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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-23063

 

Horizon Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300

Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Matthew Chambers

Horizon Funds

6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300

Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(866) 371-2399

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2020

 

Date of reporting period: December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2020

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

HORIZON FUNDS

Annual Report

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

 

Institutional Class

Shares

 

Shares

 

Shares

AAANX

 

HASAX

 

HASIX

 

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

 

Institutional Class

Shares

 

Shares

 

Shares

ARANX

 

ARAAX

 

ACRIX

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

 

Institutional Class

Shares

 

Shares

 

Shares

AIMNX

 

AIHAX

 

AIRIX

 

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HNDDX

 

HADUX

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HNDRX

 

HADRX

 

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

USRAX

 

USRTX

 

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HESGX

 

HESAX

 

November 30, 2020

 

Investor Information: 1-855-754-7932

 

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of shareholders and are not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Nothing herein contained is to be considered an offer of sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of HORIZON ACTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION FUND, HORIZON ACTIVE RISK ASSIST® FUND, HORIZON ACTIVE INCOME FUND, HORIZON ACTIVE DIVIDEND FUND, HORIZON DEFINED RISK FUND, HORIZON DEFENSIVE MULTI-FACTOR FUND and HORIZON ESG DEFENSIVE CORE FUND. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications electronically from the Funds by calling 1-855-754-7932 or by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank).

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can request to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly with a Fund, calling 1-855-754-7932 to let the Fund know of your request. Your election to receive in paper will apply to all funds held in your account.

 

 

Horizon Funds

 

Table of Contents

 

Letter to Shareholders

1

Portfolio Review

7

Portfolio Composition

14

Portfolio of Investments

16

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

63

Statements of Operations

65

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

67

Financial Highlights

74

Notes to Financial Statements

91

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

111

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

113

Approval of the Management Agreements

114

Additional Information

116

Privacy Notice

120

 

 

Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders

November 30, 2020

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

In the following paragraphs we will recap the key factors affecting broad markets and the Horizon Funds through the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020.

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

 

The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) returned 12.32% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020. Domestic equities (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) returned 17.42%, while international equities returned 10.86% (as measured by the S&P Global BMI ex-US Index) over the same period.

 

It was a year characterized by extreme price movements and position crowding against a backdrop of the record high economic volatility. Market leadership, both at a regional and style level, varied dramatically throughout the year. The expected cyclical upswing after the relaxation of trade tensions between the U.S. and China at the beginning of the year gave way to a sudden economic stop to stem the spread of a global pandemic. As the economy and markets recovered, focus shifted to the outlook for therapeutics and vaccines to combat Covid-19 and the U.S. election. Throughout most of the year, U.S. equities, and especially growth stocks, led other market segments, although this leadership was challenged in a few sharp positioning rotations, a reflection of investor crowding in the style and factor space. Toward the end of the year, the passing of the event risk around the U.S. election and positive vaccine news caused another regional and style shift in favor of the year’s laggards. Navigating these rotations was a key factor in the Fund’s performance throughout the year. The Fund began the year overweight foreign stocks but quickly increased domestic and large-cap growth positioning as the pandemic roiled the global economy. The Fund maintained this positioning through the equity market sell-off and initial phases of the recovery. As valuations and positioning metrics became more stretched in the back half of the year, the Fund increased its international allocation and moved down the capitalization spectrum, two areas that had lagged the domestic large-cap growth segment. Following the positive vaccine developments at the end of the year, the Fund shifted further down the capitalization spectrum, adding direct exposure to small-caps, and increased exposure to Asian equities.

 

The key driver of Fund performance was U.S. positioning, specifically allocations to large cap growth and technology shares whose business models were robust to an economic slowdown and whose balance sheets were perceived as high quality. Key detractors include European exposure and a systematic option program designed for portfolio enhancement. Emerging market equity exposure also lagged, although it did contribute strongly to returns at certain parts of the year.

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund

 

The Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) realized a return of 2.71% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020, which trailed domestic and international equities. Domestic equities (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) returned 17.46%, while international equities returned 10.86% (as measured by the S&P Global BMI ex-US Index) over the same period. The Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.37 to the S&P 500 Index over the period.

 

As a risk mitigation strategy, the Fund performed in line with expectations in a difficult market environment. The Fund’s realized volatility for the period was 20.89%, around 50% of that of domestic equities and about 75% of that of international equities (realized volatilities for the period of 41.51% and 27.86% respectively). The Fund also realized a maximum drawdown of 20.13%, which was substantially less than the 33.79% drawdown experienced by the S&P 500 and the 34.83% drawdown of the S&P Global BMI ex-US.

 

The Fund began the year with a slight overweight to international markets and a preference for value over growth domestically. As risks to the global outlook increased early in the year, the Fund moved toward U.S., and especially large-cap growth and technology, stocks. The Fund maintained this positioning through the equity market sell-off and initial phases of the recovery, a period during which the Risk Assist algorithm was engaged. Near the end of the year,

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

the Fund added smaller cap exposure and moved away from its strong preference for domestic large-cap growth. In terms of performance of the underlying allocations, large-cap domestic growth and technology holdings contributed the most to the Fund’s return, while allocations towards domestic large-cap value and international developed markets detracted the most from the Fund’s return over the fiscal year.

 

The Fund had meaningful de-risking activity throughout the fiscal year in an environment that was quick to sell off and quick to recover (“de-risk” meaning a partial re-allocation of Fund assets away from global equities and towards U.S. Treasury-related securities). The Fund began the year fully invested, and after the equity market peak in mid-February, the speed and magnitude of the equity sell-off drove the Fund to de-risk rapidly, ending March with 90% of the Fund’s assets in short-term U.S. government securities. The speed of the equity rebound from late March caused a drag on Fund performance as assets were systematically reinvested in global equities. A brief sell-off in June caused some de-risking activity, while by July the Fund was fully invested in global equities and captured the equity market gains through the rest of the year. The speed of the drawdowns and recoveries throughout this past fiscal year was a challenging environment for the Risk Assist strategy. While the Risk Assist algorithm mitigated drawdowns relative to global equity markets throughout the year, these de-risking and re-risking activities were the biggest detractors to relative performance in the period.

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

 

The Horizon Active Income Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) was up 7.29% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020, matching the 7.28% return for the broader bond market (as measured by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index). The Fund experienced higher volatility and a larger maximum drawdown than the benchmark during the period due to dislocations in the fixed income market in the first half of the year and the opportunistic use of fixed income market segments not in the benchmark.

 

As a flexible fixed income strategy designed to opportunistically navigate through non-traditional fixed income market segments to improve the risk/reward of traditional core fixed income, relative performance for the year was volatile. At the beginning of the year, the Fund faced a mixed market pricing backdrop. Optimism was reflected by the historically tight spreads on corporate debt, while the flatness of the government yield curve expressed skepticism around a synchronized global economic upswing. The sudden stop of global economic activity in February and March caused extreme volatility and illiquidity across all fixed income markets. The Federal Reserve Board and other global central banks responded by cutting rates rapidly and instituting large-scale asset purchase programs to restore market function. This intervention was largely successful, causing a sharp contraction in credit spreads in April followed by a gradual tightening throughout the rest of the year, as well as a steepening trend in government bond markets. The Fund was active throughout the period, initially positioning with a long duration profile and a diversified set of non-traditional fixed income risk exposures. As markets experienced difficulty early in the year, the Fund actively de-risked some of its more volatile holdings and increased duration, primarily through government bonds. The rebound in fixed income markets from April onwards saw an increase in Fund risk via convertible bonds, preferred equities, high-yield corporate and emerging market debt, a steady decrease in duration exposure, and an overweight to investment grade corporate debt.

 

The key drivers of Fund performance include long duration positioning in both the government and investment grade sectors and the opportunistic use of ETF holding convertible bonds. Despite the fact that these allocations added considerable value at times throughout the fiscal year, high-yield corporate bonds and emerging market U.S. dollar debt were the biggest detractors to performance over the period. Another key detractor of performance was a systematic option program designed for portfolio enhancement.

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

Defined Risk Fund

 

The objective of the Defined Risk Fund (the Fund) is to invest in a basket of equities that track the S&P 500 Index, while seeking to generate income, hedge volatility, and reduce downside risk by buying and selling put and call options . In terms of expectations versus the S&P 500 Index, the Fund should outperform the Index when it is down and underperform it when it is up, while exhibiting less volatility than the Index across all market conditions.

 

The Defined Risk Fund (Investor Class) returned 5.93% for the year ended November 30, 2020, while realizing a volatility of 22.56%. The return on the S&P 500 Index for the same period was 17.42%, with a realized volatility of 41.51%. Over the period, the Fund exhibited a beta of 0.52 to the S&P 500 Index. The maximum drawdown for the Fund for the year ended November 30, 2020, was 20.71%, while the maximum drawdown on the S&P 500 Index over the same period was 33.79%

 

The Fund allows for active positioning within its options collar structure. The goal of this active positioning is to generate income, hedge volatility and reduce downside risk. This active positioning added to performance over the fiscal year.

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

 

The Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) returned 3.96% for the year ended November 30, 2020, while realizing a volatility of 26.79% and a maximum drawdown of 23.39%. The return on the S&P 500 Index for the same period was 17.42%, with a realized volatility of 41.51% and a maximum drawdown of 33.79%. Over the period, the Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.57 to the S&P 500 index.

 

The Fund, via the Risk Assist algorithm, de-risked 80% of the equity portfolio in the drawdown during the first quarter of 2020 (“de-risk” meaning a partial re-allocation of Fund assets away from global equities and towards U.S. Treasury-related securities). This activity caused the Fund to experience lower volatility and a considerably shallower drawdown than the S&P 500 Index over this period. The stimulus provided by both fiscal and monetary authorities in March and beyond drove a strong market rally out of the drawdown. As markets rebounded, the Risk Assist algorithm systematically reinvested the equity portion of the portfolio. By early June the Fund was fully invested in the equity portion of the portfolio. The speed of the drawdown and recovery throughout this past fiscal year was a challenging environment for the Risk Assist algorithm. While the Risk Assist algorithm mitigated drawdowns relative to domestic equity markets throughout the year, these de-risking and re-risking activities were the biggest detractors to relative performance for the Fund in the period.

 

In terms of the underlying equity portfolio, the defensive nature of the holdings caused the Fund to slightly lag the S&P 500 Index through the rally that continued off the March equity lows. The main driver of the performance of the underlying equity portfolio is stock selection. Key highlights in the period include selection in Consumer Staples and Industrials, while selection in in Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary lagged in the period.

 

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

 

The Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) returned 15.12% for the period December 26, 2019 to November 30, 2020, while realizing a volatility of 29.41% and a maximum drawdown of 24.43%. For the same period, the return on the MSCI USA Index was 15.55%, with a realized volatility of 43.59% and a maximum drawdown of 35.02%. The Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.61 to the S&P 500 index over the period. As the Fund was launched December 26, 2019, all the above statistics are from inception until the end of the fiscal year.

 

The Fund, via the Risk Assist algorithm, de-risked 80% of the equity portfolio in the drawdown during the first quarter of 2020 (“de-risk” meaning a partial re-allocation of Fund assets away from global equities and towards U.S. Treasury-related securities). This activity caused the Fund to experience lower volatility and a considerably shallower

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

drawdown than the S&P 500 Index over this period. The stimulus provided by both fiscal and monetary authorities in March and beyond drove a strong market rally out of the drawdown. By late May the Fund was fully invested in the equity portion of the portfolio. Although the Risk Assist algorithm mitigated the drawdown and volatility of the Fund relative to domestic equity markets, the speed of the rebound off the March equity lows caused a drag on Fund performance in the second quarter of 2020. Over the full period, however, this de-risking and re-risking activity was the largest contributor to relative returns versus the Fund’s benchmark.

 

The Fund’s investment sub-adviser, DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., manages the equity portion of the Fund through a quantitative process while integrating stringent ESG criteria. Over the period, it has been a generally challenging time for quantitative strategies. By design, these strategies rely on back-testing and factor diversification to generate alpha . The most recent paradigm, driven by a single macro factor (Covid-19), has reduced the diversification benefits of these types of quantitative strategies, leading to a difficult performance environment. Especially challenging was the tilt toward inexpensive securities, or value stocks, that have not benefitted from the typical mean reversion in this market environment. In terms of performance of the equity portion of the portfolio, the Fund’s quantitative stock selection suffered from high factor correlation and narrow market leadership. Specifically, overweights in several back-to-normal stocks, mainly in the Energy, Industrials, Communication Services, and Consumer Discretionary sectors, had a negative impact on performance. In addition, underweights in stocks which benefited from the stay-at-home economy also added to underperformance relative to the benchmark. However, despite the aggregate underweight to stay-at-home stocks, selection in some names that disproportionally benefitted from the macro environment were the best performers during the period. The portfolio management team over the year made revisions to certain stock selection models as well as incorporated upgraded risk models to better capture the current macro environment.

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

 

The Horizon Active Dividend Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) posted a total return of -3.41% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020. The Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index , returned -0.19% over the same period.

 

Horizon’s Active Dividend Fund invests in high quality companies with well-supported dividend yields that are trading at a discount to their intrinsic value. Two of these factors, dividend and value, struggled over the past year, leading the Fund to underperform its benchmark. Dividend-focused companies underperformed as concerns over Covid-19 forced an economic slowdown. This slowdown prompted some companies to reduce or eliminate dividends, and spurred investor fears that dividends would be negatively impacted across a broad swath of global companies. The value factor underperformed due to its overweight to economically-sensitive companies in the Financials, Industrials, Materials, and Energy sectors at a time when the global economy was experiencing an unprecedented slowdown.

 

As people around the world began staying home due to Covid-19, their demand for food and household products increased. As a result, the Fund’s exposure to food companies J.M. Smucker, General Mills and Nestle as well as household products companies Procter and Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser (maker of Lysol), and Kimberly Clark (maker of Kleenex) contributed meaningfully to performance during the period. Semiconductor manufacturers also contributed positively to performance. Specifically, Qualcomm and Taiwan Semiconductor benefited from rising demand for semiconductors driven by the buildout of 5G infrastructure worldwide. Railroads also contributed to performance during the period. As Covid-19 stressed supply chains in the U.S., railroads became an integral part of getting goods to customers. Railroads benefited from a tighter truck market and demand from the parcel industry due to a surge in e-commerce.

 

Financials detracted most from performance during the period. The unprecedented decrease in interest rates in March, 2020, as Covid-19 forced the shutdown of economies across the globe, took its toll on the earnings power for financial companies. Global economic weakness also raised fears that credit defaults would rise, causing deterioration in

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

financial firms’ balance sheets. Real Estate exposure also detracted from performance as economic weakness spurred fears in the short-term that tenants would be unable to pay rent and called into question long-term demand for real estate once the world returns to normal.

 

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We are grateful for the opportunity to manage these funds, and appreciate your continued investment in Horizon Funds.

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged composite of 500 large capitalization companies. This index is widely used by professional investors as a performance benchmark for large-cap stocks. The S&P Global ex-US BMI (Broad Market Index) comprises the S&P Developed BMI and S&P Emerging BMI, and is a comprehensive, rules-based index measuring stock market performance globally, excluding the U.S. The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index tracks the U.S. fixed income markets. The index includes government securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and corporate securities to simulate the universe of bonds in the market. The S&P Global 100 Index measures the performance of 100 multi-national, blue-chip companies of major importance in the global equity markets, including 100 large-cap companies drawn from the S&P Global 1200 whose businesses are global in nature, a substantial portion of their operating income, assets, and employees deriving from multiple countries. The MSCI USA Index is a broad measure of the performance of the U.S. equity market, composed of over 600 constituents in the large- and mid-cap market segments. The MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index measures the performance of large- and mid-cap equities in Developed Markets that pay higher than average dividends while omitting lower quality stocks with questionable dividend-sustainability characteristics.

 

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the entire market or a benchmark. Beta is calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the security’s returns and the benchmark’s returns by the product of the variance of the benchmark’s returns over a specified period.

