS C: | ||||||||||
| Shares sold | 24 | 18,841 | 47,476 | |||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | 21,612 | 12,028 | — | |||||||
| Shares redeemed | (80,502 | ) | (190,922 | ) | (494,173 | ) | ||||
| Net decrease in shares outstanding | (58,866 | ) | (160,053 | ) | (446,697 | ) | ||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING — INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: | ||||||||||
| Shares sold | 270,805 | 113,358 | 577,764 | |||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions | 47,083 | 23,833 | — | |||||||
| Shares redeemed | (223,137 | ) | (1,752,462 | ) | (2,869,048 | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 94,751 | (1,615,271 | ) | (2,291,284 | ) | |||||
| # | For the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31. | |
| (1) | No Load Class shares of the Spin-off Fund commenced operations on December 11, 2017. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Notes to Financial Statements |
| December 31, 2017 |
1. Organization
Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is incorporated in the State of Maryland. The Company is an open-end management investment company issuing its shares in series. One billion shares are authorized for the Company with a par value of $0.001 per share. The series of the Company presently authorized are The Internet Fund (“Internet”), The Global Fund (“Global”), The Paradigm Fund (“Paradigm”), The Medical Fund (“Medical”), The Small Cap Opportunities Fund (“Small Cap”), The Market Opportunities Fund (“Market Opportunities”), The Alternative Income Fund (“Alternative Income”), The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund (“Multi-Disciplinary Income”) and The Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund (“Spin-off Fund”). Investment operations of the Company began on October 21, 1996 (Internet), September 30, 1999 (Medical), December 31, 1999 (Global and Paradigm), March 20, 2000 (Small Cap), January 31, 2006 (Market Opportunities), June 29, 2007 (Alternative Income), February 11, 2008 (Multi-Disciplinary Income) and May 4, 2007 (Spin-off Fund). The Spin-off Fund completed a plan of reorganization at the close of business on December 8, 2017 to begin operations under the Company. Prior to December 8, 2017, the Spin-off Fund, was known as Horizon Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring a series of Investment Managers Series Trust. Each series, unlike many other investment companies which directly acquire and manage their own portfolios of securities, seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its investable assets in a corresponding portfolio series (each a “Master Portfolio” and collectively the “Master Portfolios”) of Kinetics Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”). The Spin-off Fund does not invest all of its investable assets in a Master Portfolio and will directly acquire and manage its own portfolio of securities.
On April 28, 2000 (January 31, 2006, with respect to Market Opportunities, June 29, 2007, with respect to Alternative Income, and February 11, 2008, with respect to Multi-Disciplinary Income), each series in the Company, except for the Spin-off Fund, entered into a master-feeder fund structure. By entering into this structure, each series, except for the Spin-off Fund, (each a “Feeder Fund” and collectively, the “Feeder Funds”) invested all of its assets in a corresponding Master Portfolio which had the same investment objective as the Feeder Fund. Each Master Portfolio has multiple feeder funds. Each Feeder Fund receives a
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proportionate amount of interest in the Master Portfolio equal to its relative contribution of capital. Thus, each Feeder Fund is allocated its portion of income, gains (losses) and expenses from the Master Portfolio.
Each Feeder Fund’s respective interest in the corresponding Master Portfolio as of December 31, 2017, is as follows:
| Interest in | |
| Master Portfolio | |
| The Internet Fund | 99.983% |
| The Global Fund | 99.926% |
| The Paradigm Fund | 98.025% |
| The Medical Fund | 99.819% |
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | 99.969% |
| The Market Opportunities Fund | 99.967% |
| The Alternative Income Fund | 99.457% |
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | 99.638% |
Prior to the conversion to a master-feeder fund structure on April 28, 2000, each then existing series conducted its own investment operations.
As of December 31, 2017, each of the Funds offers Advisor Class A shares. Advisor Class A shares are subject to an annual Rule 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets and a shareholder servicing fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Advisor Class A shares are also subject to a front-end sales charge of 5.75%.
As of December 31, 2017, each of the Funds offers Advisor Class C shares. Advisor Class C shares are subject to an annual Rule 12b-1 fee of 0.75% of average daily net assets and a shareholder servicing fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. If you sell your Advisor Class C shares within 12 months of purchase, you will have to pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%, which is applied to the NAV of the shares on the date of original purchase or on the date of redemption, whichever is less.
As of December 31, 2017, each of the Funds offers No Load Class shares. No Load Class shares are subject to a shareholder servicing fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets but do not have 12b-1 fees or a sales charge.
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As of December 31, 2017, the Paradigm, Small Cap, Market Opportunities, Alternative Income, Multi-Disciplinary Income and Spin-off Funds offer Institutional Class shares. Institutional Class shares are subject to a shareholder servicing fee of 0.20% of average daily net assets but do not have 12b-1 fees or a sales charge. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the portion of the Institutional Class shareholder servicing fee in excess of 0.05%.
Each class of shares for each Feeder Fund and the Spin-off Fund has identical rights and privileges except with respect to the Rule 12b-1 fees paid by the Advisor Class A and Advisor Class C shares, the front-end sales charge on the Advisor Class A shares, the contingent deferred sales charge on Class C, the shareholder servicing fees paid by the Advisor Class A, Advisor Class C, No Load Class and Institutional Class shares, voting rights on matters pertaining to a single class of shares and the exchange privileges of each class of shares. Shares of each Feeder Fund and the Spin-off Fund will assess a 2.00% redemption fee (with exceptions) on shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class based on its relative net assets.
Refer to the Master Portfolios’ financial statements to obtain information about the investment objective of the corresponding Feeder Fund. The financial statements of the Master Portfolios, including the portfolios of investments, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Security Valuation
Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund equity securities that are listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the day the valuation is made. Price information on listed securities is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. All equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, that are traded using the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the event market quotations are not readily available or if events occur that may materially affect the value of a particular security
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| December 31, 2017 |
between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), “fair value” will be determined. Unlisted equity securities and listed equity securities not traded on the valuation date for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last bid price. Futures, options on futures and swap contracts that are listed or traded on a national securities exchange, commodities exchange, contract market or over-the-counter markets and are freely transferable will be valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace. Composite option pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. If a composite option price is not available, then a quote provided by one of the authorized pricing vendors will be used. If neither a composite price nor a quote from an authorized pricing provider is available, and it is the day of expiration or post-expiration, expiring options will be priced at intrinsic value. Non-exchange-traded options for which over-the-counter quotations are not readily available are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked quotations. Debt obligations (including convertible securities) that are either investment grade or below investment grade and irrespective of days to maturity are valued at evaluated mean by one of the authorized third party pricing agents which rely on various valuation methodologies such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. Certain instruments, such as repurchase agreements and demand notes, do not have values from third parties and are valued at amortized cost. Investments in registered open-end investment companies (including money market funds), other than exchange-traded funds, are valued at their reported net asset value (“NAV”).
Other assets and securities for which no quotations are readily available (including restricted securities) will be valued in good faith at fair value using methods determined by the Board of Trustees of the Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund. In determining the fair value of a security, the Board of Trustees shall take into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances, which may include: (i) the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; (ii) whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; (iii) possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security; (iv) the recommendation of the portfolio manager of the Portfolios with
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| December 31, 2017 |
respect to the valuation of the security; (v) whether the same or similar securities are held by other funds managed by the Adviser or other funds and the method used to price the security in those funds; (vi) the extent to which the fair value to be determined for the security will result from the use of data or formula produced by third parties independent of the Adviser; (vii) the liquidity or illiquidity of the market for the security; and (viii) the value of a foreign security traded on other foreign markets. At December 31, 2017, 0.00% and 0.00% of the net assets of The Internet Portfolio and The Paradigm Portfolio, respectively, were fair valued securities. The other Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund did not hold any fair valued securities at December 31, 2017.
Bitcoin
The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund may invest in a Delaware statutory trust (“Bitcoin Trust”) that invests in bitcoins. From time to time, the Bitcoin Trust issues creation units in exchange for bitcoins and distributes bitcoins in exchange for redemption units. The performance of the Bitcoin Trust is intended to reflect changes in the value of the Trust’s bitcoin investments. At December 31, 2017, 28.3%, 22.1% 5.5%, 3.8%, and 17.3% of the net assets of The Internet Portfolio, The Global Portfolio, The Paradigm Portfolio, The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio and The Market Opportunities Portfolio, respectively, were invested in the Bitcoin Trust. Investments in bitcoins produce non qualifying income under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that enables instant transfers to anyone, anywhere in the world. Managing transactions in bitcoins occurs via an open source, cryptographic protocol central authority. The Bitcoin Network is an online, end-user-to-end-user network that hosts the public transaction ledger, known as the Blockchain, and the source code that comprises the basis for the cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the Bitcoin Network. No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin Network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. As the Bitcoin Network is decentralized, it does not rely on either governmental authorities or financial institutions to create, transmit or determine the value of bitcoins. Rather, the value of bitcoins is determined by the supply of and demand for bitcoins in the global bitcoin exchange market for the trading of bitcoins, which consists of transactions on electronic bitcoin exchanges (“Bitcoin Exchanges”). Pricing on Bitcoin Exchanges and other venues can be volatile and can adversely affect the value of the Bitcoin Trust. Currently, there is relatively small
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| Notes to Financial Statements — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
use of bitcoins in the retail and commercial marketplace in comparison to the relatively large use of bitcoins by speculators, thus contributing to price volatility that could adversely affect a Master Portfolio’s direct or indirect investment in the Bitcoin Trust. Bitcoin transactions are irrevocable, and stolen or incorrectly transferred bitcoins may be irretrievable. As a result, any incorrectly executed bitcoin transactions could adversely affect the value of a Master Portfolio’s direct or indirect investment in the Bitcoin Trust. Shares of the Bitcoin Trust may trade at a premium or discount to the net asset value of the Bitcoin Trust. The price of bitcoins is set in transfers by mutual agreement or barter as well as the number of merchants that accept bitcoins. Because bitcoins are digital files that can be transferred without the involvement of intermediaries or third parties, there are little or no transaction costs in direct end-user-to-end-user transactions. Bitcoins can be used to pay for goods and services or can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, at rates determined by the Bitcoin Exchanges. Additionally, third party service providers such as Bitcoin Exchanges are also used for transfers but they may charge significant fees for processing transactions.
As bitcoins have grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Congress and a number of federal and state agencies (including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS, and state financial institution regulators) have begun to examine the operations of the network that facilitates bitcoins, bitcoin users and the Bitcoin Exchanges, with particular focus on (1) the extent to which bitcoins can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities or fund criminal or terrorist enterprises, (2) the safety and soundness of the Bitcoin Exchange or other service-providers that hold bitcoins for users and (3) other risks to investors and consumers who hold and use bitcoins. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the value of a Master Portfolio’s and it’s Subsidiary’s investment in the Bitcoin Trust or the ability of the Bitcoin Trust to continue to operate.
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| December 31, 2017 |
Repurchase Agreements
Each Master Portfolio and the Spin-off Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System or securities dealers who are members of a national securities exchange or are primary dealers in U.S. Government Securities. In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Trust’s policy that the Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund receive, as collateral, securities whose market value, including accrued interest, at all times will be at least equal to 102% of the amount invested by the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund in each repurchase agreement. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund may be delayed or limited.
Written Options
The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund may write (sell) call or put options for trading or hedging purposes. When a Master Portfolio or Spin-off Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Master Portfolio or Spin-off Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. By writing the option, the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund may become obligated during the term of the option to deliver or purchase the securities underlying the option at the exercise price if the option is exercised. When an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund realizes a gain or loss if the cost of the closing transaction differs from the premium received when the option was sold, without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is eliminated. When an option is exercised, the premium originally received decreases the cost basis of the underlying security (or increases the proceeds on the security sold short) and the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the security (or closing of the short sale). As collateral for uncovered written options, the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund are required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or unencumbered, liquid securities. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect the exercise price of the purchase obligation for put options or the market value of the instrument underlying the contract for call options.
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| December 31, 2017 |
Foreign Currency Translations
The books and records of the Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. For the Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund, foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market values of investment securities and other assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar, as provided by an approved pricing service, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund do not isolate and treat as ordinary income that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the exchange rate from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held during the year. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates arising from actual foreign currency transactions and the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates arising between trade date and settlement date.
Restricted and Illiquid Securities
The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund may invest in restricted securities. These securities are valued by the Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund after giving due consideration to pertinent factors including recent private sales, market conditions and the issuer’s financial performance. The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund have no right to require registration of unregistered securities. The 144A securities have been deemed to be liquid by the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund’s Adviser under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2017, the following Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund held securities restricted to institutional investors (144A securities):
| Market Value | Percentage of Net Assets |
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| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | $ | 12,375,002 | 25.15% |
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An illiquid asset is any asset which may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the value at which the Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund has valued the investment. At December 31, 2017, the following Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund held illiquid securities:
| Percentage of | |||||||
| Market Value | Net Assets | ||||||
| The Internet Portfolio | $ | — | * | 0.00 | % | ||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | — | * | 0.00 | % | |||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | 190,750 | 0.39 | % | ||||
| * | Amount is less than $0.50. | |
When-Issued Securities
The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. Although the purchase amounts of these securities are established at the time the purchaser enters into the agreement, these securities may be delivered and paid for at a future date. The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund record purchases of when-issued securities and reflect the values of such securities in determining net asset value in the same manner as other portfolio securities. The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund maintain at all times cash or other liquid assets in an amount at least equal to the amount of outstanding commitments for when-issued securities.
Securities Lending
Each Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers by entering directly into lending arrangements with such broker-dealers or indirectly through repurchase agreements with respect to no more than 331/3% of the total assets of each Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund (including any collateral posted) or 50% of the total assets of each Master Portfolio and Spin-off Fund (excluding any collateral posted). Securities lending and repurchase transactions will be fully collateralized at all times with cash and/or short-term debt obligations. The Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund receive interest on the collateral received as well as a fee for the securities loaned.
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Expense Allocation
Common expenses incurred by the Funds are allocated among the Funds (i) based upon relative average net assets, (ii) as incurred on a specific identification basis, or (iii) equally among the Funds, depending on the nature of the expenditure.
Each Feeder Fund records its proportionate share of the corresponding Master Portfolio’s expenses on a daily basis. In addition, each Feeder Fund accrues its own separate expenses. Any cap on expenses includes Feeder Fund-specific expenses as well as the expenses allocated from the Master Portfolio.
Federal Income Taxes
Each Master Portfolio will be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Master Portfolio via its investment in a Feeder Fund will be subject to taxation on its share of the Master Portfolio’s ordinary income and capital gains. It is intended that the Master Portfolio’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Master Portfolio via its investment in a Feeder Fund can satisfy the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. It is intended that the Spin-off Fund will be managed to satisfy the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Global Fund recorded a tax expense of $36,190 on the Fund’s Statement of Operations. By paying this tax expense, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, the Fund will rely on the gross income test cure provision provided in Internal Revenue Code Section 851(i) in order to qualify as a RIC.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cayman, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary for each of the respective Master Portfolios: Internet Portfolio, Global Portfolio, Paradigm Portfolio, Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio and Market Opportunities Portfolio. The investment of up to 25% of a Master Portfolio’s assets in a Subsidiary is a structure that has been used by a number of Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) as a way of indirectly making commodities-related investments that would not generate qualifying income if they were made directly by the RIC. Section 851(b) of the Internal Revenue Code provides that income earned by a CFC, such as a Subsidiary, will be treated as qualifying income for a RIC provided that CFC distributes those earnings out to the RIC each year. If the IRS were to determine that income derived from a Master Portfolio’s investment in its Subsidiary does not constitute qualifying income and if such positions were
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upheld by a court, or if future legislation or Treasury regulations were to adversely affect the tax treatment of such investments, that the corresponding Feeder Fund might cease to qualify as a RIC and could be required to reduce its exposure to such investments. In that event, that a Feeder Fund’s taxable income would be subject to tax at the Feeder Fund level at regular corporate tax rates (without reduction for distributions to shareholders) and to a further tax at the shareholder level when such income is distributed. In such an event, in order to re-qualify for taxation as a regulated investment company, the Feeder Fund may be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make certain distributions.
It is the Funds’ policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and the Funds intend to distribute investment company net taxable income and net capital gains to shareholders. For all of the Funds except the Global Fund, no federal income tax provision is recorded.
Dividends from net investment income and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, will be declared and paid at least annually. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from the characterization for federal income tax purposes due to differences in the recognition of income, expenses and gain items for financial statement and tax purposes. Additionally, the Funds may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes. Where appropriate, reclassifications between capital accounts are made for such differences that are permanent in nature.
There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. As of December 31, 2017, open tax years include the tax years ended December 31, 2014, through 2017. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Other
Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accounted for on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on the effective interest method. Other noncash dividends are recognized as investment income at the fair value of the property received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Company’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
3. Investment Adviser
The Trust has entered into Investment Advisory Agreements (the “Agreements”) with Kinetics Asset Management LLC (the “Adviser”), with whom certain officers and trustees of the Trust are affiliated, to furnish investment advisory services to the Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC. Under the terms of the Agreements, the Master Portfolios, except the Alternative Income Portfolio, compensate the Adviser for its management services at the annual rate of 1.25% of each Master Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Alternative Income Portfolio compensates the Adviser for its management services at the annual rate of 0.90% of the Master Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Spin-off Fund compensates the Adviser for its management services at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimburse certain operating expenses as deemed appropriate through at least May 1, 2018. The Adviser may discontinue the waiver/reimbursement at any time after May 1, 2018; these waivers/reimbursements are not subject to recapture. Operating expenses exclude brokerage commissions, borrowing costs on securities sold short, short dividends, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses. Below are operating expense limitations by each Feeder Fund, the Spin-off Fund and share class:
| The Internet | The Global | ||||||
| Fund | Fund | ||||||
| No Load Class | 1.89 | % | 1.39 | % | |||
| Class A | 2.14 | % | 1.64 | % | |||
| Class C | 2.64 | % | 2.14 | % | |||
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The Paradigm
Fund
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The Medical
Fund
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| No Load Class | 1.64 | % | 1.39 | % | |||
| Class A | 1.89 | % | 1.64 | % | |||
| Class C | 2.39 | % | 2.14 | % | |||
| Institutional Class | 1.44 | % | NA | ||||
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The Small Cap
Opportunities
Fund
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The Market
Opportunities
Fund
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| No Load Class | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | |||
| Class A | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | |||
| Class C | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | |||
| Institutional Class | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | |||
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The Alternative
Income
Fund
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The Multi-
Disciplinary
Income
Fund
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| No Load Class | 0.95 | % | 1.49 | % | |||
| Class A | 1.20 | % | 1.74 | % | |||
| Class C | 1.70 | % | 2.24 | % | |||
| Institutional Class | 0.75 | % | 1.29 | % | |||
| The | |||||||
| Spin-off | |||||||
| Fund | |||||||
| No Load Class | 1.45 | % | |||||
| Class A | 1.50 | % | |||||
| Class C | 2.25 | % | |||||
| Institutional Class | 1.25 | % | |||||
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the rate earned by the Adviser from the Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund and the waived fees/reimbursed expenses for the Funds are as follows:
| The Internet | The Global | |||||||
| Fund | Fund | |||||||
| Annual Advisory Rate | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through | ||||||||
| voluntary waiver | $ | — | $ | 127,056 | ||||
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| The Paradigm | The Medical | |||||||
| Fund | Fund | |||||||
| Annual Advisory Rate | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through voluntary waiver | $ | 726,971 | $ | 156,695 | ||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through institutional class shareholder servicing fee waiver | $ | 316,909 | N/A | |||||
|
The Small Cap
Opportunities
Fund
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The Market
Opportunities
Fund
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| Annual Advisory Rate | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through voluntary waiver | $ | 245,072 | $ | 140,939 | ||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through institutional class shareholder servicing fee waiver | $ | 50,723 | $ | 5,983 | ||||
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Income
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The Multi-
Disciplinary Income
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| Annual Advisory Rate | 0.90 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through voluntary waiver | $ | 216,303 | $ | 268,553 | ||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through institutional class shareholder servicing fee waiver | $ | 25,951 | $ | 65,073 | ||||
| The | ||||||||
| Spin-off | ||||||||
| Fund | ||||||||
| Annual Advisory Rate | 1.00 | % | ||||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through voluntary waiver | $ | 84,935 | ||||||
| Expenses Reimbursed by Adviser through institutional class shareholder servicing fee waiver | $ | 1,210 | ||||||
The Adviser receives the shareholder servicing fees from the No Load Class, Advisor Class A and Advisor Class C shares of a Fund pursuant to a Shareholder Servicing Agreement in the amount equal to 0.25% of the Funds’ average daily net assets attributable to No Load Class, Advisor Class A and Advisor Class C shares, respectively. For the Institutional Class, the Adviser receives a shareholder servicing fee pursuant to a shareholder servicing agreement in the amount equal to 0.20% of a Funds’ average daily net assets attributable to Institutional Class shares. At this time, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse the portion of the Institutional Class shareholder
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servicing fee in excess of 0.05% of a Funds’ average daily net assets attributable to Institutional Class shares until at least May 1, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Adviser waived amounts depicted in the above table in shareholder servicing fees for the Institutional Class of the Paradigm, Small Cap, Market Opportunities, Alternative Income, Multi-Disciplinary Income and Spin-off Funds.
| Shareholder Servicing | ||||
| Expenses for the | ||||
| year ended | ||||
| December 31, 2017 | ||||
| The Internet Fund | $ | 313,201 | ||
| The Global Fund | 24,352 | |||
| The Paradigm Fund | 1,755,561 | |||
| The Medical Fund | 51,255 | |||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | 434,328 | |||
| The Market Opportunities Fund | 124,220 | |||
| The Alternative Income Fund | 58,805 | |||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | 139,820 | |||
| The Spin-off Fund | 13,859 | |||
The Adviser is responsible for paying a portion of these shareholder servicing fees to various agents that have a written shareholder servicing agreement with the Adviser and that perform shareholder servicing functions and maintenance of shareholder accounts on behalf of their clients who own shares of the Funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Funds were allocated $26,000 for the services of the Chief Compliance Officer employed by the Adviser.
