N-CSR

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)

1445 Research Blvd, Suite 530, Rockville, MD 20850

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-470-2734

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 12/31/21

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

Annual Report 

December 31, 2021

Investor Class Shares (QGLDX) 

Advisor Class Shares (QGLCX)

1-855-650-QGLD(7453) 

www.advisorspreferred.com

January 31, 2022

Dear Shareholders,

This Annual Report for The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund (“Fund”) covers the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd. serves as the sub-advisor to The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund. During the period, the Fund (as measured by Investor Class shares) returned -6.25%, compared with a return of -4.28% in the S&P GSCI Gold Index, while the S&P 500 TR Index returned 28.71%. The sub-index of the S&P GSCI provides investors with a reliable and publicly available benchmark tracking the COMEX gold future.

For the balance of the period, gold’s performance was largely affected by two major themes. First, a strengthening U.S. Dollar was generally prevalent throughout the period with the exception of a modest pullback in late spring. A strong Dollar has historically been a headwind for gold. Second, continued fiscal and monetary policy stimulus fueled strong domestic stock market performance as reflected by the aforementioned S&P 500 TR Index total return. The influx of liquidity in the markets helped propel investments in equities despite inflated valuations with investors seemingly forgoing investments in “safe-haven” assets like gold.

These two themes overshadowed positive developments for the commodity in the forms of an increase in consumer demand in India and China as well as growing usage in numerous technology applications. Gold did show positive reactions to potential inflationary pressures during the period, but those upticks were tempered by the Fed’s announcements to actively combat inflation.

The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund seeks returns that reflect the daily performance of the price of gold bullion and, as such, is a vehicle for investors to capture potential returns resulting from those movements. To meet its goal, the Fund utilizes gold bullion-related futures contracts and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Additionally, in an effort to reflect the daily performance of the price of gold bullion net of fees, the Fund invests in investment-grade fixed income corporate notes and bonds, with an objective of generating interest income to partially offset those fees. The Fund’s underperformance versus the S&P GSCI Gold Index for the period can largely be attributed to unfavorable effects from rising interest rates and Fund expenses.

The Fund continues to endeavor to execute its strategy consistently, regardless of the market environment or perceived outlook for gold. As always, the advisor and sub-advisor reiterate the value of gold in portfolios as a diversifier given its historically low correlation to most other asset classes.

We encourage our investors to maintain a long-term perspective as the market reacts to inevitable challenges and opportunities. As an asset class, gold historically has been uncorrelated with other asset classes and tended to provide a valuable hedge to investor portfolios in times of market volatility or economic and geopolitical uncertainty. We thank you for your confidence in The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund and its potential to help you achieve your financial goals.

Best regards,

Jerry Wagner	Catherine Ayers-Rigsby
Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd.	Advisors Preferred, LLC

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Portfolio Review (Unaudited) 

December 31, 2021

The Fund’s performance figures* for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to its benchmarks:
		Annualized
				Since Inception	Since Inception
	One Year	Three Years	Five Years	April 19, 2016	July 9, 2013
The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund - Investor Class	(6.25)%	9.36%	6.92%	N/A	2.43%
The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund - Advisor Class	(6.82)%	8.71%	6.28%	3.51%	N/A
S&P 500 Total Return Index **	28.71%	26.07%	18.47%	17.65%	15.63%
S&P GSCI Gold Index***	(4.28)%	10.97%	8.42%	5.60%	3.70%

* 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 Investor and Advisor Class total fund operating expense ratio including underlying funds, as provided in the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2021, was 1.53% and 2.13%, respectively. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-650-7453. Investors should consider the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains these as well as other information about the Fund and should be read carefully before investing. A prospectus or summary prospectus may be obtained free of charge by calling toll-free 1-855-375-3060.

** 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 cannot invest directly in an index.

*** The S&P GSCI Gold Index, a sub-index of the S&P GSCI, provides investors with a reliable and publicly available benchmark tracking the COMEX gold future. The index is designed to be tradable, readily accessible to market participants, and cost efficient to implement. Investors cannot directly invest in an index.

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment 

Since Inception through December 31, 2021 ⁺ 

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

 

⁺ Inception date is July 9, 2013

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund’s holdings by types of investments are as follows:
Holdings by Type of Investment ǂ:	% of Net Assets
Exchange Traded Funds:
Fixed Income Funds		30.2	%
Commodity Fund		0.8	%
Certificates of Deposit		9.2	%
Corporate Bonds		20.0	%
Short-Term Investments		12.8	%
Collateral for Securities Loaned		3.8	%
Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities		23.2	%
		100.0	%

ǂ The Holdings by Type of Investment detailed do not include derivative exposure.

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

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2021

Shares							Fair Value
		EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 31.0%
		COMMODITY - 0.8%
	6,233	SPDR Gold Shares(a),(b)					$	1,065,594
		FIXED INCOME FUNDS - 30.2%
	40,000	Blackrock Short Maturity Bond ETF						1,998,000
	200,000	Invesco BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF						4,278,000
	200,000	Invesco BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF(e)						4,292,000
	200,000	Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF						4,366,000
	200,000	Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF						4,380,000
	85,000	Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF						4,275,500
	80,000	iShares Trust iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporation Bond ETF						4,310,400
	42,500	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF						4,316,300
	140,000	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF						4,335,800
	65,000	SPDR SSgA Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF						2,620,800
								39,172,800
		TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $40,434,245)						40,238,394
Principal			Coupon Rate
Amount ($)			(%)		Maturity
		CORPORATE BONDS — 20.0%
		AUTOMOTIVE — 0.8%
	1,000,000	Toyota Motor Credit Corporation		0.5000		06/18/24		985,985
		BANKING — 2.4%
	1,000,000	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce		3.1000		04/02/24		1,043,238
	1,000,000	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.		3.4070		03/07/24		1,047,552
	1,000,000	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.		3.9000		04/29/24		1,060,299
								3,151,089
		DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS — 0.8%
	1,000,000	General Electric Company		3.4500		05/15/24		1,038,868
		ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 1.6%
	1,000,000	Enel Generacion Chile S.A.		4.2500		04/15/24		1,045,000
	1,000,000	WEC Energy Group, Inc.		0.8000		03/15/24		990,411
								2,035,411

