0000910472-14-003216.txt : 20140730 0000910472-14-003216.hdr.sgml : 20140730 20140730142514 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000910472-14-003216 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140531 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140730 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140730 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20140730 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001523289 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22572 FILM NUMBER: 141002365 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 WIRELESS BLVD. CITY: HAUPPAUGE STATE: NY ZIP: 11788 BUSINESS PHONE: 631-470-2600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 WIRELESS BLVD. CITY: HAUPPAUGE STATE: NY ZIP: 11788 N-Q 1 MultiStratGrowth-NQ.htm N-Q GemCom, LLC

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

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED    MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number

811-22572


                      Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


       80 Arkay Drive Suite 110, Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


James Ash

 Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 80 Arkay Drive Suite 110, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

631-470-2619  


Date of fiscal year end:

2/28


Date of reporting period:  5/31/14



Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.  



Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

May 31, 2014

Shares

 

Security

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK - 13.69 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGRICULTURE - 0.40%

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Reynolds American, Inc. ^

 

 

 

 

 $                      596,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS - 0.65 %

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Bank of Hawaii Corp. ^

 

 

 

 

557,600

6,000

 

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

421,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

979,400

 

 

CHEMICALS - 0.48 %

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc. ^

 

 

 

726,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC - 0.38 %

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

Entergy Corp. ^

 

 

 

 

7,542

16,000

 

PPL Corp. ^

 

 

 

 

561,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

568,982

 

 

FOOD - 0.49 %

 

 

 

 

 

12,500

 

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. ^

 

 

 

 

743,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAS - 0.35 %

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

AGL Resources, Inc. ^

 

 

 

 

533,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.25 %

 

 

 

 

22,620

 

Ares Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

389,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS - 0.76 %

 

 

 

 

 

27,500

 

Crestwood Equity Partners LP ^

 

 

 

386,375

4,000

 

CVR Refining LP

 

 

 

 

107,080

10,000

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. ^

 

 

 

510,600

3,000

 

Summit Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

135,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,139,085

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.36 %

 

 

 

 

14,000

 

Eli Lilly & Co. ^

 

 

 

 

838,040

14,000

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR ^

 

 

 

755,160

8,000

 

Merck & Co., Inc. ^

 

 

 

 

462,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,056,080

 

 

PIPELINES - 5.42 %

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP ^

 

 

 

43,725

8,500

 

Buckeye Partners LP ^

 

 

 

 

666,910

40,000

 

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP ^

 

 

 

872,000

20,500

 

El Paso Pipeline Partners LP ^

 

 

 

701,920

26,000

 

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

 

 

 

806,000

13,000

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP ^

 

 

 

732,160

7,000

 

Holly Energy Partners, LP

 

 

 

 

247,380

10,000

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP ^

 

 

 

760,500

37,500

 

Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC ^

 

 

 

534,375

2,300

 

NuStar GP Holdings LLC ^

 

 

 

 

80,500

6,000

 

Plains All Amer. Pipeline LP

 

 

 

338,820

5,000

 

Spectra Energy Partners LP

 

 

 

262,250

15,000

 

TC Pipelines LP

 

 

 

 

780,000

10,000

 

TransMontaigne Partners LP ^

 

 

 

496,300

16,000

 

Williams Partners LP

 

 

 

 

849,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,172,600

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS - 0.40 %

 

 

 

 

22,000

 

Intel Corp. ^

 

 

 

 

601,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOFTWARE - 0.29 %

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

CA, Inc. ^

 

 

 

 

430,350





Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2014

Shares

 

Security

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.80 %

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

AT&T, Inc. ^

 

 

 

 

 $                      709,400

20,000

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. ^

 

 

 

 

492,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,201,800

 

 

TRANSPORTATION - 1.66 %

 

 

 

 

23,000

 

Golar LNG Partners LP

 

 

 

 

757,850

14,000

 

Martin Midstream Partners LP ^

 

 

 

568,960

15,500

 

Teekay LNG Partners LP

 

 

 

 

686,650

13,600

 

Teekay Offshore Partners LP ^

 

 

 

485,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,498,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

 

 

 

 

20,637,628

 

 

(Cost - $19,308,647)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 49.27 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

LISTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 10.02 %

 

 

 

 

507,400

 

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.

