N-CSR 1 catalystincomencsr.htm N-CSR

united states
securities and exchange commission
washington, d.c. 20549

form n-csr

certified shareholder report of registered management
investment companies

Investment Company Act file number 811-21872

 

Mutual Fund Series Trust

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions

80 Arkay Drive, Suite 110, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 402-895-1600

 

Date of fiscal year end: 6/30

 

Date of reporting period: 6/30/21

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS.

 

 
ANNUAL REPORT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Catalyst Insider Income Fund
(IIXAX, IIXCX, IIXIX)
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund
(EIXAX, EIXCX, EIXIX)
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund
(TRXAX, TRXCX, TRXIX)
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund
(CFRAX, CFRCX, CFRIX)
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund
(HIIFX, HIICX, HIIIX)
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund
(TRIFX, TRICX, TRIIX)
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund
(IOXAX, IOXCX, IOXIX)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual June 30, 2021
 
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Mutual Fund Series Trust
 

 

 

CATALYST FUNDS
ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Review Page 1
   
Schedules of Investments Page 34
   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Page 77
   
Statements of Operations Page 78
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Page 79
   
Financial Highlights Page 82
   
Notes to Financial Statements Page 96
   
Auditors Opinion Page 112
   
Supplemental Information Page 114
   
Trustees Table Page 126
   
Expense Example Page 128
   
Privacy Notice Page 129

 

 

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June 30, 2021

 

Catalyst Insider Income Fund (IIXAX, IIXCX, IIXIX)
(unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

The Catalyst Insider Income Fund (the “Fund”) holds a portfolio of short-term bonds issued by corporations whose executives are purchasing shares of the company’s common stock. Our historical research indicates that companies where insiders are buying the company’s common stock experience substantially lower default rates and bankruptcy rates. The intuition is that corporate insiders would not take an equity stake if the company were in jeopardy of bankruptcy. During times of economic uncertainty, we think it is even more important to look at the insider buying actions of corporate executives as they are the people who understand their company’s credit situation the best.

 

During 2020 and throughout 2021, we witnessed a substantial spike in corporate insider buying activity as well-informed executives took advantage of stock price declines following the dramatic market sell-off. As inflationary pressures increase amid pandemic-created imbalances, companies became anxious to tap credit markets as rates reached historic lows. With corporate bond issuances robust throughout 2021, strong corporate bond supply in the U.S. continues to be absorbed by strong corporate bond demand. The insatiable demand for corporate debt, accompanied by increased bond issuances, is good for corporations in general because it allows them to recapitalize their balance sheets with longer-dated maturities at lower rates. Thus, the Fund remains well positioned amid stronger-than-historic-average growth coupled with improving balance sheet fundamentals. The Covid-19 outbreak has created a compelling opportunity for the Fund, and we are very optimistic for the year ahead.

 

We are happy to report that as of June 30, 2021, the Catalyst Insider Income Fund (IIXIX) has returned +7.45% over the trailing year. The continued relative outperformance during the trailing three-year period has allowed the Fund to maintain its Morningstar 5-star rating on the three-year performance, out of 525 funds in the Morningstar Short-Term Bond category, for the period ended June 30, 2021, based on risk-adjusted returns. For the three-year period, IIXIX generated annualized returns of +4.93%, significantly outpacing the Morningstar Short-Term Bond category returns of +3.38% and Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Yr US Govt/Credit Index1 returns of +2.96%.

 

During the past year, the Fund held a number of positions in what we consider ideal bonds: bonds that are short duration, where the executives are purchasing the firm’s common stock, and the company has what we believe to be very high-quality credit fundamentals. By using the insider buying signal as the first step in our credit evaluation process, we have identified a number of bonds that we believe have been overlooked by the market and possess superior yields to bonds of comparable credit fundamentals. We believe that the market has a general overreliance on the credit rating agencies when it comes to evaluating the riskiness of corporate debt. Events that impact a company’s creditworthiness happen in real -time whereas credit updates from the credit ratings agencies happen sporadically at best. We believe this provides us with opportunities to identify undervalued bonds of companies with very high-quality credit fundamentals before the market does.

 

One success story we have had in the portfolio employing our core strategy is with Arbor Realty Trust, where multiple insiders took advantage of stock price declines and bought shares in March 2020. During March and April of 2020, the market indiscriminately sold anything related to mortgage REITs, including the equity and debt of Arbor Realty Trust. However, this indiscriminate selling provided a very compelling investment opportunity for the active manager who understands Arbor’s business model. Their capital allocation is largely concentrated in the multifamily rental space (including bridge loans, which have safer credit backdrops), comprising over 80% of their investment portfolio. Historically, multifamily housing has been a noncyclical/recession-proof area of mortgage REITs with consistent supply, steadily increasing demand, and a manageable long-term vacancy rate of 5.1%. The multi-family space has continued to remain resilient throughout the pandemic and into 2021, resulting in one of the best years of performance in the company’s history. This success allowed Arbor to raise their dividend three times in 2020; achieve an industry-leading return on equity of 19%; and continue to grow their business through quality and diverse income streams; all while maintaining a strong balance sheet with ample liquidity. Arbor also remains well positioned to weather the storm

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of a tapering event that can have a material impact on mortgage REITs as the company remains more exposed to commercial housing prices and consumer spending priorities.

 

The Fund’s total returns for the fiscal year through 06/30/21 and since inception through 06/30/21 as compared to the Barclays 1-3 Yr US Govt/Credit Index were as follows (unaudited):

 

  Fiscal Year Since Inception
  (06/30/21) (07/29/14) 2
Class A 7.15% 2.22%
Class C 6.48% 1.51%
Class I 7.45% 2.50%
Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Yr US Govt/Credit Index (1) 0.44% 1.73%
Class A with Sales Charge 2.10% 1.50%

 

The Fund’s maximum sales charge for Class “A” shares is 4.75%. Investments in mutual funds involve risks. Performance is historic and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance information or the Fund’s prospectus please call the Fund, toll free at 1-866-447-4228. You can also obtain a prospectus at wwwCatalystMF.com.

 

Outlook and Summary

 

After an extremely turbulent first half of 2020 and quantitative easing’s delayed effects on the bond market, corporate bonds have largely stabilized with economic policy implementation eagerly anticipated. A robust corporate bond supply, increasing inflationary fears (illustrated by two of the 10 largest increases in the Consumer Price Index having occurred in Q3 2020 with a 133% increase and an 86% increase in Q1 2021), a mature bear steepening environment, and the potential for rising rates, all point to the benefits of a short-term corporate bond strategy to reduce inflation risk, minimize duration risk, and defend against post-Covid 19 credit risk.

 

The Fund remains well positioned from a credit and sector specific standpoint, minimizing idiosyncratic risk and maximizing mispriced bonds that capture yield in a low-yield ecosystem. The Fund also remains well positioned to weather the current unofficial guidance of the Federal Reserve (Fed) personnel highlighting some expectations of a tapering event, where the Fed reduces quantitative easing as the economic recovery continues. Some fears of another “taper tantrum” like 2013 seem overdrawn as the current Fed has communicated relatively well and remains steadfast on not creating an adverse market reaction. Though tapering guidance remains unclear, it is normal and likely, based on historical occurrences, that tapering will occur as it is a natural implementation after an economic recovery (though not likely to start until late 2022). Therefore, our narrative does not change as short-term bonds reduce the interest rate risk associated with a bear steepening of the yield curve. One of the positive byproducts of a steepening of the yield curve is an increase in corporate bond yields, which creates opportunities for investors to reinvest at more attractive yields.

 

We remain encouraged by the resiliency of the Catalyst Insider Income Fund as it quickly recovered from the drawdown experienced during March 2020. However, we believe there is significant upside remaining in the portfolio. We believe in the credit quality of all our positions. As of 6/30/2021, the Fund maintains an average weighted yield to maturity of 2.58% with an effective duration of 1.87.

 

The Fund holds a relatively concentrated portfolio of short-term bonds of companies experiencing insider buying activity. We believe that this insider buying signal allows us to identify opportunities in short-term bonds that will outperform the broad market bond indexes over time with limited credit risk and interest rate risk. Taking into consideration the circumstances of implementing the initial portfolio, we are pleased with the performance of the Fund and are confident in the long-term potential of the Fund and strategy. Successful investing requires a long-term outlook

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focused on objective criteria that create value. We have adopted this outlook for the Catalyst Insider Income Fund, and we are glad that you have decided to share in our vision.

 

Sincerely,

 

David Miller and Charles Ashley
Co-Portfolio Managers

 

Performance (%): Ending June 30, 2021 (unaudited)

Annualized if greater than a year

 

Share Class/Benchmark YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Since
Inception*
Class I 1.78 7.45 4.93 4.41 2.50
Class A 1.66 7.15 4.62 4.08 2.22
Class C 1.29 6.48 3.92 3.37 1.51
Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year US Govt/Credit Index -0.00 -0.44 2.96 1.88 1.73
Class A w/ Sales Charge -3.16 2.10 2.93 3.07 1.50

 

*Inception: 07/29/2014

 

The Fund’s maximum sales charge for Class “A” shares is 4.75%. Gross expenses were 1.43%, 2.18%, and 1.18% for ass A, C, and I shares respectively. Investments in mutual funds involve risks. Performance is historic and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month end performance information or the Fund’s prospectus please call the Fund, toll free at 1-866-447-4228. You can also obtain a prospectus at www.CatalystMF.com.

 

Important Risk Information

 

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Catalyst Funds. This and other important information about the Fund is contained in the prospectus, which can be obtained by calling 1-866-447-4228 or at www.CatalystMF.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. The Catalyst Funds are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC is not affiliated with Northern Lights Distributors, LLC.

 

Investing in the Fund carries certain risks. The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of an individual security in the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issue and may own fewer securities than other mutual funds. The Fund may invest in lower-quality, non-investment grade bonds. Non-investment grade corporate bonds are those rated Ba or lower by Moody’s or BB or lower by S&P (also known as “junk” bonds). Lower-quality debt securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Interest rate risk is the risk that bond prices overall, including the prices of securities held by the Fund, will decline over short or even long periods of time due to rising interest rates. Bonds with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to interest rates than bonds with shorter maturities. These factors may affect the value of your investment.

 

1The Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Yr U.S. Gov/Credit Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the non-securitized component of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. It includes investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities with 1 to 3 years to maturity. Please

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note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track, and individuals cannot invest directly in any index, although individuals may invest in exchange traded funds or other investment vehicles that attempt to track the performance of an index. The Catalyst Insider Income Fund may or may not purchase the types of securities represented by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

2Since inception returns assume an inception date of 07/29/2014. The performance information quoted in this Annual Report assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, and represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. An investor’s return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Updated performance data to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-866-447-4228. There is a maximum sales load of 4.75% (“sales load”) on certain Class A subscriptions. A 1% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC fee”) is imposed on certain redemptions of Class A shares held less than two years after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Catalyst Insider Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
June 30, 2021

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for each of the periods ended June 30, 2021, compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized Annualized
  1 Year Return 5 Year Return Since Inception**
Class A 7.15% 4.08% 2.22%
Class A with load 2.10% 3.07% 1.50%
Class C 6.48% 3.37% 1.51%
Class I 7.45% 4.41% 2.50%
Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index(a) 0.44% 1.88% 1.73%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 4.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares may be subject to a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods less than 1 year are not annualized. As disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated November 1, 2020, the Fund’s total gross annual operating expenses, including the cost of underlying funds, are 1.43% for Class A, 2.18% for Class C and 1.18% for Class I shares. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-447-4228.

 

(a)The Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued. Investors cannot invest direct in an index.

 

**Inception date is July 29, 2014.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Top 10 Holdings by Industry  % of Net Assets 
Asset Management   21.7%
Real Estate Investment Trusts   9.7%
Retail - Discretionary   9.4%
Technology Hardware   9.3%
Biotech & Pharma   9.2%
Specialty Finance   9.1%
Health Care Facilities & Services   6.4%
Aerospace & Defense   5.2%
Technology Services   4.9%
Software   3.6%
Other/Cash & Equivalents   11.5%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a more detailed breakdown of the Fund’s assets.

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June 30, 2021

 

Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund (EIXAX, EIXCX, EIXIX)
(unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

 

The Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund seeks to generate current income via investments in structured credit, predominantly investing in seasoned non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities. The Fund’s dividend is paid monthly and is a function of the true yield or performance of the underlying mortgage bonds and thus the mortgages backing them. The robust housing market has helped the performance of many of these securities. The Fund also invests a small percentage in agency mortgage interest-only securities, which exhibit negative duration. These bonds enhance income and provide a positive carry embedded rate hedge within the portfolio. Additionally, the Fund seeks growth in the NAV via its active management style, affording the Fund the opportunity to capture bid-to-offer spreads rather than paying them, resulting in best execution and some uncorrelated alpha as well as enhanced liquidity. The Fund capitalizes on the inefficiencies present in this over-the-counter traded market.

 

We are excited about the opportunity in our market that was created by the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. The urban exodus—combined with stimulus, among other factors—has led to a robust housing market. The move up in housing prices has several implications for the bulk of our investments. The cashflows generated by seasoned mortgage bonds have increased and are coming sooner than anticipated. Many of these legacy deals have a number of old, delinquent, or foreclosed loans, which have been sitting in the respective trusts for years awaiting liquidation. Now, due to the strength of the housing market, we are witnessing these loans finally becoming flushed out, resulting in a windfall for investors. Typically, these loans were valued at 25-40 cents on the dollar, but are occasionally paying off at par and sometimes even greater than par. It is conceivable that many of these loans experienced principal modifications in the past and now, those prior write-downs/recoveries are being paid to the senior bond holder. Additionally, the move in housing has created a desire and/or path for some borrowers to refinance, which is not something that is priced into the market’s assumptions for these bonds. These factors, among others, have caused the Fund’s yield to rise over the past year.

 

The trading environment was more opportunistic after last March’s fallout, but as volatility has decreased, the ability for the Fund to generate outsized returns, and alpha consequently diminished. While it is still accretive and enhances the Fund’s liquidity, active management has had and likely will have less of an impact on returns than last year. We will always employ this management style, particularly because of its impact when volatility increases. The style helped us outperform last year on a relative basis versus many similar strategies.

 

The Fund has a small positive-carry interest rate hedge (<5% of the Fund) by way of agency interest-only mortgage bonds. Agency mortgages exhibit negative convexity, meaning that when interest rates come down, refinancing picks up dramatically, hence shortening the life of the mortgage and when rates rise, the duration or average life of a mortgage extends. We targeted interest-only bonds carved off of pools of 2% and 2.5% agency mortgages, expecting those to experience little to no prepay while rates rose. The interest rate move in the first quarter of 2021 is one of the fastest and most aggressive (on a percentage basis) in decades. Although the Enhanced Income Strategy Fund is a fixed income fund, it still produced a strong result (+1.93% in Q1 2021), partly due to the performance of these agency interest-only mortgage bonds. We are closely monitoring the interest rate market and will manage this position accordingly.

 

Over the past year, we have added a small allocation to commercial mortgage-backed securities. This segment of the market is ripe with dislocation following the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on commercial real estate. We seek investments high in the capital structure that trade cheap relative to where they should due to the circumstances today. This allocation is less than 10% of the portfolio and likely will remain as such.

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Fund Investment Strategy

 

The Fund invests primarily in seasoned non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) that were created pre-Great Financial Crisis. These loans benefit from seasoning. The loans have de-levered through natural amortization as well as housing price appreciation. We look for asymmetric positively skewed risk/reward securities, which we feel are insulated from any current or imminent credit losses. These securities that the Fund invests in are at or near the top of the capital structure, which make them relatively insulated from losses by the deal structure’s credit enhancement (i.e., preference over bonds junior to the respective tranche we are buying). The order of priority of payments in a typical deal’s capital structure pays interest and principal to the most senior bonds first. This typically results in the senior most bonds having the shortest remaining term in the capital structure. The typical weighted average life of these securities is generally in the four-to-five-year range, but has shortened recently due to refinancing and liquidation of old delinquent loans.

 

The sub-advisor uses its extensive quantitative skills as well as its network of relationships to source securities for the Fund. We favor those investments that offer better liquidity than others, while still offering relatively high yield for the respective risks. These higher-yielding securities pay interest monthly and typically pay principal monthly, which is passed along to investors via dividends. For each prospective investment, the sub-advisor examines deal structure, underlying loans characteristics, and historical performance of the loans in each respective issue. We then apply stress scenarios when analyzing each individual security to ensure these bonds can hold up to weaker housing prices, greater defaults, and related risks.

 

Our active trading approach, which seeks to take advantage of some of the opacity and inefficiencies in the RMBS market, has been beneficial to the Fund and should continue to enhance returns.

 

Fund Performance

 

The Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund (EIXIX) returned 10.40% since its inception in December 31, 2018, beating its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index1, by 4.64%. The Fund’s returns for the period ended June 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

Share Class/Benchmark 1 Year Since Inception 2
Class A 7.39% 10.14%
Class C 6.61% 9.28%
Class I 7.64% 10.40%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Agg. Bond TR Index (1) -0.33% 5.76%
Class A w/ Sales Charge 1.20% 7.56%

 

*Inception: 12/31/2018

 

Investments in mutual funds involve risks. Performance is historic and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance information or the Fund’s prospectus please call the Fund, toll free at 1-866-447-4228. You can also obtain a prospectus at www.CatalystMF.com.

 

Outperformance was driven by our investment selection, the benign housing market, as well as our active trading approach. The Fund had a strong finish to 2020 calendar year, despite the challenges the year posed with the onset and ensuing economic fallout brought on the by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Vanilla legacy non-agency RMBS senior bond spreads continued to tighten from approximately 300 to around 200 bps by the end of Q2 2021. This spread tightening caused prices to rally across the board. The Fund benefited from this rally, returning 7.64% (Class I) and 7.39% (Class A) from June 30, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Additionally, the

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fragmenting of the market brought on by March’s dislocation created an excellent trading opportunity. Unlike most market participants who deploy a buy-and-hold strategy, we actively manage this Fund. Our team’s expertise and experience on the sell-side allows us to take advantage of wide bid-to-offer spreads, turning that spread into profit.

 

The relatively small position in agency interest-only bonds (which exhibit negative duration) had a positive impact on the Fund, particularly in the first quarter of 2021. The U.S. 10-year government bond yield rose from a low of 0.51% in August 2020 to a high of 1.74% on March 31, 2021. We anticipated a rise in rates and allocated appropriately to these agency interest-only bonds. They contributed approximately 80bps of return in the first quarter of 2021, even though they accounted for less than 5% of the portfolio. However, we have taken the position that interest rates are not likely to rise significantly from here on in and reduced this position to around 4%.

 

The vast majority of the Fund’s portfolio consists of fixed rate, but relatively short bonds, which have some mark-to-market impact when interest rates move. We feel that our mixture of these bonds, along with some floating rate securities and the sleeve of agency interest-only securities, harmonizes together to mitigate our exposure to interest rates.

 

Overall, our portfolio is positioned to be relatively agnostic with respect to rates and credit. This sets us up to perform in a variety of different market scenarios.

 

Summary

 

Legacy non-agency RMBS still provides some of the best opportunity in fixed income from both an income and total return perspective, and we believe this asset class is particularly compelling compared to corporate bonds. This has become evident as the Fund outperformed its benchmark, Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index, by 7.97% (Class I) and 7.72% (Class A) from June 30, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

 

We are confident that highly seasoned, de-levered mortgage bonds will continue to perform well despite the challenging macroeconomic backdrop. The propensity for a homeowner to default who has between 50% and 70% home equity is slim. Additionally, we see data suggesting 96% of MSAs reporting positive home price appreciation. As people look to move from urban centers to single family homes, prices should remain firm. This provides a strong footing for housing in general.

 

We expect our active approach should continue to enhance returns as the market remains fragmented with still wider spreads (more attractive entry prices) than pre-March. For these reasons, we are highly optimistic for the Fund’s future. Importantly, the Fund’s mandate is broad within structured credit and the team has the ability to move about between different subsectors actively seeking the most attractive risk/reward investments.

 

Sincerely,

 

Leland Abrams

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

This report is intended for the Fund’s shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current Fund prospectus. To obtain a prospectus or other information about the Fund, please visit www.CatalystMF.com or call 1-866-447-4228. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index: A market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the U.S. investment grade bond market with maturities of more than one year.

 

2Since inception returns assume inception date of 12/31/2018. The performance information quoted in this Annual Report assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, and represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. An investor’s return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Updated performance data to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-866-447-4228. There is a maximum sales load of 4.75% (“sales load”) on certain Class A subscriptions. A 1% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC fee”) is imposed on certain redemptions of Class A shares held less than two years after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
June 30, 2021

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended June 30, 2021, compared to its benchmark:

 

    Annualized
  1 Year Return Since Inception**
Class A 7.39% 10.14%
Class A with load 1.20% 7.56%
Class C 6.61% 9.28%
Class I 7.64% 10.40%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(a) -0.33% 5.76%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 4.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares may be subject to a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods less than 1 year are not annualized. As disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated November 1, 2020, the Fund’s total gross annual operating expenses, including the cost of underlying funds, are 2.11% for Class A, 2.86% for Class C and 1.86% for Class I shares. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-447-4228.

 

(a)The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based index that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fix-rated taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). Investors cannot invest direct in an index.

 

**Inception date is December 31, 2018.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Top Holdings by Security Type  % of Net Assets 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   49.1%
Home Equity   18.3%
Residential Mortgage   15.6%
Non Agency CMBS   9.3%
U.S. Government Agency Obligations   4.2%
Other ABS   2.4%
Manufactured Housing   0.4%
Other/Cash & Equivalents   0.7%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a more detailed breakdown of the Fund’s assets.

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June 30, 2021

 

Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund (TRXAX, TRXCX, TRXIX)

(unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

The Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund’s (the “Fund”) total returns for the fiscal year and 5-year periods ended 06/30/21 since inception through 06/30/21 as compared to the MSCI All Country World Stock Index 1 and the 50% MSCI AWCI Value/50% BoFA ML A-AAA 1-3yr US Corp2 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Fund vs. Index Performance Fiscal Year 5 Years Since Inception4
Class A without sales charge 17.83% 6.13% 5.91%
Class A with sales charge 11.05% 4.88% 5.28%
Class C 16.87% 5.33% 5.11%
50% MSCI ACWI/50% BoFA ML A-AAA 1-3yr US Corp.2 19.30% 8.92% 6.62%
50% MSCI ACWI Value/50% BoFA ML A-AAA 1-3yr US Corp. 3 19.14% 6.76% 5.35%
MSCI All Country World Stock Index1 39.87% 15.20% 10.75%
Class I (Inception Date – 6/6/14) 18.12% 6.43% 4.72%
MSCI All Country World Stock Index1 39.87% 15.20% 10.33%

 

The Fund’s maximum sales charge for Class “A” shares is 5.75%. Investments in mutual funds involve risks. Performance is historic and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance information or the Fund’s prospectus, please call the Fund, toll-free at 1-866-447-4228. You can also obtain a prospectus at www.CatalystMF.com.

 

Last year was not an ordinary year. From a global pandemic to civil unrest to an election like no other, news headlines took many twists and turns throughout the year. Despite the vast amount of negative news, financial markets ultimately shrugged it off, aided by ultra-accommodative stances from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and other Central Banks to mitigate the economic damage caused by the Coronavirus. By year’s end, most of the world’s stock markets showed gains for the year. Moving into 2021, stocks continued their march higher, fueled by trillions in fiscal and monetary stimulus and continued expectations that a post-Covid-19 economy would be a strong one. A noteworthy rotation from growth to value that began late last year continued into the first and second quarters, giving up some of their gains relative to growth stocks in the month of June. The latter were bolstered by interest rates that declined modestly during the quarter, despite rising inflation. Note that stocks with higher valuations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than those with lower valuations. As it pertains to the Fund, performance lagged that of our primary and secondary benchmarks slightly for the year, despite being up significantly. This underperformance came from the equity component of the Fund and was due to our continued belief that over the long-term, inflation will prove to be more than transitory, and excessive levels of debt will serve to dampen the pace of the economic recovery over the long-term, thereby muting global growth expectations. As such, while bolstering our exposure (as discussed below) to those assets that can benefit from an inflationary environment, we also have maintained somewhat of a defensive posture as it pertains to our equity positioning. In risk-on market scenarios where the broader markets are accelerating at a faster rate than that of risk-off markets, the equity portion of the Fund tends to underperform as we take on less risk. Going forward, we believe modest economic growth coupled with a pickup in inflation would be expected to be a favorable environment for value investors, and hence the Fund.

 

The decline in interest rates is a bit of a conundrum as inflation fears continue to mount. A review of your daily living expenses should bear this out, with a trip to the gas station about 45% more expensive today than a year ago, and 30% since the beginning of 2021.5 Recently, food manufacturer General Mills announced that it expects inflation to run around 7% this year, a much higher estimate than many of its peers. However, they have an outsized reliance on agriculture commodities, such as corn and soybeans, which have rallied over 20% this year. While inflation has been

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running much hotter than the Fed’s two percent target (recall the May CPI figure of 5.0% and the now June figure of 5.4%6), many on the Fed Board believe this is only transitory and that inflation will cool off next year, citing the recent sell-off in lumber prices (down about 45% in June) as an indicator. Despite declines in June, prices remain more than double that of pre-Covid levels. Shortly after the first rounds of fiscal and monetary stimulus last year, we expressed concerns over the possibility of increasing inflationary pressures. Fast forward a little over a year, and our concerns have only increased. The problem as we see it is that in order for inflation to prove transitory, we need continued strong economic growth and for supply chains to resolve their issues, or governments to raise taxes and take money out of the system. However, as we will discuss below, our expectations for future GDP growth and tax increases are unlikely to be sufficient to rein in the inflation that has already taken hold. With that in mind, over the past year, we have made numerous portfolio adjustments to better position portfolios for a higher inflationary environment as well as to right size equity positions resulting from pandemic-related performance impacts. From an asset allocation perspective, we shifted our weighing to equities to the maximum allowed 70%. We purchased Treasury Inflation-Protected Bonds (TIPS) and have kept our weight average maturity below one year. We added shares of Anglo American (AAL LN). We also added an infrastructure play in MDU Resources (MDU), which also has exposure to the energy space and an attractive dividend yield. We added Intel (INTC), as the name will benefit from the semiconductor shortages stemming from supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic. Outside the U.S., we added Holcim (HOLN SW) and Vivendi (VIV FP). We trimmed positions in Cisco (CSCO), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Tetra Tech (TTEK), and Nestle (NSRGY), which experienced sizeable gains during 2020, and further reduced positions in Imperial Brands (IMB LN) and Orange (ORAN), as the U.K. and Europe were seen as having larger remaining risks from Covid-19.

 

Looking forward, we believe the dichotomy between the low level for interest rates and percolating inflation rates stems from the Fed’s continuation of quantitative easing programs, which are artificially depressing interest rates. Specifically, the Fed continues to purchase about $80 billion of Treasury securities and $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities monthly. Additionally, the U.S. government has printed an unprecedented amount of money since 2009: more than $10 trillion.7 Putting this into perspective, new money printing now exceeds the total cost of our most expensive wars.7 Remarkably, as much as the money supply has increased 250%, inflation has remained low.7 With that said, perhaps a better gauge for future economic activity and inflation would be the U.S. dollar. The currency market is much larger than the U.S. bond market and is not subject to the Fed’s actions the way the bond market and interest rates are. Although blipping a tad higher recently, the dollar has been trending lower since the Fed began its aggressive monetary stimulus. As we mentioned previously, the global economy is enjoying a rebound from depressed levels stemming from the global pandemic. We do not anticipate the rebound will be smooth or linear as some geographies struggle with different Covid variants more than others. Longer-term, we continue to believe an excessive amount of debt in the global financial system will dampen longer-term growth rates. Adding an additional layer of complexity to the investing environment is the rumbling surrounding possible tax increases. While some increases are likely to occur, we believe they will be more moderate than those proposed by President Biden. We also anticipate that Congress will take a more tepid approach towards tax increases until after the 2022 elections. Historically, the party in power loses seats during mid-term elections. Should this not materialize and the Democratic party gains seats, we believe that more aggressive tax increases would occur. Such actions would likely hurt corporate earnings, equity valuations, and the broader economy. We believe the Fed will remain accommodative for the foreseeable future. Despite recent job gains, fewer Americans are employed as of June 30, 2021 than during the February 2020 peak. Although the Fed has broached the subject of tapering, we believe actual tapering will not occur until the lag in the job market is substantially reduced. Such an environment should be conducive for stocks, but we believe that future returns may be more subdued than those enjoyed over the past five quarters.

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Michael S. Dzialo, Peter J. Swan and Karen M. Culver
Portfolio Managers

 

This report is intended for the Fund’s shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current Fund prospectus. To obtain a prospectus or other information about the Fund, please visit www.CatalystMF.com or call 1-866-447-4228. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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1The MSCI All Country World Stock Index (MSCI ACWI) is a market capitalization-weighted index designed to provide a broad measure of equity-market performance throughout the world. The MSCI ACWI is maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International and is comprised of stocks from both developed and emerging markets. The Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund may or may not purchase the types of securities represented by the MSCI All Country World Stock Index.

 

2Represents a 50%50% blend of the MSCI ACWI and the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corp A-AAA 1-3 Year TR Index.

 

3Represents a 50%/50% blend of the MSCI ACWI Value Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corp A-AAA 1-3 Year TR Index.

 

4Since inception returns assume inception date of 7/29/11. The performance information quoted in this Annual Report assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, and represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. An investor’s return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Updated performance data to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-866-447-4228. There is a maximum sales load of 5.75% (“sales load”) on certain Class A subscriptions. A 1% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC fee”) is imposed on certain redemptions of Class A shares held less than two years after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

5https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/

 

6https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

 

7https://www.advisorperspectives.com/

 

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Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
June 30, 2021

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for each of the periods ended June 30, 2021, compared to its benchmarks:

 

    Annualized Annualized
  1 Year Return 5 Year Return Since Inception**
Class A 17.83% 6.13% 5.91%
Class A with load 11.05% 4.88% 5.28%
Class C 16.87% 5.33% 5.11%
Class I 18.12% 6.43% 4.72%
MSCI All Country World Stock Index(a) 39.32% 10.61% 8.09%
MSCI All Country World Stock Value Index Gross(b) 39.87% 15.20% 10.75%
ICE BofA ML A-AAA 1-3yr U.S. Corp. Index(c) 1.11% 2.45% 2.16%
50% MSCI ACWI U.S./50% ICE BofA ML A-AAA 1-3yr U.S. Corp. Index(d) 19.31% 8.92% 6.62%
50% MSCI ACWI U.S. Value Index Gross/50% ICE BofA ML A-AAA 1-3yr U.S. Corp. Index(e) 19.14% 6.76% 5.35%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 5.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares may be subject to a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods greater than 1 year are annualized. As disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated November 1, 2020, the Fund’s total gross annual operating expenses, including the cost of underlying funds, are 1.95% for Class A, 2.70% for Class C, and 1.70% for Class I shares. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-447-4228.

 

(a)The “MSCI All Country World Stock Index” is maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International, and is comprised of stocks from both developed and emerging markets. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(b)The MSCI All Country World Stock Value Index Gross captures large and mid cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 23 Developed Markets countries. The value investment style characteristics for index construction are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(c)The “ICE BofA ML A-AAA 1-3yr U.S. Corp. Index” includes publicly issued U.S. Treasury debt, U.S. government agency debt, taxable debt issued by U.S. states and territories and their political subdivisions, debt issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations, non-U.S. government debt and supranational debt. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(d)The “50% MSCI AWCI U.S./50% ICE BofA ML A-AAA 1-3yr US Corp. Index.” is made up of two indices; ICE BofA ML U.S. Corporate & Government 1-3yrs Index, and MSCI AC World Index. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(e)The “50% MSCI AWCI U.S Value Index Gross/50% ICE BofA ML A-AAA 1-3yr U.S. Corp. Index.” is made up of two indices; ICE BofA ML U.S. Corporate & Government 1-3yrs Index, and MSCI AC World Value Index Gross. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**Inception date is July 29, 2011, for Class A, Class C and the benchmark, and June 6, 2014, for Class I.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Top 10 Holdings by Industry  % of Net Assets 
Biotech & Pharma   17.3%
Telecommunications   9.6%
Food   8.6%
Technology Hardware   7.7%
Gas & Water Utilities   5.4%
Tobacco & Cannabis   5.1%
Semiconductors   4.9%
Retail - Discretionary   4.8%
Automotive   3.8%
Wholesale - Consumer Staples   3.3%
Other/Cash & Equivalents   29.5%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a more detailed breakdown of the Fund’s assets.

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June 30, 2021

 

Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund (CFRAX, CFRCX, CFRIX)
(unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

An ongoing pandemic, sputtering reopening attempts, “warp speed” vaccine development and deployment, and a new U.S. presidential administration were all captured within an historic market rally and a remarkable year, one to both remember and forget. These events continued to touch every facet of how we live, work, and socialize and in the world of investment management, broke almost every belief and pattern associated with investing.

 

The vaccines brought with them a light at the end of the tunnel. Of course, growing optimism surrounding the economic recovery, further fiscal and monetary stimulus and the presumed eventual sunset on the pandemic also meant revaluation shifts that continually challenged investors. Intense volatility spikes surprised on a number of occasions and seemed to become a feature of the new landscape. Interestingly, much of the good news turned into bad news for certain financial assets at the start of 2021. U.S. Treasuries had their worst start to a calendar year since 1830, according to Deutsche Bank, as the yield on the 10Y shot up an astounding 85 basis points in the first quarter of 2021. In turn, this poor performance negatively impacted almost all traditional fixed income asset classes and created a lot of portfolio damage along the way.

 

In contrast, stirring inflation, stimulated by enormous liquidity coupled with significant global supply chain disruptions, which became apparent as economies reopened and consumer demand picked up, pushed many commodity prices to decades highs. Prices of copper, lumber, soybeans, corn, and other commodities registered double-digit growth as inflation and rate anxiety replaced Covid 19 as the predominant risk themes in the markets. Mentions of inflation during earnings calls more than tripled year-on-year in the biggest jump in history. Despite this background and in the face of multiple, eye-catching economic data points over the past months, Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) Chairman Jerome Powell and other members of the FOMC remained steadfast in their assurances that the upward pressure on prices would be “transitory.”

 

In the credit markets, the Armageddon predictions of many “experts,” once again, did not come to fruition. The rally that commenced after the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented market intervention actions continued unabated for the 12 months ended 06/30/21. Defaults rose but were lower than during previous periods of crisis. Unrecognized was the fact that 65% of defaults came from four industry sectors: leisure, oil and gas, retail, and traditional telecom. The capital, balance sheet, and expense management discipline displayed by many issuers was nothing short of impressive and demonstrated the lessons learned from the Great Financial Crisis.

 

Inflation, rate anxiety, an ongoing search for yield, and the reflation expectations reverberating through the economy drove demand to the loan asset class, especially at the riskier end of the spectrum as a rally of lower quality, lower-rated loans became the defining trend in the market for the 12 months ended on 06/30/21 with higher-rated loans trailing both the B and CCC sub-index returns in every month since April 2020. Loans were also largely immune from the choppy trading and episodes of elevated volatility experienced by equity and traditional fixed income asset classes, once again proving to be a port in the storm and a buttress for investor portfolios. Importantly, credit risk waned dramatically, and default rates steadily declined, dropping below the historical average of 2.9% by the end of 2Q21 for the first time since the pandemic triggered recession. The easing in default conditions reflected the continually improving fundaments across the economic landscape as well as ongoing central bank support.

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The Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund saw an uninterrupted price improvement while building steady, positive gains though slightly underperforming its benchmark, S&P LSTA TR. The continuous lower quality rally pushed the index gains ahead of those for the Fund, driven by the benchmark’s significantly higher allocation to CCC and unrated risk. In the Fund, we maintained our higher quality, more liquid bias given the numerous uncertainties surrounding the virus and the recovery and consistent with our capital preservation and income goals. We also note that the re-opening trade has appeared to have largely played out and we believe that further outperformance of CCC loans will likely rely on further upgrades and idiosyncratic events. We have stayed fully invested, focusing on issuers with a higher sensitivity to the economic cycle while engaging in appropriate relative value opportunities. The portfolio remains well diversified across industries and issuers and the liquidity of the overall book is healthier than pre-pandemic levels.

 

Performance

 

The Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund’s total returns for the one-year, five-year and since inception periods through 06/30/21 as compared to the S&P LSTA Levg. Loan 100 TR Index were as follows (unaudited):

 

Fund vs. Index Performance 1 Year 5 Years Since Inception1
Class A without sales charge 9.08% 5.77% 4.11%
Class A with sales charge 3.95% 4.73% 3.52%
Class C 8.30% 5.00% 3.33%
Class I 9.34% 6.07% 4.38%
S&P LSTA Levg. Loan 100 TR Index2 9.37% 4.67% 3.73%

 

The Fund’s maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 4.75%. Investments in mutual funds involve risks. Performance is historic and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance information or the Fund’s prospectus, please call the Fund, toll-free at 1-866-447-4228. You can also obtain a prospectus at www.CatalystMutualFunds.com.

 

Outlook

 

Many recent uncertainties are behind us, including the U.S. election, vaccine development, and the liquidity crisis. The economy remains in full recovery mode. Nonetheless, countless worries remain. New virus variants have emerged. Economic data may be peaking, and the stimulus sugar high is perhaps starting to fade. After months of overshoots on inflation readings, the Fed finally acknowledged that the economy is recovering quickly, coming in hotter and faster than expected; tapering of its Treasury and MBS purchases is being discussed; and rate hikes are coming, as the median participant forecast shifted from no rate hikes until approximately 2023 to 50 bps of rate hikes by end of 2023. The more hawkish tone from the Fed put fixed income investors on notice once again. Interestingly, Treasury yields declined after the announcement, perhaps hinting that reflation can remain orderly. However, worries regarding a policy mistake and potential adverse economic and market consequences began to come to the forefront and will likely lead to further bouts of volatility for equities and traditional fixed income markets. While the second half of 2021 could be bumpier for markets grappling with inflation, recovery, and policy questions, we believe that near-term global growth remains strong. Against this backdrop, leveraged credit especially is in a “sweet spot” thanks to the strong growth, improving fundamentals, limited default concerns, and a still accommodative Fed. A crucial

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opportunity revolves around income and duration avoidance. Yield is scarce and credit still offers decent value in a world of elevated valuations. At present, we are in a “Golden Age” for income-producing alternatives. We will be watching credit spreads closely as we navigate the path forward. We expect robust demand and inflows to persist as investors continue to turn to spread products like loans in the ongoing search for yield, income, and inflation hedges.

