N-CSRS 1 quantifiedncsrs.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 811-22756

 

Advisors Preferred Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 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: 631-470-2734

 

Date of fiscal year end: 6/30

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/20

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

(QUANTIFIED FUNDS LOGO)

 

 

Semi-Annual Report
December 31, 2020

 

 

Quantified Managed Income Fund Quantified Market Leaders Fund
Investor Class Shares QBDSX Investor Class Shares QMLFX
Advisor Class Shares QBDAX Advisor Class Shares QMLAX
   
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund Quantified STF Fund
Investor Class Shares QALTX Investor Class Shares QSTFX
Advisor Class Shares QALAX Advisor Class Shares QSTAX
   
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund
Investor Class Share QSPMX Investor Class Shares QFITX
   
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund Quantified Common Ground Fund
Investor Class Shares QEVOX Investor Class Shares QCGDX
   
   
   
   

1-855-64-QUANT (1-855-647-8268)
www.advisorspreferred.com

 

Distributed by Ceros Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 19, 2021

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

This Semi-Annual Report for the Quantified Funds covers the period from July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020. The Quantified Funds are a series of Funds, sub-advised by Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd., which are actively managed using dynamic asset allocation. They are created to work together in a portfolio to seek return and manage risk for an investor through changing market conditions.

 

The Quantified STF Fund returned 39.97% for second half of the year for the Investor class shares and 39.48% for the Advisor class shares, versus a return of 27.36% for the NASDAQ 100 Total Return Index for the period. The Fund’s seeks to outperform the NASDAQ 100 Index over the long term with less downside risk. Its investments are based solely on the price action of this index and it can use leverage, which is achieved primarily through Nasdaq-100 futures contracts. The Fund began the first day of the period with 1.6X exposure. At market close on July 6, exposure was decreased to 1.2X and then increased to 1.6X on July 7. On July 8, exposure was reduced to 1.2X again and then raised back to 1.6X on July 9. The Fund took on full leverage of 2X on July 15, then reduced it to 1.6X on July 23. On July 28, the exposure was increased to 2X and then was reduced to 1.6X on July 29, until changing to 2X on August 6. On September 3, exposure was reduced to 1.2X and then to 0.8X on September 8. On September 18, exposure was increased to 1.2X and then to 1.6X on September 22. Leverage was reduced to 1.0X on September 23, where it remained until changing to 2.0X at the close on October 1. At market close on October 12, exposure was decreased to 1.6X and then increased to 2.0X on October 20. On October 28, exposure was reduced to 0.8X and then down to 0.6X on November 4. The Fund took on 1.0X exposure on November 11 and then full leverage of 2.0X on November 13, where it remained until year end.

 

The Quantified Common Ground Fund returned 22.50% for the second half of the year versus a return of 22.93% of the S&P Composite 1500 Total Return Index for the same period. The Fund was developed to invest in common stocks and bonds of issuers that can be considered compliant with both ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and BRI (Biblically Responsible Investing) standards. During the third and fourth quarters, the Fund favored stocks in sensitive sectors, while defensive sectors were underweighted. In the fourth quarter, the Fund behaved more like a growth fund. The heaviest sector exposures were to Healthcare and Materials, neither of which led in returns for the period. Despite this, specific stocks within the sectors chosen by the Fund outperformed. Stock picking, a result of the Sub-adviser’s smart-factor investment process, led to the Fund’s success during this period, rather than asset allocation among sectors.

 

The Quantified Market Leaders Fund returned 31.93% for the period in the Investor class shares and 31.74% in the Advisor class shares, versus a return of 25.80% for the Wilshire 5000 Total Return Index during the same period. The Fund pursues an active asset allocation strategy designed to overweight portfolio investments into top-performing asset classes, while eliminating exposure to under-performing assets. The Fund uses total return swaps as substitutes for certain asset classes and to adjust its market exposure. The July-August run was strong, up 16.7%, but the September sell-off was sharp, -7.8%. The decline was broad with only two of the 11 S&P sectors managing to post gains; however, the asset classes and sectors which had led the market since the March lows underperformed. The Market Leaders strategies were quick to react to the September sell-off and shifting signs of rotation in leadership within the global asset-classes and sectors. Overall equity exposure was temporarily reduced in September from 151% to 93% and several shifts to new sector leadership occurring in September. One of the leaders for the fourth quarter was Small Growth, which rallied 29.6% during the quarter. Additionally, Semiconductors, a significant allocation of the Fund, gained 24.7% for the quarter. The Fund was fully leveraged for the entire fourth quarter, allowing it to take advantage of market movements, which significantly increased Fund performance.

 

The Quantified Alternative Investment Fund returned 16.13% for the Investor class shares and 15.86% for the Advisor class shares compared with a return of 7.98% for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index and 22.16% for the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the period. The Fund dynamically manages a ranked portfolio of alternative investments with the diversification and liquidity traditionally available only to hedge funds. The Fund uses futures contracts as substitutes for certain asset classes and to adjust its market exposure. The Fund had a cash position of around 25% to begin the period. Over the course of the third quarter, the cash percentage was steadily reduced until market risk started increasing in September. The Fund began September with 17% cash and ended the third quarter with around 33% cash exposure due to increased market volatility. In December, this cash position was drawn down, ending the period at around 15%. New Energy (non-fossil fuels) was the top performing basket for both quarters.

 

The Quantified Evolution Plus Fund returned 7.98% compared with a return of 22.16% for the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the second half of the year. The Fund utilizes a strategy that seeks strong absolute risk-adjusted returns on a wide variety of asset classes. Leverage may be used to augment returns. The Fund spent the majority

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of the period with its largest position in gold-related assets, followed by equities, with occasional exposure to long-term Treasury’s. The gold-related holding caused the Fund to lag the equity markets during the period. The main driver of performance for the fourth quarter was the diversification and risk control weightings that the Fund uses rather than changes in momentum rankings.

 

The Quantified Managed Income Fund fell by -1.58% for the Investor class and by -1.98% for the Advisor class shares for the six-month period, compared with a return of 1.29% for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund selects income investments from a universe of bond, equity, REIT and MLP investments to create an optimized risk-adjusted return portfolio. The dividend-paying stock sleeve portion of the Fund was the best-performing component though that portion of the Fund remained market neutral to reduce volatility. The remainder of the Fund was invested in fixed -income ETF holdings, including a static core, a rotational bond ETF portfolio, and a high-yield bond portion. The rotational portion was the lowest-returning component of the Fund. The actively traded ultra T-bond futures hedge contributed positively to the Fund’s performance throughout the period.

 

The Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund returned 2.03% for the period versus a return of 22.16% for the S&P 500 Total Return Index, and versus 11.51% of a blended benchmark of 50% of the S&P 500 Total Return Index and 50% of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index for the same period. The Fund seeks out daily patterns in the stock market that have been found to be determinative of probable future price direction. The market trended fairly strongly during the second half of the year, offering the Fund little opportunity to capitalize on traditional range-bound market patterns, in which it performs better. The Fund uses futures and swap contracts to achieve leverage. The Fund executed five separate blocks of trades - the first one just short of 100% long near the end of July; the second and third both occurring in the month of September, with the fund increasing exposure to over 150% in both instances; the fourth one just short of 200% in mid-October; and the fifth beginning with 80% exposure at the end of November, increasing to 200% long mid-December and remaining there to the end of the year.

 

The Quantified Tactical Income Fund declined by -0.02% while the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index gained 1.29% for the same period. The Fund’s focus is to combine numerous computerized strategies to create a multi-strategy, dynamically risk-managed methodology for trading government and high yield bond market indexes represented in the ETF and futures markets. The Fund held significant allocations to long-term Treasury’s in three separate periods during the third quarter, while going inverse long-term bonds near the beginning of August and September. Leveraged exposure to long-term bonds was achieved at the end of those months, as well. In the fourth quarter, the Fund was again significantly exposed to long-term Treasury’s in three separate periods. However, inverse long-term bond exposures occurred near the beginning of each month. No leverage was used during the fourth quarter as underlying systems utilized within the Fund lacked the conviction to do so. The Sub-adviser’s two regime-based strategies performed the best in terms of the underlying strategy performance during the fourth quarter, rising over 2.5% each, while the momentum-based high-yield bond strategy was down over 3%. These sub-strategies are weighted to maximize diversification, which resulted in the outperformance of the Fund for the quarter over long-term Treasury’s but not against aggregate bonds.

 

Thank you for your confidence in the Quantified Funds. If you have any questions about the Funds, please contact us at our website www.flexibleplan.com/market hotline.

 

Very truly yours,  
   
Jerry Wagner Catherine Ayers-Rigsby
Flexible Plan, Ltd. Advisors Preferred, LLC
Sub-adviser Adviser

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Quantified Managed Income Fund
Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

           Annualized
               Since Inception  Since Inception
   Six Months  One Year  Three Year  Five Year  March 18, 2016  August 9, 2013
Quantified Managed Income Fund - Investor Class  (1.58)%  (9.22)%  (0.96)%  1.58%  N/A  0.84%
Quantified Managed Income Fund - Advisor Class  (1.98)%  (9.84)%  (1.63)%  N/A  0.60%  N/A
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index **  1.29%  7.51%  5.34%  4.44%  4.11%  3.89%
                   
+Inception date is August 9, 2013

 

*The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your 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. The Fund’s total annual fund operating expense ratio, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2020, was 1.64% for Investor Class and 2.24% for Advisor Class shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-647-8268. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-855-647-8268.

 

**The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. investment grade, fixed rate bond market securities, including government, government agency, corporate and mortgage-backed securities. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. It is also known as Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

Portfolio holdings by types of investments as of December 31, 2020 are as follows: 
     
Holdings by Type of Investment ^:  % of Net Assets 
Common Stocks   10.0%
Exchange Traded Funds:     
Debt Funds   74.6%
Equity Funds   10.1%
Money Market Funds   4.3%
Collateral For Securities Loaned   9.1%
Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets   (8.1)%
    100.0%

 

^The Holdings by Type of Investment detail does not include derivative exposure.

 

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

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Quantified Managed Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Shares      Value 
     COMMON STOCKS - 10.0%     
     AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.0%     
 1,921   General Dynamics Corp.  $285,883 
 929   Northrop Grumman Corp.   283,085 
 21,011   Park Aerospace Corp.   281,757 
         850,725 
     BEVERAGES - 0.3%     
 5,207   Coca-Cola Co.   285,552 
           
     BIOTECHNOLOGY - 1.7%     
 1,281   Amgen, Inc.   294,527 
 1,715   Eli Lilly & Co.   289,561 
 1,907   Johnson & Johnson   300,124 
 3,498   Merck & Co., Inc.   286,136 
 7,641   Pfizer, Inc.   281,265 
         1,451,613 
     CHEMICALS - 0.4%     
 722   NewMarket Corp.   287,565 
           
     DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.4%     
 1,660   3M Co.   290,151 
           
     E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%     
 5,519   eBay, Inc.   277,330 
           
     FOOD - 1.0%     
 4,934   General Mills, Inc.   290,119 
 3,555   John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.   280,347 
 4,529   Kellogg Co. (a)   281,840 
         852,306 
     HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT - 0.4%     
 1,441   The Clorox Co. (a)   290,967 
           
     INSURANCE - 0.3%     
 2,879   The Progressive Corp.   284,676 
           
     MACHINERY - 0.3%     
 3,083   The Toro Co.   292,392 
           
     REIT - 0.3%     
 2,238   CoreSite Realty Corp.   280,377 
           
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.7%     
 1,383   Dollar General Corp.   290,845 
 1,591   Target Corp.   280,859 
         571,704 
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%     
 1,995   Tractor Supply Co.   280,457 
           
     SOFTWARE - 0.3%     
 2,112   Citrix Systems, Inc.   274,771 
           
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 0.3%     
 2,060   Apple, Inc.   273,341 
           
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 0.3%     
 1,907   Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   292,152 
           
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.3%   285,114 
 4,853   Verizon Communications, Inc.     
           
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.0%     
 2,963   CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (a)   278,137 
 1,674   United Parcel Service, Inc.   281,902 
 7,298   Werner Enterprises, Inc.   286,228 
         846,267 
     TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.4%     
 3,413   PACCAR, Inc.   294,474 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $8,246,197)   8,561,934 
           

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Quantified Managed Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2020

 

Shares      Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 84.7%     
     DEBT FUNDS - 74.6%     
 135,641   Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  $2,636,861 
 270,674   Invesco Preferred ETF   4,130,485 
 27,458   iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF   3,293,587 
 27,887   iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF   3,295,965 
 29,079   iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)   2,538,597 
 32,342   iShares TIPS Bond ETF   4,128,456 
 87,607   PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF   8,604,760 
 105,066   SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF   8,698,414 
 110,466   SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (a)   12,034,166 
 66,630   SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF   3,283,526 
 73,154   Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF   8,125,215 
 37,291   Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF   3,288,693 
         64,058,725 
     EQUITY FUND - 10.1%     
 80,599   WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund   8,664,393 
           
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $72,106,440)   72,723,118 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.3%     
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 4.3%     
 1,844,371   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I 0.01% (b)   1,844,371 
 1,844,371   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z 0.03% (b)   1,844,371 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $3,688,742)   3,688,742 
           
     COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 9.1%     
 7,839,344   Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 0.16% (b) (c)     
     TOTAL COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED (Cost - $7,839,344)   7,839,344 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 108.1% (Cost - $91,880,723)  $92,813,138 
     LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (8.1)%   (6,997,320)
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $85,815,818 

 

ETF  Exchange Traded Fund
    
REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust
    
TIPS  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
    
(a)  All or a portion of the security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $7,696,796 at December 31, 2020.
    
(b)  Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2020.
    
(c)  Security purchased with cash proceeds of securities lending collateral.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Quantified Market Leaders Fund
Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

            Annualized
               Since Inception  Since Inception
   Six Months  One Year  Three Year  Five Year  March 18, 2016  August 9, 2013
Quantified Market Leaders Fund - Investor Class  31.93%  37.94%  14.60%  15.71%  N/A  10.71%
Quantified Market Leaders Fund - Advisor Class  31.74%  37.30%  13.99%  N/A  15.76%  N/A
Wilshire 5000 Total Market Return Index **  25.80%  22.18%  14.65%  15.56%  16.26%  13.47%

 

+Inception date is August 9, 2013

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your 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. The Fund’s total annual fund operating expense ratio, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2020, was 1.68% for Investor Class and 2.29% for Advisor Class shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-647-8268. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-855-647-8268.

