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Horizon Funds 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 
August 31, 2021

   
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
In determining a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share, equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and exchange traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value using the last reported sales price. NASDAQ traded securities are valued using the NASDAQ official closing price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the primary exchange. When market quotations received are from an active market, the securities will be classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. If market quotations are not readily available, then securities are valued at fair value as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (“the Board”) or its delegate. Short-term debt instruments with a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, intermediate and long-term bonds, convertible bonds, and other debt securities are generally valued on the basis of dealer supplied quotations or by a pricing system selected by the Adviser and approved by the Board. Where such prices are not available, valuations will be obtained from brokers who are market makers for such securities. However, in circumstances where the Adviser deems it appropriate to do so, the mean of the bid and asked prices for over-the-counter securities or the last available sale price for exchange-traded debt securities may be used. Where no last sale price for exchange traded debt securities is available, the mean of the bid and asked prices may be used. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are amortized to maturity, provided such valuations represent fair value. Investments in registered open-end investment companies (including money market funds), other than exchange-traded funds, are valued at their reported NAVs. Purchased and written options are valued primarily at the mean of the bid and the ask.
 
Other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which valuation cannot be provided, as described above, are valued as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board.
 
The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of all of their investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability,
either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument in an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

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 withinvesting in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2021, for the Funds’investments measured at value:
 
Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
                        
Assets *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Investment Companies
  
$
726,812,712
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
726,812,712
  
Short-Term Investments
    
5,322,513
      
-
      
-
      
5,322,513
  
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending **
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
182,902,285
  
Total
  
$
732,135,225
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
915,037,510
  
                                 
Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
                                
Assets *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Investment Companies
  
$
1,119,166,885
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
1,119,166,885
  
Common Stocks
    
16,476,785
      
-
      
-
      
16,476,785
  
Purchased Call Options
    
-
      
814,875
      
-
      
814,875
  
Purchased Put Options
    
-
      
2,755,000
      
-
      
2,755,000
  
Short-Term Investments
    
4,982,757
      
-
      
-
      
4,982,757
  
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending **
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
237,192,892
  
Total
  
$
1,140,626,427
    
$
3,569,875
    
$
-
    
$
1,381,389,194
  
                                 
Liabilities *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Written Call Options
  
$
-
    
$
315,000
    
$
-
    
$
315,000
  
Total
  
$
-
    
$
315,000
    
$
-
    
$
315,000
  
                                 
                                 
Horizon Active Income Fund
                                
Assets *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Investment Companies
  
$
424,614,596
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
424,614,596
  
Short-Term Investments
    
5,091,251
      
-
      
-
      
5,091,251
  
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending **
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
86,600,443
  
Total
  
$
429,705,847
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
516,306,290
  
                                 
Horizon Active Dividend Fund
                                
Assets *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Common Stocks
  
$
128,738,327
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
128,738,327
  
Convertible Preferred Stocks
    
260,281
      
-
      
-
      
260,281
  
Preferred Stocks
    
467,955
      
-
      
-
      
467,955
  
Short-Term Investments
    
2,350,260
      
-
      
-
      
2,350,260
  
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending **
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
7,868,930
  
Total
  
$
131,816,823
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
139,685,753
  
                                 
                                 
Horizon Defined Risk Fund
                                
Assets *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Common Stocks
  
$
242,692,940
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
242,692,940
  
Purchased Call Options
    
-
      
304,500
      
-
      
304,500
  
Purchased Put Options
    
-
      
1,836,000
      
-
      
1,836,000
  
Short-Term Investments
    
1,224,532
      
-
      
-
      
1,224,532
  
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending**
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
17,119,938
  
Total
  
$
243,917,472
    
$
2,140,500
    
$
-
    
$
263,177,910
  
                                 
Liabilities *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Written Call Options
  
$
-
    
$
5,204,200
    
$
-
    
$
5,204,200
  
Written Put Options
    
-
      
1,062,500
      
-
      
1,062,500
  
Total
  
$
-
    
$
6,266,700
    
$
-
    
$
6,266,700
  
                                 
Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund
                                
Assets *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Common Stocks
  
$
141,798,563
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
141,798,563
  
Short-Term Investments
    
2,834,209
      
-
      
-
      
2,834,209
  
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending**
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
8,334,737
  
Total
  
$
144,632,772
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
152,967,509
  
                                 
                                 
Horizon US Defensive Equity Fund
                                
Assets *
  
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Common Stocks
  
$
121,182,973
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
121,182,973
  
Short-Term Investments
    
1,467,735
      
-
      
-
      
1,467,735
  
Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending**
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
10,926,593
  
Total
  
$
122,650,708
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
133,577,301
  

*
 Refer to the Portfolios of Investments for security classifications.
**
 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 the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES
 
An affiliated person of the Horizon Asset Allocation Fund, as defined by the 1940 Act, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies for the nine months ended August 31, 2021 are as follows:
                                                 
Security Name
  
Value at
November 30,
2020
    
Value of
Purchases
    
Value of Sales
    
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
    
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    
Dividend
Income
    
Value at
August 31,
2021
    
Shares Balance
August 31,
2021
  
Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF
  
$
6,608,141
    
$
359,367
    
$
(134,792
)
  
$
1,108,508
    
$
46,043
    
$
15,662
    
$
7,987,267
      
115,976
  
   
$
6,608,141
    
$
359,367
    
$
(134,792
)
  
$
1,108,508
    
$
46,043
    
$
15,662
    
$
7,987,267
      
115,976
  
                                                                 
An affiliated person of the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, as defined by the 1940 Act, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies for the nine months ended August 31, 2021 are as follows:
  
                                                 
Security Name
  
Value at
November 30,
2020
    
Value of
Purchases
    
Value of Sales
    
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
    
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    
Dividend
Income
    
Value at
August 31,
2021
    
Shares Balance August 31,
2021
  
X-Trackers Russell 1000 US QARP ETF
  
$
16,347,369
    
$
-
    
$
(9,352,231
)
  
$
393,514
    
$
2,655,348
    
$
155,574
    
$
10,044,000
      
240,000
  
X-Trackers Russel US Multifactor ETF
    
16,316,752
      
2,811,135
      
(239,076
)
    
4,412,379
      
51,950
      
190,007
      
23,353,140
      
504,075
  
Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF
    
8,153,908
      
42,674,708
      
(614,174
)
    
9,319,211
      
214,928
      
330,944
      
59,748,581
      
1,495,584
  
   
$
40,818,029
    
$
45,485,843
    
$
(10,205,481
)
  
$
14,125,104
    
$
2,922,226
    
$
676,525
    
$
93,145,721
      
2,239,659
  
                                                                 
An affiliated person of the Horizon Active Income Fund, as defined by the 1940 Act, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies for the nine months ended August 31, 2021 are as follows:
  
                                                                 
Security Name
  
Value at
November 30,
2020
    
Value of
Purchases
    
Value of Sales
    
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
    
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    
Dividend
Income
    
Value at
August 31,
2021
    
Shares Balance August 31,
2021
  
X-Trackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF
  
$
7,939,615
    
$
86,474
    
$
(371,660
)
  
$
134,024
    
$
(15,404
)
  
$
321,649
    
$
7,773,049
      
162,321
  
   
$
7,939,615
    
$
86,474
    
$
(371,660
)
  
$
134,024
    
$
(15,404
)
  
$
321,649
    
$
7,773,049
      
162,321