 

Sincerely,

 

CIFC Asset Management LLC

 

This report is intended for the Fund’s shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current Fund prospectus. To obtain a prospectus or other information about the Fund, please visit www.CatalystMF.com or call 1-866-447-4228. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1Since inception returns assume inception date of 12/31/2012. The performance information quoted in this Annual Report assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, and represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. An investor’s return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Updated performance data to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-866-447-4228. There is a maximum sales load of 4.75% (“sales load”) on certain Class A subscriptions. A 1% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC fee”) is imposed on certain redemptions of Class A shares held less than two years after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

2The S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index is designed to reflect the largest loan facilities in the leveraged loan market. It mirrors the market-value weighted performance of the largest institutional leveraged loans based upon market weightings, spreads, and interest payments.

 

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Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
June 30, 2021

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for each of the periods ended June 30, 2021, compared to its benchmark:

 

  1 Year Return Annualized
5 Year Return
Annualized
Since Inception**
Class A 9.08% 5.77% 4.11%
Class A with load 3.95% 4.73% 3.52%
Class C 8.30% 5.00% 3.33%
Class I 9.34% 6.07% 4.38%
S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index (a) 9.37% 4.67% 3.73%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 4.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares may be subject to a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods greater than 1 year are annualized. As disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated November 1, 2020, the Fund’s total gross annual operating expenses, including the cost of underlying funds are 1.67% for Class A and 2.42% for Class C, and 1.42% for Class I shares. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-447-4228.

 

Performance information for the period prior to November 2018 does not reflect the Fund’s current strategy and the Fund’s portfolio was not managed by the Fund’s current Sub-Advisor.

 

(a)The S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market. The Index consists of 100 loan facilities drawn from a larger benchmark - the S&P/SLTA (Loan Syndications and Trading Association) Leveraged Loan Index (LLI). Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**Inception date is December 31, 2012.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Top Ten Holdings by Industry  % of Net Assets 
Health Care Facilities & Services   15.5%
Insurance   7.9%
Commercial Support Services   7.7%
Software   7.5%
Leisure Facilities & Services   6.9%
Retail - Discretionary   6.8%
Technology Services   5.3%
Transportation & Logistics   4.8%
Asset Management   2.7%
Engineering & Construction   2.7%
Other/Cash & Equivalents   32.2%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a more detailed breakdown of the Fund’s assets.

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June 30, 2021

 

Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund (HIIFX, HIICX, HIIIX)
(unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

 

The Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide a high level of current income with capital appreciation as a secondary objective by investing in a portfolio of lower rated, high yield corporate bonds, convertible securities, and asset-backed securities. During FY 2021, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Cash Pay Index, due to single-name security selection and overweights in certain sectors.

 

Investment Strategy

 

The Fund invests in a non-diversified group of lower-rated, high yield U.S. corporate bonds and convertible securities. The Fund may invest without limitation in non-investment grade corporate bonds rated Baa or lower by Moody’s or BBB or lower by S&P (also known as “junk” bonds). The Fund may also invest in corporate issues that have defaulted. Because of their lower credit quality, these securities typically pay higher interest rates to compensate investors for the substantial credit risk they assume. While there are no restrictions on maturity, the bonds in the Fund’s portfolio will generally have an average maturity of less than 10 years. The Fund seeks capital appreciation from selling securities above the purchase price. Bonds may appreciate through an improvement in credit quality, among other reasons.

 

To select the securities in which to invest, the Sub-Advisor conducts fundamental credit research on each issuer. Securities may be sold when the Sub-Advisor believes that the securities no longer represent relatively attractive investment opportunities.

 

The Fund invests primarily in, and chooses its investments from, the following types of securities:

 

Corporate debt: Debt obligations (usually called bonds) are loans by an investor to a corporation. They usually have a set interest rate and term.

 

Preferred stocks: Preferred stock is corporate stock that pays set dividends to its holders.

 

Convertible securities: Bonds or preferred stocks that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, common stocks.

 

Fund Performance

 

The Fund’s total returns for the years and period ended 06/30/21 show below as compared to the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Cash Pay Index (J0A0)1 were as follows (unaudited):

 

  Fiscal Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception2
Class A without sales charge 25.21% 8.07% 9.84% 2.58% 3.87%
Class A with sales charge 19.27% 6.33% 8.78% 2.09% 3.48%
Class C 24.28% 7.17% 8.95% 1.82% 3.10%
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Cash Pay Index 15.48% 7.13% 7.28% 6.48% 7.43%
Class I (Inception Date – 07/01/13) 25.53% 8.25% 10.05% n/a 2.43%
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Cash Pay Index 15.48% 7.13% 7.28% n/a 6.08%

 

Class A & C Inception: 05/21/2008, Class I Inception: 07/1/2013

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The Fund’s maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 4.75%. Investments in mutual funds involve risks. Performance is historic and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month- end performance information or the Fund’s prospectus please call the Fund, toll free at 1-866-447-4228. You can also obtain a prospectus at www.CatalystMF.com.

 

The Fund outperformed its benchmark during FY 2021. Our outperformance can be attributed to individual security selections, our participation in certain positively performing sectors, and our lack of participation in the bottom performing sectors, as defined by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield Index3. The bottom three performing sectors were Electric 6.70%, Insurance 9.53% (we did not participate in Insurance as our credit risk discipline often precludes securities such as banks and insurance companies where the account holder or policy holder is in line before us in a restructuring or bankruptcy), and Communications 9.54%. The top three performing sectors were Energy 28.11%, Transportation 26.98%, and Finance Companies 18.31%. As a concentrated high conviction manager, performance can be greatly impacted both positively and negatively by participation or lack of participation in market sectors and individual securities.

 

In last year’s shareholder letter, we mentioned that we waited to see how companies would handle Covid-19. In general, companies we hold have managed the way we like to see as bondholders by increasing balance sheet liquidity and reducing overhead. These actions are typical of how companies react in times of crisis. Often, more danger looms in good times for bondholders as companies use cash for buybacks or they may leverage the balance sheet more. We took advantage of that knowledge and were able to allocate into what turned out to be predominantly good buys. Based on the corporate actions that the rest of our companies have taken, we feel very good about how we are positioned.

 

Outlook and Summary

 

Our portfolio was never designed with a benchmark in mind, but rather constructed to deliver a high level of income with strong total returns. As an active manager, we continue our pursuit to identify new opportunities to deploy into the portfolio. While there is some volatility in the asset class, we believe that there are more opportunities popping up and higher levels of income available for the coming year.

 

SMH Capital Advisors, LLC (“SMHCA”), the Fund’s sub-advisor, believes that below-investment grade bonds are attractive on a risk versus reward basis. Given the uncertainty of the market and economy, we will see select opportunities within high yield, especially for active management. We continue to believe that by focusing on sector participation, credit quality, and undervalued individual securities in the market, we can look forward to positive returns. As a high conviction manager, we look for attractive opportunities that the rest of the market may be missing to add value to our portfolios. We look at this as an opportunity for active managers to find overlooked bonds with attractive risk/reward profiles.

 

While market factors can change quickly and there is no guarantee, long-term, we anticipate total returns to be the income yield of the portfolio, plus our goal is to achieve realized gains from positive credit events, less negative credit events, and extra realized gain from the duration of portfolio positions shortening and being able to sell at favorable prices.

 

As a high conviction manager, the portfolio is expected to exhibit higher amounts of volatility both on the upside and downside relative to the Index. The portfolio tends to be less sensitive to market movements and more driven by the fundamentals and events of the individual credits within the portfolio.

 

SMHCA consistently emphasizes the following strategies in an attempt to add returns above the interest income:

 

Rolling Down the Curve

 

As the holdings get shorter in maturity, the “spread” also narrows and the yield to maturity lessens, thus the holding experiences a price increase. SMHCA captures this price increase by selling selected shorter positions and then moving

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“out” the curve to capture a higher yield to maturity. SMHCA always attempts to keep the entire portfolio in the intermediate duration and maturity range.

 

Event Driven

 

These opportunities had, or are expected to have, a certain catalyst occur that creates an attractive buying opportunity. The arrangement of an event-driven opportunity can exist in many forms such as a credit being downgraded from investment grade (fallen angels) or industry consolidations.

 

Capital Structure

 

These opportunities are generally created when a company has a multi-faceted capital structure. In most circumstances, the most senior portion of the capital structure becomes undervalued due to leverage, credit rating, or complexity of the company’s remaining debt structure.

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Fund’s top holdings were as follows (unaudited):

 

Top 10 Holdings
L Brands, Inc. 6.75%, Due 07/01/2036 6.3%
Cash 4.5%
Colony Capital, Inc. 5%, Due 04/15/2023 3.9%
fuboTV, Inc. 3.25%, Due 02/15/2026 3.9%
NIO, Inc. 0.5%, Due 02/1/2027 3.7%
Occidental Petroleum Corporation 6.6%, Due 03/15/2046 3.5%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. 5.875%, Due 10/15/2027 3.5%
Icahn Enterprises, L.P. / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corporation 5.25%, Due 05/15/2027 3.5%
Titan International, Inc. 7%, Due 04/30/2028 3.4%
Enova International, Inc. 8.5%, Due 09/15/2025 3.4%

 

Percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Fund’s portfolio as of June 30, 2021. Holdings are subject to change and should not be considered investment advice.

 

As of June 30, 2021, the portfolio was allocated in the following fashion (unaudited).

 

Sector Allocation
Retail 17.8%
Investment Companies 7.7%
REITs 7.3%
Oil & Gas 7.1%
Internet 7.1%
Auto Parts & Equipment 6.6%
Home Builders 5.5%
Mining 4.7%
Cash 4.5%
Other 31.7%
Total 100.00%

 

Percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Fund’s portfolio as of June 30, 2021.

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SMHCA remains committed to attempting to source the best risk to return opportunities in the high yield market based on our methodologies and disciplines. As a high conviction manager, we do not have the ability to gauge or control market price volatility. However, we will continue to position the Fund holdings to capture interest income and capital gains as we keep long-term above-market total returns in perspective for our clients.

 

Sincerely,

 

Daniel Rudnitsky

Senior Portfolio Manager, SMH Capital Advisors, LLC, sub-advisor to the Fund

 

This report is intended for the Fund’s shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current Fund prospectus. To obtain a prospectus or other information about the Fund, please visit www.CatalystMF.com or call 1-866-447-4228. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Cash Pay Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period that is publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. Qualifying securities must have a below investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch) and an investment grade rated country of risk (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch foreign currency long term sovereign debt ratings). In addition, qualifying securities must have at least one-year remaining term to maturity, a fixed coupon schedule and a minimum amount outstanding of $100 million. “Global” securities (debt issued simultaneously in the Eurobond and U.S. domestic bond markets), 144a securities, pay-in-kind securities, including toggle notes, qualify for inclusion in the Index. Callable perpetual securities qualify provided they are at least one year from the first call date. Fixed-to-floating rate securities also qualify provided they are callable within the fixed rate period and are at least one year from the last call prior to the date the bond transitions from a fixed to a floating rate security. Deferred interest bonds that are not yet accruing a coupon and original issue zero coupon bonds are excluded from the index. Taxable and tax-exempt U.S. municipal, DRD-eligible and defaulted securities are excluded from the Index. The Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund may or may not purchase the types of securities represented by the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch US Cash Pay High Yield Index.

 

2Since inception returns assume inception date of Class A & C Inception: 05/21/2008, Class I Inception: 07/1/2013. The performance information quoted in this Annual Report assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, and represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. An investor’s return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Updated performance data to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-866-447-4228. There is a maximum sales load of 4.75% (“sales load”) on certain Class A subscriptions. A 1% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC fee”) is imposed on certain redemptions of Class A shares held less than two years after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

3Catalyst/SMH uses the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield Index as a data proxy when its primary benchmark data is not readily available. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. Eurobonds and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets (sovereign rating of Baa1/BBB+/BBB+ and below using the middle of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch) are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-EMG countries are included. Original issue zeroes, step-up coupon structures, 144-As, and pay-in-kind bonds (PIKs, as of October 1, 2009) are also included. The index includes both corporate and non-corporate sectors. The corporate sectors are Industrial, Utility, and Finance, which include both U.S. and non-U.S. corporations. The Yankee sector has been discontinued as of 7/1/00. The bonds in the former Yankee sector have not been removed from the index, but have been reclassified into other sectors. Exclusions: Structured notes with embedded swaps or other special features, Private placements, floating rate securities, and Eurobonds. Defaulted bonds were formerly included in the index. They have been removed from the index as of 7/1/00. Index Rules: Must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features. Must have at least $150 million par amount outstanding. Must be rated high-

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yield (Ba1/BB+ or lower) by at least two of the following ratings agencies: Moody’s, S&P, Fitch. If only two of the three agencies rate the security, the lower rating is used to determine index eligibility. If only one of the three agencies rates a security, the rating must be high-yield. A small number of unrated bonds is included in the index; to be eligible they must have previously held a high yield rating or have been associated with a high yield issuer, and must trade accordingly. Must be fixed rate, although it can carry a coupon that steps up or changes according to a predetermined schedule. Must be dollar-denominated and non-convertible. Must be publicly issued.

 

S&P Ratings Definitions: An obligation rated “BB” is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. An obligation rated “B” is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated “BB,” but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. An obligation rated “CCC” is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

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Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
June 30, 2021

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for each of the periods ended June 30, 2021, compared to its benchmark:

 

  1 Year Return Annualized
5 Year Return
Annualized
10 Year Return
Annualized
Since Inception **
Annualized
Since Inception ***
Class A 25.21% 9.84% 2.58% 3.87% N/A
Class A with load 19.27% 8.78% 2.09% 3.48% N/A
Class C 24.28% 8.95% 1.82% 3.10% N/A
Class I 25.53% 10.05% N/A N/A 2.43%
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index(a) 15.48% 7.28% 6.48% 7.43% 6.08%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 4.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares may be subject to a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods less than 1 year are not annualized. As disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated November 1, 2020, the Fund’s total gross annual operating expenses are 2.07% for Class A, 2.82% for Class C and 1.82% for Class I shares. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-447-4228.

 

Performance information for the period prior to September 2013 does not reflect the Fund’s current strategy and the Fund’s portfolio was not managed by the Fund’s current Sub-Advisor.

 

(a)The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period that is publicly-issued in the U.S. domestic market. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**Inception date is May 21, 2008 for Class A and Class C.

 

***Inception date is July 1, 2013 for Class I.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Top 10 Holdings by Industry  % of Net Assets 
Retail - Discretionary   15.2%
REITs   10.4%
Asset Management   7.6%
Internet Media & Services   7.0%
Oil & Gas Producers   6.8%
Automotive   6.7%
Home Construction   5.4%
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment   5.4%
Metals & Mining   4.6%
Steel   3.4%
Other/Cash & Equivalents   27.5%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a more detailed breakdown of the Fund’s assets.

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June 30, 2021

 

Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund (TRIFX, TRICX, TRIIX)
(unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

 

Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide total return, which consists of current income and capital appreciation. During FY 2021, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, a 50/50 blend of the S&P 5001 Total Return Index and the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch US Cash Pay High Yield Index,2 as a result of individual equity and bond security selections and our overweight in nontraditional equity sectors. Both the S&P 500 and the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch US Cash Pay High Yield Index had strong positive returns in FY 2021, returning 40.79% and 15.48% respectively as the impact of the coronavirus was felt.

 

Investment Strategy

 

The Fund invests in a broad range of income-producing securities. Dividends and interest have historically boosted returns and cushioned the downside for investors.

 

The investment process is a bottom-up value type investment style. The composition of the Fund’s investments may vary substantially depending on various factors, including market conditions.

 

The Fund primarily invests in high yield bonds, convertible bonds, high dividend paying equities, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and business development companies (BDCs).

 

The Fund may also invest in preferred stock, master limited partnerships, bank notes, hybrid securities, and write covered calls on equities. The companies of the underlying securities may be in a wide array of sectors, economies, and geographic locations.

 

Fund Performance

 

The Fund’s total returns for the fiscal year, 5 year and since inception period ended 06/30/20 show below as compared to a 50/50 blend of the S&P 500 Total Return Index and the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch US Cash Pay High Yield Index were as follows (unaudited):

 

  Fiscal Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception3
Class A without sales charge 45.12% 11.89% 13.12% 4.32% 3.77%
Class A with sales charge 36.78% 9.70% 11.79% 3.71% 3.30%
Class C 44.18% 11.09% 12.26% 3.55% 2.99%
50% S&P 500 and 50% High3 Yield Combined Index 27.74% 12.97% 12.50% 10.70% 9.50%
Class I (Inception Date – 7/1/13) 45.31% 12.12% 13.39% n/n 4.60%
50% S&P 500 and 50% High3 Yield Combined Index 27.74% 12.97% 12.50% n/a 10.72%

 

Class A & C Inception: 05/21/2008, Class I Inception: 07/1/2013

 

The Fund’s maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.75%. Investments in mutual funds involve risks. Performance is historic and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance information or the Fund’s prospectus please call the Fund, toll free at 1-866-447-4228. You can also obtain a prospectus at www.CatalystMFcom.

 

Fixed Income Allocation

 

Our outperformance can be attributed to individual security selections, our participation in certain positively performing sectors, and our lack of participation in the bottom performing sectors as defined by the Bloomberg

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Barclays U.S. High Yield Index. 4 The bottom three performing sectors were Electric 6.70%, Insurance 9.53% (we did not participate in Insurance as our credit risk discipline often precludes securities such as banks and insurance companies where the account holder or policy holder is in line before us in a restructuring or bankruptcy), and Communications 9.54%. The top three performing sectors were Energy 28.11%, Transportation 26.98%, and Finance Companies 18.31%. As a concentrated high conviction manager, performance can be greatly impacted both positively and negatively by participation or lack of participation in market sectors and individual securities.

 

In last year’s shareholder letter, we mentioned that we waited to see how companies would handle Covid-19. In general, companies we hold have managed the way (we like to see as bondholders) by increasing balance sheet liquidity and reducing overhead. These actions are typical of how companies react in times of crisis. Often, more danger looms in good times for bondholders as companies use cash for buybacks or they may leverage the balance sheet more. We took advantage of that knowledge and were able to allocate into what turned out to be predominantly good buys. Based on the corporate actions that the rest of our companies have taken, we feel very good about how we are positioned.

 

Equity Allocation

 

As of June 30, 2021, we had an equity allocation of ~47%, with ~62% of that allocation in non-traditional financials and REITs. A reopening economy, strong company earnings, and unprecedented Federal Reserve support led to the strong returns. With taper talk and the prospect of a gradual increase in Treasury yields ahead, in our opinion, it will be a great opportunity for active managers to navigate the market. The largest contributors to performance within the Fund’s equity allocation can be primarily attributed to our exposure to non traditional financial companies. During the year, we continued to make composition changes within the portfolio as we reduced our dependency on BDCs and added other attractive dividend payers to the portfolio.

 

During FY 2021, the Dow Jones Equity REIT Total Return Index5 had a return of 32.90%, the S&P Listed Private Equity Index6 returned 59.13%, while the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index7 had a return of 56.69% for the same time period.

 

Outlook and Summary

 

Fixed Income

 

Our portfolio was never designed with a benchmark in mind, but rather constructed to deliver a high level of income with strong total returns. As an active manager, we continue our pursuit to identify new opportunities to deploy into the portfolio. While there is some volatility in the asset class, we believe that there are more opportunities popping up and higher levels of income available for the coming year.

 

SMH Capital Advisors, LLC (“SMHCA”), the Fund’s sub-advisor, believes that below investment grade bonds are attractive on a risk vs. reward basis. Given the uncertainty of the market and economy, we will see select opportunities within high yield, especially for active management. We continue to believe that by focusing on sector participation, credit quality, and undervalued individual securities in the market, we can look forward to positive returns. As a high conviction manager, we look for attractive opportunities that the rest of the market may be missing to add value to our portfolios. We look at this as an opportunity for active managers to find overlooked bonds with attractive risk/reward profiles.

 

While market factors can change quickly and there is no guarantee, long-term, we anticipate total returns to be the income yield of the portfolio, plus our goal is to achieve realized gains from positive credit events, less negative credit events, and extra realized gain from the duration of portfolio positions shortening and being able to sell at favorable prices.

 

As a high conviction manager, the portfolio is expected to exhibit higher amounts of volatility both on the upside and downside relative to the Index. The portfolio tends to be less sensitive to market movements and more driven by the fundamentals and events of the individual credits within the portfolio.

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SMHCA consistently emphasizes the following strategies in an attempt to add returns above the interest income:

 

Rolling Down the Curve

 

As the holdings get shorter in maturity, the “spread” also narrows and the yield to maturity lessens, thus the holding experiences a price increase. SMHCA captures this price increase by selling selected shorter positions and then moving “out” the curve to capture a higher yield to maturity. SMHCA always attempts to keep the entire portfolio in the intermediate duration and maturity range.

 

Event Driven

 

These opportunities had, or are expected to have, a certain catalyst occur that creates an attractive buying opportunity. The arrangement of an event-driven opportunity can exist in many forms such as a credit being downgraded from investment grade (fallen angels) or industry consolidations.

 

Capital Structure

 

These opportunities are generally created when a company has a multi-faceted capital structure. In most circumstances, the most senior portion of the capital structure becomes undervalued due to leverage, credit rating, or complexity of the company’s remaining debt structure.

 

Equities

 

We continue to find value in non-traditional financial companies such as BDCs, alternative asset managers, and in select cases, low leveraged REITs. It is our opinion that select positions continue to have favorable fundamentals with attractive price-to-earnings ratios and strong dividends.

 

Growth and Income Common Stocks

 

In this portion of the portfolio, the portfolio management team focused on stocks that were trading at a discounted price-to-earnings relative to the broad market, had average yields in the 3% to 7% range, and that the portfolio management team believes had the best relative long-term return potential based on its research.

 

Covered Call Writing

 

This strategy is used on companies with high revenue/earnings growth, reasonable stock prices and call premiums yielding 3% to 6% on average. SMHCA writes calls 10% to 15% out of the money and five to seven months from expiration. SMHCA engages in this strategy to provide income and mitigate downside price movement on non-dividend paying positions. The Fund did not have any allocation to covered call opportunities as of June 30, 2021.

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Fund’s top five equity and top five bond holdings were as follows (unaudited):

 

Top 5 Equity Holdings   Top 5 Bond Holdings  
AFC Gamma, Inc. 2.74% EZCORP, Inc. 2.375%, Due 05/01/2025 3.26%
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. 3.90% fuboTV, Inc. 3.25%, Due 02/15/2026 3.35%
Compass Diversified Holdings 3.94% NIO, Inc. 0.5%, Due 02/1/2027 3.37%
PennantPark Investment Corporation 3.97% Beazer Homes USA, Inc. 5.875%, Due 10/15/2027 3.40%
Prospect Capital Corporation 5.43% L Brands, Inc. 6.75%, Due 07/01/2036 5.04%

 

Percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Fund’s portfolio as of June 30, 2021. Holdings are subject to change and should not be considered investment advice.

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As of June 30, 2021, the Fund’s sector allocation was as follows (unaudited):

 

Sector Allocation  
Investment Companies 13.33%
Diversified Finan Serv 12.74%
REITs 9.96%
Retail 8.48%
Oil&Gas 7.25%
Home Builders 5.55%
Internet 5.17%
Auto Parts&Equipment 4.45%
Auto Manufacturers 3.84%
Computers 2.98%
Transportation 2.74%
Office/Business Equip 2.66%
Pipelines 2.56%
Airlines 2.51%
Semiconductors 2.36%
Apparel 2.10%
Closed-end Funds 1.98%
Private Equity 1.83%
Commercial Services 1.76%
Holding Companies-Divers 1.45%
Telecommunications 1.41%
Food 1.10%
Healthcare-Services 0.82%
Cash 0.56%
Building Materials 0.40%
Warrant 0.04%
Option -0.04%

 

Percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Fund’s portfolio as of June 30, 2021.

 

Sincerely,

 

Daniel Rudnitsky

Senior Portfolio Manager, SMH Capital Advisors, LLC, sub-advisor to the Fund

 

This report is intended for the Fund’s shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current Fund prospectus. To obtain a prospectus or other information about the Fund, please visit www.CatalystMF.com or call 1-866-447-4228. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1The S&P 500® is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities and serves as the foundation for a wide range of investment products. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.

 

2The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index is a total return index that reflects both changes in the prices of stocks in the S&P 500 Index as well as the reinvestment of the dividend income from its underlying stocks. The BofA Merrill Lynch US Cash Pay High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period that is publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. Qualifying securities must have a below investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch) and an investment grade rated country of risk (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch foreign currency long term sovereign debt ratings). In addition, qualifying securities must have at least one-year remaining term to maturity, a fixed coupon schedule, and a minimum amount outstanding of $100 million. “Global” securities (debt issued simultaneously in the Eurobond and U.S. domestic bond markets), 144a securities, pay-in-kind securities, including toggle notes, qualify for inclusion in the Index. Callable perpetual securities qualify provided they are at least one year from the first call date. Fixed-to-floating rate securities also qualify provided they are callable within the fixed rate period and are at least one year from the last call prior to the date the bond transitions from a fixed to a floating rate security. Deferred interest bonds that are not yet accruing a coupon and original issue zero coupon bonds

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are excluded from the index. Taxable and tax-exempt U.S. municipal, DRD-eligible, and defaulted securities are excluded from the Index.

 

3Since inception returns assume inception date of Class A & C Inception: 05/21/2008, Class I Inception: 07/1/2013. The performance information quoted in this Annual Report assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, and represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. An investor’s return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Updated performance data to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-866-447-4228. There is a maximum sales load of 5.75% (“sales load”) on certain Class A subscriptions. A 1% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC fee”) is imposed on certain redemptions of Class A shares held less than two years after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

4Catalyst/SMH uses the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield Index as a data proxy when its primary benchmark data is not readily available. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. Eurobonds and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets (sovereign rating of Baa1/BBB+/BBB+ and below using the middle of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch) are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-EMG countries are included. Original issue zeroes, step-up coupon structures, 144-As and pay-in-kind bonds (PIKs, as of October 1, 2009) are also included. The index includes both corporate and non-corporate sectors. The corporate sectors are Industrial, Utility, and Finance, which include both U.S. and non-U.S. corporations. The Yankee sector has been discontinued as of 7/1/00. The bonds in the former Yankee sector have not been removed from the index, but have been reclassified into other sectors. Exclusions: Structured notes with embedded swaps or other special features, Private placements, floating rate securities, and Eurobonds. Defaulted bonds were formerly included in the index. They have been removed from the index as of 7/1/00. Index Rules: Must have at least one year to final maturity regardless of call features. Must have at least $150 million par amount outstanding. Must be rated high-yield (Ba1/BB+ or lower) by at least two of the following ratings agencies: Moody’s, S&P, Fitch. If only two of the three agencies rate the security, the lower rating is used to determine index eligibility. If only one of the three agencies rate a security, the rating must be high-yield. A small number of unrated bonds is included in the index; to be eligible they must have previously held a high yield rating or have been associated with a high yield issuer, and must trade accordingly. Must be fixed rate, although it can carry a coupon that steps up or changes according to a predetermined schedule. Must be dollar-denominated and non-convertible. Must be publicly issued.

 

5The Dow Jones Equity REIT Total Return Index is comprised of REITs that directly own all or part of the properties in their portfolios. Dividend payouts have been added to the price changes. The index is quoted in USD.

 

6The S&P Listed Private Equity Index comprises the leading listed private equity companies that meet specific size, liquidity, exposure, and activity requirements. The index is designed to provide tradable exposure to the leading publicly listed companies that are active in the private equity space.

 

7The Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index is intended to measure the performance of all Business Development Companies (“BDC”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or NASDAQ that satisfies market capitalization and other eligibility requirements. This index is a total return index. The index was created to yield a benchmark value of 1,000.00 on September 30, 2004.

 

S&P Ratings Definitions: An obligation rated “BB” is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. An obligation rated “B” is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated “BB,” but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. An obligation rated “CCC” is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

 

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Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
June 30, 2021

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for each of the periods ended June 30, 2021, compared to its benchmarks:

 

  1 Year Return Annualized
5 Year Return
Annualized
10 Year Return
Annualized
Since Inception**
Annualized
Since Inception***
Class A 45.12% 13.12% 4.32% 3.77% N/A
Class A with load 36.78% 11.79% 3.71% 3.30% N/A
Class C 44.18% 12.26% 3.55% 2.99% N/A
Class I 45.31% 13.39% N/A N/A 4.60%
S&P 500 Total Return Index(a) 40.79% 17.65% 14.84% 11.28% 15.29%
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index(b) 15.48% 7.28% 6.48% 7.43% 6.08%
Blended Index (c) 27.74% 12.50% 10.70% 9.50% 10.72%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 5.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares may be subject to a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods less than 1 year are not annualized. As disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated November 1, 2020, the Fund’s total gross annual operating expenses, including the cost of underlying funds, are 4.08% for Class A, 4.83% for Class C and 3.83% for Class I shares. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-447-4228.

 

Performance information for the period prior to September 2013 does not reflect the Fund’s current strategy and the Fund’s portfolio was not managed by the Fund’s current Sub-Advisor.

 

(a)The “S&P 500 Total Return Index,” a registered trademark of McGraw-Hill Co., Inc., is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 widely held common stocks. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(b)The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period that is publicly-issued in the U.S. domestic market. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(c)Blended Index reflects an unmanaged portfolio of 50% of the S&P 500 Total Return Index and 50% of the ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**Inception date is May 21, 2008 for Class A, Class C and the Benchmark.

 

***Inception date is July 1, 2013 for Class I and the Benchmark.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Top 10 Holdings by Industry  % of Net Assets 
Asset Management   23.2%
REITs   11.6%
Retail - Discretionary   8.4%
Automotive   6.8%
Oil & Gas Producers   6.2%
Specialty Finance   6.2%
Home Construction   5.5%
Transportation & Logistics   5.2%
Internet Media & Services   5.1%
Technology Hardware   4.0%
Other/Cash & Equivalents   17.8%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a more detailed breakdown of the Fund’s assets.

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June 30, 2021

 

Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund (IOXAX, IOXCX, IOXIX)
(unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

 

Since joining the Catalyst family of funds on November 20, 2014, we are pleased to report the following Fund returns to shareholders (unaudited).

 

  2021 YTD 2021 Fiscal
Year
Since Inception
(11/20/14) 3
Class A -2.50% -3.77% 2.17%
Class A with Sales Charge -7.10% -8.34% 1.41%
Class C -2.86% -4.43% 1.40%
Class I -2.37% -3.43% 2.40%
Bloomberg Barclays MBS Index 1 -0.77% -0.42% 2.50%
ICE BofAML High Yield US Corporates Cash Pay Index 2 3.59% 15.48% 5.94%

 

The Fund’s maximum sales charge for Class “A” shares is 4.75%. Investments in mutual funds involve risks. Performance is historic and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with changing market conditions so that when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance information or the Fund’s prospectus please call the Fund, toll free at 1-866-447-4228. You can also obtain a prospectus at www.CatalystMF.com.

 

Investment Strategy

 

The Fund is a fixed-income fund that seeks to deliver monthly dividend income while generating positive returns through varied interest rate environments. The Fund invests in U.S. agency (FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA) pass-through and structured mortgage-backed securities. The Fund may also invest in non-agency residential MBS, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), asset-backed securities (ABS), and other related securities. The Fund employs a relative value approach to security selection while actively managing interest rate, volatility, and convexity risks to maintain the portfolio within its duration guidelines, and in accordance with the macroeconomic viewpoint of the management team.

 

Fiscal Year 2021

 

The fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 has been dominated by the economic impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic. The first half of the fiscal year saw the 10-year yield fall to a low of 50bps in early August at the height of the summer pandemic wave. As the country started to get a handle on cases and the presidential election came to a close with promise of record-breaking economic stimulus from the incoming elected regime, 10-year rates rose back to around 1.00%. The Fed remained accommodative, keeping rates at 25 bps throughout the fiscal year. The curve steepened by 30bps in the first half of the fiscal year, and the mortgage rate dropped to all-time lows of 2.82% in early February 2021. The portfolio underperformed the index and peers as a prepayment wave, brought on by all-time low mortgage rates, negatively impacted valuations, and carry to the portfolio.

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The second half of the fiscal year was marked by an early sell-off as rates elevated on vaccine progress, trillion-dollar economic stimulus packages, and economic expansion in the 1st quarter. The 10-year Treasury rate elevated to a high of 1.75% at the end of March only to fall back to 1.44% at the end of the 2nd quarter as vaccination rates peaked and the economy showed some signs of stagnation. In the second half of the fiscal year the spread between 2 yr treasuries and 10 year treasuries steepened 44bps. The economic forecast remains unclear as we see economies trying to re-open but the delta variant of Covid-19 is causing concern throughout the world.

 

The mortgage basis benefitted throughout most of the fiscal year with the Fed supporting the sector through mortgage purchases. We took advantage of the basis trade and the steepening of the yield curve in periods of strength to support returns and to offset weakening performance as prepayments began to elevate. An all-time low mortgage rate environment caused prepayments to rise as over 80% of the mortgage universe became re-financeable midway through the fiscal year. The length and magnitude of the prepayment wave negatively impacted the performance of our portfolio as bonds originally purchased to weather the wave failed to perform as expected due to elevated prepayments. A large part of the portfolio, though, includes very seasoned securities that exhibit prepayment “burnout” as the remaining borrowers of the loans supporting the seasoned pools had numerous prior opportunities to refinance. Many of these securities also have very low remaining loan balances, which reduces the economic benefits from refinancing. We think that going forward, we should see a benefit in both carry and return as these positions remain resistant to higher prepayment rates and as the remaining mortgage universe susceptible to prepayments declines.

 

Even with the challenges this year from reduced carry in the portfolio, we have worked throughout the year to maintain an above-average dividend payout each month. The Fund has seen the dividend payout increase by over 20% in the past three years as we focus on product that gives us flexibility in managing the portfolio, while adding distributable income to the Fund. We continually seek to expand our portfolio to new products — this can benefit the Fund in the environment we face. We actively manage the duration of our portfolio, which usually benefits investors as rates move higher but could adversely affect returns in volatile environments. Ultimately, we strive to deliver a favorable return, while providing an above-market dividend to our investors.

 

Summary

 

The pandemic continues to take center stage as the greatest threat to markets re-opening and economic prosperity returning. The global economies remain well supported by governments trying to navigate a favorable result in unchartered territory. The U.S. economy seems better poised to return to normal as a larger part of our population has access to vaccinations and the fatigue factor of being locked down should go a long way towards moving our economy back to a more normal environment. There is much debate as to when the Fed will begin to ease off in their support of the rates market, and we expect rates to be higher than current levels as the economy improves. We’ve positioned the portfolio to benefit in a rising rate environment, which could enable the portfolio to outperform against other fixed income alternatives going forward. We remain agile in the management of our duration. We believe that our emphasis on call-protected securities is appropriate for this environment and we will continue to seek out securities that we view as having the best return potential in this market.

 

Sincerely,

 

David Lysenko, Edward Smith and Alan Swide

Stone Beach Investment Management; Sub-Advisor to the Fund

 

This report is intended for the Fund’s shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current Fund prospectus. To obtain a prospectus or other information

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about the Fund, please visit www.CatalystMF.com or call 1-866-447-4228. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1Bloomberg Barclays Mortgage-Backed Securities Index tracks agency mortgage packed pass-through securities (both fixed-rate and hybrid ARM) guaranteed by Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA), and Freddie Mac (FHLMC). The index is constructed by grouping individual TBA-deliverable MBS pools into aggregates or generics based on program, coupon, and vintage.

 

2ICE BofAML High Yield US Corporates Cash Pay Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance consisting of fixed-rate, coupon-bearing bonds with an outstanding par that is greater than or equal to $50 million, a maturity range greater than or equal to one year, and must be less than BBB/Baa3 rated but not in default.

 

3Since inception returns assume inception date of 11/20/2014. The performance information quoted in this Annual Report assumes the reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, and represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. An investor’s return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Updated performance data to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-866-447-4228. There is a maximum sales load of 4.75% (“sales load”) on certain Class A subscriptions. A 1% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC fee”) is imposed on certain redemptions of Class A shares held less than two years after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
June 30, 2021

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for each of the periods ended June 30, 2021, compared to its benchmarks:

 

  1 Year Return Annualized
5 Year Return
Annualized
Since Inception**
Class A -3.77% 2.15% 2.17%
Class A with load -8.34% 1.16% 1.41%
Class C -4.43% 1.38% 1.40%
Class I -3.43% 2.37% 2.40%
Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index (a) -0.42% 2.27% 2.50%
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield U.S. Corporate Cash Pay Index (b) 15.48% 7.28% 5.94%

 

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. The performance comparison includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and has been adjusted for the Class A maximum applicable sales charge of 4.75%. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Class A shares may be subject to a 1.00% maximum deferred sales charge. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance figures for periods less than 1 year are not annualized. As disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated November 1, 2020, the Fund’s total gross annual operating expenses are 2.24% for Class A, 2.96% for Class C and 1.99% for Class I shares. Please review the Fund’s most recent prospectus for more detail on the expense waiver. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-447-4228.

 

(a)The Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index tracks fixed-rate agency mortgage backed passthrough securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA), and Freddie Mac (FHLMC). The index is constructed by grouping individual TBA-deliverable MBS pools into aggregates or generics based on program, coupon and vintage. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(b)The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Cash Pay High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period that is publicly-issued in the U.S. domestic market. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**Inception date is November 20, 2014.