 

Alpha is a measure of the excess return, after accounting for systematic risk as measured by beta, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the entire market or a stated benchmark. Alpha is calculated by comparing the security’s returns over a given period with the product of the security’s beta measure and the returns of the benchmark over that same period.

 

Realized volatility is a statistical measure of dispersion of returns for a given security or market index over a given period of time. This measure is typically calculated by determining the average deviation from the average price of a financial instrument in the given time period. The higher the realized volatility value, the riskier the security.

 

Duration is a measure of risk for fixed income securities. It measures the sensitivity of the price of a fixed income instrument or portfolio of fixed income instruments to a change in interest rates. All else equal and for a given change in interest rates, a security or portfolio of securities with a larger duration will exhibit greater price changes than that with a smaller duration.

 

A call option is a contract that provides the buyer with the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a specified price on or before a specified date. A put option is a contract that provides the buyer with the right, but not the obligation, to sell a security at a specified price on or before a specified date.

 

Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. In addition to the costs, fees, and expenses involved in investing in ETFs, ETFs are subject to additional risks including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount to its net asset value (“NAV”), an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a Fund’s ability to sell its shares. The Funds may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater in emerging markets. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investment by the Funds in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. Small and Medium capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large capitalization companies. Investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) involve additional risks such as declines in the value of real estate and increased susceptibility to adverse economic or regulatory developments. The Funds may also use options, which have the risks of unlimited losses of the underlying holdings due to unanticipated market movements and failure to correctly predict the direction of securities’ prices, interest rates and currency exchange rates. The investment in options is not suitable for all investors.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments in this report for a complete list of fund holdings.

 

Earnings growth is not a measure of the Fund’s future performance.

 

Horizon Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Portfolio Review (Unaudited)

November 30, 2020

 

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on January 31, 2012. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Investor Class

12.32%

8.28%

8.64%

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Advisor Class

12.24%

8.19%

9.19%

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Institutional Class

12.44%

N/A

10.25%

S&P 500 Total Return Index

17.46%

13.99%

14.52%(2)

S&P Global BMI ex-US Index

10.40%

7.63%

6.37%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is January 31, 2012 for Investor Class Shares, September 4, 2015 for Advisor Class Shares and September 9, 2016 for Institutional Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the S&P 500 Total Return Index and S&P Global BMI ex-US Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Advisor Class are 15.16% and 8.20%, respectively. The returns for the S&P 500 Total Return Index and S&P Global BMI ex-US Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Institutional Class are 15.67% and 7.93%, respectively.

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P Global BMI ex-US Index is a comprehensive, rules-based index that represents the composition of global stock markets. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2020

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on August 28, 2014. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Investor Class

2.71%

4.43%

3.21%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Advisor Class

2.50%

4.32%

4.79%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Institutional Class

2.78%

N/A

5.71%

Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index

7.28%

4.34%

3.78%(2)

S&P 500 Total Return Index

17.46%

13.99%

12.17%(2)

S&P Global BMI ex-US Index

10.40%

7.63%

4.13%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is August 28, 2014 for Investor Class Shares, September 4, 2015 for Advisor Class Shares and September 9, 2016 for Institutional Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, S&P 500 Total Return Index, and S&P Global BMI ex-US Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Advisor Class are 4.16%, 15.16%, and 8.20%, respectively. The returns for the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, S&P 500 Total Return Index, and S&P Global BMI ex-US Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Institutional Class are 3.96%, 15.67%, and 7.93%, respectively.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that covers the USD denominated, investment-grade (rated Baa3 or above by Moody’s), fixed-rate, and taxable areas of the bond market. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P Global BMI ex-US Index is a comprehensive, rules-based index that represents the composition of global stock markets. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2020

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on September 30, 2013. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Income Fund - Investor Class

7.29%

2.47%

1.91%

Horizon Active Income Fund - Advisor Class

6.96%

N/A

2.50%

Horizon Active Income Fund - Institutional Class

7.07%

N/A

2.39%

Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index

7.28%

4.34%

3.95%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is September 30, 2013 for Investor Class Shares, February 8, 2016 for Advisor Class Shares and September 9, 2016 for Institutional Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Active Income Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Income Fund - Advisor Class and the Horizon Active Income Fund - Institutional Class are 4.14% and 3.96%, respectively.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that covers the USD denominated, investment-grade (rated Baa3 or above by Moody’s), fixed-rate, and taxable areas of the bond market. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2020

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on December 28, 2016. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Dividend Fund - Investor Class(3)

-3.41%

5.91%

Horizon Active Dividend Fund - Advisor Class(3)

-3.55%

3.90%

S&P Global 100 Index

17.87%

14.39%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is December 28, 2016 for Investor Class Shares and June 20, 2017 for Advisor Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Active Dividend Fund - Investor Class. The return for the S&P Global 100 Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund - Advisor Class is 12.92%.

(3)

The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and do not include the impact of any adjustments made for financial reporting required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

 

The S&P Global 100 Index measures the performance of multi-national, blue chip companies of major importance in the global equity markets. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2020

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on December 28, 2017. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Investor Class

5.93%

4.98%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Advisor Class

5.78%

4.60%

Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury 1-3 Years Index

3.33%

2.84%(2)

S&P 500 Total Return Index

17.46%

12.91%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is December 28, 2017 for Investor Class Shares and February 2, 2018 for Advisor Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury 1-3 Years Index and the S&P 500 Total Return Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Advisor Class are 3.04%, and 12.24%, respectively.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays U S Treasury 1-3 Years Index measures the performance of the US government bond market and includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with a maturity between 1 and up to (but not including) 3 years. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2020

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on June 26, 2019. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund - Investor Class

3.96%

6.23%

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund - Advisor Class

N/A

3.55%

S&P 500 Total Return Index

17.46%

18.65%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is June 26, 2019 for Investor Class Shares and January 31, 2020 for Advisor Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the S&P 500 Total Return Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund - Advisor Class are 14.06%

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index which is comprised of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2020

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on December 26, 2019. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemptions of Fund shares. In the absence of fee waivers and reimbursements, when they are necessary to keep expenses at the expense cap, total return would be reduced. Performance figures for periods greater than one year are annualized.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund - Investor Class

15.12%

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund - Advisor Class

14.58%

MSCI USA Index

16.26(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is December 26, 2019 for Investor Class Shares and January 8, 2020 for Advisor Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund - Investor Class. The return for the MSCI USA Index since the commencement date of the Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund - Advisor Class is 15.63%.

 

The MSCI USA Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the US market. With 616 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in the US Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

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Horizon Funds

Portfolio Composition (Unaudited)

November 30, 2020

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2020:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

75.5%

Purchased Call Options

0.0%(a)

Short Term Investments

0.0%(a)

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

24.5%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2020:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

78.2%

Common Stocks

1.3%

Purchased Call Options

0.0%(a)

Purchased Put Options

0.2%

Short Term Investments

0.1%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

20.2%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Active Income Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2020:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

81.1%

Short Term Investments

0.6%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

18.3%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2020:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

81.6%

Convertible Preferred Stocks

0.4%

Preferred Stocks

0.2%

Purchased Put Options

0.0%(a)

Short Term Investments

1.3%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

16.5%

 

100.0%

 

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Horizon Funds
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2020:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

92.9%

Warrants

0.0%(a)

Purchased Put Options

1.2%

Short Term Investments

0.1%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

5.8%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2020:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

97.7%

Short Term Investments

0.3%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

2.0%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2020:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

96.0%

Rights

0.0%(a)

Short Term Investments

2.0%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

2.0%

 

100.0%

 

Data expressed excludes written options. Please refer to the Portfolios of Investments in this report for a detailed analysis of the Funds’ holdings.

 

(a)

Less than 0.1%.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Portfolio of Investments

November 30, 2020

 

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.0%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds - 99.0%

               
    160,104  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (a)

          $ 47,970,361  
    348,408  

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (a)

            42,812,375  
    237,680  

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

            51,462,473  
    305,950  

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (a)

            25,993,512  
    801,605  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (a)

            51,615,346  
    540,497  

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

            60,784,293  
    240,627  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (a)

            43,558,299  
    340,984  

iShares Select Dividend ETF

            32,008,168  
    112,690  

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (a)

            6,608,142  
    264,475  

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF (a)

            15,305,168  
    1,292,641  

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

            51,990,021  
    493,864  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

            26,322,951  
    797,346  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

            26,687,171  
    318,320  

SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF

            16,804,113  
    656,365  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

            21,651,184  
    207,495  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (a)

            6,612,866  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost - $482,440,817)

            528,186,443  
                         
 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.1% (b)(e)

               
       

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS - 0.1%

               
       

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

               
    4,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $51

  $ 18,800,000       100,000  
       

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

               
    3,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $75

    21,045,000       55,500  
       

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

               
    4,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $52

    19,492,000       118,000  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $485,197)

            273,500  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.0% (c)

               
       

Money Market Funds - 0.0% (c)

               
    213  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.05% (d)

          $ 213  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $213)

            213  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 32.1%

               
    171,201,918  

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.15% (d)

            171,201,918  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $171,201,918)

            171,201,918  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 131.2% (Cost - $654,128,145)

            699,662,074  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (31.2)%

            (166,401,381 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 533,260,693  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2020.

 

(b)

Each option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(c)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(d)

Interest rate reflects the seven-day yield on November 30, 2020.

 

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 98.2%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds - 98.2%

               
    162,950  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (f)

          $ 48,823,079  
    403,261  

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (f)

            49,552,712  
    370,594  

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (f)

            80,241,013  
    558,608  

iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Factor ETF

            39,800,820  
    882,960  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (f)

            56,853,794  
    1,072,783  

iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (f)

            71,500,987  
    132,676  

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (f)

            20,729,298  
    719,063  

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

            80,865,825  
    140,775  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (f)

            25,483,091  
    266,244  

iShares Select Dividend ETF

            24,992,324  
    947,486  

Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF

            32,634,924  
    1,996,372  

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (f)(e)

            80,294,082  
    734,464  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (f)

            39,146,931  
    1,184,835  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (f)

            39,656,427  
    328,805  

SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF (f)

            17,357,616  
    1,474,757  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

            48,647,072  
    437,287  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF (g)

            16,316,752  
    500,201  

Xtrackers Russell 1000 U.S. QARP ETF (g)

            16,347,369  
    255,849  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (f)

            8,153,908  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost - $731,048,263)

            797,398,024  
                         
       

COMMON STOCKS - 1.6%

               
       

Advertising - 0.0% (b)

               
    4,820  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (f)

            107,390  
    978  

Omnicom Group, Inc. (f)

            61,614  
                      169,004  
       

Aerospace/Defense - 0.0% (b)

               
    36  

General Dynamics Corp.

            5,377  
    1,614  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

            37,864  
    30  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            5,760  
    54  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

            20,409  
    16  

TransDigm Group, Inc. (f)

            9,267  
                      78,677  
       

Agriculture - 0.0% (b)

               
    550  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

            27,373  
                         
       

Airlines - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,181  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

            60,196  
    2,641  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (f)

            37,317  
    353  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

            14,208  
    240  

Southwest Airlines Co.

            11,122  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
    601  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

          $ 27,075  
                      149,918  
       

Apparel - 0.1%

               
    2,295  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (f)

            32,589  
    760  

Nike, Inc., Class B

            102,372  
    699  

PVH Corp. (f)

            55,564  
    503  

Ralph Lauren Corp. (f)

            43,132  
    2,612  

Tapestry, Inc.

            73,972  
    3,870  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)(f)

            64,126  
    105  

VF Corp. (f)

            8,757  
                      380,512  
       

Auto Manufacturers - 0.0% (b)

               
    128  

Cummins, Inc.

            29,590  
    1,086  

Ford Motor Co.

            9,861  
    160  

General Motors Co.

            7,014  
    85  

PACCAR, Inc. (f)

            7,400  
                      53,865  
       

Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.0% (b)

               
    261  

Aptiv PLC

            30,981  
    678  

BorgWarner, Inc. (f)

            26,340  
                      57,321  
       

Banks - 0.1%

               
    199  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

            7,785  
    777  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

            25,377  
    1,032  

Comerica, Inc.

            50,774  
    686  

Fifth Third Bancorp

            17,383  
    215  

First Republic Bank

            27,855  
    2,458  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

            29,693  
    1,465  

KeyCorp (f)

            22,649  
    180  

M&T Bank Corp.

            20,968  
    464  

Morgan Stanley (f)

            28,689  
    159  

Northern Trust Corp.

            14,806  
    42  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

            5,799  
    1,702  

Regions Financial Corp.

            25,990  
    163  

State Street Corp.

            11,488  
    123  

SVB Financial Group (a)

            42,418  
    111  

Truist Financial Corp.

            5,153  
    1,454  

Zions Bancorp NA

            56,110  
                      392,937  
       

Beverages - 0.0% (b)

               
    85  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

            6,856  
    35  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

            7,204  
    926  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B (f)

            42,596  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
    307  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

          $ 26,028  
                      82,684  
       

Biotechnology - 0.0% (b)

               
    92  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            11,234  
    22  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

            5,284  
    60  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)

            32,310  
    854  

Corteva, Inc.

            32,725  
    23  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

            7,408  
    164  

Incyte Corp. (a)

            13,865  
    8  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(f)

            4,128  
    15  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            3,416  
                      110,370  
       

Building Materials - 0.0% (b)

               
    254  

Carrier Global Corp.

            9,670  
    372  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

            31,062  
    158  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            7,274  
    65  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (f)

            17,266  
    247  

Masco Corp.

            13,257  
    91  

Vulcan Materials Co.

            12,708  
                      91,237  
       

Chemicals - 0.1%

               
    359  

Albemarle Corp.

            48,813  
    144  

Celanese Corp. (f)

            18,624  
    954  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

            35,584  
    492  

Dow, Inc. (f)

            26,081  
    88  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (f)

            5,583  
    239  

Eastman Chemical Co.

            23,279  
    136  

FMC Corp.

            15,777  
    124  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (f)

            13,900  
    168  

Linde PLC

            43,079  
    115  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (f)

            9,786  
    1,529  

Mosaic Co.

            33,577  
    186  

PPG Industries, Inc. (f)

            27,299  
                      301,382  
       

Commercial Services - 0.1%

               
    65  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

            11,302  
    90  

Cintas Corp.

            31,977  
    69  

Equifax, Inc. (f)

            11,516  
    107  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

            28,377  
    352  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

            53,504  
    52  

Global Payments, Inc.

            10,150  
    4,870  

H&R Block, Inc. (f)

            91,556  
    82  

IHS Markit, Ltd.

            8,156  
    51  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            27,498  

 

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Moody’s Corp.

          $ 3,953  
    2,966  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (f)

            47,960  
    414  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

            88,646  
    759  

Quanta Services, Inc.

            51,870  
    632  

Robert Half International, Inc. (f)

            40,562  
    65  

S&P Global, Inc.

            22,866  
    172  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)(f)

            39,040  
    38  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            7,536  
                      576,469  
       

Computers - 0.1%

               
    1,716  

Apple, Inc.

            204,290  
    198  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            15,470  
    7,007  

DXC Technology Co.

            153,523  
    221  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

            27,234  
    4,488  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

            49,547  
    1,070  

HP, Inc.

            23,465  
    38  

International Business Machines Corp. (f)

            4,694  
    424  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

            42,697  
    1,271  

NetApp, Inc.

            67,757  
    842  

Seagate Technology PLC (f)

            49,518  
    1,172  

Western Digital Corp.

            52,599  
                      690,794  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 0.0% (b)

               
    294  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            25,178  
    18,481  

Coty, Inc., Class A (f)

            132,878  
    180  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

            44,158  
    680  

Procter & Gamble Co.

            94,432  
                      296,646  
       

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.0% (b)

               
    256  

Copart, Inc. (a)

            29,555  
    171  

Fastenal Co.

            8,456  
    819  

LKQ Corp. (a)

            28,845  
    32  

WW Grainger, Inc. (f)

            13,386  
                      80,242  
       

Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%

               
    149  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

            27,601  
    50  

BlackRock, Inc.

