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 811-22669
AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
17605 Wright Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68130
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
James Ash
80 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-470-2619
Date of fiscal year end: 6/30
Date of reporting period: 12/31/14
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund |
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund |
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund |
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund |
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund |
December 31, 2014 |
AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds |
c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC |
17605 Wright Street, Suite 2 |
Omaha, NE 68130 |
AmericaFirst Capital Management, LLC is located at 8150 Sierra College Blvd (Suite 290), Roseville, CA. The Funds distributor is Northern Lights Distributors, LLC. AmericaFirst Capital Management, LLC is an owner of Matrix Capital Group, Inc. AmericaFirst is not affiliated with Burlington Capital Group, LLC (formerly America First Companies) or any of its subsidiaries.
AMERICAFIRST QUANTITATIVE FUNDS | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | |
EXPENSE EXAMPLE | ||
Information About Your Funds Expenses (Unaudited) |
Total Fund operating expense ratios as stated in the current Funds prospectus dated October 31, 2014 were as follows: | ||||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class A, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 3.60% | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class A, after waiver and reimbursement | 3.35% | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class U, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 4.10% | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class U, after waiver and reimbursement | 3.85% | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class I, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 3.10% | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class I, after waiver and reimbursement | 1.95% | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class A, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 2.47% | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class A, after waiver and reimbursement | 2.24% | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class U, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 2.97% | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class U, after waiver and reimbursement | 2.74% | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class I, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 1.98% | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class I, after waiver and reimbursement | 1.43% | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class A, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 3.09% | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class A, after fee waiver and reimbursements | 2.51% | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class U, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 3.59% | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class U, after fee waiver and reimbursements | 3.01% | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class I, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 2.60% | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class I, after fee waiver and reimbursements | 1.79% | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class A, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 1.82% | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class A, after waiver and reimbursement | 1.56% | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class C, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 2.56% | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class C, after waiver and reimbursement | 2.31% | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class I, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 1.57%* | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class I, after fee waiver and reimbursements | 1.57%* | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class A, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 2.78% | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class A, after fee waiver and reimbursements | 2.49% | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class U, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 3.19% | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class U, after fee waiver and reimbursements | 2.99% | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class I, gross of fee waivers or expense reimbursements | 2.08% | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class I, after fee waiver and reimbursements | 1.99% | |||
* Estimated, as stated in class I prospectus dated December 30, 2014 | ||||
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses but only to the extent necessary to maintain the AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Funds 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) at 2.45% for Class A shares, 2.95% for Class U shares and 1.94% for Class I shares of the AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015. However, as of November 8, 2013, Class I shares do not exclude borrowing costs from the expense limitation. Total Gross Operating Expenses during the six months ended December 31, 2014 were 3.23% for Class A, 3.73% for Class U and 2.71% for Class I of the AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses but only to the extent necessary to maintain the AmericaFirst Income Trends Funds 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) at 2.20% for Class A shares, 2.70% for Class U shares and 1.40% for Class I shares of the AmericaFirst Income Trends Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015. However, as of November 8, 2013, Class I shares do not exclude borrowing costs from the expense limitation. Total Gross Operating Expenses during the six months ended December 31, 2014 were 2.45% for Class A, 2.95% for Class U and 1.94% for Class I of the AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses but only to the extent necessary to maintain the Absolute Return Funds 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) at 2.45% for Class A shares, 2.95% for Class U shares and 1.74% for Class I shares of the AmericaFirst Absolute Return Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015. However, as of November 8, 2013, Class I shares do not exclude borrowing costs from the expense limitation. Total Gross Operating Expenses during the six months ended December 31, 2014 were 3.22% for Class A and 3.72% for Class U and 2.72% for Class I of the AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses but only to the extent necessary to maintain the Quantitative Strategies Funds 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) at 1.50% for Class A shares, 2.25% for Class C shares and 1.95% for Class I shares of the AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015 and through October 31, 2016 for Class I shares. Total Gross Operating Expenses during the period ended December 31, 2014 were 1.66% for Class A and 2.41% for Class C of the AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses but only to the extent necessary to maintain the Seasonal Trends Funds 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) at 2.45% for Class A shares, 2.95% for Class U shares and 1.95% for Class I shares of the AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015. Total Gross Operating Expenses during the six months ended December 31, 2014 were 2.71% for Class A and 3.21% for Class U and 2.21% for Class I of the AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund. Please see the Information About Your Funds Expenses, the Financial Highlights and Notes to Financial Statements (Note 3) sections of this report for gross and net expense related disclosure during the six months ended December 31, 2014. | ||||
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AMERICAFIRST QUANTITATIVE FUNDS | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | |
EXPENSE EXAMPLE | ||
Information About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued) |
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, and redemption fees; 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 Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period (7/1/14) and held for the entire period through 12 /31/14.
Actual Expenses
The first section of each table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, 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 in the first section under the heading entitled Expenses Paid During Period to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period/year.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second section of each table provides information about the hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds 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 Fund 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 tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, 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.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six month period from July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Actual Fund Return (in parentheses) | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period* | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class A (+2.67%) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,026.70 | $ 15.80 | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class U (+2.39%) | 1,000.00 | 1,023.90 | 18.33 | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class I (+3.40%) | 1,000.00 | 1,034.00 | 8.70 | |||
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period* | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class A | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,009.61 | $ 15.67 | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class U | 1,000.00 | 1,007.09 | 18.18 | |||
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,016.65 | 8.63 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratios of 3.09%, 3.59% and 1.70% for the AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund Class A, Class U and Class I shares, respectively; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
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AMERICAFIRST QUANTITATIVE FUNDS | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | |
EXPENSE EXAMPLE | ||
Information About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued) |
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six month period from July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Actual Fund Return (in parentheses) | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period* | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class A (-4.97%) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 950.30 | $ 10.81 | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class U (-5.21%) | 1,000.00 | 947.90 | 13.26 | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class I (-4.50%) | 1,000.00 | 955.00 | 6.80 | |||
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period* | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class A | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.12 | $ 11.17 | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class U | 1,000.00 | 1,011.59 | 13.69 | |||
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,018.25 | 7.02 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratios of 2.20%, 2.73% and 1.38% for the AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund Class A, Class U and Class I shares, respectively; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six month period from July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Actual Fund Return (in parentheses) | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period** | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class A (+1.42%) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.20 | $ 12.74 | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class U (+1.10%) | 1,000.00 | 1,011.00 | 15.26 | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class I (+1.72%) | 1,000.00 | 1,017.20 | 9.10 | |||
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period** | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class A | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,012.55 | $ 12.73 | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class U | 1,000.00 | 1,010.03 | 15.25 | |||
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,016.18 | 9.10 |
** | Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratios of 2.51%, 3.01% and 1.79% for the AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class A, Class U and Class I shares, respectively; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
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AMERICAFIRST QUANTITATIVE FUNDS | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | |
EXPENSE EXAMPLE | ||
Information About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued) |
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six month period from July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Actual Fund Return (in parentheses) | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period*^ | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class A (-4.03%) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 959.70 | $ 8.10 | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class C (-4.51%) | 1,000.00 | 954.90 | 12.12 | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class I (+0.00%) | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 0.00 | |||
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period*^ | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class A | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.94 | $ 8.34 | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,012.80 | 12.48 | |||
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,015.38 | 9.91 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratios of 1.50% and 2.25% for the AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class A and Class C shares, respectively; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
^ | Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratios of 0.00% for the AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class I shares; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 1/365 to reflect the period December 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2014 for actual expenses and multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period for hypothetical expenses. |
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six month period from July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Actual Fund Return (in parentheses) | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period* | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class A (-1.17%) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 988.30 | $ 12.28 | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class U (-1.49%) | 1,000.00 | 985.10 | 14.76 | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class I (-0.96%) | 1,000.00 | 990.40 | 9.78 | |||
Beginning Account | Ending Account | |||||
Value | Value | Expenses Paid During | ||||
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | 7/1/14 | 12/31/14 | Period* | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class A | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,012.85 | $ 12.43 | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class U | 1,000.00 | 1,010.33 | 14.95 | |||
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,015.38 | 9.91 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratios of 2.45%, 2.95% and 1.95% for the AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund Class A, Class U and Class I shares, respectively; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period. |
For more information on Fund expenses, please refer to the Funds prospectus, which can be obtained from your investment representative or by calling 1-877-217-8363. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
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AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCK - 96.3% | ||||||||
AGRICULTURE - 9.3% | ||||||||
207,840 | Alliance One International, Inc. * (a) | $ | 328,387 | |||||
11,134 | Altria Group, Inc. (a) | 548,572 | ||||||
14,972 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (a) | 778,544 | ||||||
4,584 | British American Tobacco PLC - ADR (a) | 494,247 | ||||||
7,775 | Bunge, Ltd. (a) | 706,825 | ||||||
8,609 | Lorillard, Inc. (a) | 541,850 | ||||||
6,150 | Philip Morris International, Inc. (a) | 500,917 | ||||||
8,633 | Reynolds American, Inc. (a) | 554,843 | ||||||
11,870 | Universal Corp. (a) | 522,043 | ||||||
4,976,228 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES - 7.7% | ||||||||
11,855 | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 524,228 | ||||||
83,034 | Cott Corp. (a) | 571,274 | ||||||
4,492 | Diageo PLC - ADR (a) | 512,492 | ||||||
7,929 | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (a) | 568,351 | ||||||
8,235 | Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (a) | 1,090,273 | ||||||
11,569 | Molson Coors Brewing Co. (a) | 862,122 | ||||||
4,128,740 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY - 8.5% | ||||||||
5,135 | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. * (a) | 619,076 | ||||||
5,353 | Celgene Corp. * (a) | 598,787 | ||||||
8,593 | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. * (a) | 546,859 | ||||||
16,184 | Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * (a) | 999,200 | ||||||
67,971 | PDL BioPharma, Inc. (a) | 524,056 | ||||||
4,072 | United Therapeutics Corp. * (a) | 527,283 | ||||||
6,112 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * (a) | 726,106 | ||||||
4,541,367 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS - 2.4% | ||||||||
1,546,037 | Huabao International Holdings, Ltd. (a) | 1,262,095 | ||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 0.9% | ||||||||
8,567 | Parexel International Corp. * (a) | 475,983 | ||||||
COSMETICS / PERSONAL CARE - 2.0% | ||||||||
6,135 | Procter & Gamble Co. (a) | 558,837 | ||||||
13,187 | Unilever NV - ADR (a) | 514,820 | ||||||
1,073,657 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC - 8.5% | ||||||||
36,976 | AES Corp. (a) | 509,160 | ||||||
1,341,453 | China Power International Development, Ltd. (a) | 679,887 | ||||||
229,682 | China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (a) | 592,414 | ||||||
286,552 | Duet Group (a) | 565,524 | ||||||
15,012 | Exelon Corp. (a) | 556,645 | ||||||
15,167 | FirstEnergy Corp. (a) | 591,361 | ||||||
74,379 | Genie Energy, Ltd. (a) | 459,662 | ||||||
28,968 | Teco Energy, Inc. (a) | 593,554 | ||||||
4,548,207 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
FOOD - 10.0% | ||||||||
18,634 | B&G Foods, Inc. (a) | $ | 557,157 | |||||
12,062 | Campbell Soup Co. (a) | 530,728 | ||||||
22,514 | Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (a) | 755,345 | ||||||
10,229 | General Mills, Inc. (a) | 545,513 | ||||||
4,789 | Ingredion, Inc. (a) | 406,299 | ||||||
8,368 | Kellogg Co. (a) | 547,602 | ||||||
9,170 | Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (a) | 574,592 | ||||||
17,893 | Mondelez International, Inc. (a) | 649,963 | ||||||
18,969 | Tyson Foods, Inc. (a) | 760,467 | ||||||
5,327,666 | ||||||||
GAS - 5.6% | ||||||||
21,244 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a) | 497,747 | ||||||
10,244 | Southwest Gas Corp. (a) | 633,182 | ||||||
111,667 | Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (a) | 607,475 | ||||||
12,675 | Vectren Corp. * (a) | 585,965 | ||||||
11,955 | WGL Holdings, Inc. (a) | 652,982 | ||||||
2,977,351 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 12.2% | ||||||||
35,183 | AngioDynamics, Inc. * (a) | 668,829 | ||||||
43,060 | Boston Scientific Corp. * (a) | 570,545 | ||||||
19,843 | Cochlear, Ltd. (a) | 1,262,581 | ||||||
14,661 | Conmed Corp. (a) | 659,159 | ||||||
5,891 | Covidien PLC (a) | 602,531 | ||||||
10,102 | Cyberonics, Inc. * (a) | 562,479 | ||||||
463 | Halyard Health, Inc. * (a) | 21,053 | ||||||
12,321 | Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (a) | 562,084 | ||||||
10,598 | Integra Life Sciences Holdings Corp. * (a) | 574,730 | ||||||
25,614 | Invacare Corp. (a) | 429,291 | ||||||
23,502 | Masimo Corp. * (a) | 619,043 | ||||||
6,532,325 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS/WARES - 3.3% | ||||||||
4,787 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. (a) | 553,090 | ||||||
15,080 | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (a) | 1,225,092 | ||||||
1,778,182 | ||||||||
HOUSEWARES - 0.9% | ||||||||
7,652 | Tupperware Brands Corp. (a) | 482,076 | ||||||
INTERNET - 0.9% | ||||||||
12,685 | WebMD Health Corp. * (a) | 501,692 | ||||||
LEISURE TIME - 2.4% | ||||||||
525,078 | Ardent Leisure Group (a) | 1,255,560 | ||||||
OIL & GAS SERVICES - 0.8% | ||||||||
3,957 | Targa Resources Corp. (a) | 419,640 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 2.3% | ||||||||
344,002 | Pact Group Holdings, Ltd. (a) | $ | 1,225,409 | |||||
PHARMACEUTICALS - 16.7% | ||||||||
12,375 | Abbott Laboratories (a) | 557,122 | ||||||
7,258 | AstraZeneca PLC - ADR (a) | 510,818 | ||||||
814 | Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a) | 19,808 | ||||||
