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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04316

MIDAS SERIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

11 Hanover Square, 12th Floor
New York, NY
 
10005
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


John F. Ramírez, Esq.
Midas Series Trust
11 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10005
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-212-785-0900
 
 

 
 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2014
 

 
 


 
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Item 1.  Schedule of Investments

   
MIDAS FUND
     
   
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
     
   
September 30, 2014
     
   
(Unaudited)
     
           
 
     
Shares
     
Value
 
   
Common Stocks (103.04%)
     
   
Major Precious Metals Producers (51.15%)
     
  25,712  
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
  $ 746,419  
  55,000  
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. ADR (a)
    660,000  
  45,000  
Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.
    521,100  
  25,000  
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    816,250  
  116,521  
Gold Fields Limited
    454,432  
  55,000  
Goldcorp Inc. (a)
    1,266,650  
  100,000  
Kinross Gold Corporation (b)
    330,000  
  50,000  
Newmont Mining Corp. (a)
    1,152,500  
  15,000  
Randgold Resources Ltd.  ADR (a)
    1,013,850  
  27,500  
Rio Tinto PLC ADR (a)
    1,352,450  
  115,000  
Yamana Gold Inc.
    690,000  
            9,003,651  
               
     
Intermediate Precious Metals Producers (17.33%)
       
  200,000  
B2Gold Corp. (b)
    406,000  
  85,000  
Detour Gold Corp. (a) (b)
    667,800  
  125,000  
Eldorado Gold Corp. Ltd. (a)
    842,500  
  20,874  
IAMGOLD Corporation (b)
    57,612  
  125,000  
New Gold Inc. (b)
    631,250  
  1,145,001  
Resolute Mining Ltd. (a) (b)
    445,861  
            3,051,023  
               
     
Junior Precious Metals Producers (4.54%)
       
  100,000  
Alamos Gold Inc. (a)
    799,070  
               
               
     
Exploration and Project Development Companies (13.78%)
       
  98,021  
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Class B (b) (c)
    79,992  
  90,474  
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Class A (b) (c)
    73,833  
  500,000  
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (a) (b)
    273,350  
  1,500,000  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (a) (b)
    1,335,000  
  1,000,000  
Romarco Minerals Inc. (a) (b)
    663,400  
            2,425,575  
               
     
Other Natural Resources Companies (16.24%)
       
  19,000  
BHP Billiton Limited (a)
    1,118,720  
  20,000  
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
    776,800  
  25,000  
Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (b)
    315,500  
  8,700  
Franco-Nevada Corporation (a)
    425,256  
  17,500  
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (b)
    222,048  
            2,858,324  
               
     
Total common stocks (Cost $36,129,410)
    18,137,643  
               
     
Money Market Fund (0.02%)
       
  3,944  
SSgA Money Market Fund, 7 day annualized yield 0.00% (Cost $3,944)
    3,944  
               
     
 Total investments (Cost $36,133,354) (103.06%)
    18,141,587  
               
     
 Liabilities in excess of  other assets (-3.06%)
    (539,340 )
               
     
 Net assets (100.00%)
  $ 17,602,247  
               
               
(a) All or a portion of these securities, have been segregated as collateral pursuant to the bank
 
credit facility. As of September 30, 2014, the value of securities pledged as collateral was
       
$11,715,576 and there were no securities on loan under the lending agreement.
       
(b) Non-income producing.
       
(c) Illiquid and/or restricted security that has been fair valued.
       
               
ADR means "American Depositary Receipt."
       




 
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MIDAS MAGIC
     
   
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
     
   
September 30, 2014
     
   
(Unaudited)
     
           
 
     
Shares
     
Value
 
   
Common Stocks (104.13%)
 
   
Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo (1.63%)
 
  3,750  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
  $ 248,700  
               
     
Computer Communications Equipment (3.31%)
       
  20,000  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)
    503,400  
               
     
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (3.36%)
       
  3,000  
Apache Corporation
    281,610  
  10,000  
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)
    229,900  
            511,510  
               
     
Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (6.06%)
       
  36,000  
General Electric Company (a)
    922,320  
               
     
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (18.15%)
       
  20,000  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) (b)
    2,762,800  
               
     
Information Retrieval Services (6.96%)
       
