08/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/08/2024 13:17
united states
securities and exchange commission
washington, d.c. 20549
certified shareholder report of registered management
investment companies
Investment Company Act file number 811-22549
Northern Lights Fund Trust II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
The Corporation Trust Company
1209 Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-490-4300Date of fiscal year end: 5/31Date of reporting period:5/31/24
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Longboard Fund- Class A: LONAX Annual Shareholder Report - May 31, 2024 |
Fund Overview The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation without bearing the risk of traditional market environments. This annual shareholder reportcontains important information about the Longboard Fund for the period of June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024. This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.longboardfunds.com/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at855-294-7540. |
What were the Fund's costs for the year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Cost of a 10k Investment | Cost Paid as a % of a 10k Investment | ||
A | $224.61 | 2.24% |
How did the Fund perform last year? A combination of trend following and active risk management allowed the Fund to gain exposure to the rise in equities. Now that the market has rallied further, the fund is well positioned to benefit from any further small and mid-cap momentum as the Fund ended the year with a portfolio more concentrated in quality small and mid-cap companies. Even with uncertainty in the markets, the Fund performed in line with expectations. The Fund's focus on active risk management has helped mitigate risks. As a result, investors can remain confident in the Fund's ability to navigate different market cycles while capitalizing on emerging opportunities. |
Fund Statistics as of 5/31/2024 | ||
Total Net Assets | $119,209,446 | |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 708 | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 102% | |
Advisory Fees Paid | $1,963,352 |
Performance Questions? Past performance does not guarantee future results. Invest with caution. Call 855-294-7540 for current performance questions. |
How has the Fund performed since its inception?
The Fund has performed consistently against its primary benchmark, the Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index, and its secondary benchmark, the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index. 2023 marked the importance of staying invested through market cycles. The long-term outlook of the strategy helps LONGX capture returns over a full market cycle.
Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment
The above chart represents the historic performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment since fund inception (12/9/2015). The results of this chart do not predict the results of future time periods and does not guarantee the same results. The graph and table do not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. |
Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index: Index representing a balanced portfolio of 60% equities and 40% bonds.
Russell 2000 Small Cap Index: A small-cap stock market index of the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index.
S&P 500 Index: A stock market index tracking the performance of 500 of the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
Average Annual Total Returns as of 5/31/2024 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years |
Since Inception (12/9/2015) |
||||
LONAX (Without Load) | 20.59% | 9.44% | 7.21% | |||
LONAX (With Load) | 13.64% | 8.15% | 6.46% | |||
S&P 500 Index | 28.19% | 15.80% | 13.86% | |||
Russell 2000 Total Return Index | 20.12% | 8.61% | 8.71% | |||
Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index | 13.09% | 6.54% | 6.80% | |||
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill | 5.48% | 2.13% | 1.74% |
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What did the Fund invest in?
The Fund has maintained a diversified portfolio of small and mid-cap stocks. The Fund's allocation strategy is systematic, adding exposure to stocks demonstrating market leadership and concentrating on high-performing companies while cutting laggards.
Top 10 Holdings | ||
Holding Name | % of Net Assets | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 0.2% | |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The) | 0.2% | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 0.2% | |
Boston Scientific Corporation | 0.2% | |
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | 0.2% | |
ONEOK, Inc. | 0.2% | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 0.2% | |
Flowserve Corporation | 0.2% | |
American International Group, Inc. | 0.2% | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 0.2% |
Material Fund Changes
The Fund's name has been changed from the "Longboard Alternative Growth Fund" to the "Longboard Fund". No other material changes to the Fund have occurred. For more information contact 855-294-7540 or wait for the next filing to be available.
Changes in or Disagreements with Accountants
None
Householding
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 855-294-7540.
Longboard Fund - Class A: LONAX Annual Shareholder Report - May 31, 2024 |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund; including but not limited to financial statements or holdings, please visit www.longboardfunds.com.
TSR-AR 053124-LONAX
Longboard Fund- Class I: LONGX Annual Shareholder Report - May 31, 2024 |
Fund Overview The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation without bearing the risk of traditional market environments. This annual shareholder reportcontains important information about the Longboard Fund for the period of June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024.This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.longboardfunds.com/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 855-294-7540. |
What were the Fund's costs for the year?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Name | Cost of a 10k Investment | Cost Paid as a % of a 10k Investment | ||
Institutional | $199.55 | 1.99% |
How did the Fund perform last year? A combination of trend following and active risk management allowed the Fund to gain exposure to the rise in equities. Now that the market has rallied further, the fund is well positioned to benefit from any further small and mid-cap momentum as the Fund ended the year with a portfolio more concentrated in quality small and mid-cap companies. Even with uncertainty in the markets, the Fund performed in line with expectations. The Fund's focus on active risk management has helped mitigate risks. As a result, investors can remain confident in the Fund's ability to navigate different market cycles while capitalizing on emerging opportunities. |
Fund Statistics as of 5/31/2024 | ||
Total Net Assets | $119,209,446 | |
# of Portfolio Holdings | 708 | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 102% | |
Advisory Fees Paid | $1,963,352 |
Performance Questions? Past performance does not guarantee future results. Invest with caution. Call 855-294-7540 for current performance questions. |
How has the Fund performed since its inception?
The Fund has performed consistently against its primary benchmark, the Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index, and its secondary benchmark, the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index. 2023 marked the importance of staying invested through market cycles. The long-term outlook of the strategy helps LONGX capture returns over a full market cycle.
Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment
The above chart represents the historic performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment since fund inception (3/19/2015). The results of this chart do not predict the results of future time periods and does not guarantee the same results. The graph and table do not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. |
Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index: Index representing a balanced portfolio of 60% equities and 40% bonds.
Russell 2000 Small Cap Index: A small-cap stock market index of the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index.
S&P 500 Index: A stock market index tracking the performance of 500 of the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
Average Annual Total Returns as of 5/31/2024 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years |
Since Inception (3/19/2015) |
||||
LONGX | 20.94% | 9.72% | 7.11% | |||
S&P 500 Index | 28.19% | 15.80% | 12.65% | |||
Russell 2000 Total Return Index | 20.12% | 8.61% | 7.05% | |||
Morningstar Moderate Target Risk Index | 13.09% | 6.54% | 5.90% | |||
ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill | 5.48% | 2.13% | 1.60% |
TSR-AR 053124-LONGX
What did the Fund invest in?
The Fund has maintained a diversified portfolio of small and mid-cap stocks. The Fund's allocation strategy is systematic, adding exposure to stocks demonstrating market leadership and concentrating on high-performing companies while cutting laggards.
Top 10 Holdings | ||
Holding Name | % of Net Assets | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 0.2% | |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The) | 0.2% | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 0.2% | |
Boston Scientific Corporation | 0.2% | |
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | 0.2% | |
ONEOK, Inc. | 0.2% | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 0.2% | |
Flowserve Corporation | 0.2% | |
American International Group, Inc. | 0.2% | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 0.2% |
Material Fund Changes
The Fund's name has been changed from the "Longboard Alternative Growth Fund" to the "Longboard Fund". No other material changes to the Fund have occurred. For more information contact 855-294-7540 or wait for the next filing to be available.
Changes in or Disagreements with Accountants
None
Householding
If you wish to receive a copy of this document at a new address, contact 855-294-7540.
Longboard Fund - Class I: LONGX Annual Shareholder Report - May 31, 2024 |
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund; including but not limited to financial statements or holdings, please visit www.longboardfunds.com.
TSR-AR 053124-LONGX
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) | The registrant has, as of the end of the period covered by this report, adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. |
(b) | During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to any provision of the code of ethics. |
(c) | During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers or implicit waivers of a provision of the code of ethics. |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a)(1) | The Registrant's board of trustees has determined that Keith Rhoades is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Rhoades is independent for purposes of this Item. |
(a)(2) | Not applicable. |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) | Audit Fees |
2024 - $ 33,000
2023 - $ 21,725
(b) | Audit-Related Fees |
2024 - None
2023 - None
(c) | Tax Fees |
2024 - $ 4,675
2023 - $ 3,575
Preparation of Federal & State income tax returns, assistance with calculation of required income, capital gain and excise distributions and preparation of Federal excise tax returns.
(d) | All Other Fees |
2024 - None
2023 - None
(e) | (1) | Audit Committee's Pre-Approval Policies |
The registrant's Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to the registrant. The registrant's Audit Committee also is required to pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to its adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, to the extent that the services may be determined to have an impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. Services are reviewed on an engagement by engagement basis by the Audit Committee.