6,854 | Cardinal Health, Inc. (a) | 553,323 | ||||||
15,080 | Indivior PLC * (a) | 35,130 | ||||||
53,296 | Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a) | 1,038,843 | ||||||
5,749 | Mallinckrodt PLC (a) | 569,323 | ||||||
8,807 | Merck & Co., Inc. (a) | 500,150 | ||||||
81,303 | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (a) | 1,200,520 | ||||||
10,944 | Mylan, Inc. * (a) | 616,913 | ||||||
35,171 | Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (a) | 521,234 | ||||||
8,163 | Omnicare, Inc. (a) | 595,328 | ||||||
2,095,348 | Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (a) | 1,269,752 | ||||||
15,924 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - ADR (a) | 915,789 | ||||||
8,904,053 | ||||||||
RETAIL - 1.0% | ||||||||
11,715 | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 511,946 | ||||||
SOFTWARE - 0.9% | ||||||||
25,166 | MedAssets, Inc. * (a) | 497,280 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $49,128,402) | 51,419,457 | |||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 2.3% | ||||||||
EQUITY FUND - 2.3% | ||||||||
12,153 | iShares Global Healthcare ETF (a) | 1,209,953 | ||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (Cost - $1,182,042) | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.4% | ||||||||
238,204 | Dreyfus Cash Management, Institutional Shares - 0.03% ** | 238,204 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $238,204) | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES HELD LONG - 99.0% (Cost - $50,548,648) (b) | $ | 52,867,614 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (20.5)% (Proceeds - $9,058,551) | (10,935,779 | ) | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 21.5% | 11,465,791 | |||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 53,397,626 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES SOLD SHORT* - (20.5)% | ||||||||
COMMON STOCK - (19.7)% | ||||||||
BANKS - (0.7)% | ||||||||
(12,181 | ) | Deutsche Bank AG | $ | (365,674 | ) | |||
BEVERAGES - (2.0)% | ||||||||
(8,235 | ) | Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. | (1,090,273 | ) | ||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY - (3.2)% | ||||||||
(16,184 | ) | Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | (999,200 | ) | ||||
(6,112 | ) | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | (726,106 | ) | ||||
(1,725,306 | ) | |||||||
CHEMICALS - (0.9)% | ||||||||
(16,010 | ) | OM Group, Inc. | (477,098 | ) | ||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - (0.9)% | ||||||||
(2,667 | ) | CoStar Group, Inc. * | (489,741 | ) | ||||
COMPUTERS - (0.6)% | ||||||||
(3,510 | ) | Stratasys, Ltd. * | (291,716 | ) | ||||
COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE - (1.0)% | ||||||||
(24,718 | ) | Elizabeth Arden, Inc. * | (528,718 | ) | ||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - (1.7)% | ||||||||
(12,572 | ) | Air Lease Corp. | (431,345 | ) | ||||
(2,102 | ) | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | (460,948 | ) | ||||
(892,293 | ) | |||||||
ENTERTAINMENT - (0.7)% | ||||||||
(15,825 | ) | DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. * | (353,372 | ) | ||||
FOOD - (0.8)% | ||||||||
(4,789 | ) | Ingredion, Inc. | (406,299 | ) | ||||
INTERNET - (0.7)% | ||||||||
(10,146 | ) | SINA Corp. * | (379,562 | ) | ||||
OIL & GAS - (0.5)% | ||||||||
(32,000 | ) | Cobalt International Energy, Inc. * | (284,480 | ) | ||||
PHARMACEUTICALS - (0.9)% | ||||||||
(8,896 | ) | Clovis Oncology, Inc. * | (498,176 | ) | ||||
PIPELINES - (0.7)% | ||||||||
(10,270 | ) | EnLink Midstream LLC | (365,201 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
8 |
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST - (1.4)% | ||||||||
(36,555 | ) | American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. | $ | (330,823 | ) | |||
(5,184 | ) | Crown Castle International Corp. | (407,981 | ) | ||||
(738,804 | ) | |||||||
SOFTWARE - (1.6)% | ||||||||
(8,381 | ) | CommVault Systems, Inc. * | (433,214 | ) | ||||
(157,766 | ) | Zynga, Inc. * | (419,657 | ) | ||||
(852,871 | ) | |||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - (0.5)% | ||||||||
(68,579 | ) | Sprint Corp. * | (284,603 | ) | ||||
TRANSPORTATION - (0.9)% | ||||||||
(38,977 | ) | UTI Worldwide, Inc. * | (470,452 | ) | ||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCK SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $8,670,799) | (10,494,639 | ) | ||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - (0.8)% | ||||||||
EQUITY FUND - (0.8)% | ||||||||
(14,000 | ) | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN * | (441,140 | ) | ||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND SOLD SHORT (Proceeds - $387,752) | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds $9,058,551) | $ | (10,935,779 | ) |
ADR - American Depository Receipt
ETN - Exchange Traded Note
PLC - Public Limited Company
* | Non-income producing security. |
** | The rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2014 and is subject to change daily. |
(a) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for securities sold short at December 31, 2014. |
(b) | Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes, including short sales, is $41,560,608 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows: |
Unrealized appreciation: | $ | 4,275,747 | ||
Unrealized depreciation: | (3,904,520 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation: | $ | 371,227 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
9 |
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
The Funds holdings were divided among the following economic sectors:
Value | Percentage | |||||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS, NET | $ | 8,405,877 | 20.04 | % | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS | 6,532,325 | 15.58 | % | |||||||||
AGRICULTURE | 4,976,228 | 11.87 | % | |||||||||
FOOD, NET | 4,921,367 | 11.74 | % | |||||||||
ELECTRIC | 4,548,207 | 10.85 | % | |||||||||
BEVERAGES, NET | 3,038,467 | 7.25 | % | |||||||||
GAS | 2,977,351 | 7.10 | % | |||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY, NET | 2,816,061 | 6.72 | % | |||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS/WARES | 1,778,182 | 4.24 | % | |||||||||
LEISURE TIME | 1,255,560 | 2.99 | % | |||||||||
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS | 1,225,409 | 2.92 | % | |||||||||
CHEMICALS, NET | 784,997 | 1.87 | % | |||||||||
EQUITY FUND, NET | 768,813 | 1.83 | % | |||||||||
COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE, NET | 544,939 | 1.30 | % | |||||||||
RETAIL | 511,946 | 1.22 | % | |||||||||
HOUSEWARES | 482,076 | 1.15 | % | |||||||||
OIL & GAS SERVICES | 419,640 | 1.00 | % | |||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND | 238,204 | 0.57 | % | |||||||||
INTERNET, NET | 122,130 | 0.29 | % | |||||||||
COMMERICAL SERVICES, NET | (13,758 | ) | -0.03 | % | ||||||||
OIL & GAS | (284,480 | ) | -0.68 | % | ||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS | (284,603 | ) | -0.68 | % | ||||||||
COMPUTERS | (291,716 | ) | -0.70 | % | ||||||||
ENTERTAINMENT | (353,372 | ) | -0.84 | % | ||||||||
SOFTWARE, NET | (355,591 | ) | -0.85 | % | ||||||||
PIPELINES | (365,201 | ) | -0.87 | % | ||||||||
BANKS | (365,674 | ) | -0.87 | % | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION | (470,452 | ) | -1.12 | % | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS | (738,804 | ) | -1.76 | % | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | (892,293 | ) | -2.13 | % | ||||||||
Total Portfolio Holdings | $ | 41,931,835 | 100.00 | % |
The percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Funds portfolio holdings as of December 31, 2014 and are subject to change.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
10 |
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCK - 51.5% | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.5% | ||||||||
9,671 | Evercore Partners, Inc. | $ | 506,470 | |||||
ELECTRIC - 11.3% | ||||||||
85,385 | AES Tiete SA | 586,580 | ||||||
122,752 | Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais | 608,218 | ||||||
55,190 | Cia Paranaense de Energia | 744,068 | ||||||
20,826 | Southern Co. | 1,022,765 | ||||||
566,841 | Spark Infrastructure Group | 988,716 | ||||||
3,950,347 | ||||||||
GAS - 2.6% | ||||||||
12,647 | National Grid PLC - ADR | 893,637 | ||||||
OIL & GAS - 1.1% | ||||||||
16,559 | Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP | 371,087 | ||||||
OIL & GAS SERVICES - 1.9% | ||||||||
30,994 | Exterran Partners LP | 670,090 | ||||||
PIPELINES - 5.3% | ||||||||
14,927 | EnLink Midstream Partners LP | 433,032 | ||||||
5,400 | Magellan Midstream Partners LP | 446,364 | ||||||
1,893 | NuStar Energy LP | 109,321 | ||||||
9,418 | Sunoco Logistics Partners LP | 393,484 | ||||||
6,713 | TC PipeLines LP | 478,100 | ||||||
1,860,301 | ||||||||
PRIVATE EQUITY - 2.5% | ||||||||
14,439 | Blackstone Group | 488,471 | ||||||
4,295 | Icahn Enterprises LP | 397,159 | ||||||
885,630 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE - 2.7% | ||||||||
255,009 | Charter Hall Group | 943,898 | ||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 22.6% | ||||||||
274,471 | Charter Hall Retail REIT | 926,029 | ||||||
21,461 | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | 1,106,315 | ||||||
787 | GLP J-REIT | 877,144 | ||||||
125,736 | New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 969,425 | ||||||
515,000 | Novion Property Group | 894,075 | ||||||
26,589 | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 1,038,832 | ||||||
82,869 | Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | 985,312 | ||||||
18,001 | Sun Communities, Inc. | 1,088,341 | ||||||
7,885,473 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $18,159,876) | 17,966,933 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
11 |
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Principal | Value | |||||||
BONDS & NOTES - 5.1% | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTION / WHOLESALE - 2.6% | ||||||||
$ | 870,000 | VWR Funding, Inc., 7.25%, 9/15/17 | $ | 912,413 | ||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 2.5% | ||||||||
800,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 7/15/20 | 867,000 | ||||||
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost - $1,781,771) | 1,779,413 | |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 35.2% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND - 35.2% | ||||||||
12,267,486 | Dreyfus Cash Management, Institutional Shares - 0.03% ** | 12,267,486 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS ( Cost - $12,267,486) | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 91.8% (Cost - $32,209,133) (a) | $ | 32,013,832 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 8.2% | 2,863,848 | |||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 34,877,680 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
LP - Limited Partnership.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
** | The rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2014 and is subject to change daily. |
(a) | Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $32,101,069 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows: |
Unrealized Appreciation: | $ | 1,046,520 | ||
Unrealized Depreciation: | (1,133,757 | ) | ||
Net Unrealized Depreciation: | $ | (87,237 | ) |
The Funds holdings were divided among the following economic sectors:
Value | Percentage | |||||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND | $ | 12,267,486 | 38.32 | % | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | 7,885,473 | 24.63 | % | |||||||||
ELECTRIC | 3,950,347 | 12.34 | % | |||||||||
PIPELINES | 1,860,301 | 5.81 | % | |||||||||
REAL ESTATE | 943,898 | 2.95 | % | |||||||||
DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE | 912,413 | 2.85 | % | |||||||||
GAS | 893,637 | 2.79 | % | |||||||||
PRIVATE EQUITY | 885,630 | 2.77 | % | |||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 867,000 | 2.71 | % | |||||||||
OIL & GAS SERVICES | 670,090 | 2.09 | % | |||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | 506,470 | 1.58 | % | |||||||||
OIL & GAS | 371,087 | 1.16 | % | |||||||||
Total Portfolio Holdings | $ | 32,013,832 | 100.00 | % |
The percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Funds portfolio holdings as of December 31, 2014 and are subject to change.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
12 |
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCK - 64.9% | ||||||||
AGRICULTURE - 0.9% | ||||||||
1,055 | Altria Group, Inc. | $ | 51,980 | |||||
449 | British American Tobacco PLC - ADR | 48,411 | ||||||
811 | Reynolds American, Inc. | 52,123 | ||||||
152,514 | ||||||||
AIRLINES - 5.5% | ||||||||
6,335 | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 378,580 | ||||||
20,478 | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. * | 533,452 | ||||||
912,032 | ||||||||
APPAREL - 0.3% | ||||||||
754 | VF Corp. | 56,475 | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY - 0.3% | ||||||||
540 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. * | 50,900 | ||||||
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.3% | ||||||||
583 | Eagle Materials, Inc. | 44,325 | ||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 2.2% | ||||||||
4,994 | Deluxe Corp. | 310,876 | ||||||
575 | MasterCard, Inc. | 49,542 | ||||||
360,418 | ||||||||
COMPUTERS - 5.9% | ||||||||
472 | Apple, Inc. | 52,099 | ||||||
4,487 | Computer Sciences Corp. | 282,905 | ||||||
7,783 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 312,332 | ||||||
6,455 | Lexmark International, Inc. | 266,398 | ||||||
800 | Synaptics, Inc. * | 55,072 | ||||||
968,806 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.2% | ||||||||
375 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 49,594 | ||||||
5,863 | Evercore Partners, Inc. | 307,045 | ||||||
356,639 | ||||||||
ELECTRONICS - 2.0% | ||||||||
14,221 | Corning, Inc. | 326,087 | ||||||
ENERGY-ALTERNATE SOURCES - 1.4% | ||||||||
3,744 | REX American Resources Corp. * | 232,016 | ||||||
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.1% | ||||||||
297 | Ferrovial SA | 5,905 | ||||||
GAS - 0.6% | ||||||||
464 | Sempra Energy | 51,671 | ||||||
1,365 | UGI Corp. | 51,843 | ||||||
103,514 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 0.3% | ||||||||
385 | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. * | 49,041 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
13 |
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
HEALTHCARE-SERVICES - 5.8% | ||||||||
3,400 | Aetna, Inc. | $ | 302,022 | |||||
2,312 | Anthem, Inc. | 290,549 | ||||||
3,560 | Cigna Corp. | 366,360 | ||||||
958,931 | ||||||||
HOME FURNISHINGS - 3.8% | ||||||||
13,158 | Select Comfort Corp. * | 355,661 | ||||||
4,881 | Tempur Sealy International, Inc. * | 268,016 | ||||||
623,677 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS/WARES - 0.3% | ||||||||
704 | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 55,482 | ||||||
INSURANCE - 8.0% | ||||||||
4,502 | Allstate Corp. | 316,265 | ||||||
12,483 | Assured Guaranty, Ltd. | 324,433 | ||||||
300 | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | 51,090 | ||||||
7,913 | HCI Group, Inc. | 342,158 | ||||||
2,520 | PartnerRe, Ltd. | 287,608 | ||||||
1,321,554 | ||||||||
INTERNET - 0.3% | ||||||||
91 | Google, Inc. * | 47,902 | ||||||
LEISURE TIME - 2.2% | ||||||||
4,752 | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 313,204 | ||||||
1,176 | Jarden Corp. * | 56,307 | ||||||
369,511 | ||||||||
MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED - 0.3% | ||||||||
325 | Roper Industries, Inc. | 50,814 | ||||||
MEDIA - 2.3% | ||||||||
900 | CBS Corp. | 49,806 | ||||||
588 | DIRECTV * | 50,980 | ||||||
82,163 | McClatchy Co. * | 272,781 | ||||||
373,567 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.6% | ||||||||
6,343 | Herbalife Ltd. | 239,131 | ||||||
40,120 | SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | 351,451 | ||||||
590,582 | ||||||||
PIPELINES - 6.3% | ||||||||
4,400 | Energy Transfer Equity LP | 252,472 | ||||||
9,064 | EnLink Midstream Partners LP | 262,947 | ||||||
1,382 | Enterprise Products Partners LP | 49,918 | ||||||
4,159 | NuStar Energy LP | 240,182 | ||||||
5,684 | Sunoco Logistics Partners LP | 237,477 | ||||||
1,042,996 | ||||||||
PRIVATE EQUITY - 2.0% | ||||||||
40,030 | Fortress Investment Group LLC | 321,041 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
14 |
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 1.5% | ||||||||
523 | American Tower Corp. | $ | 51,699 | |||||
739 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 48,996 | ||||||
387 | Federal Realty Investment Trust | 51,649 | ||||||
275 | Public Storage | 50,834 | ||||||
1,025 | Realty Income Corp. | 48,903 | ||||||
252,081 | ||||||||
RETAIL - 5.0% | ||||||||
7,556 | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 216,404 | ||||||
6,159 | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. | 269,148 | ||||||
6,846 | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 335,933 | ||||||
821,485 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS - 0.3% | ||||||||
695 | Qualcomm, Inc. | 51,659 | ||||||
SOFTWARE - 0.3% | ||||||||
605 | Ansys, Inc. * | 49,610 | ||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.3% | ||||||||
1,423 | Telus Corp. | 51,285 | ||||||
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6% | ||||||||
246 | Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. | 47,402 | ||||||
410 | Union Pacific Corp. | 48,843 | ||||||
96,245 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $9,950,651) | 10,697,094 | |||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 20.9% | ||||||||
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - 9.0% | ||||||||
91,743 | Merger Fund | 1,429,358 | ||||||
1,015 | SPDR Barclays Convertible Securities ETF | 47,593 | ||||||
1,476,951 | ||||||||
CLOSED-END FUND - 2.6% | ||||||||
4,500 | Central Fund of Canada, Ltd. | 52,110 | ||||||
16,650 | PIMCO High Income Fund | 187,312 | ||||||
26,022 | Templeton Global Income Fund | 187,098 | ||||||
426,520 | ||||||||
COMMODITY FUND - 2.2% | ||||||||
425 | ETFS Platinum Trust * | 49,746 | ||||||
2,900 | iPath Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN * | 88,392 | ||||||
3,200 | iShares Silver Trust * | 48,192 | ||||||
5,950 | PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund * | 94,605 | ||||||
4,335 | United States Oil Fund LP * | 88,261 | ||||||
369,196 | ||||||||
DEBT FUND - 6.2% | ||||||||
2,300 | Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares * | 197,892 | ||||||
4,947 | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 622,926 | ||||||
7,400 | PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio | 208,384 | ||||||
1,029,202 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
15 |
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
EQUITY FUND - 0.9% | ||||||||
2,420 | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | $ | 95,082 | |||||
1,105 | iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF | 48,565 | ||||||
143,647 | ||||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (Cost - $3,536,486) | 3,445,516 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 15.0% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND - 15.0% | ||||||||
2,474,200 | Dreyfus Cash Management, Institutional Shares - 0.03% ** | 2,474,200 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $2,474,200) | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES HELD LONG - 100.8% (Cost - $15,961,337) (a) | $ | 16,616,810 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (13.8)% (Proceeds - $2,345,480) (a) | (2,270,696 | ) | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 13.0% | 2,143,630 | |||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 16,489,744 | ||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES SOLD SHORT* - (13.8)% | ||||||||
COMMON STOCK - (8.9)% | ||||||||
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - (1.6)% | ||||||||
(39,000 | ) | Shimizu Corp. | (267,765 | ) | ||||
FOOD - (1.9)% | ||||||||
(5,700 | ) | Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. | (303,379 | ) | ||||
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - (3.9)% | ||||||||
(8,600 | ) | Olympus Corp. | (306,348 | ) | ||||
(7,600 | ) | Sysmex Corp. | (341,737 | ) | ||||
(648,085 | ) | |||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS - (1.5)% | ||||||||
(3,500 | ) | Shire PLC | (247,391 | ) | ||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCK SOLD SHORT (Proceeds - $1,490,049) | (1,466,620 | ) | ||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - (4.9)% | ||||||||
COMMODITY FUND - (2.0)% | ||||||||
(3,900 | ) | PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund | (97,071 | ) | ||||
(900 | ) | SPDR Gold Shares | (102,222 | ) | ||||
(2,000 | ) | Teucrium Corn Fund | (53,280 | ) | ||||
(4,530 | ) | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | (66,908 | ) | ||||
(319,481 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
16 |
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
EQUITY FUND - (2.9)% | ||||||||
(7,500 | ) | Global X Uranium ETF | $ | (85,125 | ) | |||
(11,564 | ) | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | (364,382 | ) | ||||
(2,400 | ) | Market Vectors Russia ETF | (35,088 | ) | ||||
(484,595 | ) | |||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND SOLD SHORT (Proceeds - $855,431) | (804,076 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (Proceeds - $2,345,480) | (2,270,696 | ) |
ADR - American Depositary Receipts.
