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Class A 902494103 58500.00000000 NS USD 2953665.00000000 1.959846852576 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Default N/A Federated Government Obligations Fund Institutional Class 60934N104 29048772.36000000 NS USD 29048789.19000000 19.27475799225 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N BOEING CO/THE N/A PUT BOEING CO/THE 10/20/2023 P170 N/A 100.00000000 NC USD 5200.00000000 0.003450358667 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Put Purchased BOEING CO/THE PUT BOEING CO/THE 10/20/2023 P170 100.00000000 170.00000000 USD 2023-10-20 XXXX 1040.92000000 N N N TYSON FOODS-A N/A CALL TYSON FOODS-A 06/21/2024 C50 N/A -600.00000000 NC USD -324000.00000000 -0.21498388620 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Call Written TYSON FOODS-A CALL TYSON FOODS-A 06/21/2024 C50 -600.00000000 50.00000000 USD 2024-06-21 XXXX 17547.69000000 N N N NETFLIX INC N/A Netflix Inc 64110L106 73000.00000000 NS USD 27564800.00000000 18.29008588377 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N POOL CORP N/A PUT POOL CORP 10/20/2023 P330 N/A -75.00000000 NC USD -33375.00000000 -0.02214533087 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Put Written POOL CORP PUT POOL CORP 10/20/2023 P330 -75.00000000 330.00000000 USD 2023-10-20 XXXX 13139.43000000 N N N Default N/A Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 446413106 33000.00000000 NS USD 6751140.00000000 4.479587387298 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N SPDR GOLD SHARES N/A SPDR Gold Shares 78463V107 20000.00000000 NS USD 3429000.00000000 2.275246128956 Long EC RF US N 1 N N N Howard Hughes Corp./The N/A PUT Howard Hughes Holding 10/20/2023 P75 N/A -400.00000000 NC USD -70000.00000000 -0.04644713590 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Put Written Howard Hughes Corp./The PUT Howard Hughes Holding 10/20/2023 P75 -400.00000000 75.00000000 USD 2023-10-20 XXXX -12260.26000000 N N N CAPITAL ONE FINA N/A Capital One Financial Corp. 14040H105 18000.00000000 NS USD 1746900.00000000 1.159121453098 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N MKT VECT-GOLD MI N/A VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF 92189F106 220000.00000000 NS USD 5920200.00000000 3.928233342855 Long EC RF US N 1 N N N Default N/A Bank OZK 06417N103 416269.00000000 NS USD 15431091.83000000 10.23900027756 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Bank of America Corp. N/A CALL BANK OF AMERICA CO 10/06/2023 C28.5 N/A -1000.00000000 NC USD -5000.00000000 -0.00331765256 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Call Written Bank of America Corp. CALL BANK OF AMERICA CO 10/06/2023 C28.5 -1000.00000000 28.50000000 USD 2023-10-06 XXXX 12018.67000000 N N N Default N/A Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. 85208M102 175000.00000000 NS USD 7490000.00000000 4.969843542107 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N OCCIDENTAL PETE N/A Occidental Petroleum Corp 674599105 105000.00000000 NS USD 6812400.00000000 4.520235266522 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N STURM RUGER & CO N/A Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. 864159108 104447.00000000 NS USD 5443777.64000000 3.612112569936 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N TYSON FOODS-A N/A CALL TYSON FOODS-A 01/17/2025 C27.5 N/A 1200.00000000 NC USD 2820000.00000000 1.871156046561 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Call Purchased TYSON FOODS-A CALL TYSON FOODS-A 01/17/2025 C27.5 1200.00000000 27.50000000 USD 2025-01-17 XXXX 179983.89000000 N N N HP INC N/A PUT HP INC 10/06/2023 P29 N/A -67.00000000 NC USD -22110.00000000 -0.01467065964 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Put Written HP INC PUT HP INC 10/06/2023 P29 -67.00000000 29.00000000 USD 2023-10-06 XXXX -19157.79000000 N N N ACTIVISION BLIZZ N/A Activision Blizzard, Inc. 00507V109 232000.00000000 NS USD 21722160.00000000 14.41331596750 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N NETFLIX INC N/A CALL NETFLIX INC 06/21/2024 C500 N/A -230.00000000 NC USD -415150.00000000 -0.27546469245 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Call Written NETFLIX INC CALL NETFLIX INC 06/21/2024 C500 -230.00000000 500.00000000 USD 2024-06-21 XXXX 874622.42000000 N N N ALPHABET INC-C N/A Alphabet Inc. Class A 02079K305 76000.00000000 NS USD 9945360.00000000 6.599049822421 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N INVESCO QQQ TRUST N/A PUT INVESCO QQQ TRUST 06/20/2025 P280 N/A 2248.00000000 NC USD 2623416.00000000 1.740716564200 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Put Purchased INVESCO QQQ TRUST PUT INVESCO QQQ TRUST 06/20/2025 P280 2248.00000000 280.00000000 USD 2025-06-20 XXXX 214645.17000000 N N N HP INC N/A HP Inc. 40434L105 43300.00000000 NS USD 1112810.00000000 0.738383390132 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N ACTIVISION BLIZZ N/A CALL ACTIVISION BLIZZ 01/17/2025 C95 N/A -2320.00000000 NC USD -51040.00000000 -0.03386659738 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Call Written ACTIVISION BLIZZ CALL ACTIVISION BLIZZ 01/17/2025 C95 -2320.00000000 95.00000000 USD 2025-01-17 XXXX 831846.35000000 N N N BANK OF AMERICA N/A Bank of America Corp. 060505104 100000.00000000 NS USD 2738000.00000000 1.816746544498 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N ISHARES SILVER T N/A iShares Silver Trust 46428Q109 50000.00000000 NS USD 1017000.00000000 0.674810531685 Long EC RF US N 1 N N N BOEING CO/THE N/A PUT BOEING CO/THE 10/20/2023 P175 N/A -100.00000000 NC USD -9100.00000000 -0.00603812766 N/A DE CORP US N 2 Interactive Brokers N/A Put Written BOEING CO/THE PUT BOEING CO/THE 10/20/2023 P175 -100.00000000 175.00000000 USD 2023-10-20 XXXX -2537.37000000 N N N 2023-10-31 World Funds Trust Ann MacDonald Ann MacDonald Principal XXXX NPORT-EX 2 321.htm CFS_321_20230930_20231031142917353.pdf