  1,800  
Google Inc. Class A (a) (b)
    1,059,138  
               
     
Investment Advice (2.15%)
       
  6,000  
Franklin Resources, Inc. (a)
    327,660  
               
     
Leather & Leather Products (1.40%)
       
  6,000  
Coach, Inc. (a)
    213,660  
               
     
National Commercial Banks (9.72%)
       
  19,400  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a)
    1,168,656  
  6,000  
Wells Fargo & Company (a)
    311,220  
            1,479,876  
               
     
Oil and Gas Field Services (3.07%)
       
  19,714  
Seventy Seven Energy Inc. (b)
    468,010  
               
     
Petroleum Refining (3.18%)
       
  2,000  
Chevron Corp. (a)
    238,640  
  2,600  
Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)
    244,530  
            483,170  
               
     
Pharmaceutical Preparations (7.70%)
       
  11,000  
Johnson & Johnson (a)
    1,172,490  
               
     
Plastic Mail, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulose (2.16%)
       
  10,000  
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.
    329,100  
               
     
Printed Circuit Boards (2.22%)
       
  22,500  
Kimball International Inc. Class B
    338,625  
               
     
Real Estate (1.21%)
       
  10,000  
NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc.
    184,200  
               
     
Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.16%)
       
  10,000  
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
    176,700  
               
     
Retail -  Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores (1.86%)
       
  4,000  
Express Scripts Holding Company (b)
    282,520  
               
     
Services - Business Services (16.17%)
       
  3,000  
Accenture plc
    243,960  
  30,000  
MasterCard Incorporated
    2,217,600  
            2,461,560  
     
Services - Computer Integrated Systems Designs (2.19%)
       
  5,600  
Cerner Corp. (a) (b)
    333,592  
               
     
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (2.24%)
       
  3,000  
Becton, Dickinson and Company (a)
    341,430  
               
     
Variety Stores (8.23%)
       
  10,000  
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a)
    1,253,200  
               
     
Total common stocks (Cost $8,568,213)
    15,853,661  
               
     
Money Market Fund (0.02%)
       
  2,410  
SSgA Money Market Fund, 7 day annualized yield 0.00% (Cost $2,410)
    2,410  
               
     
Total investments (Cost $8,570,623) (104.15%)
    15,856,071  
               
     
Liabilities in excess of other assets (-4.15%)
    (632,162 )
               
     
Net assets (100.00%)
  $ 15,223,909  
               
               
(a) All or a portion of these securities have been segregated as collateral pursuant to the bank credit facility.
 
As of September 30, 2014, the value of securities pledged as collateral was $11,082,636 and there
 
were no securities on loan under the lending agreement.
       
(b) Non-income producing.
       



 
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MIDAS PERPETUAL PORTFOLIO
     
   
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
     
   
September 30, 2014
     
   
(Unaudited)
     
           
Shares
     
Value
 
   
Gold (25.71%)
     
  14,550  
SPDR Gold Trust (a) (b) (Cost $1,481,551)
  $ 1,690,855  
               
     
Silver (6.13%)
       
  24,643  
iShares Silver Trust (a) (b) (Cost $302,396)
    402,913  
               
     
Swiss Franc Assets (21.97%) (c)
       
  907,000  
Switzerland Government 2.50% Notes, due 3/12/16
    984,574  
  400,000  
Switzerland Government 3.00% Notes, due 1/8/18
    459,882  
               
     
Total Swiss franc assets (Cost $1,394,422)
    1,444,456  
               
     
Hard Asset Securities (19.59%)
       
     
Agricultural Chemicals (2.58%)
       
  2,678  
Syngenta AG ADR(b)
    169,705  
               
     
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (4.02%)
       
  750  
CNOOC Limited
    129,405  
  1,400  
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
    134,610  
            264,015  
               
     
Metal Mining (9.02%)
       
  11,000  
Anglo American PLC ADR
    122,815  
  1,800  
BHP Billiton Limited
    105,984  
  10,000  
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
    193,459  
  2,249  
Rio Tinto PLC ADR
    110,606  
  5,500  
Vale S.A.
    60,555  
            593,419  
               
     
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (1.07%)
       
