N-CSRS 1 anfielduniversalncsrs.htm N-CSRS

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 811-22718

 

Two Roads Shared Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Richard Malinowski, Gemini Fund Services, LLC.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-470-2619

 

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

 

Date of reporting period: 4/30/21

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(ANFIELD CAPITAL LOGO)

 

Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares (AFLEX)
Class C Shares (AFLKX)
Class I Shares (AFLIX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2021

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

Advised by:
Anfield Capital Management, LLC
4041 MacArthur Blvd.
Suite 155
Newport Beach, CA 92660
www.AnfieldFunds.com

 

Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC
Member FINRA

 

 

 

 

May 2021

 

Semi-Annual Letter to Shareholders of the Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund (AFLIX)

 

General Fund Update

  

The Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund” or “AFLIX”) finished the semi-annual period ended April 30, 2021 with $138.9 million in assets under management. In terms of performance for the 6 month period ended April 30, 2021, all share classes were positive: A shares without load 2.82%, C shares 2.43%, I shares 3.06%, net of all fees and expenses. Benchmark performance over the same period: Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index (US Agg), -1.52%; Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate US Aggregate Index, -0.51%; Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate 1-3 Year Index, 0.24%; BofAML US Dollar Libor 3 Month Constant Maturity: 0.11%.

  

Performance Update

  

The Fund’s performance for the six-month period was dramatically impacted by the recovery momentum occurring throughout both fixed income and equity markets as the global economy gradually came back on-line following economic closures and restrictions imposed as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus.

  

The Fund’s relative outperformance as compared to its benchmarks occurred primarily due to the Fund’s allocation to mortgage and structure products which outperformed the general market during the six month period observed. The allocations to treasury futures and investment grade corporates were slight detractors during the same period. In addition, long-dated treasuries sold off, and the Fund outperformed the US Aggregate Bond Index due to our shorter duration exposure (2-3 years vs. the US Aggregate Bond Index’s duration of about 6 years). 

 

What is the Adviser Doing within the Portfolio? 

 

Duration Positioning – The Adviser expects to maintain a 2-3 year average duration position, which we feel is prudent as interest rates have remained range bound for several months. We are generally staying shorter in maturity in the credit space, while using US Treasury futures contracts to express our duration position.

  

Credit Portfolio – Within our credit portfolio, the Adviser has selectively added some term loans though overall, the Adviser is comfortable with the portfolio’s credit profile and when there are opportunities to deploy cash in the sector, we are focusing on higher quality, short maturity paper.

 

Current Fixed Income Investment Strategy

  

While maintaining a defensive position relative to interest rates, gradually increase treasury exposure and duration as we expect rates to remain within a range

  

Emphasize high quality yield enhancing corporate credit / MBS / ABS fixed income allocations, taking advantage of market segments that we believe are oversold as a result of the coronavirus outbreak

  

Continue to seek select opportunities in hybrid securities

  

Remain vigilant and opportunistic while monitoring stretched high yield markets

  

Favor front-end of the yield curve for quality paper as we are not being compensated to extend further out. Compensation beyond 2-3 years requires taking on excess risk that we feel is not prudent unless it is a special circumstance

  

On behalf of the entire staff at Anfield Capital Management, we thank you for your continued support. 

 

 

David Young, CFA 

CEO & Founder 

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The views in this report are those of the Fund’s management. This report contains certain forward-looking statements about factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on the Fund’s management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events such as the performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors. Management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict.

 

4869-NLD-5/25/2021

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited) 

April 30, 2021

 

Average Annual Total Return through April 30, 2021*, as compared to its benchmark: 

 

  Six Months 1 Year 5 Year Since Inception(a)
Class A 2.82% 4.70% 1.95% 2.00%
Class A with 5.75% load -3.09% -1.33% 0.75% 1.23%
Class C 2.43% 3.91% 1.21% 1.22%
Class I 3.06% 4.97% 2.21% 2.25%
BofA Merrill Lynch US Dollar 3-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index(b) 0.11% 0.34% 1.48% 1.04%

  

*The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the Fund until at least March 1, 2022 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding any front-end or contingent deferred loads; brokerage fees and commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); taxes; and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses) of the Fund do not exceed 1.75%, 2.50%, and 1.50% for Class A, Class C, and Class I shares, respectively. This agreement may be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the adviser. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the adviser are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or expenses reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits. as well as any expense limitation that was in effect at the time the waiver or reimbursement was made. Without waiver or reimbursement the gross expenses and fees of the Fund are 1.48%, 2.23% and 1.23% for Class A, Class C, and Class I shares, respectively, per the most recent prospectus dated March 1, 2021. The expense limits in effect prior to their expiration on March 1, 2021 were 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% for Class A, Class C and Class I shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free 1-866-866-4848.

 

(a)Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund commenced investment operations on June 28, 2013.

  

(b)The BofA Merrill Lynch US Dollar 3-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index is designed to track the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. The index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following business day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

  

Top Allocations % of Net Assets
CLO 19.0%
Open End Funds - Fixed Income 15.7%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 14.1%
Banking 6.8%
Automotive 6.3%
Transportation & Logistics 3.9%
Real Estate Investment Trusts 3.1%
Telecommunications 2.7%
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals 2.4%
Chemicals 2.3%
Exchange-Traded Fund - Fixed Income 0.3%
Closed End Fund - Fixed Income 0.2%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 23.2%
  100.0%

  

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this semi-annual report for a detailed analysis of the Fund’s holdings.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2021

  

Shares      Fair Value 
     CLOSED END FUND — 0.2%     
     FIXED INCOME - 0.2%     
 16,657   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  $214,875 
           
     TOTAL CLOSED END FUND (Cost $236,708)   214,875 
           
Shares      Fair Value 
     EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 0.3%     
     FIXED INCOME - 0.3%     
 16,900   Invesco Senior Loan ETF   374,335 
           
     TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (Cost $413,967)   374,335 
           
Shares      Fair Value 
     OPEN END FUNDS — 15.7%     
     FIXED INCOME - 15.7%     
 789,936   Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund   7,433,295 
 1,173,188   Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund, Admiral Class   6,992,198 
 673,244   Vanguard Short-Term Investment Grade Fund, Admiral Class   7,385,482 
         21,810,975 
           
     TOTAL OPEN END FUNDS (Cost $21,793,732)   21,810,975 

  

           Coupon Rate         
Shares      Spread   (%)       Fair Value 
     PREFERRED STOCKS  — 1.0%                    
     BANKING - 1.0%                    
 40,000   Citigroup, Inc.(a)   US0003M + 4.04%    7.1250         1,128,000 
 7,400   Citigroup, Inc. - Series K(a)   US0003M + 4.13%    6.8750         210,530 
                        1,338,530 
                          
     TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $1,342,770)          1,338,530 
                          
Principal            Coupon Rate           
Amount ($)       Spread    (%)    Maturity    Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES  — 22.8%            
     CLO  — 19.0%                    
 1,000,000   AMMC CLO XI Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 1.900%    2.1050    04/30/31    994,239 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

  

