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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 811-23063

 

Horizon Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300

Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Matthew Chambers

Horizon Funds

6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300

Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(866) 371-2399

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2019

 

Date of reporting period: December 1, 2018 through November 30,2019

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

HORIZON FUNDS

Annual Report

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

 

Institutional Class

Shares

 

Shares

 

Shares

AAANX

 

HASAX

 

HASIX

 

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

 

Institutional Class

Shares

 

Shares

 

Shares

ARANX

 

ARAAX

 

ACRIX

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

 

Institutional Class

Shares

 

Shares

 

Shares

AIMNX

 

AIHAX

 

AIRIX

 

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HNDDX

 

HADUX

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HNDRX

 

HADRX

 

Investor Class

Shares

HMANX

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

Investor Class

Shares

USRAX

 

 

 

November 30, 2019

 

Investor Information: 1-855-754-7932

 

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of shareholders and are not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Nothing herein contained is to be considered an offer of sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of HORIZON ACTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION FUND, HORIZON ACTIVE RISK ASSIST® FUND, HORIZON ACTIVE INCOME FUND, HORIZON ACTIVE DIVIDEND FUND, HORIZON DEFINED RISK FUND, HORIZON MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND, and HORIZON DEFENSIVE MULTI-FACTOR FUND. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications electronically from the Funds by calling 1-855-754-7932 or by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank).

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can request to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly with a Fund, calling 1-855-754-7932 to let the Fund know of your request. Your election to receive in paper will apply to all funds held in your account.

 

 

Horizon Funds

 

Table of Contents

 

Letter to Shareholders

1

Portfolio Review

6

Portfolio Composition

13

Portfolio of Investments

15

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

75

Statements of Operations

77

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

79

Financial Highlights

86

Notes to Financial Statements

101

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

124

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

125

Approval of the Management Agreements

127

Additional Information

129

Privacy Notice

132

 

 

Horizon Funds
Letter to Shareholders
November 30, 2019

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

In the following paragraphs we will recap the key factors affecting broad markets and the Horizon Funds through the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019.

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

 

The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund (Investor Class) returned 7.23% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019. Domestic equities (as measured by the S&P 500 Total Return Index) returned 16.11%, while international equities returned 10.98% (as measured by the S&P Global BMI ex-US Index) over the same period.

 

As a tactical allocation strategy designed to improve the risk/reward characteristics of a more traditional core equity holding, the Fund had some difficulty navigating the volatile environment in the prior year. Market leadership, both at a regional and style level, varied throughout the year and was subject to binary headline risk. Domestic equities lagged global markets in the sharp pullback last December and did not overtake global equities until the spring, coinciding roughly with the escalation of the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. Throughout this time, growth was the dominant style in the U.S., as investors paid up for future earnings prospects in shares less likely to be influenced by trade concerns. A sharp rotation in late August/early September saw market leadership change again at both the regional and style level, with value leading growth and international leading domestic. Navigating these rotations was a key factor in the Fund’s performance throughout the year. The Fund entered underweight foreign stocks and increased the preference for U.S. stocks as the year went on. Toward the end of the year the Fund rotated to a foreign overweight position as signs of a bottoming in global growth appeared and resolution around the trade dispute looked likely.

 

Key drivers of Fund performance were the U.S. overweight and allocations to large cap technology shares, which are generally considered to be relatively immune to the slowdown in global growth. Key detractors include direct positioning in Chinese equities and option positioning for both as hedges and portfolio enhancement.

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund

 

The Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund (Investor Class) realized a return of 2.52% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, which trailed domestic and international equities. Domestic equities (as measured by the S&P 500 Total Return Index) returned 16.11%, while international equities returned 10.98% (as measured by the S&P Global BMI ex-US Index) over the same period.

 

As a risk mitigation strategy, the Fund performed in line with expectations, with realized volatility of 11.32%, lower than domestic equities (with a realized volatility of 15.60%) but slightly above international equities (with a realized volatility of 9.86%). The Fund also realized a maximum drawdown of -9.82% which was about one-third less than the S&P 500 drawdown of -15.74% and around the same drawdown as the S&P Global BMI ex-US of -9.30%

 

The Fund held a 20-45% allocation to international equities at various times throughout the year. Additionally, allocations towards domestic growth in large-cap stocks contributed the most to the Fund’s return, while allocations towards China detracted the most from the Fund’s return over the fiscal year.

 

The Fund had some de-risking activity throughout the fiscal year in an environment that was quick to sell off and quick to recover, (“de-risk” meaning a partial re-allocation of Fund assets away from global equities and towards U.S. Treasury-related securities). The first such event was the 2018 fourth quarter market selloff where the Fund partially de-risked. The market was quick to recover the losses in January and the Fund lagged due to being only 40% invested and 60% de-risked. The Fund was fully invested by the beginning of April. There were two other de-risking events where the Fund de-risked 10% each. The first was the period between 05/29-06/21. This was due to the selloff which was triggered by trade war escalations. The second was the period 08/06-09/13, which was also trade war related.

 

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Horizon Funds
Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

As of the end of the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, the Fund was 100% invested in its primary strategy. It was a challenging market for the Risk Assist strategy due to an environment with both sharp drawdowns and sharp recoveries.

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

 

The Horizon Active Income Fund (Investor Class) was up 6.78% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, while the broader bond market (as measured by Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index) was up 10.79%.

 

As a flexible fixed income strategy designed to opportunistically navigate through non-traditional fixed income market segments to improve the risk/reward of traditional core fixed income, the Fund had some difficulty amidst a very strong year for government debt. The Federal Reserve Board (Fed), after delivering four interest rate hikes in the prior year, began the year by hiking rates in December and was expected to do so a few more times in 2019. Instead, a rapid pivot by the Chairman in January ignited expectations of lower rates to come. Indeed, the Fed lowered interest rates three times in the back half of the year, driving a very strong year for U.S. government debt as curves flattened across the globe. Spreads, the additional yield over that on the equivalent maturity U.S. Treasury debt, on corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield, widened in December as risk aversion took hold in the U.S. equity market. From there, spreads tightened throughout the year with minor stress seen during periods of heightened equity market volatility as the trade dispute escalated.

 

Key drivers of Fund performance were the overweight to credit, both investment grade and high yield, as well as opportunistic additions in the high yield space in the stressed period early in the year. Key detractors include core mortgage bond holdings and emerging market local currency government debt, as well as option positions during the early part of the year.

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

 

The Horizon Active Dividend Fund (Investor Class) posted a total return of 3.67% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, versus the S&P Global 100 Index, which was up 15.30%.

 

Ebbs and flows in the trade dispute between the U.S. and China were the primary driver of return dispersion between sectors, countries and individual stocks over the past year. Daily, weekly and monthly changes in trade policy rhetoric (specifically the level and timing of tariffs) created an environment of abnormally high economic and fundamental uncertainty for company managements the likes of which global investors rarely see. This level of uncertainty made it a difficult environment for investment professionals who invest in temporarily out-of-favor stocks with compelling valuations, quality businesses, talented management teams and positive catalysts in place to improve investors’ perception of the company’s future prospects. Projecting future prospects of a global company is challenging when the ever-changing potential outcome of trade policy can affect a company’s input costs and sales growth by a wide range - resulting in a range of probabilistic sales and uncertain earnings estimates that can ultimately impact the future valuation of its stock. In such an environment, we believe it pays to be conservative - which is what we did. Our cash position throughout the year also detracted from performance.

 

That said, an uncertain and volatile global market environment can create investment opportunities when investor overreaction results in undervaluation.

 

Semiconductor companies presented such an opportunity this year. Skyworks and Qualcomm were the best performing holdings in the Fund during the period. We believe the companies’ exposure to the rapidly growing 5G infrastructure market make them attractive long-term growth companies. Despite attractive long-term fundamentals, Skyworks and Qualcomm’s stocks sold off when trade rhetoric became raucous due to both companies’ meaningful exposure to China. When they did, we found their historically high dividend yields and compelling long-term growth prospects attractive. Given both companies’ meaningful market positions in their respective segment of the rapidly growing 5G

 

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Horizon Funds
Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

infrastructure market combined with strong intellectual property portfolios and deep customer relations, we believed their growth prospects would remain intact despite future trade policy. Our assessment was confirmed during our holding period.

 

Banks were another group that presented an abundance of opportunity this year. In March of 2019, bank stocks sold off hard following a dovish Fed meeting that suggested a bearish tilt on economic growth that was inconsistent with bank management’s positive messaging at the time. The selloff depressed bank stock prices to levels that drove their dividend yields to near all-time highs. We thought this ironic given that, in general, banks’ capital ratios (e.g., Tier 1 Capital Ratio measuring a bank’s core equity capital against its total risk-weighted assets) and dividend coverage ratios (the ratio of the company’s net income divided by the dividend paid to shareholders) - which federal regulators have monitored, tested and approved since the financial crisis in 2008 - are at their best levels in history - all of which led us to believe that banks were extraordinarily attractive investment following the selloff. We began accumulating shares of high quality regional banks at compelling prices given their well covered, historically high dividend yields (exceeding 4% in most cases), strong balance sheets and improving growth prospects given the strengthening U.S. economy. The Fund’s overweight to Bank stocks meaningfully contributed to performance during the year.

 

The primary detractors from the Fund’s performance for the year vs. the S&P Global 100 benchmark were an underweight to the Technology sector, an overweight to cash and poor stock selection in Consumer Discretionary and Industrials, two sectors that were highly impacted by volatile trade policy rhetoric and the potential impact of devastatingly high tariffs.

 

The Fund was underweight Technology during the year due to the paucity of adequate dividend yields available within the sector and concerns with broad-based Technology stocks’ overvaluation.

 

Stock selection in Consumer Discretionary and Industrials was hampered by uncertain trade policy and prospects of higher tariffs. Tapestry in the Consumer Discretionary sector represents a company with durable high quality brands (Coach, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman), significant free cash flow generation (defined as net cash from operations less capital expenditures and dividends paid), a well-covered dividend yield near historic highs and solid growth prospects from a strong U.S. consumer combined with increasing penetration into Emerging Markets. Yet its exposure to the Chinese consumer market, the potential for higher tariffs and a longer-than-expected turnaround at Kate Spade hurt the company’s stock during the year and detracted from the Fund’s performance.

 

In the Industrial sector, 3M represents a defensive high quality stalwart that was significantly impacted by the U.S.-China trade conflict. China and surrounding countries represent approximately one-third of 3M’s revenue with additional exposure coming through 3M’s broad customer base in Automotive and Electronic industries. Customers unexpectedly began slowing orders early in the year due to trade policy uncertainty, forcing 3M to report disappointing earnings and lower earnings expectations for the remainder of the year. As a result, 3M’s stock underperformed the benchmark and detracted from Fund performance.

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

 

The Defined Risk Fund’s objective is to invest in a basket of equities that track the S&P 500 Total Return Index, while seeking to generate income, hedge volatility, and reduce downside risk by buying and selling put and call options. The Horizon Defined Risk Fund should experience less volatility than the S&P 500 Total Return Index. The returns expectations for the Horizon Defined Risk Fund are to underperform the S&P 500 Total Return Index when the index is up and to outperform the S&P 500 Total Return Index when the index is down.

 

The Horizon Defined Risk Fund (Investor Class) returned 6.69% for the year ended November 30, 2019, while realizing a volatility of 7.60%. The return on the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the same period was 16.11%, with a realized volatility of 15.61%. Over the period, the Horizon Defined Risk Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.46 to

 

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Horizon Funds
Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

the S&P 500 Total Return Index. The maximum drawdown for the Horizon Defined Risk Fund (Investor Class) for the year ended November 30, 2019, was 7.80% and the maximum drawdown on the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the same fiscal year was 22.14%

 

The Fund allows for active positioning within its options collar structure. The goal of this active positioning is to generate income, hedge volatility and reduce downside risk. This active positioning added to performance over the fiscal year.

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

The Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund (Investor Class) returned 4.84% for the period ended November 30, 2019. The return on the broader bond market (as measured by Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index) was 2.86% and the return on world equities (as measured by S&P Global BMI ex-US Index) was 3.73%. This Fund was launched June 26, 2019 and thus the above fiscal year ended returns are partial year returns.

 

Throughout the year, the Fund kept a balanced exposure of 50% equities and 50% fixed income as classified by the Adviser. The Fund was able to perform well on a relative basis despite some of the market volatility throughout the year. The Fed, after delivering four interest rate hikes in the prior year, began the year by hiking rates in December and was expected to do so a few more times in 2019. Instead, a rapid pivot by the Chairman in January ignited expectations of lower rates to come. Indeed, the Fed lowered interest rates three times in the back half of the year, driving a very strong year for U.S. government debt as curves flattened across the globe. Spreads on corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield, widened in December as risk aversion took hold in the U.S. equity market. From there, spreads tightened throughout the year with minor stress seen during periods of heighted equity market volatility as the trade dispute escalated.

 

Key drivers of Fund performance were the allocations to Treasury securities with maturities greater than twenty years, U.S. real estate and preferred stocks. Key detractors included emerging market debt, global equity infrastructure and high yield bonds.

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

 

The Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund (Investor Class) returned 4.88% for the period ended November 30, 2019, while realizing a volatility of 10.67%. The return on the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the same period was 8.73%, with a realized volatility of 13.26%. Over the period, the Defensive Multi-Factor Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.73 to the S&P 500 Total Return Index. This Fund was launched June 26, 2019 and thus the above fiscal year ended returns are partial year returns.

 

The Fund was up as much as 2.0% in the volatility of the 3Q19 but, due to a defensive bias, the Fund was unable to keep up in the strong 4Q19 rally. The 3Q19 volatility, and market selloff, was driven by an escalation of the trade war. This market stress was a good test of the defensive nature of the Fund and, as noted above, the Fund proved to act defensive when it mattered (market selloffs). Into 4Q19, trade war fears abated and global economic data began to bottom. This drove a strong broad market rally and the Fund was unable to keep up during this 4Q19 rally.

 

Key drivers of Fund performance were selection of Consumer Discretionary and Energy stocks. Key detractors were selection of Information Technology and Communication Services stocks.

 

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We are grateful for the opportunity to manage these funds, and appreciate your continued investment in Horizon Funds.

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Horizon Funds
Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged composite of 500 large capitalization companies. This index is widely used by professional investors as a performance benchmark for large-cap stocks. The S&P Global ex-US BMI (Broad Market Index) comprises the S&P Developed BMI and S&P Emerging BMI, and is a comprehensive, rules-based index measuring stock market performance globally, excluding the U.S. The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index tracks the U.S. fixed income markets. The index includes government securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and corporate securities to simulate the universe of bonds in the market. The S&P Global 100 Index measures the performance of 100 multi-national, blue-chip companies of major importance in the global equity markets, including 100 large-cap companies drawn from the S&P Global 1200 whose businesses are global in nature, a substantial portion of their operating income, assets, and employees deriving from multiple countries.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the entire market or a benchmark. Beta is calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the security’s returns and the benchmark’s returns by the product of the variance of the benchmark’s returns over a specified period.

 

Realized volatility is a statistical measure of dispersion of returns for a given security or market index over a given period of time. This measure is typically calculated by determining the average deviation from the average price of a financial instrument in the given time period. The higher the realized volatility value, the riskier the security.

 

Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. In addition to the costs, fees, and expenses involved in investing in ETFs, ETFs are subject to additional risks including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount to its net asset value (“NAV”), an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a Fund’s ability to sell its shares. The Funds may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater in emerging markets. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investment by the Funds in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. Small and Medium capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large capitalization companies. Investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) involve additional risks such as declines in the value of real estate and increased susceptibility to adverse economic or regulatory developments. The Funds may also use options, which have the risks of unlimited losses of the underlying holdings due to unanticipated market movements and failure to correctly predict the direction of securities’ prices, interest rates and currency exchange rates. The investment in options is not suitable for all investors.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. Please refer to the Portfolios of Investments in this report for a complete list of fund holdings.

 

Earnings growth is not a measure of the Funds’ future performance.

 

Horizon Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on January 31, 2012. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2019. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Investor Class

7.23%

5.36%

8.18%

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Advisor Class

7.12%

N/A

8.49%

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Institutional Class

7.33%

N/A

9.58%

S&P 500 Total Return Index

16.11%

10.98%

14.50%(2)

S&P Global BMI ex-US Index

10.98%

4.27%

5.86%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is January 31, 2012 for Investor Class Shares, September 4, 2015 for Advisor Class Shares and September 9, 2016 for Institutional Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the S&P 500 Total Return Index and S&P Global BMI ex-US Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Advisor Class are 14.62% and 7.69%, respectively. The returns for the S&P 500 Total Return Index and S&P Global BMI ex-US Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Institutional Class are 15.12% and 7.17%, respectively.

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P Global BMI ex-US Index is a comprehensive, rules-based index that represents the composition of global stock markets. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on August 28, 2014. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2019. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Investor Class

2.52%

2.97%

3.31%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Advisor Class

2.37%

N/A

5.33%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Institutional Class

2.70%

N/A

6.64%

Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index

10.79%

3.08%

3.13%(2)

S&P 500 Total Return Index

16.11%

10.98%

11.19%(2)

S&P Global BMI ex-US Index

10.98%

4.27%

2.97%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is August 28, 2014 for Investor Class Shares, September 4, 2015 for Advisor Class Shares and September 9, 2016 for Institutional Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, S&P 500 Total Return Index, and S&P Global BMI ex-US Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Advisor Class are 3.43%, 14.62%, and 7.69%, respectively. The returns for the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, S&P 500 Total Return Index, and S&P Global BMI ex-US Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Institutional Class are 2.95%, 15.12%, and 7.17%, respectively.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that covers the USD denominated, investment-grade (rated Baa3 or above by Moody’s), fixed-rate, and taxable areas of the bond market. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P Global BMI ex-US Index is a comprehensive, rules-based index that represents the composition of global stock markets. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on September 30, 2013. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2019. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Income Fund - Investor Class

6.78%

0.80%

1.07%

Horizon Active Income Fund - Advisor Class

6.53%

N/A

1.36%

Horizon Active Income Fund - Institutional Class

6.83%

N/A

0.98%

Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index

10.79%

3.08%

3.42%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is September 30, 2013 for Investor Class Shares, February 8, 2016 for Advisor Class Shares and September 9, 2016 for Institutional Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Active Income Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Income Fund - Advisor Class and the Horizon Active Income Fund - Institutional Class are 3.34% and 2.95%, respectively.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that covers the USD denominated, investment-grade (rated Baa3 or above by Moody’s), fixed-rate, and taxable areas of the bond market. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on December 28, 2016. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2019. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Dividend Fund - Investor Class(3)

3.67%

9.30%

Horizon Active Dividend Fund - Advisor Class(3)

3.50%

7.10%

S&P Global 100 Index

15.30%

13.23%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is December 28, 2016 for Investor Class Shares and June 20, 2017 for Advisor Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Active Dividend Fund - Investor Class. The return for the S&P Global 100 Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund - Advisor Class is 10.96%.

(3)

The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and do not include the impact of any adjustments made for financial reporting required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

 

The S&P Global 100 Index measures the performance of multi-national, blue chip companies of major importance in the global equity markets. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

9

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on December 28, 2017. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2019. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Investor Class

6.69%

4.49%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Advisor Class

6.51%

3.95%

Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury 1-3 Years Index

4.20%

2.59%(2)

S&P 500 Total Return Index

16.11%

10.61%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is December 28, 2017 for Investor Class Shares and February 2, 2018 for Advisor Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury 1-3 Years Index and the S&P 500 Total Return Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Advisor Class are 2.89%, and 9.48%, respectively.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays U S Treasury 1-3 Years Index measures the performance of the US government bond market and includes public obligations of the US Treasury with a maturity between 1 and up to (but not including) 3 years. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of the largest US domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

10

 

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on June 26, 2019. The Fund’s performance figures are for the period ended November 30, 2019. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Cumulative Total Returns

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund - Investor Class

4.84%

Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index

2.86%

S&P Global BMI ex-US Index

3.73%

 

(1)

Inception date is June 26, 2019 for Investor Class Shares.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that covers the USD denominated, investment-grade (rated Baa3 or above by Moody’s), fixed-rate, and taxable areas of the bond market. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P Global BMI ex-US Index is a comprehensive, rules-based index that represents the composition of global stock markets. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

11

 

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on June 26, 2019. The Fund’s performance figures are for the period ended November 30, 2019. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Cumulative Total Returns

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund - Investor Class

4.88%

S&P 500 Total Return Index

8.73%

 

(1)

Inception date is June 26, 2019 for Investor Class Shares.

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

12

 

 

Horizon Funds

Portfolio Composition (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2019:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

83.8%

Common Stocks

0.8%

Purchased Call Options

0.1%

Purchased Put Options

0.0%(a)

Short Term Investments

0.2%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

15.1%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2019:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

87.0%

Common Stocks

6.8%

Purchased Call Options

0.1%

Purchased Put Options

0.2%

Rights

0.0%(a)

Short Term Investments

0.5%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

5.4%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Active Income Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2019:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

90.7%

Short Term Investments

1.6%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

7.7%

 

100.0%

 

13

 

 

Horizon Funds
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2019:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

87.0%

Convertible Preferred Stocks

0.7%

Purchased Call Options

0.0%(a)

Purchased Put Options

0.1%

Short Term Investments

7.6%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

4.6%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2019:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

97.6%

Purchased Call Options

0.0%(a)

Purchased Put Options

0.7%

Short Term Investments

1.2%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

0.5%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2019:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

62.9%

Common Stocks

21.6%

Convertible Preferred Stocks

0.2%

Preferred Stocks

13.8%

Short Term Investments

1.5%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2019:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

98.2%

Short Term Investments

1.8%

 

100.0%

 

Data expressed excludes written options. Please refer to the Portfolios of Investments in this annual report for a detailed analysis of the Funds’ holdings.

 

(a)

Less than 0.1%

 

14

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Portfolio of Investments
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 98.7%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds - 98.7%

               
    262,686  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (f)

          $ 53,876,899  
    510,190  

iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

            50,330,244  
    1,446,107  

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (f)

            58,986,704  
    415,860  

iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF

            26,964,362  
    415,964  

iShares Select Dividend ETF

            43,152,105  
    88,080  

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (f)

            4,163,542  
    1,086,904  

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF (f)

            27,053,041  
    240,022  

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF (f)

            14,187,700  
    2,510,507  

SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

            77,122,775  
    712,393  

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

            25,525,041  
    935,941  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (e)

            38,308,065  
    2,508,632  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

            85,519,265  
    505,297  

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (f)

            27,412,362  
    215,000  

X-Trackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (g)

            5,848,000  
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $508,357,915)

            538,450,105  
                         
       

COMMON STOCKS - 1.1%

               
       

Aerospace/Defense - 0.0% (b)

               
    931  

Arconic, Inc.

            28,824  
    141  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

            55,135  
    145  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

            51,007  
    65  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

            36,861  
                      171,827  
       

Beverages - 0.0% (b)

               
    520  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

            35,266  
    697  

Coca-Cola Co.

            37,220  
    436  

PepsiCo, Inc.

            59,222  
                      131,708  
       

Building Materials - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,015  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            43,473  
    171  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            45,896  
    277  

Vulcan Materials Co.

            39,298  
                      128,667  
       

Chemicals - 0.0% (b)

               
    165  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

            38,995  
    80  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            46,650  
                      85,645  
       

Commercial Services - 0.1%

               
    214  

Cintas Corp.

            55,011  
    110  

Ecolab, Inc.

            20,534  
    166  

Equifax, Inc.

            23,180  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

15

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    112  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

          $ 34,375  
    216  

Global Payments, Inc.

