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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
811-21720
Northern Lights Fund Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
17605 Wright Street Omaha, Nebraska 68130
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
James Ash, Gemini Fund Services, LLC.
80 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
631-470-2619
Date of fiscal year end:
6/30
Date of reporting period: 6/30/13
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
SCA ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND
INVESTOR SHARES - SCARX
SCA DIRECTIONAL FUND
INVESTOR SHARES - SCADX
ANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2013
1-855-282-1100
www.sca-funds.com
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 the SCA Absolute Return Fund and the SCA Directional Fund. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.
Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC
Member FINRA
Shareholder Letter for the June 30, 2013 Annual Report
SCA Absolute Return Fund (SCARX)
SCA Directional Fund (SCADX)
Investment Philosophy
SCARX
The Fund's investment objective is to generate positive absolute returns with less volatility than traditional equity markets. The Fund's investment policy targets capital appreciation with an emphasis on capital preservation.
SCADX
The Fund's investment objective is to generate returns similar to equities with less volatility than traditional equity markets. The Fund's investment policy targets diverse investments in the global securities markets using tactical and hedging strategies.
Performance Summary
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, the SCA Absolute Return Fund returned +2.21% compared to +5.51% for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index. The Fund trailed the benchmark for the fiscal year mostly due to lower overall net exposure to equities and hedges, especially in Q1 of 2013, when the equity markets rallied. The Fund had maintained a more defensive position towards the end of 2012 based on concern regarding the fiscal cliff.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, the SCA Directional Fund returned +7.11% compared to +8.33% for the HFRX Equity Hedge Index. The Fund also trailed the benchmark for the fiscal year due to slightly lower overall net equity exposure, primarily in Q1 of 2013.
We have provided a more detailed explanation of the SCA Funds performance during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 below.
Q3 2012
Equity markets were strong during the third quarter of 2012 as markets correctly anticipated an additional round of quantitative easing (QE3) by the Federal Reserve (the Fed). The Feds commitment to expand the money supply into the foreseeable future helped to alleviate investors concerns over a potential economic slowdown. Equity markets also reacted positively to optimism for a resolution in Europe, although it is apparent that a significant economic slowdown was under way. The SCA Funds benefited from exposure to equities, credit and global macro strategies during the quarter and outperformed their respective benchmarks. For the quarter, SCARX returned +2.02% compared to +1.45% for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index and SCADX returned +2.69% compared to +2.18 for the HFRX Equity Hedge Index.
Q4 2012
During the fourth quarter of 2012, markets experienced volatile swings as investors dealt with a variety of issues ranging from the US elections to concerns over whether or not Congress and the President would agree on legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff, a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts that could send an already fragile economy into a recession. In the end, a volatile quarter finished with equity markets in slightly negative territory and fixed income markets with a nominal gain. The SCA Funds were relatively flat during the fourth quarter as gains from equity exposures were off-set by losses from managed futures and global macro strategies. For the quarter, SCARX returned -0.51% compared to +0.80% for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index and SCADX returned +0.12% compared to +1.37% for the HFRX Equity Hedge Index.
Q1 2013
Although a resolution to the fiscal cliff was not reached until the early morning of New Years Day, the US stock market rallied significantly during the first quarter of 2013 as fears from looming tax hikes subsided and concern of a budget sequestration was pushed down the road. Investors rushed into equities and pushed US stock indices close to all-time highs. However, the end of the quarter brought a reminder that uncertain economic situations still exist in Europe as Cyprus required a bailout that involved the seizure of funds from many depositors. The SCA Funds were positive during the first quarter of 2013 as exposures to equities and credit positions benefited both SCA Funds. Overall gains were partially off-set by losses from hedges, including long volatility positions, especially in SCARX. The Funds trailed their benchmarks during the quarter due to lower overall net equity exposures and hedges as compared to the benchmarks. For the quarter, SCARX returned +1.40% compared to +3.13% for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index and SCADX returned +3.40% compared to +5.14% for the HFRX Equity Hedge Index.
Q2 2013
Equity markets continued to advance during the second quarter of 2013. However, a significant portion of those gains were reversed when investors reacted negatively to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankes comments before Congress on May 22 nd when he indicated that the Fed may begin tapering its quantitative easing program during the second half of 2013. The bond market also reacted negatively to those comments causing the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index to decline 2.32% for the quarter. The SCA Funds produced mixed results during the second quarter with SCARX producing a slight loss and SCADX producing a slight gain. SCARXs loss for the quarter was mostly related to credit strategies with the overall loss being partially off-set by exposures to equity strategies. SCADX benefited from a higher exposure to equities and lower exposure to credit strategies during the quarter. The Funds also produced mixed results compared to their benchmarks as SCARX trailed its benchmark and SCADX outperformed its benchmark during the quarter. For the quarter, SCARX returned -0.69% compared to +0.03% for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index and SCADX returned +0.75% compared to -0.52% for the HFRX Equity Hedge Index.
Outlook
Although Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was able to calm global markets regarding the tapering of quantitative easing as we enter the second half of 2013, we think the markets are now preparing for the eventual winding down of monetary stimulus that will most likely result in higher interest rates. We believe the main question will be whether or not the US economy will continue to gain momentum as the Fed begins to pull back and allow the market to dictate interest rates. For this reason, we expect volatility to increase during the second half of 2013 and into 2014 as the market looks for indications on how the economy is responding. Against this back-drop, we continue to be positioned more directionally through a slightly greater long equity bias in SCADX but have taken a more defensive posture in SCARX by reducing overall net equity exposure. We continue to manage both SCARX and SCADX to complement each other while providing a diversified, multi-strategy, multi-manager alternative investment product.
Best regards,
Gary Price, Managing Director
Genesis Capital LLC
The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is designed to be representative of the overall composition of the hedge fund universe. It is comprised of all eligible hedge fund strategies; including but not limited to convertible arbitrage, distressed securities, equity hedge, equity market neutral, event driven, macro, merger arbitrage, and relative value arbitrage. The strategies are asset weighted based on the distribution of assets in the hedge fund industry. The HFRX Indices are compiled by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. and are not investable products. Investors cannot invest in an index; unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.
The HFRX Equity Hedge Index is designed to be representative of equity hedge strategies which maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. A wide variety of investment processes can be employed to arrive at an investment decision, including both quantitative and fundamental techniques; strategies can be broadly diversified or narrowly focused on specific sectors and can range broadly in terms of levels of net exposure, leverage employed, holding period, concentrations of market capitalizations and valuation ranges of typical portfolios. The referenced index is shown for general market comparisons and is not meant to represent the Fund. Investors cannot invest in an index; unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.
The U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS, and CMBS. Investors cannot invest in an index; unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.
1945-NLD-8/8/2013
SCA Absolute Return Fund
PERFORMANCE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT (Unaudited)
Since Inception through June 30, 2013*
|
One Year |
Since Inception* |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
2.21% |
0.71% |
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index** |
5.51% |
2.08% |
________________
* The Fund commenced operations on September 8, 2011.
**The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is designed to be representative of the overall composition of the hedge fund universe. It is comprised of all eligible hedge fund strategies; including but not limited to convertible arbitrage, distressed securities, equity hedge, equity market neutral, event driven, macro, merger arbitrage, and relative value arbitrage. The strategies are asset weighted based on the distribution of assets in the hedge fund industry.
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate. An investors shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Total returns would have been lower had the Adviser not waived its fees and reimbursed a portion of the Funds expenses. The Funds total gross annual operating expenses, including underlying funds, is 3.86% per the October 29, 2012 Prospectus. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would have to pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of the Fund shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-282-1100.
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION* (Unaudited)
SCA ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND |
|
Common Stocks |
38.6% |
Bonds & Notes |
19.8% |
Mutual Funds |
13.6% |
Exchange Traded Funds |
10.7% |
Private Notes |
9.1% |
Hedge Funds |
7.9% |
Options Purchased |
0.3% |
|
100.0% |
*Based on Portfolio Market Value of Investments as of June 30, 2013.
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
||
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
COMMON STOCKS - 30.4 % |
|
|
|
|
|
AGRICULTURE - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
1,225 |
|
Philip Morris International, Inc. ^ |
|
|
$ 106,110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APPAREL - 0.7 % |
|
|
|
2,020 |
|
Coach, Inc. |
|
|
115,322 |
1,740 |
|
Hanesbrands, Inc. ^ |
|
|
89,471 |
3,419 |
|
Sketchers U.S.A., Inc. - Cl. A ^* |
|
|
82,090 |
343 |
|
VF Corp. ^ |
|
|
66,220 |
|
|
|
|
|
353,103 |
|
|
AUTO MANUFACTURERS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
900 |
|
General Motors Co. ^* |
|
|
29,979 |
2,893 |
|
Wabash National Corp. ^* |
|
|
29,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
59,430 |
|
|
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
948 |
|
Delpi Automotive PLC ^ |
|
|
48,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANKS - 1.3 % |
|
|
|
3,420 |
|
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA |
|
|
76,574 |
10,080 |
|
Bank of America Corp. |
|
|
129,629 |
2,650 |
|
Citigroup, Inc. |
|
|
127,121 |
300 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ^ |
|
|
45,375 |
1,100 |
|
Morgan Stanley ^ |
|
|
26,873 |
1,119 |
|
Nothern Trust Corp. ^ |
|
|
64,790 |
12,500 |
|
Regions Financial Corp. |
|
|
119,125 |
1,824 |
|
US Bancorp ^ |
|
|
65,937 |
|
|
|
|
|
655,424 |
|
|
BEVERAGES - 0.6 % |
|
|
|
950 |
|
Beam, Inc. ^ |
|
|
59,954 |
1,614 |
|
Coca-Cola Co. ^ |
|
|
64,738 |
3,415 |
|
Embotelladora Andina SA |
|
|
117,408 |
578 |
|
PepsiCo, Inc. ^ |
|
|
47,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
289,375 |
|
|
BIOTECHNOLOGY - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
5,929 |
|
Amarin Corp. PLC - ADR ^* |
|
|
34,388 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
971 |
|
Lennox International, Inc. ^ |
|
|
62,668 |
4,060 |
|
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. |
|
|
119,445 |
150 |
|
Vulcan Materials Co. ^ |
|
|
7,262 |
|
|
|
|
|
189,375 |
|
|
CHEMICALS - 1.0 % |
|
|
|
1,817 |
|
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. ^ |
|
|
166,383 |
710 |
|
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
121,765 |
1,214 |
|
El du Pont de Nemours & Co. ^ |
|
|
63,735 |
1,604 |
|
Olin Corp. ^ |
|
|
38,368 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
CHEMICALS - 1.0 % (Continued) |
|
|
|
4,040 |
|
RPM International, Inc. |
|
|
$ 129,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
519,289 |
|
|
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.0 % |
|
|
|
945 |
|
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ^ |
|
|
65,073 |
3,595 |
|
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. ^ |
|
|
28,113 |
4,189 |
|
Korn/Ferry International ^* |
|
|
78,502 |
5,685 |
|
Monster Worldwide, Inc. ^* |
|
|
27,913 |
477 |
|
PAREXEL International Corp. ^* |
|
|
21,913 |
1,424 |
|
Quanta Services, Inc. ^* |
|
|
37,679 |
5,000 |
|
Vantiv, Inc. ^* |
|
|
138,000 |
6,800 |
|
Western Union Co. |
|
|
116,348 |
|
|
|
|
|
513,541 |
|
|
COMPUTERS - 1.4 % |
|
|
|
1,275 |
|
Apple, Inc. ^ |
|
|
505,002 |
7,500 |
|
EMC Corp. ^ # |
|
|
177,150 |
539 |
|
Western Digital Corp. ^ |
|
|
33,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
715,619 |
|
|
COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
837 |
|
Procter & Gamble Co. ^ |
|
|
64,441 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
293 |
|
Watsco, Inc. ^ |
|
|
24,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.1 % |
|
|
|
2,400 |
|
American Express Co. ^ # |
|
|
179,424 |
311 |
|
Ellie Mae, Inc. ^* |
|
|
7,178 |
37,612 |
|
Ellington Financial LLC ^ |
|
|
857,930 |
839 |
|
Outerwall, Inc. ^* |
|
|
49,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,093,756 |
|
|
ELECTRIC - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
1,162 |
|
Dominion Resources, Inc. ^ |
|
|
66,025 |
968 |
|
Duke Energy Corp. ^ |
|
|
65,340 |
1,482 |
|
Southern Co. ^ |
|
|
65,401 |
2,275 |
|
Xcel Energy, Inc. ^ |
|
|
64,473 |
|
|
|
|
|
261,239 |
|
|
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.3 % |
|
|
|
1,060 |
|
Hubbell, Inc. - Class B |
|
|
104,940 |
900 |
|
Littelfuse, Inc. |
|
|
67,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
172,089 |
|
|
ELECTRONICS - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
822 |
|
Honeywell International, Inc. ^ |
|
|
65,217 |
881 |
|
OSI Systems, Inc. ^* |
|
|
56,754 |
2,460 |
|
TE Connectivity Ltd. |
|
|
112,028 |
|
|
|
|
|
233,999 |
|
|
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
7,375 |
|
Scientific Games Corp. ^* |
|
|
82,969 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
1,619 |
|
Waste Management, Inc. ^ |
|
|
$ 65,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOOD - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
2,220 |
|
Mondelez International, Inc. ^ |
|
|
63,337 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
1,464 |
|
International Paper Co. ^ |
|
|
64,870 |
887 |
|
MeadWestvaco Corp. ^ |
|
|
30,256 |
|
|
|
|
|
95,126 |
|
|
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
2,903 |
|
Cynosure, Inc. - Cl. A ^* |
|
|
75,420 |
6,019 |
|
Guided Therapeutics, Inc. ^* |
|
|
4,117 |
3,520 |
|
Patterson Cos, Inc. |
|
|
132,352 |
|
|
|
|
|
211,889 |
|
|
HOME BUILDERS - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
5,480 |
|
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. * |
|
|
120,889 |
2,540 |
|
Lennar Corp. ^ |
|
|
91,542 |
365 |
|
Winnebago Industries, Inc. ^* |
|
|
7,661 |
|
|
|
|
|
220,092 |
|
|
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
2,024 |
|
La-Z-Boy, Inc. ^ |
|
|
41,026 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INSURANCE - 1.0 % |
|
|
|
338 |
|
Alleghany Corp. * |
|
|
129,559 |
1,217 |
|
American International Group, Inc. ^* |
|
|
54,400 |
1,013 |
|
Aon PLC ^ |
|
|
65,187 |
2,500 |
|
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. |
|
|
109,225 |
2,377 |
|
Assured Guaranty Ltd. ^ |
|
|
52,436 |
761 |
|
Chubb Corp. ^ |
|
|
64,418 |
2,300 |
|
