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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 811-22888

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

11525 Park Woods Circle, Ste. 200
Alpharetta, GA 30005
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Daniel Wildermuth
Wildermuth Advisory, LLC
11525 Park Woods Circle, Ste. 200
Alpharetta, GA 30005
 (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (678) 222-3100

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2017

FORM N-Q

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
 
Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Shares or
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
   
COMMON STOCKS – 27.6%
     
   
ADVERTISING – 0.1%
     
 
6,934
 
Havas SA
 
$
61,924
 
               
     
AGRICULTURE – 0.7%
       
 
2,309
 
Bunge, Ltd.
   
183,011
 
 
997
 
Sipef SA
   
67,540
 
 
1,448
 
Swedish Match AB
   
47,276
 
           
297,827
 
     
AIRLINES – 0.1%
       
 
18,401
 
Qantas Airways, Ltd.
   
54,604
 
               
     
AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 0.3%
       
 
4,800
 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
   
46,243
 
 
1,700
 
Suzuki Motor Corp.
   
70,514
 
           
116,757
 
     
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 0.6%
       
 
2,600
 
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
48,828
 
 
27,862
 
SORL Auto Parts, Inc.(a)
   
107,547
 
 
1,701
 
Tenneco, Inc.
   
106,177
 
           
262,552
 
     
BANKS – 1.6%
       
 
2,018
 
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
   
104,956
 
 
7,007
 
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd.
   
64,891
 
 
1,218
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
105,552
 
 
6,000
 
Chiba Bank, Ltd.
   
38,499
 
 
2,093
 
Erste Group Bank AG
   
68,330
 
 
1,036
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
91,002
 
 
10,164
 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., ADR
   
64,440
 
 
9,200
 
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.
   
63,998
 
 
1,300
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
   
45,033
 
 
1,586
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
88,277
 
           
734,978
 
     
BEVERAGES – 0.1%
       
 
634
 
Heineken Holding NV
   
50,564
 
               
     
BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.5%
       
 
1,152
 
China Biologic Products, Inc.(a)
   
115,350
 
 
769
 
United Therapeutics Corp.(a)
   
104,107
 
           
219,457
 
     
BUILDING MATERIALS – 0.9%
       
 
8,501
 
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
   
68,814
 
 
5,300
 
Nihon Flush Co., Ltd.
   
66,589
 
 
4,126
 
Owens Corning
   
253,212
 
           
388,615
 
 

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
Schedule of Investments - Continued
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
   
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
     
   
CHEMICALS – 0.3%
     
 
1,117
 
Croda International PLC
 
$
49,781
 
 
275
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A
   
25,077
 
 
2,810
 
Teijin, Ltd.
   
52,932
 
           
127,790
 
     
COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 1.0%
       
 
848
 
Groupe Crit
   
66,099
 
 
1,818
 
Intrum Justitia AB
   
68,111
 
 
5,246
 
McMillan Shakespeare, Ltd.
   
52,904
 
 
884
 
S&P Global, Inc.
   
115,574
 
 
1,294
 
United Rentals, Inc.(a)
   
161,815
 
           
464,503
 
     
COMPUTERS – 0.3%
       
 
537
 
Ingenico Group SA
   
50,805
 
 
622
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
108,315
 
           
159,120
 
     
DISTRIBUTION/WHOLESALE – 0.1%
       
 
6,217
 
Inchcape PLC
   
65,420
 
               
     
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 0.6%
       
 
5,700
 
Ally Financial, Inc.
   
115,881
 
 
7,840
 
Enova International, Inc.(a)
   
116,424
 
 
11,900
 
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.
   
59,270
 
           
291,575
 
     
ELECTRIC – 0.5%
       
 
2,800
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP
   
83,244
 
 
4,773
 
Huaneng Power International, Inc., ADR
   
127,105
 
           
210,349
 
     
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT – 0.2%
       
 
1,098
 
OSRAM Licht AG
   
68,992
 
               
     
ELECTRONICS – 0.6%
       
 
33,176
 
AU Optronics Corp., ADR
   
126,732
 
 
16,700
 
Japan Display, Inc.(a)
   
38,966
 
 
4,000
 
Orbotech, Ltd.(a)
   
129,000
 
           
294,698
 
     
ENERGY-ALTERNATE SOURCES – 0.1%
       
 
5,071
 
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.
   