RULE ONE FUND

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

72.80%

COMMON STOCKS

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

14.41%

COMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

Activision Blizz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

232,000

$ 21,722,160

3.61%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104,447

5,443,778

6.93%

CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a) . . . . . . . . . . .

175,000

7,490,000

 

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

58,500

2,953,665

 

 

 

 

 

10,443,665

4.52%

ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

105,000

6,812,400

13.22%

FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

100,000

2,738,000

 

Bank OZK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

416,269

15,431,092

 

Capital One Financial Corp. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

18,000

1,746,900

 

 

 

 

 

19,915,992

4.48%

INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. . . . . . .

. . .

33,000

6,751,140

18.29%

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix, Inc. (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73,000

27,564,800

7.34%

TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

HP Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

43,300

1,112,810

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

76,000

9,945,360

 

 

 

 

 

11,058,170

72.80%

. . . .TOTAL COMMON STOCKS . . . . . . .

. . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

109,712,105

6.88%

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Silver Trust ETF (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

50,000

1,017,000

 

SPDR Gold Shares (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

20,000

3,429,000

 

VanEck Vecors Gold Miners ETF . . . . . . .

. . .

220,000

5,920,200

 

 

 

 

 

10,366,200

6.88%

. . .TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND

. . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

10,366,200

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19.27%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federated Government Obligations Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class 5.20% (b) . . . . . . . . . .

. . . 29,048,772

$

29,048,789

 

5.49%

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.87%

CALL OPTIONS

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

Notional

Exercise

Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

Contracts

 

Amount

Price

Date

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Tyson Foods . .

1,200

$

6,058,800

$ 27.50

1/16/2025

$

2,820,000

 

3.62%

 

PUT OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invesco QQQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust . . . . . .

2,248

$

80,539,096

$ 280.00

6/19/2025

$

2,623,416

 

 

 

S&P 500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index . . . . .

284

121,780,620

3,350.00

6/19/2025

 

 

 

2,827,220

 

 

 

The Boeing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,200

 

 

 

Co. . . . . . . .

100

 

1,916,800

170.00

10/20/2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,455,836

 

5.49%

 

. . . . . . . . .TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

. . . . . . .

. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

 

 

 

8,275,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

`

 

104.44%

TOTAL INVESTMENTS . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

157,402,930

 

-4.44%

 

Other assets, net of liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

 

 

 

(6,693,960)

100.00%

. . .NET ASSETS

. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

 

 

$150,708,970

 

(a)Non-income producing

(b)Effective 7 day yield as of September 30, 2023

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Schedule of Investments - continued

September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

(0.53%)

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.53%)

CALL OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

Notional

Exercise

Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

Description

Contracts

 

Amount

 

Price

Date

 

Value

 

 

Activision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blizzard . . .

2,320

$

21,722,160

$

95.00

1/16/2025

$

(51,040)

 

 

Bank of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co. . . . . . . . .

1,000

 

2,738,000

 

28.50

10/6/2023

 

(5,000)

 

 

Netflix Inc. . . .

230

 

8,684,800

 

500.00

5/14/1901

 

(415,150)

 

 

Tyson Foods .

600

 

3,029,400

 

50.00

6/21/2024

 

(324,000)

 

 

. . . . . . . .TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

. .

. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

$

(795,190)

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Boeing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co. . . . . . . . . .

100

$

1,916,800

$

175.00

10/19/2023

$

(9,100.00)

 

 

Howard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hughes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holding . . .

400

$

2,965,200

 

75.00

10/19/2023

 

(70,000)

 

 

HP Inc. . . . . . .

60

$

154,200

 

29.00

10/7/2023

 

(22,110)

 

 

Pool Corp. . . .

75

$

2,670,750

 

330.00

10/19/2023

 

(33,375)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(134,585)

 

 

 

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. .

. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

$

(929,775)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, “fair value” is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. Various inputs are used in determining the value of a Fund’s investments. U.S. GAAP established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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September 30, 2023 (unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investment as of September 30, 2023:

 

 

Level 1

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

Total

 

Common Stocks . . . . . . . . .

$

109,712,105

$

$

$

109,712,105

Exchange Traded Funds . .

 

10,366,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,366,200

 

Money Market Funds . . . . .

 

29,048,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,048,789

 

Options Purchased . . . . . .

 

 

 

8,275,836

 

 

 

 

8,275,836

 

Total Investments . . . . . . . .

$

149,127,094

 

$

8,275,836

 

$

$

157,402,930

 

Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

$

(929,775)

$

$

(929,775)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fund held no Level 3 securities at any time during the period.

There were no transfers into or out of Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended September 30, 2023.

At September 30, 2023 the cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes has been estimated since the final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. Cost of securities for Federal income tax purpose is $138,014,562 and the related tax-based net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

Gross unrealized appreciation . . . . . . . .

$ 21,025,545

 

Gross unrealized depreciation . . . . . . . .

(2,566,952)

Net unrealized appreciation . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 18,458,593

 

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