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

Top Holdings by Security Type & Issuer Type  % of Net Assets 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   37.3%
Agency Fixed Rate   24.5%
Agency CMBS   2.4%
Specialty Finance   2.2%
Agency MBS Other   0.5%
Equity   0.5%
Electrical Equipment   0.4%
Non Agency CMBS   0.0%
Other/Cash & Equivalents   32.2%
    100.0%

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for a more detailed breakdown of the Fund’s assets.

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CATALYST INSIDER INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2021

 

Principal      Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 21.8%             
     ASSET MANAGEMENT — 11.5%             
 5,472,000   Prospect Capital Corporation  6.3750   03/01/25   $5,930,554 
 6,039,000   RWT Holdings, Inc.  5.7500   10/01/25    6,122,337 
                 12,052,891 
     BIOTECH & PHARMA — 1.2%             
 1,310,000   Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  0.7500   05/15/23    1,304,517 
                   
     SPECIALTY FINANCE — 9.1%             
 5,856,000   Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.  4.7500   11/01/22    6,411,149 
 3,000,000   Two Harbors Investment Corporation  6.2500   01/15/22    3,060,000 
                 9,471,149 
                   
     TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $21,372,114)           22,828,557 
                   
     CORPORATE BONDS — 72.9%             
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 5.2%             
 484,000   General Dynamics Corporation  3.8750   07/15/21    484,403 
 4,590,000   TransDigm, Inc.(a)  8.0000   12/15/25    4,972,301 
                 5,456,704 
     ASSET MANAGEMENT — 10.2%             
 4,780,000   Icahn Enterprises, L.P. / Icahn Enterprises  6.3750   12/15/25    4,956,382 
 2,635,000   Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.  5.5000   10/01/25    2,761,348 
 2,861,000   Prospect Capital Corporation  3.7060   01/22/26    2,942,959 
                 10,660,689 
     BIOTECH & PHARMA — 8.0%             
 4,000,000   AbbVie, Inc.  5.0000   12/15/21    4,038,144 
 4,300,000   Gilead Sciences, Inc.  4.4000   12/01/21    4,328,994 
 25,000   Johnson & Johnson  2.4500   12/05/21    25,243 
                 8,392,381 
     CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.4%             
 376,000   Eagle Materials, Inc.  4.5000   08/01/26    385,601 
                   
     E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY — 0.7%             
 767,000   Amazon.com, Inc.  3.3000   12/05/21    773,128 
                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST INSIDER INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal      Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 72.9% (Continued)             
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 6.4%             
 4,407,000   Centene Corporation  4.2500   12/15/27   $4,649,385 
 1,980,000   Universal Health Services, Inc.(a)  5.0000   06/01/26    2,037,222 
                 6,686,607 
     HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.6%             
 600,000   Procter & Gamble Company  1.7000   11/03/21    603,235 
                   
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 9.7%             
 2,400,000   CyrusOne, L.P. / CyrusOne Finance Corporation  2.9000   11/15/24    2,537,472 
 1,725,000   Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.  4.5000   01/15/25    1,886,184 
 3,000,000   Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.  4.5000   04/01/27    3,360,735 
 2,110,000   Sabra Health Care, L.P.  5.1250   08/15/26    2,376,100 
                 10,160,491 
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY — 9.4%             
 9,350,000   Carvana Company(a)  5.6250   10/01/25    9,745,084 
                   
     SEMICONDUCTORS — 2.5%             
 186,000   Broadcom Corp / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.  3.1250   01/15/25    198,732 
 2,173,000   Broadcom Corp / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.  3.8750   01/15/27    2,402,022 
                 2,600,754 
     SOFTWARE — 3.6%             
 1,286,000   CA, Inc.  4.5000   08/15/23    1,374,470 
 204,000   Microsoft Corporation  2.4000   02/06/22    206,418 
 506,000   Microsoft Corporation  2.3750   02/12/22    512,065 
 1,500,000   VMware, Inc.  4.5000   05/15/25    1,675,753 
                 3,768,706 
     STEEL — 2.0%             
 2,000,000   Steel Dynamics, Inc.  5.0000   12/15/26    2,094,207 
                   
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 9.3%             
 294,000   Apple, Inc.  2.5000   02/09/22    297,554 
 1,202,000   Apple, Inc.  2.3000   05/11/22    1,221,865 
 3,000,000   Apple, Inc.  2.8500   02/23/23    3,116,314 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST INSIDER INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal      Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 72.9% (Continued)             
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 9.3% (Continued)             
 2,395,000   Cisco Systems, Inc.  1.8500   09/20/21   $2,400,574 
 2,450,000   Dell International, LLC / EMC Corporation  5.4500   06/15/23    2,658,346 
                 9,694,653 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES — 4.9%             
 5,000,000   Visa, Inc.  2.8000   12/14/22    5,166,411 
                   
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $74,841,469)           76,188,651 
                   
Shares                 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.5%             
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 3.5%             
 3,678,355   First American Government Obligations Fund, Class U, 0.03% (Cost $3,678,355)(b)           3,678,355 
                   
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.2% (Cost $99,891,938)          $102,695,563 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 1.8%           1,894,646 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $104,590,209 

 

LLC - Limited Liability Company

 

LP - Limited Partnership

 

LTD - Limited Company

 

(a)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2021 the total market value of 144A securities is 16,754,607 or 16.0% of net assets.

 

(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1%                
     AUTO LOAN — 0.0%(a)                
 85,000   First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2017-2(b)     3.5600   09/15/23   $86,328 
                      
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 49.1% 
 5,009,003   Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 2005-12(c)  US0001M + 0.500%  0.5920   03/25/36    2,476,912 
 332,301   Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 2007-3(b),(d)     5.0380   11/25/37    305,491 
 378,677   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-11CB     5.5000   06/25/35    366,676 
 134,329   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-28CB     6.0000   08/25/35    91,327 
 315,920   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-3CB     5.0000   03/25/35    309,260 
 1,941,723   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-61(c)  US0001M + 0.740%  0.8310   12/25/35    1,843,457 
 920,897   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-64CB     6.0000   12/25/35    924,802 
 590,903   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-65CB     6.0000   01/25/36    542,059 
 2,650,076   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-69(c)  12MTA + 1.000%  1.1160   12/25/35    2,584,152 
 328,839   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-7CB     5.5000   03/25/35    325,531 
 964,566   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-J12(d)     5.4150   11/25/35    667,782 
 996,931   Alternative Loan Trust 2005-J13     5.5000   11/25/35    878,394 
 812,701   Alternative Loan Trust 2006-12CB(c)  US0001M + 5.750%  5.7500   05/25/36    600,067 
 592,943   Alternative Loan Trust 2006-12CB     6.0000   05/25/36    449,590 
 3,070,288   Alternative Loan Trust 2006-16CB     6.0000   06/25/36    2,470,819 
 1,265,435   Alternative Loan Trust 2006-45T1     6.0000   02/25/37    949,612 
 1,676,228   Alternative Loan Trust 2006-4CB     5.5000   04/25/36    1,620,746 
 1,464,843   Alternative Loan Trust 2006-9T1     6.0000   05/25/36    960,276 
 2,529,473   Alternative Loan Trust 2007-12T1     6.0000   06/25/37    1,783,245 
 2,782,421   Alternative Loan Trust 2007-12T1     6.0000   06/25/37    1,961,570 
 637,397   Alternative Loan Trust 2007-20     6.2500   08/25/47    499,408 
 2,250,988   Alternative Loan Trust 2007-23CB     6.5000   09/25/37    1,785,975 
 291,650   Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 2006-4     6.0000   05/25/46    292,277 
 378,872   Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 2006-5     6.0000   06/25/46    372,298 
 11,800   Banc of America Funding 2004-3 Trust     5.5000   10/25/34    11,765 
 226,319   Banc of America Funding 2005-5 Trust     5.5000   09/25/35    241,379 
 385,570   Banc of America Funding 2005-H Trust(d)     2.8000   11/20/35    372,336 
 61,735   Banc of America Funding 2006 J Trust(d)     3.2090   01/20/47    60,472 
 211,238   Banc of America Funding 2006 J Trust(d)     3.3480   01/20/47    202,817 
 143,487   Banc of America Funding 2006-5 Trust     6.0000   09/25/36    140,997 
 751,538   Banc of America Funding 2006-H Trust(d)     3.2000   09/20/46    730,251 
 133,234   Banc of America Funding 2007-2 Trust(d)     8.0080   03/25/37    135,184 
 562,976   Banc of America Funding 2007-4 Trust(e)     5.7740   05/25/37    575,423 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 49.1% (Continued) 
 3,411,176   Banc of America Funding 2007-4 Trust     6.0000   06/25/37   $3,436,112 
 225,389   Banc of America Funding 2007-A Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.420%  0.5130   02/20/47    213,594 
 469,635   Banc of America Funding 2009-R9 Trust(b),(d)     3.6790   11/26/21    433,422 
 485,595   Banc of America Funding 2010-R8 Trust(b)     5.7500   05/26/36    438,725 
 173,585   Banc of America Mortgage 2005-A Trust 1A1(d)     2.4930   02/25/35    156,114 
 11,464   Banc of America Mortgage 2005-A Trust 2A1(d)     2.5810   02/25/35    11,897 
 21,361   Banc of America Mortgage 2005-G Trust(d)     3.2280   08/25/35    20,524 
 341,478   Banc of America Mortgage 2006-2 Trust(c)  US0001M + 6.000%  6.0000   07/25/46    335,688 
 516,533   Banc of America Mortgage 2006-A Trust(d)     2.7860   02/25/36    513,189 
 272,339   Banc of America Mortgage 2007-2 Trust A6     5.7500   05/25/37    247,593 
 805,542   Banc of America Mortgage 2007-2 Trust A3     6.0000   05/25/37    739,179 
 169,333   Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust 2005-4 (d)     2.6180   05/25/35    173,745 
 222,968   Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust 2005-7 (d)     3.0330   09/25/35    174,654 
 1,056,321   Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust 2006-6 (d)     3.0710   11/25/36    710,252 
 334,869   Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust 2006-8 (d)     2.9420   08/25/46    267,207 
 100,935   Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2004-7(d)     2.6250   10/25/34    87,406 
 192,915   Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-12(d)     3.2310   02/25/36    185,208 
 42,990   Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2006-2(d)     3.0580   07/25/36    42,253 
 381,782   Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2006-4(d)     2.8690   10/25/36    371,768 
 217,229   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-AC3(c)  US0001M + 0.400%  0.4920   05/25/36    97,239 
 560,807   Chase Mortgage Finance Trust Series 2006-S2     6.2500   10/25/36    352,737 
 358,140   Chase Mortgage Finance Trust Series 2006-S3     6.0000   11/25/36    242,692 
 344,885   Chase Mortgage Finance Trust Series 2006-S4     6.0000   12/25/36    237,245 
 258,061   ChaseFlex Trust Series 2005-2     6.5000   06/25/35    206,803 
 366,835   ChaseFlex Trust Series 2007-1     6.5000   02/25/37    200,786 
 81,596   Chevy Chase Funding, LLC Mortgage-Backed Certificates Series 2004-1(b),(c)  US0001M + 0.330%  0.4210   01/25/35    83,404 
 117,463   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2003-56(d)     3.7210   12/25/33    122,832 
 613,417   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2004-HYB6(d)     2.7600   11/20/34    634,035 
 829,412   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-21     5.5000   10/25/35    685,628 
 691,787   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-HYB9(c)  US0012M + 1.750%  2.1090   02/20/36    694,817 
 699,947   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2006-12     6.0000   07/25/36    531,506 
 141,536   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2006-J4     6.2500   09/25/36    87,695 
 1,853,750   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-1     6.0000   03/25/37    1,426,725 
 2,238,806   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-11     6.0000   08/25/37    1,568,206 
 884,347   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-17     6.7500   10/25/37    387,446 
 426,279   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-5     5.7500   05/25/37    326,685 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 49.1% (Continued) 
 371,177   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-8     6.0000   01/25/38   $258,767 
 615,647   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-HY3(d)     3.2440   06/25/47    635,944 
 183,693   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-J2     6.0000   07/25/37    107,195 
 1,010,289   Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2006-3     6.2500   06/25/36    1,027,121 
 2,352,358   Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2008-1     6.2500   02/25/38    2,392,711 
 674,455   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-AR5(d)     2.8500   07/25/36    629,070 
 378,016   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-6(d)     2.2410   03/25/37    340,786 
 164,830   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2009-6(b),(d)     6.0000   08/25/22    162,855 
 517,429   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.(b),(c)  US0001M + 0.350%  0.4420   02/25/31    496,408 
 4,004,768   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.(d)     2.4730   05/25/47    3,899,566 
 759,760   CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust Series 2007-A2     6.0000   02/25/37    769,899 
 170,911   CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust Series 2007-A3(d)     6.0000   03/25/37    176,118 
 2,000,000   COLT 2020-1R Mortgage Loan Trust(b),(d)     4.3100   09/25/65    2,037,579 
 321,536   Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities 2005-11 8A4     6.0000   12/25/35    312,953 
 755,376   Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities 2005-12 1A1     6.5000   01/25/36    336,774 
 407,721   Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities 2005-12 5A1     5.2500   01/25/36    409,015 
 284,419   Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities 2005-5 6A3     5.0000   07/25/35    287,835 
 3,061,041   Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities 2005-8 2A1     6.0000   09/25/35    1,672,873 
 49,261   CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-29     6.5000   12/25/33    50,675 
 19,356   CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-AR5(d)     2.3560   06/25/34    19,768 
 237,270   CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-10     5.7500   11/25/35    155,531 
 827,906   CSMC 2019-RPL8 Trust(b),(d)     3.3220   10/25/58    834,301 
 5,808,041   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-3     6.0000   04/25/36    3,060,287 
 2,008,353   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-3(e)     6.1640   04/25/36    322,614 
 6,504,880   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-3(e)     6.3100   04/25/36    1,044,967 
 1,698,164   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-5     6.2500   06/25/36    600,129 
 787,662   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-5     6.5000   06/25/36    261,221 
 2,992,960   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-7     6.5000   08/25/36    914,170 
 5,113,473   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-9     6.0000   11/25/36    4,216,163 
 1,821,741   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2007-1 5413     6.0000   02/25/37    1,608,093 
 638,024   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2007-1 5A4     6.0000   02/25/37    567,581 
 72,803   CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2007-5     6.0000   10/25/24    74,632 
 714,099   Deutsche Mortgage Securities Inc Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-4(d)     3.1040   06/25/34    733,727 
 101,658   Deutsche Mortgage Securities Inc Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-2(e)     5.5900   01/25/34    103,675 
 735,632   DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-AR2(c)  US0001M + 0.800%  0.8930   11/19/44    710,792 
 47,753   First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities 2004-AA3(d)     2.3330   09/25/34    47,448 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 49.1% (Continued) 
 14,448   First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities 2005-AA6(d)     2.3080   08/25/35   $13,510 
 293,778   First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities 2006-FA1     6.0000   04/25/36    203,960 
 580,825   First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities 2006-FA3     6.0000   07/25/36    394,722 
 39,965   First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2000-H(d)     2.5510   05/25/30    40,202 
 406,549   First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-AR3(d)     3.1440   11/25/37    399,110 
 88,958   GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR1(d)     2.7340   03/18/35    90,143 
 267,493   GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-J1     5.7500   04/25/36    266,780 
 145,497   GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust(b),(d)     7.5000   06/19/27    145,522 
 230,965   GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust(b),(d)     8.0000   09/19/27    231,193 
 190,756   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-5F 2A1     4.0000   08/25/32    197,806 
 91,530   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-14 3A2(d)     2.9130   12/25/34    96,105 
 97,963   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2F 6A1     7.0000   01/25/34    104,925 
 88,512   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-6F 1A2     5.0000   05/25/34    87,489 
 579,375   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-9F 2A1     6.0000   01/25/36    406,603 
 209,466   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR4 4A1(d)     2.2500   07/25/35    209,309 
 1,907,590   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2F 2A13     5.7500   02/25/36    1,961,990 
 2,015,628   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2F 2A17     5.7500   02/25/36    2,073,110 
 335,689   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-3F 2A7     5.7500   03/25/36    367,725 
 536,106   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-9F 4A1     6.5000   10/25/36    381,737 
 23,633   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-AR1 2A1(d)     2.9480   01/25/36    24,177 
 343,223   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1F 3A1     6.0000   01/25/37    296,444 
 182,770   HomeBanc Mortgage Trust 2004-2(c)  US0001M + 0.740%  0.8310   12/25/34    192,768 
 101,524   HomeBanc Mortgage Trust 2005-5(c)  US0001M + 0.680%  0.7720   01/25/36    100,880 
 496,738   HSI Asset Loan Obligation Trust 2007-2     6.0000   09/25/37    246,162 
 1,077,904   Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-10(c)  US0001M + 0.640%  0.7310   03/25/35    1,058,441 
 184,795   Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-10(c)  US0001M + 0.740%  0.8310   03/25/35    182,461 
 511,116   Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-9(c)  US0001M + 0.880%  0.9710   01/25/35    515,333 
 1,224,894   Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-9(c)  US0001M + 0.975%  1.0660   01/25/35    1,213,228 
 1,776,651   Impac CMB Trust Series 2005-1(c)  US0001M + 0.750%  0.8420   04/25/35    1,731,770 
 104,555   Impac CMB Trust Series 2005-4(c)  US0001M + 0.460%  0.7810   05/25/35    101,536 
 1,361,619   IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-AR2(d)     2.8430   06/25/34    1,315,337 
 27,918   IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-AR6(d)     2.8680   10/25/34    27,672 
 102,027   IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR3(d)     2.7380   04/25/35    104,990 
 142,853   IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR5(d)     2.7090   05/25/35    111,182 
 1,497,317   JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust     6.5000   12/25/35    874,401 
 299,183   JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust 2006-S1     6.0000   03/25/36    233,312 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 49.1% (Continued) 
 6,335   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2004-A3 2A1(d)     2.2400   07/25/34   $6,524 
 269,095   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2004-S1 1A7     5.0000   09/25/34    279,872 
 34,328   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2005-A1 4A1(d)     2.8390   02/25/35    35,154 
 49,503   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2005-A6 1A2(d)     2.9680   09/25/35    50,854 
 428,485   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2005-S3 1A1     6.5000   01/25/36    329,702 
 1,098,537   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2006-A2 2A1(d)     2.7950   04/25/36    1,084,383 
 48,085   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2006-A2 2A2(d)     2.7950   04/25/36    48,922 
 549,899   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2007-A1 5A4(d)     2.5770   07/25/35    553,404 
 106,237   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2007-A1 5A6(d)     2.5770   07/25/35    108,434 
 194,499   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2007-S1 2A10     6.0000   03/25/37    129,174 
 200,447   Lehman Mortgage Trust 2005-3     6.0000   01/25/36    76,929 
 58,760   Lehman Mortgage Trust 2007-9     6.0000   10/25/37    63,577 
 11,768   MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2003-5(d)     1.6480   11/25/33    11,523 
 37,990   MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2004-4(d)     2.7070   05/25/34    38,937 
 287,142   MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-2(d)     2.8480   04/25/36    288,234 
 13,377   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2004-5     5.5000   06/25/34    13,734 
 126,416   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2005-3     6.0000   03/25/35    127,810 
 433,497   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2005-5     5.5000   07/25/25    435,069 
 187,488   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2005-6     5.5000   12/25/35    179,851 
 1,228,952   MASTR Asset Securitization Trust 2004-11     5.7500   12/25/34    1,257,794 
 1,437,178   MASTR Asset Securitization Trust 2004-3     5.5000   03/25/34    1,452,137 
 351   MASTR Asset Securitization Trust 2005-1(h)     5.0000   05/25/20    351 
 685,659   Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust Series 2007-A2(c)  US0001M + 0.600%  0.3920   03/25/37    43,770 
 60,853   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2002-A3(d)     2.4780   09/25/32    62,697 
 375,945   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series 2006-AF2     6.2500   10/25/36    248,082 
 208,211   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series MLMI Series 2005-A1-1A(d)     3.0780   12/25/34    223,611 
 245,154   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Inc Trust 2003-HYB1(d)     1.5860   03/25/33    250,969 
 34,226   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-5AR(d)     1.9760   07/25/34    36,109 
 1,000,000   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-6AR(c)  US0001M + 2.025%  2.1170   11/25/35    999,658 
 1,091,146   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2(d)     5.5210   02/25/36    871,973 
 386,582   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2     5.7500   02/25/36    380,491 
 786,346   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2     6.5000   02/25/36    567,451 
 785,177   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-7     6.0000   06/25/36    602,009 
 644,151   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-8AR(d)     3.4350   06/25/36    567,352 
 473,154   MortgageIT Trust 2004-2(c)  US0001M + 1.800%  1.8920   12/25/34    468,453 
 12,400   MortgageIT Trust 2005-1(c)  US0001M + 1.250%  1.3420   02/25/35    12,325 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

41

 
CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 49.1% (Continued) 
 1,211,714   MRFC Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Series 1999-TBC2(c)  US0001M + 0.480%  0.5530   06/15/30   $1,217,769 
 1,923,050   New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-ALT1 AF2(d)     5.9090   07/25/36    738,406 
 687,054   New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-ALT2 AF4(e)     5.0230   10/25/36    243,188 
 674,905   New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-ALT2 AF5(e)     5.0230   10/25/36    238,821 
 631,210   Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp Alternative Loan Trust Series 2004-AP2(e)     6.0000   07/25/34    619,033 
 1,334,853   Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-AP3(d)     5.3180   08/25/35    875,212 
 625,980   Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-AR4(c)  US0001M + 0.580%  0.6720   08/25/35    417,725 
 500,067   Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-AR5(d)     2.3100   10/25/35    468,264 
 3,392,629   Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-AR2(c)  US0001M + 0.400%  0.4920   04/25/36    1,117,368 
 21,499   Prime Mortgage Trust 2006-CL1(c)  US0001M + 0.500%  0.5920   02/25/35    20,976 
 459,013   RALI Series 2005-QO1 Trust(c)  12MTA + 1.500%  1.6160   08/25/35    424,990 
 4,006,912   RALI Series 2006-QO2 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.540%  0.6320   02/25/46    1,238,907 
 2,793,920   RALI Series 2006-QO3 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.520%  0.6110   04/25/46    1,130,487 
 5,931,754   RALI Series 2006-QO6 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.360%  0.4520   06/25/46    1,926,532 
 6,991,518   RALI Series 2006-QO6 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.520%  0.6110   06/25/46    2,370,385 
 120,701   RALI Series 2006-QS16 Trust     6.0000   11/25/36    115,779 
 110,082   RALI Series 2006-QS17 Trust     6.0000   12/25/36    107,592 
 314,390   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2004-A7 A2     5.5000   10/25/34    312,644 
 7,145,712   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-A11CB 2A1     4.8500   10/25/35    4,472,169 
 148,258   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-A4 A1(c)  US0001M + 0.450%  0.5420   04/25/35    92,531 
 525,997   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A1 1A1     6.0000   04/25/36    362,330 
 918,246   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A13 A1     6.2500   12/25/36    515,281 
 730,109   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A6 1A1     6.5000   07/25/36    368,683 
 3,619,183   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A6 1A13     6.0000   07/25/36    1,774,313 
 2,795,289   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A6 1A14     6.0000   07/25/36    1,370,393 
 317,444   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A1 A8     6.0000   03/25/37    175,415 
 1,734,041   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A1 A9     5.7500   03/25/37    923,200 
 446,555   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A2 1A2     6.0000   04/25/37    362,227 
 1,143,914   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A5 2A5     6.0000   05/25/37    944,338 
 373,092   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A7 A6     6.0000   07/25/37    215,021 
 230,190   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A8 1A2     6.0000   08/25/37    184,848 
 2,199,905   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A8 3A1(d)     6.2110   08/25/22    1,586,682 
 1,398,449   Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2007-A9 A3     6.2500   09/25/37    813,042 
 14,201   RFMSI Series 2005-SA3 Trust(d)     2.9680   08/25/35    13,617 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

42

 
CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 49.1% (Continued) 
 74,159   RFMSI Series 2006-S3 Trust     5.5000   03/25/36   $72,069 
 809,297   RFMSI Series 2007-S1 Trust     6.0000   01/25/37    800,871 
 1,606,492   RFMSI Series 2007-S1 Trust     6.0000   01/25/37    1,589,761 
 263,471   RFMSI Series 2007-S6 Trust     6.0000   06/25/37    260,835 
 751,470   Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2018-CH4(b),(d)     5.0230   10/25/48    784,619 
 199,079   Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust(d)     1.2560   11/25/34    190,646 
 271,675   Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust(d)     1.7180   01/25/35    272,779 
 404,151   Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust(d)     2.7660   04/25/35    412,214 
 45,383   Structured Asset Securities Corp Mor Cer Ser 2003-31A(d)     2.3780   10/25/33    46,590 
 93,844   Structured Asset Securities Corp Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs Ser2003-34A(d)     2.3290   11/25/33    93,214 
 2,016,720   Structured Asset Securities Corporation(b),(d)     4.4970   04/15/27    2,009,876 
 1,401,530   SunTrust Alternative Loan Trust 2006-1F     6.5000   04/25/36    896,988 
 292,432   Suntrust Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-1F     5.7500   12/25/35    289,910 
 20,785,000   TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-5(e)     6.7000   11/25/36    5,645,849 
 683,891   TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-6(c)  US0001M + 0.360%  0.4520   01/25/37    234,541 
 578,936   TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-6(e)     5.7500   01/25/37    279,552 
 183,597   TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust Series 2006-2     5.5000   07/25/36    42,448 
 4,742,816   TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust Series 2006-3     6.5000   07/25/36    2,146,221 
 7,609,856   Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-3(d)     2.1110   06/25/46    6,527,091 
 18,696   Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-4(d)     2.9700   07/25/36    17,262 
 2,236,070   Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-2(c)  US0012M + 1.250%  1.4930   06/25/37    2,226,768 
 474,664   Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-3(c)  US0012M + 1.250%  1.4930   06/25/47    406,589 
 573,000   Verus Securitization Trust 2020-2(b),(d)     5.3600   05/25/60    609,296 
 1,739,065   Voyager CNTYW Delaware Trust(b),(d)     0.3230   03/16/30    1,646,870 
 168,391   WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-AR9 Trust(d)     2.7860   09/25/33    161,936 
 111,273   WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-AR14 Trust(d)     2.7930   01/25/35    112,903 
 285,539   WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-AR16 Trust(d)     2.7350   12/25/35    290,983 
 144,889   WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-AR18 Trust(d)     3.4030   01/25/36    144,501 
 579,267   WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-HY1 Trust(d)     3.1430   02/25/37    580,772 
 1,280,717   Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certficates WMALT Series2006-7 Trust(e)     4.1460   09/25/36    544,090 
 447,870   Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2005-10 Trust     6.0000   11/25/35    453,857 
 704,863   Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2006-8 Trust(e)     4.2170   10/25/36    362,127 
 2,739,096   Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2006-9 Trust(e)     4.4750   10/25/36    1,120,624 
 869,554   Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2006-9 Trust(e)     4.4750   10/25/36    355,555 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

43

 
CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 49.1% (Continued) 
 348,609   Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2007-4 Trust     5.5000   06/25/37   $353,401 
 862,390   Wells Fargo Alternative Loan 2005-1 Trust     5.5000   02/25/35    854,693 
 55,720   Wells Fargo Alternative Loan 2007-PA2 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.430%  0.5210   06/25/37    44,559 
 323,785   Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2006-7 Trust     6.0000   06/25/36    323,399 
 96,961   Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2006-AR14 Trust(d)     2.5490   10/25/36    91,236 
                    164,221,621 
     HOME EQUITY — 18.3% 
 14,062   ABFC 2003-AHL1 Trust(c)  US0001M + 1.275%  1.3660   03/25/33    14,280 
 379,127   ABFC 2005-AQ1 Trust(e)     4.5940   06/25/35    394,822 
 1,352,028   ABFC 2005-WF1 Trust(c)  US0001M + 2.550%  2.6420   02/25/34    1,365,771 
 2,219,760   ABFC 2006-HE1 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.220%  0.3120   01/25/37    1,589,111 
 179,051   ABFS Mortgage Loan Trust 2000-3(e)     8.1100   09/15/31    174,255 
 146,427   Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-2(c)  US0001M + 0.370%  0.8310   10/25/33    143,886 
 280,656   Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-3(c)  US0001M + 0.380%  0.8520   01/25/34    269,929 
 375,167   Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3(e)     6.0000   10/25/34    378,308 
 1,866,644   AFC Home Equity Loan Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.650%  0.7410   06/25/29    1,535,618 
 123,553   AFC Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-1(c)  US0001M + 0.660%  0.7520   04/25/28    122,908 
 406,783   AFC Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-2(c)  US0001M + 0.550%  0.6410   06/25/28    401,119 
 73,969   Ameriquest Mort Sec, Inc. Asset Bcked Ps Thr Cert Ser 2002-AR1(c)  US0001M + 1.950%  2.0410   09/25/32    77,192 
 167,056   Amresco Residential Securities Corp Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3(d)     5.2550   09/25/27    168,301 
 87,198   Argent Securities Trust 2006-W1(c)  US0001M + 0.600%  0.6910   03/25/36    84,124 
 779,071   Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.350%  0.4450   05/28/37    702,463 
 1,500,000   Bayview Financial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-C(c)  US0001M + 1.200%  0.8950   06/28/44    1,481,121 
 1,142,396   Bayview Financial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-B(c)  US0001M + 0.700%  0.7950   08/28/47    515,097 
 3,488,645   Bayview Financial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-B(c)  US0001M + 0.850%  0.9450   08/28/47    1,598,312 
 334,034   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-FR2(c)  US0001M + 2.625%  2.7160   06/25/34    339,164 
 208,690   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-FR3(c)  US0001M + 1.755%  1.8470   09/25/34    211,013 
 206,705   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-HE7(c)  US0001M + 0.900%  0.9920   08/25/34    203,839 
 111,644   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-HE7(c)  US0001M + 2.925%  3.0170   08/25/34    110,277 
 457,270   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2004-HE3(c)  US0001M + 2.775%  2.8660   04/25/34    460,273 
 22,411   CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE4(c)  US0001M + 0.620%  0.7120   03/25/34    21,854 
 18,757   Centex Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-A     5.5400   01/25/32    19,318 
 180,852   CHEC Loan Trust 2004-2(c)  US0001M + 0.960%  1.0510   06/25/34    181,307 
 359,853   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates(e)     5.1150   02/25/35    359,814 
 388,044   Delta Funding Home Equity Loan Trust 1999-3(c)  US0001M + 0.820%  0.8930   09/15/29    378,802 
 198,723   EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2001-A(b),(c)  US0001M + 0.740%  0.8310   05/25/40    197,274 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

44

 
CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     HOME EQUITY — 18.3% (Continued) 
 179,003   GE Mortgage Services, LLC(d)     6.6450   09/25/28   $184,374 
 99,005   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2005-12(d)     5.0690   09/25/35    84,257 
 147,967   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2005-3(c)  US0001M + 1.950%  2.0410   12/25/34    146,320 
 268,227   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-1(c)  US0001M + 0.660%  0.7520   01/25/36    156,408 
 2,512,000   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-14(c)  US0001M + 0.560%  0.6510   09/25/36    142,668 
 1,724,533   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-15(e)     5.8760   09/25/36    687,869 
 779,618   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-18(e)     5.6820   11/25/36    297,949 
 2,076,558   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-18(d)     5.8220   11/25/36    201,224 
 1,427,020   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-18(e)     6.0220   11/25/36    137,314 
 1,655,000   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-18(e)     6.0900   11/25/36    159,000 
 10,432,329   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-3(c)  US0001M + 0.700%  0.7910   03/25/36    836,311 
 1,374,398   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-6(d)     5.6870   03/25/36    587,881 
 2,716,842   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-6(d)     5.7340   03/25/36    1,162,678 
 126,982   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-6(e)     6.1210   03/25/36    54,348 
 708,205   GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-9(c)  US0001M + 0.320%  0.4120   06/25/36    241,395 
 740,268   GSAA Trust(e)     6.7200   03/25/46    428,380 
 629,470   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR3 6A1(d)     2.8010   05/25/35    620,955 
 35,671   Home Equity Asset Trust(c)  US0001M + 1.900%  1.9910   11/25/32    35,504 
 44,563   Home Equity Asset Trust(c)  US0001M + 2.370%  2.4620   08/25/33    46,324 
 275,334   Home Equity Asset Trust(c)  US0001M + 2.100%  2.1920   07/25/34    276,788 
 735,695   Home Equity Asset Trust(c)  US0001M + 1.600%  1.6910   03/25/35    725,827 
 4,248,299   Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-HSA2(d)     5.5500   03/25/36    1,502,836 
 65,666   Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series SPMD 2002-B(c)  US0001M + 1.425%  1.5160   10/25/33    66,932 
 281,142   Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series SPMD 2003-A(c)  US0001M + 0.860%  0.9520   10/25/33    278,402 
 184,628   Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series SPMD 2004-C(c)  US0001M + 2.625%  2.7160   03/25/35    187,592 
 23,883   Irwin Home Equity Loan Trust 2004-1()  US0001M + 3.075%  3.1660   12/25/34    23,717 
 49,243   Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-WMC2(c)  US0001M + 6.000%  4.1620   08/25/33    49,586 
 10,902,695   Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust 2005-NC2(c)  US0001M + 0.500%  0.5920   11/25/35    7,929,874 
 360,622   Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust 2005-WMC1(c)  US0001M + 0.945%  1.0370   03/25/35    365,069 
 5,981,286   Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-WMC2(c)  US0001M + 0.500%  0.5920   04/25/36    2,268,558 
 475,910   Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-1(c)  US0001M + 0.750%  0.8420   07/25/34    468,181 
 546,050   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series 2006-AR1(c)  US0001M + 0.330%  0.4210   03/25/37    253,298 
 470,270   Morgan Stanley A.B.S Capital I Inc Trust 2004-HE1(c)  US0001M + 2.625%  2.7160   01/25/34    471,830 
 738,757   Morgan Stanley A.B.S Capital I Inc Trust 2004-SD2(c)  US0001M + 0.930%  1.0220   04/25/34    737,341 
 111,681   Morgan Stanley A.B.S Capital I Inc Trust 2006-HE7(c)  US0001M + 0.160%  0.2510   09/25/36    64,064 
 201,222   Morgan Stanley A.B.S Capital I Inc Trust 2007-HE5(c)  US0001M + 0.250%  0.6720   03/25/37    111,638 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

45

 
CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     HOME EQUITY — 18.3% (Continued) 
 14,837   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Inc Trust 2002-AM1(c)  US0001M + 1.530%  1.6220   01/25/32   $16,876 
 7,146,801   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-7AX(c)  US0001M + 0.320%  0.4120   04/25/37    427,136 
 4,580,762   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-7AX(c)  US0001M + 0.320%  0.4120   04/25/37    273,774 
 894,020   Nomura Home Equity Loan Inc Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006- AF1(c)  US0001M + 0.330%  0.4210   10/25/36    257,803 
 351,509   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2003-1(c)  US0001M + 1.425%  1.5160   05/25/33    357,587 
 16,286   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2003-4(c)  US0001M + 1.065%  1.1560   02/25/34    16,290 
 1,111,802   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2004-1(c)  US0001M + 0.825%  0.9160   06/25/34    1,095,748 
 516,800   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2004-1(c)  US0001M + 1.463%  1.5540   06/25/34    517,061 
 277,836   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2004-2(c)  US0001M + 1.020%  1.1120   09/25/34    276,652 
 878,328   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2006-4(c)  US0001M + 0.300%  0.3920   09/25/36    516,553 
 1,137,042   Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-FXD2(e)     5.6800   03/25/37    1,163,396 
 2,170,047   RAMP Series 2004-KR1 Trust(b),(c)  US0001M + 0.580%  0.9610   04/25/34    2,167,275 
 713,082   RASC Series 2003-KS11 Trust(c)  US0001M + 1.200%  1.8920   01/25/34    720,900 
 254,492   RASC Series 2004-KS10 Trust(c)  US0001M + 1.650%  2.5670   11/25/34    263,974 
 2,112,527   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust(e)     6.2540   08/25/36    1,276,983 
 9,865,473   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust(e)     5.6120   04/25/37    4,107,308 
 2,781,357   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust(e)     5.7610   04/25/37    1,189,416 
 431,110   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust(e)     5.9090   04/25/37    189,219 
 27,711   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-4(e)     6.5430   03/25/33    28,137 
 588,300   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-2(c)  US0001M + 1.238%  1.3290   08/25/33    573,254 
 101,855   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2(e)     4.9340   08/25/35    105,493 
 330,202   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-2(e)     5.6750   06/25/37    127,545 
 192,597   Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-3(e)     7.2380   09/25/37    108,890 
 883,940   Saxon Asset Sec Trust 2000 1 Mtg Ln Asset Bk Cert Ser 2000 1(d)     9.7600   02/25/30    1,015,110 
 115,815   Terwin Mortgage Trust 2004-7HE(b),(c)  US0001M + 1.275%  1.3660   07/25/34    115,500 
 23,587,000   Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-3(b),(c)  US0001M + 0.620%  0.7120   04/25/37    7,888,411 
 582,925   Terwin Mortgage Trust Series TMTS 2003-4HE(c)  US0001M + 1.125%  1.2170   09/25/34    571,528 
 315,873   Truman Capital Mortgage Loan Trust(b),(c)  US0001M + 2.550%  2.6420   01/25/34    316,370 
                    61,176,433 
     MANUFACTURED HOUSING — 0.4% 
 1,420,764   BCMSC Trust 1999-B(d)     7.3000   12/15/29    324,883 
 1,611,849   BCMSC Trust 2000-A(d)     8.2900   06/15/30    429,294 
 500,000   Cascade MH Asset Trust 2019-MH1 Series 2019-MH1 M(b),(d)     5.9850   11/01/44    520,472 
                    1,274,649 
     NON AGENCY CMBS — 9.3% 
 2,000,000   BB-UBS Trust 2012-TFT B(b),(d)     3.5840   06/05/30    1,819,720 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