54,372
 
               
     
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 0.3%
       
 
2,176
 
Argan, Inc.
   
143,942
 
               
     
ENTERTAINMENT – 0.2%
       
 
2,328
 
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
   
103,224
 

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
Schedule of Investments - Continued
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
   
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
     
   
FOOD – 0.9%
     
 
13,140
 
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)
 
$
190,793
 
 
425
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
   
25,173
 
 
3,967
 
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.(a)
   
147,572
 
 
13,272
 
J Sainsbury PLC
   
43,864
 
 
1,050
 
Performance Food Group Co.(a)
   
24,990
 
           
432,392
 
     
FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.1%
       
 
2,200
 
Mercer International, Inc.
   
25,740
 
               
     
GAS – 0.2%
       
 
1,932
 
Enagas SA
   
50,315
 
 
510
 
UGI Corp.
   
25,194
 
           
75,509
 
     
HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS – 0.2%
       
 
4,194
 
Exactech, Inc.(a)
   
105,689
 
               
     
HEALTHCARE-SERVICES – 1.0%
       
 
874
 
Chemed Corp.
   
159,671
 
 
7,157
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
306,391
 
           
466,062
 
     
HOME FURNISHINGS – 0.1%
       
 
5,829
 
Panasonic Corp.
   
65,807
 
               
     
INSURANCE – 0.8%
       
 
9,840
 
State National Cos., Inc.
   
141,696
 
 
233
 
Swiss Life Holding AG(a)
   
75,230
 
 
523
 
Swiss Re AG
   
46,997
 
 
2,117
 
Unum Group
   
99,266
 
           
363,189
 
     
INTERNET – 0.2%
       
 
303
 
Iliad SA
   
67,940
 
               
     
LEISURE TIME – 0.3%
       
 
3,044
 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.(a)
   
154,422
 
               
     
LODGING – 0.6%
       
 
1,650
 
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
   
155,397
 
 
12,000
 
Rezidor Hotel Group AB
   
45,966
 
 
1,119
 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
   
94,321
 
           
295,684
 
     
MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED – 1.0%
       
 
648
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
97,978
 
 
225
 
Deere & Co.
   
24,494
 
 
4,700
 
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
   
63,732
 

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
Schedule of Investments - Continued
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
   
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
     
   
MACHINERY-DIVERSIFIED (Continued)
     
 
5,424
 
Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd.
 
$
91,828
 
 
2,000
 
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)
   
182,500
 
           
460,532
 
     
MINING – 0.2%
       
 
3,100
 
Coeur Mining, Inc.(a)
   
25,048
 
 
310
 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
   
24,769
 
 
8,850
 
Yamana Gold, Inc.
   
24,426
 
           
74,243
 
     
OIL & GAS – 1.4%
       
 
1,180
 
CVR Energy, Inc.
   
23,694
 
 
23,053
 
EP Energy Corp., Class A(a)
   
109,502
 
 
1,595
 
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
25,201
 
 
2,529
 
Murphy Oil Corp.
   
72,304
 
 
1,730
 
Neste Oyj
   
67,646
 
 
9,650
 
Rowan Cos. Plc, Class A(a)
   
150,347
 
 
1,614
 
Tesoro Corp.
   
130,831
 
 
1,110
 
Unit Corp.(a)
   
26,818
 
 
645
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
42,757
 
           
649,100
 
     
OIL & GAS SERVICES – 0.4%
       
 
5,099
 
Subsea 7 SA(a)
   
78,840
 
 
5,447
 
World Point Terminals LP
   
88,622
 
           
167,462
 
     
PHARMACEUTICALS – 1.5%
       
 
3,400
 
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
   
44,731
 
 
530
 
Bayer AG
   
61,248
 
 
7,037
 
BTG PLC(a)
   
51,609
 
 
2,426
 
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
   
54,581
 
 
920
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
114,586
 
 
2,861
 
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.
   