 

**The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Return Index or more simply the Wilshire 5000 is an unmanaged composite of U.S. traded equity securities with readily available price data and includes the reinvestment of dividends. This index is widely used by professional investors as a performance benchmark for large-cap stocks. Investors may not invest in an index directly; unlike the Fund’s returns, the index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

Portfolio holdings by types of investments as of December 31, 2020 are as follows: 
     
Holdings by Type of Investment: ^  % of Net Assets 
Exchange Traded Funds:     
Equity Funds   82.2%
Money Market Funds   18.7%
Collateral for Securities Loaned   26.7%
Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets   (27.6)%
    100.0%

 

^The Holdings by Type of Investment detail does not include derivative exposure.

 

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

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Quantified Market Leaders Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Shares      Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 82.2%     
     EQUITY FUNDS - 82.2%     
 123,378   iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (b)  $46,782,470 
 119,829   iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (b)   34,354,974 
 276,571   iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (b)   36,438,229 
 190,786   iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF   18,498,611 
 883,639   SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (b)   45,905,046 
 144,324   SPDR S&P Retail ETF (b)   9,282,920 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $184,048,345)   191,262,250 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 18.7%     
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 18.7%     
 21,692,679   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I 0.01% (a)   21,692,679 
 21,692,679   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z 0.03% (a)   21,692,679 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $43,385,358)   43,385,358 
           
     COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 26.7%     
 62,163,825   Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 0.16% (a) (c)     
     TOTAL COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED (Cost - $62,163,825)   62,163,825 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 127.6% (Cost - $289,597,528)  $296,811,433 
     LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (27.6)%   (64,201,366)
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $232,610,067 

 

ETF  Exchange Traded Fund
    
(a)  Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2020.
    
(b)  All or a portion of the security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $60,978,202 at December 31, 2020.
    
(c)  Security purchased with cash proceeds of securities lending collateral.

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS 
                    Unrealized 
   Number of   Notional Amount at            Appreciation 
Reference Entity  Shares   December 31, 2020   Interest Rate Payable (1)  Counterparty  Termination Date  (Depreciation) 
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF   130,560   $37,431,552   1-Mth USD_LIBOR plus 20 bp  BRC  11/22/2021  $4,032,771 
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF   558,830    57,363,900   1-Mth USD_LIBOR plus 20 bp  BRC  1/26/2022   (1,082,478)
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF   322,220    45,362,132   1-Mth USD_LIBOR plus 20 bp  BRC  1/26/2022   (3,473,680)
SPDR S&P Retail ETF   559,350    35,977,392   1-Mth USD_LIBOR plus 20 bp  BRC  11/04/2021 - 11/24/2021   5,841,797 
Total                     $5,318,410 

 

BRC – Barclays Capital Inc.

 

(1)Interest rate is based upon predetermined notional amounts, which may be a multiple of the number of shares plus a specified spread.

 

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Quantified Alternative Investment Fund
Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
          Since Inception Since Inception
  Six Months One Year Three Year Five Year March 18, 2016 August 9, 2013
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund - Investor Class 16.13% 1.01% 0.37% 3.03% N/A 2.58%
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund - Advisor Class 15.86% 0.51% (0.21)% N/A 2.86% N/A
S&P 500 Total Return Index ** 22.16% 18.40% 14.18% 15.22% 15.75% 13.67%

 

+Inception date is August 9, 2013

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your 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. The Fund’s total annual fund operating expense ratio, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2020, was 2.11% for Investor Class and 2.79% for Advisor Class shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-647-8268. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-855-647-8268.

 

**The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged composite of 500 large capitalization companies and includes the reinvestment of dividends. This Index is widely used by professional investors as a performance benchmark for Large-Cap stocks. Investors may not invest in an index directly; unlike the Fund’s returns, the index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

Portfolio holdings by types of investments as of December 31, 2020 are as follows: 
  
Holdings by Type of Investment: ^  % of Net Assets 
Exchange Traded Funds:     
Alternative Fund   3.1%
Balanced Fund   1.2%
Debt Funds   7.9%
Equity Funds   52.8%
Open-End Mutual Funds:     
Alternative Fund   3.0%
Balanced Fund   2.0%
Debt Fund   3.0%
Equity Funds   9.8%
Collateral for Securities Loaned   7.3%
Money Market Funds   9.4%
Other Assets Less Liabilities   0.5%
    100.0%

 

^The Holdings by Type of Investment detail does not include derivative exposure.

 

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

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Quantified Alternative Investment Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Shares      Value 
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 65.0%     
     ALTERNATIVE FUND - 3.1%     
 28,826   WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund  $1,069,185 
           
     BALANCED FUND - 1.2%     
 9,712   SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF   415,091 
           
     DEBT FUNDS - 7.9%     
 17,802   iShares Convertible Bond ETF   1,718,783 
 12,515   SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF   1,036,117 
         2,754,900 
     EQUITY FUNDS - 52.8%     
 7,128   ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF   410,288 
 15,423   Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF   618,771 
 4,169   First Trust ETF III-First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF   181,789 
 1,753   First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund   84,302 
 7,722   First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund   542,316 
 1,901   First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund   212,570 
 11,754   Global X Social Media ETF   726,162 
 10,079   Global X SuperDividend ETF   129,414 
 10,995   Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF   129,741 
 1,205   Hull Tactical US ETF   35,102 
 26,691   Invesco Dynamic Media ETF   1,230,455 
 2,324   Invesco Dynamic Software ETF   357,478 
 1,846   Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF   64,149 
 5,709   Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF   795,850 
 6,833   Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ET   534,819 
 1,730   Invesco Solar ETF   177,775 
 16,347   IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF   544,845 
 10,901   iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (b)   405,844 
 230   iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF   81,443 
 34,963   iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (b)   987,355 
 4,128   iShares Global Materials ETF   336,060 
 631   iShares Global Tech ETF   189,332 
 3,135   iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth ETF   908,774 
 38,004   iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF   1,400,447 
 7,787   iShares MSCI International Momentum Factor ETF   293,181 
 61   iShares US Technology ETF   5,190 
 21,699   Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (b)   1,570,791 
 7,048   Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF   206,365 
 456   SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology ETF   98,081 
 495   SPDR NYSE Technology ETF   69,968 
 5,076   SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (b)   387,654 
 2,421   SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF   146,083 
 17,181   SPDR S&P Retail ETF (b)   1,105,082 
 1,183   SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (b)   202,033 
 2,966   VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF   490,815 
 18,243   VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF   1,200,754 
 1,165   VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (b)   254,459 
 3,545   Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF   975,513 
 7,985   WisdomTree US SmallCap Fund   310,776 
         18,401,826 
           
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $21,782,521)   22,641,002 
           
     OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS - 17.8%     
     ALTERNATIVE FUND - 3.0%     
 40,348   AlphaCentric Premium Opportunity Fund Class I   1,037,987 
           
     BALANCED FUND - 2.0%     
 45,556   Bridgeway Managed Volatility Fund   738,918 
           
     DEBT FUND - 3.0%     
 103,325   Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund   1,036,354 
           
     EQUITY FUNDS - 9.8%     
 74,484   Driehaus Event Driven Fund   1,036,814 
 114,149   RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund - Institutional Class   2,068,380 
 6,354   Rydex Series - Precious Metals Fund - Investor Class   303,410 
         3,408,604 
           
     TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost - $6,140,334)   6,221,863 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

9

 

Quantified Alternative Investment Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2020

 

Shares      Value 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 9.4%     
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 9.4%     
 1,645,762   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I 0.01% (a)  $1,645,762 
 1,645,762   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z 0.03% (a)   1,645,762 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $3,291,524)   3,291,524 
           
     COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 7.3%     
 2,549,465   Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 0.16% (a) (c)     
     TOTAL COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED (Cost - $2,549,465)   2,549,465 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5% (Cost - $33,763,844)  $34,703,854 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.5%   161,446 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $34,865,300 

 

*   Non-Income producing investment
     
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
     
(a)   Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2020.
     
(b)   All or a portion of the security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $2,490,510 at December 31, 2020.
     
(c)   Security purchased with cash proceeds of securities lending collateral.

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS
OPEN LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

No. of         Notional Value at   Unrealized 
Contracts   Name  Expiration  December 31, 2020   Appreciation 
 13   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini  March-21  $3,350,230   $65,935 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

10

 

Quantified STF Fund
Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the periods ended December 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
          Since Inception
  Six Months One Year Three Year Five Year November 13, 2015
Quantified STF Fund - Investor Class 39.97% 77.44% 24.34% 22.64% 21.55%
Quantified STF Fund - Advisor Class 39.48% 76.36% 23.58% 21.96% 20.89%
Nasdaq 100 Total Return Index ** 27.36% 48.88% 27.59% 24.27% 24.09%

 

+Inception date is November 13, 2015

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your 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. The Fund’s total annual fund operating expense ratio, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2020, was 1.72% for Investor Class and 2.32% for Advisor Class shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-647-8268. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-855-647-8268.

 

**The Nasdaq 100 Total Return Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. Index composition is reviewed on an annual basis in December. Investors may not invest in an index directly; unlike the Fund’s returns, the index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

Portfolio holdings by types of investments as of December 31, 2020 are as follows: 
     
Holdings by Sector: ^  % of Net Assets 
Exchange Traded Funds:     
Debt Funds   20.1%
Equity Fund   0.2%
Bonds & Notes   3.2%
Certificates of Deposit:     
Banking   6.4%
Money Market Funds   32.5%
Other Assets Less Liabilities   37.6%
    100.0%

 

^The Holdings by Type of Investment detail does not include derivative exposure.

 

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

11

 

Quantified STF Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Principal      Interest       
Amount ($)      Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     BONDS & NOTES - 3.2%           
     BANKING - 0.7%           
 1,000,000   Royal Bank of Canada  2.5000  1/19/2021  $1,000,891 
                 
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 0.7%           
 1,000,000   AbbVie, Inc.  2.3000  5/14/2021   1,005,561 
                 
     GOVERNMENT OWNED, NO GUARANTEE - 0.7%           
 1,000,000   Export-Import Bank of Korea  4.0000  1/29/2021   1,002,496 
                 
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.7%           
 1,000,000   Kroger Co.  3.3000  1/15/2021   1,000,803 
                 
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%           
 500,000   Home Depot, Inc.  2.0000  4/1/2021   501,309 
                 
     TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost - $4,501,963)         4,511,060 
                 
     CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - 6.4%           
     BANKING - 6.4%           
 1,000,000   Comenity Capital Bank  1.6500  3/18/2021   1,004,046 
 1,000,000   Lafayette Federal Credit Union  1.7000  5/21/2021   1,006,553 
 1,000,000   Sallie Mae Bank  2.1500  1/20/2021   1,001,173 
 1,000,000   TBK Bank SSB  1.6000  2/25/2021   1,002,433 
 1,000,000   UBS Bank USA  1.6500  6/7/2021   1,006,867 
 1,000,000   USAlliance Federal Credit Union  1.9000  11/28/2022   1,034,697 
 1,000,000   Wells Fargo Bank NA  1.9000  1/17/2023   1,036,999 
 1,000,000   Wells Fargo National Bank West  1.9000  1/17/2023   1,036,999 
 1,000,000   World’s Foremost Bank  1.7000  6/9/2021   1,006,954 
     TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (Cost - $9,000,000)   9,136,721 
                 
Shares               
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 20.3%           
     DEBT FUNDS - 20.1%           
 225,000   Invesco BulletShares 2020 Corporate Bond ETF         4,772,250 
 220,000   Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF         4,785,000 
 210,000   Invesco BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF         4,701,900 
 95,000   Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF         4,805,100 
 45,000   iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF         4,973,850 
 150,000   SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF         4,710,000 
               28,748,100 
     EQUITY FUND - 0.2%           
 750   Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1         235,305 
                 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $29,011,308)     28,983,405 
                 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 32.5%           
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 32.5%           
 23,172,060   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I 0.01% (a)   23,172,060 
 23,172,061   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z 0.03% (a)      23,172,061 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $46,344,121)     46,344,121 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 62.4% (Cost - $88,857,392)        $88,975,307 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 37.6%         53,740,283 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $142,715,590 

 

ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
     
(a) Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2020.

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS
OPEN LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

No. of         Notional Value at   Unrealized 
Contracts   Name  Expiration  December 31, 2020   Appreciation 
 1,103   Nasdaq 100 E-Mini  March-21  $284,254,130   $9,869,591 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

12

 

Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund
Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended December 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Since Inception
  Six Months One Year August 30, 2019
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund - Investor Class 2.03% (0.34)% 8.20%
S&P 500 Total Return Index ** 22.16% 18.40% 22.77%

 

+Inception date is August 30, 2019

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your 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. The Fund’s estimated total annual fund operating expense ratio, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2020, was 1.78% for Investor Class shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-647-8268. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-855-647-8268.

 

**The S&P 500 is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 widely held common stocks.

 

Portfolio holdings by types of investments as of December 31, 2020 are as follows: 
  
Holdings by Sector ^:  % of Net Assets 
Certificates of Deposit:     
Banking   29.9%
Exchange Traded Funds:     
Debt Funds   15.2%
Equity Fund   0.8%
Money Market Funds   28.7%
Other Assets Less Liabilities   25.4%
    100.0%

 

^The Holdings by type of Investment detail does not include derivative exposure.