46

 
CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     NON AGENCY CMBS — 9.3% (Continued) 
 2,000,000   BB-UBS Trust 2012-TFT C(b),(d)     3.5840   06/05/30   $1,638,971 
 4,357,126   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC21(b),(d)     3.5880   05/10/47    3,304,343 
 3,565,000   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC35     3.2360   11/10/48    2,690,589 
 2,000,000   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-P3 Class D(b),(d)     2.8040   04/15/49    1,541,888 
 1,200,000   Csail 2015-C2 Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-C2 D(d)     4.3270   06/15/57    948,113 
 4,000,000   GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II(b),(c)  US0001M + 1.300%  1.6230   09/15/31    3,717,304 
 1,000,000   GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C1(b),(d)     5.6350   08/10/43    940,777 
 2,000,000   JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C14(d)     4.7230   08/15/46    1,891,810 
 1,250,000   JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C32(d)     4.2990   11/15/48    701,056 
 1,800,000   Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C11(d)     4.4960   08/15/46    1,774,506 
 2,000,000   Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C31(b),(d)     3.0000   11/15/49    1,583,674 
 2,000,000   MSBAM Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-CKSV(b),(d)     4.4250   10/15/30    1,610,398 
 2,000,000   Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-SG1(d)     4.6110   12/15/47    1,440,805 
 2,000,000   Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-SG1(d)     4.6110   09/15/48    1,873,818 
 1,525,000   WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C7(d)     4.8920   06/15/45    1,429,996 
 3,000,000   WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C22(b)     3.4550   09/15/57    2,101,878 
                    31,009,646 
     OTHER ABS — 2.4%                
     Series 2017-P1                
 145,770   Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust 2017-P1 C(b)     5.0200   09/15/23    145,927 
 1,541,648   New Residential Mortgage, LLC(b)     5.4370   06/25/25    1,580,172 
 1,917,765   NRZ Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes(b)        05/25/26    1,918,375 
 1,255,064   NRZ Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes Series Series 2020-PLS1(b)     3.8440   12/25/25    1,268,764 
 1,706,705   NRZ FHT Excess LLC(b)     4.2120   11/25/25    1,723,042 
 1,250,000   Theorem Funding Trust 2020-1(b)     3.9500   10/15/26    1,285,549 
                    7,921,829 
     RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE — 15.6%                
 1,231,375   Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2018-E(b),(d)     4.3750   06/25/58    1,241,435 
 529,493   Ameriquest Mort Sec, Inc. Asset Backed Ps Thr Cert Ser 2004-R2(c)  US0001M + 0.720%  0.8120   04/25/34    523,178 
 3,409,661   Ameriquest Mort Sec, Inc. Asset Backed Ps Thr Cert Ser 2004-R12(c)  US0001M + 1.680%  1.7710   01/25/35    3,425,476 
 802,032   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2004-SD2(d)     4.1360   03/25/44    794,344 
 95,071   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2004-SD4(c)  US0001M + 0.900%  0.9920   08/25/44    98,262 
 104,506   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-SD3(d)     3.0570   07/25/36    105,132 
 112,181   Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-NC2(c)  US0001M + 1.035%  1.1270   08/25/34    112,622 
 5,537,042   Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-FRE2(c)  US0001M + 0.080%  0.1720   03/25/35    5,021,056 
 3,006,518   Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-FRE2(c)  US0001M + 0.160%  0.2510   10/25/36    2,711,358 
 1,771,340   Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-NC4(c)  US0001M + 0.160%  0.2510   10/25/36    1,710,883 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

47

 
CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE — 15.6% (Continued) 
 4,405,220   C-BASS 2007-CB1 TRUST(e)     3.2640   01/25/37   $2,033,404 
 2,919,624   C-BASS 2007-CB1 TRUST(e)     3.2640   01/25/37    1,342,513 
 2,947,523   C-BASS 2007-CB1 TRUST(e)     5.7210   01/25/37    1,355,379 
 1,947,205   C-BASS 2007-CB1 TRUST(e)     5.8350   01/25/37    895,216 
 1,035,015   Chase Funding Trust Series 2003-6(c)  US0001M + 0.750%  0.8420   11/25/34    1,043,343 
 94,961   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-WF1 A2D(e)     4.8330   03/25/36    59,894 
 910,848   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-WF1 A2E(e)     4.8330   03/25/36    574,377 
 37,818   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-FS1(b),(e)     5.7500   10/25/37    39,398 
 97,480   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates(c)  US0001M + 1.500%  1.5910   03/25/33    97,778 
 328,715   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates(d)     4.4800   04/25/36    313,322 
 242,321   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates(b),(c)  US0001M + 0.660%  0.7520   07/25/36    236,511 
 37,734   Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, LLC 2002-CB4 B1(c)  US0001M + 2.850%  2.9410   02/25/33    40,200 
 128,915   Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, LLC 2004-CB2 M1(c)  US0001M + 0.780%  0.8710   07/25/33    126,901 
 30,904   Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, LLC 2004-CB6 M2(c)  US0001M + 1.725%  1.8160   07/25/35    31,096 
 436,331   Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, LLC 2004-CB8 B1(c)  US0001M + 2.250%  2.3420   12/25/35    423,690 
 257,444   CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 2006-11(e)     6.4000   09/25/46    260,165 
 613,340   Encore Credit Receivables Trust 2005-1(c)  US0001M + 1.020%  1.1120   07/25/35    607,981 
 246,381   Finance America Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3(c)  US0001M + 1.380%  1.4720   11/25/34    243,918 
 304,347   First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-FF5(c)  US0001M + 2.475%  2.5670   03/25/34    317,984 
 654,331   First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-FF4(c)  US0001M + 1.875%  1.9660   06/25/34    654,866 
 197,784   Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-2(c)  US0001M + 2.025%  2.1170   07/25/34    201,537 
 94,671   Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-2(c)  US0001M + 0.340%  0.4310   02/25/36    92,337 
 2,622,469   Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-B(c)  US0001M + 0.240%  0.3310   08/25/36    1,150,271 
 7,684,160   GE-WMC Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-1(c)  US0001M + 0.300%  0.3920   08/25/36    4,635,322 
 3,643,352   GE-WMC Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-1(c)  US0001M + 0.480%  0.5720   08/25/36    2,235,492 
 323,305   GSAMP Trust 2007-FM2(c)  US0001M + 0.060%  0.1510   01/25/37    234,520 
 136,790   GSAMP Trust 2007-FM2(c)  US0001M + 0.090%  0.1820   01/25/37    99,640 
 122,579   Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series INABS 2006-D(c)  US0001M + 0.160%  0.2510   11/25/36    116,447 
 2,276,770   Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series INABS 2006-E(c)  US0001M + 0.170%  0.2620   04/25/37    1,888,349 
 436,797   IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust 2006-HE2(c)  US0001M + 0.320%  0.4120   08/25/36    165,433 
 154,467   JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2007-CH2(e)     4.5450   10/25/30    107,304 
 693,802   Lehman XS Trust 2007-3(c)  US0001M + 0.320%  0.4120   03/25/37    698,987 
 918,049   Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-1(c)  US0001M + 3.750%  3.8410   05/25/32    971,164 
 30,250   Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3(c)  US0001M + 0.855%  0.9470   07/25/34    30,053 
 247,674   Morgan Stanley A.B.S Capital I Inc Trust 2004-NC5(c)  US0001M + 0.900%  0.9920   05/25/34    245,394 
 72,064   Morgan Stanley A.B.S Capital I Inc Trust 2004-NC8(c)  US0001M + 1.500%  1.5910   09/25/34    72,270 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 95.1% (Continued) 
     RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE — 15.6% (Continued) 
 8,875,000   Morgan Stanley A.B.S Capital I Inc Trust 2007-SEA1(b),(c)  US0001M + 1.900%  1.9910   02/25/47   $1,141,342 
 177,845   RAMP Series 2002-RS3 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.650%  1.0660   06/25/32    159,932 
 2,336,190   RAMP Series 2007-RS1 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.170%  0.2620   02/25/37    1,201,943 
 98,371   Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2004-2(e)     6.0000   08/25/35    94,366 
 4,465   Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC Trust 2005-FR2(c)  US0001M + 0.975%  1.0660   03/25/35    4,469 
 5,569,161   Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC Trust 2005-FR4(c)  US0001M + 0.170%  0.2620   08/25/36    2,458,874 
 13,733,795   Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC Trust 2007-HE1(c)  US0001M + 0.110%  0.2010   12/25/36    4,708,472 
 1,397,149   Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Trust Series 2006-BC5(c)  US0001M + 0.100%  0.1910   11/25/37    985,534 
 1,107,121   Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Trust Series 2006-BC5(c)  US0001M + 0.210%  0.3020   11/25/37    795,951 
 235,708   Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-5(c)  US0001M + 1.725%  1.8160   05/25/34    236,324 
 297,677   Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-9(c)  US0001M + 1.950%  2.0410   10/25/34    301,128 
 594,534   WaMu Asset-Backed Certificates WaMu Series 2007-HE1 Trust(c)  US0001M + 0.150%  0.2410   01/25/37    552,538 
                    52,027,075 
     TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $314,123,191)     317,717,581 
                      
     U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 4.2%       
 1,736,256   Fannie Mae REMICS 2011-124 NS Class NS(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.500%  6.4090   12/25/41    344,899 
 172,263   Fannie Mae REMICS 2012-111 JS(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.100%  6.0090   07/25/40    5,655 
 670,280   Fannie Mae REMICS 2012-126 DI(f)     3.0000   11/25/27    44,595 
 667,302   Fannie Mae REMICS 2012-88 SB(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.670%  6.5780   07/25/42    123,990 
 2,510,406   Fannie Mae REMICS 2012-94 YS(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.650%  6.5590   06/25/39    223,385 
 942,375   Fannie Mae REMICS 2012-99 AI(f)     3.5000   05/25/39    11,561 
 729,628   Fannie Mae REMICS 2013-109 AS(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.150%  6.0590   11/25/30    22,915 
 140,028   Fannie Mae REMICS 2013-42 PD     1.2500   05/25/43    140,232 
 447,452   Fannie Mae REMICS 2016-3 NI(f)     6.0000   02/25/46    88,826 
 1,519,646   Fannie Mae REMICS 2017-112 SC(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.150%  6.0590   01/25/48    282,262 
 4,176,128   Fannie Mae REMICS 2017-30 MI(f)     4.0000   02/25/44    256,261 
 1,003,962   Fannie Mae REMICS 2017-38 S(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.100%  6.0090   05/25/47    201,977 
 87,807   Fannie Mae REMICS 2017-6 MI(f)     4.0000   08/25/44    5,753 
 2,916,055   Fannie Mae REMICS 2019-34 KI(f)     4.0000   07/25/49    223,510 
 1,763,846   Fannie Mae REMICS 2019-37 CI(f)     4.5000   09/25/48    301,723 
 1,834,394   Fannie Mae REMICS 2020-14 BI(f)     4.0000   03/25/50    221,713 
 782,687   Fannie Mae REMICS 2020-16 SJ(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.050%  5.9590   03/25/50    125,935 
 7,899,623   Fannie Mae REMICS 2020-28 IK(f)     3.0000   10/25/49    445,053 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 4.2% (Continued)       
 10,000,000   Fannie Mae REMICS 2021-34 MI(f)     2.5000   03/25/51   $1,414,663 
 328,148   Freddie Mac REMICS 3980TS(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.500%  6.4270   09/15/41    64,353 
 699,117   Freddie Mac REMICS 4103 DS(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.150%  6.0770   09/15/40    43,529 
 690,843   Freddie Mac REMICS 4175 ES(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.150%  6.0770   06/15/38    6,651 
 496,611   Freddie Mac REMICS 4205 AI(f)     2.5000   05/15/28    26,901 
 10,529,617   Freddie Mac REMICS 4226 IM(f)     3.5000   09/15/31    438,549 
 675,924   Freddie Mac REMICS 4431 ST(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.100%  6.0270   01/15/45    121,423 
 143,399   Freddie Mac REMICS 4449 PI(f)     4.0000   11/15/43    11,784 
 581,984   Freddie Mac REMICS 4535 HI(f)     3.0000   03/15/41    14,367 
 2,886,585   Freddie Mac REMICS 4580 MI(f)     3.5000   02/15/43    140,206 
 2,859,142   Freddie Mac REMICS 4672 AI(f)     4.5000   03/15/45    137,928 
 866,072   Freddie Mac REMICS 4680 LI(f)     4.0000   10/15/43    46,668 
 484,220   Freddie Mac REMICS 4764 EI(f)     4.0000   02/15/44    1,622 
 609,745   Freddie Mac REMICS 4818 BI(f)     4.0000   03/15/45    30,060 
 83,137   Freddie Mac REMICS 4840 GI(f)     4.0000   05/15/46    172 
 63,521   Freddie Mac REMICS 4840 IA(f)     4.0000   09/15/45    49 
 2,463,729   Freddie Mac REMICS 4891 PI(f)     4.0000   06/15/49    227,542 
 1,205,952   Freddie Mac REMICS 5071 IF(f)     2.0000   02/25/51    105,942 
 7,122,259   Freddie Mac REMICS 5071 IS(f)     2.0000   02/25/51    739,154 
 5,717,905   Freddie Mac REMICS 5071 KI(f)     2.0000   02/25/51    565,226 
 21,778,325   Freddie Mac REMICS 5090 SA(c),(f)  SOFR30A + 1.550%  1.5320   03/25/51    1,045,843 
 1,087,854   Government National Mortgage Association 2004-56 S(c),(f)  US0001M + 7.650%  7.5570   06/20/33    161,918 
 1,310,461   Government National Mortgage Association 2010-131 SB(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.050%  5.9750   04/16/40    56,946 
 299,568   Government National Mortgage Association 2012-36 QS(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.620%  6.5270   03/20/42    49,520 
 1,269,980   Government National Mortgage Association 2014-118 AI(f)     3.5000   05/16/40    74,768 
 396,038   Government National Mortgage Association 2016-1 ST(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.200%  6.1070   01/20/46    72,674 
 2,029,587   Government National Mortgage Association 2018-154 DI(f)     4.0000   01/20/45    137,094 
 7,577,284   Government National Mortgage Association 2020-122 YI(f)     2.5000   08/20/50    609,470 
 2,542,291   Government National Mortgage Association 2020-61 SF(c),(f)  US0001M + 6.440%  6.3470   07/20/43    476,562 
 550,644   Government National Mortgage Association 2020-62 GI(f)     4.5000   05/20/50    71,036 
 2,753,223   Government National Mortgage Association 2020-62 IG(f)     4.5000   05/20/50    359,806 
 12,015,806   Government National Mortgage Association 2021-24 LI(f)     2.5000   01/20/51    1,441,451 
 12,373,351   Government National Mortgage Association 2021-41 BI(f)     2.0000   03/20/51    1,432,348 
 4,276,371   Government National Mortgage Association 2021-49 IP(f)     2.5000   01/20/51    424,458 
 4,968,176   Government National Mortgage Association 2021-83 EI(f)     2.5000   05/20/51    499,956 
     TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATONS (Cost $16,965,751)    $14,120,884 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST ENHANCED INCOME STRATEGY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.9%     
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.9%     
 2,948,212   First American Government Obligations Fund, Class U, 0.03% (Cost$2,948,212)(g)  $2,948,212 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.2% (Cost $334,037,154)  $334,786,677 
     LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.2)%   (684,944)
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $334,101,733 

 

LLC- Limited Liability Company

 

REMIC- Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

12MTAFederal Reserve US 12 Month Cumulative Avg 1 Year CMT

 

SOFR30AUnited States 30 Day Average SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

US0001MICE LIBOR USD 1 Month

 

US0012MICE LIBOR USD 12 Month

 

(a)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

(b)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2021 the total market value of 144A securities is 50,350,659 or 15.1% of net assets.

 

(c)Floating rate security; the rate shown represents the rate on June 30, 2021.

 

(d)Variable rate security; the interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets.

 

(e)Step bond. Coupon rate is fixed rate that changes on a specified date. The rate shown is the current rate at June 30, 2021.

 

(f)Interest only securities.

 

(g)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

 

(h)Maturity not determined on this security, maturity will occur based on the maturity of the underlying bonds.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST/MAP GLOBAL BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2021

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     CLOSED END FUNDS — 2.2%     
     COMMODITY - 2.2%     
 23,500   Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust(a)  $438,980 
           
     TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS (Cost $336,373)   438,980 
           
     COMMON STOCKS — 69.8%     
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 3.3%     
 5,850   Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.   654,485 
           
     BEVERAGES - 0.9%     
 375,000   Thai Beverage PCL   188,309 
           
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 13.0%     
 4,000   Johnson & Johnson   658,960 
 8,000   Novartis A.G. - ADR   729,920 
 14,550   Sanofi - ADR   766,203 
 26,000   Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. - ADR   437,580 
         2,592,663 
     CHEMICALS - 1.5%     
 9,250   Mosaic Company   295,168 
           
     CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.9%     
 1,730   Holcim Ltd.   103,873 
 9,000   MDU Resources Group, Inc.   282,060 
         385,933 
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.5%     
 4,000   Tetra Tech, Inc.   488,160 
           
     ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.5%     
 3,070   Vivendi S.A. - ADR   103,244 
           
     FOOD - 8.6%     
 9,326   Campbell Soup Company   425,172 
 25,000   GrainCorp Ltd.   96,847 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

52

 
CATALYST/MAP GLOBAL BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 69.8% (Continued)     
     FOOD - 8.6% (Continued)     
 197,800   Grupo Herdez S.A.B. de C.V.  $449,534 
 5,675   Nestle S.A. - ADR   707,900 
         1,679,453 
     GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 5.4%     
 11,820   National Fuel Gas Company   617,595 
 10,000   UGI Corporation   463,100 
         1,080,695 
     METALS & MINING - 1.4%     
 7,000   Anglo American PLC   277,775 
 700   Thungela Resources Ltd.(a)   1,924 
         279,699 
     SEMICONDUCTORS - 4.9%     
 4,915   Intel Corporation   275,928 
 8,000   Micron Technology, Inc.(a)   679,841 
         955,769 
     SOFTWARE - 3.3%     
 2,400   Microsoft Corporation   650,160 
           
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 6.4%     
 13,500   Cisco Systems, Inc.   715,500 
 105,000   Nokia OYJ - ADR(a) (b)   558,600 
         1,274,100 
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 7.8%     
 55,500   Orange S.A. - ADR   634,920 
 7,500   Verizon Communications, Inc.   420,225 
 28,570   Vodafone Group PLC - ADR   489,404 
         1,544,549 
     TOBACCO & CANNABIS - 5.1%     
 3,991,700   Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk P.T.   334,477 
 30,800   Imperial Brands PLC - ADR   675,906 
         1,010,383 
     WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.3%     
 8,375   Bunge Ltd.   654,506 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

53

 
CATALYST/MAP GLOBAL BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

              Fair Value 
                
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $11,022,128)          $13,837,276 
                   
Principal      Coupon Rate          
Amount ($)      (%)   Maturity    Fair Value 
     CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 1.4%             
     BIOTECH & PHARMA — 1.4%             
 275,000   Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  0.7500   05/15/23    273,849 
                   
     TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $260,806)           273,849 
                   
     CORPORATE BONDS — 23.7%             
     AUTOMOTIVE — 3.8%             
 490,000   Ford Motor Company  9.2150   09/15/21    501,544 
 250,000   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC  3.3390   03/28/22    254,398 
                 755,942 
     BIOTECH & PHARMA — 2.9%             
 570,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV  2.2000   07/21/21    568,056 
                   
     CABLE & SATELLITE — 1.3%             
 236,000   CSC Holdings, LLC  5.8750   09/15/22    248,398 
                   
     ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 1.3%             
 250,000   TransAlta Corporation  4.5000   11/15/22    259,450 
                   
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES — 2.6%             
 500,000   MGM Resorts International  7.7500   03/15/22    523,225 
                   
     METALS & MINING — 1.7%             
 40,000   AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC  5.1250   08/01/22    41,800 
 300,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.  3.5500   03/01/22    303,560 
                 345,360 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

54

 
CATALYST/MAP GLOBAL BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal      Coupon Rate        
Amount ($)      (%)  Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 23.7% (Continued)             
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS — 1.3%             
 175,000   Occidental Petroleum Corporation  2.6000   08/13/21   $175,617 
 75,000   Occidental Petroleum Corporation  2.7000   08/15/22    76,604 
                 252,221 
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES — 0.9%             
 175,000   Safeway, Inc.  4.7500   12/01/21    177,671 
                   
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY — 4.8%             
 185,000   Foot Locker, Inc.  8.5000   01/15/22    193,325 
 500,000   Nordstrom, Inc.  4.0000   10/15/21    500,227 
 250,000   QVC, Inc.  4.3750   03/15/23    263,935 
                 957,487 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 1.3%             
 250,000   Seagate HDD Cayman  4.2500   03/01/22    255,426 
                   
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 1.8%             
 150,000   Sprint Communications, Inc.  6.0000   11/15/22    159,000 
 200,000   Sprint Corporation  7.2500   09/15/21    203,373 
                 362,373 
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $4,665,729)           4,705,609 
                   
     U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 1.1%             
     U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED — 1.1%             
 180,000   United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds  0.3750   01/15/27    220,410 
                   
     TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES (Cost $219,521)           220,410 
                   
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.2% (Cost $16,504,557)          $19,476,124 
     CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (0.4)% (Proceeds - $37,374)           (79,500)
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 2.2%           441,433 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%          $19,838,057 
                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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June 30, 2021

 

Contracts(b)      Expiration Date  Exercise Price   Notional Value   Fair Value 
     WRITTEN EQUITY OPTIONS - (0.4)%    
     CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN- (0.4)%    
 300   Nokia OYJ  01/21/2022  $4   $159,600   $43,800 
 425   Nokia OYJ  01/21/2022   5    226,100    35,700 
     TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Proceeds - $37,374)  79,500 
                        
     TOTAL EQUITY OPTIONS WRITTEN (Proceeds - $37,374) $79,500 
                        
ADR- American Depositary Receipt

 

LLC- Limited Liability Company

 

LTD- Limited Company

 

OYJ- Julkinen osakeyhtiö

 

PLC- Public Limited Company

 

P.T.- Perseroan Terbatas

 

S.A.- Société Anonyme

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for and is subject to call options written.

 

(c)Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCK - 0.1%     
     SOFTWARE - 0.1%     
 7,817   Avaya Holdings Corp.  $210,277 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $198,736)     

 

Principal                   
Amount ($)      Variable Rate  Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity     
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 1.8%                  
     CLO - 1.8%                  
 500,000   ARES XLVII CLO Ltd. #  3 Month LIBOR + 5.500%   5.684 *   4/15/2030    486,374 
 500,000   BlueMountain CLO XXII Ltd. #  3 Month LIBOR + 5.050%   5.234 *   7/15/2031    461,075 
 500,000   Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2015-3 Ltd. #  3 Month LIBOR + 5.200%   5.384 *   7/28/2028    477,488 
 500,000   CARLYLE US CLO 2017-1 Ltd. #  3 Month LIBOR + 6.000%   6.188 *   4/20/2031    467,831 
 500,000   Magnetite XV Ltd. #  3 Month LIBOR + 5.200%   5.376 *   7/25/2031    494,333 
 500,000   Octagon Investment Partners 37 Ltd. #  3 Month LIBOR + 5.400%   5.576 *   7/25/2030    488,721 
     TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost - $2,880,935)                2,875,822 
                        
     CORPORATE BONDS - 1.6%                  
     ADVERTISING & MARKETING - 0.1%                  
 185,000   Outfront Media Capital LLC #      4.625    3/15/2030    188,145 
                        
     AUTOMOTIVE - 0.1%                  
 53,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      5.250    4/30/2031    55,385 
 53,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. #      5.250    7/15/2031    55,451 
                      110,836 
     CABLE & SATELLITE - 0.2%                  
 80,000   Sirius XM Radio, Inc. #      4.000    7/15/2028    82,585 
 189,000   Ziggo Bond Co. BV #      6.000    1/15/2027    198,205 
                      280,790 
     COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.0%                  
 53,000   GFL Environmental, Inc. #      4.750    6/15/2029    54,866 
                        
     CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.1%                  
 86,000   Silgan Holdings, Inc.      4.750    3/15/2025    87,665 
                        
     ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.2%                  
 209,000   Univision Communications, Inc. #      9.500    5/1/2025    231,136 
                        
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.1%                  
 117,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp. #      4.250    6/1/2029    118,609 
                        
     HOME CONSTRUCTION - 0.0%                  
 30,000   Meritage Homes Corp. #      3.875    4/15/2029    31,087 
                        
     INSURANCE- 0.2%                  
 243,000   Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC #      6.750    10/15/2027    255,692 
 95,000   HUB International Ltd. #      7.000    5/1/2026    98,759 
                      354,451 
     MACHINERY - 0.1%                  
 79,000   Madison IAQ LLC #      5.875    6/30/2029    80,481 
                        
     METALS & MINING - 0.1%                  
 142,000   Novelis Corp. #      5.875    9/30/2026    147,894 
                        
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 0.3%                  
 40,000   Antero Resources Corp. #      5.375    6/15/2029    41,750 
 27,000   Comstock Resources, Inc. #      5.875    1/15/2030    27,574 
 151,000   Continental Resources, Inc. #      5.750    1/15/2031    181,056 
 13,000   Delek Logistics Partners LP #      7.125    6/1/2028    13,733 
 128,000   Sunoco LP      6.000    4/15/2027    133,968 
                      398,081 
     RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.1%                  
 79,000   Renewable Energy Group, Inc. #      5.875    6/1/2028    82,923 
                        
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%                  
 27,000   Ambience Merger Sub, Inc. #      7.125    7/15/2029    27,304 
 191,000   Builders FirstSource, Inc. #      6.750    6/1/2027    205,140 
                      232,444 
     SOFTWARE - 0.0%                  
 52,000   Elastic NV #      4.125    7/15/2029    52,000 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal                   
Amount ($)      Variable Rate  Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS - 1.6% (Continued)                  
     SPECIALTY FINANCE - 0.1%                  
 26,000   Midcap Financial Issuer Trust #      5.625    1/15/2030   $26,130 
                        
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost - $2,444,252)                2,477,538 
                        
     BANK LOANS - 95.2%                  
     ADVERTISING & MARKETS - 0.1%                  
 88,000   Summer BC Holdco B SARL  2 Month LIBOR + 4.500%   5.250 *   12/24/2026    88,128 
                        
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.3%                  
 1,804,440   Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   3.702 *   4/6/2026    1,760,456 
 970,560   Standard Aero Ltd.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   3.702 *   4/6/2026    946,903 
 1,296,717   TransDigm, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%   2.354 *   8/22/2024    1,282,233 
                      3,989,592 
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2.7%                  
 1,070,213   Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%   4.604 *   7/31/2026    1,073,857 
 365,994   Edelman Financial Center LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 6.750%   6.845 *   7/20/2026    368,777 
 1,250   Nexus Buyer LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.841 *   11/9/2026    1,249 
 1,324,941   NFP Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.354 *   2/15/2027    1,308,008 
 1,450,000   PAI Holdco, Inc.  6 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   5.000 *   10/28/2027    1,455,213 
                      4,207,104 
     AUTOMOTIVE - 1.0%                  
 1,500,000   First Brands Group LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%   6.000 *   3/30/2027    1,520,002 
                        
     BEVERAGES - 0.1%                  
 84,000   City Brewing Co. LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.250 *   4/5/2028    84,525 
                        
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 1.2%                  
 406,446   Endo Luxembourg Finance Company  1 Month LIBOR + 5.000%   5.750 *   3/27/2028    393,365 
 1,500,000   Organon & Company  6 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   3.500 *   6/2/2028    1,503,443 
                      1,896,808 
     CABLE & SATELLITE - 0.7%                  
 1,015,839   Virgin Media Bristol LLC        *@   1/31/2029    1,016,331 
                        
     CHEMICALS - 1.3%                  
 1,250,000   Herens US Holdco Corp.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.750 *   4/28/2028    1,253,125 
 748,087   Polar US Borrower LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%   4.897 *   10/15/2025    751,827 
                      2,004,952 
     COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 7.7%                  
 1,553,283   Allied Universal Holdco LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.250 *   5/12/2028    2,332,373 
 500,000   Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%    *@   1/31/2028    730,437 
 1,038,933   Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%   5.500 *   1/29/2027    1,050,621 
 375,000   American Residential Services LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.250 *   10/15/2027    374,063 
 450,000   Bifm CA Buyer, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   3.604 *   6/1/2026    683,968 
 2,200,000   Conservice Midco LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   4.354 *   5/13/2027    2,194,947 
 241,785   Creative Artists Agency LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.250 *   11/27/2026    240,670 
 241,785   Dispatch Terra Acquisition LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.000 *   3/27/2028    2,251,011 
 898,715   Packers Holdings LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   4.000 *   3/9/2028    895,160 
 1,263,321   Prime Security Services Borrower LLC  6 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   3.500 *   9/23/2026    524,152 
 748,125   Stiphout Finance LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.750 *   10/27/2025    748,116 
                      12,025,518 
     CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.2%                  
 1,350,558   Cambium Learning Group, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%   5.250 *   12/18/2025    1,359,843 
 500,000   Prometric Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   4.000 *   1/29/2025    494,250 
 1,498,500   Spin Holdco, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   4.750 *   3/4/2028    1,502,719 
                      3,356,812 
     CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 1.2%                  
 144,700   Charter NEX US, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.000 *   12/1/2027    145,220 
 1,000,000   Graham Packaging Co., Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   3.750 *   8/4/2027    1,000,285 
 692,708   Pactiv Evergreen Group Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.354 *   2/5/2026    689,182 
                      1,834,687 
     ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.1%                  
 386,614   Edgewater Generation LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.854 *   12/13/2025    369,609 
 1,433,899   Granite Generation LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.750 *   11/9/2026    1,402,440 
                      1,772,049 
     ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.7%                  
 664,850   Belfor Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.854 *   4/6/2026    665,680 
 1,600,000   Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   3.250 *   8/1/2025    1,586,552 
 498,705   Deliver Buyer, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%   5.147 *   5/1/2024    499,951 
 1,384,405   Mirion Technologies, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.147 *   3/6/2026    1,387,651 
                      4,139,834 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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June 30, 2021

 

Principal                   
Amount ($)      Variable Rate  Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     BANK LOANS - 95.2% (Continued)                  
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.7%                  
 826,840   DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   3/31/2028   $831,321 
 173,160   DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   3/31/2028    174,099 
 335,000   PowerTeam Services LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 7.250%   8.250 *   3/6/2026    333,911 
 665,000   PowerTeam Services LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   3.647 *   3/6/2025    663,547 
 2,150,754   USIC Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.250 *   5/12/2028    2,149,410 
                      4,152,288 
     ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 2.2%                  
 2,500,000   Univision Communications, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   3.750 *   3/15/2024    2,500,788 
 984,364   Univision Communications, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.750 *   3/15/2026    987,746 
                      3,488,534 
     FOOD - 1.7%                  
 1,750,000   Shearer’s Foods LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.250 *   9/23/2027    1,753,640 
 895,466   Snacking Investments US LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   5.000 *   12/18/2026    900,503 
 53,000   WellPet  12 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   12/21/2027    53,088 
                      2,707,231 
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 15.4%                  
 1,200,000   ADMI Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   3.250 *   12/23/2027    1,188,252 
 153,000   ADMI Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.000 *   12/23/2027    153,001 
 52,736   Aveanna Healthcare LLC       *@   6/30/2028    52,472 
 12,264   Aveanna Healthcare LLC       *@   6/30/2028    12,203 
 1,300,000   Bella Holding Co. LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   5/10/2028    1,302,249 
 1,712,624   Change Healthcare Holdings LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%   3.500 *   3/1/2024    1,712,718 
 1,249,331   Envision Healthcare Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.854 *   10/10/2025    1,073,647 
 1,198,719   ExamWorks Group, Inc.  6 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   4.250 *   7/27/2023    1,201,248 
 1,383,464   Eyecare Partners LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.854 *   2/18/2027    1,373,350 
 2,096,250   Gainwell Acquisition Corp.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.750 *   10/1/2027    2,106,731 
 997,438   Heartland Dental LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   3.604 *   4/30/2025    987,743 
 225,000   Heartland Dental LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.073 *   4/30/2025    224,894 
 1,298,089   LifePoint Health, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.854 *   11/16/2025    1,296,596 
 1,074,735   MED ParentCo LP  1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   4.350 *   8/31/2026    1,077,298 
 1,391,261   National Mentor Holdings, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   3/2/2028    1,395,167 
 64,461   National Mentor Holdings, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.750 *   3/2/2028    64,644 
 43,732   National Mentor Holdings, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   3/2/2028    43,856 
 1,346,591   Option Care Health, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.854 *   8/6/2026    1,349,116 
 1,150,000   PAREXEL International Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   2.854 *   9/27/2024    1,145,061 
 1,000,609   Phoenix Guarantor, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.341 *   3/5/2026    993,836 
 600,000   Phoenix Guarantor, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.573 *   3/5/2026    597,207 
 1,313,324   Upstream Newco, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%   4.604 *   11/20/2026    1,317,152 
 1,618,448   US Anesthesia Partners, Inc.  6 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   4.000 *   6/23/2024    1,609,466 
 1,695,750   WP CityMD Bidco LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%   4.500 *   8/13/2026    1,701,643 
                      23,979,550 
     HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 0.2%                  
 340,230   AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   4.250 *   12/13/2023    341,028 
                        
     HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.9%                  
 1,350,000   Journey Personal Care Corp.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.000 *   3/1/2028    1,355,069 
                        
     HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.6%                  
 1,000,000   Tiger Acquisition LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.750 *   6/1/2028    999,065 
                        
     INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 0.1%                  
 127,680   FCG Acquisitions, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.250 *   3/31/2028    127,979 
 24,320   FCG Acquisitions, Inc.       *@   3/31/2028    24,377 
                      152,356 
     INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.5%                  
 994,987   AqGen Ascensus, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   5.000 *   12/3/2026    998,102 
 96,000   AqGen Ascensus, Inc.  2 Month LIBOR + 6.500%   7.000 *   12/3/2026    95,520 
 1,250,000   Aretec Group, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   4.343 *   10/1/2025    1,250,000 
                      2,343,622 
     INSURANCE - 7.7%                  
 900,156   Achilles Acquisition LLC  3 Month LIBOR - 4.500%   5.250 *   11/16/2027    905,035 
 1,033,598   Acrisure LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   3.604 *   2/15/2027    1,024,017 
 497,494   Alera Group Intermediate Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.500 *   8/1/2025    499,359 
 147,000   Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.250 *   11/5/2027    147,439 
 1,008,473   AmWINS Group, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.250%   3.000 *   2/19/2028    1,003,324 
 446,617   AssuredPartners, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%   5.500 *   2/12/2027    448,124 
 725,000   Asurion LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 5.250%   5.354 *   1/31/2028    731,797 
 621,577   BroadStreet Partners, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.354 *   1/27/2027    617,149 
 598,462   HUB International Ltd.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   3.176 *   4/25/2025    592,531 
 1,243,734   HUB International Ltd.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   4.000 *   4/25/2025    1,245,388 
 697,454   Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.750 *   11/12/2027    700,941 
 1,436,784   Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   4.000 *   11/12/2027    1,437,682 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal                    
Amount ($)      Variable Rate  Coupon Rate (%)    Maturity   Fair Value 
     BANK LOANS - 95.2% (Continued)                   
     INSURANCE - 7.7% (Continued)                   
 99,844   OneDigital Borrower LLC         *@   11/16/2027   $100,385 
 900,000   Ryan Specialty Group LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   3.750  *   9/1/2027    901,688 
 1,392,875   Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.354  *   12/31/2025    1,379,643 
 366,279   USI, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   3.147  *   5/16/2024    363,303 
                       12,097,805 
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 2.3%                   
 117,493   Hoya Midco LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.500  *   6/30/2024    117,052 
 226,321   Hoya Midco LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.500  *   6/30/2024    225,472 
 1,742,907   MH Sub I LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   3.604  *   9/13/2024    1,737,705 
 1,416,925   MH Sub I LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.750  *   9/13/2024    1,421,799 
                       3,502,028 
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 6.9%                   
 500,000   Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.854  *   2/2/2026    489,793 
 942,729   AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   3.103  *   4/22/2026    888,225 
 1,800,000   Delta 2 Lux Sarl  1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%   3.500  *   2/1/2024    1,794,798 
 372,000   Equinox Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.500%   3.500  *   3/8/2024    357,624 
 600,000   Fitness International LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   4.250  *   4/18/2025    573,885 
 620,164   Golden Nugget LLC  2 Month LIBOR + 2.500%   3.250  *   10/4/2023    616,349 
 749,349   IRB Holding Corp.  6 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   2.953  *   2/5/2025    748,956 
 1,298,591   IRB Holding Corp.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   4.250  *   12/15/2027    1,300,120 
 420,896   Motion Finco LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.397  *   11/12/2026    408,532 
 55,317   Motion Finco LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.397  *   11/12/2026    53,692 
 1,750,000   Raptor Acquisition Corp.         *@   11/1/2026    1,755,101 
 1,745,614   UFC Holdings LLC  6 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   3.750  *   4/29/2026    1,745,614 
                       10,732,689 
     MACHINERY - 0.3%                   
 248,096   Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.250  *   7/19/2024    248,924 
 146,344   Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.         *@   7/18/2025    147,441 
                       396,365 
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 1.4%                   
 1,153,770   EG America LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.254  *   2/7/2025    1,147,592 
 59,886   Energy & Exploration Partners LLC ^      5.000     5/13/2022    299 
 432,301   GIP III Stetson I LP  1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   4.354  *   7/18/2025    417,890 
 550,000   Prairie ECI Acquiror LP  1 Month LIBOR + 4.750%   4.854  *   3/11/2026    536,478 
                       2,102,259 
     PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 0.3%                   
 520,064   EW Scripps Co.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.560%   3.313  *   5/1/2026    519,090 
                         
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 6.7%                   
 750,000   Ambience Merger Sub, Inc.         *@   6/24/2028    751,875 
 498,750   Great Outdoors Group LLC  6 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.000  *   3/6/2028    501,166 
 531,218   Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   3.750  *   10/19/2027    531,986 
 1,093,851   Hertz Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.000  *   6/14/2028    1,094,305 
 206,149   Hertz Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.000  *   6/14/2028    206,234 
 1,097,250   LS Group OpCo AcquisItion LLC  6 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.250  *   11/2/2027    1,099,307 
 2,300,000   Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.750  *   5/4/2028    2,310,224 
 700,000   Michaels Companies, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.000  *   4/15/2028    703,780 
 871,293   Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 6.750%   7.500  *   12/22/2025    852,763 
 650,000   PetSmart, Inc.  6 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500  *   2/11/2028    651,300 
 500,000   Rising Tide Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.750%   5.500  *   6/1/2028    501,720 
 1,094,416   Staples, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 5.000%   5.176  *   4/16/2026    1,068,429 
 142,000   Victoria’s Secret & Co.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.750  *   6/30/2028    140,580 
                       10,413,669 
     SOFTWARE - 7.4%                   
 1,055,462   athenahealth, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   4.410  *   2/11/2026    1,059,752 
 997,139   Boxer Parent Co., Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.859  *   10/2/2025    992,682 
 836,003   Castle US Holding Corp.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.897  *   1/29/2027    827,317 
 700,000   Endurance International Group  6 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.250  *   2/10/2028    697,956 
 700,000   GI Consilio Parent LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.500  *   5/12/2028    700,329 
 148,000   HS Purchaser LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.750  *   11/19/2026    148,502 
 62,974   MA FinanceCo LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   2.864  *   6/21/2024    62,423 
 1,496,144   Mitchell International, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%   3.354  *   11/29/2024    1,484,459 
 497,500   Project Boost Purchaser LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.000  *   6/1/2026    498,045 
 64,074   Quest Software US Holdings, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 8.250%   8.436  *   5/18/2026    64,090 
 72,000   Rocket Software, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   4.750  *   11/28/2025    70,821 
 425,280   Seattle SpinCo, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   2.854  *   6/21/2024    421,559 
 1,100,000   Solera LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.500  *   6/2/2028    1,104,609 
 1,000,000   UKG, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.854  *   5/4/2026    1,001,875 
 1,230,344   Waystar Technologies, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.104  *   10/22/2026    1,234,189 
 1,097,250   Weld North Education LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.750  *   12/21/2027    1,099,993 
                       11,468,601 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/CIFC FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal                   
Amount ($)      Variable Rate  Coupon Rate (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     BANK LOANS - 95.2% (Continued)                  
     SPECIALTY FINANCE - 0.9%                  
 275,000   LifeMiles Ltd  3 Month LIBOR + 5.500%   6.500 *   8/18/2022   $273,075 
 1,139,500   Orion Advisor Solutions, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   9/24/2027    1,143,061 
                      1,416,136 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 0.5%                  
 608,282   Cubic Corp.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.000 *   5/25/2028    610,943 
 123,718   Cubic Corp.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%   5.000 *   5/25/2028    124,260 
 87,982   Global Tel*Link Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 8.250%   8.354 *   11/29/2026    75,335 
                      810,538 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 5.3%                  
 1,581,995   Acuris Finance US, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.500 *   2/16/2028    1,589,343 
 27,041   BIFM CA Buyer, Inc.       *@   6/1/2026    26,952 
 290,970   Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 7.000%   7.075 *   6/15/2026    290,242 
 228,000   CoreLogic, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%   4.000 *   6/2/2028    227,687 
 166,000   Ensono Holdings, LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.750 *   5/26/2028    166,605 
 1,850,000   MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%   3.750 *   6/7/2023    1,846,957 
 1,350,000   Netsmart, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.750 *   10/1/2027    1,355,306 
 750,000   Peraton Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   2/1/2028    753,488 
 250,000   Peraton Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 7.750%   8.500 *   2/1/2029    256,250 
 1,600,000   Verscend Holding Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%   4.104 *   8/27/2025    1,606,288 
 65,000   Verscend Holding Corp.  1 Month LIBOR + 7.500%   7.500 *   4/2/2029    65,975 
                      8,185,093 
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.6%                  
 900,000   Metronet Systems Holdings LLC  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   6/2/2028    902,363 
 100,000   Metronet Systems Holdings LLC       *@   6/2/2028    100,263 
                      1,002,626 
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 4.8%                  
 1,224,323   American Airlines, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%   1.846 *   1/29/2027    1,173,262 
 577,924   American Airlines, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%   5.500 *   4/20/2028    603,246 
 1,747,449   Atlantic Aviation FBO, Inc.  1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   3.860 *   12/6/2025    1,748,978 
 497,487   NA Rail Holding Company LLC  3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%   4.647 *   10/19/2026    499,975 
 500,000   SkyMiles IP Ltd.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.750 *   10/20/2027    528,782 
 1,100,000   United Airlines, Inc.  3 Month LIBOR + 3.750%   4.500 *   4/21/2028    1,115,967 
 1,845,328   WestJet Airlines Ltd.  6 Month LIBOR + 3.000%   4.000 *   12/11/2026    1,811,882 
                      7,482,092 
     WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3%                  
 448,875   Quirch Foods Holdings LLC  6 Month LIBOR + 5.250%   5.750 *   10/27/2027    451,214 
                        
     TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost - $147,141,914)        148,035,290 
                        
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 7.4%       
     MONEY MARKET - 7.4%           
 11,495,125   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class U, 0.03%*             11,495,125 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost - $11,495,125)         
                        
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 106.1% (Cost - 164,160,962)    $165,094,052 
     LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS - (6.1)%     (9,533,458)
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%      $155,560,594 

 

 *Floating Rate, rate shown represents the rate at June 30, 2021.