59,515
 
 
784
 
Novartis AG, ADR
   
58,228
 
 
2,809
 
Novo Nordisk A/S, ADR
   
96,293
 
 
6,530
 
Omega Protein Corp.
   
130,926
 
           
671,717
 
     
PIPELINES – 2.0%
       
 
5,200
 
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP
   
95,212
 
 
1,306
 
Buckeye Partners LP
   
89,539
 
 
2,495
 
DCP Midstream LP
   
97,879
 
 
6,540
 
Energy Transfer Equity LP
   
129,034
 
 
910
 
Enterprise Products Partners LP
   
25,125
 
 
2,437
 
Genesis Energy LP
   
79,007
 
 
3,540
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
   
76,960
 
 
1,813
 
Phillips 66 Partners LP
   
93,098
 
 
1,896
 
Spectra Energy Partners LP
   
82,779
 

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
Schedule of Investments - Continued
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
   
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
     
   
PIPELINES (Continued)
     
 
2,065
 
TC PipeLines LP
 
$
123,198
 
           
891,831
 
     
RETAIL – 1.0%
       
 
1,687
 
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)
   
101,389
 
 
850
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
66,725
 
 
4,242
 
Michaels Cos., Inc.(a)
   
94,979
 
 
1,300
 
MTY Food Group, Inc.
   
48,639
 
 
1,202
 
Target Corp.
   
66,338
 
 
1,312
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
94,569
 
           
472,639
 
     
SAVINGS & LOANS – 0.5%
       
 
10,102
 
Banc of California, Inc.
   
209,111
 
               
     
SEMICONDUCTORS – 2.2%
       
 
501
 
Broadcom, Ltd.
   
109,699
 
 
3,131
 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)
   
190,020
 
 
2,940
 
Intel Corp.
   
106,046
 
 
1,513
 
Lam Research Corp.
   
194,209
 
 
809
 
NXP Semiconductors NV(a)
   
83,732
 
 
1,473
 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
   
144,325
 
 
17,689
 
Telit Communications PLC
   
77,584
 
 
1,424
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
114,717
 
           
1,020,332
 
     
SOFTWARE – 1.5%
       
 
2,280
 
Cerner Corp.(a)
   
134,178
 
 
5,671
 
Changyou.com, Ltd., ADR(a)
   
159,015
 
 
759
 
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(a)
   
77,919
 
 
681
 
Dassault Systemes
   
59,098
 
 
1,540
 
Fiserv, Inc.(a)
   
177,577
 
 
3,057
 
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.(a)
   
74,591
 
           
682,378
 
     
TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.3%
       
 
23,007
 
CenturyLink, Inc.
   
542,275
 
 
1,081
 
Millicom International Cellular SA
   
60,501
 
           
602,776
 
     
TRANSPORTATION – 0.6%
       
 
2,050
 
Golar LNG Partners LP
   
45,797
 
 
8,490
 
Ship Finance International, Ltd.
   
124,803
 
 
1,480
 
Teekay LNG Partners LP
   
25,974
 
 
15,426
 
Teekay Offshore Partners LP
   
78,210
 
           
274,784
 
     
TRUCKING & LEASING – 0.5%
       
 
5,222
 
Greenbrier Cos., Inc.
   
225,068
 

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
Schedule of Investments - Continued
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
   
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
     
   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $11,570,783)
  $
12,625,670
 
             
   
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – 17.7%
       
   
CLOSED-END FUNDS – 0.4%
       
 
20,484
 
PIMCO High Income Fund
 
 
178,211
 
               
     