Horace Mann Educators Corp. |
|
|
56,074 |
|
|
|
|
|
531,299 |
|
|
INTERNET - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
AOL, Inc. ^ # |
|
|
40,128 |
1,214 |
|
F5 Networks, Inc. ^* |
|
|
83,523 |
|
|
|
|
|
123,651 |
|
|
LEISURE TIME - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
556 |
|
Harley-Davidson, Inc. ^ |
|
|
30,480 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LODGING - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
4,200 |
|
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. ^* |
|
|
112,182 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MACHINERY-CONSTRUCTION & MINING - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
1,520 |
|
Caterpillar, Inc. |
|
|
125,384 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
2,133 |
|
Briggs & Stratton Corp. ^ |
|
|
42,233 |
1,180 |
|
Deere & Co. |
|
|
95,875 |
4,710 |
|
Xylem, Inc. |
|
|
126,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
264,995 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
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||
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
MEDIA - 0.7 % |
|
|
|
2,374 |
|
CBS Corp. - Class B ^ |
|
|
$ 116,017 |
11,018 |
|
Digital Generation, Inc. ^* # |
|
|
81,203 |
4,073 |
|
News Corp. - Class A ^* |
|
|
62,317 |
634 |
|
Time Warner Cable, Inc. - Class A ^ |
|
|
71,312 |
1,214 |
|
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ^ |
|
|
39,576 |
|
|
|
|
|
370,425 |
|
|
MINING - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
Compass Minerals International, Inc. |
|
|
109,889 |
4,080 |
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. |
|
|
112,649 |
7,239 |
|
MAG Silver Corp. ^* |
|
|
42,276 |
|
|
|
|
|
264,814 |
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 1.7 % |
|
|
|
3,930 |
|
Actuant Corp. |
|
|
129,572 |
9,445 |
|
General Electric Co. ^ |
|
|
219,030 |
1,572 |
|
Ingersoll-Rand PLC ^ |
|
|
87,277 |
4,430 |
|
ITT Corp. |
|
|
130,286 |
1,090 |
|
Pall Corp. |
|
|
72,409 |
2,280 |
|
Pentair Ltd. |
|
|
131,533 |
1,060 |
|
SPX Corp. |
|
|
76,299 |
790 |
|
Trimas Corp. ^* |
|
|
29,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
875,857 |
|
|
OFFICE FURNISHINGS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
1,108 |
|
Interface, Inc. ^ |
|
|
18,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OIL & GAS - 1.6 % |
|
|
|
1,391 |
|
Approach Resources, Inc. ^* |
|
|
34,177 |
667 |
|
Berry Petroleum Co. ^ |
|
|
28,227 |
541 |
|
Chevron Corp. ^ |
|
|
64,022 |
1,065 |
|
ConocoPhillips ^ |
|
|
64,433 |
2,384 |
|
Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. ^ |
|
|
52,877 |
1,466 |
|
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. ^* |
|
|
43,042 |
2,146 |
|
Exxon Mobil Corp. ^ |
|
|
193,891 |
3,988 |
|
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. ^* |
|
|
53,200 |
587 |
|
Total Fina Elf SA - ADR ^ |
|
|
28,587 |
2,875 |
|
Whiting Petroleum Corp. * |
|
|
132,509 |
6,660 |
|
WPX Energy, Inc. * |
|
|
126,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
821,105 |
|
|
OIL & GAS SERVICES - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
894 |
|
Schlumberger Ltd. ^ |
|
|
64,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.7 % |
|
|
|
1,803 |
|
Abbott Laboratories ^ |
|
|
62,889 |
767 |
|
Johnson & Johnson ^ |
|
|
65,855 |
1,371 |
|
Merck & Co., Inc. ^ |
|
|
63,683 |
2,250 |
|
Pfizer, Inc. ^ |
|
|
63,023 |
2,600 |
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ^ |
|
|
101,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
357,370 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
PIPELINES - 0.3 % |
|
|
|
368 |
|
Atlas Energy LP ^ |
|
|
$ 18,028 |
3,510 |
|
Williams Cos., Inc. |
|
|
113,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
131,998 |
|
|
REAL ESTATE - 1.1 % |
|
|
|
3,700 |
|
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. * |
|
|
147,075 |
7,030 |
|
Brookfield Office Properties, Inc. |
|
|
117,260 |
9,440 |
|
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
126,779 |
4,068 |
|
Evoq Properties, Inc. ^* |
|
|
19,120 |
1,250 |
|
Howard Hughes Corp * |
|
|
140,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
550,347 |
|
|
REITS - 5.4 % |
|
|
|
8,550 |
|
American Assets Trust, Inc. ^ |
|
|
263,853 |
1,900 |
|
American Tower Corp. ^ |
|
|
139,023 |
1,505 |
|
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. ^ |
|
|
203,040 |
2,330 |
|
Boston Properties, Inc. ^ |
|
|
245,745 |
4,360 |
|
Camden Property Trust ^ |
|
|
301,450 |
1,635 |
|
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. ^ |
|
|
99,735 |
6,875 |
|
Douglas Emmett, Inc. ^ |
|
|
171,531 |
2,545 |
|
EastGroup Properties, Inc. ^ |
|
|
143,207 |
6,550 |
|
Extra Space Storage, Inc. ^ |
|
|
274,642 |
6,975 |
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. ^ |
|
|
117,668 |
3,450 |
|
Macerich Co. ^ |
|
|
210,347 |
10,582 |
|
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. ^ |
|
|
96,296 |
2,710 |
|
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. |
|
|
126,476 |
3,840 |
|
Senior Housing Properties Trust |
|
|
99,571 |
1,640 |
|
Simon Property Group, Inc. ^ |
|
|
258,989 |
4,267 |
|
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. ^ |
|
|
40,323 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,791,896 |
|
|
RETAIL - 0.9 % |
|
|
|
1,015 |
|
Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. ^* |
|
|
55,622 |
344 |
|
Conn's, Inc. ^* |
|
|
17,805 |
1,747 |
|
HHGREGG, Inc. ^* |
|
|
27,900 |
855 |
|
Home Depot, Inc. ^ |
|
|
66,237 |
657 |
|
McDonald's Corp ^ |
|
|
65,043 |
1,487 |
|
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. ^ |
|
|
34,930 |
1,937 |
|
Sonic Corp. ^* |
|
|
28,203 |
985 |
|
Stage Stores, Inc. ^ |
|
|
23,147 |
3,210 |
|
Urban Outfitters, Inc. * |
|
|
129,106 |
|
|
|
|
|
447,993 |
|
|
SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.6 % |
|
|
|
5,283 |
|
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. ^ |
|
|
56,686 |
2,194 |
|
Entegris, Inc. ^* |
|
|
20,602 |
11,169 |
|
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. ^* |
|
|
88,682 |
2,636 |
|
Intel Corp. ^ |
|
|
63,844 |
3,700 |
|
Lam Research Corp. ^* |
|
|
164,058 |
1,749 |
|
Microchip Technology, Inc. ^ |
|
|
65,150 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.6 % (Continued) |
|
|
|
3,407 |
|
Micron Technology, Inc. ^* |
|
|
$ 48,822 |
749 |
|
MKS Instruments, Inc. ^ |
|
|
19,878 |
1,827 |
|
NVIDIA Corp. ^ |
|
|
25,633 |
8 |
|
Power Integrations, Inc. ^ |
|
|
324 |
2,200 |
|
QUALCOMM, Inc. ^ |
|
|
134,376 |
3,589 |
|
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. ^* |
|
|
78,563 |
6,170 |
|
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. ^* |
|
|
42,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
809,376 |
|
|
SOFTWARE - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
5,677 |
|
Activision Blizzard, Inc. ^ |
|
|
80,954 |
6,511 |
|
CDC Corp. ^* (a) |
|
|
12,566 |
1,885 |
|
Microsoft Corp. ^ |
|
|
65,089 |
119,368 |
|
Trident Microsystems, Inc. ^* (a) |
|
|
7,759 |
900 |
|
Vmware, Inc. - Cl. A ^* |
|
|
60,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
226,659 |
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.0 % |
|
|
|
9,261 |
|
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ^ |
|
|
15,558 |
1,828 |
|
AT&T, Inc. ^ |
|
|
64,711 |
1,522 |
|
Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd. ^* |
|
|
41,079 |
3,362 |
|
Finisar Corp. ^* |
|
|
56,986 |
1,885 |
|
IPG Photonics Corp. ^ |
|
|
114,476 |
5,400 |
|
KongZhong Corp. - ADR ^* |
|
|
35,100 |
861 |
|
Polycom, Inc. ^* |
|
|
9,075 |
4,070 |
|
RF Micro Devices, Inc. ^* |
|
|
21,774 |
1,288 |
|
Verizon Communications, Inc. ^ |
|
|
64,838 |
2,364 |
|
Vodafone Group PLC ^ |
|
|
67,953 |
|
|
|
|
|
491,550 |
|
|
TRANSPORTATION - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
1,722 |
|
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. ^* |
|
|
47,940 |
752 |
|
United Parcel Service, Inc. ^ |
|
|
65,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
112,973 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS ( Cost - $15,233,254) |
|
|
15,636,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MUTUAL FUNDS - 10.7 % |
|
|
|
|
|
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - 1.4 % |
|
|
|
26,652 |
|
Ivy Asset Strategy Fund - Cl. Y |
|
|
714,796 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEBT FUND - 1.4 % |
|
|
|
85,922 |
|
Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund - Cl. A |
|
|
717,450 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY FUND - 7.9 % |
|
|
|
245,201 |
|
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund - Cl. I |
|
|
3,091,986 |
60,870 |
|
Convergence Core Plus Fund - Institutional Class |
|
|
955,045 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,047,031 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS ( Cost - $5,037,781) |
|
|
5,479,277 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
||
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
HEDGE FUND - 6.2 % |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
Raven Rock Credit Fund, LP *(a) |
|
|
$ 3,183,729 |
|
|
TOTAL HEDGE FUND ( Cost - $3,000,000) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 8.3 % |
|
|
|
|
|
DEBT FUND - 2.6 % |
|
|
|
4,984 |
|
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund |
|
|
452,846 |
10,915 |
|
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF |
|
|
882,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,335,651 |
|
|
EQUITY FUND - 5.7 % |
|
|
|
10,690 |
|
iShares International Select Dividend ETF |
|
|
339,835 |
36,335 |
|
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF |
|
|
2,666,989 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,006,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS ( Cost - $4,360,831) |
|
|
4,342,475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PREFERRED STOCK - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
|
|
REITS - 0.1 % |
Dividend Rate |
Maturity |
|
765 |
|
Weyerhaeuser Co. ^ |
6.375% |
7/1/2016 |
39,023 |
|
|
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK ( Cost - $38,907) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BONDS & NOTES - 15.4 % |
|
|
|
Principal |
|
ADVERTISING - 0.1 % |
Interest Rate |
|
|
$ 24,000 |
|
Affinion Group, Inc. ^ |
11.500% |
10/15/2015 |
18,180 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APPAREL - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
54,325 |
|
Kellwood Co. ^ |
12.875% |
12/31/2014 |
54,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANKS - 10.6 % |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
BNP Paribas SA |
0.000% |
12/29/2017 |
1,489,350 |
95,000 |
|
Emigrant Bancorp, Inc. - 144A ^ |
6.250% |
6/15/2014 |
92,861 |
1,000,000 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
0.000% |
2/26/2018 |
1,008,944 |
500,000 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
0.000% |
4/2/2018 |
494,372 |
1,000,000 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. + - Based on the S&P 500 Index |
0.000% |
11/30/2018 |
963,441 |
1,500,000 |
|
Morgan Stanley+ - Based on the EURO STOXX 50 Index |
0.000% |
2/24/2023 |
1,501,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,550,468 |
|
|
COAL - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
SunCoke Energy, Inc. ^ |
7.625% |
8/1/2019 |
36,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.1 % |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC |
0.000% |
6/1/2017 |
1,103,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.6 % |
|
|
|
38,768 |
|
Chukchansi Economic Development Authority (b) ^ |
9.750% |
5/30/2020 |
19,045 |
372,768 |
|
Chukchansi Economic Development Authority - 144A (b) ^ |
9.750% |
5/30/2020 |
180,793 |
47,000 |
|
Shingle Springs Trical Gaming Authority ^ |
9.375% |
6/15/2015 |
46,765 |
48,000 |
|
Shingle Springs Trical Gaming Authority - 144A ^ |
9.375% |
6/15/2015 |
47,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
294,363 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Principal |
|
|
Interest Rate |
Maturity |
Value |
|
|
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
$ 61,000 |
|
Tervita Corp. ^ |
9.750% |
11/1/2019 |
$ 56,730 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. ^ |
12.500% |
11/1/2019 |
46,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HOME EQUITY ABS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
34,865 |
|
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates ^ |
5.810% |
11/25/2036 |
32,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LODGING - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
102,244 |
|
Inn of the Moutain Gods Resort & Casino - 144A ^ |
1.250% |
11/30/2020 |
94,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEDIA - 0.3 % |
|
|
|
79,000 |
|
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. ^ |
5.500% |
9/15/2014 |
76,729 |
68,000 |
|
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. ^ |
11.000% |
8/1/2016 |
60,010 |
32,000 |
|
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. ^ |
5.500% |
12/15/2016 |
24,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
161,019 |
|
|
OIL & GAS - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
55,000 |
|
Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc. - 144A ^ |
6.500% |
10/1/2017 |
54,863 |
39,000 |
|
Endeavour International Corp. ^ |
12.000% |
3/1/2018 |
37,440 |
72,000 |
|
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. ^ |
8.250% |
2/15/2018 |
74,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
166,463 |
|
|
RETAIL - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
61,000 |
|
Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. ^ |
10.625% |
7/15/2017 |
61,229 |
39,000 |
|
Claire's Stores, Inc. ^ |
8.875% |
3/15/2019 |
40,804 |
45,000 |
|
JC Penny Corp., Inc. ^ |
6.875% |
10/15/2015 |
44,719 |
30,000 |
|
JC Penny Corp., Inc. ^ |
7.950% |
4/1/2017 |
28,875 |
53,000 |
|
Neebo, Inc. - 144A ^ |
15.000% |
6/30/2016 |
55,120 |
5,300 |
|
Neebo, Inc. ^ |
15.000% |
6/30/2016 |
5,512 |
39,000 |
|
New Albertsons, Inc. ^ |
7.450% |
8/1/2029 |
30,566 |
47,000 |
|
New Albertsons, Inc. ^ |
7.750% |
6/15/2026 |
35,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
302,780 |
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
52,000 |
|
Alaska Communications Systems Group - 144A @ ^ |
6.250% |
5/1/2018 |
40,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES ( Cost - $7,825,105) |
|
|
7,958,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRIVATE NOTES - 7.2 % |
|
|
|
2,200,000 |
|
Aequitas Capital (a) |
13.000% |
12/21/2013 |
2,200,000 |
1,500,000 |
|
Aequitas Capital (a) |
15.000% |
7/5/2013 |
1,500,000 |
|
|
TOTAL PRIVATE NOTES ( Cost - $3,700,000) |
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPTIONS PURCHASED * - 0.3 % |
|
|
|
Contracts** |
|
CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
|
|
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
|
|
|
282 |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $4.50 |
|
|
5,922 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts** |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.2 % (CONTINUED) |
|
|
|
|
|
Alaska Communications Systems Group |
|
|
|
72 |
|
Expiration October 2013, Exercise Price $2.50 |
|
|
$ 720 |
|
|
Amarin Corp. PLC - ADR |
|
|
|
116 |
|
Expiration September 2013, Exercise Price $16.00 |
|
|
696 |
|
|
Apple, Inc. |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $400.00 |
|
|
13,300 |
|
|
Broadcom Corp. |
|
|
|
105 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $35.00 |
|
|
2,730 |
|
|
Equinix, Inc. |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Expiration September 2013, Exercise Price $200.00 |
|
|
5,520 |
|
|
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $175.00 |
|
|
8,100 |
|
|
iShares Russell 2000 ETF |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $97.00 |
|
|
1,820 |
|
|
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. |
|
|
|
55 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $50.00 |
|
|
16,500 |
|
|
United Continental Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
|
48 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $32.00 |
|
|
3,408 |
|
|
Verisign, Inc. |
|
|
|
27 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $45.00 |
|
|
1,701 |
|
|
Windstream Corp. |
|
|
|
109 |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $9.00 |
|
|
763 |
|
|
Yelp, Inc. |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $30.00 |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED (Cost - $77,473) |
|
|
71,180 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
|
|
American Express Co. |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $65.00 |
|
|
180 |
|
|
EMC Corp. |
|
|
|
75 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $23.00 |
|
|
1,725 |
|
|
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
|
|
|
100 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $38.00 |
|
|
5,100 |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
105 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $157.00 |
|
|
13,440 |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
63 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $160.00 |
|
|
14,112 |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
38 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $161.00 |
|
|