The Company, on behalf of the Funds, has adopted two Retail Distribution Plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (each a “12b-1 Plan”). One 12b-1 Plan is for Advisor Class A shares, while the other 12b-1 Plan is for Advisor Class C shares. Under the 12b-1 Plan for Advisor Class A shares, Advisor Class A shares may pay up to an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net asset value of Advisor Class A shares to the Distributor or other qualified recipients under the 12b-1 Plan. During the year ended December 31, 2017, payments under the 12b-1 Plan for the Advisor Class A shares of the Internet, Global, Paradigm, Medical, Small Cap, Market Opportunities, Alternative Income, Multi-Disciplinary Income and Spin-off Funds were limited
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to 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of such shares of such Funds. Under the second 12b-1 Plan, Advisor Class C shares pay an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net asset value of such shares.
| 12b-1 Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 |
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| Advisor Class A | Advisor Class C | |||||||
| The Internet Fund | $ | 5,832 | $ | 6,940 | ||||
| The Global Fund | 1,656 | 22,978 | ||||||
| The Paradigm Fund | 257,878 | 847,418 | ||||||
| The Medical Fund | 8,317 | 2,813 | ||||||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | 31,042 | 60,242 | ||||||
| The Market Opportunities Fund | 12,021 | 39,366 | ||||||
| The Alternative Income Fund | 6,712 | 11,888 | ||||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | 14,199 | 61,666 | ||||||
| The Spin-off Fund | 7,214 | 36,753 | ||||||
Kinetics Funds Distributor, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.
| Distributor Sales | ||||
| Load Fees for | ||||
| the year ended | ||||
| December 31, 2017 | ||||
| The Internet Fund | $ | 7,142 | ||
| The Global Fund | 4,108 | |||
| The Paradigm Fund | 20,000 | |||
| The Medical Fund | 1,132 | |||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | 2,129 | |||
| The Market Opportunities Fund | 5,957 | |||
| The Alternative Income Fund | 252 | |||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | 1,778 | |||
| The Spin-off Fund | 0 | |||
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4. Reclassification of Capital Accounts
GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended December 31, 2017, each Fund recorded the following reclassifications to the accounts listed below:
| INCREASE/(DECREASE) | ||||||||||
| Accumulated | ||||||||||
| Net | Accumulated | |||||||||
| Investment | Net Realized | |||||||||
| Income | Gain | |||||||||
| (Loss) | (Loss) | Paid In Capital | ||||||||
| The Internet Fund | $ | (53,481 | ) | $ | (1,545,661 | ) | $ | 1,599,142 | ||
| The Global Fund | 3,909 | (27,167 | ) | 23,258 | ||||||
| The Paradigm Fund | 9,500,739 | 306,151,762 | (315,652,501 | ) | ||||||
| The Medical Fund | (4,098 | ) | (309,285 | ) | 313,383 | |||||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | (342,356 | ) | 68,374,000 | (68,031,644 | ) | |||||
| The Market Opportunities Fund | 15,576 | 86,051 | (101,627 | ) | ||||||
| The Alternative Income Fund | — | 2,332,239 | (2,332,239 | ) | ||||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | (45,190 | ) | 45,190 | — | ||||||
| The Spin-off Fund | 47,474 | 130,199 | (177,673 | ) | ||||||
5. Income Taxes
At December 31, 2017, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Internet | Global | Paradigm | Medical | ||||||||||
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 70,211,674 | $ | 4,057,955 | $ | 330,556,479 | $ | 5,673,672 | |||||
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | 923,868 | — | — | 22,369 | |||||||||
| Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | 5,180,259 | 470 | — | — | |||||||||
| Total Distributable Earnings | $ | 6,104,127 | $ | 470 | $ | — | $ | 22,369 | |||||
| Other Accumulated Loss | (225,712 | ) | (34 | ) | (118,621,496 | ) | — | ||||||
| Total Accumulated Gain | $ | 76,090,089 | $ | 4,058,391 | $ | 211,934,983 | $ | 5,696,041 |
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| Multi- | |||||||||||||
| Small Cap | Market | Alternative | Disciplinary | ||||||||||
| Opportunities | Opportunities | Income | Income | ||||||||||
| Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | $ | 25,516,640 | $ | 22,573,152 | $ | (54,632 | ) | $ | (696,099 | ) | |||
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | — | 137,697 | 19,869 | 47,460 | |||||||||
| Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Total Distributable Earnings | $ | — | $ | 137,697 | $ | 19,869 | $ | 47,460 | |||||
| Other Accumulated Loss | (11,537,107 | ) | (1,896,179 | ) | (2,203,647 | ) | (1,487,594 | ) | |||||
| Total Accumulated Gain (Loss) | $ | 13,979,533 | $ | 20,814,670 | $ | (2,238,410 | ) | $ | (2,136,233 | ) |
| Spin-off | |||||||||||||
| Fund | |||||||||||||
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 5,356,299 | |||||||||||
| Undistributed Ordinary Income | — | ||||||||||||
| Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | — | ||||||||||||
| Total Distributable Earnings | $ | — | |||||||||||
| Other Accumulated Loss | (877,432 | ) | |||||||||||
| Total Accumulated Gain | $ | 4,478,867 |
At December 31, 2017, the Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryforwards that will expire in 2018:
| 2018 | ||||
| The Internet Fund | $ | — | ||
| The Global Fund | — | |||
| The Paradigm Fund | (115,786,082 | ) | ||
| The Medical Fund | — | |||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | (8,224,702 | ) | ||
| The Market Opportunities Fund | (1,729,680 | ) | ||
| The Alternative Income Fund | (2,203,647 | ) | ||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | — | |||
| The Spin-off Fund | — |
As a result of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), losses incurred in this fiscal year and beyond retain their character, short-term or long-term, have no expiration date and are utilized prior to capital loss carryforwards accumulated before the enactment of the Modernization Act.
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At December 31, 2017, the Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund had $1,487,594 in long-term capital loss carryforwards without expiration. The Spin-off Fund had $417 in short-term capital loss carryforwards without expiration and $297,012 in long-term capital loss carryforwards without expiration.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards:
| Capital Loss | ||||
| Carryforward | ||||
| The Internet Fund | $ | — | ||
| The Global Fund | — | |||
| The Paradigm Fund | 112,553,086 | |||
| The Medical Fund | — | |||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | 15,084,131 | |||
| The Market Opportunities Fund | 7,001,908 | |||
| The Alternative Income Fund | 843,565 | |||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | — | |||
| The Spin-off Fund | — |
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Paradigm Fund, the Small Cap Opportunities Fund and the Alternative Income Fund had $309,463,832, $67,354,428 and $2,332,239 of capital loss carryforwards expire without being utilized.
At December 31, 2017, the following Funds deferred, on a tax basis, post-October losses:
| Late Year | Post-October | ||||||
| Ordinary | Capital Loss | ||||||
| Loss Deferral | Deferral | ||||||
| The Internet Fund | $ | — | $ | — | |||
| The Global Fund | — | — | |||||
| The Paradigm Fund | (1,737,293 | ) | — | ||||
| The Medical Fund | — | — | |||||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | (2,227,700 | ) | — | ||||
| The Market Opportunities Fund | — | — | |||||
| The Alternative Income Fund | — | — | |||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | — | — | |||||
| The Spin-off Fund | (34 | ) | — |
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The tax components of dividends paid during the year ended December 31, 2017, and the year ended December 31, 2016, are:
| The Internet Fund | The Global Fund | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary | Long-Term | Ordinary | Long-Term | ||||||||||
| Income | Capital Gains | Income | Capital Gains | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Distribution | Distribution | Distribution | ||||||||||
| 2017 | $ | 38,984 | $ | 26,510,736 | $ | 209,196 | $ | 1,098,468 | |||||
| 2016 | $ | — | $ | 9,112,438 | $ | — | $ | 30,474 | |||||
| The Paradigm Fund | The Medical Fund | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary | Long-Term | Ordinary | Long-Term | ||||||||||
| Income | Capital Gains | Income | Capital Gains | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Distribution | Distribution | Distribution | ||||||||||
| 2017 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 172,460 | $ | 2,595,599 | |||||
| 2016 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 155,355 | $ | 1,030,327 | |||||
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||||||||
| Opportunities Fund | Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary | Long-Term | Ordinary | Long-Term | ||||||||||
| Income | Capital Gains | Income | Capital Gains | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Distribution | Distribution | Distribution | ||||||||||
| 2017 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 460,247 | $ | — | |||||
| 2016 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
| The Alternative | The Multi-Disciplinary | ||||||||||||
| Income Fund | Income Fund | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary | Long-Term | Ordinary | Long-Term | ||||||||||
| Income | Capital Gains | Income | Capital Gains | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Distribution | Distribution | Distribution | ||||||||||
| 2017 | $ | 31,226 | $ | — | $ | 2,135,411 | $ | — | |||||
| 2016 | $ | 20,871 | $ | — | $ | 3,636,013 | $ | — | |||||
| The Spin-off Fund | |||||||||||||
| Ordinary | Long-Term | ||||||||||||
| Income | Capital Gains | ||||||||||||
| Distribution | Distribution | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | $ | 46,599 | $ | 919,359 | |||||||||
| 2016 | $ | — | $ | 445,357 | |||||||||
Each Feeder Fund and the Spin-off Fund designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce the earnings and profits of the Feeder Fund and the Spin-off Fund related to net capital gain to zero for the tax year ended December 31, 2017.
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| December 31, 2017 |
6. Securities Transactions, Tax Cost and Significant Investments – The Spin-off Fund
Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and short-term options, for the period ended December 31, 2017, were as follows for the Spin-off Fund:
| Purchases | Sales | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Government | Other | U.S. Government | Other | ||||||||||
| The Spin-off Fund | $ | — | $ | 51,337 | $ | — | $ | 5,053,958 | |||||
As of December 31, 2017, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows for the Spin-off Fund:
| The Spin-off | ||||
| Fund | ||||
| Tax Cost of Investments | $ | 18,668,695 | ||
| Unrealized Appreciation | 8,663,845 | |||
| Unrealized Depreciation | (3,307,546 | ) | ||
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 5,356,299 |
Significant Investments
The Spin-off Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in one or more individual securities at any time. The greater percentage of assets in individual securities (not including short-term investments) expose the Portfolios to the risk of unanticipated industry conditions, the risks particular to a single company or security, and the risk of potentially lower liquidity. At December 31, 2017, Spin-off Fund invested approximately 34% of its net assets in individual securities greater than 5% of net assets. Please see the Schedule of Investments for further details.
7. Summary of Fair Value Exposure – Spin-off Fund
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Spin-off Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Spin-off Fund has the ability to access.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market,
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prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Spin-off Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The Spin-off Fund
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Spin-off Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 19,957,934 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 19,957,934 | |||||
| Short-Term Investments | 21,249 | 4,045,811 | — | 4,067,060 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 19,979,183 | $ | 4,045,811 | $ | — | $ | 24,024,994 |
For the period ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers into or out of Level 1 or Level 2, or investments in Level 3 securities.
| ^ | See Schedule of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
8. Investment Adviser
The Spin-off Fund entered into Investment Advisory Agreements (the “Agreement”) with Kinetics Asset Management LLC (the “Adviser”), with whom certain officers and trustees of the Trust are affiliated, to furnish investment advisory services to the Spin-off Fund. The Adviser is a wholly-owned
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subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC. Under the terms of the Agreements, the Spin-off Fund compensates the Adviser for its management services at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Spin-off Fund’s average daily net assets. For the period ended December 31, 2017, Spin-off Fund incurred $149,235 in expenses pursuant to the Agreement.
9. Subsequent Events
In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated Fund related events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. There were no events or translations that occurred during the year that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements.
10. Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Internet, Global, Medical, Market Opportunities, and Spin-off Funds designated 15%, 20%, 100%, 44% and 100%, respectively, of dividends declared after December 31, 2017, from net investment income as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
The Internet, Global, Medical, Market Opportunities, Alternative Income, Multi-Disciplinary Income and Spin-off Funds designated less than 1%, 16%, 6%, 100%, 100%, 100% and 5%, respectively, as ordinary income distributions and 100%, 84%, 94%, and 95%, respectively, for the Internet, Global, Medical, and Spin-off Funds as long-term capital gain distribution for the purposes of the dividends paid deduction, which include earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of Fund shares.
For corporate shareholders in the Internet, Global, Medical, Market Opportunities and Spin-off Funds, the percentage of ordinary dividend income distributed for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was designated as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction, is 15%, 3%, 100%, 44% and 100%, respectively. The Internet, Global, Medical, Market Opportunities, Alternative Income and Multi-Disciplinary Income Funds designated 14%, 10%, 1%, 9%, 63% and 84%, respectively, of their ordinary income distributions for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as interest-related dividends under Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(l)(C).
The Global and Medical Funds designated 20% and 7%, respectively, of their ordinary income distributions as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(2)(C).
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11. Information about Proxy Voting (Unaudited)
Information regarding how the Spin-off Fund, the Feeder Funds and the Master Portfolios vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request by calling toll-free at 1-800-930-3828 or by accessing the Company’s website at www.kineticsfunds.com and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Spin-off Fund, the Feeder Funds and the Master Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-800-930-3828 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
12. Information about the Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The Spin-off Fund and Feeder Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Spin-off Fund and Feeder Funds’ Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-800-930-3828. Furthermore, you can obtain the Form N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Finally, the Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
13. Approval of Investment Advisory Contract by Directors of Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on June 9, 2017, the Board, including a majority of Directors who are not interested persons under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), approved the Advisory Agreement between Kinetics Asset Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund (“Spin-off Fund”). The Board noted that the Adviser has served as the sub-adviser to the Spin-off Fund since its inception. In reaching a decision to approve the Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”), the Board of Directors, including a majority of Independent Directors, considered, among; (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser including, but not limited to, a review of the complexity of the services provided and whether the services are provided in a satisfactory and efficient manner; (2) the experience and qualifications of the personnel providing such services; (3) the investment performance of the Spin-off Fund and the Adviser as compared with industry competitors; (4) an
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evaluation of the fee structure, any fee waivers, and the Spin-off Fund’s expense ratios, and a comparison of them in relation to those of other investment companies having comparable investment policies and limitations; (5) possible alternative fee structures or bases for determining fees; (6) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Spin-off Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Spin-off Fund’s investors; (7) the direct and indirect costs of the services to be provided (and the basis of determining and allocating these costs) and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Spin-off Fund; (8) other compensation or possible benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates arising from their advisory and other relationships with the Spin-off Fund, including, if applicable, any benefits derived or to be derived by the Adviser from its relationship with the Spin-off Fund such as soft dollar arrangements by which brokers provide research to the Spin-off Fund or the Adviser in return for allocating the Spin-off Fund’s brokerage; (9) the entrepreneurial risks borne by the Adviser, if any (e.g., because a fund is in a start-up mode or for other reasons, its revenues may be less or its expenses greater than anticipated); (10) a comparison of the fees charged by the Adviser with fees charged by the Adviser to similar clients; and (11) the policies and procedures that are in place to address, among other things, informational and cyber-related security.
The Board of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, concluded that: they were satisfied with the quality of services provided by the Adviser in advising the Spin-off Fund, the profits earned by the Adviser would be reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Spin-off Fund; and that the Spin-off Fund was not large enough to attain significant economies of scale. Based on the factors considered, the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, concluded that it was appropriate to approve the Agreement.
14. Results of Shareholder Meeting (Unaudited)
On December 7, 2017, a special meeting of shareholders of the Spin-off Fund was held. At the special shareholder meeting, the shareholders of the Spin-off Fund approved the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. The voting results of the special meeting of shareholders are shown below:
| Votes for the | Votes against | |||||||
| Resolution: | the Resolution: | Abstain: | ||||||
| 1,032,728 | 40,925 | 51,277 |
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| Financial Highlights |
| The Internet Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 39.33 | $ | 41.68 | $ | 56.08 | $ | 59.27 | $ | 43.18 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.36 | (0.68 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.67 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 22.13 | 1.76 | (2.21 | ) | 0.69 | 19.78 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 22.49 | 1.08 | (3.05 | ) | (0.08 | ) | 19.11 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.01 | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net realized gains | (9.64 | ) | (3.43 | ) | (11.35 | ) | (3.12 | ) | (3.02 | ) | ||||||
| Total Distributions | (9.64 | ) | (3.43 | ) | (11.35 | ) | (3.12 | ) | (3.02 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 52.18 | $ | 39.33 | $ | 41.68 | $ | 56.08 | $ | 59.27 | ||||||
| Total return | 57.43 | % | 2.59 | % | (5.42 | )% | (0.16 | )% | 44.28 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 162,120 | $ | 109,930 | $ | 122,332 | $ | 151,200 | $ | 172,332 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:(4) | 1.84 | % | 1.87 | % | 1.82 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.79 | % | (1.68 | )% | (1.51 | )% | (1.34 | )% | (1.30 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 44 | % | 2 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % | 8 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Internet Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Internet Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 37.57 | $ | 40.07 | $ | 54.51 | $ | 57.84 | $ | 42.30 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.24 | (0.75 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.81 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 21.09 | 1.68 | (2.14 | ) | 0.68 | 19.36 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 21.33 | 0.93 | (3.09 | ) | (0.21 | ) | 18.55 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.01 | — | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.01 | ||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net realized gains | (9.64 | ) | (3.43 | ) | (11.35 | ) | (3.12 | ) | (3.02 | ) | ||||||
| Total Distributions | (9.64 | ) | (3.43 | ) | (11.35 | ) | (3.12 | ) | (3.02 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 49.27 | $ | 37.57 | $ | 40.07 | $ | 54.51 | $ | 57.84 | ||||||
| Total return(4) | 57.06 | % | 2.32 | % | (5.65 | )% | (0.41 | )% | 43.94 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 4,185 | $ | 1,923 | $ | 2,978 | $ | 5,143 | $ | 5,506 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:(5) | 2.09 | % | 2.12 | % | 2.07 | % | 2.03 | % | 2.09 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.54 | % | (1.93 | )% | (1.76 | )% | (1.59 | )% | (1.55 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 44 | % | 2 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % | 8 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor Class A shares. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover of The Internet Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Internet Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 34.52 | $ | 37.27 | $ | 51.81 | $ | 55.38 | $ | 40.79 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.02 | (0.88 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.11 | ) | (1.03 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 19.30 | 1.56 | (2.04 | ) | 0.64 | 18.64 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 19.32 | 0.68 | (3.19 | ) | (0.47 | ) | 17.61 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.04 | — | — | 0.02 | — | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net realized gains | (9.64 | ) | (3.43 | ) | (11.35 | ) | (3.12 | ) | (3.02 | ) | ||||||
| Total Distributions | (9.64 | ) | (3.43 | ) | (11.35 | ) | (3.12 | ) | (3.02 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 44.24 | $ | 34.52 | $ | 37.27 | $ | 51.81 | $ | 55.38 | ||||||
| Total return | 56.36 | % | 1.83 | % | (6.14 | )% | (0.86 | )% | 43.20 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 1,847 | $ | 704 | $ | 848 | $ | 1,105 | $ | 913 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:(3) | 2.59 | % | 2.62 | % | 2.57 | % | 2.53 | % | 2.59 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.04 | % | (2.43 | )% | (2.26 | )% | (2.09 | )% | (2.05 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(4) | 44 | % | 2 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % | 8 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (4) | Portfolio turnover of The Internet Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Global Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 5.23 | $ | 4.59 | $ | 5.33 | $ | 6.05 | $ | 4.71 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.10 | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.47 | 0.67 | (0.72 | ) | (0.70 | ) | 1.34 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 2.57 | 0.66 | (0.74 | ) | (0.72 | ) | 1.35 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees(3) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.10 | ) | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
| From net realized gains | (0.55 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.00 | )(3) | — | |||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.65 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 7.15 | $ | 5.23 | $ | 4.59 | $ | 5.33 | $ | 6.05 | ||||||
| Total return | 49.20 | % | 14.40 | % | (13.83 | )% | (11.89 | )% | 28.59 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 8,577 | $ | 5,316 | $ | 4,745 | $ | 6,771 | $ | 8,705 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 3.07% | (6) | 3.04 | % | 2.87 | % | 2.61 | % | 2.83 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 1.76% | (6) | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 1.69 | % | (0.17 | )% | (0.29 | )% | (0.32 | )% | 0.22 | % | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 169 | % | 11 | % | 16 | % | 14 | % | 15 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Global Portfolio. |
| (6) | The ratio of expenses includes a tax expense. The expense ratio excluding the tax expense was 2.69% before expense reimbursement and 1.39% after expense reimbursement. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Global Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 5.19 | $ | 4.57 | $ | 5.31 | $ | 6.03 | $ | 4.71 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.09 | (0.02 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.00 | )(3) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.45 | 0.66 | (0.71 | ) | (0.70 | ) | 1.33 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 2.54 | 0.64 | (0.74 | ) | (0.73 | ) | 1.33 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.06 | 0.00 | (3) | — | 0.01 | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.09 | ) | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
| From net realized gains | (0.55 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.00 | )(3) | — | |||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.64 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 7.15 | $ | 5.19 | $ | 4.57 | $ | 5.31 | $ | 6.03 | ||||||
| Total return(4) | 50.29 | % | 14.03 | % | (13.89 | )% | (11.93 | )% | 28.16 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 1,523 | $ | 309 | $ | 376 | $ | 497 | $ | 1,992 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 3.32% | (7) | 3.29 | % | 3.12 | % | 2.86 | % | 3.08 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 2.01% | (7) | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 1.44 | % | (0.42 | )% | (0.54 | )% | (0.57 | )% | (0.03 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 169 | % | 11 | % | 16 | % | 14 | % | 15 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor class A shares. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover of The Global Portfolio. |
| (7) | The ratio of expenses includes a tax expense. The expense ratio excluding the tax expense was 2.94% before expense reimbursement and 1.64% after expense reimbursement. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Global Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 4.99 | $ | 4.41 | $ | 5.16 | $ | 5.90 | $ | 4.62 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.05 | (0.04 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.34 | 0.64 | (0.70 | ) | (0.68 | ) | 1.32 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 2.39 | 0.60 | (0.75 | ) | (0.74 | ) | 1.29 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | — | — | 0.00 | (3) | — | ||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.07 | ) | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
| From net realized gains | (0.55 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.00 | )(3) | — | |||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.62 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.00 | )(3) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 6.76 | $ | 4.99 | $ | 4.41 | $ | 5.16 | $ | 5.90 | ||||||
| Total return | 48.02 | % | 13.63 | % | (14.48 | )% | (12.53 | )% | 27.84 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 5,542 | $ | 1,920 | $ | 1,614 | $ | 1,608 | $ | 1,523 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 3.82% | (6) | 3.79 | % | 3.62 | % | 3.36 | % | 3.58 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 2.51% | (6) | 2.14 | % | 2.14 | % | 2.14 | % | 2.14 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.94 | % | (0.92 | )% | (1.04 | )% | (1.07 | )% | (0.53 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 169 | % | 11 | % | 16 | % | 14 | % | 15 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Global Portfolio. |