            39,118  
    673  

IHS Markit, Ltd. (a)

            48,894  
    121  

Moody’s Corp.

            27,427  
    174  

S&P Global, Inc.

            46,049  
    305  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            44,981  
    1,674  

Western Union Co.

            44,997  
                      384,566  
       

Construction - 0.0% (b)

               
    10  

NVR, Inc. (a)

            37,919  
                         
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 0.0% (b)

               
    788  

Procter & Gamble Co.

            96,183  
                         
       

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.0% (b)

               
    645  

Copart, Inc. (a)

            57,405  
                         
       

Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%

               
    341  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc.

            40,545  
    322  

CME Group, Inc.

            65,279  
    621  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            58,480  
    98  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

            28,638  
    216  

Nasdaq, Inc.

            22,637  
                      215,579  
       

Electric - 0.1%

               
    475  

Entergy Corp.

            55,285  
    463  

Eversource Energy

            38,262  
    327  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            15,595  
    209  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

            48,868  
    1,038  

Southern Co.

            64,346  
    499  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            44,236  
    354  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            21,768  
                      288,360  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.0% (b)

               
    299  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            60,126  
                         
       

Electronics - 0.0% (b)

               
    140  

Allegion PLC

            16,804  
    220  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

            23,547  
                      40,351  
       

Engineering & Construction - 0.0% (b)

               
    284  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

            26,154  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

16

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

Environmental Control - 0.0% (b)

               
    413  

Republic Services, Inc.

          $ 36,613  
    507  

Waste Management, Inc.

            57,245  
                      93,858  
       

Finance and Insurance - 0.0% (b)

               
    132  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            53,304  
                         
       

Food - 0.0% (b)

               
    765  

Campbell Soup Co.

            35,626  
    393  

Hershey Co.

            58,227  
    391  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

            20,543  
    597  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            53,664  
                      168,060  
       

Health Care and Social Assistance - 0.0% (b)

               
    163  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

            22,737  
                         
       

Healthcare Products - 0.1%

               
    328  

Baxter International, Inc.

            26,886  
    462  

Danaher Corp. (f)

            67,443  
    551  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

            31,154  
    250  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

            61,235  
    327  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

            16,782  
    137  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

            34,467  
    737  

Medtronic PLC

            82,094  
    375  

ResMed, Inc.

            56,100  
    269  

Stryker Corp.

            55,107  
    110  

Teleflex, Inc.

            38,867  
                      470,135  
       

Healthcare Services - 0.0% (b)

               
    181  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

            19,286  
                         
       

Home Builders - 0.0% (b)

               
    575  

DR Horton, Inc.

            31,826  
    300  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            17,895  
    1,099  

PulteGroup, Inc.

            43,576  
                      93,297  
       

Home Furnishings - 0.0% (b)

               
    112  

Whirlpool Corp.

            16,027  
                         
       

Information - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,992  

AT&T, Inc.

            74,461  
    332  

Microsoft Corp.

            50,258  
                      124,719  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

17

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

Insurance - 0.1%

               
    426  

American International Group, Inc.

          $ 22,433  
    161  

Aon PLC, Class A

            32,781  
    293  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            27,328  
    248  

Assurant, Inc.

            32,952  
    300  

Chubb, Ltd.

            45,444  
    449  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            48,065  
    124  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

            33,636  
    711  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            43,983  
    212  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            22,911  
    167  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

            32,806  
                      342,339  
       

Internet - 0.0% (b)

               
    674  

Twitter, Inc. (a)

            20,833  
                         
       

Lodging - 0.0% (b)

               
    187  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

            19,635  
                         
       

Machinery - Diversified - 0.0% (b)

               
    51  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

            18,379  
                         
       

Media - 0.1%

               
    178  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

            83,662  
    1,830  

Comcast Corp., Class A

            80,794  
    248  

Walt Disney Co.

            37,592  
                      202,048  
       

Mining - 0.0% (b)

               
    652  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            25,037  
                         
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.0% (b)

               
    205  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

            26,878  
                         
       

Oil & Gas - 0.1%

               
    586  

Chevron Corp.

            68,638  
    498  

Hess Corp.

            30,921  
    395  

HollyFrontier Corp.

            20,362  
    511  

Phillips 66

            58,622  
    272  

Valero Energy Corp.

            25,973  
                      204,516  
       

Oil & Gas Services - 0.0% (b)

               
    521  

TechnipFMC PLC

            9,816  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

18

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

Packaging & Containers - 0.0% (b)

               
    793  

Ball Corp.

          $ 52,386  
                         
       

Pharmaceuticals - 0.0% (b)

               
    226  

McKesson Corp.

            32,689  
    658  

Merck & Co., Inc.

            57,364  
    554  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

            66,768  
                      156,821  
       

Pipelines - 0.0% (b)

               
    3,275  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            64,223  
    742  

ONEOK, Inc.

            52,719  
                      116,942  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 0.0% (b)

               
    391  

CDW Corp/DE

            52,804  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.1%

               
    226  

American Tower Corp.

            48,371  
    64  

Equinix, Inc.

            36,278  
    185  

Equity Residential

            15,744  
    308  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            32,663  
    510  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            17,789  
    307  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            41,786  
    239  

SBA Communications Corp.

            56,516  
    353  

Ventas, Inc.

            20,584  
    618  

Welltower, Inc.

            52,264  
                      321,995  
       

Retail - 0.1%

               
    34  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

            40,049  
    243  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

            23,634  
    55  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

            44,766  
    377  

Dollar General Corp.

            59,325  
    250  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

            22,865  
    325  

McDonald’s Corp.

            63,206  
    799  

Starbucks Corp.

            68,259  
    430  

Target Corp.

            53,754  
    428  

Walmart, Inc.

            50,970  
    384  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            38,657  
                      465,485  
       

Semiconductors - 0.1%

               
    649  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            37,577  
    357  

KLA Corp.

            58,498  
    218  

Lam Research Corp.

            58,169  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    359  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

          $ 29,994  
                      184,238  
       

Software - 0.1%

               
    414  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

            36,068  
    104  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

            26,488  
    239  

Cerner Corp.

            17,110  
    356  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            49,181  
    464  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

            53,935  
    538  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

            48,872  
    273  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            38,504  
                      270,158  
       

Telecommunications - 0.0% (b)

               
    271  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

            45,338  
    553  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            43,438  
                      88,776  
       

Toys/Games/Hobbies - 0.0% (b)

               
    224  

Hasbro, Inc.

            22,781  
                         
       

Transportation - 0.0% (b)

               
    136  

Kansas City Southern

            20,729  
                         
       

Water - 0.0% (b)

               
    210  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

            25,416  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $5,071,643)

            5,433,925  

 

 


Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.1% (a)(c)

               
       

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS - 0.1%

               
       

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

               
    7,500  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price: $45.50

  $ 31,905,000       101,250  
    7,500  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price: $46.00

    31,905,000       56,250  
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               
    4,000  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price: $335.00 (h)

    125,724,000       10,000  
    200  

Expiration: June 19, 2020, Exercise Price: $306.00 (h)

    6,286,200       392,800  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS (Cost - $1,028,305)

            560,300  
                         

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

Contracts      Notional
Amount
   Value 
     PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 0.0% (b)          
     SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust          
 100   Expiration: June 19, 2020, Exercise Price: $275.00 (h)  $3,143,100   $50,600 
    

TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS (Cost - $67,269)

        50,600 
                
    

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $1,095,574)

        610,900 
                
 

Shares

              
     SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2%          
     Money Market Funds - 0.2%          
 1,137,887   First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 1.58% (d)        1,137,887 
    

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $1,137,887)

        1,137,887 
                
     INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 17.8%          
 97,306,964   First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Z, 1.51% (d)        97,306,964 
    

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $97,306,964)

        97,306,964 
                
    

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 117.9% (Cost - $612,969,983)

        642,939,781 
     Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (17.9)%        (97,591,176)
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $545,348,605 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

Contracts      Notional
Value
   Value 
     SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS - 0.0% (a)(b)(c)          
     SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS - 0.0%          
     SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust          
 200   Expiration: June 19, 2020, Exercise Price $335.00  $6,286,200   $75,100 
    

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $44,476)

        75,100 
                
     SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS - 0.0%          
     SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust          
 500   Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price $288.00   15,715,500    53,000 
 100   Expiration: June 19, 2020, Exercise Price $306.00   3,143,100    112,750 
    

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $325,048)

        165,750 
                
    

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $369,524)

       $240,850 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each Option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Money Market Fund; interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2019.

 

(e)

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. The value of the securities segregated as collateral for written options is $32,744,000.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2019.

 

(g)

Affiliated Security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(h)

Held in connection with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 92.0%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds - 92.0%

               
    196,087  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (f)

          $ 40,217,444  
    734,177  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

            37,567,837  
    349,746  

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

            20,005,471  
    744,442  

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE ETF

            55,967,150  
    203,773  

iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

            20,102,207  
    2,357,754  

iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF

            152,876,769  
    387,062  

iShares Select Dividend ETF

            40,153,812  
    2,786,517  

SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

            85,601,802  
    789,793  

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

            28,298,283  
    1,896,330  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (f)

            77,616,787  
    3,009,643  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (e)

            102,598,730  
    1,226,542  

X-Trackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF (f)(g)

            43,984,409  
    790,001  

X-Trackers Russell 1000 US QARP ETF (g)

            23,194,429  
    343,000  

X-Trackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (g)

            9,329,600  
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $710,671,876)

            737,514,730  
                         
       

COMMON STOCKS - 7.1%

               
       

Advertising - 0.1%

               
    14,547  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

            325,853  
    2,001  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

            159,039  
                      484,892  
       

Aerospace/Defense - 0.1%

               
    7,725  

Arconic, Inc.

            239,166  
    166  

General Dynamics Corp.

            30,169  
    240  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

            93,847  
    325  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

            114,325  
    244  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

            138,373  
                      615,880  
       

Agriculture - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,774  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

            76,158  
                         
       

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - 0.0% (b)

               
    2,190  

Corteva, Inc.

            56,984  
                         
       

Airlines - 0.1%

               
    3,264  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

            225,249  
    4,160  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

            119,558  
    691  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

            39,601  
    785  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

            72,848  
                      457,256  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

Apparel - 0.2%

               
    9,102  

Capri Holdings, Ltd. (a)

          $ 338,048  
    17,802  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

            268,276  
    3,078  

PVH Corp.

            298,443  
    2,020  

Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A

            216,827  
    7,661  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)

            144,716  
    550  

VF Corp.

            48,697  
                      1,315,007  
       

Auto Manufacturers - 0.0% (b)

               
    4,311  

Ford Motor Co.

            39,058  
    1,017  

PACCAR, Inc.

            82,753  
                      121,811  
       

Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.0% (b)

               
    840  

Aptiv PLC

            78,859  
    5,661  

BorgWarner, Inc.

            238,045  
                      316,904  
       

Banks - 0.2%

               
    796  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

            38,980  
    862  

BB&T Corp.

            47,169  
    417  

Capital One Financial Corp.

            41,704  
    2,765  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

            106,342  
    2,355  

Comerica, Inc.

            165,816  
    2,765  

Fifth Third Bancorp

            83,475  
    8,494  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

            126,476  
    5,424  

KeyCorp

            105,171  
    482  

M&T Bank Corp.

            79,405  
    854  

Northern Trust Corp.

            91,583  
    6,968  

Regions Financial Corp.

            115,948  
    1,390  

State Street Corp.

            104,389  
    665  

SVB Financial Group (a)

            154,100  
    4,972  

Zions Bancorp NA

            247,506  
                      1,508,064  
       

Beverages - 0.1%

               
    1,992  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

            135,097  
    1,191  

Coca-Cola Co.

            63,599  
    221  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

            41,119  
    2,710  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

            136,801  
    757  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

            45,284  
    744  

PepsiCo, Inc.

            101,058  
                      522,958  
       

Biotechnology - 0.0% (b)

               
    555  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            63,237  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    147  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

          $ 44,072  
    120  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

            38,491  
    1,046  

Incyte Corp. (a)

            98,491  
    153  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            56,457  
    194  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            43,020  
                      343,768  
       

Building Materials - 0.1%

               
    4,198  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

            265,566  
    2,857  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            122,365  
    704  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            188,954  
    3,537  

Masco Corp.

            164,647  
    1,098  

Vulcan Materials Co.

            155,773  
                      897,305  
       

Chemicals - 0.2%

               
    424  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

            100,204  
    3,218  

Albemarle Corp. (f)

            210,393  
    1,117  

Celanese Corp.

            140,262  
    2,640  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

            121,994  
    1,000  

Dow, Inc.

            53,370  
    2,305  

Eastman Chemical Co.

            180,643  
    1,715  

FMC Corp.

            168,001  
    681  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (f)

            96,178  
    138  

Linde PLC

            28,457  
    740  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

            68,480  
    6,837  

Mosaic Co.

            130,245  
    511  

PPG Industries, Inc.

            65,837  
    201  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            117,209  
                      1,481,273  
       

Commercial Services - 0.4%

               
    220  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

            37,572  
    598  

Cintas Corp.

            153,722  
    324  

Ecolab, Inc.

            60,481  
    970  

Equifax, Inc.

            135,451  
    578  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

            177,400  
    1,565  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

            251,120  
    1,002  

Global Payments, Inc.

            181,462  
    9,845  

H&R Block, Inc.

            240,021  
    2,117  

IHS Markit, Ltd. (a)

            153,800  
    393  

Moody’s Corp.

            89,081  
    8,699  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

            170,065  
    9,404  

Quanta Services, Inc.

            391,583  
    3,934  

Robert Half International, Inc.

            228,959  
    4,426  

Rollins, Inc.

            158,672  
    296  

S&P Global, Inc.

            78,336  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    1,476  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

          $ 225,902  
    936  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            138,041  
    16,074  

Western Union Co.

            432,069  
                      3,303,737  
       

Computers - 0.2%

               
    1,107  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            70,970  
    3,380  

DXC Technology Co.

            126,175  
    2,329  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

            244,801  
    10,491  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

            166,073  
    4,176  

HP, Inc.

            83,854  
    4,038  

NetApp, Inc.

            244,662  
    4,413  

Seagate Technology PLC

            263,368  
    2,969  

Western Digital Corp.

            149,430  
                      1,349,333  
       

Construction - 0.0% (b)

               
    20  

NVR, Inc. (a)

            75,838  
                         
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,346  

Procter & Gamble Co.

            164,293  
                         
       

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.1%

               
    2,303  

Copart, Inc. (a)

            204,967  
    3,206  

Fastenal Co.

            113,877  
    7,259  

LKQ Corp. (a)

            256,098  
    382  

WW Grainger, Inc.

            121,075  
                      696,017  
       

Diversified Financial Services - 0.3%

               
    4,598  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

            392,531  
    2,083  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

            222,693  
    626  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

            102,583  
    1,630  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc.

            193,807  
    724  

Charles Schwab Corp.

            35,838  
    549  

CME Group, Inc.

            111,299  
    656  

Discover Financial Services

            55,675  
    3,172  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

            140,520  
    3,177  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

            87,336  
    1,408  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            132,591  
    10,688  

Invesco, Ltd.

            187,681  
    13,079  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

            273,351  
    167  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

            48,802  
    1,375  

Nasdaq, Inc.

            144,100  
    1,880  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

            168,862  
    1,934  

Synchrony Financial

            72,351  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    562  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

          $ 69,441  
                      2,439,461  
       

Electric - 0.3%

               
    8,200  

AES Corp.

            155,062  
    2,619  

Alliant Energy Corp.

            138,807  
    1,084  

Ameren Corp.

            80,574  
    399  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

            36,449  
    3,681  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

            90,405  
    1,570  

CMS Energy Corp.

            96,241  
    632  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            54,914  
    511  

DTE Energy Co.

            63,844  
    807  

Edison International

            55,764  
    1,498  

Entergy Corp.

            174,352  
    1,724  

Evergy, Inc.

            109,077  
    1,600  

Eversource Energy

            132,224  
    799  

Exelon Corp.

            35,476  
    2,055  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            98,003  
    356  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

            83,240  
    4,953  

NRG Energy, Inc.

            196,783  
    1,620  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

            141,572  
    2,468  

PPL Corp.

            83,986  
    947  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

            56,166  
    312  

Sempra Energy

            45,948  
    2,233  

Southern Co.

            138,424  
    1,491  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            132,177  
    1,428  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            87,808  
                      2,287,296  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.1%

               
    918  

AMETEK, Inc.

            90,891  
    675  

Emerson Electric Co.

            49,856  
    679  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            136,540  
    22,459  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

            874,329  
                      1,151,616  
       

Electronics - 0.2%

               
    1,071  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

            86,505  
    1,862  

Allegion PLC

            223,496  
    1,083  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            112,632  
    3,823  

Corning, Inc.

            111,020  
    8,086  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

            433,086  
    886  

Fortive Corp.

            63,942  
    1,332  

Garmin, Ltd.

            130,123  
    2,154  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

            230,542  
    118  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

            84,890  

 

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PerkinElmer, Inc.

          $ 185,150  
    939  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

            87,055  
    539  

Waters Corp. (a)

            119,696  
                      1,868,137  
       

Engineering & Construction - 0.0% (b)

               
    2,198  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

            202,414  
                         
       

Environmental Control - 0.1%

               
    6,587  

Pentair PLC

            292,133  
    1,335  

Republic Services, Inc.

            118,348  
    1,142  

Waste Management, Inc.

            128,943  
                      539,424  
       

Finance and Insurance - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,042  

First Republic Bank

            114,516  
    577  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            233,004  
                      347,520  
       

Food - 0.2%

               
    1,305  

Campbell Soup Co.

            60,774  
    3,918  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

            113,113  
    903  

General Mills, Inc.

            48,148  
    996  

Hershey Co.

            147,567  
    1,729  

Hormel Foods Corp.

            76,992  
    1,103  

J.M. Smucker Co.

            115,914  
    1,155  

Kellogg Co. (f)

            75,214  
    1,238  

Kraft Heinz Co.

            37,759  
    2,432  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

            204,239  
    476  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

            80,563  
    668  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

            35,097  
    649  

Sysco Corp.

            52,277  
    1,641  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            147,510  
                      1,195,167  
       

Forest Products & Paper - 0.0% (b)

               
    2,295  

International Paper Co.

            106,350  
                         
       

Gas - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,114  

Atmos Energy Corp.

            119,153  
    4,853  

NiSource, Inc.

            128,362  
                      247,515  
       

Hand/Machine Tools - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,278  

Snap-on, Inc.

            205,068  
    532  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

            83,918  
                      288,986  

 

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    816  

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

          $ 160,083  
    510  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

            141,444  
    993  

Baxter International, Inc.

            81,396  
    283  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

            88,605  
    790  

Danaher Corp. (f)

            115,324  
    3,316  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

            187,487  
    593  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

            145,250  
    2,402  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

            165,498  
    2,901  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

            148,879  
    491  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

            123,526  
    1,260  

Medtronic PLC

            140,351  
    1,284  

ResMed, Inc.

            192,086  
    457  

Stryker Corp.

            93,621  
    451  

Teleflex, Inc.

            159,356  
    1,271  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

            169,971  
    405  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

            58,838  
                      2,171,715  
       

Healthcare Services - 0.1%

               
    1,491  

Centene Corp. (a)

            90,161  
    2,791  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

            200,310  
    284  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            39,380  
    135  

Humana, Inc.

            46,066  
    329  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

            48,027  
    591  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

            101,823  
    1,470  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

            156,629  
    1,090  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

            152,044  
                      834,440  
       

Healthcare-Products - 0.0% (b)

               
    628  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

            27,161  
                         
       

Home Builders - 0.1%

               
    2,811  

DR Horton, Inc.

            155,589  
    2,533  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            151,094  
    7,285  

PulteGroup, Inc.

            288,850  
                      595,533  
       

Home Furnishings - 0.1%

               
    7,590  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

            397,109  
    1,439  

Whirlpool Corp.

            205,921  
                      603,030  
       

Household Products/Wares - 0.1%

               
    1,521  

Avery Dennison Corp.

            198,293  

 

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

          $ 79,722  
    502  

Clorox Co.

            74,411  
    249  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            33,949  
                      386,375  
       

Housewares - 0.0% (b)

               
    16,999  

Newell Brands, Inc.

            326,721  
                         
       

Information - 0.0% (b)

               
    3,224  

Fox Corp., Class A

            115,290  
                         
       

Insurance - 0.3%

               
    775  

Aflac, Inc.

            42,501  
    440  

Allstate Corp.

            48,994  
    1,344  

American International Group, Inc.

            70,775  
    462  

Aon PLC, Class A

            94,068  
    1,563  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            145,781  
    2,502  

Assurant, Inc.

            332,441  
    511  

Chubb, Ltd.

            77,406  
    1,622  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            173,635  
    857  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

            232,470  
    1,867  

Globe Life, Inc.

            191,853  
    2,544  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            157,372  
    2,280  

Lincoln National Corp.

            134,634  
    1,879  

Loews Corp.

            95,641  
    685  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            74,028  
    746  

MetLife, Inc.

            37,233  
    1,863  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

            102,651  
    424  

Progressive Corp.

            30,973  
    486  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            45,499  
    283  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            38,692  
    8,653  

Unum Group

            265,993  
    608  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

            119,436  
                      2,512,076  
       

Internet - 0.1%

               
    1,091  

eBay, Inc.

            38,752  
    517  

Expedia Group, Inc.

            52,558  
    2,152  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

            313,568  
    10,366  

TripAdvisor, Inc.

            294,395  
    3,163  

Twitter, Inc. (a)

            97,768  
    499  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

            95,179  
                      892,220  
       

Iron/Steel - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,893  

Nucor Corp.

            106,689  
                         

 

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Leisure Time - 0.1%

               
    1,013  

Carnival Corp.

          $ 45,666  
    7,913  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

            287,875  
    3,034  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (a)

            162,744  
    566  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

            67,931  
                      564,216  
       

Lodging - 0.1%

               
    908  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

            95,340  
    244  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

            34,248  
    3,382  

MGM Resorts International

            108,055  
    984  

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

            118,916  
                      356,559  
       

Machinery - Diversified - 0.1%

               
    404  

Cummins, Inc.

            73,875  
    200  

Deere & Co.

            33,610  
    1,249  

Dover Corp.

            139,239  
    5,870  

Flowserve Corp.

            285,869  
    564  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

            110,454  
    207  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

            74,597  
    1,502  

Wabtec Corp.

            118,012  
    1,461  

Xylem, Inc.

            113,242  
                      948,898  
       

Manufacturing - 0.0% (b)

               
    12,625  

Amcor PLC

            129,533  
                         
       

Media - 0.2%

               
    2,845  

CBS Corp., Class B

            114,881  
    386  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

            181,424  
    3,131  

Comcast Corp., Class A

            138,233  
    6,067  

Discovery, Inc., Class A (a)(f)

            199,847  
    5,369  

DISH Network Corp., Class A (a)

            183,459  
    27,027  

News Corp., Class A

            348,108  
    424  

Walt Disney Co.

            64,270  
                      1,230,222  
       

Mining - 0.0% (b)

               
    9,992  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

            113,709  
    2,464  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            94,618  
                      208,327  
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.1%

               
    4,931  

AO Smith Corp.

            238,660  
    599  

Eaton Corp PLC

            55,408  
    214  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

            37,307  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    795  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

          $ 104,232  
    428  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            85,082  
    3,039  

Textron, Inc.

            140,523  
                      661,212  
       

Oil & Gas - 0.3%

               
    7,268  

Apache Corp.

            161,931  
    11,393  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

            181,604  
    999  

Chevron Corp.

