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 811-22655

 

Northern Lights Fund Trust III

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Pictoria Dr, Ste 450 Cincinnati, OH 45246

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Eric Kane

4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100 Elkhorn, Nebraska  68022-3474

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-470-2600

 

Date of fiscal year end: 9/30

 

Date of reporting period: 3/31/20

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 
 
(COUNTERPOINT LOGO)
 
 
 
 
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund
 
Class A – CPATX
Class C – CPCTX
Class I – CPITX
 
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund
 
Class A – CPAEX
Class C – CPCEX
Class I – CPIEX
 
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund
 
Class A – CPQAX
Class C – CPQCX
Class I – CPQIX
 
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund
 
Class A – TMNAX
Class C – TMNCX
Class I – TMNIX
 
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2020
 
1-844-273-8637
www.counterpointmutualfunds.com
 
 
Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC
Member FINRA

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website www.counterpointmutualfunds.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by following the instructions included with paper Fund documents that have been mailed to you.

 

 

Semi-annual Letter to Shareholders

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

The Counterpoint family of funds performed well amid the COVID-19 pandemic, generally outperforming broad indexes of various high-yield bonds and the US stock market.

 

The Tactical Income Fund received a signal to exit high yield corporate bonds after a small initial drop in prices at the end of February. The Fund spent all of March invested primarily in short-term Treasuries, avoiding the period’s record-setting volatility. Over the span of the prior six months ended March 31, 2020 (the 4th quarter of 2019 and 1st quarter of 2020), the Fund returned 0.95% while the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index rose 3.33%. For the duration of the half-year until the end of February, the Fund was invested in high yield corporate bonds. For the first quarter of 2020, the Fund was down 1.23%, while the Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Corporate Bond Index ended down 12.68% after suffering drawdowns in excess of 20%.

 

The Tactical Municipal Fund experienced a similar outcome, exiting high yield municipal bonds in early March, then spending the remainder of the quarter in money market vehicles, avoiding exposure to instability in the municipal bond market. The Fund’s institutional share class returned 0.87% over the six months ended March 31, 2020 while the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index returned 0.10%. For the quarter, the Fund was up 0.49%, while the Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index ended down 6.88% after suffering drawdowns of approximately 19%.

 

The Tactical Equity Fund ended the quarter and last six months ended March 31, 2020 down 12.69% and down 8.64% respectively after receiving a signal to reduce S&P 500 exposure and buy Treasuries at the end of February. The Long-Short Equity Fund ended down 11.40% and down 9.42% respectively over the same periods, while the S&P 500 Index was down 19.43% over the quarter and down 12.31% over the six months ended March 31, 2020. Over the same periods, the core market neutral strategy invested in both funds fell approximately 1.3% (2020 Q1) or 2.4% (half-year). Despite the massive market volatility, factor returns show us that investors have not yet changed how they pick stocks. Speculative names held up well, even as markets swooned. A gambling attitude still pervades, creating localized valuation bubbles. In the long run, we see this environment as a potential tailwind to future fund strategy returns.

 

Michael Krause, CFA and Joseph Engelberg, Ph.D.
Portfolio Managers

 

3515-NLD-4/23/2020

1

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL INCOME FUND
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
  Six Month One Year Since Inception (a)
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund - Class A 0.83% 3.99% 4.69%
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund - Class A with Load (3.72)% (0.67)% 3.79%
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund - Class C 0.46% 3.24% 3.95%
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund - Class I 0.95% 4.25% 4.93%
Bloomberg Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (b) 3.33% 8.93% 3.54%
       
* The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total annual operating expenses before any fee waivers as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated February 1, 2020 are 2.35%, 3.10% and 2.10% for the Class A, C and I shares, respectively. Class A shares are subject to a maximum sales charge of up to 4.50% imposed on purchases. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-844-273-8637.

 

(a) Inception date is December 4, 2014.

 

(b) The Bloomberg Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. investment grade, fixed rate bond market securities, including government, government agency, corporate and mortgage-backed securities between one and ten years. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

Portfolio Composition as of March 31, 2020  
       
Holdings by Asset Type   % of Net Assets  
U.S. Government Obligations     84.8 %
Short-Term Investment - Money Market Fund     12.0 %
Mutual Funds - Debt Funds     2.1 %
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities     1.1 %
      100.0 %
         

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this shareholder report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

2

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

      Annualized
  Six Month One Year Since Inception (a)
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund - Class A (8.73)% (14.43)% (3.96)%
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund - Class A with Load (13.99)% (19.35)% (5.27)%
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund - Class C (9.08)% (15.06)% (4.68)%
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund - Class I (8.64)% (14.23)% (3.72)%
S&P 500 Total Return Index (b) (12.31)% (6.98)% 7.30%
ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (c) 1.04% 2.25% 1.37%
Counterpoint Equity Blended Index (d) (5.54)% (1.99)% 4.54%
       
* The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total annual operating expenses before any fee waivers as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated February 1, 2020 are 2.40%, 3.15% and 2.15% for the Class A, C and I shares, respectively. Class A shares are subject to a maximum sales charge of up to 5.75% imposed on purchases. The Fund’s advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and has agreed to reimburse the Fund for other expenses, until at least January 31, 2021, to the extent necessary so that the total operating expenses incurred by the Fund (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, acquired fund fees and expenses, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), taxes, brokerage fees and commissions or extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers, and trustees, and contractual indemnification of third party service providers other than the advisor)) do not exceed 2.00%, 2.75% and 1.75% of the daily average net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class I shares of the Fund, respectively. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the expense limits then in place and in place at the time of waiver. The Board may terminate this expense reimbursement arrangement at any time upon 60 days written notice to the Fund’s advisor. Total returns would have been lower had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-844-273-8637.

 

(a) Inception date is November 30, 2015.

 

(b) The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged free-float capitalization-weighted index which measures the performance of 500 large-cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

(c) The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is a subset of The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 0-1 Year US Treasury Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 3 months. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

(d) The Counterpoint Equity Blended Index is a composite of 50% S&P 500 Total Return Index and 50% of ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

Portfolio Composition as of March 31, 2020  
 
Holdings by Asset Type   % of Net Assets  
Common Stock     43.3 %
U.S. Government Obligations     17.8 %
Short-Term Investment - Money Market Fund     13.0 %
Exchanged Traded Fund - Equity Fund     8.4 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     17.5 %
      100.0 %
         

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this shareholder report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

3

 

COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmarks:

 

      Annualized
  Six Month One Year Since Inception (a)
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund - Class A (9.50)% (9.76)% (5.71)%
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund - Class A with Load (14.72)% (14.95)% (7.94)%
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund - Class C (9.83)% (9.06)% (5.01)%
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund - Class I (9.42)% (9.62)% (5.48)%
S&P 500 Total Return Index (b) (12.31)% (6.98)% 2.76%
ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (c) 1.04% 2.25% 2.01%
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund Blended Index (d) (5.54)% (1.99)% 2.75%
       
* The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total annual operating expenses before any fee waivers as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated February 1, 2020 are 2.64%, 3.39% and 2.39% for the Class A, C and I shares, respectively. Class A shares are subject to a maximum sales charge of up to 5.75% imposed on purchases. The Fund’s advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and has agreed to reimburse the Fund for other expenses, until at least January 31, 2021, to the extent necessary so that the total operating expenses incurred by the Fund (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, acquired fund fees and expenses, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), taxes, brokerage fees and commissions or extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers, and trustees, and contractual indemnification of third party service providers other than the advisor)) do not exceed 2.00%, 2.75% and 1.75% of the daily average net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class I shares of the Fund, respectively. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the expense limits then in place and in place at the time of waiver. The Board may terminate this expense reimbursement arrangement at any time upon 60 days written notice to the Fund’s advisor. Total returns would have been lower had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-844-273-8637.

 

(a) Inception date is October 4, 2017.

 

(b) The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged free-float capitalization-weighted index which measures the performance of 500 large-cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly; unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

(c) The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is a subset of The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 0-1 Year US Treasury Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 3 months. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

(d) The Counterpoint Equity Blended Index is a composite of 50% S&P 500 Total Return Index and 50% of ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

Portfolio Composition as of March 31, 2020  
       
Holdings by Asset Type   % of Net Assets  
Common Stock     43.2 %
U.S. Government Obligations     18.8 %
Short-Term Investment - Money Market Funds     12.1 %
Exchange Traded Fund - Equity Fund     3.7 %
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities     22.2 %
      100.0 %
         

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this shareholder report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

4

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL MUNICIPAL FUND
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020
 

The Fund’s performance figures* for the period ended March 31, 2020, as compared to its benchmark:

 

      Annualized
  Six Month One Year Since Inception (a)
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund - Class A 0.76% 5.13% 4.78%
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund - Class A with Load (3.74)% 0.39% 2.14%
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund - Class C 0.32% 4.30% 3.95%
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund - Class I 0.87% 5.38% 5.02%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S Municipal Bond Index (b) 0.10% 3.85% 4.72%
       
* The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. The total annual operating expenses before any fee waivers as stated in the fee table to the Fund’s prospectus dated February 1, 2020 are 2.50%, 3.25% and 2.25% for the Class A, C and I shares, respectively. Class A shares are subject to a maximum sales charge of up to 4.50% imposed on purchases. The Fund’s advisor has contractually agreed to waived portion of its expenses and has agreed to reimburse the Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund, at least until January 31, 2021 to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver (but does not include: (i) any front-end or contingent deferred loads; (ii) brokerage fees and commissions, (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses; (iii) borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short); (iv) taxes; and (v) extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers and Trustees, contractual indemnification of Fund service providers (other than the advisor)) does not exceed 1.25%, 2.00% and 1.00% of average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, and Class I shares, respectively. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the expense limits then in place and in place at the time of waiver. The Board may terminate this expense reimbursement arrangement at any time upon 60 days written notice to the Fund’s advisor. Total returns would have been lower had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-844-273-8637.

 

(a) Inception date is June 11, 2018.

 

(b) The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index covers the USD-denominated long-term tax exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds and prerefunded bonds. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends. Investors may not invest in the Index directly. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the Index does not reflect any fees or expenses.

 

Portfolio Composition as of March 31, 2020  
       
Holdings by Asset Type   % of Net Assets  
Short-Term Investment - Money Market Fund     98.5 %
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities     1.5 %
      100.0 %
         

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this shareholder report for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

5

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL INCOME FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020

 

Shares       Fair Value
        MUTUAL FUNDS - 2.1%        
        DEBT FUNDS - 2.1%        
  1,739,143     PGIM High Yield Fund - Class Z   $ 8,208,755  
        TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost - $9,644,805)        
                 
Principal        
        U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 84.8%        
$ 5,000,000     United States Treasury Bill, 0.08% due 9/24/2020 # +     4,997,946  
  200,000,000     United States Treasury Note, 1.125% due 2/28/2022     203,476,562  
  100,000,000     United States Treasury Note, 1.375% due 2/15/2023     103,181,641  
  22,000,000     United States Treasury Note, 1.125% due 2/28/2025     22,824,141  
        TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (Cost - $329,773,928)     334,480,290  
Shares              
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 12.0%        
        MONEY MARKET FUND - 12.0%        
  47,062,049     BlackRock Liquidity Funds Treasury Trust Fund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.56%*     47,062,049  
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $47,062,049)        
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost - $386,480,782)   $ 389,751,094  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.1%     4,508,100  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 394,259,194  
                 
# Discount rate at the time of purchase.

 

+ A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for the total return swap. As of March 31, 2020, the value of the pledged portion is 4,997,946.

 

* Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on March 31, 2020.

 

FUTURE CONTRACTS  
                            Notional        
                Number of     Expiration     Amount/     Unrealized  
Description           Counterparty   Contracts     Date     Value     Appreciation  
Long                                            
5-Year US Treasury Note Future   Wells Fargo     100       6/30/2020     $ 12,535,938     $ 182,737  
                                             
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP      
            Maturity   Notional           Premiums     Unrealized  
Description   Counterparty   Fixed Rate Paid   Date   Amount     Value     Paid (Received)     Appreciation ^  
CDX North American High Yield Index                                  
Version 1, Series 34 **   Intercontinental Exchange   5.00%   6/20/2025   $ 3,600,000     $ 231,075     $ 131,125     $ 99,950  
                                             
** The underlying holdings of this security can be found at https://www.markit.com/Company/Files/DownloadFiles?CMSID=18f90d7c1f134abebcd72e094e8cda60

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAP                
                Number of     Termination     Notional     Unrealized  
Description   Index   Spread   Counterparty   Contracts     Date     Amount     Depreciation ^  
Short                                            
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   Overnight Bank Funding Rate   (0.65)%   JP Morgan     153,988       4/22/2021     $ 4,967,653     $ (499,473 )
                                             
^ Includes dividends receivable and interest payable.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

6

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020

 

Shares       Fair Value
        COMMON STOCK - 43.3%        
        ADVERTISING - 0.2%        
  4,176     Quotient Technology, Inc. *   $ 27,144  
                 
        AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 0.2%        
  1,738     Howmet Aerospace, Inc.     27,912  
                 