 

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

13

 

Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Principal Amount ($)      Interest Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - 29.9%           
     BANKING - 29.9%           
 1,000,000   Bank Hapoalim BM/New York NY  1.7000  1/29/2021  $1,001,338 
 1,000,000   Morgan Stanley Bank NA  1.7500  4/19/2021   1,005,207 
 1,000,000   Raymond James Bank NA  1.7000  11/8/2021   1,014,253 
 1,000,000   Sallie Mae Bank  1.8500  11/7/2022   1,032,757 
 1,000,000   Wells Fargo Bank NA  1.9500  10/18/2021   1,015,355 
 1,000,000   Wells Fargo National Bank West  1.9000  1/17/2023   1,036,999 
     TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (Cost - $6,000,000)   6,105,909 
                 
Shares               
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 16.0%           
     DEBT FUNDS - 15.2%           
 24,000   Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF     509,040 
 24,000   Invesco BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF     522,000 
 23,000   Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF      514,970 
 10,000   Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF         505,800 
 5,000   iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF         552,650 
 16,000   SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF     502,400 
               3,106,860 
     EQUITY FUND - 0.8%           
 450   SPDR S&P 500 ETF         168,246 
                 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $3,273,968)     3,275,106 
                 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 28.7%           
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 28.7%           
 2,925,791   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I 0.01% (a)   2,925,791 
 2,925,791   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z 0.03% (a)   2,925,791 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $5,851,582)   5,851,582 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 74.6% (Cost - $15,125,550)  $15,232,597 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES- 25.4%   5,178,670 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $20,411,267 

 

ETF  Exchange Traded Fund
    
(a)  Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2020.

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS
OPEN LONG FUTURES

 

         Notional Value at   Unrealized 
No. of Contracts  Name  Expiration Date  December 31, 2020   Appreciation 
218  S&P 500 E-Mini  March-21  $40,861,920   $959,530 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

14

 

Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund
Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended December 31, 2020 as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Since Inception
  Six Months One Year September 13, 2019
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund - Investor Class (0.02)% 10.36% 8.98%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ** 1.29% 7.51% 6.94%

 

+Inception date is September 13, 2019.

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your 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. The Fund’s estimated total annual fund operating expense ratio, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2020, was 1.77% for Investor Class shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-647-8268. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-855-647-8268.

 

**The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. investment grade, fixed rate bond market securities, including government, government agency, corporate and mortgage-backed securities. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Portfolio holdings by types of investments as of December 31, 2020 are as follows: 
     
Holdings by Type of Investment: ^  % of Net Assets 
Certificates of Deposit:     
Banking   7.4%
Exchange Traded Funds:     
Debt Funds   14.9%
Money Market Funds   51.6%
Other Assets Less Liabilities   26.1%
    100.0%

 

^The Holdings by Type of Investment detail does not include derivative exposure.

 

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

15

 

Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Principal Amount ($)      Interest Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - 7.4%           
     BANKING - 7.4%           
 1,000,000   Ally Bank  1.8000  10/25/2021  $1,014,489 
 1,500,000   Bank OZK  1.6000  1/14/2021   1,500,911 
 1,000,000   Flagstar Bank FSB  1.7500  11/15/2021   1,015,005 
 1,000,000   Lafayette Federal Credit Union  1.7000  5/21/2021   1,006,553 
 1,000,000   Morgan Stanley Bank NA  1.7500  4/19/2021   1,005,207 
 1,000,000   Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA  1.8500  1/9/2023   1,035,618 
 1,000,000   Raymond James Bank NA  1.7000  11/8/2021   1,014,253 
 1,000,000   Stearns Bank NA  1.6000  7/8/2021   1,008,233 
 1,000,000   Wells Fargo Bank NA  1.9500  10/18/2021   1,015,355 
 1,000,000   Wells Fargo National Bank West  1.7500  6/30/2021   1,008,634 
     TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (Cost - $10,499,994)     10,624,258 
                 
Shares               
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 14.9%           
     DEBT FUNDS - 14.9%           
 170,000   Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF     3,605,700 
 165,000   Invesco BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF     3,588,750 
 160,000   Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF     3,582,400 
 70,000   Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF         3,540,600 
 1,100   iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF         173,503 
 29,000   iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF         3,205,370 
 115,000   SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF     3,611,000 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $21,335,992)     21,307,323 
                 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 51.6%           
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 51.6%           
 36,872,778   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I 0.01% (a)   36,872,778 
 36,872,778   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z 0.05% (a)   36,872,778 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $73,745,556)   73,745,556 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 73.9% (Cost - $105,581,542)    $105,677,137 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 26.1%     37,315,225 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $142,992,362 

 

ETF  Exchange Traded Fund
    
(a)  Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2020.

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS
OPEN SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

No. of Contracts   Name  Expiration  Notional Value at December 31, 2020  

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

 
133   Ultra U.S. Treasury T- Bonds  March-21  $28,403,879   $(65,587)

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS                    
      Notional Amount at            Unrealized 
Reference Entity  Number of Shares  December 31, 2020   Interest Rate Payable (1)  Termination Date  Counterparty  Appreciation 
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate
Bond ETF
  108,600  $9,480,780   1-Mth USD_LIBOR plus 20 bp  12/07/2021 - 02/03/2022  BRC  $245,901 
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate
Bond ETF
  96,600   9,488,052   1-Mth USD_LIBOR plus 20 bp  12/07/2021 - 02/03/2022  BRC   298,052 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield
Bond ETF
  87,100   9,488,674   1-Mth USD_LIBOR plus 20 bp  12/07/2021 - 02/03/2022  BRC   263,415 
Total                   $807,368 

 

BRC - Barclays Capital Inc.

 

(1)Interest rate is based upon predetermined notional amounts, which may be a multiple of the number of shares plus a specified spread.

 

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

16

 

Quantified Evolution Plus Fund
Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended December 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Since Inception
  Six Months One Year September 30, 2019
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund - Investor Class 7.98% (1.84)% (3.01)%
S&P 500 Total Return Index ** 22.16% 18.40% 22.66%

 

+Inception date is September 30, 2019.

 

*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your 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. The Fund’s estimated total annual fund operating expense ratio, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2020 was 1.81% for Investor Class shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-647-8268. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-855-647-8268.

 

**The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged composite of 500 large capitalization companies and includes the reinvestment of dividends. This index is widely used by professional investors as a performance benchmark for large-cap stocks. Investors may not invest in an index directly; unlike the Fund’s returns, the index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

Portfolio holdings by types of investments as of December 31, 2020 are as follows: 
     
Holdings by Type of Investment: ^  % of Net Assets 
Certificates of Deposit:     
Banking   6.8%
Exchange Traded Funds:     
Commodity Fund   0.3%
Debt Funds   15.0%
Equity Funds   0.8%
Money Market Funds   39.7%
Other Assets Less Liabilities   37.4%
    100.0%

 

^The Holdings by Type of Investment detail does not include derivative exposure.

 

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

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Quantified Evolution Plus Fund
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Principal Amount ($)      Interest Rate (%)  Maturity  Value 
     CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - 6.8%           
     BANKING - 6.8%           
 1,000,000   Raymond James Bank NA  1.7000  11/8/2021  $1,014,253 
 1,000,000   Sallie Mae Bank  1.8500  11/7/2022   1,032,757 
     TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (Cost - $2,000,000)     2,047,010 
                 
Shares               
     EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 16.1%           
     COMMODITY FUND - 0.3%           
 550   SPDR Gold Shares (b) *         98,098 
     TOTAL COMMODITY FUND (Cost - $97,737)       
                 
     DEBT FUNDS - 15.0%           
 35,100   Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF     744,471 
 34,000   Invesco BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF     739,500 
 33,000   Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF     738,870 
 15,000   Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF         758,700 
 7,000   iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF         773,710 
 24,000   SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF     753,600 
     TOTAL DEBT FUNDS (Cost - $4,512,783)         4,508,851 
                 
     EQUITY FUNDS - 0.8%           
 400   Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1         125,496 
 250   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust         93,470 
     TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS (Cost - $217,618)     218,966 
                 
     TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $4,828,138)     4,825,915 
                 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 39.7%           
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 39.7%           
 4,693,778   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I 0.01% (a)   4,693,778 
 2,509,163   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X 0.07% (a,b)   2,509,163 
 4,693,777   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z 0.03% (a)   4,693,777 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $11,896,718)   11,896,718 
                 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 62.6% (Cost - $18,724,856)  $18,769,643 
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 37.4%   11,219,069 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%        $29,988,712 

 

ETF  Exchange Traded Fund
    
*  Non-Income producing investment
    
(a)  Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2020.
    
(b)  All or part of this instrument is a holding of QEPF Fund Limited.

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS
OPEN LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

No. of Contracts   Name  Expiration  Notional Value at December 31, 2020  

Unrealized

Appreciation

 
100   Gold 100 oz. (1)  February-21  $18,951,000   $608,742 
39   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini  March-21   10,050,690    301,259 
73   S&P 500 E-Mini  March-21   13,683,120    291,768 
               $1,201,769 

 

(1)  All or part of this instrument is a holding of QEPF Fund Limited.

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS       
                     
      Notional Amount at            Unrealized 
Reference Entity  Number of Shares  December 31, 2020   Interest Rate Payable (1)  Termination Date  Counterparty  Appreciation 
iShares MSCI Emerging Market ETF  324,000  $16,741,080   1-Mth USD_LIBOR plus 20 bp  01/06/2022 - 2/2/2022  BRC  $452,629 

 

BRC - Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

(1)Interest rate is based upon predetermined notional amounts, which may be a multiple of the number of shares plus a specified spread.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Quantified Common Ground Fund
Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended December 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Since Inception
  Six Months One Year December 27, 2019
Quantified Common Ground Fund - Investor Class 22.50% 14.67% 14.61%
S&P Composite 1500 Total Return Index ** 22.93% 17.93% 17.44%
       
*The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that as hare holder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s estimated total annual fund operating expense ratio, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated October 31, 2020, was 1.86% for Investor Class shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-647-8268. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks,and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-855-647-8268.
  
**The S&P Composite 1500® combines three leading indices, the S&P 500®, the S&P MidCap 400®, and the S&P SmallCap 600®, to cover approximately 90% of U.S. market capitalization. It is designed for investors seeking to replicate the performance of the U.S. equity market or benchmark against a representative universe of tradable stocks. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Portfolio holdings by types of investments as of December 31, 2020 are as follows: 
     
Holdings by Sector ^:  % of Net Assets 
Common Stocks   98.9%
Money Market Funds   5.8%
Collateral for Securities Loaned   11.2%
Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets   (15.9)%
    100.0%
      
^The Holdings by type of Investment detail does not include derivative exposure.

 

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

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Quantified Common Ground Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Shares      Value 
     COMMON STOCKS - 98.9%     
     APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 1.3%     
 22,675   Tapestry, Inc.  $704,739 
           
     ASSET MANAGEMENT - 4.1%     
 1,307   BlackRock, Inc.   943,053 
 69,401   Invesco Ltd.   1,209,660 
         2,152,713 
     BANKING - 8.1%     
 52703   Cadence BanCorp.   865,383 
 24522   CIT Group, Inc.   880,340 
 3965   SVB Financial Group *   1,537,746 
 30390   Synovus Financial Corp.   983,724 
         4,267,193 
     BIOTECH & PHARMA - 6.0%     
 3,556   Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   817,596 
 7,885   Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. *   706,496 
 38,977   Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. *   1,664,708 
         3,188,800 
     CHEMICALS - 6.2%     
 25,596   Avient Corp.   1,031,007 
 13,482   Eastman Chemical Co.   1,351,975 
 38,449   Mosaic Co.   884,712 
         3,267,694 
     CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.0%     
 30,508   Adtalem Global Education, Inc. *   1,035,747 
           
     DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 3.8%     
 15,819   Dover Corp.   1,997,149 
           
     ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.2%     
 38,621   Fluor Corp.   616,777 
           
     FOOD - 3.7%     
 40,307   Campbell Soup Co. (b)   1,948,844 
           
     HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 9.7%     
 18,998   Catalent, Inc. *   1,977,122 
 13,112   DaVita, Inc. *   1,539,349 
 3,918   Humana, Inc.   1,607,438 
         5,123,909 
     HOME CONSTRUCTION - 1.6%     
 25,034   KB Home   839,140 
           
     INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.8%     
 4,021   United Rentals, Inc. *   932,510 
           
     INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 2.1%     
 14,115   Timken Co.   1,091,936 
           
     LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.1%     
 10,095   Brinker International, Inc. (b)   571,074 
           
     MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 4.6%     
 7,800   Agilent Technologies, Inc.   924,222 
 2,871   ResMed, Inc.   610,260 
 4,721   STERIS PLC   894,818 
         2,429,300 
           

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Quantified Common Ground Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2020

 

Shares      Value 
     COMMON STOCKS - 98.9% (Continued)     
     METALS & MINING - 3.6%     
 56,943   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (b)  $829,090 
 41,892   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   1,090,030 
         1,919,120 
     RENEWABLE ENERGY - 7.4%     
 21,772   First Solar, Inc. *   2,153,686 
 25,224   SunRun, Inc. *   1,750,041 
         3,903,727 
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.8%     
 5,440   Five Below, Inc. * (b)   951,891 
           
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.2%     
 31,795   American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (b)   638,126 
 28,492   Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (b)   506,018 
         1,144,144 
     SEMICONDUCTORS - 13.0%     
 26,275   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *   2,409,680 
 8,328   Cree, Inc. * (b)   881,935 
 1,237   Lam Research Corp.   584,198 
 2,011   NVIDIA Corp.   1,050,144 
 7,991   Semtech Corp. *   576,071 
 11,316   Teradyne, Inc.   1,356,675 
         6,858,703 
     SOFTWARE - 4.7%     
 11,836   Cerner Corp.   928,889 
 12,033   Citrix Systems, Inc.   1,565,493 
         2,494,382 
     SPECIALTY FINANCE - 2.8%     
 119,093   SLM Corp.   1,475,562 
           
     TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 3.1%     
 26,794   Jabil, Inc.   1,139,549 
 81,761   Pitney Bowes, Inc.   503,648 
         1,643,197 
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 3.0%     
 6,066   Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   858,096 
 6,440   Fiserv, Inc. *   733,258 
         1,591,354 
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - (Cost - $50,172,356)   52,149,605 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.8%     
     MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 5.8%     
 1,532,458   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Class I 0.01% (a)   1,532,458 
 1,532,458   First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z 0.05% (a)   1,532,458 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $3,064,916)   3,064,916 
           
     COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 11.2%     
 5,904,867   Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 0.16% (a) (c)     
     TOTAL COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED (Cost - $5,904,867)   5,904,867 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 115.9% (Cost - $59,142,139)  $61,119,388 
     LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (15.9)%   (8,362,204)
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $52,757,184 

 

*  Non-Income producing investment
    
PLC  Public Limited Company
    
(a)  Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2020.
    
(b)  All or a portion of the security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $5,795,709 at December 31, 2020.
    