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2021

Principal			Coupon Rate
Amount ($)			(%)		Maturity		Fair Value
		CORPORATE BONDS — 20.0% (Continued)
		ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT — 0.9%
	1,000,000	Walt Disney Company		7.7500		01/20/24	$	1,133,448
		GAS & WATER UTILITIES — 0.8%
	1,000,000	Thomson Reuters Corporation		3.8500		09/29/24		1,057,867
		INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES — 3.1%
	1,000,000	Bank of New York Mellon Corporation		0.5000		04/26/24		988,451
	1,000,000	Brookfield Finance, Inc.		4.0000		04/01/24		1,054,814
	1,000,000	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		0.8000		03/25/24		985,381
	1,000,000	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.		3.4500		09/21/23		1,040,162
								4,068,808
		MACHINERY — 0.8%
	1,000,000	Parker-Hannifin Corporation		2.7000		06/14/24		1,033,921
		MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES — 0.8%
	1,000,000	Becton Dickinson and Company		3.3630		06/06/24		1,047,667
		OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT — 0.8%
	1,000,000	Schlumberger Holdings Corporation(c)		3.7500		05/01/24		1,049,845
		REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 0.8%
	1,000,000	Welltower, Inc.		3.6250		03/15/24		1,052,406
		RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES — 0.8%
	1,000,000	7-Eleven, Inc.		0.8000		02/10/24		989,210
		SPECIALTY FINANCE — 0.8%
	1,000,000	Capital One Financial Corporation		3.9000		01/29/24		1,052,988
		TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE — 1.6%
	1,000,000	Apple, Inc. (e)		3.0000		02/09/24		1,042,478
	1,000,000	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company(e)		1.4500		04/01/24		1,007,102
								2,049,580

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2021

Principal			Coupon Rate
Amount ($)			(%)		Maturity		Fair Value
		CORPORATE BONDS — 20.0% (Continued)
		TECHNOLOGY SERVICES — 0.8%
	1,000,000	International Business Machines Corporation		3.0000		05/15/24	$	1,045,363
		TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 0.8%
	1,000,000	Verizon Communications, Inc.		0.7500		03/22/24		996,574
		TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS — 1.6%
	1,000,000	Ryder System, Inc.(e)		3.6500		03/18/24		1,052,450
	1,000,000	Union Pacific Corporation		3.6460		02/15/24		1,045,846
								2,098,296
		TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $26,187,566)						25,887,326
		CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT — 9.2%
		AUTOMOTIVE - 0.8%
	1,000,000	BMW Bank of North America		0.5500		07/30/24		994,133
		BANKING - 8.4%
	1,000,000	Goldman Sachs Bank USA		1.8000		01/30/23		1,015,498
	1,000,000	Greenstate Credit Union		0.5000		07/19/24		993,119
	500,000	Morgan Stanley Bank NA		1.7000		02/22/22		501,077
	1,500,000	Morgan Stanley Private Bank		1.7500		02/07/22		1,502,396
	1,000,000	Sallie Mae Bank		1.7000		02/14/22		1,001,829
	1,000,000	State Bank of India		0.6000		08/30/24		994,708
	1,000,000	Synchrony Bank		0.6500		09/17/24		995,629
	1,000,000	Texas Exchange Bank SSB		0.5000		07/09/24		993,366
	1,000,000	Toyota Financial Savings Bank		0.5500		08/05/24		993,991
	1,000,000	UBS Bank USA		0.5500		08/12/24		993,820
	1,000,000	Wells Fargo National Bank West		1.9000		01/30/23		1,016,634
								11,002,067

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2021

Principal
Amount ($)			Fair Value
		CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT — 9.2% (Continued)
		BANKING - 8.4% (Continued)
		TOTAL CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (Cost $11,997,371)	$	11,996,200
Shares
		SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 12.8%
		MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 12.8%
	13,226,020	Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.01%(c)		13,226,020
	3,417,174	First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Z, 0.02%(b)(c)		3,417,174
		TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $16,643,194)		16,643,194
		TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $16,643,194)		16,643,194
		COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 3.8%
	4,926,778	Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC - 0.12% (c),(d)
		TOTAL COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED (Cost $4,926,778)		4,926,778
		TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 76.8% (Cost $100,189,154)	$	99,691,892
		OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES   23.2%		30,112,318
		NET ASSETS - 100.0%	$	129,804,210

OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS
Number of
Contracts		Open Long Futures Contracts	Expiration		Notional Amount		Unrealized Appreciation
	708	COMEX Gold 100 Troy Ounces Future(b)		02/24/2022	$	129,585,240	$	2,878,170
		TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund

^(a) Non-income producing security.

^(b) All or a portion of this investment is a holding of the GBSF Fund Ltd.

^(c) Rate disclosed is the seven-day effective yield as of December 31, 2021

^(d) Security purchased with cash proceeds of securities lending collateral.

^(e) All or a portion of the security is on loan. Total loaned securities had a value of $4,815,782 at December 31, 2021.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2021

ASSETS
Investment securities:
At cost	$	100,189,154
At value (a)	$	99,691,892
Cash		25,017,893
Deposit with broker for futures contracts		6,970,149
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts		2,878,170
Dividends and interest receivable		254,694
Receivable for Fund shares sold		252,468
Receivable for securities sold		95,280
Prepaid expenses and other assets		13,035
TOTAL ASSETS		135,173,581
LIABILITIES
Collateral on securities loaned (See note 9)		4,926,778
Payable for Fund shares repurchased		301,833
Investment advisory fees payable		75,400
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable		25,580
Payable to related parties		24,789
Shareholder service fees payable		14,991
TOTAL LIABILITIES		5,369,371
NET ASSETS	$	129,804,210
Composition of Net Assets:
Paid in capital	$	129,655,064
Accumulated earnings		149,146
NET ASSETS	$	129,804,210
Net Asset Value Per Share:
Investor Class Shares:
Net Assets	$	129,065,368
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)		5,811,303
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering price and redemption price per share	$	22.21
Advisor Class Shares:
Net Assets	$	738,842
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)		33,793
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), offering price and redemption price per share	$	21.86

^(a) Includes loaned securities with a value of $4,815,782.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021

INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends	$	536,124
Interest		276,828
Securities lending		13,410
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME		826,362
EXPENSES
Investment advisory fees		907,336
Distribution fees - Investor Class Shares		301,157
Distribution fees - Advisor Class Shares		5,156
Administrative service fees		244,160
Shareholder service fees - Investor Class Shares		180,694
TOTAL EXPENSES		1,638,503
NET INVESTMENT LOSS		(812,141	)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments		(515,159	)
Distributions from underlying investment companies		35,397
Futures contracts		(2,792,425	)
Net Realized Loss on Investments and Futures Contracts		(3,272,187	)
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on:
Investments		(701,209	)
Futures contracts		(2,984,700	)
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments and Futures Contracts		(3,685,909	)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS		(6,958,096	)
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS	$	(7,770,237	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

	For the			For the
	Year Ended			Year Ended
	December 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment (loss)	$	(812,141	)	$	(217,373	)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts		(3,307,584	)		12,029,552
Distributions from underlying investment companies		35,397			—
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts		(3,685,909	)		3,117,487
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(7,770,237	)		14,929,666
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Total distributions paid
Investor Class		—			(10,824,817	)
Advisor Class		—			(31,467	)
Total distributions to shareholders		—			(10,856,284	)
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
Proceeds from shares sold:
Investor Class		219,675,713			270,904,535
Advisor Class		615,588			375,664
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
Investor Class		—			10,336,356
Advisor Class		—			31,011
Payments for shares redeemed
Investor Class		(205,972,607	)		(243,233,996	)
Advisor Class		(210,690	)		(358,283	)
Net increase from shares of beneficial interest transactions		14,108,004			38,055,287
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS		6,337,767			42,128,669
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year		123,466,443			81,337,774
End of year	$	129,804,210		$	123,466,443
SHARE ACTIVITY
Investor Class:
Shares Sold		9,917,178			10,910,867
Shares Reinvested		—			442,884
Shares Redeemed		(9,303,100	)		(9,864,139	)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding		614,078			1,489,612
Advisor Class:
Shares Sold		28,061			15,407
Shares Reinvested		—			1,342
Shares Redeemed		(9,594	)		(14,802	)
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding		18,467			1,947

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year

	Investor Class
	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2019			2018			2017
Net asset value, beginning of year	$	23.69		$	21.86		$	21.43		$	22.62		$	21.49
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) (a)		(0.15	)		(0.04	)		0.18			0.09			0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.33	)		4.22			3.38			(1.02	)		2.42
Total income (loss) from investment operations		(1.48	)		4.18			3.56			(0.93	)		2.43
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income		—			(2.35	)		(3.13	)		(0.26	)		(1.30	)
Total distributions		—			(2.35	)		(3.13	)		(0.26	)		(1.30	)
Net asset value, end of year	$	22.21		$	23.69		$	21.86		$	21.43		$	22.62
Total return (b)		(6.25	)%		19.28	%		16.95	%		(4.08	)%		11.40	%
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)	$	129,065		$	123,107		$	81,048		$	42,274		$	53,484
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (c)		1.35	%		1.43	%		1.42	%		1.41	%		1.41	%
Ratios of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (c,d)		(0.67	)%		(0.17	)%		0.79	%		0.41	%		0.05	%
Portfolio turnover rate		162	%		229	%		190	%		167	%		125	%

^(a) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

^(b) Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions.

^(c) 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.

^(d) 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.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year

	Advisor Class
	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2019			2018			2017
Net asset value, beginning of year	$	23.46		$	21.68		$	21.28		$	22.51		$	21.41
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) (a)		(0.28	)		(0.19	)		0.05			(0.05	)		(0.14	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.32	)		4.18			3.36			(1.00	)		2.40
Total income (loss) from investment operations		(1.60	)		3.99			3.41			(1.05	)		2.26
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income		—			(2.21	)		(3.01	)		(0.18	)		(1.16	)
Return of capital		—			—			—			—			—
Total distributions		—			(2.21	)		(3.01	)		(0.18	)		(1.16	)
Net asset value, end of year	$	21.86		$	23.46		$	21.68		$	21.28		$	22.51
Total return (b)		(6.82	)%		18.55	% (e)		16.32	% (e)		(4.68	)%		10.65	%
Net assets, end of year (in 000s)	$	739		$	359		$	290		$	978		$	256
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (c)		1.94	%		2.03	%		2.01	%		2.01	%		2.01	%
Ratios of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d)		(1.26	)%		(0.76	)%		0.20	%		(0.24	)%		(0.59	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		162	%		229	%		190	%		167	%		125	%

^(a) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year.

^(b) Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions.

^(c) 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.

^(d) Recognition of net investment loss by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

^(e) 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.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2021

1. ORGANIZATION

The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) is a 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. The Fund seeks returns that reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion.

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Investor and Advisor classes of shares each of which are offered at Net Asset Value (“NAV”). The Fund’s Investor class commenced operations on July 9, 2013 and the Advisor class commenced operations on April 19, 2016. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in one or more share classes. Generally, all shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges, except for class-specific features, rights and expenses. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its service and/or distribution plans. The Fund’s income, expenses (other than class-specific distribution and service fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionately each day based upon the relative net assets of each class.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its consolidated financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of the consolidated 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 consolidated 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. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

Securities Valuation – The Fund calculates its daily NAV per share at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (the “NYSE Close”) on each day that the NYSE is open. Fund securities are valued each day at the last quoted sales price on each security’s primary exchange, and securities traded or dealt in upon one or more securities exchanges (whether domestic or foreign) for which market quotations were readily available and not subject to restrictions against resale will be valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, in the absence of a sale on the primary exchange, at the mean of the current bid and ask on the primary exchange. Securities primarily traded in the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) National Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ price. Futures are valued at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time or, in the absence of a settled price, at the last bid price on the day of valuation. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s 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. The independent pricing service does not distinguish between smaller-sized bond positions known as “odd lots” and larger institutional-sized bond positions known as “round lots”. The Fund may fair value a particular bond if the advisor does not believe that the round lot value provided by the independent pricing service reflects fair value of the Fund’s holding. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost.

GBSF Fund Limited (“GBSF Ltd.”) is a wholly-owned and controlled foreign subsidiary of the Fund that can invest in gold-bullion related exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange traded notes (“ETNs”), physical gold bullion and derivatives. See “Consolidation of Subsidiary” for additional information.

The Fund may hold securities, such as private investments, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued at their fair value as determined using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Trust’s Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value committee

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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), (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the advisor, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument. Factors which may cause the advisor to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an 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 the Fund’s calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the advisor based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If the advisor is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value 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 Fund’s holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

Valuation of Investment Companies – The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value to the methods established by the board of directors/trustees of the Underlying Funds.