            117,013  
    7,214  

Cimarex Energy Co.

            331,628  
    1,426  

Concho Resources, Inc.

            103,471  
    6,125  

Devon Energy Corp.

            134,076  
    1,035  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

            80,047  
    412  

EOG Resources, Inc.

            29,211  
    6,857  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

            271,057  
    2,203  

Hess Corp.

            136,784  
    4,268  

HollyFrontier Corp.

            220,015  
    11,084  

Marathon Oil Corp.

            129,129  
    835  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

            50,634  
    7,324  

Noble Energy, Inc.

            152,046  
    779  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

            30,046  
    1,225  

Phillips 66

            140,532  
    586  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

            74,914  
    1,038  

Valero Energy Corp.

            99,119  
                      2,443,257  
       

Oil & Gas Services - 0.1%

               
    5,021  

Baker Hughes & GE Co., Class A

            112,571  
    4,027  

Halliburton Co.

            84,527  
    8,343  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

            188,134  
    802  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

            29,032  
    6,120  

TechnipFMC PLC

            115,301  
                      529,565  
       

Packaging & Containers - 0.1%

               
    2,198  

Ball Corp.

            145,200  
    1,645  

Packaging Corp. of America

            184,075  
    5,532  

Sealed Air Corp.

            208,722  
    4,647  

Westrock Co.

            187,414  
                      725,411  
       

Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%

               
    2,445  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

            134,548  
    775  

McKesson Corp.

            112,096  
    1,123  

Merck & Co., Inc.

            97,903  
    7,748  

Mylan NV (a)

            145,507  
    9,647  

Nektar Therapeutics (a)(f)

            195,738  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    4,278  

Perrigo Co. PLC

          $ 219,162  
    1,194  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

            143,901  
                      1,048,855  
       

Pipelines - 0.0% (b)

               
    7,267  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            142,506  
    2,046  

ONEOK, Inc.

            145,368  
    2,089  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            47,462  
                      335,336  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 0.0% (b)

               
    668  

CDW Corp/DE

            90,213  
                         
       

Real Estate - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,660  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

            94,653  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.5%

               
    662  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

            107,588  
    385  

American Tower Corp.

            82,401  
    4,318  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

            232,179  
    273  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            58,534  
    603  

Boston Properties, Inc.

            83,540  
    210  

Crown Castle International Corp.

            28,069  
    558  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            67,490  
    4,050  

Duke Realty Corp.

            142,479  
    177  

Equinix, Inc.

            100,332  
    986  

Equity Residential

            83,909  
    262  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            81,791  
    1,452  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            153,985  
    1,242  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

            164,031  
    3,877  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            135,230  
    7,425  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            129,863  
    5,650  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

            181,478  
    10,353  

Kimco Realty Corp.

            223,832  
    10,928  

Macerich Co. (f)

            294,291  
    1,444  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            196,543  
    386  

Prologis, Inc.

            35,338  
    147  

Public Storage

            30,970  
    1,019  

Realty Income Corp.

            78,086  
    2,212  

Regency Centers Corp.

            143,868  
    634  

SBA Communications Corp.

            149,922  
    198  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

            29,939  
    3,051  

SL Green Realty Corp.

            260,342  
    2,612  

UDR, Inc.

            125,507  
    1,517  

Ventas, Inc.

            88,456  
    2,098  

Vornado Realty Trust

            135,468  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    1,600  

Welltower, Inc.

          $ 135,312  
    3,396  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

            100,216  
                      3,860,989  
                         
       

Retail - 0.5%

               
    968  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

            152,053  
    110  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

            129,571  
    1,230  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

            99,187  
    1,640  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

            159,506  
    180  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

            146,506  
    839  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            99,371  
    968  

Dollar General Corp.

            152,325  
    1,102  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

            100,789  
    8,832  

Foot Locker, Inc.

            353,722  
    12,338  

Gap, Inc.

            204,934  
    1,181  

Genuine Parts Co.

            123,261  
    3,757  

Kohl’s Corp.

            176,617  
    9,221  

L Brands, Inc.

            176,490  
    11,098  

Macy’s, Inc. (f)

            170,021  
    555  

McDonald’s Corp.

            107,936  
    10,224  

Nordstrom, Inc. (f)

            390,250  
    141  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

            62,361  
    385  

Ross Stores, Inc.

            44,718  
    1,367  

Starbucks Corp.

            116,783  
    6,191  

Tapestry, Inc.

            166,476  
    1,163  

Target Corp.

            145,387  
    1,515  

Tiffany & Co.

            202,707  
    1,096  

Tractor Supply Co.

            103,506  
    221  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

            51,683  
    611  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

            36,416  
    729  

Walmart, Inc.

            86,817  
    1,011  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            101,777  
                      3,861,170  
       

Savings & Loans - 0.0% (b)

               
    16,581  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

            273,587  
                         
       

Semiconductors - 0.3%

               
    2,786  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

            109,072  
    552  

Analog Devices, Inc.

            62,348  
    2,335  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            135,196  
    3,198  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)

            454,404  
    1,514  

KLA Corp.

            248,084  
    810  

Lam Research Corp.

            216,132  
    3,022  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

            171,257  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    1,374  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (f)

          $ 129,898  
    1,260  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

            59,863  
    4,365  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

            454,877  
    1,031  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

            86,140  
    2,323  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

            228,351  
    821  

Xilinx, Inc.

            76,172  
                      2,431,794  
       

Shipbuilding - 0.0% (b)

               
    879  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

            221,218  
                         
       

Software - 0.3%

               
    1,494  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

            81,916  
    2,737  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

            238,447  
    956  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

            243,484  
    524  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

            94,792  
    1,386  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

            171,462  
    1,809  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

            127,082  
    1,376  

Cerner Corp.

            98,508  
    2,209  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

            249,197  
    1,056  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

            106,667  
    856  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            118,256  
    1,142  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

            132,746  
    132  

Intuit, Inc.

            34,174  
    1,718  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

            261,033  
    918  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

            83,391  
    567  

Microsoft Corp.

            85,833  
    386  

MSCI, Inc.

            100,047  
    1,025  

Paychex, Inc.

            88,273  
    1,481  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            208,880  
    1,647  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

            199,863  
                      2,724,051  
       

Telecommunications - 0.1%

               
    525  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

            102,443  
    3,400  

AT&T, Inc.

            127,092  
    17,118  

CenturyLink, Inc. (f)

            248,040  
    10,999  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

            275,635  
    1,018  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

            170,312  
    1,457  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            114,447  
                      1,037,969  
       

Textiles - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,384  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

            192,888  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

35

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

Toys/Games/Hobbies - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,292  

Hasbro, Inc.

          $ 131,396  
                         
       

Transportation - 0.1%

               
    1,737  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

            133,488  
    440  

CSX Corp.

            31,477  
    1,772  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            132,475  
    234  

FedEx Corp.

            37,452  
    1,479  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

            171,002  
    1,323  

Kansas City Southern

            201,652  
    176  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

            34,056  
                      741,602  
       

Water - 0.0% (b)

               
    989  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

            119,699  
                         
       

Wholesale Trade - 0.0% (b)

               
    433  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

            28,063  
    327  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

            20,444  
                      48,507  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $54,816,059)

            58,043,741  
                         
 


Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.3% (a)(c)

               
       

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS - 0.1%

               
       

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

               
    10,000  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price: $45.50

  $ 42,540,000       135,000  
    10,000  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price: $46.00

    42,540,000       75,000  
       

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

               
    12,000  

Expiration: December 13, 2019, Exercise Price: $61.00

    71,316,000       72,000  
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               
    5,000  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price: $323.00 (h)

    157,155,000       202,500  
    5,000  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price: $335.00 (h)

    157,155,000       12,500  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS (Cost - $1,369,704)

            497,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 0.2%

               
       

CBOE Volatility Index

               
    6,000  

Expiration: December 18, 2019, Exercise Price: $15.00 (h)

  $ 7,572,000     $ 1,110,000  
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               
    1,800  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price: $310.00 (h)

    56,575,800       507,600  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS (Cost - $1,269,033)

            1,617,600  
                         
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $2,638,737)

            2,114,600  
 

Shares

                   
       

RIGHTS - 0.0% (b)

               
    291  

DISH Network Corp. (a)

            198  
       

TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost - $649)

            198  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.6%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 0.6%

               
    4,530,378  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 1.58% (d)

            4,530,378  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $4,530,378)

            4,530,378  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 5.7%

               
    45,510,621  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Z, 1.51% (d)

            45,510,621  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $45,510,621)

            45,510,621  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 105.7% (Cost - $818,168,320)

            847,714,268  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (5.7)%

            (45,719,159 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 801,995,109  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

37

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Contracts

     

Notional
Value

   

Value

 
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS - (0.1)% (a)(c)

               
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS - 0.0% (b)

               
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               
    5,000  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price $330.00

  $ 157,155,000     $ 32,500  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $27,290)

            32,500  
                         
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS - (0.1)%

               
       

CBOE Volatility Index

               
    12,000  

Expiration: December 18, 2019, Exercise Price $13.50

    15,144,000       1,020,000  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $539,520)

            1,020,000  
                         
       

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $566,810)

          $ 1,052,500  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each Option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Money Market Fund; interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2019.

 

(e)

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. The value of the securities segregated as collateral for written options is $78,747,900.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2019.

 

(g)

Affiliated Security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(h)

Held in connection with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

38

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 98.2%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds - 98.2%

               
    280,305  

Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF (f)

          $ 5,826,139  
    370,086  

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

            19,459,122  
    647,657  

Invesco Preferred ETF (f)

            9,559,417  
    514,298  

Invesco Senior Loan ETF (f)

            11,551,133  
    249,713  

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (f)

            27,860,479  
    15,345  

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (f)

            2,154,745  
    46,042  

iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

            5,891,995  
    480,208  

iShares Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

            27,866,470  
    69,151  

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

            7,753,210  
    138,696  

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (f)

            7,276,686  
    252,375  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF

            13,804,913  
    283,840  

SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF (e)(f)

            13,905,322  
    784,094  

SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF

            27,702,041  
    391,373  

VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

            12,895,740  
    66,782  

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (f)

            3,884,041  
    320,312  

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (f)

            16,742,708  
    90,001  

X-Trackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (g)

            4,365,499  
    1,184,497  

X-Trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

            59,059,020  
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $273,588,336)

            277,558,680  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.7%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 1.7%

               
    4,916,965  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 1.58% (d)

            4,916,965  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $4,916,965)

            4,916,965  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 8.4%

               
    23,706,285  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Z, 1.51% (d)

            23,706,285  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $23,706,285)

            23,706,285  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 108.3% (Cost - $302,211,586)

            306,181,930  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (8.3)%

            (23,414,103 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 282,767,827  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

39

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Value

   

Value

 
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS - 0.0% (a)(b)(c)

               
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS - 0.0% (b)

               
       

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

               
    500  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price $86.00

  $ 4,347,000     $ 14,500  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $21,715)

            14,500  
                         
       

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $21, 715)

          $ 14,500  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each Option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Money Market Fund; interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2019.

 

(e)

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. The value of the securities segregated as collateral for written options is $4,899,000.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2019.

 

(g)

Affiliated Security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

40

 

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

     

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS - 91.9%

       
       

Aerospace/Defense - 2.8%

       
    13,303  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  $ 5,201,872  
                 
       

Agriculture - 2.3%

       
    97,005  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    4,164,424  
                 
       

Auto Manufacturers - 3.4%

       
    191,726  

Daimler AG (e)

    2,686,081  
    25,631  

Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR

    3,593,723  
              6,279,804  
       

Banks - 14.0%

       
    94,839  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    3,647,508  
    184,503  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    2,747,250  
    316,162  

ING Groep NV - ADR (e)

    3,642,186  
    32,275  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    4,252,554  
    189,238  

KeyCorp

    3,669,325  
    218,352  

Regions Financial Corp.

    3,633,377  
    78,104  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    4,253,544  
              25,845,744  
       

Beverages - 2.6%

       
    34,549  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    4,692,791  
                 
       

Biotechnology - 2.4%

       
    18,874  

Amgen, Inc.

    4,430,105  
                 
       

Chemicals - 4.3%

       
    185,368  

BASF SE - ADR

    3,468,235  
    92,080  

Nutrien, Ltd.

    4,366,434  
              7,834,669  
       

Electric - 7.4%

       
    43,697  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    3,631,658  
    22,076  

DTE Energy Co.

    2,758,175  
    52,025  

Duke Energy Corp.

    4,587,044  
    22,674  

Entergy Corp.

    2,639,027  
              13,615,904  
       

Electronics - 2.1%

       
    21,316  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    3,805,972  
                 
       

Food - 2.0%

       
    69,201  

General Mills, Inc.

    3,689,797  
                 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

41

 

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

     

Value

 
       

Gas - 3.0%

       
    25,573  

Atmos Energy Corp.

  $ 2,735,288  
    102,897  

NiSource, Inc.

    2,721,626  
              5,456,914  
       

Healthcare Services - 1.8%

       
    11,769  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    3,293,790  
                 
       

Manufacturing - 5.4%

       
    46,296  

BMW A G Sponsored ADR

    1,243,973  
    76,133  

British American Tobacco PLC - ADR

    3,015,628  
    89,188  

Imperial Brands PLC - ADR

    1,969,271  
    61,914  

Unilever NV, NY Shares

    3,686,979  
              9,915,851  
       

Media - 1.0%

       
    79,386  

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    1,910,821  
                 
       

Mining - 2.0%

       
    68,703  

Rio Tinto PLC - ADR

    3,748,436  
                 
       

Oil & Gas - 3.0%

       
    52,866  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3,601,760  
    47,345  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,826,097  
              5,427,857  
       

Pharmaceuticals - 10.6%

       
    37,950  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,160,873  
    57,806  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    3,181,064  
    41,443  

CVS Health Corp.

    3,119,415  
    109,500  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR

    4,980,060  
    27,765  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    2,420,553  
    98,114  

Pfizer, Inc.

    3,779,351  
              19,641,316  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 0.8%

       
    139,990  

Publicis Groupe SA - ADR

    1,530,091  
                 
       

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - 0.5%

       
    38,744  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    876,002  
                 
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.0%

       
    171,956  

Macerich Co. (e)

    4,630,775  
    18,345  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    2,773,947  
              7,404,722  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

42

 

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

     

Value

 
       

Retail - 3.3%

       
    69,975  

Kohl’s Corp.

  $ 3,289,525  
    47,007  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    2,801,617  
              6,091,142  
       

Semiconductors - 1.4%

       
    30,328  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    2,533,904  
                 
       

Telecommunications - 8.3%

       
    122,346  

AT&T, Inc.

    4,573,294  
    73,629  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    3,336,130  
    109,798  

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. - ADR

    3,013,406  
    76,530  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    4,610,167  
              15,532,997  
       

Transportation - 2.0%

       
    30,167  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    3,611,895  
                 
       

Utilities - 1.5%

       
    62,105  

UGI Corp.

    2,704,673  
                 
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $163,897,536)

    169,241,493  
                 
       

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.8%

       
       

Manufacturing - 0.3%

       
    2,900  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 7.5%, January 15, 2022

    303,543  
    6,000  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 6.0%, September 15, 2021

    310,500  
              614,043  
       

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction - 0.3%

       
    10,235  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.5%, Perpetually Convertible (e)

    218,620  
    14,633  

Nabors Industries, Ltd., 6.0%, May 1, 2021

    246,127  
              464,747  
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.2%

       
    35,472  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., 6.6%, Perpetually Convertible (e)

    358,977  
                 
       

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost - $1,382,563)

    1,437,767  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

43

 

 

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November 30, 2019

 

 


Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.1% (a)(c)

               
       

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS - 0.0% (b)

               
       

CBOE Volatility Index

               
    700  

Expiration: December 18, 2019, Exercise Price $20.00

  $ 883,400     $ 24,500  
       

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

               
    1,000  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price: $45.50

    4,254,000       13,500  
    1,000  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price: $46.00

    4,254,000       7,500  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS (Cost - $123,500)

            45,500  
                         
       

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 0.1%

               
       

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

               
    425  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price: $198.00 (f)

    8,716,750       57,162  
       

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

               
    700  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price: $54.00

    3,935,400       29,750  
       

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

               
    250  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price: $129.00

    3,322,750       35,500  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS (Cost - $251,666)

            122,412  
                         
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $375,166)

            167,912  
                         
 

Shares

                   
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.1%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 8.1%

               
    14,825,163  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 1.58% (d)

            14,825,163  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $14,825,163)

            14,825,163  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 4.9%

               
    8,856,026  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Z, 1.51% (d)

            8,856,026  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $8,856,026)

            8,856,026  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 105.8% (Cost - $189,336,454)

            194,528,361  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (5.8)%

            (10,623,995 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 183,904,366  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

44

 

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Contracts

     

Notional
Value

   

Value

 
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS - 0.0% (a)(b)(c)

               
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS - 0.0% (b)

               
       

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

               
    425  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price $192.00

  $ 8,716,750     $ 29,325  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $65,205)

            29,325  
                         
       

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $65,205)

          $ 29,325  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each Option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Money Market Fund; rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2019.

 

(e)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2019.

 

(f)

Held in connection with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

45

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS - 100.0%

               
       

Aerospace/Defense - 2.6%

               
    3,396  

Arconic, Inc.

          $ 105,140  
    4,068  

Boeing Co. (e)

            1,489,620  
    2,086  

General Dynamics Corp.

            379,110  
    2,040  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

            797,701  
    1,220  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

            429,160  
    2,010  

Raytheon Co.

            437,014  
    381  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

            216,065  
    6,242  

United Technologies Corp. (e)

            925,938  
                      4,779,748  
       

Agriculture - 0.6%

               
    4,025  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

            172,793  
    11,258  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (e)

            933,626  
                      1,106,419  
       

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - 0.1%

               
    5,416  

Corteva, Inc.

            140,924  
                         
       

Airlines - 0.3%

               
    3,218  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

            92,485  
    4,703  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

            269,529  
    1,855  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

            172,144  
                      534,158  
       

Apparel - 0.7%

               
    11,337  

Nike, Inc., Class B (e)

            1,059,896  
    2,877  

VF Corp.

            254,730  
                      1,314,626  
       

Auto Manufacturers - 0.4%

               
    28,879  

Ford Motor Co.

            261,644  
    10,332  

General Motors Co.

            371,952  
    2,503  

PACCAR, Inc.

            203,669  
                      837,265  
       

Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.1%

               
    1,849  

Aptiv PLC

            173,584  
                         
       

Banks - 6.4%

               
    67,383  

Bank of America Corp. (e)

            2,245,201  
    6,817  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

            333,828  
    5,540  

BB&T Corp.

            303,149  
    3,401  

Capital One Financial Corp.

            340,134  
    16,350  

Citigroup, Inc. (e)

            1,228,212  
    3,230  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

            124,226  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

46

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    5,284  

Fifth Third Bancorp

          $ 159,524  
    2,705  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

            598,752  
    23,142  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (e)

            3,049,190  
    7,256  

KeyCorp

            140,694  
    962  

M&T Bank Corp.

            158,480  
    11,959  

Morgan Stanley

            591,731  
    1,551  

Northern Trust Corp.

            166,329  
    3,218  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

            493,030  
    7,217  

Regions Financial Corp.

            120,091  
    2,691  

State Street Corp.

            202,094  
    31,893  

Wells Fargo & Co. (e)

            1,736,893  
                      11,991,558  
       

Beverages - 1.9%

               
    30,950  

Coca-Cola Co. (e)

            1,652,730  
    1,383  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

            257,321  
    3,941  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

            235,751  
    10,118  

PepsiCo, Inc. (e)

            1,374,328  
                      3,520,130  
       

Biotechnology - 1.7%

               
    4,336  

Amgen, Inc. (e)

            1,017,746  
    1,331  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

            399,047  
    9,164  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

            616,188  
    1,060  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

            340,006  
    1,552  

Incyte Corp. (a)

            146,136  
    791  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            291,879  
    1,855  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            411,346  
                      3,222,348  
       

Building Materials - 0.3%

               
    5,755  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            246,487  
    447  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            119,975  
    2,139  

Masco Corp.

            99,570  
    951  

Vulcan Materials Co.

            134,918  
                      600,950  
       

Chemicals - 1.4%

               
    1,591  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

            376,001  
    891  

Celanese Corp.

            111,883  
    5,373  

Dow, Inc.

            286,757  
    1,006  

FMC Corp.

            98,548  
    769  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (f)

            108,606  
    3,906  

Linde PLC

            805,456  
    2,423  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

            224,224  
    1,705  

PPG Industries, Inc.

            219,672  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

47

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    662  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

          $ 386,032  
                      2,617,179  
       

Commercial Services - 2.0%

               
    3,135  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

            535,395  
    735  

Cintas Corp.

            188,939  
    2,077  

Ecolab, Inc.

            387,714  
    870  

Equifax, Inc.

            121,487  
    620  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

            190,290  
    1,129  

Global Payments, Inc.

            204,462  
    2,898  

IHS Markit, Ltd. (a)

            210,540  
    1,363  

Moody’s Corp.

            308,951  
    8,513  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

            919,489  
    1,779  

S&P Global, Inc.

            470,812  
    1,178  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            173,732  
                      3,711,811  
       

Computers - 6.0%

               
    4,614  

Accenture PLC, Class A

            928,152  
    32,713  

Apple, Inc. (e)

            8,742,550  
    3,993  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            255,991  
    9,446  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

            149,530  
    10,726  

HP, Inc.

            215,378  
    6,409  

International Business Machines Corp. (e)

            861,690  
                      11,153,291  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 1.7%

               
    6,207  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            420,959  
    2,609  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

            509,981  
    18,111  

Procter & Gamble Co. (e)

            2,210,629  
                      3,141,569  
       

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.2%

               
    1,655  

Copart, Inc. (a)

            147,295  
    4,146  

Fastenal Co.

            147,266  
    392  

WW Grainger, Inc.

            124,244  
                      418,805  
       

Diversified Financial Services - 4.5%

               
    6,001  

American Express Co.

            720,840  
    942  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

            154,366  
    1,122  

BlackRock, Inc. (e)

            555,289  
    9,460  

Charles Schwab Corp.

            468,270  
    2,586  

CME Group, Inc.

            524,260  
    2,298  

Discover Financial Services

            195,031  
    4,054  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            381,765  
    7,341  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (e)

            2,145,261  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

48

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    1,188  

Nasdaq, Inc.

          $ 124,502  
    4,798  

Synchrony Financial

            179,493  
    1,700  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

            210,052  
    14,358  

Visa, Inc., Class A (e)

            2,649,195  
                      8,308,324  
       

Electric - 3.0%

               
    1,714  

Alliant Energy Corp.

            90,842  
    1,829  

Ameren Corp.

            135,950  
    3,569  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

            326,028  
    3,624  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

            89,006  
    2,050  

CMS Energy Corp.

            125,665  
    2,399  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            208,449  
    5,811  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

            482,952  
    1,321  

DTE Energy Co.

            165,046  
    5,267  

Duke Energy Corp.

            464,391  
    2,586  

Edison International

            178,693  
    1,434  

Entergy Corp.

            166,903  
    1,699  

Evergy, Inc.

            107,496  
    2,337  

Eversource Energy

            193,130  
    7,016  

Exelon Corp.

            311,510  
    3,848  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            183,511  
    3,465  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

            810,186  
    5,221  

PPL Corp.

            177,671  
    3,653  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

            216,659  
    1,982  

Sempra Energy

            291,889  
    7,812  

Southern Co.