(c)  Security purchased with cash proceeds of securities lending collateral.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

   Quantified   Quantified   Quantified   Quantified 
   Managed   Market Leaders   Alternative   STF 
   Income Fund   Fund   Investment Fund   Fund 
Assets:                    
Investment securities:                    
At cost  $91,880,723   $289,597,528   $33,763,844   $88,857,392 
At value (a)  $92,813,138   $296,811,433   $34,703,854   $88,975,307 
Cash               25,000,000 
Deposits with brokers for futures   664,902        139,267    9,969,835 
Receivable:                    
Unrealized appreciation on futures           65,935    9,869,591 
Unrealized appreciation on swaps       5,318,410         
Fund shares sold   2,386,460    405,324    13,324,585    12,191,017 
Securities sold   1,978,673             
Dividends and Interest   56,143    548    10,518    91,233 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   19,672    16,505    18,657    30,664 
Total Assets   97,918,988    302,552,220    48,262,816    146,127,647 
                     
Liabilities:                    
Collateral on securities loaned   7,839,344    62,163,825    2,549,465     
Securities purchased   2,095,006        10,814,873    2,599,843 
Fund shares redeemed   2,027,687    7,389,814    5,396    602,790 
Investment advisory fees   59,598    152,086    8,163    102,365 
Payable to related parties   41,173    141,049    3,323    48,510 
Shareholder service fees - Investor Class   20,558    36,375    2,833    22,936 
Distributions (12b-1) fees   12,070    52,479    5,744    25,481 
Miscellaneous fees   7,734    6,525    7,719    10,132 
Total Liabilities   12,103,170    69,942,153    13,397,516    3,412,057 
                     
Net Assets  $85,815,818   $232,610,067   $34,865,300   $142,715,590 
                     
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital Stock  $94,373,953   $181,779,729   $34,303,788   $118,797,616 
Accumulated earnings (losses)   (8,558,135)   50,830,338    561,512    23,917,974 
Net Assets  $85,815,818   $232,610,067   $34,865,300   $142,715,590 
                     
Net Asset Value Per Share Investor Class Shares:                    
Net Assets  $85,743,418   $232,497,526   $34,770,977   $142,204,717 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding  (no par value; unlimited shares authorized)   9,725,108    17,506,161    3,473,767    9,013,398 
Net asset value, (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering  and redemption price per share  $8.82   $13.28   $10.01   $15.78 
Advisor Class Shares:                    
Net Assets  $72,400   $112,541   $94,323   $510,873 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding  (no par value; unlimited shares authorized)   8,143    8,599    9,566    33,388 
Net asset value, (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering  and redemption price per share  $8.89   $13.09   $9.86   $15.30 
                     
(a)Includes loaned securities with a value of $7,696,796, $60,978,202, $2,490,510 and $0, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2020

 

   Quantified   Quantified   Quantified Evolution   Quantified 
   Pattern   Tactical Fixed   Plus Fund   Common 
   Recognition Fund   Income Fund   (Consolidated)   Ground Fund 
Assets:                    
Investment securities:                    
At cost  $15,125,550   $105,581,542   $18,724,856   $59,142,139 
At value (a)  $15,232,597   $105,677,137   $18,769,643   $61,119,388 
Cash   2,000,711    29,001,946    10,000,000     
Deposits with brokers   2,254,232    4,092,447    2,298,864     
Receivable:                    
Unrealized appreciation on futures   959,530        1,201,769     
Unrealized appreciation on swaps       807,368    452,629     
Dividends and Interest   26,407    23,954    65,753    29,397 
Securities sold           575,996    14,096,003 
Fund shares sold   13,707    5,012,698    52,180    231,187 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   14,639    21,184    16,118    17,296 
Total Assets   20,501,823    144,636,734    33,432,952    75,493,271 
                     
Liabilities:                    
Payables:                    
Fund shares redeemed   27,157    588,046    3,224,168    16,747,245 
Collateral on securities loaned               5,904,867 
Securities purchased   21,764    747,517    174,108     
Unrealized depreciation on futures       65,587         
Investment advisory fees   17,083    123,739    20,256    36,361 
Shareholder service fees - Investor Class   10,156    20,953    6,504    6,479 
Payable to related parties   5,841    61,433    8,257    21,781 
Distributions (12b-1) fees       28,542    2,266    10,799 
Miscellaneous fees   8,555    8,555    8,681    8,555 
Total Liabilities   90,556    1,644,372    3,444,240    22,736,087 
                     
Net Assets  $20,411,267   $142,992,362   $29,988,712   $52,757,184 
                     
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital Stock  $19,832,263   $143,092,519   $30,072,665   $46,685,155 
Accumulated earnings (losses)   579,004    (100,157)   (83,953)   6,072,029 
Net Assets  $20,411,267   $142,992,362   $29,988,712   $52,757,184 
                     
Net Asset Value Per Share Investor Class Shares:                    
Net Assets  $20,411,267   $142,992,362   $29,988,712   $52,757,184 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (no par value; unlimited shares authorized)   1,910,383    13,337,700    3,193,106    4,671,538 
Net asset value, (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering and redemption price per share  $10.68   $10.72   $9.39   $11.29 
                     
(a)Includes loaned securities with a value of $0, $0, $0 and $5,795,709, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

   Quantified   Quantified   Quantified   Quantified 
   Managed   Market Leaders   Alternative   STF 
   Income Fund   Fund   Investment Fund   Fund 
                 
Investment Income                    
Dividends  $903,264   $1,090,481   $166,409   $122,816 
Interest   3,754    4,185    439    245,835 
Securities lending, net   29,437    59,847    937    3,695 
Total Investment Income   936,455    1,154,513    167,785    372,346 
                     
Expenses                    
Investment advisory fees   354,205    694,557    45,172    533,631 
Administration fees   129,403    253,745    16,503    146,216 
Distribution (12b-1) fees                    
Investor Class   117,773    231,169    14,992    132,552 
Advisor Class   1,176    1,400    261    3,422 
Custody overdraft fees   2,122             
Third party services fees -
Investor Class
   70,664    138,701    8,995    79,531 
Miscellaneous fees   4,594    4,594    1,254    6,018 
Total Operating Expenses   679,937    1,324,166    87,177    901,370 
                     
Net Investment Income (Loss)   256,518    (169,653)   80,608    (529,024)
                     
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures and Swaps Net realized gain (loss) from:                    
Investments   (749,098)   35,538,380    666,968    54,601 
Futures   (1,625,343)       102,961    25,480,558 
Swaps       15,111,740         
    (2,374,441)   50,650,120    769,929    25,535,159 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                    
Investments   327,559    (1,474,898)   842,130    (209,343)
Futures   160,704        60,439    7,035,150 
Swaps       3,199,125         
    488,263    1,724,227    902,569    6,825,807 
                     
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures and Swaps   (1,886,178)   52,374,347    1,672,498    32,360,966 
                     
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $(1,629,660)  $52,204,694   $1,753,106   $31,831,942 
                     

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (Continued)
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

   Quantified   Quantified   Quantified Evolution   Quantified 
   Pattern   Tactical Fixed   Plus Fund   Common 
   Recognition Fund   Income Fund   (Consolidated)   Ground Fund 
                 
Investment Income                    
Dividends  $19,723   $122,170   $20,092   $203,275 
Interest   70,405    136,682    26,899    486 
Securities lending, net   104    4,465    78    458 
Total Investment Income   90,232    263,317    47,069    204,219 
                     
Expenses                    
Investment advisory fees   104,931    624,425    109,635    186,604 
Administration fees   28,750    171,091    30,198    51,138 
Distribution (12b-1) fees - Investor Class   26,233    156,106    27,409    46,651 
Custody overdraft fees               4,745 
Third party services fees - Investor Class   15,740    93,664    16,445    27,991 
Miscellaneous expenses   3,482    5,082    3,442    3,748 
Total Operating Expenses   179,136    1,050,368    187,129    320,877 
                     
Net Investment Loss   (88,904)   (787,051)   (140,060)   (116,658)
                     
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures and Swaps                    
Net realized gain (loss) from:                    
Investments   13,112    74,634    67,522    6,650,090 
Futures   (389,902)   (347,400)   91,066     
Swaps       (320,708)   123,729     
    (376,790)   (593,474)   282,317    6,650,090 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                    
Investments   (74,806)   (225,116)   (34,291)   1,678,522 
Futures   959,530    (55,528)   571,353     
Swaps       1,311,793    452,629     
    884,724    1,031,149    989,691    1,678,522 
                     
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments, Futures and Swaps   507,934    437,675    1,272,008    8,328,612 
                     
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations  $419,030   $(349,376)  $1,131,948   $8,211,954 
                     

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Quantified Managed Income Fund 
   Six Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2020   2020 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:  (Unaudited)     
Operations          
Net investment income  $256,518   $1,019,331 
Net realized loss from investments and futures   (2,374,441)   (5,234,006)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures   488,263    (860,156)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   (1,629,660)   (5,074,831)
           
Distributions to Shareholders from:          
Total Distributions Paid          
Investor Class   (727,077)   (1,557,072)
Advisor Class       (2,026)
Total Distributions to Shareholders   (727,077)   (1,559,098)
           
Shares of Beneficial Interest:          
Proceeds from shares sold          
Investor Class   180,145,458    199,349,490 
Advisor Class   73,631    772,729 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions          
Investor Class   726,721    1,557,071 
Advisor Class       2,026 
Payments for shares redeemed          
Investor Class   (165,315,069)   (181,195,937)
Advisor Class   (524,365)   (790,752)
Total Increase in Net Assets From          
Shares of Beneficial Interest   15,106,376    19,694,627 
           
Total Increase in Net Assets   12,749,639    13,060,698 
           
Net Assets:          
Beginning of Period   73,066,179    60,005,481 
End of Period  $85,815,818   $73,066,179 
           
Share Activity          
Investor Class:          
Shares Sold   20,183,030    20,850,180 
Shares issued in reinvestments of Distributions   82,675    158,723 
Shares Redeemed   (18,565,179)   (19,079,699)
Net Increase in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   1,700,526    1,929,204 
           
Advisor Class:          
Shares Sold   8,195    81,494 
Shares issued in reinvestments of Distributions       205 
Shares Redeemed   (57,761)   (82,767)
Net Decrease in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   (49,566)   (1,068)
           

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Quantified Market Leaders Fund   Quantified Alternative Investment Fund 
   Six Months Ended   Year Ended   Six Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   June 30,   December 31,   June 30, 
   2020   2020   2020   2020 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:  (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)   - 
Operations                    
Net investment income (loss)  $(169,653)  $(82,021)  $80,608   $67,293 
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures and swaps   50,650,120    20,362,696    769,929    (693,508)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and swaps   1,724,227    8,299,310    902,569    (111,747)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   52,204,694    28,579,985    1,753,106    (737,962)
                     
Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Total Distributions Paid                    
Investor Class   (20,817,298)           (146,978)
Advisor Class   (10,440)            (126)
Total Distributions to Shareholders   (20,827,738)           (147,104)
                     
Shares of Beneficial Interest:                    
Proceeds from shares sold                    
Investor Class   162,909,457    187,825,478    57,396,183    6,514,331 
Advisor Class   51,712    754,381    60,893    54,966 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions                    
Investor Class   20,809,226            146,977 
Advisor Class   10,440            126 
Payments for shares redeemed                    
Investor Class   (121,930,338)   (234,421,568)   (31,904,307)   (6,925,984)
Advisor Class   (680,701)   (702,511)   (35,402)   (7,298)
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Shares of Beneficial Interest   61,169,796    (46,544,220)   25,517,367    (216,882)
                     
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   92,546,752    (17,964,235)   27,270,473    (1,101,948)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of Period   140,063,315    158,027,550    7,594,827    8,696,775 
End of Period  $232,610,067   $140,063,315   $34,865,300   $7,594,827 
                     
Share Activity                    
Investor Class:                    
Shares Sold   12,891,112    19,292,930    6,071,121    698,753 
Shares issued in reinvestments of Distributions   1,549,458            14,846 
Shares Redeemed   (9,580,888)   (23,453,819)   (3,470,901)   (756,322)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   4,859,682    (4,160,889)   2,600,220    (42,723)
                     
Advisor Class:                    
Shares Sold   3,817    80,273    6,236    6,467 
Shares issued in reinvestments of Distributions   789            13 
Shares Redeemed   (55,654)   (69,490)   (3,956)   (796)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   (51,048)   10,783    2,280    5,684 
                     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Quantified STF Fund   Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund 
   Six Months Ended   Year Ended   Six Months Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2020   June 30, 2020   December 31, 2020   June 30, 2020 (a) 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:  (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)     
Operations:                
Net investment income (loss)  $(529,024)  $31,237   $(88,904)  $(1,343)
Net realized gain (loss) from investments and futures   25,535,159    21,349,449    (376,790)   1,009,460 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and futures   6,825,807    2,121,391    884,724    181,853 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   31,831,942    23,502,077    419,030    1,189,970 
                     
Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Total Distributions Paid                    
Investor Class   (22,340,804)   (324,678)   (43,751)   (951,554)
Advisor Class   (99,875)            
Total Distributions to Shareholders   (22,440,679)   (324,678)   (43,751)   (951,554)
                     
Shares of Beneficial Interest:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Investor Class   188,670,843    44,145,276    7,833,440    38,142,488 
Advisor Class   2,407,702    337,024         
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:                    
Investor Class   22,054,042    314,001    43,747    951,554 
Advisor Class   96,857             
Payments for shares redeemed                    
Investor Class   (148,819,411)   (66,933,043)   (7,979,382)   (19,194,275)
Advisor Class   (2,403,245)   (82,458)        
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Shares of Beneficial Interest   62,006,788    (22,219,200)   (102,195)   19,899,767 
                     
Total Increase in Net Assets   71,398,051    958,199    273,084    20,138,183 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of Period   71,317,539    70,359,340    20,138,183     
End of Year or Period  $142,715,590   $71,317,539   $20,411,267   $20,138,183 
                     
Share Activity                    
Investor Class:                    
Shares Sold   11,465,576    3,862,444    749,161    3,714,259 
Shares issued in reinvestments of Distributions   1,409,204    28,860    4,143    88,682 
Shares Redeemed   (9,056,962)   (6,082,227)   (762,532)   (1,883,330)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   3,817,818    (2,190,923)   (9,228)   1,919,611 
                     