(2) | Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee |
2024 | 2023 | |||||
Audit-Related Fees: | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Tax Fees: | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
All Other Fees: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
(f) | During the audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees. |
(g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant: |
2024 - $ 4,675
2023 - $ 3,575
(h) | The registrant's audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence. |
(i) | Not applicable. |
(j) | Not applicable. |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments. The Registrant's schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included in the Financial Statements under Item 7 of this form.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) |
Longboard Fund
(formerly known as "Longboard Alternative Growth Fund")
Class A Shares (Symbol: LONAX)
Class I Shares (Symbol: LONGX)
Annual Report
May 31, 2024
Distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC
Member FINRA/SIPC
LONGBOARD FUND
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% | ||||||||
ADVERTISING & MARKETING - 0.1% | ||||||||
1,848 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | $ | 171,790 | |||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.0% | ||||||||
2,554 | AAR Corporation(a) | 181,308 | ||||||
664 | AeroVironment, Inc.(a) | 134,228 | ||||||
2,302 | Ducommun, Inc.(a) | 133,930 | ||||||
709 | General Dynamics Corporation | 212,537 | ||||||
1,016 | HEICO Corporation | 225,318 | ||||||
991 | HEICO Corporation, Class A | 174,079 | ||||||
1,405 | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | 118,933 | ||||||
6,548 | Leonardo DRS, Inc.(a) | 154,205 | ||||||
1,163 | Moog, Inc., Class A | 197,047 | ||||||
283 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 127,568 | ||||||
4,723 | Park Aerospace Corporation | 65,839 | ||||||
2,537 | Textron, Inc. | 222,267 | ||||||
152 | TransDigm Group, Inc. | 204,171 | ||||||
1,245 | Woodward, Inc. | 232,193 | ||||||
2,383,623 | ||||||||
APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 0.8% | ||||||||
154 | Deckers Outdoor Corporation(a) | 168,464 | ||||||
1,957 | Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 143,526 | ||||||
867 | Oxford Industries, Inc. | 95,968 | ||||||
911 | Ralph Lauren Corporation | 170,248 | ||||||
3,028 | Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a) | 216,260 | ||||||
3,445 | Tapestry, Inc. | 149,823 | ||||||
944,289 | ||||||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2.1% | ||||||||
430 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 187,742 | ||||||
1,434 | Apollo Global Management, Inc. | 166,573 | ||||||
1,110 | Ares Management Corporation, Class A | 155,589 | ||||||
3,466 | Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | 152,608 | ||||||
8,490 | Blue Owl Capital, Inc. | 152,735 | ||||||
2,613 | F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | 105,591 | ||||||
1,309 | Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A | 164,266 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LONGBOARD FUND
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2.1% (Continued) | ||||||||
1,576 | KKR & Company, Inc. | $ | 162,076 | |||||
663 | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 189,757 | ||||||
9,592 | Patria Investments Ltd. | 124,696 | ||||||
1,568 | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 192,473 | ||||||
2,371 | Stifel Financial Corporation | 191,932 | ||||||
2,405 | TPG, Inc. | 100,818 | ||||||
3,507 | Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. | 182,469 | ||||||
6,938 | Vitesse Energy, Inc. | 177,058 | ||||||
4,135 | XP, Inc., Class A | 78,524 | ||||||
2,484,907 | ||||||||
AUTOMOTIVE - 0.4% | ||||||||
5,125 | Gentex Corporation | 179,375 | ||||||
3,006 | Miller Industries, Inc. | 182,765 | ||||||
899 | Modine Manufacturing Company(a) | 90,727 | ||||||
452,867 | ||||||||
BANKING - 3.4% | ||||||||
4,896 | Amalgamated Financial Corporation | 123,771 | ||||||
4,105 | Arrow Financial Corporation | 103,077 | ||||||
5,665 | Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A., E | 170,007 | ||||||
2,233 | Bank OZK | 93,518 | ||||||
3,358 | Bar Harbor Bankshares | 88,215 | ||||||
1,778 | City Holding Company | 181,746 | ||||||
2,458 | Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. | 112,503 | ||||||
9,255 | First BanCorporation | 164,091 | ||||||
1,317 | First Business Financial Services, Inc. | 44,791 | ||||||
69 | First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | 117,192 | ||||||
3,382 | First Community Bankshares, Inc. | 117,491 | ||||||
10,220 | FNB Corporation | 140,729 | ||||||
2,004 | Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | 105,190 | ||||||
2,816 | HBT Financial, Inc. | 54,912 | ||||||
1,163 | Home Bancorp, Inc. | 42,066 | ||||||
5,441 | Home BancShares, Inc. | 127,972 | ||||||
4,361 | Independent Bank Corporation | 109,287 | ||||||
2,598 | International Bancshares Corporation | 147,644 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LONGBOARD FUND
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
BANKING - 3.4% (Continued) | ||||||||
5,773 | Macatawa Bank Corporation | $ | 81,168 | |||||
3,188 | Mercantile Bank Corporation | 122,132 | ||||||
2,888 | Merchants Bancorp | 115,664 | ||||||
5,869 | Midland States Bancorp, Inc. | 133,344 | ||||||
2,162 | Northeast Bank | 120,186 | ||||||
12,033 | NU Holdings Ltd./Cayman Islands(a) | 142,952 | ||||||
4,087 | OFG Bancorp | 151,873 | ||||||
3,923 | Origin Bancorp, Inc. | 122,672 | ||||||
3,518 | Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. | 91,855 | ||||||
4,859 | Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | 141,640 | ||||||
1,727 | Popular, Inc. | 153,720 | ||||||
1,606 | Preferred Bank | 120,000 | ||||||
2,340 | QCR Holdings, Inc. | 132,608 | ||||||
1,534 | Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A | 79,446 | ||||||
4,110 | Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | 92,845 | ||||||
1,725 | Triumph Financial, Inc.(a) | 128,168 | ||||||
1,200 | Wintrust Financial Corporation | 118,332 | ||||||
4,092,807 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES - 0.8% | ||||||||
982 | Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a) | 78,540 | ||||||
205 | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 201,113 | ||||||
790 | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 197,682 | ||||||
3,617 | Monster Beverage Corporation(a) | 187,795 | ||||||
8,702 | Primo Water Corporation | 196,317 | ||||||
2,948 | Vita Coco Company, Inc. (The)(a) | 85,816 | ||||||
947,263 | ||||||||
BIOTECH & PHARMA - 2.5% | ||||||||
1,696 | Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 29,595 | ||||||
651 | Amgen, Inc. | 199,108 | ||||||
1,861 | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 120,779 | ||||||
1,266 | Arcellx, Inc.(a) | 65,832 | ||||||
3,243 | Astria Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 30,711 | ||||||
1,104 | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 81,067 | ||||||
3,660 | Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 59,182 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LONGBOARD FUND
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
BIOTECH & PHARMA - 2.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
2,651 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | $ | 87,854 | |||||
1,641 | Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 72,877 | ||||||
2,256 | Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 71,921 | ||||||
3,815 | Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 65,351 | ||||||
4,551 | HilleVax, Inc.(a) | 55,249 | ||||||
2,561 | Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 93,605 | ||||||
1,888 | Immunovant, Inc.(a) | 47,936 | ||||||
1,561 | Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a) | 104,962 | ||||||
1,810 | Janux Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 96,835 | ||||||
1,113 | Keros Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 52,166 | ||||||
508 | Krystal Biotech, Inc.(a) | 81,305 | ||||||
5,048 | Liquidia Technologies, Inc.(a) | 64,968 | ||||||
2,920 | Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 70,168 | ||||||
1,045 | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 141,503 | ||||||
1,093 | Nuvalent, Inc.(a) | 71,723 | ||||||
4,455 | ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 40,050 | ||||||
3,509 | PepGen, Inc.(a) | 57,302 | ||||||
2,571 | Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a) | 165,341 | ||||||
211 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 206,814 | ||||||
1,389 | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 49,560 | ||||||
3,199 | Scholar Rock Holding Corporation(a) | 30,039 | ||||||
5,764 | Tango Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 39,887 | ||||||
2,741 | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 90,343 | ||||||
3,521 | Tyra Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 57,111 | ||||||
1,324 | Vaxcyte, Inc.(a) | 93,037 | ||||||
1,430 | Vera Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 54,326 | ||||||
468 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 213,099 | ||||||
931 | Viking Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 57,964 | ||||||
7,202 | Zymeworks, Inc.(a) | 61,073 | ||||||
2,980,643 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS - 2.6% | ||||||||
788 | Avery Dennison Corporation | 179,341 | ||||||
5,907 | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a) | 210,231 | ||||||
1,399 | Cabot Corporation | 143,118 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LONGBOARD FUND
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
CHEMICALS - 2.6% (Continued) | ||||||||
992 | Celanese Corporation | $ | 150,824 | |||||
2,320 | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 190,611 | ||||||
882 | Ecolab, Inc. | 204,800 | ||||||
6,497 | Element Solutions, Inc. | 156,123 | ||||||
1,726 | Hawkins, Inc. | 150,714 | ||||||
2,356 | HB Fuller Company | 187,608 | ||||||
1,394 | Innospec, Inc. | 182,335 | ||||||
1,976 | Koppers Holdings, Inc. | 87,596 | ||||||
1,869 | LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A | 185,816 | ||||||
1,035 | Materion Corporation | 118,383 | ||||||
1,899 | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 164,738 | ||||||
4,373 | Orion S.A. | 108,757 | ||||||
1,825 | RPM International, Inc. | 204,583 | ||||||
601 | Sherwin-Williams Company (The) | 182,584 | ||||||
4,255 | Valvoline, Inc.(a) | 172,753 | ||||||
985 | Westlake Corporation | 158,152 | ||||||
3,139,067 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.7% | ||||||||
5,665 | Aramark | 182,130 | ||||||
1,246 | Barrett Business Services, Inc. | 164,896 | ||||||
1,730 | Brink's Company (The) | 178,605 | ||||||
2,086 | Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | 209,831 | ||||||
2,281 | CBIZ, Inc.(a) | 172,945 | ||||||
320 | Cintas Corporation | 216,950 | ||||||
980 | Clean Harbors, Inc.(a) | 212,258 | ||||||
7,472 | CoreCivic, Inc.(a) | 119,926 | ||||||
478 | CorVel Corporation(a) | 114,648 | ||||||
1,040 | CRA International, Inc. | 183,009 | ||||||
8,816 | Ennis, Inc. | 185,400 | ||||||
692 | FTI Consulting, Inc.(a) | 148,642 | ||||||
7,268 | GEO Group, Inc. (The)(a) | 105,677 | ||||||
3,047 | H&R Block, Inc. | 151,253 | ||||||
6,724 | Hackett Group, Inc. (The) | 150,012 | ||||||
1,436 | Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(a) | 126,813 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LONGBOARD FUND
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 2.7% (Continued) | ||||||||
1,103 | Republic Services, Inc. | $ | 204,265 | |||||
3,885 | Rollins, Inc. | 177,506 | ||||||
974 | Waste Management, Inc. | 205,251 | ||||||
3,210,017 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.6% | ||||||||
800 | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | 138,792 | ||||||
3,092 | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 200,887 | ||||||
478 | Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 199,943 | ||||||
685 | Eagle Materials, Inc. | 159,187 | ||||||
2,045 | Knife River Corporation(a) | 144,602 | ||||||
292 | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 167,047 | ||||||
8,510 | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | 214,793 | ||||||
1,019 | Owens Corning | 184,510 | ||||||
654 | Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 108,512 | ||||||
2,860 | Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(a) | 110,510 | ||||||
458 | United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | 156,975 | ||||||
634 | Vulcan Materials Company | 162,158 | ||||||
1,947,916 | ||||||||
CONSUMER SERVICES - 1.3% | ||||||||
2,106 | Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a) | 135,605 | ||||||
262 | Graham Holdings Company, Class B | 197,137 | ||||||
1,395 | Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a) | 198,732 | ||||||
14,376 | Laureate Education, Inc., Class A | 225,128 | ||||||
3,153 | Perdoceo Education Corporation | 70,943 | ||||||
2,446 | Service Corp International | 175,280 | ||||||
1,148 | Strategic Education, Inc. | 130,206 | ||||||
2,178 | Stride, Inc.(a) | 149,541 | ||||||
6,312 | Universal Technical Institute, Inc.(a) | 99,793 | ||||||
3,943 | Upbound Group, Inc. | 129,409 | ||||||
1,511,774 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 1.0% | ||||||||