            484,266  
    2,277  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            201,856  
    3,723  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            228,927  
                      5,641,026  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.4%

               
    1,650  

AMETEK, Inc.

            163,367  
    4,450  

Emerson Electric Co.

            328,677  
    1,612  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            324,157  
                      816,201  
       

Electronics - 1.2%

               
    2,234  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

            180,440  
    2,148  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            223,392  
    5,648  

Corning, Inc.

            164,018  
    2,426  

Fortive Corp.

            175,084  
    1,372  

Garmin, Ltd.

            134,031  
    5,203  

Honeywell International, Inc.

            928,996  
    1,354  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

            144,918  
    173  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

            124,458  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

49

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    2,428  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

          $ 225,100  
                      2,300,437  
       

Engineering & Construction - 0.0% (b)

               
    977  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

            89,972  
                         
       

Environmental Control - 0.3%

               
    2,317  

Republic Services, Inc.

            205,402  
    3,066  

Waste Management, Inc.

            346,182  
                      551,584  
       

Finance and Insurance - 0.1%

               
    1,189  

First Republic Bank

            130,671  
    269  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            108,628  
                      239,299  
       

Food - 1.2%

               
    4,362  

General Mills, Inc.

            232,582  
    1,510  

Hershey Co.

            223,722  
    3,861  

Hormel Foods Corp.

            171,930  
    2,457  

Kellogg Co.

            160,000  
    8,829  

Kraft Heinz Co.

            269,284  
    10,437  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

            548,360  
    3,709  

Sysco Corp.

            298,760  
    2,635  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            236,860  
                      2,141,498  
       

Forest Products & Paper - 0.1%

               
    2,838  

International Paper Co.

            131,513  
                         
       

Gas - 0.0% (b)

               
    851  

Atmos Energy Corp.

            91,023  
                         
       

Hand/Machine Tools - 0.1%

               
    1,091  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

            172,094  
                         
       

Healthcare Products - 3.7%

               
    12,790  

Abbott Laboratories (e)

            1,092,906  
    3,692  

Baxter International, Inc.

            302,633  
    1,948  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

            503,558  
    354  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

            110,834  
    5,188  

Danaher Corp. (f)

            757,344  
    1,500  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

            367,410  
    618  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

            155,477  
    830  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

            492,107  
    9,708  

Medtronic PLC (e)

            1,081,374  
    1,034  

ResMed, Inc.

            154,686  

 

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Stryker Corp.

          $ 553,941  
    331  

Teleflex, Inc.

            116,956  
    2,892  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

            907,943  
    1,481  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

            215,160  
                      6,812,329  
       

Healthcare Services - 2.0%

               
    1,848  

Anthem, Inc.

            533,444  
    2,988  

Centene Corp. (a)

            180,684  
    2,460  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            341,104  
    971  

Humana, Inc.

            331,334  
    1,411  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

            205,978  
    703  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

            121,120  
    6,857  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (e)

            1,919,068  
                      3,632,732  
       

Healthcare-Products - 0.2%

               
    10,079  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

            435,917  
                         
       

Home Builders - 0.2%

               
    2,673  

DR Horton, Inc.

            147,951  
    2,268  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            135,286  
                      283,237  
       

Household Products/Wares - 0.3%

               
    905  

Clorox Co.

            134,148  
    2,487  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            339,078  
                      473,226  
       

Insurance - 4.2%

               
    5,355  

Aflac, Inc.

            293,668  
    2,378  

Allstate Corp.

            264,790  
    6,292  

American International Group, Inc.

            331,337  
    1,703  

Aon PLC, Class A

            346,748  
    1,341  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            125,075  
    17,733  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)(e)

            3,906,580  
    3,292  

Chubb, Ltd.

            498,672  
    1,177  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            125,998  
    2,613  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            161,640  
    2,183  

Loews Corp.

            111,115  
    3,660  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            395,536  
    6,773  

MetLife, Inc.

            338,041  
    2,012  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

            110,861  
    4,228  

Progressive Corp.

            308,855  
    2,903  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            271,779  
    1,880  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            257,034  
                      7,847,729  

 

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    5,012  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)(e)

          $ 6,536,099  
    3,574  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)(e)

            6,436,059  
    303  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

            576,921  
    6,066  

eBay, Inc.

            215,464  
    1,108  

Expedia Group, Inc.

            112,639  
    20,651  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)(e)

            4,164,068  
    3,164  

Netflix, Inc. (a)(e)

            995,584  
    5,591  

Twitter, Inc. (a)

            172,818  
    852  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

            162,511  
                      19,372,163  
       

Iron/Steel - 0.1%

               
    2,190  

Nucor Corp.

            123,428  
                         
       

Leisure Time - 0.3%

               
    4,907  

Carnival Corp.

            221,208  
    1,685  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (a)

            90,383  
    1,510  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

            181,230  
                      492,821  
       

Lodging - 0.4%

               
    2,069  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

            217,245  
    2,379  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

            333,916  
    3,768  

MGM Resorts International

            120,388  
    791  

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

            95,592  
                      767,141  
       

Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.3%

               
    4,068  

Caterpillar, Inc.

            588,762  
                         
       

Machinery - Diversified - 0.7%

               
    1,136  

Cummins, Inc.

            207,729  
    2,273  

Deere & Co.

            381,978  
    1,049  

Dover Corp.

            116,942  
    842  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

            164,897  
    749  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

            269,917  
    1,382  

Wabtec Corp.

            108,584  
    1,298  

Xylem, Inc.

            100,608  
                      1,350,655  
       

Manufacturing - 0.1%

               
    11,766  

Amcor PLC

            120,719  
    544  

IDEX Corp.

            88,531  
                      209,250  

 

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Media - 2.3%

               
    1,785  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

          $ 838,968  
    32,899  

Comcast Corp. (e)

            1,452,491  
    13,034  

Walt Disney Co. (e)

            1,975,693  
                      4,267,152  
       

Mining - 0.2%

               
    10,498  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

            119,467  
    5,930  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            227,712  
                      347,179  
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 1.4%

               
    4,159  

3M Co. (e)

            706,073  
    3,035  

Eaton Corp PLC

            280,737  
    63,177  

General Electric Co.

            712,005  
    2,336  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

            407,235  
    1,743  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

            228,525  
    925  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            183,881  
                      2,518,456  
       

Oil & Gas - 3.3%

               
    13,738  

Chevron Corp. (e)

            1,609,132  
    1,451  

Concho Resources, Inc.

            105,285  
    8,032  

ConocoPhillips

            481,438  
    1,175  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

            90,874  
    4,199  

EOG Resources, Inc.

            297,709  
    30,627  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (e)

            2,086,618  
    2,199  

Hess Corp.

            136,536  
    4,762  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

            288,768  
    6,470  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

            249,548  
    3,243  

Phillips 66

            372,037  
    1,204  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

            153,919  
    2,996  

Valero Energy Corp.

            286,088  
                      6,157,952  
       

Oil & Gas Services - 0.4%

               
    7,510  

Baker Hughes & GE Co., Class A

            168,374  
    6,336  

Halliburton Co.

            132,993  
    10,006  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

            362,217  
    3,431  

TechnipFMC PLC

            64,640  
                      728,224  
       

Packaging & Containers - 0.1%

               
    2,396  

Ball Corp.

            158,280  
                         
       

Pharmaceuticals - 5.4%

               
    10,698  

AbbVie, Inc. (e)

            938,535  

 

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    11,835  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

          $ 673,885  
    2,730  

Cigna Corp.

            545,782  
    9,410  

CVS Health Corp.

            708,291  
    6,986  

Eli Lilly & Co. (e)

            819,807  
    19,102  

Johnson & Johnson (e)

            2,626,334  
    1,333  

McKesson Corp.

            192,805  
    18,533  

Merck & Co., Inc. (e)

            1,615,707  
    40,035  

Pfizer, Inc. (e)

            1,542,148  
    3,452  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

            416,035  
                      10,079,329  
       

Pipelines - 0.4%

               
    16,385  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            321,310  
    2,984  

ONEOK, Inc.

            212,013  
    8,771  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            199,277  
                      732,600  
       

Real Estate - 0.1%

               
    2,430  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

            138,559  
                         
       

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - 0.1%

               
    3,552  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            123,894  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.8%

               
    814  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

            132,291  
    3,200  

American Tower Corp.

            684,896  
    1,006  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            215,697  
    1,113  

Boston Properties, Inc.

            154,195  
    3,005  

Crown Castle International Corp.

            401,648  
    1,573  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            190,254  
    2,643  

Duke Realty Corp.

            92,981  
    609  

Equinix, Inc.

            345,212  
    2,681  

Equity Residential

            228,153  
    473  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            147,661  
    925  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            98,096  
    5,284  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            92,417  
    823  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            112,019  
    4,559  

Prologis, Inc.

            417,376  
    1,258  

Public Storage

            265,035  
    2,298  

Realty Income Corp.

            176,096  
    1,322  

Regency Centers Corp.

            85,983  
    812  

SBA Communications Corp.

            192,014  
    2,224  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

            336,291  
    2,115  

UDR, Inc.

            101,626  
    2,691  

Ventas, Inc.

            156,912  
    1,425  

Vornado Realty Trust

            92,012  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    2,928  

Welltower, Inc.

          $ 247,621  
    5,386  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

            158,941  
                      5,125,427  
                         
       

Retail - 6.0%

               
    173  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

            203,780  
    1,926  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

            155,313  
    1,194  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

            116,129  
    198  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

            161,156  
    3,178  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

            952,796  
    882  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            104,464  
    1,855  

Dollar General Corp.

            291,903  
    1,707  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

            156,122  
    1,052  

Genuine Parts Co.

            109,797  
    7,921  

Home Depot, Inc. (e)

            1,746,660  
    5,582  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

            654,824  
    5,494  

McDonald’s Corp. (e)

            1,068,473  
    549  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

            242,812  
    2,635  

Ross Stores, Inc.

            306,055  
    8,660  

Starbucks Corp.

            739,824  
    3,694  

Target Corp.

            461,787  
    8,747  

TJX Cos., Inc.

            534,704  
    858  

Tractor Supply Co.

            81,030  
    420  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

            98,221  
    6,532  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

            389,307  
    20,660  

Walmart, Inc. (e)

            2,460,399  
    2,198  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            221,273  
                      11,256,829  
       

Semiconductors - 4.0%

               
    7,853  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

            307,445  
    2,669  

Analog Devices, Inc.

            301,464  
    6,683  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            386,946  
    2,877  

Broadcom, Inc. (e)

            909,736  
    32,067  

Intel Corp. (e)

            1,861,489  
    1,147  

KLA Corp.

            187,947  
    1,041  

Lam Research Corp.

            277,770  
    1,718  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

            162,420  
    7,985  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

            379,367  
    4,405  

NVIDIA Corp.

            954,740  
    8,795  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

            734,822  
    6,754  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

            811,898  
    1,824  

Xilinx, Inc.

            169,231  
                      7,445,275  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Software - 8.1%

               
    5,549  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

          $ 304,252  
    3,509  

Adobe, Inc. (a)(e)

            1,086,141  
    1,586  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

            286,907  
    2,024  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

            142,186  
    2,299  

Cerner Corp.

            164,585  
    2,128  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

            214,949  
    4,435  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            612,695  
    4,916  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

            571,436  
    1,876  

Intuit, Inc.

            485,678  
    55,271  

Microsoft Corp. (e)

            8,366,924  
    609  

MSCI, Inc.

            157,847  
    24,146  

Oracle Corp. (e)

            1,355,557  
    2,594  

Paychex, Inc.

            223,395  
    6,342  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

            1,033,048  
    1,083  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            152,746  
                      15,158,346  
       

Telecommunications - 3.2%

               
    52,894  

AT&T, Inc. (e)

            1,977,178  
    30,988  

Cisco Systems, Inc. (e)

            1,404,066  
    1,199  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

            200,593  
    6,179  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            485,360  
    29,936  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (e)

            1,803,345  
                      5,870,542  
       

Toys/Games/Hobbies - 0.0% (b)

               
    908  

Hasbro, Inc.

            92,344  
                         
       

Transportation - 1.7%

               
    1,049  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

            80,616  
    5,774  

CSX Corp.

            413,072  
    1,229  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            91,880  
    1,883  

FedEx Corp.

            301,374  
    782  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

            90,415  
    717  

Kansas City Southern

            109,285  
    1,902  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

            368,037  
    5,093  

Union Pacific Corp.

            896,317  
    6,210  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

            743,523  
                      3,094,519  
       

Water - 0.1%

               
    1,303  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

            157,702  
                         

 

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Wholesale Trade - 0.2%

               
    5,389  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (e)

          $ 349,261  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $163,507,486)

            185,938,596  
                         
 

Contracts

     

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Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.7% (c)

               
       

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS - 0.0%

               
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (g)

               
    500  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price: $323.00 (a)

  $ 15,715,500       20,250  
    1,000  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price: $335.00 (a)

    31,431,000       2,500  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS (Cost - $71,838)

            22,750  
                         
       

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 0.7%

               
       

S&P 500 Index (g)

               
    160  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price: $2,960.00 (a)

    50,255,680       77,600  
    166  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price: $2,950.00 (a)

    52,140,268       249,830  
    200  

Expiration: February 21, 2020, Exercise Price: $3,040.00 (a)

    62,819,600       924,000  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS (Cost - $3,450,825)

            1,251,430  
                         
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $3,522,663)

            1,274,180  
                         
 

Shares

                   
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.2%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 1.2%

               
    2,311,392  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 1.58% (d)

            2,311,392  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $2,311,392)

            2,311,392  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 0.4%

               
    887,890  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class Z, 1.51% (d)

            878,890  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $878,890)

            878,890  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.3% (Cost - $170,220,431)

            190,403,058  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.3)%

            (4,273,754 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 186,129,304  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

57

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Value

   

Value

 
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS - (2.1)% (a)(c)

               
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS - (1.8)%

               
       

S&P 500 Index

               
    40  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price $3,070.00

  $ 12,563,920     $ 349,000  
    120  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price $3,110.00

    37,691,760       646,800  
    100  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price $3,150.00

    31,409,800       264,500  
    166  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price $3,090.00

    52,140,268       1,523,880  
    200  

Expiration: February 21, 2020, Exercise Price $3,190.00

    62,819,600       979,000  
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               
    500  

Expiration: December 31, 2019, Exercise Price $330.00

    15,715,500       3,250  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $1,896,652)

            3,766,430  
                         
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS - (0.3)%

               
       

S&P 500 Index

               
    100  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price $3,000.00

    31,409,800       69,000  
    75  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price $3,050.00

    23,557,350       82,500  
    195  

Expiration: January 17, 2020, Exercise Price $2,820.00

    61,249,110       132,600  
    200  

Expiration: February 21, 2020, Exercise Price $2,800.00

    62,819,600       314,000  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $1,282,176)

            598,100  
                         
       

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $3,178,828)

          $ 4,364,530  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each Option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Money Market Fund; interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2019.

 

(e)

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. The value of the securities segregated as collateral for written options is $93,460,940.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2019.

 

(g)

Held in connection with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

58

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 62.0%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds - 62.0%

               
    15,223  

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

          $ 2,137,614  
    91,346  

iShares Global Infrastructure ETF

            4,275,906  
    31,400  

iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

            4,018,258  
    184,595  

iShares International Select Dividend ETF

            5,977,186  
    26,643  

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

            2,987,213  
    126,077  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF

            6,896,412  
    33,597  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (e)(f)

            10,559,873  
    189,352  

X-Trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

            9,441,091  
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost - $45,550,753)

            46,293,553  
                         
       

COMMON STOCKS - 21.3%

               
       

Advertising - 0.1%

               
    3,450  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

            77,280  
                         
       

Aerospace/Defense - 0.1%

               
    148  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

            57,873  
                         
       

Agriculture - 0.4%

               
    3,287  

Altria Group, Inc.

            163,364  
    1,692  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

            140,318  
                      303,682  
       

Auto Manufacturers - 0.3%

               
    18,994  

Ford Motor Co.

            172,086  
    2,347  

General Motors Co.

            84,492  
                      256,578  
       

Banks - 0.7%

               
    1,538  

BB&T Corp.

            84,160  
    6,697  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

            99,718  
    5,211  

KeyCorp

            101,041  
    3,754  

PacWest Bancorp

            139,799  
    4,129  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

            67,592  
                      492,310  
       

Beverages - 0.1%

               
    1,850  

Coca-Cola Co.

            98,790  
                         
       

Chemicals - 0.2%

               
    1,241  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

            114,842  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

59

 

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

Commercial Services - 0.2%

               
    2,003  

H&R Block, Inc.

          $ 48,833  
    3,735  

Western Union Co.

            100,397  
                      149,230  
       

Computers - 0.2%

               
    978  

International Business Machines Corp.

            131,492  
                         
       

Diversified Financial Services - 0.6%

               
    9,442  

Invesco, Ltd.

            165,802  
    3,735  

Lazard, Ltd., Class A

            144,320  
    6,237  

Navient Corp.

            89,501  
    3,912  

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

            63,179  
                      462,802  
       

Electric - 1.9%

               
    1,531  

Alliant Energy Corp.

            81,143  
    931  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

            85,047  
    3,014  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

            74,024  
    782  

CMS Energy Corp.

            47,937  
    1,827  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

            151,842  
    588  

DTE Energy Co.

            73,465  
    978  

Entergy Corp.

            113,829  
    746  

Eversource Energy

            61,649  
    1,370  

Exelon Corp.

            60,828  
    2,077  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            99,052  
    236  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

            55,181  
    797  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

            69,650  
    4,507  

PPL Corp.

            153,373  
    1,278  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

            75,798  
    610  

Sempra Energy

            89,835  
    661  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            58,598  
    888  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            54,603  
                      1,405,854  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.1%

               
    982  

Emerson Electric Co.

            72,531  
                         
       

Electronics - 0.1%

               
    399  

Garmin, Ltd.

            38,978  
                         
       

Finance and Insurance - 0.2%

               
    363  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

            32,710  
    3,104  

FNB Corp/PA

            38,552  
    2,526  

Old Republic International Corp.

            56,986  
    547  

Trustmark Corp.

            18,795  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

60

 

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    957  

United Bankshares, Inc.

          $ 36,242  
                      183,285  
       

Food - 0.2%

               
    2,100  

General Mills, Inc.

            111,972  
                         
       

Forest Products & Paper - 0.1%

               
    2,136  

International Paper Co.

            98,982  
                         
       

Gas - 0.1%

               
    2,453  

NiSource, Inc.

            64,882  
                         
       

Home Furnishings - 0.1%

               
    979  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

            51,221  
                         
       

Household Products/Wares - 0.1%

               
    704  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            95,983  
                         
       

Information - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,031  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

            34,920  
                         
       

Insurance - 1.7%

               
    4,621  

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

            137,105  
    26,294  

BGC Partners, Inc., Class A

            152,505  
    498  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            53,311  
    2,679  

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B

            89,800  
    3,156  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

            61,952  
    5,543  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

            140,792  
    2,510  

Legg Mason, Inc.

            98,091  
    1,799  

Mercury General Corp.

            88,115  
    1,423  

Moelis & Co., Class A

            46,902  
    3,640  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

            200,564  
    1,309  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            122,549  
    8,810  

Valley National Bancorp

            102,020  
                      1,293,706  
       

Leisure Time - 0.1%

               
    1,431  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

            52,060  
                         
       

Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.1%

               
    454  

Caterpillar, Inc.

            65,707  
                         
       

Manufacturing - 0.1%

               
    516  

Domtar Corp.

            19,257  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

61

 

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    862  

Sonoco Products Co.

          $ 52,177  
                      71,434  
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.1%

               
    1,011  

Eaton Corp PLC

            93,518  
                         
       

Oil & Gas - 0.5%

               
    753  

Chevron Corp.

            88,199  
    1,578  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

            107,509  
    1,698  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

            65,492  
    1,292  

Valero Energy Corp.

            123,373  
                      384,573  
       

Packaging & Containers - 0.1%

               
    798  

Packaging Corp. of America

            89,296  
                         
       

Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%

               
    720  

Merck & Co., Inc.

            62,769  
    1,788  

Pfizer, Inc.

            68,874  
                      131,643  
       

Pipelines - 0.2%

               
    2,323  

ONEOK, Inc.

            165,049  
                         
       

Real Estate - 0.6%

               
    3,739  

Aircastle, Ltd.

            119,610  
    35,589  

Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A

            208,196  
    2,609  

Triton International, Ltd.

            98,829  
                      426,635  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 10.1%

               
    320  

Acadia Realty Trust

            8,602  
    9,805  

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.

            152,664  
    17,650  

AGNC Investment Corp.

            305,698  
    453  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

            73,622  
    537  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

            25,797  
    1,012  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

            27,031  
    1,806  

American Tower Corp.

            386,538  
    780  

Americold Realty Trust

            29,344  
    35,920  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

            335,134  
    574  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

            30,864  
    818  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

            13,301  
    14,695  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

            253,636  
    572  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            122,642  
    494  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

            18,095  
    558  

Boston Properties, Inc.

            77,305  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

62

 

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    588  

Brandywine Realty Trust

          $ 9,073  
    1,221  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

            26,789  
    390  

Camden Property Trust

            43,505  
    12,831  

Chimera Investment Corp.

            261,367  
    437  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

            9,072  
    456  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

            13,306  
    557  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

            22,553  
    1,733  

Crown Castle International Corp.

            231,633  
    842  

CubeSmart

            25,967  
    904  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

            9,311  
    882  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            106,678  
    622  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

            27,412  
    1,372  

Duke Realty Corp.

            48,267  
    9,431  

Dynex Capital, Inc.

            159,290  
    167  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

            22,744  
    345  

EPR Properties

            24,467  
    343  

Equinix, Inc.

            194,430  
    558  

Equity Commonwealth

            18,330  
    707  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

            52,375  
    1,409  

Equity Residential

            119,906  
    259  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            80,855  
    523  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            55,464  
    298  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

            39,357  
    530  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

            22,567  
    779  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

            32,874  
    517  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

            17,159  
    862  

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A

            26,162  
    1,914  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            66,760  
    383  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

            18,595  
    3,006  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            52,575  
    628  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

            22,482  
    16,243  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

            263,786  
    1,894  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

            57,824  
    447  

JBG SMITH Properties

            17,826  
    375  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

            31,215  
    1,662  

Kimco Realty Corp.

            35,932  
    823  

Lexington Realty Trust

            9,119  
    527  

Liberty Property Trust

            32,474  
    207  

Life Storage, Inc.

            22,671  
    417  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

            8,920  
    1,725  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

            35,811  
    34,226  

MFA Financial, Inc.

            262,171  
    448  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            60,977  
    156  

National Health Investors, Inc.

            12,634  
    685  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

            38,182  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

63

 

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    18,538  

New Residential Investment Corp.

          $ 287,339  
    40,210  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

            250,508  
    915  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

            38,457  
    42,453  

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

            241,133  
    663  

Paramount Group, Inc.

            9,010  
    962  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            22,751  
    723  

Physicians Realty Trust

            13,874  
    411  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

            9,091  
    2,689  

Prologis, Inc.

            246,178  
    75  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

            13,244  
    639  

Public Storage

            134,625  
    499  

Rayonier, Inc.

            15,284  
    1,264  

Realty Income Corp.

            96,860  
    670  

Regency Centers Corp.

            43,577  
    975  

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A

            13,874  
    467  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

            22,351  
    822  

RLJ Lodging Trust

            14,048  
    465  

SBA Communications Corp.

            109,959  
    712  

Service Properties Trust

            16,582  
    1,277  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

            193,095  
    323  

SL Green Realty Corp.