Share Activity                    
Advisor Class:                    
Shares Sold   143,606    28,883         
Shares issued in reinvestments of Distributions   6,381             
Shares Redeemed   (150,804)   (7,664)        
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   (817)   21,219         
                     
(a)The Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   Quantified Evolution Plus Fund 
   Six Months Ended   Period Ended   Six Months Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2020   June 30, 2020 (a)   December 31, 2020   June 30, 2020 (b) 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:  (Unaudited)        (Unaudited)      
Operations:                    
Net investment (loss)  $(787,051)  $(93,584)  $(140,060)  $(57,342)
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures and swaps   (593,474)   5,400,229    282,317    (1,161,020)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and swaps   1,031,149    (193,773)   989,691    709,494 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   (349,376)   5,112,872    1,131,948    (508,868)
                     
Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Total Distributions Paid                    
Investor Class   (2,836,704)   (871,421)   (729,716)   (18,875)
Total Distributions to Shareholders   (2,836,704)   (871,421)   (729,716)   (18,875)
                     
Shares of Beneficial Interest:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Investor Class   196,494,023    129,355,700    47,904,339    36,302,350 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:                    
Investor Class   2,836,192    871,421    729,190    18,875 
Payments for shares redeemed                    
Investor Class   (139,319,776)   (48,300,569)   (44,488,738)   (10,351,793)
Total Increase in Net Assets From Shares of Beneficial Interest   60,010,439    81,926,552    4,144,791    25,969,432 
                     
Total Increase in Net Assets   56,824,359    86,168,003    4,547,023    25,441,689 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of Period   86,168,003        25,441,689     
End of Period  $142,992,362   $86,168,003   $29,988,712   $25,441,689 
                     
Share Activity                    
Investor Class:                    
Shares Sold   17,783,158    12,236,432    5,147,292    3,965,839 
Shares issued in reinvestments of Distributions   265,065    87,756    79,519    1,928 
Shares Redeemed   (12,576,439)   (4,458,272)   (4,892,556)   (1,108,916)
Net Increase in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   5,471,784    7,865,916    334,255    2,858,851 
                     
(a)The Fund commenced operations on September 13, 2019.

 

(b)The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Quantified Common Ground Fund 
   Six Months Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31, 2020   June 30, 2020 (a) 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:  (Unaudited)      
Operations:          
Net investment loss  $(116,658)  $(10,778)
Net realized gain (loss) from investments   6,650,090    (1,315,955)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments   1,678,522    298,727 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   8,211,954    (1,028,006)
           
Distributions to Shareholders from:          
Total Distributions Paid   (1,111,919)    
Total Distributions to Shareholders   (1,111,919)    
           
Shares of Beneficial Interest:          
Proceeds from shares sold:          
Investor Class   172,856,437    44,769,024 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:          
Investor Class   (148,283,037)   (23,769,174)
Payments for shares redeemed Investor Class   1,111,905     
Total Increase in Net Assets From Shares of Beneficial Interest   25,685,305    20,999,850 
           
Total Increase in Net Assets   32,785,340    19,971,844 
           
Net Assets:          
Beginning of Period   19,971,844     
End of Period  $52,757,184   $19,971,844 
           
Share Activity          
Investor Class:          
Shares Sold   16,490,394    4,722,043 
Shares issued in reinvestments of Distributions   92,657     
Shares Redeemed   (14,041,967)   (2,591,589)
Net Increase in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding   2,541,084    2,130,454 
           
(a)The Fund commenced operations on December 27, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quantified Managed Income Fund
 
The table sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.

 

   Investor Class   Advisor Class 
   Six Months Ended                       Six Months Ended                   Period Ended 
   December 31,   Year Ended June 30,   December 31   Year Ended June 30,   June 30, 
   2020   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   2020   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 (1) 
   (Unaudited)                       (Unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of year or period  $9.04   $9.75   $9.31   $9.64   $9.35   $9.35   $9.07   $9.70   $9.28   $9.54   $9.34   $9.04 
Activity from investment operations:                                                            
Net investment income (loss) (2)   0.02    0.15    0.35    0.22    0.22    0.13    (0.01)   0.09    0.30    0.15    0.14    0.04 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and distributions from underlying investment companies   (0.16)   (0.64)   0.28    (0.31)   0.16    0.22    (0.17)   (0.64)   0.26    (0.31)   0.17    0.26 
Total from investment operations   (0.14)   (0.49)   0.63    (0.09)   0.38    0.35    (0.18)   (0.55)   0.56    (0.16)   0.31    0.30 
Distributions to Shareholders:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.08)   (0.16)   (0.19)   (0.24)   (0.09)   (0.35)       (0.02)   (0.14)   (0.10)   (0.11)    
Net realized gains       (0.06)                       (0.06)                
Total distributions   (0.08)   (0.22)   (0.19)   (0.24)   (0.09)   (0.35)       (0.08)   (0.14)   (0.10)   (0.11)    
Net asset value, end of year or period  $8.82   $9.04   $9.75   $9.31   $9.64   $9.35   $8.89   $9.07   $9.70   $9.28   $9.54   $9.34 
Total return (3)   (1.58)% (4)   (5.19)%   6.89%   (0.99)%   4.13%   3.89%   (1.98)% (4)   (5.76)%   6.16%   (1.67)%   3.31%   3.32(4)
Net assets, end of year or period (in 000s)  $85,744   $72,543   $59,435   $40,477   $42,274   $38,693   $72   $523   $570   $415   $267   $75 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (5)   1.44(6)   1.43%   1.42%   1.41%   1.41%   1.44%   2.02(6)   2.03%   2.02%   2.01%   2.01%   2.04(6)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (5,7)   0.54(6)   1.59%   3.72%   2.31%   2.31%   1.40%   (0.26)% (6)   0.96%   3.24%   1.59%   1.40%   1.65(6)
Portfolio turnover rate   468(4)   794%   640%   638%   491%   718%   468(4)   794%   640%   638%   491%   718(4)
                                                             
(1)The Investor Class commenced operations on August 9, 2013. Advisor Class commenced operations on March 18, 2016.
  
(2)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year or period.
  
(3)Total return shown assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
  
(4)Not Annualized.
  
(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)Annualized.
  
(7)Recognition of net investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quantified Market Leaders Fund
 
The table sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.

 

   Investor Class   Advisor Class 
   Six Months Ended                       Six Months Ended                   Period Ended 
   December 31,   Year ended June 30,   December 31,   Year ended June 30,   June 30, 
   2020   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   2020   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 (1) 
   (Unaudited)                       (Unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of year or period  $11.02   $9.38   $11.57   $10.87   $9.60   $10.21   $10.87   $9.30   $11.41   $10.76   $9.58   $9.31 
Activity from investment operations:                                                            
Net investment income (loss) (2)   (0.01)   0.00 (10)   0.08    (0.06)   0.05    (0.01)   (0.10)   (0.06)   (0.01)   (0.12)   0.01    0.03 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures, swaps and other investment companies   3.54    1.64    (0.96)   2.12    1.46    (0.45)   3.56    1.63    (0.91)   2.08    1.44    0.24 (3)
Total from investment operations   3.53    1.64    (0.88)   2.06    1.51    (0.46)   3.46    1.57    (0.92)   1.96    1.45    0.27 
Distributions to Shareholders:                                                            
Net investment income   (0.03)       (0.12)   (0.29)   (0.24)                   (0.24)   (0.27)    
Net realized gains   (1.24)       (1.19)   (1.07)       (0.15)   (1.24)       (1.19)   (1.07)        
Total distributions   (1.27)       (1.31)   (1.36)   (0.24)   (0.15)   (1.24)       (1.19)   (1.31)   (0.27)    
Net asset value, end of year or period  $13.28   $11.02   $9.38   $11.57   $10.87   $9.60   $13.09   $10.87   $9.30   $11.41   $10.76   $9.58 
Total return (4)   31.93(6)   17.48%   (6.18)%   19.35%   15.68% (5)   (4.46)% (5)   31.74(6)   16.88%   (6.77)%   18.58%   15.05%   2.90(6)
Net assets, end of year or period (in 000s)  $232,498   $139,415   $157,573   $102,196   $69,960   $74,371   $113   $649   $455   $650   $459   $58 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (7)   1.43(8)   1.42%   1.42%   1.42%   1.41%   1.44%   2.02(8)   2.03%   2.02%   2.01%   2.01%   2.04(8)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (7,9)   (0.18)% (8)   (0.05)%   0.81%   (0.49)%   0.46%   (0.21)%   (1.61)% (8)   (0.65)%   (0.12)%   (1.02)%   (0.01)%   1.57(8)
Portfolio turnover rate   416(6)   727%   797%   495%   558%   687%   416(6)   727%   797%   495%   558%   687(6)
                                                             
(1)The Investor Class commenced operations on August 9, 2013. Advisor Class commenced operations on March 18, 2016.
  
(2)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year or period.
  
(3)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the statements of operations due to share transactions for the period.
  
(4)Total returns shown assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
  
(5)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and consequently the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
  
(6)Not Annualized.
  
(7)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.
  
(8)Annualized.
  
(9)Recognition of net investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
  
(10)Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund
 
The table sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.

 

   Investor Class   Advisor Class 
   Six Months Ended                       Six Months Ended                   Period Ended 
   December 31,   Year ended June 30,   December 31,   Year Ended   June 30, 
   2020   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   2020   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 (1) 
   (Unaudited)                       (Unaudited)                     
Net asset value, beginning of year or period  $8.62   $9.48   $9.46   $9.49   $9.12   $9.50   $8.51   $9.35   $9.39   $9.42   $9.12   $8.91 
Activity from investment operations:                                                            
Net investment income (loss) (2)   0.06    0.07    0.07    0.10    0.05    0.00    (0.01)   (0.05)   0.01    0.06    (0.06)   (0.06)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and underlying investment companies   1.33    (0.79)   (0.04)   0.19    0.32    (0.26)   1.36    (0.71)   (0.05)   0.17    0.36    0.27 (3)
Total from investment operations   1.39    (0.72)   0.03    0.29    0.37    (0.26)   1.35    (0.76)   (0.04)   0.23    0.30    0.21 
Distributions to Shareholders:                                                            
Net investment income       (0.14)   (0.01)   (0.16)    (4)   (0.04)       (0.08)       (0.10)    (4)    
Net realized gains               (0.16)       (0.08)               (0.16)        
Total distributions       (0.14)   (0.01)   (0.32)    (4)   (0.12)       (0.08)       (0.26)    (4)    
Net asset value, end of year or period  $10.01   $8.62   $9.48   $9.46   $9.49   $9.12   $9.86   $8.51   $9.35   $9.39   $9.42    9.12 
Total return (5)   16.13(7)   (7.76)%   0.28%   2.79(6)   4.09%   (2.75)%   15.86(7)   (8.26)%   (0.43)%   2.25%   3.31(6)   2.36(6,7)
Net assets, end of year or period (in 000s)  $34,771   $7,533   $8,682   $9,092   $8,637   $3,938   $94   $62   $15   $16   $18   $22 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (8)   1.44(9)   1.46%   1.42%   1.41%   1.43%   1.44%   2.04(9)   2.14%   2.02%   2.01%   2.03%   2.04(9)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (8,10)   1.35(9)   0.74%   0.71%   1.03%   0.49%   0.02%   (0.28)% (9)   (0.57)%   0.09%   0.64%   (0.65)%   (2.17)% (9)
Portfolio turnover rate   347(7)   570%   595%   553%   625%   687%   347(7)   570%   595%   553%   625%   687(7)

 

(1)The Investor Class commenced operations on August 9, 2013. Advisor Class commenced operations on March 18, 2016.
  
(2)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year or period.
  
(3)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the statements of operations due to share transactions for the period.
  
(4)Represents less than $0.01 per share.
  
(5)Total returns shown assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
  
(6)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and consequently the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
  
(7)Not Annualized.
  
(8)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.
  
(9)Annualized.
  
(10)Recognition of net investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quantified STF Fund
 
The table sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.

 

   Investor Class   Advisor Class 
   Six Months Ended                   Period Ended   Six Months Ended                   Period Ended 
   December 31,   Year Ended June 30,   June 30,   December 31,   Year Ended June 30,   June 30, 
   2020   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 (1)   2020   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016 (1) 
   (Unaudited)                       (Unaudited)                     
                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of year or period  $13.64   $9.51   $10.05   $11.22   $8.25   $10.00   $13.34   $9.31   $9.88   $11.14   $8.24   $10.00 
Activity from investment operations:                                                            
Net investment income (loss) (2)   (0.08)   0.01    0.04    0.01     (8)   (0.01)   (0.13)   (0.07)   (0.02)   (0.05)   (0.07)   (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and underlying investment companies   5.50    4.18    (0.34)   2.82    2.97    (1.74)   5.37    4.10    (0.33)   2.79    2.98    (1.75)
Total from investment operations   5.42    4.19    (0.30)   2.83    2.97    (1.75)   5.24    4.03    (0.35)   2.74    2.91    (1.76)
Distributions to Shareholders:                                                            
Net investment income       (0.06)   (0.02)        (8)        (8)               (0.01)    
Net realized gains   (3.28)       (0.22)   (4.00)           (3.28)       (0.22)   (4.00)        
Total distributions   (3.28)   (0.06)   (0.24)   (4.00)    (8)       (3.28)   0.00    (0.22)   (4.00)   (0.01)    
Net asset value, end of year or period  $15.78   $13.64   $9.51   $10.05   $11.22   $8.25   $15.30   $13.34   $9.31   $9.88   $11.14   $8.24 
Total return (3,4)   39.97(4)   44.17%   (3.12)%   24.06%   36.01%   (17.50)% (4)   39.48(4)   43.29%   (3.65)%   23.31%   35.32%   (17.60)% (4)
Net assets, end of year or period (in 000s)  $142,205   $70,861   $70,238   $92,664   $88,696   $82,320   $511   $456   $121   $261   $122   $14 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                            
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (6)   1.69(5)   1.68%   1.67%   1.66%   1.66%   1.69(5)   2.28(5)   2.28%   2.27%   2.26%   2.26%   2.29(5)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (6,7)   (0.99)% (5)   0.05%   0.42%   0.12%   (0.04)%   (0.13)% (5)   (1.61)% (5)   (0.65)%   (0.20)%   (0.46)%   (0.80)%   (0.25)% (5)
Portfolio turnover rate   98(4)   91%   41%   72%   41%   59(4)   98(4)   91%   41%   72%   41%   59(4)

 

(1)The Investor Class and Advisor Class commenced operations on November 13, 2015.
  