| (6) | The ratio of expenses includes a tax expense. The expense ratio excluding the tax expense was 3.44% before expense reimbursement and 2.14% after expense reimbursement. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Paradigm Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 37.63 | $ | 31.24 | $ | 34.08 | $ | 34.35 | $ | 23.99 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.34 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 11.03 | 6.75 | (2.52 | ) | 0.09 | 10.72 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 10.69 | 6.39 | (2.84 | ) | (0.27 | ) | 10.57 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees(3) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 48.32 | $ | 37.63 | $ | 31.24 | $ | 34.08 | $ | 34.35 | ||||||
| Total return | 28.41 | % | 20.45 | % | (8.33 | )% | (0.79 | )% | 44.07 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 339,189 | $ | 336,837 | $ | 292,014 | $ | 521,738 | $ | 597,746 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.74 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.72 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (0.82 | )% | (1.11 | )% | (0.92 | )% | (1.02 | )% | (0.52 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 14 | % | 2 | % | 2 | % | 7 | % | 4 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Paradigm Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Paradigm Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 36.69 | $ | 30.53 | $ | 33.39 | $ | 33.74 | $ | 23.59 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.43 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.22 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 10.73 | 6.59 | (2.47 | ) | 0.08 | 10.53 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 10.30 | 6.16 | (2.86 | ) | (0.35 | ) | 10.31 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees(3) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 46.99 | $ | 36.69 | $ | 30.53 | $ | 33.39 | $ | 33.74 | ||||||
| Total return(4) | 28.07 | % | 20.18 | % | (8.57 | )% | (1.04 | )% | 43.70 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 108,029 | $ | 103,921 | $ | 129,707 | $ | 171,958 | $ | 204,548 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.99 | % | 2.00 | % | 1.96 | % | 1.93 | % | 1.97 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (1.07 | )% | (1.36 | )% | (1.17 | )% | (1.27 | )% | (0.77 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 14 | % | 2 | % | 2 | % | 7 | % | 4 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor Class A shares. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover of The Paradigm Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Paradigm Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 34.68 | $ | 29.01 | $ | 31.88 | $ | 32.38 | $ | 22.66 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.60 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 10.13 | 6.23 | (2.34 | ) | 0.08 | 10.10 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 9.53 | 5.67 | (2.87 | ) | (0.50 | ) | 9.75 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees(3) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 44.21 | $ | 34.68 | $ | 29.01 | $ | 31.88 | $ | 32.38 | ||||||
| Total return | 27.48 | % | 19.55 | % | (9.00 | )% | (1.54 | )% | 43.01 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 118,924 | $ | 111,973 | $ | 114,008 | $ | 135,333 | $ | 138,355 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.49 | % | 2.50 | % | 2.46 | % | 2.43 | % | 2.47 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (1.57 | )% | (1.86 | )% | (1.67 | )% | (1.77 | )% | (1.27 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 14 | % | 2 | % | 2 | % | 7 | % | 4 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Paradigm Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Paradigm Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 37.79 | $ | 31.30 | $ | 34.08 | $ | 34.28 | $ | 23.93 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.26 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 11.09 | 6.79 | (2.53 | ) | 0.09 | 10.70 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 10.83 | 6.49 | (2.78 | ) | (0.20 | ) | 10.61 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees(3) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 48.62 | $ | 37.79 | $ | 31.30 | $ | 34.08 | $ | 34.28 | ||||||
| Total return | 28.66 | % | 20.73 | % | (8.16 | )% | (0.61 | )% | 44.40 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 208,692 | $ | 270,880 | $ | 302,130 | $ | 346,273 | $ | 333,682 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.69 | % | 1.70 | % | 1.66 | % | 1.63 | % | 1.67 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | (0.62 | )% | (0.91 | )% | (0.72 | )% | (0.82 | )% | (0.32 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 14 | % | 2 | % | 2 | % | 7 | % | 4 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Paradigm Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Medical Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 26.62 | $ | 30.62 | $ | 30.67 | $ | 26.38 | $ | 17.82 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.13 | (0.00 | )(3) | ||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.63 | (2.64 | ) | 1.96 | 4.21 | 8.77 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 2.87 | (2.45 | ) | 2.04 | 4.34 | 8.77 | ||||||||||
| Redemption Fees(3) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.26 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.12 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | |||||||
| From net realized gains | (3.90 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||
| Total Distributions | (4.16 | ) | (1.55 | ) | (2.09 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 25.33 | $ | 26.62 | $ | 30.62 | $ | 30.67 | $ | 26.38 | ||||||
| Total return | 10.71 | % | (8.01 | )% | 6.59 | % | 16.44 | % | 49.25 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 16,060 | $ | 17,560 | $ | 22,257 | $ | 21,876 | $ | 20,489 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.15 | % | 2.08 | % | 1.99 | % | 2.02 | % | 2.09 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.39 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.86 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.46 | % | (0.00 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 0 | % | 0 | % | 12 | % | 3 | % | 12 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Medical Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Medical Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 25.71 | $ | 29.57 | $ | 29.71 | $ | 25.62 | $ | 17.33 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.00 | (3) | 0.06 | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.53 | (2.55 | ) | 1.90 | 4.08 | 8.52 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 2.70 | (2.43 | ) | 1.90 | 4.14 | 8.46 | ||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.01 | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.18 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.07 | ) | — | (0.03 | ) | |||||||
| From net realized gains | (3.90 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||
| Total Distributions | (4.08 | ) | (1.43 | ) | (2.04 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 24.33 | $ | 25.71 | $ | 29.57 | $ | 29.71 | $ | 25.62 | ||||||
| Total return(4) | 10.43 | % | (8.24 | )% | 6.34 | % | 16.15 | % | 48.90 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 2,986 | $ | 3,687 | $ | 6,241 | $ | 4,578 | $ | 3,746 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.40 | % | 2.33 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.27 | % | 2.34 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.61 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.21 | % | (0.25 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 0 | % | 0 | % | 12 | % | 3 | % | 12 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor Class A shares. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover of The Medical Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Medical Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 24.99 | $ | 28.82 | $ | 29.15 | $ | 25.27 | $ | 17.19 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.03 | (0.02 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.16 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.45 | (2.48 | ) | 1.87 | 4.01 | 8.42 | ||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 2.48 | (2.50 | ) | 1.71 | 3.93 | 8.26 | ||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | (0.07 | ) | — | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||
| From net realized gains | (3.90 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (1.97 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||
| Total Distributions | (3.90 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (2.04 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 23.57 | $ | 24.99 | $ | 28.82 | $ | 29.15 | $ | 25.27 | ||||||
| Total return | 9.86 | % | (8.69 | )% | 5.81 | % | 15.54 | % | 48.08 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 383 | $ | 422 | $ | 608 | $ | 631 | $ | 531 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.90 | % | 2.83 | % | 2.74 | % | 2.77 | % | 2.84 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(3) | 2.14 | % | 2.14 | % | 2.14 | % | 2.14 | % | 2.14 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.11 | % | (0.06 | )% | (0.50 | )% | (0.29 | )% | (0.75 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(4) | 0 | % | 0 | % | 12 | % | 3 | % | 12 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (4) | Portfolio turnover of The Medical Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 40.60 | $ | 32.64 | $ | 37.21 | $ | 40.12 | $ | 25.17 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.33 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)on investments | 10.98 | 8.32 | (4.22 | ) | (2.56 | ) | 15.05 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 10.65 | 7.96 | (4.57 | ) | (2.92 | ) | 14.95 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.01 | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 51.25 | $ | 40.60 | $ | 32.64 | $ | 37.21 | $ | 40.12 | ||||||
| Total return | 26.23 | % | 24.39 | % | (12.26 | )% | (7.28 | )% | 59.40 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 133,960 | $ | 132,443 | $ | 145,032 | $ | 251,110 | $ | 277,816 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.78 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.73 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.73 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (0.74 | )% | (1.03 | )% | (0.94 | )% | (0.89 | )% | (0.29 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 9 | % | 4 | % | 2 | % | 19 | % | 6 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 39.55 | $ | 31.88 | $ | 36.43 | $ | 39.39 | $ | 24.77 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.42 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 10.68 | 8.10 | (4.12 | ) | (2.51 | ) | 14.79 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 10.26 | 7.67 | (4.55 | ) | (2.96 | ) | 14.61 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.01 | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 49.81 | $ | 39.55 | $ | 31.88 | $ | 36.43 | $ | 39.39 | ||||||
| Total return(4) | 25.94 | % | 24.06 | % | (12.47 | )% | (7.54 | )% | 59.02 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 11,735 | $ | 13,694 | $ | 14,857 | $ | 25,591 | $ | 21,871 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.03 | % | 2.01 | % | 1.98 | % | 1.96 | % | 1.98 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (0.99 | )% | (1.28 | )% | (1.19 | )% | (1.14 | )% | (0.54 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 9 | % | 4 | % | 2 | % | 19 | % | 6 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor Class A shares. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover of The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 38.12 | $ | 30.88 | $ | 35.47 | $ | 38.53 | $ | 24.35 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.61 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 10.26 | 7.82 | (4.00 | ) | (2.44 | ) | 14.51 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 9.65 | 7.24 | (4.59 | ) | (3.07 | ) | 14.17 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | 0.00 | (3) | — | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 47.77 | $ | 38.12 | $ | 30.88 | $ | 35.47 | $ | 38.53 | ||||||
| Total return | 25.31 | % | 23.45 | % | (12.92 | )% | (7.97 | )% | 58.23 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 8,135 | $ | 8,426 | $ | 8,840 | $ | 12,928 | $ | 7,178 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.53 | % | 2.51 | % | 2.48 | % | 2.46 | % | 2.48 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (1.49 | )% | (1.78 | )% | (1.69 | )% | (1.64 | )% | (1.04 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 9 | % | 4 | % | 2 | % | 19 | % | 6 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Small Cap Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 41.16 | $ | 33.03 | $ | 37.57 | $ | 40.44 | $ | 25.32 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.24 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 11.15 | 8.42 | (4.26 | ) | (2.59 | ) | 15.15 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 10.91 | 8.13 | (4.54 | ) | (2.87 | ) | 15.12 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | — | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 52.07 | $ | 41.16 | $ | 33.03 | $ | 37.57 | $ | 40.44 | ||||||
| Total return | 26.51 | % | 24.61 | % | (12.06 | )% | (7.12 | )% | 59.72 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 27,514 | $ | 50,517 | $ | 51,258 | $ | 63,392 | $ | 41,032 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.73 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.66 | % | 1.68 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (0.54 | )% | (0.83 | )% | (0.74 | )% | (0.69 | )% | (0.09 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 9 | % | 4 | % | 2 | % | 19 | % | 6 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Market Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 18.26 | $ | 15.16 | $ | 16.68 | $ | 17.66 | $ | 12.08 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.17 | (0.15 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.00(3 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 8.46 | 3.25 | (1.37 | ) | (0.88 | ) | 5.65 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 8.63 | 3.10 | (1.52 | ) | (0.98 | ) | 5.65 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.17 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.17 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 26.72 | $ | 18.26 | $ | 15.16 | $ | 16.68 | $ | 17.66 | ||||||
| Total return | 47.28 | % | 20.45 | % | (9.11 | )% | (5.55 | )% | 46.74 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 51,298 | $ | 32,178 | $ | 31,230 | $ | 37,318 | $ | 47,466 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.92 | % | 1.97 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.88 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.64 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.81 | % | (0.96 | )% | (0.91 | )% | (0.55 | )% | 0.03 | % | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 35 | % | 5 | % | 2 | % | 18 | % | 21 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Market Opportunities Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Market Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 18.07 | $ | 15.04 | $ | 16.59 | $ | 17.60 | $ | 12.07 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.11 | (0.19 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 8.37 | 3.22 | (1.36 | ) | (0.87 | ) | 5.63 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 8.48 | 3.03 | (1.55 | ) | (1.01 | ) | 5.60 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | — | 0.00 | (3) | — | 0.00 | (3) | ||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.14 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.14 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 26.41 | $ | 18.07 | $ | 15.04 | $ | 16.59 | $ | 17.60 | ||||||
| Total return(4) | 46.91 | % | 20.15 | % | (9.34 | )% | (5.74 | )% | 46.36 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 7,557 | $ | 4,537 | $ | 4,502 | $ | 8,817 | $ | 11,742 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.17 | % | 2.22 | % | 2.15 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.13 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.56 | % | (1.21 | )% | (1.16 | )% | (0.80 | )% | (0.22 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 35 | % | 5 | % | 2 | % | 18 | % | 21 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor Class A shares. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover of The Market Opportunities Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Market Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 17.51 | $ | 14.65 | $ | 16.24 | $ | 17.32 | $ | 11.94 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.01 | (0.26 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.11 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 8.07 | 3.12 | (1.32 | ) | (0.86 | ) | 5.56 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 8.08 | 2.86 | (1.59 | ) | (1.08 | ) | 5.45 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | — | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.06 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.06 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 25.53 | $ | 17.51 | $ | 14.65 | $ | 16.24 | $ | 17.32 | ||||||
| Total return | 46.12 | % | 19.52 | % | (9.79 | )% | (6.24 | )% | 45.61 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 8,139 | $ | 4,428 | $ | 4,079 | $ | 5,109 | $ | 5,525 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.67 | % | 2.72 | % | 2.65 | % | 2.61 | % | 2.63 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.39 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.06 | % | (1.71 | )% | (1.66 | )% | (1.30 | )% | (0.72 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 35 | % | 5 | % | 2 | % | 18 | % | 21 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Market Opportunities Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Market Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 18.46 | $ | 15.29 | $ | 16.80 | $ | 17.74 | $ | 12.10 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.22 | (0.12 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.03 | ||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 8.55 | 3.29 | (1.39 | ) | (0.88 | ) | 5.67 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 8.77 | 3.17 | (1.51 | ) | (0.94 | ) | 5.70 | |||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.02 | — | — | — | 0.01 | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.21 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.21 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 27.04 | $ | 18.46 | $ | 15.29 | $ | 16.80 | $ | 17.74 | ||||||
| Total return | 47.65 | % | 20.73 | % | (8.93 | )% | (5.36 | )% | 47.15 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 10,228 | $ | 2,426 | $ | 2,355 | $ | 3,108 | $ | 1,809 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.87 | % | 1.92 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.81 | % | 1.83 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(3) | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.44 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 1.01 | % | (0.76 | )% | (0.71 | )% | (0.35 | )% | 0.23 | % | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(4) | 35 | % | 5 | % | 2 | % | 18 | % | 21 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (4) | Portfolio turnover of The Market Opportunities Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Alternative Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 95.36 | $ | 91.68 | $ | 89.06 | $ | 87.88 | $ | 83.31 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.08 | (0.01 | ) | 0.01 | (0.12 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 2.12 | 3.69 | 2.56 | 1.30 | 4.78 | |||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 2.20 | 3.68 | 2.57 | 1.18 | 4.57 | |||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.01 | 0.00 | (3) | 0.05 | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | ||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 97.57 | $ | 95.36 | $ | 91.68 | $ | 89.06 | $ | 87.88 | ||||||
| Total return | 2.32 | % | 4.00 | % | 2.94 | % | 1.50 | % | 5.22 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 4,968 | $ | 5,664 | $ | 4,570 | $ | 8,202 | $ | 11,848 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.75 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.80 | % | 2.23 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.08 | % | (0.01 | )% | 0.01 | % | (0.14 | )% | (0.24 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 0 | % | 1 | % | 6 | % | 17 | % | 19 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Alternative Income Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Alternative Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 94.44 | $ | 91.02 | $ | 88.69 | $ | 87.73 | $ | 83.38 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.16 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.43 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 2.10 | 3.65 | 2.55 | 1.30 | 4.77 | |||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 1.94 | 3.41 | 2.33 | 0.96 | 4.34 | |||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | 0.01 | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 96.38 | $ | 94.44 | $ | 91.02 | $ | 88.69 | $ | 87.73 | ||||||
| Total return(4) | 2.05 | % | 3.76 | % | 2.63 | % | 1.24 | % | 4.91 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 1,501 | $ | 2,458 | $ | 1,565 | $ | 1,554 | $ | 2,898 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.00 | % | 2.03 | % | 1.99 | % | 2.05 | % | 2.48 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (0.17 | )% | (0.26 | )% | (0.24 | )% | (0.39 | )% | (0.49 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 0 | % | 1 | % | 6 | % | 17 | % | 19 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor Class A shares. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover of The Alternative Income Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Alternative Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 91.33 | $ | 88.46 | $ | 86.60 | $ | 86.10 | $ | 82.26 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.62 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.84 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 2.02 | 3.55 | 2.48 | 1.27 | 4.68 | |||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 1.40 | 2.87 | 1.83 | 0.50 | 3.84 | |||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | — | 0.03 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 92.73 | $ | 91.33 | $ | 88.46 | $ | 86.60 | $ | 86.10 | ||||||
| Total return | 1.53 | % | 3.23 | % | 2.15 | % | 0.74 | % | 4.46 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 1,513 | $ | 1,640 | $ | 1,356 | $ | 1,506 | $ | 1,862 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.50 | % | 2.53 | % | 2.49 | % | 2.55 | % | 2.98 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(3) | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | (0.67 | )% | (0.76 | )% | (0.74 | )% | (0.89 | )% | (0.99 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(4) | 0 | % | 1 | % | 6 | % | 17 | % | 19 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (4) | Portfolio turnover of The Alternative Income Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Alternative Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 96.66 | $ | 92.84 | $ | 90.14 | $ | 88.76 | $ | 84.00 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.06 | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 2.16 | 3.75 | 2.60 | 1.32 | 4.80 | |||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 2.43 | 3.93 | 2.79 | 1.38 | 4.76 | |||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | — | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.09 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.21 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.09 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 98.88 | $ | 96.66 | $ | 92.84 | $ | 90.14 | $ | 88.76 | ||||||
| Total return | 2.51 | % | 4.22 | % | 3.09 | % | 1.72 | % | 5.39 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 15,008 | $ | 18,165 | $ | 20,255 | $ | 26,874 | $ | 6,854 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.70 | % | 1.73 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.75 | % | 2.18 | % | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(4) | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.28 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.06 | % | (0.04 | )% | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 0 | % | 1 | % | 6 | % | 17 | % | 19 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (5) | Portfolio turnover of The Alternative Income Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| No Load Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 10.95 | $ | 10.32 | $ | 10.79 | $ | 11.02 | $ | 11.08 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income(2) | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.20 | |||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.14 | 0.63 | (0.60 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.28 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 0.51 | 1.06 | (0.23 | ) | 0.27 | 0.48 | ||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.44 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||
| From net realized gains | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.44 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 11.02 | $ | 10.95 | $ | 10.32 | $ | 10.79 | $ | 11.02 | ||||||
| Total return | 4.75 | % | 10.41 | % | (2.17 | )% | 2.46 | % | 4.28 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 6,974 | $ | 6,809 | $ | 6,108 | $ | 10,105 | $ | 19,553 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.91 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.79 | % | 1.79 | % | 1.83 | %(4) | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 1.49 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.50 | %(4) | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | 3.37 | % | 4.02 | % | 3.38 | % | 2.93 | % | 1.74 | %(6) | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(7) | 16 | % | 9 | % | 10 | % | 35 | % | 54 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The ratio of expenses includes borrowing expense on securities sold short. The expense ratio excluding borrowing expenses on securities sold short was 1.82% before expense reimbursement and 1.49% after expense reimbursement. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | The ratio of net investment income includes borrowing expense on securities sold short. |
| (7) | Portfolio turnover of The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 10.90 | $ | 10.27 | $ | 10.75 | $ | 10.98 | $ | 11.03 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income(2) | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.17 | |||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.13 | 0.63 | (0.60 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.29 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 0.47 | 1.03 | (0.26 | ) | 0.24 | 0.46 | ||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | |||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.41 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.25 | ) | ||||||
| From net realized gains | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.41 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.51 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 10.96 | $ | 10.90 | $ | 10.27 | $ | 10.75 | $ | 10.98 | ||||||
| Total return(4) | 4.40 | % | 10.17 | % | (2.46 | )% | 2.17 | % | 4.15 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 4,640 | $ | 6,935 | $ | 8,754 | $ | 12,281 | $ | 36,170 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.16 | % | 2.10 | % | 2.04 | % | 2.04 | % | 2.08 | %(5) | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(6) | 1.74 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.75 | %(5) | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | 3.12 | % | 3.77 | % | 3.13 | % | 2.68 | % | 1.49 | %(7) | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(8) | 16 | % | 9 | % | 10 | % | 35 | % | 54 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor Class A shares. |
| (5) | The ratio of expenses includes borrowing expense on securities sold short. The expense ratio excluding borrowing expenses on securities sold short was 2.07% before expense reimbursement and 1.74% after expense reimbursement. |
| (6) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (7) | The ratio of net investment income includes borrowing expense on securities sold short. |
| (8) | Portfolio turnover of The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 10.79 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 10.65 | $ | 10.90 | $ | 10.96 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income(2) | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.11 | |||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.14 | 0.62 | (0.58 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.29 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 0.43 | 0.96 | (0.30 | ) | 0.18 | 0.40 | ||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | — | — | 0.00 | (3) | — | ||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.36 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||