10,108 |
|
|
TOTAL PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED (Cost - $57,745) |
|
|
44,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED ( Cost - $135,218) |
|
|
115,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS ( Cost - $39,331,096) (c) - 78.6 % |
|
|
$ 40,455,920 |
|
|
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT ( Proceeds - $2,292,273)(c) - (4.5)% |
|
|
(2,311,609) |
|
|
OPTION CONTRACTS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $73,725)(c) - (0.2)% |
|
(67,602) |
|
|
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 26.1 % |
|
|
13,377,694 |
|
|
NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
|
|
$ 51,454,403 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
OIL & GAS SERVICES - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(1,506) |
|
Trican Well Service Ltd. |
|
|
$ (20,086) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PHARMACEUTICALS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(545) |
|
Neogen Corp. |
|
|
(30,280) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REITS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(242) |
|
Coresite Realty Corp. |
|
|
(7,698) |
(89) |
|
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
|
|
(5,429) |
(5,062) |
|
Hersha Hospitality Trust |
|
|
(28,550) |
(960) |
|
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
|
|
(27,350) |
|
|
|
|
|
(69,027) |
|
|
RETAIL - (0.2)% |
|
|
|
(483) |
|
Cabela's Inc. |
|
|
(31,279) |
(946) |
|
Genesco, Inc. |
|
|
(63,373) |
|
|
|
|
|
(94,652) |
|
|
SEMICONDUCTORS - (0.3)% |
|
|
|
(1,047) |
|
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. |
|
|
(34,561) |
(1,403) |
|
Hittite Microwave Corp. |
|
|
(81,374) |
(2,279) |
|
Silicon Image, Inc. |
|
|
(13,332) |
|
|
|
|
|
(129,267) |
|
|
SOFTWARE - (0.2)% |
|
|
|
(418) |
|
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. |
|
|
(10,571) |
(4,500) |
|
Electronic Arts, Inc. |
|
|
(103,365) |
|
|
|
|
|
(113,936) |
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(508) |
|
ViaSat, Inc. |
|
|
(36,302) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSPORTATION - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(1,035) |
|
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
(37,695) |
(1,093) |
|
Werner Enterprises, Inc. |
|
|
(26,418) |
|
|
|
|
|
(64,113) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - (Proceeds - $1,753,748) |
|
|
(1,773,618) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - (1.1)% |
|
|
|
|
|
COMMODITY FUNDS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(1,024) |
|
iShares Silver Trust |
|
|
(19,425) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY FUNDS - (1.0)% |
|
|
|
(491) |
|
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund |
|
|
(38,475) |
(199) |
|
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund |
|
|
(8,471) |
(2,073) |
|
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund |
|
|
(201,413) |
(3,359) |
|
Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF |
|
|
(126,601) |
(509) |
|
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF |
|
|
(14,975) |
(4,205) |
|
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund |
|
|
(128,631) |
|
|
|
|
|
(518,566) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - (Proceeds - $538,525) |
|
|
(537,991) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (Proceeds - $2,292,273) |
|
|
(2,311,609) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts*** |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN * - (0.2) % |
|
|
|
|
|
CALL OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN - (0.1) % |
|
|
|
|
|
American Express Co. |
|
|
|
(18) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $70.00 |
|
|
$ (9,180) |
|
|
AOL, Inc. |
|
|
|
(37) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $43.00 |
|
|
(185) |
|
|
Digital Generation, Inc. |
|
|
|
(13) |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $7.50 |
|
|
(715) |
|
|
EMC Corp. |
|
|
|
(68) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $25.00 |
|
|
(544) |
|
|
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF |
|
|
|
(100) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $40.00 |
|
|
(3,200) |
|
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $1,650.00 |
|
|
(1,667) |
|
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
|
(4) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $1,670.00 |
|
|
(1,156) |
|
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
|
(4) |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $1,645.00 |
|
|
(6,192) |
|
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
|
(4) |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $1,625.00 |
|
|
(8,138) |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
(181) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $163.50 |
|
|
(3,439) |
|
|
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $37,162) |
|
(34,416) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PUT OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN - (0.1) % |
|
|
|
|
|
Amarin Corp. PLC |
|
|
|
(29) |
|
Expiration September 2013, Exercise Price $7.00 |
|
|
(4,655) |
|
|
AOL, Inc. |
|
|
|
(30) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $38.00 |
|
|
(5,100) |
|
|
Ashland, Inc. |
|
|
|
(4) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $80.00 |
|
|
(320) |
|
|
Ashland, Inc. |
|
|
|
(8) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $85.00 |
|
|
(2,160) |
|
|
Capital One Financial Corp. |
|
|
|
(10) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $50.00 |
|
|
(80) |
|
|
Equinix, Inc. |
|
|
|
(8) |
|
Expiration September 2013, Exercise Price $160.00 |
|
|
(3,200) |
|
|
Facebook, Inc. |
|
|
|
(6) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $22.00 |
|
|
(6) |
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
(8) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $150.00 |
|
|
(2,760) |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
(38) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $155.00 |
|
|
(3,382) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund
PERFORMANCE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT (Unaudited)
Since Inception through June 30, 2013*
|
One Year |
Since Inception* |
SCA Directional Fund |
7.11% |
4.09% |
HFRX Equity Hedge Fund Index** |
8.33% |
2.56% |
________________
*The Fund commenced operations on September 8, 2011.
**HFRX Equity Hedge Fund Index strategies maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. A wide variety of investment processes can be employed to arrive at an investment decision, including both quantitative and fundamental techniques; strategies can be broadly diversified or narrowly focused on specific sectors and can range broadly in terms of levels of net exposure, leverage employed, holding period, concentrations of market capitalizations and valuation ranges of typical portfolios. Equity Hedge managers would typically maintain at least 50%, and may in some cases be substantially entirely invested in equities, both long and short.
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate. An investors shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Total returns would have been lower had the Adviser not waived its fees and reimbursed a portion of the Funds expenses. The Funds total gross annual operating expenses, including underlying funds, is 3.76% per the October 29, 2012 Prospectus. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would have to pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of the Fund shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-855-282-1100.
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION* (Unaudited)
SCA DIRECTIONAL FUND |
|
Common Stocks |
31.5% |
Mutual Funds |
24.3% |
Bonds & Notes |
20.0% |
Private Notes |
9.2% |
Exchange Traded Funds |
8.4% |
Hedge Fund |
6.2% |
Options Purchased |
0.4% |
|
100.0% |
*Based on Portfolio Market Value of Investments as of June 30, 2013.
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
COMMON STOCKS - 25.8 % |
|
|
|
|
|
AGRICULTURE - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
937 |
|
Philip Morris International, Inc. ^ |
|
|
$ 81,163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APPAREL - 0.8 % |
|
|
|
2,470 |
|
Coach, Inc. |
|
|
141,012 |
1,626 |
|
Hanesbrands, Inc. ^ |
|
|
83,609 |
3,213 |
|
Sketchers U.S.A., Inc. - Cl. A ^* |
|
|
77,144 |
283 |
|
VF Corp. ^ |
|
|
54,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
356,401 |
|
|
AUTO MANUFACTURERS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
2,718 |
|
Wabash National Corp. ^* |
|
|
27,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
629 |
|
Delphi Automotive PLC ^ |
|
|
31,884 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANKS - 1.2 % |
|
|
|
4,030 |
|
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA |
|
|
90,232 |
11,900 |
|
Bank of America Corp. |
|
|
153,034 |
2,650 |
|
Citigroup, Inc. |
|
|
127,120 |
933 |
|
Northern Trust Corp. ^ |
|
|
54,021 |
12,140 |
|
Regions Financial Corp. |
|
|
115,694 |
1,520 |
|
US Bancorp ^ |
|
|
54,948 |
|
|
|
|
|
595,049 |
|
|
BEVERAGES - 0.6 % |
|
|
|
633 |
|
Beam, Inc. ^ |
|
|
39,949 |
1,346 |
|
Coca-Cola Co. ^ |
|
|
53,988 |
4,025 |
|
Embotelladora Andina SA |
|
|
138,379 |
383 |
|
PepsiCo, Inc. ^ |
|
|
31,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
263,642 |
|
|
BIOTECHNOLOGY - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
3,952 |
|
Amarin Corp. PLC - ADR ^* |
|
|
22,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
912 |
|
Lennox International, Inc. ^ |
|
|
58,860 |
4,800 |
|
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. |
|
|
141,216 |
140 |
|
Vulcan Materials Co. ^ |
|
|
6,777 |
|
|
|
|
|
206,853 |
|
|
CHEMICALS - 1.2 % |
|
|
|
2,152 |
|
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. ^ |
|
|
197,059 |
840 |
|
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
144,060 |
1,010 |
|
El du Pont de Nemours & Co. ^ |
|
|
53,025 |
1,498 |
|
Olin Corp. ^ |
|
|
35,832 |
4,780 |
|
RPM International, Inc. |
|
|
152,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
582,649 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.1 % |
|
|
|
787 |
|
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ^ |
|
|
$ 54,193 |
3,375 |
|
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. ^ |
|
|
26,392 |
3,934 |
|
Korn/Ferry International ^* |
|
|
73,723 |
3,761 |
|
Monster Worldwide, Inc. ^* |
|
|
18,467 |
448 |
|
PAREXEL International Corp. ^* |
|
|
20,581 |
1,328 |
|
Quanta Services, Inc. ^* |
|
|
35,139 |
5,100 |
|
Vantiv, Inc. ^* |
|
|
140,760 |
8,010 |
|
Western Union Co. |
|
|
137,051 |
|
|
|
|
|
506,306 |
|
|
COMPUTERS - 1.4 % |
|
|
|
1,155 |
|
Apple, Inc. ^ |
|
|
457,472 |
7,300 |
|
EMC Corp. ^# |
|
|
172,426 |
506 |
|
Western Digital Corp. ^ |
|
|
31,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
661,316 |
|
|
COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
697 |
|
Procter & Gamble Co. ^ |
|
|
53,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
275 |
|
Watsco, Inc. ^ |
|
|
23,089 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
American Express Co. ^# |
|
|
186,900 |
292 |
|
Ellie Mae, Inc. ^* |
|
|
6,739 |
788 |
|
Outerwall, Inc. ^* |
|
|
46,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
239,871 |
|
|
ELECTRIC - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
968 |
|
Dominion Resources, Inc. ^ |
|
|
55,002 |
807 |
|
Duke Energy Corp. ^ |
|
|
54,473 |
1,235 |
|
Southern Co. ^ |
|
|
54,500 |
1,897 |
|
Xcel Energy, Inc. ^ |
|
|
53,761 |
|
|
|
|
|
217,736 |
|
|
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
Hubbell, Inc. - Class B |
|
|
123,750 |
1,100 |
|
Littelfuse, Inc. |
|
|
82,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
205,821 |
|
|
ELECTRONICS - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
684 |
|
Honeywell International, Inc. ^ |
|
|
54,269 |
828 |
|
OSI Systems, Inc. ^* |
|
|
53,340 |
2,900 |
|
TE Connectivity Ltd. |
|
|
132,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
239,675 |
|
|
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
6,924 |
|
Scientific Games Corp. ^* |
|
|
77,895 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
1,349 |
|
Waste Management, Inc. ^ |
|
|
54,405 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
FOOD - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
1,850 |
|
Mondelez International, Inc. ^ |
|
|
$ 52,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
1,220 |
|
International Paper Co. ^ |
|
|
54,058 |
592 |
|
MeadWestvaco Corp. ^ |
|
|
20,193 |
|
|
|
|
|
74,251 |
|
|
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
2,726 |
|
Cynosure, Inc. - Cl. A ^* |
|
|
70,821 |
4,198 |
|
Guided Therapeutics, Inc. ^* |
|
|
2,871 |
4,160 |
|
Patterson Cos, Inc. |
|
|
156,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
230,108 |
|
|
HOME BUILDERS - 0.5 % |
|
|
|
6,740 |
|
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. * |
|
|
148,684 |
2,388 |
|
Lennar Corp. ^ |
|
|
86,064 |
343 |
|
Winnebago Industries, Inc. ^* |
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
241,948 |
|
|
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
1,895 |
|
La-Z-Boy, Inc. ^ |
|
|
38,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INSURANCE - 1.1 % |
|
|
|
399 |
|
Alleghany Corp. * |
|
|
152,941 |
811 |
|
American International Group, Inc. ^* |
|
|
36,252 |
844 |
|
Aon PLC ^ |
|
|
54,311 |
2,870 |
|
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. |
|
|
125,390 |
1,551 |
|
Assured Guaranty Ltd. ^ |
|
|
34,215 |
635 |
|
Chubb Corp. ^ |
|
|
53,753 |
2,700 |
|
Horace Mann Educators Corp. |
|
|
65,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
522,688 |
|
|
INTERNET - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
700 |
|
AOL, Inc. ^# |
|
|
25,536 |
1,139 |
|
F5 Networks, Inc. ^* |
|
|
78,363 |
|
|
|
|
|
103,899 |
|
|
LEISURE TIME - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
522 |
|
Harley-Davidson, Inc. ^ |
|
|
28,616 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LODGING - 0.3 % |
|
|
|
4,800 |
|
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. ^* |
|
|
128,208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MACHINERY-CONSTRUCTION & MINING - 0.3 % |
|
|
|
1,790 |
|
Caterpillar, Inc. |
|
|
147,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED - 0.6 % |
|
|
|
1,996 |
|
Briggs & Stratton Corp. ^ |
|
|
39,521 |
1,390 |
|
Deere & Co. |
|
|
112,938 |
5,560 |
|
Xylem, Inc. |
|
|
149,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
302,245 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
MEDIA - 0.6 % |
|
|
|
1,582 |
|
CBS Corp.- Class B ^ |
|
|
$ 77,312 |
7,310 |
|
Digital Generation, Inc. ^*# |
|
|
53,875 |
2,715 |
|
News Corp. - Class A ^* |
|
|
41,540 |
528 |
|
Time Warner Cable, Inc. - Class A ^ |
|
|
59,389 |
807 |
|
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ^ |
|
|
26,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
258,424 |
|
|
MINING - 0.6 % |
|
|
|
1,630 |
|
Compass Minerals International, Inc. |
|
|
137,784 |
4,880 |
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. |
|
|
134,737 |
4,771 |
|
MAG Silver Corp. ^* |
|
|
27,863 |
|
|
|
|
|
300,384 |
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 1.9 % |
|
|
|
3,930 |
|
Actuant Corp. |
|
|
129,572 |
9,187 |
|
General Electric Co. ^ |
|
|
213,047 |
1,048 |
|
Ingersoll-Rand PLC ^ |
|
|
58,185 |
5,240 |
|
ITT Corp. |
|
|
154,108 |
1,290 |
|
Pall Corp. |
|
|
85,695 |
2,690 |
|
Pentair Ltd. |
|
|
155,186 |
1,060 |
|
SPX Corp. |
|
|
76,299 |
743 |
|
Trimas Corp. ^* |
|
|
27,699 |
|
|
|
|
|
899,791 |
|
|
OFFICE FURNISHINGS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
1,042 |
|
Interface, Inc. ^ |
|
|
17,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OIL & GAS - 1.7 % |
|
|
|
1,307 |
|
Approach Resources, Inc. ^* |
|
|
32,113 |
627 |
|
Berry Petroleum Co. ^ |
|
|
26,535 |
451 |
|
Chevron Corp. ^ |
|
|
53,371 |
888 |
|
ConocoPhillips ^ |
|
|
53,724 |
1,555 |
|
Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. ^ |
|
|
34,490 |
977 |
|
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. ^* |
|
|
28,685 |
2,287 |
|
Exxon Mobil Corp. ^ |
|
|
206,630 |
3,746 |
|
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. ^* |
|
|
49,972 |
390 |
|
Total Fina Elf SA -ADR ^ |
|
|
18,993 |
3,375 |
|
Whiting Petroleum Corp. * |
|
|
155,554 |
7,740 |
|
WPX Energy, Inc. * |
|
|
146,596 |
|
|
|
|
|
806,663 |
|
|
OIL & GAS SERVICES - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
746 |
|
Schlumberger Ltd. ^ |
|
|
53,458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.7 % |
|
|
|
1,503 |
|
Abbott Laboratories ^ |
|
|
52,425 |
639 |
|
Johnson & Johnson ^ |
|
|
54,864 |
1,142 |
|
Merck & Co., Inc. ^ |
|
|
53,046 |
1,875 |
|
Pfizer, Inc. ^ |
|
|
52,519 |
2,700 |
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ^ |
|
|
105,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
318,694 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
PIPELINES - 0.3 % |
|
|
|
350 |
|
Atlas Energy LP ^ |
|
|
$ 17,147 |
4,150 |
|
Williams Cos., Inc. |
|
|
134,751 |
|
|
|
|
|
151,898 |
|
|
REAL ESTATE - 1.3 % |
|
|
|
3,700 |
|
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. * |
|
|
147,075 |
7,040 |
|
Brookfield Office Properties, Inc. |
|
|