Open-ended 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 Fund will not change.

Units of Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC are not traded on or exchange and are valued at the investment company’s NAV per unit as provided by the Underlying Fund’s administrator.

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

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

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or

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liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

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

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

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2021 for the Fund’s investments measured at fair value:

Assets*	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Investments:
Corporate Bonds	$	—	$	25,887,326	$	—	$	25,887,326
Certificates of Deposit		—		11,996,200		—		11,996,200
Exchange-Traded Funds		40,238,394		—		—		40,238,394
Money Market Funds		16,643,194		—		—		16,643,194
Collateral for Securities Loaned		4,926,778		—		—		4,926,778
Total Investments	$	61,808,366	$	37,883,526	$	—	$	99,691,892
Derivatives:
Futures Contracts	$	2,878,170	$	—	$	—	$	2,878,170
Total Assets	$	2,878,170	$	—	$	—	$	2,878,170

* Refer to the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications. The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the current year.

Consolidation of Subsidiary – The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the accounts of GBSF 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 GBSF 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 July 9, 2013 and is an exempted Cayman Islands company with limited liability.

A summary of the Fund’s investment in GBSF LtPd. is as follows:

	Inception Date	GBSF Ltd. Net Assets at	% of Net Assets at
	of GBSF Ltd.	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2021
GBSF Ltd.	7/09/2013	$14,426,425	11.11%

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 yield method. Dividend income is

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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.

Principal Investment Risk – As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance. The following risks apply to the Fund through its direct investments as well as indirectly through investments in Underlying Funds and the subsidiary (GBSF Ltd.).

General Market Risk – The risk that the value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate based on the performance of the Fund’s investments and other factors affecting the commodities and/or securities market generally.

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 Fund and its 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.

Cash Accounts – At times, the Fund 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 Fund with respect to the Fund’s short-term deposit sweep vehicle program. These deposits are not custodied by StoneCastle. These amounts are included as Cash on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the extent they are held by the Fund as of December 31, 2021.

Exchange Traded Funds – The Fund may invest in ETFs. ETFs are 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. The Fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. 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.

Mutual Fund and ETN Risk – Mutual funds and ETNs are subject to investment advisory or management and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund. 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.

Futures Contracts – The Fund is subject to commodity risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of commodities, 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 (the Fund’s agent in acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in

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the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the contracts at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contracts are closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. If the Fund was unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. The Fund segregates cash having a value at least equal to the amount of the current obligation under any open futures contract. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Derivatives Risk – Futures are subject to inherent leverage that may magnify Fund losses. These derivatives may not provide an effective substitute for gold bullion because changes in derivative prices may not track those of the underlying gold bullion. Also, over-the-counter forwards are subject to counterparty default risk.

Gold Risk – The price of Gold may be volatile and gold bullion-related ETFs, ETNs and derivatives may be highly sensitive to the price of Gold. The price of gold bullion can be significantly affected by international monetary and political developments such as currency devaluation or revaluation, central bank movements, economic and social conditions within a country, transactional or trade imbalances, or trade or currency restrictions between countries.

Dividends and distributions to shareholders – Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. 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 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 Fund.

Federal Income Tax – It is the 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 Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions expected to be taken on returns filed. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments; however, the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

For tax purposes, GBSF Ltd. is an exempted Cayman Islands investment company. GBSF Ltd. has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, GBSF Ltd. is a Controlled Foreign Corporation and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax. However, a portion of GBSF Ltd.’s net income and capital gain, to the extent of its earnings and profits, will be included each year in the Fund’s investment company taxable income.

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Expenses – Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific fund are charged to that fund. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the funds in the Trust.

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

3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year December 31, 2021, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, amounted to $127,601,798 and $121,419,472, respectively.

4. OFFSETTING OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND DERIVATIVE ASSETS

The Fund’s policy is to recognize a gross asset or liability equal to the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts. During the year December 31, 2021, the Fund was subject to a master netting arrangement. The following table shows additional information regarding the offsetting of assets and liabilities at December 31, 2021:

									Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
									Consolidated Statement of Assets
Assets: (A)									& Liabilities
Liabilities: (L)
	Gross Amounts			Gross Amounts		Net Amount of Asset
	Presented in the			Offset in the		or Liabilities
	Consolidated			Consolidated		Presented in the			Financial
	Statement of			Statement of Assets		Statement of Assets			Instruments		Cash Collateral
Description	Assets & Liabilities			& Liabilities		& Liabilities			Pledged		Received (1)		Net Amount
Futures Contracts (A)	$	2,878,170		$	—	$	2,878,170		$	—	$	—	$	2,878,170
Securities lending (L)		(4,815,782	)		—		(4,815,782	)		—		4,815,782		—
Total	$	(1,937,612	)	$	—	$	(1,937,612	)	$	—	$	4,815,782	$	2,878,170

⁽¹⁾ Detailed collateral amounts are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2021:

Derivative Investment Type	Location on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Futures Contracts	Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

At December 31, 2021, the fair value of the derivative instruments was as follows:

Asset Derivatives
Derivative Investment Type	Commodity Risk		Total
Futures Contracts	$	2,878,170	$	2,878,170

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The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year December 31, 2021:

Derivative Investment Type	Location on the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Futures Contracts	Net realized loss from futures contracts
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts

The following is a summary of the Fund’s realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the year December 31, 2021:

Realized loss on derivatives recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Derivative Investment Type	Commodity Risk			Total
Futures Contracts	$	(2,792,425	)	$	(2,792,425	)
Change in unrealized appreciation on derivatives recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Derivative Investment Type	Commodity Risk			Total
Futures Contracts	$	(2,984,700	)	$	(2,984,700	)

The derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2021 as disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the year as disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Fund.

The Fund uses derivative instruments as part of its principal investment strategy to achieve its investment objective. For additional discussion on the risks associated with the derivative instruments, see Note 2.

5. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

Advisors Preferred LLC (“Advisor”), serves as investment adviser to the Fund. The Advisor has engaged Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd. (the “Sub-Advisor”) to serve as the sub-advisor to the Fund. Sub-Advisor expenses are the responsibility of the Advisor.