            34,917  
    91  

Capital One Financial Corp.

            7,793  
    224  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc. (f)

            20,456  
    127  

Charles Schwab Corp.

            6,195  
    409  

Discover Financial Services (f)

            31,154  
    1,029  

Franklin Resources, Inc. (f)

            22,628  
    4,635  

Invesco, Ltd.

            75,226  

 

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Nasdaq, Inc.

          $ 22,782  
    293  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

            26,648  
    525  

Synchrony Financial

            15,997  
    169  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

            24,236  
    2,503  

Western Union Co. (f)

            56,468  
                      372,101  
       

Electric - 0.1%

               
    1,578  

AES Corp.

            32,254  
    522  

Alliant Energy Corp.

            27,457  
    135  

Ameren Corp. (f)

            10,500  
    61  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

            5,178  
    1,003  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (f)

            23,260  
    377  

CMS Energy Corp.

            23,201  
    108  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            8,235  
    185  

DTE Energy Co.

            23,275  
    203  

Edison International

            12,456  
    105  

Entergy Corp.

            11,429  
    91  

Eversource Energy

            7,963  
    163  

Exelon Corp.

            6,694  
    448  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            11,899  
    726  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (f)

            53,426  
    960  

NRG Energy, Inc.

            31,440  
    335  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

            27,420  
    374  

PPL Corp.

            10,629  
    139  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (f)

            8,101  
    49  

Sempra Energy (f)

            6,247  
    222  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            21,079  
    318  

Xcel Energy, Inc. (f)

            21,421  
                      383,564  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.0% (b)

               
    92  

AMETEK, Inc.

            10,905  
    79  

Emerson Electric Co.

            6,069  
                      16,974  
       

Electronics - 0.1%

               
    302  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

            35,304  
    229  

Allegion PLC

            26,115  
    309  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            40,420  
    3,090  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

            118,162  
    112  

Fortive Corp.

            7,855  
    116  

Garmin, Ltd.

            13,544  
    279  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

            33,491  
    32  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

            36,801  
    289  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

            38,437  
    13  

Roper Technologies, Inc. (f)

            5,551  

 

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TE Connectivity, Ltd.

          $ 18,691  
    44  

Vontier Corp. (a)

            1,460  
    114  

Waters Corp. (a)

            26,449  
                      402,280  
       

Engineering & Construction - 0.0% (b)

               
    185  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

            19,950  
                         
       

Entertainment - 0.0% (b)

               
    870  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)(f)

            57,116  
                         
       

Environmental Control - 0.0% (b)

               
    820  

Pentair PLC

            42,492  
    71  

Republic Services, Inc.

            6,867  
    37  

Waste Management, Inc.

            4,408  
                      53,767  
       

Food - 0.0% (b)

               
    352  

Campbell Soup Co. (f)

            17,607  
    728  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

            26,616  
    107  

General Mills, Inc.

            6,508  
    57  

Hershey Co.

            8,430  
    177  

Hormel Foods Corp. (f)

            8,351  
    162  

J.M. Smucker Co. (f)

            18,986  
    169  

Kellogg Co. (f)

            10,801  
    215  

Kraft Heinz Co. (f)

            7,082  
    257  

Kroger Co. (f)

            8,481  
    380  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

            27,504  
    46  

McCormick & Co., Inc., non-voting shares

            8,601  
    113  

Sysco Corp.

            8,056  
    182  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            11,866  
                      168,889  
       

Forest Products & Paper - 0.0% (b)

               
    310  

International Paper Co.

            15,339  
                         
       

Gas - 0.0% (b)

               
    181  

Atmos Energy Corp. (f)

            17,356  
    1,068  

NiSource, Inc.

            25,846  
                      43,202  
       

Hand/Machine Tools - 0.0% (b)

               
    177  

Snap-on, Inc. (f)

            31,126  
    49  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (f)

            9,031  
                      40,157  
       

Healthcare Products - 0.1%

               
    136  

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

            37,278  

 

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Align Technology, Inc. (a)

          $ 44,760  
    82  

Baxter International, Inc.

            6,238  
    127  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

            4,210  
    44  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

            14,750  
    377  

Danaher Corp.

            84,686  
    626  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

            31,857  
    72  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

            6,040  
    467  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

            32,284  
    83  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

            38,261  
    54  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

            39,207  
    62  

ResMed, Inc.

            12,995  
    178  

STERIS PLC

            34,498  
    51  

Teleflex, Inc. (f)

            19,520  
    207  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

            96,251  
    114  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

            31,368  
    70  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

            10,438  
                      544,641  
       

Healthcare Services - 0.0% (b)

               
    17  

Anthem, Inc.

            5,296  
    153  

Centene Corp. (a)

            9,432  
    421  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

            46,247  
    56  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            8,406  
    14  

Humana, Inc.

            5,607  
    60  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

            10,139  
    82  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

            16,387  
    153  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

            18,969  
    282  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

            36,824  
                      157,307  
       

Home Builders - 0.0% (b)

               
    344  

DR Horton, Inc.

            25,628  
    302  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            22,910  
    10  

NVR, Inc. (a)

            39,972  
    358  

PulteGroup, Inc.

            15,619  
                      104,129  
       

Home Furnishings - 0.0% (b)

               
    861  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

            37,109  
    172  

Whirlpool Corp. (f)

            33,473  
                      70,582  
       

Household Products/Wares - 0.0% (b)

               
    163  

Avery Dennison Corp.

            24,342  
    283  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

            24,839  
    40  

Clorox Co. (f)

            8,118  
    31  

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (f)

            4,319  
                      61,618  

 

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    1,591  

Newell Brands, Inc.

          $ 33,825  
                         
       

Insurance - 0.1%

               
    210  

Aflac, Inc.

            9,225  
    76  

Allstate Corp.

            7,779  
    312  

American International Group, Inc.

            11,993  
    22  

Aon PLC, Class A (f)

            4,508  
    220  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            25,390  
    312  

Assurant, Inc.

            40,285  
    32  

Chubb Ltd.

            4,730  
    208  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            15,881  
    123  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

            27,962  
    297  

Globe Life, Inc.

            27,651  
    431  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            19,050  
    1,060  

Lincoln National Corp.

            50,053  
    597  

Loews Corp.

            25,020  
    162  

MetLife, Inc.

            7,479  
    478  

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (f)

            23,800  
    270  

Progressive Corp.

            23,520  
    126  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            9,528  
    178  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            23,078  
    3,507  

Unum Group

            77,961  
    457  

WR Berkley Corp.

            29,764  
                      464,657  
       

Internet - 0.1%

               
    65  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

            205,923  
    281  

CDW Corp.

            36,668  
    484  

eBay, Inc. (f)

            24,408  
    277  

Expedia Group, Inc.

            34,484  
    562  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

            91,499  
    744  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

            206,066  
    1,924  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

            35,074  
    938  

Twitter, Inc. (a)

            43,626  
    102  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

            20,473  
                      698,221  
       

Iron/Steel - 0.0% (b)

               
    316  

Nucor Corp.

            16,969  
                         
       

Leisure Time - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,633  

Carnival Corp.

            32,627  
    3,163  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)(f)

            72,338  
    243  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (f)

            19,151  
                      124,116  

 

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Lodging - 0.0% (b)

               
    101  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (f)

          $ 10,467  
    122  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

            6,797  
    67  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

            8,500  
    861  

MGM Resorts International (f)

            24,323  
    344  

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (f)

            34,572  
                      84,659  
       

Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.0% (b)

               
    235  

Caterpillar, Inc.

            40,794  
                         
       

Machinery - Diversified - 0.0% (b)

               
    181  

Deere & Co.

            47,353  
    119  

Dover Corp.

            14,522  
    1,894  

Flowserve Corp. (f)

            64,547  
    82  

IDEX Corp.

            15,838  
    378  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a)

            16,734  
    120  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

            8,033  
    37  

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (f)

            9,456  
    276  

Wabtec Corp.

            20,231  
    321  

Xylem, Inc. (f)

            30,806  
                      227,520  
       

Media - 0.0% (b)

               
    66  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)(f)

            43,031  
    2,226  

Discovery, Inc., Class A (a)(f)

            59,902  
    1,124  

DISH Network Corp., Class A (a)

            40,318  
    1,204  

Fox Corp., Class A (f)

            34,723  
    4,840  

News Corp., Class A

            85,426  
    960  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B (f)

            33,869  
                      297,269  
       

Mining - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,773  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

            41,470  
    63  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            3,706  
                      45,176  
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.0% (b)

               
    440  

AO Smith Corp.

            24,777  
    251  

Eaton Corp PLC (f)

            30,399  
    113  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            30,200  
    704  

Textron, Inc.

            31,750  
    222  

Trane Technologies PLC

            32,465  
                      149,591  
       

Office/Business Equipment - 0.0% (b)

               
    7,129  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

            156,054  

 

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Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

          $ 54,871  
                      210,925  
       

Oil & Gas - 0.1%

               
    4,285  

Apache Corp. (f)

            55,234  
    1,758  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

            30,800  
    431  

Concho Resources, Inc.

            24,774  
    137  

ConocoPhillips (f)

            5,420  
    5,419  

Devon Energy Corp.

            75,812  
    1,114  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (f)

            44,515  
    206  

EOG Resources, Inc. (f)

            9,657  
    343  

Hess Corp. (f)

            16,183  
    2,487  

HollyFrontier Corp.

            58,171  
    11,221  

Marathon Oil Corp. (f)

            66,428  
    627  

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (f)

            24,378  
    1,562  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

            24,617  
    133  

Phillips 66

            8,057  
    252  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

            25,346  
    196  

Valero Energy Corp. (f)

            10,539  
                      479,931  
       

Oil & Gas Services - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,969  

Baker Hughes & GE Co.

            36,860  
    1,955  

Halliburton Co. (f)

            32,433  
    3,920  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

            48,059  
    420  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

            8,732  
    8,886  

TechnipFMC PLC

            73,843  
                      199,927  
       

Packaging & Containers - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,078  

Amcor PLC

            12,214  
    334  

Ball Corp.

            32,067  
    185  

Packaging Corp of America

            24,050  
    1,159  

Sealed Air Corp.

            52,225  
    668  

Westrock Co. (f)

            28,196  
                      148,752  
       

Pharmaceuticals - 0.0% (b)

               
    142  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

            14,642  
    18  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

            4,227  
    413  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

            22,546  
    27  

Cigna Corp.

            5,647  
    18  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

            5,754  
    534  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

            34,341  
    73  

McKesson Corp.

            13,133  
    910  

Perrigo Co. PLC

            43,880  
    2,395  

Viatris, Inc. (a)

            40,284  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2020

 

 

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Value

 
    212  

Zoetis, Inc.

          $ 34,001  
                      218,455  
       

Pipelines - 0.0% (b)

               
    478  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            6,874  
    609  

ONEOK, Inc.

            21,845  
    972  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            20,392  
                      49,111  
       

Real Estate - 0.0% (b)

               
    494  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

            30,203  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.1%

               
    63  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

            10,315  
    1,432  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A (f)

            43,461  
    63  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            10,495  
    196  

Boston Properties, Inc. (f)

            19,239  
    36  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (f)

            4,851  
    691  

Duke Realty Corp.

            26,299  
    28  

Equinix, Inc.

            19,538  
    197  

Equity Residential (f)

            11,410  
    71  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            17,457  
    246  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            27,732  
    486  

Federal Realty Investment Trust (f)

            42,389  
    527  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            15,209  
    2,609  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (f)

            36,604  
    945  

Iron Mountain, Inc. (f)

            25,988  
    3,685  

Kimco Realty Corp.

            53,211  
    133  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            16,779  
    199  

Prologis, Inc.

            19,910  
    102  

Public Storage

            22,895  
    160  

Realty Income Corp. (f)

            9,595  
    834  

Regency Centers Corp.

            38,014  
    19  

SBA Communications Corp.

            5,456  
    156  

Simon Property Group, Inc. (f)

            12,881  
    1,295  

SL Green Realty Corp. (f)

            74,981  
    631  

UDR, Inc.

            24,275  
    556  

Ventas, Inc.

            26,638  
    936  

Vornado Realty Trust

            36,420  
    164  

Welltower, Inc.

            10,329  
    792  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

            23,000  
                      685,371  
       

Retail - 0.1%

               
    130  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (f)

            19,201  
    7  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

            7,964  
    255  

Best Buy Co., Inc. (f)

            27,744  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
    122  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

          $ 11,405  
    24  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

            30,946  
    153  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

            59,941  
    171  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            18,465  
    123  

Dollar General Corp. (f)

            26,885  
    109  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

            11,907  
    28  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (f)

            10,992  
    2,474  

Gap, Inc. (f)

            51,855  
    150  

Genuine Parts Co.

            14,756  
    3,014  

Kohl’s Corp. (f)

            97,051  
    1,177  

L Brands, Inc.

            45,679  
    310  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

            48,304  
    14  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)(f)

            6,194  
    69  

Ross Stores, Inc.

            7,419  
    246  

Target Corp.

            44,164  
    188  

Tractor Supply Co.

            26,472  
    71  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)(f)

            19,553  
    644  

Walmart, Inc.

            98,397  
    80  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            8,464  
                      693,758  
       

Savings & Loans - 0.0% (b)

               
    4,537  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

            56,259  
                         
       

Semiconductors - 0.1%

               
    712  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

            65,974  
    102  

Analog Devices, Inc. (f)

            14,186  
    158  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            13,032  
    413  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(f)

            85,495  
    92  

KLA Corp.

            23,181  
    97  

Lam Research Corp. (f)

            43,908  
    199  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (f)

            26,744  
    178  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

            11,408  
    326  

NVIDIA Corp.

            174,756  
    257  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

            40,267  
    609  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

            89,626  
    155  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

            21,881  
    357  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

            57,566  
    203  

Xilinx, Inc.

            29,547  
                      697,571  
       

Shipbuilding - 0.0% (b)

               
    242  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

            38,766  
                         
       

Software - 0.1%

               
    101  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

            8,027  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
    242  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)(f)

          $ 25,049  
    59  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

            19,946  
    163  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

            45,677  
    252  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

            37,014  
    359  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

            41,752  
    183  

Cerner Corp. (f)

            13,696  
    215  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (f)

            26,643  
    105  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (f)

            13,414  
    37  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            5,491  
    73  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

            8,408  
    19  

Intuit, Inc.

            6,688  
    247  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

            39,732  
    58  

MSCI, Inc.

            23,746  
    230  

Paychex, Inc.