            27,562  
    359  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

            18,812  
    1,097  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

            26,876  
    774  

STORE Capital Corp.

            31,510  
    359  

Sun Communities, Inc.

            59,131  
    999  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

            13,986  
    21,024  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

            305,689  
    1,157  

UDR, Inc.

            55,594  
    424  

Urban Edge Properties

            8,790  
    1,516  

Ventas, Inc.

            88,398  
    4,067  

VEREIT, Inc.

            39,694  
    1,878  

VICI Properties, Inc.

            46,443  
    613  

Vornado Realty Trust

            39,581  
    291  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

            9,041  
    424  

Weingarten Realty Investors

            13,500  
    1,579  

Welltower, Inc.

            133,536  
    21,722  

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp.

            223,302  
                      7,544,425  
       

Retail - 0.4%

               
    552  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            65,379  
    610  

Genuine Parts Co.

            63,666  
    318  

McDonald’s Corp.

            61,844  
    1,112  

Target Corp.

            139,011  
                      329,900  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Savings & Loans - 0.4%

               
    14,917  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

          $ 177,811  
    9,307  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

            153,565  
                      331,376  
       

Semiconductors - 0.1%

               
    1,006  

Intel Corp.

            58,398  
                         
       

Telecommunications - 0.4%

               
    5,567  

AT&T, Inc.

            208,094  
    1,762  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

            106,143  
                      314,237  
       

Utilities - 0.3%

               
    649  

Avista Corp.

            30,685  
    158  

Black Hills Corp.

            12,098  
    173  

IDACORP, Inc.

            18,173  
    854  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

            36,329  
    433  

NorthWestern Corp.

            30,990  
    1,745  

OGE Energy Corp.

            73,395  
                      201,670  
       

Wholesale Trade - 0.1%

               
    283  

Watsco, Inc.

            50,366  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $15,733,724)

            15,907,480  
                         
       

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%

               
       

Finance and Insurance - 0.2%

               
    5,100  

Prudential PLC, 6.5%, Perpetually Convertible

            136,680  
       

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost - $138,541)

            136,680  
                         
       

PREFERRED STOCKS - 13.6%

               
       

Banks - 2.3%

               
    5,275  

Bank of America Corp., Series CC, 6.2%

            137,994  
    5,050  

Bank of America Corp., Series EE, 6.0%

            133,269  
    5,775  

Bank of America Corp., Series Y, 6.5%

            147,609  
    4,975  

Citigroup, Inc., Series J, 7.1%

            142,385  
    4,975  

Citigroup, Inc., Series K, 6.9%

            139,350  
    5,300  

Citigroup, Inc., Series S, 6.3%

            138,065  
    5,325  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series AA, 6.1%

            136,320  
    5,375  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series BB, 6.2%

            137,761  
    5,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series P, 5.5%

            125,050  
    5,500  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Y, 6.1%

            138,875  
    4,800  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series P, 6.1%

            129,408  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    4,450  

State Street Corp., Class D, 5.9%

          $ 119,572  
    4,725  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series X, 5.5%

            122,519  
                      1,748,177  
       

Finance and Insurance - 8.1%

               
    4,975  

American Financial Group, Inc., 6.0%

            129,499  
    5,475  

American Financial Group, Inc., 6.3%

            138,517  
    4,675  

Arch Capital Group, Ltd., Series E, 5.3%

            117,109  
    5,625  

Ares Management Corp., Series A, 7.0%

            149,906  
    4,575  

Bank of America Corp., Series HH, 5.9%

            123,296  
    4,675  

Bank of America Corp., Series GG, 6.0%

            127,066  
    4,650  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series H, 6.0%

            121,969  
    5,225  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series F, 6.2%

            134,805  
    5,275  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series B, 6.0%

            133,405  
    4,675  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Series D, 6.4%

            128,983  
    6,975  

Deutsche Bank, 8.1%

            177,374  
    5,525  

Enstar Group, Ltd., Series E, 7.0%

            146,523  
    5,225  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Series D, 6.3%

            136,268  
    5,200  

ING Groep NV, 6.1%

            134,628  
    4,325  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series EE, 6.0%

            119,630  
    4,475  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series DD, 5.8%

            120,020  
    4,600  

KeyCorp, Series F, 5.7%

            118,956  
    5,325  

KKR & Co, Inc., Series A, 6.8%

            139,835  
    4,925  

Legg Mason, Inc., 6.4%

            129,872  
    4,650  

Morgan Stanley, Series I, 6.4%

            129,503  
    4,425  

Morgan Stanley, Series K, 5.9%

            123,369  
    4,875  

Morgan Stanley, Series E, 7.1%

            141,911  
    5,900  

Morgan Stanley, Series G, 6.6%

            149,388  
    4,925  

Morgan Stanley, Series F, 6.9%

            141,348  
    5,275  

Northern Trust Corp., Series C, 5.9%

            133,510  
    5,600  

Prospect Capital Corp., 6.3%

            142,016  
    4,900  

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.8%

            125,244  
    4,900  

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.7%

            125,146  
    4,400  

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.6%

            116,116  
    5,500  

Regions Financial Corp., Series A, 6.4%

            140,195  
    4,775  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 6.2%

            130,023  
    5,400  

State Street Corp., Series E, 6.0%

            136,836  
    4,650  

State Street Corp., Series C, 5.3%

            116,483  
    4,575  

The Allstate Corp., Series A, 5.6%

            116,617  
    4,775  

The Charles Schwab Corp., Series D, 6.0%

            124,532  
    4,750  

The Charles Schwab Corp., Series C, 6.0%

            122,740  
    4,650  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series K, 6.4%

            128,479  
    5,250  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series N, 6.3%

            137,550  
    5,575  

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 7.9%

            157,996  
    5,350  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series T, 6.0%

            135,355  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    4,600  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series R, 6.6%

          $ 132,434  
    4,700  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series Q, 5.9%

            126,947  
    4,700  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.2%

            118,346  
    4,650  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series Y, 5.6%

            121,365  
    4,900  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series W, 5.7%

            126,273  
    5,100  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series V, 6.0%

            131,835  
                      6,059,218  
       

Insurance - 0.5%

               
    4,375  

Allstate Corp., Series G, 5.6%

            116,156  
    4,675  

Arch Capital Group, Ltd., Series F, 5.5%

            119,540  
    4,450  

MetLife, Inc., Series E, 5.6%

            117,302  
                      352,998  
       

Manufacturing - 0.2%

               
    4,950  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.8%

            125,284  
                         
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 0.2%

               
    4,925  

eBay, Inc., 6.0%

            128,641  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.3%

               
    5,250  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series G, 5.9%

            132,825  
    5,375  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series I, 6.4%

            138,675  
    4,650  

Public Storage, Series B, 5.4%

            119,505  
    5,275  

Public Storage, Series A, 5.9%

            133,457  
    5,575  

SL Green Realty Corp., Series I, 6.5%

            143,723  
    6,000  

VEREIT, Inc., Series F, 6.7%

            151,260  
    5,600  

Wells Fargo Real Estate Investment Corp., Series A, 6.4%

            141,568  
                      961,013  
       

Utilities - 1.0%

               
    5,225  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 6.9%

            143,635  
    4,575  

DTE ENERGY Co., Series B, 5.4%

            116,434  
    4,375  

Duke Energy Corp., 5.6%

            116,900  
    4,825  

NiSource, Inc., Series B, 6.5%

            131,433  
    5,200  

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series B, 5.9%

            132,600  
    5,225  

The Southern Co., 6.3%

            135,641  
                      776,643  
       

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost - $10,290,197)

            10,151,974  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 1.5%

               
    1,115,094  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 1.58% (d)

            1,115,094  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $1,115,094)

            1,115,094  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.6% (Cost - $72,828,309)

          $ 73,604,781  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.4%

            1,020,760  
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 74,625,541  

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

Notional
Value

         
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS - (0.1)% (a)(c)

               
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS - (0.1)%

               
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               
    336  

Expiration: December 20, 2019, Exercise Price $317.00

  $ 10,560,816       59,304  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received - $40,703)

            59,304  
                         
       

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $40,703)

          $ 59,304  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each Option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Money Market Fund; interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2019.

 

(e)

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. The value of the securities segregated as collateral for written options is $6,286,200.

 

(f)

Held in connection with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 96.9%

               
       

Advertising - 1.0%

               
    10,733  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

          $ 853,059  
                         
       

Aerospace/Defense - 1.9%

               
    1,315  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

            514,204  
    904  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

            318,000  
    1,750  

Raytheon Co.

            380,485  
    2,649  

United Technologies Corp.

            392,953  
                      1,605,642  
       

Airlines - 0.7%

               
    4,228  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

            291,774  
    5,740  

Southwest Airlines Co.

            330,854  
                      622,628  
       

Auto Manufacturers - 0.5%

               
    4,796  

PACCAR, Inc.

            390,251  
                         
       

Banks - 1.1%

               
    8,378  

BB&T Corp.

            458,444  
    2,979  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

            456,413  
                      914,857  
       

Beverages - 0.9%

               
    5,744  

PepsiCo, Inc.

            780,208  
                         
       

Biotechnology - 0.5%

               
    1,866  

Amgen, Inc.

            437,988  
                         
       

Building Materials - 0.9%

               
    11,201  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            479,739  
    1,098  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            294,703  
                      774,442  
       

Chemicals - 2.2%

               
    2,547  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

            601,933  
    2,257  

Linde PLC

            465,416  
    3,437  

PPG Industries, Inc.

            442,823  
    657  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            383,116  
                      1,893,288  
       

Commercial Services - 5.3%

               
    4,397  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

            750,920  
    1,388  

Cintas Corp.

            356,799  
    3,347  

Ecolab, Inc.

            624,785  
    1,646  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

            505,190  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    7,751  

IHS Markit, Ltd. (a)

          $ 563,110  
    4,403  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            649,354  
    41,832  

Western Union Co.

            1,124,444  
                      4,574,602  
       

Computers - 2.3%

               
    4,348  

Accenture PLC, Class A

            874,643  
    7,908  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            506,982  
    4,333  

International Business Machines Corp.

            582,572  
                      1,964,197  
       

Construction - 0.2%

               
    50  

NVR, Inc. (a)

            189,594  
                         
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 0.7%

               
    4,654  

Procter & Gamble Co.

            568,067  
                         
       

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.3%

               
    8,383  

LKQ Corp. (a)

            295,752  
                         
       

Diversified Financial Services - 3.5%

               
    4,553  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc.

            541,352  
    2,891  

CME Group, Inc.

            586,093  
    7,389  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            695,822  
    5,263  

Nasdaq, Inc.

            551,562  
    3,614  

Visa, Inc.

            666,819  
                      3,041,648  
       

Electric - 7.7%

               
    8,090  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

            739,021  
    7,650  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            664,709  
    9,126  

Duke Energy Corp.

            804,639  
    6,389  

Entergy Corp.

            743,616  
    12,214  

Evergy, Inc.

            772,780  
    9,913  

Eversource Energy

            819,210  
    13,425  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            640,238  
    12,447  

Southern Co.

            771,590  
    11,078  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            681,186  
                      6,636,989  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.4%

               
    1,544  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            310,483  
                         
       

Electronics - 3.7%

               
    4,801  

Allegion PLC

            576,264  
    5,930  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            616,720  
    8,279  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

            443,423  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares

             

Value

 
    3,802  

Garmin, Ltd.

          $ 371,417  
    3,460  

Honeywell International, Inc.

            617,783  
    5,615  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

            520,567  
                      3,146,174  
       

Environmental Control - 2.2%

               
    11,864  

Republic Services, Inc.

            1,051,743  
    7,315  

Waste Management, Inc.

            825,937  
                      1,877,680  
       

Food - 3.9%

               
    9,158  

General Mills, Inc.

            488,304  
    4,867  

Hershey Co.

            721,095  
    3,828  

J.M. Smucker Co.

            402,284  
    14,446  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

            758,993  
    7,143  

Sysco Corp.

            575,369  
    4,382  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            393,898  
                      3,339,943  
       

Healthcare Products - 4.1%

               
    5,220  

Baxter International, Inc.

            427,883  
    1,698  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

            438,933  
    3,169  

Danaher Corp.

            462,611  
    5,308  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

            300,114  
    5,865  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

            404,098  
    8,396  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

            430,883  
    5,948  

Medtronic PLC

            662,548  
    2,677  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

            388,915  
                      3,515,985  
       

Healthcare Services - 1.6%

               
    2,046  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

            352,505  
    3,781  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

            402,866  
    1,195  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

            334,445  
    2,264  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

            315,805  
                      1,405,621  
       

Home Builders - 0.9%

               
    4,706  

DR Horton, Inc.

            260,477  
    3,960  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            236,214  
    6,807  

PulteGroup, Inc.

            269,898  
                      766,589  
       

Household Products/Wares - 1.1%

               
    3,587  

Avery Dennison Corp.

            467,637  
    3,568  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            486,461  
                      954,098  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

Insurance - 10.4%

               
    12,442  

Aflac, Inc.

          $ 682,319  
    5,376  

Allstate Corp.

            598,618  
    7,881  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            735,061  
    3,875  

Assurant, Inc.

            514,871  
    2,967  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

            653,630  
    4,878  

Chubb, Ltd.

            738,919  
    4,908  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            525,401  
    2,169  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

            588,363  
    6,080  

Globe Life, Inc.

            624,781  
    12,675  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            784,076  
    10,533  

Loews Corp.

            536,130  
    6,334  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            684,515  
    5,560  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            760,163  
    2,668  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

            524,102  
                      8,950,949  
       

Internet - 0.4%

               
    3,580  

Expedia Group, Inc.

            363,943  
                         
       

Machinery - Diversified - 0.9%

               
    1,872  

Cummins, Inc.

            342,314  
    3,579  

Dover Corp.

            398,987  
                      741,301  
       

Media - 2.0%

               
    1,139  

Charter Communications, Inc. (a)

            535,341  
    15,967  

Comcast Corp., Class A

            704,943  
    38,019  

News Corp., Class A

            489,685  
                      1,729,969  
       

Mining - 0.3%

               
    7,670  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            294,528  
                         
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.6%

               
    3,908  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

            512,378  
                         
       

Oil & Gas - 2.3%

               
    11,660  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

            185,860  
    3,998  

Chevron Corp.

            468,286  
    7,738  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

            527,190  
    5,933  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

            228,836  
    2,873  

Phillips 66

            329,591  
    2,219  

Valero Energy Corp.

            211,892  
                      1,951,655  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
       

Packaging & Containers - 0.5%

               
    6,019  

Ball Corp.

          $ 397,615  
                         
       

Pharmaceuticals - 3.0%

               
    2,946  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

            258,983  
    4,260  

CVS Health Corp.

            320,650  
    4,112  

Johnson & Johnson

            565,359  
    1,783  

McKesson Corp.

            257,893  
    7,304  

Merck & Co., Inc.

            636,762  
    13,711  

Pfizer, Inc.

            528,148  
                      2,567,795  
       

Pipelines - 1.5%

               
    24,797  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            486,269  
    5,526  

ONEOK, Inc.

            392,622  
    16,858  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            383,014  
                      1,261,905  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 0.5%

               
    2,997  

CDW Corp/DE

            404,745  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 7.1%

               
    2,620  

American Tower Corp.

            560,759  
    3,587  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            769,089  
    9,452  

Equity Residential

            804,365  
    2,213  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            690,854  
    6,078  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            644,572  
    13,990  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            487,971  
    5,428  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            738,805  
    7,738  

Realty Income Corp.

            592,963  
    7,307  

Ventas, Inc.

            426,071  
    5,635  

Welltower, Inc.

            476,552  
                      6,192,001  
       

Retail - 7.4%

               
    396  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

            466,456  
    2,851  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

            277,288  
    3,679  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            435,741  
    2,092  

Dollar General Corp.

            329,197  
    3,010  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

            275,295  
    5,216  

Genuine Parts Co.

            544,394  
    2,112  

Home Depot, Inc.

            465,717  
    4,041  

McDonald’s Corp.

            785,894  
    1,013  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

            448,030  
    5,192  

Starbucks Corp.

            443,553  
    6,769  

TJX Cos., Inc.

            413,789  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

 


Shares

             

Value

 
    6,083  

Walmart, Inc.

          $ 724,424  
    7,054  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            710,126  
                      6,319,904  
       

Software - 7.7%

               
    4,812  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

            595,293  
    11,388  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

            1,284,680  
    5,753  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            794,777  
    5,277  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

            613,398  
    6,522  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

            990,953  
    7,275  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

            660,861  
    11,649  

Oracle Corp.

            653,975  
    11,260  

Paychex, Inc.

            969,711  
                      6,563,648  
       

Telecommunications - 3.9%

               
    19,843  

AT&T, Inc.

            741,731  
    20,888  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

            523,453  
    2,858  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

            478,144  
    7,737  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            607,742  
    15,922  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

            959,141  
                      3,310,211  
       

Transportation - 0.8%

               
    4,584  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

            352,281  
    2,236  

Kansas City Southern

            340,811  
                      693,092  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $81,945,321)

            83,115,424  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.7%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 1.7%

               
    1,493,929  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 1.58% (b)

            1,493,929  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $1,493,929)

            1,493,929  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.6% (Cost - $83,439,250)

            84,609,353  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.4%

            1,166,573  
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 85,775,926  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Money Market Fund; interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
November 30, 2019

 

   

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
® Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

   

Horizon Active
Dividend Fund

 

Assets:

                               

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Cost

  $ 607,616,483     $ 749,566,628     $ 297,753,785     $ 189,336,454  

Investments in Affiliated Securities, at Cost

    5,353,500       68,601,692       4,457,801        

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value (a)

  $ 637,091,781     $ 771,205,830     $ 301,816,431     $ 194,528,361  

Investments in Affiliated Securities, at Value

    5,848,000       76,508,438       4,365,499        

Cash Collateral for Written Options

          15             304,000  

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

    803,216       1,811,647       645,130       624,258  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

    10,674       153,946       3,493       642,298  

Dividend Reclaims

          266             16,230  

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

    62,212       36,793       41,491       25,761  

Total Assets

    643,815,883       849,716,935       306,872,044       196,140,908  
                                 

Liabilities:

                               

Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $369,524, $566,810, $21,715 and $65,205)

    240,850       1,052,500       14,500       29,325  

Collateral Received for Securities Loaned (Note 5)

    97,306,964       45,510,621       23,706,285       8,856,026  

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

                      3,020,299  

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

    161,535       122,907       79,041       101,737  

Accrued Administration Fees

    43,754       65,937       24,211       10,472  

Accrued Advisory Fees

    533,729       711,962       177,588       123,670  

Accrued Audit and Tax Fees

    17,000       17,000       17,000       17,000  

Accrued Custodian Fees

    2,779       4,449       1,712       525  

Accrued Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    5,550       3,715       286       46,940  

Accrued Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class

    109,661       173,021       53,298        

Accrued Transfer Agent Fees

    23,587       20,771       15,317       5,257  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

    21,869       38,943       14,979       25,291  

Total Liabilities

    98,467,278       47,721,826       24,104,217       12,236,542  
                                 

Net Assets

  $ 545,348,605     $ 801,995,109     $ 282,767,827     $ 183,904,366  
                                 

Composition of Net Assets:

                               

Net assets consisted of:

                               

Paid in Capital

  $ 523,282,847     $ 791,752,652     $ 296,297,041     $ 177,232,774  

Distributable Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit)

    22,065,758       10,242,457       (13,529,214 )     6,671,592  

Net Assets

  $ 545,348,605     $ 801,995,109     $ 282,767,827     $ 183,904,366  
                                 

Investor Class Shares:

                               

Net Asset Value Per Share:

                               

Net Assets

  $ 508,839,123     $ 738,854,190     $ 272,399,743     $ 156,452,320  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    40,344,178       34,556,437       28,861,506       2,670,780  
                                 

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 12.61     $ 21.38     $ 9.44     $ 58.58  
                                 

Advisor Class Shares:

                               

Net Assets

  $ 7,878,570     $ 177,103     $ 2,327,663     $ 27,452,046  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    627,997       8,292       245,826       468,812  
                                 

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 12.55     $ 21.36     $ 9.47     $ 58.56  
                                 

Institutional Class Shares:

                               

Net Assets

  $ 28,630,912     $ 62,963,816     $ 8,040,421     $  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    2,265,374       2,938,541       853,036        
                                 

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 12.64     $ 21.43     $ 9.43     $  
                                 

(a) Includes loaned securities with a value of:

  $ 94,489,626     $ 44,375,912     $ 23,172,863     $ 8,525,050  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

   


Horizon Defined
Risk Fund

   

Horizon Multi-
Asset Income Fund

   

Horizon Defensive
Multi-Factor Fund

 

Assets:

                       

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Cost

  $ 170,220,431     $ 72,828,309     $ 83,439,250  

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value (a)

  $ 190,403,058     $ 73,604,781     $ 84,609,353  

Cash Held at Broker

    31              

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

    831,569       1,071,171       1,107,674  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

    348,286       83,725       154,222  

Dividend Reclaims

    223             517  

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

    32,997       21,986       22,086  

Total Assets

    191,616,164       74,781,663       85,893,852  
                         

Liabilities:

                       

Options Written, at Value (Premiums Received $3,178,828, $40,703 and $0)

    4,364,530       59,304        

Collateral Received for Securities Loaned (Note 5)

    878,890              

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

    34,106       3,784       15,811  

Accrued Accounting Fees

    1,542       188       471  

Accrued Advisory Fees

    112,838       24,828       46,444  

Accrued Administration Fees

    7,480       7,727       8,569  

Accrued Audit and Tax Fees

    17,000       17,000       17,000  

Accrued Custodian Fees

    4,041       8,217       5,353  

Accrued Legal Fees

    105       4,004       990  

Accrued Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

          213       213  

Accrued Printing and Mailing Fees

    6,156       5,480       5,480  

Accrued Registration Fees

    20,340       9,085       10,175  

Accrued Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class

          11,555       2,640  

Accrued Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    32,752              

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

    7,080       4,737       4,780  

Total Liabilities

    5,486,860       156,122       117,926  
                         

Net Assets

  $ 186,129,304     $ 74,625,541     $ 85,775,926  
                         

Composition of Net Assets:

                       

Net assets consisted of:

                       

Paid in Capital

  $ 174,473,709     $ 74,010,937     $ 84,510,406  

Distributable Earnings

    11,655,595       614,604       1,265,520  

Net Assets

  $ 186,129,304     $ 74,625,541     $ 85,775,926  
                         

Investor Class Shares:

                       

Net Asset Value Per Share:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 163,321,870     $ 74,625,541     $ 85,775,926  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    3,019,652       2,847,361       3,271,779  
                         

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 54.09     $ 26.21     $ 26.22  
                         

Advisor Class Shares:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 22,807,434     $     $  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    421,884              
                         

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 54.06     $     $  
                         

(a) Includes loaned securities with a value of:

  $ 857,229     $     $  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds

Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended November 30, 2019

 

   

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
® Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

   

Horizon Active
Dividend Fund

 

Investment Income:

                               

Dividend Income from Unaffiliated Securities (net of foreign withholdings tax of $0, $107, $0 and $67,224)

  $ 9,576,663     $ 11,721,211     $ 9,158,721     $ 4,072,632  

Dividend Income from Affiliated Securities

    264,351       3,586,974       1,663,382        

Interest Income

    129,448       287,504       112,672       260,184  

Total Investment Income

    9,970,462       15,595,689       10,934,775       4,332,816  
                                 

Expenses:

                               