LLC - Limited Liability Company.
LP - Limited Partnership.
PLC - Public Limited Company.
* | Non-income producing security. |
** | The rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2014 and is subject to change daily. |
(a) | Represent cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $13,770,530 and differs from market value by new unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows: |
Unrealized appreciation: | $ | 1,026,869 | ||
Unrealized depreciation: | (451,285 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation: | $ | 575,584 |
The Funds holdings were divided among the following economic sectors:
Value | Percentage | |||||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND | $ | 2,474,200 | 17.26 | % | ||||||||
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | 1,476,951 | 10.30 | % | |||||||||
INSURANCE | 1,321,554 | 9.21 | % | |||||||||
PIPELINES | 1,042,996 | 7.27 | % | |||||||||
DEBT FUND | 1,029,202 | 7.17 | % | |||||||||
COMPUTERS | 968,806 | 6.75 | % | |||||||||
HEALTHCARE-SERVICES | 958,931 | 6.68 | % | |||||||||
AIRLINES | 912,032 | 6.36 | % | |||||||||
RETAIL | 821,485 | 5.73 | % | |||||||||
HOME FURNISHINGS | 623,677 | 4.35 | % | |||||||||
CLOSED-END FUND | 426,520 | 2.97 | % | |||||||||
MEDIA | 373,567 | 2.60 | % | |||||||||
LEISURE TIME | 369,511 | 2.58 | % | |||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES | 360,418 | 2.51 | % | |||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | 356,639 | 2.49 | % | |||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS, NET | 343,191 | 2.39 | % | |||||||||
ELECTRONICS | 326,087 | 2.27 | % | |||||||||
PRIVATE EQUITY | 321,041 | 2.24 | % | |||||||||
REITS | 252,081 | 1.76 | % | |||||||||
ENERGY-ALTERNATE SOURCES | 232,016 | 1.62 | % | |||||||||
AGRICULTURE | 152,514 | 1.06 | % | |||||||||
GAS | 103,514 | 0.72 | % | |||||||||
TRANSPORTATION | 96,245 | 0.67 | % | |||||||||
APPAREL | 56,475 | 0.39 | % | |||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS/WARES | 55,482 | 0.39 | % | |||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS | 51,659 | 0.36 | % | |||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 51,285 | 0.36 | % | |||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY | 50,900 | 0.35 | % | |||||||||
MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED | 50,814 | 0.35 | % | |||||||||
COMMODITY FUND, NET | 49,715 | 0.35 | % | |||||||||
SOFTWARE | 49,610 | 0.35 | % | |||||||||
INTERNET | 47,902 | 0.33 | % | |||||||||
BUILDING MATERIALS | 44,325 | 0.31 | % | |||||||||
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, NET | (261,860 | ) | -1.83 | % | ||||||||
FOOD | (303,379 | ) | -2.11 | % | ||||||||
EQUITY FUND, NET | (340,948 | ) | -2.38 | % | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS, NET | (599,044 | ) | -4.18 | % | ||||||||
Total Portfolio Holdings | $ | 14,346,114 | 100.00 | % |
The percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Funds portfolio holdings as of December 31, 2014 and are subject to change.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCK - 86.0% | ||||||||
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 1.0% | ||||||||
21,911 | Embraer SA - ADR | $ | 807,639 | |||||
AIRLINES - 3.9% | ||||||||
15,906 | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 950,543 | ||||||
80,929 | American Airlines Group, Inc. * | 168,332 | ||||||
21,045 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 1,035,204 | ||||||
24,555 | Southwest Airlines Co. | 1,039,168 | ||||||
3,193,247 | ||||||||
APPAREL - 0.9% | ||||||||
21,161 | Iconix Brand Group, Inc. * | 715,030 | ||||||
BANKS - 2.1% | ||||||||
17,303 | CIT Group, Inc. | 827,602 | ||||||
26,196 | PrivateBancorp, Inc. | 874,946 | ||||||
1,702,548 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY - 1.4% | ||||||||
12,154 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. * | 1,145,636 | ||||||
CHEMICALS - 2.8% | ||||||||
1,884,130 | Huabao International Holdings, Ltd. | 1,538,095 | ||||||
12,001 | Westlake Chemical Corp. | 733,141 | ||||||
2,271,236 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 2.8% | ||||||||
23,344 | Deluxe Corp. | 1,453,164 | ||||||
7,693 | United Rentals, Inc. * | 784,763 | ||||||
2,237,927 | ||||||||
COMPUTERS - 6.1% | ||||||||
21,355 | Computer Sciences Corp. | 1,346,433 | ||||||
8,787 | DST Systems, Inc. | 827,296 | ||||||
36,822 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,477,667 | ||||||
31,004 | Lexmark International, Inc. | 1,279,535 | ||||||
4,930,931 | ||||||||
COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE - 1.6% | ||||||||
32,536 | Unilever NV - ADR | 1,270,205 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.8% | ||||||||
27,246 | Evercore Partners, Inc. | 1,426,873 | ||||||
ELECTRIC - 5.4% | ||||||||
2,085,670 | China Power International Development, Ltd. | 1,057,077 | ||||||
359,462 | China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. | 927,153 | ||||||
455,239 | Duet Group | 898,436 | ||||||
28,294 | PG&E Corp. | 1,506,373 | ||||||
4,389,039 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
ELECTRONICS - 4.2% | ||||||||
109,176 | Corning, Inc. | $ | 2,503,406 | |||||
40,413 | Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 882,216 | ||||||
3,385,622 | ||||||||
ENERGY-ALTERNATE SOURCES - 2.1% | ||||||||
24,756 | Green Plains, Inc. | 613,454 | ||||||
42,468 | Pattern Energy Group, Inc. | 1,047,261 | ||||||
1,660,715 | ||||||||
FOOD - 1.8% | ||||||||
17,133 | Ingredion, Inc. | 1,453,564 | ||||||
GAS - 3.2% | ||||||||
171,940 | Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | 935,364 | ||||||
29,993 | WGL Holdings, Inc. | 1,638,218 | ||||||
2,573,582 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 3.7% | ||||||||
23,890 | Cochlear, Ltd. | 1,520,086 | ||||||
14,528 | Covidien PLC | 1,485,924 | ||||||
3,006,010 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE-SERVICES - 5.4% | ||||||||
27,864 | Health Net, Inc. * | 1,491,560 | ||||||
18,590 | LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. * | 1,336,807 | ||||||
106,453 | Select Medical Holdings Corp. | 1,532,923 | ||||||
4,361,290 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS/WARES - 1.7% | ||||||||
16,893 | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 1,372,379 | ||||||
HOUSEWARES - 1.5% | ||||||||
18,613 | Tupperware Brands Corp. | 1,172,619 | ||||||
INSURANCE - 2.2% | ||||||||
17,587 | Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | 898,520 | ||||||
8,399 | Travelers Cos., Inc. | 889,034 | ||||||
1,787,554 | ||||||||
IRON/STEEL - 0.8% | ||||||||
111,843 | AK Steel Holdings Corp. * | 664,347 | ||||||
LEISURE TIME - 1.6% | ||||||||
531,912 | Ardent Leisure Group | 1,271,902 | ||||||
MINING - 1.5% | ||||||||
28,916 | Century Aluminum Co. * | 705,550 | ||||||
18,856 | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | 484,411 | ||||||
1,189,961 | ||||||||
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 2.8% | ||||||||
12,627 | Pentair PLC | 838,685 | ||||||
8,932 | SPX Corp. | 767,437 | ||||||
23,709 | Trinity Industries, Inc. | 664,089 | ||||||
2,270,211 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
OFFICE/BUSINESS EQUIPMENT - 1.1% | ||||||||
63,754 | Xerox Corp. | $ | 883,630 | |||||
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 5.2% | ||||||||
20,310 | Ball Corp. | 1,384,534 | ||||||
50,107 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. * | 1,352,388 | ||||||
420,934 | Pact Group Holdings, Ltd. | 1,499,457 | ||||||
4,236,379 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.0% | ||||||||
1,057 | Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 25,722 | ||||||
16,893 | Indivior PLC * | 39,354 | ||||||
63,673 | Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 1,241,111 | ||||||
97,354 | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | 1,437,529 | ||||||
2,124,984 | Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 1,287,711 | ||||||
4,031,427 | ||||||||
PIPELINES - 8.9% | ||||||||
22,444 | Energy Transfer Equity LP | 1,287,837 | ||||||
85,719 | EnLink Midstream Partners LP | 2,486,708 | ||||||
20,202 | NuStar Energy LP | 1,166,665 | ||||||
27,775 | Sunoco Logistics Partners LP | 1,160,439 | ||||||
24,036 | Williams Cos., Inc. | 1,080,178 | ||||||
7,181,827 | ||||||||
RETAIL - 1.2% | ||||||||
8,005 | Dillard’s, Inc. | 1,002,066 | ||||||
SOFTWARE - 1.1% | ||||||||
29,135 | CA, Inc. | 887,161 | ||||||
TRANSPORTATION - 1.2% | ||||||||
19,522 | Con-Way, Inc. | 960,092 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $69,193,525) | 69,442,649 | |||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 7.8% | ||||||||
DEBT FUND - 6.0% | ||||||||
40,533 | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 4,840,046 | ||||||
EQUITY FUND - 1.8% | ||||||||
14,513 | iShares Global Healthcare ETF | 1,444,914 | ||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (Cost - $6,244,818) | 6,284,960 | |||||||
Principal | ||||||||
BONDS & NOTES - 3.7% | ||||||||
BANKS - 0.0% | ||||||||
$ | 20,000 | Banco Hipotecario SA, 9.75%, 4/27/2016 | 20,200 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Principal | Value | |||||||
DISTRIBUTION / WHOLESALE - 1.2% | ||||||||
$ | 925,000 | VWR Funding, Inc., 7.25%, 9/15/2017 | $ | 970,094 | ||||
LODGING - 0.4% | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 10.00%, 12/15/2018 @ | 320,000 | ||||||
OIL & GAS - 0.9% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 9/15/2018 | 769,375 | ||||||
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 1.2% | ||||||||
900,000 | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 7.50%, 4/15/2019 | 936,000 | ||||||
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost - $3,923,268) | 3,015,669 | |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8% | ||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.8% | ||||||||
1,427,097 | Dreyfus Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 0.03% ** | 1,427,097 | ||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $1,427,097) | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.3% (Cost - $80,788,708) (a) | $ | 80,170,375 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.7% | 586,465 | |||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 80,756,840 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt.
LP - Limited Partnership.
PLC - Public Limited Company.