 

 

 

5,048,620

195,254

 

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

2,423,104

5,500

 

Entertainment Properties Trust

 

 

 

296,560

16,000

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

 

 

464,160

593,513

 

New York REIT, Inc.

 

 

 

 

6,421,811

19,000

 

Senior Housing Properties Trust

 

 

 

455,620

 

 

TOTAL LISTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

 

 

15,109,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-LISTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 39.25 %

 

 

 

172,973

 

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust II, Inc. #

 

 

 

4,000,865

707,027

 

American Realty Capital Retail Centers of America, Inc. #

 

 

6,540,000

432,432

 

American Realty Capital Trust Global, Inc. #

 

 

 

4,000,000

188,108

 

American Realty Capital Trust V, Inc. #

 

 

 

4,593,017

228,122

 

Carey Watermark Investors, Inc. #

 

 

 

2,110,130

467,829

 

Cottonwood Residential, Inc. #

 

 

 

5,698,153

738,378

 

CV Mission Critical REIT, Inc. #

 

 

 

6,830,000

198,378

 

Hines Global REIT, Inc #

 

 

 

 

2,008,075

764,346

 

NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. #

 

 

 

8,700,290

593,514

 

Phillips Edison ARC Shopping Center REIT, Inc. #

 

 

 

6,006,321

388,931

 

Steadfast Income REIT, Inc. #

 

 

 

4,219,404

218,219

 

United Development Funding IV #

 

 

 

4,473,488

 

 

TOTAL NON-LISTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

 

 

59,179,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

 

 

74,289,618

 

 

(Cost - $66,293,117)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-LISTED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 23.46 %

 

 

 

1,215,151

 

Business Development Corporation of America #

 

 

 

12,588,968

362,319

 

Cion Investment Corp. #

 

 

 

 

3,500,000

1,125,880

 

Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. #

 

 

 

11,768,820

661,841

 

Sierra Income Corp. #

 

 

 

 

6,274,918

 

 

TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES

 

 

 

34,132,706

 

 

(Cost - $33,651,150)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS - 2.32 %

 

 

 

 

2

 

Aim Infrastructure MLP Fund II LP #

 

 

 

1,253,559

3,240

 

Clarion Lion Properties Fund #

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

TOAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS

 

 

 

4,753,559

 

 

(Cost - $5,000,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate (%)

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK - 9.99 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANKS - 2.32 %

 

 

 

 

 

17,000

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  

5.3750

 

 

400,520

28,000

 

Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust V

8.0500

 

 

800,800

25,000

 

First Republic Bank, Series A

6.7000

 

 

654,500

31,000

 

JP Morgan Chase Capital XXIX

6.7000

 

 

809,100

32,500

 

SVB Capital II

 

7.0000

 

 

837,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,502,120





Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2014

Shares

 

Security

 

Interest Rate (%)

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOSED-END FUNDS - 0.34 %

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

General American Investors Co., Inc., Series B

5.9500

 

 

$                      515,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.13 %

 

 

 

 

34,000

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI

6.6000

 

 

863,260

17,784

 

SLM Corp. , Series A

 

6.9700

 

 

837,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,701,242

 

 

ELECTRIC - 0.73 %

 

 

 

 

 

7,335

 

Duquesne Light Co.