Pursuant to an advisory agreement with the Fund, the Advisor, under the oversight of the Board, directs the daily operations of the Fund and supervises the performance of administrative and professional services provided by others. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Advisor, the Fund pays the Advisor a fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to the advisory agreement, the Advisor earned $907,336 in advisory fees for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“UFS”), provides administration, fund accounting, and transfer agent services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with UFS, the Fund pays UFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting and transfer agent services to the Fund as shown in the consolidated Statement of Operations under Administrative services fees. Under the terms of the Fund’s agreement with UFS, UFS pays for certain operating expenses of the Fund. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of UFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Fund for serving in such capacities.

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

Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”), an affiliate of UFS, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Fund on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Blu Giant receives customary fees from the Fund. These expenses are the responsibility of UFS.

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The Board has adopted a Distribution Plan and Agreement (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that a monthly service and/or distribution fee is calculated by the Investor and Advisor class at an annual rate of up to 0.25% and 1.00%, respectively, of their average daily net assets and is paid to Ceros Financial Services, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “Ceros”), a registered broker/dealer and an affiliate of the Advisor, and principal underwriter of the Fund, to provide compensation for ongoing shareholder servicing or services and-or maintenance of accounts, not otherwise required to be provided by the Advisor. The Plan is a compensation plan, which means that compensation is provided regardless of 12b-1 expenses incurred. For the year ended December 31, 2021, pursuant to the Plan, Investor and Advisor Class shares paid $301,157 and $5,156, respectively.

The Board has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Servicing Plan”) on the Investor class. The Servicing Plan provides that a monthly service fee is calculated by the 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 or service and/or maintenance accounts, not otherwise required to be provided by the Advisor. For the year ended December 31, 2021, Investor Class shares paid $180,694.

Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust or Advisor is compensated at a rate of $50,000 per year plus $2,500 minimum per meeting for certain special meetings, which varies based on the matters submitted, as well as for reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred attending the meetings, paid quarterly. 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. The Advisor pays Trustee fees.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, Ceros executed trades on behalf of the Fund and received $47,581 in trade commissions.

6. AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

The identified cost of investments in securities owned by the Fund for federal income tax purposes excluding futures, and its respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at December 31, 2021, were as follows:

		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized			Net Unrealized
Tax Cost		Appreciation		(Depreciation)			Depreciation
$	100,923,382	$	2,926,181	$	(1,279,501	)	$	1,646,680

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

The tax character of Fund distributions paid for the year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended		Fiscal Year Ended
	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Ordinary Income	$	—	$	10,839,910
Long-Term Capital Gain		—		—
Return of Capital		—		16,374
	$	—	$	10,856,284

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As of December 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed		Undistributed		Post October Loss		Capital Loss			Other		Unrealized		Total
Ordinary		Long-Term		and		Carry			Book/Tax		Appreciation/		Accumulated
Income		Gains		Late Year Loss		Forwards			Differences		(Depreciation)		Earnings/(Deficits)
$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(2,311,668	)	$	814,134	$	1,646,680	$	149,146

The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed net investment income, unrealized appreciation and accumulated realized losses is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and tax adjustments for the Fund’s holding in GBSF Ltd.

At December 31, 2021, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains as follows:

Non-Expiring		Non-Expiring
Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		CLCF Utilized
$	1,552,346	$	759,322	$	2,311,668	$	—

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to tax adjustments for net operating losses and the Fund’s holding in GBSF Ltd., resulted in reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2021 as follows:

Paid
In			Accumulated
Capital			Earnings (Deficits)
$	(2,263,193	)	$	2,263,193

8. 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, 2021, E*Trade Savings Bank held approximately 56.90% of the Fund, for the benefit of its customers.

9. SECURITIES LENDING

The Fund has entered into a securities lending arrangement (the “Agreement”) with U.S. Bank (the “Lending Agent”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund is authorized to loan securities to the Lending Agent. In exchange, the Fund receives 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 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 Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Securities lending income is disclosed in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the Lending Agent fails to return the securities on loan. The Fund’s cash collateral received in securities lending transactions is invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, a privately offered liquidity fund, as presented below. The investment objective is to seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per unit.

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund loaned securities which were collateralized by short-term investment securities or cash and equivalent. The value of securities on loan and the value of the related overnight and continuous collateral were $4,815,782 and $4,926,778, respectively.

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The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2021

10. RECENT REGULATORY UPDATES

In October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Fund will be required to comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of this provision.

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the date of the Consolidated Statement 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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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund and

Board of Trustees of Advisors Preferred Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated portfolio of investments, of The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Advisors Preferred Trust, as of December 31, 2021, the related consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the related notes, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies advised by Advisors Preferred, LLC since 2012.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Chicago, Illinois

February 28, 2022

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

800.229.1099 | 866.818.4538 fax | cohencpa.com

Registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

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The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund

Expense Example (Unaudited)

December 31, 2021

As a shareholder of The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

Table 1. Actual Expenses

The “Actual Expenses” line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below; together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Table 2. Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or redemption fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Table 1
	Annualized	Beginning	Ending	Expenses Paid During
Actual	Expense	Account Value	Account Value	Period *
Expenses	Ratio	7/1/2021	12/31/2021	7/1/2021-12/31/2021
Investor Class	1.32%	$1,000.00	$1,020.70	$6.71
Advisor Class	1.92%	$1,000.00	$1,017.70	$9.76
Table 2
Hypothetical	Annualized	Beginning	Ending	Expenses Paid During
(5% return before	Expense	Account Value	Account Value	Period *
expenses)	Ratio	7/1/2021	12/31/2021	7/1/2021-12/31/2021
Investor Class	1.32%	$1,000.00	$1,018.56	$6.71
Advisor Class	1.92%	$1,000.00	$1,015.54	$9.74

* Expenses are equal to the 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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The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

December 31, 2021

Independent Trustees

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

Name, Address 1 and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Trust	Term of Office/Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee 2	Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Charles R. Ranson Born: 1947	Trustee	Indefinite, since November 2012	Principal, Ranson & Associates (business consultancy) (since 2003);	23	Northern Lights Fund Trust IV (27 series) (since July 2015)
Felix Rivera Born: 1963	Trustee	Indefinite, since November 2012	Managing Partner, Independent Channel Advisors, LLC (Consultancy Practice), (since January 2011)	23	Centerstone Investors Trust (2 series) (2016-Mar. 2021) BlueArc Multi- Strategy Fund (2014-2017)
David Feldman Born: 1963	Trustee	Indefinite, Since September 2017	Independent Consultant (since January 2015); Head of Intermediary Sales, Baron Capital Inc., (February 2010 to December 2014)	23	None

¹ Unless otherwise specified, the mailing address of each Trustee is c/o Advisors Preferred Trust,1445 Research Blvd., Suite 530, Rockville, MD 20850.