        AGRICULTURE - 0.4%        
  6,085     Adecoagro SA *     23,671  
  2,304     Darling Ingredients, Inc. *     44,168  
              67,839  
        AIRLINES - 0.3%        
  352     Alaska Air Group, Inc.     10,021  
  1,741     Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion SAB de CV - ADR *     5,972  
  394     Delta Air Lines, Inc.     11,241  
  2,767     JetBlue Airways Corp. *     24,765  
              51,999  
        APPAREL - 0.8%        
  609     Crocs, Inc. *     10,347  
  114     Deckers Outdoor Corp. *     15,276  
  2,308     Gildan Activewear, Inc.     29,450  
  731     PVH Corp.     27,515  
  1,725     Skechers U.S.A., Inc. *     40,952  
              123,540  
        AUTO MANUFACTURERS - 0.4%        
  1,221     General Motors Co.     25,372  
  7,528     Tata Motors Ltd. *     35,532  
              60,904  
        AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.3%        
  7,731     Garrett Motion, Inc. *     22,111  
  457     Magna International, Inc.     14,587  
  1,258     Spartan Motors, Inc.     16,241  
              52,939  
        BANKS - 0.9%        
  2,096     Associated Banc-Corp.     26,808  
  8,741     Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand - ADR     28,321  
  1,737     Bancorp, Inc. *     10,544  
  636     Citigroup, Inc.     26,788  
  418     Morgan Stanley     14,212  
  2,826     Regions Financial Corp.     25,349  
  299     State Street Corp.     15,928  
              147,950  
        BEVERAGES - 0.4%        
  998     Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - ADR     40,150  
  334     Monster Beverage Corp. *     18,791  
              58,941  
        BUILDING MATERIALS - 1.3%        
  598     Boise Cascade Co.     14,220  
  850     Builders FirstSource, Inc. *     10,396  
  6,423     Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. *     29,289  
  7,016     Forterra, Inc. *     41,956  
  318     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     13,753  
  2,691     JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. *     26,183  
  509     Masco Corp.     17,596  
  1,338     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     28,767  
  470     Universal Forest Products, Inc.     17,479  
              199,639  
        CHEMICALS - 0.8%        
  374     Celanese Corp.     27,448  
  1,133     Huntsman Corp.     16,349  
  791     Koppers Holdings, Inc. *     9,785  
  3,513     Orion Engineered Carbons SA     26,207  
  310     RPM International, Inc.     18,445  
  2,235     Valvoline, Inc.     29,256  
              127,490  
        COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.8%        
  1,293     Aaron’s, Inc.     29,455  
  1,435     Avis Budget Group, Inc. *     19,947  
  551     Cardtronics PLC *     11,527  
  875     CoreLogic, Inc.     26,722  
  182     FTI Consulting, Inc. *     21,798  
  2,395     Hackett Group, Inc.     30,464  
  83     Moody’s Corp.     17,554  
  167     New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. * - ADR     18,076  
  2,677     QIWI plc     28,671  
  2,642     Rent-A-Center, Inc.     37,358  
  1,212     Repay Holdings Corp. *     17,392  
  76     S&P Global, Inc.     18,624  
              277,588  
        COMPUTERS - 2.0%        
  178     Apple, Inc.     45,264  
  441     Dell Technologies, Inc. *     17,442  
  98     EPAM Systems, Inc. *     18,195  
  194     Fortinet, Inc. *     19,627  
  324     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     29,695  
  273     Lumentum Holdings, Inc. *     20,120  
  1,269     OneSpan, Inc. *     23,032  
  1,579     Perspecta, Inc.     28,801  
  429     Seagate Technology PLC     20,935  
  1,371     Super Micro Computer, Inc. *     29,175  
  971     Western Digital Corp.     40,413  
  644     WNS Holdings Ltd. - ADR *     27,679  
              320,378  
        DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE - 0.6%        
  225     Copart, Inc. *     15,417  
  2,207     LKQ Corp. *     45,266  
  1,043     Triton International Ltd.     26,982  
            87,665  
        DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.4%        
  1,219     AerCap Holdings NV *     27,781  
  2,479     Blucora, Inc. *     29,872  
  608     Evercore, Inc.     28,004  
  6,949     EZCORP, Inc. *     28,977  
  763     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     41,530  
  1,910     PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.     42,230  
  450     PJT Partners, Inc.     19,525  
              217,919  
        ELECTRIC - 0.2%        
  1,749     Vistra Energy Corp.     27,914  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

7

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

Shares       Fair Value
        COMMON STOCK (Continued) - 43.3%        
        ELECTRONICS - 1.1%        
  294     Arrow Electronics, Inc. *   $ 15,250  
  1,951     Camtek Ltd.     16,427  
  2,962     Celestica, Inc. *     10,367  
  1,756     Flex Ltd. *     14,706  
  1,831     Jabil, Inc.     45,006  
  320     Plexus Corp. *     17,459  
  916     Sensata Technologies Holding PLC *     26,500  
  480     SYNNEX Corp.     35,088  
              180,803  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.4%        
  268     EMCOR Group, Inc.     16,434  
  383     MasTec, Inc. *     12,536  
  3,654     Star Group LP     28,136  
              57,106  
        ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%        
  143     Churchill Downs, Inc.     14,722  
  1,726     Everi Holdings, Inc. *     5,696  
  625     Penn National Gaming, Inc. *     7,906  
              28,324  
        ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.4%        
  267     Clean Harbors, Inc. *     13,708  
  2,947     Covanta Holding Corp.     25,197  
  2,539     Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. *     28,462  
              67,367  
        FOOD - 0.5%        
  1,076     Cosan Ltd. *     13,235  
  1,563     Performance Food Group Co. *     38,637  
  647     Sysco Corp.     29,523  
              81,395  
        FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER - 0.1%        
  867     Clearwater Paper Corp.     18,909  
                 
        HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 1.2%        
  2,688     AngioDynamics, Inc. *     28,036  
  470     Bruker Corp.     16,854  
  965     Hanger, Inc. *     15,035  
  805     Hologic, Inc. *     28,255  
  2,208     Lantheus Holdings, Inc. *     28,174  
  127     Masimo Corp. *     22,494  
  138     McKesson Corp. *     18,666  
  292     Quidel Corp. *     28,561  
              186,075  
        HEALTHCARE-SERVICES - 1.9%        
  689     Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. *     12,643  
  114     Amedisys, Inc. *     20,924  
  349     Centene Corp. *     20,734  
  753     Encompass Health Corp.     48,215  
  2,420     MEDNAX, Inc. *     28,169  
  239     Medpace Holdings, Inc. *     17,538  
  156     Molina Healthcare, Inc. *     21,795  
  2,795     Select Medical Holdings Corp. *     41,925  
  5,442     Surgery Partners, Inc. *     35,536  
  348     Syneos Health, Inc. *     13,718  
  2,358     Tenet Healthcare Corp. *     33,955  
              295,152  
        HOMEBUILDERS - 1.2%        
  6,057     Beazer Homes USA, Inc. *     39,007  
  764     DR Horton, Inc.     25,976  
  962     Installed Building Products, Inc. *     38,355  
  1,773     KB Home     32,091  
  1,162     PulteGroup, Inc.     25,936  
  3,236     Tri Point Group, Inc. *     28,380  
              189,745  
        HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.4%        
  1,459     Sleep Number Corp. *     27,954  
  2,874     Sonos, Inc. *     24,372  
  244     Tempur Sealy International, Inc. *     10,665  
              62,991  
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS/WARES - 0.5%        
  6,249     ACCO Brands Corp.     31,557  
  120     Helen of Troy Ltd. *     17,284  
  2,826     Quanex Building Products Corp.     28,486  
              77,327  
        INSURANCE - 3.7%        
  895     Aflac, Inc.     30,645  
  185     Allstate Corp.     16,970  
  447     American Financial Group, Inc.     31,326  
  990     Arch Capital Group Ltd. *     28,175  
  1,758     Athene Holding Ltd. *     43,634  
  838     CNA Financial Corp.     26,012  
  867     Equitable Holdings, Inc.     12,528  
  1,035     Fidelity National Financial, Inc.     25,751  
  655     First American Financial Corp.     27,779  
  281     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     25,453  
  763     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     26,888  
  1,383     MetLife, Inc.     42,278  
  4,378     MGIC Investment Corp.     27,800  
  1,716     National General Holdings Corp.     28,400  
  1,824     Old Republic International Corp.     27,816  
  906     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     28,394  
  548     Prudential Financial, Inc.     28,573  
  2,131     Radian Group, Inc.     27,596  
  396     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     33,319  
  2,118     Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. *     15,694  
  1,929     Unum Group     28,954  
              583,985  
        INTERNET - 2.2%        
  15     Alphabet, Inc. *     17,429  
  10     Amazon.com, Inc. *     19,497  
  3,405     Criteo SA - ADR *     27,070  
  426     Expedia Group, Inc.     23,971  
  107     Facebook, Inc. *     17,848  
  6,099     iClick Interactive Asia Group Ltd. - ADR *     28,787  
  1,163     JD.com, Inc. - ADR *     47,101  
  1,100     Momo, Inc. - ADR     23,859  
  1,122     NortonLifeLock, Inc.     20,993  
  2,645     Perion Network Ltd. *     12,934  
  2,556     Tencent Music Entertainment Group - ADR *     25,713  
  1,364     TripAdvisor, Inc.     23,720  
  1,648     Vipshop Holdings Ltd. *     25,676  
  7,145     Zix Corp. *     30,795  
              345,393  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

8

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

Shares       Fair Value
        COMMON STOCK (Continued) - 43.3%        
        IRON/STEEL - 0.5%        
  1,363     Carpenter Technology Corp.   $ 26,578  
  791     Nucor Corp.     28,492  
  809     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     18,235  
              73,305  
        LEISURE TIME - 0.2%        
  765     Acushnet Holdings Corp.     19,676  
  264     Planet Fitness, Inc. *     12,857  
              32,533  
        LODGING - 0.1%        
  687     Boyd Gaming Corp.     9,907  
                 
        MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED - 0.5%        
  600     Crane Co.     29,508  
  2,279     Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.     29,399  
  2,448     NN, Inc.     4,235  
  116     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     17,506  
              80,648  
        MEDIA - 0.3%        
  794     Altice USA, Inc. *     17,698  
  1,047     Gray Television, Inc. *     11,245  
  1,305     iHeartMedia, Inc. *     9,540  
  469     Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM *     14,830  
              53,313  
        METAL FABRICATE/HARDWARE - 0.5%        
  645     Northwest Pipe Co. *     14,351  
  7,846     Ryerson Holding Corp. *     41,741  
  833     Timken Co.     26,939  
              83,031  
        MINING - 0.1%        
  3,409     Alcoa Corp. *     20,999  
                 
        MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 0.4%        
  582     Constellium SE     26,400  
  1,109     Kinross Gold Corp.     29,577  
              55,977  
        OFFICE FURNISHINGS - 0.2%        
  3,740     Alcoa Corp. *     28,274  
                 
        OFFICE BUSINESS EQUIPMENT - 0.3%        
  1,423     Xerox Holdings Corp.     26,952  
  97     Zebra Technologies Corp. *     17,809  
              44,761  
        OIL & GAS - 1.5%        
  1,247     ConocoPhillips     38,408  
  3,364     Devon Energy Corp.     23,245  
  655     EOG Resources, Inc.     23,528  
  1,841     HollyFrontier Corp.     45,123  
  1,399     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     33,044  
  5,034     PBF Energy, Inc.     35,641  
  556     Phillips 66     29,829  
  172     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     12,066  
              240,884  
        OIL & GAS SERVICES - 0.4%        
  7,026     Oceaneering International, Inc. *     20,656  
  1,818     Schlumberger Ltd.     24,525  
  3,813     TechnipFMC PLC     25,700  
              70,881  
        PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%        
  1,137     Ardagh Group SA     13,485  
                 
        PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.6%        
  566     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     50,091  
  349     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     19,453  
  973     Cardinal Health, Inc.     46,646  
  285     Cigna Corp.     50,496  
  323     CVS Health Corp.     19,164  
  943     Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. *     27,498  
  371     Merck & Co., Inc.     28,545  
  1,324     Option Care Health, Inc. *     12,538  
              254,431  
        PIPELINES - 0.5%        
  6,883     Energy Transfer LP     31,662  
  1,819     Enterprise Products Partners LP     26,012  
  1,103     Hess Midstream LP     11,206  
  2,455     NGL Energy Partners LP     6,383  
              75,263  
        REAL ESTATE - 0.2%        
  7,645     Newmark Group, Inc.     32,491  
                 
        RETAIL - 2.3%        
  10,275     Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.     34,318  
  257     Best Buy Co., Inc.     14,649  
  1,985     BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.     27,572  
  2,366     Brinker International, Inc.     28,416  
  940     Buckle Inc.     12,887  
  93     Burlington Stores, Inc. *     14,737  
  24     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. *     15,706  
  977     Citi Trends, Inc.     8,695  
  2,078     GMS, Inc. *     32,687  
  229     Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     10,136  
  1,543     Kohl’s Corp.     22,512  
  90     Lululemon Athletica, Inc. *     17,059  
  258     RH *     25,921  
  189     Ross Stores, Inc.     16,437  
  659     Starbucks Corp.     43,323  
  367     TJX Cos., Inc.     17,546  
  380     Yum! Brands, Inc.     26,041  
              368,642  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.2%        
  914     Applied Materials, Inc.     41,879  
  834     Axcelis Technologies, Inc. *     15,271  
  294     Cirrus Logic, Inc. *     19,295  
  409     Entegris, Inc.     18,311  
  895     FormFactor, Inc. *     17,981  
  4,741     Himax Technologies, Inc. - ADR *     12,990  
  350     Intel Corp.     18,942  
  137     KLA Corp.     19,692  
  185     Lam Research Corp.     44,400  
  4,419     MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. *     48,830  
  370     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     17,986  
  401     Micron Technology, Inc. *     16,866  
  125     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     20,932  
  79     NVIDIA Corp.     20,824  
  223     Qorvo, Inc. *     17,980  
  648     QUALCOMM, Inc.     43,837  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