 

6.5000

 

 

386,775

30,000

 

SCE Trust I    

 

5.6250

 

 

719,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,105,875

 

 

INSURANCE - 0.89 %

 

 

 

 

 

21,500

 

Aegon NV

 

7.2500

 

 

537,285

29,500

 

Partnerre, Ltd., Series E

 

7.2500

 

 

805,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,342,340

 

 

REITS - 4.58 %

 

 

 

 

 

98,073

 

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., Series F

6.7000

 

 

2,348,844

33,000

 

CommonWealth REIT, Series E

7.2500

 

 

848,760

30,231

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series E

7.0000

 

 

775,123

28,500

 

Health Care REIT, Inc., Series J

6.5000

 

 

738,720

25,000

 

Public Storage, Series O

 

6.8750

 

 

661,750

31,000

 

Realty Income Corp., Series E

6.7500

 

 

790,190

29,000

 

Vornado Realty Trust, Series I

6.6250

 

 

739,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,903,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

 

 

 

 

15,069,754

 

 

(Cost - $14,828,386)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.31 %

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.31 %

 

 

1,971,817

 

AIM STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.02% +

 

 

1,971,817

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

(Cost - $1,971,817)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.04 %

 

 

 

 

(Cost - $141,043,117) (a)

 

 

 

 $              150,855,082

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (0.41) %

 

 

 

                       (613,510)

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.37 %

 

                         547,352

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00 %

 

 $              150,788,924

 

# Fair Value estimated using Fair Valuation Procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Total value of such securities is $98,066,008 or 65.04% of net assets.

+ Money market fund; interest rate reflects the seven-day effective yield on May 31, 2014.

^ Each stock position is subject to written call options.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

 

 

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes, including call options written is $140,725,169 and differs from fair value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

 

Unrealized appreciation:  

 

 $                11,053,321

 

 

Unrealized depreciation:  

 

                       (923,408)

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation:  

 

 $                10,129,913





Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2014

Contracts (1)

 

Security

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (0.41) %

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

AGL Resources, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 $                          6,500

 

 

    Expiration October 2014, Exercise Price $55.00

 

 

 

 

200

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

    Expiration October 2014, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

 

 

100

 

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

 

 

 

 

6,500

 

 

    Expiration October 2014, Exercise Price $60.00

 

 

 

 

25

 

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP

 

 

 

12,000

 

 

    Expiration June 2014, Exercise Price $12.50

 

 

 

 

85

 

Buckeye Partners LP

 

 

 

 

37,400

 

 

    Expiration August 2014, Exercise Price $75.00

 

 

 

 

150

 

CA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

    Expiration January 2015, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

 

 

200

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

57,000

 

 

    Expiration October 2014, Exercise Price $22.00

 

 

 

 

275

 

Crestwood Equity Partners LP

 

 

 

11,000

 

 

    Expiration October 2014, Exercise Price $15.00

 

 

 

 

400

 

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

26,000

 

 

    Expiration October 2014, Exercise Price $22.5

 

 

 

 

100

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

 

 

26,100

 

 

    Expiration September 2014, Exercise Price $51.00

 

 

 

 

120

 

El Paso Pipeline Partners, LP

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

    Expiration June 2014, Exercise Price $42.50

 

 

 

 

140

 

Eli Lilly & Company

 

 

 

 

48,300

 

 

    Expiration January 2015, Exercise Price $60.00

 

 

 

 

130

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP

 

 

 

16,250

 

 

    Expiration January 2015, Exercise Price $57.50

 

 

 

 

1

 

Entergy Corporation

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

    Expiration September 2015, Exercise Price $67.50

 

 

 

 

140

 

Glaxosmithkline PLC

 

 

 

 

4,200

 

 

    Expiration August 2014, Exercise Price $57.50

 

 

 

 

220

 

Intel Corporation

 

 

 

 

27,940

 

 

    Expiration October 2014, Exercise Price $27.00

 

 

 

 

100

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

 

 

 

7,700

 

 

    Expiration December 2014, Exercise Price $80.00

 

 

 

 

125

 

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

31,250

 

 

    Expiration September 2014, Exercise Price $57.50

 

 

 

 

130

 

Martin Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

650

 

 

    Expiration July 2014, Exercise Price $45.00

 

 

 

 

80

 

Merck & Co, Inc.