1,430 | AptarGroup, Inc. | 211,197 | ||||||
5,343 | Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 151,314 | ||||||
2,535 | Greif, Inc., Class A | 164,623 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 1.0% (Continued) | ||||||||
1,198 | Packaging Corporation of America | $ | 219,820 | |||||
9,212 | Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. | 113,860 | ||||||
435 | UFP Technologies, Inc.(a) | 113,257 | ||||||
3,901 | Westrock Company | 209,250 | ||||||
1,183,321 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS - 0.9% | ||||||||
1,143 | Dover Corporation | 210,106 | ||||||
488 | Eaton Corporation PLC | 162,431 | ||||||
1,880 | Emerson Electric Company | 210,861 | ||||||
825 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 200,269 | ||||||
1,260 | ITT, Inc. | 167,429 | ||||||
2,077 | Pentair PLC | 169,026 | ||||||
1,120,122 | ||||||||
E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY - 0.2% | ||||||||
9,139 | 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A(a) | 88,466 | ||||||
6,938 | Coupang, Inc.(a) | 157,770 | ||||||
246,236 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 1.6% | ||||||||
2,236 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 211,414 | ||||||
669 | Constellation Energy Corporation | 145,340 | ||||||
2,525 | Edison International | 194,046 | ||||||
2,167 | NRG Energy, Inc. | 175,527 | ||||||
1,832 | Otter Tail Corporation | 165,741 | ||||||
10,057 | PG&E Corporation | 186,457 | ||||||
7,247 | PPL Corporation | 212,556 | ||||||
2,669 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 202,203 | ||||||
2,573 | Southern Company (The) | 206,200 | ||||||
1,681 | Vistra Corporation | 166,553 | ||||||
1,866,037 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.4% | ||||||||
1,930 | A O Smith Corporation | 161,425 | ||||||
1,565 | AAON, Inc. | 117,453 | ||||||
665 | Acuity Brands, Inc. | 172,641 | ||||||
1,148 | AMETEK, Inc. | 194,678 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.4% (Continued) | ||||||||
1,651 | Amphenol Corporation, Class A | $ | 218,543 | |||||
4,507 | API Group Corporation(a) | 160,629 | ||||||
1,651 | Argan, Inc. | 116,610 | ||||||
738 | Atkore International Group, Inc. | 112,287 | ||||||
936 | Badger Meter, Inc. | 180,611 | ||||||
2,733 | Carrier Global Corporation | 172,698 | ||||||
2,453 | Fortive Corporation | 182,601 | ||||||
423 | Hubbell, Inc. | 164,500 | ||||||
1,198 | Itron, Inc.(a) | 128,845 | ||||||
249 | Lennox International, Inc. | 125,147 | ||||||
6,666 | LSI Industries, Inc. | 105,856 | ||||||
3,248 | Napco Security Technologies, Inc. | 161,263 | ||||||
1,422 | NEXTracker, Inc.(a) | 78,452 | ||||||
2,076 | nVent Electric PLC | 168,945 | ||||||
1,204 | OSI Systems, Inc.(a) | 173,063 | ||||||
2,261 | Otis Worldwide Corporation | 224,291 | ||||||
509 | Powell Industries, Inc. | 91,549 | ||||||
1,296 | SPX Technologies, Inc.(a) | 180,688 | ||||||
695 | Trane Technologies PLC | 227,585 | ||||||
1,044 | Vertiv Holdings Company | 102,385 | ||||||
4,574 | Vontier Corporation | 182,869 | ||||||
778 | Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | 154,923 | ||||||
4,060,537 | ||||||||
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.7% | ||||||||
1,931 | AECOM | 168,654 | ||||||
2,033 | Arcosa, Inc. | 178,721 | ||||||
2,452 | Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.(a) | 79,126 | ||||||
435 | Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 142,393 | ||||||
2,312 | Construction Partners, Inc., Class A(a) | 134,582 | ||||||
939 | Dycom Industries, Inc.(a) | 168,982 | ||||||
437 | EMCOR Group, Inc. | 169,844 | ||||||
3,140 | Fluor Corporation(a) | 136,276 | ||||||
2,545 | Granite Construction, Inc. | 158,528 | ||||||
898 | IES Holdings, Inc.(a) | 136,900 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 2.7% (Continued) | ||||||||
539 | Installed Building Products, Inc. | $ | 114,182 | |||||
1,371 | Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | 191,035 | ||||||
3,235 | KBR, Inc. | 212,410 | ||||||
718 | MYR Group, Inc.(a) | 111,333 | ||||||
2,728 | Primoris Services Corporation | 149,385 | ||||||
739 | Quanta Services, Inc. | 203,920 | ||||||
1,031 | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.(a) | 126,679 | ||||||
999 | Tetra Tech, Inc. | 209,281 | ||||||
334 | TopBuild Corporation(a) | 139,595 | ||||||
6,422 | Tutor Perini Corporation(a) | 141,669 | ||||||
1,486 | VSE Corporation | 121,644 | ||||||
3,195,139 | ||||||||
ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT - 0.1% | ||||||||
2,988 | Fox Corporation - Class B | 95,437 | ||||||
FOOD - 0.9% | ||||||||
2,424 | BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | 141,004 | ||||||
2,495 | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 153,867 | ||||||
1,727 | Ingredion, Inc. | 203,060 | ||||||
2,777 | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 190,308 | ||||||
5,206 | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation(a) | 187,052 | ||||||
2,031 | Post Holdings, Inc.(a) | 216,443 | ||||||
1,091,734 | ||||||||
FORESTRY, PAPER & WOOD PRODUCTS - 0.5% | ||||||||
915 | Boise Cascade Company | 125,620 | ||||||
1,895 | Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | 173,734 | ||||||
2,269 | Sylvamo Corporation | 161,825 | ||||||
1,358 | UFP Industries, Inc. | 162,254 | ||||||
623,433 | ||||||||
GAMING REIT - 0.1% | ||||||||
6,080 | VICI Properties, Inc. | 174,557 | ||||||
GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 0.2% | ||||||||
7,951 | Aris Water Solution, Inc., Class A | 122,206 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 0.2% (Continued) | ||||||||
2,875 | Consolidated Water Company Ltd. | $ | 77,913 | |||||
200,119 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 2.2% | ||||||||
1,314 | Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.(a) | 90,521 | ||||||
1,667 | Cardinal Health, Inc. | 165,483 | ||||||
859 | Cencora, Inc. | 194,624 | ||||||
579 | Cigna Group (The) | 199,534 | ||||||
888 | DaVita, Inc.(a) | 130,643 | ||||||
311 | Elevance Health, Inc. | 167,467 | ||||||
2,036 | Encompass Health Corporation | 175,890 | ||||||
1,471 | Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | 178,344 | ||||||
550 | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 186,863 | ||||||
425 | ICON plc(a) | 138,049 | ||||||
348 | McKesson Corporation | 198,217 | ||||||
349 | Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | 134,833 | ||||||
1,505 | National HealthCare Corporation | 159,154 | ||||||
2,367 | RadNet, Inc.(a) | 138,801 | ||||||
1,451 | Tenet Healthcare Corporation(a) | 196,204 | ||||||
1,050 | Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | 199,290 | ||||||
2,653,917 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE REIT - 0.8% | ||||||||
6,830 | CareTrust REIT, Inc. | 174,643 | ||||||
2,691 | National Health Investors, Inc. | 177,821 | ||||||
5,293 | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 171,123 | ||||||
12,806 | Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | 186,711 | ||||||
2,215 | Welltower, Inc. | 229,629 | ||||||
939,927 | ||||||||
HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 0.3% | ||||||||
4,228 | HNI Corporation | 198,927 | ||||||
2,494 | Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | 128,092 | ||||||
327,019 | ||||||||
HOME CONSTRUCTION - 2.7% | ||||||||
1,695 | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | 196,282 | ||||||
2,449 | Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(a) | 70,335 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
HOME CONSTRUCTION - 2.7% (Continued) | ||||||||
314 | Cavco Industries, Inc.(a) | $ | 112,161 | |||||
1,351 | Century Communities, Inc. | 114,038 | ||||||
1,064 | DR Horton, Inc. | 157,259 | ||||||
1,905 | Dream Finders Homes, Inc.(a) | 54,121 | ||||||
3,701 | Forestar Group, Inc.(a) | 125,871 | ||||||
1,998 | Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | 139,980 | ||||||
2,215 | Green Brick Partners, Inc.(a) | 120,939 | ||||||
1,981 | Griffon Corporation | 133,797 | ||||||
476 | Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.(a) | 68,439 | ||||||
6,332 | Interface, Inc. | 102,009 | ||||||
2,140 | KB Home | 151,084 | ||||||
960 | Lennar Corporation, Class A | 153,936 | ||||||
1,160 | Lennar Corporation, Class B | 169,662 | ||||||
1,220 | M/I Homes, Inc.(a) | 152,402 | ||||||
2,184 | Masco Corporation | 152,705 | ||||||
7,733 | Masterbrand, Inc.(a) | 129,218 | ||||||
569 | Meritage Homes Corporation | 100,343 | ||||||
1,173 | Patrick Industries, Inc. | 134,426 | ||||||
1,318 | PulteGroup, Inc. | 154,628 | ||||||
1,452 | Skyline Champion Corporation(a) | 101,074 | ||||||
2,575 | Taylor Morrison Home Corporation(a) | 148,912 | ||||||
1,238 | Toll Brothers, Inc. | 150,590 | ||||||
3,703 | Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a) | 143,417 | ||||||
3,237,628 | ||||||||
HOTEL REIT - 0.4% | ||||||||
8,776 | Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | 126,725 | ||||||
9,177 | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 164,635 | ||||||
1,590 | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | 167,061 | ||||||
458,421 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.9% | ||||||||
3,173 | Central Garden & Pet Company(a) | 137,867 | ||||||
1,923 | Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | 205,780 | ||||||
2,488 | Clearwater Paper Corporation(a) | 132,212 | ||||||
2,354 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 218,829 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.9% (Continued) | ||||||||
11,379 | Coty, Inc., Class A(a) | $ | 117,886 | |||||
472 | elf Beauty, Inc.(a) | 88,222 | ||||||
781 | Inter Parfums, Inc. | 93,548 | ||||||
4,152 | Quanex Building Products Corporation | 136,850 | ||||||
3,481 | Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | 99,000 | ||||||
1,230,194 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATE PROD - 0.6% | ||||||||
1,925 | AZZ, Inc. | 161,469 | ||||||
771 | Enpro, Inc. | 118,163 | ||||||
2,601 | Mueller Industries, Inc. | 153,225 | ||||||
661 | RBC Bearings, Inc.(a) | 195,180 | ||||||
1,631 | Timken Company (The) | 141,718 | ||||||
769,755 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 1.4% | ||||||||
812 | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 156,716 | ||||||
2,975 | Core & Main Inc. - Class A(a) | 171,241 | ||||||
2,617 | DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a) | 130,013 | ||||||
760 | Ferguson PLC | 156,362 | ||||||
2,156 | MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc., Class A | 185,200 | ||||||
2,564 | RB Global, Inc. | 186,352 | ||||||
1,267 | Transcat, Inc.(a) | 161,416 | ||||||
217 | United Rentals, Inc. | 145,262 | ||||||
405 | Watsco, Inc. | 192,334 | ||||||
200 | WW Grainger, Inc. | 184,292 | ||||||
1,669,188 | ||||||||
INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.2% | ||||||||
3,474 | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The) | 207,085 | ||||||
1,022 | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 176,796 | ||||||
946 | Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A | 191,981 | ||||||
496 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 226,435 | ||||||
1,198 | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 162,149 | ||||||
1,502 | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | 188,831 | ||||||
1,561 | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 209,018 | ||||||
4,325 | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | 201,199 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.2% (Continued) | ||||||||
8,161 | Perella Weinberg Partners LP | $ | 126,006 | |||||
785 | Piper Sandler Cos | 166,247 | ||||||
1,595 | PJT Partners, Inc., Class A | 170,139 | ||||||
3,235 | SEI Investments Company | 219,042 | ||||||
2,064 | StoneX Group, Inc.(a) | 154,944 | ||||||
1,733 | Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A | 188,914 | ||||||
2,588,786 | ||||||||
INSURANCE - 6.8% | ||||||||
2,302 | Aflac, Inc. | 206,881 | ||||||
1,301 | Allstate Corporation (The) | 217,944 | ||||||
1,356 | American Financial Group, Inc. | 176,158 | ||||||
2,987 | American International Group, Inc. | 235,435 | ||||||
3,524 | AMERISAFE, Inc. | 154,457 | ||||||
1,792 | Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | 183,913 | ||||||
924 | Arthur J Gallagher & Company | 234,077 | ||||||
1,088 | Assurant, Inc. | 188,735 | ||||||
1,657 | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 128,782 | ||||||
3,436 | Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 253,852 | ||||||
2,434 | Brown & Brown, Inc. | 217,867 | ||||||
794 | Chubb Ltd. | 215,031 | ||||||
4,071 | CNA Financial Corporation | 187,022 | ||||||
6,954 | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 199,510 | ||||||
3,848 | Employers Holdings, Inc. | 162,309 | ||||||
539 | Enstar Group Ltd.(a) | 168,782 | ||||||
4,608 | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 191,186 | ||||||
416 | Everest Re Group Ltd. | 162,627 | ||||||
2,073 | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 214,452 | ||||||
2,172 | Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | 165,094 | ||||||
2,733 | Loews Corporation | 209,894 | ||||||
1,028 | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 213,392 | ||||||
2,036 | Mercury General Corporation | 113,670 | ||||||
2,800 | MetLife, Inc. | 202,636 | ||||||
5,171 | NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 171,574 | ||||||