² The “Fund Complex” consists of the series of the Trust.

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The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2021

Interested Trustees and Officers

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, and each officer of the Trust.

Name, Address 1 And Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office/ Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee 2	Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Catherine Ayers- Rigsby Born: 1948	Trustee, Chairman, President	Indefinite; since November 2012	CEO, Advisors Preferred, LLC (since June 2011); President, Ceros Financial Services, Inc., (since August 2009); President AtCap Partners, LLC (since July 2011)	23	None
Brian S. Humphrey Born: 1972	Trustee	Indefinite; since November 2012	Managing Director, Ceros Financial Services, Inc., (since January 2011)	23	None
Christine Casares Born: 1975	Treasurer	Indefinite; since May 2019	Vice President, Tax Administration, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (since February 2016); Assistant Vice President, Tax Administration (February 2012 January 2016)	N/A	N/A
Angela Holland Born 1970	Chief Compliance Officer	Indefinite; since July 1, 2020	Chief Compliance Officer, Ceros Financial Services, Inc. (since January 2016); Sales Supervisor/AML Compliance Officer, Ceros Financial Services, Inc. (April 2012 – January 2016); Compliance Manager, Advisors Preferred, LLC (April 2012 to Present); Compliance Manager, AtCap Partners, LLC (since April 2012)	N/A	N/A
Richard Malinowski Born: 1983	Secretary	Indefinite; since November 2012	Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Counsel, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC; (since February 2020); Senior Vice President, Legal Administration, and Counsel (February 2017-January 2019); Vice President and Counsel (April 2016– 2017): and AVP and Staff Attorney (September 2012 – March.2016)	N/A	N/A
Jeff Meacham Born: 1976	Assistant Treasurer	Indefinite, since November 2021	Trader, Ceros Financial Services, Inc.	N/A	N/A
Daniel Gibson Born: 1984	Assistant Treasurer	Indefinite, since November 2021	Trader, Ceros Financial Services, Inc.	N/A	N/A

¹ Unless otherwise specified, the address of each Trustee and officer is Advisors Preferred Trust, 1445 Research Blvd., Suite 530, Rockville, MD 20850.

² The “Fund Complex” consists of the series of the Trust.

³ Ms. Ayers-Rigsby is an interested person Trustee because she is an officer of the Trust, an officer of the Trust’s investment adviser, and an officer of the Trust’s principal underwriter.

⁴ Mr. Humphrey is an interested person Trustee because he is an officer of the Trust’s principal underwriter.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available free of charge by calling toll- free 1-855-650-7453.

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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 Fund 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 Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-650-QGLD(7453) or by referring to the Security and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, within sixty days after the end of the period. Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-650-7453.

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

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450

Cincinnati, OH 45246

GOLD-AR21

(b) Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a)       As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

(b)        For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

(1) Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

(2) Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;

(3)        Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;

(4) The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and

(5)        Accountability for adherence to the code.

(c)        Amendments: During the period covered by the report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics.

(d)        Waivers: During the period covered by the report, the registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.

(e) The Code of Ethics is not posted on Registrant’ website.

(f) A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as an exhibit.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a) The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Felix Rivera is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Rivera is independent for purposes of this Item 3.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees

2021 - $13,250

2020 - $13,500

(b) Audit-Related Fees

2021 – None

2020 - None

(c) Tax Fees

2021 - $3,000

2020 - $3,000

Preparation of Federal & State income tax returns, assistance with calculation of required income, capital gain and excise distributions and preparation of Federal excise tax returns.

(d) All Other Fees

2021 – None

2020 - None

(e) (1) Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies

The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to the registrant. The registrant’s Audit Committee also is required to pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to its adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, to the extent that the services may be determined to have an impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. Services are reviewed on an engagement by engagement basis by the Audit Committee.

(2) Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee

	2021			2020
Audit-Related Fees:		100	%		100	%
Tax Fees:		100	%		100	%
All Other Fees:		100	%		100	%

(f) During the audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:

2021 - $3,000

2020 - $3,000

(h)        The registrant's audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

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. Vote of security holders is included under item 1.

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) Code of Ethics filed herewith.

(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 3/4/22

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 3/4/22

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Christine Casares

Christine Casares, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer

Date 3/4/22

EX-99.CERT

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Catherine Ayers-Rigsby, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Gold Bullion Strategy Fund (a series of Advisors Preferred Trust);

2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a)       designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)       designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)       evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)       disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)       all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: 3/4/22	/s/ Catherine Ayers-Rigsby
	Catherine Ayers-Rigsby, President/Principal Executive Officer

I, Christine Casares, certify that:

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Gold Bullion Strategy Fund (a series of Advisors Preferred Trust);

2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a)       designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)       designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)       evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)       disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)       all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: 3/4/22	/s/ Christine Casares
	Christine Casares
	Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer

EX-99.906 CERT

certification

Catherine Ayers-Rigsby, President/Principal Executive Officer, and Christine Casares, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer of Advisors Preferred Trust (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:

1.       The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2021 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.       The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

President/Principal Executive Officer	Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
Advisors Preferred Trust	Advisors Preferred Trust
/s/ Catherine Ayers-Rigsby	/s/ Christine Casares
Catherine Ayers-Rigsby	Christine Casares
Date: 3/4/22	Date: 3/4/22

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Advisors Preferred Trust and will be retained by Advisors Preferred Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission.

EX-99.CODE ETH

Advisors Preferred Trust

CODE OF ETHICS

November 27, 2012

The Advisors Preferred Trust (the “Trust”) and each series thereof (the “Funds”) has adopted this Code of Ethics (the “Code”) in order to set forth guidelines and procedures that promote ethical practices and conduct by all of its Access Persons and to ensure that all Access Persons comply with the federal securities laws. Although this Code contains a number of specific standards and policies, there are four key principles embodied throughout the Code.

The interests of the Funds must always be paramount

Access Persons have a legal, fiduciary duty to place the interests of the Funds ahead of their own. In any decision relating to their personal investments, Access Persons must scrupulously avoid serving their own interests ahead of those of Trust.