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES  — 22.8% (Continued)                    
     CLO  — 19.0% (Continued)                    
 2,000,000   Arch Street CLO Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 6.300%    6.4880    10/20/28   $1,914,996 
 2,000,000   Catamaran CLO 2013-1 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 7.150%    7.3310    01/27/28    1,774,716 
 2,000,000   Cathedral Lake CLO 2013 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 2.300%    2.4840    10/15/29    1,962,282 
 500,500   Crown Point CLO IV Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 1.500%    1.6880    04/20/31    499,305 
 1,000,000   Denali Capital CLO XI Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 5.610%    5.7980    10/20/28    969,742 
 1,000,000   Elevation CLO 2017-7 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 1.900%    2.0840    07/15/30    993,500 
 1,000,000   Fortress Credit BSL IV Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 2.500%    2.6760    10/26/29    1,004,060 
 1,000,000   Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding 2015-1 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 2.000%    2.1880    04/20/27    1,002,170 
 1,500,000   Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding 2015-2 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 5.700%    5.9180    07/25/27    1,182,804 
 2,131,438   Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding 2015-3 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 5.950%    6.1400    10/18/27    1,496,304 
 500,000   KVK CLO 2018-1 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 1.650%    1.8320    05/20/29    500,300 
 2,400,000   Man GLG US CLO(a),(b)   US0003M + 1.970%    2.1580    04/22/30    2,391,029 
 2,584,621   Oaktree CLO 2014-1(a),(b)   US0003M + 6.300%    6.4940    05/13/29    2,427,333 
 2,000,000   Sound Point CLO II Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 1.850%    2.0260    01/26/31    1,950,466 
 520,000   Steele Creek CLO 2014-1 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 1.500%    1.6860    04/21/31    517,281 
 2,000,000   Venture XVI CLO Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 5.030%    5.2140    01/15/28    1,790,866 
 1,800,000   Zais CLO 1 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 2.600%    2.7840    04/15/28    1,795,511 
 1,380,000   Zais CLO 5 Ltd.(a),(b)   US0003M + 2.400%    2.5840    10/15/28    1,384,499 
                        26,551,403 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS —  0.6%                    
 179,093   Alternative Loan Trust 2004-35T2(c)        6.0000    02/25/35    28,141 
 3,921   Banc of America Funding 2004-D Trust(a)        3.0510    06/25/34    3,947 
 6,370   Banc of America Mortgage 2004-A Trust(a)        2.5280    02/25/34    6,544 
 10,794,870   BCAP, LLC Trust 2007-AA2(a),(c)        0.4350    04/25/37    138,214 
 12,904   Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2003-4(a)        2.9440    07/25/33    13,488 
 14,558   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-AC5(d)        5.5000    10/25/33    14,997 
 9,791   Chase Mortgage Finance Trust Series 2007-A1(a)        3.4530    02/25/37    10,050 
 38,265   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2004-7(a)        3.3660    05/25/34    39,871 
 11,872   Citigroup Global Markets Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.(b)        6.0000    09/25/33    11,801 
 11,493   Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-4(a)   US0001M + 0.450%    0.5560    06/25/34    11,046 
 19,008   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-14(a)        2.8150    12/25/34    19,669 
 238,824   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2F(a),(c)   US0001M + 7.650%    7.5440    01/25/34    22,104 
 13,613   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-6F        5.5000    05/25/34    13,601 
 54,690   Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-4(a)   US0001M + 0.900%    1.0060    09/25/34    52,564 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
    ASSET BACKED SECURITIES  — 22.8% (Continued)                
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 0.6% (Continued)                    
 8,274   Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-5(a)   US0001M + 0.920%    1.0260    10/25/34   $8,342 
 50,077   Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-6(a)   US0001M + 0.825%    0.9310    10/25/34    50,722 
 46,772   JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2005-A1(a)        2.8520    02/25/35    45,335 
 16,341   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2003-7        6.5000    12/25/33    17,225 
 699,415   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2007-HF1(c)        7.0000    10/25/47    180,522 
 16,085   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-10AR(a)        2.7110    11/25/34    16,009 
 9,360   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-7AR(a)        2.5690    09/25/34    9,563 
 26,378   RAMP Series 2004-SL3 Trust        7.5000    12/25/31    25,768 
 15,652   Structured Asset Securities Corporation(a)        4.0260    09/25/26    15,931 
 80,495   Wilshire Funding Corporation        7.2500    08/25/27    80,448 
                        835,902 
     HOME EQUITY  — 2.1%                    
 61,111   Aames Mortgage Trust 2001 1 Mortgage Pass Thr Certs Se 01 1(d)        8.0880    06/25/31    65,574 
 28,949   AFC Trust Series 2000-1(a)   US0001M + 0.730%    0.8360    03/25/30    28,764 
 1,600   Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Asset-Backed Pass-Through Ctfs Ser2003-11(d)        5.0780    12/25/33    1,786 
 109,626   Asset Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2003-HE6(a)   US0001M + 2.475%    2.5810    11/25/33    110,880 
 135,000   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-BO1(a)   US0001M + 6.000%    6.1060    10/25/34    139,557 
 408,579   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-FR3(a)   US0001M + 2.100%    2.2060    09/25/34    412,338 
 227,521   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-HE7(a)   US0001M + 2.700%    2.8060    08/25/34    229,105 
 15,591   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-ABF1(a)   US0001M + 0.740%    0.8460    01/25/34    14,928 
 155,469   CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2004-HE1(a)   US0001M + 1.800%    1.9060    06/25/34    165,235 
 190,473   CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2004-HE3(a)   US0001M + 1.800%    1.9060    11/25/34    185,440 
 54,577   Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation(d)        6.9900    02/25/31    57,588 
 27,894   GSAA Trust(d)        5.2950    11/25/34    28,319 
 56,620   Home Equity Asset Trust(a)   US0001M + 2.150%    2.2560    03/25/34    57,435 
 455,054   Home Equity Asset Trust 2004-4(a)   US0001M + 1.950%    2.0560    10/25/34    457,494 
 9,070   Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-1(a)   US0001M + 2.325%    2.4310    11/25/33    9,325 
 28,884   Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-1(a)   US0001M + 2.700%    2.8060    11/25/33    29,454 
 21,424   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust Series 2003-OPT1(a)   US0001M + 2.175%    2.2810    07/25/34    20,786 
 54,205   New Century Home Equity Loan Trust(a),(b)   US0001M + 1.125%    1.2310    10/25/33    53,392 
 34,296   New Century Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2003-B(a)   US0001M + 2.475%    2.5810    11/25/33    34,411 
 13,136   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2003-4(a)   US0001M + 1.065%    1.1710    02/25/34    13,131 
 1,843   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2004-1(a)   US0001M + 1.575%    1.6810    06/25/34    1,839 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund  

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

April 30, 2021

 

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES  — 22.8% (Continued)                    
     HOME EQUITY —  2.1% (Continued)                    
 172,480   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2004-2(a)   US0001M + 2.250%    2.3560    09/25/34   $175,697 
 16,267   Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-5(a)   US0001M + 0.640%    0.7460    08/25/33    16,111 
 76,674   RASC Series 2003-KS4 Trust(d)        4.6100    06/25/33    77,987 
 150,093   Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2002-1(a)   US0001M + 1.800%    1.9060    11/25/31    144,749 
 25,536   Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2003-3(a)   US0001M + 2.400%    2.5060    12/25/33    25,583 
 18,196   Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC Trust 2004-OP1(a)   US0001M + 1.650%    1.7560    02/25/34    18,779 
 260,479   Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC Trust 2004-OP1(a)   US0001M + 2.025%    2.1310    02/25/34    260,124 
 39,270   Security National Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1(a),(b)   US0001M + 0.350%    0.4560    04/25/37    39,279 
 114,759   Terwin Mortgage Trust Series TMTS 2003-2HE(a)   US0001M + 3.225%    3.3310    07/25/34    115,037 
                        2,990,127 
     MANUFACTURED HOUSING —  0.0%(e)                    
 14,001   Conseco Finance Corporation        7.2200    03/15/28    14,539 
                          
     RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE  — 1.1%                    
 9,509   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-SD3(a)   US0001M + 2.850%    2.9560    10/25/33    9,506 
 5,493   Bravo Mortgage Asset Trust(a),(b)   US0001M + 0.240%    0.3460    07/25/36    5,495 
 27,598   Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-NC2(a)   US0001M + 1.800%    1.9060    08/25/34    31,357 
 55,466   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates(a),(b)   US0001M + 3.375%    3.4810    03/25/32    58,777 
 145,881   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates(a)   US0001M + 0.500%    0.6060    08/25/34    139,149 
 117,403   Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, LLC(a)   US0001M + 2.775%    2.8810    03/25/34    122,247 
 175,724   Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, LLC(a)   US0001M + 1.725%    1.8310    07/25/35    176,911 
 41,533   CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 2004-6(a)   US0001M + 0.900%    1.0060    11/25/34    40,850 
 28,771   CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 2004-6 Series 2A3(a)   US0001M + 1.200%    1.3060    11/25/34    28,729 
 17,897   Equity One Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2002-5(d)        5.8030    11/25/32    18,562 
 199,814   Finance America Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2(a)   US0001M + 0.975%    1.0810    08/25/34    195,862 
 22,339   Finance America Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2(a)   US0001M + 2.100%    2.2060    08/25/34    22,039 
 24,845   First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF1(a)   US0001M + 1.125%    1.2400    04/25/32    24,939 
 50,046   Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-2(a)   US0001M + 2.850%    2.9560    06/25/33    51,410 
 9,927   Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-1(a)   US0001M + 0.825%    0.9310    02/25/34    9,930 
 97,743   Morgan Stanley A.B.S Capital I Inc Trust 2004-NC7(a)   US0001M + 1.725%    1.8310    07/25/34    97,143 
 215,578   RAMP Series 2002-RS3 Trust(a)   US0001M + 0.650%    1.0810    06/25/32    192,214 
 109,279   Structured Asset Securities Corp 2005-WF1(a)   US0001M + 1.905%    2.0110    02/25/35    109,411 
 143,305   Structured Asset Securities Corp 2005-WF1(a)   US0001M + 2.055%    2.1610    02/25/35    132,788 
                          

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

7 

 

Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

April 30, 2021

 

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 22.8% (Continued)                    
     RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE — 1.1% (Continued)                    
                       $1,467,319 
     TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $32,701,521)             31,859,290 
                          
Principal            Coupon Rate           
Amount ($)       Spread    (%)    Maturity    Fair Value 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 13.5%          
 612,240   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(c)        4.5000    07/25/37    83,190 
 461,548   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        5.5000    05/25/39    83,727 
 480,314   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        6.0000    05/25/39    93,594 
 216,664   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        4.5000    11/25/39    38,906 
 807,792   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        4.5000    10/25/40    149,334 
 566,037   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        4.5000    11/25/40    90,620 
 2,256,244   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(c)        5.0000    12/25/40    439,877 
 392,439   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(c)        3.5000    11/25/41    37,390 
 255,027   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        4.0000    11/25/41    38,683 
 301,747   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        4.0000    07/25/42    45,593 
 611,155   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        4.5000    07/25/42    123,961 
 317,272   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(a),(c)        4.5000    07/25/42    57,519 
 1,739,943   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(c)        3.5000    12/25/42    293,241 
 641,851   Fannie Mae Interest Strip(c)        3.0000    11/25/43    95,530 
 118,171   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.0000    08/25/30    1,323 
 836,162   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.630%    6.5240    11/25/36    176,271 
 300,291   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.450%    6.3440    09/25/37    57,551 
 282,104   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.450%    6.3440    12/25/37    62,659 
 95,692   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.550%    6.4440    06/25/38    813 
 397,179   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        5.0000    11/25/38    36,695 
 901,201   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        6.0000    12/25/39    139,472 
 847,548   Fannie Mae REMICS(a)(c)        5.0000    01/25/40    153,366 
 1,777,242   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.600%    6.4940    10/25/40    306,519 
 2,007,842   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.0000    04/25/41    82,857 
 998,089   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.0000    10/25/41    51,925 
 4,249,119   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.000%    5.8940    11/25/41    523,356 
 235,046   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.000%    6.0000    08/25/42    45,461 
                          