(2)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
  
(3)Total returns shown assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
  
(4)Not Annualized.
  
(5)Annualized.
  
(6)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.
  
(7)Recognition of net investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
  
(8)Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund
 
The table sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   Investor Class 
   Six Months Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2020   2020 (1) 
   (Unaudited)     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.49   $10.00 
Activity from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (2)   (0.04)   (0.00)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures   0.25    0.90 
Total from investment operations   0.21    0.90 
Distributions to Shareholders:          
Net investment income       (0.02)
Net realized gains   (0.02)   (0.39)
Total distributions   (0.02)   (0.41)
Net asset value, end of period  $10.68   $10.49 
Total return (3,4)   2.03% (4)   8.90% (4)
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $20,411   $20,138 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (6)   1.71% (5)   1.69% (5)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (6,7)   (0.85)% (5)   (0.01)% (5)
Portfolio turnover rate   42% (4)   244% (4)
           
(1)The Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2019.
  
(2)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
  
(3)Total returns shown assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
  
(4)Not Annualized.
  
(5)Annualized.
  
(6)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
  
(7)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
  
(8)Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund
 
The table sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   Investor Class 
   Six Months Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2020   2020 (1) 
   (Unaudited)     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.95   $10.00 
Activity from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (2)   (0.07)   (0.02)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures and swaps   0.07    1.18 
Total from investment operations   0.00    1.16 
Distributions to Shareholders:          
Net investment income       (0.03)
Net realized gains   (0.23)   (0.18)
Total distributions   (0.23)   (0.21)
Net asset value, end of period  $10.72   $10.95 
Total return (3,4)   (0.02)% (4)   11.84% (4)
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $142,992   $86,168 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (6)   1.68% (5)   1.67% (5)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (6,7)   (1.26)% (5)   (0.23)% (5)
Portfolio turnover rate   56% (4)   177% (4)
           
(1)The Fund commenced operations on September 13, 2019.
  
(2)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
  
(3)Total returns shown assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
  
(4)Not Annualized.
  
(5)Annualized.
  
(6)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
  
(7)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund
 
The table sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   Investor Class 
   Six Months Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2020   2020 (1) 
   (Unaudited)     
           
Net asset value, beginning of period  $8.90   $10.00 
Activity from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (2)   (0.06)   (0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and swaps   0.77    (1.05)
Total from investment operations   0.71    (1.09)
Distributions to Shareholders:          
Net investment income   (0.22)   (0.01)
Net realized gains       (0.00(8)
Total distributions   (0.22)   (0.01)
Net asset value, end of period  $9.39   $8.90 
Total return (3,4)   7.98%(4)   (10.87)%(4)
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $29,989   $25,442 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets (6)   1.71% (5)   1.68% (5)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (6,7)   (1.28)% (5)   (0.53)% (5)
Portfolio turnover rate   295% (4)   437% (4)
           
(1)The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2019.
  
(2)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
  
(3)Total returns shown assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
  
(4)Not Annualized.
  
(5)Annualized.
  
(6)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
  
(7)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
  
(8)Represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Quantified Common Ground Fund
 
The table sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   Investor Class 
   Six Months Ended   Period Ended 
   December 31,   June 30, 
   2020   2020 (1) 
   (Unaudited)     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.37   $10.00 
Activity from investment operations:          
Net investment loss (2)   (0.03)   (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   2.14    (0.62)
Total from investment operations   2.11    (0.63)
Distributions to Shareholders:          
Net realized gains   (0.19)    
Total distributions   (0.19)    
Net asset value, end of period  $11.29   $9.37 
Total return (3,4)   22.50(4)   (6.30)% (4)
Net assets, end of period (in 000s)  $52,757   $19,972 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   1.72% (5)   1.74% (5)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.63)% (5)   (0.12)% (5)
Portfolio turnover rate   610% (4)   484% (4)
           
(1)The Fund commenced operations on December 27, 2019.
  
(2)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
  
(3)Total returns shown assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.
  
(4)Not Annualized.
  
(5)Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

1.ORGANIZATION

 

Quantified Managed Income Fund, Quantified Market Leaders Fund, Quantified Alternative Investment Fund, Quantified STF Fund, Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund, Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund, Quantified Evolution Plus Fund and Quantified Common Ground Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each a diversified series (except Quantified Pattern Recognition, Quantified Tactical Fixed Income, Quantified Evolution Plus, and Quantified Common Ground, which are non-diversified series), of Advisors Preferred Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 15, 2012 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Quantified Managed Income Fund, Quantified Market Leaders Fund, Quantified Alternative Investment Fund and Quantified STF Fund currently offer two classes of shares, Investor and Advisor classes of shares each of which are offered at Net Asset Value (“NAV”). Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund, Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund, Quantified Evolution Plus Fund and Quantified Common Ground Fund currently offer Investor Class shares, which are offered at NAV.

 

The Funds’ commencement dates and their investment objectives are as follows:

 

  Investor Class Advisor Class Investment Objective
Quantified Managed Income Fund August 9, 2013 March 18, 2016 seeks high total return from fixed income investments on an annual basis consistent with a moderate tolerance for risk
Quantified Market Leaders Fund August 9, 2013 March 18, 2016 seeks high appreciation on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund August 9, 2013 March 18, 2016 seeks high total return from alternative investment vehicles on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk
Quantified STF Fund November 13, 2015 November 13, 2015 seeks high appreciation on an annual basis consistent with a high tolerance for risk.
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund August 30, 2019 N/A seeks capital appreciation
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund September 13, 2019 N/A seeks total return
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund September 30, 2019 N/A seeks capital appreciation
Quantified Common Ground Fund December 27, 2019 N/A seeks total return

 

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each Fund in preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each 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 including FASB Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2013-08. Each Fund’s income, expenses (other than class-specific distribution and service fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionately each day based upon the relative net assets of each class.

 

Securities Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the primary exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation. Futures 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. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions or market quotations from a major market maker in the securities. Short-term debt obligations with remaining maturities in excess of sixty

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2020

 

days are valued at current market prices by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. 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 Funds may fair value a particular bond if the advisor does not believe that the round lot value provided by the independent pricing service reflects fair value of the Funds’ holding. Total return swaps on exchange-listed securities shall be valued at the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices. Exchange listed swaps shall be valued at the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices. Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. Short-term debt obligations having sixty days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value.

 

Each 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 at their fair value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value committee composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) advisor and/or sub-advisor. The committee 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 reviews and ratifies the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.

 

Fair Valuation Process – As noted above, the fair value committee is composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) advisor and/or sub-advisor. The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each of these groups. 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) and (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 and/or sub-advisor to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an asked price is available; the spread between bid and asked 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 each 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 and/or sub-advisor is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value committee 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 Funds’ 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.

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Valuation of Fund of Funds – Each Fund invests 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 based upon the methods established by the board of directors of the Underlying Funds.

 

Open-end investment companies 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 Funds will not change.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of December 31, 2020 for each Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

 

Quantified Managed Income Fund 
                 
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Common Stocks *  $8,561,934   $   $   $8,561,934 
Exchange Traded Funds   72,723,118            72,723,118 
Short-Term Investments   3,688,742            3,688,742 
Collateral For Securities Loaned   7,839,344            7,839,344 
Total Investments  $92,813,138   $   $   $92,813,138 
                     
Quantified Market Leaders Fund 
                 
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Exchange Traded Funds  $191,262,250   $   $   $191,262,250 
Short-Term Investments   43,385,358            43,385,358 
Collateral For Securities Loaned   62,163,825            62,163,825 
Total Investments  $296,811,433   $   $   $296,811,433 
Derivatives                    
Total Return Swaps  $   $5,318,410   $   $5,318,410 
Total Assets  $296,811,433   $5,318,410   $   $302,129,843 
                     
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund 
                 
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Exchange Traded Funds  $22,641,002   $   $   $22,641,002 
Open-End Mutual Funds   6,221,863            6,221,863 
Short-Term Investments   3,291,524            3,291,524 
Collateral For Securities Loaned   2,549,465            2,549,465 
Total Investments  $34,703,854   $   $   $34,703,854 
Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $65,935   $   $   $65,935 
Total Assets  $34,769,789   $   $   $34,769,789 
                     
Quantified STF Fund 
                 
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Bonds & Notes *  $   $4,511,060   $   $4,511,060 
Certificates of Deposit *       9,136,721        9,136,721 
Exchange Traded Funds   28,983,405            28,983,405 
Short-Term Investments   46,344,121            46,344,121 
Total Investments  $75,327,526   $13,647,781   $   $88,975,307 
Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $9,869,591   $   $   $9,869,591 
Total Assets  $85,197,117   $13,647,781   $   $98,844,898 

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Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund 
                 
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Certificates of Deposit *  $   $6,105,909   $   $6,105,909 
Exchange Traded Funds   3,275,106            3,275,106 
Short-Term Investments   5,851,582            5,851,582 
Total Investments  $9,126,688   $6,105,909   $   $15,232,597 
Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $959,530   $   $   $959,530 
Total Assets  $10,086,218   $6,105,909   $   $16,192,127 
                     
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund 
                 
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Certificates of Deposit *  $   $10,624,258   $   $10,624,258 
Exchange Traded Funds   21,307,323            21,307,323 
Short-Term Investments   73,745,556            73,745,556 
Total Investments  $95,052,879   $10,624,258   $   $105,677,137 
Derivatives                    
Total Return Swaps  $807,368        $   $807,368 
Total Assets  $95,860,247   $10,624,258   $   $106,484,505 
Liabilities                    
Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $(65,587)  $   $   $(65,587)
Total Liabilities  $(65,587)  $   $   $(65,587)
                     
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund 
                 
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Certificates of Deposit *  $   $2,047,010   $   $2,047,010 
Exchange Traded Funds   4,825,915            4,825,915 
Short-Term Investments   11,896,718            11,896,718 
Total Investments  $16,722,633   $2,047,010   $   $18,769,643 
Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $1,201,769   $   $   $1,201,769 
Total Return Swaps       452,629        452,629 
Total Assets  $17,924,402   $2,499,639   $   $20,424,041 
                     
Quantified Common Ground Fund 
                 
Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Common Stocks *  $52,149,605   $   $   $52,149,605 
Short-Term Investments   3,064,916              3,064,916 
Collateral For Securities Loaned   5,904,867            5,904,867 
Total Investments  $61,119,388   $   $   $61,119,388 

 

*Refer to each of the Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications.

 

The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities during the six months ended December 31, 2020.

 

Consolidation of Subsidiaries – The consolidated financial statements of the Quantified Evolution Plus Fund include the accounts of QEPF Fund Ltd. (“QEPF Ltd.”), a wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in QEPF Ltd., which acts as an investment vehicle in order to affect certain investments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies. The subsidiary commenced operations on December 30, 2019 and is an exempted Cayman Islands company with limited liability.

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A summary of the Fund’s investment in QEPF Ltd. is as follows:

 

                 % Of Net Assets  
       Inception         at  
       Date of QEPF    QEPF Ltd. Net Assets at    December 31,  
       Ltd.    December 31, 2020    2020  
  QEPF Ltd.    12/31/20    $3,930,156    13.11%  

 

Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”) Risk: ETFs, mutual funds and ETNs are subject to investment advisory or management and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Funds. Each is subject to specific risks, depending on investment strategy. Also, each may be subject to leverage risk, which will magnify losses. ETNs are subject to default risks.

 

Exchange Traded Funds – Each Fund invests in ETFs. ETFs are typically a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and typically represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. Each 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.

 

Cash Accounts – At times, the Funds may invest cash in a short-term deposit sweep vehicle program. Such deposits are in amounts at any such depositary institution not in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund standard maximum deposit insurance amount such that funds are insured across the various banks or credit unions at which such funds are deposited. StoneCastle Cash Management, LLC (“StoneCastle”) provides ministerial deposit placement assistance to the Funds with respect to the short-term deposit sweep vehicle program. These deposits are not custodied by StoneCastle. These amounts are included as Cash on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities to the extent they are held by the Funds as of December 31, 2020.

 

Foreign Currency Translations – All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange quoted on the respective date that such transactions are recorded. The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Each Fund’s investments in foreign securities are subject to foreign currency fluctuations, higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. Greater political, economic, credit and information risks are also associated with foreign securities.

 

Swap Contracts – Each Fund is subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and counterparty risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Each Fund may enter into various swap transactions for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, equity, or credit risk. These would be two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular pre-determined investments or instruments.

 

Standard equity swap contracts are between two parties that agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross amount to be exchanged is calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or industry sector on underlying fund). Most equity swap agreements entered into by a Fund calculate the obligations of the parties on a “net basis”. Consequently, a Fund’s current obligations under a swap agreement generally will be equal to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement

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based on the relative value of the positions held by each party. Each Fund’s obligations are accrued daily (offset by any amounts owed to the Fund).

 

Each Fund may enter into swap contracts that provide the opposite return of the particular benchmark or security (“short” the index or security). The operations are similar to that of the swaps disclosed above except that the counterparty pays interest to the Fund on the notional amount outstanding and the dividends on the underlying securities reduce the return of the swap. However, in certain instances, market factors such as the interest rate environment and the demand to borrow the securities underlying the swap agreement can cause a scenario in which the Fund pays the counterparty interest. These amounts are netted with any unrealized appreciation or depreciation to determine the value of the swap. The Funds will typically enter into equity swap agreements in instances where the advisor believes that it may be more cost effective or practical than buying a security or the securities represented by a particular index.

 

Each Fund may enter into credit default swaps (“CDS”). CDS are typically two-party (bilateral) financial contracts that transfer credit exposure between the two parties. One party to a CDS (referred to as the credit protection “buyer”) receives credit protection or sheds credit risk, whereas the other party to a CDS (referred to as the credit protection “seller”) is selling credit protection or taking on credit risk. The seller typically receives pre-determined periodic payments from the other party. These payments are in consideration for agreeing to make compensating specific payments to the buyer should a negative credit event occur, such as (1) bankruptcy or (2) failure to pay interest or principal on a reference debt instrument, with respect to a specified issuer or one of the reference issuers in a CDS portfolio. In general, CDS may be used by a Fund to obtain credit risk exposure similar to that of a direct investment in high yield bonds.