DEBT FUNDS – 2.2%
       
 
5,031
 
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond
   
545,813
 
 
1,294
 
iShares iBoxx $Investment Grade Corporate Bond
   
152,576
 
 
1,500
 
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
   
170,550
 
 
5,835
 
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio
   
169,565
 
           
1,038,504
 
     
EQUITY FUNDS – 15.1%
       
 
44,500
 
Global X MSCI Colombia
   
422,305
 
 
17,229
 
iShares MSCI All Peru Capped
   
587,164
 
 
15,697
 
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped
   
588,009
 
 
14,838
 
iShares MSCI Chile Capped
   
646,343
 
 
6,695
 
iShares MSCI EAFE
   
417,031
 
 
19,890
 
iShares MSCI India
   
626,237
 
 
16,632
 
iShares MSCI Philippines
   
568,149
 
 
29,746
 
iShares MSCI Poland Capped
   
641,919
 
 
21,616
 
iShares MSCI Taiwan
   
718,300
 
 
7,728
 
iShares MSCI Thailand Capped
   
602,707
 
 
28,642
 
VanEck Vectors Russia
   
592,030
 
 
12,000
 
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets
   
476,640
 
           
6,886,834
 
     
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $7,750,884)
   
8,103,549
 
               
     
ABSOLUTE RETURN INVESTMENTS – 2.9%
       
     
MANAGED FUTURES – 2.9%
       
 
500,000
 
Dunn-WMA LP(b)
   
456,007
 
 
900
 
Fort Global Offshore Fund, SPC(b)
   
853,222
 
               
     
TOTAL ABSOLUTE RETURN INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,400,000)
   
1,309,229
 
               
     
COMMODITY & NATURAL RESOURCE INVESTMENTS – 5.3%
       
 
857
 
Casillas Petroleum Resource Partners, LLC(b)
   
856,834
 
 
1,200,000
 
Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VII(b)
   
1,544,798
 
               
     
TOTAL COMMODITY & NATURAL RESOURCE INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,083,194)
   
2,401,632
 
               
     
HEDGE FUNDS – 5.9%
       
 
1,625,000
 
Direct Lending Income Fund LP(b)
   
1,690,745
 

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
Schedule of Investments - Continued
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
   
HEDGE FUNDS (CONTINUED)
     
 
1,020,000
 
Rosebrook Opportunities Fund LP(b)(c)
 
$
1,020,000
 
               
     
TOTAL HEDGE FUNDS (Cost $2,645,000)
   
2,710,745
 
               
     
PRIVATE EQUITY – 13.2%
       
 
100
 
Atlas Fintech Holdings Corp.(b)
   
1,000,000
 
 
2,500
 
Clear Guide Medical, Inc.(b)
   
2,989,100
 
 
62,000
 
Committed Advisors Secondary Fund III(b)
   
66,679
 
 
10
 
GPB Automotive Portfolio LP(b)
   
500,696
 
 
337,207
 
Tout, Inc. - Series C Preferred Stock(b)
   
1,448,181
 
               
     
TOTAL PRIVATE EQUITY (Cost $4,921,731)
   
6,004,656
 
               
     
PUBLIC NON-TRADED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES – 2.1%
       
 
23,217
 
CION Investment Corp.(b)
   
211,973
 
 
95,638
 
Franklin Square Energy & Power Fund(b)
   
736,409
 
               
     
TOTAL PUBLIC NON-TRADED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES (Cost $853,848)
   
948,382
 
               
     
PRIVATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS – 13.1%
       
 
95,075
 
ARCTRUST, Inc.(b)
   
1,348,167
 
 
101,470
 
Cottonwood Residential, Inc.(b)
   
1,711,799
 
 
1,000,000
 
Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I LP(b)
   
1,067,401
 
 
800
 
PCG Select Series I LLC - Series A Preferred Stock(b)
   
807,309
 
 
56
 
Shopoff Land Fund III LP(b)
   
50,680
 
 
1,000,000
 
Stonehill Strategic Hotel Credit Opportunity Fund II LP(b)
   
1,000,000
 
               
     
TOTAL PRIVATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,577,206)
   
5,985,356
 
               
     
PUBLIC REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS – 3.2%
       
     
PUBLIC NON-TRADED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 3.2%
       
 
111,521
 
Behringer Harvard Opportunity(b)
   
209,660
 
 
135,025
 
CNL Lifestyle Properties(b)
   
283,553
 
 
18,060
 
Dividend Capital Diversified(b)
   
135,815
 
 
136,771
 
Highlands REIT, Inc.(b)
   
47,870
 
 
153,283
 
Inventrust Properties Corp.(b)
   
481,308
 
 
102,130
 
KBS REIT II, Inc.(b)
   