 

 

 

 

52,000

 

 

    Expiration January 2015, Exercise Price $52.50

 

 

 

 

200

 

Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC

 

 

 

9,200

 

 

    Expiration October 2014, Exercise Price $15.00

 

 

 

 

23

 

NuStar GP Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

9,890

 

 

    Expiration June 2014, Exercise Price $30.00

 

 

 

 

200

 

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc.

 

 

 

22,400

 

 

    Expiration September 2014, Exercise Price $37.00

 

 

 

 

160

 

PPL Corp.

 

 

 

 

17,600

 

 

    Expiration January 2015, Exercise Price $35.00

 

 

 

 

100

 

Reynolds American, Inc.

 

 

 

 

93,000

 

 

    Expiration August 2014, Exercise Price $50.00

 

 

 

 

136

 

Teekay Offshore Partners LP

 

 

 

44,880

 

 

    Expiration August 2014, Exercise Price $32.00

 

 

 

 

100

 

TransMontaigne Partners LP

 

 

 

17,000

 

 

    Expiration September 2014, Exercise Price $45.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

 

 

613,510

 

 

(Proceeds - $473,124)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Each option contract allows the holder of the option to purchase 100 shares of the underlying stock.





Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ, at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on the day of valuation.  Short-term investments that mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value.

 

When price quotations for certain securities are not readily available, or if the available quotations are not believed to be reflective of market value by the Advisor, those securities will be valued at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Fair Valuation Committee using procedures adopted by and under the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund’s Net Asset Value (“NAV”).

 

Fair valuation procedures may be used to value a substantial portion of the assets of the Fund. The Fund may use the fair value of a security to calculate its NAV when, for example, (1) a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and not resumed prior to the normal market close, (3) a portfolio security is not traded in significant volume for a substantial period, or (4) the Advisor determines that the quotation or price for a portfolio security provided by a broker-dealer or independent pricing service is inaccurate.

 

The “fair value” of securities may be difficult to determine and thus judgment plays a greater role in the valuation process. The fair valuation methodology may include or consider the following guidelines, as appropriate: (1) evaluation of all relevant factors, including but not limited to, pricing history, current market level, supply and demand of the respective security; (2) comparison to the values and current pricing of securities that have comparable characteristics; (3) knowledge of historical market information with respect to the security; (4) other factors relevant to the security which would include, but not be limited to, duration, yield, fundamental analytical data, the Treasury yield curve, and credit quality.

 

The values assigned to fair valued investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Changes in the fair valuation of portfolio securities may be less frequent and of greater magnitude than changes in the price of portfolio securities valued at their last sale price, by an independent pricing service, or based on market quotations. Imprecision in estimating fair value can also impact the amount of unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded for a particular portfolio security and differences in the assumptions used could result in a different determination of fair value, and those differences could be material.

 

The Fund invests in some securities which are not traded and the Board’s Valuation Committee has established a methodology for fair value of each type of security. Non-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) that are in the public offering period (or start-up phase) are valued at cost according to management’s fair valuation methodology unless the REIT issues an updated valuation. The Fund generally purchases REITs at NAV or without a commission.  However, start-up REITs amortize a significant portion of their start-up costs and therefore potentially carry additional risks that may impact valuation should the REIT be unable to raise sufficient capital and execute their business plan.  As such, start-up REITs pose a greater risk than seasoned REITs because if they encounter going concern issues, they may see significant deviation in value from the fair value, cost basis approach as represented.  Management is not aware of any information which would cause a change in cost basis valuation methodology currently being utilized for non-traded REITs in their offering period. Non-traded REITs that are in their offering period are generally categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Once a REIT closes to new investors, the Fund values the security based on the movement of an appropriate market index or a similar security that is publicly traded until the REIT issues an updated market valuation. Non-traded REITs that have closed to new investors are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, due to the significance of the effect of the application of the movement of the market index on the overall fair valuation of the REIT. Other non-traded private investments are monitored for any independent audits of the security or impairments reported on the potential value of the security. The Valuation Committee meets frequently to discuss the valuation methodology and will adjust the value of a security if there is a public update to such valuation.