9

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

Shares       Fair Value
        COMMON STOCK (Continued) - 43.3%        
        SEMICONDUCTORS (Continued) - 3.2%        
  1,247     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. - ADR   $ 45,715  
  346     Teradyne, Inc.     18,743  
  2,653     Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.     36,611  
              497,085  
        SOFTWARE - 2.6%        
  362     Activision Blizzard, Inc.     21,532  
  60     Adobe, Inc. *     19,094  
  181     Aspen Technology, Inc. *     17,208  
  294     Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *     19,416  
  779     CDK Global, Inc.     25,590  
  732     Cerner Corp.     46,109  
  925     Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. *     29,369  
  212     Electronic Arts, Inc. *     21,236  
  287     Manhattan Associates, Inc. *     14,298  
  298     Microsoft Corp.     46,998  
  70     MSCI, Inc.     20,227  
  145     NetEase, Inc. - ADR     46,539  
  1,290     Progress Software Corp.     41,280  
  358     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     15,688  
  142     Veeva Systems, Inc. *     22,205  
              406,789  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.0%        
  6,445     Calix, Inc. *     45,631  
  6,204     Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.     28,228  
  1,498     Millicom International Cellular SA     42,543  
  2,154     Mobile TeleSystems PJSC - ADR     16,370  
  3,137     NeoPhotonics Corp. *     22,743  
              155,515  
        TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%        
  956     ArcBest Corp.     16,749  
  6,581     Costamare, Inc.     29,746  
  1,827     Dorian LPG Ltd. *     15,913  
  1,046     Marten Transport Ltd.     21,464  
  1,758     Teekay LNG Partners LP     17,211  
  1,547     Teekay Tankers Ltd. *     34,405  
  1,033     ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. - ADR *     27,354  
              162,842  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $7,939,473)     6,813,389  
                 
        EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 8.4%        
        EQUITY FUND - 8.4%        
  5,135     SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust @     1,323,546  
        TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (Cost - $1,294,356)        
                 
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 13.0%        
        MONEY MARKET FUND - 13.0%        
  2,043,886     Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.30% **     2,043,886  
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost - $2,043,886)        
                 
Principal        
        U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 17.8%        
$ 1,500,000     United States Treasury Bill, 0.85% due 7/2/2020 # +     1,499,655  
  1,300,000     United States Treasury Bill, 0.40% due 9/10/2020 # +     1,299,392  
        TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (Cost - $2,783,951)     2,799,047  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 82.5% (Cost - $14,061,666)   $ 12,979,868  
        SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (0.2)% (Proceeds - $47,116)     (27,545 )
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 17.7%     2,777,215  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 15,729,538  
                 
Shares        
        SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (0.2)%        
        RETAIL - (0.2)%        
  500     Carvana Co.   $ 27,545  
        (Proceeds - $47,116)        
                 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

LP - Limited Partnership

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

* Non income producing security.

 

@ All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short.

 

# Discount rate at the time of purchase.

 

+ A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for total return swaps. As of March 31, 2020, the vaue of the pledged portion is $2,799,047.

 

** Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on March 31, 2020.

 

FUTURE CONTRACTS                    
                    Number of   Expiration   Notional
Amount/
    Unrealized  
Description               Counterparty   Contracts   Date   Value     Appreciation  
Long                                        
10-Year US Treasury Note Future June 2020     Goldman Sachs   14   6/19/2020   $ 1,941,632     $ 41,569  
                                         
Short                                        
S&P 500 E-Mini Future June 2020       Goldman Sachs   51   6/19/2020   $ 6,552,735     $ 257,362  
                                         
                                    $ 298,931  
                                         
TOTAL RETURN SWAPS  
                    Number of   Maturity   Notional     Unrealized  
Description   Currency   Index   Spread   Counterparty   Contracts   Date   Amount     Appreciation/(Depreciation) ^  
Long                                        
GS Client Global Stock Long Basket ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.70%   Goldman Sachs   56,528   3/24/2021   $ 4,073,644     $ 106,681  
GS Client Global Stock Long Basket 2 ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.70%   Goldman Sachs   63,222   10/29/2020     4,254,970       189,446  
GS Client Global Stock Long Basket 4 ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.70%   Goldman Sachs   24,427   5/4/2021     2,453,350       47,486  
JP Morgan U.S. Long Index Basket ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   (0.20)%   JP Morgan   15,271   3/17/2023     1,649,176       (139,019 )
Strategy Shares Newfound/ReSolve Robust                                        
Momentum ETF   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.60%   Goldman Sachs   84,300   1/31/2023     2,222,148       (454,751 )
Strategy Shares Newfound/ReSolve Robust                                        
Momentum ETF   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.00%   JP Morgan   100,000   1/30/2023     2,638,000       (536,721 )
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.29%   JP Morgan   11,310   3/4/2021     2,587,728       342,619  
                                    $ (444,259 )
Short                                        
GS Client Global Stock Short Basket ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   (1.20)%   Goldman Sachs   52,034   3/24/2021     3,994,793     $ (176,289 )
GS Client Global Stock Short Basket 2 ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   (1.70)%   Goldman Sachs   57,309   2/3/2021     4,123,876       (108,959 )
GS Client Global Stock Short Basket 4 ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   (1.50)%   Goldman Sachs   24,741   5/4/2021     2,495,593       (20,072 )
JP Morgan U.S. Short Index Basket ***   USD   Overnight Bank Funding Rate   (0.70)%   JP Morgan   52,628   3/6/2023     3,789,494       (185,527 )
JP Morgan U.S. Short Index Basket 2 ***   USD   Overnight Bank Funding Rate   (0.65)%   JP Morgan   35,367   2/21/2023     3,964,917       1,264,813  
JP Morgan U.S. Short Index Basket 3 ***   USD   Overnight Bank Funding Rate   (0.70)%   JP Morgan   15,485   3/17/2023     1,647,554       97,416  
                                    $ 871,382  
                                         
                                    $ 427,123  
                                         
*** The underlying holdings of this security can be found at https://www.counterpointmutualfunds.com/tactical-equity-fund/

 

^ Includes dividends receivable and interest payable.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

10

 

COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020

 

Shares       Fair Value
        COMMON STOCK - 43.2%        
        ADVERTISING - 0.2%        
  2,493     Quotient Technology, Inc. *   $ 16,205  
                 
        AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - 0.2%        
  1,038     Howmet Aerospace, Inc.     16,670  
                 
        AGRICULTURE - 0.4%        
  3,633     Adecoagro SA *     14,132  
  1,463     Darling Ingredients, Inc. *     28,046  
              42,178  
        AIRLINES - 0.3%        
  248     Alaska Air Group, Inc.     7,061  
  1,227     Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion SAB de CV - ADR *     4,209  
  278     Delta Air Lines, Inc.     7,931  
  1,652     JetBlue Airways Corp. *     14,785  
              33,986  
        APPAREL - 0.8%        
  429     Crocs, Inc. *     7,289  
  80     Deckers Outdoor Corp. *     10,720  
  1,378     Gildan Activewear, Inc.     17,583  
  436     PVH Corp.     16,411  
  1,096     Skechers U.S.A., Inc. *     26,019  
              78,022  
        AUTO MANUFACTURERS - 0.4%        
  729     General Motors Co. *     15,149  
  4,718     Tata Motors Ltd. - ADR     22,269  
              37,418  
        AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.3%        
  4,616     Garrett Motion, Inc. *     13,202  
  322     Magna International, Inc.     10,278  
  887     Spartan Motors, Inc.     11,451  
              34,931  
        BANKS - 0.9%        
  1,252     Associated Banc-Corp.     16,013  
  5,219     Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand - ADR     16,910  
  1,224     Bancorp, Inc. *     7,430  
  379     Citigroup, Inc.     15,963  
  295     Morgan Stanley     10,030  
  1,687     Regions Financial Corp.     15,132  
  211     State Street Corp.     11,240  
              92,718  
        BEVERAGES - 0.4%        
  634     Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV - ADR     25,506  
  235     Monster Beverage Corp. *     13,221  
              38,727  
        BUILDING MATERIALS - 1.3%        
  422     Boise Cascade Co.     10,035  
  599     Builders FirstSource, Inc. *     7,326  
  3,835     Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. *     17,488  
  4,367     Forterra, Inc. *     26,115  
  225     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     9,731  
  1,607     JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. *     15,636  
  359     Masco Corp.     12,411  
  799     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     17,179  
  331     Universal Forest Products, Inc.     12,310  
              128,231  
        CHEMICALS - 0.8%        
  223     Celanese Corp.     16,366  
  799     Huntsman Corp.     11,530  
  557     Koppers Holdings, Inc. *     6,890  
  2,097     Orion Engineered Carbons SA     15,644  
  219     RPM International, Inc.     13,031  
  1,334     Valvoline, Inc.     17,462  
              80,923  
        COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.8%        
  772     Aaron’s, Inc.     17,586  
  857     Avis Budget Group, Inc. *     11,912  
  389     Cardtronics PLC *     8,138  
  522     CoreLogic, Inc.     15,942  
  128     FTI Consulting, Inc. *     15,331  
  1,430     Hackett Group, Inc.     18,190  
  59     Moody’s Corp.     12,479  
  118     New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. -ADR *     12,772  
  1,598     QIWI plc - ADR     17,115  
  1,665     Rent-A-Center, Inc.     23,543  
  854     Repay Holdings Corp. *     12,255  
  54     S&P Global, Inc.     13,233  
              178,496  
        COMPUTERS - 2.1%        
  115     Apple, Inc.     29,243  
  311     Dell Technologies, Inc. *     12,300  
  69     EPAM Systems, Inc. *     12,811  
  137     Fortinet, Inc. *     13,860  
  193     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     17,688  
  192     Lumentum Holdings, Inc. *     14,150  
  895     OneSpan, Inc. *     16,244  
  943     Perspecta, Inc.     17,200  
  303     Seagate Technology PLC     14,786  
  819     Super Micro Computer, Inc. *     17,428  
  615     Western Digital Corp.     25,596  
  384     WNS Holdings Ltd. - ADR *     16,504  
              207,810  
        DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE - 0.5%        
  158     Copart, Inc. *     10,826  
  1,393     LKQ Corp. *     28,570  
  623     Triton International Ltd.     16,117  
              55,513  
        DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.3%        
  728     AerCap Holdings NV *     16,591  
  1,480     Blucora, Inc. *     17,834  
  363     Evercore, Inc.     16,720  
  4,149     EZCORP, Inc. *     17,301  
  482     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     26,235  
  1,211     PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.     26,775  
  317     PJT Partners, Inc.     13,755  
              135,211  
        ELECTRIC - 0.2%        
  1,044     Vistra Energy Corp.     16,662  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

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        COMMON STOCK (Continued) - 43.2%        
        ELECTRONICS - 1.2%        
  207     Arrow Electronics, Inc. *   $ 10,737  
  1,375     Camtek Ltd.     11,578  
  2,088     Celestica, Inc. *     7,308  
  1,238     Flex Ltd. *     10,368  
  1,160     Jabil, Inc.     28,513  
  226     Plexus Corp. *     12,331  
  547     Sensata Technologies Holding PLC *     15,825  
  304     SYNNEX Corp.     22,222  
              118,882  
        ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 0.4%        
  189     EMCOR Group, Inc.     11,589  
  270     MasTec, Inc. *     8,837  
  2,182     Star Group LP     16,801  
              37,227  
        ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%        
  100     Churchill Downs, Inc.     10,295  
  1,216     Everi Holdings, Inc. *     4,013  
  440     Penn National Gaming, Inc. *     5,566  
              19,874  
        ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 0.4%        
  188     Clean Harbors, Inc. *     9,652  
  1,759     Covanta Holding Corp.     15,039  
  1,516     Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. *     16,994  
              41,685  
        FOOD - 0.5%        
  759     Cosan Ltd. *     9,336  
  981     Performance Food Group Co. *     24,250  
  386     Sysco Corp.     17,613  
              51,199  
        FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER - 0.1%        
  611     Clearwater Paper Corp. *     13,326  
                 
        HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 1.2%        
  1,605     AngioDynamics, Inc. *     16,740  
  331     Bruker Corp.     11,870  
  681     Hanger, Inc. *     10,610  
  481     Hologic, Inc. *     16,883  
  1,318     Lantheus Holdings, Inc. *     16,818  
  89     Masimo Corp. *     15,764  
  98     McKesson Corp. *     13,255  
  206     Quidel Corp. *     20,149  
              122,089  
        HEALTHCARE-SERVICES - 1.9%        
  486     Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. *     8,918  
  80     Amedisys, Inc. *     14,683  
  246     Centene Corp. *     14,615  
  480     Encompass Health Corp.     30,734  
  1,445     MEDNAX, Inc. *     16,820  
  168     Medpace Holdings, Inc. *     12,328  
  110     Molina Healthcare, Inc. *     15,368  
  1,768     Select Medical Holdings Corp. *     26,520  
  3,389     Surgery Partners, Inc. *     22,130  
  245     Syneos Health, Inc. *     9,658  
  1,484     Tenet Healthcare Corp. *     21,370  
              193,144  
        HOME BUILDERS - 1.1%        
  3,787     Beazer Homes USA, Inc. *     24,388  
  456     DR Horton, Inc.     15,504  
  607     Installed Building Products, Inc. *     24,201  
  1,059     KB Home     19,168  
  693     PulteGroup, Inc.     15,468  
  1,932     TRI Pointe Group, Inc. *     16,944  
              115,673  
        HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.4%        
  915     Sleep Number Corp. *     17,531  
  1,716     Sonos, Inc. *     14,552  
  172     Tempur Sealy International, Inc. *     7,518  
              39,601  
        HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS/WARES - 0.5%        
  3,731     ACCO Brands Corp.     18,842  
  84     Helen of Troy Ltd. *     12,099  
  1,687     Quanex Building Products Corp.     17,005  
              47,946  
        INSURANCE - 3.5%        
  534     Aflac, Inc.     18,284  
  130     Allstate Corp.     11,925  
  267     American Financial Group, Inc.     18,711  
  591     Arch Capital Group Ltd. *     16,820  
  1,099     Athene Holding Ltd. *     27,277  
  500     CNA Financial Corp.     15,520  
  611     Equitable Holdings, Inc.     8,829  
  618     Fidelity National Financial, Inc.     15,376  
  391     First American Financial Corp.     16,582  
  168     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     15,217  
  455     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     16,034  
  874     MetLife, Inc.     26,718  
  2,614     MGIC Investment Corp.     16,599  
  1,024     National General Holdings Corp.     16,947  
  1,089     Old Republic International Corp.     16,607  
  541     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     16,955  
  327     Prudential Financial, Inc.     17,050  
  1,272     Radian Group, Inc.     16,472  
  236     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     19,857  
  1,493     Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. *     11,063  
  1,152     Unum Group     17,292  
              356,135  
        INTERNET - 2.2%        
  10     Alphabet, Inc. *     11,619  
  7     Amazon.com, Inc. *     13,648  
  2,033     Criteo SA - ADR *     16,162  
  254     Expedia Group, Inc.     14,293  
  76     Facebook, Inc. *     12,677  
  3,642     iClick Interactive Asia Group Ltd. - ADR *     17,190  
  754     JD.com, Inc. - ADR *     30,537  
  657     Momo, Inc. - ADR     14,250  
  791     NortonLifeLock, Inc.     14,800  
  1,865     Perion Network Ltd. *     9,120  
  1,526     Tencent Music Entertainment Group - ADR *     15,352  
  814     TripAdvisor, Inc.     14,155  
  1,162     Vipshop Holdings Ltd. - ADR *     18,104  
  4,266     Zix Corp. *     18,386  
              220,293  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