117,427 |
11,150 |
|
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
149,745 |
2,712 |
|
Evoq Properties, Inc. ^* |
|
|
12,746 |
1,460 |
|
Howard Hughes Corp. * |
|
|
163,651 |
|
|
|
|
|
590,644 |
|
|
REITS - 0.8 % |
|
|
|
7,020 |
|
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. ^ |
|
|
63,882 |
3,210 |
|
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. |
|
|
149,811 |
4,340 |
|
Senior Housing Properties Trust |
|
|
112,536 |
4,006 |
|
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. ^ |
|
|
37,857 |
|
|
|
|
|
364,086 |
|
|
RETAIL - 0.9 % |
|
|
|
954 |
|
Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. ^* |
|
|
52,279 |
321 |
|
Conn's, Inc. ^* |
|
|
16,615 |
1,633 |
|
HHGREGG, Inc. ^* |
|
|
26,079 |
713 |
|
Home Depot, Inc. ^ |
|
|
55,236 |
547 |
|
McDonald's Corp. ^ |
|
|
54,153 |
1,387 |
|
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. ^ |
|
|
32,581 |
1,818 |
|
Sonic Corp. ^* |
|
|
26,470 |
926 |
|
Stage Stores, Inc. ^ |
|
|
21,761 |
3,790 |
|
Urban Outfitters, Inc. * |
|
|
152,434 |
|
|
|
|
|
437,608 |
|
|
SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.7 % |
|
|
|
4,960 |
|
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. ^ |
|
|
53,221 |
2,061 |
|
Entegris, Inc. ^* |
|
|
19,353 |
10,485 |
|
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. ^* |
|
|
83,251 |
2,197 |
|
Intel Corp. ^ |
|
|
53,211 |
3,700 |
|
Lam Research Corp. ^* |
|
|
164,058 |
1,457 |
|
Microchip Technology, Inc. ^ |
|
|
54,273 |
3,198 |
|
Micron Technology, Inc. ^* |
|
|
45,827 |
704 |
|
MKS Instruments, Inc. ^ |
|
|
18,684 |
1,715 |
|
NVIDIA Corp. ^ |
|
|
24,061 |
8 |
|
Power Integrations, Inc. ^ |
|
|
324 |
2,300 |
|
QUALCOMM, Inc. ^ |
|
|
140,484 |
3,371 |
|
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. ^* |
|
|
73,791 |
5,792 |
|
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. ^* |
|
|
40,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
770,677 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
SOFTWARE - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
3,784 |
|
Activision Blizzard, Inc. ^ |
|
|
$ 53,960 |
4,347 |
|
CDC Corp. ^* (a) |
|
|
8,390 |
1,572 |
|
Microsoft Corp. ^ |
|
|
54,281 |
79,632 |
|
Trident Microsystems, Inc. ^* (a) |
|
|
5,176 |
900 |
|
Vmware, Inc. - Cl. A ^* |
|
|
60,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
182,098 |
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.0 % |
|
|
|
6,173 |
|
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ^ |
|
|
10,371 |
1,523 |
|
AT&T, Inc. ^ |
|
|
53,914 |
1,431 |
|
Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd. ^* |
|
|
38,622 |
3,156 |
|
Finisar Corp. ^* |
|
|
53,494 |
1,763 |
|
IPG Photonics Corp. ^ |
|
|
107,067 |
8,500 |
|
KongZhong Corp. - ADR ^* |
|
|
55,250 |
810 |
|
Polycom, Inc. ^* |
|
|
8,537 |
3,821 |
|
RF Micro Devices, Inc. ^* |
|
|
20,442 |
1,072 |
|
Verizon Communications, Inc. ^ |
|
|
53,964 |
1,576 |
|
Vodafone Group PLC ^ |
|
|
45,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
446,963 |
|
|
TRANSPORTATION - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
1,144 |
|
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. ^* |
|
|
31,849 |
627 |
|
United Parcel Service, Inc. ^ |
|
|
54,223 |
|
|
|
|
|
86,072 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS ( Cost - $11,448,003) |
|
|
12,003,964 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MUTUAL FUNDS - 19.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - 2.5 % |
|
|
|
42,662 |
|
Ivy Asset Strategy Fund - Cl. Y |
|
|
1,144,183 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY FUND - 17.3 % |
|
|
|
78,616 |
|
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund - Cl. I |
|
|
991,352 |
16,825 |
|
CGM Focus Fund * |
|
|
568,506 |
145,239 |
|
Convergence Core Plus Fund - Institutional Class |
|
|
2,278,806 |
12,839 |
|
Fairholme Fund * |
|
|
464,524 |
39,530 |
|
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund - Cl. Y |
|
|
1,326,615 |
187,857 |
|
Robeco Boston Pertners Long/Short Research Fund - Institutional Shares |
|
2,455,286 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,085,089 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS ( Cost - $8,048,928) |
|
|
9,229,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEDGE FUND - 5.1 % |
|
|
|
2,234,292 |
|
Raven Rock Credit Fund, LP *(a) |
|
|
2,371,127 |
|
|
TOTAL HEDGE FUND ( Cost - $2,250,000) |
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 6.9 % |
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY FUND - 6.9 % |
|
|
|
43,675 |
|
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF |
|
|
$ 3,205,745 |
|
|
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS ( Cost - $2,838,999) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend Rate |
Maturity |
|
|
|
PREFERRED STOCK - 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
REITS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
510 |
|
Weyerhaeuser Co. ^ |
6.375% |
7/1/2016 |
26,015 |
|
|
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost - $25,938) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BONDS & NOTES - 16.4 % |
|
|
|
Principal |
|
ADVERTISING - 0.1 % |
Interest Rate |
|
|
$ 16,000 |
|
Affinion Group, Inc. ^ |
11.500% |
10/15/2015 |
12,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APPAREL - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
36,900 |
|
Kellwood Co. ^ |
12.875% |
12/31/2014 |
37,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANKS - 9.6 % |
|
|
|
63,000 |
|
Emigrant Bancorp, Inc. - 144A ^ |
6.250% |
6/15/2014 |
61,582 |
2,000,000 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.+ - Based on the S&P 500 Index |
0.000% |
2/26/2018 |
2,017,888 |
1,500,000 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.+ - Based on the S&P 500 Index |
0.000% |
4/2/2018 |
1,483,115 |
1,000,000 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
0.000% |
11/30/2018 |
963,441 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,526,026 |
|
|
COAL - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
23,000 |
|
SunCoke Energy, Inc. ^ |
7.625% |
8/1/2019 |
23,863 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 4.7 % |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC |
0.000% |
6/1/2017 |
2,207,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
25,845 |
|
Chukchansi Economic Development Authority (b)^ |
9.750% |
5/30/2020 |
12,696 |
248,512 |
|
Chukchansi Economic Development Authority - 144A (b)^ |
9.750% |
5/30/2020 |
120,528 |
31,000 |
|
Shingle Springs Trical Gaming Authority ^ |
9.375% |
6/15/2015 |
30,845 |
32,000 |
|
Shingle Springs Trical Gaming Authority - 144A ^ |
9.375% |
6/15/2015 |
31,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
195,909 |
|
|
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
Tervita Corp. ^ |
9.750% |
11/1/2019 |
37,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. ^ |
12.500% |
11/1/2019 |
30,938 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HOME EQUITY ABS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
23,243 |
|
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates ^ |
5.810% |
11/25/2036 |
21,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LODGING - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
68,162 |
|
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino - 144A ^ |
1.250% |
11/30/2020 |
62,879 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Principal |
|
|
Interest Rate |
Maturity |
Value |
|
|
MEDIA - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
$ 53,000 |
|
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. ^ |
5.500% |
9/15/2014 |
$ 51,476 |
46,000 |
|
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. ^ |
11.000% |
8/1/2016 |
40,595 |
21,000 |
|
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. ^ |
5.500% |
12/15/2016 |
15,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
108,005 |
|
|
OIL & GAS - 0.2 % |
|
|
|
36,000 |
|
Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc. -144A ^ |
6.500% |
10/1/2017 |
35,910 |
26,000 |
|
Endeavour International Corp. ^ |
12.000% |
3/1/2018 |
24,960 |
48,000 |
|
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. ^ |
8.250% |
2/15/2018 |
49,440 |
|
|
|
|
|
110,310 |
|
|
RETAIL - 0.4 % |
|
|
|
41,000 |
|
Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. ^ |
10.625% |
7/15/2017 |
41,154 |
26,000 |
|
Claire's Stores, Inc. ^ |
8.875% |
3/15/2019 |
27,203 |
30,000 |
|
JC Penny Corp., Inc. ^ |
6.875% |
10/15/2015 |
29,812 |
20,000 |
|
JC Penny Corp., Inc. ^ |
7.950% |
4/1/2017 |
19,250 |
35,000 |
|
Neebo, Inc. - 144A ^ |
15.000% |
6/30/2016 |
36,400 |
3,500 |
|
Neebo, Inc. ^ |
15.000% |
6/30/2016 |
3,640 |
26,000 |
|
New Albertsons, Inc. ^ |
7.450% |
8/1/2029 |
20,377 |
31,000 |
|
New Albertsons, Inc. ^ |
7.750% |
6/15/2026 |
23,715 |
|
|
|
|
|
201,551 |
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.1 % |
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. - 144A @ ^ |
6.250% |
5/1/2018 |
27,541 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES ( Cost - $7,392,241) |
|
|
7,602,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRIVATE NOTES - 7.5 % |
|
|
|
3,500,000 |
|
Aequitas Capital (a) |
15.000% |
7/5/2013 |
3,500,000 |
|
|
TOTAL PRIVATE NOTES ( Cost - $3,500,000) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPTIONS PURCHASED * - 0.3 % |
|
|
|
|
|
CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
|
|
|
357 |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $4.50 |
|
|
7,497 |
|
|
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Expiration October 2013, Exercise Price $2.50 |
|
|
470 |
|
|
Amarin Corp. PLC - ADR |
|
|
|
79 |
|
Expiration September 2013, Exercise Price $16.00 |
|
|
474 |
|
|
Apple, Inc. |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $400.00 |
|
|
15,960 |
|
|
Broadcom Corp. |
|
|
|
109 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $35.00 |
|
|
2,834 |
|
|
Equinix, Inc. |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Expiration September 2013, Exercise Price $200.00 |
|
|
3,450 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts** |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.2% (CONTINUED) |
|
|
|
|
|
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $175.00 |
|
|
$ 8,775 |
|
|
iShares Russell 2000 ETF |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $97.00 |
|
|
1,260 |
|
|
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. |
|
|
|
58 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $50.00 |
|
|
17,400 |
|
|
United Continental Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
|
50 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $32.00 |
|
|
3,550 |
|
|
Verisign, Inc. |
|
|
|
30 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $45.00 |
|
|
1,890 |
|
|
Windstream Corp. |
|
|
|
73 |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $9.00 |
|
|
511 |
|
|
Yelp, Inc. |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $30.00 |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED (Cost - $77,488) |
|
|
74,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
American Express Co. |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $65.00 |
|
|
250 |
|
|
EMC Corp. |
|
|
|
73 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $23.00 |
|
|
1,679 |
|
|
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
|
|
|
127 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $38.00 |
|
|
6,477 |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
109 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $157.00 |
|
|
13,952 |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
65 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $160.00 |
|
|
14,560 |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $161.00 |
|
|
6,916 |
|
|
TOTAL PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED (Cost - $60,364) |
|
|
43,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED ( Cost - $137,852) |
|
|
117,905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS ( Cost - $35,641,961) (c) - 81.8 % |
|
|
$ 38,056,275 |
|
|
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT ( Proceeds - $2,115,531)(c) - (4.6)% |
|
|
(2,156,126) |
|
|
OPTION CONTRACTS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $65,592)(c) - (0.2)% |
|
(63,925) |
|
|
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 23.0 % |
|
|
10,678,419 |
|
|
NET ASSETS - 100.0% |
|
|
$ 46,514,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT* - (4.6) % |
|
|
|
|
|
COMMON STOCKS - (3.7)% |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
BUILDING MATERIALS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(982) |
|
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. |
|
|
$ (23,567) |
(1,222) |
|
Boise Cascade Co. |
|
|
(31,051) |
(314) |
|
Trex Co., Inc. |
|
|
(14,912) |
|
|
|
|
|
(69,530) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - (0.4)% |
|
|
|
(745) |
|
ADT Corp. |
|
|
$ (29,688) |
(899) |
|
DeVry, Inc. |
|
|
(27,887) |
(4,300) |
|
Sotheby's Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
(163,013) |
|
|
|
|
|
(220,588) |
|
|
COMPUTERS - (0.3)% |
|
|
|
(5,200) |
|
Fortinet, Inc. |
|
|
(91,000) |
(560) |
|
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. |
|
|
(26,393) |
(964) |
|
Synaptics, Inc. |
|
|
(37,172) |
|
|
|
|
|
(154,565) |
|
|
ELECTRONICS - (0.5)% |
|
|
|
(2,153) |
|
FARO Technologies, Inc. |
|
|
(72,814) |
(1,217) |
|
Itron, Inc. |
|
|
(51,637) |
(3,157) |
|
National Instruments Corp. |
|
|
(88,207) |
|
|
|
|
|
(212,658) |
|
|
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(676) |
|
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. |
|
|
(40,330) |
(301) |
|
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. |
|
|
(16,594) |
|
|
|
|
|
(56,924) |
|
|
ENTERTAINMENT - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(1,609) |
|
National CineMedia, Inc. |
|
|
(27,176) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOOD - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(829) |
|
Lancaster Colony Corp. |
|
|
(64,654) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HAND/MACHINE TOOLS - (0.2)% |
|
|
|
(573) |
|
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
(32,816) |
(459) |
|
Snap-On, Inc. |
|
|
(41,025) |
|
|
|
|
|
(73,841) |
|
|
HOUSEWARES - (0.2)% |
|
|
|
(2,835) |
|
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. |
|
|
(74,419) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTERNET - (0.3)% |
|
|
|
(3,000) |
|
VeriSign, Inc. |
|
|
(133,980) |
(700) |
|
YY, Inc. - ADR |
|
|
(18,781) |
|
|
|
|
|
(152,761) |
|
|
MACHINERY - DIVERSIFIED - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(1,191) |
|
IDEX Corp. |
|
|
(64,088) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(467) |
|
Actuant Corp. |
|
|
(15,397) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OIL & GAS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(1,412) |
|
Trican Well Service Ltd. |
|
|
(18,832) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PHARMACEUTICALS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(519) |
|
Neogen Corp. |
|
|
(28,836) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
REITS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(224) |
|
Coresite Realty Corp. |
|
|
$ (7,125) |
(112) |
|
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
|
|
(6,832) |
(4,752) |
|
Hersha Hospitality Trust |
|
|
(26,801) |
(901) |
|
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
|
|
(25,669) |
|
|
|
|
|
(66,427) |
|
|
RETAIL - (0.2)% |
|
|
|
(460) |
|
Cabela's, Inc. |
|
|
(29,790) |
(889) |
|
Genesco, Inc. |
|
|
(59,554) |
|
|
|
|
|
(89,344) |
|
|
SEMICONDUCTORS - (0.3)% |
|
|
|
(983) |
|
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. |
|
|
(32,449) |
(1,319) |
|
Hittite Microwave Corp. |
|
|
(76,502) |
(2,140) |
|
Silicon Image, Inc. |
|
|
(12,519) |
|
|
|
|
|
(121,470) |
|
|
SOFTWARE - (0.2)% |
|
|
|
(396) |
|
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. |
|
|
(10,015) |
(4,600) |
|
Electronic Arts, Inc. |
|
|
(105,662) |
|
|
|
|
|
(115,677) |
|
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(476) |
|
ViaSat, Inc. |
|
|
(34,015) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSPORTATION - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(972) |
|
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A |
|
|
(35,400) |
(1,028) |
|
Werner Enterprises, Inc. |
|
|
(24,847) |
|
|
|
|
|
(60,247) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - (Proceeds - $1,686,999) |
|
|
(1,721,449) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - (0.9)% |
|
|
|
|
|
COMMODITY FUNDS - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
(682) |
|
iShares Silver Trust |
|
|
(12,938) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY FUNDS - (0.8)% |
|
|
|
(327) |
|
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund |
|
|
(25,624) |
(187) |
|
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund |
|
|
(7,961) |
(1,382) |
|
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund |
|
|
(134,275) |
(3,157) |
|
Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF |
|
|
(118,987) |
(479) |
|
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF |
|
|
(14,092) |
(3,949) |
|
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund |
|
|
(120,800) |
|
|
|
|
|