* | Non-income producing security. |
** | The rate shown represents the rate at December 31, 2014 and is subject to change daily. |
@ | Security in default. |
(a) | Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $80,562,162 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows: |
Unrealized appreciation: | $ | 4,240,116 | ||
Unrealized depreciation: | (4,631,903 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation: | $ | (391,787 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
The Funds holdings were divided among the following economic sectors:
Value | Percentage | |||||||||||
PIPELINES | $ | 7,181,827 | 8.97 | % | ||||||||
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS | 5,172,379 | 6.46 | % | |||||||||
COMPUTERS | 4,930,931 | 6.15 | % | |||||||||
DEBT FUND | 4,840,046 | 6.04 | % | |||||||||
ELECTRIC | 4,389,039 | 5.47 | % | |||||||||
HEALTHCARE-SERVICES | 4,361,290 | 5.44 | % | |||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS | 4,031,427 | 5.03 | % | |||||||||
ELECTRONICS | 3,385,622 | 4.22 | % | |||||||||
AIRLINES | 3,193,247 | 3.98 | % | |||||||||
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS | 3,006,010 | 3.75 | % | |||||||||
GAS | 2,573,582 | 3.21 | % | |||||||||
CHEMICALS | 2,271,236 | 2.83 | % | |||||||||
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING | 2,270,211 | 2.83 | % | |||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES | 2,237,927 | 2.79 | % | |||||||||
INSURANCE | 1,787,554 | 2.23 | % | |||||||||
BANKS | 1,722,748 | 2.15 | % | |||||||||
ENERGY-ALTERNATE SOURCES | 1,660,715 | 2.07 | % | |||||||||
FOOD | 1,453,564 | 1.81 | % | |||||||||
EQUITY FUND | 1,444,914 | 1.80 | % | |||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUND | 1,427,097 | 1.78 | % | |||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | 1,426,873 | 1.78 | % | |||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS/WARES | 1,372,379 | 1.71 | % | |||||||||
LEISURE TIME | 1,271,902 | 1.59 | % | |||||||||
COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE | 1,270,205 | 1.58 | % | |||||||||
MINING | 1,189,961 | 1.48 | % | |||||||||
HOUSEWARES | 1,172,619 | 1.46 | % | |||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY | 1,145,636 | 1.43 | % | |||||||||
RETAIL | 1,002,066 | 1.25 | % | |||||||||
DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE | 970,094 | 1.21 | % | |||||||||
TRANSPORTATION | 960,092 | 1.20 | % | |||||||||
SOFTWARE | 887,161 | 1.11 | % | |||||||||
OFFICE/BUSINESS EQUIPMENT | 883,630 | 1.10 | % | |||||||||
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE | 807,639 | 1.01 | % | |||||||||
OIL & GAS | 769,375 | 0.96 | % | |||||||||
APPAREL | 715,030 | 0.89 | % | |||||||||
IRON/STEEL | 664,347 | 0.83 | % | |||||||||
LODGING | 320,000 | 0.40 | % | |||||||||
Total Portfolio Holdings | $ | 80,170,375 | 100.00 | % |
The percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Funds portfolio holdings as of December 31, 2014 and are subject to change.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCK - 99.9% | ||||||||
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 4.0% | ||||||||
7,444 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. * | $ | 431,901 | |||||
14,357 | Embraer SA - ADR | 529,199 | ||||||
3,722 | KLX, Inc. * | 153,532 | ||||||
1,114,632 | ||||||||
AIRLINES - 7.0% | ||||||||
10,377 | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 620,130 | ||||||
13,715 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 674,641 | ||||||
15,963 | Southwest Airlines Co. | 675,554 | ||||||
1,970,325 | ||||||||
APPAREL - 1.7% | ||||||||
13,869 | Iconix Brand Group, Inc. * | 468,633 | ||||||
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT - 2.1% | ||||||||
5,987 | Lear Corp. | 587,205 | ||||||
BANKS - 10.3% | ||||||||
15,704 | Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. | 595,496 | ||||||
11,321 | CIT Group, Inc. | 541,483 | ||||||
15,058 | East West Bancorp, Inc. | 582,895 | ||||||
17,127 | PrivateBancorp, Inc. | 572,042 | ||||||
55,717 | Regions Financial Corp. | 588,372 | ||||||
2,880,288 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS - 3.4% | ||||||||
6,062 | LyondellBasell Industries NV | 481,262 | ||||||
7,866 | Westlake Chemical Corp. | 480,534 | ||||||
961,796 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 3.9% | ||||||||
10,713 | Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | 577,966 | ||||||
5,024 | United Rentals, Inc. * | 512,498 | ||||||
1,090,464 | ||||||||
COMPUTERS - 6.0% | ||||||||
5,123 | Apple, Inc. | 565,477 | ||||||
5,739 | DST Systems, Inc. | 540,327 | ||||||
19,264 | EMC Corp. | 572,911 | ||||||
1,678,715 | ||||||||
ELECTRONICS - 4.3% | ||||||||
27,104 | Corning, Inc. | 621,495 | ||||||
26,442 | Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 577,229 | ||||||
1,198,724 | ||||||||
ENERGY-ALTERNATE SOURCES - 1.4% | ||||||||
16,194 | Green Plains, Inc. | 401,287 | ||||||
FOOD - 2.3% | ||||||||
9,922 | Kroger Co. | 637,092 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
INSURANCE - 8.2% | ||||||||
11,490 | Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. | $ | 587,024 | |||||
5,570 | Chubb Corp. | 576,328 | ||||||
5,491 | Travelers Cos., Inc. | 581,222 | ||||||
16,335 | XL Group PLC | 561,434 | ||||||
2,306,008 | ||||||||
INTERNET - 1.9% | ||||||||
462 | Priceline Group, Inc. * | 526,777 | ||||||
IRON/STEEL - 1.6% | ||||||||
73,943 | AK Steel Holding Corp. * | 439,221 | ||||||
METAL FABRICATE/HARDWARE - 1.9% | ||||||||
12,876 | Timken Co. | 549,548 | ||||||
MINING - 9.0% | ||||||||
33,087 | Alcoa, Inc. | 522,444 | ||||||
18,979 | Century Aluminum Co. * | 463,088 | ||||||
9,628 | Royal Gold, Inc. | 603,676 | ||||||
42,265 | Stillwater Mining, Co. * | 622,986 | ||||||
12,371 | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | 317,811 | ||||||
2,530,005 | ||||||||
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 7.3% | ||||||||
4,360 | Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 562,222 | ||||||
8,255 | Pentair PLC | 548,297 | ||||||
5,853 | SPX Corp. | 502,890 | ||||||
15,516 | Trinity Industries, Inc. | 434,603 | ||||||
2,048,012 | ||||||||
OFFICE/BUSINESS EQUIPMENT - 2.0% | ||||||||
41,707 | Xerox Corp. | 578,059 | ||||||
OIL & GAS SERVICES - 1.7% | ||||||||
25,005 | Flotek Industries, Inc. * | 468,344 | ||||||
REAL ESTATE - 2.2% | ||||||||
4,089 | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 613,064 | ||||||
RETAIL - 8.8% | ||||||||
7,886 | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. * | 598,705 | ||||||
9,671 | AutoNation, Inc. * | 584,225 | ||||||
5,223 | Dillard’s, Inc. | 653,815 | ||||||
7,791 | Jack in the Box, Inc. | 622,968 | ||||||
2,459,713 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS - 2.4% | ||||||||
28,697 | Cirrus Logic, Inc. * | 676,388 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Shares | Value | |||||||
SOFTWARE - 2.1% | ||||||||
19,033 | CA, Inc. | $ | 579,555 | |||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 2.2% | ||||||||
22,591 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 628,369 | ||||||
TRANSPORTATION - 2.2% | ||||||||
12,730 | Con-Way, Inc. | 626,061 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $27,866,587) | 28,018,285 | |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% (Cost - $27,866,587) (a) | $ | 28,018,285 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.1% | 37,295 | |||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 28,055,580 |
ADR - American Depositary Receipt.
* | Non-income producing security |
(a) | Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $27,866,587 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows: |
Unrealized appreciation: | $ | 1,417,900 | ||
Unrealized depreciation: | (1,266,202 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 151,698 |
The Funds holdings were divided among the following economic sectors:
Value | Percentage | |||||||||||
BANKS | $ | 2,880,288 | 10.29 | % | ||||||||
MINING | 2,530,005 | 9.04 | % | |||||||||
RETAIL | 2,459,713 | 8.78 | % | |||||||||
INSURANCE | 2,306,008 | 8.23 | % | |||||||||
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING | 2,048,012 | 7.31 | % | |||||||||
AIRLINES | 1,970,325 | 7.03 | % | |||||||||
COMPUTERS | 1,678,715 | 5.99 | % | |||||||||
ELECTRONICS | 1,198,724 | 4.28 | % | |||||||||
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE | 1,114,632 | 3.98 | % | |||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES | 1,090,464 | 3.89 | % | |||||||||
CHEMICALS | 961,796 | 3.43 | % | |||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS | 676,388 | 2.41 | % | |||||||||
FOOD | 637,092 | 2.27 | % | |||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 628,369 | 2.24 | % | |||||||||
TRANSPORTATION | 626,061 | 2.23 | % | |||||||||
REAL ESTATE | 613,064 | 2.19 | % | |||||||||
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT | 587,205 | 2.10 | % | |||||||||
SOFTWARE | 579,555 | 2.07 | % | |||||||||
OFFICE/BUSINESS EQUIPMENT | 578,059 | 2.06 | % | |||||||||
METAL FABRICATE/HARDWARE | 549,548 | 1.96 | % | |||||||||
INTERNET | 526,777 | 1.88 | % | |||||||||
APPAREL | 468,633 | 1.67 | % | |||||||||
OIL & GAS SERVICES | 468,344 | 1.67 | % | |||||||||
IRON/STEEL | 439,221 | 1.57 | % | |||||||||
ENERGY-ALTERNATE SOURCES | 401,287 | 1.43 | % | |||||||||
Total Portfolio Holdings | $ | 28,018,285 | 100.00 | % |
The percentages in the above table are based on market value of the Funds portfolio holdings as of December 31, 2014 and are subject to change.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
December 31, 2014
Defensive Growth | Income Trends | Absolute Return | Quantitative | Seasonal Trends | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Strategies Fund | Fund | ||||||||||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities, at value: | $ | 52,867,614 | $ | 32,013,832 | $ | 16,616,810 | $ | 80,170,375 | $ | 28,018,285 | ||||||||||
Cash | — | — | 1,383,943 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Deposit at broker for securities sold short | 11,416,746 | — | 903,592 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital shares sold | 197,884 | — | — | 43,727 | 60,000 | |||||||||||||||
Securities sold | — | 2,796,904 | 204,409 | 1,025,338 | 1,283,366 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends | 94,233 | 166,516 | 16,342 | 139,167 | 23,903 | |||||||||||||||
Interest | 8 | 49,077 | 64 | 59,054 | — | |||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 19,668 | 17,405 | 23,049 | 24,781 | 5,637 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 64,596,153 | 35,043,734 | 19,148,209 | 81,462,442 | 29,391,191 | |||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Securities sold short, at value | 10,935,779 | — | 2,270,696 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | 10,458 | 14,553 | 2,632 | 47,180 | 8,850 | |||||||||||||||
Due to manager | 27,747 | 15,039 | 6,371 | 26,078 | 18,111 | |||||||||||||||
Securities purchased | — | — | 303,323 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Due to custodian | — | — | — | — | 920,441 | |||||||||||||||
Capital shares redeemed | 193,032 | 107,502 | 47,429 | 534,030 | 368,111 | |||||||||||||||
Due to administrator and other related parties | 5,930 | 3,328 | — | 30,708 | — | |||||||||||||||
Other liabilities and accrued expenses | 25,581 | 25,632 | 28,014 | 67,606 | 20,098 | |||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 11,198,527 | 166,054 | 2,658,465 | 705,602 | 1,335,611 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 53,397,626 | $ | 34,877,680 | $ | 16,489,744 | $ | 80,756,840 | $ | 28,055,580 | ||||||||||
Investments in securities, at cost | $ | 50,548,648 | $ | 32,209,133 | $ | 15,961,337 | $ | 80,788,708 | $ | 27,866,587 | ||||||||||
Securities sold short, at proceeds | (9,058,551 | ) | — | (2,345,480 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 53,377,082 | $ | 42,636,027 | $ | 21,887,506 | $ | 82,690,485 | $ | 28,311,470 | ||||||||||
Accumulated/undistributed net investment income (loss) | (150,257 | ) | (645,205 | ) | (3,964 | ) | 559,982 | 18,573 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated net realized capital gain (loss) | (270,937 | ) | (6,918,700 | ) | (6,001,079 | ) | (1,875,294 | ) | (426,161 | ) | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | 441,738 | (194,442 | ) | 607,281 | (618,333 | ) | 151,698 | |||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 53,397,626 | $ | 34,877,680 | $ | 16,489,744 | $ | 80,756,840 | $ | 28,055,580 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)(Continued)
December 31, 2014
Defensive Growth | Income Trends | Absolute Return | Quantitative | Seasonal Trends | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Fund | Fund | Strategies Fund | Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 16,864,781 | $ | 14,423,357 | $ | 8,512,934 | $ | 41,303,233 | $ | 10,989,697 | ||||||||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (no par value; unlimited shares authorized) | 1,468,952 | 1,703,154 | 699,190 | 6,677,050 | 1,078,777 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value per share | $ | 11.48 | $ | 8.47 | $ | 12.18 | $ | 6.19 | $ | 10.19 | ||||||||||
Maximum offering price per share (maximum sales load of 5%, 4%, 5%, 4% and 5%, respectively) | $ | 12.08 | $ | 8.82 | $ | 12.82 | $ | 6.45 | $ | 10.73 | ||||||||||
Minimum redemption price per share (1) | $ | 11.37 | $ | 8.39 | $ | 12.06 | $ | 6.13 | $ | 10.09 | ||||||||||
Class I Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 25,933,405 | $ | 7,998,441 | $ | 811,630 | $ | 6 | (4) | $ | 12,743,678 | |||||||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (no par value; unlimited shares authorized) | 2,185,698 | 940,360 | 65,298 | 1 | 1,245,113 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value and offering price per share | $ | 11.87 | $ | 8.51 | $ | 12.43 | $ | 6.19 | $ | 10.24 | ||||||||||
Minimum redemption price per share (3) | $ | 11.75 | $ | 8.42 | $ | 12.31 | $ | 6.13 | $ | 10.14 | ||||||||||
Class U Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 10,599,440 | $ | 12,455,882 | $ | 7,165,180 | $ | — | $ | 4,322,205 | ||||||||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (no par value; unlimited shares authorized) | 944,739 | 1,471,418 | 601,484 | — | 426,181 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value per share | $ | 11.22 | $ | 8.47 | $ | 11.91 | $ | — | $ | 10.14 | ||||||||||
Maximum offering price per share (maximum sales load of 2.50%, 2.00%, 2.50%, 0% and 2.50%, respectively) | $ | 11.51 | $ | 8.64 | $ | 12.22 | $ | — | $ | 10.40 | ||||||||||
Minimum redemption price per share (1) | $ | 11.11 | $ | 8.39 | $ | 11.79 | $ | — | $ | 10.04 | ||||||||||
Class C Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 39,453,601 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (no par value; unlimited shares authorized) | — | — | — | 6,437,668 | — | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value per share | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6.13 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Maximum offering price per share (maximum sales load of 0%, 0%, 0% 1%, and 0% respectively) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6.19 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Minimum redemption price per share (2)(3) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6.07 | $ | — |
(1) | Investment in Class A and Class U 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 less than one year after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). The Fund charges a fee of 1.00% on redemptions of shares held less than 90 days. |
(2) | A CDSC of 1.00% is imposed in the event of certain redemption transactions of Class C shares less than one year after the date of purchase (excluding shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions). |
(3) | The Fund charges a fee of 1.00% on redemptions of shares held less than 90 days. |
(4) | Amount is rounded. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2014
Quantitative | ||||||||||||||||||||
Defensive | Income | Absolute | Strategies | Seasonal | ||||||||||||||||
Growth Fund | Trends Fund | Return Fund | Fund | Trends Fund | ||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $16,829, $19,451, $141, $12,486 and $398, respectively) | $ | 343,127 | $ | 588,962 | $ | 250,549 | $ | 1,154,390 | $ | 80,598 | ||||||||||
Interest income | 86 | 506,475 | — | 237,816 | 459,266 | |||||||||||||||
Total investment income | 343,213 | 1,095,437 | 250,549 | 1,392,206 | 539,864 | |||||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Management fees | 327,525 | 248,091 | 128,477 | 410,381 | 226,144 | |||||||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees - Class A | 37,646 | 39,007 | 21,497 | 53,581 | 27,230 | |||||||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees - Class C | — | — | — | 196,056 | — | |||||||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees - Class U | 49,707 | 69,929 | 37,938 | — | 21,152 | |||||||||||||||
Administrator and related party fees | 35,924 | 33,552 | 16,377 | 60,841 | 25,891 | |||||||||||||||
Registration fees | 35,288 | 35,288 | 34,279 | 34,279 | 32,767 | |||||||||||||||
Custody fees | 10,250 | 8,035 | 9,931 | 11,162 | 5,042 | |||||||||||||||
Legal Fees | 8,067 | 7,058 | 4,537 | 10,586 | 6,050 | |||||||||||||||
Audit and tax fees | 7,302 | 6,806 | 6,806 | 7,054 | 6,645 | |||||||||||||||
Compliance officer compensation | 7,562 | 7,562 | 7,562 | 7,562 | 7,562 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 62,677 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Trustees’ fees | 6,050 | 5,042 | 3,277 | 8,067 | 6,050 | |||||||||||||||
Printing fees | 6,554 | 17,140 | 6,554 | 9,577 | 5,546 | |||||||||||||||
Insurance fees | 3,277 | 3,025 | 1,513 | 4,790 | 2,521 | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | 9,075 | 14,126 | 9,330 | 15,576 | 9,075 | |||||||||||||||
Total expenses | 606,904 | 494,661 | 288,078 | 829,512 | 381,675 | |||||||||||||||
Less fees waived and expenses absorbed | (112,222 | ) | (64,474 | ) | (62,087 | ) | (65,724 | ) | (39,538 | ) | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 494,682 | 430,187 | 225,991 | 763,788 | 342,137 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (151,469 | ) | 665,250 | 24,558 | 628,418 | 197,727 | ||||||||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency transactions | 2,066,009 | (2,079,217 | ) | 227,909 | (2,169,150 | ) | (463,886 | ) | ||||||||||||
Securities sold short | 353,724 | — | (2,812 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investments and foreign currency transactions | (1,027,988 | ) | (543,149 | ) | (132,369 | ) | (2,006,804 | ) | (130,457 | ) | ||||||||||
Securities sold short | (21,845 | ) | — | 74,784 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1,369,900 | (2,622,366 | ) | 167,512 | (4,175,954 | ) | (594,343 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 1,218,431 | $ | (1,957,116 | ) | $ | 192,070 | $ | (3,547,536 | ) | $ | (396,616 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Defensive Growth Fund | Income Trends Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months | Year | Six Months | Year | |||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (151,469 | ) | $ | (263,861 | ) | $ | 665,250 | $ | 1,511,700 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and securities sold short | 2,419,733 | 4,577,280 | (2,079,217 | ) | 780,479 | |||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and securities sold short | (1,049,833 | ) | 353,305 | (543,149 | ) | 475,855 | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,218,431 | 4,666,724 | (1,957,116 | ) | 2,768,034 | |||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain - Class A | (1,816,351 | ) | (864,905 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Net realized gain - Class I | (2,788,172 | ) | (746,497 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Net realized gain - Class U | (1,164,901 | ) | (533,621 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Net investment income - Class A | — | — | (571,825 | ) | (379,682 | ) | ||||||||||
Net investment income - Class I | — | — | (370,079 | ) | (357,299 | ) | ||||||||||
Net investment income - Class U | — | — | (476,252 | ) | (313,830 | ) | ||||||||||
Return of capital - Class A | — | — | — | (601,254 | ) | |||||||||||
Return of capital - Class I | — | — | — | (565,808 | ) | |||||||||||
Return of capital - Class U | — | — | — | (496,970 | ) | |||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (5,769,424 | ) | (2,145,023 | ) | (1,418,156 | ) | (2,714,843 | ) | ||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 4,899,216 | 6,209,200 | 2,399,642 | 7,312,001 | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,553,488 | 803,479 | 427,036 | 676,865 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,987,011 | ) | (4,895,615 | ) | (2,383,931 | ) | (3,022,034 | ) | ||||||||