| From net realized gains | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.36 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.46 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 10.86 | $ | 10.79 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 10.65 | $ | 10.90 | ||||||
| Total return | 4.00 | % | 9.51 | % | (2.84 | )% | 1.61 | % | 3.59 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 6,987 | $ | 7,790 | $ | 9,266 | $ | 10,403 | $ | 11,209 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.66 | % | 2.60 | % | 2.54 | % | 2.54 | % | 2.58 | %(4) | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 2.24 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.25 | %(4) | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | 2.62 | % | 3.27 | % | 2.63 | % | 2.18 | % | 0.99 | %(6) | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(7) | 16 | % | 9 | % | 10 | % | 35 | % | 54 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The ratio of expenses includes borrowing expense on securities sold short. The expense ratio excluding borrowing expenses on securities sold short was 2.57% before expense reimbursement and 2.24% after expense reimbursement. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | The ratio of net investment income includes borrowing expense on securities sold short. |
| (7) | Portfolio turnover of The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FEEDER FUNDS |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 10.97 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 11.06 | $ | 11.11 | ||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income(2) | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.22 | |||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.13 | 0.63 | (0.59 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.29 | |||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 0.53 | 1.08 | (0.20 | ) | 0.29 | 0.51 | ||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | — | — | |||||||||
| Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.46 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||
| From net realized gains | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.46 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.56 | ) | ||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 11.04 | $ | 10.97 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 11.06 | ||||||
| Total return | 4.93 | % | 10.61 | % | (1.96 | )% | 2.61 | % | 4.58 | % | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s) | $ | 30,399 | $ | 78,084 | $ | 66,199 | $ | 102,590 | $ | 23,227 | ||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.86 | % | 1.80 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.78 | %(4) | ||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 1.29 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.30 | %(4) | ||||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | 3.57 | % | 4.22 | % | 3.58 | % | 3.13 | % | 1.94 | %(6) | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(7) | 16 | % | 9 | % | 10 | % | 35 | % | 54 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each year. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The ratio of expenses includes borrowing expense on securities sold short. The expense ratio excluding borrowing expenses on securities sold short was 1.77% before expense reimbursement and 1.29% after expense reimbursement. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | The ratio of net investment income includes borrowing expense on securities sold short. |
| (7) | Portfolio turnover of The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Spin-off Fund | ||||
| No Load Class | ||||
| December 11, | ||||
| 2017^ | ||||
| through | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2017 | ||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | ||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 10.81 | ||
| Income from Investment Operations: | ||||
| Net investment income(2) | 0.00 | (3) | ||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 0.33 | |||
| Total from Investment Operations | 0.33 | |||
| Redemption Fees | — | |||
| Less Distributions: | ||||
| From net investment income | — | |||
| From net realized gains | — | |||
| Total Distributions | — | |||
| Net Asset Value, End of Period | $ | 11.14 | ||
| Total return | 3.05 | %(4) | ||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | ||||
| Net assets, end of period (000’s) | $ | 10 | ||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | ||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.70 | %(5) | ||
| After expense reimbursement(6) | 1.45 | %(5) | ||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (0.61 | )%(5) | ||
| Portfolio turnover rate(4) | 0 | % | ||
| ^ | Commencement of operations. |
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each period. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | Not annualized. |
| (5) | Annualized. |
| (6) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Spin-off Fund | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class A | |||||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2017^ | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 9.82 | $ | 8.52 | $ | 10.22 | $ | 10.32 | $ | 8.74 | $ | 6.91 | |||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | (0.02 | ) | 0.03 | 0.00(3 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | 0.03 | |||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.29 | 1.45 | (1.70 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 1.60 | 1.87 | |||||||||||
| Net increase from payment by affiliates | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | |||||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 1.27 | 1.48 | (1.70 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 1.58 | 1.90 | |||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | |||||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | 0.00 | (3) | — | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||||
| From net realized gains | (0.42 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.42 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Period | $ | 10.67 | $ | 9.82 | $ | 8.52 | $ | 10.22 | $ | 10.32 | $ | 8.74 | |||||||
| Total return(4) | 12.95 | %(5) | 17.36 | % | (16.63 | )% | (0.97 | )% | 18.08 | %(8) | 27.77 | % | |||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000’s) | $ | 4,322 | $ | 4,583 | $ | 6,067 | $ | 14,604 | $ | 12,536 | $ | 9,719 | |||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.07 | %(6) | 2.45 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.77 | % | 1.94 | % | 2.11 | % | |||||||
| After expense reimbursement(7) | 1.50 | %(6) | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | |||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | (0.27 | )%(6) | 0.31 | % | 0.05 | % | (0.30 | )% | (0.32 | )% | 0.41 | % | |||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 0 | % | 11 | % | 2 | % | 40 | % | 18 | % | 4 | % | |||||||
| ^ | For the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31. |
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each period. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | The total return calculation does not reflect the 5.75% front end sales charge on Advisor Class A shares. |
| (5) | Not annualized. |
| (6) | Annualized. |
| (7) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (8) | Total return would have been 17.96% had the Advisor not reimbursed the Fund for the loss on a portfolio investment. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Spin-off Fund | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisor Class C | |||||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2017^ | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 9.43 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 9.97 | $ | 10.14 | $ | 8.64 | $ | 6.83 | |||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.07 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.23 | 1.40 | (1.66 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 1.58 | 1.86 | |||||||||||
| Net increase from payment by affiliates | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | |||||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 1.16 | 1.36 | (1.72 | ) | (0.17 | ) | 1.50 | 1.85 | |||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | |||||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
| From net realized gains | (0.42 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.42 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | — | — | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Period | $ | 10.17 | $ | 9.43 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 9.97 | $ | 10.14 | $ | 8.64 | |||||||
| Total return | 12.31 | %(3) | 16.46 | % | (17.25 | )% | (1.68 | )% | 17.36 | %(6) | 27.16 | % | |||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000’s) | $ | 5,526 | $ | 5,678 | $ | 6,290 | $ | 12,057 | $ | 10,701 | $ | 9,108 | |||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 2.82 | %(4) | 3.20 | % | 2.49 | % | 2.52 | % | 2.53 | % | 2.61 | % | |||||||
| After expense reimbursement(5) | 2.25 | %(4) | 2.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.09 | % | 2.00 | % | |||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (1.02 | )%(4) | (0.44 | )% | (0.70 | )% | (1.05 | )% | (0.91 | )% | (0.09 | )% | |||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 0 | % | 11 | % | 2 | % | 40 | % | 18 | % | 4 | % | |||||||
| ^ | For the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31. |
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each period. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
| (3) | Not annualized. |
| (4) | Annualized. |
| (5) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (6) | Total return would have been 17.25% had the Advisor not reimbursed the Fund for the loss on a portfolio investment. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. — THE FUND |
| Financial Highlights — (Continued) |
| The Spin-off Fund | |||||||||||||||||||
| Institutional Class | |||||||||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | April 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2017^ | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| PER SHARE DATA:(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 9.85 | $ | 8.53 | $ | 10.20 | $ | 10.27 | $ | 8.67 | $ | 6.86 | |||||||
| Income from Investment Operations: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.05 | 0.03 | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | 0.05 | ||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.29 | 1.45 | (1.70 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 1.60 | 1.85 | |||||||||||
| Net increase from payment by affiliates | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | |||||||||||||
| Total from Investment Operations | 1.29 | 1.50 | (1.67 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 1.60 | 1.90 | |||||||||||
| Redemption Fees | 0.00 | (3) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Less Distributions: | |||||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | (0.04 | ) | — | — | — | — | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||
| From net realized gains | (0.42 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total Distributions | (0.46 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | — | — | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, End of Period | $ | 10.68 | $ | 9.85 | $ | 8.53 | $ | 10.20 | $ | 10.27 | $ | 8.67 | |||||||
| Total return | 13.07 | %(4) | 17.57 | % | (16.37 | )% | (0.68 | )% | 18.45 | %(7) | 28.03 | % | |||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000’s) | $ | 14,050 | $ | 12,022 | $ | 24,185 | $ | 52,312 | $ | 52,635 | $ | 39,375 | |||||||
| Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Before expense reimbursement | 1.83 | %(5) | 2.20 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.86 | % | |||||||
| After expense reimbursement(6) | 1.25 | %(5) | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | |||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | (0.02 | )%(5) | 0.56 | % | 0.30 | % | (0.05 | )% | (0.07 | )% | 0.66 | % | |||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 0 | % | 11 | % | 2 | % | 40 | % | 18 | % | 4 | % | |||||||
| ^ | For the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31. |
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of capital stock outstanding for each period. |
| (2) | Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
| (3) | Amount calculated is less than $0.005. |
| (4) | Not annualized. |
| (5) | Annualized. |
| (6) | See Note #3, Investment Adviser, for the waiver and expense reimbursement discussion. |
| (7) | Total return would have been 18.34% had the Advisor not reimbursed the Fund for the loss on a portfolio investment. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. |
| Report of Independent Registered |
| Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and Board of
Directors of Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of The Internet Fund, The Global Fund, The Paradigm Fund, The Medical Fund, The Small Cap Opportunities Fund, The Market Opportunities Fund, The Alternative Income Fund, The Multi-Disciplinary Fund, and the Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2017, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”) and with respect to the Kinetics Spin-off and Corporate Restructuring Fund the related statements of operations for the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, the statements of changes in net assets for the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 and each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2017, and financial highlights for the period May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 and each of the five years in the period ended April 30, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2017, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and their financial highlights for the period indicated above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2004.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. |
| Report of Independent Registered |
| Public Accounting Firm (Continued) |
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 1, 2018
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| Allocation of Consolidated Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 |
The Internet Portfolio
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Sector Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| Finance and Insurance# | $ | 61,247,437 | 36.4% | ||||
| Information | 30,236,548 | 18.0% | |||||
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 6,360,400 | 3.8% | |||||
| Retail Trade | 5,197,242 | 3.1% | |||||
| Manufacturing | 5,119,370 | 3.0% | |||||
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 4,639,487 | 2.8% | |||||
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 595,980 | 0.3% | |||||
| Petroleum and Gas | 44,663 | 0.0% |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments |
| # | In the Finance and Insurance Sector, $47,555,424 represents a cryptocurrency investment of 28.3% of total net assets as of December 31, 2017. |
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| Allocation of Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
The Global Portfolio
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Country Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| United States# | $ | 5,728,964 | 36.6% | ||||
| Canada | 1,813,579 | 11.6% | |||||
| France | 513,981 | 3.3% | |||||
| Cayman Islands | 354,750 | 2.3% | |||||
| Japan | 313,049 | 2.0% | |||||
| Denmark | 114,708 | 0.7% | |||||
| Brazil | 68,674 | 0.4% | |||||
| United Kingdom | 55,721 | 0.4% | |||||
| Argentina | 39,740 | 0.2% | |||||
| Australia | 12,328 | 0.1% | |||||
| Spain | 696 | 0.0% |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments |
| # | In the United States Sector, $3,467,520 represents a cryptocurrency investment of 22.1% of total net assets as of December 31, 2017. |
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| Allocation of Consolidated Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
The Paradigm Portfolio
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Sector Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| Petroleum and Gas | $ | 239,385,195 | 30.3% | ||||
| Finance and Insurance# | 147,866,992 | 18.7% | |||||
| Information | 99,495,319 | 12.6% | |||||
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 94,629,214 | 12.0% | |||||
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 58,599,262 | 7.4% | |||||
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 38,620,082 | 4.9% | |||||
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 26,226,421 | 3.3% | |||||
| Manufacturing | 16,037,908 | 2.0% | |||||
| Utilities | 3,513,104 | 0.4% | |||||
| Transportation and Warehousing | 1,605,912 | 0.2% | |||||
| Retail Trade | 1,214,642 | 0.2% | |||||
| Industrials | 1,158,831 | 0.2% | |||||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1,027,572 | 0.1% | |||||
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 379,720 | 0.0% |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments |
| # | In the Finance and Insurance Sector, $43,545,600 represents a cryptocurrency investment of 5.5% of total net assets as of December 31, 2017. |
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| Allocation of Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
The Medical Portfolio
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Sector Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| Manufacturing | $ | 18,874,391 | 97.0% | ||||
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 82,132 | 0.4% | |||||
| Finance and Insurance | 4,300 | 0.0% |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments |
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| Allocation of Consolidated Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Sector Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| Petroleum and Gas | $ | 53,660,808 | 29.6% | ||||
| Finance and Insurance# | 36,361,986 | 20.0% | |||||
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 26,789,646 | 14.8% | |||||
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 17,198,182 | 9.5% | |||||
| Manufacturing | 16,803,121 | 9.3% | |||||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 7,684,937 | 4.2% | |||||
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 7,483,806 | 4.1% | |||||
| Utilities | 6,800,703 | 3.7% | |||||
| Information | 1,773,475 | 1.0% | |||||
| Support Activities for Water Transportation | 1,647,683 | 0.9% | |||||
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1,317,190 | 0.7% | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 672,540 | 0.4% |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments |
| # | In the Finance and Insurance Sector, $6,804,000 represents a cryptocurrency investment of 3.7% of total net assets as of December 31, 2017. |
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| Allocation of Consolidated Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
The Market Opportunities Portfolio
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Sector Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| Finance and Insurance# | $ | 26,009,844 | 33.7% | ||||
| Petroleum and Gas | 13,456,069 | 17.4% | |||||
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 3,994,463 | 5.2% | |||||
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2,400,900 | 3.1% | |||||
| Industrials | 61,804 | 0.1% | |||||
| Manufacturing | 41,400 | 0.0% | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 23,536 | 0.0% | |||||
| Support Activities for Water Transportation | 8,313 | 0.0% | |||||
| Retail Trade | 2,826 | 0.0% | |||||
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2,213 | 0.0% |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments |
| # | In the Finance and Insurance Sector, $13,333,824 represents a cryptocurrency investment of 17.3% of total net assets as of December 31, 2017. |
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| Allocation of Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
The Alternative Income Portfolio
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Sector Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| Exchange Traded Funds | $ | 5,750,802 | 24.9% |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments & Written Options |
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| Allocation of Portfolio Assets |
| December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio
| Percentage | |||||||
| Market | of Total | ||||||
| Sector Allocation* | Value | Net Assets | |||||
| Manufacturing | $ | 10,156,562 | 20.6% | ||||
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 5,822,078 | 11.8% | |||||
| Information | 5,591,270 | 11.4% | |||||
| Closed-End Funds | 5,539,907 | 11.3% | |||||
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 4,354,868 | 8.9% | |||||
| Construction | 4,220,350 | 8.6% | |||||
| Retail Trade | 3,663,156 | 7.4% | |||||
| Finance and Insurance | 3,048,750 | 6.2% | |||||
| Industrials | 1,930,862 | 3.9% | |||||
| Utilities | 1,042,800 | 2.1% | |||||
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 517,500 | 1.1% | |||||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 510,625 | 1.0% | |||||
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 391,331 | 0.8% | |||||
| Transportation and Warehousing | 190,750 | 0.4% |
| * | Excludes Short-Term Investments |
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| The Internet Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 |
| COMMON STOCKS — 67.42% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Administrative and Support Services — 2.76% | |||||||
| CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc. | 780 | $ | 1,427 | ||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 63,000 | 4,638,060 | |||||
| 4,639,487 | |||||||
| Broadcasting (except Internet) — 6.43% | |||||||
| The E.W. Scripps Company — Class A* | 42,000 | 656,460 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM — Class A* | 24,000 | 951,840 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM — Class C* | 120,000 | 4,759,200 | |||||
| The Madison Square Garden Company — Class A* | 16,366 | 3,450,771 | |||||
| MSG Networks Inc. — Class A* | 49,100 | 994,275 | |||||
| 10,812,546 | |||||||
| Cable Distributor — 4.02% | |||||||
| Liberty Broadband Corporation — Series A* | 17,000 | 1,445,850 | |||||
| Liberty Broadband Corporation — Series C* | 18,600 | 1,583,976 | |||||
| Liberty Global plc — Series C* | 71,800 | 2,429,712 | |||||
| Liberty Global plc LiLAC — Series C* | 16,496 | 328,106 | |||||
| Liberty Ventures — Series A* | 18,000 | 976,320 | |||||
| 6,763,964 | |||||||
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities — 1.66% | |||||||
| LendingTree, Inc.* | 8,233 | 2,802,925 | |||||
| Data Processor — 2.96% | |||||||
| MasterCard, Inc. — Class A | 10,000 | 1,513,600 | |||||
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. — Class A* | 7,600 | 729,600 | |||||
| Visa, Inc. — Class A | 24,000 | 2,736,480 | |||||
| 4,979,680 | |||||||
| Defense — 3.04% | |||||||
| CACI International, Inc. — Class A* | 29,200 | 3,864,620 | |||||
| ManTech International Corporation — Class A | 25,000 | 1,254,750 | |||||
| 5,119,370 | |||||||
| E-Commerce — 1.54% | |||||||
| CommerceHub, Inc. — Series A* | 6,000 | 131,940 | |||||
| CommerceHub, Inc. — Series C* | 12,400 | 255,316 | |||||
| eBay, Inc.* | 53,200 | 2,007,768 | |||||
| Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. — Class A* | 1,800 | 79,794 | |||||
| Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC — Class A* | 5,000 | 122,100 | |||||
| 2,596,918 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Internet Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
| Holding Company — 0.47% | |||||||
| Icahn Enterprises LP | 14,900 | $ | 789,700 | ||||
| Media — 1.55% | |||||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves — Class A* | 8,000 | 176,400 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves — Class C* | 8,000 | 177,760 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One — Class A* | 21,000 | 687,120 | |||||
| Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation — Class B* | 49,400 | 1,567,956 | |||||
| 2,609,236 | |||||||
| Non-Store Retailers — 1.85% | |||||||
| Copart, Inc.* | 72,000 | 3,109,680 | |||||
| Oil and Gas — 0.03% | |||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Trust | 100 | 44,663 | |||||
| Other Exchanges — 0.45% | |||||||
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 6,024 | 750,530 | |||||
| Other Information Services — 5.25% | |||||||
| Alphabet, Inc. — Class A* | 4,000 | 4,213,600 | |||||
| Alphabet, Inc. — Class C* | 4,000 | 4,185,600 | |||||
| GMO Internet, Inc. | 25,600 | 435,546 | |||||
| 8,834,746 | |||||||
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries — 0.35% | |||||||
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | 14,000 | 595,980 | |||||
| Satellite Telecommunications — 3.73% | |||||||
| DISH Network Corp. — Class A* | 14,800 | 706,700 | |||||
| EchoStar Corporation — Class A* | 93,000 | 5,570,700 | |||||
| 6,277,400 | |||||||
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and | |||||||
| Related Activities — 31.33% | |||||||
| The Bitcoin Investment Trustc | 23,589 | 47,555,424 | |||||
| CME Group, Inc. | 4,180 | 610,489 | |||||
| MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 5,700 | 1,149,975 | |||||
| OTC Markets Group Inc. — Class A | 116,985 | 3,398,414 | |||||
| 52,714,302 | |||||||
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $43,031,811) | 113,441,127 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Internet Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Principal | |||||||
| ESCROW NOTES — 0.00% | Amount | Value | |||||
| Special Purpose Entity — 0.00% | |||||||
| Adelphia Communications Corp. Preferred*+a | $ | 190,000 | $ | — | |||
| TOTAL ESCROW NOTES | |||||||
| (cost $0) | — |
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 32.81% | Shares | ||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.00% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%b | 275 | 275 |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 32.81% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 01/25/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.08% | $ | 49,317,000 | 49,278,403 | ||||
| Maturity Date: 02/15/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.18% | 5,932,000 | 5,923,064 | |||||
| 55,201,467 | |||||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $55,205,034) | 55,201,742 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.23% | |||||||
| (cost $98,236,845) | $ | 168,642,869 |
| Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | ||
| * — | Non-income producing security. | |
| + — | Security is considered illiquid and was fair valued. The aggregate value of such securities is $0 or 0.00% of net assets. | |
| a — | Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. | |
| b — | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017. | |
| c — | Significant Investment – See note 2. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Global Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| COMMON STOCKS — 57.22% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Accommodation — 1.67% | |||||||
| Civeo Corporation* | 96,000 | $ | 262,080 | ||||
| Asset Management — 3.01% | |||||||
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. — Class A | 5,800 | 252,532 | |||||
| Onex Corporation | 2,000 | 146,798 | |||||
| Partners Value Investments LP* | 1,993 | 59,457 | |||||
| U.S. Global Investors, Inc. — Class A^ | 3,600 | 14,040 | |||||
| 472,827 | |||||||
| Broadcasting (except Internet) — 1.79% | |||||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM — Class A* | 3,300 | 130,878 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM — Class C* | 3,800 | 150,708 | |||||
| 281,586 | |||||||
| Cable Distributor — 0.28% | |||||||
| Liberty Broadband Corporation — Series A* | 400 | 34,020 | |||||
| Liberty Global plc — Series A* | 74 | 2,652 | |||||
| Liberty Global plc — Series C* | 182 | 6,159 | |||||
| Liberty Global plc LiLAC — Series A* | 9 | 181 | |||||
| Liberty Global plc LiLAC — Series C* | 22 | 438 | |||||
| 43,450 | |||||||
| Global Exchanges — 0.44% | |||||||
| BM&FBovespa SA | 10,000 | 68,675 | |||||
| Holding Company — 7.60% | |||||||
| Bollore SA | 92,000 | 499,827 | |||||
| Clarke Inc. | 24,800 | 206,173 | |||||
| Dundee Corporation — Class A* | 12,400 | 24,912 | |||||
| Icahn Enterprises LP | 2,000 | 106,000 | |||||
| Siem Industries Inc.* | 5,500 | 354,750 | |||||
| 1,191,662 | |||||||
| Industrial Services — 0.02% | |||||||
| Brookfield Business Partners LP | 116 | 4,004 | |||||
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities — 2.03% | |||||||
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited | 600 | 318,204 | |||||
| Trisura Group Limited* | 34 | 705 | |||||
| 318,909 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Global Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
| Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) — 1.51% | |||||||
| Cresud S.A.C.I.F.y A. — ADR | 1,799 | $ | 39,740 | ||||
| The Howard Hughes Corporation* | 1,500 | 196,905 | |||||
| 236,645 | |||||||
| Media — 0.41% | |||||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One — Class A* | 800 | 26,176 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One — Class C* | 1,100 | 37,576 | |||||
| 63,752 | |||||||
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) — 1.94% | |||||||
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 2,100 | 167,895 | |||||
| NovaGold Resources Inc.* | 4,000 | 15,720 | |||||