6,985 | Old Republic International Corporation | 221,983 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
INSURANCE - 6.8% (Continued) | ||||||||
695 | Primerica, Inc. | $ | 156,994 | |||||
1,090 | Progressive Corporation (The) | 230,186 | ||||||
1,733 | Prudential Financial, Inc. | 208,567 | ||||||
5,168 | Radian Group, Inc. | 161,448 | ||||||
1,241 | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 260,363 | ||||||
654 | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 149,020 | ||||||
1,326 | RLI Corporation | 193,569 | ||||||
3,911 | Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A | 217,178 | ||||||
1,544 | Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | 150,710 | ||||||
12,931 | SiriusPoint Ltd.(a) | 170,043 | ||||||
6,926 | Tiptree, Inc. | 121,066 | ||||||
1,059 | Travelers Companies, Inc./The | 228,426 | ||||||
5,944 | Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 117,156 | ||||||
3,794 | Unum Group | 204,345 | ||||||
2,165 | Voya Financial, Inc. | 164,150 | ||||||
2,640 | W R Berkley Corporation | 213,919 | ||||||
782 | Willis Towers Watson PLC | 199,637 | ||||||
8,144,040 | ||||||||
INTERNET MEDIA & SERVICES - 0.5% | ||||||||
3,943 | EverQuote, Inc.(a) | 94,198 | ||||||
1,524 | GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a) | 212,796 | ||||||
4,685 | MediaAlpha, Inc.(a) | 83,299 | ||||||
1,807 | Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | 116,660 | ||||||
3,183 | Yelp, Inc.(a) | 117,676 | ||||||
624,629 | ||||||||
LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.8% | ||||||||
3,281 | Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc.(a) | 131,142 | ||||||
438 | Churchill Downs, Inc. | 56,721 | ||||||
1,531 | Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 78,219 | ||||||
978 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 196,187 | ||||||
1,049 | Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Class A | 154,696 | ||||||
776 | Kura Sushi USA, Inc.(a) | 77,530 | ||||||
1,381 | Light & Wonder, Inc.(a) | 131,858 | ||||||
742 | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 171,528 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
LEISURE FACILITIES & SERVICES - 1.8% (Continued) | ||||||||
10,481 | OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a) | $ | 162,980 | |||||
2,556 | Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A | 130,995 | ||||||
1,048 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a) | 154,769 | ||||||
2,024 | Sphere Entertainment Company(a) | 73,876 | ||||||
3,635 | Target Hospitality Corporation(a) | 41,294 | ||||||
1,361 | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 235,003 | ||||||
443 | Wingstop, Inc. | 163,312 | ||||||
1,519 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 208,755 | ||||||
2,168,865 | ||||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.3% | ||||||||
2,495 | Acushnet Holdings Corporation | 164,421 | ||||||
530 | Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) | 149,285 | ||||||
313,706 | ||||||||
MACHINERY - 3.9% | ||||||||
1,044 | AGCO Corporation | 112,053 | ||||||
719 | Alamo Group, Inc. | 136,603 | ||||||
3,793 | Cadre Holdings, Inc. | 124,562 | ||||||
525 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 177,723 | ||||||
4,127 | CECO Environmental Corporation(a) | 103,299 | ||||||
1,127 | Crane Company | 168,013 | ||||||
529 | CSW Industrials, Inc. | 134,504 | ||||||
805 | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | 227,669 | ||||||
422 | Deere & Company | 158,149 | ||||||
2,980 | Donaldson Company, Inc. | 219,566 | ||||||
4,342 | Enerpac Tool Group Corporation | 170,727 | ||||||
1,736 | Esab Corporation | 178,496 | ||||||
1,842 | ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 201,017 | ||||||
1,966 | Federal Signal Corporation | 180,911 | ||||||
4,775 | Flowserve Corporation | 237,317 | ||||||
2,056 | Franklin Electric Company, Inc. | 204,531 | ||||||
785 | IDEX Corporation | 163,782 | ||||||
2,171 | Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | 202,012 | ||||||
406 | Kadant, Inc. | 116,120 | ||||||
1,082 | MSA Safety, Inc. | 194,760 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
MACHINERY - 3.9% (Continued) | ||||||||
6,680 | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | $ | 123,981 | |||||
388 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 206,230 | ||||||
863 | Regal Rexnord Corporation | 129,053 | ||||||
615 | Snap-on, Inc. | 167,809 | ||||||
867 | Standex International Corporation | 145,838 | ||||||
1,162 | Tennant Company | 119,291 | ||||||
2,223 | Terex Corporation | 132,646 | ||||||
1,409 | Xylem, Inc. | 198,697 | ||||||
4,635,359 | ||||||||
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.2% | ||||||||
3,338 | Boston Scientific Corporation(a) | 252,252 | ||||||
1,573 | GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | 122,694 | ||||||
1,584 | Haemonetics Corporation(a) | 133,183 | ||||||
1,353 | Integer Holdings Corporation(a) | 164,038 | ||||||
480 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 193,018 | ||||||
1,758 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | 138,671 | ||||||
1,843 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation(a) | 122,375 | ||||||
1,391 | RxSight, Inc.(a) | 81,332 | ||||||
549 | Stryker Corporation | 187,258 | ||||||
7,818 | Zynex, Inc.(a) | 79,353 | ||||||
1,474,174 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING - 0.9% | ||||||||
193 | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | 60,874 | ||||||
584 | Arch Resources, Inc. | 101,575 | ||||||
801 | CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 83,040 | ||||||
6,463 | Constellium S.E.(a) | 140,053 | ||||||
462 | Encore Wire Corporation | 133,393 | ||||||
2,435 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 128,398 | ||||||
1,365 | Southern Copper Corporation | 161,935 | ||||||
11,683 | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 123,256 | ||||||
1,644 | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | 112,499 | ||||||
1,045,023 | ||||||||
MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.9% | ||||||||
14,697 | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 148,440 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.9% (Continued) | ||||||||
13,860 | Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | $ | 176,576 | |||||
14,330 | Ladder Capital Corporation | 160,209 | ||||||
12,684 | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 173,517 | ||||||
18,592 | Rithm Capital Corporation | 208,417 | ||||||
8,602 | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 167,223 | ||||||
1,034,382 | ||||||||
OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 4.4% | ||||||||
15,931 | Antero Midstream Corporation | 233,389 | ||||||
1,713 | APA Corporation | 52,298 | ||||||
2,795 | California Resources Corporation | 132,343 | ||||||
995 | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 157,001 | ||||||
1,049 | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | 95,386 | ||||||
1,064 | Chord Energy Corporation | 197,276 | ||||||
1,511 | Civitas Resources, Inc. | 111,149 | ||||||
5,794 | CNX Resources Corporation(a) | 152,382 | ||||||
1,404 | ConocoPhillips | 163,538 | ||||||
3,362 | Coterra Energy, Inc. | 95,884 | ||||||
2,715 | CVR Energy, Inc. | 75,640 | ||||||
2,422 | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | 61,664 | ||||||
841 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 167,578 | ||||||
3,470 | DT Midstream, Inc. | 232,768 | ||||||
811 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 101,010 | ||||||
10,432 | Equitrans Midstream Corporation | 148,969 | ||||||
952 | Gulfport Energy Corporation(a) | 154,043 | ||||||
810 | Hess Corporation | 124,821 | ||||||
2,275 | HF Sinclair Corporation | 125,648 | ||||||
11,263 | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 219,516 | ||||||
1,633 | Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(a) | 79,772 | ||||||
3,252 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation, Class A | 84,389 | ||||||
3,061 | Marathon Oil Corporation | 88,647 | ||||||
698 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 123,274 | ||||||
1,221 | Matador Resources Company | 77,472 | ||||||
1,782 | Murphy Oil Corporation | 76,252 | ||||||
433 | Murphy USA, Inc. | 189,979 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
OIL & GAS PRODUCERS - 4.4% (Continued) | ||||||||
3,107 | Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. | $ | 127,170 | |||||
1,322 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 82,625 | ||||||
2,969 | ONEOK, Inc. | 240,489 | ||||||
1,398 | Ovintiv, Inc. | 72,235 | ||||||
1,735 | PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | 80,383 | ||||||
7,789 | Permian Resources Corporation | 127,662 | ||||||
882 | Phillips 66 | 125,341 | ||||||
2,851 | Range Resources Corporation | 105,230 | ||||||
1,559 | Targa Resources Corporation | 184,321 | ||||||
916 | Valero Energy Corporation | 143,940 | ||||||
6,139 | Williams Companies, Inc. (The) | 254,829 | ||||||
5,971 | World Kinect Corporation | 157,276 | ||||||
5,223,589 | ||||||||
OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 1.7% | ||||||||
6,502 | Archrock, Inc. | 131,600 | ||||||
3,759 | ChampionX Corporation | 122,619 | ||||||
5,435 | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(a) | 82,503 | ||||||
9,438 | DNOW, Inc.(a) | 137,700 | ||||||
3,233 | Halliburton Company | 118,651 | ||||||
10,769 | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a) | 123,951 | ||||||
1,651 | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 62,837 | ||||||
4,953 | Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A | 122,290 | ||||||
10,513 | MRC Global, Inc.(a) | 139,718 | ||||||
2,689 | Noble Corp plc | 124,931 | ||||||
3,197 | Oceaneering International, Inc.(a) | 75,705 | ||||||
4,218 | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 46,482 | ||||||
12,621 | Select Water Solutions, Inc., Class A | 137,948 | ||||||
5,679 | TechnipFMC plc | 148,734 | ||||||
3,619 | Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(a) | 122,177 | ||||||
1,077 | Tidewater, Inc.(a) | 111,286 | ||||||
1,320 | Valaris Ltd.(a) | 102,168 | ||||||
897 | Weatherford International plc(a) | 107,945 | ||||||
2,019,245 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 0.6% | ||||||||
1,890 | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One Series C(a) | $ | 140,125 | |||||
2,045 | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One Series A(a) | 139,898 | ||||||
6,562 | News Corporation, Class A | 178,421 | ||||||
6,487 | News Corporation, Class B | 180,857 | ||||||
639,301 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS - 0.1% | ||||||||
1,608 | McGrath RentCorporation | 175,240 | ||||||
RENEWABLE ENERGY - 0.1% | ||||||||
1,827 | Cleanspark, Inc.(a) | 29,360 | ||||||
2,388 | REX American Resources Corporation(a) | 119,376 | ||||||
148,736 | ||||||||
RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.6% | ||||||||
1,731 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a) | 152,449 | ||||||
583 | Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 193,428 | ||||||
2,875 | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a) | 227,067 | ||||||
572,944 | ||||||||
RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.9% | ||||||||
910 | Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Class A(a) | 157,312 | ||||||
513 | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a) | 120,591 | ||||||
1,382 | Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a) | 134,137 | ||||||
899 | BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.(a) | 92,498 | ||||||
3,870 | Buckle, Inc. (The) | 149,150 | ||||||
5,233 | Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. | 141,657 | ||||||
608 | Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a) | 97,760 | ||||||
2,896 | Caleres, Inc. | 100,433 | ||||||
773 | Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 175,966 | ||||||
271 | Dillard's, Inc., Class A | 121,232 | ||||||
4,642 | Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 135,129 | ||||||
1,599 | GMS, Inc.(a) | 150,242 | ||||||
467 | Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 145,228 | ||||||
3,770 | Guess?, Inc. | 87,728 | ||||||
616 | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 136,315 | ||||||
891 | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 135,521 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 2.9% (Continued) | ||||||||
4,207 | PetIQ, Inc.(a) | $ | 87,337 | |||||
1,612 | Ross Stores, Inc. | 225,293 | ||||||
3,033 | Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A | 136,879 | ||||||
1,705 | Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B | 72,070 | ||||||
1,216 | Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 133,140 | ||||||
2,359 | TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | 243,212 | ||||||
546 | Tractor Supply Company | 155,768 | ||||||
3,199 | Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a) | 133,430 | ||||||
472 | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 138,400 | ||||||
3,406,428 | ||||||||
RETAIL REIT - 0.8% | ||||||||
7,677 | Kite Realty Group Trust | 168,280 | ||||||
4,437 | Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. | 141,718 | ||||||
1,273 | Simon Property Group, Inc. | 192,618 | ||||||
5,298 | Tanger, Inc. | 147,020 | ||||||
7,015 | Urban Edge Properties | 124,376 | ||||||
15,319 | Whitestone REIT | 199,760 | ||||||
973,772 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.8% | ||||||||
