UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number

811-22655


Northern Lights Fund Trust III

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


 17605 Wright St., Suite 2 Omaha, NE 68130

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


James Ash

           Gemini Fund Services, LLC., 80 Arkay Drive Suite 110, 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:

9/30


Date of reporting period:  12/31/13


Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.


A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public.  A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number.  Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.  


The Covered Bridge Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

December 31, 2013

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COMMON STOCK - 96.3 % ^

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 2.6 %

 

 

 

 

 

1,800

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

 

 $                    245,682

1,200

 

Raytheon Co.

 

 

 

 

108,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

354,522

 

 

AGRICULTURE - 1.9 %

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Lorillard, Inc.

 

 

 

 

101,360

1,800

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

156,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

258,194

 

 

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT - 2.2 %

 

 

 

 

 

3,200

 

Autoliv, Inc.

 

 

 

 

293,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS - 4.7 %

 

 

 

 

 

7,800

 

BB&T Corp.

 

 

 

 

291,096

5,000

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

 

 

292,400

1,200

 

US Bancorp

 

 

 

 

48,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

631,976

 

 

BEVERAGES - 2.9 %

 

 

 

 

 

6,400

 

Coca-Cola Co.

 

 

 

 

264,384

1,500

 

PepsiC,o Inc.

 

 

 

 

124,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

388,794

 

 

CHEMICALS - 3.0 %

 

 

 

 

 

3,400

 

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

 

 

 

220,898

5,600

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

 

 

 

 

184,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

405,474

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.0 %

 

 

 

 

 

4,400

 

Iron Mountain, Inc.

 

 

 

 

133,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTERS - 7.8 %

 

 

 

 

 

1,400

 

Apple Inc.

 

 

 

 

785,554

1,400

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

 

 

262,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,048,152

 

 

COSMETICS/PERSONAL CARE - 1.6 %

 

 

 

 

 

2,600

 

Procter & Gamble Co./The

 

 

 

 

211,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC - 5.5 %

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Duke Energy Corp.

 

 

 

 

207,030

12,000

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

 

 

328,680

2,400

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

205,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

741,198

 

 

ELECTRONICS - 1.8 %

 

 

 

 

 

2,600

 

Honeywell Internationa,l Inc.

 

 

 

 

237,562

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.7 %

 

 

 

 

 

3,600

 

ABB Ltd.

 

 

 

 

95,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.9 %

 

 

 

 

 

2,800

 

Waste Managemen,t Inc.

 

 

 

 

125,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Covered Bridge Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

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Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD - 4.7 %

 

 

 

 

 

2,100

 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

 

 

 

 $                      90,888

4,100

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

138,170

1,400

 

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

75,488

4,000

 

Mondelez International, Inc. - Cl. A

 

 

 

 

141,200

5,200

 

Sysco Corp.

 

 

 

 

187,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

633,466

 

 

INSURANCE - 4.0 %

 

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

Aflac, Inc.

 

 

 

 

267,200

3,000

 

Travelers Co., Inc.

 

 

 

 

271,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

538,820

 

 

MACHINERY-CONSTRUCTION &MINING - 1.8 %

 

 

 

 

2,600

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

 

 

 

236,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA - 0.6 %

 

 

 

 

 

4,400

 

Cablevision Systems Corp.

 

 

 

 

78,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINING - 6.1 %

 

 

 

 

 

24,000

 

Alcoa, Inc.

 

 

 

 

255,120

4,000

 

BHP Billiton Ltd. - ADR

 

 

 

 

272,800

7,600

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

 

 

 

286,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

814,744

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 2.4 %

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

 

 

280,300

300

 

Siemens AG

 

 

 

 

41,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

321,853

 

 

OFFICE/BUSINESS EQUIPMENT - 1.1 %

 

 

 

 

 

6,500

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

 

 

 

 

151,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL &GAS - 8.5 %

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

BP PLC - ADR

 

 

 

 

243,050

100

 

Chevron Corp.

 

 

 

 

12,491

3,000

 

ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

211,950

2,000

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

 

 

202,400

2,700

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

 

 

 

256,770

4,400

 

Transocean Ltd.

 

 

 

 

217,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,144,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS - 7.8 %

 

 

 

 

 

5,200

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

 

 

 

199,316

6,200

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

 

 

 

327,422

5,800

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

 

 

308,270

2,300

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

 

 

210,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,045,665

 

 

PIPELINES - 1.2 %

 

 

 

 

 

4,400

 

Spectra Energy Corp.