            21,424  
    159  

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

            66,316  
    377  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

            92,667  
    101  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

            53,990  
    188  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            42,770  
    251  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

            45,308  
    106  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

            45,326  
                      683,084  
       

Telecommunications - 0.0% (b)

               
    162  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)(f)

            43,854  
    4,514  

CenturyLink, Inc. (f)

            47,171  
    1,177  

Corning, Inc. (f)

            44,043  
    3,069  

Juniper Networks, Inc. (f)

            66,812  
    121  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

            20,755  
    416  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            55,303  
                      277,938  
       

Textiles - 0.0% (b)

               
    303  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

            38,126  
                         
       

Toys/Games/Hobbies - 0.0% (b)

               
    248  

Hasbro, Inc. (f)

            23,071  
                         
       

Transportation - 0.0% (b)

               
    294  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

            27,627  
    148  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            13,227  
    164  

FedEx Corp. (f)

            46,999  
    111  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

            15,016  
    138  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

            28,064  
    461  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

            78,863  
                      209,796  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
       

Water - 0.0% (b)

               
    180  

American Water Works Co., Inc. (f)

          $ 27,608  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $11,722,938)

            13,002,496  
                         
 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.3% (a)(c)

               
       

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS - 0.1%

               
       

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

               
    6,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $51

  $ 28,200,000       150,000  
       

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

               
    4,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $75

    28,060,000       74,000  
       

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

               
    7,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $52

    34,111,000       206,500  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS (Cost - $759,482)

            430,500  
                         
       

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 0.2%

               
    3,750  

CBOE Volatility Index

               
       

Expiration: December 2020, Exercise Price $22

    7,713,750       637,500  
       

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

               
    3,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $15 (h)

    5,154,000       273,000  
    5,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $17 (h)

    8,590,000       1,027,500  
       

SPDR Gold Shares

               
    5,000  

Expiration: December 2020, Exercise Price: $150

    83,335,000       107,500  
    5,000  

Expiration: December 2020, Exercise Price: $155

    83,335,000       222,500  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS (Cost - $1,617,640)

            2,268,000  
                         
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $2,377,122)

            2,698,500  
 

Shares

                   
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 0.1%

               
    703,675  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.05% (d)

            703,675  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $703,675)

            703,675  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 25.5%

               
    206,423,075  

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.15% (d)

            206,423,075  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $206,423,075)

            206,423,075  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 125.7% (Cost - $952,275,073)

            1,020,225,770  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (25.7)%

            (208,489,862 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 811,735,908  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Value

   

Value

 
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS - (0.1)% (a)(c)

               
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS - (0.1)%

               
       

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

               
    5,000  

Expiration: December 2020, Exercise Price $17

  $ 8,590,000     $ 605,000  
    3,000  

Expiration: December 2020, Exercise Price $15

    5,154,000       112,500  
    3,000  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price $14

    5,154,000       150,000  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received $513,987)

            867,500  
                         
       

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $513,987)

          $ 867,500  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Interest rate reflects the seven-day yield on November 30, 2020.

 

(e)

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. The value of the securities segregated as collateral for written options is $20,110,000, which is 2.5% of total net assets.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2020.

 

(g)

Affiliated Security; please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements

 

(h)

Held in connection with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.4%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds - 99.4%

               
    406,557  

Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF (b)

          $ 8,919,861  
    932,691  

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

            51,596,466  
    2,558,917  

Invesco Preferred ETF

            38,460,523  
    232,326  

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (b)

            27,969,727  
    120,987  

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (b)

            19,360,340  
    545,837  

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

            64,638,018  
    125,229  

iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (b)

            17,341,712  
    113,144  

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (b)

            12,926,702  
    700,262  

iShares Trust iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (b)

            43,220,171  
    275,698  

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (b)

            14,793,955  
    97,542  

Overlay Shares Core Bond ETF

            2,581,088  
    668,729  

SPDR Blackstone / GSO Senior Loan ETF (b)

            30,173,052  
    515,608  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF (b)

            40,361,794  
    553,711  

VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF

            17,430,822  
    399,156  

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund

            21,526,483  
    168,337  

X-Trackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (b)(c)

            7,939,614  
    261,904  

X-Trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

            12,969,486  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost - $420,796,525)

            432,209,814  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.7%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 0.7%

               
    2,909,196  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.05% (a)

            2,909,196  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $2,909,196)

            2,909,196  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 22.4%

               
    97,650,825  

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.15% (a)

            97,650,825  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $97,650,825)

            97,650,825  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 122.5% (Cost - $521,356,546)

            532,769,835  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (22.5)%

            (97,731,836 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 435,037,999  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2020.

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2020.

 

(c)

Affiliated Security. Please refer to Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS - 97.8%

               
       

Aerospace/Defense - 1.9%

               
    6,971  

Northrop Grumman Corp. (e)

          $ 2,107,055  
                         
       

Apparel - 2.0%

               
    27,276  

VF Corp. (e)

            2,274,818  
                         
       

Banks - 8.2%

               
    96,033  

Bank of America Corp.

            2,704,289  
    24,912  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

            2,936,627  
    14,704  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

            2,030,181  
    58,103  

Wells Fargo & Co.

            1,589,117  
                      9,260,214  
       

Beverages - 2.7%

               
    21,505  

PepsiCo, Inc.

            3,101,666  
                         
       

Biotechnology - 2.3%

               
    6,464  

Amgen, Inc.

            1,435,266  
    19,052  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

            1,155,885  
                      2,591,151  
       

Chemicals - 3.4%

               
    25,209  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (e)

            2,145,286  
    35,007  

Nutrien, Ltd.

            1,724,795  
                      3,870,081  
       

Commercial Services - 1.1%

               
    20,200  

Robert Half International, Inc. (e)

            1,296,436  
                         
       

Computers - 2.9%

               
    4,934  

Accenture PLC, Class A

            1,229,010  
    25,625  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            2,002,081  
                      3,231,091  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 6.1%

               
    13,069  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            1,119,229  
    24,090  

Procter & Gamble Co.

            3,345,378  
    40,879  

Unilever PLC, ADR (e)

            2,496,072  
                      6,960,679  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment - 1.7%

               
    24,361  

Emerson Electric Co.

            1,871,412  
                         
       

Electronics - 4.8%

               
    47,735  

Corning, Inc. (e)

            1,786,244  
    17,896  

Honeywell International, Inc.

            3,649,352  
                      5,435,596  

 

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Environmental Control - 1.6%

               
    15,649  

Waste Management, Inc.

          $ 1,864,265  
                         
       

Finance and Insurance - 5.2%

               
    23,015  

Royal Bank of Canada

            1,886,770  
    39,188  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

            1,743,474  
    48,032  

Truist Financial Corp.

            2,229,645  
                      5,859,889  
       

Food - 1.1%

               
    10,401  

J.M. Smucker Co. (e)

            1,218,997  
                         
       

Hand/Machine Tools - 1.6%

               
    10,123  

Snap-on, Inc. (e)

            1,780,130  
                         
       

Healthcare Services - 1.2%

               
    4,463  

Anthem, Inc.

            1,390,314  
                         
       

Household Products/Wares - 1.0%

               
    5,414  

Clorox Co. (e)

            1,098,826  
                         
       

Insurance - 2.0%

               
    22,196  

Allstate Corp.

            2,271,761  
                         
       

Iron/Steel - 1.6%

               
    33,900  

Nucor Corp.

            1,820,430  
                         
       

Manufacturing - 6.6%

               
    38,231  

Bunge Ltd.

            2,251,424  
    11,095  

Hubbell, Inc.

            1,792,841  
    14,759  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

            1,738,610  
    48,072  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

            1,740,687  
                      7,523,562  
       

Media - 3.0%

               
    67,183  

Comcast Corp., Class A (e)

            3,375,274  
                         
       

Mining - 1.0%

               
    19,507  

Newmont Corp.

            1,147,402  
                         
       

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction - 1.0%

               
    17,735  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

            1,168,205  
                         
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 3.1%

               
    20,540  

3M Co.

            3,547,874  
                         

 

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Oil & Gas - 1.5%

               
    43,993  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

          $ 1,677,453  
                         
       

Packaging & Containers - 1.1%

               
    9,575  

Packaging Corp of America

            1,244,750  
                         
       

Pharmaceuticals - 9.3%

               
    7,990  

Eli Lilly & Co.

            1,163,743  
    24,298  

Johnson & Johnson

            3,515,435  
    15,481  

McKesson Corp.

            2,785,187  
    38,641  

Merck & Co., Inc.

            3,106,350  
                      10,570,715  
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.3%

               
    36,337  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (e)

            1,509,439  
                         
       

Retail - 5.0%

               
    20,508  

Starbucks Corp.

            2,010,194  
    24,118  

Walmart, Inc.

            3,684,989  
                      5,695,183  
       

Semiconductors - 3.8%

               
    36,260  

Intel Corp.

            1,753,171  
    16,055  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

            2,588,869  
                      4,342,040  
       

Software - 1.9%

               
    37,490  

Oracle Corp.

            2,163,923  
                         
       

Telecommunications - 2.0%

               
    29,386  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

            1,264,186  
    46,941  

Juniper Networks, Inc. (e)

            1,021,905  
                      2,286,091  
       

Transportation - 1.9%

               
    3,716  

Norfolk Southern Corp. (e)

            880,766  
    6,457  

Union Pacific Corp. (e)

            1,317,745  
                      2,198,511  
       

Transportation and Warehousing - 1.0%

               
    10,701  

Canadian National Railway Co.

            1,145,542  
                         
       

Wholesale Trade - 1.9%

               
    33,573  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (e)

            2,129,871  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $100,499,011)

            111,030,646  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.5%

               
       

Manufacturing - 0.4%

               
    2,600  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., Series A, 7.5%

          $ 234,780  
    5,150  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 6.0%

            212,592  
                      447,372  
       

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction - 0.1%

               
    8,735  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.5%

            4,105  
    12,483  

Nabors Industries, Ltd., Series A, 6.0%

            100,239  
                      104,344  
       

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost - $911,367)

            551,716  
                         
       

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%

               
       

Manufacturing - 0.2%

               
    9,473  

Pitney Bowes, Inc., 6.7%

            200,922  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.0% (b)

               
    21,147  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Series E, 6.6%

            8,249  
       

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost - $339,203)

            209,171  
                         
                         
 

Contracts

     

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Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0% (a)(b)(c)

               
       

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 0.0% (b)

               
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               
    200  

Expiration: December 2020, Exercise Price: $346

  $ 7,241,200       11,200  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $116,492)

            11,200  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 1.5%

               
    1,745,150  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.05% (d)

            1,745,150  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $1,745,150)

            1,745,150  
                         

 

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INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 19.8%

               
    22,446,600  

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.15% (d)

          $ 22,446,600  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $22,446,600)

            22,446,600  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 119.8% (Cost - $126,057,823)

            135,994,483  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (19.8)%

            (22,439,054 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 113,555,429  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2020.

 

(e)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2020.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 100.1%

               
       

Aerospace/Defense - 1.3%

               
    4,374  

Boeing Co. (e)

          $ 921,645  
    2,226  

General Dynamics Corp.

            332,453  
    1,680  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            322,543  
    2,177  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

            794,605  
    1,295  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

            391,427  
    332  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

            125,476  
    420  

TransDigm Group, Inc. (f)

            243,260  
                      3,131,409  
       

Agriculture - 0.7%

               
    14,434  

Altria Group, Inc.

            574,906  
    4,322  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

            215,106  
    12,150  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (e)

            920,363  
                      1,710,375  
       

Airlines - 0.2%

               
    4,920  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

            198,030  
    4,544  

Southwest Airlines Co.

            210,569  
                      408,599  
       

Apparel - 0.8%

               
    12,221  

Nike, Inc., Class B (e)

            1,646,169  
    3,054  

VF Corp. (f)

            254,703  
                      1,900,872  
       

Auto Manufacturers - 0.5%

               
    1,151  

Cummins, Inc.

            266,077  
    30,868  

Ford Motor Co.

            280,281  
    11,221  

General Motors Co.

            491,929  
    2,692  

PACCAR, Inc.

            234,365  
                      1,272,652  
       

Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.1%

               
    2,108  

Aptiv PLC

            250,220  
                         
       

Banks - 4.3%

               
    66,961  

Bank of America Corp. (e)

            1,885,622  
    6,845  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

            267,776  
    16,163  

Citigroup, Inc. (e)

            890,096  
    5,505  

Fifth Third Bancorp

            139,497  
    1,328  

First Republic Bank

            172,056  
    2,795  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

            644,471  
    23,637  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (e)

            2,786,329  
    1,126  

M&T Bank Corp.

            131,168  
    14,096  

Morgan Stanley

            871,556  
    1,580  

Northern Trust Corp.

            147,129  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    3,280  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

          $ 452,870  
    2,743  

State Street Corp.

            193,327  
    400  

SVB Financial Group (a)

            137,944  
    10,415  

Truist Financial Corp.

            483,464  
    32,034  

Wells Fargo & Co. (e)

            876,130  
                      10,079,435  
       

Beverages - 1.7%

               
    33,510  

Coca-Cola Co. (e)

            1,729,116  
    1,515  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

            311,847  
    4,122  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

            349,463  
    10,755  

PepsiCo, Inc. (e)

            1,551,194  
                      3,941,620  
       

Biotechnology - 1.6%

               
    1,720  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            210,029  
    4,560  

Amgen, Inc. (e)

            1,012,502  
    1,230  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

            295,409  
    5,795  

Corteva, Inc.

            222,064  
    9,737  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

            590,744  
    1,144  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

            368,471  
    1,692  

Incyte Corp. (a)

            143,042  
    829  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            427,789  
    2,046  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            465,977  
                      3,736,027  
       

Building Materials - 0.4%

               
    6,708  

Carrier Global Corp.

            255,373  
    5,803  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            267,170  
    482  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (f)

            128,034  
    2,040  

Masco Corp.

            109,487  
    1,028  

Vulcan Materials Co.

            143,560  
                      903,624  
       

Chemicals - 1.5%

               
    1,727  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

            483,802  
    960  

Celanese Corp.

            124,157  
    5,757  

Dow, Inc. (f)

            305,179  
    5,722  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (e) (f)

            363,004  
    1,050  

FMC Corp.

            121,810  
    4,089  

Linde PLC

            1,048,501  
    2,600  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (f)

            221,260  
    1,844  

PPG Industries, Inc. (f)

            270,644  
    707  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            528,574  
                      3,466,931  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Commercial Services - 2.5%

               
    3,353  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

          $ 583,020  
    815  

Cintas Corp.

            289,570  
    2,227  

Ecolab, Inc.

            494,728  
    944  

Equifax, Inc.

            157,554  
    2,339  

Global Payments, Inc.

            456,549  
    3,101  

IHS Markit, Ltd.

            308,425  
    296  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            159,597  
    1,460  

Moody’s Corp.

            412,216  
    9,171  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) (e)

            1,963,695  
    2,559  

Rollins, Inc. (f)

            146,324  
    1,879  

S&P Global, Inc.

            660,995  
    597  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

            135,507  
    1,266  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            251,060  
                      6,019,240  
       

Computers - 7.8%

               
    4,967  

Accenture PLC, Class A

            1,237,230  
    132,569  

Apple, Inc. (e)

            15,782,340  
    4,246  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            331,740  
    10,708  

HP, Inc.

            234,826  
    6,987  

International Business Machines Corp. (e)

            863,034  
                      18,449,170  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 1.7%

               
    6,668  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            571,048  
    2,795  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

            685,669  
    19,304  

Procter & Gamble Co. (e)

            2,680,746  
                      3,937,463  
       

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.2%

               
    1,848  

Copart, Inc. (a)

            213,352  
    4,490  

Fastenal Co.

            222,030  
    417  

WW Grainger, Inc. (f)

            174,431  
                      609,813  
       

Diversified Financial Services - 4.5%

               
    6,276  

American Express Co. (f)

            744,271  
    933  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

            172,829  
    1,197  

BlackRock, Inc. (e)

            835,925  
    3,572  

Capital One Financial Corp.

            305,906  
    14,606  

Charles Schwab Corp.

            712,481  
    2,786  

CME Group, Inc.

            487,634  
    2,397  

Discover Financial Services (f)

            182,579  
    4,236  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            446,940  
    7,818  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (e)

            2,630,835  
    1,285  

Nasdaq, Inc.

            164,467  

 

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Synchrony Financial

          $ 139,522  
    1,770  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

            253,836  
    17,179  

Visa, Inc., Class A (e) (f)

            3,613,603  
                      10,690,828  
       

Electric - 2.6%

               
    5,652  

AES Corp.

            115,527  
    2,039  

Alliant Energy Corp.

            107,251  
    1,908  

Ameren Corp.

            148,404  
    3,863  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

            327,930  
    2,217  

CMS Energy Corp.

            136,434  
    2,588  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            197,335  
    6,509  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

            510,892  
    1,490  

DTE Energy Co.

            187,457  
    5,711  

Duke Energy Corp.

            529,181  
    2,925  

Edison International

            179,478  
    1,554  

Entergy Corp.

            169,153  
    2,039  

Evergy, Inc.

            112,981  
    2,644  

Eversource Energy

            231,377  
    7,560  

Exelon Corp.

            310,489  
    4,204  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            111,658  
    15,302  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (f)

            1,126,074  
    5,961  

PPL Corp.