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

8 

 

Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund  

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)  

April 30, 2021

 

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS  —13.5% (Continued)                    
 972,150   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.5000    02/25/43   $106,242 
 298,933   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.150%    6.0440    02/25/43    53,690 
 514,097   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.5000    09/25/43    39,155 
 2,368,925   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.000%    5.8940    10/25/43    386,483 
 672,056   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.5000    05/25/44    25,260 
 465,096   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.0000    05/25/44    2,324 
 1,339,451   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.5000    12/25/44    71,097 
 269,561   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.150%    4.5980    04/25/45    54,559 
 12,953,806   Fannie Mae REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.200%    0.0300    06/25/45    21,012 
 4,116,202   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        6.0000    06/25/45    1,015,708 
 948,864   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.5000    11/25/45    39,830 
 522,907   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.5000    02/25/46    22,203 
 465,133   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.0000    05/25/47    13,067 
 220,997   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.5000    10/25/47    18,863 
 664,279   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.0000    10/25/47    35,820 
 833,439   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.5000    12/25/47    57,666 
 484,156   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.5000    12/25/47    35,210 
 706,956   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.5000    12/25/47    90,742 
 2,406,283   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.0000    03/25/48    352,041 
 633,518   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.0000    05/25/48    57,343 
 622,457   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.0000    05/25/48    55,497 
 1,177,335   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        4.5000    10/25/48    110,305 
 1,700,554   Fannie Mae REMICS(c)        3.5000    08/25/49    138,747 
 39,561   Freddie Mac REMICS(a)   US0001M + 20.930%    20.6320    02/15/32    56,914 
 201,748   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    04/15/33    7,569 
 347,518   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        6.0000    10/15/37    46,982 
 765,034   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.0000    11/15/39    51,567 
 1,494,087   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.650%    6.5350    05/15/40    63,107 
 7,043,736   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.100%    0.1000    09/15/40    21,041 
 82,365   Freddie Mac REMICS(a)   US0001M + 14.910%    14.5660    12/15/40    124,282 
 650,506   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.0000    06/15/41    24,338 
 162,565   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.0000    12/15/41    2,606 
 312,005   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.050%    5.9350    07/15/42    71,146 
                          

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

9 

 

Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

  

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS  — 13.5% (Continued)            
 423,201   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.550%    6.4350    08/15/42   $89,215 
 136,138   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    03/15/43    677 
 285,227   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    03/15/43    14,595 
 5,061   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    03/15/43    0 
 990,979   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.0000    04/15/43    131,721 
 145,655   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    06/15/43    2,819 
 554,733   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    07/15/43    27,289 
 735,526   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.0000    08/15/43    9,219 
 1,043,665   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    10/15/43    28,265 
 154,155   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.0000    01/15/44    1,704 
 188,143   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    02/15/44    6,478 
 132,870   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    04/15/44    278 
 18,281,641   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)        0.2090    08/15/44    176,325 
 1,264,992   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.5000    12/15/44    30,295 
 580,719   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.100%    5.9850    12/15/44    103,183 
 551,120   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.0000    03/15/45    70,211 
 579,731   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 5.600%    5.4850    05/15/45    95,367 
 253,224   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        3.5000    04/15/46    27,654 
 1,485,052   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.000%    5.8850    05/15/46    275,708 
 168,422   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.5000    07/15/46    2,950 
 1,347,133   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.0000    12/15/46    182,389 
 539,915   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.0000    05/15/48    54,928 
 1,999,686   Freddie Mac REMICS(c)        4.5000    09/15/48    380,502 
 581,789   Freddie Mac REMICS(a),(c)   US0001M + 5.900%    5.7850    01/15/54    106,976 
 116,314   Freddie Mac Strips(c)        6.5000    04/01/29    19,286 
 978,386   Freddie Mac Strips(c)        5.0000    06/15/38    164,077 
 354,285   Freddie Mac Strips(a),(c)        4.5000    12/15/39    48,935 
 338,913   Freddie Mac Strips(a),(c)        4.5000    12/15/40    51,771 
 531,043   Freddie Mac Strips(a),(c)        4.5000    01/15/43    94,857 
 305,126   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    09/20/23    6,215 
 116,373   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.0000    12/16/26    7,579 
 4,720,118   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.850%    6.7340    07/20/34    814,935 
 12,715,050   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.700%    0.1500    09/16/34    65,599 
 1,312,725   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.800%    6.6840    05/16/37    292,232 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

10 

 

Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

  

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS  — 13.5% (Continued)            
 7,973,831   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.690%    6.5740    10/20/37   $1,580,867 
 2,317,225   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.150%    6.0340    07/16/38    397,009 
 1,375,046   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.5000    02/20/39    285,617 
 75,315   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.0000    03/20/39    935 
 1,322,333   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.100%    5.9840    03/20/39    113,907 
 1,093,408   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.500%    6.3840    08/16/39    67,091 
 761,203   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    10/20/39    63,076 
 4,169,533   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.550%    6.4340    10/20/39    933,125 
 2,578,874   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.600%    6.4840    12/20/39    152,096 
 1,195,474   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.400%    6.2840    01/16/40    227,009 
 1,545,227   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.0000    04/20/40    259,030 
 2,202,158   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)        0.5000    06/20/40    28,121 
 229,405   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.750%    6.6340    09/20/40    5,190 
 357,364   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.0000    10/16/40    41,795 
 3,538,762   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.050%    5.9340    12/16/40    646,639 
 234,729   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.0000    12/20/40    4,900 
 602,734   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.0000    03/16/41    65,513 
 448,576   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        6.0000    04/20/41    74,207 
 907,276   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.0000    06/20/41    21,493 
 4,070   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.0000    07/20/41    2 
 2,297,022   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.0000    08/20/41    139,970 
 2,914   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.0000    02/20/42    0 
 494,184   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.750%    6.6340    03/16/42    86,026 
 449,848   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.0000    07/20/42    45,679 
 652,491   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.000%    5.8840    08/20/42    119,466 
 452,747   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.200%    6.0840    12/20/42    78,167 
 124,741   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    01/20/43    22,535 
 422,823   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.0000    01/20/43    49,955 
 2,743,550   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.750%    6.6340    03/20/43    373,515 
 465,968   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    05/20/43    75,197 
 1,128,475   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)        1.0000    07/20/43    25,056 
 127,361   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.0000    07/20/43    4,345 
 711,646   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.150%    6.0340    07/20/43    126,791 
 137,747   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.150%    6.0340    07/20/43    28,606 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

11 

 

Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

  

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS  — 13.5% (Continued)           
 1,224,888   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.100%    5.9840    08/16/43   $204,888 
 17,135,554   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)        0.2610    10/20/43    146,516 
 594,381   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.100%    5.9840    10/20/43    83,014 
 284,024   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.100%    5.9840    11/20/43    58,436 
 195,508   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    03/20/44    2,487 
 136,667   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    04/20/44    2,298 
 578,714   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 5.600%    5.4840    06/16/44    110,121 
 190,298   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 5.600%    5.4840    09/20/44    35,351 
 270,213   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.0000    12/20/44    4,928 
 624,204   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.0000    07/20/45    50,557 
 1,573,581   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.5000    08/20/45    225,547 
 802,337   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.5000    10/16/45    105,310 
 4,144,559   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 31.250%    1.0000    10/20/45    212,823 
 529,159   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.750%    6.6340    12/20/45    120,914 
 1,266,153   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.5000    03/20/46    79,662 
 281,048   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.0000    04/20/46    10,251 
 522,942   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    04/20/46    78,164 
 246,743   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.5000    04/20/46    23,110 
 365,530   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.0000    06/20/46    57,953 
 1,046,310   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    09/20/46    118,621 
 576,238   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.0000    11/20/46    49,464 
 624,540   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    03/20/47    47,236 
 73,434   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    07/20/47    2,928 
 1,414,079   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        4.0000    11/20/47    117,565 
 264,560   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.0000    12/20/47    53,545 
 1,825,983   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.200%    6.0840    12/20/47    384,138 
 943,290   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        3.5000    01/20/48    80,461 
 475,811   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.5000    09/20/48    66,426 
 664,245   Government National Mortgage Association(c)        5.5000    10/20/48    115,420 
 760,087   Government National Mortgage Association(a),(c)   US0001M + 6.050%    5.9340    02/20/49    76,636 
                        18,833,783 
     TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $31,308,097)                  18,833,783 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

12 

 

Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

  

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS — 37.6%                    
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE  — 0.5%                    
 720,000   Howmet Aerospace, Inc.        5.8700    02/23/22   $753,300 
                          
