N-Q 1 alphacentricnq.htm N-Q Blu Giant, 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 811-21872

 

Mutual Fund Series Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

17605 Wright Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68130

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Emile Molineaux

Gemini Fund Services, LLC.,80 Arkay Drive., Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 866-447-4228

 

Date of fiscal year end: 3/31

 

Date of reporting period: 6/30/2015

 

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.

 

AlphaCentric Asset Rotation Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2015
Shares       Value
    EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 98.2%  
    EQUITY FUND - 98.2%  
304,400   iShares MSCI EAFE ETF    $     19,326,356
952,900   Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF           38,954,552
    TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $61,547,190)           58,280,908
         
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.7%  
389,478   Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds-              389,478
         Money Market Portfolio to yield 0.15% * (Cost $389,478)  
         
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost $61,936,668) (a)  $    58,670,386
    OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 1.1%              662,461
    NET ASSETS - 100%    $    59,332,847
         
(a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes.   Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $62,363,212 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:
         
      Unrealized Appreciation:                         -
      Unrealized Depreciation:         (3,692,826)
      Net Unrealized Depreciation:         (3,692,826)
         
 * Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on June 30, 2015.    
       
         
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements.  The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  
 
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 last bid price on the day of valuation.  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) using methods which include current market quotations from a major market maker in the securities and based on methods which include the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type.  The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds (the “underlying funds”).  Open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The underlying funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the Boards of the underlying funds. The shares of many closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds, 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 or exchange traded fund purchased by the Fund will not change.  Short- term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value.
 
In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, the Fund may value securities at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Board, pursuant to the procedures (the “Procedures”) approved by the Board.  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 may also be used by the Board if extraordinary events occur after the close of the relevant world market but prior to the New York Stock Exchange close.
         
The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis.  GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
         
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 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.
 
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 June 30, 2015 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

Assets* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Exchange Traded Funds  $            58,280,908  $                             -  $                             -  $            58,280,908
Short-Term Investment                      389,478                                 -                                 -                      389,478
Total  $            58,670,386  $                             -  $                             -  $            58,670,386
   
There were no transfers in to or out of Level 1 or Level 2 during the current period presented. It is the Fund's policy to record transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.  
The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.
* Refer to Portfolio of Investments for security classifications.
 

 

AlphaCentric Bond Rotation Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2015
Shares       Value
    EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 101.0%  
    ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - 50.2%  
101,935   SPDR Barclays Convertible Securities ETF    $       4,849,048
         
    DEBT FUNDS - 50.8%  
135   iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF                  11,988
127,400   SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF             4,895,982
                  4,907,970
         
    TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $10,001,520)           9,757,018
         
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.0% (Cost $10,001,520) (a)  $      9,757,018
    LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (1.0)%              (98,337)
    NET ASSETS - 100%    $      9,658,681
         
(a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes.   Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $10,001,520 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:
         
      Unrealized Appreciation:                         -
      Unrealized Depreciation:            (244,502)
      Net Unrealized Depreciation:            (244,502)
         
         
         
         
         
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements.  The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  
 
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 last bid price on the day of valuation.  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) using methods which include current market quotations from a major market maker in the securities and based on methods which include the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type.  The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds (the “underlying funds”).  Open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The underlying funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the Boards of the underlying funds. The shares of many closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds, 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 or exchange traded fund purchased by the Fund will not change.  Short- term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value.
 
In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, the Fund may value securities at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Board, pursuant to the procedures (the “Procedures”) approved by the Board.  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 may also be used by the Board if extraordinary events occur after the close of the relevant world market but prior to the New York Stock Exchange close.
         
The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis.  GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
         
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 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.
 
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 June 30, 2015 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
         

Assets* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Exchange Traded Funds  $              9,757,018  $                             -  $                             -  $              9,757,018
Total  $              9,757,018  $                             -  $                             -  $              9,757,018

There were no transfers in to or out of Level 1 or Level 2 during the current period presented. It is the Fund's policy to record transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.  
The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.
* Refer to Portfolio of Investments for security classifications.  
   