 

#Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2021, these securities amounted to $5,076,342 or 3.3% of net assets.

 

^The security is illiquid; total illiquid securities represent 0.00% of net assets.

 

@Security has not settled. Interest rate will be set at settlement.

 

LLC - Limited Liability Company.

 

LP - Limited Partnership.

 

PLC - Public Limited Company.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST/SMH HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2021

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 1.1%     
     OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 1.1%     
 17,102   PHI Group, Inc.(a),(b)  $273,461 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $418,742)   273,461 
           
     EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 3.0%     
     FIXED INCOME - 3.0%     
 8,900   iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(c)   783,556 
           
     TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $768,435)   783,556 

 

Principal      Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      (%)   Maturity     
     CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 14.0%               
     ASSET MANAGEMENT — 2.7%               
 671,000   Prospect Capital Corporation   4.9500    07/15/22    689,486 
                     
     AUTOMOTIVE — 3.6%               
 1,000,000   NIO, Inc.(e)   0.5000    02/01/27    944,000 
                     
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES — 3.8%               
 1,000,000   fuboTV, Inc.(e)   3.2500    02/15/26    991,875 
                     
     REITS — 3.9%               
 969,000   Colony Capital, Inc.   5.0000    04/15/23    1,003,048 
                     
     TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $3,319,742)             3,628,409 
                     
     CORPORATE BONDS — 75.0%               
     APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS — 3.2%               
 797,000   Under Armour, Inc.(c)   3.2500    06/15/26    826,752 
                     
     ASSET MANAGEMENT — 4.9%               
 360,000   Ares Capital Corporation(c)   3.2500    07/15/25    379,069 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/SMH HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal      Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 75.0% (Continued)               
     ASSET MANAGEMENT — 4.9% (Continued)               
 850,000   Icahn Enterprises, L.P. / Icahn Enterprises(c)   5.2500    05/15/27   $880,680 
                   1,259,749 
     AUTOMOTIVE — 3.1%               
 787,000   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.(c)   6.2500    04/01/25    814,514 
                     
     CHEMICALS — 2.9%               
 725,000   Rayonier AM Products, Inc.(e)   7.6250    01/15/26    758,354 
                     
     CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.2%               
 50,000   US Concrete, Inc.(e)   5.1250    03/01/29    54,779 
                     
     HOME CONSTRUCTION — 5.4%               
 844,000   Beazer Homes USA, Inc.   5.8750    10/15/27    886,707 
 465,000   TRI Pointe Group, Inc. / TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.(c)   5.8750    06/15/24    518,419 
                   1,405,126 
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES — 3.2%               
 755,000   Uber Technologies, Inc.(e)   8.0000    11/01/26    815,672 
                     
     MACHINERY — 3.3%               
 824,000   Titan International, Inc.(e)   7.0000    04/30/28    863,197 
                     
     METALS & MINING — 4.6%               
 865,000   Coeur Mining, Inc.(c),(e)   5.1250    02/15/29    859,230 
 300,000   Hecla Mining Company(c)   7.2500    02/15/28    328,125 
                   1,187,355 
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS — 6.8%               
 750,000   Occidental Petroleum Corporation   6.6000    03/15/46    893,070 
 876,000   PBF Logistics, L.P. / PBF Logistics Finance(c)   6.8750    05/15/23    861,765 
                   1,754,835 
     OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT — 3.5%               
 791,000   PHI, Inc.(b),(d),(e),(f)       03/15/22     
 243,000   Transocean, Inc.(c),(e)   11.5000    01/30/27    260,010 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST/SMH HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal      Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 75.0% (Continued)               
     OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT — 3.5% (Continued)               
 1,017,000   Transocean, Inc.(d)   6.8000    03/15/38   $657,302 
                   917,312 
     REITS — 6.5%               
 900,000   CoreCivic, Inc.(c)   4.7500    10/15/27    822,358 
 447,000   Service Properties Trust   5.2500    02/15/26    451,921 
 382,000   SITE Centers Corporation   4.2500    02/01/26    414,532 
                   1,688,811 
     REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS — 2.7%               
 700,000   Howard Hughes Corporation (The)(e)   4.3750    02/01/31    698,866 
                     
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES — 2.4%               
 600,000   Rite Aid Corporation(e)   8.0000    11/15/26    609,753 
                     
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY — 15.2%               
 881,000   Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(c)   5.1650    08/01/44    816,577 
 670,000   Kohl’s Corporation B(c)   3.2500    02/01/23    691,858 
 1,270,000   L Brands, Inc.   6.7500    07/01/36    1,593,215 
 825,000   Nordstrom, Inc.(c)   5.0000    01/15/44    826,949 
                   3,928,599 
     SPECIALTY FINANCE — 3.3%               
 836,000   Enova International, Inc. B(e)   8.5000    09/15/25    862,648 
                     
     STEEL — 3.4%               
 803,000   United States Steel Corporation(c)   6.8750    08/15/25    822,781 
 50,000   United States Steel Corporation   6.6500    06/01/37    53,743 
                   876,524 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 0.0%               
 8,669,000   ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC *BANKRUPT*(b),(d),(e),(f)       12/15/49     
                     
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 0.4%               
 100,000   Southwest Airlines Company   3.0000    11/15/26    106,670 
                     
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $20,563, 225)             19,429,516 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST/SMH HIGH INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal                
Amount ($)      Strike Price   Maturity   Fair Value 
     WARRANT — 0.8%               
     OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 0.8%               
 14,310   PHI Group, Inc.   0.00100    09/04/44   $200,340 
                     
     TOTAL WARRANT (Cost $350,379)             200,340 
                     
     COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 32.3%               
 8,351,876   Mount Vernon Prime Portfolio, 0.10% (Cost $8,351,876)(g),(h)             8,351,876 
                     
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 126.2% (Cost $33,772,3 99)            $32,667,158 
     LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (26.2)%             (6,782,206)
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%            $25,884,952 

 

ETF- Exchange-Traded Fund

 

REIT- Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Illiquid security. The total fair value of these securities as of June 30, 2021 was $273,461, representing 1.10% of net assets.

 

(c)All or a portion of these securities are on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $8,188,675 at June 30, 2021.

 

(d)The value of this security has been determined in good faith under policies of the Board of Trustees. The total of these securities is $0 or 0.0% of net assets.

 

(e)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2021 the total market value of 144A securities is 7,718,384 or 29.8% of net assets.

 

(f)Represents issuer in default on interest payments; non-income producing security.

 

(g)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

 

(h)Mutual Fund Series Trust’s securities lending policy and procedures require that the borrower: (i) deliver cash or U.S. Government securities as collateral with respect to each new loan of U.S. securities, equal to at least 102% of the value of the portfolio securities loaned, and (ii) at all times thereafter mark-to-market the collateral on a daily basis so that the market value of such collateral is at least 100% of the value of securities loaned. From time to time the collateral may not be 102% due to end of day market movement. The next business day additional collateral is obtained/received from the borrower to replenish/reestablish 102%.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST/SMH TOTAL RETURN INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2021

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 9.2%     
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 9.2%     
 116,675   PennantPark Investment Corporation  $779,389 
 126,900   Prospect Capital Corporation(a)   1,064,691 
     TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,826,185)   1,844,080 
           
     CLOSED END FUNDS — 2.0%     
     MIXED ALLOCATION - 2.0%     
 28,217   NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund   388,266 
           
     TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS (Cost $322,856)   388,266 
           
     COMMON STOCKS — 29.4%     
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 13.8%     
 3,300   Apollo Global Management, Inc.(a)   205,260 
 30,291   Compass Diversified Holdings   772,420 
 12,500   Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd.(a)   284,500 
 31,103   Sculptor Capital Management, Inc.(a)   764,822 
 31,688   SuRo Capital Corporation   425,334 
 49,500   US Global Investors, Inc., Class A(a)   306,405 
         2,758,741 
     AUTOMOTIVE - 0.5%     
 6,200   Ford Motor Company *   92,132 
           
     FOOD - 1.1%     
 5,284   Kraft Heinz Company (The)   215,482 
           
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 0.8%     
 1,225   Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(a)   161,663 
           
     HOME CONSTRUCTION - 2.1%     
 4,665   DR Horton, Inc.   421,576 
           
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 1.5%     
 1,491   Chevron Corporation   156,168 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/SMH TOTAL RETURN INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 29.4% (Continued)     
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 1.5% (Continued)     
 2,177   Exxon Mobil Corporation  $137,325 
         293,493 
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.9%     
 8,890   HP, Inc.   268,389 
 47,154   Pitney Bowes, Inc.(a)   413,541 
 4,612   Xerox Holdings Corporation   108,336 
         790,266 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 1.6%     
 2,161   International Business Machines Corporation(a)   316,781 
           
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.4%     
 5,600   AT&T, Inc.(a)   161,168 
 2,050   Verizon Communications, Inc.   114,862 
         276,030 
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 2.7%     
 26,000   AFC Gamma, Inc.(a)   536,900 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $5,422,736)   5,863,064 
           
     REITS — 6.3%     
     REITS - 6.3%     
 2,390   Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.(a)   456,538 
 10,370   Iron Mountain, Inc.(a)   438,858 
 11,400   VICI Properties, Inc.(a)   353,628 
     TOTAL REITS (Cost $906,303)   1,249,024 

 

Principal      Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      (%)   Maturity     
     CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 9.8%               
     AUTOMOTIVE — 3.3%               
 700,000   NIO, Inc.(c)   0.5000    02/01/27    660,800 
                     
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES — 3.3%               
 662,000   fuboTV, Inc.(c)   3.2500    02/15/26    656,621 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST/SMH TOTAL RETURN INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal      Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 9.8% (Continued)               
     SPECIALTY FINANCE — 3.2%               
 717,000   EZCORP, Inc.   2.3750    05/01/25   $639,062 
                     
     TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $1,858,499)             1,956,483 
                     
     CORPORATE BONDS — 41.4%               
     APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS — 2.1%               
 397,000   Under Armour, Inc.(a)   3.2500    06/15/26    411,820 
                     
     AUTOMOTIVE — 2.9%               
 554,000   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.(a)   6.2500    04/01/25    573,368 
                     
     CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.4%               
 77,000   US Concrete, Inc.(a)   6.3750    06/01/24    78,227 
                     
     HOME CONSTRUCTION — 3.3%               
 635,000   Beazer Homes USA, Inc.   5.8750    10/15/27    667,131 
                     
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES — 1.8%               
 332,000   Uber Technologies, Inc.(c)   8.0000    11/01/26    358,680 
                     
     MACHINERY — 1.5%               
 287,000   Titan International, Inc.(c)   7.0000    04/30/28    300,653 
                     
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS — 4.6%               
 350,000   Occidental Petroleum Corporation   6.6000    03/15/46    416,766 
 511,000   PBF Logistics, L.P. / PBF Logistics Finance(a)   6.8750    05/15/23    502,696 
                   919,462 
     OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT — 3.6%               
 91,000   Transocean, Inc.(a),(c)   11.5000    01/30/27    97,370 
 953,000   Transocean, Inc.   6.8000    03/15/38    615,938 
                   713,308 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/SMH TOTAL RETURN INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal      Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 41.4% (Continued)               
     REITS — 5.3%               
 378,000   CoreCivic, Inc.(a)   4.7500    10/15/27   $345,390 
 350,000   EPR Properties   5.2500    07/15/23    369,859 
 332,000   Service Properties Trust   5.2500    02/15/26    335,655 
                   1,050,904 
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY — 8.3%               
 373,000   Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a)   5.1650    08/01/44    345,724 
 274,000   Kohl’s Corporation(a)   5.5500    07/17/45    328,673 
 789,000   L Brands, Inc.   6.7500    07/01/36    989,802 
                   1,664,199 
     SEMICONDUCTORS — 2.3%               
 431,000   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.   7.5000    08/15/22    463,566 
                     
     SPECIALTY FINANCE — 2.9%               
 566,000   Enova International, Inc. B(c)   8.5000    09/15/25    584,041 
                     
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 0.0%               
 5,543,000   ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC (BANKRUPT )(c),(d),(e),(f)       12/15/49     
                     
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 2.4%               
 461,000   Southwest Airlines Company   3.0000    11/15/26    491,747 
                     
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $8,988,115)             8,277,106 

 

Shares        
    WARRANT — 0.0%    
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 0.0%     
 1,389   Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd.   8,751 
           
     TOTAL WARRANT (Cost $8,509)   8,751 
           
     COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 28.6%     
 5,715,468   Mount Vernon Prime Portfolio, 0.10% (Cost $5,715,468)(g),(h)   5,715,468 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/SMH TOTAL RETURN INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 126.6% (Cost $26, 048,671)  $25,302,242 
  CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - 0.0% (Proceeds - $8,494)   (7,006)
  LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (26.6)%   (5,311,133)
  NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $19,984,103 

 

Contracts(i)     Counterparty  Expiration Date  Exercise Price   Notional Value   Fair Value 
     WRITTEN EQUITY OPTIONS - 0.0%           
     CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN- 0.0%           
 62   Ford Motor Company  LEK Securities  09/17/2021  $15   $92,132   $7,006 
     TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Proceeds - $8,494)     

 

LTD- Limited Company

 

REIT- Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 *All or a portion of security held as collateral for open options.

 

(a)All or a portion of these securities are on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $5,549,058 at June 30, 2021.

 

(b)Non-income producing security.

 

(c)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2021 the total market value of 144A securities is 2,658,165 or 13.4% of net assets.

 

(d)The security is illiquid; total illiquid securities represent 0.0% of net assets.

 

(e)The value of this security has been determined in good faith under policies of the Board of Trustees. The total of these securities is $0 or 0.0% of net assets.

 

(f)Represents issuer in default on interest payments; non-income producing security.

 

(g)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

 

(h)Mutual Fund Series Trust’s securities lending policy and procedures require that the borrower: (i) deliver cash or U.S. Government securities as collateral with respect to each new loan of U.S. securities, equal to at least 102% of the value of the portfolio securities loaned, and (ii) at all times thereafter mark-to-market the collateral on a daily basis so that the market value of such collateral is at least 100% of the value of securities loaned. From time to time the collateral may not be 102% due to end of day market movement. The next business day additional collateral is obtained/received from the borrower to replenish/reestablish 102%.

 

(i)Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2021

 

Shares      Fair Value 
     EXCHANGE - TRADED FUNDS — 0.5%     
     EQUITY - 0.5%     
 4,100   iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF  $152,192 
           
     TOTAL EXCHANGE -TRADED FUNDS (Cost $145,913)   152,192 
           
     PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4%     
     ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.4%     
 4,000   Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (a)   101,960 
           
     TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $100,000)   101,960 
           
     REITS — 2.2%     
     SPECIALTY FINANCE - 2.2%     
 20,400   Annaly Capital Management, Inc.*   181,152 
 5,000   Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A   159,450 
 10,800   New Residential Investment Corporation   114,372 
 6,600   Starwood Property Trust, Inc.   172,722 
     TOTAL REITS (Cost $633,685)   627,696 

 

Principal         Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)   Maturity     
     MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 39.7%                  
     AGENCY CMBS — 2.4%                  
 122,056   Fannie Mae-Aces(d)      5.2710    10/25/32    133,773 
 344,027   Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through (d)      2.8640    08/25/22    350,454 
 19,391   Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through (d)      2.6300    11/25/28    20,724 
 150,217   Government National Mortgage Association      4.2970    03/16/47    159,195 
 23,816   Government National Mortgage Association      3.1500    08/16/51    24,375 
                        688,521 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 37.3%                  
 36,963   Banc of America Funding 2004 -1 Trust (b)          03/25/34    29,563 
 5,555   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      7.5000    07/25/22    130 
 34,881   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      8.0000    07/25/24    3,176 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/STONE BEACH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 39.7% (Continued)           
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 37.3% (Continued)           
 55,395   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      8.5000    10/25/25   $5,481 
 311,052   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      4.0000    07/25/32    37,035 
 496,631   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      6.0000    07/25/35    101,208 
 1,277,205   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      5.0000    08/25/35    248,408 
 11,131   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      7.5000    09/25/37    2,569 
 238,274   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      5.0000    01/25/38    44,897 
 119,883   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      6.0000    04/25/38    25,447 
 403,639   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      4.5000    11/25/39    74,254 
 649,647   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      4.5000    11/25/39    119,392 
 662,868   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      5.0000    11/25/40    129,258 
 219,853   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      5.0000    03/25/41    44,063 
 355,147   Fannie Mae Interest Strip (c),(d)      4.5000    09/25/47    55,939 
 409,347   Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2004 -W10(b),(d)          08/25/34    396,308 
 217,719   Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2004 -W4(b),(d)          06/25/34    208,992 
 9,646,338   Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2004 -W4(c),(d)      0.0860    06/25/34    39,742 
 822,424   Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2004 -W5(c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.050%   6.9610    02/25/47    190,154 
 80,252   Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2005 -W2(b),(d)          05/25/35    79,109 
 59,038   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 8.000%   7.9110    09/25/23    4,450 
 15,576,205   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d)      0.2840    06/25/28    121,446 
 349,599   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.000%   6.9110    09/25/32    72,019 
 3,080,709   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d)      3.0000    02/25/33    333,461 
 531,242   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.750%   7.6610    02/25/33    125,249 
 106,017   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d)      6.5000    05/25/33    21,890 
 982,392   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 8.250%   8.1610    06/25/33    235,882 
 180,112   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.600%   7.5110    04/25/34    43,136 
 13,573   Fannie Mae REMICS (d),(e)  US0001M + 14.240%   14.0610    07/25/34    16,387 
 487,945   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.500%   6.4110    09/25/34    78,865 
 500,974   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(f)      5.0000    10/25/34    85,981 
 327,514   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.100%   6.0110    10/25/35    59,126 
 678,198   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.700%   6.6110    10/25/35    130,202 
 485,390   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.630%   6.5410    11/25/36    103,778 
 288,842   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.780%   6.6910    05/25/37    65,979 
 322,690   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.150%   7.0610    07/25/37    81,641 
 169,939   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 5.870%   5.7810    08/25/37    29,840 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST/STONE BEACH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND  
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)  
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 39.7% (Continued)          
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 37.3% (Continued)         
 294,785   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.100%   6.0110    05/25/39   $54,832 
 1,439,761   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.350%   6.2610    04/25/40    268,994 
 1,174,832   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.350%   6.2610    05/25/40    216,168 
 761,285   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.450%   6.3610    06/25/40    155,582 
 191,283   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 535.500%   4.5000    12/25/41    32,371 
 1,073,501   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.550%   6.4610    09/25/42    243,432 
 68,259   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.160%   6.0710    10/25/42    13,287 
 12,671   Fannie Mae REMICS (d)      2.5000    11/25/42    12,720 
 636,998   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 1.800%   1.7400    01/25/43    29,050 
 301,040   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.150%   6.0610    02/25/43    55,570 
 503,838   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 4.000%   3.9110    06/25/43    12,897 
 457,427   Fannie Mae REMICS (d),(e)  US0001M + 13.000%   12.6430    07/25/43    572,139 
 1,974,780   Fannie Mae REMICS (c),(d)      2.5000    07/25/50    159,557 
 2,043,667   Fannie Mae Trust 2003-W6(c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.600%   7.5110    09/25/42    456,557 
 121,361   Fannie Mae Trust 2005-W3(d),(e)  US0001M + 0.220%   0.3090    03/25/45    121,030 
 168,658   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.870%   7.7770    05/15/29    30,101 
 270,608   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 8.000%   7.9070    12/15/31    54,381 
 644,172   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.000%   6.9070    01/15/32    124,181 
 382,759   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 8.100%   8.0070    08/15/32    55,439 
 39,423   Freddie Mac REMICS (d),(e)  US0001M + 14.400%   14.1760    12/15/32    51,058 
 49,457   Freddie Mac REMICS (d),(e)  US0001M + 13.000%   12.8140    05/15/33    62,208 
 116,030   Freddie Mac REMICS (d),(e)  US0001M + 24.273%   23.9320    05/15/35    183,837 
 82,594   Freddie Mac REMICS (d)      5.0000    09/15/35    90,606 
 1,177,528   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.590%   6.4970    10/15/35    231,679 
 898,363   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.000%   5.9070    02/15/36    159,977 
 515,753   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.500%   6.4070    02/15/36    101,236 
 618,040   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.650%   6.5570    04/15/36    134,090 
 504,113   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.570%   6.4770    05/15/36    97,560 
 1,288,047   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.060%   5.9670    07/15/36    230,795 
 601,025   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.580%   6.4870    09/15/36    132,561 
 182,000   Freddie Mac REMICS (d)      5.5000    11/15/36    222,267 
 609,547   Freddie Mac REMICS (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 5.950%   5.8570    12/15/36    106,112 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/STONE BEACH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 39.7% (Continued)          
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 37.3% (Continued)         
 210,905   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d)      6.5000    12/15/37   $43,869 
 537,860   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.100%   6.0070    07/15/39    96,951 
 324,510   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.600%   6.5070    12/15/39    10,169 
 137,666   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d)      4.5000    05/15/40    7,130 
 238,511   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d)      4.0000    08/15/40    16,876 
 134,986   Freddie Mac REMICS(d),(e)  US0001M + 9.800%   9.6140    10/15/40    150,016 
 123,010   Freddie Mac REMICS(d),(e)  US0001M + 14.910%   14.6310    12/15/40    193,586 
 261,573   Freddie Mac REMICS (d),(e)  US0001M + 13.200%   12.9210    02/15/41    367,568 
 74,121   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d)      5.0000    03/15/41    5,758 
 273,980   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.600%   6.5070    11/15/41    34,978 
 2,388,453   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 1.295%   1.2520    01/15/43    145,050 
 318,327   Freddie Mac REMICS(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.000%   5.8600    03/15/43    341,282 
 6,604,249   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 1.170%   1.1310    08/15/43    206,477 
 1,513,552   Freddie Mac REMICS(c),(d)      5.5000    12/25/43    268,786 
 52,001   Freddie Mac REMICS(d)      3.0000    01/15/47    52,229 
 123,623   Freddie Mac Strips (c),(d)      7.0000    04/01/27    15,537 
 1,111,065   Freddie Mac Strips (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.500%   6.4070    07/15/36    215,223 
 722,192   Freddie Mac Strips (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 7.700%   7.6070    07/15/36    174,955 
 359,218   Freddie Mac Strips (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 8.600%   8.5070    11/15/36    106,944 
 147,968   Freddie Mac Strips (c),(d),(e)  US0001M + 6.600%   6.5070    12/15/36    29,701 
 40,797   Government National Mortgage Association(f)      2.6360    05/20/41    42,462 
 103,780   Government National Mortgage Association Series 2013-22GA      2.5000    10/20/41    107,585 
 50,680   Government National Mortgage Association(e)  US0001M + 4.100%   4.0160    02/20/42    49,442 
 2,060,631   Government National Mortgage Association(c),(e)  US0001M + 2.625%   2.5370    08/20/45    215,454 
 391,079   Government National Mortgage Association(c),(e)  US0001M + 6.200%   6.1160    05/20/48    68,864 
                      10,883,623 
     NON AGENCY CMBS — 0.0%              
 1,733   GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-GS5  3.2180    03/10/50    1,738 
                        
     TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $11,461,968)          11,573,882 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/STONE BEACH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

Principal         Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread  (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES — 25.0%                  
     AGENCY FIXED RATE — 24.5%                  
 4,000,000   Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (d),(g)      2.5000    12/25/49   $4,137,187 
 2,000,000   Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (d),(g)      2.0000    03/25/50    2,022,266 
 4,929   Fannie Mae Pool AM6381      3.2900    08/01/26    5,411 
 865,568   Freddie Mac Gold Pool G60687      8.5000    05/01/31    987,287 
                      7,152,151 
     AGENCY MBS OTHER — 0.5%                  
 127,627   Fannie Mae Pool AM 2788      2.8000    03/01/23    132,435 
                        
     TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES (Cost $7,287,448)     7,284,586 

  

Shares        
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS— 16.8%     
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 16.8%     
 4,901,488   First American Government Obligations Fund, Class U, 0.03%(Cost $4,901,488)(h)   4,901,488 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 84.6% (Cost $24,530,502)  $24,641,804 
     CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - 0.0% (Proceeds- $4,751)   (7,415)
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 15.4%   4,492,494 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $29,126,883 

 

Contracts(i)      Counterparty   Expiration Date  Exercise Price   Notional Value   Fair Value 
     WRITTEN EQUITY OPTIONS - 0.0%               
     CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - 0.0%               
 7,415   Annaly Capital Management, Inc.   IB   07/16/2021  $10   $6,584,520   $7,415 
     TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Proceeds - $4,751)              

 

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS
Number of                 Unrealized Appreciation 
Contracts   Open Short Futures Contracts   Expiration   Notional Amount    (Depreciation) 
 72   CBOT 10 Year US Treasury Note   09/21/2021   $9,540,000   $(38,156)
 30   CBOT 5 Year US Treasury Note   09/30/2021    3,702,900    (13,252)
 12   CME 3 Month Eurodollar Future   12/16/2024    2,953,650    150 
 30   CME 3 Month Eurodollar Future   12/18/2023    7,415,625    2,437 
 12   CME 3 Month Eurodollar Future   09/16/2024    2,956,200    1,438 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements. 

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CATALYST/STONE BEACH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2021

 

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS (Continued) 
Number of              Unrealized Appreciation 
Contracts   Open Short Futures Contracts  Expiration   Notional Amount   (Depreciation) 
 30   CME3 Month Eurodollar Future   09/18/2023   $7,425,000   $4,437 
 12   CME3 Month Eurodollar Future   06/16/2025    2,950,350    (812)
 30   CME3 Month Eurodollar Future   06/17/2024    7,398,375    1,250 
 12   CME3 Month Eurodollar Future   03/17/2025    2,952,150    (1,462)
 30   CME3 Month Eurodollar Future   03/18/2024    7,407,000    1,000 
     TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS            $(42,970)

 

ETF- Exchange-Traded Fund

 

REMIC- Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

IBInter active Brokers

 

US0001MICELIBOR USD 1 Month

 

*All or a portion of security held as collateral for open options.

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Zero coupon bond.

 

(c)Interest only securities.

 

(d)Issuer operates under a Congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. The Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation currently operate under a federal conservatorship.

 

(e)Floating rate security; the rate shown represents the rate on June 30,2021.

 

(f)Variable rate security; the interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets.

 

(g)To be announced security.

 

(h)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.

 

(i)Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase or sell 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST FUNDS
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2021

 

           Catalyst/MAP   Catalyst/CIFC       Catalyst/SMH   Catalyst/Stone 
   Catalyst Insider   Catalyst Enhanced   Global Balanced   Floating Rate   Catalyst/SMH   Total Return   Beach Income 
   Income Fund   Income Strategy Fund   Fund   Income Fund   High Income Fund   Income Fund   Opportunity Fund 
ASSETS:                                   
Investment in Securities, at Cost  $99,891,938   $334,037,154   $16,504,557   $164,160,962   $33,772,399   $26,048,671   $24,530,502 
Investment in Securities, at Value  $102,695,563   $334,786,677   $19,476,124   $165,094,052   $32,667,158   $25,302,242   $24,641,804 
Cash   3,126,773        206,171    6,338,495    1,145,856    42,827    2,126,838 
Dividends and interest receivable   979,165    1,589,810    232,643    127,570    396,802    200,050    305,874 
Receivable for Fund shares sold   342,649    1,213,747    23,931    649,814    55,000    260,708    51,604 
Due from Manager                           45,944 
Futures unrealized appreciation                           10,712 
Receivable for securities sold               15,472,998            6,937,724 
Deposits with Broker for futures and options (a)                           1,264,724 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   50,934    56,505    26,984    42,743    31,343    25,370    19,690 
Total Assets   107,195,084    337,646,739    19,965,853    187,725,672    34,296,159    25,831,197    35,404,914 
                                    
LIABILITIES:                                   
Options written (premiums received $0, $0, $37,374, $0, $0, $8,494, $4,751)           79,500            7,006    7,415 
Payable for securities purchased   2,306,330    3,012,009        31,853,889            6,161,953 
Management fees payable   34,099    326,956    6,341    70,579    14,378    14,647    14,359 
Distribution Payable   40,690            60,641             
Payable upon return of securities loaned (Note 1)                   8,351,876    5,715,468     
Line of credit payable                       217      
Payable to related parties   8,919    47,009    6,260    23,270    7,089    4,093    11,344 
Trustee fee payable   2,671    2,675    3,001    2,655    3,041    2,966    2,960 
Accrued 12b-1 fees   3,098    15,084    5,601    25,613    12,449    8,803    1,136 
Payable for Fund shares redeemed   184,259    124,268    1,551    110,633        72,858    30 
Futures unrealized depreciation                           53,682 
Compliance Officer fees payable   18        80    141    125    118     
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   24,791    17,005    25,462    17,657    22,249    20,918    25,152 
Total Liabilities   2,604,875    3,545,006    127,796    32,165,078    8,411,207    5,847,094    6,278,031 
                                    
Net Assets  $104,590,209   $334,101,733   $19,838,057   $155,560,594   $25,884,952   $19,984,103   $29,126,883 
                                    
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                                   
Paid in capital  $102,746,058   $332,634,350   $16,457,238   $165,020,337   $57,287,508   $39,505,318   $31,505,357 
Accumulated earnings (losses)   1,844,151    1,467,383    3,380,819    (9,459,743)   (31,402,556)   (19,521,215)   (2,378,474)
Net Assets  $104,590,209   $334,101,733   $19,838,057   $155,560,594   $25,884,952   $19,984,103   $29,126,883 
                                    
Class A                                   
Net Assets  $4,763,532   $34,777,709   $2,681,374   $19,682,001   $8,888,764   $4,164,176   $1,098,225 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (b)   482,212    3,103,491    211,306    2,044,937    2,103,302    808,770    124,755 
Net asset value per share (Net assets/shares outstanding)  $9.88   $11.21   $12.69   $9.62   $4.23   $5.15   $8.80 
Maximum offering price per share (c)  $10.37   $11.77   $13.46   $10.10   $4.44   $5.46   $9.24 
Minimum redemption price per share (d)  $9.78   $11.10   $12.56   $9.52   $4.19   $5.10   $8.71 
                                    
Class C                                   
Net Assets  $3,850,512   $19,059,487   $6,652,928   $14,398,861   $6,066,652   $8,599,623   $484,000 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (b)   389,519    1,708,144    530,040    1,501,352    1,433,681    1,672,671    55,134 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Net assets/shares outstanding)  $9.89   $11.16   $12.55   $9.59   $4.23   $5.14   $8.78 
                                    
Class I                                   
Net Assets  $95,976,165   $280,264,537   $10,503,755   $121,479,732   $10,929,536   $7,220,304   $27,544,658 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (b)   9,691,147    25,009,234    826,957    12,611,465    2,584,675    1,406,480    3,138,049 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Net assets/shares outstanding)  $9.90   $11.21   $12.70   $9.63   $4.23   $5.13   $8.78 
                                    
(a)See Section 1c in the notes for the breakout by counterparty.

 

(b)Unlimited number of shares of no par value beneficial interest authorized.

 

(c)There is a maximum front-end sales charge (load) of 4.75% imposed on purchases of Class A shares for each Fund, excluding the Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund and the Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund which impose 5.75%.