252,773
 
 
3,330
 
Phillips Edison Grocery Center(b)
   
33,964
 
           
1,444,943
 
     
PUBLIC NON-TRADED REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP – 0.0%
       
 
1,725
 
Uniprop Manufactured Housing Communities Income Fund II(b)
   
22,511
 
               
     
TOTAL PUBLIC REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,312,129)
   
1,467,454
 

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
Schedule of Investments - Continued
March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Shares or
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
           
   
REAL ESTATE LOANS – 2.6%
     
$
400,000
 
Airport Center Development Partners, LLC
    9.500%, 9/17/2018(b)
 
$
400,000
 
 
400,000
 
Dog Wood Park of Northeast Florida, LLC
    9.500%, 3/21/2018(b)
   
400,000
 
 
400,000
 
Hauiki Hui, LLC
    9.500%, 1/1/2018(b)
   
400,000
 
               
     
TOTAL REAL ESTATE LOANS (Cost $1,182,000)
   
1,200,000
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 5.1%
       
 
2,346,295
 
Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.60%(d)
   
2,346,295
 
               
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,346,295)
   
2,346,295
 
               
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.7% (Cost $41,643,070)
   
45,102,968
 
     
Other assets less liabilities – 1.3%
   
574,363
 
               
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS –100.0%
 
$
45,677,331
 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LP – Limited Partnership
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
SPC – Segregated Portfolio Company

(a)
Non-income Producing
(b)
Illiquid Security. Total illiquid securities represent 48.22% of net assets as of March 31, 2017.
(c)
Denotes an investment in an affiliated entity. Please refer to the Notes to Schedule of Investments, subsection Investments in Affiliated Issuers.
(d)
Represents the current rate as of March 31, 2017.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

Notes to Schedule of Investments March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

Organization - Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that is operated as an interval fund. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2013, and did not have any operations from that date until December 31, 2014, other than those relating to organizational matters and registration of its shares under applicable securities law. The Fund commenced operations on January 2, 2015. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return through a combination of long-term capital appreciation and income generation. The Fund will pursue its objective by investing in assets that Wildermuth Advisory, LLC (the “Adviser”) believes provide favorable long-term capital appreciation and risk-adjusted return potential, as well as in income-producing assets that the Adviser believes will provide consistent income generation and liquidity.

The Fund is engaged in a continuous offering, up to a maximum of 25 million shares of beneficial interest, and will operate as an interval fund that will offer to make quarterly repurchases of shares at the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund currently has three classes of shares registered: Class A, Class C, and Class I.

Investment Valuation - For purposes of determining the NAV of the Fund, and as applicable, readily marketable portfolio securities listed on the NYSE are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected on the consolidated tape at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on such day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day or if market prices may be unreliable because of events occurring after the close of trading, then the security is valued by such method as the Fair Value Committee shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Readily marketable securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges are valued in a like manner. Portfolio securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined as reflected on the consolidated tape at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Securities trading on NASDAQ are valued at the closing price, or, in the case of securities not reported by NASDAQ, a comparable source, as the Fair Value Committee deems appropriate to reflect their fair market value. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the day, or if no asked price is available, at the bid price. However, certain debt securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity.

The “last reported” trade price or sale price or “closing” bid price of a security on any trading day shall be deemed to be: (a) with respect to securities traded primarily on the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ, the last reported trade price or sale price, as the case may be, as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on that day, and (b) for securities listed, traded or quoted on any other exchange, market, system or service, the market price as of the end of the “regular hours” trading period that is generally accepted as such by such exchange, market, system or service. If, in the future, the benchmark times generally accepted in the securities industry for determining the market price of a stock as of a given trading day shall change from those set forth above, the fair market value of a security shall be determined as of such other generally accepted benchmark times.

Non-dollar-denominated securities, if any, are valued as of the close of the NYSE at the closing price of such securities in their principal trading market, but may be valued at fair value if subsequent events occurring before the computation of NAV have materially affected the value of the securities. Trading may take place in foreign issues held by the Fund, if any, at times when the Fund is not open for business. As a result, the Fund’s NAV may change at times when it is not possible to purchase or sell shares of the Fund.
 