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        COMMON STOCK (Continued) - 43.2%        
        IRON/STEEL - 0.4%        
  814     Carpenter Technology Corp.   $ 15,873  
  472     Nucor Corp.     17,001  
  570     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     12,848  
              45,722  
        LEISURE TIME - 0.2%        
  539     Acushnet Holdings Corp.     13,863  
  186     Planet Fitness, Inc. *     9,058  
              22,921  
        LODGING - 0.1%        
  484     Boyd Gaming Corp.     6,979  
                 
        MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED - 0.5%        
  358     Crane Co.     17,606  
  1,360     Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.     17,544  
  1,726     NN, Inc.     2,986  
  82     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     12,375  
              50,511  
        MEDIA - 0.4%        
  560     Altice USA, Inc. *     12,482  
  738     Gray Television, Inc. *     7,926  
  920     iHeartMedia, Inc. *     6,725  
  331     Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM *     10,466  
              37,599  
        METAL FABRICATE/HARDWARE - 0.5%        
  455     Northwest Pipe Co. *     10,124  
  4,955     Ryerson Holding Corp. *     26,361  
  497     Timken Co.     16,073  
              52,558  
        MINING - 0.1%        
  2,035     Alcoa Corp. *     12,536  
                 
        MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 0.3%        
  347     ITT, Inc.     15,740  
  662     Textron, Inc.     17,656  
              33,396  
        OFFICE FURNISHING - 0.2%        
  2,233     Interface, Inc.     16,881  
                 
        OFFICE/BUSINESS EQUIPMENT - 0.3%        
  849     Xerox Holdings Corp.     16,080  
  68     Zebra Technologies Corp. *     12,485  
              28,565  
        OIL & GAS - 1.5%        
  787     ConocoPhillips     24,240  
  2,008     Devon Energy Corp.     13,875  
  391     EOG Resources, Inc.     14,045  
  1,157     HollyFrontier Corp.     28,358  
  835     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     19,723  
  3,097     PBF Energy, Inc.     21,927  
  332     Phillips 66     17,812  
  121     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     8,488  
              148,468  
        OIL & GAS SERVICES - 0.4%        
  4,195     Oceaneering International, Inc. *     12,333  
  1,085     Schlumberger Ltd.     14,637  
  2,277     TechnipFMC PLC     15,347  
              42,317  
        PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%        
  802     Ardagh Group SA     9,512  
                 
        PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.6%        
  365     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     32,302  
  246     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     13,712  
  624     Cardinal Health, Inc.     29,915  
  181     Cigna Corp.     32,070  
  228     CVS Health Corp.     13,527  
  563     Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. *     16,417  
  222     Merck & Co., Inc.     17,081  
  933     Option Care Health, Inc. *     8,836  
              163,860  
        PIPELINES - 0.5%        
  4,307     Energy Transfer LP     19,812  
  1,086     Enterprise Products Partners LP     15,530  
  777     Hess Midstream LP     7,894  
  1,730     NGL Energy Partners LP     4,498  
              47,734  
        REAL ESTATE - 0.2%        
  4,787     Newmark Group, Inc.     20,345  
                 
        RETAIL - 2.3%        
  6,480     Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.     21,643  
  181     Best Buy Co., Inc.     10,317  
  1,185     BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.     16,460  
  1,474     Brinker International, Inc.     17,703  
  662     Buckle, Inc.     9,076  
  66     Burlington Stores, Inc. *     10,458  
  17     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. *     11,125  
  689     Citi Trends, Inc.     6,132  
  1,241     GMS, Inc. *     19,521  
  162     Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     7,170  
  921     Kohl’s Corp.     13,437  
  63     Lululemon Athletica, Inc. *     11,942  
  154     RH *     15,472  
  133     Ross Stores, Inc.     11,567  
  421     Starbucks Corp.     27,677  
  259     TJX Cos., Inc.     12,383  
  226     Yum! Brands, Inc.     15,488  
              237,571  
        SEMICONDUCTORS - 3.3%        
  584     Applied Materials, Inc.     26,759  
  588     Axcelis Technologies, Inc. *     10,766  
  207     Cirrus Logic, Inc. *     13,585  
  289     Entegris, Inc.     12,939  
  631     FormFactor, Inc. *     12,677  
  3,342     Himax Technologies, Inc. - ADR *     9,157  
  246     Intel Corp.     13,314  
  97     KLA Corp.     13,943  
  119     Lam Research Corp.     28,560  
  2,815     MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. *     31,106  
  261     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     12,687  
  282     Micron Technology, Inc. *     11,861  
  88     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     14,736  
  56     NVIDIA Corp.     14,762  
  157     Qorvo, Inc.     12,659  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2019

 

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        COMMON STOCK (Continued) - 43.2%        
        SEMICONDUCTORS (Continued) - 3.3%        
  416     QUALCOMM, Inc.   $ 28,142  
  798     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. - ADR     29,255  
  244     Teradyne, Inc.     13,217  
  1,682     Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. *     23,212  
              333,337  
        SOFTWARE - 2.7%        
  255     Activision Blizzard, Inc.     15,167  
  42     Adobe, Inc. *     13,366  
  128     Aspen Technology, Inc. *     12,169  
  207     Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *     13,670  
  465     CDK Global, Inc.     15,275  
  471     Cerner Corp.     29,668  
  552     Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. *     17,526  
  150     Electronic Arts, Inc. *     15,026  
  203     Manhattan Associates, Inc. *     10,113  
  192     Microsoft Corp.     30,280  
  49     MSCI, Inc.     14,159  
  94     NetEase, Inc. - ADR     30,170  
  827     Progress Software Corp.     26,464  
  252     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     11,043  
  100     Veeva Systems, Inc. *     15,637  
              269,733  
        TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.0%        
  4,094     Calix, Inc. *     28,986  
  3,704     Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.     16,853  
  948     Millicom International Cellular SA     26,923  
  1,519     Mobile TeleSystems PJSC - ADR     11,544  
  2,211     NeoPhotonics Corp. *     16,030  
              100,336  
        TRANSPORTATION - 1.1%        
  674     ArcBest Corp.     11,808  
  3,929     Costamare, Inc.     17,759  
  1,289     Dorian LPG Ltd. *     11,227  
  738     Marten Transport Ltd.     15,144  
  1,239     Teekay LNG Partners LP     12,130  
  1,091     Teekay Tankers Ltd. *     24,264  
  617     ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. *     16,338  
              108,670  
                 
        TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $5,183,227)     4,360,326  
                 
        EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 3.7%        
        EQUITY FUND - 3.7%        
  1,462     SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust @     376,830  
        TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (Cost - $423,544)        
                 
Principal        
        U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 18.8%        
$ 1,100,000     United States Treasury Bill, 0.85% due 7/2/2020 # +     1,099,747  
  800,000     United States Treasury Bill, 0.40% due 9/10/2020 # +     799,626  
        TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (Cost - $1,889,409)     1,899,373  
                 
Shares        
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 12.1%        
        MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 12.1%        
  851,970     Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.30% *     851,970  
  366,870     Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds - Treasury Instruments Fund - Institutional Class, 0.37% **     366,870  
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $1,218,840)     1,218,840  
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 77.8% (Cost - $8,715,020)   $ 7,855,369  
        SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (0.2)% (Proceeds - $28,192)     (16,527 )
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 22.4%     2,267,928  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 10,106,770  
                 
Shares        
        SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (0.2)%        
        RETAIL - (0.2)%        
  300     Carvana Co.   $ 16,527  
        (Proceeds - $28,192)        
                 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

LP - Limited Partnership

 

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

* Non income producing security.

 

@ All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short.

 

+ A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for total return swaps. As of March 31, 2020, the vaue of the pledged portion is $1,899,373.

 

# Discount rate at the time of purchase.

 

** Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on March 31, 2020.

 

FUTURE CONTRACTS                    
                    Number of   Expiration   Notional
Amount/
    Unrealized  
Description               Counterparty   Contracts   Date   Value     Appreciation  
Long                                        
S&P 500 E-Mini Future June 2020       Goldman Sachs   2   6/19/2020   $ 256,970     $ 29,295  
                                         
TOTAL RETURN SWAPS            
                    Number Of   Maturity   Notional     Unrealized  
Description   Currency   Index   Spread   Counterparty   Contracts   Date   Amount     Appreciation/(Depreciation) ^  
Long                                        
GS Client Global Stock Long Basket ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.70%   Goldman Sachs   40,040   3/24/2021   $ 2,885,450     $ 75,640  
GS Client Global Stock Long Basket 2 ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.70%   Goldman Sachs   44,853   10/29/2020     3,018,699       134,403  
GS Client Global Stock Long Basket 4 ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.70%   Goldman Sachs   7,529   5/4/2021     756,183       14,636  
JP Morgan U.S. Long Index Basket ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   (0.20)%   JP Morgan   14,672   3/17/2023     1,584,488       (133,968 )
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST   USD   1 Month USD Libor   0.30%   JP Morgan   16,433   3/4/2021     3,759,870       497,805  
                                    $ 588,516  
Short                                        
GS Client Global Stock Short Basket ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   (1.20)%   Goldman Sachs   36,857   3/24/2021     2,829,613     $ (124,887 )
GS Client Global Stock Short Basket 2 ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   (1.70)%   Goldman Sachs   40,657   2/3/2021     2,925,621       (77,301 )
GS Client Global Stock Short Basket 4 ***   USD   1 Month USD Libor   (1.50)%   Goldman Sachs   7,762   5/4/2021     782,943       (6,297 )
JP Morgan U.S. Short Index Basket ***   USD   Overnight Bank Funding Rate   (0.70)%   JP Morgan   33,035   3/6/2023     2,378,695       (116,472 )
JP Morgan U.S. Short Index Basket 2 ***   USD   Overnight Bank Funding Rate   (0.65)%   JP Morgan   24,933   2/21/2023     2,795,184       891,667  
JP Morgan U.S. Short Index Basket 3 ***   USD   Overnight Bank Funding Rate   (0.70)%   JP Morgan   14,877   3/17/2023     1,582,865       93,829  
                                    $ 660,539  
                                         
                                    $ 1,249,055  
                                         
*** The underlying holdings of this security can be found at https://www.counterpointmutualfunds.com/long-short-equity-fund/

 

^ Includes dividends receivable and interest payable.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL MUNICIPAL FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020

 

Shares       Fair Value
        SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 98.5%        
        MONEY MARKET FUND - 98.5%        
  30,631,908     BlackRock Liquidity Funds Treasury Trust Fund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.56% *   $ 30,631,908  
        TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost - $30,631,908)        
                 
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.5% (Cost - $30,631,908)   $ 30,631,908  
        OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.5%     481,844  
        NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 31,113,752  
                 
* Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on March 31, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020

 

    Counterpoint     Counterpoint     Counterpoint     Counterpoint  
    Tactical Income     Tactical Equity     Long-Short     Tactical  
    Fund     Fund     Equity Fund     Municipal Fund  
ASSETS                                
Investment securities:                                
At cost   $ 386,480,782     $ 14,061,666     $ 8,715,020     $ 30,631,908  
At value   $ 389,751,094     $ 12,979,868     $ 7,855,369     $ 30,631,908  
Cash     423,091                   200,511  
Cash held for collateral at broker     4,449,455       836,410       48,423        
Receivable for Fund shares sold     1,394,360       3,370       101,300       367,381  
Dividends and interest receivable     472,124       14,471       8,538       43,585  
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts     182,737       298,931       29,295        
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swap     99,950                    
Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps           427,123       1,249,055        
Receivable due from broker - swaps           1,236,055       875,658        
Prepaid expenses and other assets     62,427       21,352       5,090       22,556  
TOTAL ASSETS     396,835,238       15,817,580       10,172,728       31,265,941  
                                 
LIABILITIES                                
Securities sold short (Proceeds $0, $47,116, $28,192 and $0 respectively)           27,545       16,527        
Due to broker                 735        
Investment advisory fees payable     397,053       3,718       545       6,221  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed     875,051       20,977       18,276       117,231  
Payable to broker - swaps     599,995                    
Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps     499,473                    
Payable to related parties     110,372       9,684       8,027       12,663  
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable     41,875       1,240       727       475  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     52,225       24,878       21,121       15,599  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     2,576,044       88,042       65,958       152,189  
NET ASSETS   $ 394,259,194     $ 15,729,538     $ 10,106,770     $ 31,113,752  
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                                
Paid in capital   $ 398,396,988     $ 20,381,495     $ 11,567,951     $ 30,681,053  
Accumulated earnings (loss)   $ (4,137,794 )   $ (4,651,957 )   $ (1,461,181 )   $ 432,699  
NET ASSETS   $ 394,259,194     $ 15,729,538     $ 10,106,770     $ 31,113,752  
                                 