 

(d)Investments in Class A shares made at or above $1 million breakpoint are not subject to an initial sales charge and may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) on shares redeemed within two years of purchases.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST FUNDS
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended June 30, 2021

 

           Catalyst/MAP   Catalyst/CIFC       Catalyst/SMH   Catalyst/Stone 
   Catalyst Insider   Catalyst Enhanced   Global Balanced   Floating Rate   Catalyst/SMH   Total Return   Beach Income 
   Income Fund   Income Strategy Fund   Fund   Income Fund   High Income Fund   Income Fund   Opportunity Fund 
Investment Income:                                   
Dividend Income  $   $   $479,417   $   $   $543,295   $879,385 
Interest Income   2,777,102    18,458,032    194,280    5,138,378    1,139,248    557,526    594,860 
Securities Lending Income - net                   30,149    35,012     
Foreign tax withheld           (39,821)                
Total Investment Income   2,777,102    18,458,032    633,876    5,138,378    1,169,397    1,135,833    1,474,245 
                                    
Operating Expenses:                                   
Investment management fees   550,315    3,377,461    216,168    1,225,786    203,846    158,157    396,334 
12b-1 Fees:                                   
Class A   11,512    61,671    7,207    47,268    21,766    7,789    4,239 
Class C   24,455    102,577    66,239    122,739    59,163    76,432    7,501 
Registration fees   49,407    78,565    36,741    59,097    42,068    38,592    35,554 
Networking fees   84,512    181,347    18,038    94,336    16,346    8,921    27,192 
Transfer Agent fees   7,329    21,333    1,939    8,623    3,687    1,658    4,808 
Management services fees   23,344    61,279    10,404    35,637    10,096    9,255    13,125 
Administration fees   49,325    213,267    32,419    106,928    32,446    27,152    61,780 
Audit fees   13,776    14,250    14,750    14,250    14,249    14,250    17,002 
Legal fees   9,453    12,137    10,001    14,016    10,186    15,445    10,501 
Trustees’ fees   12,049    12,050    12,377    12,049    12,353    12,352    12,352 
Compliance officer fees   7,556    14,230    8,445    13,337    8,368    8,264    10,576 
Printing expense   9,432    21,392    4,061    11,495    3,282    2,885    4,196 
Custody fees   3,497    20,132    10,113    22,759    2,886    3,147    5,952 
Insurance expense   1,728    2,185    769    3,324    595    537    727 
Interest expense   202    377    551    154    629    495    7,599 
Miscellaneous expense   2,443    2,498    2,399    19,067    2,099    2,099    8,278 
Total Operating Expenses   860,335    4,196,751    452,621    1,810,865    444,065    387,430    627,716 
Less: Fees waived/ Expenses reimbursed by Manager   (272,702)   (646,409)   (169,008)   (535,848)   (111,458)   (92,056)   (186,686)
Net Operating Expenses   587,633    3,550,342    283,613    1,275,017    332,607    295,374    441,030 
                                    
Net Investment Income   2,189,469    14,907,690    350,263    3,863,361    836,790    840,459    1,033,215 
                                    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:                                   
Net realized gain (loss) from:                                   
Investments   (115,228)   2,403,188    1,016,909    1,261,590    (4,146,516)   (4,136,339)   52,076 
Options purchased                           (914,997)
Options written           6,308                87,523 
Futures                           286,099 
Foreign currency transactions           (2,887)                
Net realized gain (loss)   (115,228)   2,403,188    1,020,330    1,261,590    (4,146,516)   (4,136,339)   (489,299)
                                    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                   
Investments   2,461,085    (2,306,818)   2,178,673    4,791,781    7,703,943    9,050,589    (1,643,663)
Options purchased                           25,699 
Options written           34,834            1,488    (4,286)
Futures                           (44,109)
Foreign currency translations           1,367                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   2,461,085    (2,306,818)   2,214,874    4,791,781    7,703,943    9,052,077    (1,666,359)
                                    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   2,345,857    96,370    3,235,204    6,053,371    3,557,427    4,915,738    (2,155,658)
                                    
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $4,535,326   $15,004,060   $3,585,467   $9,916,732   $4,394,217   $5,756,197   $(1,122,443)
                                    
                                    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST FUNDS
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       Catalyst Enhanced   Catalyst/MAP Global 
   Catalyst Insider Income Fund   Income Strategy Fund   Balanced Fund 
                         
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Operations:                              
Net investment income  $2,189,469   $1,553,206   $14,907,690   $4,112,903   $350,263   $440,838 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (115,228)   (750,578)   2,403,188    (907,547)   1,020,330    (82,341)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   2,461,085    107,456    (2,306,818)   2,656,699    2,214,874    (1,230,158)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   4,535,326    910,084    15,004,060    5,862,055    3,585,467    (871,661)
                               
Distributions to Shareholders from:                              
Total Distributions                              
Class A   (136,509)   (119,097)   (1,626,857)   (320,222)   (43,897)   (112,050)
Class C   (49,865)   (38,139)   (637,956)   (130,261)   (69,936)   (122,634)
Class I   (2,016,000)   (1,528,495)   (13,024,215)   (4,021,148)   (230,235)   (423,247)
                               
Total distributions to shareholders   (2,202,374)   (1,685,731)   (15,289,028)   (4,471,631)   (344,068)   (657,931)
                               
Share Transactions of Beneficial Interest:                              
Net proceeds from shares sold                              
Class A   2,323,706    3,129,390    25,081,749    18,395,551    341,051    1,682,551 
Class C   2,838,876    927,743    15,899,566    5,020,735    567,966    1,157,085 
Class I   66,011,594    34,932,165    200,001,959    139,765,543    1,328,636    2,425,356 
Reinvestment of distributions                              
Class A   108,695    86,470    1,070,841    270,037    36,926    83,251 
Class C   45,444    34,685    462,490    90,100    62,684    108,814 
Class I   1,626,269    1,248,506    9,094,816    3,214,822    197,224    364,900 
Cost of shares redeemed                              
Class A   (1,331,948)   (2,116,353)   (7,342,056)   (4,303,584)   (1,619,227)   (2,100,737)
Class C   (770,090)   (423,105)   (1,805,437)   (1,219,015)   (1,199,090)   (906,978)
Class I   (20,343,333)   (18,617,408)   (54,459,653)   (47,404,962)   (5,634,136)   (2,206,288)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions of beneficial interest   50,509,213    19,202,093    188,004,275    113,829,227    (5,917,966)   607,954 
                               
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   52,842,165    18,426,446    187,719,307    115,219,651    (2,676,567)   (921,638)
                               
Net Assets:                              
Beginning of year   51,748,044    33,321,598    146,382,426    31,162,775    22,514,624    23,436,262 
End of year  $104,590,209   $51,748,044   $334,101,733   $146,382,426   $19,838,057   $22,514,624 
                               
Share Activity:                              
Class A                              
Shares Sold   238,729    328,848    2,218,924    1,710,097    27,923    146,937 
Shares Reinvested   11,121    9,151    95,026    24,538    3,039    7,304 
Shares Redeemed   (136,105)   (226,302)   (649,005)   (387,139)   (139,482)   (189,091)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   113,745    111,697    1,664,945    1,347,496    (108,520)   (34,850)
                               
Class C                              
Shares Sold   288,423    98,606    1,411,477    451,978    49,024    105,859 
Shares Reinvested   4,639    3,669    41,210    8,184    5,213    9,626 
Shares Redeemed   (79,012)   (45,104)   (160,372)   (113,430)   (100,423)   (81,781)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   214,050    57,171    1,292,315    346,732    (46,186)   33,704 
                               
Class I                              
Shares Sold   6,699,642    3,670,289    17,692,619    12,717,077    113,004    216,779 
Shares Reinvested   165,773    131,898    807,064    290,989    16,314    32,101 
Shares Redeemed   (2,069,733)   (2,016,447)   (4,816,182)   (4,316,398)   (466,670)   (203,110)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   4,795,682    1,785,740    13,683,501    8,691,668    (337,352)   45,770 
                               
                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST FUNDS
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

   Catalyst/CIFC Floating         
   Rate Income Fund   Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund 
                 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $3,863,361   $3,559,843   $836,790   $881,388 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   1,261,590    (3,270,932)   (4,146,516)   493,638 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   4,791,781    (3,294,612)   7,703,943    (1,747,792)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   9,916,732    (3,005,701)   4,394,217    (372,766)
                     
Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
From Return of Capital                    
Class A           (6,125)   (55,167)
Class C           (4,186)   (37,328)
Class I           (5,810)   (23,379)
Total Distributions                    
Class A   (619,410)   (796,334)   (375,023)   (443,978)
Class C   (312,765)   (465,981)   (208,781)   (252,920)
Class I   (3,216,759)   (2,853,820)   (254,736)   (192,434)
                     
Total distributions to shareholders   (4,148,934)   (4,116,135)   (854,661)   (1,005,206)
                     
Share Transactions of Beneficial Interest:                    
Net proceeds from shares sold                    
Class A   8,758,033    7,115,334    482,693    597,281 
Class C   4,896,087    7,250,280    2,051,483    898,876 
Class I   82,613,016    79,897,343    9,056,949    879,483 
Reinvestment of distributions                    
Class A   408,154    604,318    198,208    248,443 
Class C   254,903    393,918    100,982    145,764 
Class I   2,842,720    2,353,224    166,903    86,830 
Cost of shares redeemed                    
Class A   (5,841,585)   (8,712,102)   (1,783,617)   (1,313,202)
Class C   (3,121,585)   (5,048,119)   (2,588,095)   (2,246,525)
Class I   (31,264,881)   (54,044,405)   (2,200,341)   (2,030,591)
Capital Contribution                    
Class A       4,321         
Class C       4,764         
Class I       71,335         
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions of beneficial interest   59,544,862    29,890,211    5,485,165    (2,733,641)
                     
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   65,312,660    22,768,375    9,024,721    (4,111,613)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of year   90,247,934    67,479,559    16,860,231    20,971,844 
End of year/period  $155,560,594   $90,247,934   $25,884,952   $16,860,231 
                     
Share Activity:                    
Class A                    
Shares Sold   934,908    752,684    125,184    165,944 
Shares Reinvested   43,076    64,742    50,549    67,926 
Shares Redeemed   (617,337)   (939,298)   (459,502)   (357,927)
Shares from Capital Contribution       473         
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   360,647    (121,399)   (283,769)   (124,057)
                     
Class C                    
Shares Sold   515,589    766,517    541,622    240,803 
Shares Reinvested   26,961    42,364    25,736    39,827 
Shares Redeemed   (331,701)   (551,190)   (674,961)   (602,743)
Shares from Capital Contribution       409         
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   210,849    258,100    (107,603)   (322,113)
                     
Class I                    
Shares Sold   8,667,787    8,503,259    2,238,237    234,822 
Shares Reinvested   298,668    252,780    41,281    23,563 
Shares Redeemed   (3,282,853)   (6,042,399)   (542,964)   (566,126)
Shares from Capital Contribution       5,870         
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   5,683,602    2,719,510    1,736,554    (307,741)
                     
                     

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST FUNDS
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

   Catalyst/SMH Total   Catalyst/Stone Beach 
   Return Income Fund   Income Opportunity Fund 
                 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
Operations:                    
Net investment income  $840,459   $841,742   $1,033,215   $784,339 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (4,136,339)   625,304    (489,299)   (1,098,079)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   9,052,077    (2,827,834)   (1,666,359)   1,515,761 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   5,756,197    (1,360,788)   (1,122,443)   1,202,021 
                     
Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
From Return of Capital                    
Class A   (918)   (29,319)   (12,299)   (7,189)
Class C   (2,232)   (73,821)   (4,203)   (4,600)
Class I   (1,521)   (51,950)   (233,389)   (197,816)
Total Distributions                    
Class A   (168,909)   (167,939)   (73,820)   (17,729)
Class C   (348,423)   (358,679)   (26,672)   (10,963)
Class I   (285,685)   (338,882)   (1,366,242)   (800,683)
                     
Total distributions to shareholders   (807,688)   (1,020,590)   (1,716,625)   (1,038,980)
                     
Share Transactions of Beneficial Interest:                    
Net proceeds from shares sold                    
Class A   1,386,876    358,342    855,106    2,021,221 
Class C   193,054    1,195,960    343,360    935,198 
Class I   2,877,716    492,020    18,816,681    24,574,325 
Reinvestment of distributions                    
Class A   91,613    93,981    54,477    21,308 
Class C   294,585    349,306    30,209    15,462 
Class I   112,435    109,330    1,079,845    879,229 
Cost of shares redeemed                    
Class A   (783,084)   (846,160)   (1,165,612)   (656,721)
Class C   (784,283)   (1,837,003)   (730,140)   (250,574)
Class I   (1,597,473)   (2,530,342)   (16,605,667)   (9,890,466)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions of beneficial interest   1,791,439    (2,614,566)   2,678,259    17,648,982 
                     
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   6,739,948    (4,995,944)   (160,809)   17,812,023 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of year   13,244,155    18,240,099    29,287,692    11,475,669 
End of year  $19,984,103   $13,244,155   $29,126,883   $29,287,692 
                     
Share Activity:                    
Class A                    
Shares Sold   289,248    84,346    90,162    208,907 
Shares Reinvested   20,074    23,278    5,869    2,218 
Shares Redeemed   (165,745)   (215,788)   (127,511)   (67,835)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   143,577    (108,164)   (31,480)   143,290 
                     
Class C                    
Shares Sold   42,878    273,428    36,255    97,542 
Shares Reinvested   65,127    86,953    3,261    1,618 
Shares Redeemed   (164,921)   (453,747)   (78,322)   (26,230)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   (56,916)   (93,366)   (38,806)   72,930 
                     
Class I                    
Shares Sold   579,761    114,603    2,009,164    2,565,202 
Shares Reinvested   24,283    27,098    117,153    92,344 
Shares Redeemed   (352,224)   (613,031)   (1,787,641)   (1,035,202)
Net increase (decrease) in shares of Beneficial interest   251,820    (471,330)   338,676    1,622,344 
                     
                     

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst Insider Income Fund
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class A 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.50   $9.55   $9.38   $9.27   $9.14 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.28    0.28    0.26    0.20    0.19 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.39    (0.03)   0.12    0.10    0.11 
Total from investment operations   0.67    0.25    0.38    0.30    0.30 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.29)   (0.28)   (0.21)   (0.19)   (0.17)
From net realized gains on investments       (0.02)            
Total distributions   (0.29)   (0.30)   (0.21)   (0.19)   (0.17)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $9.88   $9.50   $9.55   $9.38   $9.27 
                          
Total return (B)   7.15%   2.72%   4.06%   3.28%   3.29%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $4,764   $3,500   $2,453   $141   $1,551 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   1.37%   1.43%   2.12%   4.17%   6.09%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.11%
Net investment Income (loss), before waiver and reimbursement   2.50%   2.55%   1.67%   (1.07)%   (2.96)%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   2.87%   2.98%   2.79%   2.10%   2.01%
Portfolio turnover rate   89%   172%   126%   34%   35%
                          
   Class C 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.50   $9.56   $9.37   $9.25   $9.14 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.19    0.21    0.19    0.13    0.13 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.42    (0.04)   0.14    0.11    0.09 
Total from investment operations   0.61    0.17    0.33    0.24    0.22 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.22)   (0.21)   (0.14)   (0.12)   (0.11)
From net realized gains on investments       (0.02)            
Total distributions   (0.22)   (0.23)   (0.14)   (0.12)   (0.11)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $9.89   $9.50   $9.56   $9.37   $9.25 
                          
Total return (B)   6.48%   1.84%   3.51%   2.63%   2.45%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $3,851   $1,668   $1,131   $41   $408 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   2.12%   2.18%   2.87%   4.92%   6.84%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.75%   1.75%   1.75%   1.75%   1.86%
Net investment income (loss), before waiver and reimbursement   1.60%   1.80%   0.87%   (1.85)%   (3.72)%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   1.97%   2.23%   1.99%   1.32%   1.36%
Portfolio turnover rate   89%   172%   126%   34%   35%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales charges, if any Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst Insider Income Fund (Continued)
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class I 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.51   $9.56   $9.38   $9.27   $9.14 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.30    0.31    0.29    0.23    0.20 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.40    (0.05)   0.13    0.10    0.12 
Total from investment operations   0.70    0.26    0.42    0.33    0.32 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.31)   (0.29)   (0.24)   (0.22)   (0.19)
From net realized gains on investments       (0.02)            
Total distributions   (0.31)   (0.31)   (0.24)   (0.22)   (0.19)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $9.90   $9.51   $9.56   $9.38   $9.27 
                          
Total return (B)   7.45%   2.90%   4.49%   3.65%   3.52%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $95,976   $46,580   $29,737   $2,179   $482 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   1.12%   1.18%   1.87%   4.42%   5.84%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.86%
Net investment Income (loss), before waiver and reimbursement   2.65%   2.80%   1.89%   (1.19)%   (3.29)%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   3.02%   3.23%   3.01%   2.48%   2.18%
Portfolio turnover rate   89%   172%   126%   34%   35%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales char Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year/Period

 

   Class A 
   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019 (A) 
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $11.11   $11.16   $10.00 
                
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:               
Net investment income (B)   0.73    0.57    0.27 
Net realized and unrealized gain(loss) on investments   0.08    (0.07)   1.06 
Total from investment operations   0.81    0.50    1.33 
                
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:               
From net investment income   (0.71)   (0.55)   (0.17)
Total distributions   (0.71)   (0.55)   (0.17)
                
Net asset value, end of year/period  $11.21   $11.11   $11.16 
                
Total return (C)   7.39%   4.60% (D)   13.28% (D,E)
                
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:               
Net assets, end of year/period (in 000’s)  $34,778   $15,978   $1,016 
Ratios to average net assets               
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   2.04%   2.11%   2.71% (F)
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.75%   1.75%   1.75% (F)
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement   6.13%   4.83%   3.77% (F)
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   6.42%   5.18%   4.73% (F)
Portfolio turnover rate   58%   94%   42% (E)
                
   Class C 
   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019 (A) 
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $11.07   $11.13   $10.00 
                
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:               
Net investment income (B)   0.65    0.46    0.22 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.07    (0.05)   1.05 
Total from investment operations   0.72    0.41    1.27 
                
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:               
From net investment income   (0.63)   (0.47)   (0.14)
Total distributions   (0.63)   (0.47)   (0.14)
                
Net asset value, end of year/period  $11.16   $11.07   $11.13 
                
Total return (C)   6.61%   3.82%   12.75% (E)
                
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:               
Net assets, end of year/period (in 000’s)  $19,059   $4,605   $769 
Ratios to average net assets               
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   2.79%   2.86%   3.46% (F)
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   2.50%   2.50%   2.50% (F)
Net investment Income, before waiver and reimbursement   5.47%   3.82%   2.98% (F)
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   5.76%   4.17%   3.94% (F)
Portfolio turnover rate   58%   94%   42% (E)
                
(A)The Catalyst Enhanced Income Fund Class A and Class C shares commenced operations on December 31, 2018.

 

(B)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(C)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales charges, if any. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(D)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

 

(E)Not annualized.

 

(F)Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

84

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund (Continued)
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year/Period

 

   Class I 
   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Period Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019 (A) 
Net asset value, beginning of year/period  $11.11   $11.15   $10.00 
                
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:               
Net investment income (B)   0.76    0.57    0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.07    (0.04)   1.08 
Total from investment operations   0.83    0.53    1.33 
                
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:               
From net investment income   (0.73)   (0.57)   (0.18)
Total distributions   (0.73)   (0.57)   (0.18)
                
Net asset value, end of year/period  $11.21   $11.11   $11.15 
                
Total return (C)   7.64%   4.93%   13.32% (D)
                
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:               
Net assets, end of year/period (in 000’s)  $280,265   $125,800   $29,378 
Ratios to average net assets               
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   1.79%   1.86%   2.46% (E)
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.50%   1.50%   1.50% (E)
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement   6.39%   4.82%   3.47% (E)
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   6.68%   5.17%   4.43% (E)
Portfolio turnover rate   58%   94%   42% (D)
                
(A)The Catalyst Enhanced Income Fund Class I shares commenced operations on December 31, 2018.

 

(B)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(C)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(D)Not annualized.

 

(E)Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

85

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class A 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.95   $11.65   $12.06   $11.96   $11.42 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.20    0.22    0.18    0.14    0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.74    (0.60)   0.29    0.35    0.77 
Total from investment operations   1.94    (0.38)   0.47    0.49    0.98 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From return of capital           (0.02)        
From net investment income   (0.20)   (0.21)   (0.16)   (0.22)   (0.21)
From net realized gains on investments   (0.00) (B)   (0.11)   (0.70)   (0.17)   (0.23)
Total distributions   (0.20)   (0.32)   (0.88)   (0.39)   (0.44)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $12.69   $10.95   $11.65   $12.06   $11.96 
                          
Total return (C)   17.83%   (3.27)%   4.28%   4.10%   8.82%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $2,681   $3,502   $4,132   $5,332   $12,351 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (D)   2.00%   1.95%   1.90%   1.87%   1.74%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (D)   1.22%   1.22%   1.31%   1.55%   1.55%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   0.92%   1.22%   0.98%   0.84%   1.62%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.70%   1.95%   1.57%   1.16%   1.81%
Portfolio turnover rate   18%   49%   38%   42%   50%
                          
   Class C 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.85   $11.52   $11.96   $11.88   $11.36 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.12    0.13    0.10    0.07    0.12 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.70    (0.58)   0.27    0.33    0.76 
Total from investment operations   1.82    (0.45)   0.37    0.40    0.88 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From return of capital           (0.01)        
From net investment income   (0.12)   (0.11)   (0.10)   (0.15)   (0.13)
From net realized gains on investments   (0.00) (B)   (0.11)   (0.70)   (0.17)   (0.23)
Total distributions   (0.12)   (0.22)   (0.81)   (0.32)   (0.36)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $12.55   $10.85   $11.52   $11.96   $11.88 
                          
Total return (C)   16.87%   (3.93)%   3.45%   3.34%   7.93%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $6,653   $6,249   $6,251   $5,904   $6,169 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (D)   2.75%   2.70%   2.65%   2.62%   2.49%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (D)   1.97%   1.97%   2.06%   2.30%   2.30%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   0.23%   0.47%   0.31%   0.30%   0.86%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.01%   1.20%   0.90%   0.62%   1.05%
Portfolio turnover rate   18%   49%   38%   42%   50%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

(C)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales charges, if any. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(D)Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(E)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

86

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund (Continued)
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class I 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $10.96   $11.67   $12.08   $11.97   $11.43 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.23    0.25    0.22    0.23    0.29 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.74    (0.60)   0.29    0.31    0.72 
Total from investment operations   1.97    (0.35)   0.51    0.54    1.01 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From return of capital           (0.03)        
From net investment income   (0.23)   (0.25)   (0.19)   (0.26)   (0.24)
From net realized gains on investments   (0.00) (B)   (0.11)   (0.70)   (0.17)   (0.23)
Total distributions   (0.23)   (0.36)   (0.92)   (0.43)   (0.47)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $12.70   $10.96   $11.67   $12.08   $11.97 
                          
Total return (C)   18.12%   (3.04)%   4.55%   4.48%   9.05%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $10,504   $12,763   $13,054   $12,025   $6,093 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (D)   1.75%   1.70%   1.65%   1.62%   1.49%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (D)   0.97%   0.97%   1.06%   1.25%   1.25%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.15%   1.47%   1.31%   1.43%   2.14%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.93%   2.20%   1.90%   1.80%   2.38%
Portfolio turnover rate   18%   49%   38%   42%   50%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(B)Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

(C)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(D)Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(E)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

87

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class A 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.11   $9.57   $9.61   $9.31   $8.84 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.28    0.40    0.46    0.41    0.34 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.54    (0.40)   (0.07)   0.28    0.51 
Total from investment operations   0.82    0.00    0.39    0.69    0.85 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.31)   (0.46)   (0.43)   (0.39)   (0.38)
From net realized gains on investments                    
Total distributions   (0.31)   (0.46)   (0.43)   (0.39)   (0.38)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $9.62   $9.11   $9.57   $9.61   $9.31 
                          
Total return (B)   9.08%   (0.06)% (C,H)   4.22%   7.54%   9.66% (C)
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $19,682   $15,341   $17,287   $12,004   $6,764 
Ratios to average net assets (including interest expense)                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.59%   1.66%   1.72%   1.84%   1.83%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.15%   1.15%   1.31%   1.40%   1.39%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (D,G)   2.52%   3.75%   4.40%   3.88%   3.24%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (D,G)   2.96%   4.27%   4.80%   4.32%   3.67%
Portfolio turnover rate   180%   231%   178%   163%   176%
                          
   Class C 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.08   $9.54   $9.58   $9.29   $8.82 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.21    0.32    0.38    0.34    0.29 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.54    (0.40)   (0.06)   0.27    0.49 
Total from investment operations   0.75    (0.08)   0.32    0.61    0.78 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.24)   (0.38)   (0.36)   (0.32)   (0.31)
From net realized gains on investments                    
Total distributions   (0.24)   (0.38)   (0.36)   (0.32)   (0.31)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $9.59   $9.08   $9.54   $9.58   $9.29 
                          
Total return (B)   8.30%   (0.81)% (C,H)   3.46%   6.64%   8.88% (C)
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $14,399   $11,716   $9,851   $9,417   $7,534 
Ratios to average net assets (including interest expense)                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (D,F)   2.34%   2.41%   2.46%   2.59%   2.58%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (D,F)   1.90%   1.90%   2.07%   2.15%   2.14%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (D,G)   1.75%   2.95%   3.59%   3.13%   2.65%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (D,G)   2.19%   3.46%   3.97%   3.59%   3.07%
Portfolio turnover rate   180%   231%   178%   163%   176%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales charges, if any. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(C)Includes increase from payments made by affiliated parties of 0.00% and 0.34% for the A shares and 0.11% and 0.34% for the C shares for June 30, 2020 and 2017 related to the pricing errors reimbursement. Without these transactions, total return would have been (0.81)% and 9.32% for the A shares and (0.92)% and 8.54%for the C shares for June 30, 2020 and 2017.

 

(D)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(E)Ratios to average net assets (excluding interest expense)

 

Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   1.59%   1.66%   1.71%   1.79%   1.78%
                          
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.15%   1.15%   1.31%   1.35%   1.35%
                          
(F)Ratios to average net assets (excluding interest expense)

 

Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   2.34%   2.41%   2.45%   2.57%   2.52%
                          
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.90%   1.90%   2.06%   2.10%   2.10%
                          
(G)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(H)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

88

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund (Continued)
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class I 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.12   $9.59   $9.62   $9.32   $8.84 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.32    0.41    0.48    0.44    0.42 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.52    (0.40)   (0.05)   0.27    0.46 
Total from investment operations   0.84    0.01    0.43    0.71    0.88 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.33)   (0.48)   (0.46)   (0.41)   (0.40)
From net realized gains on investments                    
Total distributions   (0.33)   (0.48)   (0.46)   (0.41)   (0.40)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $9.63   $9.12   $9.59   $9.62   $9.32 
                          
Total return (B)   9.34%   0.21% (C,G)   4.58% (G)   7.79%   10.05% (C)
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $121,480   $63,191   $40,341   $30,021   $10,853 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.34%   1.41%   1.46%   1.56%   1.58%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   0.90%   0.90%   1.07%   1.15%   1.14%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (D,F)   2.88%   3.88%   4.65%   4.14%   4.17%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (D,F)   3.31%   4.39%   5.03%   4.55%   4.54%
Portfolio turnover rate   180%   231%   178%   163%   176%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(C)Includes increase from payments made by affiliated parties of 0.11% and 0.34% related to the pricing errors reimbursement for June 30, 2020 and 2017. Without these transactions, total return would have been 0.10% and 9.71% for June 30, 2020 and 2017.

 

(D)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(E)Ratios to average net assets (excluding dividend and interest expense)

 

Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   1.34%   1.41%   1.45%   1.51%   1.47%
                          
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   0.90%   0.90%   1.06%   1.10%   1.10%
                          
(F)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(G)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

89

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class A 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $3.53   $3.79   $3.92   $3.86   $3.45 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.17    0.18    0.20    0.21    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.70    (0.24)   (0.12)   0.06    0.40 
Total from investment operations   0.87    (0.06)   0.08    0.27    0.63 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.16)   (0.18)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.22)
From net realized gains on investments   (0.01)                
From return of capital   (0.00)   (0.02)            
Total distributions   (0.17)   (0.20)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.22)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $4.23   $3.53   $3.79   $3.92   $3.86 
                          
Total return (B)   25.21%   (1.51)%   2.09%   7.07%   18.61%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $8,889   $8,421   $9,517   $14,858   $20,214 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   2.04%   2.07%   1.87%   1.78%   1.55%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.48%   1.48%   1.47%   1.45%   1.45%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement   3.71%   4.22%   4.70%   4.88%   5.85%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   4.27%   4.81%   5.10%   5.21%   5.94%
Portfolio turnover rate   51%   21%   28%   19%   85%
                          
   Class C 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $3.53   $3.79   $3.92   $3.86   $3.46 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.14    0.15    0.18    0.18    0.20 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.70    (0.23)   (0.13)   0.06    0.39 
Total from investment operations   0.84    (0.08)   0.05    0.24    0.59 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.13)   (0.16)   (0.18)   (0.18)   (0.19)
From net realized gains on investments   (0.01)                
From return of capital   (0.00)   (0.02)            
Total distributions   (0.14)   (0.18)   (0.18)   (0.18)   (0.19)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $4.23   $3.53   $3.79   $3.92   $3.86 
                          
Total return (B)   24.28%   (2.26)%   1.33%   6.26%   17.38%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $6,067   $5,444   $7,069   $9,212   $10,615 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   2.79%   2.82%   2.62%   2.53%   2.30%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   2.23%   2.23%   2.22%   2.20%   2.20%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement   2.97%   3.51%   4.30%   4.13%   5.13%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   3.53%   4.09%   4.70%   4.46%   5.23%
Portfolio turnover rate   51%   21%   28%   19%   85%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales charges, if any. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

90

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund (Continued)
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class I 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $3.53   $3.79   $3.92   $3.86   $3.46 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.18    0.19    0.22    0.22    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   0.70    (0.24)   (0.13)   0.06    0.40 
Total from investment operations   0.88    (0.05)   0.09    0.28    0.63 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.17)   (0.19)   (0.22)   (0.22)   (0.23)
From net realized gains on investments   (0.01)                
From return of capital   (0.00)   (0.02)            
Total distributions   (0.18)   (0.21)   (0.22)   (0.22)   (0.23)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $4.23   $3.53   $3.79   $3.92   $3.86 
                          
Total return (B)   25.53%   (1.27)%   2.35%   7.34%   18.56%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $10,930   $2,995   $4,385   $5,146   $12,075 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   1.74%   1.82%   1.62%   1.53%   1.30%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.23%   1.23%   1.22%   1.20%   1.20%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement   3.91%   4.53%   5.35%   5.13%   5.95%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement   4.42%   5.12%   5.76%   5.46%   6.03%
Portfolio turnover rate   51%   21%   28%   19%   85%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

91

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class A 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $3.74   $4.32   $4.39   $4.47   $3.75 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.24    0.22    0.27    0.29    0.26 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.41    (0.53)   (0.09)   (0.09)   0.72 
Total from investment operations   1.65    (0.31)   0.18    0.20    0.98 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.24)   (0.23)   (0.25)   (0.28)   (0.22)
From return of capital       (0.04)           (0.04)
Total distributions   (0.24)   (0.27)   (0.25)   (0.28)   (0.26)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $5.15   $3.74   $4.32   $4.39   $4.47 
                          
Total return (B)   45.12%   (7.48)%   4.33%   4.56%   26.47%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $4,164   $2,485   $3,344   $4,161   $8,799 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (C)   2.16%   2.12%   2.03%   1.84%   1.76%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (C)   1.58%   1.58%   1.57%   1.55%   1.55%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (C,D)   4.85%   4.81%   5.83%   6.21%   5.77%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (C,D)   5.43%   5.35%   6.29%   6.51%   5.98%
Portfolio turnover rate   42%   22%   30%   11%   32%
                          
   Class C 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $3.73   $4.32   $4.38   $4.47   $3.75 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.21    0.19    0.24    0.27    0.22 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.40    (0.54)   (0.08)   (0.11)   0.72 
Total from investment operations   1.61    (0.35)   0.16    0.16    0.94 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.20)   (0.20)   (0.22)   (0.25)   (0.19)
From return of capital       (0.04)           (0.03)
Total distributions   (0.20)   (0.24)   (0.22)   (0.25)   (0.22)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $5.14   $3.73   $4.32   $4.38   $4.47 
                          
Total return (B)   44.18%   (8.40)%   3.79%   3.56%   25.56%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $8,600   $6,455   $7,877   $8,213   $9,881 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (C)   2.92%   2.87%   2.78%   2.59%   2.51%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (C)   2.33%   2.33%   2.32%   2.30%   2.30%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (C,D)   4.24%   4.08%   5.08%   5.60%   4.89%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (C,D)   4.82%   4.62%   5.54%   5.90%   5.11%
Portfolio turnover rate   42%   22%   30%   11%   32%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales charges, if any. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(C)Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(D)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

92

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund (Continued)
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class I 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $3.73   $4.32   $4.38   $4.46   $3.74 
                          
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.27    0.23    0.29    0.31    0.26 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   1.38    (0.54)   (0.09)   (0.10)   0.72 
Total from investment operations   1.65    (0.31)   0.20    0.21    0.98 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.25)   (0.24)   (0.26)   (0.29)   (0.23)
From return of capital       (0.04)           (0.03)
Total distributions   (0.25)   (0.28)   (0.26)   (0.29)   (0.26)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $5.13   $3.73   $4.32   $4.38   $4.46 
                          
Total return (B)   45.31%   (7.48)%   4.84%   4.85%   26.83%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $7,220   $4,304   $7,019   $7,279   $9,986 
Ratios to average net assets                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (C)   1.91%   1.87%   1.78%   1.59%   1.51%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (C)   1.33%   1.33%   1.32%   1.30%   1.30%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (C,D)   5.39%   5.03%   6.19%   6.59%   5.92%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (C,D)   5.96%   5.56%   6.65%   6.88%   6.13%
Portfolio turnover rate   42%   22%   30%   11%   32%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(C)Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(D)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

93

 
CATALYST FUNDS
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund
Financial Highlights
 
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class A 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.63   $9.50   $9.58   $9.58   $9.84 
                          
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.28    0.36    0.39    0.22    0.31 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.64)   0.27    0.06    0.02(B)   (0.24)
Total from investment operations   (0.36)   0.63    0.45    0.24    0.07 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.40)   (0.41)   (0.53)   (0.24)   (0.21)
From return of capital   (0.07)   (0.09)           (0.12)
Total distributions   (0.47)   (0.50)   (0.53)   (0.24)   (0.33)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $8.80   $9.63   $9.50   $9.58   $9.58 
                          
Total return (C)   (3.77)%   6.77%   4.89% (D)   2.48% (D)   0.69%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $1,098   $1,505   $123   $169   $656 
Ratios to average net assets (including interest expense)                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (E,F)   2.18%   2.24%   2.60%   2.75%   3.16%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (E,F)   1.60%   1.58%   1.57%   1.55%   1.55%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (E,H)   2.40%   3.13%   3.03%   1.08%   1.67%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (E,H)   2.99%   3.73%   4.07%   2.30%   3.13%
Portfolio turnover rate (I)   660%   589%   168%   369%   41%
                          
   Class C 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.60   $9.47   $9.55   $9.57   $9.83 
                          
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.21    0.29    0.32    0.17    0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.63)   0.27    0.06    (0.02)   (0.22)
Total from investment operations   (0.42)   0.56    0.38    0.15    (0.01)
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.33)   (0.34)   (0.46)   (0.17)   (0.16)
From return of capital   (0.07)   (0.09)           (0.09)
Total distributions   (0.40)   (0.43)   (0.46)   (0.17)   (0.25)
                          
Net asset value, end of year  $8.78   $9.60   $9.47   $9.55   $9.57 
                          
Total return (C)   (4.43)%   6.01%   4.14% (D)   1.59% (D)   (0.08)%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $484   $902   $199   $190   $178 
Ratios to average net assets (including interest expense)                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (E,G)   2.93%   2.96%   3.35%   3.50%   3.91%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (E,G)   2.35%   2.33%   2.32%   2.30%   2.30%
Net investment income (loss), before waiver and reimbursement (E,H)   1.64%   2.37%   2.38%   0.54%   0.54%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (E,H)   2.22%   2.99%   3.40%   1.74%   2.16%
Portfolio turnover rate (I)   660%   589%   168%   369%   41%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)As required by SEC standard per share data calculation methodology, this represents a balancing figure derived from the other amounts in the financial highlights tables that captures all other changes affecting net asset value per share. This per share gain amount does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized loss in the Statement of Operations for the period ended June 30,2018, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

(C)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales charges, if any. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(D)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

 

(E)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(F)Ratios to average net assets (excluding interest expense)

 

Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   2.16%   2.24%   2.60%   2.75%   3.16%
                          
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.58%   1.58%   1.57%   1.55%   1.55%
                          
(G)Ratios to average net assets (excluding interest expense)

 

Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   2.92%   2.96%   3.35%   3.50%   3.91%
                          
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   2.33%   2.33%   2.32%   2.30%   2.30%
                          
(H)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(I)The portfolio turnover rate excludes dollar roll transactions for the year ended June 30, 2021, June 30, 2020, June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018. If these were included in the calculation the turnover percentage would be 950%, 811%, 242%, and 415%, respectively.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

   Class I 
   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the 
   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $9.60   $9.48   $9.55   $9.58   $9.84 
                          
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                         
Net investment income (A)   0.31    0.41    0.42    0.27    0.32 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   (0.63)   0.23    0.07    (0.03)   (0.23)
Total from investment operations   (0.32)   0.64    0.49    0.24    0.09 
                          
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:                         
From net investment income   (0.43)   (0.43)   (0.56)   (0.27)   (0.23)
From return of capital   (0.07)   (0.09)           (0.12)
Total distributions   (0.50)   (0.52)   (0.56)   (0.27)   (0.35)
                          
Net asset value, beginning of year  $8.78   $9.60   $9.48   $9.55   $9.58 
                          
Total return (B)   (3.43)%   6.93%   5.28% (C)   2.48% (C)   0.93%
                          
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                         
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)  $27,545   $26,882   $11,154   $8,527   $4,077 
Ratios to average net assets (including interest expense)                         
Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.93%   1.99%   2.35%   2.50%   2.91%
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement (D,E)   1.35%   1.33%   1.32%   1.30%   1.30%
Net investment income, before waiver and reimbursement (D,F)   2.71%   3.61%   3.42%   1.64%   1.67%
Net investment income, net waiver and reimbursement (D,F)   3.30%   4.26%   4.44%   2.84%   3.27%
Portfolio turnover rate (G)   660%   589%   168%   369%   41%
                          
(A)Per share amounts calculated using average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

 

(B)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund assuming reinvestment of dividends and does not reflect the impact of sales charges, if any. Had the Manager not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total return would have been lower.

 

(C)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

 

(D)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(E)Ratios to average net assets (excluding dividend and interest expense)

 

Expenses, before waiver and reimbursement   1.92%   3.97%   2.35%   2.50%   2.91%
                          
Expenses, net waiver and reimbursement   1.33%   2.65%   1.32%   1.30%   1.30%
                          
(F)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(G)The portfolio turnover rate excludes dollar roll transactions for the year ended June 30, 2021, June 30, 2020, June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018. If these were included in the calculation the turnover percentage would be 950%, 811%, 242%, and 415%, respectively.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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(1)ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Mutual Fund Series Trust (the “Trust”), was organized as an Ohio business trust on February 27, 2006. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (“1940 Act”). The Trust currently consists of thirty-nine series. These financial statements include the following seven series set forth below (each a “Fund” and collectively, the Funds”). The investment objectives of each Fund are set forth below. The Funds’ investment manager is Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC (the Manager” or CCA”).