            169,412  
    3,924  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (f)

            228,691  
    2,242  

Sempra Energy (f)

            285,810  
    8,184  

Southern Co.

            489,812  
    2,443  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            231,963  
    4,087  

Xcel Energy, Inc. (f)

            275,300  
                      6,182,609  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.2%

               
    1,792  

AMETEK, Inc.

            212,406  
    4,671  

Emerson Electric Co.

            358,826  
                      571,232  
       

Electronics - 1.2%

               
    2,410  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

            281,729  
    2,335  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            305,441  
    2,625  

Fortive Corp.

            184,091  
    1,492  

Garmin, Ltd.

            174,206  
    5,471  

Honeywell International, Inc.

            1,115,646  
    186  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

            213,908  
    815  

Roper Technologies, Inc. (f)

            348,005  
    2,574  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

            293,359  
                      2,916,385  

 

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Engineering & Construction - 0.1%

               
    1,154  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

          $ 124,447  
                         
       

Environmental Control - 0.3%

               
    2,477  

Republic Services, Inc.

            239,576  
    3,294  

Waste Management, Inc.

            392,414  
                      631,990  
       

Food - 1.1%

               
    4,752  

General Mills, Inc.

            289,017  
    1,613  

Hershey Co.

            238,547  
    4,192  

Hormel Foods Corp. (f)

            197,778  
    2,668  

Kellogg Co. (f)

            170,512  
    9,516  

Kraft Heinz Co.

            313,457  
    6,004  

Kroger Co. (f)

            198,132  
    1,039  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

            194,272  
    11,118  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

            638,729  
    3,933  

Sysco Corp.

            280,384  
                      2,520,828  
       

Forest Products & Paper - 0.1%

               
    3,059  

International Paper Co.

            151,359  
                         
       

Hand/Machine Tools - 0.1%

               
    1,242  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (f)

            228,913  
                         
       

Healthcare Products - 4.0%

               
    13,847  

Abbott Laboratories (e)

            1,498,522  
    615  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

            295,993  
    3,946  

Baxter International, Inc.

            300,172  
    11,091  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

            367,667  
    416  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

            139,452  
    5,524  

Danaher Corp.

            1,240,856  
    4,859  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

            407,622  
    2,018  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

            139,504  
    667  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

            307,474  
    912  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

            662,158  
    10,442  

Medtronic PLC (e)

            1,187,255  
    1,128  

ResMed, Inc.

            236,429  
    2,920  

Stryker Corp. (f)

            681,528  
    361  

Teleflex, Inc. (f)

            138,173  
    3,096  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

            1,439,578  
    576  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

            158,492  
    1,612  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

            240,381  
                      9,441,256  

 

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Healthcare Services - 1.9%

               
    1,954  

Anthem, Inc.

          $ 608,710  
    4,500  

Centene Corp. (a)

            277,425  
    2,634  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            395,390  
    1,030  

Humana, Inc.

            412,535  
    1,490  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

            251,795  
    758  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

            151,479  
    7,405  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (e)

            2,490,598  
                      4,587,932  
       

Home Builders - 0.2%

               
    2,845  

DR Horton, Inc.

            211,953  
    2,386  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            181,002  
    30  

NVR, Inc. (a)

            119,915  
                      512,870  
       

Household Products/Wares - 0.3%

               
    1,931  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

            169,484  
    980  

Clorox Co. (f)

            198,901  
    2,650  

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (f)

            369,171  
                      737,556  
       

Insurance - 3.4%

               
    5,511  

Aflac, Inc.

            242,098  
    2,439  

Allstate Corp.

            249,632  
    6,627  

American International Group, Inc.

            254,742  
    1,795  

Aon PLC, Class A (f)

            367,777  
    1,486  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            171,499  
    18,546  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a) (e)

            4,245,365  
    3,443  

Chubb Ltd.

            508,979  
    1,373  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            104,828  
    2,894  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            127,915  
    3,928  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            450,306  
    7,034  

MetLife, Inc.

            324,760  
    4,534  

Progressive Corp.

            394,957  
    3,065  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            231,775  
    1,949  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            252,688  
    998  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

            207,774  
                      8,135,095  
       

Internet - 13.2%

               
    5,327  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) (e)

            9,345,689  
    3,922  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a) (e)

            12,425,053  
    317  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

            643,019  
    5,521  

eBay, Inc. (f)

            278,424  
    1,217  

Expedia Group, Inc.

            151,504  
    22,207  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a) (e)

            6,150,673  

 

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Netflix, Inc. (a) (e)

          $ 1,702,729  
    6,187  

Twitter, Inc. (a)

            287,757  
    896  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

            179,845  
                      31,164,693  
       

Iron/Steel - 0.1%

               
    2,351  

Nucor Corp.

            126,249  
                         
       

Leisure Time - 0.1%

               
    1,850  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (f)

            145,799  
                         
       

Lodging - 0.4%

               
    2,158  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (f)

            223,634  
    5,924  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

            330,026  
    2,531  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

            321,108  
                      874,768  
       

Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.3%

               
    4,219  

Caterpillar, Inc.

            732,376  
                         
       

Machinery - Diversified - 0.7%

               
    2,440  

Deere & Co.

            638,353  
    1,123  

Dover Corp.

            137,040  
    588  

IDEX Corp.

            113,572  
    3,252  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a) (f)

            143,966  
    3,376  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

            225,989  
    913  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

            233,326  
    1,408  

Xylem, Inc. (f)

            135,126  
                      1,627,372  
       

Manufacturing - 0.4%

               
    11,892  

Raytheon Technologies Corp. (e)

            852,894  
                         
       

Media - 2.1%

               
    1,847  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a) (f)

            1,204,226  
    35,509  

Comcast Corp., Class A (e) (f)

            1,783,972  
    14,052  

Walt Disney Co. (e)

            2,079,836  
                      5,068,034  
       

Mining - 0.3%

               
    11,226  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

            262,576  
    6,227  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            366,272  
                      628,848  
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 1.2%

               
    4,498  

3M Co. (e)

            776,939  
    3,121  

Eaton Corp PLC (f)

            377,984  

 

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General Electric Co.

          $ 693,299  
    2,468  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

            520,970  
    1,004  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            268,329  
    1,861  

Trane Technologies PLC

            272,153  
                      2,909,674  
       

Oil & Gas - 1.6%

               
    14,948  

Chevron Corp. (e)

            1,303,167  
    8,339  

ConocoPhillips (f)

            329,891  
    4,515  

EOG Resources, Inc. (f)

            211,663  
    32,773  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (e)

            1,249,634  
    5,017  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

            195,061  
    3,378  

Phillips 66

            204,639  
    1,363  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

            137,091  
    3,146  

Valero Energy Corp. (f)

            169,160  
                      3,800,306  
       

Oil & Gas Services - 0.2%

               
    8,074  

Baker Hughes & GE Co.

            151,145  
    10,782  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

            224,158  
                      375,303  
       

Packaging & Containers - 0.2%

               
    12,215  

Amcor PLC

            138,396  
    2,548  

Ball Corp.

            244,634  
                      383,030  
       

Pharmaceuticals - 5.5%

               
    13,768  

AbbVie, Inc. (e)

            1,439,857  
    1,596  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

            164,564  
    2,259  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

            530,504  
    17,512  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

            1,092,749  
    2,839  

Cigna Corp.

            593,748  
    10,128  

CVS Health Corp.

            686,577  
    741  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

            236,883  
    7,436  

Eli Lilly & Co. (e)

            1,083,053  
    20,451  

Johnson & Johnson (e)

            2,958,851  
    1,264  

McKesson Corp.

            227,406  
    19,590  

Merck & Co., Inc. (e)

            1,574,840  
    43,141  

Pfizer, Inc. (e)

            1,652,732  
    5,352  

Viatris, Inc. (a) (e)

            90,021  
    3,688  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

            591,481  
                      12,923,266  
       

Pipelines - 0.2%

               
    17,500  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            251,650  
    3,935  

ONEOK, Inc.

            141,148  

 

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Williams Cos., Inc.

          $ 197,422  
                      590,220  
       

Real Estate - 0.1%

               
    2,600  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

            158,964  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.2%

               
    974  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

            159,473  
    3,447  

American Tower Corp.

            796,946  
    1,089  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            181,416  
    3,259  

Crown Castle International Corp. (f)

            546,111  
    2,153  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            290,117  
    2,916  

Duke Realty Corp.

            110,983  
    688  

Equinix, Inc.

            480,080  
    2,882  

Equity Residential (f)

            166,925  
    567  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            139,414  
    997  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            112,392  
    4,164  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            120,173  
    957  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            120,735  
    5,724  

Prologis, Inc.

            572,686  
    1,355  

Public Storage

            304,143  
    2,665  

Realty Income Corp. (f)

            159,820  
    870  

SBA Communications Corp.

            249,847  
    2,362  

Simon Property Group, Inc. (f)

            195,030  
    2,879  

Ventas, Inc.

            137,933  
    5,813  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

            168,810  
    3,211  

Welltower, Inc.

            202,229  
                      5,215,263  
       

Retail - 6.2%

               
    180  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

            204,777  
    2,024  

Best Buy Co., Inc. (f)

            220,211  
    1,279  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

            119,561  
    218  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

            281,096  
    3,445  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

            1,349,648  
    1,159  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            125,149  
    1,931  

Dollar General Corp. (f)

            422,078  
    1,848  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

            201,876  
    304  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

            119,341  
    1,128  

Genuine Parts Co.

            110,961  
    8,405  

Home Depot, Inc. (e)

            2,331,631  
    5,907  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

            920,429  
    5,785  

McDonald’s Corp. (e)

            1,257,890  
    576  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

            254,845  
    2,770  

Ross Stores, Inc.

            297,830  
    9,134  

Starbucks Corp.

            895,315  

 

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Target Corp.

          $ 700,347  
    944  

Tiffany & Co. (f)

            124,117  
    9,348  

TJX Cos., Inc.

            593,692  
    908  

Tractor Supply Co.

            127,856  
    480  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) (f)

            132,192  
    6,730  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

            255,807  
    22,022  

Walmart, Inc. (e)

            3,364,741  
    2,343  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            247,889  
                      14,659,279  
       

Retail Trade - 0.1%

               
    951  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

            152,826  
                         
       

Semiconductors - 5.0%

               
    9,174  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

            850,063  
    2,874  

Analog Devices, Inc. (f)

            399,716  
    7,113  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            586,680  
    3,152  

Broadcom, Inc. (e)

            1,265,780  
    32,960  

Intel Corp. (e)

            1,593,616  
    1,207  

KLA Corp.

            304,128  
    1,132  

Lam Research Corp.

            512,411  
    1,978  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

            265,823  
    8,630  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

            553,097  
    4,818  

NVIDIA Corp. (e)

            2,582,737  
    8,773  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

            1,291,122  
    1,306  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

            184,368  
    7,130  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

            1,149,713  
    1,900  

Xilinx, Inc.

            276,545  
                      11,815,799  
       

Software - 9.8%

               
    6,007  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

            477,436  
    3,750  

Adobe, Inc. (a) (e)

            1,794,262  
    674  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

            227,852  
    1,717  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

            481,155  
    2,191  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

            254,813  
    2,377  

Cerner Corp.

            177,895  
    2,258  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

            288,460  
    4,827  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            716,375  
    5,251  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

            604,810  
    2,048  

Intuit, Inc.

            720,937  
    59,066  

Microsoft Corp. (e)

            12,644,259  
    654  

MSCI, Inc.

            267,761  
    23,476  

Oracle Corp. (e)

            1,355,035  
    2,812  

Paychex, Inc.

            261,938  
    7,111  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a) (e)

            1,747,884  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
    1,495  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

          $ 799,152  
    1,182  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            268,905  
                      23,088,929  
       

Telecommunications - 2.8%

               
    55,224  

AT&T, Inc. (e)

            1,587,690  
    33,070  

Cisco Systems, Inc. (e)

            1,422,671  
    5,919  

Corning, Inc. (f)

            221,489  
    1,324  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

            227,106  
    9,709  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            1,290,715  
    32,156  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (e)

            1,942,544  
                      6,692,215  
       

Transportation - 1.9%

               
    1,118  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (f)

            105,058  
    5,991  

CSX Corp. (f)

            539,490  
    1,311  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            117,164  
    2,078  

FedEx Corp.

            595,513  
    923  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

            124,863  
    729  

Kansas City Southern

            135,718  
    1,993  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

            472,381  
    917  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

            186,481  
    5,308  

Union Pacific Corp.

            1,083,257  
    6,787  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

            1,161,052  
                      4,520,977  
       

Water - 0.1%

               
    1,410  

American Water Works Co., Inc. (f)

            216,266  
                         
       

Wholesale Trade - 0.1%

               
    315  

Pool Corp.

            109,025  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $191,934,154)

            236,083,125  
                         
       

WARRANTS - 0.0% (b)

               
       

Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas Extraction - 0.0% (b)

               
    758  

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a)

            3,896  
                         
       

TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost - $24)

            3,896  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2020

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS - 1.2% (a)(c)

               
       

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 1.2%

               
       

S&P 500 Index (g)

               
    210  

Expiration: December 2020, Exercise Price: $3,320

  $ 76,054,230     $ 155,400  
    215  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price: $3,440

    77,865,045       950,300  
    210  

Expiration: February 2021, Exercise Price: $3,480

    76,054,230       1,783,950  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $8,004,526)

            2,889,650  
                         
 

Shares

                   
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 0.1%

               
    279,051  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.05% (d)

            279,051  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $279,051)

            279,051  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 6.3%

               
    14,768,355  

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.15% (d)

            14,768,355  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $14,768,355)

            14,768,355  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 107.7% (Cost - $214,986,110)

            254,024,077  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (7.7)%

            (18,227,370 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 235,796,707  
                         
 

Contracts

                   
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS - (1.4)% (a)(c)

               
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS - (1.1)%

               
       

S&P 500 Index

               
    110  

Expiration: December 2020, Exercise Price $3,620

    39,837,930       667,700  
    125  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price $3,720

    45,270,375       586,875  
    210  

Expiration: February 2021, Exercise Price $3,740

    76,054,230       1,435,350  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received $2,716,442)

          $ 2,689,925  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS - (0.3)%

               
       

S&P 500 Index

               
    100  

Expiration: January 2021, Exercise Price $3,020

  $ 36,216,300     $ 88,000  
    210  

Expiration: February 2021, Exercise Price $3,080

    76,054,230       573,300  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received $1,370,616)

          $ 661,300  
                         
       

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premiums Received $4,087,058)

          $ 3,351,225  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

 

(c)

Each option is exercisable into 100 shares of the underlying security.

 

(d)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2020.

 

(e)

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. The value of the securities segregated as collateral for written options is $101,342,237, which is 43.0% of total net assets.

 

(f)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2020.

 

(g)

Held in connection with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2020

 

 

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Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS - 99.7%

               
       

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - 0.4%

               
    19,744  

Corteva, Inc.

          $ 756,590  
                         
       

Apparel - 0.2%

               
    24,925  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

            353,935  
                         
       

Auto Manufacturers - 0.3%

               
    7,763  

PACCAR, Inc.

            675,847  
                         
       

Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.4%

               
    4,462  

Aptiv PLC

            529,639  
    8,520  

BorgWarner, Inc.

            331,002  
                      860,641  
       

Banks - 3.9%

               
    17,106  

Fifth Third Bancorp

            433,466  
    30,650  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

            3,613,022  
    24,293  

KeyCorp

            375,569  
    41,777  

Morgan Stanley

            2,583,072  
    26,214  

Regions Financial Corp.

            400,288  
    1,894  

SVB Financial Group (a)

            653,165  
                      8,058,582  
       

Beverages - 0.8%

               
    3,607  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

            742,465  
    10,468  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

            887,477  
                      1,629,942  
       

Biotechnology - 1.8%

               
    6,304  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            769,781  
    9,439  

Amgen, Inc.