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:                                
Class A Shares:                                
Net Assets   $ 75,091,052     $ 2,277,701     $ 3,766,340     $ 1,161,779  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)     7,004,407       198,025       299,716       111,434  
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding) and redemption price per share   $ 10.72     $ 11.50     $ 12.57     $ 10.43  
Maximum offering price per share (maximum sales charge of 4.50%, 5.75%, 5.75% and 4.50%, respectively)   $ 11.23     $ 12.20     $ 13.33     $ 10.92  
                                 
Class C Shares :                                
Net Assets   $ 32,558,677     $ 881,811     $ 88     $ 367,247  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)     3,045,447       79,359       7       35,345  
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), redemption price and offering price per share   $ 10.69     $ 11.11     $ 12.75  (a)   $ 10.39  
                                 
Class I Shares:                                
Net Assets   $ 286,609,465     $ 12,570,026     $ 6,340,342     $ 29,584,726  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized)     26,750,751       1,080,644       503,552       2,836,983  
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding), redemption price and offering price per share   $ 10.71     $ 11.63     $ 12.59     $ 10.43  
                                 
(a) Net assets divided by shares outstanding does not equal net assets value due to rounding.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

    Counterpoint     Counterpoint     Counterpoint     Counterpoint  
    Tactical Income     Tactical Equity     Long-Short     Tactical Municipal  
    Fund     Fund     Equity Fund     Fund  
INVESTMENT INCOME                                
Dividends (including foreign dividend tax withholding of $0, $1,049, $757 and $0, respectively)   $ 7,784,398     $ 73,007     $ 46,058     $ 460,197  
Interest     551,635       47,742       44,601       27,164  
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME     8,336,033       120,749       90,659       487,361  
                                 
EXPENSES                                
Investment advisory fees     2,273,598       102,794       71,579       96,784  
Distribution (12b-1) fees:                                
Class A     88,271       3,489       5,879       2,204  
Class C     161,649       5,206       108       1,209  
Administrative services fees     155,455       11,551       9,553       16,033  
Third party administrative servicing fees     112,667       8,984       2,478       7,218  
Transfer agent fees     65,002       17,501       17,501       17,501  
Accounting services fees     54,566       2,467       1,718       4,148  
Registration fees     42,167       17,350       9,928       24,765  
Printing and postage expenses     37,474       5,027       5,027       5,027  
Custodian fees     22,501       7,500       6,236       2,500  
Compliance officer fees     12,638       3,901       3,846       3,818  
Audit fees     9,075       9,075       9,075       9,075  
Trustees’ fees and expenses     7,500       7,500       7,499       7,499  
Legal fees     7,500       7,500       7,500       7,500  
Insurance expense     5,248       400       200       248  
Other expenses     3,763       2,994       2,994       2,994  
TOTAL EXPENSES     3,059,074       213,239       161,121       208,523  
                                 
Less: Fees waived by the Advisor           (60,831 )     (55,042 )     (66,722 )
TOTAL NET EXPENSES     3,059,074       152,408       106,079       141,801  
                                 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)     5,276,959       (31,659 )     (15,420 )     345,560  
                                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                                
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     2,477,451       (229,791 )     (149,616 )     545,364  
Net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts     3,134,945       136,503       (709,725 )      
Net realized loss on swaptions purchased     (641,025 )                  
Net realized gain on futures contracts           416,655       56,671        
Net realized loss on options purchased           (94,695 )     (1,956 )      
      4,971,371       228,672       (804,626 )     545,364  
                                 
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments     (7,238,150 )     (1,829,558 )     (1,236,411 )     (727,952 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures contracts     182,737       376,401       34,357        
Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short           19,571       11,665        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts     (323,484 )     119,480       1,074,126        
      (7,378,897 )     (1,314,106 )     (116,263 )     (727,952 )
                                 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS     (2,407,526 )     (1,085,434 )     (920,889 )     (182,588 )
                                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 2,869,433     $ (1,117,093 )   $ (936,309 )   $ 162,972  
                                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the        
    Six Months Ended     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 5,276,959     $ 11,495,944  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts  swap contracts, swaptions purchased     4,971,371       (12,912,743 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and swaptions purchased     (7,378,897 )     12,142,374  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     2,869,433       10,725,575  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Class A     (1,037,295 )     (3,727,662 )
Class C     (360,434 )     (1,355,723 )
Class I     (4,218,399 )     (11,765,030 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (5,616,128 )     (16,848,415 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     18,206,538       48,763,296  
Class C     4,602,248       6,659,807  
Class I     89,047,673       97,366,914  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:                
Class A     895,682       3,612,558  
Class C     272,142       1,017,308  
Class I     4,025,434       11,334,395  
Payments for shares redeemed:                
Class A     (13,366,812 )     (88,746,518 )
Class C     (4,675,126 )     (9,945,103 )
Class I     (50,780,761 )     (119,811,565 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from shares of beneficial interest     48,227,018       (49,748,908 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS     45,480,323       (55,871,748 )
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     348,778,871       404,650,619  
End of Period   $ 394,259,194     $ 348,778,871  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Class A:                
Shares Sold     1,688,148       4,653,372  
Shares Reinvested     82,845       341,730  
Shares Redeemed     (1,229,672 )     (8,416,219 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     541,321       (3,421,117 )
                 
Class C:                
Shares Sold     425,843       622,516  
Shares Reinvested     25,232       96,556  
Shares Redeemed     (432,022 )     (936,441 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     19,053       (217,369 )
                 
Class I:                
Shares Sold     8,235,479       9,122,676  
Shares Reinvested     372,663       1,071,541  
Shares Redeemed     (4,709,821 )     (11,325,577 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     3,898,321       (1,131,360 )
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL EQUITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the        
    Six Months Ended     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment loss   $ (31,659 )   $ (89,112 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts, options purchased, securities sold short and swap contracts     228,672       (4,344,763 )
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, foreign currency  translations, futures contracts, securities sold short and swap contracts     (1,314,106 )     (1,192,304 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (1,117,093 )     (5,626,179 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid:                
Class A           (185,067 )
Class C           (95,713 )
Class I           (723,799 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders           (1,004,579 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     209,035       3,730,332  
Class C     125,000       470,770  
Class I     3,789,668       12,743,394  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:                
Class A           178,537  
Class C           38,592  
Class I           694,091  
Payments for shares redeemed:                
Class A     (1,097,114 )     (5,643,622 )
Class C     (339,183 )     (1,630,978 )
Class I     (6,242,236 )     (16,355,695 )
Net decrease in net assets from shares of beneficial interest     (3,554,830 )     (5,774,579 )
                 
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS     (4,671,923 )     (12,405,337 )
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     20,401,461       32,806,798  
End of Period   $ 15,729,538     $ 20,401,461  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Class A:                
Shares Sold     16,351       267,138  
Shares Reinvested           12,433  
Shares Redeemed     (85,679 )     (409,336 )
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     (69,328 )     (129,765 )
                 
Class C:                
Shares Sold     9,822       33,561  
Shares Reinvested           2,755  
Shares Redeemed     (27,076 )     (124,007 )
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     (17,254 )     (87,691 )
                 
Class I:                
Shares Sold     318,308       896,860  
Shares Reinvested           47,934  
Shares Redeemed     (482,927 )     (1,171,846 )
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     (164,619 )     (227,052 )
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

19

 

COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the        
    Six Months Ended     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment loss   $ (15,420 )   $ (28,943 )
Net realized loss on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts, options purchased, securities sold short and swap contracts     (804,626 )     (728,668 )
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, futures contracts, securities sold short and swap contracts     (116,263 )     (504,314 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (936,309 )     (1,261,925 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid:                
Class A           (219,593 )
Class C           (2 )
Class I           (47,376 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders           (266,971 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     707,509       2,568,743  
Class C     42,000        
Class I     1,512,496       6,276,401  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:                
Class A           189,607  
Class C           2  
Class I           46,159  
Payments for shares redeemed:                
Class A     (2,644,183 )     (11,801,386 )
Class C     (42,412 )      
Class I     (835,603 )     (1,320,347 )
Net decrease in net assets from shares of beneficial interest     (1,260,193 )     (4,040,821 )
                 
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS     (2,196,502 )     (5,569,717 )
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     12,303,272       17,872,989  
End of Period   $ 10,106,770     $ 12,303,272  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Class A:                
Shares Sold     58,629       182,398  
Shares Reinvested           13,486  
Shares Redeemed     (188,017 )     (820,909 )
Net decrease in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     (129,388 )     (625,025 )
                 
Class C:                
Shares Sold     2,943        
Shares Reinvested           0  (a)
Shares Redeemed     (2,943 )      
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding           0  
                 
Class I:                
Shares Sold     109,415       444,730  
Shares Reinvested           3,288  
Shares Redeemed     (62,186 )     (94,303 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     47,229       353,715  
                 
(a) Less than 1 share

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

20

 

COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL MUNICIPAL FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    For the        
    Six Months Ended     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019  
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 345,560     $ 440,916  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     545,364       (142,382 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (727,952 )     767,612  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     162,972       1,066,146  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS                
Total distributions paid:                
Class A     (19,959 )     (34,627 )
Class C     (2,600 )     (2,840 )
Class I     (322,335 )     (381,036 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders     (344,894 )     (418,503 )
                 
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                
Proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     328,374       1,291,502  
Class C     195,500       142,520  
Class I     14,864,492       17,152,516  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:                
Class A     19,959       34,627  
Class C     2,600       2,840  
Class I     290,201       309,168  
Payments for shares redeemed:                
Class A     (1,066,385 )     (551,259 )
Class C     (51,299 )      
Class I     (9,529,278 )     (6,942,102 )
Net increase in net assets from shares of beneficial interest     5,054,164       11,439,812  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     4,872,242       12,087,455  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of Period     26,241,510       14,154,055  
End of Period   $ 31,113,752     $ 26,241,510  
                 
SHARE ACTIVITY                
Class A:                
Shares Sold     31,190       127,253  
Shares Reinvested     1,915       3,380  
Shares Redeemed     (100,311 )     (54,259 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     (67,206 )     76,374  
                 
Class C:                
Shares Sold     18,742       14,139  
Shares Reinvested     249       277  
Shares Redeemed     (4,876 )      
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     14,115       14,416  
                 
Class I:                
Shares Sold     1,413,370       1,658,485  
Shares Reinvested     27,812       30,183  
Shares Redeemed     (909,889 )     (689,134 )
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding     531,293       999,534  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    For the                                
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the     For the     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017     September 30, 2016     September 30, 2015 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.79     $ 10.91     $ 11.28     $ 11.17     $ 10.09     $ 10.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (2)     0.15       0.35       0.28       0.32       0.29       0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (0.06 )     0.05       (0.31 )     0.32       1.00       0.15  
Total from investment operations     0.09       0.40       (0.03 )     0.64       1.29       0.22  
Paid-in-capital from redemption fees                             0.00  (4)     0.00  (4)
Less distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.38 )     (0.34 )     (0.38 )     (0.21 )     (0.12 )
Return of Capital                                   (0.01 )
Net realized gains           (0.14 )     (0.00 ) (4)     (0.15 )            
Total distributions     (0.16 )     (0.52 )     (0.34 )     (0.53 )     (0.21 )     (0.13 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.72     $ 10.79     $ 10.91     $ 11.28     $ 11.17     $ 10.09  
Total return (5)     0.83 % (6)     3.89 %     (0.27 )%     5.95 %     12.85 %     2.20 % (6)
Net assets, at end of period (000’s)   $ 75,091     $ 69,747     $ 107,839     $ 135,575     $ 50,987     $ 12,479  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver/recapture (7,8)     1.79 % (9)     1.79 %     1.77 %     1.77 %     1.85 %     2.18 % (9)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver/recapture (7)     1.79 % (9)     1.79 %     1.77 %     1.77 %     1.93 %     2.00 % (9)
Ratio of net investment income before waiver/recapture to average net assets (7,10)     2.78 % (9)     3.27 %     2.55 %     2.82 %     2.77 %     0.67 % (9)
Ratio of net investment income after waiver/recapture to average net assets (7,10)     2.78 % (9)     3.27 %     2.55 %     2.82 %     2.69 %     0.85 % (9)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     114 % (6)     353 %     380 %     71 %     123 %     211 % (6)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund’s Class A shares commenced operations on December 4, 2014.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Amount is less than $0.01.

 

(5) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(6) Not annualized.

 

(7) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(9) Annualized.