If market quotations are not readily available, securities are valued at fair values as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Board has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for determining these fair values in accordance with the policies it has approved to the Fair Value Committee, subject to Valuation Committee and ultimately Board oversight. The Fair Value Committee will provide the Board with periodic reports, no less frequently than quarterly, that discuss the functioning of the valuation process, if applicable to that period, and that identify issues and valuations problems that have arisen, if any. As appropriate, the Valuation Committee and the Board will review any securities valued by the Fair Value Committee in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies during these periodic reports.


Investments in privately placed debt instruments initially will be valued at cost (purchase price plus all related acquisition costs and expenses, such as legal fees and closing costs) and thereafter will be revalued quarterly at fair value.

Investment Funds that are Private Funds and Non-Traded REITs (“Non-Traded Funds”) will be difficult to value, particularly to the extent that their underlying investments are not publicly traded. In the event a Non-Traded Fund does not report a value to the Fund on a timely basis, the Fair Value Committee, acting under the Valuation Committee and ultimately the Board’s supervision and pursuant to policies implemented by the Board, will determine the fair value of the Fund’s investment based on the most recent value reported by the Non-Traded Fund, as well as any other relevant information available at the time the Fund values its investments. Following procedures adopted by the Board, in the absence of specific transaction activity in a particular investment fund, the Fair Value Committee will consider whether it is appropriate, in light of all relevant circumstances, to value the Fund’s investment at the NAV reported by the Non-Traded Fund at the time of valuation or to adjust the value to reflect a premium or discount.

There is no single standard for determining fair value of a security. Rather, the Fair Value Committee’s fair value calculations will involve significant professional judgment in the application of both observable and unobservable attributes. In determining the fair value of a security for which there are no readily available market quotations, the Fair Value Committee, acting under the Valuation Committee and ultimately the Board’s supervision and pursuant to policies implemented by the Board, may consider several factors, including, but not limited to: (i) the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; (ii) whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; (iii) possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security; (iv) the recommendation of the portfolio manager of the Fund with respect to the valuation of the security; (v) whether the same or similar securities are held by other accounts managed by the Adviser and the method used to price the security in those accounts; (vi) the extent to which the fair value to be determined for the security will result from the use of data or formula produced by third parties independent of the Fund; and (vii) the liquidity or illiquidity of the market for the security. Based on its review of all relevant information, the Fair Value Committee may conclude in certain circumstances that the information provided by the asset manager and/or issuer of a Non-Traded Fund does not represent the fair value of the Fund’s investment in such security.

Because any Corporate Subsidiary through which the Fund invests in private equity investments or private oil and gas funds is treated as a regular taxable corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes any Corporate Subsidiary will incur tax expenses. Any Corporate Subsidiary used by the Fund will accrue, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, a deferred income tax liability balance at the currently effective maximum statutory U.S. federal income tax rate (currently 35%) plus an assumed state and local income tax rate, for its future tax liability associated with the capital appreciation of its investments and the distributions received on equity securities considered to be return of capital. In calculating its Daily NAV, the Fund will, among other things, account for any Corporate Subsidiary’s deferred tax liability and/or asset balances. Any deferred tax liability balance of any Corporate Subsidiary used by the Fund will reduce the Fund’s NAV.

Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) defines fair value, establishes a three-tier framework for measuring fair value based on a hierarchy of inputs, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly and how that information must be incorporated into a fair value measurement. The hierarchy distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:


 
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

 
Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc. and quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active). Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.