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation | 5,450 | 120,609 | |||||
| 304,224 | |||||||
| Oil and Gas — 8.24% | |||||||
| PrairieSky Royalty Limited* | 100 | 2,551 | |||||
| Texas Pacific Land Trustc | 2,890 | 1,290,761 | |||||
| 1,293,312 | |||||||
| Other Exchanges — 0.89% | |||||||
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 1,118 | 139,292 | |||||
| Other Information Services — 2.00% | |||||||
| GMO Internet, Inc. | 18,400 | 313,049 | |||||
| Pipeline Transportation — 0.09% | |||||||
| Rubis SCA | 200 | 14,153 | |||||
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) — 0.08% | |||||||
| NZME Limited | 20,000 | 12,328 | |||||
| Promotora de Informaciones S.A. — ADR* | 240 | 696 | |||||
| 13,024 | |||||||
| Real Estate — 1.38% | |||||||
| Dream Unlimited Corp. — Class A* | 35,100 | 216,687 | |||||
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and | |||||||
| Related Activities — 22.84% | |||||||
| The Bitcoin Investment Trustc | 1,720 | 3,467,520 | |||||
| CME Group, Inc. | 786 | 114,795 | |||||
| 3,582,315 | |||||||
| Shipping Services — 0.25% | |||||||
| Clarkson plc | 1,000 | 38,628 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Global Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
| Transportation — 0.02% | |||||||
| Braemar Shipping Services plc | 1,000 | $ | 3,659 | ||||
| Water Transportation — 0.73% | |||||||
| A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S — Class B — ADR | 13,200 | 114,708 | |||||
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $4,853,423) | 8,976,641 | ||||||
| PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.07% | |||||||
| Asset Management — 0.07% | |||||||
| Partners Value Investments LP — Class A* | 515 | 11,124 | |||||
| TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $5,334) | 11,124 | ||||||
| Principal | |||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS — 0.13% | Amount | ||||||
| General Merchandise Stores — 0.13% | |||||||
| Sears Holdings Corporation, 8.000%, 12/15/2019 | $ | 39,500 | 20,293 | ||||
| TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | |||||||
| (cost $39,500) | 20,293 | ||||||
| WARRANTS — 0.05% | Shares | ||||||
| Asset Management — 0.05% | |||||||
| Partners Value Investments LP | 1,893 | 8,132 | |||||
| TOTAL WARRANTS | |||||||
| (cost $7,160) | 8,132 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Global Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 42.62% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.01% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%b | 982 | $ | 982 |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 42.61% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 01/25/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.08% | $ | 430,000 | 429,663 | ||||
| Maturity Date: 02/15/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.18% | 6,265,000 | 6,255,563 | |||||
| 6,685,226 | |||||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $6,686,448) | 6,686,208 |
| INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 0.10% | Shares | ||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.10% | |||||||
| First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 1.20%b | 14,599 | 14,599 | |||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | |||||||
| (cost $14,599) | 14,599 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.19% | |||||||
| (cost $11,606,464) | $ | 15,716,997 |
| Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | ||
| * — | Non-income producing security. | |
| ^ — | This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2017. Total loaned securities had a market value of $13,400 at December 31, 2017. The remaining contractual maturities of all of the securities lending transactions were overnight and continuous. | |
| b — | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017. | |
| c — | Significant Investment – See note 2. | |
| ADR — | American Depository Receipt. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Paradigm Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| COMMON STOCKS — 92.27% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Accommodation — 0.13% | |||||||
| Civeo Corporation* | 376,400 | $ | 1,027,572 | ||||
| Asset Management — 7.74% | |||||||
| Associated Capital Group, Inc. — Class A | 259,000 | 8,831,900 | |||||
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. — Class A | 816,800 | 35,563,472 | |||||
| Onex Corporation | 225,600 | 16,558,815 | |||||
| Partners Value Investments LP* | 800 | 23,866 | |||||
| RIT Capital Partners plc | 7,200 | 190,727 | |||||
| 61,168,780 | |||||||
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing — 0.13% | |||||||
| Crimson Wine Group Limited* | 98,400 | 1,049,928 | |||||
| Broadcasting (except Internet) — 4.60% | |||||||
| CBS Corporation — Class B | 39,900 | 2,354,100 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM — Class A* | 333,700 | 13,234,542 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM — Class C* | 524,400 | 20,797,704 | |||||
| 36,386,346 | |||||||
| Cable Distributor — 3.17% | |||||||
| Liberty Broadband Corporation — Series A* | 58,300 | 4,958,415 | |||||
| Liberty Broadband Corporation — Series C* | 175,600 | 14,954,096 | |||||
| Liberty Ventures — Series A* | 95,200 | 5,163,648 | |||||
| 25,076,159 | |||||||
| Chemical Manufacturing — 0.08% | |||||||
| Platform Specialty Products Corporation* | 59,900 | 594,208 | |||||
| E-Commerce — 0.97% | |||||||
| Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. — Class A* | 27,400 | 1,214,642 | |||||
| Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC — Class A* | 264,300 | 6,454,206 | |||||
| 7,668,848 | |||||||
| Gaming — 1.61% | |||||||
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 79,700 | 5,538,353 | |||||
| MGM Resorts International | 64,900 | 2,167,011 | |||||
| Wynn Resorts Limited | 30,000 | 5,057,700 | |||||
| 12,763,064 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Paradigm Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
| Holding Company — 5.61% | |||||||
| Bollore SA | 391,200 | $ | 2,125,353 | ||||
| Dundee Corporation — Class A* | 71,800 | 144,246 | |||||
| Icahn Enterprises LP | 619,400 | 32,828,200 | |||||
| Leucadia National Corporation | 283,000 | 7,496,670 | |||||
| Siem Industries Inc.* | 28,000 | 1,806,000 | |||||
| 44,400,469 | |||||||
| Industrial Services — 0.05% | |||||||
| Brookfield Business Partners LP^ | 11,000 | 379,720 | |||||
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities — 2.13% | |||||||
| Markel Corporation* | 14,800 | 16,859,124 | |||||
| Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) — 10.24% | |||||||
| The Howard Hughes Corporation*c | 616,800 | 80,967,336 | |||||
| Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings — 0.82% | |||||||
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. — REIT | 72,400 | 6,445,048 | |||||
| Media — 2.52% | |||||||
| Discovery Communications, Inc. — Class A* | 150,300 | 3,363,714 | |||||
| Discovery Communications, Inc. — Class C* | 76,000 | 1,608,920 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One — Class A* | 92,800 | 3,036,416 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One — Class C* | 130,000 | 4,440,800 | |||||
| Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation — Class B* | 223,400 | 7,090,716 | |||||
| Viacom Inc. — Class B | 13,100 | 403,611 | |||||
| 19,944,177 | |||||||
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) — 2.24% | |||||||
| Franco-Nevada Corporation | 221,600 | 17,716,920 | |||||
| Oil and Gas — 30.27% | |||||||
| PrairieSky Royalty Limited | 1,000 | 25,505 | |||||
| Texas Pacific Land Trust(c)(d) | 535,981 | 239,385,194 | |||||
| 239,410,699 | |||||||
| Oil and Gas Extraction — 0.85% | |||||||
| Atlas Energy Group LLC* | 612,400 | 29,763 | |||||
| Continental Resources, Inc.* | 62,900 | 3,331,813 | |||||
| Tourmaline Oil Corp.* | 183,000 | 3,316,420 | |||||
| 6,677,996 | |||||||
| Other Exchanges — 2.92% | |||||||
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 185,200 | 23,074,068 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Paradigm Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
| Other Information Services — 0.22% | |||||||
| GMO Internet, Inc. | 102,000 | $ | 1,735,381 | ||||
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries — 3.27% | |||||||
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | 607,400 | 25,857,018 | |||||
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) — 0.08% | |||||||
| Time Inc. | 36,000 | 664,200 | |||||
| Real Estate — 0.91% | |||||||
| Dream Unlimited Corp. — Class A* | 276,600 | 1,707,570 | |||||
| Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A — REIT | 228,600 | 5,509,260 | |||||
| 7,216,830 | |||||||
| Restaurants — 1.82% | |||||||
| The Wendy’s Company | 876,600 | 14,393,772 | |||||
| Satellite Telecommunications — 3.21% | |||||||
| DISH Network Corp. — Class A* | 193,400 | 9,234,850 | |||||
| EchoStar Corporation — Class A* | 269,600 | 16,149,040 | |||||
| 25,383,890 | |||||||
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and | |||||||
| Related Activities — 5.89% | |||||||
| The Bitcoin Investment Trustc | 21,600 | 43,545,600 | |||||
| CME Group, Inc. | 21,000 | 3,067,050 | |||||
| 46,612,650 | |||||||
| Shipping Services — 0.15% | |||||||
| Clarkson plc | 30,000 | 1,158,831 | |||||
| Utilities — 0.44% | |||||||
| Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | 78,400 | 3,513,104 | |||||
| Water Transportation — 0.20% | |||||||
| A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S — Class B — ADR | 184,800 | 1,605,912 | |||||
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $382,764,805) | 729,752,050 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Paradigm Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.00% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Asset Management — 0.00% | |||||||
| Partners Value Investments LP — Class A | 217 | $ | 4,687 | ||||
| TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $1,764) | 4,687 |
| Principal | |||||||
| ESCROW NOTES — 0.00% | Amount | ||||||
| Special Purpose Entity — 0.00% | |||||||
| Adelphia Communications Corp.*+a | $ | 200,000 | — | ||||
| TOTAL ESCROW NOTES | |||||||
| (cost $0) | — |
| WARRANTS — 0.00% | Shares | ||||||
| Asset Management — 0.00% | |||||||
| Partners Value Investments LP* | 800 | 3,437 | |||||
| TOTAL WARRANTS | |||||||
| (cost $2,368) | 3,437 | ||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.65% | |||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.00% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%b | 31,901 | 31,901 |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 7.65% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 01/18/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.11% | $ | 4,334,000 | 4,331,624 | ||||
| Maturity Date: 01/25/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.08% | 48,308,000 | 48,270,192 | |||||
| Maturity Date: 02/08/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.18% | 1,959,000 | 1,956,491 | |||||
| Maturity Date: 02/15/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.18% | 5,916,000 | 5,907,088 | |||||
| 60,465,395 | |||||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $60,500,718) | 60,497,296 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Paradigm Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 0.00% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.00% | |||||||
| First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 1.20%b | 6,898 | $ | 6,898 | ||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | |||||||
| (cost $6,898) | 6,898 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.92% | |||||||
| (cost $443,276,553) | $ | 790,264,368 |
| Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | ||
| * — | Non-income producing security. | |
| ^ — | This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2017. Total loaned securities had a market value of $6,904 at December 31, 2017. The remaining contractual maturities of all of the securities lending transactions were overnight and continuous. | |
| + — | Security is considered illiquid and was fair valued. The aggregate value of such securities is $0.00 or 0.00% of net assets. | |
| a — | Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. | |
| b — | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017. | |
| c — | Significant Investment – See note 2. | |
| d — | Affiliated issuer. See note 10. | |
| ADR — | American Depository Receipt. | |
| REIT — | Real Estate Investment Trust. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Medical Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| COMMON STOCKS — 97.37% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Chemical Manufacturing — 2.78% | |||||||
| Lonza Group AG | 2,000 | $ | 540,407 | ||||
| Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology — 94.19% | |||||||
| AbbVie Inc.c | 13,000 | 1,257,230 | |||||
| Agenus, Inc.* | 148 | 482 | |||||
| Alkermes plc*c | 22,000 | 1,204,060 | |||||
| AmpliPhi Biosciences Corp.* | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4,500 | 152,865 | |||||
| AstraZeneca plc — ADR | 28,000 | 971,600 | |||||
| Biogen Inc.*c | 3,750 | 1,194,638 | |||||
| Bioverativ, Inc.* | 2,375 | 128,060 | |||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Companyc | 24,000 | 1,470,720 | |||||
| Celgene Corporation* | 7,000 | 730,520 | |||||
| Celldex Therapeutics Inc.* | 26,294 | 74,675 | |||||
| Eli Lilly & Companyc | 19,000 | 1,604,740 | |||||
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 9,000 | 644,760 | |||||
| GlaxoSmithKline plc — ADR | 22,673 | 804,211 | |||||
| Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 17,000 | 855,100 | |||||
| Johnson & Johnsonc | 9,000 | 1,257,480 | |||||
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 514 | 47,180 | |||||
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 15,000 | 844,050 | |||||
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2,500 | 25,625 | |||||
| Novartis AG — ADRc | 14,000 | 1,175,440 | |||||
| Onconova Therapeutics, Inc.* | 2,400 | 3,600 | |||||
| Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.*^ | 21,000 | 126,000 | |||||
| Pfizer, Inc.c | 43,000 | 1,557,460 | |||||
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 67,200 | 399,840 | |||||
| Roche Holding AG Limited — ADR | 23,000 | 726,340 | |||||
| Sanofi — ADRc | 25,000 | 1,075,000 | |||||
| 18,331,679 | |||||||
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — 0.40% | |||||||
| Codexis, Inc.* | 5,611 | 46,852 | |||||
| Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.* | 12,000 | 31,680 | |||||
| 78,532 | |||||||
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $13,212,914) | 18,950,618 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Medical Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| RIGHTS — 0.05% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles — 0.02% | |||||||
| Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | 44,000 | $ | 572 | ||||
| Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | 44,000 | 2,860 | |||||
| Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | 44,000 | 538 | |||||
| Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.*# | 44,000 | 330 | |||||
| 4,300 | |||||||
| Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology — 0.03% | |||||||
| Sanofi* | 15,538 | 5,905 | |||||
| TOTAL RIGHTS | |||||||
| (cost $0) | 10,205 | ||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.58% | |||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.00% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%b | 502 | 502 | |||||
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 2.58% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 02/15/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.17% | $ | 502,000 | 501,244 | ||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $501,768) | 501,746 | ||||||
| INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 0.64% | Shares | ||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.64% | |||||||
| First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 1.20%b | 124,472 | 124,472 | |||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | |||||||
| (cost $124,472) | 124,472 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.64% | |||||||
| (cost $13,839,154) | $ | 19,587,041 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Medical Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | ||
| * — | Non-income producing security. | |
| ^ — | This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2017. Total loaned securities had a market value of $124,506 at December 31, 2017. The remaining contractual maturities of all of the securities lending transactions were overnight and continuous. | |
| # — | Contingent value right (contingent upon profitability of company). | |
| b — | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017. | |
| c — | Significant Investment – See note 2. | |
| ADR — | American Depository Receipt. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| COMMON STOCKS — 97.13% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Accommodation — 4.24% | |||||||
| Civeo Corporation* | 2,814,995 | $ | 7,684,936 | ||||
| Asset Management — 12.04% | |||||||
| Associated Capital Group, Inc. — Class A | 164,250 | 5,600,925 | |||||
| GAMCO Investors, Inc. — Class A | 19,200 | 569,280 | |||||
| JZ Capital Partners Limited* | 190,400 | 1,246,780 | |||||
| Onex Corporation | 93,180 | 6,833,941 | |||||
| Partners Value Investments LP* | 191,000 | 5,698,091 | |||||
| RIT Capital Partners plc | 71,200 | 1,886,080 | |||||
| Sprott, Inc. | 1,680 | 3,261 | |||||
| 21,838,358 | |||||||
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing — 0.70% | |||||||
| Crimson Wine Group Limited* | 119,600 | 1,276,132 | |||||
| Chemical Manufacturing — 2.44% | |||||||
| Inter Parfums, Inc. | 69,600 | 3,024,120 | |||||
| Platform Specialty Products Corporation* | 140,600 | 1,394,752 | |||||
| 4,418,872 | |||||||
| Holding Company — 10.36% | |||||||
| Dundee Corporation — Class A* | 793,500 | 1,594,142 | |||||
| Icahn Enterprises LPc | 324,494 | 17,198,182 | |||||
| 18,792,324 | |||||||
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities — 0.45% | |||||||
| Greenlight Capital Re, Limited — Class A* | 41,000 | 824,100 | |||||
| Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) — 7.30% | |||||||
| The Howard Hughes Corporation*c | 100,900 | 13,245,143 | |||||
| Machinery Manufacturing — 0.52% | |||||||
| Colfax Corporation* | 24,000 | 950,880 | |||||
| Media — 0.77% | |||||||
| Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation — Class B* | 44,096 | 1,399,607 | |||||
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — 0.37% | |||||||
| Dorman Products, Inc.* | 11,000 | 672,540 | |||||
| Oil and Gas — 30.38% | |||||||
| Permian Basin Royalty Trust | 165,500 | 1,467,985 | |||||
| Texas Pacific Land Trustc | 120,146 | 53,660,808 | |||||
| 55,128,793 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
| Oil Refining — 0.73% | |||||||
| Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.* | 68,319 | $ | 1,317,190 | ||||
| Other Exchanges — 1.04% | |||||||
| Urbana Corporation — Class A | 695,071 | 1,891,124 | |||||
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries — 4.12% | |||||||
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | 175,800 | 7,483,806 | |||||
| Pipeline Transportation — 3.75% | |||||||
| Rubis SCA | 96,100 | 6,800,703 | |||||
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) — 0.10% | |||||||
| Promotora de Informaciones S.A. — ADR* | 64,644 | 187,468 | |||||
| Real Estate — 7.46% | |||||||
| Dream Unlimited Corp. — Class A*c | 2,194,000 | 13,544,503 | |||||
| Restaurants — 4.84% | |||||||
| The Wendy’s Company | 534,650 | 8,778,953 | |||||
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and | |||||||
| Related Activities — 3.75% | |||||||
| The Bitcoin Investment Trust | 3,375 | 6,804,000 | |||||
| Telecommunications — 0.10% | |||||||
| LICT Corporation* | 16 | 186,400 | |||||
| Transportation — 0.91% | |||||||
| Braemar Shipping Services plc | 450,322 | 1,647,683 | |||||
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing — 0.76% | |||||||
| American Railcar Industries, Inc.^ | 33,100 | 1,378,284 | |||||
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $145,772,081) | 176,251,799 | ||||||
| PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.62% | |||||||
| Asset Management — 0.62% | |||||||
| Partners Value Investments LP — Class A | 51,933 | 1,121,753 | |||||
| TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $420,821) | 1,121,753 | ||||||
| WARRANTS — 0.45% | |||||||
| Asset Management — 0.45% | |||||||
| Partners Value Investments LP* | 191,000 | 820,525 | |||||
| TOTAL WARRANTS | |||||||
| (cost $564,856) | 820,525 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.88% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.00% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%b | 293 | $ | 293 |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 1.88% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 01/25/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.08% | $ | 3,417,000 | 3,414,325 | ||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $3,414,832) | 3,414,618 |
| INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 0.22% | Shares | ||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.22% | |||||||
| First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 1.20%b | 403,641 | 403,641 | |||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | |||||||
| (cost $403,641) | 403,641 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.30% | |||||||
| (cost $150,576,231) | $ | 182,012,336 |
| Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | ||
| * — | Non-income producing security. | |
| ^ — | This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2017. Total loaned securities had a market value of $395,580 at December 31, 2017. The remaining contractual maturities of all of the securities lending transactions were overnight and continuous. | |
| b — | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017. | |
| c — | Significant Investment – See note 2. | |
| ADR — | American Depository Receipt. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Market Opportunities Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| COMMON STOCKS — 58.95% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Asset Management — 6.55% | |||||||
| Associated Capital Group, Inc. — Class A | 33,600 | $ | 1,145,760 | ||||
| GAMCO Investors, Inc. — Class A | 100 | 2,965 | |||||
| Oaktree Capital Group LLC | 9,000 | 378,900 | |||||
| Onex Corporation | 29,200 | 2,143,251 | |||||
| Partners Value Investments LP* | 43,516 | 1,298,210 | |||||
| Sprott, Inc. | 41,155 | 79,887 | |||||
| U.S. Global Investors, Inc. — Class A^ | 3,600 | 14,040 | |||||
| 5,063,013 | |||||||
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing — 0.05% | |||||||
| Crimson Wine Group Limited* | 3,880 | 41,400 | |||||
| Data Processor — 2.27% | |||||||
| MasterCard, Inc. — Class A | 4,800 | 726,528 | |||||
| Visa, Inc. — Class A | 9,000 | 1,026,180 | |||||
| 1,752,708 | |||||||
| Global Exchanges — 0.69% | |||||||
| JSE Limited | 43,000 | 534,663 | |||||
| Holding Company — 3.53% | |||||||
| Clarke Inc. | 1,000 | 8,313 | |||||
| Dundee Corporation — Class A* | 157,000 | 315,413 | |||||
| Icahn Enterprises LP | 45,300 | 2,400,900 | |||||
| 2,724,626 | |||||||
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities — 0.93% | |||||||
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited | 60 | 31,820 | |||||
| Markel Corporation* | 600 | 683,478 | |||||
| 715,298 | |||||||
| Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) — 2.99% | |||||||
| The Howard Hughes Corporation* | 17,600 | 2,310,352 | |||||
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — 0.03% | |||||||
| A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. | 1,600 | 23,536 | |||||
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) — 0.00% | |||||||
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation | 100 | 2,213 | |||||
| Oil and Gas — 17.41% | |||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Trustc | 30,128 | 13,456,069 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Market Opportunities Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
| Other Exchanges — 2.78% | |||||||
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 7,106 | $ | 885,336 | ||||
| NZX Limited | 359,002 | 284,957 | |||||
| Urbana Corporation | 3,200 | 9,241 | |||||
| Urbana Corporation — Class A | 356,004 | 968,603 | |||||
| 2,148,137 | |||||||
| Real Estate — 2.18% | |||||||
| Dream Unlimited Corp. — Class A* | 272,800 | 1,684,111 | |||||
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and | |||||||
| Related Activities — 19.28% | |||||||
| The Bitcoin Investment Trustc | 62,558 | 13,333,824 | |||||
| CME Group, Inc. | 5,891 | 860,381 | |||||
| IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. | 10,000 | 705,600 | |||||
| 14,899,805 | |||||||
| Shipping Services — 0.08% | |||||||
| Clarkson plc | 1,600 | 61,804 | |||||
| U.S. Equity Exchanges — 0.18% | |||||||
| NASDAQ, Inc. | 1,800 | 138,294 | |||||
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $22,346,355) | 45,556,029 | ||||||
| PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.33% | |||||||
| Asset Management — 0.33% | |||||||
| Partners Value Investments LP — Class A | 11,832 | 255,571 | |||||
| TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | |||||||
| (cost $96,929) | 255,571 |
| Principal | |||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS — 0.00% | Amount | ||||||
| General Merchandise Stores — 0.00% | |||||||
| Sears Holdings Corporation, 8.000%, 12/15/2019 | $ | 5,500 | 2,826 | ||||
| TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | |||||||
| (cost $5,500) | 2,826 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Market Opportunities Portfolio |
| Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| WARRANTS — 0.24% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Asset Management — 0.24% | |||||||
| Partners Value Investments LP* | 43,516 | $ | 186,942 | ||||
| TOTAL WARRANTS | |||||||
| (cost $130,104) | 186,942 | ||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 39.82% | |||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.00% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%b | 1,059 | 1,059 |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 39.82% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 01/25/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.08% | $ | 19,808,000 | 19,792,498 | ||||
| Maturity Date: 02/08/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.14% | 747,000 | 746,043 | |||||
| Maturity Date: 02/15/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.18% | 10,245,000 | 10,229,567 | |||||
| 30,768,108 | |||||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $30,770,840) | 30,769,167 |
| INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 0.02% | Shares | ||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.02% | |||||||
| First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 1.20%b | 15,143 | 15,143 | |||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | |||||||
| (cost $15,143) | 15,143 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.36% | |||||||
| (cost $53,364,871) | $ | 76,785,678 |
| Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | ||
| * — | Non-income producing security. | |
| ^ — | This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2017. Total loaned securities had a market value of $13,900 at December 31, 2017. The remaining contractual maturities of all of the securities lending transactions were overnight and continuous. | |
| b — | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017. | |
| c — | Significant Investment – See note 2. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Alternative Income Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 24.89% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles — 24.89% | |||||||
| iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF | 27,000 | $ | 2,822,580 | ||||
| PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF | 4,700 | 477,332 | |||||
| SPDR Barclays Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF# | 24,000 | 730,080 | |||||
| Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 21,700 | 1,720,810 | |||||
| TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | |||||||
| (cost $5,804,793) | 5,750,802 | ||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 73.64% | |||||||
| Money Market Funds — 9.78% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%#b | 2,261,233 | 2,261,233 |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 63.86% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 01/25/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.08%# | $ | 14,767,000 | 14,755,443 | ||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $17,017,601) | 17,016,676 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.53% | |||||||
| (cost $22,822,394) | $ | 22,767,478 |
| Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | ||
| # — | All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for written option contracts, totaling $2,990,425. | |
| b — | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017. | |
| ETF — | Exchange Traded Fund. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Principal | |||||||
| CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 1.78% | Amount | Value | |||||
| Energy Transportation — 0.72% | |||||||
| Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.250%, 03/15/2045 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 357,187 | |||
| Real Estate — 1.06% | |||||||
| Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 4.250%, 08/15/2018 | 446,000 | 521,263 | |||||
| TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | |||||||
| (cost $806,174) | 878,450 | ||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS — 82.05% | |||||||
| Broadcasting (except Internet) — 3.90% | |||||||
| Cablevision Systems Corporation, 5.875%, 09/15/2022 | 200,000 | 197,500 | |||||
| Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.375%, 04/01/2021 | 250,000 | 255,000 | |||||
| Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 05/15/2023■ | 1,050,000 | 1,074,938 | |||||
| TEGNA, Inc. | |||||||
| 5.125%, 10/15/2019 | 133,000 | 135,081 | |||||
| 5.125%, 07/15/2020 | 250,000 | 256,250 | |||||
| 1,918,769 | |||||||
| Building and Construction Materials — 0.47% | |||||||
| Vulcan Materials Co., 7.500%, 06/15/2021 | 200,000 | 231,623 | |||||
| Cable Distributor — 0.50% | |||||||
| Altice Luxembourg SA, 7.750%, 05/15/2022■ | 250,000 | 246,562 | |||||
| Chemical Manufacturing — 7.85% | |||||||
| Ashland Inc., 4.750%, 08/15/2022c | 3,000,000 | 3,127,500 | |||||
| The Chemours Company | |||||||
| 6.625%, 05/15/2023 | 474,000 | 503,625 | |||||
| 7.000%, 05/15/2025 | 214,000 | 233,260 | |||||
| 3,864,385 | |||||||
| Construction of Buildings — 8.36% | |||||||
| Lennar Corporation, 4.750%, 11/15/2022 | 1,960,000 | 2,065,350 | |||||
| TRI Pointe Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 06/15/2019 | 2,000,000 | 2,050,000 | |||||
| 4,115,350 | |||||||
| E-Commerce — 2.00% | |||||||
| IAC/InterActiveCorp, 4.750%, 12/15/2022^ | 1,000,000 | 985,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | Value | ||||||
| Energy Transportation — 2.12% | |||||||
| ONEOK Inc., 4.250%, 02/01/2022 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,042,800 | |||
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing — 0.50% | |||||||
| Ball Corp., 5.250%, 07/01/2025 | 224,000 | 244,440 | |||||
| Food Manufacturing — 9.82% | |||||||
| Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.c | |||||||
| 4.625%, 11/01/2024■ | 1,000,000 | 1,035,000 | |||||
| 4.875%, 11/01/2026■ | 3,625,000 | 3,797,187 | |||||
| 4,832,187 | |||||||
| Gaming — 1.04% | |||||||
| Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 4.250%, 05/30/2023■ | 500,000 | 510,625 | |||||
| Holding Company — 6.20% | |||||||
| Icahn Enterprises, 5.875%, 02/01/2022c | 3,000,000 | 3,048,750 | |||||
| Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) — 2.61% | |||||||
| The Howard Hughes Corporation, 5.375%, 03/15/2025■ | 1,250,000 | 1,284,375 | |||||
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) — 2.78% | |||||||
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc., 3.550%, 03/01/2022 | 1,100,000 | 1,090,375 | |||||
| Teck Resources Limited, 4.750%, 01/15/2022 | 264,000 | 276,883 | |||||
| 1,367,258 | |||||||
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers — 7.45% | |||||||
| Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 5.750%, 10/01/2022c | 3,550,000 | 3,663,156 | |||||
| Oil and Gas Extraction — 4.99% | |||||||
| Continental Resources, Inc., 5.000%, 09/15/2022 | 600,000 | 611,250 | |||||
| Murphy Oil Corp., 4.450%, 12/01/2022 | 1,208,000 | 1,215,550 | |||||
| QEP Resources, Inc. | |||||||
| 6.875%, 03/01/2021 | 250,000 | 271,250 | |||||
| 5.375%, 10/01/2022 | 120,000 | 123,300 | |||||
| 5.250%, 05/01/2023 | 230,000 | 233,878 | |||||
| 2,455,228 | |||||||
| Oil and Gas Service Company — 2.36% | |||||||
| Ensco plc, 4.700%, 03/15/2021 | 600,000 | 590,622 | |||||
| Rowan Companies, Inc., 4.875%, 06/01/2022 | 600,000 | 568,500 | |||||
| 1,159,122 | |||||||
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) — 0.52% | |||||||
| Tribune Media Co., 5.875%, 07/15/2022 | 250,000 | 258,125 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | Value | ||||||
| Real Estate — 9.43% | |||||||
| Brookfield Residential Propertiesc | |||||||
| 6.500%, 12/15/2020■ | $ | 3,250,000 | $ | 3,323,125 | |||
| 6.125%, 07/01/2022■ | 100,000 | 105,000 | |||||
| 6.375%, 05/15/2025■ | 651,000 | 693,315 | |||||
| Lamar Media Corp., 5.000%, 05/01/2023 | 500,000 | 517,500 | |||||
| 4,638,940 | |||||||
| Shipping Services — 3.92% | |||||||
| Stolt-Nielsen Limited, 6.375%, 09/21/2022(a) | 2,000,000 | 1,930,862 | |||||
| Software and Services — 0.62% | |||||||
| Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.375%, 08/15/2020■ | 300,000 | 304,875 | |||||
| Telecommunications — 4.61% | |||||||
| CenturyLink, Inc., 5.800%, 03/15/2022 | 500,000 | 491,575 | |||||
| Crown Castle International Corp., 4.875%, 04/15/2022 | 700,000 | 751,382 | |||||
| Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. | |||||||
| 6.500%, 06/15/2019 | 450,000 | 471,938 | |||||
| 7.625%, 06/15/2021 | 500,000 | 554,375 | |||||
| 2,269,270 | |||||||
| TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | |||||||
| (cost $39,343,453) | 40,371,702 | ||||||
| MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.39% | |||||||
| Air Transportation — 0.39% | |||||||
| Branson Missouri Regional Airport Transportation Development District | |||||||
| 6.000%, 07/01/2025+d | 2,000,000 | 109,000 | |||||
| 6.000%, 07/01/2037+d | 1,500,000 | 81,750 | |||||
| TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS | |||||||
| (cost $2,245,112) | 190,750 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| CLOSED-END FUNDS — 11.26% | Shares | Value | |||||
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles — 11.26% | |||||||
| DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund | 29,800 | $ | 601,662 | ||||
| DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund^ | 50,900 | 1,129,471 | |||||
| PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund^ | 88,000 | 2,644,400 | |||||
| PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund | 9,000 | 233,190 | |||||
| PIMCO Income Strategy Fund | 10,000 | 116,800 | |||||
| PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II | 10,000 | 104,300 | |||||
| Special Opportunities Fund Inc. | 14,200 | 211,296 | |||||
| Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. | 19,200 | 473,664 | |||||
| Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund | 2,200 | 25,124 | |||||
| TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS | |||||||
| (cost $5,949,166) | 5,539,907 | ||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.64% | |||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.03% | |||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio — Class I, 1.14%b | 14,604 | 14,604 |
| Principal | |||||||
| Amount | |||||||
| U.S. Treasury Obligations — 3.61% | |||||||
| United States Treasury Bills | |||||||
| Maturity Date: 01/18/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.11% | $ | 1,505,000 | 1,504,175 | ||||
| Maturity Date: 01/25/2018, Yield to Maturity 1.08% | 271,000 | 270,788 | |||||
| 1,774,963 | |||||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| (cost $1,789,620) | 1,789,567 |
| INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 2.97% | Shares | ||||||
| Money Market Funds — 2.97% | |||||||
| First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 1.20%b | 1,463,533 | 1,463,533 | |||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH THE CASH | |||||||
| PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING | |||||||
| (cost $1,463,533) | 1,463,533 | ||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.09% | |||||||
| (cost $51,597,058) | $ | 50,233,909 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Investments — December 31, 2017 — (Continued) |
| Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets. | ||
| ■ — | The percentage of net assets comprised of 144a securities was 25.15%. | |
| ^ — | This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2017. Total loaned securities had a market value of $1,440,656 at December 31, 2017. The remaining contractual maturities of all of the securities lending transactions were overnight and continuous. | |
| + — | Security is considered illiquid. The aggregate value of such securities is $190,750 or 0.39% of net assets. | |
| a — | Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. | |
| b — | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2017. | |
| c — | Significant Investment – See note 2. | |
| d — | Default or other conditions exist and the security is not presently accruing income. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| The Alternative Income Portfolio |
| Portfolio of Options Written — December 31, 2017 |
| PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN | Contractsd | Notional | Value | |||||||
| Equity Index | ||||||||||
| S&P 500 Index | ||||||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,555.00 | 3 | $ | 766,500 | $ | 285 | |||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,560.00 | 2 | 512,000 | 190 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,575.00 | 4 | 1,030,000 | 440 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,580.00 | 6 | 1,548,000 | 1,920 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,590.00 | 3 | 777,000 | 1,080 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,595.00 | 3 | 778,500 | 2,565 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,600.00 | 2 | 520,000 | 1,350 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,600.00 | 5 | 1,300,000 | 4,525 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,605.00 | 2 | 521,000 | 1,430 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,605.00 | 1 | 260,500 | 955 | |||||||
| Expiration: January 2018, Exercise Price: $2,610.00 | 5 | 1,305,000 | 3,825 | |||||||
| TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN | ||||||||||
| (premiums received $26,373) | 36 | $ | 18,565 |
| d – 100 shares per contract. | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Assets & Liabilities |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Internet | |||||||
| Portfolio | The Global | ||||||
| (Consolidated) | Portfolio | ||||||
| ASSETS: | |||||||
| Investments, at value(1)(2) | $ | 168,642,869 | $ | 15,716,997 | |||
| Cash | 158,873 | 1,660 | |||||
| Receivable for contributed capital | 654,486 | 69,526 | |||||
| Receivable for investments sold | 316,387 | 5,294 | |||||
| Dividends and interest receivable | 21,948 | 28,071 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1,136 | 304 | |||||
| Total Assets | 169,795,699 | 15,821,852 | |||||
| LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Payable to Adviser | 177,648 | 15,864 | |||||
| Payable to Trustees | 3,551 | 312 | |||||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 192 | 5 | |||||
| Payable for securities purchased | — | 25,018 | |||||
| Payable for collateral received for securities loaned | — | 14,599 | |||||
| Payable for withdrawn capital | 1,317,793 | 65,783 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 33,863 | 13,088 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 1,533,047 | 134,669 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 168,262,652 | $ | 15,687,183 | |||
| (1) Cost of investments | $ | 98,236,845 | $ | 11,606,464 | |||
| (2) Includes loaned securities with a market value of | $ | — | $ | 13,400 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Assets & Liabilities — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Paradigm | |||||||
| Portfolio | The Medical | ||||||
| (Consolidated) | Portfolio | ||||||
| ASSETS: | |||||||
| Investments, at value | |||||||
| Unaffiliated issuers(1) | $ | 550,879,174 | $ | 19,587,041 | |||
| Affiliated issuers(2) | $ | 239,385,194 | — | ||||
| Total investments, at value(3)(4) | $ | 790,264,368 | $ | 19,587,041 | |||
| Cash | 950,000 | — | |||||
| Receivable for contributed capital | 440,748 | 34,206 | |||||
| Receivable for investments sold | 684,247 | — | |||||
| Dividends and interest receivable | 171,182 | 38,037 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 16,596 | 1,277 | |||||
| Total Assets | 792,527,141 | 19,660,561 | |||||
| LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Payable to Adviser | 821,947 | 20,882 | |||||
| Payable to Trustees | 20,828 | 553 | |||||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 1,345 | 38 | |||||
| Payable for securities purchased | 29,444 | — | |||||
| Payable for collateral received for securities loaned | 6,898 | 124,472 | |||||
| Payable for withdrawn capital | 617,206 | 39,502 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 149,621 | 12,779 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 1,647,289 | 198,226 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 790,879,852 | $ | 19,462,335 | |||
| (1) Unaffiliated issuers cost | $ | 389,395,030 | $ | 13,839,154 | |||
| (2) Affiliated issuers cost | 53,881,523 | — | |||||
| (3) Total issuers cost | $ | 443,276,553 | $ | 13,839,154 | |||
| (4) Includes loaned securities with a market value of | $ | 6,904 | $ | 124,506 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Assets & Liabilities — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||
| Opportunities | Opportunities | ||||||
| Portfolio | Portfolio | ||||||
| (Consolidated) | (Consolidated) | ||||||
| ASSETS: | |||||||
| Investments, at value(1)(2) | $ | 182,012,336 | $ | 76,785,678 | |||
| Cash | 260,000 | 39,848 | |||||
| Receivable for contributed capital | 72,767 | 554,241 | |||||
| Receivable for investments sold | 5,348 | 38,451 | |||||
| Dividends and interest receivable | 114,724 | 48,576 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 2,497 | 1,181 | |||||
| Total Assets | 182,467,672 | 77,467,975 | |||||
| LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Payable to Adviser | 188,657 | 76,637 | |||||
| Payable to Trustees | 4,952 | 1,530 | |||||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 323 | 59 | |||||
| Payable for collateral received for securities loaned | 403,641 | 15,143 | |||||
| Payable for withdrawn capital | 359,667 | 74,826 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 41,468 | 19,863 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 998,708 | 188,058 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 181,468,964 | $ | 77,279,917 | |||
| (1) Cost of investments | $ | 150,576,231 | $ | 53,364,871 | |||
| (2) Includes loaned securities with a market value of | $ | 395,580 | $ | 13,900 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Assets & Liabilities — (Continued) |
| December 31, 2017 |
| The Multi- | |||||||
| The Alternative | Disciplinary | ||||||
| Income | Income | ||||||
| Portfolio | Portfolio | ||||||
| ASSETS: | |||||||
| Investments, at value(1)(2) | $ | 22,767,478 | $ | 50,233,909 | |||
| Cash | 166,279 | — | |||||
| Receivable for contributed capital | 228,157 | 116,625 | |||||
| Dividends and interest receivable | 2,741 | 500,292 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 268 | 5,014 | |||||
| Total Assets | 23,164,923 | 50,855,840 | |||||
| LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Written options, at value(3) | 18,565 | — | |||||
| Payable to Adviser | 17,548 | 53,306 | |||||
| Payable to Trustees | 666 | 1,564 | |||||
| Payable to Chief Compliance Officer | 59 | 146 | |||||
| Payable for collateral received for securities loaned | — | 1,463,533 | |||||
| Payable for withdrawn capital | 6,770 | 110,565 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 13,969 | 21,055 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 57,577 | 1,650,169 | |||||
| Net Assets | $ | 23,107,346 | $ | 49,205,671 | |||
| (1) Cost of investments | $ | 22,822,394 | $ | 51,597,058 | |||
| (2) Includes loaned securities with a market value of | $ | — | $ | 1,440,656 | |||
| (3) Premiums received | $ | 26,373 | $ | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Operations |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| The Internet | |||||||
| Portfolio | The Global | ||||||
| (Consolidated) | Portfolio | ||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | |||||||
| Dividends† | $ | 2,716,117 | $ | 294,275 | |||
| Interest | 382,422 | 34,437 | |||||
| Income from securities lending | 205,475 | 8,105 | |||||
| Total investment income | 3,304,014 | 336,817 | |||||
| EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Investment advisory fees | 1,569,756 | 121,181 | |||||
| Administration fees | 60,466 | 5,476 | |||||
| Professional fees | 19,670 | 9,029 | |||||
| Fund accounting fees | 28,134 | 6,432 | |||||
| Trustees’ fees | 14,350 | 1,084 | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 2,528 | 188 | |||||
| Custodian fees and expenses | 15,313 | 10,924 | |||||
| Registration fees | 36 | 2 | |||||
| Other expenses | 4,704 | 303 | |||||
| Total expenses | 1,714,957 | 154,619 | |||||
| Net investment income | 1,589,057 | 182,198 | |||||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS: | |||||||
| Net realized gain on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 26,953,722 | 1,161,990 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 32,203,348 | 3,028,801 | |||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 59,157,070 | 4,190,791 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 60,746,127 | $ | 4,372,989 | |||
| † Net of foreign taxes withheld of: | $ | 136 | $ | 10,107 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Operations — (Continued) |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| The Paradigm | |||||||
| Portfolio | The Medical | ||||||
| (Consolidated) | Portfolio | ||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | |||||||
| Dividends† | $ | 4,668,315 | $ | 451,862 | |||
| Interest | 515,827 | 4,031 | |||||
| Income from securities lending | 308,648 | 5,837 | |||||
| Dividends from affiliated issuer | 802,111 | — | |||||
| Total investment income | 6,294,901 | 461,730 | |||||
| EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Investment advisory fees | 9,475,810 | 257,032 | |||||
| Administration fees | 370,366 | 10,432 | |||||
| Professional fees | 80,438 | 10,128 | |||||
| Fund accounting fees | 166,526 | 6,470 | |||||
| Trustees’ fees | 89,890 | 2,413 | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 16,038 | 431 | |||||
| Custodian fees and expenses | 107,177 | 6,107 | |||||
| Registration fees | 235 | 8 | |||||
| Other expenses | 33,729 | 908 | |||||
| Total expenses | 10,340,209 | 293,929 | |||||
| Net investment income (loss) | (4,045,308 | ) | 167,801 | ||||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS: | |||||||
| Net realized gain on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 98,768,320 | 2,353,068 | |||||
| Affiliated issuer | 20,866,001 | — | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 9,466,395 | (424,289 | ) | ||||
| Affiliated Issuer | 61,315,567 | — | |||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 190,416,283 | 1,928,779 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 186,370,975 | $ | 2,096,580 | |||
| † Net of foreign taxes withheld of: | $ | 138,019 | $ | 15,650 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Operations — (Continued) |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||
| Opportunities | Opportunities | ||||||
| Portfolio | Portfolio | ||||||
| (Consolidated) | (Consolidated) | ||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | |||||||
| Dividends† | $ | 1,413,216 | $ | 1,072,490 | |||
| Interest | 77,005 | 115,317 | |||||
| Income from securities lending | 126,946 | 47,443 | |||||
| Total investment income | 1,617,167 | 1,235,250 | |||||
| EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Investment advisory fees | 2,256,901 | 630,421 | |||||
| Administration fees | 88,435 | 24,559 | |||||
| Professional fees | 25,357 | 12,712 | |||||
| Fund accounting fees | 41,301 | 13,430 | |||||
| Trustees’ fees | 21,385 | 5,739 | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 3,810 | 1,008 | |||||
| Custodian fees and expenses | 27,701 | 13,566 | |||||
| Registration fees | 62 | 12 | |||||
| Other expenses | 8,311 | 1,752 | |||||
| Total expenses | 2,473,263 | 703,199 | |||||
| Net investment income (loss) | (856,096 | ) | 532,051 | ||||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS: | |||||||
| Net realized gain on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 15,147,605 | 7,026,703 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 25,750,188 | 13,988,377 | |||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 40,897,793 | 21,015,080 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 40,041,697 | $ | 21,547,131 | |||
| † Net of foreign taxes withheld of: | $ | 43,407 | $ | 16,269 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Operations — (Continued) |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| The Multi- | |||||||
| The Alternative | Disciplinary | ||||||
| Income | Income | ||||||
| Portfolio | Portfolio | ||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | |||||||
| Dividends | $ | 107,310 | $ | 475,603 | |||
| Interest | 171,918 | 2,610,098 | |||||
| Income from securities lending | — | 64,766 | |||||
| Total investment income | 279,228 | 3,150,467 | |||||
| EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Investment advisory fees | 243,563 | 809,006 | |||||
| Administration fees | 15,815 | 34,430 | |||||
| Professional fees | 10,851 | 14,455 | |||||
| Fund accounting fees | 7,571 | 24,614 | |||||
| Trustees’ fees | 3,229 | 7,827 | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer fees | 587 | 1,432 | |||||
| Custodian fees and expenses | 6,235 | 11,071 | |||||
| Registration fees | 8 | 27 | |||||
| Other expenses | 1,171 | 4,044 | |||||
| Total expenses | 289,030 | 906,906 | |||||
| Net investment income (loss) | (9,802 | ) | 2,243,561 | ||||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS: | |||||||
| Net realized gain on: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | 4,224 | 485,728 | |||||
| Written option contracts expired or closed | 828,962 | 4,586 | |||||
| Long term realized gain distributions received from other investment companies | 37 | 20,178 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |||||||
| Investments and foreign currency | (20,134 | ) | 319,408 | ||||
| Written option contracts | (208,748 | ) | (4,542 | ) | |||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 604,341 | 825,358 | |||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 594,539 | $ | 3,068,919 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
| The Internet Portfolio | |||||||||||||
| (Consolidated) | The Global Portfolio | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | 1,589,057 | $ | (1,372,003 | ) | $ | 182,198 | $ | (30,779 | ) | |||
| Net realized gain on sale of investments and foreign currency | 26,953,722 | 13,023,048 | 1,161,990 | 111,901 | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency | 32,203,348 | (8,519,309 | ) | 3,028,801 | 855,533 | ||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 60,746,127 | 3,131,736 | 4,372,989 | 936,655 | |||||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | |||||||||||||
| RESULTING FROM BENEFICIAL | |||||||||||||
| INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Contributions | 10,131,294 | 72,053 | 7,108,538 | 631,868 | |||||||||
| Withdrawals | (15,244,544 | ) | (16,820,631 | ) | (3,336,395 | ) | (760,370 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions | (5,113,250 | ) | (16,748,578 | ) | 3,772,143 | (128,502 | ) | ||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 55,632,877 | (13,616,842 | ) | 8,145,132 | 808,153 | ||||||||
| NET ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 112,629,775 | 126,246,617 | 7,542,051 | 6,733,898 | |||||||||
| End of year | $ | 168,262,652 | $ | 112,629,775 | $ | 15,687,183 | $ | 7,542,051 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Paradigm Portfolio | |||||||||||||
| (Consolidated) | The Medical Portfolio | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (4,045,308 | ) | $ | (6,404,781 | ) | $ | 167,801 | $ | 159,899 | |||
| Net realized gain on sale of investments and foreign currency | 119,634,321 | 81,936,102 | 2,353,068 | 1,823,092 | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency | 70,781,962 | 63,009,898 | (424,289 | ) | (4,346,253 | ) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 186,370,975 | 138,541,219 | 2,096,580 | (2,363,262 | ) | ||||||||
| NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | |||||||||||||
| RESULTING FROM BENEFICIAL | |||||||||||||
| INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Contributions | 12,803,836 | 56,523,799 | 254,967 | 706,562 | |||||||||
| Withdrawals | (244,444,530 | ) | (207,335,022 | ) | (4,582,568 | ) | (5,789,417 | ) | |||||
| Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions | (231,640,694 | ) | (150,811,223 | ) | (4,327,601 | ) | (5,082,855 | ) | |||||
| Total decrease in net assets | (45,269,719 | ) | (12,270,004 | ) | (2,231,021 | ) | (7,446,117 | ) | |||||
| NET ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 836,149,571 | 848,419,575 | 21,693,356 | 29,139,473 | |||||||||
| End of year | $ | 790,879,852 | $ | 836,149,571 | $ | 19,462,335 | $ | 21,693,356 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Small Cap | The Market | ||||||||||||
| Opportunities Portfolio | Opportunities Portfolio | ||||||||||||
| (Consolidated) | (Consolidated) | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (856,096 | ) | $ | (1,501,155 | ) | $ | 532,051 | $ | (292,722 | ) | ||
| Net realized gain on sale of investments and foreign currency | 15,147,605 | 3,399,767 | 7,026,703 | 2,288,438 | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency | 25,750,188 | 41,392,916 | 13,988,377 | 5,652,984 | |||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 40,041,697 | 43,291,528 | 21,547,131 | 7,648,700 | |||||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | |||||||||||||
| RESULTING FROM BENEFICIAL | |||||||||||||
| INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Contributions | 4,633,887 | 3,378,417 | 15,384,639 | 1,669,526 | |||||||||
| Withdrawals | (68,405,319 | ) | (61,584,399 | ) | (3,235,027 | ) | (7,920,328 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions | (63,771,432 | ) | (58,205,982 | ) | 12,149,612 | (6,250,802 | ) | ||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (23,729,735 | ) | (14,914,454 | ) | 33,696,743 | 1,397,898 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 205,198,699 | 220,113,153 | 43,583,174 | 42,185,276 | |||||||||
| End of year | $ | 181,468,964 | $ | 205,198,699 | $ | 77,279,917 | $ | 43,583,174 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (Continued) |
| The Alternative | The Multi-Disciplinary | ||||||||||||
| Income Portfolio | Income Portfolio | ||||||||||||
| For the | For the | For the | For the | ||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (9,802 | ) | $ | (43,546 | ) | $ | 2,243,561 | $ | 3,682,129 | |||
| Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments, foreign currency and written options and distributions received from other investment companies | 833,223 | 977,751 | 510,492 | (921,284 | ) | ||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency and written options | (228,882 | ) | 76,212 | 314,866 | 5,856,332 | ||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 594,539 | 1,010,417 | 3,068,919 | 8,617,177 | |||||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET | |||||||||||||
| ASSETS RESULTING FROM BENEFICIAL | |||||||||||||
| INTEREST TRANSACTIONS: | |||||||||||||
| Contributions | 4,826,367 | 8,604,731 | 11,080,450 | 15,622,153 | |||||||||
| Withdrawals | (10,355,569 | ) | (9,431,198 | ) | (64,717,800 | ) | (14,931,782 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions | (5,529,202 | ) | (826,467 | ) | (53,637,350 | ) | 690,371 | ||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (4,934,663 | ) | 183,950 | (50,568,431 | ) | 9,307,548 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS: | |||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 28,042,009 | 27,858,059 | 99,774,102 | 90,466,554 | |||||||||
| End of year | $ | 23,107,346 | $ | 28,042,009 | $ | 49,205,671 | $ | 99,774,102 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
| December 31, 2017 |
1. Organization
The Kinetics Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust on March 14, 2000 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company issuing its beneficial interests in series, each series representing a distinct portfolio with its own investment objective and policies. The series currently authorized are: The Internet Portfolio, The Global Portfolio, The Paradigm Portfolio, The Medical Portfolio, The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio, The Market Opportunities Portfolio, The Alternative Income Portfolio and The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio (collectively, the “Master Portfolios”). Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Master Portfolios, are “non-diversified” series of the Trust, except The Global Portfolio, The Alternative Income Portfolio and The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio. The Market Opportunities Portfolio commenced operations on January 31, 2006, The Alternative Income Portfolio commenced operations on June 29, 2007 and The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio commenced operations on February 11, 2008. Each of the remaining Master Portfolios commenced operations on April 28, 2000.
Each Master Portfolio is a Master Investment Portfolio in a master-feeder fund structure. Each Master Portfolio has multiple feeder funds invested in the Master Portfolio. By contributing assets to the Master Portfolio, the feeder funds receive a beneficial interest in the Master Portfolio. The Master Portfolio then invests the contributed assets in portfolio securities and allocates income, gains (losses) and expenses to the feeder funds based on the feeder funds’ proportionate interests in the Master Portfolio.