(421,739) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - (Proceeds - $428,532) |
|
|
(434,677) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (Proceeds - $2,115,531) |
|
|
(2,156,126) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
|
|
||
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) |
|
|
|
||
June 30, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts*** |
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN * - (0.2)% |
|
|
|
|
|
CALL OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN - (0.1)% |
|
|
|
|
|
American Express Co. |
|
|
|
(25) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $70.00 |
|
|
$ (12,750) |
|
|
AOL, Inc. |
|
|
|
(24) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $43.00 |
|
|
(120) |
|
|
Digital Generation, Inc. |
|
|
|
(9) |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $7.50 |
|
|
(495) |
|
|
EMC Corp. |
|
|
|
(86) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $25.00 |
|
|
(688) |
|
|
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF |
|
|
|
(127) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $40.00 |
|
|
(4,064) |
|
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $1,650.00 |
|
|
(1,667) |
|
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $1,670.00 |
|
|
(867) |
|
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $1,645.00 |
|
|
(4,643) |
|
|
S&P 500 Index |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Expiration August 2013, Exercise Price $1,625.00 |
|
|
(6,103) |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
(229) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $163.50 |
|
|
(4,351) |
|
|
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN (Premiums Received - $33,768) |
|
(35,748) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PUT OPTIONS CONTRACTS WRITTEN - (0.1) % |
|
|
|
|
|
Amarin Corp. PLC |
|
|
|
(19) |
|
Expiration September 2013, Exercise Price $7.00 |
|
|
(3,050) |
|
|
AOL, Inc. |
|
|
|
(20) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $38.00 |
|
|
(3,400) |
|
|
Ashland, Inc. |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $80.00 |
|
|
(240) |
|
|
Ashland, Inc. |
|
|
|
(5) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $85.00 |
|
|
(1,350) |
|
|
Capital One Financial Corp. |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $50.00 |
|
|
(24) |
|
|
Equinix, Inc. |
|
|
|
(5) |
|
Expiration September 2013, Exercise Price $160.00 |
|
|
(2,000) |
|
|
Facebook, Inc. |
|
|
|
(8) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $22.00 |
|
|
(8) |
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
(11) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $150.00 |
|
|
(3,795) |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
(26) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $155.00 |
|
|
(2,314) |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
(44) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $149.00 |
|
|
(1,276) |
|
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
|
|
(65) |
|
Expiration July 2013, Exercise Price $150.00 |
|
|
(2,145) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Funds |
||||
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
||||
June 30, 2013 |
||||
|
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
SCA Directional Fund |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
Investment securities: |
|
|
|
|
At cost |
$ 39,331,096 |
|
$ 35,641,961 |
|
At value |
$ 40,455,920 |
|
$ 38,056,275 |
|
Cash |
12,341,072 |
|
10,261,377 |
|
Deposits with Broker |
3,044,457 |
|
1,704,272 |
|
Receivable for securities and options sold |
426,853 |
|
315,153 |
|
Receivable for Fund shares sold |
113,331 |
|
104,402 |
|
Dividends and interest receivable |
204,322 |
|
169,315 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
8,913 |
|
6,807 |
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
56,594,868 |
|
50,617,601 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
Option Contracts Written - (premiums received $73,725 and $65,592, respectively) |
67,602 |
|
63,925 |
|
Securities Sold Short (proceeds - $2,292,273 and $2,115,531, respectively) |
2,311,609 |
|
2,156,126 |
|
Payable for Securities and Options Purchased |
2,405,756 |
|
1,553,024 |
|
Dividends and interest payable |
1,793 |
|
1,826 |
|
Investment advisory fees payable |
83,712 |
|
78,777 |
|
Fees payable to other affiliates |
12,121 |
|
12,095 |
|
Payable for Fund shares repurchased |
220,847 |
|
202,699 |
|
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable |
10,732 |
|
9,713 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
26,293 |
|
24,773 |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
5,140,465 |
|
4,102,958 |
NET ASSETS |
$ 51,454,403 |
|
$ 46,514,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets Consist Of: |
|
|
|
|
|
Paid in capital |
$ 50,750,964 |
|
$ 43,141,567 |
|
Accumulated net investment loss |
(261,294) |
|
(512,749) |
|
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions |
(146,878) |
|
1,510,438 |
|
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, options written, securities sold short and foreign currency translations |
1,111,611 |
|
2,375,387 |
NET ASSETS |
$ 51,454,403 |
|
$ 46,514,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets |
$ 51,454,403 |
|
$ 46,514,643 |
|
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding [$0 par value, unlimited shares authorized] |
5,107,484 |
|
4,333,487 |
|
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Net assets/Shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$ 10.07 |
|
$ 10.73 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Funds |
||||||
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
For the |
|
For the |
|
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
Period Ended |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013 |
|
June 30, 2012 (a) |
|
FROM OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss |
|
$ (316,579) |
|
$ (404,946) |
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions |
726,493 |
|
(207,516) |
|
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
foreign currency translations |
|
724,222 |
|
387,389 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
1,134,136 |
|
(225,073) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income ($0.00 and $0.01, respectively) |
|
- |
|
(43,490) |
|
|
From net realized gains ($0.05 and $0.00, respectively) |
|
(238,866) |
|
- |
|
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders |
|
(238,866) |
|
(43,490) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from shares sold |
|
21,659,804 |
|
66,561,298 |
|
|
Distributions reinvested |
|
196,149 |
|
36,236 |
|
|
Redemption fee proceeds |
|
- |
|
6,761 |
|
|
Payments for shares redeemed |
|
(25,973,358) |
|
(11,659,194) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from shares of beneficial interest |
(4,117,405) |
|
54,945,101 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
|
(3,222,135) |
|
54,676,538 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Period |
|
54,676,538 |
|
- |
|
|
End of Period * |
|
$ 51,454,403 |
|
$ 54,676,538 |
|
* Includes accumulated net investment loss of: |
|
$ (261,294) |
|
$ (415,105) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHARE ACTIVITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Sold |
|
2,145,296 |
|
6,692,809 |
|
|
Shares Reinvested |
|
19,615 |
|
3,668 |
|
|
Shares Redeemed |
|
(2,579,346) |
|
(1,174,558) |
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding |
|
(414,435) |
|
5,521,919 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) The Fund commenced operations September 8, 2011. |
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
SCA Funds |
||||||
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCA Directional Fund |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
For the |
|
For the |
|
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
Period Ended |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013 |
|
June 30, 2012 (a) |
|
FROM OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment loss |
|
$ (755,509) |
|
$ (439,249) |
|
|
Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency transactions |
2,078,946 |
|
77,506 |
|
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
foreign currency translations |
|
1,872,030 |
|
503,357 |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
|
3,195,467 |
|
141,614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income ($0.00 and $0.01, respectively) |
|
- |
|
(33,762) |
|
|
From net realized gains ($0.01 and $0.00, respectively) |
|
(54,689) |
|
- |
|
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders |
|
(54,689) |
|
(33,762) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from shares sold |
|
21,413,154 |
|
54,493,702 |
|
|
Distributions reinvested |
|
46,074 |
|
27,675 |
|
|
Redemption fee proceeds |
|
- |
|
1,997 |
|
|
Payments for shares redeemed |
|
(23,955,100) |
|
(8,761,489) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from shares of beneficial interest |
(2,495,872) |
|
45,761,885 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS |
|
644,906 |
|
45,869,737 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Period |
|
45,869,737 |
|
- |
|
|
End of Period * |
|
$ 46,514,643 |
|
$ 45,869,737 |
|
* Includes accumulated net investment loss of: |
|
$ (512,749) |
|
$ (270,271) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHARE ACTIVITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Sold |
|
2,052,369 |
|
5,444,175 |
|
|
Shares Reinvested |
|
4,495 |
|
2,793 |
|
|
Shares Redeemed |
|
(2,298,044) |
|
(872,301) |
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding |
|
(241,180) |
|
4,574,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) The Fund commenced operations September 8, 2011. |
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|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2013
1.
ORGANIZATION
The SCA Absolute Return Fund and the SCA Directional Fund (the Funds) are each a series of shares of beneficial interest of the Northern Lights Fund Trust (the Trust), a Delaware statutory trust organized on January 19, 2005. The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the 1940 Act), as non-diversified, open-end management investment companies. The primary investment objective of the SCA Absolute Return Fund is to seek to generate positive absolute returns with less volatility than traditional equity markets. The primary investment objective of the SCA Directional Fund is to seek returns similar to equities with less volatility than traditional equity markets. The Funds offer two share classes designated as Investor Class and Class A. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund and classes are identical except for differences in their ongoing service and distribution charges. Class A has not commenced operations. The Funds commenced operations on September 8, 2011.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).
Security Valuation Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (NOCP). In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the last bid price on the day of valuation. Equity options are priced using last trade price, if there is no trading for the day it will default to the bid price. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based on methods which include consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions or market quotations from a major market maker in the securities. Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services.
In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, securities may be valued at their fair market value as determined in good faith by the Trusts Fair Value Committee and in accordance with the Trusts Portfolio Securities Valuation Procedures (the Procedures). The Board will review the fair value method in use for securities requiring a fair market value determination at least quarterly. The Procedures consider, among others, the following factors to determine a securitys fair value: the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; and possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost.
The Funds may hold securities, such as private placements, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded securities or temporarily illiquid securities, for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable. These securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined using the fair value procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value team composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) adviser and/or sub-adviser. The team may also enlist third party consultants such as an audit firm or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board reviews and ratifies the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.
Fair Value Team and Valuation Process - This team is composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) adviser and/or sub-adviser. The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each of these groups. For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
(i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source), (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the adviser or sub-adviser, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument. Factors which may cause the adviser or sub-adviser to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an asked price is available; the spread between bid and asked prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a significant event) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Funds calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private placements or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the adviser or sub-adviser based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances). If the adviser or sub-adviser is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties , the fair value team shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund's holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.
Valuation of Fund of Funds - The Funds may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the Underlying Funds). The Underlying Funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value to the methods established by the board of directors of the Underlying Funds.
Open-ended funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The shares of many closed-end investment companies, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or market premium on shares of any closed-end investment company purchased by the Funds will not change.
The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of all of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
Level 2 Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument 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
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of June 30, 2013 for the Funds assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
SCA Absolute Return Fund
Assets |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
Common Stocks* |
$ 15,616,461 |
$ - |
$ 20,325 |
$ 15,636,786 |
Preferred Stock |
- |
- |
- |
$ - |
Mutual Funds |
5,479,277 |
- |
- |
$ 5,479,277 |
Hedge Fund |
- |
3,183,729 |
- |
$ 3,183,729 |
Exchange Traded Funds |
4,342,475 |
- |
- |
$ 4,342,475 |
Preferred Stock |
39,023 |
- |
- |
$ 39,023 |
Bonds & Notes* |
- |
7,958,785 |
- |
$ 7,958,785 |
Private Notes |
- |
- |
3,700,000 |
$ 3,700,000 |
Options Purchased |
115,845 |
- |
- |
$ 115,845 |
Money Market Fund |
- |
- |
- |
$ - |
U.S. Government |
- |
- |
- |
$ - |
Total |
$ 25,593,081 |
$ 11,142,514 |
$ 3,720,325 |
$ 40,455,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
Securities Sold Short |
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks* |
$ 1,773,618 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 1,773,618 |
Exchange Traded Funds |
537,991 |
- |
- |
$ 537,991 |
Bonds Sold Short |
- |
$ - |
- |
$ - |
Options Contracts Written |
50,449 |
17,153 |
- |
$ 67,602 |
Total |
$ 2,362,058 |
$ 17,153 |
$ - |
$ 2,379,211 |
SCA Directional Fund
Assets |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
Common Stocks* |
$ 11,990,398 |
$ - |
$ 13,566 |
$ 12,003,964 |
Preferred Stock |
- |
- |
- |
$ - |
Mutual Funds |
9,229,272 |
- |
- |
$ 9,229,272 |
Hedge Fund |
- |
2,371,127 |
- |
$ 2,371,127 |
Exchange Traded Funds |
3,205,745 |
- |
- |
$ 3,205,745 |
Preferred Stock |
26,015 |
- |
- |
$ 26,015 |
Bonds & Notes* |
- |
7,602,247 |
- |
$ 7,602,247 |
Private Notes |
|
|
3,500,000 |
$ 3,500,000 |
Options Purchased |
117,905 |
- |
- |
$ 117,905 |
Money Market Fund |
- |
- |
- |
$ - |
U.S. Government |
- |
- |
- |
$ - |
Total |
$ 24,569,335 |
$ 9,973,374 |
$ 3,513,566 |
$ 38,056,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
Securities Sold Short |
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks* |
$ 1,721,449 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 1,721,449 |
Exchange Traded Funds |
434,677 |
- |
- |
$ 434,677 |
Bonds Sold Short |
- |
$ - |
- |
$ - |
Options Contracts Written |
50,645 |
13,280 |
- |
$ 63,925 |
Total |
$ 2,206,771 |
$ 13,280 |
$ - |
$ 2,220,051 |
*Please refer to the Portfolios of Investments for industry classifications.