Redemption fees | 1,429 | 1,434 | 981 | 1,372 | ||||||||||||
Total Class A Transactions | 4,467,122 | 2,118,498 | 443,728 | 4,968,204 | ||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 14,344,251 | 7,069,435 | 797,160 | 11,089,305 | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,934,117 | 616,425 | 314,812 | 785,592 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,299,563 | ) | (2,941,854 | ) | (7,305,078 | ) | (5,754,997 | ) | ||||||||
Redemption fees | 1,831 | 1,187 | 628 | 1,209 | ||||||||||||
Total Class I Transactions | 13,980,636 | 4,745,193 | (6,192,478 | ) | 6,121,109 | |||||||||||
Class U | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 2,003,670 | 3,009,872 | 1,247,829 | 5,110,772 | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,112,914 | 524,424 | 347,598 | 527,118 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (655,031 | ) | (1,187,014 | ) | (2,289,718 | ) | (2,135,648 | ) | ||||||||
Redemption fees | 926 | 841 | 874 | 1,229 | ||||||||||||
Total Class U Transactions | 2,462,479 | 2,348,123 | (693,417 | ) | 3,503,471 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 20,910,237 | 9,211,814 | (6,442,167 | ) | 14,592,784 | |||||||||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 16,359,244 | 11,733,515 | (9,817,439 | ) | 14,645,975 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 37,038,382 | 25,304,867 | 44,695,119 | 30,049,144 | ||||||||||||
End of period** | $ | 53,397,626 | $ | 37,038,382 | $ | 34,877,680 | $ | 44,695,119 | ||||||||
** Includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of: | $ | (150,257 | ) | $ | 1,212 | $ | (645,205 | ) | $ | 107,701 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
Defensive Growth Fund | Income Trends Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months | Year | Six Months | Year | |||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
SHARE ACTIVITY: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 390,081 | 515,893 | 268,685 | 786,037 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested distributions | 134,969 | 68,615 | 48,235 | 73,140 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (159,420 | ) | (410,090 | ) | (269,031 | ) | (324,897 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase | 365,630 | 174,418 | 47,889 | 534,280 | ||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,096,613 | 579,628 | 89,178 | 1,190,870 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested distributions | 162,668 | 51,844 | 35,340 | 84,831 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (178,249 | ) | (244,814 | ) | (805,546 | ) | (620,158 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | 1,081,032 | 386,658 | (681,028 | ) | 655,543 | |||||||||||
Class U | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 164,231 | 252,988 | 140,574 | 550,391 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested distributions | 98,926 | 45,483 | 39,229 | 57,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (53,902 | ) | (100,216 | ) | (260,948 | ) | (230,382 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | 209,255 | 198,255 | (81,145 | ) | 377,009 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
Absolute Return Fund | Quantitative Strategies Fund | Seasonal Trends Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | Year | Six Months | Year | Six Months | Period** | |||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 24,558 | $ | (103,218 | ) | $ | 628,418 | $ | 1,013,785 | $ | 197,727 | $ | (1,254 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and securities sold short | 225,097 | 3,441,097 | (2,169,150 | ) | 9,075,158 | (463,886 | ) | 38,979 | ||||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and securities sold short | (57,585 | ) | 1,374,581 | (2,006,804 | ) | 157,034 | (130,457 | ) | 282,155 | |||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 192,070 | 4,712,460 | (3,547,536 | ) | 10,245,977 | (396,616 | ) | 319,880 | ||||||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain - Class A | — | — | (2,933,920 | ) | (1,518,956 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain - Class I | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain - Class U | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain - Class C | — | — | (2,748,430 | ) | (1,852,097 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income - Class A | — | — | (269,694 | ) | (596,856 | ) | (61,748 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income - Class I | — | — | — | — | (98,941 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income - Class U | — | — | — | — | (18,465 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income - Class C | — | — | (176,360 | ) | (388,251 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Return of capital - Class A | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Return of capital - Class I | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Return of capital - Class U | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | — | — | (6,128,404 | ) | (4,356,160 | ) | (179,154 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 774,783 | 991,326 | 9,938,437 | 24,083,126 | 2,609,629 | 10,945,998 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | — | — | 3,028,458 | 1,966,586 | 41,198 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,048,547 | ) | (3,503,848 | ) | (7,084,337 | ) | (12,019,183 | ) | (1,526,543 | ) | (1,044,563 | ) | ||||||||||||
Redemption fees | 705 | 489 | 4,837 | 1,916 | 4,785 | 833 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Class A Transactions | (273,059 | ) | (2,512,033 | ) | 5,887,395 | 14,032,445 | 1,129,069 | 9,902,268 | ||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 249,242 | 603,575 | 6 | — | 2,680,470 | 23,312,536 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | 95,288 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (562,655 | ) | (375,640 | ) | — | — | (7,306,976 | ) | (5,852,084 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Redemption fees | 70 | 41 | — | — | 7,681 | 1,479 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Class I Transactions | (313,343 | ) | 227,976 | 6 | — | (4,523,537 | ) | 17,461,931 | ||||||||||||||||
Class U | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 113,776 | 301,180 | — | — | 510,907 | 4,094,781 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | 18,113 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (988,827 | ) | (3,241,858 | ) | — | — | (221,809 | ) | (62,506 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Redemption fees | 614 | 460 | — | — | 1,936 | 317 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Class U Transactions | (874,437 | ) | (2,940,218 | ) | — | — | 309,147 | 4,032,592 | ||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | — | — | 6,037,175 | 10,258,829 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | — | — | 2,816,522 | 2,144,131 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | — | (2,504,056 | ) | (3,504,883 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Redemption fees | — | — | 4,464 | 1,874 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Class C Transactions | — | — | 6,354,105 | 8,899,951 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (1,460,839 | ) | (5,224,275 | ) | 12,241,506 | 22,932,396 | (3,085,321 | ) | 31,396,791 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (1,268,769 | ) | (511,815 | ) | 2,565,566 | 28,822,213 | (3,661,091 | ) | 31,716,671 |
** | Commenced operations on October 31, 2013. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
Absolute Return Fund | Quantitative Strategies Fund | Seasonal Trends Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | Year | Six Months | Year | Six Months | Period** | |||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year or period | 17,758,513 | 18,270,328 | 78,191,274 | 49,369,061 | 31,716,671 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
End of year or period* | $ | 16,489,744 | $ | 17,758,513 | $ | 80,756,840 | $ | 78,191,274 | $ | 28,055,580 | $ | 31,716,671 | ||||||||||||
* Includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of: | $ | (3,964 | ) | $ | (28,522 | ) | $ | 559,982 | $ | 377,618 | $ | 18,573 | $ | — | ||||||||||
SHARE ACTIVITY: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 64,405 | 92,250 | 1,469,396 | 3,542,470 | 254,373 | 1,070,619 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvested distributions | — | — | 487,997 | 295,621 | 4,075 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (87,331 | ) | (320,351 | ) | (1,077,240 | ) | (1,783,468 | ) | (149,689 | ) | (100,601 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (22,926 | ) | (228,101 | ) | 880,153 | 2,054,623 | 108,759 | 970,018 | ||||||||||||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 20,295 | 52,743 | 1 | — | 260,157 | 2,253,733 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvested distributions | — | — | — | — | 9,397 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (46,766 | ) | (34,287 | ) | — | — | (712,308 | ) | (565,866 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (26,471 | ) | 18,456 | 1 | — | (442,754 | ) | 1,687,867 | ||||||||||||||||
Class U | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 9,729 | 27,951 | — | — | 50,249 | 401,989 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvested distributions | — | — | — | — | 1,797 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (84,482 | ) | (308,578 | ) | — | — | (21,783 | ) | (6,071 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (74,753 | ) | (280,627 | ) | — | — | 30,263 | 395,918 | ||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | — | — | 902,960 | 1,526,224 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvested distributions | — | — | 459,034 | 325,234 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | — | — | (378,799 | ) | (527,479 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net increase | — | — | 983,195 | 1,323,979 | — | — |
** | Commenced operations on October 31, 2013. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011(1) | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.53 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.70 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss (2) | (0.08 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.16 | ) | — | (c) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.42 | 1.96 | 1.72 | 0.92 | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.34 | 1.82 | 1.66 | 0.76 | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.07 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | (1.39 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.39 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.48 | $ | 12.53 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.70 | $ | 9.99 | ||||||||||
Total return (a) | 2.67 | % (f) | 16.22 | % | 16.35 | % | 7.64 | % | (0.10 | )% (f) | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 16,865 | $ | 13,826 | $ | 10,754 | $ | 5,818 | $ | 1,469 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.23 | % (e) | 3.59 | % | 3.38 | % | 4.06 | % | 5.96 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.09 | % (e) | 3.33 | % | 2.92 | % | 3.43 | % | 2.59 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | (1.34 | )% (e) | (1.41 | )% | (1.02 | )% | (2.20 | )% | (3.95 | )% (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | (1.20 | )% (e) | (1.15 | )% | (0.57 | )% | (1.57 | )% | (0.58 | )% (e) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 193.61 | % (f) | 586.64 | % | 330.29 | % | 492.70 | % | 41.02 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.29% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.61% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.40% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.82% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.14% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. The ratios include 0.35% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.28% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.07% for the year ended June 30, 2013 and 0.08% for the year ended June 30, 2012 attributed to dividends on securities sold short. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund commenced operations on May 23, 2011. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011(1) | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.82 | $ | 11.71 | $ | 10.77 | $ | 9.98 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (2) | 0.02 | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.12 | ) | — | (c) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.42 | 1.98 | 1.79 | 0.93 | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.44 | 1.98 | 1.73 | 0.81 | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.09 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | (1.39 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.39 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | 0.01 | 0.03 | — | (c) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.87 | $ | 12.82 | $ | 11.71 | $ | 10.77 | $ | 9.98 | ||||||||||
Total return (a) | 3.40 | % (f) | 17.46 | % | 16.97 | % | 8.45 | % | (0.20 | )% (f) | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 25,933 | $ | 14,160 | $ | 8,406 | $ | 2,681 | $ | 3,001 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.71 | % (e) | 3.09 | % | 2.83 | % | 3.36 | % | 5.46 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.70 | % (e) | 2.01 | % | 2.41 | % | 2.76 | % | 2.09 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | (0.74 | )% (e) | (0.87 | )% | (0.93 | )% | (1.74 | )% | (3.57 | )% (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 0.27 | % (e) | 0.00 | % | (0.50 | )% | (1.14 | )% | (0.20 | )% (e) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 193.61 | % (f) | 586.64 | % | 330.29 | % | 492.70 | % | 41.02 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.29% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.61% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.40% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.82% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.14% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. The ratios include 0.35% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.28% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.07% for the year ended June 30, 2013 and 0.08% for the year ended June 30, 2012 attributed to dividends on securities sold short. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund commenced operations on May 23, 2011. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
34 |
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class U | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011(1) | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.31 | $ | 11.44 | $ | 10.62 | $ | 9.97 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss (2) | (0.11 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.41 | 1.93 | 1.68 | 0.90 | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.30 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 0.69 | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.06 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | (1.39 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.39 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | 0.01 | — | (c) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.22 | $ | 12.31 | $ | 11.44 | $ | 10.62 | $ | 9.97 | ||||||||||
Total return (a) | 2.39 | % (f) | 15.70 | % | 15.74 | % | 7.05 | % | (0.30 | )% (f) | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 10,599 | $ | 9,052 | $ | 6,146 | $ | 5,661 | $ | 3,575 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.73 | % (e) | 4.09 | % | 3.90 | % | 4.47 | % | 6.46 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.59 | % (e) | 3.83 | % | 3.43 | % | 3.85 | % | 3.09 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | (1.86 | )% (e) | (1.89 | )% | (1.32 | )% | (2.73 | )% | (4.23 | )% (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | (1.72 | )% (e) | (1.63 | )% | (0.86 | )% | (2.11 | )% | (0.86 | )% (e) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 193.61 | % (f) | 586.64 | % | 330.29 | % | 492.70 | % | 41.02 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.29% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.61% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.40% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.82% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.14% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. The ratios include 0.35% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.28% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.07% for the year ended June 30, 2013 and 0.08% for the year ended June 30, 2012 attributed to dividends on securities sold short. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund commenced operations on May 23, 2011. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
35 |
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011(1) | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.25 | $ | 9.21 | $ | 9.05 | $ | 10.09 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (2) | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.27 | ) | 0.34 | 0.23 | (1.00 | ) | 0.30 | (g) | ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.12 | ) | 0.70 | 0.83 | (0.48 | ) | 0.84 | |||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.66 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.55 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gain | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.20 | ) | |||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.41 | ) | (0.11 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.66 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.75 | ) | ||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Affiliate Payment | — | — | — | — | (c) | — | ||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 8.47 | $ | 9.25 | $ | 9.21 | $ | 9.05 | $ | 10.09 | ||||||||||
Total return (a) | (4.97 | )% (f) | 7.83 | % | 9.44 | % | (4.51 | )% | 8.36 | % (f) | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 14,423 | $ | 15,309 | $ | 10,325 | $ | 5,539 | $ | 8,477 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.45 | % (e) | 2.44 | % | 2.52 | % | 2.43 | % | 2.31 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.20 | % (e) | 2.20 | % | 2.21 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.21 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.13 | % (e) | 3.71 | % | 6.23 | % | 5.64 | % | 5.14 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.37 | % (e) | 3.94 | % | 6.54 | % | 5.82 | % | 5.24 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 90.85 | % (f) | 336.01 | % | 315.48 | % | 411.30 | % | 309.01 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.04% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.01% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(g) | 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 year ending June 30, 2011, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Funds shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Funds portfolio. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2010. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
36 |
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011(1) | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.27 | $ | 9.21 | $ | 9.05 | $ | 10.09 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (2) | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.59 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.23 | ) | 0.34 | 0.23 | (0.96 | ) | 0.30 | (g) | ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.05 | ) | 0.77 | 0.88 | (0.44 | ) | 0.89 | |||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.71 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.60 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gain | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.20 | ) | |||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.45 | ) | (0.12 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.71 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.80 | ) | ||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Affiliate Payment | — | — | — | — | (c) | — | ||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 8.51 | $ | 9.27 | $ | 9.21 | $ | 9.05 | $ | 10.09 | ||||||||||