            2,095,836  
    1,786  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            921,630  
                      3,787,247  
       

Building Materials - 0.5%

               
    6,009  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

            501,751  
    1,714  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            455,290  
                      957,041  
       

Chemicals - 1.0%

               
    4,992  

Eastman Chemical Co.

            486,221  
    2,039  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            1,524,417  
                      2,010,638  
       

Commercial Services - 1.1%

               
    2,298  

Cintas Corp.

            816,479  
    15,364  

H&R Block, Inc. (c)

            288,843  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
    6,813  

Quanta Services, Inc.

          $ 465,601  
    2,804  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

            636,452  
                      2,207,375  
       

Computers - 6.0%

               
    11,600  

Accenture PLC, Class A

            2,889,444  
    69,845  

Apple, Inc.

            8,315,047  
    14,138  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            1,104,602  
                      12,309,093  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 0.9%

               
    21,130  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            1,809,573  
                         
       

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.9%

               
    14,409  

Fastenal Co.

            712,525  
    12,377  

LKQ Corp. (a)

            435,918  
    1,647  

WW Grainger, Inc. (c)

            688,940  
                      1,837,383  
       

Diversified Financial Services - 1.9%

               
    2,340  

BlackRock, Inc.

            1,634,139  
    24,242  

Invesco, Ltd.

            393,448  
    5,357  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

            487,219  
    16,348  

Synchrony Financial

            498,124  
    5,850  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

            838,948  
                      3,851,878  
       

Electric - 2.0%

               
    6,131  

CMS Energy Corp.

            377,302  
    5,786  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            441,182  
    4,085  

DTE Energy Co.

            513,934  
    5,419  

Eversource Energy

            474,217  
    3,758  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

            307,592  
    13,745  

PPL Corp.

            390,633  
    8,448  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

            492,349  
    5,328  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            505,894  
    8,859  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            596,742  
                      4,099,845  
       

Electronics - 1.4%

               
    6,872  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            898,927  
    5,849  

Garmin, Ltd.

            682,929  
    653  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

            750,976  
    3,710  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

            493,430  
                      2,826,262  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

53

 

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
       

Environmental Control - 0.5%

               
    7,330  

Pentair PLC

          $ 379,841  
    7,124  

Republic Services, Inc.

            689,033  
                      1,068,874  
       

Finance and Insurance - 0.8%

               
    821  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            442,667  
    27,084  

Truist Financial Corp.

            1,257,239  
                      1,699,906  
       

Food - 1.8%

               
    18,282  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

            668,390  
    1,216  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

            477,365  
    17,006  

General Mills, Inc.

            1,034,305  
    10,017  

Hormel Foods Corp. (c)

            472,602  
    4,429  

J.M. Smucker Co. (c)

            519,079  
    8,721  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            568,609  
                      3,740,350  
       

Forest Products & Paper - 0.3%

               
    11,976  

International Paper Co.

            592,573  
                         
       

Hand/Machine Tools - 0.5%

               
    2,479  

Snap-on, Inc. (c)

            435,932  
    3,503  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

            645,638  
                      1,081,570  
       

Healthcare Products - 4.3%

               
    12,247  

Danaher Corp.

            2,751,044  
    7,743  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

            535,273  
    2,050  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

            945,009  
    3,143  

ResMed, Inc.

            658,773  
    8,600  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

            3,998,828  
                      8,888,927  
       

Healthcare Services - 2.4%

               
    4,874  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

            535,409  
    9,069  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            1,361,347  
    3,120  

Humana, Inc.

            1,249,622  
    3,239  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

            647,282  
    4,999  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

            619,776  
    3,472  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

            453,374  
                      4,866,810  
       

Home Builders - 1.0%

               
    11,182  

DR Horton, Inc.

            833,059  
    10,039  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            761,559  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
    11,345  

PulteGroup, Inc.

          $ 494,982  
                      2,089,600  
       

Home Furnishings - 0.2%

               
    2,627  

Whirlpool Corp.

            511,240  
                         
       

Household Products/Wares - 0.7%

               
    8,008  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

            702,862  
    3,454  

Clorox Co. (c)

            701,024  
                      1,403,886  
       

Information - 0.6%

               
    1,458  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

            623,441  
    20,193  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

            712,409  
                      1,335,850  
       

Insurance - 6.6%

               
    6,194  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            714,850  
    35,580  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

            8,144,618  
    10,128  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            447,658  
    9,797  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            1,123,128  
    13,038  

MetLife, Inc.

            601,964  
    16,347  

Progressive Corp.

            1,423,987  
    6,710  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            869,951  
    13,309  

Unum Group

            295,859  
                      13,622,015  
       

Internet - 8.9%

               
    4,746  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

            8,326,382  
    20,123  

eBay, Inc.

            1,014,803  
    3,534  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

            575,371  
    30,258  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

            8,380,558  
                      18,297,114  
       

Machinery - Diversified - 0.6%

               
    3,147  

Cummins, Inc.

            727,492  
    4,358  

Dover Corp.

            531,807  
                      1,259,299  
       

Media - 1.4%

               
    4,527  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)(c)

            2,951,559  
                         
       

Mining - 0.6%

               
    19,600  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            1,152,872  
                         
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.3%

               
    11,563  

3M Co.

            1,997,277  
    6,390  

AO Smith Corp.

            359,821  
    3,120  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            833,851  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

55

 

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

 

Shares

             


Value

 
    6,759  

Trane Technologies PLC

          $ 988,436  
    1,825  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

            502,167  
                      4,681,552  
       

Oil & Gas - 0.9%

               
    16,847  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

            295,159  
    32,432  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

            1,236,632  
    3,553  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

            357,361  
                      1,889,152  
       

Oil & Gas Services - 0.2%

               
    17,407  

Baker Hughes & GE Co.

            325,859  
                         
       

Packaging & Containers - 0.6%

               
    3,753  

Packaging Corp of America

            487,890  
    8,869  

Sealed Air Corp.

            399,637  
    8,957  

Westrock Co.

            378,075  
                      1,265,602  
       

Pharmaceuticals - 2.6%

               
    34,771  

AbbVie, Inc.

            3,636,351  
    27,499  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

            1,715,938  
                      5,352,289  
       

Pipelines - 0.4%

               
    31,862  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            458,175  
    19,966  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            418,887  
                      877,062  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 1.1%

               
    4,792  

CDW Corp.

            625,308  
    3,171  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

            1,695,058  
                      2,320,366  
       

Real Estate - 0.3%

               
    9,905  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

            605,592  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.4%

               
    2,377  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            395,985  
    1,188  

Equinix, Inc.

            828,975  
    1,440  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            354,067  
    4,303  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            485,077  
    2,862  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            361,070  
    9,048  

Prologis, Inc.

            905,252  
    3,684  

Public Storage

            826,911  
    6,630  

Realty Income Corp.

            397,601  
    16,834  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

            488,859  
                      5,043,797  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Retail - 14.0%

               
    8,121  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

          $ 883,565  
    508  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

            655,030  
    9,987  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

            3,912,607  
    7,101  

Dollar General Corp.

            1,552,137  
    19,980  

Home Depot, Inc.

            5,542,652  
    20,347  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

            3,170,469  
    6,978  

McDonald’s Corp.

            1,517,296  
    13,090  

Target Corp.

            2,350,048  
    4,641  

Tractor Supply Co.

            653,499  
    55,076  

Walmart, Inc.

            8,415,062  
    5,317  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            562,539  
                      29,214,904  
       

Semiconductors - 5.0%

               
    50,816  

Intel Corp.

            2,456,954  
    9,236  

NVIDIA Corp.

            4,951,050  
    4,451  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

            697,383  
    14,149  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

            2,281,526  
                      10,386,913  
       

Software - 8.3%

               
    14,220  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

            1,130,206  
    6,524  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

            3,121,538  
    5,586  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

            578,207  
    4,803  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

            705,465  
    7,459  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

            867,482  
    7,304  

Cerner Corp.

            546,631  
    3,165  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

            509,122  
    39,156  

Microsoft Corp.

            8,382,125  
    3,399  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            773,272  
    2,861  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

            516,439  
                      17,130,487  
       

Telecommunications - 5.0%

               
    2,383  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)(c)

            645,078  
    67,770  

AT&T, Inc.

            1,948,388  
    43,648  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

            1,877,737  
    21,157  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

            460,588  
    88,905  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

            5,370,751  
                      10,302,542  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Transportation - 1.6%

               
    10,725  

CSX Corp. (c)

          $ 965,786  
    5,478  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            489,569  
    4,799  

FedEx Corp.

            1,375,298  
    3,730  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

            504,594  
                      3,335,247  
       

Transportation and Warehousing - 0.3%

               
    3,063  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

            622,892  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $185,954,342)

            205,948,573  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.3%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 0.3%

               
    600,071  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.05% (b)

            600,071  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $600,071)

            600,071  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.0%

               
    4,183,755  

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.15% (b)

            4,183,755  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $4,183,755)

            4,183,755  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.0% (Cost - $190,738,168)

            210,732,399  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.0)%

            (4,116,517 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 206,615,882  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2020.

 

(c)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 96.5%

               
       

Advertising - 0.7%

               
    2,478  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

          $ 55,210  
                         
       

Apparel - 1.0%

               
    592  

Nike, Inc., Class B

            79,742  
                         
       

Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.7%

               
    455  

Aptiv PLC

            54,009  
                         
       

Banks - 4.0%

               
    3,980  

Bank of America Corp.

            112,077  
    367  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

            84,623  
    1,112  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

            131,082  
                      327,782  
       

Beverages - 3.0%

               
    1,217  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

            55,982  
    1,349  

PepsiCo, Inc.

            194,566  
                      250,548  
       

Biotechnology - 3.7%

               
    930  

Amgen, Inc.

            206,497  
    421  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

            101,112  
                      307,609  
       

Building Materials - 0.5%

               
    931  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            42,863  
                         
       

Chemicals - 2.1%

               
    710  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

            45,042  
    435  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (d)

            48,763  
    318  

Linde PLC

            81,542  
                      175,347  
       

Commercial Services - 3.5%

               
    163  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            87,886  
    404  

Moody’s Corp.

            114,066  
    420  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            83,290  
                      285,242  
       

Computers - 8.3%

               
    5,791  

Apple, Inc.

            689,419  
                         
       

Diversified Financial Services - 2.6%

               
    1,559  

American Express Co.

            184,882  
    99  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

            33,314  
                      218,196  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Environmental Control - 1.8%

               
    1,556  

Republic Services, Inc.

          $ 150,496  
                         
       

Food - 1.3%

               
    655  

Campbell Soup Co.

            32,763  
    624  

Kellogg Co.

            39,880  
    478  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            31,166  
                      103,809  
       

Health Care & Social Assistance - 0.4%

               
    1,484  

MEDNAX, Inc. (a)

            29,992  
                         
       

Healthcare Products - 1.3%

               
    929  

Medtronic PLC

            105,627  
                         
       

Healthcare Services - 2.2%

               
    138  

Anthem, Inc.

            42,990  
    937  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            140,653  
                      183,643  
       

Household Products/Wares - 1.0%

               
    524  

Avery Dennison Corp.

            78,254  
                         
       

Information - 0.5%

               
    885  

Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)(d)

            37,949  
                         
       

Insurance - 2.0%

               
    1,601  

Allstate Corp.

            163,862  
                         
       

Internet - 7.1%

               
    260  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

            456,144  
    2,663  

eBay, Inc.

            134,295  
                      590,439  
       

Lodging - 0.9%

               
    751  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (d)

            77,826  
                         
       

Manufacturing - 4.1%

               
    2,635  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

            80,236  
    542  

Owens Corning

            39,495  
    391  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

            221,932  
                      341,663  
       

Media - 2.5%

               
    521  

Comcast Corp.

            26,175  
    1,213  

Walt Disney Co. (a)

            179,536  
                      205,711  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 1.2%

               
    9,602  

General Electric Co.

          $ 97,748  
                         
       

Oil & Gas - 1.4%

               
    193  

Chevron Corp.

            16,826  
    2,483  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

            94,677  
                      111,503  
       

Oil & Gas Services - 0.0% (b)

               
    161  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

            1,974  
                         
       

Pharmaceuticals - 4.4%

               
    2,250  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

            140,400  
    915  

Cigna Corp.

            191,363  
    111  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

            35,485  
                      367,248  
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 3.3%

               
    122  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

            19,975  
    1,064  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            143,374  
    3,966  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

            109,065  
                      272,414  
                         
       

Retail - 5.0%

               
    1,552  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

            241,833  
    1,321  

Starbucks Corp.

            129,484  
    249  

Target Corp.

            44,703  
                      416,020  
       

Retail Trade - 0.8%

               
    300  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

            65,562  
                         
       

Semiconductors - 4.8%

               
    416  

Broadcom, Inc.

            167,058  
    3,992  

Intel Corp.

            193,013  
    589  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

            37,749  
                      397,820  
       

Software - 11.9%

               
    298  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

            34,657  
    334  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

            41,389  
    2,914  

Microsoft Corp.

            623,800  
    2,977  

Oracle Corp.

            171,833  
    101  

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

            42,125  
    157  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

            38,591  
    146  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            33,215  
                      985,610  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Telecommunications - 3.0%

               
    3,247  

AT&T, Inc.

          $ 93,351  
    2,075  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

            89,267  
    1,157  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

            69,894  
                      252,512  
       

Transportation - 2.8%

               
    362  

Union Pacific Corp.

            73,877  
    936  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

            160,121  
                      233,998  
       

Utilities - 0.3%

               
    234  

IDACORP, Inc.

            21,196  
                         
       

Water - 2.0%

               
    1,071  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

            164,270  
                         
       

Wholesale Trade - 0.4%

               
    88  

Pool Corp.

            30,458  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $7,049,112)

            7,973,571  
                         
       

RIGHTS - 0.0% (b)

               
       

Manufacturing - 0.0% (b)

               
    1,684  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Expiration: March 2021 (a)

            1,987  
                         
       

TOTAL RIGHTS (Cost - $4,439)

            1,987  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.0%

               
       

Money Market Funds - 2.0%

               
    163,118  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 0.05% (c)

            163,118  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $163,118)

            163,118  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.0%

               
    163,101  

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.15% (c)

            163,101  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $163,101)

            163,101  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.5% (Cost - $7,379,770)

            8,301,777  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.5)%

            (34,226 )
       

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 8,267,551  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

   

(b)

Less than 0.1%.

   

(c)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2020.

