0001752724-23-277920.txt : 20231213 0001752724-23-277920.hdr.sgml : 20231213 20231213124021 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-23-277920 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231213 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20231213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Advisors Preferred Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001556505 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22756 FILM NUMBER: 231483490 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1445 RESEARCH BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 530 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 BUSINESS PHONE: 2402231998 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1445 RESEARCH BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 530 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 0001556505 S000043121 Spectrum Low Volatility Fund C000133465 Spectrum Low Volatility Fund Investor Class Shares SVARX 0001556505 S000049076 Spectrum Active Advantage Fund C000154799 Investor Class Shares SAPEX 0001556505 S000071467 Spectrum Unconstrained Fund C000226669 Spectrum Unconstrained Fund Investor Class Shares SUNBX N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0001556505 XXXXXXXX 811-22756 false false false N-1A S000049076 C000154799 S000071467 C000226669 S000043121 C000133465 Advisors Preferred Trust 811-22756 0001556505 549300VBL7C31PY2VZ37 1445 Research Blvd. Suite 530 Rockville 20850 US-MD US 855-647-8268 Ultimus Fund Solutions LLC 225 Pictoria Drive Suite 450 Cincinnatti 45246 631-470-2719 Fund Accounting and Transfer Agent Records N N N N-1A 21 Y David Feldman N/A N Catherine Ayers-Rigsby N/A Y Charles R. 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Humphrey N/A Y Felix Rivera N/A N Angela Holland 004420688 1445 Research Blvd. Suite 530 Rockville 20850 XXXXXX N N N N N N Ceros Financial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 Y N Cohen & Company 925 N/A N N N N N N N Spectrum Active Advantage Fund S000049076 54930044QDSUUH44JO68 N 1 0 0 N/A N N N N N/A 0.00000000 0.00000000 Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1) Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4) Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4) N N N N Advisors Preferred, LLC 801-72430 000157980 549300TRU3LKQM6T8K44 N Spectrum Financial, Inc 801-33311 000105618 N/A N N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 N/A N N N ICE Data Services N/A Filing Number N N U.S. BANK, N.A. 6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02 N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 245.00000000 Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 245.00000000 245.00000000 Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 28886886.00000000 28886886.00000000 N 7651396.00000000 0.00000000 N N N N Spectrum Unconstrained Fund S000071467 549300QTWPBISCPCF049 N 1 0 0 N/A N N N N N/A 0.00000000 0.00000000 Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4) Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4) Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1) N N N N Advisors Preferred, LLC 801-72430 000157980 549300TRU3LKQM6T8K44 N Spectrum Financial, Inc 801-33311 000105618 N/A N N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 N/A N N N ICE Data Services N/A Filing Number N Refinitiv N/A N N U.S. BANK, N.A. 6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02 N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 50.00000000 Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 50.00000000 50.00000000 US Bancorp 8-35359 000017868 H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89 1564575.00000000 Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 60145031.00000000 61709606.00000000 N 7337477.00000000 0.00000000 N N N N Spectrum Low Volatility Fund S000043121 549300KECB5IIXYTMM56 N 1 0 0 Fund of Funds N N N N N/A 0.00000000 0.00000000 Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4) Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4) Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1) N N N N Advisors Preferred, LLC 801-72430 000157980 549300TRU3LKQM6T8K44 N Spectrum Financial, Inc 801-33311 000105618 N/A N N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 N/A N N N ICE Data Services N/A Filing Number N Refinitiv N/A N Y U.S. BANK, N.A. 6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02 N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 84-05829 Filing Number N N N Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 320.00000000 US Bancorp 8-35359 000017868 H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89 10.00000000 Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 320.00000000 330.00000000 UBS AG 8-22651 000007654 T6FIZBDPKLYJKFCRVK44 49421111.00000000 Ceros Finacial Services, Inc. 8-47955 000037869 549300N2YQ0P5G0WE562 1093866228.00000000 US Bancorp 8-35359 000017868 H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89 565243280.00000000 1708530619.00000000 N 291880488.00000000 0.00000000 N N N N true INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 2 Internal_Control_Letter.txt SPECTRUM ICL 9.30.23 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Shareholders of Spectrum Low Volatility Fund, Spectrum Active Advantage Fund, and Spectrum Unconstrained Fund and Board of Trustees of Advisors Preferred Trust In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Spectrum Low Volatility Fund, Spectrum Active Advantage Fund, and Spectrum Unconstrained Fund (the Funds), each a series of Advisors Preferred Trust, as of and for the year ended September 30, 2023, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A funds internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A funds internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a funds assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the funds annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the funds internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the funds internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of September 30, 2023. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of trustees of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/ COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 27, 2023