 

AlphaCentric Smart Money Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2015
 Shares       Value
    COMMON STOCKS - 95.8%  
    AIRLINES - 2.8%    
              400   Delta Air Lines, Inc.    $                      16,432
         
    BANKS - 6.0%    
              978   Bank of Commerce Holdings                             5,604
              125   Independent Bank Group, Inc.                             5,362
            1,650   KeyCorp.                           24,783
                                35,749
    BIOTECHNOLOGY - 4.9%    
              125   Gilead Sciences, Inc.                           14,635
              500   OvaScience, Inc. *                           14,465
                                29,100
    CHEMICALS - 5.7%    
              350   Dow Chemical Co.                           17,910
            1,000   Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.                           16,260
                                34,170
    COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 3.5%    
            1,150   Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. *                           20,838
         
    DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 3.3%  
              250   American Express Co.                           19,430
         
    ENERGY - ALTERNATE SOURCES - 4.9%    
              975   SunEdison, Inc.*                           29,162
         
    ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 4.3%    
            1,350   Aegion Corp. *                           25,569
         
    FOOD - 5.2%    
              750   Mondelez International, Inc.                           30,855
         
    INTERNET - 4.2%    
            1,400   RetailMeNot, Inc.*                           24,962
         
    IRON/STEEL - 1.9%    
            3,000   AK Steel Holding Corp. *                           11,610
         
    MEDIA - 3.5%    
              900   Time, Inc.                           20,709
         
    MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 8.4%  
              900   General Electric Co.                           23,913
            1,366   Myers Industries, Inc.                           25,954
                                49,867
    OIL & GAS - 8.3%    
            1,953   California Resources Corp.                           11,796
            1,530   Chesapeake Energy Corp.                           17,090
            4,760   Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. *                           20,420
                                49,306
    OIL & GAS SERVICES - 2.9%    
              885   NOW, Inc. *                           17,620

 

 

AlphaCentric Smart Money Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2015
 Shares       Value
    PHARMACEUTICALS - 7.1%    
              772   OPKO Health, Inc. *    $                      12,414
              135   Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. *                           29,990
                                42,404
    REITS - 7.2%    
              475   Brixmor Property Group, Inc.                           10,987
              400   Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. *                             9,888
            1,532   Invesco Mortgage Captial, Inc.                           21,938
                                42,813
    RETAIL - 7.4%    
              515   Bob Evans Farms, Inc.                           26,291
              250   Darden Restaurants, Inc.                           17,770
                                44,061
    SOFTWARE - 4.0%    
            1,750   Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. *                           23,940
         
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.3%    
              333   Windstream Holdings, Inc.                             2,125
         
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $598,870)                        570,722
       
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT- 3.1%  
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 3.1%    
          18,467   Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds -                         18,467
           Money Market Portfolio, 0.15%  ** (Cost $18,467)  
         
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.9% (Cost $617,337) (a)  $                    589,189
    OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 1.1%                           6,357
    NET ASSETS - 100.0%    $                    595,546
         
 (a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes.   Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $620,369  
       and differs from value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:  
      Unrealized Appreciation:  $                               39,080
      Unrealized Depreciation:                                  (70,260)
      Net Unrealized Depreciation:  $                              (31,180)
         
 *   Non-Income producing security.    
** Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on June 30, 2015.
REITS - Real Estate Investment Trusts.    

 

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements.  The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  
 
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 last bid price on the day of valuation.  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) using methods which include current market quotations from a major market maker in the securities and based on methods which include the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type.  The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds (the “underlying funds”).  Open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The underlying funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the Boards of the underlying funds. The shares of many closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds, 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 or exchange traded fund purchased by the Fund will not change.  Short- term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value.
         
In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, the Fund may value securities at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Board, pursuant to the procedures (the “Procedures”) approved by the Board.  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 may also be used by the Board if extraordinary events occur after the close of the relevant world market but prior to the New York Stock Exchange close.
         
The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis.  GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
     
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 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.
 
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 June 30, 2015 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
         
 

Assets* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks  $                 570,722  $                             -  $                             -  $                 570,722
Short-Term Investment                        18,467                                 -                                 -                        18,467
Total  $                 589,189  $                             -  $                             -  $                 589,189

There were no transfers in to or out of Level 1 or Level 2 during the current period presented. It is the Fund's policy to record transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.  
The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.  
* Refer to Portfolio of Investments for security classifications.  
   