Each of the Master Portfolios, except for The Alternative Income Portfolio and The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio, seeks to provide investors with long-term capital growth. The Alternative Income Portfolio seeks to provide current income and gains. The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio seeks to provide investors with total return. The Internet Portfolio invests primarily in the equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies engaged in the Internet and Internet-related activities. The Global Portfolio generally invests in the equity securities of foreign companies that have the ability to facilitate an increase in the growth of their traditional business lines and in U.S. companies benefiting from international economic growth. The Paradigm Portfolio invests primarily in the equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies that the investment adviser believes are undervalued and that have high returns on equity and are well
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
positioned to reduce their costs, extend the reach of their distribution channels and experience significant growth in their assets or revenues. The Medical Portfolio invests primarily in the equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies engaged in medical research, pharmaceutical treatments and related medical technology industries and related technology industries, generally, with a focus on companies engaged in cancer research and drug development. The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio invests primarily in the equity securities of U.S. and foreign small capitalized companies that provide attractive valuation opportunities due to special situations such as lack of institutional ownership, lack of significant analyst coverage or companies with sound fundamentals that have experienced a short-term earnings shortfall. The Market Opportunities Portfolio invests primarily in the equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies engaged in capital markets or related to capital markets, as well as companies involved in the gaming industry. The Alternative Income and Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolios utilize a two-part investment strategy, which includes fixed income and derivatives components. The Internet Portfolio, Global Portfolio, Paradigm Portfolio, Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio and Market Opportunities Portfolio utilize a wholly-owned subsidiary to achieve their investment objectives. Please see Note 2 for further details.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Security Valuation
Master Portfolios equity securities that are listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the day the valuation is made. Price information on listed securities is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. All equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, that are traded using the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the event market quotations are not readily available or if events occur that may materially affect the value of a particular security between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), “fair value” will be determined. Unlisted equity securities and listed equity securities not traded on the valuation date for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last bid price. Futures, options on futures and swap contracts that are listed or traded on a national securities exchange, commodities exchange, contract market or over-the-counter markets and are freely transferable will be valued at the composite price, using the
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| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace. Composite option pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. If a composite option price is not available, then a quote provided by one of the authorized pricing vendors will be used. If neither a composite price nor a quote from an authorized pricing provider is available, and it is the day of expiration or post-expiration, expiring options will be priced at intrinsic value. Non-exchange-traded options for which over-the-counter quotations are not readily available are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked quotations. Debt obligations (including convertible securities) that are either investment grade or below investment grade and irrespective of days to maturity are valued at evaluated mean by one of the authorized third party pricing agents which rely on various valuation methodologies such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. Certain instruments, such as repurchase agreements and demand notes, do not have values from third parties and are valued at amortized cost. Investments in registered open-end investment companies (including money market funds), other than exchange-traded funds are valued at their reported net asset value (“NAV”).
Other assets and securities for which no quotations are readily available (including restricted securities) will be valued in good faith at fair value using methods determined by the Board of Trustees of the Master Portfolios. In determining the fair value of a security, the Board of Trustees shall take into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances, which may include: (i) the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; (ii) whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; (iii) possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security; (iv) the recommendation of the portfolio manager of the Portfolios with respect to the valuation of the security; (v) whether the same or similar securities are held by other funds managed by the Adviser or other funds and the method used to price the security in those funds; (vi) the extent to which the fair value to be determined for the security will result from the use of data or formula produced by third parties independent of the Adviser; (vii) the liquidity or illiquidity of the market for the security; and (viii) the value of a foreign security traded on other foreign markets. At December 31, 2017, 0.00% and 0.00% of the net assets of The Internet Portfolio and The Paradigm Portfolio, respectively,
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were fair valued securities. The other Master Portfolios did not hold any fair valued securities at December 31, 2017.
Bitcoin
The Master Portfolios may invest in a Delaware statutory trust (“Bitcoin Trust”) that invests in bitcoins. From time to time, the Bitcoin Trust issues creation units in exchange for bitcoins and distributes bitcoins in exchange for redemption units. The performance of the Bitcoin Trust is intended to reflect changes in the value of the Trust’s bitcoin investments. At December 31, 2017, 28.3%, 22.1% 5.5%, 3.8%, and 17.3% of the net assets of The Internet Portfolio, The Global Portfolio, The Paradigm Portfolio, The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio and The Market Opportunities Portfolio, respectively, were invested in the Bitcoin Trust. Investments in bitcoins produce non qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that enables instant transfers to anyone, anywhere in the world. Managing transactions in bitcoins occurs via an open source, cryptographic protocol central authority. The Bitcoin Network is an online, end-user-to-end-user network that hosts the public transaction ledger, known as the Blockchain, and the source code that comprises the basis for the cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the Bitcoin Network. No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin Network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. As the Bitcoin Network is decentralized, it does not rely on either governmental authorities or financial institutions to create, transmit or determine the value of bitcoins. Rather, the value of bitcoins is determined by the supply of and demand for bitcoins in the global bitcoin exchange market for the trading of bitcoins, which consists of transactions on electronic bitcoin exchanges (“Bitcoin Exchanges”). Pricing on Bitcoin Exchanges and other venues can be volatile and can adversely affect the value of the Bitcoin Trust. Currently, there is relatively small use of bitcoins in the retail and commercial marketplace in comparison to the relatively large use of bitcoins by speculators, thus contributing to price volatility that could adversely affect a Master Portfolio’s direct or indirect investment in the Bitcoin Trust. Bitcoin transactions are irrevocable, and stolen or incorrectly transferred bitcoins may be irretrievable. As a result, any incorrectly executed bitcoin transactions could adversely affect the value of a Master Portfolio’s direct or indirect investment in the Bitcoin Trust. Shares of the Bitcoin Trust may trade at a premium or discount to the net asset value of the Bitcoin Trust. The price of bitcoins is set in transfers by mutual agreement or
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barter as well as the number of merchants that accept bitcoins. Because bitcoins are digital files that can be transferred without the involvement of intermediaries or third parties, there are little or no transaction costs in direct end-user-to-end-user transactions. Bitcoins can be used to pay for goods and services or can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, at rates determined by the Bitcoin Exchanges. Additionally, third party service providers such as Bitcoin Exchanges are also used for transfers but they may charge significant fees for processing transactions.
As bitcoins have grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Congress and a number of federal and state agencies (including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS, and state financial institution regulators) have begun to examine the operations of the network that facilitates bitcoins, bitcoin users and the Bitcoin Exchanges, with particular focus on (1) the extent to which bitcoins can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities or fund criminal or terrorist enterprises, (2) the safety and soundness of the Bitcoin Exchange or other service-providers that hold bitcoins for users and (3) other risks to investors and consumers who hold and use bitcoins. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the value of a Master Portfolio’s and it’s Subsidiary’s investment in the Bitcoin Trust or the ability of the Bitcoin Trust to continue to operate.
Consolidation of Subsidiary
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cayman, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary for each of the respective Master Portfolios: Internet Portfolio, Global Portfolio, Paradigm Portfolio, Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio and Market Opportunities Portfolio. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Internet Portfolio, Global Portfolio, Paradigm Portfolio, Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio and Market Opportunities Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its respective Subsidiary. The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle in order to invest in commodity-linked and bitcoin-linked instruments consistent with the respective Portfolio’s investment objectives and policies. By investing in its Subsidiary, the Master Portfolio is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The investments held by a Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by
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the Master Portfolio and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Master Portfolio. Each Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, each Master Portfolio wholly-owns and controls its Subsidiary, making it unlikely that a Subsidiary will take action contrary to the interests of the Master Portfolio. Each Subsidiary will be subject to the same investment restrictions and limitations, and follow the same compliance policies and procedures, as its Master Portfolio.
The respective Subsidiary is an exempted Cayman investment company and as such is not subject to Cayman Islands taxes at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, the respective Subsidiary is a Controlled Foreign Corporation (“CFC”) not subject to U.S. income taxes. As a wholly-owned CFC, however, the respective Subsidiary’s net income and capital gain will be included each year in the respective Portfolio’s investment company taxable income.
As of December 31, 2017, the respective Subsidiary’s net assets and percent of the respective Portfolio’s net assets were:
| The Internet Portfolio: | $ | 2,210,191 | 1.31 | % | |||
| Global Portfolio: | $ | 10 | 0.00 | % | |||
| Paradigm Portfolio: | $ | 20,563,595 | 2.60 | % | |||
| Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio: | $ | 7,064,000 | 3.89 | % | |||
| Market Opportunities Portfolio: | $ | 151,774 | 0.20 | % |
Repurchase Agreements
Each Master Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System or securities dealers who are members of a national securities exchange or are primary dealers in U.S. Government Securities. In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Trust’s policy that the Master Portfolio receive, as collateral, securities whose market value, including accrued interest, at all times will be at least equal to 102% of the amount invested by the Master Portfolio in each repurchase agreement. If the seller defaults, and the value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral by the Master Portfolio may be delayed or limited.
Written Options
The Master Portfolios may write (sell) call or put options for trading or hedging purposes. When a Master Portfolio writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Master Portfolio is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability
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is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. By writing the option, the Master Portfolio may become obligated during the term of the option to deliver or purchase the securities underlying the option at the exercise price if the option is exercised. When an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Master Portfolio enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Master Portfolio realizes a gain or loss if the cost of the closing transaction differs from the premium received when the option was sold, without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is eliminated. When an option is exercised, the premium originally received decreases the cost basis of the underlying security (or increases the proceeds on the security sold short) and the Master Portfolio realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the security (or closing of the short sale). As collateral for uncovered written options, the Master Portfolio is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or unencumbered, liquid securities. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect the exercise price of the purchase obligation for put options or the market value of the instrument underlying the contract for call options.
Foreign Currency Translations
The books and records of the Master Portfolios are maintained in U.S. dollars. For the Master Portfolios, foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market values of investment securities and other assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar, as provided by an approved pricing service, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Master Portfolios do not isolate and treat as ordinary income that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the exchange rate from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held during the year. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. However, for federal income tax purposes, the Master Portfolios do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates arising from actual foreign currency transactions and the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates arising between trade date and settlement date.
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Restricted and Illiquid Securities
The Master Portfolios may invest in restricted securities. These securities are valued by the Master Portfolios after giving due consideration to pertinent factors including recent private sales, market conditions and the issuer’s financial performance. The Master Portfolios have no right to require registration of unregistered securities. The 144A securities have been deemed to be liquid by the Master Portfolios Adviser under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2017, the following Master Portfolios held securities restricted to institutional investors (144A Securities):
| Market | Percentage of | ||||||
| Value | Net Assets | ||||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | $ | 12,375,002 | 25.15 | % | |||
An illiquid asset is any asset which may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the value at which the Master Portfolio has valued the investment. At December 31, 2017, the following Master Portfolios held illiquid securities:
| Market | Percentage of | ||||||
| Value | Net Assets | ||||||
| The Internet Portfolio | $ | —* | 0.00 | % | |||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | —* | 0.00 | % | ||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | 190,750 | 0.39 | % | ||||
| * Amount is less than $0.50. | |
When-Issued Securities
The Master Portfolios may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. Although the purchase amounts of these securities are established at the time the purchaser enters into the agreement, these securities may be delivered and paid for at a future date. The Master Portfolios record purchases of when-issued securities and reflect the values of such securities in determining net asset value in the same manner as other portfolio securities. The Master Portfolios maintain at all times cash or other liquid assets in an amount at least equal to the amount of outstanding commitments for when-issued securities.
Securities Lending
Each Master Portfolio may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers by entering directly into lending arrangements with such broker dealers or indirectly through repurchase agreements with respect to no more than 331/3%
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of the total assets of each Master Portfolio (including any collateral posted) or 50% of the total assets of each Master Portfolio (excluding any collateral posted). Securities lending and repurchase transactions will be fully collateralized at all times with cash and/or short-term debt obligations. The Master Portfolios receive interest on the collateral received as well as a fee for the securities loaned.
Significant Investments
The Portfolios may invest a greater percentage of their assets in one or more individual securities at any time. The greater percentage of assets in individual securities (not including short-term investments) expose the Portfolios to the risk of unanticipated industry conditions, the risks particular to a single company or security, and the risk of potentially lower liquidity. At December 31, 2017, The Internet Portfolio, The Global Portfolio, The Paradigm Portfolio, The Medical Portfolio, The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio, The Market Opportunities Portfolio and The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio, invested approximately 28%, 30%, 46%, 61%, 54%, 35% and 38% of their respective net assets in individual securities greater than 5% of net assets. Please see the respective Schedule of Investments for further details.
Short-Term Investments
The Portfolios may invest in money market funds and short-term high quality debt securities such as commercial paper, repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit. Money market funds typically invest in short-term instruments and attempt to maintain a stable net asset value. While the risk is low, these funds may lose value.
Expense Allocation
Common expenses incurred by the Master Portfolios are allocated among the Master Portfolios (i) based upon relative average net assets, (ii) as incurred on a specific identification basis, or (iii) equally among the Master Portfolios, depending on the nature of the expenditure. All expenses incurred by the Master Portfolios are allocated to the Feeder Funds daily based on their proportionate interests in the respective Master Portfolios.
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Federal Income Taxes
Each Master Portfolio will be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in a Master Portfolio will be subject to taxation on its share of the Master Portfolio’s ordinary income and capital gains. It is intended that each Master Portfolio’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Master Portfolio can satisfy the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. As of December 31, 2017, open tax years include the tax years ended December 31, 2014, through 2017. The Master Portfolios are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Other
Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accounted for on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on the effective interest method. Other noncash dividends are recognized as investment income at the fair value of the property received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
3. Investment Adviser
The Trust has entered into Investment Advisory Agreements (the “Agreements”) with Kinetics Asset Management LLC (the “Adviser”), with whom certain officers and trustees of the Trust are affiliated, to furnish investment advisory services to the Master Portfolios. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC. Under the terms of the Agreements, the Master
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Portfolios, except the Alternative Income Portfolio, compensate the Adviser for its management services at the annual rate of 1.25% of each Master Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Alternative Income Portfolio compensates the Adviser for its management services at the annual rate of 0.90% of the Master Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, Master Portfolios incurred the following expenses pursuant to the Agreements:
| Investment Advisory Fees | ||||
| The Internet Portfolio | $ | 1,569,756 | ||
| The Global Portfolio | 121,181 | |||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | 9,475,810 | |||
| The Medical Portfolio | 257,032 | |||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio | 2,256,901 | |||
| The Market Opportunities Portfolio | 630,421 | |||
| The Alternative Income Portfolio | 243,563 | |||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | 809,006 | |||
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Trust was allocated $26,000 for the services of the Chief Compliance Officer employed by the Adviser.
4. Securities Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments and short-term options, for the year ended December 31, 2017, were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | ||||||||||||
| U.S. | U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Government | Other | Government | Other | ||||||||||
| The Internet Portfolio | $ | — | $ | 34,274,599 | $ | — | $ | 44,773,243 | |||||
| The Global Portfolio | — | 10,388,289 | — | 9,878,431 | |||||||||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | — | 95,532,682 | — | 233,970,681 | |||||||||
| The Medical Portfolio | — | — | — | 4,288,347 | |||||||||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio | — | 15,432,407 | — | 66,930,849 | |||||||||
| The Market Opportunities Portfolio | — | 12,738,355 | — | 20,212,415 | |||||||||
| The Alternative Income Portfolio | — | 4,785 | 1,550,000 | 5,242,750 | |||||||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | — | 9,291,606 | — | 53,569,490 | |||||||||
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As of December 31, 2017, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
| Internet | Global | Paradigm | Medical | ||||||||||
| Tax Cost of Investments | $ | 98,420,748 | $ | 11,655,684 | $ | 450,006,197 | $ | 13,905,965 | |||||
| Unrealized Appreciation | 70,838,952 | 4,549,908 | 370,778,244 | 7,689,719 | |||||||||
| Unrealized Depreciation | (616,831 | ) | (488,595 | ) | (30,520,073 | ) | (2,008,643 | ) | |||||
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 70,222,121 | $ | 4,061,313 | $ | 340,258,171 | $ | 5,681,076 | |||||
| Multi- | |||||||||||||
| Small Cap | Market | Alternative | Disciplinary | ||||||||||
| Opportunities | Opportunities | Income | Income | ||||||||||
| Tax Cost of Investments | $ | 156,489,333 | $ | 54,202,119 | $ | 22,822,410 | $ | 50,931,423 | |||||
| Unrealized Appreciation | 71,188,587 | 28,567,466 | 10,686 | 1,928,495 | |||||||||
| Unrealized Depreciation | (45,665,584 | ) | (5,983,907 | ) | (65,618 | ) | (2,626,009 | ) | |||||
| Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | $ | 25,523,003 | $ | 22,583,559 | $ | (54,932 | ) | $ | (697,514 | ) |
5. Portfolio Securities Loaned
As of December 31, 2017, the Master Portfolios had loaned securities that were collateralized by cash. The majority of the cash collateral is invested by the custodian in a money market pooled account approved by the Adviser. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, a Master Portfolio could experience a delay in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them. The Master Portfolio receives interest on the collateral received as well as a fee for the securities loaned. The Master Portfolios will continue to receive dividends and interest on all securities loaned. Gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be accounted for by the Master Portfolios. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions. As the securities loans are subject to termination by the Funds or the borrower at any time, the remaining maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight
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and continuous. The value of the securities on loan and the value of the related collateral at December 31, 2017, were as follows:
| Securities | Collateral | ||||||
| The Internet Portfolio | $ | — | $ | — | |||
| The Global Portfolio | 13,400 | 14,599 | |||||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | 6,904 | 6,898 | |||||
| The Medical Portfolio | 124,506 | 124,472 | |||||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio | 395,580 | 403,641 | |||||
| The Market Opportunities Portfolio | 13,900 | 15,143 | |||||
| The Alternative Income Portfolio | — | — | |||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | 1,440,656 | 1,463,533 |
6. Selected Financial Highlights
Financial highlights for the Master Portfolios were as follows:
| The Internet Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Total Return* | 57.90% | 3.09% | (4.95)% | 0.28% | 44.75% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | 1.37% | 1.37% | 1.35% | 1.34% | 1.37% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 1.27% | (1.18)% | (1.05)% | (0.90)% | (0.84)% | |||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 44% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 8% | |||||||||||
| The Global Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Total Return* | 49.37% | 14.13% | (14.13)% | (12.10)% | 28.25% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | 1.59% | 1.66% | 1.69% | 1.60% | 1.73% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 1.88% | (0.44)% | (0.59)% | (0.52)% | (0.12)% | |||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 169% | 11% | 16% | 14% | 15% | |||||||||||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Total Return* | 28.69% | 20.72% | (8.04)% | (0.48)% | 44.36% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | 1.36% | 1.37% | 1.35% | 1.33% | 1.35% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (0.53)% | (0.84)% | (0.63)% | (0.72)% | (0.23)% | |||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 14% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 4% | |||||||||||
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| The Medical Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Total Return* | 10.67% | (8.04)% | 6.58% | 16.42% | 49.23% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | 1.43% | 1.42% | 1.40% | 1.41% | 1.41% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 0.82% | 0.66% | 0.24% | 0.44% | (0.02)% | |||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 0% | 0% | 12% | 3% | 12% | |||||||||||
| The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Total Return* | 26.50% | 24.67% | (11.97)% | (6.98)% | 59.69% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | 1.37% | 1.36% | 1.35% | 1.34% | 1.35% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | (0.47)% | (0.75)% | (0.65)% | (0.59)% | 0.01% | |||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 9% | 4% | 2% | 19% | 6% | |||||||||||
| The Market Opportunities Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Total Return* | 47.53% | 20.68% | (8.87)% | (5.30)% | 46.98% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | 1.39% | 1.41% | 1.40% | 1.39% | 1.40% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets: | 1.05% | (0.73)% | (0.66)% | (0.30)% | 0.27% | |||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 35% | 5% | 2% | 18% | 21% | |||||||||||
| The Alternative Income Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Total Return* | 2.20% | 3.85% | 2.73% | 1.23% | 4.92% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | 1.07% | 1.10% | 1.16% | 1.22% | 1.25% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets: | (0.04)% | (0.16)% | (0.20)% | (0.40)% | (0.54)% | |||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 0% | 1% | 6% | 17% | 19% | |||||||||||
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| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
| The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Total Return* | 4.84% | 10.52% | (2.05)% | 2.58% | 4.39% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | 1.40% | 1.38% | 1.37% | 1.37% | 1.39% | |||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets: | 3.47% | 4.13% | 3.50% | 3.06% | 1.87% | |||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 16% | 9% | 10% | 35% | 54% | |||||||||||
| * | The returns are calculated by adjusting the corresponding No Load Feeder returns by the |
| Feeder expenses and reimbursements. |
7. Summary of Fair Value Exposure
Various inputs are used in determining the value of a Master Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that a Master Portfolio has the ability to access.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing a Master Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
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| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The Internet Portfolio
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Internet Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 113,439,700 | $ | 1,427 | (1) | $ | — | $ | 113,441,127 | ||||
| Escrow Notes | — | — | — | * | — | * | |||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 275 | 55,201,467 | — | 55,201,742 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 113,439,975 | $ | 55,202,894 | $ | — | * | $ | 168,642,869 |
| (1) | The Common Stocks Level 2 balance consists of the market value of the associated Level 2 investments in the following industries: | |
| Administrative and Support Services | $ | 1,427 | ||
| $ | 1,427 | |||
| Transfers out of Level 2 into Level 1 | $ | 2,757,818 | ||
| Transfers out of Level 3 into Level 1 | $ | 582,624 |
Transfers were made out of Level 2 into Level 1 due to an increase in market activity. Transfers were made out of Level 3 into Level 1 due to the security being converted from a restricted private placement to a liquid publicly traded security.
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
| Description | Investments in Securities | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2016 | $ | 26,368 | ||
| Accrued discounts/premiums | — | |||
| Realized gain (loss) | — | |||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 556,256 | |||
| Net purchases and/or acquisitions | — | |||
| Net sales and/or write-offs | — | |||
| Transfer in and/or out of Level 3 | (582,624 | ) | ||
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | — | * | |
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
| Fair Value at | Valuation | Unobservable | |||||||||||
| Description | 12/31/2017 | Techniques | Input | Range | |||||||||
| Escrow Notes | $ | — | * | Conservative Value | No active | $ | 0.00-$0.00 | ||||||
| Assigned Pending | market | ||||||||||||
| Bankruptcy Litigation | |||||||||||||
| Proceedings/Market | |||||||||||||
| Comparables |
There is no active market for the Level 3 securities, so a conservative value is being assigned until such time as a market exists.
| ^ | See Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
| * | Amount is less than $0.50. | |
The Global Portfolio
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Global Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 8,333,419 | $ | 643,222 | (1) | $ | — | $ | 8,976,641 | ||||
| Preferred Stocks | — | 11,124 | — | 11,124 | |||||||||
| Corporate Bonds | — | 20,293 | — | 20,293 | |||||||||
| Warrants | — | 8,132 | — | 8,132 | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 982 | 6,685,226 | — | 6,686,208 | |||||||||
| Investments Purchased with the Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending | 14,599 | — | — | 14,599 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 8,349,000 | $ | 7,367,997 | $ | — | $ | 15,716,997 |
| (1) | The Common Stocks Level 2 balance consists of the market value of the associated Level 2 investments in the following industries: | |
| Asset Management | $ | 59,457 | ||
| Holding Company | 354,750 | |||
| Publishing Industries | 12,328 | |||
| Real Estate | 216,687 | |||
| $ | 643,222 | |||
| Transfers out of Level 2 into Level 1 | $ | 156,228 |
Transfers were made out of Level 2 into Level 1 due to an increase in market activity. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no investments in Level 3 securities.
| ^ | See Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
The Paradigm Portfolio
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Paradigm Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 722,898,194 | $ | 6,853,856 | (1) | $ | — | $ | 729,752,050 | ||||
| Preferred Stocks | — | 4,687 | — | 4,687 | |||||||||
| Escrow Notes | — | — | — | * | — | * | |||||||
| Warrants | — | 3,437 | — | 3,437 | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 31,901 | 60,465,395 | — | 60,497,296 | |||||||||
| Investments Purchased with the Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending | 6,898 | — | — | 6,898 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 722,936,993 | $ | 67,327,375 | $ | — | * | $ | 790,264,368 |
| (1) | The Common Stocks Level 2 balance consists of the market value of the associated Level 2 investments in the following industries: | |
| Asset Management | $ | 23,866 | ||
| Holding Company | 1,806,000 | |||
| Oil and Gas Extraction | 3,316,420 | |||
| Real Estate | 1,707,570 | |||
| $ | 6,853,856 | |||
| Transfers out of Level 1 into Level 2 | $ | 1,806,000 | ||
| Transfers out of Level 2 into Level 1 | $ | 16,558,815 |
Transfers were made out of Level 1 into Level 2 due to a decrease in market activity. Transfers were made out of Level 2 into Level 1 due to an increase in market activity. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3.