There were no transfers into or out of Level 1 and Level 2. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, transfers between Level 2 and 3 are listed in the table below.
It is the each Funds policy to recognize transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 at the end of the reporting period.
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
Hedge Fund |
Total |
Transfers into Level 2 from Level 1 |
$ - |
$ - |
Transfers from Level 3 into Level 2 |
(3,183,729) |
(3,183,729) |
Net Transfers in/(Out) of Level 3 |
$ (3,183,729) |
$ (3,183,729) |
SCA Directional Fund |
Hedge Fund |
Total |
Transfers into Level 2 from Level 1 |
$ - |
$ - |
Transfers from Level 3 into Level 2 |
(2,371,127) |
(2,371,127) |
Net Transfers in/(Out) of Level 3 |
$ (2,371,127) |
$ (2,371,127) |
There were no transfers from Level 1 to Level 2. Transfers that were made out of Level 3 represent securities that are currently receiving valuation information based on observable inputs and is being valued based on daily performance figures of the underlying holdings of the security.
The following is a reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the Statement of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at June 30, 2013 includes:
|
$ - |
$ - |
$ (4,759) |
$ (4,759) |
|
SCA Directional Fund |
|
||
|
Private Note |
Hedge Fund |
Common Stocks |
Total |
Beginning Balance |
$ - |
$ 1,512,616 |
$ - |
$ 1,512,616 |
Total realized gain (loss) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
- |
108,511 |
- |
108,511 |
Cost of purchases |
3,500,000 |
750,000 |
- |
4,250,000 |
Proceeds from sales |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Net Transfers in/out of Level 3 |
- |
(2,371,127) |
13,566 |
(2,357,561) |
Ending balance |
$ 3,500,000 |
$ - |
$ 13,566 |
$ 3,513,566 |
The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the Statement of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at June 30, 2013 includes:
|
$ - |
$ - |
$ (3,215) |
$ (3,215) |
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of each Funds Level 3 Private Note investments are (1) review of current assets held by the investment (2) review of the investments interest payments to verify that they continue to be received in a timely fashion (3) receipt of the investments interim financial statements as of June 30, 2013. Significant changes in any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of each Funds Level 3 Common Stock investments are (1) review of current assets held by the investment. (2) review of any market quotations available
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
on the exchange. (3) review of any liquidation distributions for each security. Significant changes in any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
Genesis Capital, LLC (the Advisor) fair values the investment in Hedge Funds based on the daily performance of the underlying holdings of the Hedge Fund. This daily performance report is received from the administrator of the Hedge Fund. The price of the Hedge Fund is back tested on a monthly basis and reviewed by the Funds fair valuation committee on a regular basis. The Fund is restricted in the disposition of the Hedge Fund. It can take the Fund 30 to 90 days to sell the security. The Hedge Fund is considered illiquid due to the nature of the disposition time frame.
Exchange Traded Funds - The Funds may invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. The Funds may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.
Structured Notes There are several risks associated with the use of structured notes. Structured notes are leveraged, thereby providing an exposure to the underlying benchmark greater than the face amount and increasing the volatility of each note relative to the change in the underlying linked financial instrument. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for the structured notes the Fund invests in, which may make it difficult for the Fund to sell the structured notes it holds at an acceptable price or to accurately value them. In addition, structured notes are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the instrument, or issuer, might not pay interest when due or repay principal at maturity of the obligation. The Funds bear the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the issuer.
Short Sales A "short sale" is a transaction in which the Funds sell a security they do not own but have borrowed in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. The Funds are obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it on the open market at a later date. If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Funds replace the borrowed security, the Funds will incur a loss, potentially unlimited in size. Conversely, if the price declines, the Funds will realize a gain, limited to the price at which the Funds sold the security short.
Option Transactions The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objective and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against risk. When the Funds write put and call options, 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 market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Funds enter into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call 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 writer of an option, the Funds have no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retain the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
The Funds may purchase put and call options. Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in the Funds portfolio. If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Funds 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 Funds upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Funds. 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 Funds, the benefits realized by the Funds as a result of such favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option and related
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
transaction costs. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. With purchased options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since these options are exchange traded and the exchanges clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default.
Derivatives Disclosure
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in the Funds as of June 30, 2013:
SCA Absolute Return Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
|
Asset Derivatives |
|
Liability Derivatives |
||||
Contract Type/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary Risk Exposure |
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
|
Value |
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
|
Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity contracts |
|
Investment Securities |
|
$ 115,845 |
|
Option Contracts Written |
|
$ 67,602 |
SCA Directional Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
|
Asset Derivatives |
|
Liability Derivatives |
||||
Contract Type/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary Risk Exposure |
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
|
Value |
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
|
Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity contracts |
|
Investment Securities |
|
$ 117,905 |
|
Option Contracts Written |
|
$ 63,925 |
The effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2013:
SCA Absolute Return Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in |
||
Statement of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
||
Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized Gain |
|
Appreciation or |
Contract Type/ |
|
Location of Gain or (Loss) On |
|
or (Loss) on |
|
(Depreciation) |
||||
Primary Risk Exposure |
|
Derivatives |
|
Derivatives |
|
on Derivatives |
||||
Equity contracts |
|
Net realized gain (loss) on options written/ |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options written |
|
$ 676,223 |
|
$ (14,470) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity contracts |
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investmens/ |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
|
$ (432,719) |
|
$ 7,451 |
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
SCA Directional Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in |
||
Statement of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
||
Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized Gain |
|
Appreciation or |
Contract Type/ |
|
Location of Gain or (Loss) On |
|
or (Loss) on |
|
(Depreciation) |
||||
Primary Risk Exposure |
|
Derivatives |
|
Derivatives |
|
on Derivatives |
||||
Equity contracts |
|
Net realized gain (loss) on options written/ |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options written |
|
$ 713,990 |
|
$ (19,435) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity contracts |
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments/ |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
|
$ (367,707) |
|
$ (590) |
The derivative instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2013 as disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed in the Statements of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Funds.
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 is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. 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.
Federal Income Taxes The Funds intend to continue to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute all of their taxable income, if any, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
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 the Funds 2012 tax returns or expected to be taken on the Funds 2013 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and Nebraska State. 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 annually 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.
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the year. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
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. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.
3.
ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Advisory Fees Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement (the Advisory Agreement), investment advisory services are provided to the Fund by Genesis Capital, LLC (the Adviser). Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser receives monthly fees calculated at an annual rate of 1.95% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. For the year ended June 30, 2013, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $1,002,864 and $889,258 for the SCA Absolute Return Fund and the SCA Directional Fund, respectively. The Adviser manages a portion of the Funds portfolios directly and allocates the remaining balance of the Funds assets among the Funds sub-advisers. The Funds sub-advisers are Coe Capital Management, LLC, Phineus Partners LP, SeaBridge Investment Advisors, LLC, Tiburon Capital Management, LLC, and V2 Capital, LLC. Battenkill Capital Management, Inc. and Inflection Partners, Inc. were sub-advisers for each Fund during the year but are no longer sub-advisers as-of February 1, 2013 and May 15, 2013, respectively. V2 Capital, LLC began as sub-advisor for each Fund on June 12, 2013. The Adviser pays each sub-adviser a portion of its advisory fee.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or part of its fees and/or make payments to limit Fund expenses (exclusive of any front end or contingent deferred loads, brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), expenses of investing in Underlying Funds, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) at least until October 31, 2013, so that the total annual operating expenses of the Funds do not exceed 2.95% for SCA Absolute Return Fund and 2.95% for SCA Directional Funds average daily net assets. Waivers and expense payments may be recouped by the Adviser from the Funds, to the extent that overall expenses fall below the expense limitation, within three years of when the amounts were waived. No amounts were waived or reimbursed during the year ended June 30, 2013.
Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with Gemini Fund Services (GFS,) the Funds pay GFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Funds. GFS provides a Principal Executive Officer and a Principal Financial Officer to the Funds.
In addition, certain affiliates of GFS provide ancillary services to the Funds as follows:
Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (NLCS) - NLCS, an affiliate of GFS, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust, as well as related compliance services, pursuant to a consulting agreement between NLCS and the Trust. Under the terms of such agreement, NLCS receives customary fees from the Funds.
Gemcom, LLC (Gemcom) - Gemcom, an affiliate of GFS, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Funds on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Gemcom receives customary fees from the Funds.
Distributor The distributor of the Funds is Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the Distributor), an affiliate of GFS. The Trust, with respect to the Funds, has adopted, the Trusts Master Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan (the Plan), as amended, to pay for certain distribution activities and shareholder services. Under the Plan, the Funds may pay 0.25% per year of the average daily net assets of each Fund for such distribution and shareholder service activities. For the year ended June 30, 2013, the Funds incurred distribution fees of $128,572 and $114,008 for SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund, respectively.
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
Amounts due to GFS for these various services as of June 30, 2013 are reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Fees payable to other affiliates.
Trustees Effective April 1, 2013, each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Trust or an investment adviser or sub-adviser to any series of the Trust will receive a quarterly fee of $27,625 for his attendance at the regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Trustees, to be paid in advance of each calendar quarter, as well as reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred. Prior to April 1, 2013 each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Trust or an adviser received a quarterly fee of $21,500. Effective July 1, 2013, in addition to the quarterly fees and reimbursements, the Chairman of the Board receives a $30,000 annual fee, and the Audit Committee Chairman receives a $15,000 annual fee, each to be paid quarterly, allocated between the Northern Lights Fund Trust and Northern Lights Variable Trust.
Additionally, in the event a meeting of the Board of Trustees other than its regularly scheduled meetings (a Special Meeting) is required, each Independent Trustee will receive a fee of $2,500 per Special Meeting, as well as reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred, to be paid by the relevant series of the Trust or its investment adviser or sub-adviser depending on the circumstances necessitating the Special Meeting.
The interested persons who serve as Trustees of the Trust receive no compensation for their services as Trustees. None of the executive officers receive compensation from the Trust.
4.
INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
The cost of security purchases and the proceeds from the sale of securities, other than short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2013, amounted to:
Fund |
Purchases |
Sales |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
$ 64,476,321 |
$ 74,619,865 |
SCA Directional Fund |
$ 53,978,443 |
$ 59,767,007 |
5. OPTION CONTRACTS WRITTEN
The number of option contracts written and the premiums received by the Funds during the year ended June 30, 2013, were as follows:
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
||
|
Number of |
|
Premiums |
|
Contracts |
|
Received |
Options outstanding, beginning of year |
1,206 |
|
$ 55,143 |
Options written |
26,460 |
|
2,790,832 |
Options closed |
(14,582) |
|
(2,305,296) |
Options exercised |
(2,622) |
|
(145,957) |
Options expired |
(9,694) |
|
(320,997) |
Options outstanding, end of year |
768 |
|
$ 73,725 |
|
SCA Directional Fund |
||
|
Number of |
|
Premiums |
|
Contracts |
|
Received |
Options outstanding, beginning of year |
1,228 |
|
$ 53,534 |
Options written |
31,910 |
|
4,425,916 |
Options closed |
(18,265) |
|
(3,902,430) |
Options exercised |
(2,947) |
|
(154,394) |
Options expired |
(11,110) |
|
(357,034) |
Options outstanding, end of year |
816 |
|
$ 65,592 |
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
6.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL
The tax character of Fund distributions paid for the following periods was as follows:
For fiscal year ended |
|
Ordinary |
|
Long-Term |
|
Total |
6/30/2013 |
|
Income |
|
Capital Gain |
|
Distributions |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
$ 28,084 |
|
$ 210,782 |
|
$ 238,866 |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
- |
|
54,689 |
|
54,689 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For fiscal period ended |
|
Ordinary |
|
Long-Term |
|
Total |
6/30/2012 |
|
Income |
|
Capital Gain |
|
Distributions |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
|
$ 43,490 |
|
$ - |
|
$ 43,490 |
SCA Directional Fund |
|
33,762 |
|
- |
|
33,762 |
As of June 30, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
|
Undistributed |
|
Undistributed |
|
Other |
|
Post Octover |
|
Unrealized |
|
Total |
|
Ordinary |
|
Long-Term |
|
Book/Tax |
|
Loss and |
|
Appreciation/ |
|
Accumulated |
|
Income |
|
Gains |
|
Differences |
|
Late Year Loss |
|
(Depreciation) |
|
Earnings/(Deficits) |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
$ - |
|
$ - |
|
$ (33,768) |
|
$ (107,951) |
|
$ 845,158 |
|
$ 703,439 |
SCA Directional Fund |
- |
|
1,622,491 |
|
(38,401) |
|
(404,552) |
|
2,193,538 |
|
3,373,076 |
The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation, accumulated net investment losses and accumulated net realized gain / (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles, mark-to-market on passive foreign investment companies, and adjustments for, real estate investment trusts, C-Corporations, and publicly traded partnerships.
Late year losses incurred after December 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Funds incurred and elected to defer such late year losses as follows:
|
Late Year |
|
Losses |
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
$ 107,951 |
SCA Directional Fund |
404,552 |
Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/ tax basis treatment of foreign currency gains/ (losses), and net operating losses, adjustments related to real estate investment trusts, C-Corporations, publicly traded partnerships and passive foreign investment companies, and adjustments for the capitalization of in lieu dividend payments made in connection with short sales of stock that have not been held open for more than 45 days, resulted in reclassification for the year ended June 30, 2013 as follows:
The SCA Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30, 2013
7.
INVESTMENT IN RESTRICTED SECURITIES
Restricted securities include securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and securities that are subject to restrictions on resale. The Funds may invest in restricted securities that are consistent with the Funds investment objectives and investment strategies. The Funds will not invest in a restricted security if, immediately after and as a result of the investment in such security, more that 15% of the Funds net assets would be invested in illiquid securities. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuers expense either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Investments in restricted securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. It is possible that the estimated value may differ significantly from the amount that might ultimately be realized in the near term, and the difference could be material.
As of June 30, 2013, the SCA Funds were invested in the following restricted securities:
SCA Absolute Return Fund
SCA Directional Fund
Security |
Initial Acquisition Date |
Shares |
Cost |
Value |
% of Net Assets |
Aequitas Capital |
04/05/2013 |
3,500,000 |
$3,500,000 |
$3,500,000 |
7.5% |
Raven Rock Credit Fund, LP |
05/31/2012 |
2,234,292 |
$2,250,000 |
$2,371,127 |
5.1% |
8.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11 related to disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01 which gives additional clarification to ASU No. 2011-11. The amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The guidance requires retrospective application for all comparative periods presented. Management is currently evaluating the impact these amendments may have on the Funds financial statements.
9.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events after the date of the Statement 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 or disclosure in the financial statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders of SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund and
Board of Trustees of Northern Lights Fund Trust
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund, each a series of shares of beneficial interest of Northern Lights Fund Trust (the Funds ), including the portfolios of investments, as of June 30, 2013, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers or other appropriate parties, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where responses by brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund, as of June 30, 2013, the results of their operations for the year then ended, and the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012, presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BBD, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 28, 2013
SCA FUNDS
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
June 30, 2013
This chart provides information about the Trustees and Officers who oversee the Fund. Officers elected by the Trustees manage the day ‐ to ‐ day operations of the Fund and execute policies formulated by the Trustees. The address of each Trustee and Officer is 17605 Wright Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68130 unless otherwise noted.