  2,694  
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile S.A.
    70,421  
               
     
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (2.90%)
       
  3,519  
Nucor Corp.
    191,011  
               
     
Total hard asset securities (Cost $1,648,929)
    1,288,571  
               
     
Large Capitalization Growth Stocks (23.55%)
       
     
Hospital and Medical Service Plans (4.59%)
       
  3,500  
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (b)
    301,875  
               
     
Pharmaceutical Preparations (4.29%)
       
  3,000  
Novartis AG ADR (b)
    282,390  
               
     
Retail-Variety Stores (3.84%)
       
  3,300  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (b)
    252,351  
               
     
Services-Prepackaged Software (4.93%)
       
  6,994  
Microsoft Corporation (b)
    324,242  
               
     
State Commercial Banks (2.38%)
       
  11,253  
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
    156,192  
               
     
Telephone Communications (3.52%)
       
  3,935  
China Mobile Ltd. ADR (b)
    231,181  
               
     
Total large capitalization growth stocks (Cost $1,091,967)
    1,548,231  
               
     
Money Market Fund (3.23%)
       
  212,653  
SSgA Money Market Fund, 7 day annualized yield 0.00% (Cost $212,653)
    212,653  
               
     
Total investments (Cost $6,131,918 ) (100.18%)
    6,587,679  
               
     
Liabilities in excess of other assets (-0.18%)
    (12,130 )
               
     
Net assets (100.00%)
  $ 6,575,549  
               
(a) Non-income producing.
       
(b) All or a portion of these securities have been segregated as collateral pursuant to the bank credit facility.
 
As of September 30, 2014, the value of securities pledged as collateral was $3,126,757 and there were
 
no securities on loan under the lending agreement.
       
(c) Principal amount denominated in Swiss francs.
       
               
ADR means "American Depositary Receipt."
       




 
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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (Unaudited)

Valuation of Investments
Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Most equity securities for which the primary market is in the United States are valued at the official closing price, last sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the closing bid price. Most equity securities for which the primary market is outside the United States are valued using the official closing price or the last sale price in the principal market in which they are traded. If the last sale price on the local exchange is unavailable, the last evaluated quote or closing bid price normally is used. Gold and silver bullion are valued at 4:00 p.m. ET, at the mean between the last bid and asked quotations of the Bloomberg Composite (NY) Spot Price for that metal.  Debt obligations with remaining maturities of 60 days or less generally are valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts when it can be reasonably concluded, at each time a valuation is determined, that the amortized cost value of such security is approximately the same as the fair value of the security as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation. Certain debt securities may be priced through pricing services that may utilize a matrix pricing system which takes into consideration factors such as yields, prices, maturities, call features, and ratings on comparable securities or according to prices quoted by a securities dealer that offers pricing services. Open end investment companies are valued at their net asset value. Foreign securities markets may be open on days when the U.S. markets are closed. For this reason, the value of any foreign securities owned by a Fund could change on a day when shareholders cannot buy or sell shares of the Fund. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or reliable and other assets may be valued as determined in good faith by Midas Management Corporation, the Fund's Investment Manager, under the direction of or pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation, such fair value pricing values may differ from the values that would have been used had a readily available market for the securities existed. These differences in valuation could be material. A security’s valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market prices. A fair value price is an estimate and there is no assurance that such price will be at or close to the price at which a security is next quoted or next trades.

Value Measurements
Inputs to valuation methods are prioritized by a three level hierarchy as follows:
 
• Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities including securities actively traded on a securities exchange.
 
• Level 2 - observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability which may include quoted 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 including the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability.
 
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 for the security, 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 investments categorized in level 3.
 
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy, within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
 
The inputs and methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
 
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The following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to a Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
Equity securities (common and preferred stock) Most publicly traded equity securities are valued normally at the most recent official closing price, last sale price, evaluated quote, or closing bid price. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they may be categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Equities on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments may be categorized in level 2.
 
Bonds – The fair value of bonds is estimated using various techniques, which may consider, among other things, recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. Although most bonds may be categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in instances where lower relative consideration is placed on transaction prices, quotations, or similar observable inputs, they may be categorized in level 3.
 