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
| Description | Investments in Securities | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2016 | $ | — | * | |
| Accrued discounts/premiums | — | |||
| Realized gain (loss) | — | |||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — | |||
| Net purchases and/or acquisitions | — | |||
| Net sales and/or write-offs | — | |||
| Transfer in and/or out of Level 3 | — | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | — | * | |
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
| Fair Value at | Valuation | Unobservable | |||||||||||
| Description | 12/31/2017 | Techniques | Input | Range | |||||||||
| Escrow Notes | $ | — | * | Conservative Value | No active | $0.00-$0.00 | |||||||
| Assigned Pending | market | ||||||||||||
| Bankruptcy Litigation | |||||||||||||
| Proceedings/Market | |||||||||||||
| Comparables |
There is no active market for the Level 3 securities, so a conservative value is being assigned until such time as a market exists.
| ^ | See Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
| * | Amount is less than $0.50. | |
The Medical Portfolio
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Medical Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 18,950,618 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18,950,618 | |||||
| Rights | 7,015 | 3,190 | — | 10,205 | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 502 | 501,244 | — | 501,746 | |||||||||
| Investments Purchased with the Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending | 124,472 | — | — | 124,472 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 19,082,607 | $ | 504,434 | $ | — | $ | 19,587,041 |
| Transfers out of Level 2 into Level 1 | $ | 1,110 |
Transfers were made out of Level 2 into Level 1 due to an increase in market activity. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no investments in Level 3 securities.
| ^ | See Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 150,175,264 | $ | 26,076,535 | (1) | $ | — | $ | 176,251,799 | ||||
| Preferred Stocks | — | 1,121,753 | — | 1,121,753 | |||||||||
| Warrants | — | 820,525 | — | 820,525 | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 293 | 3,414,325 | — | 3,414,618 | |||||||||
| Investments Purchased with the Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending | 403,641 | — | — | 403,641 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 150,579,198 | $ | 31,433,138 | $ | — | $ | 182,012,336 |
| (1) | The Common Stocks Level 2 balance consists of the market value of the associated Level 2 investments in the following industries: | |
| Asset Management | $ | 12,532,032 | ||
| Real Estate | 13,544,503 | |||
| $ | 26,076,535 | |||
| Transfers out of Level 2 into Level 1 | $ | 186,400 |
Transfers were made out of Level 2 into Level 1 due to an increase in market activity. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no investments in Level 3 securities.
| ^ | See Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
The Market Opportunities Portfolio
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Market Opportunities Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Common Stocks | $ | 42,564,467 | $ | 2,991,562 | (1) | $ | — | $ | 45,556,029 | ||||
| Preferred Stocks | — | 255,571 | — | 255,571 | |||||||||
| Corporate Bonds | — | 2,826 | — | 2,826 | |||||||||
| Warrants | — | 186,942 | — | 186,942 | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 1,059 | 30,768,108 | — | 30,769,167 | |||||||||
| Investments Purchased with the Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending | 15,143 | — | — | 15,143 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 42,580,669 | $ | 34,205,009 | $ | — | $ | 76,785,678 |
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
| (1) | The Common Stocks Level 2 balance consists of the market value of the associated Level 2 investments in the following industries: | |
| Asset Management | $ | 1,298,210 | ||
| Other Exchanges | 9,241 | |||
| Real Estate | 1,684,111 | |||
| $ | 2,991,562 | |||
| Transfers out of Level 2 into Level 1 | $ | 2,143,251 |
Transfers were made out of Level 2 into Level 1 due to an increase in market activity. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3.
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
| Description | Investments in Securities | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2016 | $ | — | * | |
| Accrued discounts/premiums | — | |||
| Realized gain (loss) | — | |||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — | |||
| Net purchases and/or acquisitions | — | |||
| Net sales and/or write-offs | — | * | ||
| Transfer in and/or out of Level 3 | — | |||
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | — | ||
| ^ | See Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
| * | Amount is less than $0.50. | |
The Alternative Income Portfolio
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Alternative Income Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Exchange Traded Funds | $ | 5,750,802 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,750,802 | |||||
| Short-Term Investments | 2,261,233 | 14,755,443 | — | 17,016,676 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 8,012,035 | $ | 14,755,443 | $ | — | $ | 22,767,478 | |||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Put Options Written | $ | — | $ | 18,565 | $ | — | $ | 18,565 |
For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers into or out of Level 1 or Level 2, or investments in Level 3 securities.
| ^ | See Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
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| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2017:
| Assets^ | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Convertible Bonds | $ | — | $ | 878,450 | $ | — | $ | 878,450 | |||||
| Corporate Bonds | — | 40,371,702 | — | 40,371,702 | |||||||||
| Municipal Bonds | — | 190,750 | — | 190,750 | |||||||||
| Closed-End Funds | 5,539,907 | — | — | 5,539,907 | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 14,604 | 1,774,963 | — | 1,789,567 | |||||||||
| Investments Purchased with the Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending | 1,463,533 | — | — | 1,463,533 | |||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities | $ | 7,018,044 | $ | 43,215,865 | $ | — | $ | 50,233,909 |
For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers into or out of Level 1 or Level 2, or investments in Level 3 securities.
| ^ | See Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification. | |
8. Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Master Portfolios have adopted authoritative standards regarding disclosure of derivatives and hedging activity intended to improve financial reporting of derivative instruments by enabling investors to understand how and why a Master Portfolio uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for by the Master Portfolios, and how derivative instruments affect a Master Portfolio’s results of operations and financial position. The Master Portfolios utilized options to implement or to gain further exposure to their respective investment strategies.
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
The following is a summary of the fair value and location of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2017:
| Statement of Assets & Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Derivative | Liability | |||||||||
| Equity Contracts | Description | Liability Fair Value | ||||||||
| The Alternative | Put Options | Written options, | $ | 18,565 | ||||||
| Income Portfolio | Written | at value | ||||||||
The following is a summary of the transactions in and effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2017:
| Statement of Operations | ||||||||||
| Change in Unrealized | ||||||||||
| Derivative Equity Contracts | Realized Gain (Loss) | Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||
| The Global Portfolio | Purchased Put Options | $ | 4,137 | $ | (3,844 | ) | ||||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | Purchased Put Options | 23,953 | (22,283 | ) | ||||||
| The Market | ||||||||||
| Opportunities | ||||||||||
| Portfolio | Purchased Put Options | 8,014 | (7,458 | ) | ||||||
| The Alternative | ||||||||||
| Income Portfolio | Put Options Written | 828,962 | (208,748 | ) | ||||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary | ||||||||||
| Income Portfolio | Put Options Written | 4,586 | (4,542 | ) | ||||||
The following is a summary of the volume of derivative instrument activity during the year ended December 31, 2017:
| Number of | |||||||||||||
| Contracts | Premiums | Average | |||||||||||
| Derivative Equity | Purchased | Paid or | Quarterly | ||||||||||
| Contracts | or Written | Received | Market Value | ||||||||||
| The Global Portfolio | Purchased Put Options | — | $ | — | $ | —* | |||||||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | Purchased Put Options | — | — | —* | |||||||||
| The Market Opportunities | |||||||||||||
| Portfolio | Purchased Put Options | — | — | —* | |||||||||
| The Alternative | |||||||||||||
| Income Portfolio | Put Options Written | 686 | 590,035 | 20,465 | |||||||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary | |||||||||||||
| Income Portfolio | Put Options Written | — | — | —* |
| * | The Global Portfolio, The Paradigm Portfolio and The Market Opportunities Portfolio had purchased put options at December 31, 2016 that closed before January 31, 2017. Since there were no options in the portfolios at each of the month ends of the year, the average quarterly market value for each portfolio is $0. The Multi-Disciplinary Income Portfolio had written put options at December 31, 2016 which expired before January 31, 2017. Since there were no options in the portfolio at each of the month ends of the year, the average quarterly market value is $0. |
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
9. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The Master Portfolios are subject to various Master Netting Arrangements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. The Master Netting Arrangements allow a Portfolio to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The Master Netting Arrangements also specify collateral posting arrangements at prearranged exposure levels. Under the Master Netting Arrangements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Netting Arrangement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specific threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Netting Arrangement.
The following is a summary of the Assets and Liabilities subject to offsetting in the Master Portfolios as of December 31, 2017:
| Net | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross | Amounts | Gross Amounts not Offset | |||||||||||||||||
| Amounts | Presented | in the Statement of | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross | Offset in the | in the | Assets & Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Amounts of | Statement | Statement | Collateral | ||||||||||||||||
| Recognized | of Assets & | of Assets & | Financial | Pledged | Net | ||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | Liabilities | Liabilities | Instruments | (Received) | Amount | ||||||||||||||
| The Global Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Securities Lending | $ | 14,599 | $ | — | $ | 14,599 | $ | 14,599 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| $ | 14,599 | $ | — | $ | 14,599 | $ | 14,599 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| The Paradigm Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Securities Lending | $ | 6,898 | $ | — | $ | 6,898 | $ | 6,898 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| $ | 6,898 | $ | — | $ | 6,898 | $ | 6,898 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| The Medical Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Securities Lending | $ | 124,472 | $ | — | $ | 124,472 | $ | 124,472 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| $ | 124,472 | $ | — | $ | 124,472 | $ | 124,472 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| The Small Cap | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opportunities Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Securities Lending | $ | 403,641 | $ | — | $ | 403,641 | $ | 403,641 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| $ | 403,641 | $ | — | $ | 403,641 | $ | 403,641 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| The Market | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opportunities Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Securities Lending | $ | 15,143 | $ | — | $ | 15,143 | $ | 15,143 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| $ | 15,143 | $ | — | $ | 15,143 | $ | 15,143 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
| The Alternative | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Written Options | $ | 18,565 | $ | — | $ | 18,565 | $ | — | $ | 18,565 | $ | — | |||||||
| $ | 18,565 | $ | — | $ | 18,565 | $ | — | $ | 18,565 | $ | — | ||||||||
| The Multi-Disciplinary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Securities Lending | $ | 1,463,533 | $ | — | $ | 1,463,533 | $ | 1,463,533 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
| $ | 1,463,533 | $ | — | $ | 1,463,533 | $ | 1,463,533 | $ | — | $ | — |
10. Affiliated Issuers
Under section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, an investment company is defined as being an affiliated person of a company if it owns five percent or more of a company’s outstanding voting stock.
Investments in affiliated companies for The Paradigm Portfolio as of December 31, 2017, are shown below:
| Fair value at | Net | Change in | Fair value at | |||||||||||||||||||
| Name | December 31, | Sales | Realized | Unrealized | December 31, | Dividend | ||||||||||||||||
| of Issuer | 2016 | Purchases | Proceeds | Gain | Appreciation | 2017 | Income | |||||||||||||||
| Texas Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land Trust | $ | 179,426,549 | $ | — | $ | 22,222,923 | $ | 20,866,001 | $ | 61,315,567 | $ | 239,385,194 | $ | 802,111 |
| Number of | Number of | ||||||||||||
| shares held at | shares held at | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| Name of Issuer | 2016 | Purchases | Sales | 2017 | |||||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Trust | 604,598 | — | (68,617 | ) | 535,981 |
11. Subsequent Events
In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated Portfolio related events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. There were no events or translations that occurred during the year that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Master Portfolios’ financial statements.
12. Information about Proxy Voting (Unaudited)
Information regarding how the Feeder Funds and the Master Portfolios vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free at 1-800-930-3828 or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.kineticsfunds.com and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Feeder Funds and the Master Portfolios voted
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — |
| (Continued) December 31, 2017 |
proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-800-930-3828 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
13. Information about the Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)
The Master Portfolios file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings for its first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Master Portfolios’ Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-800-930-3828. Furthermore, you can obtain the Form N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Finally, the Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Report of Independent Registered |
| Public Accounting Firm |
Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Kinetics Portfolios Trust
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of The Internet Portfolio, The Global Portfolio, The Paradigm Portfolio, The Medical Portfolio, The Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio, The Market Opportunities Portfolio, The Alternative Income Portfolio, and The Multi-Disciplinary Portfolio (the “Funds”), each a series of Kinetics Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2017, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2017, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2004.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Report of Independent Registered |
| Public Accounting Firm (Continued) |
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 1, 2018
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios |
| (Unaudited) |
Management of the Funds and the Portfolios
The management and affairs of the Funds and the Portfolios are supervised by the Board of Directors of the Company and the Board of Trustees of the Trust, respectively. Each Board consists of the same eight individuals, five of whom are not “interested persons” of the Company or the Trust as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Directors are fiduciaries for the Funds’ shareholders and are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland in this regard. The Trustees are fiduciaries for the Portfolios’ shareholders and are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware in this regard.
Each Board establishes policies for the operation of the Funds and the Portfolios and appoints the officers who conduct the daily business of the Funds and the Portfolios. Directors/Trustees of the Company and the Trust are listed below with their addresses, present positions with the Company and Trust, length of time served, principal occupations over at least the last five years, number of Funds and Portfolios overseen and any other Directorships held. The SAI includes additional information about the Funds’ officers and directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-930-3828.
Board of Directors/Board of Trustees
Independent Directors/Trustees
| Term of | ||||
| Position(s) | Office and | |||
| Held with | Length of | |||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Company/ Trust | Time Served | ||
|
Steven T. Russell Year Born: 1963 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Independent Director/ Independent Trustee |
Indefinite/ 17 years |
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Douglas Cohen, CPA Year Born: 1961 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Independent Director/ Independent Trustee |
Indefinite/ 17 years |
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios—(Continued) |
| (Unaudited) |
| # of Portfolios | ||||
| in Fund Complex(1) | ||||
| Overseen by | ||||
| Principal Occupation(s) | Director/ | Other Directorships | ||
| During Past Five Years | Trustee | Held by Director/Trustee(2) | ||
| Steven Russell Law Firm (April 2010 to present); Professor of Business Law and Finance, Suffolk County Community College (1997 to present). | 17 | N/A | ||
| Chief Financial Officer, Sunrise Credit Services, Inc. (2005 to present). | 17 | N/A |
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios—(Continued) |
| (Unaudited) |
Board of Directors/Board of Trustees (Continued)
Independent Directors/Trustees (Continued)
| Term of | ||||
| Position(s) | Office and | |||
| Held with | Length of | |||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Company/ Trust | Time Served | ||
|
William J. Graham Year Born: 1962 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Independent Director/ Independent Trustee |
Indefinite/ 17 years |
||
|
Joseph E. Breslin Year Born: 1953 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Independent Director/ Independent Trustee |
Indefinite/ 17 years |
||
|
James M. Breen Year Born: 1959 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Independent Director/ Independent Trustee |
Indefinite/ 9 years |
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios—(Continued) |
| (Unaudited) |
| # of Portfolios | ||||
| in Fund Complex(1) | ||||
| Overseen by | ||||
| Principal Occupation(s) | Director/ | Other Directorships | ||
| During Past Five Years | Trustee | Held by Director/Trustee(2) | ||
|
Attorney, William J. Graham, PC (2001 to present). |
17 | N/A | ||
|
J.E. Breslin & Co. – Consulting (2010 to present). |
17 | Trustee, Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee, Hatteras Alternative Mutual Funds Trust (8 portfolios) (2004-2016); Trustee, Underlying Funds Trust (2 portfolios) (2004-2016); Trustee, HCIM Trust (2 portfolios) (2013- 2015); Manager, Hatteras Global Private Equity Partners Institutional, LLC (2012-2016); Manager, Hatteras GPEP Fund II, LLC (2012-2016); Manager, Hatteras VC Co-Investment Fund II LLC (2012-2016); Manager, Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. (2012- 2016); Manager, Hatteras Core Alternatives TEI Fund, L.P. (2012- 2016); Manager, Hatteras Core Alternatives Fund, L.P. (2012- 2016); Manager, Hatteras Core Alternatives Institutional Fund, L.P. (2012-2016); Manager, Hatteras Core Alternatives TEI Institutional Fund, L.P. (2012- 2016); and Trustee, Hatteras Variable Trust (2012-2013). | ||
| Vice President, HBES Consulting, Inc. (2014 to present); Senior Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations, Miami, FL (2011 to 2014); Assistant Attaché Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Pretoria, South Africa (2008 to 2011). | 17 | N/A |
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios—(Continued) |
| (Unaudited) |
Board of Directors/Board of Trustees (Continued)
Interested Directors/Trustees and Officers
| Term of | ||||
| Position(s) | Office and | |||
| Held with the | Length of | |||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Company/ Trust | Time Served | ||
|
Murray Stahl(3) Year Born: 1953 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Director/Trustee & Secretary |
Indefinite/ 17 years |
||
|
Peter B. Doyle(3) Year Born: 1962 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Director/Trustee, President & Chairman of the Board |
Indefinite/ 15 years |
||
|
Leonid Polyakov(3) Year Born: 1959 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Director/Trustee & Treasurer |
Indefinite/ 15 years |
| (1) | The term “fund complex” refers to the Company and the Trust, which hold themselves out as related for investment purposes. |
| (2) | “Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (that is, “public companies”) or investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. |
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios—(Continued) |
| (Unaudited) |
| # of Portfolios | ||||
| in Fund Complex(1) | ||||
| Overseen by | ||||
| Principal Occupation(s) | Director/ | Other Directorships | ||
| During Past Five Years | Trustee | Held by Director/Trustee(2) | ||
| Chairman, FRMO Corp. (2001 to present) (provides consulting services to private investment funds and research services with respect to marketable securities); Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Horizon Kinetics LLC, (including Horizon Asset Management LLC (an investment adviser) (1994 to present); Kinetics Asset Management LLC and Kinetics Advisers LLC (2000 to present)); CEO, Horizon Kinetics LLC (2015 to present). | 17 | Director and Officer of FRMO Corp. |
||
| Vice President, Horizon Asset Management LLC (1994 to 2011); Vice President, FMRO Corp. 2001 to present) (provides consulting services (to private investment funds and research services with respect to marketable securities); Managing Director, Horizon Kinetics LLC (including Horizon Asset Management LLC (an investment adviser) (1994 to present); Kinetics Asset Management LLC and Kinetics Advisers LLC (2000 to present)); and President of Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. (1998 to present). | 17 | Director and Officer of FRMO Corp. |
||
| CFO, Kinetics Asset Management LLC (2000 to 2011); CFO and FINOP, Kinetics Funds Distributor LLC (2002 to 2011); Director, Kinetics Advisers LLC (2000 to 2011). | 17 | N/A |
| (3) | Directors/Trustees who are considered “interested persons” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of their association with the Adviser and its affiliates. |
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios—(Continued) |
| (Unaudited) |
Board of Directors/Board of Trustees (Continued)
Officers
| Term of | ||||
| Position(s) | Office and | |||
| Held with the | Length of | |||
| Name, Address and Age | Company/ Trust | Time Served | ||
|
Andrew M. Fishman Year Born: 1950 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Chief Compliance Officer |
Indefinite/ 13 years |
||
|
Jay H. Kesslen Year Born: 1973 c/o Kinetics Asset Management LLC 470 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 |
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
Indefinite/ 13 years |
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| KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Management of the Funds and the Portfolios—(Continued) |
| (Unaudited) |
| Principal Occupation(s) | Other Directorships | |
| During Past Five Years | Held by Officer | |
| Associate General Counsel, Horizon Kinetics LLC (2011 to present); General Counsel, Horizon Asset Management, Inc. (1997 to 2011); Secretary, Horizon Asset Management, Inc. (2006 to 2011); Chief Compliance Officer, Horizon Asset Management, Inc. (1997 to 2008); Chief Compliance Officer, Kinetics Asset Management LLC. (1999 to 2011); Chief Compliance Officer, Kinetics Advisers LLC (2000 to 2011). | N/A | |
| General Counsel, Horizon Kinetics LLC (including Horizon Asset Management LLC (an investment adviser) (2011 to present), Kinetics Asset Management LLC (2000 to present), Kinetics Advisers LLC (2000 to present), Kinetics Funds Distributor LLC (2000 to present), KBDSecurities LLC (2000 to present)); FRMO Corp. (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, Horizon Kinetics LLC (2015-2016). | N/A |
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| KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. & KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST |
| Privacy Policy (Unaudited) |
We collect the following nonpublic personal information about you:
| • | Information we receive from you on or in applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations, including, but not limited to, your name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and date of birth; and | |
| • | Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, including, but not limited to, your account number and balance, payments history, parties to transactions, cost basis information, and other financial information. |
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former shareholders to nonaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by law. For example, we are permitted by law to disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to our transfer agent to process your transactions. Furthermore, we restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
In the event that you hold shares of the fund(s) through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared with nonaffiliated third parties.
This privacy policy is not part of the annual report.
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| Kinetics Mutual |
| Funds, Inc. |
| 615 East Michigan Street |
| Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
| INVESTMENT ADVISER AND |
| SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT |
| Kinetics Asset Management LLC |
| 470 Park Avenue South |
| New York, NY 10016 |
| INDEPENDENT REGISTERED |
| PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
| Tait, Weller & Baker LLP |
| 1818 Market Street |
| Suite 2400 |
| Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
| DISTRIBUTOR |
| Kinetics Funds Distributor LLC |
| 470 Park Avenue South |
| New York, NY 10016 |
| ADMINISTRATOR |
| FUND ACCOUNTANT AND |
| TRANSFER AGENT |
| U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC |
| 615 East Michigan Street |
| Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
| CUSTODIAN |
| U.S. Bank, N.A. |
| Custody Operations |
| 1555 River Center Drive, Suite 302 |
| Milwaukee, WI 53212 |
| THIS MATERIAL MUST BE PRECEDED OR |
| ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS |
|
FYE 12/31/2017
Kinetics Portfolios Trust |
FYE 12/31/2017
Kinetics Mutual Funds |
FYE 12/31/2016
Kinetics Portfolios Trust |
FYE 12/31/2016
Kinetics Mutual Funds |
|
|
Audit Fees
|
89,625
|
89,625
|
89,625
|
89,625
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tax Fees
|
24,625
|
24,625
|
24,625
|
24,625
|
|
All Other Fees
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
FYE 12/31/2017
|
FYE 12/31/2016
|
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Tax Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
All Other Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Non-Audit Related Fees
|
FYE 12/31/2017
|
FYE 12/31/2016
|
|
Registrant
|
0
|
0
|
|
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
|
0
|
0
|
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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|
(b)
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There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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(a)
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(1) Filed herewith.
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(b)
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Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.
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