3,430 | Amkor Technology, Inc. | 111,784 | ||||||
847 | Analog Devices, Inc. | 198,612 | ||||||
701 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 150,771 | ||||||
1,241 | Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | 142,343 | ||||||
2,564 | CTS Corporation | 135,764 | ||||||
223 | KLA Corporation | 169,375 | ||||||
151 | Lam Research Corporation | 140,798 | ||||||
1,254 | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a) | 126,830 | ||||||
1,627 | Microchip Technology, Inc. | 158,193 | ||||||
970 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 121,250 | ||||||
143 | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 105,195 | ||||||
558 | Onto Innovation, Inc.(a) | 120,919 | ||||||
2,937 | Photronics, Inc.(a) | 80,327 | ||||||
707 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 144,263 | ||||||
1,434 | Rambus, Inc.(a) | 79,243 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LONGBOARD FUND
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.8% (Continued) | ||||||||
3,518 | Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a) | $ | 143,007 | |||||
2,128,674 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE - 2.2% | ||||||||
9,126 | Adeia, Inc. | 107,961 | ||||||
1,456 | Agilysys, Inc.(a) | 139,004 | ||||||
1,303 | Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A(a) | 113,791 | ||||||
443 | Appfolio, Inc., Class A(a) | 101,146 | ||||||
3,354 | Box, Inc., Class A(a) | 91,397 | ||||||
464 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | 132,848 | ||||||
1,454 | CommVault Systems, Inc.(a) | 156,429 | ||||||
381 | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 119,508 | ||||||
2,581 | Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a) | 157,338 | ||||||
389 | Duolingo, Inc.(a) | 74,455 | ||||||
9,011 | Gen Digital, Inc. | 223,742 | ||||||
1,331 | Gitlab, Inc.(a) | 62,810 | ||||||
5,730 | Hims & Hers Health, Inc.(a) | 111,277 | ||||||
13,737 | Immersion Corporation | 137,233 | ||||||
595 | Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | 130,626 | ||||||
32 | MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(a) | 48,784 | ||||||
2,019 | Nutanix, Inc., Class A(a) | 111,681 | ||||||
1,091 | PTC, Inc.(a) | 192,277 | ||||||
268 | Roper Technologies, Inc. | 142,780 | ||||||
577 | SPS Commerce, Inc.(a) | 108,528 | ||||||
214 | Synopsys, Inc.(a) | 120,011 | ||||||
5,857 | Verra Mobility Corporation(a) | 156,030 | ||||||
2,739,656 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY FINANCE - 2.3% | ||||||||
3,469 | Air Lease Corporation | 165,263 | ||||||
860 | American Express Company | 206,399 | ||||||
1,302 | Discover Financial Services | 159,703 | ||||||
5,877 | Enact Holdings, Inc. | 180,483 | ||||||
2,104 | Enova International, Inc.(a) | 129,712 | ||||||
3,299 | Essent Group Ltd. | 187,053 | ||||||
747 | Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Class C | 130,478 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
SPECIALTY FINANCE - 2.3% (Continued) | ||||||||
3,410 | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | $ | 171,728 | |||||
1,192 | FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 140,561 | ||||||
1,987 | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 167,544 | ||||||
1,369 | GATX Corporation | 188,867 | ||||||
7,856 | MGIC Investment Corporation | 164,976 | ||||||
1,963 | Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.(a) | 163,714 | ||||||
1,292 | Nelnet, Inc., Class A | 133,929 | ||||||
3,048 | OneMain Holdings, Inc. | 149,718 | ||||||
1,719 | PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | 155,827 | ||||||
6,325 | SLM Corporation | 135,735 | ||||||
2,731,690 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY REIT - 0.3% | ||||||||
2,340 | Iron Mountain, Inc. | 188,815 | ||||||
1,558 | Lamar Advertising Company, Class A | 184,015 | ||||||
372,830 | ||||||||
STEEL - 1.0% | ||||||||
2,642 | ATI, Inc.(a) | 162,060 | ||||||
1,326 | Carpenter Technology Corporation | 147,014 | ||||||
2,611 | Commercial Metals Company | 147,052 | ||||||
913 | Nucor Corporation | 154,160 | ||||||
1,708 | Olympic Steel, Inc. | 89,055 | ||||||
587 | Reliance, Inc. | 176,557 | ||||||
1,124 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 150,470 | ||||||
1,754 | United States Steel Corporation | 67,266 | ||||||
1,701 | Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | 97,008 | ||||||
1,190,642 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 2.2% | ||||||||
441 | Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | 131,264 | ||||||
8,451 | Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a) | 120,089 | ||||||
3,947 | Avnet, Inc. | 215,506 | ||||||
4,493 | Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | 193,514 | ||||||
2,037 | Crane NXT Company | 128,779 | ||||||
4,055 | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.(a) | 105,714 | ||||||
463 | Fabrinet(a) | 110,902 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE - 2.2% (Continued) | ||||||||
1,208 | Garmin Ltd. | $ | 197,931 | |||||
5,975 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 105,459 | ||||||
3,997 | HP, Inc. | 145,891 | ||||||
1,553 | InterDigital, Inc. | 176,840 | ||||||
596 | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 217,486 | ||||||
1,173 | NetApp, Inc. | 141,264 | ||||||
2,311 | Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(a) | 139,330 | ||||||
2,032 | Sanmina Corporation(a) | 139,273 | ||||||
50 | Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a) | 39,226 | ||||||
1,392 | TD SYNNEX Corporation | 182,129 | ||||||
7,187 | TTM Technologies, Inc.(a) | 133,678 | ||||||
2,624,275 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 2.4% | ||||||||
578 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 141,564 | ||||||
1,283 | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation | 195,285 | ||||||
1,022 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 205,187 | ||||||
535 | CACI International, Inc., Class A(a) | 227,096 | ||||||
3,031 | ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a) | 90,506 | ||||||
127 | Fair Isaac Corporation(a) | 163,821 | ||||||
1,334 | Fiserv, Inc.(a) | 199,780 | ||||||
431 | Gartner, Inc.(a) | 180,878 | ||||||
1,235 | ICF International, Inc. | 176,296 | ||||||
855 | Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a) | 167,153 | ||||||
1,044 | International Business Machines Corporation | 174,191 | ||||||
1,617 | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 237,779 | ||||||
534 | Moody's Corporation | 211,993 | ||||||
7,882 | Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A(a) | 96,555 | ||||||
1,850 | Parsons Corporation(a) | 140,878 | ||||||
790 | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 199,696 | ||||||
2,808,658 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 2.4% | ||||||||
874 | ArcBest Corporation | 92,224 | ||||||
5,039 | Ardmore Shipping Corporation | 112,924 | ||||||
5,536 | CSX Corporation | 186,839 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LONGBOARD FUND
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 2.4% (Continued) | ||||||||
2,591 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | $ | 132,193 | |||||
11,286 | DHT Holdings, Inc. | 136,561 | ||||||
1,980 | Dorian, L.P.G Ltd. | 100,208 | ||||||
3,670 | FLEX LNG Ltd. | 105,476 | ||||||
6,980 | Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. | 157,190 | ||||||
3,475 | Golar LNG Ltd. | 91,358 | ||||||
11,156 | Golden Ocean Group Ltd. | 160,535 | ||||||
2,328 | International Seaways, Inc. | 149,970 | ||||||
1,052 | Kirby Corporation(a) | 130,627 | ||||||
2,108 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | 101,711 | ||||||
1,186 | Matson, Inc. | 152,045 | ||||||
286 | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 50,122 | ||||||
4,607 | RXO, Inc.(a) | 94,029 | ||||||
1,476 | Ryder System, Inc. | 179,289 | ||||||
1,680 | Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | 137,878 | ||||||
16,060 | SFL Corp Ltd. | 229,818 | ||||||
1,715 | SkyWest, Inc.(a) | 128,059 | ||||||
1,923 | Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A | 140,052 | ||||||
970 | XPO, Inc.(a) | 103,771 | ||||||
2,872,879 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT - 0.9% | ||||||||
2,362 | Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | 179,063 | ||||||
2,941 | Blue Bird Corporation(a) | 167,666 | ||||||
499 | Cummins, Inc. | 140,583 | ||||||
2,704 | Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) | 149,396 | ||||||
4,649 | REV Group, Inc. | 127,429 | ||||||
3,600 | Wabash National Corporation | 81,396 | ||||||
1,327 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | 224,569 | ||||||
1,070,102 | ||||||||
WHOLESALE - CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.4% | ||||||||
2,498 | Andersons, Inc. (The) | 130,745 | ||||||
2,506 | Performance Food Group Company(a) | 174,418 | ||||||
3,225 | US Foods Holding Corporation(a) | 170,377 | ||||||
475,540 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 87.5% (Continued) | ||||||||
WHOLESALE - DISCRETIONARY - 0.6% | ||||||||
3,397 | Copart, Inc.(a) | $ | 180,245 | |||||
1,364 | ePlus, Inc.(a) | 102,082 | ||||||
3,202 | G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a) | 96,252 | ||||||
2,106 | PC Connection, Inc. | 142,450 | ||||||
3,201 | ScanSource, Inc.(a) | 151,823 | ||||||
672,852 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $90,008,770) | 104,285,701 | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCK - 0.0%(b) | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS - 0.0%(b) | ||||||||
313 | Brookfield Property Preferred, L.P. (Cost $4,758) | 4,720 |
Expiration Date | Exercise Price | ||||||||||||||
RIGHT - 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
BIOTECH & PHARMA - 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2,093 | Novartis A.G. - CVR(c)(d)(Cost $0) | 12/31/2029 | $ | 4 | - | ||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 87.5% (Cost $90,013,528) | $ | 104,290,421 | |||||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 12.5% | 14,919,025 | ||||||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | $ | 119,209,446 |
OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS | |||||||||||||||
Number of | Notional | Value and Unrealized | |||||||||||||
Contracts | Open Long Futures Contracts | Expiration | Amount(e) | Appreciation | |||||||||||
3 | LME Nickel Future(f) | 07/19/2024 | $ | 351,450 | $ | 49,752 | |||||||||
9 | LME Zinc Future(f) | 07/19/2024 | 659,088 | 83,707 | |||||||||||
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION FROM OPEN LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS | 133,459 |
Number of | Notional | Value and Unrealized | |||||||||||||
Contracts | Open Short Futures Contracts | Expiration | Amount(e) | Depreciation | |||||||||||
3 | LME Nickel Future(f) | 07/19/2024 | $ | 351,450 | (30,978 | ) | |||||||||
9 | LME Zinc Future(f) | 07/19/2024 | 659,088 | (110,313 | ) | ||||||||||
NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION FROM OPEN SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS | (141,291 | ) | |||||||||||||
NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION FROM OPEN FUTURES CONTRACTS | $ | (7,832 | ) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2024
CVR | - Contingent Value Right |
LP | - Limited Partnership |
LTD | - Limited Company |
NV | - Naamioze Vennootschap |
PLC | - Public Limited Company |
REIT | - Real Estate Investment Trust |
S/A | - Société Anonyme |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
(c) | Illiquid security. The total fair value of these securities as of May 31, 2024 was $0, representing 0.0% of net assets. |
(d) | The fair value of this investment is determined using significant unobservable inputs. |
(e) | The amounts shown are the underlying reference notional amounts to stock exchange indices and equities upon which the fair value of the futures contracts held by the Fund are based. Notional values do not represent the current fair value of, and are not necessarily indicative of the future cash flows of the Fund's futures contracts. Further, the underlying price changes in relation to the variables specified by the notional values affects the fair value of these derivative financial instruments. The notional values as set forth within this schedule do not purport to represent economic value at risk to the Fund. |
(f) | All or a portion of this investment is a holding of the Longboard Fund Limited. |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2024
ASSETS | ||||
Investment in securities at cost | $ | 90,013,528 | ||
Investment in securities at fair value | $ | 104,290,421 | ||
Cash | 9,120,974 | |||
Cash Deposits with Broker | 6,578,233 | |||
Receivable for securities sold | 356,167 | |||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 16,630 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 94,390 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS | 120,456,815 | |||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 978,564 | |||
Investment advisory fees payable | 198,627 | |||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 61,584 | |||
Net unrealized depreciation from open futures contracts | 7,832 | |||
Distribution (12b-1) fees payable | 762 | |||
1,247,369 | ||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 119,209,446 | ||
Net Assets Consist Of: | ||||
Paid in capital | 146,929,258 | |||