Access Persons may not take advantage of their relationship with the Funds

Access Persons should avoid any situation (unusual investment opportunities, perquisites and accepting gifts of more than token value from persons seeking to do business with the Funds) that might compromise, or call into question, the exercise of their fully independent judgment in the interests of the Funds.

All Personal Securities Transactions should avoid any actual, potential, or apparent conflicts of interest

Although all Personal Securities Transactions by Access Persons must be conducted in a manner consistent with this Code, the Code itself is based on the premise that Access Persons owe a fiduciary duty to the Funds, and should avoid any activity that creates an actual, potential, or apparent conflict of interest. This includes executing transactions through or for the benefit of a third party when the transaction is not in keeping with the general principles of this Code.

Access Persons must adhere to these general principles as well as comply with the specific provisions of this Code. Technical compliance with the Code and its procedures will not automatically prevent scrutiny of trades that show a pattern of abuse of an individual’s fiduciary duty to the Funds.

Access Persons must comply with all applicable laws

In both work-related and personal activities, Access Persons must comply with all applicable laws, including the federal securities laws.

Any violations of this Code should be reported promptly to the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee. Failure to do so will be deemed a violation of the Code.

DEFINITIONS

“Access Person” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and shall include:

1. all officers and trustees (or persons occupying a similar status or performing a similar function) of the Funds;

2. all officers and trustees (or persons occupying a similar status or performing a similar function) of an Adviser with respect to its corresponding series of the Trust

3. any employee of the Trust or the Advisers (or of any company controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Trust or the Advisers) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Funds, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to the purchase or sale; and

4. any other natural person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Trust or the Advisers who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Funds with regard to the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Funds.

“Beneficial Ownership” means in general and subject to the specific provisions of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, having or sharing, directly or indirectly, through any contract arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise, a direct or indirect “pecuniary interest” in the security.

“Chief Compliance Officer” means the Code of Ethics Compliance Officer of the Trust with respect to Trustees and officers of the Trust, or the CCO of the Advisers with respect to Advisers personnel.

“Code” means this Code of Ethics.

“Covered Security” means any Security, except (i) direct obligations of the U.S. Government, (ii) bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements, and (iii) shares issued by open-end mutual Funds.

“Decision Making Access Person” means any Access Person who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in or obtains information regarding recommendations on the purchase or sale of a security by the Funds, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales. Decision Makers typically are Adviser personnel.

“Funds” means series of the Trust.

“Immediate family” means an individual’s spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, siblings, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law and should include adoptive relationships. For purposes of determining whether an Access Person has an “indirect pecuniary interest” in securities, only ownership by “immediate family” members sharing the same household as the Access Person will be presumed to be an “indirect pecuniary interest” of the Access Person, absent special circumstances.

“Independent Trustees” means those Trustees of the Trust that would not be deemed an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in Section 2(a)(19)(A) of the 1940 Act.

“Indirect Pecuniary Interest” includes, but is not limited to: (a) securities held by members of the person’s Immediate Family sharing the same household (which ownership interest may be rebutted); (b) a

general partner’s proportionate interest in Fund securities held by a general or limited partnership; (c) a person’s right to dividends that is separated or separable from the underlying securities (otherwise, a right to dividends alone will not constitute a pecuniary interest in securities); (d) a person’s interest in securities held by a Trust; (e) a person’s right to acquire securities through the exercise or conversion of any derivative security, whether or not presently exercisable; and (f) a performance-related fee, other than an asset based fee, received by any broker, dealer, bank, insurance company, investment company, investment manager, Trustee, or person or entity performing a similar function, with certain exceptions.

“Pecuniary Interest” means the opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from a transaction in securities.

“Personal Securities Transaction” means any transaction in a Covered Security in which an Access Person has a direct or indirect Pecuniary Interest.

“Purchase or Sale of a Security” includes the writing of an option to purchase or sell a Security. A Security shall be deemed “being considered for Purchase or Sale” for the Trust when a recommendation to purchase or sell has been made and communicated by a Decision Making Access Person, and, with respect to the person making the recommendation, when such person seriously considers making such a recommendation. These recommendations are placed on the “Restricted List” until they are no longer being considered for Purchase or Sale, or until the Security has been purchased or sold.

“Restricted List” means the list of securities maintained by the Chief Compliance Officer in which trading by Access Persons is generally prohibited.

“Security” means any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, pre-organization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, or, in general, an interest or instrument commonly known as “security”, or any certificate or interest or participation in temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase (including options) any of the foregoing.

“Advisers” mean the Advisers to the Trust.

“Trust” mean the Advisors Preferred Trust.

PROHIBITED ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

1. No Access Person shall purchase or sell directly or indirectly, any Covered Security in which he or she has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership and which he or she knows or should have known at the time of such purchase or sale;

(1) is being considered for purchase or sale by a Fund, or

(2) is being purchased or sold by a Fund.

2. Decision-Making Access Persons may not participate in any initial public offering of Covered Securities in any account over which they exercise Beneficial Ownership. All Access Persons must obtain prior written authorization from the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee prior to such participation;

3. No Access Person may purchase a Covered Security in which by reason of such transaction they acquire Beneficial Ownership in a private placement of a Security, without prior written authorization of the acquisition by the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee;

4. Access Persons may not accept any fee, commission, gift, or services, other than de minimus gifts, from any single person or entity that does business with or on behalf of the Trust;

5. Decision-Making Access Persons may not serve on the board of directors of a publicly traded company without prior authorization from the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee based upon a determination that such service would be consistent with the interests of the Trust. If such service is authorized, procedures will then be put in place to isolate such Decision-Making Access Persons serving as directors of outside entities from those making investment decisions on behalf of the Trust.

Advanced notice should be given so that the Trust or Advisers may take such action concerning the conflict as deemed appropriate by the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee.

6. Decision-Making Access Persons may execute a Personal Securities Transaction involving a Covered Security without pre-authorization of the Chief Compliance Officer or such persons who may be designated by the Chief Compliance Officer from time to time, provided it is permitted by the Adviser’s Code of Ethics. The Chief Compliance Officer or his designee may restrict purchases of Covered Securities pursuant to the Adviser’s Code of Ethics.

7. It shall be a violation of this Code for any Access Person, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, of any Covered Security held or to be acquired by a Fund:
1. to employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Trust;
2. to make to the Trust any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state to the Trust a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
3. to engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the Trust; or
4. to engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Trust.

EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS

The provisions described above under the heading Prohibited Actions and Activities and the preclearance procedures under the heading Preclearance of Personal Securities Transactions do not apply to:

· Purchases or Sales of Securities effected in any account in which an Access Person has no Beneficial Ownership;

· Purchases or Sales of Securities which are non-volitional on the part the Access Person (for example, the receipt of stock dividends);

· Purchase of Securities made as part of automatic dividend reinvestment plans;

· Purchases of Securities made as part of an employee benefit plan involving the periodic purchase of company stock or mutual Funds; and

· Purchases of Securities effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its Securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sale of such rights so acquired.

PRECLEARANCE OF PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

All Decision-Making Access Persons wishing to engage in a Personal Securities Transaction involving, as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, an Initial Public Offering (IPO) or a Limited Offering, must obtain prior authorization of any such Personal Securities Transaction from the Chief Compliance Officer or such person or persons that the Chief Compliance Officer may from time to time designate to make such authorizations. Personal Securities Transactions by the Chief Compliance Officer involving an IPO or Limited Offering, shall require prior authorization from the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Trust (unless such person is also the Chief Compliance Officer) or their designee, who shall perform the review and approval functions relating to reports and trading by the Chief Compliance Officer. The Trust shall adopt the appropriate forms and procedures for implementing this Code of Ethics.

Any authorization so provided is effective until the close of business on the fifth trading day after the authorization is granted. In the event that an order for the Personal Securities Transaction involving an IPO or Limited Offering, is not placed within that time period, a new authorization must be obtained. If the order for the transaction is placed but not executed within that time period, no new authorization is required unless the person placing the order originally amends the order in any manner. Authorization for “good until canceled” orders is effective unless the order conflicts with a Trust order.

If a Decision-Making Access Person wishing to effect a Personal Securities Transaction learns, while the order is pending, that the same Security is being considered for Purchase or Sale by a Fund, he or she should consult with the Chief Compliance Officer or his or her designee.

REPORTING AND MONITORING

The Chief Compliance Officer or such person or persons that the Chief Compliance Officer may from time to time designate shall monitor all personal trading activity of all Access Persons pursuant to the procedures established under this Code.

Disclosure of Personal Brokerage Accounts

Within 10 days of the commencement of employment or at the commencement of a relationship with the Trust, all Access Persons, except Independent Trustees, are required to submit to the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee a report stating the names and account numbers of all of their personal brokerage accounts, brokerage accounts of members of their Immediate Family, and any brokerage accounts which they control or in which they or an Immediate Family member has Beneficial Ownership. Such report must contain the date on which it is submitted and the information in the report must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to that date. In addition, if a new brokerage account is opened during the course of the year, the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee must be notified immediately.

The information required by the above paragraph must be provided to the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee on an annual basis, and the report of such should be submitted with the annual holdings reports described below.

Each of these accounts is required to furnish duplicate confirmations and statements to the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee. These statements and confirms for each series of the Trust may be sent to the Advisers.

Initial Holdings Report

Within ten days of becoming an Access Person (and with information that is current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date that the report was submitted), each Access Person, except Independent Trustees must submit a holdings report that must contain, at a minimum, the title and type of Security, and as applicable, the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, number of shares, and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person has any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership. This report must state the date on which it is submitted.

Annual Holdings Reports

All Access Persons, except Independent Trustees, must supply the information that is required in the initial holdings report on an annual basis, and such information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date that the report was submitted. Such reports must state the date on which they are submitted.

QUARTERLY TRANSACTION REPORTS

All Access Persons shall report to the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee the following information with respect to transactions in a Covered Security in which such person has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership in the Covered Security:

· The date of the transaction, the title, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, number of shares, and the principal amount of each Covered Security;

· The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);

· The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was effected; and

· The name of the broker, dealer, or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected.

· The date the Access Person Submits the Report.

Reports pursuant to this section of this Code shall be made no later than 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the transaction to which the report relates was effected, and shall include a certification that the reporting person has reported all Personal Securities Transactions required to be disclosed or reported pursuant to the requirements of this Code. Confirmations and Brokerage Statements sent directly to each Adviser’s address noted above is an acceptable form of a quarterly transaction report.

An Independent Trustee need only make a quarterly transaction report if he or she, at the time of the transaction, knew, or in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a Trustee, should have known that during the 15-day period immediately preceding or following the date of the transaction by the Independent Trustee, the Covered Security was purchased or sold by a Fund or was considered for purchase or sale by a Fund.

ENFORCEMENTS AND PENALTIES

The Chief Compliance Officer or his designee shall review the transaction information supplied by Access Persons. If a transaction appears to be a violation of this Code, the transaction will be reported to the Board of Trustees.

Upon being informed of a violation of this Code, the Board of Trustees may impose sanctions as it deems appropriate, including but not limited to, a letter of censure or suspension, termination of the employment of the violator, or a request for disgorgement of any profits received from a securities transaction effected in violation of this Code. The Trust shall impose sanctions in accordance with the principle that no Access Person may profit at the expense of its clients. Any losses are the responsibility of the violator. Any profits realized on personal securities transactions in violation of the Code must be disgorged in a manner directed by the Board of Trustees.

Annually, the Chief Compliance Officer at each regular meeting of the Board shall issue a report on Personal Securities Transactions by Access Person. The report submitted to the board shall:

· Summarize existing procedures concerning Personal Securities investing and any changes in the procedures made during the prior year;

· Identify any violations of this Code and any significant remedial action taken during the prior year; and;

· Identify any recommended changes in existing restrictions or procedures based upon the experience under the Code, evolving industry practices or developments in applicable laws and regulations.

Acknowledgment

The Trust must provide all Access Persons with a copy of this Code. Upon receipt of this Code, all Access Persons must do the following:

All new Access Persons must read the Code, complete all relevant forms supplied by the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee (including a written acknowledgement of their receipt of the Code), and schedule a meeting with the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee to discuss the provisions herein within two calendar weeks of employment.

Existing Access Persons who did not receive this Code upon hire, for whatever reason, must read the Code, complete all relevant forms supplied by the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee (including a written acknowledgement of their receipt of the Code), and schedule a meeting with the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee to discuss the provisions herein at the earliest possible time, but no later than the end of the current quarter.

All Access Persons must certify on an annual basis that they have read and understood the Code.