 

 

 

 

156,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REITS - 0.5 %

 

 

 

 

 

2,300

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

 

 

 

 

72,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Covered Bridge Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

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Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAIL - 7.7 %

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Coach, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 $                    112,260

4,600

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

 

 

 

250,102

4,000

 

Home Depot, Inc.

 

 

 

 

329,360

1,600

 

McDonald's Corp.

 

 

 

 

155,248

3,000

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 

 

 

 

185,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,032,370

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.7 %

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

 

 

259,600

4,200

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

 

 

 

187,950

700

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

 

 

 

51,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

499,525

 

 

SOFTWARE - 2.5 %

 

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

 

 

262,010

1,700

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

 

 

 

77,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

339,411

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 5.0 %

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

 

 

175,800

10,000

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

224,500

3,800

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

186,732

11,000

 

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

87,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

674,812

 

 

TOYS/GAMES/HOBBIES - 2.0 %

 

 

 

 

 

4,800

 

Hasbro, Inc.

 

 

 

 

264,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

 

 

 

 

12,930,700

 

 

(Cost - $12,668,211)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 12.1 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 12.1 %

 

 

 

 

 

1,625,332

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio, 0.00% +

 

 

 

1,625,332

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost - $1,625,332)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 108.4 % (Cost - $14,293,543)(a)

 

 

 

$14,556,032

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS - (8.4) %

 

 

 

 

(1,127,636)

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$13,428,396

The Covered Bridge Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

Contracts **

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (1.3) %

 

 

 

 

12

 

ABB Ltd.  

 

 

 

 

 $                        1,800

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $25.00

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

ABB Ltd.  

 

 

 

 

390

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $26.00

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

Abbott Labs    

 

 

 

 

1,638

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $38.00

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

AbbVie Inc.   

 

 

 

 

2,914

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $52.50

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Aflac, Inc.   

 

 

 

 

1,060

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $67.50

 

 

 

 

 

180

 

Alcoa, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

13,140

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $10.00

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Apple, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

6,650

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $565.00

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

AT&T Inc.

 

 

 

 

875

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Autoliv, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

4,120

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $90.00

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

BB&T Corp.

 

 

 

 

2,940

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

BB&T Corp.

 

 

 

 

1,998

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $37.00

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

BHP Billiton Ltd. - ADR

 

 

 

 

3,100

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $67.50

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Boeing Co.    

 

 

 

 

2,480

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $135.00

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Boeing Co.    

 

 

 

 

180

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $140.00

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

BP PLC - ADR

 

 

 

 

2,112

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $46.00

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

BP PLC - ADR

 

 

 

 

2,941

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $47.00

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  

 

 

 

 

2,660

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $52.50

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  

 

 

 

 

390

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $55.00

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Cablevision Systems Corp.   

 

 

 

 

2,100

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $16.00

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Cablevision Systems Corp.   

 

 

 

 

1,440

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $17.00

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

 

 

 

1,350

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $43.00

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Caterpillar, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $85.00

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Caterpillar, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

1,288

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $90.00

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.   

 

 

 

 

7,250

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $21.00

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Coac, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

390

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $57.50

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Coca-Cola Co.

 

 

 

 

2,920

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $40.00

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Coca-Cola Co.

 

 

 

 

648

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $41.25

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Conagra Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

553

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $33.00

 

 

 

 

 

The Covered Bridge Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

Contracts **

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (1.3) % (Continued)

 

 

 

12

 

Conagra Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 $                           324

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $34.00

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

ConocoPhillips    

 

 

 

 

120

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $72.50

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Darden Resturant,s Inc.    

 

 

 

 

7,005

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $50.00

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Darden Resturants, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

1,950

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $52.50

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

 

 

 

1,530

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $60.00

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

 

 

 

3,822

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $62.50

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Duke Energy Corp.

 

 

 

 

525

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $70.00

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

 

 

825

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $28.00

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

 

 

108

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $29.00

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

 

 

1,435

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $100.00

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

 

 

1,950

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $95.00

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold  

 

 

 

 

4,155

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold  

 

 

 

 

4,278

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $36.00

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

 

 

4,270

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $27.00

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

 

 

735

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $28.00

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

Hasbro, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

6,480

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $52.50

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Home Depot, Inc.

 

 

 

 

5,460

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $80.00

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,789

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $87.50

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Honeywell International, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

840

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $90.00

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

IBM Corp.

 

 

 

 

1,580

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $180.00

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

IBM Corp.  

