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            <curCd>USD</curCd>
            <unrealizedAppr>348332.71000000</unrealizedAppr>
          </swapDeriv>
        </derivativeInfo>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>US BANK MMDA</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>US BANK MMDA-USBGFS 5</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Internal ID" value="8AMMF0A92"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>107124.16000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>107124.16000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.742841473486</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="cash" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Returns are reported without deducting sales loads and redemption fees, if any." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2021-07-28</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Erik Naviloff</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Erik Naviloff</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
