0001162044-23-000952.txt : 20230911 0001162044-23-000952.hdr.sgml : 20230911 20230911123134 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001162044-23-000952 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230911 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230911 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20230911 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DSS AMERICAFIRST QUANTITATIVE FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001539996 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22669 FILM NUMBER: 231247250 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9700 VILLAGE CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 50-N CITY: GRANITE BAY STATE: CA ZIP: 95746 BUSINESS PHONE: 916-757-6862 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9700 VILLAGE CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 50-N CITY: GRANITE BAY STATE: CA ZIP: 95746 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAFIRST QUANTITATIVE FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120119 0001539996 S000036986 DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund C000113162 DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class A DGQAX C000113163 DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class U DGQUX C000113164 DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class I DGQIX 0001539996 S000036987 DSS AmericaFirst Income Fund C000113165 DSS AmericaFirst Income Fund Class A AFPAX C000113166 DSS AmericaFirst Income Fund Class U AFPUX C000113167 DSS AmericaFirst Income Fund Class I AFPIX 0001539996 S000036988 DSS AmericaFirst Monthly Risk-On Risk-Off Fund C000113168 DSS AmericaFirst Monthly Risk-On Risk-Off Fund Class A ABRFX C000113169 DSS AmericaFirst Monthly Risk-On Risk-Off Fund Class U ABRUX C000113170 DSS AmericaFirst Monthly Risk-On Risk-Off Fund Class I ABRWX 0001539996 S000056070 DSS AmericaFirst Large Cap Share Buyback Fund C000176638 DSS AmericaFirst Large Cap Share Buyback Fund Class A SBQAX C000176639 DSS AmericaFirst Large Cap Share Buyback Fund Class I SBQIX C000176640 DSS AmericaFirst Large Cap Share Buyback Fund Class U SBQUX N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0001539996 XXXXXXXX false false false N-1A S000036988 C000113168 C000113169 C000113170 S000036987 C000113165 C000113166 C000113167 S000036986 C000113162 C000113163 C000113164 S000056070 C000176638 C000176639 C000176640 DSS AMERICAFIRST QUANTITATIVE FUNDS 811-22669 0001539996 549300KFIJ1ZWDPJB360 275 Wiregrass Parkway West Henrietta 14586 US-NY US 877-217-8501 DSS AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds 275 Wiregrass Parkway West Henrietta 14586 877-217-8501 All accounts, books and documents required to be maintained by the Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 through 31a-3 thereunder are maintained at the office of the Registrant except all those relating to the activities of the Funds' Custodian, Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent. Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400 Broadview Heights 44147 440-922-0066 All accounts, books and documents required to be maintained by the Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 through 31a-3. Fifth Third Bank 38 Fountain Square Plaza Cincinnati 45263 614-744-5314 All accounts, books and documents relating to the activities of the Funds' Custodian. DSS Wealth Management, Inc. 30 Old Kings Highway South Darien 06820 877-217-8501 Maintains records relating to its function as the investment adviser to the Funds. N N N-1A 4 Y David S. Friedensohn N/A N Monica S. Himes 005273022 N Allan R. Siegel N/A N Robert G. Roach, Jr. 002731222 792 Chestnut Street Waban 02468 XXXXXX N N N N N N Arbor Court Capital, LLC 008-67609 000143839 N/A N N Cohen & Company, Ltd. 925 N/A Y N N N N N DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund S000036986 549300S3G3X5IG45FY40 N 3 0 0 N/A N N N N N/A N/A N/A Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4) Y Y Y N DSS Wealth Management, Inc. 801-121671 000314640 N/A N Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC 084-05821 N/A N N N FIS MARKETMAP ANALYTIC PLATFORM N/A N N Fifth Third Bank QFROUN1UWUYU0DVIWD51 N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC N/A N N N Empirical Administration, LLC N/A N N N Gar Wood Securities, LLC 008-67143 000138033 549300OCQMBH2H1MAD25 6225.08 D.A. 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Davidson & Co. 008-02399 000000199 549300094RQ5A7DYLF51 9.18 15576.89 0 Y 6150276.077 N N N N false false true false false false INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 2 dssicl.txt REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Shareholders of DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund, DSS AmericaFirst Large Cap Share Buyback Fund, DSS AmericaFirst Monthly Risk-On Risk-Off Fund, and DSS AmericaFirst Income Fund and the Board of Trustees of DSS AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds. In planning and performing our audits of the financial statements of DSS AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds comprising DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund, DSS AmericaFirst Large Cap Share Buyback Fund, DSS AmericaFirst Monthly Risk-On Risk-Off Fund, and DSS AmericaFirst Income Fund (the "Funds") as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds' internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, 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. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A fund's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A fund's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and Trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a fund's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Funds' annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds' internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of June 30, 2023. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /S/ COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 30, 2023