 
Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

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 is a summary of the valuation inputs, representing 100% of the Fund’s investments, used to value the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2017:
 
           
Fair Value Measurements at the End of the Reporting Period Using
         
Investment in Securities
 
Practical Expedient**
     
Level 1
Quoted Prices
   
Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     
Total
 
Security Type
                                 
Common Stock*
 
$
-
     
$
12,625,670
   
$
-
   
$
-
     
$
12,625,670
 
Exchange Traded Funds*
   
-
       
8,103,549
     
-
     
-
       
8,103,549
 
Absolute Return Investments
   
1,309,229
 
(1)(7)(8) 
   
-
     
-
     
-
       
1,309,229
 
Commodity & Natural Resource Investments
   
1,544,798
 
(2)(7)(8) 
   
-
     
-
     
856,834
       
2,401,632
 
Hedge Funds
   
2,710,745
 
(3)(7)(8) 
   
-
     
-
     
-
       
2,710,745
 
Private Equity
   
-
       
-
     
-
     
6,004,656
       
6,004,656
 
Public Non-Traded Business Development Companies
   
211,973
 
(4)(7)(8) 
   
-
     
-
     
736,409
       
948,382
 
Private Real Estate Investments
   
1,874,710
 
(5)(7)(8) 
   
-
     
-
     
4,110,646
       
5,985,356
 
Public Real Estate Investments*
   
-
       
-
     
-
     
1,467,454
       
1,467,454
 
Real Estate Loans
   
1,200,000
 
(6)(8) 
   
-
     
-
     
-
       
1,200,000
 
Short Term Investments
   
-
       
2,346,295
     
-
     
-
       
2,346,295
 
Total
 
$
8,851,455
     
$
23,075,514
   
$
-
   
$
13,175,999
     
$
45,102,968
 

*
All sub-categories within the security type represent their respective evaluation status. For a detailed breakout by industry, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.

**
Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the schedule of investments.
 


(1) Security
Withdrawals Permitted
 
Redemption Notice Period
 
Investment Objective
 
Investment Strategy
 
Lock Up Period
Dunn-WMA LP
Monthly
 
10 days
 
Capital Gains
 
Managed Futures
 
None
Fort Global Offshore Fund, SPC
Weekly
 
5 days
 
Capital Gains
 
Managed Futures - Diversified
 
None

(2) Security
Withdrawals Permitted
 
Redemption Notice Period
 
Investment Objective
 
Investment Strategy
 
Lock Up Period
Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VII
Not Applicable
 
Not Applicable
 
Capital Gains
 
Purchase oil and gas companies; extraction and production companies.
 
None

(3) Security
Withdrawals Permitted
 
Redemption Notice Period
 
Investment Objective
 
Investment Strategy
 
Lock Up Period
Direct Lending Income Fund LP
Quarterly
 
35 days
 
Current Income
 
Buying existing small business loans
 
None
Rosebrook Opportunities Fund LP
Quarterly
 
Not Applicable
 
Capital Appreciation
 
Buying distressed hedge fund assets
 
None

(4) Security
Withdrawals Permitted
 
Redemption Notice Period
 
Investment Objective
 
Investment Strategy
 
Lock Up Period
CION Investment Corp.
Quarterly
 
45 days
 
Current Income
 
Middle market private business loans
 
None

(5) Security
Withdrawals Permitted
 
Redemption Notice Period
 
Investment Objective
 
Investment Strategy
 
Lock Up Period
Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I LP
Quarterly
 
Not Applicable
 
Income and Capital Appreciation
 
Real Estate
 
None
PCG Select Series I LLC -
Series A Preferred Stock
Until Maturity
 
Not Applicable
 
Income
 
Real Estate Loans
 
None

(6) Security
Withdrawals Permitted
 
Redemption Notice Period
 
Investment Objective
 
Investment Strategy
 
Lock Up Period
Airport Center Development Partners, LLC
Not Applicable
 
Not Applicable
 
Income
 
Real Estate Loans
 
None
Dog Wood Park of Northeast Florida, LLC
Not Applicable
 
Not Applicable
 
Income
 
Real Estate Loans
 
None
Hauiki Hui, LLC
Not Applicable
 
Not Applicable
 
Income
 
Real Estate Loans
 
None

(7) Redemption frequency and redemption notice period reflect general redemption terms, and exclude liquidity restrictions. Different tranches may have different liquidity terms and may be subject to investor level gates.

(8) These investments are domiciled in the United States.
 
For the period ended March 31, 2017, there were no transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 or into Level 3. The transfers out of Level 3 in the following table represent securities now being valued using net asset value per share practical expedient, which is not included in the fair value measurement hierarchy. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers into and out of all Levels at the end of the reporting period.