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 |
|||||||
Anthony J. Hertl ^ 1950 |
Trustee Since 2005; Chairman of the Board since 2013. |
Consultant to small and emerging businesses (since 2000). |
98 |
AdvisorOne Funds (12 portfolios) (2004-2013); Ladenburg Thalmann Alternative Strategies Fund (since June 2010); Satuit Capital Management Trust; The Z-Seven Fund, Inc. (2007 May, 2010), Greenwich Advisers Trust (2007- February 2011), Global Real Estate Fund (2008-2011), The World Funds Trust (since 2010) and Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2006) |
|||||||
Gary W. Lanzen ^ 1954 |
Trustee Since 2005 |
President, Orizon Investment Counsel, Inc. (2000-2006); Chief Investment Officer (2000 -2010); Founder and Partner, Orizon Group, Inc. (a financial services company) (2000-2006). |
98 |
AdvisorOne Funds (12 portfolios) (since 2003); Ladenburg Thalmann Alternative Strategies Fund (2010-2011); Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2006) |
|||||||
Mark H. Taylor ^ 1964 |
Trustee Since 2007 |
Andrew D. Braden Professor of Accounting and Auditing, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University (since 2009); John P. Begley Endowed Chair in Accounting, Creighton University (2002 2009); Former member of the AICPA Auditing Standards Board, AICPA (2008-2011). |
111 |
Ladenburg Thalmann Alternative Strategies Fund (since 2010); Lifetime Achievement Mutual Fund, Inc. (LFTAX) (Director and Audit Committee Chairman) (2007-2012); NLFT III (since February 2012); Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2007) |
|||||||
John V. Palancia 1954 |
Trustee Since 2011 |
Retired (since 2011). Formerly, Director of Futures Operations, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (1975-2011). |
111 |
Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2011); NLFT III (since February 2012); Ladenburg Thalmann Alternative Strategies Fund (since 2012) |
SCA FUNDS
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)(Continued)
June 30, 2013
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 |
Michael Miola*** ^ 1952 |
Trustee Since 2005; Chairman of the Board 2005-2013. |
Co-Owner and Co-Managing Member of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC; Manager of Gemini Fund Services, LLC; Orion Adviser Services, LLC, CLS Investments, LLC, GemCom, LLC and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (since 2003); Director of Constellation Trust Company (since 2004). |
98 |
AdvisorOne Funds (12 portfolios) (2003-2012); Ladenburg Thalmann Alternative Strategies Fund (since 2010); Northern Lights Variable Trust (since 2006) |
Andrew Rogers 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788 1969 |
President Since 2006 |
Chief Executive Officer, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since 2012); President and Manager, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2006 - 2012); Formerly Manager, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (2006 2008); and President and Manager, GemCom LLC (2004 - 2011). |
N/A |
N/A |
Kevin E. Wolf 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788 1969 |
Treasurer Since 2006 |
President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since 2012); Director of Fund Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2006 - 2012); and Vice-President, GemCom, LLC (since 2004). |
N/A |
N/A |
James P. Ash 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788 1976 |
Secretary Since 2011 |
Senior Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since 2012); Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2011 - 2012); Director of Legal Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2009 - 2011); Assistant Vice President of Legal Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2008 - 2011). |
N/A |
N/A |
Lynn Bowley 1958 |
Chief Compliance Officer Since 2007 |
Compliance Officer of Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (since 2007); Vice President of Investment Support Services for Mutual of Omaha Companies (2002 2006). |
N/A |
N/A |
* The term of office for each Trustee and officer listed above will continue indefinitely until the individual resigns or is removed.
** The term Fund Complex includes the Northern Lights Fund Trust (NLFT), Northern Lights Fund Trust III (NLFT III) and the Northern Lights Variable Trust (NLVT).
*** Michael Miola is an interested person of the Trust as that term is defined under the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Gemini Fund Services, LLC, (the Trusts Administrator, Fund Accountant, Transfer Agent) and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the Funds Distributor).
^ These Trustees were named in the SEC order instituting settled administrative proceedings against Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC, Gemini Fund Services, LLC and certain Trustees.
The Funds Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at 1-855-282-1100.
The SCA Funds
EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
June 30, 2013
As a shareholder of the Funds you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1 fees) fees and other Fund 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 first line 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 the Period to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes : The second line 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 returns. 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.
|
Beginning Account Value (1/1/13) |
Ending Account Value (6/30/13) |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Expenses Paid During the Period* (1/1/13 to 6/30/13) |
Actual |
|
|
|
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
$1,000.00 |
$1,007.00 |
3.11% |
$15.48 |
SCA Directional Fund |
$1,000.00 |
$1,041.70 |
3.15% |
$15.95 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
|
|
|
|
SCA Absolute Return Fund |
$1,000.00 |
$1,009.37 |
3.11% |
$15.49 |
SCA Directional Fund |
$1,000.00 |
$1,009.17 |
3.15% |
$15.69 |
*Expenses Paid During Period are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days and divided by 365 (to reflect the number of days in the period ended June 30, 2013).
The SCA Funds
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES IN RENEWAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund (Adviser Genesis Capital, LLC)*
In connection with the regular meeting held on June 19 and 20, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the Trustees or the Board) of the Northern Lights Fund Trust (the Trust), including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, discussed the renewal of an investment advisory agreement (the Advisory Agreement) between Genesis Capital, LLC (Genesis) and the Trust, with respect to the SCA Absolute Return Fund (SCA Absolute) and SCA Directional Fund (SCA Directional) (each a Fund and collectively referred to as the Funds). In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Board received materials specifically relating to the Advisory Agreement.
Counsel assisted the Trustees throughout the Advisory Agreement review process. The Board relied upon the advice of Counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Trustees were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the Advisory Agreement.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees noted that over the course of the Trustees relationship with Genesis, Genesis has consistently demonstrated its commitment to the Funds, and has responded well to Board feedback. They noted that Genesis has recently hired a new head of marketing and is working with a new sales force to boost sales of the Funds shares. The Trustees considered that Genesis was formed by Strategic Capital Group (SCG) to be the manager of a family of hedge fund of funds and these two mutual funds. Managing approximately $119 million in assets mostly through 2 mutual funds, Genesis believes it has the advantage of leveraging the intellectual capital of SCG which is an integrated investment management firm servicing high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations and endowments. In reviewing the key personnel responsible for servicing the Funds, the Trustees acknowledged they have extensive experience managing large pools of capital, portfolio design and construction, asset allocation, alternative investments, and estate planning and determined that they have the skills and attributes required to service and manage the Funds. The Trustees considered the services Genesis provides to the Funds, including the identification, research and analysis of investments, due diligence and supervision of sub-advisers, and allocation of the Funds capital among various investment strategies. They also considered, in an effort to generate returns with less volatility to equities, Genesis manages both Funds in a multi-strategy, diversified approach which is monitored daily. The Trustees considered that, with respect to compliance monitoring, Genesis monitors compliance to the Funds investment limitations and prospectus by utilizing an investment committee to review each trade prior to execution in order to detect possible exceptions. The Trustees also reviewed and considered the SEC deficiency letter and related affiliate litigations and confirmed with representatives of Genesis that the SECs deficiencies do not relate to the Funds or any investment made by the Funds. They noted Genesis and its affiliates have retained outside counsel and an independent consulting firm to assist them in addressing the SECs concerns, which the Trustees believe demonstrates their commitment to compliance. During its presentation, representatives of Genesis also explained that Genesis expects the matters raised in the recent SEC exam will be resolved favorably and will not impact its ability to manage the Funds. After further discussion, the Trustees concluded, based on their previous experience with Genesis and its recognized commitment to the Funds, they are satisfied Genesis will continue to provide a high level of service to the Funds for the benefit of the shareholders.
Performance.
SCA Absolute Fund . The Trustees reviewed the Funds performance over the last one year (0.09%) and since inception in September 2011 (1.28%), noting that it outperformed the peer group averages (0.04% and -0.63%, respectively), but underperformed the Morningstar US OE Multi-Alternative category averages (2.82% and 2.75%) and its benchmark index (3.50% and 2.24%) for each period. They further noted that current Fund performance is not indicative of a full market cycle and Genesis is working to add quality sub-advisers to improve performance. The Trustees concluded that the Funds performance is acceptable and Genesis is taking positive steps to improve performance.
SCA Directional Fund . The Trustees concluded that the performance of the Directional Fund since inception in September 2011 (4.29%) is favorable when compared to the US OE Multi-Alternative Morningstar US category (2.75%) the peer group (2.59%) averages and the HFRX Equity Hedge Index (2.99%). They considered the Fund has also outperformed the peer group average (1.10%) for the one year ended March 31st with returns of 2.73%, but underperformed the category average (2.82%) and index (6.02%) over the same period. They also considered the Funds performance compared to the equity markets generally, and the negative impact on returns related to Genesiss focus on reduced volatility. The Trustees concluded that the performance of the Fund has been reasonable.
Fees and Expenses.
SCA Absolute Return . The Trustees noted the Funds contractual advisory fee of 1.95% is higher than the average advisory fee charged by funds in its peer group (1.44%) and its Morningstar category (1.05%); however, it is within the range of fees charged by both the peer group (0.25% to 2.75%) and the category (0% to 2.75%). They also considered that some of the other funds in the peer group are quite large, which may impact the advisory fee, and after fee waiver the advisory fee paid during the prior fiscal year was 1.53%. After discussion, the Trustees concluded the advisory fee was within the range of reasonable.
SCA Directional Fund . The Trustees noted the Funds advisory fee of 1.95% is higher than the advisory fee charged by funds in its peer group (1.51%) and its Morningstar category (1.05%); however, it is within the range of fees charged by both the peer group (0% to 2.30%) and the category (up to 2.75%). They considered that some of the other funds in the peer group are quite large, which may impact the advisory fee and after fee waiver, the advisory fee paid during the prior fiscal year was 1.52%. After discussion, the Trustees concluded the fee was within the range of reasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the economies of scale and noted that Genesis agreed in its written response to the Board to consider breakpoints when asset levels for a Fund have reached $250 million for the Fund. They further noted Genesis intends to renew the Funds expense cap agreement for the upcoming year. After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that shareholders are benefiting from the expense cap and breakpoints are not necessary at this time.
Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profitability analysis for each Fund provided by Genesis. They noted Genesis realized a profit in connection with its relationship with each Fund, but that in each case such profit was reasonable, in terms of percentage of revenue and actual dollars. The Trustees concluded Genesiss profitability was reasonable.
Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from Genesis as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees concluded that the advisory fee structure is reasonable and that renewal of the Advisory Agreement is in the best interests the shareholders of the SCA Absolute Return Fund and the SCA Directional Fund.
SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund (Sub-Adviser Coe Capital Management, LLC)*
In connection with the regular meeting on June 19 and 20, 2013 the Board of the Trust, including the Independent Trustees, discussed the renewal of a sub-advisory agreement (the Coe Sub-Advisory Agreement) between Genesis and Coe Capital Management, LLC (Coe), with respect to the Funds. The Trustees noted that the Sub-Adviser previously had provided the Trustees with materials related to the proposed renewal of the Coe Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees noted that with $370 million in assets under management, Coe is a research driven organization with a history of providing investment research and advisory services to high net worth individuals and families. The Trustees examined the background information of the key investment personnel and were satisfied with their overall experience and expertise in portfolio management, trading, research, finance, operations, and compliance. They noted Genesis is responsible for providing its brand of research and trading in managing their allocated portion of each Funds capital which will be run pari passu to other accounts managed by Coe. The Trustees considered that by using its robust bottom up research, Genesis employs a long/short domestic strategy of small and mid-cap U.S. companies to generate returns with reduced volatility by identifying material deviations between in house modeling and analysts expectations. Coe reported using several tools to manage risk, such as a lower net exposure to the market through the use of sector specific ETFs to hedge sector risk and a reliance on their strong stock research process. The Trustees considered the sub-adviser will monitor compliance to investment limitations and the prospectus by using and reviewing several pre-trade compliance checks in addition to the review of the previous days trade reconciliations for proper allocation and Coe reported no material compliance or litigation issues since the last contract approval. The Trustees concluded they are satisfied with the experience and robust research capabilities of the sub-adviser and is comfortable they will continue to deliver high quality service to the Funds for the shareholders.
Performance.
SCA Absolute Return Fund . The Trustees reviewed the sub-advisers contribution to Fund performance since Coe began managing the Fund, noting that the performance (2.77%) has added positively to the Funds performance (1.19%) over the period. The Trustees considered the relatively short period of performance presented but noted the sub-adviser had developed and implemented a strategy that positively impacts Fund performance. After discussion, the Trustees concluded the period of time Coe has managed the Fund is too short for a full evaluation of performance relative to the benchmark, but the sub-advisers performance appeared acceptable.
SCA Direction Fund . The Trustees reviewed the sub-advisers contribution to Fund performance since Coe began managing the Fund, noting that the performance (4.03%) has added positively to the Funds performance (3.51%) over the period. The Trustees considered the relatively short period of performance presented but noted the sub-adviser had developed and implemented a strategy that positively impacts Fund performance. After discussion, the Trustees concluded the period of time Coe has managed the Fund is too short for a full evaluation of performance relative to the benchmark, but the sub-advisers performance appeared acceptable.
Fees and Expenses. The Trustees noted the sub-adviser receives 1.00% for its services to the Funds. They considered Coes significance to each Funds strategy and further noted the fee is the same as the 1.00% charged to the sub-advisers other clients. After discussion, in consideration of the significance of the sub-advisers role in each Funds strategy, the Trustees concluded the advisory fee charged each Fund is reasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether there will be economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. The Trustees agreed that this was an adviser level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall advisory contract, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Trustees that lack of breakpoints was acceptable.
Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profitability analysis provided by the sub-adviser and noted it had realized a modest profit in terms of actual dollars, and a notable profit in terms of percentage of revenue with respect to its services to each Fund. They considered the profit realized in connection with Coes relationship with the Funds is less than it would have received from its typical managed account client. After discussion, the Trustees concluded the sub-advisers profitability with respect to each Fund was not unreasonable.
Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from the sub-adviser as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Coe Sub-Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee structure is reasonable and that renewal of the Coe Sub-Advisory Agreement is in the best interests the shareholders of each the SCA Absolute Return Fund and the SCA Directional Fund.
SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund (Sub-Adviser Phineus Partners, LP)*
In connection with the regular meeting on June 19 and 20, 2013 the Board of the Trust, including the Independent Trustees, discussed the renewal of a sub-advisory agreement (the Phineus Sub-Advisory Agreement) between Genesis and Phineus Partners, LP (Phineus), with respect to the Funds. The Trustees noted that the Sub-Adviser previously had provided the Trustees with materials related to the proposed renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees noted that Phineus was founded in 2002 and currently manages approximately $132 million in assets, providing discretionary advisory services and portfolio management services to pooled investment vehicles, offshore investment funds; U.S. investment limited partnerships, and separately managed accounts. They also reviewed the key personnel responsible for servicing the Funds and determined they have experience and expertise in global long/short equity strategies with a focus on technology, communications and media sectors, research, portfolio management, trading, and compliance. The Trustees considered that the sub-adviser employs a fundamental and disciplined investment approach in the construction of a long/short equity portfolio that meets the investment objectives and guidelines in the case of each Fund. Phineus reported, and the Trustees discussed, it follows its hedge fund strategy of investing in securities in knowledge based sectors aimed to seek high absolute returns with an equal concern for capital appreciation and capital preservation. The Trustees viewed with satisfaction that the sub-adviser has an audited track record of more than 10 years of positive performance. The Trustees also viewed as a positive how the sub-adviser takes a serious holistic approach to portfolio risk management examining industry and sector warning signs such as investment styles, outsized returns, excessive inflows, crowded positions, and similar themes. With respect to compliance, the Trustees noted Phineus utilizes the more standardized risk outputs relating to market risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk, and the sub-advisers CCO has responsibility for monitoring compliance and regulatory matters and has access to a real-time trading and P&L reporting function to ensure the Funds are in compliance with their investment limitations and prospectus as agreed with the Funds adviser. While there has been no material compliance or litigation issues reported, the Trustees noted that the sub-adviser had an SEC examination that included some weaknesses which the sub-adviser took seriously and addressed promptly to the satisfaction of the Trustees. The Trustees concluded they are satisfied with the overall approach Phineus takes to run their advisory firm and believes they will continue to provide a high level of quality service to the Funds, which will benefit the shareholders.