Investment Advisory Fees

    5,183,463       8,498,904       2,103,893       883,595  

Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class

    316,600       552,715       210,666        

Administrative & Accounting Service Fees

    265,038       448,954       146,223       77,669  

Transfer Agent Fees

    148,638       155,783       103,051       37,713  

Registration Fees

    83,296       114,518       64,341       69,446  

Chief Compliance Officer & Compliance Fees

    54,971       88,404       28,609       13,107  

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

    52,378       83,314       29,175       12,175  

Legal Fees

    51,636       84,328       30,542       10,930  

Custodian Fees

    28,833       64,092       14,168       9,791  

Printing and Postage Expenses

    25,240       37,463       21,653       22,689  

Miscellaneous Expenses

    25,138       31,017       17,273       4,756  

Interest Expense

    23,198       25,186       8,316        

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    18,095       668       5,072       49,648  

Audit Fees

    17,351       17,587       17,188       17,069  

Insurance Fees

    13,633       20,352       7,183       2,264  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class

                      97,954  

Total Expenses

    6,307,508       10,223,285       2,807,353       1,308,806  

Securities Lending Expense Offset

    (266,720 )     (363,783 )     (406,184 )     (17,314 )

Fees Recouped by the Adviser

    437,156       700,631             31,135  

Fees Waived by the Adviser

                      (8,680 )
                                 

Net Expenses

    6,477,944       10,560,133       2,401,169       1,313,947  
                                 

Net Investment Income

    3,492,518       5,035,556       8,533,606       3,018,869  
                                 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

                               

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                               

Unaffiliated Investments

    9,152,870       9,796,826       (897,780 )     607,405  

Affiliated Investments

    2,094,438       (5,525,929 )     2,553,945        

Purchased Options

    (18,342,394 )     (23,485,745 )     (1,797,773 )     (166,941 )

Written Options

    378,477       2,976,892       (469,495 )     285,846  

Foreign Currency

                      (68 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                               

Unaffiliated Investments

    37,000,771       21,550,833       7,966,947       6,702,140  

Affiliated Investments

    782,489       17,855,753       1,000,742        

Purchased Options

    943,706       1,041,667       9,066       (203,444 )

Written Options

    139,332       (505,647 )     42,299       36,794  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    32,149,689       23,704,650       8,407,951       7,261,732  
                                 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 35,642,207     $ 28,740,206     $ 16,941,557     $ 10,280,601  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
For the
Year/Period Ended November 30, 2019

 

   


Horizon Defined
Risk Fund

   

Horizon Multi-
Asset Income
Fund
(1)

   

Horizon Defensive
Multi-Factor
Fund
(1)

 

Investment Income:

                       

Dividend Income from Unaffiliated Securities (net of foreign withholdings tax of $535, $195 and $387)

  $ 1,887,537     $ 182,873     $ 171,972  

Interest Income

    51,985       6,213       6,755  

Total Investment Income

    1,939,522       189,086       178,727  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Investment Advisory Fees

    767,264       54,647       65,320  

Administrative & Accounting Service Fees

    77,438       13,142       15,456  

Transfer Agent Fees

    37,791       8,907       8,907  

Registration Fees

    59,273       20,133       21,222  

Chief Compliance Officer & Compliance Fees

    10,823       1,726       1,788  

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

    9,741       216       216  

Legal Fees

    8,548       6,029       3,029  

Custodian Fees

    44,673       9,637       7,137  

Printing and Postage Expenses

    19,735       5,480       5,480  

Miscellaneous Expenses

    2,907       1,336       1,336  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    33,936              

Audit Fees

    17,055       17,277       17,277  

Insurance Fees

    1,410              

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class

    82,334       7,286       8,165  

Offering Costs

          2,272       2,272  

Total Expenses

    1,172,928       148,088       157,605  

Securities Lending Expense Offset

    (1,574 )            

Fees Waived by the Adviser

    (153,545 )     (68,668 )     (68,606 )
                         

Net Expenses

    1,017,809       79,420       88,999  
                         

Net Investment Income

    921,713       109,666       89,728  
                         

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

                       

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                       

Unaffiliated Investments

    369,612       (123,563 )     3,417  

Purchased Options

    (8,229,104 )            

Written Options

    (221,939 )     (131,642 )      

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                       

Unaffiliated Investments

    22,189,824       776,472       1,170,103  

Purchased Options

    (2,134,462 )            

Written Options

    (1,274,673 )     (18,601 )      

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

    10,699,258       502,666       1,173,520  
                         

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 11,620,971     $ 612,332     $ 1,263,248  

 

 

(1)

The Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund commenced operations on June 26, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 3,492,518     $ 2,635,163  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments,

               

Purchased Options and Written Options

    (6,716,609 )     32,878,789  

Distributions of Long-Term Capital Gains by Underlying Investment Companies

          120,150  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

               

Investments, Purchased Options and Written Options

    38,866,298       (39,775,842 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    35,642,207       (4,141,740 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (28,080,978 )     (43,271,145 )

Advisor Class

    (449,545 )     (617,689 )

Institutional Class

    (1,921,746 )     (3,269,530 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (30,452,269 )     (47,158,364 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    183,834,240       202,909,817  

Advisor Class

    2,532,615       3,596,369  

Institutional Class

    5,217,874       8,938,049  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    26,696,715       42,833,606  

Advisor Class

    388,591       517,167  

Institutional Class

    1,921,746       3,269,530  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (183,821,134 )     (115,053,606 )

Advisor Class

    (2,277,638 )     (1,339,176 )

Institutional Class

    (8,847,909 )     (7,785,149 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    25,645,100       137,886,607  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    30,835,038       86,586,503  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period/Year

    514,513,567       427,927,064  

End of Period/Year

  $ 545,348,605     $ 514,513,567  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    15,494,502       15,210,405  

Shares Reinvested

    2,602,019       3,367,422  

Shares Redeemed

    (15,372,021 )     (8,696,402 )

Net Increase

    2,724,500       9,881,425  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    212,299       269,968  

Shares Reinvested

    38,023       40,786  

Shares Redeemed

    (191,777 )     (100,455 )

Net Increase

    58,545       210,299  
                 

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    434,457       668,245  

Shares Reinvested

    187,122       256,635  

Shares Redeemed

    (734,146 )     (587,330 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (112,567 )     337,550  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 5,035,556     $ 3,263,976  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments,

               

Purchased Options and Written Options

    (16,237,956 )     22,061,441  

Distributions of Long-Term Capital Gains by Underlying Investment Companies

          122,180  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

               

Investments, Purchased Options and Written Options

    39,942,606       (38,653,038 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    28,740,206       (13,205,441 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (25,020,041 )     (19,270,621 )

Advisor Class

    (12,752 )     (15,334 )

Institutional Class

    (822,520 )     (309,439 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (25,855,313 )     (19,595,394 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    448,098,022       382,409,937  

Advisor Class

    95,384       92,540  

Institutional Class

    70,890,542       18,719,909  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    23,214,578       18,955,229  

Advisor Class

    12,752       15,334  

Institutional Class

    810,861       309,439  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (412,903,377 )     (105,704,359 )

Advisor Class

    (305,953 )     (48,948 )

Institutional Class

    (35,981,934 )     (1,975,867 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    93,930,875       312,773,214  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    96,815,768       279,972,379  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period/Year

    705,179,341       425,206,962  

End of Period/Year

  $ 801,995,109     $ 705,179,341  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    21,888,834       16,912,240  

Shares Reinvested

    1,220,535       865,931  

Shares Redeemed

    (19,995,435 )     (4,677,374 )

Net Increase

    3,113,934       13,100,797  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    4,663       4,126  

Shares Reinvested

    670       701  

Shares Redeemed

    (14,982 )     (2,144 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (9,649 )     2,683  
                 

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    3,598,112       828,543  

Shares Reinvested

    42,610       14,130  

Shares Redeemed

    (1,747,770 )     (87,471 )

Net Increase

    1,892,952       755,202  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

80

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 8,533,606     $ 8,072,615  

Net Realized Loss on Investments,

               

Purchased Options and Written Options

    (611,103 )     (12,906,931 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

               

Investments, Purchased Options and Written Options

    9,019,054       (4,027,626 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    16,941,557       (8,861,942 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable Earnings

               

Investor Class

    (8,476,291 )     (6,524,973 )

Advisor Class

    (54,060 )     (29,004 )

Institutional Class

    (255,598 )     (229,059 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (8,785,949 )     (6,783,036 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    122,032,458       142,464,097  

Advisor Class

    777,825       1,012,985  

Institutional Class

    1,265,958       2,386,593  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    7,926,823       6,094,473  

Advisor Class

    54,060       29,004  

Institutional Class

    255,598       229,059  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (141,376,516 )     (58,011,804 )

Advisor Class

    (163,128 )     (40,163 )

Institutional Class

    (1,227,529 )     (2,718,117 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    (10,454,451 )     91,446,127  
                 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (2,298,843 )     75,801,149  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period/Year

    285,066,670       209,265,521  

End of Period/Year

  $ 282,767,827     $ 285,066,670  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    13,160,061       15,134,834  

Shares Reinvested

    875,624       644,511  

Shares Redeemed

    (15,394,987 )     (6,175,688 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (1,359,302 )     9,603,657  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    84,117       106,778  

Shares Reinvested

    5,923       3,059  

Shares Redeemed

    (17,470 )     (4,274 )

Net Increase

    72,570       105,563  
                 

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    137,045       253,240  

Shares Reinvested

    28,265       24,205  

Shares Redeemed

    (132,790 )     (288,438 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    32,520       (10,993 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

81

 

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 3,018,869     $ 684,471  

Net Realized Gain on Investments,

               

Purchased Options, Written Options and Foreign Currencies

    726,242       2,561,704  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

               

Investments, Purchased Options, Written Options and Foreign Currencies

    6,535,490       (2,152,986 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    10,280,601       1,093,189  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (3,410,482 )     (815,228 )

Advisor Class

    (1,015,651 )     (177,769 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (4,426,133 )     (992,997 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    134,693,504       21,346,826  

Advisor Class

    22,386,170       9,447,722  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    3,410,116       815,228  

Advisor Class

    798,268       140,433  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (26,621,049 )     (6,912,464 )

Advisor Class

    (7,418,282 )     (1,998,986 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    127,248,727       22,838,759  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    133,103,195       22,938,951  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period/Year

    50,801,171       27,862,220  

End of Period/Year

  $ 183,904,366     $ 50,801,171  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    2,408,615       350,521  

Shares Reinvested

    65,074       13,443  

Shares Redeemed

    (467,780 )     (113,457 )

Net Increase

    2,005,909       250,507  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    401,444       155,431  

Shares Reinvested

    15,523       2,312  

Shares Redeemed

    (129,693 )     (32,906 )

Net Increase

    287,274       124,837  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

82

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2018
(1)

 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 921,713     $ 70,171  

Net Realized Loss on Investments,

               

Purchased Options and Written Options

    (8,081,431 )     (103,803 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on

               

Investments, Purchased Options and Written Options

    18,780,689       216,236  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    11,620,971       182,604  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (93,805 )      

Advisor Class

    (46,441 )      

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (140,246 )      
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    171,559,084       6,362,481  

Advisor Class

    17,349,164       10,548,208  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    93,805        

Advisor Class

    28,456        

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (24,572,765 )     (496,397 )

Advisor Class

    (4,897,060 )     (1,509,001 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    159,560,684       14,905,291  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    171,041,409       15,087,895  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period/Year

    15,087,895        

End of Period/Year

  $ 186,129,304     $ 15,087,895  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    3,376,396       125,760  

Shares Reinvested

    1,995        

Shares Redeemed

    (474,710 )     (9,789 )

Net Increase

    2,903,681       115,971  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    335,380       209,699  

Shares Reinvested

    605        

Shares Redeemed

    (94,023 )     (29,777 )

Net Increase

    241,962       179,922  

 

 

(1)

Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Investor and Advisor Class, commenced operations on December 28, 2017 and February 2, 2018, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

83

 

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2019
(1)

 

Operations:

       

Net Investment Income

  $ 109,666  

Net Realized Loss on Investments

       

and Written Options

    (255,205 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on

       

Investments and Written Options

    757,871  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    612,332  
         

Capital Share Transactions:

       

Proceeds from Shares Issued

       

Investor Class

    75,544,120  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

       

Investor Class

    (1,530,911 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    74,013,209  
         

Increase in Net Assets

    74,625,541  
         

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of Period

     

End of Period

  $ 74,625,541  
         

Share Activity:

       

Investor Class:

       

Shares Issued

    2,906,083  

Shares Redeemed

    (58,722 )

Net Increase

    2,847,361  

 

 

(1)

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund, Investor Class, commenced operations on June 26, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

84

 

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2019
(1)

 

Operations:

       

Net Investment Income

  $ 89,728  

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    3,417  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    1,170,103  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    1,263,248  
         

Capital Share Transactions:

       

Proceeds from Shares Issued

       

Investor Class

    86,203,772  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

       

Investor Class

    (1,691,094 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    84,512,678  
         

Increase in Net Assets

    85,775,926  
         

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of Period

     

End of Period

  $ 85,775,926  
         

Share Activity:

       

Investor Class:

       

Shares Issued

    3,337,028  

Shares Redeemed

    (65,249 )

Net Increase

    3,271,779  

 

 

(1)

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund, Investor Class, commenced operations on June 26, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

85

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2015

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 12.68     $ 14.20     $ 11.56     $ 11.99     $ 12.67  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (c,f)

    0.08       0.07 (h)      0.08       0.12       0.13  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.65       (0.02 )(h)     2.66       (0.20 )     (0.37 )

Total from investment operations

    0.73       0.05       2.74       (0.08 )     (0.24 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.08 )     (0.07 )     (0.10 )     (0.20 )     (0.02 )

From net realized gains

    (0.72 )     (1.50 )           (0.15 )     (0.42 )

Total Distributions

    (0.80 )     (1.57 )     (0.10 )     (0.35 )     (0.44 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 12.61     $ 12.68     $ 14.20     $ 11.56     $ 11.99  
                                         

Total Return

    7.23 %     0.46 %     23.76 %     (0.59 )%     (2.01 )%
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 508,839     $ 477,097     $ 393,833     $ 354,279     $ 366,368  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.21 %     1.28 %(g)     1.48 %     1.54 %     1.54 %

Net expenses (a,d)

    1.24 %     1.27 %(g)     1.36 %(b)     1.43 %     1.42 %

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    0.66 %     0.56 %     0.61 %     1.09 %     1.06 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    279 %     256 %     168 %     406 %     472 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.01%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.01%, and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(b)

Effective July 1, 2017, Shareholder Servicing Fees for Investor Class shares decreased from 0.25% to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Investor Class decreased from 1.27% to 1.17%. This excludes 0.10% of Shareholder Servicing Fees (See Note 3).

 

(h)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

86

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2015 (a)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 12.62     $ 14.16     $ 11.56     $ 11.99     $ 11.21  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (loss) (c,g)

    0.07       0.05 (f)      0.05       0.12       (0.03 )(f)

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.65       (0.02 )(f)     2.68       (0.20 )     0.81 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    0.72       0.03       2.73       (0.08 )     0.78  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.13 )     (0.20 )      

From net realized gains

    (0.72 )     (1.50 )           (0.15 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.79 )     (1.57 )     (0.13 )     (0.35 )      
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 12.55     $ 12.62     $ 14.16     $ 11.56     $ 11.99  
                                         

Total Return

    7.12 %     0.29 %     23.64 %     (0.59 )%     6.96 %(j)
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 7,879     $ 7,187     $ 5,084     $ 2,249     $ 29  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.39 %     1.43 %(h)     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.54 %(i)

Net expenses (b,d)

    1.39 %     1.42 %(h)     1.42 %     1.44 %     1.42 %(i)

Net investment income (loss) net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,g)

    0.57 %     0.38 %     0.35 %     1.06 %     (0.88 )%(f)(i)

Portfolio turnover rate

    279 %     256 %     168 %     406 %     472 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since September 4, 2015 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.02%, and 0.00% respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(g)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(h)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Advisor Class decreased from 1.42% to 1.17%. This excludes 0.25% of Distribution Fees (12b-1) (See Note 3).

 

(i)

Annualized.

 

(j)

Not annualized.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

87

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 12.71     $ 14.22     $ 11.59     $ 11.54  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (c,h)

    0.10       0.09 (g)      0.05       0.03  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.65       (0.03 )(g)     2.71       0.02 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    0.75       0.06       2.76       0.05  
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (0.13 )      

From net realized gains

    (0.72 )     (1.50 )            

Total Distributions

    (0.82 )     (1.57 )     (0.13 )      
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 12.64     $ 12.71     $ 14.22     $ 11.59  
                                 

Total Return

    7.33 %     0.55 %     23.92 %     0.43 %(j)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 28,631     $ 30,230     $ 29,010     $ 8,809  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.14 %     1.18 %     1.30 %     1.30 %(i)

Net expenses (b,d)

    1.16 %     1.17 %     1.17 %     1.19 %(i)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,h)

    0.80 %     0.68 %     0.38 %     1.28 %(i)

Portfolio turnover rate

    279 %     256 %     168 %     406 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since September 9, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.02%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

(g)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(h)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(i)

Annualized.

 

(j)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

88

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2015

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 21.69     $ 22.80     $ 19.31     $ 19.62     $ 20.50  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (loss) (d,h)

    0.12       0.13       0.12       0.18       0.12  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.33       (0.21 )     3.54       (0.29 )     (1.00 )

Total from investment operations

    0.45       (0.08 )     3.66       (0.11 )     (0.88 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.12 )     (0.12 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )      

From net realized gains

    (0.64 )     (0.91 )                 (0.00 )(g)

Total Distributions

    (0.76 )     (1.03 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )      
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 21.38     $ 21.69     $ 22.80     $ 19.31     $ 19.62  
                                         

Total Return

    2.52 %     (0.31 )%     19.05 %     (0.54 )%     (4.29 )%
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 738,854     $ 682,077     $ 418,227     $ 319,385     $ 222,421  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (e,f)

    1.20 %     1.28 %(i)     1.49 %     1.55 %     1.54 %

Net expenses (b,e)

    1.24 %     1.27 %(i)     1.35 %(c)     1.42 %     1.42 %

Net investment income (loss) net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (e,h)

    0.60 %     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.92 %     0.57 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    368 %     275 %     143 %     563 %     541 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

In 2016, 0.02% of the Fund’s total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by the adviser for losses on investment transactions. Excluding this item, the total return would have been (0.56%).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.01%, and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(c)

Effective July 1, 2017, Shareholder Servicing Fees for Investor Class shares decreased from 0.25% to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

 

(d)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(e)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(f)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(g)

Per share amount is less than $0.01.

 

(h)

Recognition of net investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(i)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Investor Class decreased from 1.27% to 1.17%. This excludes 0.10% of Shareholder Servicing Fees (See Note 3).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

89

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2015 (b)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 21.66     $ 22.78     $ 19.30     $ 19.62     $ 18.97  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (d,h)

    0.10       0.11       0.11       0.17       0.07  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.32       (0.23 )     3.54       (0.29 )     0.58 (g) 

Total from investment operations

    0.42       (0.12 )     3.65       (0.12 )     0.65  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )      

From net realized gains

    (0.64 )     (0.91 )                  

Total Distributions

    (0.72 )     (1.00 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )      
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 21.36     $ 21.66     $ 22.78     $ 19.30     $ 19.62  
                                         

Total Return

    2.37 %     (0.46 )%     19.03 %     (0.59 )%     3.43 %(k)
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 177     $ 388     $ 347     $ 313     $ 19  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (e,f)

    1.38 %     1.43 %(i)     1.56 %     1.51 %     1.54 %(j)

Net expenses (c,e)

    1.42 %     1.42 %(i)     1.42 %     1.42 %     1.42 %(j)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (e,h)

    0.49 %     0.48 %     0.53 %     0.92 %     1.52 %(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    368 %     275 %     143 %     563 %     541 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

In 2016, 0.02% of the Fund’s total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by the adviser for losses on investment transactions. Excluding this item, the total return would have been (0.61%).

 

(b)

Since September 4, 2015 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(c)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.01% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(d)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(e)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(f)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(g)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

(h)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(i)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Advisor Class decreased from 1.42% to 1.17%. This excludes 0.25% of Distribution Fees (12b-1) (See Note 3).

 

(j)

Annualized.

 

(k)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

90

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 21.72     $ 22.84     $ 19.33     $ 19.21  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (loss) (c,g)

    0.10       0.14       (0.14 )     0.05  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.39       (0.20 )     3.86       0.07 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    0.49       (0.06 )     3.72       0.12  
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.14 )     (0.15 )     (0.21 )      

From net realized gains

    (0.64 )     (0.91 )            

Total Distributions

    (0.78 )     (1.06 )     (0.21 )      
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 21.43     $ 21.72     $ 22.84     $ 19.33  
                                 

Total Return

    2.70 %     (0.21 )%     19.31 %     0.62 %(i)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 62,964     $ 22,714     $ 6,633     $ 7  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.13 %     1.19 %     1.35 %     1.31 %(h)

Net expenses (b,d)

    1.08 %     1.14 %     1.17 %     1.17 %(h)

Net investment income (loss) net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,g)

    0.47 %     0.61 %     (0.62 )%     1.09 %(h)

Portfolio turnover rate

    368 %     275 %     143 %     563 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since September 9, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

(g)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(h)

Annualized.

 

(i)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

91

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2015

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 9.13     $ 9.73     $ 9.56     $ 9.86     $ 10.11  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (c,f)

    0.29       0.30       0.25       0.16       0.13  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.31       (0.64 )     0.17       (0.36 )     (0.25 )

Total from investment operations

    0.60       (0.34 )     0.42       (0.20 )     (0.12 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.29 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.10 )     (0.13 )

Total Distributions

    (0.29 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.10 )     (0.13 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 9.44     $ 9.13     $ 9.73     $ 9.56     $ 9.86  
                                         

Total Return

    6.78 %     (3.58 )%     4.39 %     (2.03 )%     (1.18 )%
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 272,400     $ 275,992     $ 200,521     $ 187,698     $ 169,725  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.03 %     1.09 %(g)     1.21 %     1.28 %     1.28 %

Net expenses (a,d)

    0.88 %     0.98 %(g)     1.18 %(b)     1.24 %     1.24 %

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    3.13 %     3.16 %     2.54 %     1.58 %     1.25 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    167 %     155 %     175 %     205 %     324 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(b)

Effective July 1, 2017, Shareholder Servicing Fees for Investor Class shares decreased from 0.25% to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Investor Class decreased from 1.09% to 0.99%. This excludes 0.10% of Shareholder Servicing Fees (See Note 3).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

92

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 9.16     $ 9.76     $ 9.60     $ 9.84  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (c,f)

    0.26       0.29       0.13       0.13  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.32       (0.63 )     0.28       (0.30 )

Total from investment operations

    0.58       (0.34 )     0.41       (0.17 )
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.27 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.07 )

Total Distributions

    (0.27 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.07 )
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 9.47     $ 9.16     $ 9.76     $ 9.60  
                                 

Total Return

    6.53 %     (3.58 )%     4.31 %     (1.74 )%(i)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 2,328     $ 1,587     $ 661     $ 6  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.20 %     1.24 %(g)     1.32 %     1.35 %(h)

Net expenses (b,d)

    1.05 %     1.04 %(g)     1.24 %     1.25 %(h)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    2.79 %     3.07 %     1.37 %     1.70 %(h)

Portfolio turnover rate

    167 %     155 %     175 %     205 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since February 8, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.01%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Advisor Class decreased from 1.24% to 1.09%. This excludes 0.25% of Distribution Fees (12b-1) (See Note 3).

 

(h)

Annualized.