Restricted and/or illiquid securities – Restricted and/or illiquid securities for which quotations are not readily available or reliable may be valued with fair value pricing as determined in good faith by the Investment Manager under the direction of or pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Restricted securities issued by publicly traded companies are generally valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities. Restricted or illiquid securities issued by nonpublic entities may be valued by reference to comparable public entities or fundamental data relating to the issuer or both or similar inputs. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these instruments may be categorized in either level 2 or level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2014 in valuing each Fund’s assets. Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited) for detailed information on specific investments.


 MIDAS FUND
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
 Assets
                       
 Investments, at value
                       
     Common stocks
  $ 17,983,818     $ 153,825     $ -     $ 18,137,643  
     Money market fund
    3,944       -       -       3,944  
                                 
 Total investments, at value
  $ 17,987,762     $ 153,825     $ -     $ 18,141,587  


 MIDAS MAGIC
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
 Assets
                       
 Investments, at value
                       
     Common stocks
  $ 15,853,661     $ -     $ -     $ 15,853,661  
     Money market fund
    2,410       -       -       2,410  
                                 
 Total investments, at value
  $ 15,856,071     $ -     $ -     $ 15,856,071  

 
 
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 MIDAS PERPETUAL PORTFOLIO
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
 Assets
                       
 Investments, at value
                       
     Gold
  $ 1,690,855     $ -     $ -     $ 1,690,855  
     Silver
    402,913       -       -       402,913  
     Swiss franc assets
    -       1,444,456       -       1,444,456  
     Hard asset securities
    1,288,571       -       -       1,288,571  
     Large capitalization growth stocks
    1,548,231       -       -       1,548,231  
     Money market fund
    212,653       -       -       212,653  
                                 
 Total investments, at value
  $ 5,143,223     $ 1,444,456     $ -     $ 6,587,679  


There were no securities that transferred from level 1 at December 31, 2013 to level 2 at September 30, 2014 for any of the Funds.

Cost for Federal Income Tax Purposes
The aggregate cost of investments for tax purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. As of September 30, 2014, for federal income tax purposes, subject to changes, the aggregate cost, gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation), and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments are summarized as follows:

   
Federal Income
   
Gross Unrealized
   
Net Unrealized
 
   
Tax Cost
   
Appreciation
   
(Depreciation)
   
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
                         
Midas Fund
  $ 36,133,354     $ 369,122     $ (18,360,889 )   $ (17,991,767 )
                                 
Midas Magic
  $ 8,570,623     $ 7,530,562     $ (245,114 )   $ 7,285,448  
                                 
Midas Perpetual Portfolio
  $ 6,131,918     $ 864,912     $ (409,151 )   $ 455,761  
 

 
 
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Illiquid and Restricted Securities
Midas Fund owns securities categorized in level 2 which have a limited trading market and/ or certain restrictions on trading and, therefore, may be illiquid and/or restricted. Such securities have been valued using fair value pricing. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation, fair value pricing values may differ from the values that would have been used had a readily available market for the securities existed. These differences in valuation could be material. Illiquid and/or restricted securities owned as of September 30, 2014 were as follows:


 
Acquisition
           
Security
Date
 
Cost
   
Value
 
               
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Class B
4/30/97
  $ 0     $ 79,992  
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Class A
4/30/97
    0       73,833  
                   
      $ 0     $ 153,825  
                   
Percent of net assets
      0.0 %     0.87 %

 
Foreign Securities Risk
Investments in the securities of foreign issuers involve special risks which include changes in foreign exchange rates and the possibility of future adverse political and economic developments, which could adversely affect the value of such securities. Moreover, securities of foreign issuers and traded in foreign markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of U.S. issuers and markets.



 
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Item 2.  Controls and Procedures

(a)  
The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b)  
There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits

(a)  
Certifications of the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.

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.
 
Midas Series Trust

By: /s/ Thomas B. Winmill
Thomas B. Winmill, President

Date: November 11, 2014
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act 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: /s/ Thomas B. Winmill
Thomas B. Winmill, President

Date: November 11, 2014
 
By: /s/ Thomas O'Malley
Thomas O'Malley, Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: November 11, 2014
 
Exhibit Index
 
 
(a)
Certifications of the registrant's principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act. (EX-99.CERT)


 
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