 

AlphaCentric Income Opportunities Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2015
 Principal ($)       Value
    ASSET BACKED SECURITIES- 45.7%  
        128,048   AFC Home Equity Loan Trust, 0.887% due 12/22/27    $                    121,142
        103,311   Home Equity Asset Trust 2004-7, 1.737% due 1/25/35                           91,459
          47,198   Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series SPMD 2001-A, 6.537% due 11/25/2030                         46,893
        109,665   Option One Mortgage Accep Corp Ast Back Certs Ser 2003-3, 2.587% due 6/28/33                        104,557
        306,328   RAMP Series 2002-RS3 Trust, 1.160% due 6/25/2032                          268,868
          99,068   RASC Series 2003-KS11 Trust, 1.070% due 1/25/34                           88,060
        475,886   Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2003-3, 3.110% due 12/25/33                          418,478
    TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $1,122,521)                     1,139,457
         
    COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 28.4%  
          43,352   Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 2005-10, 0.687% due 1/25/36                           37,503
          92,781   Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 2005-3, 0.507% due 7/25/35                           89,829
          75,225   Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2003-8, 2.526% due 1/25/34                           68,371
          53,006   Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2004-7, 2.799% due 10/25/34                           48,259
          20,452   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2003-HYB2, 2.513% due 7/19/33                         19,778
          64,305   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-7F, 0.687% due 9/25/35                           59,422
        151,566   IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-AR6, 2.698% due 10/25/34                        136,465
          32,268   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2003-A1, 2.378% due 12/25/32                         32,052
          29,350   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2003-A2, 1.923% due 2/25/33                         28,258
          43,620   New York Mortgage Trust 2005-2, 0.517% due 8/25/35                           40,315
          23,436   Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp Alternative Loan Trust Series 2003-A1, 7.000% due 4/25/33                         24,294
          44,657   Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp Alternative Loan Trust Series 2003-A1, 5.500% due 5/25/33                         45,962
          21,019   Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp Alternative Loan Trust Series 2003-A1, 6.000% due 5/25/33                         21,687
            2,232   Wells Fargo Alternative Loan 2005-2 Trust, 0.867% due 10/25/35                             2,232
          56,348   Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2005-AR9 Trust, 2.692% due 6/25/34                         55,376
    TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $692,093)                        709,803
         
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT- 25.5%  
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 25.5%    
        636,490   Federated US Treasury Cash Reserves, 0.00%* (Cost $636,490)                        636,490
         
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% (Cost $2,451,104) (a)  $                 2,485,750
     OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.4%                         10,614
    NET ASSETS - 100.0%    $                 2,496,364
         
 (a) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes.   Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $2,451,104  
       and differs from value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:  
      Unrealized Appreciation:  $                               34,760
      Unrealized Depreciation:                                       (114)
      Net Unrealized Appreciation:  $                               34,646
         
* Money market fund; interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on June 30, 2015.  

 

 

  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements.  The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  
  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 last bid price on the day of valuation.  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) using methods which include current market quotations from a major market maker in the securities and based on methods which include the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type.  The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds (the “underlying funds”).  Open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The underlying funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the Boards of the underlying funds. The shares of many closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds, 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 or exchange traded fund purchased by the Fund will not change.  Short- term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, may be valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value.
           
  In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, the Fund may value securities at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Board, pursuant to the procedures (the “Procedures”) approved by the Board.  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 may also be used by the Board if extraordinary events occur after the close of the relevant world market but prior to the New York Stock Exchange close.
           
  The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis.  GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
   
  Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
           
  Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 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.
   
  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 June 30, 2015 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
   
Assets* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total  
Asset Backed Securities  $                             -  $              1,139,457  $                             -  $              1,139,457  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities                                 -                      709,803                                 -                      709,803  
Short-Term Investment                      636,490                                 -                                 -                      636,490  
Total  $                 636,490  $              1,849,260  $                             -  $              2,485,750  
           
  There were no transfers in to or out of Level 1 or Level 2 during the current period presented. It is the Fund's policy to record transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.
  The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.
  * Refer to Portfolio of Investments for security classifications.
                     

 

 

 

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.

 

Mutual Fund Series Trust

 

By

*/s/ Jerry Szilagyi

Jerry Szilagyi, President/Principal Executive Officer

 

Date 08/28/2015

 

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/ Jerry Szilagyi

Jerry Szilagyi, President/Principal Executive Officer

 

Date 08/28/2015

 

By

*/s/ Erik Naviloff

Erik Naviloff, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer

 

Date 08/28/2015