 

(i)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

93

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 9.13     $ 9.72     $ 9.57     $ 10.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (c,f)

    0.29       0.31       0.25       0.04  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.31       (0.63 )     0.17       (0.47 )

Total from investment operations

    0.60       (0.32 )     0.42       (0.43 )
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.30 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.30 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )      
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 9.43     $ 9.13     $ 9.72     $ 9.57  
                                 

Total Return

    6.83 %     (3.33 )%     4.41 %     (4.30 )%(h)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 8,040     $ 7,488     $ 8,084     $ 2,572  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (d,e)

    0.95 %     0.99 %     1.03 %     1.09 %(g)

Net expenses (b,d)

    0.80 %     0.86 %     0.99 %     0.99 %(g)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    3.15 %     3.28 %     2.53 %     1.84 %(g)

Portfolio turnover rate

    167 %     155 %     175 %     205 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since September 9, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Annualized.

 

(h)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

94

 

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2017 (a)

 
                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 60.03     $ 59.15     $ 50.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                       

Net investment income (c)

    1.47       1.18 (e)      0.66  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.27 (h)      1.61 (e)      9.01  

Total from investment operations

    1.74       2.79       9.67  
                         

Less Distributions:

                       

From net investment income

    (1.14 )     (1.13 )     (0.52 )

From net realized gains

    (2.05 )     (0.78 )      

Total Distributions

    (3.19 )     (1.91 )     (0.52 )
                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 58.58     $ 60.03     $ 59.15  
                         

Total Return

    3.67 %     4.72 %     19.45 %(g)
                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 156,452     $ 39,909     $ 24,509  

Ratio to average net assets:

                       

Gross expenses (d)

    1.09 %     1.32 %     2.33 %(f)

Net expenses

    1.09 %     1.09 %     1.09 %(b,f)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset

    2.59 %     1.93 %     1.24 %(f)

Portfolio turnover rate

    369 %     320 %     184 %(g)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since December 28, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Effective July 1, 2017, Shareholder Servicing Fees for Investor Class shares decreased from 0.25% to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(e)

Due to the timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(f)

Annualized.

 

(g)

Not annualized.

 

(h)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

95

 

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2017 (a)

 
                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 60.00     $ 59.13     $ 54.31  

Income From Investment Operations:

                       

Net investment income (b)

    1.37       1.04 (d)      0.25  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.29 (g)      1.66 (d)      4.78  

Total from investment operations

    1.66       2.70       5.03  
                         

Less Distributions:

                       

From net investment income

    (1.05 )     (1.05 )     (0.21 )

From net realized gains

    (2.05 )     (0.78 )      

Total Distributions

    (3.10 )     (1.83 )     (0.21 )
                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 58.56     $ 60.00     $ 59.13  
                         

Total Return

    3.50 %     4.57 %     9.28 %(f)
                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 27,452     $ 10,892     $ 3,353  

Ratio to average net assets:

                       

Gross expenses (c)

    1.24 %     1.48 %     2.12 %(e)

Net expenses

    1.24 %     1.24 %     1.24 %(e)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset

    2.42 %     1.71 %     1.01 %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

    369 %     320 %     184 %(f)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since June 20, 2017 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Due to the timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(e)

Annualized.

 

(f)

Not annualized.

 

(g)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

96

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2018 (a)

 
                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 51.00     $ 50.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

               

Net investment income (b)

    0.51       0.44  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    2.86       0.56  

Total from investment operations

    3.37       1.00  
                 

Less Distributions:

               

From net investment income

    (0.17 )      

From net realized gains

    (0.11 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.28 )      
                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 54.09     $ 51.00  
                 

Total Return

    6.69 %     2.00 %(e)
                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 163,322     $ 5,915  

Ratio to average net assets:

               

Gross expenses (c)

    1.20 %     2.28 %(d)

Net expenses

    1.04 %     1.04 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.99 %     0.94 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    10 %     89 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since December 28, 2017 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

97

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2018 (a)

 
                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 50.98     $ 50.58  

Income From Investment Operations:

               

Net investment income (b)

    0.42       0.31 (d) 

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    2.87       0.09 (d) 

Total from investment operations

    3.29       0.40  
                 

Less Distributions:

               

From net investment income

    (0.10 )      

From net realized gains

    (0.11 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.21 )      
                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 54.06     $ 50.98  
                 

Total Return

    6.51 %     0.77 %(f)
                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 22,807     $ 9,173  

Ratio to average net assets:

               

Gross expenses (c)

    1.37 %     2.10 %(e)

Net expenses

    1.19 %     1.19 %(e)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.80 %     0.75 %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

    10 %     89 %(f)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since February 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Due to the timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(e)

Annualized.

 

(f)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

98

 

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2019 (a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 25.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b,g)

    0.17  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    1.04  

Total from investment operations

    1.21  
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 26.21  
         

Total Return

    4.84 %(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 74,626  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c,f)

    2.03 %(d)

Net expenses (f)

    1.09 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset (f,g)

    1.50 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    89 %(e)

 

 

(a)

Since June 26, 2019 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

(f)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

99

 

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2019 (a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 25.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b)

    0.12  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    1.10  

Total from investment operations

    1.22  
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 26.22  
         

Total Return

    4.88 %(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 85,776  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c)

    1.93 %(d)

Net expenses

    1.09 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    1.10 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    0.11 %(e)

 

 

(a)

Since June 26, 2019 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1.

ORGANIZATION

 

The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) are each a series of shares of beneficial interest of Horizon Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware business trust organized on May 21, 2015. The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as diversified, open-end management investment companies. The Horizon Active Dividend Fund is registered under the 1940 Act as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund is capital appreciation. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares, Advisor Class shares and Institutional Class shares, which commenced operations on January 31, 2012, September 4, 2015 and September 9, 2016, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Active Risk® Assist Fund is to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments, while mitigating downside risk through use of a risk overlay strategy. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares, Advisor Class shares and Institutional Class shares, which commenced operations on August 28, 2014, September 4, 2015 and September 9, 2016, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Active Income Fund is income. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares, Advisor Class shares and Institutional Class shares, which commenced operations on September 30, 2013, February 8, 2016 and September 9, 2016, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund is capital appreciation and current income. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares and Advisor Class shares, which commenced operations on December 28, 2016 and June 20, 2017, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Defined Risk Fund is capital appreciation and capital preservation. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares and Advisor Class shares, which commenced operations on December 28, 2017 and February 2, 2018, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund is to seek to maximize current income with a secondary emphasis on capital appreciation. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares which commenced operations on June 26, 2019. The investment objective of the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund is to capture the majority of the returns associated with domestic equity market investments, while mitigating downside risk through use of a risk overlay strategy. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares which commenced operations on June 26, 2019.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

 

2.

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 year. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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

 

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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 Board of Trustees of the Trust (“the Board”) or its delegate. 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 primarily at the 4:15 ET composite mean of the bid and the ask.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of November 30, 2019, for the Funds’ investments measured at value:

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Exchange Traded Funds

  $ 538,450,105     $     $     $ 538,450,105  

Common Stocks

    5,433,925                   5,433,925  

Purchased Call Options

          560,300             560,300  

Purchased Put Options

          50,600             50,600  

Short Term Investments

    1,137,887                   1,137,887  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    97,306,964                   97,306,964  

Total

  $ 642,328,881     $ 610,900     $     $ 642,939,781  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $     $ 75,100     $     $ 75,100  

Written Put Options

          165,750             165,750  

Total

  $     $ 240,850     $     $ 240,850  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Exchange Traded Funds

  $ 737,514,730     $     $     $ 737,514,730  

Common Stocks

    58,043,741                   58,043,741  

Purchased Call Options

          497,000             497,000  

Purchased Put Options

          1,617,600             1,617,600  

Rights

    198                   198  

Short Term Investments

    4,530,378                   4,530,378  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    45,510,621                   45,510,621  

Total

  $ 845,599,668     $ 2,114,600     $     $ 847,714,268  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $     $ 32,500     $     $ 32,500  

Written Put Options

          1,020,000             1,020,000  

Total

  $     $ 1,052,500     $     $ 1,052,500  

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Exchange Traded Funds

  $ 277,558,680     $     $     $ 277,558,680  

Short Term Investments

    4,916,965                   4,916,965  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    23,706,285                   23,706,285  

Total

  $ 306,181,930     $     $     $ 306,181,930  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Put Options

  $     $ 14,500     $     $ 14,500  

Total

  $     $ 14,500     $     $ 14,500  

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 169,241,493     $     $     $ 169,241,493  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    1,437,767                   1,437,767  

Purchased Call Options

          45,500             45,500  

Purchased Put Options

          122,412             122,412  

Short Term Investments

    14,825,163                   14,825,163  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    8,856,026                   8,856,026  

Total

  $ 194,360,449     $ 167,912     $     $ 194,528,361  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Put Options

  $     $ 29,325     $     $ 29,325  

Total

  $     $ 29,325     $     $ 29,325  

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 185,938,596     $     $     $ 185,938,596  

Purchased Call Options

          22,750             22,750  

Purchased Put Options

          1,251,430             1,251,430  

Short Term Investments

    2,311,392                   2,311,392  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    878,890                   878,890  

Total

  $ 189,128,878     $ 1,274,180     $     $ 190,403,058  

 

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Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $     $ 3,766,430     $     $ 3,766,430  

Written Put Options

          598,100             598,100  

Total

  $     $ 4,364,530     $     $ 4,364,530  

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Exchange Traded Funds

  $ 46,293,553     $     $     $ 46,293,553  

Common Stocks

    15,907,480                   15,907,480  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    136,680                   136,680  

Preferred Stocks

    10,151,974                   10,151,974  

Short Term Investments

    1,115,094                   1,115,094  

Total

  $ 73,604,781     $     $     $ 73,604,781  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $     $ 59,304     $     $ 59,304  

Total

  $     $ 59,304     $     $ 59,304  

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 83,115,424     $     $     $ 83,115,424  

Short Term Investments

    1,493,929                   1,493,929  

Total

  $ 84,609,353     $     $     $ 84,609,353  

 

*

Refer to the Portfolios of Investments for security classifications.

 

Exchange Traded Funds – The Funds may invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are a type of registered investment company that is typically purchased and redeemed at net asset value (“NAV”) in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units”, and bought and sold in secondary markets on a securities exchange, where its shares trade like common stock. An index-based ETF represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. Alternatively, ETFs may be actively managed in accordance with a particular investment strategy. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they hold, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile.

 

Option Transactions – Options are derivative financial instruments that give the buyer, in exchange for a premium payment, the right, but not the obligation, to either purchase from (call option) or sell to (put option) the writer a specified underlying instrument at a specified price on or before a specified date. The Funds enter into option contracts to meet the requirements of their trading activities. The risk in writing a call option is that the Funds may incur a loss if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Funds may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Funds also have the additional risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.

 

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

 

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

 

The average quarterly value outstanding of purchased and written options during the year ended November 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

 

 

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
®
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

   

Horizon Active
Dividend Fund

   

Horizon
Defined Risk
Fund

   

Horizon Multi-
Asset Income
Fund

 

Purchased Options

  $ 1,635,605     $ 3,978,481     $ 128,500     $ 168,746     $ 2,058,345     $  

Written Options

  $ 777,775     $ 1,038,857     $ 125,125     $ 34,585     $ 2,820,468     $ 29,652  

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of November 30, 2019:

 

Location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

Fund

Derivatives Investment Type

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Active Income Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

N/A

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

N/A

Options Written, at Value

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 610,900  

Written Options

  $ 240,850  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 2,114,600  

Written Options

  $ 1,052,500  

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $  

Written Options

  $ 14,500  

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 167,912  

Written Options

  $ 29,325  

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 1,274,180  

Written Options

  $ 4,364,530  

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $  

Written Options

  $ 59,304  

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the year ended November 30, 2019:

 

Derivative Investment Type

Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives in the Statements of Operations

Equity Risk contracts

Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options

 

Net realized gain (loss) from written options

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased options

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (18,342,394 )

Written Options

    378,477  
    $ (17,963,917 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ 943,706  

Written Options

    139,332  
    $ 1,083,038  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (23,485,745 )

Written Options

    2,976,892  
    $ (20,508,853 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ 1,041,667  

Written Options

    (505,647 )
    $ 536,020  

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (1,797,773 )

Written Options

    (469,495 )
    $ (2,267,268 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ 9,066  

Written Options

    42,299  
    $ 51,365  

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (166,941 )

Written Options

    285,846  
    $ 118,905  

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ (203,444 )

Written Options

    36,794  
    $ (166,650 )

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (8,229,104 )

Written Options

    (221,939 )
    $ (8,451,043 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ (2,134,462 )

Written Options

    (1,274,673 )
    $ (3,409,135 )

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $  

Written Options

    (131,642 )
    $ (131,642 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $  

Written Options

    (18,601 )
    $ (18,601 )

 

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Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Liabilities

 

The following table presents the Funds’ liability derivatives available for offset under a master netting arrangement net of collateral pledged for the Funds as of November 30, 2019:

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Liabilities:

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets &
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged/
Received

   

Net Amount

 

Written Options

  $ 240,850 (1)   $     $ 240,850     $     $ (240,850 )(2)   $  

Total

  $ 240,850     $     $ 240,850     $     $ (240,850 )   $  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Liabilities:

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets &
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged/
Received

   

Net Amount

 

Written Options

  $ 1,052,500 (1)   $     $ 1,052,500     $     $ (1,052,500 )(2)   $  

Total

  $ 1,052,500     $     $ 1,052,500     $     $ (1,052,500 )   $  

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

Liabilities:

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets &
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged/
Received

   

Net Amount

 

Written Options

  $ 14,500 (1)   $     $ 14,500     $     $ (14,500 )(2)   $  

Total

  $ 14,500     $     $ 14,500     $     $ (14,500 )   $  

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Liabilities:

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets &
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged/
Received

   

Net Amount

 

Written Options

  $ 29,325 (1)   $     $ 29,325     $     $ (29,325 )(2)   $  

Total

  $ 29,325     $     $ 29,325     $     $ (29,325 )   $  

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Liabilities:

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets &
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged/
Received

   

Net Amount

 

Written Options

  $ 4,364,530 (1)   $     $ 4,364,530     $     $ (4,364,530 )(2)   $  

Total

  $ 4,364,530     $     $ 4,364,530     $     $ (4,364,530 )   $  

 

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

Liabilities:

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets &
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged/
Received

   

Net Amount

 

Written Options

  $ 59,304 (1)   $     $ 59,304     $     $ (59,304 )(2)   $  

Total

  $ 59,304     $     $ 59,304     $     $ (59,304 )   $  

 

(1)

Written options at value as presented in the Portfolios of Investments.

 

(2)

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

 

Due to the absence of a master netting agreement relating to the Funds’ participation in securities lending, no additional disclosures have been made on behalf of the Funds. Please reference Note 5 for collateral related to securities on loan.

 

Security Transactions and Investment Income – Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Cost is determined and gains and losses are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes. Dividend income and expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date and

 

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interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Long-term capital gain distributions from investment companies if any, are recorded separately from dividend income. Purchase discounts and premiums on securities are accreted and amortized over the life of the respective securities.

 

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. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

Federal Income Taxes – It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. Each Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years or expected to be taken on the Funds’ 2019 tax returns. The Funds identified their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, North Carolina State and Delaware State; however, the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions from investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually for the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund and the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and quarterly for the Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund and Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds will declare and pay net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

Shareholder Services Plan – The Board has adopted a shareholder serving plan (the “Plan”) for Investor Class Shares of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, and the Horizon Active Income Fund. The Plan allows the Funds to use part of their assets for shareholder servicing expenses. The Shareholder Servicing Expenses for the Investor Class shares of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, and Horizon Active Income Fund are currently 0.10% of average daily net assets. For these services, the Funds pay a fee up to 0.10% of average net assets attributable to Investor Class shares of the Funds on an annualized basis. Payments under the Plan are made for the provision of support services to shareholders, including administrative or other shareholder support services such as responding to customer inquiries or assisting the Funds in establishing or maintaining shareholder accounts and records. The entities providing shareholder services may provide such services directly, or may arrange for such services to be provided by another entity that has a servicing relationship with one or more shareholders. However, payments under the Plan are an operating expense of each Fund that is not subject to the expense limitation provided by the Adviser. Payments under the Plan may vary and are determined by the respective Fund in its sole discretion, in amounts up to 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares of the Fund on an annualized basis.

 

Rule 12b-1 – The Trust, with respect to all Funds, has adopted a Distribution Plan for Advisor Class shares of each Fund, and also for Investor Class shares of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “12b-1 Plan”). However, payments under the 12b-1 Plan are an operating expense of each Fund that is not subject to the expense limitation provided by the Adviser. The 12b-1 Plan provides for the payment of a distribution

 

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fee to Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) at an annualized rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the applicable classes. During the year ended November 30, 2019 the distribution fees accrued for the Investor Class shares of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and Advisor Class shares of all Funds were 0.10% and 0.25% of average daily net assets, respectively. During the year ended November 30, 2019, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund and Horizon Defined Risk Fund Advisor Class shares incurred $18,095, $668, $5,072, $49,648, and $33,936 respectively, pursuant to the plan. During the period ended November 30, 2019, the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund Investor Class shares incurred $97,954, $82,334, $7,286 and $8,165 respectively, pursuant to the plan. Investor Class shares of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund and Horizon Active Income Fund and Institutional Class shares of all Funds do not pay any 12b-1 distribution fees.

 

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 Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A 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 Trust expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

 

3.

ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with each Fund (the “Advisory Agreements”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Horizon Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”). Under the terms of the Advisory Agreements, the Adviser receives monthly fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.99% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, 0.99% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, 0.77% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Active Income Fund, 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Defined Risk Fund, 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Waiver Agreement”), the Advisor has agreed, until March 31, 2021 for the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund and Horizon Defined Risk Fund, and June 26, 2022 for the Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund for each Fund, to waive a portion of the Fund’s advisory fee and has agreed to reimburse the Fund for other expenses to the extent that the aggregate expenses of every character, including but not limited to investment advisory fees of the Adviser (but excluding front-end or contingent sales loads; brokerage fees and commissions; acquired fund fees and expenses; borrowing costs, such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short; payments by the Fund, if any, under the Trust’s Rule 12b-1 Distribution

 

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Plan; payments by the Fund, if any, under the Trust’s Shareholder Services Plan; expenses paid with securities lending expense offset credits; taxes; and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation) incurred by a class of shares of the Fund in any fiscal year do not exceed the percentage of average daily net assets in the below table.

 

Fund

 

Investor

   

Advisor

   

Institutional

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

    1.17 %     1.17 %     1.17 %

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    1.17 %     1.17 %     1.17 %

Horizon Active Income Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

 

Any fees waived or expenses reimbursed by the Adviser are subject to possible recoupment by the Adviser within 36 months after such fees have been waived or expenses reimbursed, if such recoupment can be achieved without exceeding the lower of the expense limit in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement and the expense limit in place at the time of recoupment.

 

The table below contains the amounts of fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to recapture by the Adviser through November 30 of the year indicated. During the year ended November 30, 2019, the Adviser recouped from Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund, and the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund $437,156, $700,631, $0, $31,135, $0, $0, and $0, respectively.

 

Fund

 

2020

   

2021

   

2022

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 388,158       60,749           $ 448,907  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    198       82,124             82,322  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    32,831       68,437       8,680       109,948  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

          87,874       153,545       241,419  

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

                68,668       68,668  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

                68,606       68,606  

 

For the year ended November 30, 2016, fees waived by the Adviser for the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund totaled $409,448, of which $337,405 was recovered by the Adviser, while the remaining $72,043 expired on November 30, 2019 and are no longer eligible for recovery by the Adviser.

 

For the year ended November 30, 2016, fees waived by the Adviser for the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund totaled $310,900, all of which was recovered by the Adviser.

 

For the year ended November 30, 2016, fees waived by the Adviser for the Horizon Active Income Fund totaled $94,696, all of which was recovered by the Adviser.

 

Trustees – The Trust pays each Trustee of the Trust who is not an interested person an annual retainer of $26,000 for each fiscal year plus $6,000 for attendance at an in-person board meeting or $1,000 for attendance by telephone. In every instance, the cost of the fees are to be allocated among the participating Funds in accordance with a formula that takes into account the overall asset size of each affected Fund. The Trust also reimburses the Trustees for travel

 

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and other expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board. Officers of the Trust and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust do not receive any direct compensation from the Trust. Trustee fees will increase effective January 1, 2020.

 

Chief Compliance Officer Compensation – The Board of Trustees renewed the approval of a compensation policy with respect to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer pursuant to which the Horizon Funds and the Adviser each pay 50% of the Chief Compliance Officer’s salary, with the portion paid by the Horizon Funds allocated among the Funds in accordance with their relative net assets.

 

4.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from the sale of securities, other than short-term securities, for the year ended November 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Purchases

   

Sales

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 1,443,799,976     $ 1,454,549,642  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    3,132,645,621       3,069,595,380  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    446,626,612       460,233,640  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    511,578,667       397,372,709  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    157,753,317       9,025,824  

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

    92,877,249       21,028,893  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    81,985,598       29,862  

 

5.

SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Funds may lend domestic securities in their portfolios to approved brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program effective December 20, 2017, which is administered by U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”). The net income to which the Funds are entitled may be used to offset against costs and other charges incurred by the Funds with the Custodian or its affiliates or, as directed in writing by the Funds, other service providers. Investment Advisory Fees, Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class, Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class and Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class as noted in the Statements of Operations are not eligible to be offset by securities lending income. The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized in an amount equal to at least 102% at the outset of the loan and at least 100%, at all times thereafter, of the value of any loaned securities. The Funds receive compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. Securities lending income is disclosed in each Fund’s Statement of Operations as a securities lending credit. The Funds continue to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing year. Gain or loss on the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Funds. The Funds have the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. During the year ended November 30, 2019, Funds had loaned securities and received cash collateral for the loans. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines allow the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays, declines in the value of collateral provided, default on the part of the issuer or counterparty, or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. The Funds could

 

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also experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.

 

As of the year ended November 30, 2019, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:

 

Value of Securities on Loan and Collateral Received

 

Fund

 

Values of
Securities on Loan

   

Fund Collateral
Received
*

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 94,489,626     $ 97,306,964  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    44,375,912       45,510,621  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    23,172,863       23,706,285  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    8,525,050       8,856,026  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    857,229       878,890  

 

*

The cash collateral received was invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund, a money market fund subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act with an overnight and continuous maturity, as shown on the Portfolios of Investments. These amounts were not included in the offsetting disclosures in Note 2 (Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Liabilities).

 

6.

LINE OF CREDIT ARRANGEMENT

 

Throughout the year ended November 30, 2019, and renewed effective March 1, 2019, the Funds, excluding the Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund, are party to an unsecured line of credit arrangement with the Custodian. The Loan Agreement has an expiration date of February 27, 2020, under which borrowing is limited to the lesser of 15% of the market value of a Fund, 33.33% of the market value of specific marketable securities of a Fund acceptable to the Custodian, or $50,000,000 for all the Funds subject to the line of credit. The Funds may utilize the line of credit for temporary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. The applicable Funds have authorized the Custodian to charge any of the Funds subject to the line of credit for any missed payments by the Funds. The Funds will be charged the prime rate, which was 4.75% as of November 30, 2019, if they borrow. For the year ended November 30, 2019, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund and Horizon Defined Risk Fund had average borrowings of $284,737, $417,170, $81,512 and $2,707 and the weighted average interest rate on the line of credit borrowings was 5.25%, 5.01%, 4.97% and 4.80%, respectively. Between December 7, 2018 and December 9, 2018, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund had borrowings of $24,204,000, on October 24, 2019 the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund had borrowings of $41,891,000, on October 23, 2019 the Horizon Active Income Fund had borrowings of $7,303,000, and on November 12, 2019 the Horizon Defined Risk Fund had borrowings of $783,000 which represent the largest borrowing amounts, respectively, during the year ended November 30, 2019. For the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, there were no borrowings on the line of credit during the year ended November 30, 2019. None of the Funds had outstanding borrowings on the line of credit as of November 30, 2019.