     ASSET MANAGEMENT  — 0.8%                    
 1,000,000   Pershing Square Holdings Ltd.(b)        5.5000    07/15/22    1,046,383 
                          
     AUTOMOTIVE —  6.3%                    
 450,000   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC        3.0870    01/09/23    459,093 
 250,000   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC        3.0960    05/04/23    255,933 
 150,000   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC        3.3700    11/17/23    154,688 
 740,000   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC        3.8100    01/09/24    768,675 
 1,655,000   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC        5.5840    03/18/24    1,806,812 
 850,000   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC        5.1250    06/16/25    929,603 
 1,185,000   Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC        3.3750    11/13/25    1,214,246 
 2,500,000   General Motors Financial Company, Inc.        4.2000    11/06/21    2,548,299 
 500,000   General Motors Financial Company, Inc.        3.1500    06/30/22    513,614 
                        8,650,963 
     BANKING —  5.8%                    
 3,704,000   CIT Group, Inc. Class A(a)   US0003M + 3.972%    5.8000    06/15/22    3,838,269 
 2,308,000   Citigroup, Inc. (a)   US0003M + 4.068%    5.9500    01/30/23    2,442,153 
 1,420,000   JPMorgan Chase & Company(a)   US0003M + 3.800%    4.0050    12/29/49    1,427,219 
 500,000   National Westminster Bank plc(a)   US0003M + 0.250%    0.4400    11/29/49    500,345 
                        8,207,986 
     BEVERAGES —  0.6%                    
 400,000   Coca-Cola European Partners plc        3.2500    08/19/21    400,893 
 500,000   Molson Coors Beverage Company        3.5000    05/01/22    515,068 
                        915,961 
     BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICALS —  2.4%                    
 1,543,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Company BV Series 2        3.6500    11/10/21    1,556,987 
 1,763,000   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV        2.2000    07/21/21    1,766,306 
                        3,323,293 
     CABLE & SATELLITE —  0.9%                    
 765,000   CSC Holdings, LLC        5.8750    09/15/22    804,512 
 400,000   Time Warner Cable, LLC B        4.0000    09/01/21    401,108 
                        1,205,620 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS  — 37.6% (Continued)                    
     CHEMICALS  — 2.3%                    
 3,095,000   DuPont de Nemours, Inc.        2.1690    05/01/23   $3,107,032 
                          
     CONTAINERS & PACKAGING —  0.4%                    
 600,000   Ball Corporation        5.0000    03/15/22    621,597 
                          
     DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS —  1.4%                    
 2,000,000   General Electric Company Series D(a)   US0003M + 3.330%    3.5140    09/15/21    1,903,740 
                          
     ELECTRIC UTILITIES  — 1.9%                    
 300,000   FirstEnergy Corporation        2.8500    07/15/22    306,109 
 2,150,000   FirstEnergy Corporation        4.2500    03/15/23    2,281,075 
                        2,587,184 
     ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT —  0.1%                    
 120,000   ViacomCBS, Inc.(a)   US0003M + 3.895%    5.8750    02/28/57    123,075 
                          
     FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS —  0.6%                    
 775,000   Carter Holt Harvey Ltd.(f)        9.5000    12/01/24    842,038 
                          
     INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES —  1.5%                    
 2,167,000   Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)(a)   US0003M + 3.420%    3.6070    09/20/21    2,164,562 
                          
     INSURANCE —  0.3%                    
 459,000   MetLife, Inc.(a)   US0003M + 3.575%    3.7590    06/15/21    460,148 
                          
     INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES  — 0.2%                    
 279,000   Netflix, Inc.        5.5000    02/15/22    289,642 
                          
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS —  0.7%                    
 175,000   DCP Midstream Operating, L.P.(b)        4.7500    09/30/21    175,984 
 300,000   DCP Midstream Operating, L.P.(a),(b)   US0003M + 3.850%    5.8500    05/21/43    272,789 
 500,000   Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.        4.2000    09/15/23    535,190 
                        983,963 
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS —  3.1%                    
 150,000   American Tower Trust #1(b)        3.0700    03/15/23    151,858 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

April 30, 2021

 

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     CORPORATE BONDS  — 37.6% (Continued)                    
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS  — 3.1% (Continued)                    
 1,000,000   SBA Communications Corporation        4.8750    09/01/24   $1,025,000 
 1,115,000   SBA Tower Trust Series 2013-1-2 CLASS 20132C(b)        3.7220    04/11/23    1,135,798 
 2,042,000   Service Properties Trust        4.6500    03/15/24    2,061,144 
                        4,373,800 
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY —  1.0%                    
 1,424,000   Penske Automotive Group, Inc.        3.5000    09/01/25    1,461,380 
                          
     SOFTWARE  — 0.2%                    
 230,000   NortonLifeLock, Inc.        3.9500    06/15/22    234,025 
                          
     SPECIALTY FINANCE —  0.3%                    
 500,000   ILFC E-Capital Trust I(a),(b)   US0003M + 1.550%    4.0000    12/21/65    411,250 
                          
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS  — 2.7%                    
 1,707,000   Sprint Corporation        7.2500    09/15/21    1,745,322 
 522,875   Sprint Spectrum Company, LLC / Sprint Spectrum Series 2016-1(b)        3.3600    09/20/21    526,961 
 940,000   Telecom Italia SpA(b)        5.3030    05/30/24    1,027,843 
 500,000   T-Mobile USA, Inc.        4.0000    04/15/22    512,808 
                        3,812,934 
     TOBACCO & CANNABIS  — 0.4%                    
 500,000   Imperial Brands Finance plc(b)        3.5000    02/11/23    518,926 
                          
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS —  3.2%                    
 2,111,176   American Airlines Pass Through Trust Series 2013-2 Class A        4.9500    01/15/23    2,133,894 
 878,909   Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust Series 2007-1 Class A        5.9830    04/19/22    904,205 
 1,286,851   UAL Pass Through Trust Series 2017-1 Class A        6.6360    07/02/22    1,331,891 
 113,997   United Airlines Pass Through Trust Series 2014-1 Class B        4.7500    04/11/22    116,490 
                        4,486,480 
     TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $51,962,808)                  52,485,282 
                          

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

  

Principal          Coupon Rate         
Amount ($)      Spread   (%)   Maturity   Fair Value 
     TERM LOANS  — 3.4%               
     COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES —  2.2%              
 3,000,000   Aramark Services, Inc.(a)   US0001M + 2.500%    1.8950    04/01/28   $2,993,625 
                          
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES —  0.5%                    
 719,048   Cedar Fair, L.P.(a)   US0003M + 1.750%    1.8650    04/13/24    704,667 
                          
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS —  0.7%                    
 6,136   United Airlines, Inc.(a)   US0003M + 1.750%    1.8730    04/01/24    6,139 
 1,000,000   United Airlines, Inc.(a)   US0001M + 3.750%    4.5000    04/14/28    1,013,125 
                        1,019,264 
     TOTAL TERM LOANS (Cost $4,705,299)          4,717,556 
                          
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 94.5% (Cost $144,464,902)             $131,634,626 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES- 5.5%              7,657,124 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%                 $139,291,750 

  

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS
Number of          Notional     
Contracts   Open Long Futures Contracts   Expiration    Amount(g)    Unrealized Depreciation 
 150   CBOT 10 Year US Treasury Note   06/21/2021   $19,804,650   $(321,912)
 100   CBOT US Long Bond Future   06/21/2021    15,725,000    (339,688)
     TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS            $(661,600)

 

CLO- Collateralized Loan Obligation

 

ETF- Exchange-Traded Fund

 

LLC- Limited Liability Company

 

LP- Limited Partnership

 

LTD- Limited Company

 

PLC- Public Limited Company

 

REMIC- Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

US0001MICE LIBOR USD 1 Month

 

US0003MICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

 

(a)Floating or variable rate security; the rate shown represents the rate on April 30, 2021.

 

(b)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2021 the total market value of 144A securities is 31,987,939 or 23.0% of net assets.

 

(c)Interest only securities.

 

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

 

(e)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

  

(f)The value of this security has been determined in good faith under policies of the Board of Trustees.