   

(d)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

November 30, 2020

 

 

   

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
® Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

   

Horizon Active
Dividend Fund

 

Assets:

                               

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Cost

  $ 654,128,145     $ 925,144,515     $ 513,423,843     $ 126,057,823  

Investments in Affiliated Securities, at Cost

          27,130,558       7,932,703        

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value (a)

  $ 699,662,074     $ 987,561,649     $ 524,830,221     $ 135,994,483  

Investments in Affiliated Securities, at Value (a)

          32,664,121       7,939,614        

Cash

                40,000       250,000  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

    5,708,825       28             3,540,601  

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

    536,379       1,438,560       562,075       193,431  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

    2,239       16,954       183       384,390  

Dividend Reclaims

          85             85,050  

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

    78,822       104,095       72,169       44,864  

Total Assets

    705,988,339       1,021,785,492       533,444,262       140,492,819  
                                 

Liabilities:

                               

Options Written, at Value (Premiums received $0, $513,987, $0 and $0)

          867,500              

Collateral Received for Securities Loaned (Note 5)

    171,201,918       206,423,075       97,650,825       22,446,600  

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

                      3,448,231  

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

    433,582       1,793,494       309,343       885,621  

Payable for Line of Credit

    390,000                    

Accrued Advisory Fees

    437,138       657,253       273,647       61,547  

Accrued Custodian Fees

    6,040       9,735       3,260       2,358  

Accrued Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    11,564       3,973       111       21,930  

Accrued Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class

    132,174       136,043       56,334        

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

    115,230       158,511       112,743       71,103  

Total Liabilities

    172,727,646       210,049,584       98,406,263       26,937,390  
                                 

Net Assets

  $ 533,260,693     $ 811,735,908     $ 435,037,999     $ 113,555,429  
                                 

Composition of Net Assets:

                               

Net assets consisted of:

                               

Paid in Capital

  $ 461,460,099     $ 791,458,220     $ 432,803,219     $ 124,514,320  

Distributable Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit)

    71,800,594       20,277,688       2,234,780       (10,958,891 )

Net Assets

  $ 533,260,693     $ 811,735,908     $ 435,037,999     $ 113,555,429  
                                 

Investor Class Shares:

                               

Net Asset Value Per Share:

                               

Net Assets

  $ 521,477,274     $ 764,774,848     $ 430,958,420     $ 104,774,061  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    37,051,943       35,174,734       43,541,548       1,904,633  
                                 

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 14.07     $ 21.74     $ 9.90     $ 55.01  
                                 

Advisor Class Shares:

                               

Net Assets

  $ 10,051,744     $ 6,398,642     $ 3,895,664     $ 8,781,368  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    717,363       294,463       391,413       159,684  
                                 

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 14.01     $ 21.73     $ 9.95     $ 54.99  
                                 

Institutional Class Shares:

                               

Net Assets

  $ 1,731,675     $ 40,562,418     $ 183,915     $  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    122,687       1,861,154       18,650        
                                 

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 14.11     $ 21.79     $ 9.86     $  
                                 

(a) Includes loaned securities with a value of
(see Portfolio of Investments for those affiliated securities that are loaned):

  $ 165,021,019     $ 199,535,244     $ 95,513,938     $ 21,616,125  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

   

Horizon Defined
Risk Fund

   

Horizon Defensive
Multi-Factor
Fund

   

Horizon ESG
Defensive
Core Fund

 

Assets:

                       

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Cost

  $ 214,986,110     $ 190,738,168     $ 7,379,770  

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value (a)

  $ 254,024,077     $ 210,732,399     $ 8,301,777  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

    5             40,948  

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

    380,491       280,046       100,000  

Receivable from Adviser

                19,613  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

    337,580       230,471       11,485  

Dividend Reclaims

    777       588        

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

    43,705       34,543       17,063  

Total Assets

    254,786,635       211,278,047       8,490,886  
                         

Liabilities:

                       

Options Written, at Value (Premiums received $4,087,058, $0 and $0)

    3,351,225              

Collateral Received for Securities Loaned (Note 5)

    14,768,355       4,183,755       163,101  

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

    632,589       290,014        

Accrued Advisory Fees

    138,342       113,474        

Accrued Audit Fees

    18,001       17,999       10,492  

Accrued Custodian Fees

    6,302       4,958       2,526  

Legal Fees

    1,223       1,444       20,620  

Accrued Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

    495             181  

Accrued Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class

          5,573       2,484  

Accrued Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    14,329       66       986  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

    59,067       44,882       22,945  

Total Liabilities

    18,989,928       4,662,165       223,335  
                         

Net Assets

  $ 235,796,707     $ 206,615,882     $ 8,267,551  
                         

Composition of Net Assets:

                       

Net assets consisted of:

                       

Paid in Capital

  $ 215,076,779     $ 190,866,434     $ 7,171,766  

Distributable Earnings

    20,719,928       15,749,448       1,095,785  

Net Assets

  $ 235,796,707     $ 206,615,882     $ 8,267,551  
                         

Investor Class Shares:

                       

Net Asset Value Per Share:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 210,992,503     $ 205,885,836     $ 3,984,986  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    3,702,940       7,571,976       138,450  
                         

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 56.98     $ 27.19     $ 28.78  
                         

Advisor Class Shares:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 24,804,204     $ 730,046     $ 4,282,565  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    435,688       26,879       149,256  
                         

Net Asset Value, (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding) Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 56.93     $ 27.16       28.69  
                         

(a) Includes loaned securities with a value of:

  $ 14,282,093     $ 4,103,431     $ 160,096  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended November 30, 2020

 

 

   

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
® Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

   

Horizon Active
Dividend Fund

 

Investment Income:

                               

Dividend Income from Unaffiliated Securities (Net of Foreign Withholdings Tax of $0, $0, $0 and $133,453)

  $ 9,823,259     $ 14,531,694     $ 8,955,444     $ 4,692,796  

Dividend Income from affiliated securities

    109,685       1,419,296       335,154        

Interest Income

    18,985       53,161       21,919       40,631  

Total Investment Income

    9,951,929       16,004,151       9,312,517       4,733,427  
                                 

Expenses:

                               

Investment Advisory Fees

    5,053,344       7,860,520       2,582,501       1,051,827  

Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class

    436,003       695,040       321,282        

Administrative & Accounting Service Fees

    267,237       422,375       173,615       110,256  

Transfer Agent Fees

    148,343       166,397       93,884       47,976  

Registration Fees

    86,685       119,965       73,025       55,544  

Legal Fees

    85,889       128,165       44,409       22,275  

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

    75,048       130,441       47,773       23,354  

Miscellaneous Expenses

    24,576       33,907       13,547       26,778  

Chief Compliance Officer & Compliance Fees

    47,650       72,347       36,311       14,670  

Custodian Fees

    38,060       69,100       21,273       14,046  

Printing and Postage Expenses

    37,416       50,006       25,794       26,569  

Excise Tax

    31,574       64,089       20,041        

Audit Fees and Tax Services

    19,960       20,896       19,596       20,827  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    19,754       8,657       5,132       49,700  

Insurance Fees

    12,326       19,014       6,338       3,998  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class

                      120,364  

Interest Expense

          1,761       24,349       325  

Total Expenses

    6,383,865       9,862,680       3,508,870       1,588,509  

Securities Lending Expense Offset

    (763,783 )     (488,769 )     (490,131 )     (81,689 )

Fees Recouped by the Adviser

    450,596       82,322             77,458  

Fees Waived by the Advisor

    (6,078 )                 (25,480 )
                                 

Net Expenses

    6,064,600       9,456,233       3,018,739       1,558,798  
                                 

Net Investment Income

    3,887,329       6,547,918       6,293,778       3,174,629  
                                 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

                               

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                               

Unaffiliated Investments

    46,914,407       (14,088,337 )     11,187,434       (20,721,594 )

Net Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions

                22,168        

Affiliated Investments

    (10,882 )     (1,988,925 )     (116,406 )      

Purchased Options

    1,770,837       (17,669,183 )     (43,487 )     (622,093 )

Written Options

    (12,144,235 )     6,891,603       (2,397,419 )     157,608  

Foreign Currency

                      265  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                               

Unaffiliated Investments

    13,154,995       38,208,133       7,343,732       4,642,791  

Affiliated Investments

    2,136,159       (648,899 )     99,213        

Purchased Options

    272,977       845,515             101,962  

Written Options

    (128,674 )     132,177       (7,215 )     (35,880 )

Foreign Currency

                      180  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    51,965,584       11,682,084       16,088,020       (16,476,761 )
                                 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 55,852,913     $ 18,230,002     $ 22,381,798     $ (13,302,132 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
For the Period/Year Ended November 30, 2020

 

   

Horizon Defined
Risk Fund

   

Horizon Defensive
Multi-Factor
Fund

   

Horizon ESG
Defensive
Core Fund
(1)

 

Investment Income:

                       

Dividend Income from Unaffiliated Securities

  $ 3,311,375     $ 1,995,004     $ 54,775  

Interest Income

    16,205       9,202       274  

Total Investment Income

    3,327,580       2,004,206       55,049  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Investment Advisory Fees

    1,531,462       1,014,972       23,801  

Administrative & Accounting Service Fees

    130,400       84,943       13,748  

Transfer Agent Fees

    52,043       52,083       26,672  

Registration Fees

    58,882       51,634       7,118  

Legal Fees

    28,239       12,508       26,582  

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

    28,936       16,155       567  

Miscellaneous Expenses

    9,643       5,543       2,136  

Chief Compliance Officer & Compliance Fees

    18,524       11,854       2,097  

Custodian Fees

    51,658       28,103       15,254  

Printing and Postage Expenses

    28,762       19,097       7,612  

Audit Fees

    19,421       18,426       10,730  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    60,680       653       4,996  

Insurance Fees

    3,703       1,493       8  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class

    167,161       126,611       1,175  

Offering Costs

          5,600       18,741  

Organizational Costs

                3,230  

Total Expenses

    2,189,514       1,449,675       164,467  

Securities Lending Expense Offset

    (2,802 )     (4,338 )      

Fees Waived by the Adviser

    (159,403 )     (69,269 )     (128,466 )

Fees Recouped by the Adviser

          7,220        
                         

Net Expenses

    2,027,309       1,383,288       36,001  
                         

Net Investment Income

    1,300,271       620,918       19,048  
                         

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

                       

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                       

Unaffiliated Investments

    7,592,939       (4,689,235 )     154,474  

Purchased Options

    (6,808,543 )     (78,841 )      

Written Options

    (12,784,142 )     27,733        

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                       

Unaffiliated Investments

    21,721,733       18,824,128       922,007  

Purchased Options

    (2,866,393 )            

Written Options

    1,921,535              

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

    8,777,129       14,083,785       1,076,481  
                         

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 10,077,400     $ 14,704,703     $ 1,095,529  

 

 

(1)

The Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund commenced operations on December 26, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 3,887,329     $ 3,492,518  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    36,530,127       (6,716,609 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    15,435,457       38,866,298  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    55,852,913       35,642,207  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (3,464,791 )     (28,080,978 )

Advisor Class

    (43,024 )     (449,545 )

Institutional Class

    (239,551 )     (1,921,746 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (3,747,366 )     (30,452,269 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    202,412,573       183,834,240  

Advisor Class

    6,045,953       2,532,615  

Institutional Class

    8,099,523       5,217,874  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    3,314,346       26,696,715  

Advisor Class

    38,374       388,591  

Institutional Class

    239,551       1,921,746  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (240,665,906 )     (183,821,134 )

Advisor Class

    (5,566,352 )     (2,277,638 )

Institutional Class

    (38,111,521 )     (8,847,909 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    (64,193,459 )     25,645,100  
                 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (12,087,912 )     30,835,038  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    545,348,605       514,513,567  

End of Year

  $ 533,260,693     $ 545,348,605  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    16,763,649       15,494,502  

Shares Reinvested

    257,525       2,602,019  

Shares Redeemed

    (20,313,409 )     (15,372,021 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (3,292,235 )     2,724,500  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    517,248       212,299  

Shares Reinvested

    2,993       38,023  

Shares Redeemed

    (430,875 )     (191,777 )

Net Increase

    89,366       58,545  
                 

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    693,989       434,457  

Shares Reinvested

    18,584       187,122  

Shares Redeemed

    (2,855,260 )     (734,146 )

Net Decrease

    (2,142,687 )     (112,567 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 6,547,918     $ 5,035,556  

Net Realized Loss on Investments

    (26,854,842 )     (16,237,956 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    38,536,926       39,942,606  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    18,230,002       28,740,206  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (7,582,927 )     (25,020,041 )

Advisor Class

    (1,359 )     (12,752 )

Institutional Class

    (674,574 )     (822,520 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (8,258,860 )     (25,855,313 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    480,907,603       448,098,022  

Advisor Class

    7,267,563       95,384  

Institutional Class

    7,956,644       70,890,542  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    7,203,726       23,214,578  

Advisor Class

    1,359       12,752  

Institutional Class

    673,553       810,861  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (472,054,516 )     (412,903,377 )

Advisor Class

    (2,102,852 )     (305,953 )

Institutional Class

    (30,083,423 )     (35,981,934 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    (230,343 )     93,930,875  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    9,740,799       96,815,768  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    801,995,109       705,179,341  

End of Year

  $ 811,735,908     $ 801,995,109  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    24,770,984       21,888,834  

Shares Reinvested

    332,429       1,220,535  

Shares Redeemed

    (24,485,116 )     (19,995,435 )

Net Increase

    618,297       3,113,934  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    390,519       4,663  

Shares Reinvested

    63       670  

Shares Redeemed

    (104,411 )     (14,982 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    286,171       (9,649 )
                 

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    409,210       3,598,112  

Shares Reinvested

    31,039       42,610  

Shares Redeemed

    (1,517,636 )     (1,747,770 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (1,077,387 )     1,892,952  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 6,293,778     $ 8,533,606  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    8,652,290       (611,103 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    7,435,730       9,019,054  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    22,381,798       16,941,557  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable Earnings

               

Investor Class

    (6,597,800 )     (8,476,291 )

Advisor Class

    (35,254 )     (54,060 )

Institutional Class

    (4,791 )     (255,598 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (6,637,845 )     (8,785,949 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    308,522,229       122,032,458  

Advisor Class

    3,877,638       777,825  

Institutional Class

    302,989       1,265,958  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    6,233,403       7,926,823  

Advisor Class

    34,438       54,060  

Institutional Class

    4,791       255,598  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (171,700,477 )     (141,376,516 )

Advisor Class

    (2,523,258 )     (163,128 )

Institutional Class

    (8,225,534 )     (1,227,529 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    136,526,219       (10,454,451 )
                 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    152,270,172       (2,298,843 )
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    282,767,827       285,066,670  

End of Year

  $ 435,037,999     $ 282,767,827  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    32,423,819       13,160,061  

Shares Reinvested

    656,510       875,624  

Shares Redeemed

    (18,400,287 )     (15,394,987 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    14,680,042       (1,359,302 )
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    404,105       84,117  

Shares Reinvested

    3,616       5,923  

Shares Redeemed

    (262,134 )     (17,470 )

Net Increase

    145,587       72,570  
                 

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    32,889       137,045  

Shares Reinvested

    508       28,265  

Shares Redeemed

    (867,783 )     (132,790 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (834,386 )     32,520  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 3,174,629     $ 3,018,869  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    (21,185,814 )     726,242  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    4,709,053       6,535,490  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    (13,302,132 )     10,280,601  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (3,727,018 )     (3,410,482 )

Advisor Class

    (602,435 )     (1,015,651 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (4,329,453 )     (4,426,133 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    75,905,073       134,693,504  

Advisor Class

    10,196,716       22,386,170  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    3,726,574       3,410,116  

Advisor Class

    475,886       798,268  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (116,808,266 )     (26,621,049 )

Advisor Class

    (26,213,335 )     (7,418,282 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    (52,717,352 )     127,248,727  
                 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (70,348,937 )     133,103,195  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    183,904,366       50,801,171  

End of Year

  $ 113,555,429     $ 183,904,366  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    1,513,537       2,408,615  

Shares Reinvested

    69,115       65,074  

Shares Redeemed

    (2,348,799 )     (467,780 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (766,147 )     2,005,909  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    194,692       401,444  

Shares Reinvested

    8,821       15,523  

Shares Redeemed

    (512,641 )     (129,693 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (309,128 )     287,274  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Defined Risk Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,300,271     $ 921,713  

Net Realized Loss on Investments

    (11,999,746 )     (8,081,431 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    20,776,875       18,780,689  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    10,077,400       11,620,971  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (910,223 )     (93,805 )

Advisor Class

    (102,844 )     (46,441 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (1,013,067 )     (140,246 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    122,098,676       171,559,084  

Advisor Class

    15,317,797       17,349,164  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    910,154       93,805  

Advisor Class

    75,200       28,456  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (83,224,179 )     (24,572,765 )

Advisor Class

    (14,574,578 )     (4,897,060 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    40,603,070       159,560,684  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    49,667,403       171,041,409  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period/Year

    186,129,304       15,087,895  

End of Period/Year

  $ 235,796,707     $ 186,129,304  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    2,272,168       3,376,396  

Shares Reinvested

    16,792       1,995  

Shares Redeemed

    (1,605,672 )     (474,710 )

Net Increase

    683,288       2,903,681  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    284,181       335,380  

Shares Reinvested

    1,387       605  

Shares Redeemed

    (271,764 )     (94,023 )

Net Increase

    13,804       241,962  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
STATEMENT
S OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2020
(1)

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2019
(2)

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 620,918     $ 89,728  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    (4,740,343 )     3,417  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    18,824,128       1,170,103  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    14,704,703       1,263,248  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (220,775 )      

Advisor Class

           

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (220,775 )      
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    142,608,371       86,203,772  

Advisor Class

    728,483        

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    220,732        

Advisor Class

           

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (37,126,755 )     (1,691,094 )

Advisor Class

    (74,803 )      

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    106,356,028       84,512,678  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    120,839,956       85,775,926  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period

    85,775,926        

End of Period

  $ 206,615,882     $ 85,775,926  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    5,783,053       3,337,028  

Shares Reinvested

    8,348        

Shares Redeemed

    (1,491,204 )     (65,249 )

Net Increase

    4,300,197       3,271,779  
                 

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    29,766        

Shares Reinvested

           

Shares Redeemed

    (2,887 )      

Net Increase

    26,879        

 

 

(1)

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund, Advisor Class, commenced operations on January 31, 2020.

