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Horizon Funds 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 
August 31, 2023
   
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
The Funds value their investments and financial instruments at fair value as follows. In determining a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share, equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and exchange traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value using the last reported sales price. NASDAQ traded securities are valued using the NASDAQ official closing price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the primary exchange. When market quotations received are from an active market, the securities will be classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. If market quotations are not readily available, then securities are valued at fair value as determined by the Adviser, as the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5. Short-term debt instruments with a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, intermediate and long-term bonds, convertible bonds, and other debt securities are generally valued on the basis of dealer supplied quotations or by a pricing system selected by the Adviser and approved by the Board. Where such prices are not available, valuations will be obtained from brokers who are market makers for such securities. However, in circumstances where the Adviser deems it appropriate to do so, the mean of the bid and asked prices for over-the-counter securities or the last available sale price for exchange-traded debt securities may be used. Where no last sale price for exchange traded debt securities is available, the mean of the bid and asked prices may be used. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are amortized to maturity, provided such valuations represent fair value. Investments in registered open-end investment companies (including money market funds), other than exchange-traded funds, are valued at their reported NAVs. Purchased and written options are valued at the composite mean of the bid and the ask as of the closing of the applicable market, provided that in circumstances deemed appropriate by the Adviser options may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, as the Fund’s valuation designee.

Other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which valuation cannot be provided, as described above, are valued as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board.

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of all of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument in an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data. For an option position, these inputs may include, among other things, the implied price volatility of the underlying investment, the current market value of the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration of the option, the relationship of the strike price to the market price of the underlying investment, and general market conditions.

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

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

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2023, for the Funds’ investments measured at fair value:
 
Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
                       
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investment Companies
 
$
918,024,667
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
918,024,667
 
Purchased Put Options
   
-
     
87,000
     
-
     
87,000
 
Short-Term Investments
   
8,805,885
     
-
     
-
     
8,805,885
 
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending
   
94,630,844
     
-
     
-
     
94,630,844
 
Total
 
$
1,021,461,396
   
$
87,000
   
$
-
   
$
1,021,548,396
 
                                 
Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
                               
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investment Companies
 
$
1,209,093,888
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,209,093,888
 
Common Stocks
   
13,790,515
     
-
     
-
     
13,790,515
 
Purchased Call Options
   
-
     
1,753,750
     
-
     
1,753,750
 
Purchased Put Options
   
-
     
1,180,250
     
-
     
1,180,250
 
Short-Term Investments
   
898
     
-
     
-
     
898
 
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending
   
171,842,933
     
-
     
-
     
171,842,933
 
Total
 
$
1,394,728,234
   
$
2,934,000
   
$
-
   
$
1,397,662,234
 
                                 
Liabilities *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Written Call Options
 
$
-
   
$
718,250
   
$
-
   
$
718,250
 
Written Put Options
   
-
     
780,000
     
-
     
780,000
 
Total
 
$
-
   
$
1,498,250
   
$
-
   
$
1,498,250
 
                                 
                                 
Horizon Active Income Fund
                               
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investment Companies
 
$
328,223,813
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
328,223,813
 
Purchased Call Options
   
-
     
187,500
     
-
     
187,500
 
Short-Term Investments
   
67,576
     
-
     
-
     
67,576
 
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending
   
26,782,950
     
-
     
-
     
26,782,950
 
Total
 
$
355,074,339
   
$
187,500
   
$
-
   
$
355,261,839
 
                                 
Liabilities *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Written Call Options
 
$
-
   
$
80,500
   
$
-
   
$
80,500
 
Total
 
$
-
   
$
80,500
   
$
-
   
$
80,500
 
                                 
                                 
Horizon Active Dividend Fund
                               
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
95,559,960
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
95,559,960
 
Short-Term Investments
   
1,452,369
     
-
     
-
     
1,452,369
 
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending
   
602,000
     
-
     
-
     
602,000
 
Total
 
$
97,614,329
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
97,614,329
 
                                 
                                 
Horizon Defined Risk Fund
                               
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
492,819,055
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
492,819,055
 
Purchased Put Options
   
-
     
5,170,550
     
-
     
5,170,550
 
Short-Term Investments
   
4,975,167
     
-
     
-
     
4,975,167
 
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending
   
110,526
     
-
     
-
     
110,526
 
Total
 
$
497,904,748
   
$
5,170,550
   
$
-
   
$
503,075,298
 
                                 
Liabilities *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Written Call Options
 
$
-
   
$
3,232,200
   
$
-
   
$
3,232,200
 
Written Put Options
   
-
     
1,252,225
     
-
     
1,252,225
 
Total
 
$
-
   
$
4,484,425
   
$
-
   
$
4,484,425
 
                                 
Horizon ESG & Defensive Core Fund
                               
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
237,014,211
                   
$
237,014,211
 
Short-Term Investments
   
2,921,799
     
-
     
-
     
2,921,799
 
Total
 
$
239,936,010
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
239,936,010
 
                                 
Horizon U.S. Defensive Equity Fund
                               
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
240,079,064
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
240,079,064
 
Short-Term Investments
   
2,468,690
     
-
     
-
     
2,468,690
 
Total
 
$
242,547,754
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
242,547,754
 
                                 
Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund
                         
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investment Companies
 
$
101,312,428
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
101,312,428
 
Short-Term Investments
   
701,733
     
-
     
-
     
701,733
 
Total
 
$
102,014,161
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
102,014,161
 
                                 
Horizon U.S. Defensive Small/Mid Cap Fund
                         
Assets *
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
6,560,949
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
6,560,949
 
Short-Term Investments
   
36,603
     
-
     
-
     
36,603
 
Total
 
$
6,597,552
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
6,597,552
 
                   
* Refer to the Portfolios of Investments for security classifications.