 

(g)The amounts shown are the underlying reference notional amounts to stock exchange indices and equities upon which the fair value of the futures contracts held by the Fund are based. Notional values do not represent the current fair value of, and are not necessarily indicative of the future cash flows of the Fund’s futures contracts. Further, the underlying price changes in relation to the variables specified by the notional values affects the fair value of these derivative financial instruments. The notional values as set forth within this schedule do not purport to represent economic value at risk to the Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
April 30, 2021

 

ASSETS    
Investment securities:     
At cost  $144,464,902 
At fair value  $131,634,626 
Cash   5,517,482 
Dividends and interest receivable   1,100,734 
Deposits with brokers   2,472,468 
Receivable for Fund shares sold   441,685 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   49,917 
TOTAL ASSETS   141,216,912 
      
LIABILITIES     
Payable for securities purchased   995,000 
Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   661,600 
Investment advisory fees payable   108,715 
Payable to related parties   63,486 
Payable for Fund shares repurchased   58,083 
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable   2,469 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   35,809 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   1,925,162 
NET ASSETS  $139,291,750 
      
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $156,578,034 
Accumulated losses   (17,286,284)
NET ASSETS  $139,291,750 
      

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

Net Asset Value Per Share:     
Class A Shares:     
Net Assets  $7,870,377 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (a)   825,807 
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering price and redemption price per share  $9.53 
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus maximum sales charge of 5.75%)  $10.11 
      
Class C Shares:     
Net Assets  $889,355 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (a)   93,301 
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering price and redemption price per share  $9.53 
      
Class I Shares:     
Net Assets  $130,532,018 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (a)   13,685,449 
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering price and redemption price per share  $9.54 
      
(a)Unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized, no par value.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2021

 

INVESTMENT INCOME     
Dividends  $267,395 
Interest   2,339,374 
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   2,606,769 
      
EXPENSES     
Investment advisory fees   606,661 
Distribution (12b-1) fees:     
Class A   12,002 
Class C   5,354 
Administration fees   97,672 
Transfer agent fees   56,132 
Third party administration servicing fees   39,143 
Registration fees   37,105 
Accounting services fees   21,960 
Compliance officer fees   13,742 
Printing and postage expenses   12,055 
Audit fees   11,356 
Custodian fees   10,938 
Legal fees   10,729 
Insurance expense   9,050 
Trustees fees and expenses   5,596 
Other expenses   3,422 
TOTAL EXPENSES   952,917 
      
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   1,654,722 
      
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS     
Net realized loss from investments purchased   (666,686)
Net realized loss from futures contracts   (1,659,225)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments   5,499,096 
Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   (305,406)
      
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN FROM INVESTMENTS   2,867,779 
      
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $4,522,501 
      

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   For the     
   Six Months Ended   For the 
   April 30, 2021   Year Ended 
   (Unaudited)     October 31, 2020 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $1,654,722   $6,166,416 
Net realized loss from investments and options purchased   (666,686)   (6,760,991)
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts   (1,659,225)   7,050,202 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   5,499,096    (7,395,007)
Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   (305,406)   (615,567)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   4,522,501    (1,554,947)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS          
Total Distributions Paid          
Class A   (256,736)   (483,927)
Class C   (25,374)   (25,699)
Class I   (3,842,777)   (6,199,391)
Total distributions to shareholders   (4,124,887)   (6,709,017)
           
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST          
Proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A   2,405,111    6,141,874 
Class C       2,800 
Class I   34,988,897    90,974,683 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:          
Class A   249,193    435,546 
Class C   25,333    25,649 
Class I   2,863,969    4,075,224 
Payments for shares redeemed:          
Class A   (5,752,373)   (21,777,503)
Class C   (342,146)   (272,654)
Class I   (63,726,492)   (222,549,170)
Net decrease in net assets from shares of beneficial interest   (29,288,508)   (142,943,551)
           
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS   (28,890,894)   (151,207,515)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of the period   168,182,644    319,390,159 
End of the period  $139,291,750   $168,182,644 
           

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   For the     
   Six Months Ended   For the 
   April 30, 2021   Year Ended 
   (Unaudited)     October 31, 2020 
         
SHARE ACTIVITY          
Class A:          
Shares Sold   252,034    636,952 
Shares Reinvested   26,170    45,299 
Shares Redeemed   (602,821)   (2,255,862)
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   (324,617)   (1,573,611)
           
Class C:          
Shares Sold       283 
Shares Reinvested   2,659    2,675 
Shares Redeemed   (35,942)   (28,044)
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   (33,283)   (25,086)
           
Class I:          
Shares Sold   3,662,562    9,365,508 
Shares Reinvested   300,504    423,979 
Shares Redeemed   (6,679,021)   (22,997,813)
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding   (2,715,955)   (13,208,326)
           

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout each Year or Period

 

   Class A 
   Six Months                     
   Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2021   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.51   $9.82   $10.29   $10.21   $10.03   $10.00 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (1)   0.09    0.23    0.26    0.23    0.16    0.30 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (2)   0.18    (0.28)   (0.41)   0.10    0.19    0.03 
Total from investment operations   0.27    (0.05)   (0.15)   0.33    0.35    0.33 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.25)   (0.26)   (0.28)   (0.25)   (0.17)   (0.30)
Net realized gains           (0.04)            
Total distributions   (0.25)   (0.26)   (0.32)   (0.25)   (0.17)   (0.30)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.53   $9.51   $9.82   $10.29   $10.21   $10.03 
                               
Total return (3)   2.82% (7)   (0.49)%   (1.54)%   3.25%   3.56%   3.32%
                               
Net assets, at end of period (000)s  $7,870   $10,937   $26,760   $23,942   $31,421   $10,988 
                               
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (4)(5)(6)   1.48% (8)   1.47%   1.40%   1.46%   1.52%   1.59%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (5)(6)   1.48% (8)   1.47%   1.40%   1.38%   1.20%   1.20%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (5)(6)   1.95% (8)   2.33%   2.60%   2.25%   1.55%   2.99%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   31% (7)   33%   37%   50%   43%   45%
                               
(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

(2)Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains (losses) in the statement of operations due to the share transactions for the period.

 

(3)Total return shown excludes the effect of applicable sales charges. Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in sale price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Had the advisor not waived a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(4)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the advisor.

 

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

 

(6)Ratio calculated for each share class as a whole, therefore an individual investor’s ratio may vary.

 

(7)Not annualized.

 

(8)Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout each Year or Period

 

   Class C 
   Six Months                     
   Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2021   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.51   $9.82   $10.30   $10.22   $10.04   $10.01 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (1)   0.06    0.16    0.19    0.18    0.10    0.24 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (2)   0.17    (0.28)   (0.43)   0.08    0.18    0.01 
Total from investment operations   0.23    (0.12)   (0.24)   0.26    0.28    0.25 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.21)   (0.19)   (0.20)   (0.18)   (0.10)   (0.22)
Net realized gains           (0.04)            
Total distributions   (0.21)   (0.19)   (0.24)   (0.18)   (0.10)   (0.22)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.53   $9.51   $9.82   $10.30   $10.22   $10.04 
                               
Total return (3)   2.43% (7)   (1.23)%   (2.34)%   2.59%   2.80%   2.52%
                               
Net assets, at end of period (000)s  $889   $1,203   $1,490   $799   $77   $105 
                               
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (4)(5)(6)   2.23% (8)   2.22%   2.15%   2.21%   2.27%   2.34%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (5)(6)   2.23% (8)   2.22%   2.15%   2.13%   1.95%   1.95%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (5)(6)   1.20% (8)   1.59%   1.88%   1.72%   0.98%   2.45%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   31% (7)   33%   37%   50%   43%   45%
                               
(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

(2)Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains (losses) in the statement of operations due to the share transactions for the period.

 

(3)Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in sale price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Had the advisor not waived a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(4)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the advisor.

 

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

 

(6)Ratio calculated for each share class as a whole, therefore an individual investor’s ratio may vary.

 

(7)Not annualized.

 

(8)Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout each Year or Period

 

   Class I 
   Six Months                     
   Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   April 30, 2021   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.51   $9.83   $10.30   $10.21   $10.04   $10.01 
Activity from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (1)   0.11    0.25    0.29    0.26    0.19    0.32 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (2)   0.18    (0.28)   (0.44)   0.10    0.18    0.03 
Total from investment operations   0.29    (0.03)   (0.15)   0.36    0.37    0.35 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.26)   (0.29)   (0.28)   (0.27)   (0.20)   (0.32)
Net realized gains           (0.04)            
Total distributions   (0.26)   (0.29)   (0.32)   (0.27)   (0.20)   (0.32)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.54   $9.51   $9.83   $10.30   $10.21   $10.04 
                               
Total return (3)   3.06% (7)   (0.34)%   (1.29)%   3.61%   3.70%   3.56%
                               
Net assets, at end of period (000)s  $130,532   $156,042   $291,140   $208,180   $110,254   $77,921 
                               
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (4)(5)(6)   1.23% (8)   1.22%   1.15%   1.21%   1.27%   1.34%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (5)(6)   1.23% (8)   1.22%   1.15%   1.13%   0.95%   0.95%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (5)(6)   2.21% (8)   2.59%   2.86%   2.54%   1.93%   3.19%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   31% (7)   33%   37%   50%   43%   45%
                               
(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

(2)Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains (losses) in the statement of operations due to the share transactions for the period.

 

(3)Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in sale price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Had the advisor not waived a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total returns would have been lower.

 

(4)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the advisor.

 

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

 

(6)Ratio calculated for each share class as a whole, therefore an individual investor’s ratio may vary.

 

(7)Not annualized.

 

(8)Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
April 30, 2021

 

1.ORGANIZATION

 

The Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”), is a series of shares of beneficial interest of the Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 8, 2012, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on June 28, 2013. The investment objective is to seek current income.

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, and Class I shares. Class A shares are offered at net asset value (“NAV”) plus a maximum sales charge of 5.75%. Investors that purchase $1,000,000 or more of the Fund’s Class A shares will pay a 1.00% sales charge on the purchase. Class C shares of the Fund are sold at NAV without an initial sales charge. Class I shares of the Fund are sold at NAV without an initial sales charge and are not subject to 12b-1 distribution fees, but have a higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C shares. Each share class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund and classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures and ongoing service and distribution charges. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its service and/or distribution plans. The Fund’s income, expenses (other than class specific distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionately each day based upon the relative net assets of each class.