Accumulated earnings | (27,719,812 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS | $ | 119,209,446 | ||
Net Asset Value Per Share: | ||||
Class A Shares: | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 3,061,078 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized) | 219,884 | |||
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding) and redemption price per share | $ | 13.92 | ||
Maximum offering price per share (maximum sales charge of 5.75%) | $ | 14.77 | ||
Class I Shares: | ||||
Net Assets | $ | 116,148,368 | ||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding ($0 par value, unlimited shares authorized) | 8,337,280 | |||
Net asset value (Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding) and redemption price per share | $ | 13.93 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2024
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividends (Net of tax witholding of $1,291) | $ | 1,415,914 | ||
Interest | 71,304 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | 1,487,218 | |||
EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees | 1,963,352 | |||
Distribution (12b-1) fees: Class A | 7,146 | |||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 1,970,498 | |||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS | (483,280 | ) | ||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments | 3,613,639 | |||
Securities sold short | (5,452 | ) | ||
Future contracts | 698,979 | |||
Translation of foreign currencies | (64,597 | ) | ||
4,242,569 | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | 15,057,188 | |||
Future contracts | (395,108 | ) | ||
Translation of foreign currencies | (163,348 | ) | ||
14,498,732 | ||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 18,741,301 | |||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 18,258,021 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2024 (Consolidated) |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2023 |
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FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (483,280 | ) | $ | 833,671 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts and swap contracts | 4,242,569 | (10,104,333 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and | ||||||||
swap contracts | 14,498,732 | (1,657,040 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 18,258,021 | (10,927,702 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
From return of capital: | ||||||||
Class A | (105,326 | ) | (203,151 | ) | ||||
Class I | (3,274,328 | ) | (7,572,773 | ) | ||||
Total distributions paid: | ||||||||
Class A | - | (728 | ) | |||||
Class I | - | (33,230 | ) | |||||
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | (3,379,654 | ) | (7,809,882 | ) | ||||
FROM SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold: | ||||||||
Class A | 260,845 | 1,367,577 | ||||||
Class A Proceeds from fund reorganization | 303,154 | - | ||||||
Class I | 10,793,988 | 20,007,043 | ||||||
Class I Proceeds from fund reorganization | 20,689,954 | - | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | ||||||||
Class A | 105,322 | 203,861 | ||||||
Class I | 3,208,307 | 7,462,098 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed: | ||||||||
Class A | (958,750 | ) | (615,184 | ) | ||||
Class I | (27,328,472 | ) | (24,029,285 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets from shares of beneficial interest | 7,074,348 | 4,396,110 | ||||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 21,952,715 | (14,341,474 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of Year | 97,256,731 | 111,598,205 | ||||||
End of Year | $ | 119,209,446 | $ | 97,256,731 | ||||
SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
CLASS A: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 20,573 | 104,357 | ||||||
Shares sold from reorganization | 21,802 | - | ||||||
Shares reinvested | 8,625 | 15,373 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (77,544 | ) | (47,616 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares of beneficial interest outstanding | (26,544 | ) | 72,114 | |||||
SHARE ACTIVITY - CLASS I | ||||||||
CLASS I: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 831,399 | 1,539,908 | ||||||
Shares sold from reorganization | 1,487,972 | - | ||||||
Shares reinvested | 263,107 | 561,598 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,150,167 | ) | (1,854,219 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 432,311 | 247,287 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year
Class A |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2024 (Consolidated) |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2023 |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2022 |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2021 |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2020 |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | $ | 11.94 | $ | 14.26 | $ | 15.32 | $ | 11.92 | $ | 10.18 | ||||||||||
Activity from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (1) | (0.10 | ) | 0.09 | (0.33 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.15 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.49 | (1.46 | ) | (0.22 | ) | 3.70 | 1.89 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.39 | (1.37 | ) | (0.55 | ) | 3.40 | 1.74 | |||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | - | (0.00 | )(4) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Return of capital | (0.41 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.51 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.41 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.51 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year | $ | 13.92 | $ | 11.94 | $ | 14.26 | $ | 15.32 | $ | 11.92 | ||||||||||
Total return (2) | 20.59 | % | (10.14 | )% | (3.75 | )% | 28.52 | % | 17.09 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets, at end of year (000s) | $ | 3,061 | $ | 2,942 | $ | 2,486 | $ | 1,678 | $ | 1,164 | ||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (3) | 2.24 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.24 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.71 | )% | 0.65 | % | (2.13 | )% | (2.21 | )% | (1.33 | )% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 102 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % |
(1) | Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year. |
(2) | Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. |
(3) | Expense ratios do not include certain expenses of the swap cpntracts in which the fund invests. |
(4) | Amounts represents less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Year
Class I |
For the
2024 |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2023 |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2022 |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2021 |
For the Year Ended May 31, 2020 |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | $ | 11.93 | $ | 14.25 | $ | 15.29 | $ | 11.87 | $ | 10.11 | ||||||||||
Activity from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (1) | (0.06 | ) | 0.10 | (0.29 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.12 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 2.49 | (1.44 | ) | (0.21 | ) | 3.70 | 1.88 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.43 | (1.34 | ) | (0.50 | ) | 3.42 | 1.76 | |||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | - | (0.00 | )(4) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Return of capital | (0.43 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (0.54 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.43 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (0.54 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year | $ | 13.93 | $ | 11.93 | $ | 14.25 | $ | 15.29 | $ | 11.87 | ||||||||||
Total return (2) | 20.94 | % | (9.92 | )% | (3.47 | )% | 28.81 | % | 17.41 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets, at end of year (000s) | $ | 116,148 | $ | 94,315 | $ | 109,112 | $ | 75,832 | $ | 12,769 | ||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (3) | 1.99 | % | 1.99 | % | 1.99 | % | 1.99 | % | 1.99 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.46 | )% | 0.80 | % | (1.89 | )% | (1.97 | )% | (1.07 | )% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 102 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % |
(1) | Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method, which more appropriately presents the per share data for the year. |
(2) | Total returns are historical in nature and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. |
(3) | Expense ratios do not include certain expenses of the swap contracts in which the fund invests. |
(4) | Amounts represents less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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May 31, 2024
1. | ORGANIZATION |
The Longboard Fund (the "Fund") (formerly known as Longboard Alternative Growth Fund) is a diversified series of Northern Lights Fund Trust II (the "Trust"), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 26, 2010, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund commenced operations on March 19, 2015.
The Fund (also referred to as "the Acquiring Fund") acquired the Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the "Acquired Fund"), in a tax-free reorganization as of the close of business on March 22, 2024 (the "Reorganization"). Prior to the Reorganization, the Fund changed its name from Longboard Alternative Growth Fund to Longboard Fund on October 1, 2023. The Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund were managed by the same adviser who currently manages the Fund.
The Fund currently offers Class A and Class I shares. Class A shares are offered at net asset value plus a maximum sales charge of 5.75%. The Fund launched Class A shares on December 9, 2015. Class I shares are offered at net asset value without an initial sales charge. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund and classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures and ongoing service and distribution 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 Fund's 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. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of their consolidated financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 "Financial Services - Investment Companies".
Security Valuation - Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the 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. Investments in swap contracts are priced daily based on the underlying equity securities held in the swap. 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. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts ("forward currency contracts") are valued at the forward rate. Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. Short-term debt obligations, including commercial paper investments, having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost.
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The Fund may 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 the Adviser as its valuation designee (the "Valuation Designee"). The Board may also enlist third party consultants such a valuation specialist at a public accounting firm, valuation consultant or financial officer of a security issuer on an as-needed basis to assist the Valuation Designee in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board is responsible for reviewing and approving fair value methodologies utilized by the Valuation Designee, which approval shall be based upon whether the Valuation Designee followed the valuation procedures established by the Board.
Fair Valuation Process - The applicable investments are valued by the Valuation Designee pursuant to valuation procedures established by the Board. 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 Valuation Designee, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument; factors which may cause the Valuation Designee to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available; the spread between bid and ask 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; and (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a "significant event") since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund's calculation of its net asset value. Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses. Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities are valued 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 a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties is unavailable, the Valuation Designee shall determine, the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund's holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.
Forward Currency Contracts - As foreign securities are purchased, a Fund generally enters into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks. The market value of the contract fluctuates with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. As foreign currency contracts are sold, a portion of the contract is generally closed and the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Realized gains and losses from contract transactions are included as a component of net realized gains (losses) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Fund as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.