 

(10) Recognition of investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    For the                                
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the     For the     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017     September 30, 2016     September 30, 2015 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.76     $ 10.89     $ 11.22     $ 11.12     $ 10.06     $ 10.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss) (2)     0.11       0.27       0.20       0.23       0.20       (0.03 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (0.06 )     0.05       (0.32 )     0.33       1.01       0.21  
Total from investment operations     0.05       0.32       (0.12 )     0.56       1.21       0.18  
Paid-in-capital from redemption fees                                   0.00  (4)
Less distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.31 )     (0.21 )     (0.31 )     (0.15 )     (0.11 )
Return of capital                                   (0.01 )
Net realized gains           (0.14 )     (0.00 ) (4)     (0.15 )            
Total distributions     (0.12 )     (0.45 )     (0.21 )     (0.46 )     (0.15 )     (0.12 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.69     $ 10.76     $ 10.89     $ 11.22     $ 11.12     $ 10.06  
Total return (5)     0.46 % (6)     3.11 %     (1.03 )%     5.15 %     12.09 %     1.72 % (6)
Net assets, at end of period (000’s)   $ 32,559     $ 32,578     $ 35,336     $ 32,825     $ 19,420     $ 4,049  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver/recapture (7,8)     2.54 % (9)     2.54 %     2.52 %     2.52 %     2.60 %     2.91 % (9)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver/recapture (7)     2.54 % (9)     2.54 %     2.52 %     2.52 %     2.68 %     2.75 % (9)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) before waiver/recapture to average net assets (7,10)     2.03 % (9)     2.52 %     1.79 %     2.08 %     1.98 %     (0.48 )% (9)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) after waiver/recapture to average net assets (7,10)     2.03 % (9)     2.52 %     1.79 %     2.08 %     1.90 %     (0.32 )% (9)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     114 % (6)     353 %     380 %     71 %     123 %     211 % (6)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund’s Class C shares commenced operations on December 4, 2014.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Amount is less than $0.01.

 

(5) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(6) Not annualized.

 

(7) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(9) Annualized.

 

(10) Recognition of investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    For the                                
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the     For the     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017     September 30, 2016     September 30, 2015 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.78     $ 10.90     $ 11.30     $ 11.18     $ 10.10     $ 10.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (2)     0.16       0.37       0.30       0.35       0.27       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (0.06 )     0.05       (0.31 )     0.33       1.04       0.11  
Total from investment operations     0.10       0.42       (0.01 )     0.68       1.31       0.24  
Paid-in-capital from redemption fees                             0.00  (4)     0.00  (4)
Less distributions from:                                                
Net investment income     (0.17 )     (0.40 )     (0.39 )     (0.41 )     (0.23 )     (0.13 )
Return of capital                                   (0.01 )
Net realized gains           (0.14 )     (0.00 ) (4)     (0.15 )            
Total distributions     (0.17 )     (0.54 )     (0.39 )     (0.56 )     (0.23 )     (0.14 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.71     $ 10.78     $ 10.90     $ 11.30     $ 11.18     $ 10.10  
Total return (5)     0.95 % (6)     4.13 %     (0.07 )%     6.18 %     13.04 %     2.38 % (6)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 286,609     $ 246,454     $ 261,476     $ 247,550     $ 130,503     $ 55,407  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver/recapture (7,8)     1.54 % (9)     1.54 %     1.52 %     1.52 %     1.60 %     2.07 % (9)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver/recapture (7)     1.54 % (9)     1.54 %     1.52 %     1.52 %     1.68 %     1.75 % (9)
Ratio of net investment income before waiver/recapture to average net assets (7,10)     3.03 % (9)     3.49 %     2.74 %     3.07 %     2.60 %     1.25 % (9)
Ratio of net investment income after waiver/recapture to average net assets (7,10)     3.03 % (9)     3.49 %     2.74 %     3.07 %     2.52 %     1.57 % (9)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     114 % (6)     353 %     380 %     71 %     123 %     211 % (6)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund’s Class I shares commenced operations on December 4, 2014.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Amount is less than $0.01.

 

(5) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(6) Not annualized.

 

(7) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(9) Annualized.

 

(10) Recognition of investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    For the                          
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017     September 30, 2016 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.60     $ 15.92     $ 15.75     $ 14.36     $ 15.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                        
Net investment loss (2)     (0.03 )     (0.06 )     (0.09 )     (0.03 )     (0.11 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (1.07 )     (2.77 )     1.17       1.42       (0.53 )
Total from investment operations     (1.10 )     (2.83 )     1.08       1.39       (0.64 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net realized gains           (0.49 )     (0.91 )            
Total distributions           (0.49 )     (0.91 )            
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.50     $ 12.60     $ 15.92     $ 15.75     $ 14.36  
Total return (4)     (8.73 )% (5)     (18.15 )%     7.02 %     9.68 %     (4.27 )% (5)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 2,278     $ 3,369     $ 6,322     $ 3,796     $ 2,632  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (6,7,8)     2.73 % (9)     2.37 %     3.12 %     4.18 %     4.50 % (9)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (6,7)     2.00 % (9)     2.08 %     2.81 %     3.33 %     2.75 % (9)
Ratio of net investment loss before waiver to average net assets (6,10)     (1.27 )% (9)     (0.81 )%     (1.68 )%     (2.37 )%     (3.22 )% (9)
Ratio of net investment loss after waiver to average net assets (6,10)     (0.54 )% (9)     (0.52 )%     (1.37 )%     (1.52 )%     (1.72 )% (9)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     120 % (5)     296 %     259 %     369 %     264 % (5)
                                         
(1)     The Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund’s Class A shares commenced operations on November 30, 2015.
 
(2)     Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
 
(3)     Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.
 
(4)     Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.
 
(5)     Not annualized.
 
(6)     Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.
 
(7)     Excluding interest expense and dividends on securities sold short, the following ratios would have been:
 
Gross expenses to average net assets 2.73 % (9)     2.29 %     2.31 %     2.85 %     3.75 % (9)
Net expenses to average net assets 2.00 % (9)     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 %     2.00 % (9)

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(9) Annualized.

 

(10) Recognition of investment loss by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    For the                          
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017     September 30, 2016 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.22     $ 15.57     $ 15.53     $ 14.26     $ 15.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                        
Net investment loss (2)     (0.08 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (1.03 )     (2.67 )     1.15       1.41       (0.54 )
Total from investment operations     (1.11 )     (2.86 )     0.95       1.27       (0.74 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net realized gains           (0.49 )     (0.91 )            
Total distributions           (0.49 )     (0.91 )            
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.11     $ 12.22     $ 15.57     $ 15.53     $ 14.26  
Total return (4)     (9.08 )% (5)     (18.77 )%     6.24 %     8.83 %     (4.93 )% (5)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 882     $ 1,181     $ 2,870     $ 1,251     $ 843  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (6,7,8)     3.48 % (9)     3.12 %     3.87 %     4.93 %     5.00 % (9)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (6,7)     2.75 % (9)     2.83 %     3.56 %     4.08 %     3.50 % (9)
Ratio of net investment loss before waiver to average net assets (6,10)     (2.02 )% (9)     (1.75 )%     (2.42 )%     (3.12 )%     (4.16 )% (9)
Ratio of net investment loss after waiver to average net assets (6,10)     (1.29 )% (9)     (1.46 )%     (2.11 )%     (2.27 )%     (2.67 )% (9)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     120 % (5)     296 %     259 %     369 %     264 % (5)
                                         
(1)     The Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund’s Class C shares commenced operations on November 30, 2015.
 
(2)     Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
 
(3)     Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.
 
(4)     Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.
 
(5)     Not annualized.
 
(6)     Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.
 
(7)     Excluding interest expense and dividends on securities sold short, the following ratios would have been:
                                         
Gross expenses to average net assets 3.48 % (9)     3.04 %     3.06 %     3.60 %     4.25 % (9)
Net expenses to average net assets 2.75 % (9)     2.75 %     2.75 %     2.75 %     2.75 % (9)

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(9) Annualized.

 

(10) Recognition of investment loss by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    For the                          
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017     September 30, 2016 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.73     $ 16.04     $ 15.82     $ 14.38     $ 15.00  
Activity from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss) (2)     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.05 )     0.01       (0.08 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (1.08 )     (2.81 )     1.18       1.43       (0.54 )
Total from investment operations     (1.10 )     (2.82 )     1.13       1.44       (0.62 )
Less distributions from:                                        
Net realized gains           (0.49 )     (0.91 )            
Total distributions           (0.49 )     (0.91 )            
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.63     $ 12.73     $ 16.04     $ 15.82     $ 14.38  
Total return (4)     (8.64 )% (5)     (17.95 )%     7.31 %     10.01 %     (4.13 )% (5)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 12,570     $ 15,851     $ 23,615     $ 10,662     $ 5,900  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (6,7,8)     2.48 % (9)     2.12 %     2.87 %     3.93 %     4.25 % (9)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (6,7)     1.75 % (9)     1.83 %     2.56 %     3.08 %     2.50 % (9)
Ratio of net investment loss before waiver to average net assets (6,10)     (1.02 )% (9)     (0.45 )%     (1.43 )%     (2.14 )%     (3.25 )% (9)
Ratio of net investment loss after waiver to average net assets (6,10)     (0.29 )% (9)     (0.16 )%     (1.12 )%     (1.29 )%     (1.50 )% (9)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     120 % (5)     296 %     259 %     369 %     264 % (5)
                                         
(1)     The Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund’s Class I shares commenced operations on November 30, 2015.
 
(2)     Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.
 
(3)     Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.
 
(4)     Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.
 
(5)     Not annualized.
 
(6)     Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.
 
(7)     Excluding interest expense and dividends on securities sold short, the following ratios would have been:
                                         
Gross expenses to average net assets 2.48 % (9)     2.04 %     2.06 %     2.60 %     3.50 % (9)
Net expenses to average net assets 1.75 % (9)     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 %     1.75 % (9)

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(9) Annualized.

 

(10) Recognition of investment loss by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    For the              
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.89     $ 15.45     $ 15.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment loss (2)     (0.03 )     (0.08 )     (0.09 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (1.29 )     (1.17 )     0.67  
Total from investment operations     (1.32 )     (1.25 )     0.58  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income           (0.11 )     (0.09 )
Return of capital                 (0.04 )
Net realized gains           (0.20 )      
Total distributions           (0.31 )     (0.13 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 12.57     $ 13.89     $ 15.45  
Total return (4)     (9.50 )% (5)     (8.10 )%     3.88 % (5)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 3,766     $ 5,960     $ 16,285  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (6,7)     2.96 % (8)     2.62 %     2.53 % (8)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (6)     2.00 % (8)     2.00 %     2.00 % (8)
Ratio of net investment loss before waiver to average net assets (9)     (1.38 )% (8)     (1.18 )%     (1.11 )% (8)
Ratio of net investment loss after waiver to average net assets (9)     (0.42 )% (8)     (0.56 )%     (0.58 )% (8)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     131 % (5)     324 %     243 % (5)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund’s Class A shares commenced operations on October 4, 2017.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.

 

(5) Not annualized.

 

(6) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(7) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(8) Annualized.

 

(9) Recognition of investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    For the              
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 14.14     $ 15.47     $ 15.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss) (2)     (0.08 )     0.27       (0.11 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (1.31 )     (1.23 )     0.71  
Total from investment operations     (1.39 )     (0.96 )     0.60  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income           (0.17 )     (0.09 )
Return of capital                 (0.04 )
Net realized gains           (0.20 )      
Total distributions           (0.37 )     (0.13 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 12.75     $ 14.14     $ 15.47  
Total return (4)     (9.83 )% (6)     (6.22 )%     4.06 % (6)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 0  (5)   $ 0  (5)   $ 0  (5)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (7,8)     3.71 % (9)     3.37 %     3.28 % (9)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (7)     2.75 % (9)     2.75 %     2.75 % (9)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) before waiver to average net assets (10)     (2.12 )% (9)     1.23 %     (1.31 )% (9)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) after waiver to average net assets (10)     (1.16 )% (9)     1.85 %     (0.78 )% (9)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     131 % (6)     324 %     243 % (6)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund’s Class C shares commenced operations on October 4, 2017.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.

 

(5) Less than $1,000 in net assets.

 

(6) Not annualized.

 

(7) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(8) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(9) Annualized.

 

(10) Recognition of investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    For the              
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.90     $ 15.48     $ 15.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss) (2)     (0.01 )     0.07       0.17  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (1.30 )     (1.28 )     0.44  
Total from investment operations     (1.31 )     (1.21 )     0.61  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income           (0.17 )     (0.09 )
Return of capital                 (0.04 )
Net realized gains           (0.20 )      
Total distributions           (0.37 )     (0.13 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 12.59     $ 13.90     $ 15.48  
Total return (4)     (9.42 )% (5)     (7.85 )%     4.13 % (5)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 6,340     $ 6,343     $ 1,588  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (6,7)     2.71 % (8)     2.37 %     2.28 % (8)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (6)     1.75 % (8)     1.75 %     1.75 % (8)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) before waiver to average net assets (9)     (1.12 )% (8)     (0.11 )%     0.61 % (8)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) after waiver to average net assets (9)     (0.16 )% (8)     0.51 %     1.14 % (8)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     131 % (5)     324 %     243 % (5)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund’s Class I shares commenced operations on October 4, 2017.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.

 

(5) Not annualized.

 

(6) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(7) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(8) Annualized.

 

(9) Recognition of investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL MUNICIPAL FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    For the              
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.47     $ 10.00     $ 10.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (2)     0.13       0.26       0.09  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (0.05 )     0.44       (0.01 )
Total from investment operations     0.08       0.70       0.08  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.23 )     (0.08 )
Total distributions     (0.12 )     (0.23 )     (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.43     $ 10.47     $ 10.00  
Total return (4)     0.76 % (5)     7.12 %     0.77 % (5)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 1,162     $ 1,871     $ 1,023  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (6,7)     1.73 % (8)     2.03 %     2.74 % (8)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (6)     1.25 % (8)     1.25 %     1.25 % (8)
Ratio of net investment income before waiver to average net assets (9)     1.86 % (8)     1.79 %     1.45 % (8)
Ratio of net investment income after waiver to average net assets (9)     2.34 % (8)     2.57 %     2.94 % (8)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     26 % (5)     125 %     1 % (5)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund’s Class A shares commenced operations on June 11, 2018.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.

 

(5) Not annualized.

 

(6) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(7) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(8) Annualized.