Performance.
SCA Absolute Return Fund . The Trustees reviewed the sub-advisers contribution to Fund performance over the last one year and since inception noting it has added positively to the Funds performance since inception with returns of 2.035% but slightly underperformed the Funds overall performance over the last year at 2.50% return compared to the Funds return of 2.73%. They further noted the sub-advisers returns are below the HFRX Equity Hedge Index. The Trustees considered that the relatively short period of performance presented make comparisons less meaningful, but noted the sub-advisers returns contributed positively to the Funds overall performance. After discussion, the Trustees concluded the sub-advisers performance was acceptable.
SCA Directional Fund . The Trustees noted the sub-adviser detracted from the Funds overall performance for the one year and since inception, returning 2.50% for the one year and 1.54% since inception, with Fund returns of 2.73% and 2.23%, respectively, for the same periods. They noted Phineus follows the investment strategy of another fund it manages, and while its performance has not been strong recently, the Voyager Fund has frequently been ranked as a top performing fund by Barclay Hedge and Bloomberg over the past 5 years. The Trustees concluded that the performance of Phineus for the Fund was not unreasonable.
Fees and Expenses. The Trustees noted the sub-adviser receives 1.00% for its service to each of the Funds. They considered that the fee was on the low end of fees charged by Phineus to its other clients which range from 1.00% - 2.00%, noting that these may also include performance fees. After discussion, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee for each Fund is reasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether there will be economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. They discussed the fact that based on the small allocation of Fund assets actually managed by Phineus, it is unlikely that the sub-adviser is realizing economies of scale in managing the Funds. The Trustees agreed that this was an adviser level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall advisory contract, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Trustees that the lack of breakpoints was acceptable.
Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profitability analysis provided by the sub-adviser. They noted the sub-adviser realized a profit in connection with its relationship to the SCA Absolute Fund and the SCA Directional Fund, but determined both were far from excessive. The Trustees concluded the sub-advisers profitability was reasonable.
Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from Phineus as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Phineus Sub-Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee structure is reasonable and that renewal of the Phineus Sub-Advisory Agreement is in the best interests the shareholders of each of the SCA Funds.
SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund (Sub-Adviser SeaBridge Investment Advisors, LLC)*
In connection with the regular meeting on June 19 and 20, 2013 the Board of the Trust, including the Independent Trustees, discussed the renewal of a sub-advisory agreement (the SeaBridge Sub-Advisory Agreement) between Genesis and SeaBridge Investment Advisors, LLC (SeaBridge), with respect to the Funds. The Trustees noted that the Sub-Adviser previously had provided the Trustees with materials related to the proposed renewal of the SeaBridge Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services . The Trustees noted that SeaBridge was founded in 1996, and currently manages $1.5 billion in assets while specializing in building and actively managing customized portfolios of listed global equities for individuals and institutional clients along with managing four main investment strategies. The Trustees reviewed the background information of the key investment personnel responsible for servicing the Funds and recognizes their years of financial experience with some prestigious institutions and their experience in performing portfolio management, compliance, research, and analysis. The Trustees noted that by using their research and fundamental analytical approach to produce data based on set criteria, the sub-adviser constructs and maintains each Funds portfolio seeking to generate positive absolute returns with less volatility than traditional equity markets. The Trustees recognize that not all risk mitigation processes are perfect, and the sub-adviser addresses several risks associated with managing a portfolio notably investment risk, management risk, and operational risk and have adequate plans and resources in place to implement if necessary. With respect to compliance, the Trustees noted the sub-adviser deals with monitoring compliance to investment limitations and the prospectus using trade program reports to perform pre-trade reviews and consult with their CCO when necessary prior to trade execution to ensure the trades are compliant. They considered SeaBridge has had no material compliance or litigation issues to report since the previous contract approval. The Trustees concluded it is satisfied with the sub-advisers solid infrastructure and is also satisfied they will continue providing a high level of service to the Funds which will benefit the shareholders.
Performance. SCA Absolute Return Fund . The Trustees reviewed the sub-advisers contribution to Fund performance over the last one year and since inception noting it has added positively to the Funds performance with returns for the portion of the portfolio it manages of 17.89% over the last year and 20.00% since inception. They further noted the sub-adviser has provided returns above with the Funds benchmark, the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (3.50% for one year and 3.25% since inception), and the sub-advisers benchmark, S&P 500 (14% for one year and 11.31% since inception).
SCA Directional Fund . The Trustees noted a similarly strong performance from SeaBridge on the Directional Fund, with one year returns of 17.80% (compared to 2.73% for the Fund as a whole) and 19.91% since inception (2.23% for the Fund as a whole). SeaBridge also outperformed the Funds benchmark and the sub-advisers S&P 500 benchmark for both periods. The Trustees concluded the sub-advisers performance for each of the Funds for the period was excellent.
Fees and Expenses. The Trustees noted the sub-adviser receives 0.72% for its service to the Funds. They considered that the fee is lower than the standard fee charged by SeaBridge to its other clients, and equal to the average fee for all its discretionary fee-paying accounts. After discussion, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee paid to SeaBridge with respect to each of the SCA Funds is reasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether there will be economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. The Trustees agreed that this was an adviser level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall advisory contract, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Trustees that the lack of breakpoints was acceptable.
Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profitability analysis provided by the sub-adviser. They noted the sub-adviser realized a modest profit in connection with its relationship to each of the Funds, but concluded it was reasonable and not excessive.
Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from the sub-adviser as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the SeaBridge Sub-Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee structure is reasonable and that renewal of the SeaBridge Sub-Advisory Agreement is in the best interests the shareholders of each of the SCA Funds.
SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund (Sub-Adviser Tiburon Capital Management, LLC)*
In connection with the regular meeting on June 19 and 20, 2013 the Board of the Trust, including the Independent Trustees, discussed the approval of a sub-advisory agreement (the Tiburon Sub-Advisory Agreement) between Genesis and Tiburon Capital Management, LLC (Tiburon), with respect to the Funds. The Trustees noted that the Tiburon Sub-Adviser previously had provided the Trustees with materials related to the proposed renewal of the Tiburon Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees noted Tiburon was founded in 2009 by the former portfolio manager of a major hedge fund manager and purchased by Gray & Company in October 2012; the sub-adviser specializes in managing event-driven investment strategies seeking consistent, absolute returns with limited correlation to debt and equity markets. The Trustees reviewed the background of the key investment personnel and were satisfied with their years of experience in managing hedge funds and alternative investments along with expertise in research, accounting, operations, and compliance. The Trustees acknowledged the sub-adviser utilized their research on a complex strategy focused on securities of distressed, stressed and/or out of favor companies and special situations in order to take advantage of market inefficiencies. The Trustees noted that since this is a complex strategy, the sub-adviser developed enhanced practices around their policies and procedures, analytical process, comprehensive monitoring and portfolio construction and strategy allocation to assist with risk mitigation, to which the Trustees acknowledged as a positive aspect. They noted that since the acquisition by Gray & Co., the firm has created a formal Alternative Investment Committee comprised of senior investment professionals and support staff whos primary objective is the continuous evaluation of the investment program, strategy, assess risk factors and conduct due diligence to improve results. While there were no material compliance or litigation issues reported, the Trustees noted the SEC performed an exam during the first quarter of 2013, and as of this review, there has been no SEC correspondence to review. The Trustees concluded they are satisfied with the investment personnel background and experience and expertise of Tiburon and its capability of continuing to provide a high level of quality service to the Funds and their shareholders.
Performance.
SCA Absolute Return Fund . The Trustees reviewed Tiburons contribution to Fund performance over the period since Tiburon began managing assets for the Fund, noting it has added positively with returns of 3.99% since it was retained in April 2012. They further noted the sub-adviser has provided returns above the Funds benchmark, the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (3.25%) but below the sub-advisers benchmark, the HFRI Event Driven Index (7.89%). The Trustees considered the relatively short period of performance presented, but noted the sub-advisers contribution has been strong. After discussion, the Trustees concluded the sub-advisers performance was a positive contribution to the Fund.
SCA Directional Fund . The Trustees noted Tiburons performance in managing a portion of the Direction also contributed to the overall performance of the Fund (3.88% since April 2012) and Tiburon outperformed the Funds benchmark, the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index during the same period (3.25%). The Trustees concluded that while Tiburon underperformed the sub-advisers benchmark, the HFRI event Driven Index return of 7.89%, Tiburons performance contributed positively to the Fund over the short time period.
Fees and Expenses. The Trustees noted the sub-adviser receives 1.00% for its service to each of the Funds. They considered that the fee is below the fees charged by Tiburon to its other clients of 2.00% with a 20% performance fee. After discussion, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee is reasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether there will be economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. The Trustees agreed that this was an adviser level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall advisory contract, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Trustees that the lack of breakpoints was acceptable.
Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profitability analysis provided by the sub-adviser. They noted the sub-adviser realized a negligible profit in connection with its relationship to each of the Funds, both in terms of percentage of revenue and actual dollars. After a brief discussion, the Trustees concluded the sub-advisers profitability was reasonable with respect to each of the SCA Funds.
Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from the sub-adviser as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Tiburon Sub-Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee structure is reasonable and that renewal of the Tiburon Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of each Fund is in the best interests the shareholders of the SCA Funds.
SCA Absolute Return Fund and SCA Directional Fund (Sub-Adviser V2 Capital, LLC)*
In connection with the regular meeting on May 21 and 22, 2013 the Board of the Trust, including the Independent Trustees, discussed the approval of a sub-advisory agreement (the V2 Sub-Advisory Agreement) between Genesis and V2 Capital, LLC (V2), with respect to the Funds. The Trustees noted that the Sub-Adviser previously had provided the Trustees with materials related to its proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Trustees noted V2 was founded in 2004, specializing in managing equity based strategies combined with proprietary option overlay strategies seeking total return with less volatility than the market and currently has approximately $252 million in assets under management for SMA clients and a hedge fund. The Trustees reviewed background information provided on the key professionals responsible for servicing the Fund and noted the management teams long history together and the individuals varied experience including experience as a market maker and as an adviser to a hedge fund, and past positions at financial institutions, asset management firms, and a CPA firm. They noted V2 will provide SCA Funds with its full complement of services which include research, trading, compliance and analysis of positions and hedges. They considered that V2 indicated it will manage all assets of the Fund pari-passu to the V2 Hedged Equity Strategy and has agreed to implement certain mutual fund compliance oversight. The Trustees noted V2 would address compliance to investment guidelines by monitoring trading and reporting through the review of daily reports by its compliance personnel. The Trustees concluded V2s experience and stability of its key personnel is a good indication can provide a level of high quality service to the Fund and shareholders consistent with the Boards expectations.
Performance. Because V2 had not yet begun providing sub-advisory services to the Fund, the Trustees considered the performance of its Hedged Equity Strategy. They noted the strategys positive performance over the last one year and since inception in 2010, but noted it had underperformed the S&P 500 (29.27% versus 36.45%) since inception, but outperformed a hedge fund index since inception, which returned 8.43% over the period. They considered, however, the performance shown is net of fees and that the returns would improve under the Funds lower fee structure. The Trustees discussed the consistent positive returns noting V2 was able to obtain this consistency with less volatility as compared to the overall market. After discussion, the Trustees concluded that based on the lower risk strategy, the returns are reasonable.
Fees & Expenses. The Trustees noted V2 proposed to charge a 1% sub-advisory fee in connection with its services to the Fund. They considered the fee represents a preferred rate relative to the fees charged to its other accounts, which is also 1%, but includes a 15% performance fee. After discussion, the Trustees concluded that the proposed fee is reasonable.
Profitability. The Trustees reviewed the profitability analysis provided by V2 and noted modest anticipated profits for the first year in terms of estimated actual dollars to be earned. After discussion, the Trustees concluded that profits would not be unreasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered whether there will be economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund. The Trustees agreed that this was an adviser level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall advisory contract, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Trustees that based on the expense cap in place in connection with the advisory agreement, the lack of breakpoints was acceptable.
Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from the Sub-Adviser as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the V2 Sub-Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee structure is reasonable and that approval of the V2 Sub-Advisory Agreement is in the best interests the shareholders of the Funds.
*Due to the timing of the contract renewal schedule, these deliberations may or may not relate to the current performance results of the Funds.
PRIVACY NOTICE
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How to Obtain Proxy Voting Information
Information regarding how the Fund votes proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund used to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-282-1100 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) website at http://www.sec.gov.
How to Obtain 1 st and 3 rd Fiscal Quarter Portfolio Holdings
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (1-800-SEC-0330). The information on Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-282-1100
Investment Adviser
Genesis Capital, LLC
7191 Wagner Way NW, Suite 302
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Administrator
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
80 Arkay Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a)
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.
(b)
For purposes of this item, code of ethics means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
(1)
Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
(2)
Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;
(3)
Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;
(4)
The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and
(5)
Accountability for adherence to the code.
(c)
Amendments: During the period covered by the report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics.
(d)
Waivers: During the period covered by the report, the registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.
(e) The Code of Ethics is not posted on Registrant website.
(f) A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as an exhibit.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a) The Registrants board of trustees has determined that Anthony J. Hertl and Mark H. Taylor are audit committee financial experts, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Hertl and Mr. Taylor are independent for purposes of this Item 3.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a)
Audit Fees
2013 $33,000
2012 $33,000
(b)
Audit-Related Fees
2013 None
2012 None
(c)
Tax Fees
2013 $4,000
2012 $4,000
Preparation of Federal & State income tax returns, assistance with calculation of required income, capital gain and excise distributions and preparation of Federal excise tax returns.
(d)
All Other Fees
2013 - None
2012 - None
(e)
(1)
Audit Committees Pre-Approval Policies
The registrants Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to the registrant. The registrants Audit Committee also is required to pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to its adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, to the extent that the services may be determined to have an impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. Services are reviewed on an engagement by engagement basis by the Audit Committee.
(2)
Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee
2013
2012
Audit-Related Fees:
0.00%
0.00%
Tax Fees:
0.00%
0.00%
All Other Fees:
0.00%
0.00%
(f)
During the audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.
(g)
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:
2013 - $4,000
2012 - $4,000
(h)
The registrant's audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included under Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a)
Based on an evaluation of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported by the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Registrants management, including the Registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b)
There were no significant changes in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrants last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1)
Code of Ethics filed herewith.
(a)(2)
Certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(a)(2) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.
(a)(3)
Not applicable for open-end investment companies.
(b)
Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR) are filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Northern Lights Fund Trust
By (Signature and Title)
/s/Andrew B. Rogers
Andrew B. Rogers, President
Date
9/9/13
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/Andrew B. Rogers
Andrew B. Rogers, President
Date
9/9/13
By (Signature and Title)
/s/Kevin Wolf
Kevin Wolf, Treasurer
Date
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