 

The non-traded Business Development Corporations provide weekly and monthly fair value pricing which is used as an indicator of the valuation for the fund. If the value fluctuates, the Advisor will provide an updated price. If a significant event occurs that causes a large change in price, the Fair Valuation Committee will call a meeting to evaluate the fair value. Non-traded Business Development Corporations are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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

 

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

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, 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.





Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2014

 

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

 

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

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following tables summarize the inputs used as of May 31, 2014 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

 

 

 

 

Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stocks

 $                   20,637,628

 $                                    -  

 $                          -   

 $      20,637,628

Real Estate Investment Trusts

                         15,109,875

                            32,110,725

            27,069,018

         74,289,618

Non-Traded Business Development Corporations

                                          -   

                            30,632,706

              3,500,000

         34,132,706

Private Investment Funds

                                          -   

                                              -   

              4,753,559

           4,753,559

Preferred Stock

                         15,069,754

                                              -   

                             -   

         15,069,754

Short-Term Investment

                           1,971,817

                                              -   

                             -   

           1,971,817

Total

 $                   52,789,074

 $                  62,743,431

 $             35,322,577

 $   150,855,082

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Written Options

 $                         613,510

 $                                    -  

 $                          -   

 $           613,510

Total

 $                         613,510

 $                                    -  

 $                          -   

 $           613,510

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment

Trusts

Private

Investment Funds

Non-Traded

Business

Develpoment

Companies

Beginning Balance

$                     21,455,874

$                 487,660

$                         -

Total Realized Gain (loss)

                                                -

                               -

                            -

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

                                    113,144

                  (171,601)

                            -

Cost of Purchases

                                 5,500,000

                 4,437,500

              3,500,000

Proceeds from Sales and Return of Capital

                                                -

                               -

                            -

Accrued Interest

                                                -

                               -

                            -

Net transfers in/out of Level 3

                                                -

                               -

                            -

Ending Balance

 $                     27,069,018

 $              4,753,559

 $           3,500,000

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 





Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

May 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fund may purchase put and call options.  Put options are purchased to hedge against a decline in the value of securities held in the Fund’s portfolio.  If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Fund to sell the securities underlying such options at the exercise price, or to close out the options at a profit.  The premium paid for a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized by the Fund upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Fund.  In addition, in the event that the price of the security in connection with which an option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to the Fund, the benefits realized by the Fund as a result of such favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option and related transaction costs.  Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.  With purchased options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since these options are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default.





Item 2. Controls and Procedures.


(a)

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


(b)

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


Item 3.  Exhibits.  


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




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant) Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund


By (Signature and Title)


*/s/ Raymond J. Lucia, Jr.

Raymond J. Lucia, Jr., President

       

Date

7/30/14


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By (Signature and Title)


*/s/ Raymond J. Lucia, Jr.

Raymond J. Lucia, Jr., President

       

Date

7/30/14


By (Signature and Title)


*/s/Stephanie Pimentel

 Stephanie Pimentel Holly, Treasurer

        

Date

7/30/14



EX-99.CERT 2 cert.htm GemCom, LLC

CERTIFICATIONS


I, Raymond J. Lucia, Jr., certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q for the Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

7/30/14

Signature: */s/ Raymond J. Lucia, Jr.  

 Raymond J. Lucia, Jr., President











I, Stephanie Pimentel Holly, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q for the Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

7/30/14

Signature:  */s/ Stephanie Pimentel Holly

 Stephanie Pimentel, Treasurer