 

Fund   Sub-Advisor   Primary Objective
Catalyst Insider Income (“Insider Income”)       Current income
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy (“Enhanced Income”)   Wynkoop, LLC   Current income
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced (“Global Balanced”)   Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC (“MAP”)   Total return which consists of current income and capital appreciation
Catalyst/ CIFC Floating Rate Income (“Floating Rate Income”)   CIFC Investment Management, LLC   Current income
Catalyst/SMH High Income (“High Income”)   SMH Capital Advisors LLC (“SMH”)   Income with capital appreciation as secondary objective
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income (“Total Return Income”)   SMH   Income and capital appreciation
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity (“Income Opportunity”)   Stone Beach Investment Management, LLC   Current income

 

The Funds are registered as non-diversified except Global Balanced, Floating Rate Income and Income Opportunity, which are diversified.

 

As of June 30, 2021, each Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the applicable Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures and ongoing service and distribution charges. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its service and/or distribution plans.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds and are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08.

 

a)       Securities Valuation - Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ, at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the last bid price on the day of valuation. Debt securities including Bank Loans (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) using methods which include current market quotations from a major market maker in the securities and based on methods which include the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type. The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “open-end funds”). Open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The underlying funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the boards of directors of the open-end funds. The shares of many closed-end investment companies, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or market premium on shares of any closed-end investment company purchased by the Funds will not change. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost, provided each such valuations represent fair value. Options are valued at their closing price on the exchange they are traded on. When no closing price is available, options are valued at their mean price. Futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the settlement price determined by the exchange. Foreign currency and forward currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the London Stock Exchange close each day.

 

In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, the Funds may value securities at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Board, pursuant to the procedures (the “Procedures”) approved by the Board. The Procedures consider, among others, the following factors to determine a security’s fair value: the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; and possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the

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security. Fair value may also be used by the Board if extraordinary events occur after the close of the relevant world market but prior to the NYSE close.

 

Each Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Funds have 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 in 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 the Funds’ 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of June 30, 2021 for each Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

 

Insider Income 
Assets(a)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Convertible Bonds  $   $22,828,557   $   $22,828,557 
Corporate Bonds       76,188,651        76,188,651 
Short-Term Investment   3,678,355            3,678,355 
Total Assets  $3,678,355   $99,017,208   $   $102,695,563 
                     
Enhanced Income 
Assets(a)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Asset Backed Securities  $   $317,717,581   $   $317,717,581 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations       14,120,884        14,120,884 
Short-Term Investment   2,948,212            2,948,212 
Total Assets  $2,948,212   $331,838,465   $   $334,786,677 

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Global Balanced 
Assets(a)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Closed-End Fund  $438,980   $   $   $438,980 
Common Stocks   13,837,276            13,837,276 
Convertible Bond       273,849        273,849 
Corporate Bonds       4,705,609        4,705,609 
U.S. Government & Agencies       220,410        220,410 
Total Assets  $14,276,256   $5,199,868   $   $19,476,124 
Derivatives         
Liabilities(a)      
Call Options Written  $(79,500)  $   $   $(79,500)
Total Liabilities  $(79,500)  $   $   $(79,500)
                     
Floating Rate Income 
Assets(a)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stock  $210,277   $   $   $210,277 
Asset Backed Securities       2,875,822        2,875,822 
Corporate Bonds       2,477,538        2,477,538 
Bank Loans       148,035,290        148,035,290 
Short-Term Investments   11,495,125            11,495,125 
Total Assets  $11,705,402   $153,388,650   $   $165,094,052 
                     
High Income 
Assets(a)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stock  $273,461   $   $   $273,461 
Exchange Traded Fund   783,556            783,556 
Convertible Bonds       3,628,409        3,628,409 
Corporate Bonds       19,429,516        19,429,516 
Warrants       200,340        200,340 
Collateral for Securities Loaned       8,351,876        8,351,876 
Total Assets  $1,057,017   $31,610,141   $   $32,667,158 

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Total Return Income 
Assets(a)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Business Development Companies  $1,844,080   $   $   $1,844,080 
Closed End Funds   388,266            388,266 
Common Stock   5,863,064            5,863,064 
REIT   1,249,024            1,249,024 
Convertible Bonds       1,956,483        1,956,483 
Corporate Bonds       8,277,106        8,277,106 
Warrant   8,751            8,751 
Collateral for Securities Loaned       5,175,468        5,175,468 
Total Assets  $9,353,185   $15,409,057   $   $24,762,242 
Derivatives 
Liabilities(a) 
Call Options Written   (7,006)           (7,006)
Total  $(7,006)  $   $   $(7,006)
                     
Income Opportunity 
Assets(a)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange Traded Fund  $152,192   $   $   $152,192 
Preferred Stocks   101,960            101,960 
REITs   627,696            627,696 
Mortgage-Backed Securities       11,573,882        11,573,882 
U.S. Government & Agencies       7,284,586        7,284,586 
Short-Term Investments   4,901,488            4,901,488 
Total Assets  $5,783,336   $18,858,468   $   $24,641,804 
Derivatives 
Assets(a) 
Futures Contracts  $10,712   $   $   $10,712 
Total  $10,712   $   $   $10,712 
Liabilities(a) 
Futures Contracts  $(53,682)  $   $   $(53,682)
Call Options Written   (7,415)           (7,415)
Total  $(61,097)  $   $   $(61,097)

 

Insider Income, Enhanced Income, Global Balanced and Floating Rate Income and Income Opportunity did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period. High Income and Total Return Income held level 3 securities. A reconciliation used in determining High Income’s and Total Return Income’s Level 3 securities is shown in the Level 3 Input table below.

 

(a)Refer to the Portfolio of Investments for security details.

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The following is a reconciliation for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:

 

   High Income   High Income   High Income   Total Return Income 
   Energy Conversion           Energy Conversion 
   Devices, Inc.   PHI Group, Inc.   PHI Group, Inc.   Devices, Inc. 
Beginning balance June 30, 2020  $0   $71,550   $85,510   $0 
Purchases                
Total realized gain/(loss)                
Change in unrealized depreciation       128,790    187,951     
Proceeds from sale/maturities/calls                
Capital distribution                
Net transfers in/(out) of Level 3       (200,340)   (273,461)    
Ending balance June 30, 2021  $0   $0   $0   $0 

 

The total change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) included in the Statements of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at June 30, 2021, was $0 and $0 for High Income and Total Return Income, respectively.

 

Quantitative disclosures of unobservable inputs and assumptions used by High Income and Total Return Income are below.

 

Fund Investment Type Fair Value Valuation Methodology Unobservable Input Type Market Value impact if
input increases
High Income Corporate Bonds $0 Bankruptcy Potential Future Cash Payments Increase
High Income Warrant $0 No executable broker quote N/A Increase
High Income Common Stock $0 No executable broker quote N/A Increase
Total Return Income Common Stock $0 Bankruptcy Potential Future Cash Payments Increase

 

Fair value securities as a percent of net assets at June 30, 2021, were 0.0% and 0.0% for High Income and Total Return Income, respectively.

 

b)       Accounting for Options - The Funds are subject to equity price risks in the normal course of pursuing their investment objective and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against risk. When the Funds write a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Funds enter into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written put option is exercised, the purchase cost of the underlying security is reduced by the premium originally received. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put option is exercised, the purchase cost of the underlying security is reduced by the premium originally received. As writer of an option, the Funds have no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retain the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

Certain Funds may purchase put and call options. Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in a Funds’ portfolio. If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Fund to sell the securities underlying such options at the exercise price, or to close out the options at a profit. The premium paid for a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized by the Fund upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Fund. In addition, in the event that the price of the security in connection with which an option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to the Fund, the benefits realized by the Fund as a result of such favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option and related transaction costs. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. With purchased options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since these options are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into options contracts are satisfied by the deposits of cash as collateral for the

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account of the broker (the relevant Fund’s agent in acquiring the options). For the year ended June 30, 2021, Global Balanced, Income Opportunity and Total Return Income invested in options.

 

Futures Contracts Each Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. A Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against changes in the value of equities, interest rates or foreign currencies. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains and losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As collateral for futures contracts, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. This collateral is required to be adjusted daily to reflect the market value of the purchase obligation for long futures contracts or the market value of the instrument underlying the contract, but not less than the market price at which the futures contract was established, for short futures contracts. For the year ended June 30, 2021, only Income Opportunity invested in Futures Contracts.

 

Foreign Currency – All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange quoted on the respective date that such transactions are recorded. The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations for realized gain and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments are not isolated from changes in the valuation of securities held.

 

TBA Commitments – In a mortgage-backed “to-be-announced” or “TBA” transaction, a seller agrees to deliver a mortgage backed security at a future date, but does not specify the particular MBS to be delivered. Instead, the seller agrees to accept any MBS that meets specified terms. The principal risks of mortgaged backed TBA transactions are increased interest rate risk and increased overall investment exposure.

 

Derivatives Risk - The use of derivative instruments, such as forwards, interest rate swaps, futures and options, involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships; government programs and policies; national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation and changes in supply and demand relationships. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities.

 

Credit Risk - Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds.

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk - Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

 

Interest Rate Risk - Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed- income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.

 

Libor Risk - The Funds’ investment, payment obligations and financing terms may be based on floating rates such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. Plans are underway to phase out the use of LIBOR. There remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate and the impact of the

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transition from LIBOR on the Funds’ transactions and the financial markets generally. As such, the potential effect of the transition away from the LIBOR on the Funds’ investments cannot yet be determined.

 

Volatility Risk - Volatility risk refers to the magnitude of the movement, but not the direction of the movement, in a financial instrument’s price over a defined time period. Large increases or decreases in a financial instrument’s price over a relative time period typically indicate greater volatility risk, while small increases or decreases in its price typically indicate lower volatility risk.

 

Market Risk - Overall market risks may also affect the value of the Funds. The market values of securities or other investments owned by the Funds will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Factors such as economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, exchange rates and political events affect the securities markets. Changes in market conditions and interest rates generally do not have the same impact on all types of securities and instruments. Unexpected local, regional or global events and their aftermath, such as war; acts of terrorism; financial, political or social disruptions; natural, environmental or man-made disasters; climate-change and climate related events; the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health issues; recessions and depressions; or other tragedies, catastrophes and events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments and could result in increased premiums or discounts to a Fund’s net asset value, and may impair market liquidity, thereby increasing liquidity risk. Such events can cause investor fear and panic, which can adversely affect the economies of many companies, sectors, nations, regions and the market in general, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. The Funds could lose money over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. During a general market downturn, multiple asset classes may be negatively affected. In times of severe market disruptions, you could lose your entire investment.

 

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in December 2019 and subsequently spread globally. This coronavirus has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures, cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 has adversely affected, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future could adversely affect, the economies of many nations and the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

 

The derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP. The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at June 30, 2021, was as follows:

 

         Location of Derivatives on Statements  Fair Value of asset/liability 
Fund  Derivative  Risk Type  of Assets and Liabilities  derivatives 
Global Balanced  Call options written  Equity  Options written  $(79,500)
         Total  $(79,500)
               
Total Return Income  Call options written  Equity  Options written  $(7,006)
         Total  $(7,006)
               
Income Opportunity  Futures  Interest  Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts  $10,712 
      Interest  Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   (53,682)
   Call options written  Equity  Options written   (7,415)
         Total  $(50,385)

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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2021, was as follows:

 

            Realized and unrealized 
Fund  Derivative  Risk Type  Location of gain (loss) on derivatives  gain (loss) on derivatives 
Global Balanced        
   Options written  Equity  Net realized gain on options written  $6,308 
   Options written  Equity  Net change in unrealized appreciation on options written   34,834 
         Totals  $41,142 
Total Return Income        
   Options written  Equity  Net change in unrealized appreciation on options written   1,448 
         Totals  $1,448 
Income Opportunity        
   Options purchased  Equity  Net realized gain on options purchased  $(914,997)
   Options written  Equity  Net realized gain on options written   87,523 
   Futures  Interest Rate  Net realized loss on futures   286,099 
   Options purchased  Equity  Net change in unrealized appreciation on options purchased   25,699 
   Options written  Equity  Net change in unrealized depreciation on options written   (4,286)
   Futures  Interest Rate  Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures   (44,109)
         Totals  $(564,071)

 

The notional value of derivative instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2021, as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments and the amounts realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed above and within the Statements of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Funds.

 

The following table presents the Funds’ assets and liabilities available for offset net of collateral pledged as of June 30, 2021:

 

                  Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements     
                  of Assets & Liabilities     
      Gross Amounts of   Gross Amounts Offset   Net Amounts of Liabilities   Financial         
      Recognized   in the Statement of   Presented in the Statement   Instruments   Cash Collateral   Net Amount of 
   Counterparty  Assets/Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   of Assets & Liabilities   Pledged   Pledged   Assets 
Global Balanced                              
Description of Liability:                                 
Options Written  Pershing  $(79,500)  $   $(79,500(1)  $79,500 (2)  $   $ 
Total     $(79,500)  $   $(79,500)  $79,500   $   $ 
                                  
Total Return Income                              
Description of Liability:                                 
Options Written  LEK Securities  $(7,006)  $   $(7,006(1)  $7,006 (2)  $   $ 
Total     $(7,006)  $   $(7,006)  $7,006   $   $ 
                                  
Income Opportunity                              
Description of Asset:                                 
Futures Contracts  Wedbush  $10,712   $   $10,712 (1)  $ (2)  $   $10,712 
Total     $10,712   $   $10,712   $   $   $10,712 
Description of Liability:                                 
Futures Contracts  Wedbush  $(53,682)  $10,712   $(42,970(1)  $ (2)  $42,970   $ 
Options Written  Interactive Brokers   (7,415)       (7,415) (1)   7,415 (2)        
Total     $(61,097)  $10,712   $(50,385)  $7,415   $42,970   $ 

 

(1)Value as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2)The amount is limited to the derivative liability balance and accordingly does not include excess collateral pledged.

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c)       Deposits with Broker for futures and options

 

Fund  Broker  Deposit with Broker 
Income Opportunity  Interactive Brokers  $529,688 
   Wedbush   735,036 

 

d)       Investment Companies – Some Funds may invest in other investment companies, including closed-end funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are a type of fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a portfolio of securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

 

Underlying funds in which the Funds invest are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Funds. As a result, the cost of investing in the Funds will be higher than the cost of investing directly in the underlying funds and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds. Each of the underlying funds is subject to its own specific risks, but the manager/sub-advisor expects the principal investments risks of such underlying funds will be similar to the risks of investing in the Funds.

 

e)       Federal Income Tax - The Funds have qualified and/or intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies and to comply with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are required.

 

As of and during the year or period ended June 30, 2021, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax expense. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax expense as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. As of June 30, 2021, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. As required, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on or to be taken on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years or periods ended 2018-2020 for the Funds) or expected to be taken in 2021 and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in these financial statements. The tax filings are open for examination by applicable taxing authorities, including the Internal Revenue Service. No examinations of the Funds’ filings are presently in progress.

 

f)        Security Transactions and Investment Income - Investment and shareholder transactions are recorded on trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from the investment transactions by comparing the original cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or as soon as information is available to the Funds and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are amortized over their respective lives using the effective interest method, except certain callable debt securities that are held at premium and will be amortized to the earliest call date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Distributions received from a Fund’s investments in MLPs generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Funds record these distributions as investment income and subsequently adjusts these distributions within the components of net assets based upon their tax treatment when the information becomes available.

 

g)       Multiple Class Allocations - Income, non-class specific expenses and realized/unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class based on relative net assets. Distribution fees are charged to each respective share class in accordance with the distribution plan.

 

h)       Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific fund are charged to that fund. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the funds in the Trust.

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i)       Distribution to Shareholders - Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The following table summarizes each Fund’s dividend and capital gain declaration policy:

 

Fund  Income Dividends  Capital Gains
Insider Income    Daily  Annually
Enhanced Income    Monthly  Annually
Global Balanced    Quarterly  Annually
Floating Rate Income    Daily  Annually
High Income    Monthly  Annually
Total Return Income    Monthly  Annually
Income Opportunity    Monthly  Annually

 

j)       Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds follow the specialized accounting and reporting requirements under GAAP that are applicable to investment companies.

 

k)      Indemnification - The Trust indemnifies its Officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities appears to be remote.

 

l)       Redemption Fees and Sales Charges (loads) - A wire transfer fee of $15 may be charged to defray custodial charges for redemptions paid by wire transfer. A maximum sales charge of 5.75% is imposed on Class A shares of the Global Balanced and Total Return Income. A maximum sales charge of 4.75% is imposed on Class A shares of the Insider Income, Enhanced Income, Floating Rate Income, High Income and Income Opportunity. Investments in Class A shares made at or above the $1 million breakpoint are not subject to an initial sales charge and may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) on shares redeemed within two years of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). A CDSC of 1.00% is imposed on Class A in the event of certain redemption transactions within one year following such investments. The respective shareholders pay such CDSC charges, which are not an expense of the Funds. There were no CDSC fees paid by the shareholders of the Funds.

 

m)     Cash – The Funds consider their investments in an FDIC insured interest bearing savings account to be cash. The Funds maintain cash balances, which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Funds maintain these balances with a high quality financial institution.

 

n)      Distributions from REITS — Distribution from REITs are initially recorded as dividend income and, to the extent such represent a return of capital or capital gain for tax purposes, are reclassified when such information becomes available.

 

(2)INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the year ended June 30, 2021, aggregate purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Funds were as follows:

 

           Excluding Dollar Rolls 
Fund  Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales 
Insider Income  $89,324,154   $55,740,891   $   $ 
Enhanced Income   316,553,868    128,322,947         
Global Balanced   3,502,968    8,782,612         
Floating Rate Income   277,812,654    214,341,684         
High Income   13,823,457    9,691,585         
Total Return Income   8,089,456    6,403,051         
Income Opportunity   284,267,519    290,196,541    195,213,066    200,965,916 

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(3)MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

CCA acts as investment manager for the Funds pursuant to the terms of a Management Agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the “Management Agreement”). Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Manager manages the investment operations of the Funds in accordance with each Fund’s respective investment policies and restrictions. The investment sub-advisors are responsible for the day-to-day management of their Fund’s portfolios. The Manager provides the Funds with investment advice and supervision and furnishes an investment program for the Funds. For its investment management services, the Funds pay to the Manager, as of the last day of each month, an annualized fee as shown in the below table, such fees are to be computed daily based upon daily average net assets of the Funds. The Funds’ sub-advisors are paid by the Manager, not the Funds.

 

The Manager and the Trust, with respect to the Funds have entered into Expense Limitation Agreements (the “limitation”) under which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain total annual operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs; borrowing costs, such as (a) interest and (b) dividends on securities sold short; taxes; costs of investing in underlying funds; and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed the expense limitation shown in the table below, and is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2021, the Manager waived management fees and reimbursed expenses. The Manager may recapture a portion of the waived and/or reimbursed amounts. The Manager may seek reimbursement only for fees waived or expenses reimbursed by a Fund within the three years following the date the waiver and/or reimbursement was incurred if the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the limitation in effect at that time of the waiver and the limitation in effect at the time of recoupment, no later than the dates as stated below:

 

                  Management 
                  Fees Waived/ 
   Management  Expense Limitation     Expenses 
Fund  Agreement  Cl A  Cl C  Cl I  Expires  Reimbursed 
Insider Income  0.75%  1.00%  1.75%  0.75%  10/31/2021  $272,702 
Enhanced Income  1.50%  1.75%  2.50%  1.50%  10/31/2021   646,409 
Global Balanced  1.00%  1.22%  1.97%  0.97%  10/31/2021   169,008 
Floating Rate Income  1.00%  1.15%  1.90%  0.90%  10/31/2021   535,848 
High Income  1.00%  1.48%  2.23%  1.23%  10/31/2021   111,458 
Total Return Income  1.00%  1.58%  2.33%  1.33%  10/31/2021   92,056 
Income Opportunity  1.25%  1.58%  2.33%  1.33%  10/31/2021   186,686 

 

   Recapture Expires 
   June 30, 
Fund  2022   2023   2024 
Insider Income  $126,505   $209,122   $272,702 
Enhanced Income   86,403    283,966    646,409 
Global Balanced   131,387    170,253    169,008 
Floating Rate Income   243,895    427,070    535,848 
High Income   102,216    111,113    111,458 
Total Return Income   84,675    88,817    92,056 
Income Opportunity   114,875    121,305    186,686 

 

A Trustee and Officer of the Trust is also the controlling member of MFund Services LLC and the Manager, and is not paid any fees directly by the Trust for serving in such capacities.

 

Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, are paid a quarterly retainer and receive compensation for each special in-person meeting attended. The fees paid to the Independent Trustees for their attendance at a meeting will be shared equally by the funds of the Trust in which the meeting relates. The Lead Independent Trustee of the Trust and the Chairman of the Trust’s Audit Committee receives an additional quarterly retainer. The “interested persons” of the Trust receive no compensation from the Funds. The Trust reimburses each Trustee and Officer for his or her travel and other expenses related to attendance at such meetings.

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The Board has adopted the Trust’s Master Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Each class of shares, excluding Class I shares, allows the Funds to pay distribution and shareholder servicing expenses of up to 0.50% per annum for the Class A shares and up to 1.00% for the Class C shares based on average daily net assets of each class. The Class A shares are currently paying 0.25% per annum of 12b-1 fees and Class C shares are currently paying 1.00% per annum of 12b-1 fees. The fee may be used for a variety of purposes, including compensating dealers and other financial service organizations for eligible services provided by those parties to the Funds and their shareholders and to reimburse Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) and Manager for distribution related expenses. Brokers may receive a 1.00% commission from the Distributor for the sale of Class C shares. Alt Fund Distributors LLC, acts as a wholesale marketing and distribution agent for the Funds. As compensation for these services, Alt Fund Distributors is entitled to reimbursement, through the Funds’ Rule 12b-1 Plan, of expenses attributable to sales of Fund shares including marketing materials, broker commission financing costs, and wholesaling fees.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2021, the 12b-1 expenses accrued by the Funds were as follows:

 

   12b-1 Fees 
Fund  Class A   Class C 
Insider Income  $11,512   $24,455 
Enhanced Income   61,671    102,577 
Global Balanced   7,207    66,239 
Floating Rate Income   47,268    122,739 
High Income   21,766    59,163 
Total Return Income   7,789    76,432 
Income Opportunity   4,239    7,501 

 

Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement between the Trust and MFund Services LLC (“MFund”), MFund provides the Funds with various management and administrative services (the “Management Services Agreement”). For these services, the Funds pay MFund an annual base fee plus an annual asset-based fee which scales downward based upon net assets. In addition, the Funds reimburse MFund for any reasonable out- of- pocket expenses incurred in the performance of its duties under the Management Services Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, MFund provides chief compliance officer services to the Funds. For these services, the Funds pay MFund an annual base fee plus an annual asset-based fee based upon net assets. In addition, the Funds reimburse MFund for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of its duties under the Management Services Agreement. The amounts due to MFund at June 30, 2021 for management and chief compliance officer services accrued for the period are shown in the Statements of Operations under “Management services fees” and “Compliance officer fees.”

 

In addition, certain affiliates of the Distributor provide services to the Funds as follows:

 

Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”) - an affiliate of the Distributor, provides administrative, fund accounting, and transfer agency services to the Funds pursuant to agreements with the Trust, for which it receives from each Fund: (i) basis points in decreasing amounts as assets reach certain breakpoints; and (ii) any related out-of-pocket expenses. Officers of the Trust are also employees of GFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Trust for serving in such capacity.

 

Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”) – Blu Giant, an affiliate of the Distributor and GFS, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Funds on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Blu Giant receives customary fees from the Funds.

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(4)AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

 

       Gross   Gross   Net Unrealized 
       Unrealized   Unrealized   Appreciation 
Fund  Tax Cost   Appreciation   Depreciation   (Depreciation) 
Insider Income  $99,920,400   $2,871,754   $(96,591)  $2,775,163 
Enhanced Income   334,086,142    8,193,422    (7,492,887)   700,535 
Global Balanced   16,804,834    3,783,503    (1,191,713)   2,591,790 
Floating Rate Income   164,175,674    1,193,811    (275,433)   918,378 
High Income   33,780,876    1,937,200    (3,050,918)   (1,113,718)
Total Return Income   26,092,571    2,471,188    (3,268,523)   (797,335)
Income Opportunity   24,538,466    961,046    (856,685)   104,361 

 

(5)DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 was as follows:

 

For fiscal year ended  Ordinary   Long-Term   Return of     
6/30/2021  Income   Capital Gains   Capital   Total 
Insider Income  $2,202,374   $   $   $2,202,374 
Enhanced Income   15,289,028            15,289,028 
Global Balanced   342,591    1,477        344,068 
Floating Rate Income   4,148,934            4,148,934 
High Income   838,540        16,121    854,661 
Total Return Income   803,017        4,671    807,688 
Income Opportunity   1,466,734        249,891    1,716,625 
                     
For fiscal year ended  Ordinary   Long-Term   Return of     
6/30/2020  Income   Capital Gains   Capital   Total 
Insider Income  $1,661,563   $25,810   $   $1,687,373 
Enhanced Income   4,471,631            4,471,631 
Global Balanced   428,787    229,144        657,931 
Floating Rate Income   4,072,281        43,854    4,116,135 
High Income   889,332        115,874    1,005,206 
Total Return Income   865,500        155,090    1,020,590 
Income Opportunity   829,375        209,605    1,038,980 

 

As of June 30, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Undistributed   Undistributed   Post October Loss   Capital Loss   Other   Unrealized   Total 
   Ordinary   Long-Term   and   Carry   Book/Tax   Appreciation/   Accumulated 
   Income   Capital Gains   Late Year Loss   Forwards   Differences   (Depreciation)   Earnings/(Deficits) 
Insider Income  $28,523   $   $(411,816)  $(547,719)  $   $2,775,163   $1,844,151 
Enhanced Income   766,848                    700,535    1,467,383 
Global Balanced   294,935    493,034                2,592,850    3,380,819 
Floating Rate Income   15,004            (10,332,484)   (60,641)   918,378    (9,459,743)
High Income           (1,013,634)   (29,275,204)       (1,113,718)   (31,402,556)
Total Return Income           (1,971,841)   (16,752,039)       (797,335)   (19,521,215)
Income Opportunity           (880,120)   (1,600,875)   (1,840)   104,361    (2,378,474)

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The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation), undistributed net investment income (loss) and accumulated net realized gains (losses) from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, straddles, dividends payable, deemed dividend distributions, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, open forward foreign currency contracts, and 1256 option contracts, future contracts, partnerships, C-Corporation adjustments, and dividend distributions from business development companies. In addition, the amount listed under other book/tax differences is primarily attributable to dividends payable and straddles deferrals. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the table above may include unrealized foreign currency gains (losses). In addition, the amount listed under other book/tax differences are primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on straddles.

 

Capital losses incurred after October 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds incurred and elected to defer such capital losses as follows:

 

   Post October 
   Losses 
Insider Income  $411,816 
Enhanced Income    
Global Balanced    
Floating Rate Income    
High Income   1,013,634 
Total Return Income   1,971,841 
Income Opportunity   880,120 

 

At June 30, 2021, the Funds below had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains, along with capital loss carry forwards utilized, as follows:

 

               CLCF 
   Short-Term   Long-Term   Total   Utilized 
Insider Income  $547,719   $   $547,719   $ 
Enhanced Income               533,330 
Global Balanced                
Floating Rate Income   3,161,916    7,170,568    10,332,484     
High Income       29,275,204    29,275,204     
Total Return Income   532,960    16,219,079    16,752,039     
Income Opportunity   1,425,169    175,706    1,600,875     

 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the reclassification of Fund distributions, net operating losses, adjustments for prior year tax returns, and book/tax basis treatment of non-deductible expenses, resulted in reclassification for the following Funds for the year ended June 30, 2021 as follows:

 

   Paid In   Accumulated 
   Capital   Earnings (Losses) 
Insider Income  $(260)  $260 
Enhanced Income   (820)   820 
Global Balanced        
Floating Rate Income        
High Income        
Total Return Income   (40,960)   40,960 
Income Opportunity   (39,576)   39,576 

 

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(6)LINE OF CREDIT

 

Currently, the Funds have a $150,000,000 uncommitted line of credit provided by U.S. Bank National Association (the “Bank”) under an agreement (the “Uncommitted Line”). Prior to January 28, 2021 the Funds had a $250,000,000 uncommitted line of credit. Any advance under the Uncommitted Line is contemplated primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. Interest on borrowings is payable on an annualized basis. The Uncommitted Line is not a “committed” line of credit, which is to say that the Bank is not obligated to lend money to the Funds. Accordingly, it is possible that the Funds may wish to borrow money for a temporary or emergency purpose but may not be able to do so. During the year ended June 30, 2021, Floating Rate and Income Opportunity did not access the line of credit. The Funds accessed the line of credit, based only on the days borrowed, as follows:

 

   Average Amount           Outstanding 
   Borrowings   Interest   Average   Borrowings 
   Outstanding   Expense (1)   Interest Rate   6/30/2021 
Insider Income  $89,508   $48    3.25%  $ 
Enhanced Income   225,202    224    3.25%    
Global Balanced   231,337    397    3.25%    
Floating Rate                
High Income   152,559    456    3.25%    
Total Return   162,043    336    3.25%    
Income Opportunity                

 

(1)Includes only Interest Expense for the year ended June 30, 2021 and may not agree back to the Statement of Operations, which also may include overdrafts, line of credit fees, and broker interests.

 

(7)SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Funds have entered into a Securities Lending Agreement with the Bank. Each participating Fund can lend its securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions approved by the Board to earn additional income. Loans are collateralized at a value at least equal to 105% of the then current market value of any loaned security that are foreign, or 102% of the then current market value of any other loaned security. All interest and dividend payments received on securities which are held on loan, provided that there is no material default, will be paid to the respective Fund. A portion of the income generated by the investment in the Funds collateral, net of any rebates paid by the Bank to the borrowers is remitted to the Bank as lending agent and the remainder is paid to the Fund(s).

 

Securities lending income, if any, is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations and is net of fees retained by the counterparty. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the Borrower fails to return them. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, each Fund has the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market. The remaining contractual maturity of all securities lending transactions are overnight and continuous.

 

The following table presents financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements as of June 30, 2021.

 

           Percentage of Total 
Fund  Market Value of Loaned Securities   Market Value of Collateral   Investment Income 
High Income *  $8,188,675   $8,351,876    2.58%
Total Return   5,549,058    5,715,468    2.99%

 

*Securities collateralized below 102% or 105% for foreign securities. The Trust’s securities lending policies and procedures require that the borrow er: (i) deliver cash or U.S. Government securities as collateral with respect to each new loan of U.S. securities, equal to at least 102% or 105% of the value of the portfolio securities loaned, and (ii) at all times thereafter mark-to-market the collateral on a daily basis so that the market value of such collateral is at least 100% of the value of securities loaned. From time to time the collateral may not be 102% or 105% due to end of day market movement. The next business day additional collateral is obtained/received from the borrower to replenish/reestablish 102% or 105%.

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The below table shows the collateral held by each Fund at the end of the year.

 

                        
                  Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
                  Statement of Assets & Liabilities     
          Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of             
      Gross Amounts   Offset in the   Liabilities Presented in             
      of Recognized   Statement of Assets &   the Statement of Assets   Financial   Cash Collateral     
Description  Counterparty  Liabilities   Liabilities   & Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged   Net Amount 
High Income                              
Liabilities                                 
Securities Loaned  US Bank  $(8,351,876)  $   $(8,351,876)  $8,351,876   $   $ 
                                  
Total Return                              
Liabilities                                 
Securities Loaned  US Bank  $(5,715,468)  $   $(5,715,468)  $5,715,468   $   $ 
                                  

 

(8)BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of June 30, 2021, the companies that held more than 25% of the voting securities of the Funds, and may be deemed to control each respective Fund, are as follows:

 

      Floating Rate     Total Return  Income  Global  
Owner  Insider Income  Income  High Income  Income  Opportunity  Balanced  
LPL Financial (1)          36%  
Charles Schwab & Co.(1)             
Pershing LLC(1)  25%   31%      
Raymond James (1)            33 %
Wells Fargo(1)        63%    

 

(9)SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Trustees of Mutual Fund Series Trust

and the Shareholders of Catalyst Insider Income Fund, Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund, Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund, Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund, Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund, Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund, and Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Catalyst Insider Income Fund, Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund, Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund, Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund, Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund, Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund, and Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund, each a series of shares of beneficial interest in Mutual Fund Series Trust (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of June 30, 2021, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights as noted in the table below, 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 June 30, 2021, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights as noted in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund Statements of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights Presented
Catalyst Insider Income Fund The statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period ended June 30, 2021
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund The statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2021 and financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2021 and for the period from December 31, 2018 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2019
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund The statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period ended June 30, 2021
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund The statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period ended June 30, 2021
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund The statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period ended June 30, 2021
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund The statements of changes in net assets for each of the years  in the two-year period ended June 30, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period ended  June 30, 2021
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund The statements of changes in net assets for each of the years  in the two-year period ended June 30, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period ended  June 30, 2021

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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 law and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

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 their 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 risk 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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.

 

(-s- BBD, LLP)

 

BBD, LLP

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Funds in the Mutual Fund Series Trust since 2006.

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 30, 2021

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

 

The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, each respective Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources.

 

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program Committee (the “Committee”) reviewed the Funds’ investments and determined that the Funds held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. Accordingly, the Committee concluded that (i) the Funds’ liquidity risk management program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) the Funds’ liquidity risk management program has been effectively implemented.

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Consideration and Renewal of the Management Agreement between Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC and Mutual Fund Series Trust (the “Management Agreement”) with respect to Catalyst Insider Buying Fund (“Catalyst IB”), Catalyst Energy Infrastructure Fund (“Catalyst Energy”), Catalyst Pivotal Growth Fund (“Catalyst PG”), Catalyst/MAP Global Equity Fund (“MAP Global Equity”), Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund (“MAP Global Balanced”), Catalyst/Lyons Tactical Allocation Fund (“Lyons TA”), Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund (“Catalyst DA”), Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund (“Catalyst SA”), Catalyst/Warrington Strategic Program Fund (“Warrington SP”), Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund (“Catalyst BS”), EAVOL NASDAQ-100 Volatility Overlay Fund (“EAVOL Fund”) Catalyst Multi-Strategy Fund (“Catalyst MS”), Catalyst/Millburn Dynamic Commodity Strategy Fund (“Millburn DCS”). Catalyst/Millburn Hedge Strategy Fund (“Millburn HS”), Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund (“SMH High Income”), Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund (“SMH Total Return”), Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund (“Stone Beach IO”), Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund (“CIFC Floating Rate”), Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund (“Catalyst EIS”) and Catalyst Insider Income Fund (“Catalyst Insider”) (collectively, the “Catalyst Renewal Funds”).

 

In connection with a regular meeting held on May 10-11, and May 20, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Mutual Fund Series Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), discussed the renewal of the Management Agreement between the Trust and Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC (“Catalyst”), with respect to the Catalyst Renewal Funds.

 

The Board was assisted by legal counsel throughout the review process. The Board relied upon the advice of legal counsel and its own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Management Agreement and the weight to be given to each factor considered. The conclusions reached by the Board were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the renewal of the Management Agreement.

 

The Board reviewed Catalyst’s responses to a series of questions, among other things, the investment performance of each Catalyst Renewal Fund, Catalyst’s services to each Catalyst Renewal Fund, comparative fee and expense information, and Catalyst’s profitability from advising each Catalyst Renewal Fund.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed the updates to Catalyst’s key personnel servicing the Catalyst Renewal Funds and noted that such personnel had in the aggregate, many years of experience in the industry. A Catalyst representative described the roles and responsibilities of various individuals on the management team. The Board noted the addition or pending addition of sub-advisors to several Catalyst Renewal Funds and discussed Catalyst’s supervision and oversight of those sub-advisors. The Board acknowledged that Catalyst monitored the Catalyst Renewal Funds’ administration and fund accounting and coordinated regulatory compliance. The Board observed that Catalyst’s investment committee monitored the Catalyst Renewal Funds’ performance in accordance with their respective investment policies and reviewed such performance against market conditions and relevant benchmarks. A Catalyst representative explained that Catalyst monitored and proactively addressed any issues with performance or the investment strategies of the Catalyst Renewal Funds, reviewed potential changes to investment strategies and implemented any recommended adjustments to the investment policies of the Catalyst Renewal Funds. After further discussion, the Board concluded that Catalyst had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures necessary to perform its duties under the management agreement, and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the advisory services provided by Catalyst to each Catalyst Renewal Fund were satisfactory. The Board determined that Catalyst had the resources to continue providing high quality service to each Catalyst Renewal Fund and its shareholders.

 

Performance. The Board reviewed performance reports including each of the Catalyst Renewal Funds as of March 31, 2021 along with information that Catalyst provided in connection with renewing the management agreement. The Board reviewed the performance of each Catalyst Renewal Fund relative to its Morningstar category

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and a peer group selected by Catalyst. The Catalyst Representative noted that 1-year performance numbers reflected the dramatic lows at the beginning of the period. He remarked that the period began with the March 2020 selloff in the market as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After discussion, the Board concluded that the performance of each Catalyst Renewal Fund was acceptable.

 

Catalyst IB—The Board observed that Catalyst IB underperformed its peer group, the Large Growth Morningstar category, and the S&P 500 TR Index across all periods. The Board noted that Catalyst IB was not designed to be a large growth fund and had not always been placed in the Large Growth Morningstar category. The Board discussed Catalyst’s explanation that large growth funds outperformed other equity styles in the past year. The Board reviewed Catalyst’s position that Catalyst IB’s underperformance could be attributed to it being defensive during the first phase of the equity rebound in March and April 2020 and to the drop in the performance of the Fund’s stay-at-home stocks in April 2021.