 

The amounts to be exchanged or “swapped” between parties are calculated with respect to the notional amount. Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains or losses in the Statements of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap agreement is recorded as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations. The maximum pay-outs for these contracts are limited to the notional amount of each swap. CDS may involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly and are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk.

 

Each Fund may enter into Interest Rate Swaps. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional principal amount. Each Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional principal amount.

 

Each Fund may enter into Total Return Swaps (“TRS”). Total Return Swaps are typically two-party (bilateral) financial contracts which one party makes payments based on a set rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying asset, which includes both the income it generates and any capital gains. In total return swaps, the underlying asset, referred to as the reference asset, is usually an equity index, loans, or bonds. This is owned by the party receiving the set rate payment. The TRS allows one party to derive the economic benefit of owning an asset without putting that asset on its balance sheet, and allows the other party, which does retain that asset on its balance sheet, to buy protection against loss in its value.

 

Each Fund collateralizes swap agreements with cash and certain securities as indicated on the Portfolio of Investments of the Fund and Statements of Assets and Liabilities, respectively. Such collateral is held for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Fund. Each Fund does not net collateral. In addition, the parties have mutually agreed to settle significant unrealized appreciation / depreciation on the swap contracts as they occur, resulting in an advance or prepayment on such swaps. Such amounts, if any, would be offset

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against the applicable contract upon final settlement. In the event of a default by the counterparty, a Fund will seek return of this collateral and may incur certain costs exercising its rights with respect to the collateral. Amounts expected to be owed to a Fund may be collateralized either directly with the Fund or in a segregated account at the custodian.

 

Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty to the extent that posted collateral is insufficient. Each Fund will enter into swap agreements only with large, well-capitalized and established financial institutions. The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is counterparty to a swap agreement is monitored by the Advisor. The financial statements of these counterparties may be available by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov.

 

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by the Funds and their counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreements. Any election to early terminate could be material to the financial statements. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, Quantified Market Leaders Fund, Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund and Quantified Evolution Plus Fund entered into total return swaps.

 

Futures Contracts – Each Fund may be subject to the change in value of equity and interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of equities and interest rates. 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 (each 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. When the contracts are closed, each Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and each Fund’s basis in the contract. If the Funds were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, each 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. Each Fund segregates cash having a value at least equal to the amount of the current obligation under any open futures contract. Risks may exceed amounts recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to each Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

 

During the normal course of business, each Fund purchases and sells various financial instruments, which may result in risks, the amount of which is not apparent from the financial statements.

 

Security Transactions and Related Income – Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. 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 using the effective interest method. 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. Foreign withholding tax is recorded as incurred or known, in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

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

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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. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets, results from operations or net asset value per share of the Funds.

 

Federal Income Tax – It is each Fund’s policy to continue 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 is required.

 

The Funds recognize 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 each 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 the open tax years (June 30, 2018 – June 30, 2020) or expected to be taken in the Funds’ June 30, 2021 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and foreign jurisdictions where each Fund makes significant investments; however the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

Expenses – Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific fund are charged to that fund. Expenses that 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, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities appears to be remote.

 

3.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sale of securities, other than short-term investments, swaps and futures contracts, for the six months ended December 31, 2020 for the Funds were as follows:

 

Fund  Purchases   Sales 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $398,720,071   $334,937,037 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   656,860,248    612,850,075 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   56,035,723    34,404,743 
Quantified STF Fund   51,246,481    38,474,405 
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund   5,512,893    4,248,342 
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   28,901,044    16,339,625 
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   18,932,184    15,771,694 
Quantified Common Ground Fund   218,312,702    188,603,804 

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4.IMPACT OF DERIVATIVES ON THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2020:

 

Derivative Investment Type  Location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Futures  Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures
Swaps  Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

At December 31, 2020, the fair value of derivative instruments was as follows:

 

     Asset derivatives
      
  Quantified Market Leaders Fund  Swaps - Equity Contracts  $5,318,410 
  Quantified Alternative Investment Fund  Futures - Equity Contracts   65,935 
  Quantified STF Fund  Futures - Equity Contracts   9,869,591 
  Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund  Futures - Equity Contracts   959,530 
  Quantified Evolution Plus Fund  Futures - Equity Contracts   593,027 
     Futures - Commodity Contracts   608,742 
     Swaps - Equity Contracts   452,629 
  Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund  Swaps - Credit Contracts   807,368 
           
     Liability derivatives
           
  Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund  Futures - Interest Rate Contracts  $(65,587)

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Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended December 31, 2020, were as follows: 
      Equity/Interest 
      Rate/Credit/Commodity 
   Statements of Operations location  Contracts 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  Net Realized gain (loss) from: (1)     
Commodity Risk  Futures  $(147,232)
Interest Rate Risk  Futures   (1,478,111)
       (1,625,343)
   Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: (2)     
Equity Risk  Futures  $160,704 
         
Quantified Market Leaders Fund  Net Realized gain (loss) from: (1)     
Equity Risk  Swaps  $15,111,740 
   Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: (2)     
Equity Risk  Swaps  $3,199,125 
         
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund  Net Realized gain (loss) from: (1)     
Equity Risk  Futures  $102,961 
   Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: (2)     
Equity Risk  Futures  $60,439 
         
Quantified STF Fund  Net Realized gain (loss) from: (1)     
Equity Risk  Futures  $25,480,558 
   Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: (2)     
Equity Risk  Futures  $7,035,150 
         
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund  Net Realized gain (loss) from: (1)     
Equity Risk  Futures  $(389,902)
   Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: (2)     
Equity Risk  Futures  $959,530 
         
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund  Net Realized gain (loss) from: (1)     
Commodity Risk  Futures  $(347,400)
Credit Risk  Swaps   (320,708)
   Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: (2)     
Interest Rate Risk  Futures  $(55,528)
Credit Risk  Swaps   1,311,793 
         
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund  Net Realized gain (loss) from: (1)     
Commodity Risk  Futures  $(1,815,813)
Equity Risk  Futures   449,511 
Interest Rate Risk  Futures   1,457,368 
       91,066 
         
Equity Risk  Swaps   123,729 
   Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: (2)     
Commodity Risk  Futures  $571,372 
Interest Rate Risk  Futures   (356,156)
Equity Risk  Futures   356,137 
       571,353 
         
Equity Risk  Swaps  $452,629 
         
         

 

(1)Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) from futures, Net realized gain (loss) from swaps.

 

(2)Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures, Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps.

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December 31, 2020

 

The derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2020 as disclosed in the Portfolios of Investments and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the year as disclosed in the Statements of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for each Fund.

 

Associated Risk

 

Market Risk: Market risk is the risk that changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates or equity prices will affect the positions held by each Fund. The Funds are exposed to market risk on financial instruments that are valued at market prices as disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments. The prices of derivative instruments, including swaps and futures prices, can be highly volatile. Price movements of derivative contracts in which each Fund’s assets may be invested are influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. Each Fund may be exposed to market risk on derivative contracts in that each Fund may not be able to readily dispose of its holdings when it chooses and also that the price obtained on disposal is below that at which the investment is included in the Funds’ financial statements. All financial instruments are recognized at fair value, and all changes in market conditions directly affect net income. The Funds’ investments in derivative instruments are exposed to market risk and are disclosed in the portfolio of investments.

 

Unexpected local, regional or global events, such as war; acts of terrorism; financial, political or social disruptions; natural, environmental or man-made disasters; the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health issues; and recessions and depressions could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments and may impair market liquidity. Such events can cause investor fear, which can adversely affect the economies of nations, regions and the market in general, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness known as COVID-19, which is caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread globally. This coronavirus has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures, cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 has adversely affected, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future could adversely affect, the economies of many nations and the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

 

Counterparty Risk: Each Fund may invest in swap contracts (the “Product”) with Credit Suisse or Barclays as the counterparty. If Credit Suisse or Barclays becomes insolvent, Credit Suisse or Barclays may not be able to make any payments under the Product and investors may lose their capital invested in the Product. A decline in Credit Suisse’s or Barclays’s standing is likely to reduce the market value of the Product and therefore the price an investor may receive for the Product if they sell it in the market.

 

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that a Fund will encounter difficulty in raising funds to meet commitments. Liquidity risk may result in an inability to sell investments quickly at close to fair value. Each Fund’s financial instruments may include investments in securities which are not traded on organized public exchanges and which generally may be illiquid. As a result, a Fund may not be able to quickly liquidate its investments in these instruments at an amount close to its fair value in order to meet its liquidity requirements. The Funds’ do not anticipate any material losses as a result of liquidity risk.

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December 31, 2020

 

5.OFFSETTING OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND DERIVATIVE ASSETS

 

Each Fund’s policy is to recognize a net asset or liability equal to the unrealized gain (loss) on future contracts and swap contracts. The following table shows additional information regarding the offsetting of assets and liabilities at December 31, 2020.

 

Quantified Managed Income Fund:
 
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
Assets:              Statements of Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of             
   Presented in the   Offset in the   Liabilities Presented             
   Statements of Assets   Statements of Assets   in the Statements of   Financial   Cash Collateral      
Description  & Liabilities   & Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Instruments   Received (2)   Net Amount 
Securities Lending  $7,696,796   $   $7,696,796   $   $(7,696,796)  $ 
                               
Quantified Market Leaders Fund:
 
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
Assets:              Statements of Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of Assets             
   Presented in the   Offset in the   Presented in the             
   Statements of Assets   Statements of Assets   Statements of Assets &   Financial    Cash Collateral     
Description  & Liabilities   & Liabilities   Liabilities   Instruments   Received (2)   Net Amount 
Swaps  $5,318,410   $   $5,318,410   $   $   $5,318,410 
Securities Lending   60,978,202        60,978,202        (60,978,202)     
Total  $66,296,612   $   $66,296,612   $   $(60,978,202)  $5,318,410 
                               
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund:
 
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
Assets:              Statements of Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts                     
   Presented in   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts             
   the Statements   Offset in the   Presented in the   Financial         
   of Assets &   Statement of   Statement of   Instruments   Cash Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Pledged   Received (2)   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $65,935   $   $65,935   $   $   $65,935 
Securities lending   2,490,510        2,490,510        (2,490,510)    
Total  $2,556,445   $   $2,556,445   $   $(2,490,510)  $65,935 
                               
Quantified STF Fund: 
  
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
Assets:              Statements of Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts                     
   Presented in the   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts             
   Statements of   Offset in the   Presented in the   Financial         
   Assets &   Statement of Assets   Statement of   Instruments   Cash Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   & Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Pledged   Received (2)   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $9,869,591   $   $9,869,591   $   $   $9,869,591 
Total  $9,869,591   $   $9,869,591   $   $   $9,869,591 

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December 31, 2020

 

Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund: 
  
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of     
Assets:              Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts                     
   Presented in the   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts             
   Statements of   Offset in the   Presented in the   Financial         
   Assets &   Statement of Assets   Statement of   Instruments   Cash Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   & Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Pledged   Received (2)   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $959,530   $   $959,530   $   $   $959,530 
Total  $959,530   $   $959,530   $   $   $959,530 
                               
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund: 
  
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements     
Assets:              of Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts             
   Presented in the   Offset in the   Presented in the   Financial         
   Statements of   Statement of   Statement of Assets   Instruments   Cash Collateral     
Description  Assets & Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   & Liabilities   Pledged   Received (2)   Net Amount 
Swaps  $807,368   $   $807,368   $   $   $807,368 
                               
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
Liabilities:              Statements of Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of             
   Presented in the   Offset in the   Liabilities Presented in             
   Statements of Assets   Statements of Assets   the Statements of   Financial   Cash Collateral     
Description  & Liabilities   & Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Instruments   Pledged (1)   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $(65,587)  $   $(65,587)  $   $65,587   $ 
Total  $(65,587)  $   $(65,587)  $   $65,587   $ 
                               
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund:       
                               
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the     
Assets:              Statements of Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of Assets             
   Presented in the   Offset in the   Presented in the             
   Statements of Assets   Statements of Assets   Statements of Assets &   Financial   Cash Collateral     
Description  & Liabilities   & Liabilities   Liabilities   Instruments   Received   Net Amount 
Futures Contracts  $1,201,769   $   $1,201,769   $   $   $1,201,769 
Swaps   452,629        452,629            452,629 
Total  $1,654,398   $   $1,654,398   $   $   $1,654,398 
                               
Quantified Common Ground Fund:
 
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of     
Assets:              Assets & Liabilities     
   Gross Amounts                     
   Presented in   Gross Amounts   Net Amounts             
   the Statements   Offset in the   Presented in the   Financial         
   of Assets &   Statement of   Statement of   Instruments   Cash Collateral     
Description  Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Assets & Liabilities   Pledged   Received (2)   Net Amount 
Securities lending  $5,795,709   $   $5,795,709   $   $(5,795,709)  $ 
Total  $5,795,709   $   $5,795,709   $   $(5,795,709)  $ 

 

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

 

(2)The amount does not include excess collateral pledged by the counterparty. Detailed collateral amounts are presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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December 31, 2020

 

6.INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

The business activities of each Fund are overseen by the Board, which is responsible for the overall management of the Funds. Advisors Preferred LLC (“Advisor”), serves as investment advisor to the Funds. The Advisor has engaged Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd. (the “Sub-Advisor”) to serve as the sub-advisor to the Funds.

 

Pursuant to an advisory agreement with the Funds, the Advisor, under the oversight of the Board, directs the daily operations of each 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, each Fund pays advisory fees accrued daily and paid monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets and is computed at an annual rate of 0.75%, except for Quantified STF, Quantified Pattern Recognition, Quantified Tactical Fixed Income, Quantified Evolution Plus and Quantified Common Ground which pays 1.00%. For the six months ended December 31, 2020, each Fund accrued the following advisory fees:

 

Quantified Managed Income Fund  $354,205 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   694,557 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   45,172 
Quantified STF Fund   533,631 
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund   104,931 
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   624,425 
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   109,635 
Quantified Common Ground Fund   186,604 

 

Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”), GFS, provides administration, fund accounting, and transfer agent services to the Trust. Pursuant to the servicing agreement with GFS, each Fund pays GFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Fund. Under the terms of the Funds’ agreement with GFS, GFS pays for certain operating expenses of the Funds. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of GFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacities.

