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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Amazon.com, Inc.</name>
        <lei>ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630</lei>
        <title>AMAZON.COM INC</title>
        <cusip>023135106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0231351067"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>11651.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2556112.89000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.143187878903</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1</name>
        <lei>549300VY6FEJBCIMET58</lei>
        <title>INVESCO QQQ TRUS</title>
        <cusip>46090E103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US46090E1038"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>636751.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>351257321.64000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>19.67667039734</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Microsoft Corp.</name>
        <lei>INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974</lei>
        <title>MICROSOFT CORP</title>
        <cusip>594918104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5949181045"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>5200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2586532.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.144891891216</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>QUALCOMM Inc.</name>
        <lei>H1J8DDZKZP6H7RWC0H53</lei>
        <title>QUALCOMM INC</title>
        <cusip>747525103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7475251036"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10156.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1617444.56000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.090605722734</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Apple Inc.</name>
        <lei>HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394</lei>
        <title>APPLE INC</title>
        <cusip>037833100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0378331005"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>8056.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1652849.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.092589031510</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <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>2025-07-28</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Rich Gleason</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Rich Gleason</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