 

 

 

 

1,850

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $185.00

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

 

 

5,850

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $25.00

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Iron Mountain, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

3,872

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $30.00

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  

 

 

 

 

3,400

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $57.50

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Johnson & Johnson  

 

 

 

 

572

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $92.50

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

Lorillard, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

1,582

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $50.00

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

McDonalds Corp.

 

 

 

 

1,180

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $95.00

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

McDonalds Corp.

 

 

 

 

192

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $97.50

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

2,420

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $44.00

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

 

 

2,225

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $37.00

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

 

 

400

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $38.00

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Mondelez International  

 

 

 

 

1,460

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Nextera Energy  

 

 

 

 

160

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $87.50

 

 

 

 

 

The Covered Bridge Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

Contracts **

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (1.3) % (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Nextera Energy  

 

 

 

 

 $                        1,120

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $85.00

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Nordstrom, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $60.00

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Nordstrom, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

620

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $62.50

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.  

 

 

 

 

2,470

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $95.00

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,080

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $43.00

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,105

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $45.00

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Pepsico, Inc.

 

 

 

 

763

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $82.50

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

3,335

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $22.00

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.   

 

 

 

 

1,444

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $23.00

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Potash Corp. Saskatchewan, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

2,675

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $32.00

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

 

 

 

450

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $82.50

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Procter & Gamble Co.  

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $85.00

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

636

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $72.50

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Raytheon Co.

 

 

 

 

1,065

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $87.50

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Raytheon Co.

 

 

 

 

516

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $90.00

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Siemens AG

 

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $135.00

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Spectra Energy Corp.

 

 

 

 

3,685

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $34.00

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

Sysco Corp.

 

 

 

 

260

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $37.00

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

The Travelers Companies, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

1,635

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $87.50

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

The Travelers Companies, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

1,290

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $90.00

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Transocean Ltd.  

 

 

 

 

852

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $50.00

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

U.S. Bancorp  

 

 

 

 

432

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $40.00

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.   

 

 

 

 

468

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $48.00

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.    

 

 

 

 

221

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $50.00

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Waste Management, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

220

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $44.00

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Waste Management, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

540

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $45.00

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

 

 

 

 

1,155

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $30.00

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.  

 

 

 

 

560

 

 

    Expiration January 2014, Exercise Price $32.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

 

 

 

179,658

 

 

(Proceeds - $123,752)

 

 

 

 

 

The Covered Bridge Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

 

 

 

 

REITS - Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

 

 

 

 

+ Variable rate security - interest rate is as of December 31, 2013.

 

 

^ Each security is subject to written call options.

 

 

 

 

 

** Each call option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase 100 shares of the underlying stock.

 

 

 

(a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $14,293,543 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 $                    307,197

 

 

Unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

                        (44,708)

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

 $                    262,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 mean of the closing bid and asked prices on the day of valuation.  Short-term investments that mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value.  Exchange traded options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the exchange.

Securities for which current market quotations are not readily available or for which quotations are not deemed to be representative of market values are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) in accordance with the Trust’s Portfolio Securities Valuation Procedures (the “Procedures”).  The Procedures consider, among others, the following factors to determine a security’s 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.

A Fund 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 officers 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 officers 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:  (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 Fund’s calculation of its net asset value.  Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses.  Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private 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.

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

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

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, price for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

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

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

The Covered Bridge Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 December 31, 2013 for the Fund's assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Assets

 Level 1

 Level 2

 Level 3

 Total

 

Common Stock *

 $         12,930,700

 $                        -

 $                        -

 $                12,930,700

 

Money Market Funds

              1,625,332

                         -

                         -

                     1,625,332

 

Total

 $         14,556,032

 $                        -

 $                        -

 $                14,556,032

 

 Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 $             179,658

 $                        -

 $                        -

 $                    179,658

 

The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.

 

 

 

There were no transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 during the current period presented.

 

It is the Fund's policy to record transfers into or out of any Level at the end of the reporting period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Transactions – The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and may purchase or sell options to help hedge against risk.  When the Fund writes a call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the statement of assets and liabilities as a liability.  The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option.  If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized.  If a written call 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 Fund has no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retains the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.






Item 2. Controls and Procedures.


(a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


  Item 3.  Exhibits.  


Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) (and Item 3 of Form N-Q) 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.


Northern Lights Fund Trust III


By

*/s/ Andrew B. Rogers

       Andrew B. Rogers, President

       

Date  

2/20/14


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

*/s/ Andrew B. Rogers

       Andrew B. Rogers, President

       

Date

2/20/14


By

*/s/ Brian Curley

        Brian Curley, Treasurer

        

Date

2/20/14



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