Total return (a) | (4.50 | )% (f) | 8.58 | % | 9.96 | % | (4.01 | )% | 8.86 | % (f) | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 7,998 | $ | 15,033 | $ | 8,900 | $ | 4,749 | $ | 13,277 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.94 | % (e) | 1.95 | % | 2.02 | % | 1.93 | % | 1.81 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.38 | % (e) | 1.49 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.73 | % | 1.71 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.48 | % (e) | 4.27 | % | 6.76 | % | 5.53 | % | 5.94 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 4.04 | % (e) | 4.73 | % | 7.07 | % | 5.73 | % | 6.04 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 90.85 | % (f) | 336.01 | % | 315.48 | % | 411.30 | % | 309.01 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.04% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.01% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(g) | 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 year ending June 30, 2011, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Funds shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Funds portfolio. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2010. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
37 |
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class U | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011(1) | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.25 | $ | 9.21 | $ | 9.04 | $ | 10.07 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (2) | 0.13 | 0.31 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.50 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.30 | ) | 0.34 | 0.24 | (0.99 | ) | 0.28 | (g) | ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.17 | ) | 0.65 | 0.79 | (0.53 | ) | 0.78 | |||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.61 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.51 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gain | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.20 | ) | |||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.38 | ) | (0.10 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.61 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.71 | ) | ||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Affiliate Payment | — | — | — | — | (c) | — | ||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 8.47 | $ | 9.25 | $ | 9.21 | $ | 9.04 | $ | 10.07 | ||||||||||
Total return (a) | (5.21 | )% (f) | 7.30 | % | 8.98 | % | (4.99 | )% | 7.71 | % (f) | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 12,456 | $ | 14,354 | $ | 10,825 | $ | 10,349 | $ | 23,799 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.95 | % (e) | 2.94 | % | 3.02 | % | 2.93 | % | 2.81 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.70 | % (e) | 2.70 | % | 2.71 | % | 2.75 | % | 2.71 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.61 | % (e) | 3.21 | % | 5.71 | % | 4.88 | % | 5.25 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.86 | % (e) | 3.44 | % | 6.01 | % | 5.06 | % | 5.35 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 90.85 | % (f) | 336.01 | % | 315.48 | % | 411.30 | % | 309.01 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.04% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.01% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(g) | 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 year ending June 30, 2011, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Funds shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Funds portfolio. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2010. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | |||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2010(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.01 | $ | 9.29 | $ | 9.31 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 8.73 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (2) | 0.03 | (0.04 | ) | 0.03 | (0.11 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.14 | 2.76 | (0.01 | ) | (0.76 | ) | 2.16 | (1.26 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.17 | 2.72 | 0.02 | (0.87 | ) | 2.07 | (1.27 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | — | — | — | (0.62 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | (0.04 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | — | — | (0.04 | ) | (0.62 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 12.18 | $ | 12.01 | $ | 9.29 | $ | 9.31 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 8.73 | ||||||||||||
Total return (a) | 1.42 | % (f) | 29.28 | % | 0.21 | % | (8.10 | )% | 23.71 | % | (12.70 | )% (f) | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 8,513 | $ | 8,672 | $ | 8,823 | $ | 22,113 | $ | 42,773 | $ | 34,043 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.22 | % (e) | 3.04 | % | 3.00 | % | 3.41 | % | 2.40 | % | 2.78 | % (e) | ||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.51 | % (e) | 2.45 | % | 2.74 | % | 3.41 | % | 2.46 | % | 2.45 | % (e) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | (0.23 | )% (e) | (0.96 | )% | 0.01 | % | (1.15 | )% | (0.71 | )% | (0.97 | )% (e) | ||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 0.49 | % (e) | (0.37 | )% | 0.28 | % | (1.15 | )% | (0.77 | )% | (0.64 | )% (e) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 278.27 | % (f) | 374.70 | % | 601.59 | % | 680.35 | % | 575.17 | % | 347.59 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.26% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.77% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.01% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. The ratios include 0.06% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.04% for the year ended June 30, 2013 and 0.17% for the year ended June 30, 2012 attributed to dividends on securities sold short. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(g) | 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 year ending June 30, 2013, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Funds shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Funds portfolio. |
(h) | The amount of net investment income (loss) per share does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares during the year. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class A commenced operations on February 26, 2010. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class I | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011(1) | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.22 | $ | 9.39 | $ | 9.40 | $ | 10.85 | $ | 9.07 | ||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (2) | 0.07 | (h) | 0.05 | (h) | 0.06 | (0.07 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.14 | 2.78 | 0.01 | (g) | (0.76 | ) | 1.79 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.21 | 2.83 | 0.07 | (0.83 | ) | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | — | — | — | (0.62 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | (0.08 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | — | — | (0.08 | ) | (0.62 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 12.43 | $ | 12.22 | $ | 9.39 | $ | 9.40 | $ | 10.85 | ||||||||||
Total return (a) | 1.72 | % (f) | 30.14 | % | 0.72 | % | (7.68 | )% | 19.63 | % (f) | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 812 | $ | 1,121 | $ | 688 | $ | 4,890 | $ | 13,774 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.72 | % (e) | 2.55 | % | 2.53 | % | 2.86 | % | 1.90 | % (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.79 | % (e) | 1.81 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.86 | % | 1.96 | % (e) | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 0.21 | % (e) | (0.27 | )% | 0.45 | % | (0.72 | )% | (0.02 | )% (e) | ||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.14 | % (e) | 0.47 | % | 0.65 | % | (0.72 | )% | (0.08 | )% (e) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 278.27 | % (f) | 374.70 | % | 601.59 | % | 680.35 | % | 575.17 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.26% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.77% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.01% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. The ratios include 0.06% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.04% for the year ended June 30, 2013 and 0.17% for the year ended June 30, 2012 attributed to dividends on securities sold short. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(g) | 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 year ending June 30, 2013, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Funds shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Funds portfolio. |
(h) | The amount of net investment income (loss) per share does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares during the year. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class I commenced operations on July 12, 2010. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
40 |
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class U | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | |||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2010(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.78 | $ | 9.15 | $ | 9.19 | $ | 10.72 | $ | 8.72 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss (2) | — | (0.09 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.13 | 2.72 | (0.02 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 2.13 | (1.25 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.13 | 2.63 | (0.04 | ) | (0.91 | ) | 2.00 | (1.28 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | (0.62 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | — | — | — | (0.62 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.91 | $ | 11.78 | $ | 9.15 | $ | 9.19 | $ | 10.72 | $ | 8.72 | ||||||||||||
Total return (a) | 1.10 | % (f) | 28.74 | % | (0.38 | )% | (8.54 | )% | 22.94 | % | (12.80 | )% (f) | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 7,165 | $ | 7,966 | $ | 8,759 | $ | 21,385 | $ | 47,319 | $ | 30,751 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.72 | % (e) | 3.54 | % | 3.52 | % | 3.90 | % | 2.90 | % | 3.28 | % (e) | ||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 3.01 | % (e) | 2.95 | % | 3.25 | % | 3.90 | % | 2.96 | % | 2.95 | % (e) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | (0.76 | )% (e) | (1.47 | )% | (0.48 | )% | (1.68 | )% | (1.21 | )% | (1.47 | )% (e) | ||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | (0.04 | )% (e) | (0.88 | )% | (0.21 | )% | (1.68 | )% | (1.27 | )% | (1.14 | )% (e) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 278.27 | % (f) | 374.70 | % | 601.59 | % | 680.35 | % | 575.17 | % | 347.59 | % (f) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 0.26% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 0.77% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.01% for the period ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. The ratios include 0.06% for the six months ended December 31, 2014, 0.04% for the year ended June 30, 2013 and 0.17% for the year ended June 30, 2012 attributed to dividends on securities sold short. From the period starting November 8, 2013, these ratios were included in the expense cap for Class I. (See note 3) |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Not annualized. |
(g) | 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 year ending June 30, 2013, primarily due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Funds shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Funds portfolio. |
(h) | The amount of net investment income (loss) per share does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares during the year. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund Class U commenced operations on February 26, 2010. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
41 |
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class A | Class I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2010 | December 31, 2014 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 6.97 | $ | 6.29 | $ | 5.77 | $ | 6.67 | $ | 5.58 | $ | 4.81 | $ | 6.19 | ||||||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (2) | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.15 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.34 | ) | 1.10 | 0.52 | (0.13 | ) | 1.33 | 0.76 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.28 | ) | 1.24 | 0.71 | 0.04 | 1.52 | 0.91 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.04 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | (0.46 | ) | (0.45 | ) | — | (0.77 | ) | (0.24 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.50 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Affiliate Payment | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 6.19 | $ | 6.97 | $ | 6.29 | $ | 5.77 | $ | 6.67 | $ | 5.58 | $ | 6.19 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (a) | (4.03 | )% (h) | 20.34 | % | 12.43 | % | 2.16 | % (f) | 27.66 | % | 18.96 | % | 0.00 | % (h) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 41,303 | $ | 40,419 | $ | 23,521 | $ | 17,566 | $ | 23,856 | $ | 16,669 | $ | 6 | (i) | |||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.66 | % (g) | 1.76 | % | 1.73 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.78 | % | 2.46 | % (e) | 0.00 | % (g) | ||||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.50 | % (g) | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.59 | % (e) | 0.00 | % (g) | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.73 | % (g) | 1.88 | % | 2.86 | % | 2.69 | % | 2.65 | % | 2.55 | % (e) | 0.00 | % (g) | ||||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.89 | % (g) | 2.14 | % | 3.09 | % | 2.91 | % | 2.92 | % | 3.42 | % (e) | 0.00 | % (g) | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 166.69 | % (h) | 306.73 | % | 228.87 | % | 346.05 | % | 284.37 | % | 76.67 | % | 166.69 | % (h) |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.02% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. |
(e) | The ratios include the impact of the consolidation of America First Growth Portfolio, Series 2 of 0.09% These ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying unit investment trusts other than America First Growth Portfolio. |
(f) | For the year ended June 30, 2012, 0.27% of the Fund's Class A shares' total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by the Advisor of a realized investment loss incurred on a trading error. Excluding this item, total return would have been 1.89%. |
(g) | Annualized. |
(h) | Not annualized. |
(i) | Amount is actual; not rounded. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund Class I commenced operations on December 31, 2014. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | |||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 6.93 | $ | 6.26 | $ | 5.74 | $ | 6.64 | $ | 5.56 | $ | 4.81 | ||||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (2) | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.35 | ) | 1.11 | 0.52 | (0.14 | ) | 1.33 | 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.31 | ) | 1.20 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 1.47 | 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain | (0.46 | ) | (0.45 | ) | — | (0.77 | ) | (0.24 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.49 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Affiliate Payment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 6.13 | $ | 6.93 | $ | 6.26 | $ | 5.74 | $ | 6.64 | $ | 5.56 | ||||||||||||
Total return (a) | (4.51 | )% (g) | 19.62 | % | 11.68 | % | 1.32 | % | 26.73 | % | 17.95 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 39,454 | $ | 37,773 | $ | 25,848 | $ | 25,030 | $ | 39,703 | $ | 16,428 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.41 | % (f) | 2.50 | % | 2.48 | % | 2.49 | % | 2.53 | % | 3.22 | % (e) | ||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.25 | % (f) | 2.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.27 | % | 2.26 | % | 2.34 | % (e) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 0.98 | % (f) | 1.09 | % | 2.16 | % | 2.08 | % | 2.09 | % | 1.96 | % (e) | ||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 1.14 | % (f) | 1.34 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.30 | % | 2.36 | % | 2.84 | % (e) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 166.69 | % (g) | 306.73 | % | 228.87 | % | 346.05 | % | 284.37 | % | 76.67 | % |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 distributions and excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | The ratios include 0.02% for the year ended June 30, 2012 and 0.01% for the year ended June 30, 2011 attributed to interest expense. |
(e) | The ratios include the impact of the consolidation of America First Growth Portfolio, Series 2 of 0.09% These ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying unit investment trusts other than America First Growth Portfolio. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Not annualized. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Fund Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
Class A | Class I | Class U | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months | For the Period | Six Months | For the Period | Six Months | For the Period | |||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 (1) | December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 (1) | December 31, 2014 | June 30, 2014 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.37 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
Investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (2) | 0.06 | (0.02 | ) | 0.09 | 0.02 | (f) | 0.03 | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.18 | ) | 0.39 | (0.19 | ) | 0.39 | (0.18 | ) | 0.40 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.12 | ) | 0.37 | (0.10 | ) | 0.41 | (0.15 | ) | 0.34 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.06 | ) | — | (0.07 | ) | — | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.06 | ) | — | (0.07 | ) | — | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Paid in Capital from Redemption Fees | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | — | (c) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 10.19 | $ | 10.37 | $ | 10.24 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 10.14 | $ | 10.34 | ||||||||||||
Total return (a)(e) | (1.17 | )% | 3.70 | % | (0.96 | )% | 4.10 | % | (1.49 | )% | 3.40 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | $ | 10,990 | $ | 10,060 | $ | 12,744 | $ | 17,563 | $ | 4,322 | $ | 4,093 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.71 | % | 2.74 | % | 2.21 | % | 2.04 | % | 3.21 | % | 3.15 | % | ||||||||||||
After fees waived and expenses absorbed (d) | 2.45 | % | 2.45 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.95 | % | 2.95 | % | 2.95 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement (d) | 0.82 | % | (0.51 | )% | 1.42 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.33 | % | (1.01 | )% | ||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement (d) | 1.08 | % | (0.22 | )% | 1.69 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.59 | % | (0.81 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (e) | 176.06 | % | 317.87 | % | 176.06 | % | 317.87 | % | 176.06 | % | 317.87 | % |
(a) | Aggregate total return, not annualized. 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 excludes all sales charges. |
(b) | These ratios exclude the impact of the expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds. |
(c) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | Not annualized. |
(f) | The amount of net investment income (loss) per share does not accord with the amounts reported in the Statements of Operations due to the timing of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares during the year. |
(1) | The AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund commenced operations on October 31, 2013. |
(2) | Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) | |
December 31, 2014 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
(1) | ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds (the Trust) was reorganized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 4, 2013. Prior to January 4, 2013, the Trust was a part of the Mutual Fund Series Trust, an Ohio business trust organized on February 27, 2006. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Trust currently consists of five series. These financial statements include the following five series: AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund, AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund, AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund, AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund and AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund (each a Fund and collectively, the Funds). The Funds, except for AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund, are registered as diversified series of the Trust. The investment objectives of each Fund are set forth below. AmericaFirst Capital Management, LLC (the Manager) is investment advisor to the Funds.