 

In addition, certain affiliates of GFS provide services to each Fund as follows:

 

Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”), an affiliate of GFS, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for each Fund on an ad-hoc basis. These expenses are the responsibility of GFS.

 

The Trust has adopted Distribution Plans and Agreements pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for the Funds’ Investor Class and Advisor Class shares (each a “Plan” and together, the “Plans”) pursuant to which a Fund pays fees to the Ceros Financial Services, Inc. (“Ceros” or “Distributor”) for providing distribution and/or shareholder services to the Fund. Under the Plans, Investor Class shares of a Fund may pay an account maintenance fee for account maintenance services and/or distribution fee at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average net assets attributable to Investor Class shares as compensation for the Distributor providing account maintenance and distribution services to shareholders; and up to 1.00% for Advisor Class shares of a Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Advisor Class shares. The 12b-1 Plan is a compensation plan, which means that compensation is provided regardless of 12b-1 expenses incurred.

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December 31, 2020

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2020, pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Plan, each Fund accrued:

 

   Investor Class   Advisor Class   Total 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $117,773   $1,176   $118,949 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   231,169    1,400    232,569 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   14,992    261    15,253 
Quantified STF Fund   132,552    3,422    135,974 
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund   26,233        26,233 
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   156,106        156,106 
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   27,409        27,409 
Quantified Common Ground Fund   46,651        46,651 

 

The Board has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Servicing Plan”) with respect to the Investor Class of each Fund. The Servicing Plan provides that a monthly service fee is calculated by each Fund at an annual rate of up to 0.15% (currently set at 0.15%), of its average daily net assets of the Investor Class and is paid to Ceros to provide compensation for ongoing shareholder servicing activities or service and/or maintenance accounts, not otherwise required to be provided by the Advisor. Ceros is an affiliate of the Advisor.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2020, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Agreement, each Fund paid:

 

   Investor Class 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $70,664 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   138,701 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   8,995 
Quantified STF Fund   79,531 
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund   15,740 
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   93,664 
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   16,445 
Quantified Common Ground Fund   3,748 

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2020, Ceros, a registered broker/dealer, executed trades on behalf of Quantified Managed Income Fund, Quantified Market Leaders Fund, Quantified Alternative Investment Fund, Quantified STF Fund, Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund, Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund, Quantified Evolution Plus Fund and Quantified Common Ground Fund and received $88,063, $91,801, $18,907, $16,871, $1,326, $8,654, $3,853 and $56,799 in trade commissions, respectively.

 

Effective October 1, 2020, each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust or Advisor is compensated by the Advisor at a rate of $50,000 per year plus $2,500 per meeting for certain special meetings as well as for reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred attending the meetings, paid quarterly. Prior to that date, each Trustee received $30,000 per year. The “interested persons” who serve as Trustees of the Trust receive no compensation for their services as Trustees. None of the executive officers receive compensation from the Trust. Interested trustees of the Trust are also officers or employees of the Advisor and its affiliates.

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December 31, 2020

 

7.AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

 

The identified cost of investments in securities owned by each Fund for federal income tax purposes excluding futures and swaps, and its respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at December 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

       Gross         
       Unrealized   Gross Unrealized   Net Unrealized 
   Tax Cost   Appreciation   (Depreciation)   Appreciation 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $92,046,786   $1,016,960   $(250,608)  $766,352 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   290,204,051    8,308,134    (1,700,752)   6,607,382 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   33,848,812    958,162    (103,120)   855,042 
Quantified STF Fund   88,891,580    156,835    (73,108)   83,727 
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund   15,147,387    111,568    (26,358)   85,210 
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   105,640,346    134,310    (97,519)   36,791 
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   18,825,811    50,524    (106,692)   (56,168)
Quantified Common Ground Fund   59,175,172    2,186,960    (242,744)   1,944,216 

 

8.DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

   For the period ended June 30, 2020:             
   Ordinary   Long-Term   Return   Tax Exempt     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   of Capital   Income   Total 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $992,119   $   $   $566,979   $1,559,098 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   3,801,517                3,801,517 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   144,452        2,652        147,104 
Quantified STF Fund   324,678    5,819,789            6,144,467 
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund   420,936    576,593            997,529 
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   432,018    1,612,800            2,044,818 
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   18,235    640            18,875 
Quantified Common Ground Fund                    
                          
   For the period ended June 30, 2019:             
   Ordinary   Long-Term   Return   Tax Exempt     
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   of Capital   Income   Total 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $996,372   $   $   $   $996,372 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   14,413,832                14,413,832 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   5,603                5,603 
Quantified STF Fund   670,804    1,402,469            2,073,273 
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund                    
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund                    
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund                    
Quantified Common Ground Fund                    

 

Tax equalization allows a Fund to treat as distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable and net capital gains. The Quantified Market Leaders Fund, Quantified STF Fund, Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund and Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund utilized equalization in the amount of $3,801,517, $5,819,789, $45,975 and $1,173,397 respectively, which resulted in a difference between tax distributions and book distributions as disclosed on the Statement of Changes for the period ended June 30, 2020. Net investment income and net realized gains(losses), as disclosed on the Statements of Operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

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December 31, 2020

 

As of June 30, 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 
Portfolio  Income   Capital Gains   Late Year Loss   Forwards   Differences   (Depreciation)   Earnings/(Deficits) 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $726,313   $   $(6,944,060)  $(422,445)  $    438,794   $(6,201,398)
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   11,371,102                    8,082,280    19,453,382 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund           (825,711)   (378,795)       12,912    (1,191,594)
Quantified STF Fund   8,086,471    6,147,170                293,070    14,526,711 
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund       43,709                160,016    203,725 
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   1,085,151    1,750,280                250,492    3,085,923 
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   729,108        (1,268,156)       37,370    15,493    (486,185)
Quantified Common Ground Fund           (1,293,700)           265,694    (1,028,006)

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation undistributed net investment income (loss) and accumulated net realized gains (losses) from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the mark-to-market on open Section 1256 and swap contracts and adjustments for the Funds’ wholly owned subsidiary.

 

Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Quantified Alternative Investment Fund and Quantified Common Ground Fund incurred and elected to defer such late year losses of $34,454 and $10,778 respectively.

 

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

 

   Post October 
Portfolio  Losses 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $6,944,060 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund    
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   791,257 
Quantified STF Fund    
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund    
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund    
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   1,268,156 
Quantified Common Ground Fund   1,282,922 

 

At June 30, 2020, the Funds below had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains and utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

   Non-Expiring         
Portfolio  Short-Term   Long-Term   Total   CLCF Utilized 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $70,495   $351,950   $422,445   $1,549,623 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   378,795        378,795     
Quantified STF Fund               164,035 

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December 31, 2020

 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/tax basis treatment of non-deductible expenses, return of capital distributions, equalization credits resulted in reclassification for the year ended June 30, 2020 as follows:

 

   Paid     
   In   Accumulated 
Portfolio  Capital   Earnings (Losses) 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $   $ 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   1,316,826    (1,316,826)
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   (3,650)   3,650 
Quantified STF Fund   5,819,789    (5,819,789)
Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund   34,691    (34,691)
Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund   1,155,528    (1,155,528)
Quantified Evolution Plus Fund   (41,558)   41,558 
Quantified Common Ground Fund        

 

9.CONTROL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumption of control of the fund pursuant to Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2020, E*Trade Savings Bank held approximately 96.74% of the Quantified Managed Income Fund, 98.19% of the Quantified Market Leaders Fund, 84.39% of the Quantified Alternative Investment Fund, 80.71% of the Quantified STF Fund, 94.41% of the Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund, 91.60% of the Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund, 96.75% of the Quantified Evolution Plus Fund and 80.43% of the Quantified Common Ground Fund.

 

10.UNDERLYING INVESTMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

The following Fund currently invest a portion of its assets in the corresponding investments. The Fund may redeem its investment from the investments at any time if the Advisor or Subadvisor determines that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to do so. The performance of the Fund will be directly affected by the performance of the investments. The financial statements of the investments, including their portfolio of investments, can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website www.sec.gov and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

 

Fund  Investment  Percentage of Net Assets
Quantified  Tactical  Fixed  Income Fund  Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio  25.8%
   First American Government Obligations Fund  25.8%

 

11.SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Funds have entered into a securities lending arrangement (the “Agreement”) with U.S. Bank (the “Lending Agent”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Funds are authorized to loan securities to the Lending Agent. In exchange, the Funds receive cash and “non-cash” or “securities” collateral in the amount of at least 105% of the value of any loaned securities that are foreign securities or 102% of the value of any other loaned securities marked-to-market daily. Loans shall be marked to market daily and

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The Quantified Funds
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
December 31, 2020

 

the margin restored in the event collateralization is below 100% of the value of securities loaned. The value of securities loaned is disclosed in a footnote on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and on the Portfolios of Investments. Securities lending income is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the Lending Agent fails to return the securities on loan. The Funds’ cash collateral received in securities lending transactions is invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, as presented below.

 

As of December 31, 2020, the following Funds loaned securities which were collateralized by cash. The value of securities on loan and the value of the related collateral were as follows:

 

       Overnight and Continuous 
Fund  Value of Securities Loaned   Value of Collateral* 
Quantified Managed Income Fund  $7,696,796   $7,839,344 
Quantified Market Leaders Fund   60,978,202    62,163,825 
Quantified Alternative Investment Fund   2,490,510    2,549,465 
Quantified Common Ground Fund   5,795,709    5,904,867 

 

*The above Funds received cash collateral, which was subsequently invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC as reported in the Portfolios of Investments.

 

12.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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QUANTIFIED FUNDS
EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of a Fund you will pay ongoing expenses, such as advisory fees, distribution and service fees (12b-1), and other fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note, the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions which may be assessed by mutual funds. This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The columns under the heading entitled “Actual” help you estimate the actual expenses you paid over the period. The “Actual Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this 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 column under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period”.

 

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

 

The columns under the heading entitled “Hypothetical” provide information about hypothetical account value and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table on the next page are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs which may be applicable to your account. Therefore, the last column of the table (Hypothetical Expenses Paid During Period) 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.

 

                    
                 Hypothetical  
           Actual  (5% return before expenses)  
                 Ending     
     Fund’s  Beginning  Ending  Expenses  Account  Expenses  
     Annualized  Account Value  Account Value  Paid During  Value  Paid During  
     Expense Ratio  7/1/20  12/31/20  Period*  12/31/20  Period*  
  Quantified Managed Income Fund                    
  Investor Class  1.44%  $1,000.00  $984.20  $  7.20  $1,017.95  $  7.32  
  Advisor Class  2.02%  $1,000.00  $980.20  $10.08  $1,015.02  $10.26  
  Quantified Market Leaders Fund                    
  Investor Class  1.43%  $1,000.00  $1,319.30  $  8.36  $1,018.00  $  7.27  
  Advisor Class  2.02%  $1,000.00  $1,317.40  $11.80  $1,015.02  $10.26  
  Quantified Alternative Investment Fund                    
  Investor Class  1.44%  $1,000.00  $1,161.30  $  7.84  $1,017.95  $  7.32  
  Advisor Class  2.04%  $1,000.00  $1,158.60  $11.10  $1,014.92  $10.36  
  Quantified STF Fund                    
  Investor Class  1.69%  $1,000.00  $1,399.70  $10.22  $1,016.69  $  8.59  
  Advisor Class  2.28%  $1,000.00  $1,394.80  $13.76  $1,013.71  $11.57  
  Quantified Pattern Recognition Fund                    
  Investor Class  1.71%  $1,000.00  $1,020.30  $8.61  $1,016.59  $  8.59  
  Quantified Tactical Fixed Income Fund                    
  Investor Class  1.68%  $1,000.00  $999.80  $8.52  $1,016.74  $  8.59  
  Quantified Evolution Plus Fund                    
  Investor Class  1.71%  $1,000.00  $1,079.80  $8.86  $1,016.59  $  8.59  
  Quantified Common Ground Fund                    
  Investor Class  1.72%  $1,000.00  $1,225.00  $9.48  $1,016.53  $  8.59  

 

*Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

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PRIVACY NOTICE 

 

Rev. May 2014

 

FACTS WHAT DOES ADVISORS PREFERRED 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 depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
   
    Social Security number Purchase History
         
  Assets Account Balances
         
  Retirement Assets Account Transactions
         
  Transaction History Wire Transfer Instructions
         
  Checking Account Information    
   
  When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
   
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Advisors Preferred Trust chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

  

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Advisors
Preferred 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 –

to offer our products and services to you

No We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your transactions and experiences

No We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

No We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don’t share

 

Questions?   Call 1-866-862-9686

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

 

Advisors Preferred Trust

What we do
How does Advisors Preferred 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 Advisors Preferred Trust collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

■    Open an account

 

■    Provide account information

 

■    Give us your contact information

 

■    Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

 

■    Make a wire transfer

 

■    Tell us where to send the money

 

■    Tells us who receives the money

 

■    Show your government-issued ID

 

■    Show your driver’s license

 

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.

 

■    Advisors Preferred Trust does not share with our affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

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

   Advisors Preferred Trust does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

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

 

   Advisors Preferred Trust doesn’t jointly market.

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PROXY VOTING POLICY

 

Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-647-8268 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file their 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 1-855-647-8268.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Advisors Preferred LLC
1445 Research Blvd., Suite 530
Rockville, MD 20850
 
SUB-ADVISOR
Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd.
3883 Telegraph Road, Suite 100
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
 
ADMINISTRATOR
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4221 North 203rd Street,
Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included under Item 1.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)       Based on an evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)       There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

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.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable for open-end investment companies.

 

(b)       Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.

 

SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant) Advisors Preferred Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Catherine Ayers-Rigsby

Catherine Ayer-Rigsby, President/Principal Executive Officer

 

Date 3/8/21

 

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/Catherine Ayers-Rigsby

Catherine Ayers-Rigsby, President/Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date ___3/8/21

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Christine Casares

Christine Casares, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer

 

Date 3/8/21