 

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7.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of fund distributions paid for the years ended November 30, 2019 and November 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

   

For the year ended November 30, 2019

 

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Return of
Capital

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 25,841,890     $ 4,610,598     $     $ 30,452,488  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    23,830,449       2,024,864             25,855,313  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    8,785,949                   8,785,949  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    4,426,133                   4,426,133  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    131,365       8,881             140,246  

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

                       

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

                       

 

   

For the year ended November 30, 2018

 

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Return of
Capital

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 45,761,474     $ 1,396,890     $     $ 47,158,364  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    19,595,394                   19,595,394  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    6,783,036                   6,783,036  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    992,997                   992,997  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

                       

 

The Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund launched on June 26, 2019.

 

On December 20, 2019, the Funds paid the following per share income distributions:

 

Fund

 

Investor
Class

   

Advisor
Class

   

Institutional
Class

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 0.08602989     $ 0.06934418     $ 0.09400863  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    0.21823669       0.16378301       0.23428663  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    0.11121581       0.10544503       0.11397302  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    0.42452731       0.39528308        

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    0.30062195       0.24467654        

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

    0.20248988              

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    0.06652251              

 

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On December 20, 2019, the Funds paid the following capital gains distributions from each class:

 

Fund

 

Short-Term*

   

Long-Term

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $     $  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

           

Horizon Active Income Fund

           

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    0.21412        

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

           

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

           

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

           

 

*

Short-Term Capital Gains distributions are considered income distributions for tax purposes.

 

The cost basis of investments, purchased options and options written for federal income tax purposes at November 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Cost of
Investments,
Purchased Options
and Written
Options

   

Gross Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation

   

Gross Tax
Unrealized
Depreciation

   

Net Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 613,828,323     $ 30,838,382     $ (1,967,774 )   $ 28,870,608  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    823,451,999       33,264,701       (10,054,932 )     23,209,769  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    302,810,444       5,377,168       (2,020,182 )     3,356,986  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    189,467,426       7,333,553       (2,302,020 )     5,031,533  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    164,094,835       28,161,242       (6,217,546 )     21,943,696  

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

    72,818,022       1,217,483       (490,028 )     727,455  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    83,439,286       2,505,505       (1,335,438 )     1,170,067  

 

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As of November 30, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

   

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Capital
Loss Carry
Forwards

   

Other
Book/Tax
Differences

   

Post October
Loss and Late
Year Loss

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Total
Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 648,872     $     $     $ (7,453,722 )   $     $ 28,870,608     $ 22,065,758  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    1,946,264                   (14,913,576 )           23,209,769       10,242,457  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    2,181,047                   (19,067,247 )           3,356,986       (13,529,214 )

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    1,640,059                               5,031,533       6,671,592  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    911,886                   (11,199,986 )           21,943,696       11,655,595  

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

    140,968                   (253,819 )           727,455       614,604  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    92,287       3,166                         1,170,067       1,265,520  

 

The difference between book and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to mark to market and/or the tax deferral of losses on various investments.

 

At November 30, 2019, the Funds had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains as follows:

 

   

Non-Expiring

 

Fund

 

Short-Term

   

Long-Term

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 7,398,613     $     $ 7,398,613  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    14,420,632             14,420,632  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    16,703,172       2,364,075       19,067,247  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

                 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    4,647,487       6,552,499       11,199,986  

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

    122,177             122,177  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

                 

 

The Funds did not utilize any capital loss carryforwards during the fiscal year.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

Additionally, GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. These reclassifications were due to the use of equalization. Each Fund may use earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. For the year ended November 30, 2019, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

 

Fund

 

Distributable
Earnings/
(Accumulated
Deficit)

   

Paid In
Capital

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $     $  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

           

Horizon Active Income Fund

    3,363       (3,363 )

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    (188,319 )     188,319  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    (707 )     707  

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

    2,272       (2,272 )

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    2,272       (2,272 )

 

8.

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of that fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of November 30, 2019, the Funds had omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), which amounted to more than 25% of the total shares outstanding of the respective Fund. There were no individual shareholders of record who owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of a Fund or Class of shares of a Fund. Shareholders with a controlling interest could affect the outcome of proxy voting or direction of management of a Fund.

 

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November 30, 2019

 

9. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

 

An affiliated person of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, as defined by the 1940 Act, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies for the year ended November 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

Security Name

 

Value at
November 30,
2018

   

Value of
Purchases

   

Value of
Sales

   

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

   

Dividend
Income

   

Value at
November 30,
2019

   

Shares
Balance
November 30,
2019

 

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF*

  $ 25,312,198     $ 4,214,523     $ (30,667,810 )   $ (110,133 )   $ 1,251,222     $ 255,948     $        

iShares MSCI BRIC ETF*

          26,059,232       (26,700,923 )           641,691                    

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF*

          25,513,122       (25,696,652 )           183,530                    

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF*

          5,264,790       (1,615,439 )     398,122       116,069       8,403       4,163,542       88,080  

SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF*

          24,695,073       (24,596,999 )           (98,074 )                  

X-trackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

          5,353,500             494,500                   5,848,000 **      215,000  
    $ 25,312,198     $ 91,100,240     $ (109,277,823 )   $ 782,489     $ 2,094,438     $ 264,351     $ 10,011,542       303,080  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

An affiliated person of the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, as defined by the 1940 Act, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies for the year ended November 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

Security Name

 

Value at
November 30,
2018

   

Value of
Purchases

   

Value of
Sales

   

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

   

Dividend
Income

   

Value at
November 30,
2019

   

Shares
Balance
November 30,
2019

 

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF*

  $ 27,069,355     $ 17,138,178     $ (44,253,097 )   $ (119,944 )   $ 165,508     $ 287,747     $        

iShares MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF*

          159,060,496       (160,960,756 )           1,900,260                    

iShares MSCI BRIC ETF*

          38,696,593       (39,539,720 )           843,127                    

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF*

          37,918,624       (38,052,616 )           133,992                    

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF*

    130,721,623       143,683,535       (173,524,326 )     9,705,808       (7,987,910 )     2,441,464       102,598,730       3,009,643  

SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF*

          32,224,365       (31,936,996 )           (287,369 )                  

X-Trackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF

          43,859,424       (4,628,302 )     4,590,408       162,879       475,150       43,984,409 **      1,226,542  

X-Trackers Russell 1000 US QARP ETF

    8,090,470       25,398,830       (13,112,876 )     2,890,581       (72,576 )     382,613       23,194,429 **      790,001  

X-Trackers MSCI All China Equity ETF*

          5,005,336       (4,621,496 )           (383,840 )                  

X-Trackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

          8,540,700             788,900                   9,329,600 **      343,000  
    $ 165,881,448     $ 511,526,081     $ (510,630,185 )   $ 17,855,753     $ (5,525,929 )   $ 3,586,974     $ 179,107,168       5,369,186  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

An affiliated person of the Horizon Active Income Fund, as defined by the 1940 Act, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies for the year ended November 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

Security Name

 

Value at
November 30,
2018

   

Value of
Purchases

   

Value of
Sales

   

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

   

Dividend
Income

   

Value at
November 30,
2019

   

Shares
Balance
November 30,
2019

 

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF*

  $     $ 7,026,340     $     $ 250,346     $     $ 163,183     $ 7,276,686       138,696  

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund*

          54,748,579       (41,311,203 )     657,923       2,647,409       1,083,363       16,742,708       320,312  

X-Trackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

    7,034,162             (2,667,672 )     92,473       (93,464 )     416,836       4,365,499 **      90,001  
    $ 7,034,162     $ 61,774,919     $ (43,978,875 )   $ 1,000,742     $ 2,553,945     $ 1,663,382     $ 28,384,893       549,009  

 

*

Issuer was no longer an affiliate as of November 30, 2019.

**

The value of these securities agrees to the Investments in Affiliated Securities, at Value in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements other than the Trustee compensation increase noted in Note 3, the distributions noted in Note 7, and those noted below.

 

The Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund launched on December 26, 2019.

 

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Horizon Funds

Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

As a shareholder of the Funds you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, sales charges, and other Fund operating expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note, the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period of time as indicated in the table below.

 

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

 

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes: The column labeled “Hypothetical” of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs which may be applicable to your account. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     

Actual

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

 

Fund’s
Annualized3
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
6/1/2019

Ending
Account Value
11/30/2019

Expenses
Paid During
Period

Ending
Account Value
11/30/2019

Expenses Paid
During Period

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Investor Class 1

1.22%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,105.20

$ 6.44

$ 1,018.95

$ 6.17

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Advisor Class 1

1.16%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,104.80

$ 6.12

$ 1,019.25

$ 5.87

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Institutional Class 1

1.20%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,105.90

$ 6.34

$ 1,019.05

$ 6.07

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Investor Class 1

1.19%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,084.20

$ 6.22

$ 1,019.10

$ 6.02

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Advisor Class 1

1.19%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,083.70

$ 6.22

$ 1,019.10

$ 6.02

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Institutional Class 1

1.12%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,085.10

$ 5.85

$ 1,019.45

$ 5.67

Horizon Active Income - Investor Class 1

0.93%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,025.90

$ 4.72

$ 1,020.41

$ 4.71

Horizon Active Income - Advisor Class 1

0.93%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,025.30

$ 4.72

$ 1,020.41

$ 4.71

Horizon Active Income - Institutional Class 1

0.93%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,027.20

$ 4.73

$ 1,020.41

$ 4.71

Horizon Active Dividend - Investor Class 1

1.01%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,085.60

$ 5.28

$ 1,020.00

$ 5.11

Horizon Active Dividend - Advisor Class 1

1.01%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,084.60

$ 5.28

$ 1,020.00

$ 5.11

Horizon Defined Risk - Investor Class 1

0.94%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,075.30

$ 4.89

$ 1,020.36

$ 4.76

Horizon Defined Risk - Advisor Class 1

0.94%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,074.50

$ 4.89

$ 1,020.36

$ 4.76

Horizon Multi-Asset Income - Investor Class 2

0.99%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,048.40

$ 4.36

$ 1,020.10

$ 5.01

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor - Investor Class 2

0.99%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,048.80

$ 4.36

$ 1,020.10

$ 5.01

 

1

Expenses Paid During the Period are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 days, and divided by 365 (to reflect the number of days in the period).

 

2

Expenses Paid During the Period are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 157 days, and divided by 365 (to reflect the number of days in the period). Hypothetical Expenses are multiplied by 183 days, and divided by 365 (to reflect the number of days in the period).

 

3

The expense ratio excludes securities lending offset.

 

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Horizon Funds
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
November 30, 2019

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Horizon Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Horizon Funds comprising Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund, and Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund (the “Funds”) as of November 30, 2019, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended for Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund, and Horizon Active Income Fund, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the three periods in the period then ended for Horizon Active Dividend Fund, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two periods in the period then ended, including the related notes, for Horizon Defined Risk Fund, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the period June 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2019, for Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund and Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund (collectively, for all Funds, referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of November 30, 2019, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The Funds’ financial highlights for the period ended November 30, 2015, were audited by other auditors whose report dated January 28, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on those highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ 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 Funds 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 November 30, 2019, by correspondence with the

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

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 Funds’ auditor since 2015.

 

/s/ COHEN & COMPANY, LTD

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
January 28, 2020

 

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Horizon Funds
Approval of the Management Agreements (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

At an in-person meeting held on July 23, 2019, at which all of the Trustees were present, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), voting separately, reviewed and approved the continuance of each Investment Advisory Agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”, and together the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust and the Adviser for each of the Horizon Active Allocation Fund, the Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund, the Horizon Active Income Fund the Horizon Active Dividend Fund and the Horizon Defined Risk Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”). In the course of their deliberations, the Board was advised by independent legal counsel. The Board received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.

 

In considering the approval of the renewal and continuance of the Advisory Agreements and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board reviewed a memorandum, provided by independent legal counsel, which summarized the Board’s fiduciary duties and responsibilities in reviewing and approving the Advisory Agreements and other matters to be considered by the Board at the Meeting and the types of information that should be reviewed by them and their responsibilities in making an informed decision regarding the approval of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to each Fund; (ii) the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds; (iii) the investment performance of each Funds and the Adviser; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as each Fund grows; and (iv) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of each Fund’s shareholders, including the following:

 

Nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Funds. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the services to be provided to the Funds, the experience, qualifications and key personnel of the Adviser, the Adviser’s compliance program, the Adviser’s sales force, the Adviser’s assets under management and relationships with other registered investment advisers for distribution purposes. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s financial statements and considered the Adviser’s financial condition.

 

The Investment Performance of the Funds and the Adviser. In this regard, the Board considered each Fund’s past performance, including comparisons to peer funds. The Board also considered each Fund’s portfolio turnover, use of soft dollars and best execution policies. The Board also considered the performance of other accounts managed by the Adviser.

 

Costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with each Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the management fees proposed to be charged to each Fund, and each Fund’s total expense ratios, each as compared to each Fund’s peer group, and took into account the differences in managing the Funds compared to other products that the Adviser offers, as well as the fees charged by Horizon to its separately managed accounts. The Board considered the terms and conditions of each Advisory Agreement, including the management fee and the services to be provided by the Adviser thereunder. The Board also considered the indirect benefits that the Adviser receives through soft dollars, cross sales of other products the Adviser sells and third-party marketing materials.

 

The extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the Adviser was still waiving a portion of its advisory fees under the Expense Limitation Agreements with each Fund and considered how these waivers supported the Funds, noting that the Adviser expected to receive its full fees from all of the Funds as the Funds continue to grow. The Board considered the terms of the expense limitation agreement for each Fund, and the fact that the Adviser had agreed to continue the expense limitation agreements through at least March 31, 2021, and noted that the expense waivers and reimbursements were subject to recoupment during a three-year look-back window. The Board also considered that the Adviser agreed to consider implementing breakpoints in its management fee after such time as each Fund grows to a size that the Adviser is receiving its full fee.

 

After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously approved the continuance and renewal of each Advisory Agreement.

 

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Horizon Funds
Approval of the Management Agreements (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

At an in-person meeting held on October 21, 2019, at which all of the Trustees were present, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), voting separately, reviewed and approved a proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) by and among the Adviser, the Trust, on behalf of the Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund (the “ESG Fund”), and DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”). In the course of their deliberations, the Board was advised by independent legal counsel. The Board received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by DIMA and the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.

 

In considering the approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board was advised by independent legal counsel of the Board’s fiduciary duties and responsibilities in reviewing and approving the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the types of information that should be reviewed by them and their responsibilities in making an informed decision regarding the approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board also reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by DIMA to the ESG Fund; (ii) the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by DIMA and its affiliates from the relationship with the ESG Fund; (iii) the investment performance of DIMA in managing products, including other registered investment companies, with strategies and objectives similar to the ESG Fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the ESG Fund grows; and (iv) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of the ESG Fund’s shareholders, including the following:

 

Nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by DIMA to the ESG Fund. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the services to be provided to the ESG Fund; the experience, qualifications and key personnel of DIMA, including with respect to ESG investments; DIMA’s compliance program; DIMA’s sales force; and DIMA’s assets under management. The Board reviewed financial statements for DIMA”s parent company, DWS Group Gmbh & Co. KGaA, and considered DIMA’s financial condition.

 

The Investment Performance of DIMA. In this regard, the Board considered DIMA’s past performance in managing other products, including other registered investment companies, with strategies and objectives similar to the ESG Fund, including comparisons to peer funds.

 

Costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by DIMA and its affiliates from the relationship with the ESG Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the sub-advisory fees proposed to be paid to DIMA, noting that the fees would be paid by the Adviser out of the Adviser’s management fee. The Board considered the terms and conditions of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the sub-advisory fee and the services to be provided by DIMA thereunder. The Board also considered the indirect benefits that DIMA receives through soft dollars, cross sales of other products DIMA sells and third-party marketing materials.

 

The extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the ESG Fund grows and whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the proposed sub-advisory fee under the Sub-Advisory Agreement included a break-point for assets in excess of $150 million. The Board also considered the details of the proposed expense limitation agreement between the ESG Fund and the Adviser, including that the Adviser had agreed to continue the expense limitation agreement through at least December 31, 2022, and noted that the expense waivers and reimbursements were subject to recoupment during a 36 month look-back window.

 

After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

 

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Horizon Funds
Additional Information (Unaudited)
November 30, 2019

 

Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction

 

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:

 

Fund Name

Qualified Dividend Income

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

33.56%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

41.44%

Horizon Active Income Fund

9.09%

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

58.97%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

100.00%

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

0.00%

 

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

Fund Name

Dividends Received Deduction

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

12.40%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

16.64%

Horizon Active Income Fund

5.15%

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

34.25%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

100.00%

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

0.00%

 

Short Term Capital Gain

 

The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871 (k)(2)(C) for Each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund Name

Short Term Capital Gain

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

87.61%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

82.24%

Horizon Active Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

50.06%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

39.25%

Horizon Multi-Asset Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

0.00%

 

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Horizon Funds
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Independent Trustees

Name, Address*
and
Year of Birth

Position/Term
of Office

Principal Occupation During
the Past Five Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee

Other
Directorships
held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years

John W. Davidson

Year of Birth:

1946

Trustee; Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2015)

Director, President & Chief Economist of PartnerRe Asset Management Corporation; Chief Investment Officer of Partner Reinsurance Company of the US (2001-2008); Creator, author and founder of John Davidson’s Economic Comments (2009-Present).

7

Trustee, AdvisorOne Funds
(7 portfolios).

Todd W. Gaylord

Year of Birth:

1975

Trustee; Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2015)

Consultant (financial services) since 2012; Owner, McCauley Street Partners, Inc. (real estate brokerage firm) (2009-2014); Vice President, Corporate Bond, Syndicated Loan, and Credit Default Swap Trader, Wachovia Securities (2005-2008).

7

None

Thomas W. Okel

Year of Birth:

1962

Trustee; Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2015)

Executive Director (2011-2019), Catawba Lands Conservancy; Global Head of Syndicated Capital Markets (1998-2010), Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

7

Trustee, Barings Funds Trust (8 portfolios); Trustee, Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (1 portfolio). Trustee, Barings BDC, Inc.

 

*

The address for each Trustee and officer is 6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277.

 

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Horizon Funds
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2019

 

Interested Trustees and Officers

Name, Address*
and
Year of Birth

Position/Term
of Office

Principal Occupation During
the Past Five Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee

Other
Directorships
held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years

Robert J. Cannon**

Year of Birth:

1972

Interested Trustee Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2015) and President; One Year Term of Office
(since 2015)

President and CEO of Horizon Investments, LLC

7

None

Matthew Chambers

Year of Birth:

1976

Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary; One Year Term of Office
(since 2015)

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Horizon Investments, LLC, December 2014-present; Attorney, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, September 2008- November 2014

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Steve Terry

Year of Birth:

1980

Treasurer; One Year Term of Office
(since October 2018)

Head of Finance and Business Systems of Horizon Investments, LLC, August 2016-present; Co-Founder, Catamaran Investment Partners, 2015-August 2016; Principal Intersection Partners, 2011-2015.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

 

*

The address for each Trustee and officer is 6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277.

 

**

Mr. Cannon is considered an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his current position with the Adviser.

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available free of charge upon request by calling the Funds toll free at (866) 371-2399.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE (Unaudited)

 

February 2016

 

FACTS

WHAT DOES HORIZON FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

● Social Security number and account information

● Account balance and transaction history

● Wire Transfer Instructions

How?

All financial companies need to share your 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 Horizon Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

       

Reasons we can share your personal information

Does Horizon Funds share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes
Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes
to offer our products and services to you

No

We 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 or creditworthiness

No

We don’t share

For non-affiliates to market to you

No

We don’t share

 

Questions?

Call 1-855-754-7932

 

 

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Who we are

 

Who is providing this notice?

Horizon Funds

What we do

 

How does Horizon Funds protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

How does Horizon Funds collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

● Open an account

● Provide account information

● Give us your contact information

● Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

● Make a wire transfer

● Tell us where to send the money

● Tell us who receives the money

● Show your government-issued ID

● Show your driver’s license

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 non-affiliates 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.

 

Our affiliates include companies such as Horizon Investments, LLC.

Non-affiliates

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

 

Non-affiliates we share with can include financial companies such as custodians, transfer agents, registered representatives, financial advisers, and nonfinancial companies such as fulfillment, proxy voting, and class action service providers.

Joint marketing

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

 

Horizon Funds does not jointly market.

 

 

Investment Adviser
Horizon Investments, LLC
6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300

 

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Investment Adviser
Horizon Investments, LLC
6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28277

 

Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant and Fund Administrator
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115

 

Legal Counsel
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

 

 

How to Obtain Proxy Voting Information

Information regarding how the Funds vote proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12 month period ended June 30th as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling l-855-754-7932 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

How to Obtain 1st and 3rd Fiscal Quarter Portfolio Holdings

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT (beginning with filings after March 31, 2019). Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-754-7932.

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form N-CSR filed February 1, 2018.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant's board of trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Todd Gaylord is the "audit committee financial expert" and is considered to be "independent" as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant, Cohen & Company, Ltd., to perform audit services, audit-related services, and tax services during the past fiscal year. "Audit services" refer to performing an audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the fiscal year. "Audit-related services" refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. "Tax services" refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning, including review of the registrant's tax returns and taxable income and excise calculations and year to date estimates for book-to-tax differences. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 

  FYE 11/30/2019 FYE 11/30/2018
Audit Fees $90,000 $70,000
Audit-Related Fees $0 $0
Tax Fees $21,000 $15,000
All Other Fees $0 $0

 

The percentage of fees billed by Cohen & Company, Ltd. for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2019 and November 30, 2018, respectively, applicable to non-audit services pursuant to a waiver of the pre-approval requirement was as follows:

 

  FYE 11/30/2019 FYE 11/30/2018
Audit-Related Fees 0% 0%
Tax Fees 0% 0%
All Other Fees 0% 0%

 

All of the principal accountant's hours spent on auditing the registrant's financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant. The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant's accountants for services to the registrant and to the registrant's investment adviser or Service Affiliates (as defined below) for the last two years.

 

 

 

 

Non-Audit Related Fees FYE 11/30/2019 FYE 11/30/2018
Registrant $2,781 $7,360
Registrant's Investment Adviser $0 $0

 

Because the registrant's accountants have not rendered any non-audit services during the last two fiscal years to the registrant's investment adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant (together with the registrant's investment adviser, "Service Affiliates") that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, the registrant's board of directors has not considered whether the provision of such services to the registrant's investment adviser or the Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the independence of the registrant's accountant.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b)Not Applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The registrant has not adopted any procedure by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on an evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Form N-CSR, that the disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing date, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this Form N-CSR 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 (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form N-CSR filed February 1, 2018.

 

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

(4) Change in the registrant's independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant's independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished 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) Horizon Funds  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Robert Cannon  
  Robert Cannon, President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date: 2.4.2020  

  

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/ Robert Cannon  
  Robert Cannon, President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date: 2.4.2020  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Stephen Terry  
  Stephen Terry, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
     
Date: 2.4.2020  

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.