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund (Defensive Growth Fund) commenced operations on May 23, 2011. The Funds investment objective is to achieve capital appreciation through all market cycles.
AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund (Income Trends Fund) commenced operations on July 1, 2010. The Funds investment objective is to achieve total return with a high rate of current income and total return with lower volatility than common stocks as measured by standard deviation.
AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund (Absolute Return Fund) commenced operations on February 26, 2010. The Funds investment objective is to achieve capital appreciation with a focus on producing positive returns regardless of the direction of financial markets.
AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund (Quantitative Strategies Fund) commenced operations on September 28, 2007. Prior to November 3, 2008, the Fund was named the AmericaFirst Income Strategies Fund. The Funds investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation and to achieve positive returns through all market cycles.
AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund (Seasonal Trends Fund) commenced operations on October 31, 2013. The Funds investment objective is to achieve capital appreciation with a focus on producing positive returns regardless of the direction of the financial markets.
The Defensive Growth Fund, Income Trends Fund, Absolute Return Fund and Seasonal Trends Fund offer three classes of shares, Class A, Class I, and Class U. The Quantitative Strategies Fund offers three classes of shares, Class A, Class C, and Class I. Each class differs as to sales and redemption charges and ongoing fees.
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).
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 primary 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. In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions or market quotations from a major market maker in the securities. 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. The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds (the underlying 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 the underlying funds. The shares of many closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds, 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 or exchange traded fund purchased by the Funds will not change.
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 Funds Board of Trustees, pursuant to the procedures (the Procedures) approved by the Board. The Procedures consider, among others, the following factors to determine a securitys 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 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.
Exchange Traded Funds ("ETF") - The Funds may invest in exchange traded funds. ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. The Funds may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. There are risks of owning the underlying securities the ETFs are designed to track, and the lack of liquidity of an ETF may result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.
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:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued) | |
December 31, 2014 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
(1) | ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
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 December 31, 2014 for each Funds assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
Defensive Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Security Classification (1) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (2) | $ | 51,419,457 | $ | 51,419,457 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 1,209,953 | 1,209,953 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investment | 238,204 | 238,204 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 52,867,614 | $ | 52,867,614 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Security Classification (1) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock Sold Short (2) | $ | 10,494,639 | $ | 10,494,639 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Notes | 441,140 | 441,140 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 10,935,779 | $ | 10,935,779 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Income Trends Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Security Classification (1) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (2) | $ | 17,966,933 | $ | 17,966,933 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Bonds & Notes (2) | 1,779,413 | — | 1,779,413 | — | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investment | 12,267,486 | 12,267,486 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 32,013,832 | $ | 30,234,419 | $ | 1,779,413 | $ | — | ||||||||
Absolute Return Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Security Classification (1) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (2) | $ | 10,697,094 | $ | 10,697,094 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 3,445,516 | 3,445,516 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investment | 2,474,200 | 2,474,200 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 16,616,810 | $ | 16,616,810 | $ | — | $ | — |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued) | |
December 31, 2014 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
(1) | ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Absolute Return Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Security Classification (1) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock Sold Short (2) | $ | 1,466,620 | $ | 1,466,620 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Notes | 804,076 | 804,076 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,270,696 | $ | 2,270,696 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Quantitative Strategies Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Security Classification (1) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (2) | $ | 69,442,649 | $ | 69,442,648 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 6,284,960 | 6,284,960 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Bonds & Notes (2) | 3,015,669 | — | 3,015,669 | — | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investment | 1,427,097 | 1,427,097 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 80,170,375 | $ | 77,154,705 | $ | 3,015,669 | $ | — | ||||||||
Seasonal Trends Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Security Classification (1) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (2) | $ | 28,018,285 | $ | 28,018,285 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Total | $ | 28,018,285 | $ | 28,018,285 | $ | 28,877,969 | $ | — |
(1) | As of and during the period ended December 31, 2014, the Funds held no securities that were considered to be Level 3 securities (those valued using significant unobservable inputs). Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable. |
(2) | For a detailed break-out of common stocks, preferred stocks, and bonds & notes by investment industry please refer to the Schedules of Investments. |
The Funds had no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year ended December 31, 2014. It is the Funds policy to record transfers into or out of Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.
b) Short Sales – A short sale is a transaction in which a fund sells a security it does not own, but has borrowed in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. A Fund is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it on the open market at a later date. If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time a fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will incur a loss, unlimited in size. Conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a gain, limited to the price at which a fund sold the security short.
c) Federal Income Tax – The Funds intend to continue to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute all of their taxable income, if any, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes is required in the financial statements. The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions on returns filed for open tax years (2011-2013) or expected to be taken in the Funds 2014 tax returns. The Funds identified their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and foreign jurisdictions where the Funds make significant investments; however, the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
d) Distribution to Shareholders – Distributions from investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These book/tax differences are considered either temporary (e.g., deferred losses, mark-to-market on open Section 1256 contracts) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.
e) Other – 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 using the effective interest method. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are amortized over their respective lives. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds understanding of the applicable countrys tax rules and rates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued) | |
December 31, 2014 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
1) | ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
f) Multiple Class Allocations – Income, non-class specific expenses and realized/unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class based on relative share balances. Distribution fees are charged to each respective share class in accordance with the distribution plan. 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.
g) Foreign Currency – The accounting records of each Fund is maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, and income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars using the prevailing exchange rate at the London market close. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency rates established at the approximate time of the trade. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses from currency realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between income accrued versus income received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.
h) 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.
i) Commitments and Contingencies – In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide general indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, management considers the risk of loss from such claims to be remote.
j) Credit Facility – The Defensive Growth, Income Trends, Quantitative Strategies, Absolute Return and Seasonal Trends Funds have entered into a revolving line of credit agreement with Union Bank for the purpose of covering redemptions in the Funds subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act for borrowings. The maximum amount of borrowing allowed in total under the agreement is $5,000,000. The Funds will be charged an interest rate of 3.25%. The Funds did not utilize the line of credit during the six months ended December 31, 2014 and there were no outstanding loans at December 31, 2014.
(2) | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
For the six months ended December 31, 2014, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the Funds were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Defensive Growth Fund | $ | 75,788,122 | $ | 64,393,842 | ||||
Income Trends Fund | 33,394,989 | 52,566,374 | ||||||
Absolute Return Fund | 41,253,059 | 47,255,211 | ||||||
Quantitative Strategies Fund | 139,331,602 | 129,941,240 | ||||||
Seasonal Trends Fund | 45,970,470 | 47,877,487 |
There were no government securities purchased or sold by the Funds during the period.
(3) | INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
AmericaFirst Capital Management, LLC (AFCM or the Manager) acts as investment advisor for the Funds pursuant to the terms of the Investment Management Agreements (the Management Agreements). Under the terms of the Management Agreements, AFCM is responsible for formulating the Funds investment policies, making ongoing investment decisions and engaging in portfolio transactions. The Management Agreements provide that the Manager will provide the Funds with investment advice and supervision and will continuously furnish an investment program for the Funds consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Funds. For its services under the Management Agreements, the Manager is paid a bi-monthly management fee at the annual rate of 1.50%, 1.25%, 1.50%, 1.00% and 1.50% of the average daily net assets of the Defensive Growth Fund, Income Trends Fund, Absolute Return Fund, Quantitative Strategies Fund and Seasonal Trends Fund, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Defensive Growth Fund, Income Trends Fund, Absolute Return Fund, Quantitative Strategies Fund and Seasonal Trends Fund incurred $327,525, $248,091, $128,477, $410,381 and $226,144 of management fees, before waiver and reimbursements described below.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued) | |
December 31, 2014 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
(3) | INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued) |
AFCM and the Funds have entered into Expense Limitation Agreements (Expense Limits) under which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses but only to the extent necessary to maintain total annual operating expenses (exclusive, with respect to the Funds Class A, Class C, Class U and Class I Shares of the Seasonal Trends Fund, of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividend expense on securities sold short, underlying fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation, and with respect to the Funds Class I Shares except the Seasonal Trends Fund, exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, underlying fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) at 2.45% for Class A, 1.94% for Class I and 2.95% for Class U of the Defensive Growth Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015; at 2.20% for Class A, 1.40% for Class I and 2.70% for Class U of the Income Trends Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015; at 2.45% for Class A, 1.74% for Class I and 2.95% for the Class U of the Absolute Return Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015 and 1.50% for Class A, 2.25% for Class C and 1.95% for Class I of the Quantitative Strategies Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015 and through October 31, 2016 for Class I shares; at 2.45% for Class A, 1.95% for Class I and 2.95% for the Class U of the Seasonal Trends Funds average daily net assets through October 31, 2015. Through November 7, 2013, the Expense Limits for Class I under which the Manager had contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses but only 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; underlying fund expenses and extraordinary expenses) were 1.95%, 1.95% and 1.70% of the average daily net assets of the Absolute Return Fund, Defensive Growth Fund and Income Trends Fund, respectively. However, as of November 8, 2013, Class I shares of the Defensive Growth Fund, Income Trends Fund and Absolute Return Fund do not exclude borrowing costs or dividends on securities sold short from the Expense Limits.
Each waiver or reimbursement by the Manager is subject to repayment by the Funds within the three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which those particular expenses are incurred, if the Funds are able to make the repayments without exceeding the expense limitations in effect at that time and the repayments are approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived management fees of $112,222 for the Defensive Growth Fund. The Manager may recapture $74,769, $72,989, and $147,212 no later than June 30, 2015, June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017 respectively, subject to the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement. For the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived management fees of $64,474 for the Income Trends Fund. The Manager may recapture $51,974, $72,391, and $114,214 no later than June 30, 2015, June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017 respectively, subject to the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement. For the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived management fees of $62,087 for the Absolute Return Fund. The Manager may recapture $3,266, $80,241, and $107,501 no later than June 30, 2015, June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017 respectively, subject to the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement. For the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived management fees of $65,724 for the Quantitative Strategies Fund. The Manager may recapture $109,711, $105,032, and $149,421 no later than June 30, 2015, June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017, respectively, subject to the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement. For the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Manager waived management fees of $39,538 for the Seasonal Trends Fund. The Manager may recapture $25,579 no later than June 30, 2017, subject to the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement.
The Funds have employed Gemini Fund Services, LLC (GFS) to provide administration, fund accounting and transfer agent services. A Trustee and certain officers of the Funds are also officers of GFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacities.
Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with GFS, the Funds pay GFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Funds. GFS provides a Principal Executive Officer and a Principal Financial Officer to the Funds.
In addition, Gemcom, LLC (Gemcom) – Gemcom, an affiliate of 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, Gemcom receives customary fees from the Funds.
The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (Plan), pursuant to rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for each class of shares, which allows the Funds to pay to the distributor a monthly fee for distribution and shareholder servicing expenses. Under the Plan, the Funds may pay up to 0.50% for Class A and 1.00% for Class U, respectively, per year of its average daily net assets of the Defensive Growth Fund, the Income Trends Fund, the Absolute Return Fund and the Seasonal Trends Fund for such distribution and shareholder service activities. The Quantitative Strategies Fund may pay up to 0.25% for Class A and 1.00% for Class C, respectively, per year of its average daily net assets for such distribution and shareholder service activities. The Distribution Plan is a compensation plan, which means that compensation is provided regardless of 12b-1 expenses incurred. During the six months ended December 31, 2014, $87,353, $108,936, $59,435, $249,637 and $48,382 were incurred under the Plan for the Defensive Growth Fund, the Income Trends Fund, the Absolute Return Fund, Quantitative Strategies Fund and Seasonal Trends Fund, respectively.
Distributor – The distributor of the Funds is Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of GFS. The Distributor acts as the Funds principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds shares. For the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Distributor received underwriter commissions of $571,008 for sales of Class A, Class C and Class U shares, of which $64,201 was retained by the principal underwriter or other affiliated broker-dealers.
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December 31, 2014 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
(3) | INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued) |
Officers of the Trust and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust or the Manager will receive no salary or fees from the Trust. Trustees who are not interested persons as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, will be paid $2,500 per meeting attended in-person or $100 per telephonic meeting attended, at the discretion of the Chairman of the Trust. The Trust reimburses each Trustee and officer for his or her travel and other expenses relating to attendance at such meetings
Garfield Holdings, LLC, (Garfield) an affiliate of an affiliated person of the Manager, provides compliance services to the Funds. Garfield charges a monthly fee of $1,250 per Fund.
(4) | REDEMPTION FEES |
The Funds may assess a short-term redemption fee of 1.00% of the total redemption amount if a shareholder sells their shares after holding them for less than 90 days. The redemption fee is paid directly to the specific Fund in which the short-term redemption occurs. For the year ended June 30, 2014, the Defensive Growth Fund, Income Trends Fund, Absolute Return Fund, Quantitative Strategies Fund and Seasonal Trends Fund assessed $4,186, $2,483, $1,389, $9,301 and $14,402, respectively, in redemption fees.