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements 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 income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

 

Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the mean between the last 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”) using methods which include current market quotations from a major market maker in the securities and based on methods which include the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type. The independent pricing service does not distinguish between smaller-sized bond positions known as “odd lots” and larger institutional-sized bond positions known as “round lots”. The Fund may fair value a particular bond if the adviser does not believe that the round lot value provided by the independent pricing service reflects fair value of the Fund’s holding. Futures and future options are valued at the final settled price or, in the absence of a settled price, at the last sale price on the day of valuation. Short-term debt obligations, excluding U.S. Treasury Bills, having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost.

 

The Fund may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value team composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) Advisor. The team may also enlist third party consultants such as a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board has also engaged a third party valuation firm to attend, as needed, valuation meetings held by the Trust, review minutes of such meetings and report to the Board on a quarterly basis. The Board reviews and considers the determinations reached by the fair value committee in ratifying the fair value committee’s application of the fair valuation methodologies employed.

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April 30, 2021

 

Exchange Traded Fund – The Fund may invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). 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 Fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.

 

Futures Contracts – The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of equities, interest rates, foreign currencies, or commodities. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral for the account of the broker (the Fund’s agent in acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contracts at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contracts are closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. If the Fund was unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the current obligation under any open futures contract. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

Option Transactions – The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against risk. When the Fund writes a call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the statement of assets and liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. As writer of an option, the Fund has no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retains the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

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

 

Valuation of Fund of Fund - The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”). 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 according to the methods established by the board of directors of the Underlying Funds.

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April 30, 2021

 

Fair Valuation Process – The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each group within the fair value team. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source), (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the Advisor, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument. Factors which may cause the Advisor to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available; the spread between bid and ask prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund’s calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the Advisor based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If the Advisor is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value team shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund’s holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

 

Open-ended funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The shares of many closed-end investment companies, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or market premium on shares of any closed-end investment company purchased by the Fund will not change.

 

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

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, 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 Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

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 April 30, 2021, for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

 

Assets*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Closed End Fund  $214,875   $   $   $214,875 
Exchange-Traded Fund   374,335            374,335 
Open End Funds   21,810,975            21,810,975 
Preferred Stocks   1,338,530            1,338,530 
Asset Backed Securities       31,859,290        31,859,290 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations       18,833,783        18,833,783 
Corporate Bonds       51,643,244    842,038    52,485,282 
Term Loans       4,717,556        4,717,556 
Total  $23,738,715   $107,053,873   $842,038   $131,634,626 
                     
Liabilities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Futures Contracts **  $661,600   $   $   $661,600 

 

*Refer to the Schedule of Investments for classifications.

 

**Represents the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of future contracts.

 

The following table presents changes in assets classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the six months ended April 30, 2021 attributable to the following:

 

   Bonds & Notes 
Beginning Balance November 1, 2020  $839,635 
Total realized gain (loss)    
Unrealized Appreciation   (6,599)
Cost of Purchases    
Proceeds from Sales    
Amortization   9,002 
Net transfers in/out of level 3    
Ending Balance April 30, 2021  $842,038 

 

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used for the Fund’s investments that are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2021:

 

Fair Value at April 30, 2021 Valuation Techniques Unobservable Input Impact to Valuation
$ 108.65 Spread to comparable security adjusted for a fixed spread as of the last trade date. 340 basis point spread to comparable security with a rate of 4.875%. These inputs included the discount rate or yield and the term to maturity used. Significant increases (decreases) in the discount rate or yield and expected term to redemption would have a direct and proportional impact to fair value.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets

 

The Fund’s policy is to recognize a net asset or liability equal to the net variation margin for futures contracts. During the six months ended April 30, 2021, the Fund was not subject to any master netting arrangements. The following table shows additional information regarding the offsetting of assets and liabilities at April 30, 2021 for the Fund.

 

               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
Liabilities:              Statement of Assets & Liabilities     
       Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of             
   Gross Amounts of   Offset in the   Liabilities Presented             
   Recognized   Statement of Assets   in the Statement of   Financial   Cash Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   & Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged *   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $(661,600)  $   $(661,600)  $   $661,600   $ 
Total  $(661,600)  $   $(661,600)  $   $661,600   $ 

 

*Collateral pledged is limited to the net outstanding amount due to/from one individual counterparty. The actual collateral amounts pledged may exceed these amounts and fluctuate in value. Total cash collateral pledged for futures contracts is $2,472,468.

 

Impact of Derivatives on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations

 

The derivative instruments outstanding as of April 30, 2021 as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed in the Statements of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Fund.

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2021:

 

   Asset Derivatives
Contract Type/Primary Risk Exposure  Balance Sheet Location  Fair Value 
Futures Contracts - Interest Rate Risk  Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts  $(661,600)

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund’s Statements of Operations as of April 30, 2021:

 

Derivative Investment Type  Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Futures Contracts  Net realized loss from futures contracts;
   Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized in the Statements of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the six months ended April 30, 2021:

 

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations
Derivative Investment      Total for the Six Months 
Type  Interest Rate Risk   Ended April 30, 2021 
Futures contracts  $(1,659,225)  $(1,659,225)

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April 30, 2021

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the
Statements of Operations
       Total for the 
Derivative Investment Type  Interest Rate Risk   Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 
Futures contracts  $(305,406)  $(305,406)

 

Security Transactions and Related Income – Security transactions are accounted for on trade date basis. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains or losses from sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Due from broker balance is comprised of margin balance held at the broker.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders – Dividends from net investment income are declared and distributed monthly. Distributable net realized capital gains are declared and distributed annually. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are recorded on ex dividend date and determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (i.e., deferred losses, capital loss carry forwards) 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.

 

Federal Income Taxes – It is the Fund’s policy to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision has been recorded.

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years ended October 31, 2018 to October 31, 2020, or expected to be taken in the Fund’s October 31, 2021 year-end tax returns. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, Ohio and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments; however the Fund is 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.

 

Expenses – 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.

 

Indemnification – The Trust indemnifies its officers and trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

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April 30, 2021

 

3.PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

 

The Fund’s investments in securities, financial instruments and derivatives expose it to various risks, certain of which are discussed in these Notes to Financial Statements. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information for a more full listing of risks associated with the Fund’s investments which include, but are not limited to: active trading risk, bank loan risk, cash positions risk, collateralized loan obligations risk, common stock risk, convertible securities risk, counterparty credit risk, credit risk, credit spread risk, currency risk, cybersecurity risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risks, financial sector risk, fixed income securities risk, foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk, futures contract risk, gap risk, hedging transactions risk, high yield risk, index risk, interest rate risk, issuer-specific risk, investment companies and exchange-traded funds risks, leverage risk, LIBOR risk, liquidity risk, management risk, market risk, market events risk, MLP risk, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities risk, odd lot pricing risk, preferred securities risk, prepayment and extension risk, regulatory risk, sector risk, securities lending risk, short sales risk, swap risk, U.S. government securities risk, valuation risk, variable or floating rate securities and volatility risk.

 

Bank Loan Risk – The Fund’s investments in secured and unsecured participations in bank loans and assignments of such loans may create substantial risk. In making investments in such loans, which are made by banks or other financial intermediaries to borrowers, the Fund will depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of principal and interest.

 

Currency Risk – The risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies.

 

Convertible Securities Risk – The market value of a convertible security performs like that of a regular debt security; that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls. In addition, convertible securities are subject to the risk that the issuer will not be able to pay interest or dividends when due, and their market value may change based on changes in the issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Since it derives a portion of its value from the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security is also subject to the same types of market and issuer risks that apply to the underlying common stock.

 

Counterparty Credit Risk – The Fund may enter into various types of derivative contracts. Many of these derivative contracts will be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. These contracts also involve exposure to credit risk, since contract performance depends in part on the financial condition of the counterparty. If a privately negotiated over-the-counter contract calls for payments by the Fund, the Fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if a counterparty’s creditworthiness declines, the Fund may not receive payments owed under the contract, or such payments may be delayed under such circumstances and the value of agreements with such counterparty can be expected to decline, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The Adviser considers factors such as counterparty credit ratings and financial statements among others when determining whether a counterparty is creditworthy. The Adviser regularly monitors the creditworthiness of each counterparty with which the Fund enters into a transaction. In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements that involve a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty risk.

 

Derivatives Risk - The derivative instruments in which the Fund may invest, including futures, options, credit default swaps, total return swaps, repurchase agreements and other similar instruments, may be more volatile than other instruments and may be subject to unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited. The risks associated with investments in derivatives also include leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation. Changes in the market value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, if a derivative is being used for hedging purposes there can be no assurance given that each derivative position will achieve a perfect correlation with the security or currency against which it is being hedged, or that a particular derivative position will be available when sought by the portfolio manager.

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Fixed Income Risk – Fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk, call risk, prepayment and extension risk, credit risk, duration, and liquidity risk. In addition, current market conditions may pose heightened risks for fixed income securities. When the Fund invests in fixed income securities or derivatives, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities or derivatives owned by the Fund. Risks associated with rising interest rates are heightened given that interest rates in the U.S. currently remain near historic lows. Moreover, new regulations applicable to and changing business practices of financial intermediaries that make markets in fixed income securities have resulted in less market making activity for certain fixed income securities, which has reduced the liquidity and may increase the volatility for such fixed income securities. The fixed-income securities market can be susceptible to increases in volatility and decreases in liquidity. Liquidity may decline unpredictably in response to overall economic conditions or credit tightening.