 

(9) Recognition of investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL MUNICIPAL FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    For the              
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.46     $ 10.00     $ 10.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (2)     0.08       0.20       0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (0.05 )     0.42       (0.01 )
Total from investment operations     0.03       0.62       0.06  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.10 )     (0.16 )     (0.06 )
Total distributions     (0.10 )     (0.16 )     (0.06 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.39     $ 10.46     $ 10.00  
Total return (4)     0.32 % (5)     6.29 %     0.56 % (5)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 367     $ 222     $ 68  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (6,7)     2.48 % (8)     2.78 %     3.49 % (8)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (6)     2.00 % (8)     2.00 %     2.00 % (8)
Ratio of net investment income before waiver to average net assets (9)     0.99 % (8)     1.21 %     0.77 % (8)
Ratio of net investment income after waiver to average net assets (9)     1.47 % (8)     1.99 %     2.26 % (8)
Portfolio Turnover Rate (5)     26 % (5)     125 %     1 % (5)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund’s Class C shares commenced operations on June 11, 2018.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.

 

(5) Not annualized.

 

(6) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(7) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(8) Annualized.

 

(9) Recognition of investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT TACTICAL MUNICIPAL FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    For the              
    Six Months Ended     For the     For the  
    March 31, 2020     Year Ended     Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)     September 30, 2019     September 30, 2018 (1)  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.47     $ 10.00     $ 10.00  
Activity from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (2)     0.13       0.28       0.10  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (3)     (0.04 )     0.45       (0.02 )
Total from investment operations     0.09       0.73       0.08  
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.26 )     (0.08 )
Total distributions     (0.13 )     (0.26 )     (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.43     $ 10.47     $ 10.00  
Total return (4)     0.87 % (5)     7.39 %     0.83 % (5)
Net assets, at end of period (000s)   $ 29,585     $ 24,149     $ 13,063  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets before waiver (6,7)     1.48 % (8)     1.78 %     2.49 % (8)
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets after waiver (6)     1.00 % (8)     1.00 %     1.00 % (8)
Ratio of net investment income before waiver to average net assets (9)     2.03 % (8)     1.98 %     1.68 % (8)
Ratio of net investment income after waiver to average net assets (9)     2.51 % (8)     2.76 %     3.17 % (8)
Portfolio Turnover Rate     26 % (5)     125 %     1 % (5)

 

(1) The Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund’s Class I shares commenced operations on June 11, 2018.

 

(2) Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the period.

 

(3) Realized and unrealized gains per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to timing of share transactions during the year.

 

(4) Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Had the advisor not waived a portion of its fees, total returns would have been lower.

 

(5) Not annualized.

 

(6) Does not include the expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(7) Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or fees recaptured by the advisor.

 

(8) Annualized.

 

(9) Recognition of investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

The Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund, the Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund, the Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund and Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund (collectively, the “Funds”) are each a diversified series of shares of beneficial interest of Northern Lights Fund Trust III (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on December 5, 2011. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Funds are as follows:

 

Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund - seeks income and capital preservation. 

Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund - seeks capital appreciation and preservation.

Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund - seeks capital appreciation and preservation. 

Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund – seeks tax-free income and capital preservation.

 

Each Fund offers three classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund commenced operations on December 4, 2014. Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund commenced operations on November 30, 2015. Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund commenced operations on October 4, 2017. Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund commenced operations on June 11, 2018. Class A shares of the Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund and Class A shares of the Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund are offered at net asset value plus a maximum sales charge of 4.50%. Class A shares of the Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund and Class A shares of the Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund are offered at net asset value plus a maximum sales charge of 5.75%. Class C and Class I shares of each Fund are offered at net asset value. Each class of the Funds represents an interest in the same assets of that Fund and classes are identical except for differences in their distribution and sales charges. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its service and/or distribution plans. The Funds’ income, expenses (other than class specific distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionately each day based upon the relative net assets of each class.

 

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”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-08.

 

Securities Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the primary 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 between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation. Futures and future options are valued at the final settled price or, in the absence of a settled price, at the last sale price on the day of valuation. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) based on methods that 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. The independent pricing service does not distinguish between smaller-sized bond positions known as “odd lots” and larger institutional-sized bond positions known as “round lots”. The Fund may fair value a particular bond if the adviser does not believe that the round lot value provided by the independent pricing service reflects fair value of the Fund’s holding. Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

Valuation of Underlying Funds – The Funds may each invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “underlying funds”). Underlying open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. 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 by the methods established by the boards of the underlying funds. 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 may each hold securities, such as private investments, 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 using the “fair value” procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated execution of these procedures to a fair value committee composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) advisor. The committee may also enlist third party consultants such as a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant 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 Valuation Process – As noted above, the fair value committee is composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) advisor. 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 advisor, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument. Factors which may cause the advisor 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 the 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 investments or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the advisor 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 advisor is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value committee 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 a 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 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 a 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, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

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

 

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

 

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

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of March 31, 2020 for the Funds’ investments measured at fair value:

 

Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund:  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Mutual Funds - Debt Funds   $ 8,208,755     $     $     $ 8,208,755  
U.S. Government Obligations           334,480,290             334,480,290  
Long Future Contracts     182,737                   182,737  
Credit Default Swap           99,950             99,950  
Short-Term Investment - Money Market Fund     47,062,049                   47,062,049  
Total   $ 55,453,541     $ 334,580,240     $     $ 390,033,781  
Liabilities *                                
Short Total Return Swap   $     $ 499,473     $     $ 499,473  
Total   $     $ 499,473     $     $ 499,473  
                                 
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund:  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stock   $ 6,813,389     $     $     $ 6,813,389  
Exchange Traded Fund - Equity Fund     1,323,546                   1,323,546  
Long Futures Contracts     41,569                   41,569  
Short Futures Contracts     257,362                   257,362  
Short Total Return Swaps           871,382             871,382  
Short-Term Investment - Money Market Fund     2,043,886                   2,043,886  
U.S. Government Obligations           2,799,047             2,799,047  
Total   $ 10,479,752     $ 3,670,429     $     $ 14,150,181  
Liabilities *                                
Long Total Return Swaps   $     $ 444,259     $     $ 444,259  
Securities Sold Short     27,545                   27,545  
Total   $ 27,545     $ 444,259     $     $ 471,804  

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Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund:  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stock   $ 4,360,326     $     $     $ 4,360,326  
Exchange Traded Fund - Equity Fund     376,830                   376,830  
Long Future Contracts           29,295             29,295  
Long Total Return Swaps           588,516             588,516  
U.S. Government Obligations           1,899,373             1,899,373  
Short-Term Investments - Money Market Funds     1,218,840                   1,218,840  
Short Total Return Swaps           660,539             660,539  
Total   $ 5,955,996     $ 3,177,723     $     $ 9,133,719  
Liabilities *                                
Securities Sold Short   $ 16,527     $     $     $ 16,527  
Total   $ 16,527     $     $     $ 16,527  
                                 
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund  
                         
Assets *   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Short-Term Investment - Money Market Fund   $ 30,631,908     $     $     $ 30,631,908  
Total   $ 30,631,908     $     $     $ 30,631,908  

 

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

 

* Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications.

 

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 an accrual basis. Purchase discounts and premiums on securities are accreted and amortized over the life of the respective securities.

 

Exchange Traded Funds – The Funds may each invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are a type of fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities. The Funds may purchase an ETF to gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market. 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.

 

Foreign Currency Translations – The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, and income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars using the prevailing exchange rate at the London market close. Purchases and sales of securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the contractual currency rates established at the approximate time of the trade.

 

Futures Contracts – The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds may each purchase or sell futures contracts to hedge against market risk and to reduce return volatility. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral for the account of the broker (the Funds’ agent in acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contracts at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contracts are closed, the Funds recognize a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract. If the Funds were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Funds would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. The Funds segregate liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the current obligation under any open futures contract. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

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Option Transactions – The Funds are subject to equity price risk and commodity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objective and each Fund may purchase or sell options to help hedge against risk. When the Funds write 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 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, retains the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

The Funds may each purchase put and call options. Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in the Funds’ portfolios. 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 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 exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default.

 

Short Sales – A “short sale” is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own but has borrowed in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. Each Fund is 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 a fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will incur a loss, unlimited in size. Conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short. Certain cash and securities are held as collateral.

 

Credit Default Swaptions – Credit default swaptions may be written or purchased to hedge exposure to the credit risk of an investment without making a commitment to the underlying instrument. A credit default swaption is an option to sell or buy credit protection on a specific reference by entering into a pre-defined swap agreement by some specified date in the future.

 

Swap Agreements – The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds may hold equities subject to equity price risk. Each Fund may enter into various swap transactions for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, equity, foreign exchange (currency) or credit risk. These would be two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular pre-determined investments or instruments.

 

The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or market segment. Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Funds amortize upfront payments and/or accrue for the fixed payment stream on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount recorded as a component of unrealized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap agreement is recorded as a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations. Each Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of its current obligation under any swap transaction. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds are subject to equity price risk. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that that amount is positive. The fair value of these financial instruments are located under unrealized

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appreciation on total return swaps on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The realized loss on swap contracts and change in unrealized appreciation on swap contracts are located on the Statement of Operations.

 

Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least 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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are considered either temporary (i.e., deferred losses, capital loss carry forwards) or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require classification.

 

Federal Income Taxes – It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax is required. The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years ended September 30, 2017 – September 30, 2019, or expected to be taken in the Funds’ September 30, 2020 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. federal, Ohio and foreign jurisdictions where the Funds make significant investments. 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.

 

Expenses Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific fund are charged to that fund. Expenses that 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.

 

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. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

 

Counterpoint Mutual Funds, LLC (the “Advisor”) serves as investment advisor to the Funds. Subject to the oversight of the Board, the Advisor is responsible for the management of the Funds’ investment portfolios. Pursuant to an advisory agreement with the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, the Advisor directs the daily operations of the Funds and supervises the performance of administrative and professional services provided by others. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Advisor, the Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund, Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund and the Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund pay the Advisor a fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 1.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. As compensation for its services and the related expenses borne by the Advisor, the Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund pay the Advisor a fee, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Advisor earned advisory fees as follows:

 

    Advisory Fee  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 2,273,598  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   $ 102,794  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   $ 71,579  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund   $ 96,784  

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Pursuant to a series of written contracts (the “Waiver Agreements”), the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and has agreed to reimburse the Funds for other expenses, until at least January 31, 2020, to the extent necessary so that the total operating expenses incurred by each Fund (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred loads, acquired fund fees and expenses, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short), taxes, brokerage fees and commissions or extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses (which may include indemnification of Fund officers, and trustees, and contractual indemnification of third party service providers other than the Advisor)) do not exceed 2.00%, 2.75% and 1.75% of the daily average net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class I shares respectively, of the Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund, Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund, Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund and 1.25%, 2.00% and 1.00% of average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, and Class I shares, respectively, of the Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Funds in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the expense limits then in place and in place at the time of waiver. The Board may terminate this expense reimbursement arrangement at any time upon 60 days written notice to the Advisor.

 

During the six months ended March 31, 2020 the Advisor waived fees pursuant to the Waiver Agreements as follows:

 

    Advisory Fee Waiver  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   $ 60,831  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   $ 55,042  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund   $ 66,722  

 

As of March 31, 2020, the amount of expenses reimbursed subject to potential recapture by date of expiration were as follows:

 

    September 30, 2020     September 30, 2021     September 30, 2022     Total  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $     $     $     $  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   $ 109,758     $ 75,215     $ 78,070     $ 263,043  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   $     $ 77,272     $ 87,088     $ 164,360  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund   $     $ 55,752     $ 126,450     $ 182,202  

 

Distributor – The distributor of the Funds is Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”). The Board has adopted, on behalf of each Fund, the Trust’s Master Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan for Class A and Class C shares (the “Plans”), as amended, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, to pay for certain distribution activities and shareholder services. Under the Plans, the Funds may pay 0.25% per year of the average daily net assets of Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets for Class C shares for such distribution and shareholder service activities. For the six months ended March 31, 2020 the Funds incurred distributions fees as follows:

 

    Class A     Class C  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 88,271     $ 161,649  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   $ 3,489     $ 5,206  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   $ 5,879     $ 108  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund   $ 2,204     $ 1,209  

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The Distributor acts as the Funds’ principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Funds’ shares. During the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Distributor received underwriting commissions for sales of Class A shares as follows:

 

          Amount Retained by  
    Underwriter Commissions     Principal Underwriter  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 47,211     $ 6,388  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   $ 2,488     $ 363  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   $     $  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund   $ 1,021     $ 144  

 

In addition, certain affiliates of the Distributor provide services to the Funds as follows:

 

Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”) – an affiliate of the Distributor, provides administration, fund accounting, and transfer agent services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with GFS, the Funds pay GFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Funds. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of GFS, and are not paid any fees directly by the Funds for serving in such capacities.

 

Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”) – an affiliate of GFS and the Distributor, 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.

 

Blu Giant, LLC (“Blu Giant”) – an affiliate of GFS and the Distributor, 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, Blu Giant receives customary fees from the Funds.

 

Effective February 1, 2019, NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC, the parent company of GFS and its affiliated companies including the Distributor, NLCS and Blu Giant (collectively, the “Gemini Companies”), sold its interest in the Gemini Companies to a third party private equity firm that contemporaneously acquired Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (an independent mutual fund administration firm) and its affiliates (collectively, the “Ultimus Companies”). As a result of these separate transactions, the Gemini Companies and the Ultimus Companies are now indirectly owned through a common parent entity, The Ultimus Group, LLC.

 

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2020, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 403,784,141     $ 371,154,229  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   $ 12,086,866     $ 13,770,425  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   $ 8,306,823     $ 9,011,627  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund   $ 6,124,045     $ 31,833,917  

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5. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2020.