The following is a rollforward of the activity in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value on a recurring basis:
 
   
Beginning balance
January 1, 2017
 
Transfers into Level 3
during the period
 
Transfers out of
Level 3
during the period
 
Purchases
 
(Sales)
 
Net realized
gain
 
Return of
Capital
 
Tax Basis
Adjustments
 
Change in net
unrealized gain
 
Ending balance
March 31, 2017
Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
                                       
Commodity & Natural Resource Investments
 
$
856,834
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
856,834
Private Equity
   
5,089,793
   
-
   
-
   
566,658
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
348,205
   
6,004,656
Public Non-Traded Business Development Companies
   
718,716
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
17,693
   
736,409
Private Real Estate Investments
   
4,953,388
   
-
   
(816,359
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(26,383
)
 
4,110,646
Public Real Estate Investments
   
1,776,721
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(102,131
)
 
-
   
(207,136
)
 
1,467,454
   
$
13,395,452
 
$
-
 
$
(816,359
)
$
566,658
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
(102,131
)
$
-
 
$
132,379
 
$
13,175,999
 

The following is a summary of quantitative information about the significant unobservable valuation inputs for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for investments held as of March 31, 2017:

Type of Level 3 Investment
 
Fair Value as of
March 31, 2017
 
 
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Inputs
Commodity & Natural Resource Investments
 
$
856,834
 
Private Transaction Cost
Not Applicable*
Private Equity
 
$
6,004,656
 
Private Transaction Cost, Option Pricing Method**
Not Applicable*
Public Non- Traded Business Development Companies
 
$
736,409
 
Current Value Method***
Not Applicable*
Private Real Estate Investments
 
$
4,110,646
 
Private Transaction Cost
Not Applicable*
Public Real Estate Investments
 
$
1,467,454
 
Current Value Method***
Not Applicable*

*
Financial information is not prepared in accordance with GAAP or ASC Topic 946
**
Relies on financial option theory to allocate value amoung difference classes of members' equity based upon a future option "claim" on value. Under this method, the values of the various classes of stock are estimated as the net value of a series of call options, representing the present value of the expected future returns to the shareholders.
***
The Current Value Method, also referred to as the “Waterfall Method,” is based on allocating the Enterprise Value (individual assets net of liabilities) across the various classes of securities, in conformance with liquidation preferences and conversion values.

Investments in Affiliated Issuers—An affiliated issuer is an entity in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Issuers that are affiliates of the Fund at period-end are noted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Additional security purchases and the reduction of certain security shares outstanding of existing portfolio holdings that were not considered affiliated in prior years may result in the Fund owning in excess of 5% of the outstanding shares at period-end. The table below reflects transactions during the period with entities that are affiliates as of March 31, 2017 and may include acquisitions of new investments, prior year holdings that became affiliated during the period and prior period affiliated holdings that are no longer affiliated as of period-end.


Security Description
 
Value
Beginning
of Period
   
Purchases
   
Sales
Proceeds
   
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   
Value
End of
Period
   
Dividends
Credited
to Income
 
Clear Guide Medical, Inc.
 
$
2,989,100
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
2,989,100
   
$
-
 
Rosebrook Opportunities Fund LP
   
-
     
1,020,000
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,020,000
     
-
 
   
$
2,989,100
   
$
1,020,000
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
4,009,100
   
$
-
 
 
Federal Income Tax Information
At December 31, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Cost of investments
 
$
33,164,338
 
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
3,454,348
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(696,005
)
         
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
 
$
2,758,343
 
 
The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing difference in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recently ended fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
(a) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
99.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
99.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer


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.

Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund
 
   
By:
/s/ Daniel Wildermuth
 
 
Daniel Wildermuth  
 
Trustee, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 
   
Date:
May 26, 2017
 

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/ Daniel Wildermuth
 
 
Daniel Wildermuth  
 
Trustee, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)  
   
Date:
May 26, 2017
 

By:
/s/ Gerard Scarpati  
 
Gerard Scarpati  
 
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer  
 
(Principal Financial Officer)  
   
Date:
May 25, 2017  

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
(a) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.CERT)