 

Foreign (non-U.S.) Investment Risk – Foreign (non-U.S.) securities present greater investment risks than investing in the securities of U.S. issuers and may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than the securities of U.S. companies, due to less information about foreign (non-U.S.) companies in the form of reports and ratings than about U.S. issuers; different accounting, auditing and financial reporting requirements; smaller markets; nationalization; expropriation or confiscatory taxation; currency blockage; or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign (non-U.S.) securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers.

 

LIBOR Risk – The Fund may invest in securities and other instruments whose interest payments are determined by references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that after 2021 it will cease its active encouragement of banks to provide the quotations needed to sustain LIBOR. On March 5, 2021, ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, the administrator of LIBOR, announced its intention to cease publishing a majority of the USD LIBOR rates immediately after publication on June 30, 2023, with the remaining USD LIBOR rates to end immediately after publication on December 31, 2021. The unavailability of LIBOR presents risks to the Fund, including the risk that any pricing or adjustments to the Fund’s investments resulting from a substitute or alternate reference rate may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or NAV. It remains uncertain how such changes would be implemented and the effects such changes would have on the Fund, including any negative effects on the Fund’s liquidity and valuation of the Fund’s investments, issuers of instruments in which the Fund invests and financial markets generally.

 

Market Risk – Overall market risk may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests. The Fund is subject to the risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions and other factors, which may negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Factors such as domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) economic growth and bond and other market conditions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rate levels, lack of liquidity in the markets, volatility in the securities markets, adverse investor sentiment affect the securities markets and political events affect the securities markets. Securities markets also may experience long periods of decline in value. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

 

Local, state, regional, national or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and could result in decreases to the Fund’s net asset value. Political, geopolitical, natural and other events, including war, terrorism, trade disputes, government shutdowns, market closures, natural and environmental disasters, epidemics, pandemics and other public health crises and related events and governments’ reactions to such events have led, and in the future may lead, to economic uncertainty, decreased economic activity, increased market volatility and other disruptive effects on U.S. and global economies and markets. Such events may have significant adverse direct or indirect effects on the Fund and its investments. For example, a widespread health crisis such as a global pandemic could cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, impact the ability to complete redemptions, and affect Fund performance. A health crisis may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks. In addition, the increasing interconnectedness of markets around the world may result in many markets being affected by events or conditions in a single country or region or events affecting a single or small number of issuers.

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April 30, 2021

 

COVID-19 has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, business and school closings, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen.

 

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk – The risk of investing in mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, including prepayment risk, extension risk, interest rate risk, market risk and management risk. Mortgage-backed securities include caps and floors, inverse floaters, mortgage dollar rolls, private mortgage pass-through securities, resets and stripped mortgage securities. A systemic and persistent increase in interest rate volatility may also negatively impact a number of the Fund’s mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities holdings.

 

Odd Lot Pricing Risk – Bonds may be purchased and held as smaller sized bond positions known as “odd lots”. Pricing services generally value such securities based on bid prices for larger institutional sized bond positions known as “round lots”; and such round lot prices may reflect more favorable pricing than odd lot holdings. The Fund may purchase securities suitable for its investment strategies in odd lots. Special valuation considerations may apply with respect to the Fund’s odd-lot positions, as the Fund may receive different prices when it sells such positions than it would receive for sales of institutional round lot positions. The Fund may fair value a particular bond if the Adviser does not believe that the round lot value provided by the independent pricing service reflects fair value of the Fund’s holding. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s valuation procedures will result in pricing data that is completely congruent with prices that the Fund might obtain on the open market.

 

U.S. Government Securities Risk – Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.

 

Volatility Risk – The Fund may have investments that appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time. This may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time.

 

4.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from the sale of securities, other than short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2021, amounted to $43,868,287 and $68,797,916, respectively.

 

5.INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

Advisory Fees – Anfield Capital Management, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment advisor (the “Advisor”). Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Fund, the Advisor, under the oversight of the Board, directs the daily operations of the Fund and supervises the performance of administrative and professional services provided by others. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Advisor, the Fund pays the Advisor an investment advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets totaling $606,661 for the six months ended April 30, 2021.

 

The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund, until at least March 1, 2022, to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement (excluding any front-end or contingent deferred loads; brokerage fees and commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses; borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); taxes; and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses) do not exceed 1.75%, 2.50%, and 1.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, and Class I shares, respectively. This agreement may be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the adviser. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the date such fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits as well as any expense limitation that was in effect at the time the waiver or reimbursement was made. Prior to March 1, 2021, the expense limitations in effect for the Fund were 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% for Class A, Class C and Class I shares, respectively.

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2021, the Advisor did not waive any fees or expenses. The Advisor can recoup waived and reimbursed expenses of $128,740 until October 31, 2021.

 

The Board has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that a monthly service and/or distribution fee is calculated by the Fund at an annual rate of 0.25% and 1.00% of its average daily net assets for Class A and Class C, respectively, and is paid to Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor” and “NLD”), an affiliate of GFS, to provide compensation for ongoing shareholder servicing and distribution-related activities or services and/or maintenance of the Fund’s shareholder accounts not otherwise required to be provided by the Advisor.

 

The Distributor acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. During the six months ended April 30, 2021, the Distributor received $493 and $0 in underwriting commissions for sales of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, of which $73 and $0 was retained by the principal underwriter for Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

 

Class C shares and Class I shares of the Fund are not subject to an initial sales charge.

 

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

 

Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”) – an affiliate of the Distributor, provides administration, fund accounting, and transfer agent services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with GFS, the Fund pays GFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Fund. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of GFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Fund for serving in such capacities.

 

Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”) – an affiliate of GFS and the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from the Fund.

 

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

 

6.DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities represents cost for financial reporting purposes. As of April 30, 2021, aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $144,656,935 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation:  $3,513,950 
Gross unrealized depreciation:   (16,536,259)
Net unrealized depreciation:  $(13,022,309)

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

   Fiscal Year Ended   Fiscal Year Ended 
   October 31, 2020   October 31, 2019 
Ordinary Income  $6,709,017   $9,418,535 
Long-Term Capital Gain        
Return of Capital       98,706 
   $6,709,017   $9,517,241 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

As of October 31, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings/ (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed   Undistributed   Post October Loss   Capital Loss   Other   Unrealized   Total 
Ordinary   Long-Term   and   Carry   Book/Tax   Appreciation/   Accumulated 
Income   Gains   Late Year Loss   Forwards   Differences   (Depreciation)   Earnings/(Deficits 
$1,940,011   $   $   $(1,102,504)  $   $(18,521,405)  $(17,683,898)

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized loss, and unrealized depreciation from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, mark-to-market on open futures and adjustments to perpetual bonds.

 

At October 31, 2020, the Fund had capital loss carry forwards (“CLCF”) for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains as follows:

 

Non-Expiring   Non-Expiring       CLCF 
Short-Term   Long-Term   Total   Utilized 
$   $1,102,504   $1,102,504   $ 

 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/tax basis treatment of non-deductible expenses and adjustments for prior year tax returns resulted in reclassifications for the Fund for the year ended October 31, 2020 as follows:

 

Paid     
In   Accumulated 
Capital   Earnings (Losses) 
$(34,934)  $34,934 

 

7.BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of April 30, 2021, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. held 30.39% and may be deemed to control the Fund.

 

8.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

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

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Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
April 30, 2021

 

Approval of Advisory Agreement

 

Anfield Capital Management, LLC for the Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund

 

At a meeting held on March 9-10, 2021 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Two Roads Shared Trust (the “Trust”), each of whom is not an “interested person” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees” or the “Trustees”), as such term is defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), considered the reapproval of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Anfield Capital Management, LLC (“Anfield” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund (“the Fund”).

 

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Advisory Agreement, the Board received written materials in advance of the Meeting, which included information regarding: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser; (ii) a description of the Adviser’s investment management personnel; (iii) an overview of the Adviser’s operations and financial condition; (iv) a description of the Adviser’s brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements); (v) a comparison of the Fund’s advisory fees and overall expenses with those of comparable mutual funds; (vi) the anticipated level of profitability from the Adviser’s fund-related operations; (vii) the Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures, including policies and procedures for personal securities transactions, business continuity and information security and (viii) information regarding the performance record of the Fund as compared to other mutual funds with similar investment strategies.

 

Throughout the process, including at the meeting, the Board had numerous opportunities to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Adviser. During the Meeting, the Board was advised by, and met in executive session with, the Board’s independent legal counsel, and received a memorandum from such independent counsel regarding their responsibilities under applicable law. The Board also noted that the evaluation process with respect to the Adviser was an ongoing one and that in this regard, the Board took into account discussions with management and information provided to the Board at prior meetings with respect to the services provided by the Adviser.