Futures Contracts - Futures contracts are subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of equities, interest rates or foreign currencies or commodities. 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 Fund's 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 Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund's basis in the contract. If the Fund is unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund 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 Fund segregates 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 Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The notional value of the derivative instruments disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments and the amounts realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed within the Consolidated Statement of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Fund. As of May 31, 2024 the fund did not hold any future contracts.
The Fund utilizes various methods to measure fair value of all of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes the hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument in an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the 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.
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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 May 31, 2024 for the Fund's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets * | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 104,285,701 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 104,285,701 | ||||||||
Preferred Stock | 4,720 | - | - | 4,720 | ||||||||||||
Right | - | - | - | ^ | - | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 104,290,421 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 104,290,421 |
Liabilities * | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized depreciation Open Future Contracts | $ | 7,832 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 7,832 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 7,832 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 7,832 |
* | See Schedule of Investments for industry classification. |
^ | Includes securities values at $0. |
The security classified as Level 3 is deemed immaterial.
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets
The following table presents derivatives available for offset under a master netting arrangement net of collateral pledged as of May 31, 2024.
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Assets & Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statements of Assets & Liabilities | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Statements of Assets & Liabilities |
Financial Instruments |
Cash Collateral Pledged |
Net Amount | ||||||||||||||||||
Future Contracts * | $ | 133,459 | $ | (141,291 | ) | $ | (7,832 | ) | $ | - | $ | 7,832 | (1) | $ | - | |||||||||
Total | $ | 133,459 | $ | (141,291 | ) | $ | (7,832 | ) | $ | - | $ | 7,832 | $ | - |
(1) | Any over-collateralization of total financial instruments is not shown. Collateral amounts can be found on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Cash Deposits with Broker. |
* | Counterparty for the Future Contracts is Marex. |
Consolidation of Subsidiary - Longboard Fund Limited (LFL) - The Fund acquired LFL in connection with the tax-free reorganization as of the close of business on March 22, 2024. The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Fund include the accounts of LFL, which is a wholly-owned and controlled foreign subsidiary. The Fund consolidates the results of subsidiaries in which the Fund holds a controlling economic interest. Controlling economic interest is generally deemed to exist with investment interests comprising greater than
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50% of the net asset value of the subsidiary. However, the Fund may also consider qualitative aspects of control in determining if a controlling economic interest exists. These qualitative control considerations include the nature and organizational structure of the investment, as well as the Fund's ability to control the circumstances leading to majority ownership. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a controlled foreign corporation, which acts as an investment vehicle in order to effect certain investments consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies.
A summary of the Fund's investments in the LFL is as follows:
Inception Date of LFL |
LFL Net Assets at May 31, 2024 |
% Of Net Assets at May 31, 2024 |
|||||||
LFL | 8/15/2012 | $4,038,896 | 3.39% |
For tax purposes, LFL is an exempted Cayman investment company. LFL has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, LFL is a Controlled
Foreign Corporation which generates and is allocated no income which is considered effectively connected with U.S. trade of business and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax. However, as a wholly-owned Controlled Foreign Corporation, LFL's net income and capital gain, to the extent of its earnings and profits, will be included each year in the Fund's investment company taxable income.
In accordance with its investment objectives and through its exposure to the aforementioned managed futures programs, the Fund may have increased or decreased exposure to one or more of the following risk factors defined below:
Commodity Risk - Commodity risk relates to the change in value of commodities or commodity indexes as they relate to increases or decreases in the commodities market. Commodities are physical assets that have tangible properties. Examples of these types of assets are crude oil, heating oil, metals, livestock, and agricultural products.
Credit Risk - Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds.
Equity Risk - Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk - Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.
Interest Rate Risk - Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to
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reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.
Volatility Risk - Volatility risk refers to the magnitude of the movement, but not the direction of the movement, in a financial instrument's price over a defined time period. Large increases or decreases in a financial instrument's price over a relative time period typically indicate greater volatility risk, while small increases or decreases in its price typically indicate lower volatility risk.
Please refer to the Fund's prospectus for a full listing of risks associated with these investments.
Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on LMFSF's Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of May 31, 2024:
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||
Contract Type/ Primary Risk Exposure |
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liablities Location |
Fair Value |
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liablities Location |
Fair Value | ||||||||
Commodity contracts: | Net Unrealized Depreciation on open futures contracts | $ | - | Net Unrealized Depreciation on open futures contracts | $ | 7,832 | ||||||
$ | - | $ | 7,832 |
Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund's Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended May 31, 2024:
Derivative Investment Type | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | |
Equity/Currency/Commodity/Interest Rate Contracts | Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from futures contracts |
The following is a summary of the Fund's realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivative investments recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the Fund for the year ended May 31, 2024:
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Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Derivative Investment Type | Commodity | Currency | Equity | Interest Rate |
Total for the Year Ended May 31, 2024 |
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Futures Contracts | $ | 509,177 | $ | - | $ | 192,350 | $ | (2,548 | ) | $ | 698,979 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 509,177 | $ | - | $ | 192,350 | $ | (2,548 | ) | $ | 698,979 |
Net Change in Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
Derivative Investment Type | Commodity | Currency | Equity | Interest Rate |
Total for the Year Ended May 31, 2024 |
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Futures Contracts | $ | (506,806 | ) | $ | - | $ | 42,762 | $ | 68,936 | $ | (395,108 | ) | ||||||||
Total | $ | (506,806 | ) | $ | - | $ | 42,762 | $ | 68,936 | $ | (395,108 | ) |
Security Transactions and Related Income - Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized on securities purchased over the lives of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains or losses from sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders - Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually for the Fund. Distributable net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed annually in December. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are 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 reclassification. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date.
Federal Income Taxes - The Fund intends to continue 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 Fund recognizes 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 Fund's 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 May 31, 2021 to May 31, 2023 or expected to be taken in the Fund's May 31, 2024 tax returns. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, Ohio and foreign jurisdictions where the Fund makes significant investments. The Fund is 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.
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Foreign Currency - The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities, foreign currencies, 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. Net realized gains and losses and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between income accrued versus income received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.
Short Sales - A "short sale" is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own but has borrowed in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. The 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 the 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.
Expenses - Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific fund are charged to that fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable (as determined by the Board), taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the fund 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 Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.
3. | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
For the year ended May 31, 2024, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities, other than short sales, short-term investments and U.S. Government securities, amounted to $97,560,981 and $92,609,982 respectively.
4. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES |
Longboard Asset Management, LP (the "Fund's Manager") serves as the Fund's Investment Adviser (the "Adviser").
Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a unitary management fee for the services and facilities it provides at the annual rate of 1.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The unitary management fee is paid on a monthly basis. During the year ended May 31, 2024, the Fund incurred $1,963,352 in advisory fees.
Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except for interest expenses,
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distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business. The Adviser's unitary management fee is designed to pay substantially all the Fund's expenses and to compensate the Adviser for providing services for the Fund.
The Board has adopted the Trust's Master Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b- 1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that a monthly service and/or distribution fee is calculated by the Fund at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class A and is paid to Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the "Distributor"), to provide compensation for ongoing distribution-related activities or services and/or maintenance of the Fund's shareholder accounts, not otherwise required to be provided by the Adviser. The Plan is a compensation plan, which means that compensation is provided regardless of 12b-1 expenses incurred. For the year ended May 31, 2024, the Fund paid $7,146 in 12b-1 fees.
The Distributor acts as the Fund's principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund's Class A and Class I shares. On the sales of Class A shares, for the year ended May 31, 2024, the Distributor received $9,122 in underwriting commissions, of which $1,075 was retained by the principal underwriter or other affiliated broker-dealers. These are not expenses to the Fund, rather, a charge to share sale proceeds.
In addition, certain affiliates of the Distributor provide services to the Fund as follows:
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC ("UFS") - an affiliate of the Distributor, provides administration, fund accounting, and transfer agent services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with UFS, the Adviser pays UFS customary fees for providing administration, fund accounting, and transfer agency services to the Fund. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of UFS and are not paid any fees directly by the Fund for serving in such capacities.
Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC ("NLCS") - NLCS, an affiliate of UFS 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 Adviser.
Blu Giant, LLC ("Blu Giant") - Blu Giant, an affiliate of UFS and the Distributor, provides EDGAR conversion and filing services as well as print management services for the Fund on an ad-hoc basis. For the provision of these services, Blu Giant receives customary fees from the Adviser.
5. | CONTROL OWNERSHIP |
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of the Fund creates presumption of the control of the Fund, under section 2(a)9 of the Act. As of May 31, 2024, Charles Schwab & Co. held 52.9% of the voting securities of the Fund. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by Charles Schwab & Co. are also owned beneficially.
6. | DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL |
The tax character of Fund distributions for the years ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023 was as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2024 |
Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2023 |
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Ordinary Income | $ | - | $ | 33,958 | ||||
Long-Term Capital Gain | - | - | ||||||
Return of Capital | 3,379,654 | 7,775,924 | ||||||
$ | 3,379,654 | $ | 7,809,882 |
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May 31, 2024
As of May 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Undistributed Long-Term Gains |
Post October Loss and Late Year Loss |
Capital Loss Carry Forwards |
Other Book/Tax Differences |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
Total Distributable Earnings/ (Accumulated Deficit) |
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (42,218,506 | ) | $ | 296,182 | $ | 14,202,512 | $ | (27,719,812 | ) |
The difference between book basis and tax basis accumulated net investment income (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the mark to market on passive foreign investment companies, adjustments for partnerships, C-Corporation return of capital distributions, and tax adjustments for a wholly owned subsidiary.
At May 31, 2024, the Fund had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains as follows:
Short-Term | Long-Term | Total | CLCF Utilized | |||||||||||
$ | 6,377,215 | $ | 3,018,822 | $ | 9,396,037 | $ | - |
As a result of the acquisition of another Fund, $27,125,228 and $5,697,241 of short-term and long-term capital loss carryover, respectively, remains to be recognized in future years. This amount is subject to an annual limitation of $727,147 under tax rules.
Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to the book/tax treatment of net operating losses, prior year tax return updates, and the tax treatment of a target fund's capital loss carryforward acquired as a result of a merger, resulted in reclassifications for the Fund for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024 as follows:
Paid In Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
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$ | 32,032,093 | $ | (32,032,093 | ) |
7. | AGGREGATE UNREALIZED APPRECIATION AND DEPRECIATION - TAX BASIS |
Tax Cost |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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$ | 90,080,077 | $ | 16,102,514 | $ | (1,900,002 | ) | $ | 14,202,512 |
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8. | FUND REORGANIZATION |
On March 22, 2024, the Fund acquired the fair value assets and certain liabilities of the Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the "Acquired Fund"), pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by shareholders of both the Acquired Fund and the Fund.
Predecessor Fund |
Outstanding Shares Class A |
Outstanding Shares Class I |
Total Net Assets of the Acquired Fund |
Cost of Investments Received from Acquired Fund |
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Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 30,465 | 2,052,212 | $ | 20,993,108 | * | $ | 9,934,209 |
* | The net assets of the Predecessor Fund include other asset less liabilities of $11,184,240. |
The Fund did not issue any fractional shares to shareholders of the Acquired Fund. In lieu thereof, the Fund purchased all fractional shares at the current net asset value of the shares and remitted the cash proceeds to former shareholders of the Acquired Fund in proportion to their fractional shares. Total net assets of the Fund immediately after the transfer were $141,256,378. The transaction was structured to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, the cost basis of investments received from the acquired fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund's realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholder for tax purposes. Expenses related to the reorganization are borne by the Adviser and the fund is not obligated to reimburse these expenses, and the Adviser will not seek reimbursement. Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquired Fund that have been included in the Funds statement of operations since March 22, 2024.
9. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Subsequent events after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has determined that no other events or transactions occurred requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Northern Lights Fund Trust II
and the Shareholders of Longboard Fund (formerly known as Longboard Alternative Growth Fund)
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Longboard Fund (formerly known as Longboard Alternative Growth Fund) and its subsidiary (the Fund), including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2024, the related consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the consolidated statement of changes in net assets for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended May 31, 2023, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements), and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of May 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ RSM US LLP
We have served as the auditor of one or more Longboard Asset Management, LP advised investment companies since 2013.
Denver, Colorado
July 31, 2024
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
May 31, 2024
FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THE APPROVAL OF THE RENEWAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
At a Regular meeting (the "Meeting") of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Northern Lights Fund Trust II (the "Trust") held on July 26 and 27, 2023, the Board, including the disinterested Trustees (the "Independent Trustees"), considered the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Longboard Advisory Agreement") between the Trust, on behalf of the Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund ("Longboard Managed Futures") and the Longboard Fund, formerly known as the Longboard Alternative Growth Fund ("Longboard Fund" and together with Longboard Managed Futures, the "Longboard Funds"), and Longboard Asset Management, LP ("Longboard").
Based on their evaluation of the information provided by Longboard, in conjunction with the Longboard Funds' other service providers, the Board, by a unanimous vote (including a separate vote of the Independent Trustees), approved the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement with respect to the Longboard Funds.
In advance of the Meeting, the Board requested and received materials to assist them in considering the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement. The materials provided contained information with respect to the factors enumerated below, including the Longboard Advisory Agreement, a memorandum prepared by the Independent Trustees' outside legal counsel discussing in detail the Trustees' fiduciary obligations and the factors they should assess in considering the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement and comparative information relating to the advisory fee and other expenses of each Longboard Fund. The materials also included due diligence materials relating to Longboard (including due diligence questionnaires completed by Longboard, select financial information of Longboard, bibliographic information regarding Longboard's key management and investment advisory personnel, and comparative fee information relating to each Longboard Fund) and other pertinent information. At the Meeting, the Independent Trustees were advised by counsel that is experienced in Investment Company Act of 1940 matters and that is independent of fund management and met with such counsel separately from fund management.
The Board then reviewed and discussed the written materials that were provided in advance of the Meeting and deliberated on the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement. The Board relied upon the advice of independent legal counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Longboard Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Board were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the Longboard Advisory Agreement. In considering the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors enumerated below.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed materials provided by Longboard related to the proposed renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement, including Longboard's ADV, a description of the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed and a review of the professional personnel performing services for Longboard, including the individuals that primarily monitor and execute the investment process. The Board noted the efforts made by Longboard to expand its sales team in an effort to aggressively market the Funds and the hiring or rehiring of certain operations and information technology personnel. The Board discussed Longboard's research capabilities, the quality of its compliance infrastructure and the experience of its Fund management personnel. Additionally, the Board received satisfactory responses from representatives of Longboard with respect to a series of important questions, including: whether Longboard was involved in any lawsuits or pending regulatory actions; whether Longboard's management of other accounts would conflict with its management of each Longboard Fund;
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and whether Longboard has procedures in place to adequately allocate trades among its respective clients. The Board reviewed the description provided by Longboard of its practices for monitoring compliance with each of the Longboard Funds investment limitations, noting that Longboard's CCO would continually review the portfolio managers' performance of their duties to ensure compliance under Longboard's and the Longboard Funds compliance programs. The Board also discussed Longboard's compliance program with the CCO of the Trust. The Board noted that the CCO of the Trust continued to represent that Longboard's policies and procedures were reasonably designed to prevent violations of applicable securities laws. The Board also noted Longboard's representation that the prospectus and statement of additional information for each of the Longboard Funds accurately describe the investment strategies of each of the Longboard Funds. The Board then reviewed the capitalization of Longboard based on representations made by Longboard and concluded that Longboard was sufficiently well-capitalized, or that its control persons had the ability to make additional contributions in order to meet its obligations to the Longboard Funds. The Board concluded that Longboard had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Longboard Advisory Agreement and that the nature, overall quality and extent of the advisory services to be provided by Longboard to each of the Longboard Funds were satisfactory.
Performance. The Board discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge and reviewed the performance of Longboard Managed Futures as compared to its peer group, Morningstar category and benchmark for the one year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board noted that Longboard Managed Futures outperformed the peer group median and Morningstar category median but underperformed its primary benchmark (Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-month U.S Treasury Bill Index) for the one year period. For the three year, five year and since inception periods, Longboard Managed Futures underperformed its Morningstar category and peer group median but outperformed its primary benchmark for the three year and since inception periods and underperformed its primary benchmark for the 5 year period. The Board noted that Longboard did not intend to make adjustments to the strategy or investment process and that the Adviser had stated that it will continue to adhere to its trend following model. After further discussion, the Board concluded that overall, Longboard Managed Futures' past performance was satisfactory and in-line with its investment objective.
The Board also discussed the reports prepared by Broadridge and reviewed the performance of the Longboard Fund as compared to its peer group, Morningstar category and benchmark for the one year, three year, five year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023, noting that the Longboard Fund underperformed its peer group median, Morningstar category median and benchmark for the one year period, underperformed its Morningstar category median but outperformed its peer group median and benchmark for the three year period, and outperformed its Morningstar category median, peer group median and benchmark for the five year and since inception periods. The Board recapped earlier discussions with Longboard noting that the Longboard Fund was taking on a higher amount of risk than its peers in exchange for a greater return. The Board further noted that Longboard did not intend to make adjustments to the strategy or investment process. After further discussion, the Board concluded that overall, the Longboard Fund's past performance was satisfactory and in-line with its investment objective.
Fees and Expenses. As to the costs of the services to be provided by Longboard, the Board reviewed and discussed each of the Longboard Fund's unitary fee and overall operating expenses as compared to its peer group and Morningstar category as presented in the Broadridge Report. The Board reviewed the contractual arrangements for each of the Longboard Funds, noting that Longboard pays substantially all expenses of each of the Longboard Funds, including transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, but not interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, brokerage expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each of the Longboard Funds' business. The
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Board also noted that the Longboard Advisory Agreement provides for a breakpoint for the Longboard Managed Futures Fund unitary fee so that the fee decreases from 2.99% to 2.75% on assets between $250 million and $450 million and 1.99% on assets greater than $450 million. With respect to the Longboard Fund, the Board noted the unitary fee of 1.99% on Fund assets. Because of the unitary fee structure of each of the Longboard Funds, the Board noted the difficulty when looking for comparable funds. In addition to the Board's evaluation of the unitary fee, the Board also looked at the all in cost of managing the investment strategy for each of the Longboard Funds and found that total operating expenses, exclusive of certain fees, were capped at 2.99% for the Longboard Managed Futures and 1.99% for the Longboard Fund noting that, with respect to the managed futures strategy of each Fund, Longboard invests in futures contracts directly rather than through total return swaps like many of the Funds' peers do which can have significant expenses not reflected in a peer fund's expense ratio. The Board concluded that based on Longboard's experience and expertise as well as the services provided to each of the Longboard Funds, the unitary fees charged by Longboard were not unreasonable.
Profitability. The Board also considered the level of profits that could be expected to accrue to Longboard with respect to each of the Longboard Funds based on profitability reports and analyses reviewed by the Board and the selected financial information provided by Longboard. After review and discussion, the Board concluded that based on the services provided or paid for by Longboard, the current assets of each Fund and the built-in breakpoints, the profits from Longboard's relationship with the each of the Longboard Funds were not excessive.
Economies of Scale. As to the extent to which each of the Longboard Funds will realize economies of scale as it grows, and whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of investors, the Board discussed the current size of Longboard Managed Futures. The Board noted that shareholders would get the benefit of a tiered breakpoint schedule once assets reached the thresholds. The Board also discussed the current size of the Longboard Fund, along with Longboard's expectations for growth, and concluded that any further material economies of scale would not be achieved in the near term.
Conclusion. The Board relied upon the advice of counsel, and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Longboard Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. Accordingly, having requested and received such information from Longboard as the Trustees believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Longboard Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, determined that, with respect to each Longboard Fund separately, (a) the terms of the Longboard Advisory Agreement are reasonable; (b) the unitary fee is not unreasonable; and (c) the Longboard Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of each Longboard Fund and its shareholders. In considering the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any one factor as all important, but rather considered these factors collectively and determined that the renewal of the Longboard Advisory Agreement was in the best interest of each Longboard Fund and its shareholders. Moreover, the Board noted that each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his conclusions with respect to the Longboard Advisory Agreement.
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Privacy Policy
Rev. May 2021
FACTS |
WHAT DOES NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II ("NLFT II") 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 | ● | Account transactions | ||
● | Employment information | ● | Income | ||
● | Account balances | ● | Investment experience | ||
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 a customer's personal information to run their everyday business - to process transactions, maintain customer accounts, and report to credit bureaus. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customer's personal information; the reasons NLFT II chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information |
Does NLFT II 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 |
Yes |
No |
For joint marketing with other financial companies |
Yes |
No |
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information about your transactions and experiences |
Yes |
No |
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 1-631-490-4300 |
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Who we are | ||||||
Who is providing this notice? | Northern Lights Fund Trust II | |||||
What we do | ||||||
How does NLFT II 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. |
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How does NLFT II collect my personal information? |
We collect your personal information, for example, when you |
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● | give us your income information | ● | give us your contact information | |||
● | provide employment information | |||||
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
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Why can't I limit all sharing? |
Federal law gives you the right to limit only |
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● | 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. |
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Affiliates |
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. |
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● | NLFT II has no affiliates. | |||||
Nonaffiliates |
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. |
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● | NLFT II 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 and services to you. |
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● | Our joint marketing partners include other financial service companies. |
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PROXY VOTING POLICY
Information regarding how the 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 Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-294-7540 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") website at http://www.sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, within sixty days after the end of the period. Form N-PORT reports are available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Longboard Asset Management, LP
P.O. BOX 97730
Phoenix, AZ 85060-7730
ADMINISTRATOR
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022-3474
LBF-AR24
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies. Included under Item 7 of this Form.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Included under Item 7 of this Form.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of this report on Form N-CSR. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 19. Exhibits.
(a)(1) | Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers. Exhibit 99.CODE |
(a)(2) | A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto. Exhibit 99. CERT |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(a)(4) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)): Attached hereto Exhibit 99.906CERT |
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 IIBy (Signature and Title)
/s/ Kevin E. Wolf | |
Kevin E. Wolf, Principal Executive Officer/President |
Date | 08/08/24 |
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/ Kevin E. Wolf | |
Kevin E. Wolf, Principal Executive Officer/President |
Date | 08/08/24 |
By (Signature and Title)
/s/ Erik Naviloff | |
Erik Naviloff, Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer |
Date | 08/08/24 |