 

Catalyst EnergyThe Board acknowledged the significant reversal of Catalyst Energy’s performance in the past year and noted that its positive performance surpassed that of its peer group and Morningstar category. A Catalyst representative explained that Catalyst Energy focused its investments in C-corps over master limited partnerships, and that investments in master limited partnerships were generally weak going into March 2020 and ultimately bottomed during that month.

 

Catalyst PG—The Board observed that Catalyst PG had just began a new investment strategy under a new sub-advisor and that the performance data in the Meeting Materials reflected Catalyst PG’s previous strategy. The Board determined to allow Catalyst PG’s sub-advisor to manage the new investment strategy over a full market cycle.

 

MAP Global EquityThe Board recognized that despite MAP Global Equity’s positive performance over all periods, it underperformed its peer group, Morningstar category and the MSCI ACWI. The Board discussed Catalyst’s explanation that MAP Global Equity’s focus on value stocks contributed to its underperformance to these benchmarks. The Board noted that when compared to the MSCI ACWI Value Gross Total Return Index, a value-oriented benchmark, MAP Global Equity outperformed over the 3-year, 5-year and since inception periods.

 

MAP Global BalancedThe Board acknowledged that MAP Global Balanced had positive performance over all periods but underperformed its peer group and the MSCI ACWI over the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and since inception periods and its Morningstar category over the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods. The Board considered Catalyst’s explanation that the key factor in MAP Global Balanced’s underperformance was the outperformance of growth stocks over value stocks. The Board noted that MAP Global Balanced performed more in-line with, but slightly trailed, a blended benchmark of the MSCI ACWI and Merrill Lynch A-AAA 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Index.

 

Lyons TA—The Board discussed that Lyons TA outperformed its peer group and the Morningstar category across all periods and outperformed the Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index over the 1-year, 5- year and since inception periods. The Board noted that Catalyst attributed Lyons TA’s underperformance to the S&P 500 Total Return Index across all periods due to its allocation to bonds during the bull market environment of 2019.

 

Catalyst DA—The Board observed that Catalyst DA underperformed its peer group, Morningstar category and the S&P 500 TR Index across all periods and discussed Catalyst’s explanation that Catalyst DA struggled due to the significant underperformance of high momentum stocks. The Board noted that Catalyst DA only slightly trailed its benchmarks since inception. A Catalyst representative expressed Catalyst’s continued confidence in the sub-advisor’s investment models.

 

Catalyst SA—The Board acknowledged that Catalyst SA outperformed its peer group and Morningstar category across all periods. The Board noted that Catalyst reasoned that Catalyst SA underperformed the S&P 500 TR Index because Catalyst SA was not designed to outperform equities. The Board recalled that Catalyst SA would soon be adding a sub-advisor to manage a revised investment strategy for a sleeve of Catalyst SA. A Catalyst representative expressed optimism that the addition of the sub-advisor could enhance Catalyst SA’s performance.

 

Warrington SP—The Board noted that the sub-advisor was engaged by Catalyst to manage Warrington SP in January 2020 and that prior performance data included the performance of a different investment strategy under

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the former portfolio manager. The Board discussed that Catalyst believed Warrington SP performed to its expectations under the sub-advisor’s management and that Warrington SP underperformed its benchmarks for the 1-year period largely because the benchmarks recovered from a significant drawdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic while Warrington SP avoided the same drawdown in March 2020.

 

Catalyst BS—The Board discussed that Catalyst BS outperformed its Morningstar category over the 3-year, 5-year and since inception periods, and outperformed the peer group over the 5-year and since inception periods while performing in line with the peer group for the 3-year period. The Board commented that Catalyst explained that Catalyst BS underperformed its peer group and Morningstar category for the 1-year period because of the market rebound after the March 2020 drawdown. The Board considered Catalyst’s explanation that Catalyst BS trailed the S&P 500 TR Index because Catalyst BS took the first losses when the index was down but tried to limit the maximum downside and lagged the index on the upside because the option strategies generally did not capture the dividend of the underlying equities and acted as a limit on positive returns.

 

EAVOL Fund—The Board recalled that EAVOL Fund implemented a new investment strategy with a new sub-advisor in October 2020 and that the performance data prior to then included performance of the previous portfolio manager and investment strategy. The Board noted that EAVOL Fund underperformed the NASDAQ- 100 Index since the sub-advisor took over management of EAVOL Fund and discussed Catalyst’s reasoning that that the Volatility Index declined as certain areas of the market became more volatile. The Board considered that Catalyst expressed confidence in the sub-advisor’s abilities and determined the sub-advisor should be permitted to manage EAVOL Fund over a longer time period.

 

Catalyst MS—The Board reviewed that Catalyst MS outperformed its peer group, Morningstar category, and the BofA U.S. 3-month Treasury Bill TR Index across all periods, and that Catalyst MS outperformed the Credit Suisse Managed Futures Liquid Index over the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods while only slightly trailing the same index over the since inception period.

 

Millburn DCS—The Board remarked that Millburn DCS underperformed its peer group, Morningstar categories and the S&P 500 TR Index with less than satisfactory performance. The Board discussed that a new sub-advisor and a revised investment strategy was proposed for Millburn DCS.

 

Millburn HS—The Board acknowledged that Millburn HS outperformed its peer group and Morningstar category across all time periods, while underperforming the S&P 500 TR Index across all periods. The Board noted Catalyst’s rationale that Millburn HS was not expected to outperform the long only equity benchmark during extreme bull markets.

 

SMH High Income—The Board discussed that SMH High Income outperformed its peer group and Morningstar category over the 1-year, 3- year and 5- year periods, while outperforming the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index over the 1-year and 5-year periods and performing in-line with the same index over the 3-year period.

 

SMH Total Return—The Board discussed that SMH Total Return outperformed its peer group, Morningstar Category and the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index over the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods while outperforming a blended index of the S&P 500 TR Index and BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index over the 1-year and 5 year periods.

 

Stone Beach IO—The Board noted that Stone Beach IO outperformed its peer group and Morningstar category over the 3- year and since inception periods. The Board recognized that Stone Beach IO outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays MBS Index over the 1-year, 5-year and since inception periods. A Catalyst representative informed the Board that Stone Beach IO underperformed the peer group and Morningstar category over the 1-year period because of higher-than-expected prepayments on positions held by Stone Beach IO due to historically low mortgage rates.

 

CIFC Floating Rate—The Board remarked that CIFC Floating Rate slightly trailed its peer group for the 1-year period, but otherwise outperformed its peer group, Morningstar category and the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan 100 Index across all other time periods.

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Catalyst EIS—The Board noted that Catalyst EIS performed in line with its peer group over the 1-year period while outperforming its peer group over the since inception period and outperforming the Morningstar categories and Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index across both time periods.

 

Catalyst Insider—The Board acknowledged that Catalyst Insider outperformed the Short-Term Bond Morningstar category and the Barclays 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index across all time periods and outperformed the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index over the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods. The Board discussed that Catalyst Insider underperformed the High Yield Bond Morningstar category across all periods. The Board reviewed Catalyst’s explanation that high yield bonds performed very well in the past year after their rebound from the March 2020 lows.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Board reviewed the management fee for each Catalyst Renewal Fund, and the average fees charged by each Catalyst Renewal Fund’s peer group and Morningstar category. The Board considered the allocation of the management fee to pay each sub-advisory fee compared to the allocation of duties between Catalyst and each sub-advisor of the Catalyst Renewal Funds managed by a sub- advisor. The Board acknowledged that the fee allocation between Catalyst and each sub-advisor was the result of arm’s length negotiations and determined that the allocations were appropriate. After further discussion, the Board concluded that the management fee for each Catalyst Renewal Fund was not unreasonable.

 

Catalyst IBThe Board observed that Catalyst IB’s management fee was higher than the averages and medians of its peer group and Morningstar category, but lower than the highs of each. The Board remarked that Catalyst IB’s net expense ratio was higher than the averages and medians of its peer group and Morningstar category, but significantly lower than the highs of each.

 

Catalyst EnergyThe Board reviewed Catalyst Energy’s management fee and noted that it was equal to the high of its peer group and Morningstar category. The Board discussed that Catalyst Energy’s net expense ratio was lower than the average and median of its Morningstar category and on par with the average of its peer group. The Board considered the specialized nature of the investment strategy.

 

Catalyst PGThe Board stated that although the management fee for Catalyst PG was higher than the median and average of its Morningstar category, it was on par with the median of its peer group. The Board observed that Catalyst PG’s net expense ratio was the high of its peer group but well-below the high of its Morningstar category.

 

MAP Global Equity—The Board commented that MAP Global Equity’s management fee was higher than the medians and averages of its peer group and Morningstar category, but below the highs of each. The Board noted that MAP Global Equity’s net expense ratio was lower than the peer group average and median and below the high of the Morningstar category.

 

MAP Global BalancedThe Board recognized that MAP Global Balanced’s management fee was the high of its peer group but well below the high of its Morningstar category. The Board discussed that MAP Global Balanced’s net expense ratio was in line with the averages of its peer group and Morningstar category.

 

Lyons TA—The Board discussed that the management fee for Lyons TA was the high of its peer group, but lower than the high of the Morningstar category. The Board noted that the net expense ratio for Lyons TA was lower than the medians and averages of its peer group and Morningstar category.

 

Catalyst DA—The Board observed that Catalyst DA’s management fee was higher than the averages and medians of its peer group and Morningstar category, but lower than the highs of each. The Board noted that Catalyst DA’s net expense ratio was lower than the average of its peer group.

 

Catalyst SA—The Board noted that Catalyst SA’s management fee and net expense ratio were higher than the medians and averages of its peer group and Morningstar category, but below the highs of each.

 

Warrington SP—The Board noted that Warrington SP’s management fee was higher than the averages and medians of its peer group and the Managed Futures Morningstar category, but lower than the highs of each, and was the high of the Options Based Morningstar category. The Board reviewed Warrington SP’s net expense ratio

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and noted that it was the high of its peer group and the Options Based Morningstar category, but well below the high of the Managed Futures Morningstar category.

 

Catalyst BS—The Board noted that although Catalyst BS’s management fee was higher than the medians and averages of its peer group and Morningstar category, it was significantly lower than the highs of each. The Board discussed that Catalyst BS’s net expense ratio was lower than the average of its peer group.

 

EAVOL Fund—The Board recognized that EAVOL Fund’s management fee and net expense ratios were higher than the medians and averages of its peer group and Morningstar category, but remarked that both were significantly below the highs of each.

 

Catalyst MS—The Board recognized that Catalyst MS’s management fee was higher than the medians and averages of its peer group and Morningstar category, but lower than the highs of each. The Board discussed that Catalyst MS’s net expense ratio was the high of its peer group but lower than the high of its Morningstar category.

 

Millburn DCS—The Board discussed that the management fee for Millburn DCS was lower than the high of its peer group, lower than the high of the Commodities Broad Basket Morningstar category, and well below the high of the Managed Futures Morningstar category. The Board noted that the net expense ratio for Millburn DCS was the high of the Commodities Broad Basket Morningstar category, but well below the high of its peer group and the Managed Futures Morningstar category. The Board reviewed Catalyst’s explanation that the management fee for Millburn DCS was the high of the Commodities Broad Basket Morningstar category because unlike most funds in the category, Millburn DCS implemented a hedging component within its investment strategy.

 

Millburn HS—The Board considered that Millburn HS’s management fee and net expense ratio were higher than the medians and averages of its peer group and Morningstar category, but lower than the highs of each.

 

SMH High Income—The Board reviewed SMH High Income’s management fee and noted that it was higher than the averages and medians of its peer group and Morningstar category, but significantly lower than the highs of each. The Board noted that the net expense ratio for SMH High Income was below the average net expense ratio of its peer group.

 

SMH Total Return—The Board acknowledged that SMH Total Return’s management fee was higher than the medians and averages of its peer group and Morningstar category, but below the highs of each. The Board noted that SMH Total Return’s net expense ratio was the high of its peer group and Morningstar category.

 

Stone Beach IO—The Board acknowledged that Stone Beach IO’s management fee was the highest of its peer group but lower than the high of its Morningstar category. The Board remarked that Stone Beach IO’s net expense ratio was lower than the average of its peer group. The Board discussed that Stone Beach IO had a complex investment strategy that required extensive oversight.

 

CIFC Floating Rate—The Board remarked that the management fee for CIFC Floating Rate was the high of its peer group and Morningstar category and that its net expense ratio, although higher than the averages and medians of its peer group and Morningstar category, was lower than the highs of each. The Board considered that CIFC Floating Rate was actively managed and that its portfolio consisted of bank loans and high yield loans, and the fee was comparable to high yield funds. The Board acknowledged that CIFC Floating Rate’s net advisory fee, after fee waiver, was significantly lower than the median and average advisory fees of its peer group and Morningstar category.

 

Catalyst EIS—The Board recognized that Catalyst EIS’s management fee was the high of its peer group, the Nontraditional Bond Morningstar category and the Multisector Bond Morningstar category. The Board discussed that Catalyst EIS’s net expense ratio was below the average and median of its peer group. The Board considered that Catalyst EIS’s portfolio management team was active in trading and making markets as well as hedging against various risks and that other funds with a similar specialized strategy pay the same fee.

 

Catalyst Insider—The Board discussed that Catalyst Insider’s management fee was on par with the average of its peer group and below the high of the Short-Term Bond and High Yield Bond Morningstar categories. The Board

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noted that Catalyst Insider’s net expense ratio was lower than the average of its peer group and on par with the average of the High-Yield Bond Morningstar category.

 

Profitability. The Board discussed Catalyst’s profitability from its relationship with each Catalyst Renewal Fund based on the information that Catalyst provided, including soft dollar benefits, and reimbursement received by Catalyst from certain of the Catalyst Renewal Funds for distribution expenses pursuant to the Trust’s Rule 12b-1 plans. The Board noted that Catalyst was managing Catalyst PG, Catalyst SA, Catalyst MS and Catalyst Insider at a loss and therefore concluded that excessive profitability of Catalyst with respect to those Funds was not an issue at this time.

 

The Board acknowledged that, for all of the other Catalyst Renewal Funds, profits were used to compensate the owner personnel of Catalyst that provided management services to the particular Catalyst Renewal Fund. The Board recognized that Catalyst’s profits would be reduced if those payments were taken into account. The Board discussed that Catalyst earned a marginal profit from its management agreement with the Trust for EAVOL Fund and a modest profit from its management agreement with the Trust for MAP Global Balanced, SMH High Income and SMH Total Return.

 

The Board observed that Catalyst earned a reasonable profit from managing Catalyst IB, Catalyst Energy, MAP Global Equity, Lyons TA, Catalyst DA, Warrington SP, Catalyst BS, Millburn DCS, Millburn HS, Stone Beach IO, CIFC Floating Rate and Catalyst EIS. The Board discussed that Catalyst’s profit margins for each of these Catalyst Renewal Funds were well-within the industry norms for strategies similar to the particular Catalyst Renewal Fund. The Board determined Catalyst’s profitability for each Catalyst Renewal Fund that resulted in a profit to Catalyst was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board noted that the management agreement did not contain breakpoints reducing the fee rate on assets above specified levels, but that shareholders of most Catalyst Renewal Funds had benefitted from the respective Catalyst Renewal Fund’s expense limitation. The Board agreed that breakpoints may be an appropriate way for Catalyst to share economies of scale with a Catalyst Renewal Fund and its shareholders if the Catalyst Renewal Fund experienced significant growth in assets. The Board noted that no Catalyst Renewal Fund had reached such levels and agreed to revisit the issue of breakpoints at the Management Agreement’s next renewal.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from Catalyst as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Management Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of counsel, the Board concluded that renewal of the Management Agreement was in the best interests of each Catalyst Renewal Fund and its respective shareholders.

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Consideration and Renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC and Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC with respect to the Catalyst/MAP Global Equity Fund and Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund

 

In connection with a meeting held on May 10, 11 and May 20, 2021 the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of Mutual Fund Series Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the renewal of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC (“Catalyst”) and Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC (“MAP”) with respect to Catalyst/MAP Global Equity Fund (“MAP Global Equity”) and Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund (“MAP Global Balanced”, and together with MAP Global Equity, the “MAP Funds”).

 

The Board was assisted by legal counsel throughout the review process. The Board relied upon the advice of legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each factor considered. The conclusions reached by the Board were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

 

The Board reviewed MAP’s responses to a series of questions regarding, among other things, MAP’s services provided to the MAP Funds, comparative fee and expense information, and MAP’s profitability from managing the MAP Funds.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board discussed that MAP’s investment team had worked together for over 20 years and that MAP attributed its reputation and longevity to the passion and commitment of its team. The Board commented that MAP was independent and employee-owned, which allowed MAP to deliver objective, unbiased investment advice to its clients. The Board noted that MAP used a variety of sources and investment techniques to generate investment ideas and monitor portfolio holdings. The Board reviewed MAP’s risk mitigation policies and procedures and its use of monthly and quarterly checklists to monitor compliance with the MAP Funds’ investment limitations. The Board remarked that MAP strove to achieve a margin of safety when executing the MAP Funds’ investment strategies by seeking investments with low price-to-earnings ratios, low price-to-sales ratios, and low price-to-book ratios to mitigate the potential downside risk. The Board observed there were no material litigation or compliance issues reported since the Sub-Advisory Agreement’s last renewal. The Board noted MAP selected its broker dealers on the basis of best execution and reviewed its best execution tests quarterly. The Board concluded that MAP had the potential to continue providing high quality service to the MAP Funds.

 

Performance. The Board reviewed the performance of each MAP Fund relative to its peer group and Morningstar category. After discussion, the Board concluded that the performance of each MAP Fund was acceptable.

 

MAP Global EquityThe Board recognized that despite MAP Global Equity’s positive performance over all periods, it underperformed its peer group, Morningstar Category and the MSCI ACWI. The Board discussed the advisor’s explanation that MAP Global Equity’s focus on value stocks contributed to its underperformance to these benchmarks. The Board noted that when compared to the MSCI ACWI Value Gross Total Return Index, a value-oriented benchmark, MAP Global Equity outperformed over the 3-year, 5-year and since inception periods.

 

MAP Global BalancedThe Board acknowledged that MAP Global Balanced had positive performance over all periods but underperformed its peer group and the MSCI ACWI over the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and since inception periods and its Morningstar category over the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods. The Board considered the advisor’s explanation that the key driver in MAP Global Balanced’s underperformance was the outperformance of growth stocks over value stocks. The Board noted that MAP Global Balanced performed more in-line with, but slightly trailed, a blended benchmark of the MSCI ACWI and Merrill Lynch A-AAA 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Index.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Board noted that Catalyst charged a management fee of 1.00% for each MAP Fund and that 50% of each MAP Fund’s net management fee was paid to MAP by Catalyst. The Board acknowledged that MAP’s sub-advisory fee for each MAP Fund was equal to or lower than the fees MAP charged to its other client accounts with similar strategies. The Board discussed the allocation of fees between the advisor and MAP relative

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to their respective duties and other factors and agreed the allocation for each MAP Fund was appropriate. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory fee received by MAP for each MAP Fund was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Board considered MAP’s profitability in connection with each MAP Fund. The Board noted that MAP was sub-advising both MAP Funds at a loss. The Board concluded that excessive profitability was not an issue for MAP with respect to either MAP Fund at this time.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether MAP had realized economies of scale with respect to the sub-advisory services provided to each MAP Fund. The Board agreed that this was primarily an advisor-level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall management agreement taking into consideration the impact of the sub- advisory expense. The Board concluded that, based on the current size of each MAP Fund, it was unlikely that MAP was benefitting from any material economies of scale.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from MAP as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Catalyst and MAP, and as assisted by the advice of counsel, the Board concluded that renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each MAP Fund and its respective shareholders.

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Consideration and Renewal of Sub-Advisory Agreement between Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC and CIFC Investment Management, LLC with respect to the Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund

 

In connection with a meeting held on May 10- 11, and May 20, 2021 the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Mutual Fund Series Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the renewal of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC (“Catalyst”) and CIFC Investment Management, LLC (“CIFC”), with respect to the Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund (“CIFC Floating Rate”).

 

The Board was assisted by legal counsel throughout the review process. The Board relied upon the advice of legal counsel and its own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each factor considered. The conclusions reached by the Board were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

 

The Board reviewed CIFC’s responses to a series of questions regarding, among other things, the investment performance of CIFC Floating Rate, CIFC’s services provided to CIFC Floating Rate, comparative fee, and expense information, and CIFC’s profitability from managing CIFC Floating Rate.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board noted that CIFC’s personnel had many years of industry experience with excellent credentials and professional backgrounds. The Board discussed that CIFC’s investment process was a collaboration of investment research and portfolio management and trading. The Board observed that the investment research team conducted deep, disciplined due diligence on each potential investment to proactively make investment recommendations and monitored existing credit investments to identify, manage and mitigate risk. It noted that CIFC’s investment team was organized along industry sectors with analysts having specific expertise in the industry they covered. The Board reviewed CIFC’s process for monitoring compliance with CIFC Floating Rate’s investment limitations, which included hardcoding investment restrictions into CIFC’s portfolio management system. The Board discussed that CIFC ensured best execution of its broker-dealers with a review and approval process overseen by the chief information officer or chief operating officer. The Board noted that CIFC had no material compliance issues or litigation matters since the Sub-Advisory Agreement’s last renewal. After further discussion, the Board concluded that CIFC had the potential to continue providing high quality service to CIFC Floating Rate.

 

Performance. The Board remarked that CIFC Floating Rate slightly trailed its peer group for the 1-year period, but otherwise outperformed its peer group, Morningstar category and the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan 100 Index across all other time periods. The Board noted that CIFC Floating Rate’s performance was satisfactory.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Board noted that Catalyst charged a management fee of 1.00% for CIFC Floating Rate and that 50% of CIFC Floating Rate’s net management fee was paid by Catalyst to CIFC. The Board recognized that CIFC’s sub-advisory fee for CIFC Floating Rate was comparable to the fee CIFC charged to its other clients. The Board discussed the allocation of fees between Catalyst and CIFC relative to their respective duties and other factors and agreed the allocation for CIFC Floating Rate was appropriate. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory fee received by CIFC for managing CIFC Floating Rate was not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Board remarked that CIFC earned a modest profit from sub-advising CIFC Floating Rate. After further discussion, the Board determined that CIFC’s profit in connection with CIFC Floating Rate was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether CIFC had realized economies of scale with respect to the sub-advisory services provided to CIFC Floating Rate. The Board agreed that this was primarily an advisor-level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall management agreement taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense. The Board concluded that, based on the current size of CIFC Floating Rate, it was unlikely that CIFC was benefitting from any economies of scale that warranted a change in the total management fee or the sub-advisory fee.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from CIFC as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Catalyst and CIFC, and as assisted by the advice of counsel, the Board concluded that renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of CIFC Floating Rate and its shareholders.

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Consideration and Renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC and SMH Capital Advisors, LLC with respect to the Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund and Catalyst/SMH Total Return Fund.

 

In connection with a meeting held on May 10-11, and May 20, 2021 the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Mutual Fund Series Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the renewal of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC (“Catalyst”) and SMH Capital Advisors, LLC (“SMHCA”), with respect to Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund (“SMH High Income”) and Catalyst/SMH Total Return Fund (“SMH Total Return” and together with SMH High Income, the “SMH Funds”).

 

The Board was assisted by legal counsel throughout the review process. The Board relied upon the advice of legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each factor considered. The conclusions reached by the Board were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

 

The Board reviewed SMHCA’s responses to a series of questions, among other things, the investment performance of each SMH Fund, SMHCA’s services to each SMH Fund, comparative fee and expense information, and SMHCA’s profitability from sub-advising each SMH Fund.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board acknowledged the long history of SMHCA and the experience and consistency of SMHCA’s key personnel. The Board noted that SMHCA provided research, portfolio modeling and execution for the SMH Funds. The Board reviewed the processes through which SMHCA made investment decisions and its policies for mitigating potential risks, including its use of trading and portfolio management software to keep each SMH Fund’s allocations in compliance with the respective Fund’s investment strategy. The Board observed that the SMH Funds’ portfolio holdings were continuously reviewed on an ad hoc basis and were formally reviewed at least annually by the chief compliance officer to ensure compliance with investment restrictions and guidelines set forth in the Funds’ prospectus. The Board commented that SMHCA directed buy and sell orders to brokers that provided best execution. The Board noted that SMHCA reported no litigation or compliance issues since the sub-advisory agreement’s last renewal. The Board concluded that SMHCA had the ability to continue providing high quality service to each SMH Fund.

 

Performance. The Board reviewed the performance of each SMH Fund relative to its peer group and Morningstar category. After discussion, the Board concluded that the performance of each SMH Fund was acceptable.

 

SMH High Income—The Board discussed that SMH High Income outperformed its peer group and Morningstar category over the 1-year, 3-year and 5- year periods, while outperforming the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index over the 1-year and 5-year periods and performing in-line with the same index over the 3-year period.

 

SMH Total Return—The Board discussed that SMH Total Return outperformed its peer group, Morningstar category and the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index over the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods while outperforming a blended index of the S&P 500 TR Index and BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index over the 1-year and 5-year periods.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Board noted that Catalyst charged a management fee of 1.00% for each SMH Fund and that 50% of each SMH Fund’s net management fee was paid by Catalyst to SMHCA. The Board recognized that SMHCA’s sub-advisory fee for each SMH Fund was comparable to, or lower than, the fees SMHCA charged to its other clients. The Board discussed the allocation of fees between the advisor and SMHCA relative to their respective duties and other factors and agreed the allocation for each SMH Fund was appropriate. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory fee received by SMHCA for each SMH Fund was not unreasonable.

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Profitability. The Board commented that SMHCA earned a modest profit from sub-advising each of the SMH Funds. The Board concluded that SMHCA’s profitability for each SMH Fund was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether SMHCA had realized economies of scale with respect to the sub-advisory services provided to each SMH Fund. The Board agreed that this was primarily an advisor-level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall management agreement taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense. The Board concluded that, based on the current size of each SMH Fund, it was unlikely that SMHCA was benefitting from any meaningful economies of scale.

 

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from SMHCA as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Catalyst and SMHCA, and as assisted by the advice of counsel, the Board concluded that renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of each SMH Fund and its respective shareholders.

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Independent Trustees

 

Name, Address
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held
with
Registrant
Term and
Length
Served*
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5
Years
Number of
Portfolios
Overseen in
the Fund
Complex**
Other Directorships
Held During Past 5
Years
Tobias Caldwell
c/o Mutual Fund
Series Trust
36N New York
Avenue,
Huntington, NY
11743
Year of Birth: 1967
Trustee Since 6/2006 Manager of Genovese Family Enterprises LLC, a real estate firm, since 1999. Managing Member of PTL Real Estate LLC, a real estate/investment firm, since 2000. Managing Member of Bear Properties, LLC, a real estate firm, since 2006. President of Genovese Imports, an importer/ distributor of wine, from 2005 to 2011. 52 Trustee of Variable Insurance Trust since 2010; Chairman of the Board of Mutual Fund and Variable Insurance Trust since 2016; Chairman of the Board of Strategy Shares since 2016; Trustee of M3Sixty Funds Trust since 2016; Chairman of the Board of AlphaCentric Prime Meridian Income Fund since 2018
           
Tiberiu Weisz
c/o Mutual Fund
Series Trust
36N New York
Avenue,
Huntington, NY
11743
Year of Birth: 1949
Trustee Since 6/2006 Retired, Attorney with and shareholder of Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C., from 1994 to 2015. 38 Trustee of Variable Insurance Trust since 2010
           
Dr. Bert Pariser
c/o MITCU
Corporation
860 East Broadway,
Suite 2D, Long
Beach, NY 11561
Year of Birth: 1940
Trustee Since 5/2007 Managing Partner of The MITCU Corporation, a technology consulting firm since 2004. Retired Faculty Member Technical Career Institutes, from 1991 to 2017. 38 Trustee of Variable Insurance Trust since 2010

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Interested Trustee*** and Officers

 

Name, Address,
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held
with
Registrant
Term and
Length
Served*
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Portfolios
Overseen In
The Fund
Complex**
Other
Directorships
Held

During Past
5 Years
Jerry Szilagyi
53 Palmeras St.
Suite 601
San Juan, PR
00901
Year of
Birth: 1962
Chairman of the Board and President Trustee since 7/2006; President since 2/2012 President, Rational Advisors, Inc., 1/2016 - present; Chief Executive Officer, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, 1/2006- present; Member, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC, 2/2014 to Present; Managing Member, MFund Distributors LLC, 10/2012- present; Managing Member, MFund Services LLC, 1/2012 – Present; CEO, Catalyst Capital International, LLC 2017- present; President, USA Mutuals, Inc., 3/2011 to 7/2016; President, Cross Sound LLC, 6/11 to 7/2016; CEO, Catalyst International Advisors LLC, 11/2019 to present; CEO, Insights Media LLC, 11/2019 to present; CEO, MFund Management LLC, 11/2019 to present. 38 Variable Insurance Trust since 2010
           
Erik Naviloff
4221 North 203rd
Street, Suite 100,
Elkhorn, Nebraska,
68022
Year of
Birth: 1968
Treasurer Since 4/2012 Vice President – Fund Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC, since 2011. N/A N/A
           
Aaron Smith
4221 North 203rd
Street, Suite 100,
Elkhorn, Nebraska,
68022
Year of
Birth: 1974
Assistant Treasurer Since 11/2013 Assistant Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC, since 2017. Manager - Fund Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 2012-2017. N/A N/A
           
Brian Curley
4221 North 203rd
Street, Suite 100,
Elkhorn, Nebraska,
68022
Year of
Birth: 1970
Assistant Treasurer Since 11/2013 Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC since 1/2015. N/A N/A
           
Sam Singh
4221 North 203rd
Street, Suite 100,
Elkhorn, Nebraska,
68022
Year of
Birth: 1976
Assistant Treasurer Since 2/2015 Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC since 1/2015. N/A N/A
           
Frederick J.
Schmidt
36 N. New York
Avenue
Huntington, NY
11743
Year of Birth: 1959
Chief Compliance Officer Since 5/2015 Director, MFund Services LLC since 5/2015. N/A N/A
           
Jennifer A. Bailey
36 N. New York
Avenue
Huntington, NY
11743
Year of Birth: 1968
Secretary Secretary since 4/2014 Director of Legal Services, MFund Services LLC, since 2012. N/A N/A
           
Michael
Schoonover
53 Palmeras St.
Suite 601
San Juan, PR
00901
Year of Birth: 1983
Vice President Since 6/2018 Chief Operating Officer, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC & Rational Advisors, Inc., June 2017 to present; Portfolio Manager, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC 12/2013 to present; Portfolio Manager, Rational Advisors, Inc. 1/2016 to 5/2018; President, MFund Distributors LLC, 1/2020 to present; COO, Catalyst International Advisors LLC, 11/2019 to present; COO, Insights Media LLC, 11/2019 to present; COO, MFund Management LLC, 11/2019 to present; COO, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC, since 1/2021. N/A N/A

 

*The term of office of each Trustee is indefinite.

 

**The ‘Fund Complex’ includes the Trust, Variable Insurance Trust, Mutual Fund and Variable Insurance Trust, Strategy Shares, and AlphaCentric Prime Meridian Income Fund, each a registered investment company.

 

***The Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act is an interested person by virtue of being an officer of the advisor to certain series of the Trust.

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As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. The example below is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example below illustrates an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period (01/01/21) and held for the entire period through 06/30/21.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The “Actual” columns of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these sections, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The “Hypothetical” columns of the table provides information about the hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. For more information on transactional costs, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus.

 

                  Hypothetical 
          Actual   (5% return before expenses) 
   Fund’s  Beginning                 
   Annualized  Account Value   Ending Account   Expenses Paid   Ending Account   Expenses Paid 
   Expense Ratio  01/01/21   Value 06/30/21   During Period *   Value 06/30/21   During Period * 
Catalyst Insider Income Fund - Class A  1.00%  $1,000.00   $1,016.60   $5.00   $1,019.84   $5.01 
Catalyst Insider Income Fund - Class C  1.75%   1,000.00    1,012.90    8.73    1,016.12    8.75 
Catalyst Insider Income Fund - Class I  0.75%   1,000.00    1,017.80    3.75    1,021.08    3.76 
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund - Class A  1.75%   1,000.00    1,029.30    8.81    1,016.12    8.75 
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund - Class C  2.50%   1,000.00    1,025.10    12.55    1,012.40    12.47 
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund - Class I  1.50%   1,000.00    1,030.50    7.55    1,017.36    7.50 
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund - Class A  1.22%   1,000.00    1,065.10    6.25    1,018.74    6.11 
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund - Class C  1.97%   1,000.00    1,060.50    10.06    1,015.03    9.84 
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund - Class I  0.97%   1,000.00    1,066.30    4.97    1,019.98    4.86 
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund - Class A  1.15%   1,000.00    1,023.70    5.77    1,019.09    5.76 
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund - Class C  1.90%   1,000.00    1,020.10    9.52    1,015.37    9.49 
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund - Class I  0.90%   1,000.00    1,024.90    4.52    1,020.33    4.51 
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund - Class A  1.48%   1,000.00    1,086.70    7.66    1,017.46    7.40 
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund - Class C  2.23%   1,000.00    1,080.10    11.50    1,013.74    11.13 
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund - Class I  1.23%   1,000.00    1,085.30    6.36    1,018.70    6.16 
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund - Class A  1.58%   1,000.00    1,210.80    8.66    1,016.96    7.90 
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund - Class C  2.33%   1,000.00    1,206.90    12.75    1,013.24    11.63 
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund - Class I  1.33%   1,000.00    1,210.30    7.29    1,018.20    6.66 
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund - Class A  1.58%   1,000.00    975.00    7.74    1,016.96    7.90 
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund - Class C  2.33%   1,000.00    971.40    11.39    1,013.24    11.63 
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund - Class I  1.33%   1,000.00    976.30    6.52    1,018.20    6.66 

 

*Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

**Annualized expense ratio does not include interest expenses or dividend expenses.

 

For more information on Fund expenses, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus, which can be obtained from your investment representative or by calling 1-866-447-4228. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

Mutual Fund Series Trust

 

Rev. July 2017

 

FACTS WHAT DOES MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some, but not all sharing.  Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.  Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service that you have with us. This information can include:

 

●         Social Security number and wire transfer instructions

 

         account transactions and transaction history

 

         investment experience and purchase history

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business.  In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Mutual Fund Series Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your
personal information:
Does Mutual Fund Series
Trust share information?
Can you limit this
sharing?
For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus. YES NO
For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services to you. NO We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and records. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes - information about your credit worthiness. NO We don’t share
For our affiliates to market to you NO We don’t share
For non-affiliates to market to you NO We don’t share

 

QUESTIONS?   Call 1-844-223-8637

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What we do:

 

How does Mutual Fund Series Trust protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

 

How does Mutual Fund Series Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you:

●     open an account or deposit money

 

●     direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

 

●     seek advice about your investments

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

 

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only:

●     sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness.

 

●     affiliates from using your information to market to you.

 

●     sharing for non-affiliates to market to you.

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

Definitions
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.

 

●     Mutual Fund Series Trust does not share with affiliates.

Non-affiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.

 

●     Mutual Fund Series Trust doesn’t share with non-affiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

●     Mutual Fund Series Trust doesn’t jointly market.

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MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100
Elkhorn, NE 68022-3474
 
 
MANAGER
Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC
53 Palmeras Street, Suite 601
San Juan, PR 00901
 
ADMINISTRATOR
Gemini Fund Services LLC
80 Arkay Dr. Suite 110
Hauppauge, NY 11788
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Reference is made to the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information for more detailed descriptions of the Management Agreements, Services Agreements and Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans, tax aspects of the Funds and the calculations of the net asset values of shares of the Funds.

 

The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, within sixty days after the end of the period. Form N-PORT reports are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-447-4228; and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-447-4228; and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

(a) The Registrant has, as of the end of the period covered by this report, adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party.

 

(b) During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to any provision of the code of ethics.

 

(c) During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers or implicit waivers of a provision of the code of ethics.

 

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

  The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that it does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.  At this time, the Registrant believes that the experience provided by each member of the audit committee together offer the Registrant adequate oversight for the Registrant’s level of financial complexity.

 

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

 

(a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are as follows: 

 

Trust Series  2021  2020
Catalyst Insider Income 13,000 12,250
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund 13,500 12,750
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund 13,000 12,250
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund 13,000 12,250
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund 13,000 12,250
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund 15,000 15,000
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund 15,000 12,250
     

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees.  There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurances and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item.
(c) Tax Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance are as follows:

 

 

Trust Series  2021  2020
Catalyst Insider Income 2,000 2,000
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund 2,000 2,000
Catalyst/CIFC Floating Rate Income Fund 2,000 2,000
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund 2,000 2,000
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund 2,000 2,000
Catalyst/Stone Beach Income Opportunity Fund 2,000 2,000
Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund 2,000 2,000
     

 

(d) All Other Fees.   The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the Registrant’s principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, and 2020 respectively.
(e)(1) The audit committee does not have pre-approval policies and procedures. Instead, the audit committee or audit committee chairman approves on a case-by-case basis each audit or non-audit service before the principal accountant is engaged by the Registrant.
(e)(2) There were no services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
f) Not applicable. The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the Registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees was zero percent (0%).
(g) All non-audit fees billed by the Registrant's principal accountant for services rendered to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are disclosed in (b)-(d) above. There were no audit or non-audit services performed by the Registrant's principal accountant for the Registrant's adviser.

 

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT

 

Included in annual report to shareholders filed under item 1 of this form.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable Fund is an open-end management investment company

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Not applicable Fund is an open-end management investment company

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable Fund is an open-end management investment company

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

Not applicable at this time.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act, are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, 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.

 

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-ENDED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS

 

(1)Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers is attached hereto.

 

(2)Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith.

 

(3)Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Mutual Fund Series Trust

 

 

By Jerry Szilagyi /s/ Jerry Szilagyi   __________
President 
Date:  September 03, 2021  

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

 

By Jerry Szilagyi /s/ Jerry Szilagyi  ___________
President
Date: September 03, 2021  

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

 

By Erik Naviloff   /s/ Erik Naviloff_____________
Treasurer
Date: September 03, 2021