 

Matters considered by the Board in connection with its approval of the Advisory Agreement included, among others, the following:

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed materials provided by the Adviser related to the Advisory Agreement, including: the Advisory Agreement; a description of the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed; an overview of the personnel that perform services for the Fund and their background and experience; a review of the financial condition of the Adviser; information regarding risk management processes and liquidity management; the compliance policies and procedures of the Adviser, including its business continuity and cybersecurity policies and a code of ethics that contained 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); the Adviser’s use of an outside compliance consultant; information regarding the Adviser’s compliance and regulatory history; and an independent report prepared by Broadridge analyzing the performance record, fees and expenses of the Fund as compared to those of a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment strategies as selected by Broadridge. The Board also noted that on a regular basis it received and reviewed information from the Trust’s CCO regarding the Fund’s compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, which included evaluating the regulatory compliance systems of the Adviser and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws. The Board also considered the Adviser’s policies and procedures relating to business continuity and cybersecurity, including the review and evaluation of the Trust’s CCO of these policies and procedures. The Board noted no significant disruption or impact to services to the Adviser as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board noted that the Adviser retained oversight of both the operational and investment functions for the Fund and was considered on that basis. The Board also considered the significant risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with the services provided to the Fund, including entrepreneurial risk and ongoing risks including investment, operational, enterprise, litigation, regulatory and compliance risks.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Anfield, the Board also took into account its knowledge, acquired through discussions and reports during the preceding year, including a written report containing Anfield’s performance commentary for the prior quarterly period; and in past years, of Anfield’s management and the quality of the performance of its duties. The Board observed that Anfield had an effective compliance program and had no significant matters reported over the past year. The Board concluded that Anfield had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, compliance policies and procedures to perform its duties under the Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the services provided by Anfield were satisfactory and reliable.

 

Performance. In considering the Fund’s performance, the Board noted that it reviews information about the Fund’s performance results at its regularly scheduled meetings. Among other data, the Board considered the Fund’s performance as compared to a broad-based index and against a group of peer funds provided by Broadridge, an independent third-party data provider (the “Peer Group”). The Board noted that while it found the data provided by the independent third-party generally useful, it recognized its limitations, including in particular that data may vary depending on the selected end date and that the results of the performance comparisons may vary depending on the selection of the Peer Group. The Board also noted differences in the investment strategies of the Fund relative to its respective Peer Group.

 

The Board also took into account management’s discussion of the performance of the Fund, including the quarterly written report containing the Adviser’s performance commentary. The Board also noted that the Adviser was actively monitoring the performance of the Fund.

 

The Board considered that the Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Board considered the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, and since inception periods ended December 31, 2020 as compared with the performance of funds in its Peer Group and its Morningstar category (Nontraditional Bond), and the benchmark index, noting that the Fund underperformed the Peer Group median, Morningstar category median and benchmark for the one-year and three-year periods, but has outperformed its benchmark for the five-year and since inception periods. The Board also noted that for certain periods since it commenced operations, the Fund’s returns have been within the top quartile of its Peer Group and the Fund’s standard deviation was at the top of its Peer Group. The Board took into account the Adviser’s discussion of the Fund’s performance history, including the factors that had contributed to the Fund’s underperformance. The Board concluded that the overall performance of the Fund was satisfactory and any underperformance was being appropriately monitored and/or addressed.

 

Fees and Expenses. Regarding the costs of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board considered, among other expense data, a comparison prepared by Broadridge of the Fund’s advisory fee and operating expenses compared to the advisory fee and expenses of the funds in its Peer Group and Morningstar category. The Board noted that while it found the data provided by the independent third-party generally useful, it recognized its limitations, including potential differences in the investment strategies of the Fund relative to its Peer Group, as well as the level, quality and nature of the services provided by the Adviser.

 

The Board noted that the Adviser’s advisory fee was equal to the median of the Peer Group, but higher than its Morningstar category median. The Board also noted that the Fund’s gross expense ratio was below the median and average of its Peer Group. The Board took into account that the Adviser had agreed to reimburse expenses to limit net annual operating expenses to 1.25% of the Fund’s average net assets (exclusive of any taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, indirect expenses, expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund may invest, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) and that the Fund’s current gross expenses of 1.18% were below its expense cap.

 

Based on the factors above, the Board concluded that the advisory fee was not unreasonable.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
April 30, 2021

 

Profitability. The Board considered the profitability of the Adviser and whether the profit was reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed profitability analyses prepared by the Adviser based on the Fund’s asset levels and considered the total profits of the Adviser, from its relationship with the Fund and the other funds in the Trust in the aggregate. The Board concluded that the Adviser’s profitability, if any, from its relationship with the Fund, after taking into account a reasonable allocation of costs, was not excessive.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether the Adviser would realize economies of scale with respect to the advisory services provided to the Fund. The Board considered the profitability analyses included in the Board Materials and noted that expenses of managing the Fund as a percentage of assets under management were expected to decrease as the Fund’s assets continue to grow. The Board noted that at current asset levels, economies of scale were not a relevant consideration and that it would revisit whether economies of scale exist in the future once the Fund had achieved sufficient size.

 

Other Benefits. The Board also considered the character and amount of other direct and incidental benefits to be received by the Adviser from its association with the Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser did not believe that it would receive any direct, indirect or ancillary material “fall-out” benefits from its relationship with the Fund, although the Board noted that certain reputational benefits may result from its relationship.. The Board concluded that such benefits are reasonable.

 

Conclusion. The Board, having requested and received such information from the Adviser as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreement, and having been advised by independent counsel that the it had appropriately considered and weighed all relevant factors, determined that approval of Advisory Agreement for an additional one-year term was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Board considered a variety of factors, including those discussed above, and also considered other factors (including conditions and trends prevailing generally in the economy, the securities markets, and the industry). The Board did not identify any one factor as determinative, and each Independent Trustee may have weighed each factor differently. The Board’s conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of the advisory arrangements in prior years and on the Board’s ongoing regular review of fund performance and operations throughout the year.

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EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
April 30, 2021

 

As a shareholder of Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases of Class A shares; (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The “Actual” line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The “Hypothetical” line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Anfield Universal Fixed Income Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, 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.

 

   Beginning  Ending  Expenses Paid  Expense Ratio
   Account Value  Account Value  During Period*  During Period**
Actual  11/1/20  4/30/21  11/1/20 – 4/30/21  11/1/20 – 4/30/21
Class A  $1,000.00  $1,028.20  $7.44  1.48%
Class C  1,000.00  1,024.30  11.19  2.23
Class I  1,000.00  1,030.60  6.21  1.23
             
   Beginning  Ending  Expenses Paid  Expense Ratio
Hypothetical  Account Value  Account Value  During Period*  During Period**
(5% return before expenses)  11/1/20  4/30/21  11/1/20 – 4/30/21  11/1/20 – 4/30/21
Class A  $1,000.00  $1,017.46  $7.40  1.48%
Class C  1,000.00  1,013.74  11.13  2.23
Class I  1,000.00  1,018.68  6.18  1.23

 

*Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (181) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

 

**Annualized.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
April 30, 2021

 

LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

 

The Fund has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the 1940 Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources.

 

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

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

FACTS WHAT DOES TWO ROADS SHARED TRUST DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
   
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.
   
  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing.
   
  Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.

Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
What? THE TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND SHARE DEPENDS ON THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE WITH US. THIS INFORMATION CAN INCLUDE:
   
  ●      Social Security number and income
   
  ●      Account transactions and transaction history
   
  ●      Investment experience and purchase history
   
  When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
   
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reason Two Roads Shared Trust chooses to share and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Two Roads
Shared Trust 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 – NO We do not share
to offer our products and services to you    
For joint marketing with other financial companies NO We do not share
     
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – NO We do not share
information about your transactions and experiences    
     
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – NO We do not share
information about your creditworthiness    
For our affiliates to market to you NO We do not share
     
For nonaffiliates to market to you NO We do not share
     
Questions? Call 1-631-490-4300

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What we do

How does Two Roads Shared Trust
protect my personal information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law.

These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
   
  Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.
How does Two Roads Shared Trust We collect your personal information, for example, when you
collect my personal information?  
  ●      open an account or give us contact information
   
  ●      provide account information or give us your income information
   
  ●      make deposits or withdrawals from your account
   
  We also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
   
  ●      sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
   
  ●      affiliates from using your information to market to you
   
  ●      sharing for 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.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust has no affiliates.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliates financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
   
  ●      Two Roads Shared Trust does not jointly market.

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Proxy Voting Policy

 

Information regarding how the Fund votes proxies relating to portfolio securities for the twelve month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund used to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-866-4848 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Portfolio Holdings

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, within sixty days after the end of the period. Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-866-4848.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adviser
Anfield Capital Management, LLC
4041 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 155
Newport Beach, CA 92660
 
Administrator
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100
Elkhorn, NE 68022-3474

 

 

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of shareholders and are not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer of sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund. Such an offering is made only by a prospectus, which contains information about the Fund’s investment objective, risks, fees and expenses. Investors are reminded to read the prospectus carefully before investing in the Fund.

 

 

 

AUF-SAR21

 

 

(b)        Not applicable

 

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. 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 Management Investment Companies. 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 Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers. 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. 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.

 

(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) Two Roads Shared Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ James Colantino

James Colantino, Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date 7/7/2021

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ James Colantino

James Colantino, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date 7/7/2021

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Laura Szalyga

Laura Szalyga, Principal Financial Officer

 

Date 7/7/2021