(5) | DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL |
The tax character of fund distributions paid for the year or period ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013 was as follows:
For fiscal year or period ended | Ordinary | Long-Term | Return of | Total | ||||||||||||
6/30/2014 | Income | Capital Gain | Capital | Distribution | ||||||||||||
Defensive Growth Fund | $ | 2,145,023 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,145,023 | ||||||||
Income Trends Fund | 1,050,811 | — | 1,664,032 | 2,714,843 | ||||||||||||
Absolute Return Fund | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Quantitative Strategies Fund | 4,147,579 | 208,581 | — | 4,356,160 | ||||||||||||
Seasonal Trends Fund | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
For fiscal year ended | Ordinary | Long-Term | Return of | Total | ||||||||||||
6/30/2013 | Income | Capital Gain | Capital | Distribution | ||||||||||||
Defensive Growth Fund | $ | 947,339 | $ | 2,470 | $ | — | $ | 949,809 | ||||||||
Income Trends Fund | 1,370,485 | — | 332,558 | 1,703,043 | ||||||||||||
Absolute Return Fund | — | — | 67,368 | 67,368 | ||||||||||||
Quantitative Strategies Fund | 1,279,615 | — | — | 1,279,615 |
As of June 30, 2014, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed | Undistributed | Capital Loss | Other | Post October Loss | Unrealized | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary | Long-Term | Carry | Book/Tax | and | Appreciation/ | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income | Gains | Forwards | Differences | Late Year Loss | (Depreciation) | Earnings/(Deficits) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Defensive Growth Fund | $ | 3,177,404 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (26,927 | ) | $ | — | $ | 1,421,060 | $ | 4,571,537 | |||||||||||||
Income Trends Fund | — | — | (4,839,410 | ) | — | — | 456,335 | (4,383,075 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Absolute Return Fund | — | — | (6,226,176 | ) | — | (33,627 | ) | 669,971 | (5,589,832 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Quantitative Strategies Fund | 5,881,753 | 245,525 | — | — | — | 1,615,017 | 7,742,295 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seasonal Trends Fund | 37,725 | — | — | — | — | 282,155 | 319,880 |
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 and straddles, and adjustments for real estate investment trusts, partnerships and constructive sales.
Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Absolute Return Fund incurred and elected to defer such late year losses of $33,627.
At June 30, 2014, the Funds below had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains as follows:
Non-Expiring | Non-Expiring | |||||||||||
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total | ||||||||||
Defensive Growth Fund | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Income Trends Fund | 4,839,410 | — | 4,839,410 | |||||||||
Absolute Return Fund | 5,115,377 | 1,110,799 | 6,226,176 | |||||||||
Quantitative Strategies Fund | — | — | — | |||||||||
Seasonal Trends Fund | — | — | — |
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December 31, 2014 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |
(5) | DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL (continued) |
Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/ tax basis treatment of foreign currency gains/ (losses), reclass of net operating losses and income distributions, adjustments for real estate investment trusts, partnerships, and the capitalization of in lieu of dividend payments, resulted in reclassification for the following Funds for the year or period ended June 30, 2014 as follows:
Paid | Undistributed | Accumulated | ||||||||||
In | Net Investment | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | ||||||||||
Capital | Income | from Security Transactions | ||||||||||
Defensive Growth Fund | $ | — | $ | 265,073 | $ | (265,073 | ) | |||||
Income Trends Fund | — | (399,240 | ) | 399,240 | ||||||||
Absolute Return Fund | (113,019 | ) | 76,627 | 36,392 | ||||||||
Quantitative Strategies Fund | — | 348,940 | (348,940 | ) | ||||||||
Seasonal Trends Fund | — | 1,254 | (1,254 | ) |
(6) | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Subsequent events after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser
At an in person meeting held September 15, 2014, the Board of Trustees including the Trustees who are not interested persons, as such term is defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Independent Trustees), considered the renewal of the investment advisory agreement (the Advisory Agreement) between the AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds (the Trust), and AmericaFirst Capital Management, LLC (the Adviser) with respect to the funds of the Trust: the AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund (Defensive Growth Fund), AmericaFirst Income Trends Fund (Income Trends Fund), AmericaFirst Absolute Return Fund (Absolute Return Fund), AmericaFirst Quantitative Strategies Fund (Quantitative Strategies Fund), and the AmericaFirst Seasonal Trends Fund (Seasonal Trends Fund), (each a Fund and together, the Funds). In its consideration of renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling, and the following summarizes matters considered.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees reviewed materials provided by the Adviser related to the Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Funds, a description of the manner in which investment decisions are to be made and executed, the Advisers Form ADV Parts I and II, a profitability analysis and projections of financial condition, an overview of the personnel that would perform services for the Funds, the compliance policies and procedures of the Adviser, including a certification that the Adviser has adopted a Code of Ethics containing provisions reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons, as that term is defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, from engaging in conduct prohibited by Rule 17j-1(b), historical and comparative performance information, and other policies and procedures of the Adviser. The Trustees also noted the Adviser is subject to an SEC exam, but that no conclusions on the disposition of the exam could be reached as it is ongoing, but that no material developments where expected. Next, the Trustees reviewed the financial condition of the Adviser. They noted the Adviser is under a certain amount of financial stress as it has not been profitable over the last two years ended June 30, 2014, is burdened by a significant amount of short-term debt and other liabilities, and is subject to a suit for non-Fund-related legal fees. The Trustees next considered that the Adviser has a financial stability plan that involves rolling over or renegotiating debt, spreading out over time any other liability payments such that they are not immediately burdensome and vigorously defending the suit. The Trustees also noted that the Adviser has undertaken to provide timely reports on debt maturities and roll overs as well as material legal developments. The Trustees discussed mitigating factors that would tend to offset the financial strain under which the Adviser operates. The Trustees next considered that the Advisers Funds- related advisory fees net of the effect the expense limitation agreement and its financial plan should permit the Adviser sufficient monetary resources to continue to discharge its duties to the Funds. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser has sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the management services to be provided by the Adviser to the Funds was satisfactory.
Fees and Expenses. As to the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser, the Trustees discussed a comparison of each Funds advisory fee and total operating expense data as compared to a peer group derived from the Morningstar category to which each Fund belonged based on based on categorically similar investment objectives and strategies.
With respect to the Defensive Growth Fund, the Trustees found that the Funds advisory fee of 1.50% was marginally higher than the mean of its peer universe, the Morningstar Long/Short Equity category, and was not the highest and within a range of reasonable fees. The Trustees also considered that the Adviser has contractually agreed to limit Fund total annual operating expenses, and that its net expense ratio of 3.33% (as measured by Class A Shares) was marginally higher than the mean of its peer universe but was less than the maximum of the Funds category average and within a range of reasonable expenses.
With respect to the Income Trends Fund, the Trustees found that the Funds advisory fee of 1.25% was higher than the mean of its peer universe, the Morningstar Conservative Allocation category, and was not the highest and within a range of reasonable fees. The Trustees also considered that the Adviser has contractually agreed to limit Fund total annual operating expenses, and that its net expense ratio of 2.23% (as measured by Class A Shares) was higher than the mean of its peer universe but was less than the maximum of the Funds category
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average and within a range of reasonable expenses.
With respect to the Absolute Return Fund, the Trustees found that the Funds advisory fee of 1.50% was higher than the mean of its peer universe, the Morningstar World Allocation category, but was not the highest and within a range of reasonable fees. The Trustees also considered that the Adviser has contractually agreed to limit Fund total annual operating expenses, and that its net expense ratio of 2.45% (as measured by Class A Shares) was higher than the mean of its peer universe but was less than the maximum of the Funds category average and within a range of reasonable expenses.
With respect to the Quantitative Strategies Fund, the Trustees found that the Funds advisory fee of 1.00% was higher than the mean of its peer universe, the Morningstar Moderate Allocation category, but was not the highest and within a range of reasonable fees. The Trustees also considered that the Adviser has contractually agreed to limit Fund total annual operating expenses, and that its net expense ratio of 1.54% (as measured by Class A Shares) was only slightly higher than the mean of its peer universe but and less than the maximum of the Funds category average and within a range of reasonable expenses.
With respect to the Seasonal Trends Fund, the Trustees found that the Funds advisory fee of 1.50% was higher than the mean of its peer universe, a composite of six Morningstar categories that were selected to incorporate the Funds seasonal investment strategy, but was not the highest and within a range of reasonable fees. The Trustees also considered that the Adviser has contractually agreed to limit Fund total annual operating expenses, and that its net expense ratio of 2.49% (as measured by Class A Shares) was higher than the mean of its peer universe but was less than the maximum of the Funds composite category average and within a range of reasonable expenses.
The Trustees considered that the level of sophistication to be utilized by the Adviser in executing its investment strategies and concluded that the proposed contractual advisory fees to be paid to the Adviser with respect to each Fund was reasonable and acceptable in light of the quality of the services the Funds expected to continue to receive from the Adviser.
Performance. The Trustees next reviewed and considered the performance of each of the Funds as compared to each Funds respective index-based or peer group-based benchmarks.
With respect to the Defensive Growth Fund, the Trustees noted that the Fund (Class A Shares) returned 16.22% for the one-year period ended June 30, 2014 and 12.82% since the Funds inception on May 23, 2011, outperforming its benchmark, the Lipper Long/Short Equity Index for each respective period. The Trustees also noted that the Defensive Growth Fund outperformed the mean of the peer group derived from the Morningstar Long/Short Equity category for the annual period ended June 30, 2014. The Trustees concluded that performance was satisfactory.
With respect to the Income Trends Fund, the Trustees noted that the Fund (Class A Shares) returned 7.83% and 4.06% for the one-year and three-year periods ended June 30, 2014, respectively, outperforming its benchmark, the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, for each respective period. The Trustees also noted that the Income Trends Fund underperformed the mean of the peer group derived from the Morningstar Conservative Allocation category and the Lipper Income Funds Index for the annual period ended June 30, 2014. The Trustees concluded that performance was satisfactory.
With respect to the Absolute Return Fund, the Trustees noted that the Fund (Class A Shares) returned 29.28% and 5.99% for the one-year and three-year periods ended June 30, 2014, respectively, outperforming its benchmark, the Lipper Absolute Return Index, for the one-year and three-year periods. The Trustees also noted that the Absolute Return Fund outperformed the mean of the peer group derived from the Morningstar World Allocation category for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2014 and outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the one-year period but lagged over the three-year period. The Trustees concluded that performance was satisfactory.
With respect to the Quantitative Strategies Fund, the Trustees noted that the Fund (Class A Shares) returned 20.34%, 11.39% and 15.99% for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2014, respectively, outperforming the benchmark, the Lipper Absolute Return Index, for each respective period. The Trustees also noted that the Quantitative Strategies Fund outperformed the mean of the peer group derived from the Morningstar
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Moderate Allocation category for the one-, three-year and five-year periods ended June 30, 2014, but lagged the S&P 500 Index over the same periods. The Trustees concluded that performance was satisfactory.
With respect to the Seasonal Trends Fund, the Trustees noted that the Fund was launched on October 31, 2013. During the fiscal period ended June 30, 2014, the Fund (Class A Shares) gained 3.70% while the S&P 500 Index returned 12.77%. The Fund has underperformed its benchmark the Dow Jones US Moderately Conservative Index and the mean of the peer group derived from the Morningstar (6 category blend) benchmarks since the inception period. The Trustees noted that because of the short life of the Fund and its highly specialized seasonal strategy it was difficult to make conclusions about performance. The Trustees concluded that, even though below reference benchmarks, performance was satisfactory and would be monitored for improvement.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether the Adviser would realize economies of scale with respect to its management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed and considered an estimated profitability analysis and selected financial information of the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the Trust has yet to reach $500 million in aggregate assets and that they would revisit it when it does reach that level or as a Fund significantly increases in size to above $100 million. At this point there was no consideration in a reduction in the advisory fees, but the issue of economies of scale would be revisited as Fund assets increase.
Profitability. The Trustees considered the Advisers historic and anticipated profitability and whether these profits are reasonable in light of the services provided to the Funds and in light of the Funds projected growth. The Trustees reviewed a profitability analysis provided by the Adviser, and noted that, based on the information provided, that the Adviser is waiving a portion of its fees with respect to each Fund and waived a portion of its advisory fee for the first year of operation of the Seasonal Trends Fund. The Trustees noted that the Adviser is not profitable or only slightly so with respect to each Funds advisory contract and not profitable when the totality of each Funds sources of revenue and expenses is considered. The Independent Trustees concluded that based on current and projected asset levels, that they were satisfied that the Advisers level of profitability from its relationship with the Funds is not excessive.
Conclusion. During the Boards deliberations, including an executive session of only Independent Trustees, it was noted that the Board did not identify any single piece of information that was all-important or controlling with respect to the Advisory Agreement. Based on the Boards deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreement.
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Reference is made to the Prospectus and the Statements of Additional Information for descriptions of the Management Agreements, Services Agreements and Distribution (12b-1) Plans, tax aspects of the Funds and the calculations of the net asset value of shares of the Funds.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds Form N-Qs may be reviewed and copied at the Commissions Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Commissions Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC -0330.
PROXY VOTE
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 1-877-217 -8363; and on the Commissions 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 1-877-217-8363; and on the Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov.
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PRIVACY notice |
Rev. Jan 2013
FACTS | WHAT DOES AMERICAFIRST QUANTITATIVE FUNDS 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 depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can
include: ■ Social Security number ■ Purchase History ■ Assets ■ Account Balances ■ Retirement Assets ■ Account Transactions ■ Transaction History ■ Wire Transfer Instructions ■ Checking Account Information 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 AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information | Does AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds share? |
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 dont share |
For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We dont share |
For our affiliates everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences |
No | We dont share |
For our affiliates everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness |
No | We dont share |
For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We dont share |
Questions? | Call 1-877-217-8363 |
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Who we are | |
Who is providing this notice? | AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds
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What we do | |
How does AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds 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 AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds collect my personal information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you
■ Open an account
■ Provide account information
■ Give us your contact information
■ Make deposits or withdrawals from your account
■ Make a wire transfer
■ Tell us where to send the money
■ Tells us who receives the money
■ Show your government-issued ID
■ Show your drivers license
We also collect your personal information from other companies. |
Why cant 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 nonaffiliates 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 nonfinancial companies.
■ AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds does not share with our affiliates. |
Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies
■ AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
■ AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds does not jointly market. |
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MANAGER |
AmericaFirst Capital Management, LLC |
8150 Sierra College Blvd. |
Suite 290 |
Roseville, CA 95661 |
ADMINISTRATOR |
Gemini Fund Services, LLC |
17605 Wright Street, Suite 2 |
Omaha, NE 68130 |
Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included under Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(a)(2) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.
(a)(3) Not applicable for open-end investment companies.
(b) Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR) 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.
(Registrant) AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds
By (Signature and Title)
/s/ Andrew B. Rogers
Andrew B. Rogers, President
Date 3/11/15
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 persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)
/s/ Andrew B. Rogers
Andrew B. Rogers, President
Date 3/11/15
By (Signature and Title)
/s/ Jim Colantino
Jim Colantino, Treasurer
Date 3/11/15
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Andrew B. Rogers, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: 3/11/15 /s/ Andrew B. Rogers
Andrew B. Rogers
President
I, Jim Colantino, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: 3/11/15 /s/ Jim Colantino
Jim Colantino
Treasurer
certification
Andrew B. Rogers, President, and Jim Colantino, Treasurer of AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:
1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2014 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
President Treasurer
AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds
/s/ Andrew B. Rogers /s/ Jim Colantino
Andrew B. Rogers Jim Colantino
Date: 3/11/15 Date: 3/11/15
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds and will be retained by AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff upon request.
This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission.
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