N-Q 1 changingnq.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

811-21853


Northern Lights Variable Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


17605 Wright Street, Omaha, NE   68130

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


James Ash, Gemini Fund Services, LLC.

          80 Arkay Drive, Suite 110,  Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

631-470-2619


Date of fiscal year end:

12/31


Date of reporting period:  03/31/2013


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


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


Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.  



Changing Parameters Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  (Unaudited)

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 Value

 

 

 

MUTUAL FUNDS - 98.5%

 

 

 

 

DEBT FUNDS - 98.5%

 

 

    202,948

 

BlackRock High Yield Portfolio - Institutional Class

 

 $           1,670,263

 

      72,431

 

DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund  - I Shares

 

                 821,373

 

      86,908

 

Invesco Floating Rate Fund - Y Shares

 

                 691,788

 

    151,545

 

Lord Abbett Investment Trust- Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund - I Shares

 

              1,445,735

 

    106,147

 

Nuveen High Income Bond Fund - I Shares

 

                 987,165

 

    154,858

 

PIMCO High Yield Fund - I Shares

 

              1,503,676

 

    190,741

 

PIMCO Income Fund - Institutional Shares

 

              2,391,899

 

    104,904

 

RidgeWorth High Income Fund - I Shares

 

                 767,902

 

      72,856

 

SEI Institutional International Trust- Emerging Markets Debt Fund - A Shares

 

                 825,458

 

    152,640

 

TCW Total Return Bond Fund - I Shares

              1,575,241

 

      96,848

 

Transamerica AEGON High-Yield Bond - I Shares

 

                 961,587

 

    106,592

 

Western Asset Global High Yield Bond Fund- Institutional Class

 

                 789,287

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost  $14,087,351)

            14,431,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.6%

 

 

 

47,528

 

Dreyfus Government Cash

 

 

 

 

 

  Management - Institutional Class, 0.04% +

 

47,528

 

47,528

 

Fidelity Institutional Government

 

 

 

 

 

  Portfolio - Class I, 0.04% +

 

47,528

 

47,528

 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds

 

 

 

 

 

  Government Fund - Institutional Class, 0.04% +

 

47,528

 

47,528

 

JP Morgan U.S. Government

 

 

 

 

 

  Money Market Fund - Capital Class,  0.04% +

 

47,528

 

47,528

 

Milestone Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

  Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.00% +

 

47,528

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $237,640)

237,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1% (Cost  $14,324,991) (a)

 $        14,669,014

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.1)%

 

                 (15,375)

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

 $        14,653,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

Reflects 7-day effective yield at March 31, 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes. Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $14,325,133 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation:

 

 $              356,215

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation:

 

                 (12,334)

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation:

 

 $              343,881

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolios in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

 

Securities valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the last bid price on the day of valuation.   Short-term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost.  Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.  

 

In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined in good faith by the Trust’s Fair Value Committee and in accordance with the Trust’s Portfolio Securities Valuation Procedures (the “Procedures”). The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) will review the fair value method in use for securities requiring a fair market value determination at least quarterly. The Procedures consider, among others, the following factors to determine a security’s fair value: the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; and possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security.  

 

Fair Value Team and Valuation Process -  This team is composed of one or more representatives from each of the (i) Trust, (ii) administrator, and (iii) adviser and/or sub-adviser.  The applicable investments are valued collectively via inputs from each of these groups.  For example, fair value determinations are required for the following securities:  (i) securities for which market quotations are insufficient or not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source), (ii) securities for which, in the judgment of the adviser or sub-adviser, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument.  Factors which may cause the adviser or sub-adviser to make such a judgment include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an asked price is available; the spread between bid and asked prices is substantial; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect the value thereof has occurred (a “significant event”) since the closing prices were established on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to a Fund’s calculation of its net asset value.  Specifically, interests in commodity pools or managed futures pools are valued on a daily basis by reference to the closing market prices of each futures contract or other asset held by a pool, as adjusted for pool expenses.  Restricted or illiquid securities, such as private placements or non-traded securities are valued via inputs from the adviser or sub-adviser based upon the current bid for the security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances).  If the adviser or sub-adviser is unable to obtain a current bid from such independent dealers or other independent parties, the fair value team shall determine the fair value of such security using the following factors: (i) the type of security; (ii) the cost at date of purchase; (iii) the size and nature of the Fund's holdings; (iv) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (v) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (vi) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights; (vii) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (viii) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (ix) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (x) current market conditions; and (xi) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable.

 

 

Open-ended funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The shares of many closed-end investment companies, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or market premium on shares of any closed-end investment company purchased by the Funds will not change.

 

Each Portfolio utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of all 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following tables summarize the inputs used as of March 31, 2013 for each Portfolio’s investments measured at fair value:

Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Mutual Funds

 $         14,431,374

 $                           -

 $                           -

 $         14,431,374

Money Market Funds

                  237,640

                               -

                               -

                  237,640

Total

 $         14,669,014

 $                           -

 $                           -

 $         14,669,014

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

There were no transfers in to or out of Level 1 and Level 2 during the current period presented.  It is the Portfolios’ policy to record transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.






Item 2. Controls and Procedures.


(a)

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


(b)

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


 Item 3.  Exhibits.  


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



SIGNATURES

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


Northern Lights Variable Trust


By

*/s/ Andrew B. Rogers

       Andrew B. Rogers, President

       

Date  

5/30/2013


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


By

*/s/ Andrew B. Rogers

       Andrew B. Rogers, President

       

Date

5/30/2013


By

*/s/ Kevin E. Wolf

       Kevin E. Wolf, Treasurer

        

Date

5/30/2013