 

Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund          
           
Contract Type/Primary Risk Exposure   Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Value  
Credit exposure contracts/Credit Risk   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 182,737  
             
Fixed Income contracts/Credit risk   Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps   $ 99,950  
             
Fixed Income contracts/Credit risk   Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps   $ (499,473 )
             
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund            
             
Contract Type/Primary Risk Exposure   Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Value  
Credit Exposure Contracts/Credit Risk   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 41,569  
             
Equity Contract/Equity Price Risk   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts     257,362  
             
Equity Contract/Equity Price Risk   Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps     427,123  
             
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund            
             
Contract Type/Primary Risk Exposure   Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Value  
Equity Contract/Equity Price Risk   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 29,925  
             
Equity Contract/Equity Price Risk   Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps     1,249,055  

 

The following is a summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Funds’ Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund  
   
          Change in Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Gain     Appreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Futures Contracts     On Futures Contracts  
Credit exposure contracts/Credit risk   $     $ 182,737  
                 
          Change in Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Loss     Appreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Swaptions Purchased     On Swaptions Purchased  
Credit exposure contracts/Credit risk   $ (641,025 )   $  
                 
          Change in Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Gain     Depreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Swap Contracts     On Swap Contracts  
Fixed income contracts/Credit Risk   $ 3,134,945     $ (323,484 )
                 
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund  
   
          Change in Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Gain     Appreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Futures Contracts     On Futures Contracts  
Equity Contracts/Equity Price Risk   $ 416,655     $ 376,401  

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          Change In Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Loss     Appreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Options Purchased     On Options Purchased  
Equity Contracts/Equity Price Risk   $ (94,695 )   $  
                 
          Change In Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Gain     Appreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Swap Contracts     On Swap Contracts  
Equity Contracts/Equity Price Risk   $ 136,503     $ 119,480  
                 
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund  
   
          Change In Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Gain     Appreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Futures Contracts     On Futures Contracts  
Equity Contracts/Equity Price Risk   $ 56,671     $ 34,357  
                 
          Change In Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Loss     Appreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Options Purchased     On Options Purchased  
Equity Contracts/Equity Price Risk   $ (1,956 )   $  
                 
          Change In Unrealized  
Contract type/   Realized Loss     Appreciation  
Primary Risk Exposure   On Swap Contracts     On Swap Contracts  
Equity Contracts/Equity Price Risk   $ (709,725 )   $ 1,074,126  

 

The notional value of the derivative instruments outstanding as of March 31, 2020 as disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments and the amounts realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed above and within the Statement of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Funds.

 

During the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Funds were not subject to any master netting arrangements. The following table shows additional information regarding the offsetting of assets and liabilities at March 31, 2020 for the Funds.

 

Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund  
   
                    Net Amounts     Financial     Cash     Net  
        Gross Amounts of     Gross Amounts of     Presented in the     Instruments     Collateral     Amount  
Description   Counterparty   Recognized Assets     Recognized Liabilities     Statement of Assets & Liabilities     Pledged     Pledged     of Assets & Liabilities  
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swap   Intercontinental Exchange   $ 99,950  (1)   $     $ 99,950     $     $     $ 99,950  
Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps   JP Morgan           (499,473 ) (1)     (499,473 )           499,473  (2)      
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   Wells Fargo     182,737  (1)           182,737                   182,737  
        $ 282,687     $ (499,473 )   $ (216,786 )   $     $ 499,473     $ 282,687  
                                                     
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund
 
                    Net Amounts     Financial     Cash     Net  
        Gross Amounts of     Gross Amounts of     Presented in the     Instruments     Collateral     Amount  
Description   Counterparty   Recognized Assets     Recognized Liabilities     Statement of Assets & Liabilities     Pledged     Pledged     of Assets & Liabilities  
                                         
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   Goldman Sachs   $ 298,931  (1)   $     $ 298,932     $     $     $ 298,932  
                                                     
Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps   Goldman Sachs     343,613  (1)     (760,071)  (1)     (416,458 )           416,458  (2)      
                                                     
Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps   JP Morgan     1,704,848  (1)     (861,267)  (1)     843,581                   843,581  
                                                     
Securities sold short   Goldman Sachs           (27,545)  (1)     (27,545 )     27,545  (2)            
        $ 2,347,392     $ (1,648,883 )   $ 698,510     $ 27,545     $ 416,458     $ 1,142,513  

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund
 
                    Net Amounts     Financial     Cash     Net  
        Gross Amounts of     Gross Amounts of     Presented in the     Instruments     Collateral     Amount  
Description   Counterparty   Recognized Assets     Recognized Liabilities     Statement of Assets & Liabilities     Pledged     Pledged     of Assets & Liabilities  
                                                     
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   Goldman Sachs   $ 29,295  (1)   $     $ 29,295     $     $     $ 29,295.00  
                                                     
Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps   Goldman Sachs     224,679  (1)     (208,485 ) (1)     16,194                   16,194  
                                                     
Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps   JP Morgan     1,483,301  (1)     (250,440 ) (1)     1,232,861                   1,232,861  
                                                     
Securities sold short   Interactive Brokers           (16,527 ) (1)     (16,527 )     16,527  (2)            
        $ 1,737,275     $ (475,452 )   $ 1,261,823     $ 16,527     $     $ 1,278,350  

 

(1) Value as presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

(2) The amount is limited to the derivative liability balance and does not include excess collateral pledged to the counterparty. Detailed collateral amounts are presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6. AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION – TAX BASIS

 

The identified cost of investments in securities owned by each Fund for federal income tax purposes, and its respective gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

          Gross     Gross     Net Unrealized  
    Tax     Unrealized     Unrealized     Appreciation  
Fund   Cost     Appreciation     Depreciation     (Deprectiation)  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 386,664,205     $ 4,731,641     $ (1,861,538 )   $ 2,870,103  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   $ 14,258,429     $ 680,343     $ (1,260,395 )   $ (580,052 )
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   $ 8,863,587     $ 1,247,731     $ (994,126 )   $ 253,605  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund   $ 30,631,908     $     $     $  

 

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of Funds’ distributions paid for the periods ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

For fiscal year ended   Ordinary     Tax Exempt     Long-Term     Return of        
9/30/2019   Income     Income     Capital Gains     Capital     Total  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 12,171,054     $     $ 4,677,361     $     $ 16,848,415  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund     356             1,004,223             1,004,579  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund     266,971                         266,971  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund     16,238       402,265                   418,503  
                                         
For fiscal year ended   Ordinary     Tax Exempt     Long-Term     Return of        
9/30/2018   Income     Income     Capital Gains     Capital     Total  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 12,924,600     $     $     $     $ 12,924,600  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund                 995,216             995,216  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund                 32,216       83,084       115,300  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund     6,232       105,047                   111,279  

 

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

 

    Undistributed     Undistributed     Undistributed     Post October Loss     Capital Loss     Other     Unrealized     Total  
    Ordinary     Ordinary Tax     Long-Term     and     Carry     Book/Tax     Appreciation/     Accumulated  
    Income     Exempt Income     Capital Gains     Late Year Loss     Forwards     Differences     (Depreciation)     Earnings/(Deficits)  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 1,114,247     $     $     $ (5,924,061 )     (7,089,747 )   $     $ 10,508,462     $ (1,391,099 )
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund     450,673                   (3,899,761 )     (819,038 )     (792 )     734,054       (3,534,864 )
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund     503,244                         (1,397,984 )           369,868       (524,872 )
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund     29,119                         (140,159 )           725,661       614,621  

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed net investment income/(loss), accumulated net realized gain/(loss), and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments is primarily attributable to the mark-to-market on open futures and swaps contracts, passive foreign investment companies and adjustments for partnerships, C-Corporation return of capital distributions, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles. In addition, the amounts listed under other book/tax differences for the Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on straddles.

 

Capital losses incurred after October 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 capital losses as follows:

 

    Post October  
    Losses  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $ 5,924,061  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund     3,899,761  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund      
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund      

 

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

 

          Non-Expiring     Non-Expiring        
    Expiring     Short-Term     Long-Term     Total  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $     $ 7,089,747     $     $ 7,089,747  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund           91,198       727,840       819,038  
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund           1,397,984             1,397,984  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund           140,159             140,159  
                                 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/tax treatment of non deductible expenses and net operating losses resulted in reclassification for the period ended September 30, 2019 for the Funds as follows:

 

    Paid     Undistributed  
    In     Ordinary  
    Capital     Income (Loss)  
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   $     $  
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund            
Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund     (2,962 )     2,962  
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund            

 

8. UNDERLYING INVESTMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

The Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund currently invests a portion of its assets in the BlackRock Liquidity Funds Treasury Trust Fund Portfolio (the “BlackRock Portfolio”). The BlackRock Portfolio seeks current income as is consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. The Fund may redeem its investment from the BlackRock Portfolio at any time if the Advisor determines that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to do so. The performance of the Fund will be directly affected by the performance of the BlackRock Portfolio. The financial statements of the BlackRock Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website www.sec.gov and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. As of March 31, 2020, the percentage of the net assets invested in the BlackRock Portfolio was 98.5%.

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

9. CONTROL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of March 31, 2020, the shareholders listed below held more than 25% of an individual Fund and may be deemed to control that Fund. The Funds have no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record within the omnibus accounts listed below are also owned beneficially.

 

Shareholder   Fund   Percent
LPL Financial   Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund   26.55%
LPL Financial   Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   36.02%
TD Ameritrade   Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund   34.28%
NFS LLC   Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   30.44%
TD Ameritrade   Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund   52.09%
Charles Schwab & Co.   Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund   47.74%

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited)
March 31, 2020

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases; (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The “Actual” table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below; 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The “Hypothetical” table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the respective Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, 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     Ending              
        Account     Account     Expenses Paid*     Expense Ratio  
        Value     Value     During Period     During* the Period  
  Actual     10/1/19     3/31/20     10/1/19 – 3/31/20     10/1/19 – 3/31/20  
  Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund                          
  Class A     $1,000.00     $1,008.30     $8.99     1.79%  
  Class C     $1,000.00     $1,004.60     $12.73     2.54%  
  Class I     $1,000.00     $1,009.50     $7.74     1.54%  
  Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund                          
  Class A     $1,000.00     $912.70     $9.56     2.00%  
  Class C     $1,000.00     $909.20     $13.13     2.75%  
  Class I     $1,000.00     $913.60     $8.37     1.75%  
  Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund                          
  Class A     $1,000.00     $905.00     $9.53     2.00%  
  Class C     $1,000.00     $901.70     $13.07     2.75%  
  Class I     $1,000.00     $905.80     $8.34     1.75%  
  Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund                          
  Class A     $1,000.00     $1,007.60     $6.27     1.25%  
  Class C     $1,000.00     $1,003.20     $10.02     2.00%  
  Class I     $1,000.00     $1,008.70     $5.02     1.00%  

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COUNTERPOINT FUNDS
EXPENSE EXAMPLES (Unaudited) (Continued)
March 31, 2020

 

                             
        Beginning     Ending              
        Account     Account     Expenses Paid     Expense Ratio  
  Hypothetical     Value     Value     During Period     During* the Period  
  (5% return before expenses)**     10/1/19     3/31/20     10/1/19 – 3/31/20     10/1/19 – 3/31/20  
  Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund                          
  Class A     $1,000.00     $1,016.05     $9.02     1.79%  
  Class C     $1,000.00     $1,012.30     $12.78     2.54%  
  Class I     $1,000.00     $1,017.30     $7.77     1.54%  
  Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund                          
  Class A     $1,000.00     $1,015.00     $10.08     2.00%  
  Class C     $1,000.00     $1,011.25     $13.83     2.75%  
  Class I     $1,000.00     $1,016.25     $8.82     1.75%  
  Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund                          
  Class A     $1,000.00     $1,015.00     $10.08     2.00%  
  Class C     $1,000.00     $1,011.25     $13.83     2.75%  
  Class I     $1,000.00     $1,016.25     $8.82     1.75%  
  Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund                          
  Class A     $1,000.00     $1,018.75     $6.31     1.25%  
  Class C     $1,000.00     $1,015.00     $10.08     2.00%  
  Class I     $1,000.00     $1,020.00     $5.05     1.00%  

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the number of days in the period (183) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (366).

 

** Expenses are equal to the average account value over the period, multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied

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PRIVACY NOTICE

 

Rev. February 2014

 

FACTS WHAT DOES NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
   
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
   
    Social Security number Purchase History
         
  Assets Account Balances
         
  Retirement Assets Account Transactions
         
  Transaction History Wire Transfer Instructions
         
  Checking Account Information    
   
  When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
   
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Northern Lights Fund Trust III chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

  

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Northern
Lights Fund
Trust III share?
Can you limit this
sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes No

For our marketing purposes –

to offer our products and services to you

No We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your transactions and experiences

No We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

No We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don’t share

 

Questions? Call (402) 493-4603

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

 

Northern Lights Fund Trust III

What we do
How does Northern Lights Fund Trust III protect my personal information?

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

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does Northern Lights Fund Trust III collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

■    Open an account

 

■    Provide account information

 

■    Give us your contact information

 

■    Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

 

■    Make a wire transfer

 

■    Tell us where to send the money

 

■    Tells us who receives the money

 

■    Show your government-issued ID

 

■    Show your driver’s license

 

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only  

■    Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

■    Affiliates from using your information to market to you

 

■    Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

■    Northern Lights Fund Trust III does not share with our affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

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

   Northern Lights Fund Trust III does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

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

 

   Northern Lights Fund Trust III doesn’t jointly market.

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PROXY VOTING POLICY

 

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies is or will be available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-896-2590 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-896-2590.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Counterpoint Mutual Funds, LLC
12760 High Bluff Drive, Suite 280
San Diego, California 92130
 
ADMINISTRATOR
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable.

 

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 Registrant’s 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 Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)       There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of securities lending activities for closed-end management investment companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(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 III

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Richard Malinowski

Richard Malinowski, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

Date 6/8/20

 

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/ Richard Malinowski

Richard Malinowski, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

Date 6/8/20

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Brian Curley

Brian Curley, Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

Date 6/8/20

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