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          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>OPTION ISSUER</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>S&amp;P 1st Week Optn Jul21C</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Internal ID" value="1DN1C4390 07/02/2021"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>-162.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>-2025.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>-0.00205388031</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Short</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DE</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <derivativeInfo>
          <optionSwaptionWarrantDeriv derivCat="OPT">
            <counterparties>
              <counterpartyName>ADM INVESTOR SERVICES</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>N/A</counterpartyLei>
            </counterparties>
            <counterparties>
              <counterpartyName>ED&amp;F MAN CAPITAL MARKETS INC</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>N/A</counterpartyLei>
            </counterparties>
            <putOrCall>Call</putOrCall>
            <writtenOrPur>Written</writtenOrPur>
            <descRefInstrmnt>
              <nestedDerivInfo>
                <futrDeriv derivCat="FUT">
                  <counterparties>
                    <counterpartyName>N/A</counterpartyName>
                    <counterpartyLei>N/A</counterpartyLei>
                  </counterparties>
                  <derivAddlInfo>
                    <name> Chicago Mercantile Exchange    </name>
                    <lei>N/A</lei>
                    <title>S&amp;P 500 1ST WEEKL Sep21</title>
                    <cusip>N/A</cusip>
                    <identifiers>
                      <ticker value="1DU1 Ind"/>
                    </identifiers>
                    <balance>250.00000000</balance>
                    <units>NC</units>
                    <curCd>USD</curCd>
                    <valUSD>N/A</valUSD>
                    <pctVal>N/A</pctVal>
                    <assetCat>DE</assetCat>
                    <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
                    <invCountry>US</invCountry>
                    <invOthCountry>US</invOthCountry>
                  </derivAddlInfo>
                  <payOffProf>Short</payOffProf>
                  <descRefInstrmnt>
                    <indexBasketInfo>
                      <indexName>CME Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Inde</indexName>
                      <indexIdentifier>SPX</indexIdentifier>
                    </indexBasketInfo>
                  </descRefInstrmnt>
                  <expDate>2021-09-16</expDate>
                  <notionalAmt>268037500.00000000</notionalAmt>
                  <curCd>USD</curCd>
                </futrDeriv>
              </nestedDerivInfo>
            </descRefInstrmnt>
            <shareNo>-162.00000000</shareNo>
            <exercisePrice>4390.00000000</exercisePrice>
            <exercisePriceCurCd>USD</exercisePriceCurCd>
            <expDt>2021-07-02</expDt>
            <delta>XXXX</delta>
            <unrealizedAppr>10125.00000000</unrealizedAppr>
          </optionSwaptionWarrantDeriv>
        </derivativeInfo>
        <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>