 

(2)

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund, Investor Class, commenced operations on June 26, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2020
(1)

 
         

Operations:

       

Net Investment Income

  $ 19,048  

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    154,474  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    922,007  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    1,095,529  
         

Capital Share Transactions:

       

Proceeds from Shares Issued

       

Investor Class

    3,674,103  

Advisor Class

    3,715,169  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

       

Investor Class

    (52,237 )

Advisor Class

    (165,013 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    7,172,022  
         

Increase in Net Assets

    8,267,551  
         

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of Period

     

End of Period

  $ 8,267,551  
         

Share Activity:

       

Investor Class:

       

Shares Issued

    140,527  

Shares Redeemed

    (2,077 )

Net Increase

    138,450  
         

Advisor Class:

       

Shares Issued

    155,294  

Shares Redeemed

    (6,038 )

Net Increase

    149,256  

 

 

(1)

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund, Investor and Advisor Class, commenced operations on December 26, 2019 and January 8, 2020, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 12.61     $ 12.68     $ 14.20     $ 11.56     $ 11.99  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (c,f)

    0.09       0.08       0.07 (h)      0.08       0.12  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    1.46       0.65       (0.02 )(h)     2.66       (0.20 )

Total from investment operations

    1.55       0.73       0.05       2.74       (0.08 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.09 )     (0.08 )     (0.07 )     (0.10 )     (0.20 )

From net realized gains

          (0.72 )     (1.50 )           (0.15 )

Total Distributions

    (0.09 )     (0.80 )     (1.57 )     (0.10 )     (0.35 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 14.07     $ 12.61     $ 12.68     $ 14.20     $ 11.56  
                                         

Total Return

    12.32 %     7.23 %     0.46 %     23.76 %     (0.59 )%
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 521,477     $ 508,839     $ 477,097     $ 393,833     $ 354,279  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.25 %     1.21 %     1.28 %(g)     1.48 %     1.54 %

Net expenses (a,d)

    1.20 %     1.24 %     1.27 %(g)     1.36 %(b)     1.43 %

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    0.75 %     0.66 %     0.56 %     0.61 %     1.09 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    208 %     279 %     256 %     168 %     406 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.01%, 0.00%, 0.00%, and 0.01%, respectively.

 

(b)

Effective July 1, 2017, Shareholder Servicing Fees for Investor Class shares decreased from 0.25% to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Investor Class decreased from 1.27% to 1.17%. This excludes 0.10% of Shareholder Servicing Fees (See Note 3).

 

(h)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 12.55     $ 12.62     $ 14.16     $ 11.56     $ 11.99  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,f)

    0.08       0.07       0.05 (e)      0.05       0.12  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    1.45       0.65       (0.02 )(e)     2.68       (0.20 )

Total from investment operations

    1.53       0.72       0.03       2.73       (0.08 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.13 )     (0.20 )

From net realized gains

          (0.72 )     (1.50 )           (0.15 )

Total Distributions

    (0.07 )     (0.79 )     (1.57 )     (0.13 )     (0.35 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 14.01     $ 12.55     $ 12.62     $ 14.16     $ 11.56  
                                         

Total Return

    12.24 %     7.12 %     0.29 %     23.64 %     (0.59 )%
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 10,052     $ 7,879     $ 7,187     $ 5,084     $ 2,249  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.41 %     1.39 %     1.43 %(g)     1.55 %     1.55 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    1.25 %     1.39 %     1.42 %(g)     1.42 %     1.44 %

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (c,f)

    0.63 %     0.57 %     0.38 %     0.35 %     1.06 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    208 %     279 %     256 %     168 %     406 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, and 0.02% respectively.

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(d)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(e)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Advisor Class decreased from 1.42% to 1.17% and now excludes 0.25% of Distribution Fees (12b-1) (See Note 3).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 12.64     $ 12.71     $ 14.22     $ 11.59     $ 11.54  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (c,h)

    0.12       0.10       0.09 (g)      0.05       0.03  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    1.44       0.65       (0.03 )(g)     2.71       0.02 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    1.56       0.75       0.06       2.76       0.05  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (0.13 )      

From net realized gains

          (0.72 )     (1.50 )            

Total Distributions

    (0.09 )     (0.82 )     (1.57 )     (0.13 )      
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 14.11     $ 12.64     $ 12.71     $ 14.22     $ 11.59  
                                         

Total Return

    12.44 %     7.33 %     0.55 %     23.92 %     0.43 %(j)
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,732     $ 28,631     $ 30,230     $ 29,010     $ 8,809  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.16 %     1.14 %     1.18 %     1.30 %     1.30 %(i)

Net expenses (b,d)

    1.01 %     1.16 %     1.17 %     1.17 %     1.19 %(i)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,h)

    1.01 %     0.80 %     0.68 %     0.38 %     1.28 %(i)

Portfolio turnover rate

    208 %     279 %     256 %     168 %     406 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since September 9, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.02%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

(g)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(h)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(i)

Annualized.

 

(j)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 21.38     $ 21.69     $ 22.80     $ 19.31     $ 19.62  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (d,g)

    0.16 (i)      0.12       0.13       0.12       0.18  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.42 (i)      0.33       (0.21 )     3.54       (0.29 )

Total from investment operations

    0.58       0.45       (0.08 )     3.66       (0.11 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.22 )     (0.12 )     (0.12 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )

From net realized gains

          (0.64 )     (0.91 )            

Total Distributions

    (0.22 )     (0.76 )     (1.03 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 21.74     $ 21.38     $ 21.69     $ 22.80     $ 19.31  
                                         

Total Return

    2.71 %     2.52 %     (0.31 )%     19.05 %     (0.54 )%
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 764,775     $ 738,854     $ 682,077     $ 418,227     $ 319,385  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (e,f)

    1.25 %     1.20 %     1.28 %(h)     1.49 %     1.55 %

Net expenses (b,e)

    1.20 %     1.24 %     1.27 %(h)     1.35 %(c)     1.42 %

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (e,g)

    0.81 %     0.60 %     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.92 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    462 %     368 %     275 %     143 %     563 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

In 2016, 0.02% of the Fund’s total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by the adviser for losses on investment transactions. Excluding this item, the total return would have been (0.56%).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, and 0.01%, respectively.

 

(c)

Effective July 1, 2017, Shareholder Servicing Fees for Investor Class shares decreased from 0.25% to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

 

(d)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(e)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(f)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(g)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(h)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Investor Class decreased from 1.27% to 1.17%. This excludes 0.10% of Shareholder Servicing Fees (See Note 3).

 

(i)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statement of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 21.36     $ 21.66     $ 22.78     $ 19.30     $ 19.62  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (loss) (c,f)

    (0.04 )(h)     0.10       0.11       0.11       0.17  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.57 (h)      0.32       (0.23 )     3.54       (0.29 )

Total from investment operations

    0.53       0.42       (0.12 )     3.65       (0.12 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.16 )     (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )

From net realized gains

          (0.64 )     (0.91 )            

Total Distributions

    (0.16 )     (0.72 )     (1.00 )     (0.17 )     (0.20 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 21.73     $ 21.36     $ 21.66     $ 22.78     $ 19.30  
                                         

Total Return

    2.50 %     2.37 %     (0.46 )%     19.03 %     (0.59 )%
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 6,399     $ 177     $ 388     $ 347     $ 313  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.43 %     1.38 %     1.43 %(g)     1.56 %     1.51 %

Net expenses (b,d)

    1.37 %     1.42 %     1.42 %(g)     1.42 %     1.42 %

Net investment income (loss) net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    (0.18 )%     0.49 %     0.48 %     0.53 %     0.92 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    462 %     368 %     275 %     143 %     563 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

In 2016, 0.02% of the Fund’s total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by the adviser for losses on investment transactions. Excluding this item, the total return would have been (0.61%).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.01%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Advisor Class decreased from 1.42% to 1.17%. This excludes 0.25% of Distribution Fees (12b-1) (See Note 3).

 

(h)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statement of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 21.43     $ 21.72     $ 22.84     $ 19.33     $ 19.21  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (loss) (c,g)

    0.23 (j)      0.10       0.14       (0.14 )     0.05  

Net gain from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.36 (j)      0.39       (0.20 )     3.86       0.07 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    0.59       0.49       (0.06 )     3.72       0.12  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.23 )     (0.14 )     (0.15 )     (0.21 )      

From net realized gains

          (0.64 )     (0.91 )            

Total Distributions

    (0.23 )     (0.78 )     (1.06 )     (0.21 )      
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 21.79     $ 21.43     $ 21.72     $ 22.84     $ 19.33  
                                         

Total Return

    2.78 %     2.70 %     (0.21 )%     19.31 %     0.62 %(i)
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 40,562     $ 62,964     $ 22,714     $ 6,633     $ 7  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.15 %     1.13 %     1.19 %     1.35 %     1.31 %(h)

Net expenses (b,d)

    1.09 %     1.08 %     1.14 %     1.17 %     1.17 %(h)

Net investment income (loss) net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,g)

    1.14 %     0.47 %     0.61 %     (0.62 )%     1.09 %(h)

Portfolio turnover rate

    462 %     368 %     275 %     143 %     563 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since September 9, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

(g)

Recognition of net investment income (loss) by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(h)

Annualized.

 

(i)

Not annualized.

 

(j)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statement of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2016

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 9.44     $ 9.13     $ 9.73     $ 9.56     $ 9.86  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (c,f)

    0.18       0.29       0.30       0.25       0.16  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.50       0.31       (0.64 )     0.17       (0.36 )

Total from investment operations

    0.68       0.60       (0.34 )     0.42       (0.20 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.22 )     (0.29 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.10 )

Total Distributions

    (0.22 )     (0.29 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.10 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 9.90     $ 9.44     $ 9.13     $ 9.73     $ 9.56  
                                         

Total Return

    7.29 %     6.78 %     (3.58 )%     4.39 %     (2.03 )%
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 430,958     $ 272,400     $ 275,992     $ 200,521     $ 187,698  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.05 %     1.03 %     1.09 %(g)     1.21 %     1.28 %

Net expenses (a,d)

    0.90 %     0.88 %     0.98 %(g)     1.18 %(b)     1.24 %

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    1.87 %     3.13 %     3.16 %     2.54 %     1.58 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    225 %     167 %     155 %     175 %     205 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest and dividend expense which was 0.01%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(b)

Effective July 1, 2017, Shareholder Servicing Fees for Investor Class shares decreased from 0.25% to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Investor Class decreased from 1.09% to 0.99%. This excludes 0.10% of Shareholder Servicing Fees (See Note 3).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

80

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 9.47     $ 9.16     $ 9.76     $ 9.60     $ 9.84  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (c,f)

    0.18       0.26       0.29       0.13       0.13  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.47       0.32       (0.63 )     0.28       (0.30 )

Total from investment operations

    0.65       0.58       (0.34 )     0.41       (0.17 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.17 )     (0.27 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.07 )

Total Distributions

    (0.17 )     (0.27 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.07 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 9.95     $ 9.47     $ 9.16     $ 9.76     $ 9.60  
                                         

Total Return

    6.96 %     6.53 %     (3.58 )%     4.31 %     (1.74 )%(i)
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 3,896     $ 2,328     $ 1,587     $ 661     $ 6  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    1.17 %     1.20 %     1.24 %(g)     1.32 %     1.35 %(h)

Net expenses (b,d)

    1.06 %     1.05 %     1.04 %(g)     1.24 %     1.25 %(h)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    1.90 %     2.79 %     3.07 %     1.37 %     1.70 %(h)

Portfolio turnover rate

    225 %     167 %     155 %     175 %     205 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since February 8, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.01%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Effective March 30, 2018, the Operating Expense Limit for the Advisor Class decreased from 1.24% to 1.09%. This excludes 0.25% of Distribution Fees (12b-1) (See Note 3).

 

(h)

Annualized.

 

(i)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2017

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2016 (a)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 9.43     $ 9.13     $ 9.72     $ 9.57     $ 10.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (c,f)

    0.49 (i)      0.29       0.31       0.25       0.04  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.17 (i)      0.31       (0.63 )     0.17       (0.47 )

Total from investment operations

    0.66       0.60       (0.32 )     0.42       (0.43 )
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.23 )     (0.30 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.23 )     (0.30 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )      
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 9.86     $ 9.43     $ 9.13     $ 9.72     $ 9.57  
                                         

Total Return

    7.07 %     6.83 %     (3.33 )%     4.41 %     (4.30 )%(h)
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 184     $ 8,040     $ 7,488     $ 8,084     $ 2,572  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (d,e)

    0.93 %     0.95 %     0.99 %     1.03 %     1.09 %(g)

Net expenses (b,d)

    0.82 %     0.80 %     0.86 %     0.99 %     0.99 %(g)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset (d,f)

    5.13 %     3.15 %     3.28 %     2.53 %     1.84 %(g)

Portfolio turnover rate

    225 %     167 %     155 %     175 %     205 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since September 9, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Does not reflect the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(g)

Annualized.

 

(h)

Not annualized.

 

(i)

Due to timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statement of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2017 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 58.58     $ 60.03     $ 59.15     $ 50.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (c)

    1.19       1.47       1.18 (e)      0.66  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    (3.25 )     0.27 (h)      1.61 (e)      9.01  

Total from investment operations

    (2.06 )     1.74       2.79       9.67  
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (1.29 )     (1.14 )     (1.13 )     (0.52 )

From net realized gains

    (0.22 )     (2.05 )     (0.78 )      

Total Distributions

    (1.51 )     (3.19 )     (1.91 )     (0.52 )
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 55.01     $ 58.58     $ 60.03     $ 59.15  
                                 

Total Return

    (3.41 )%     3.67 %     4.72 %     19.45 %(g)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 104,774     $ 156,452     $ 39,909     $ 24,509  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (d)

    1.11 %     1.09 %     1.32 %     2.33 %(f)

Net expenses (i)

    1.09 %     1.09 %     1.09 %     1.09 %(b,f)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset

    2.28 %     2.59 %     1.93 %     1.24 %(f)

Portfolio turnover rate

    376 %     369 %     320 %     184 %(g)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since December 28, 2016 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Effective July 1, 2017, Shareholder Servicing Fees for Investor Class shares decreased from 0.25% to 0.10% of average daily net assets.

 

(c)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(d)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(e)

Due to the timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(f)

Annualized.

 

(g)

Not annualized.

 

(h)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in the net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

(i)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2018

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2017 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 58.56     $ 60.00     $ 59.13     $ 54.31  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (b)

    1.13       1.37       1.04 (d)      0.25  

Net gain (loss) from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    (3.28 )     0.29 (g)      1.66 (d)      4.78  

Total from investment operations

    (2.15 )     1.66       2.70       5.03  
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (1.21 )     (1.05 )     (1.05 )     (0.21 )

From net realized gains

    (0.21 )     (2.05 )     (0.78 )      

Total Distributions

    (1.42 )     (3.10 )     (1.83 )     (0.21 )
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 54.99     $ 58.56     $ 60.00     $ 59.13  
                                 

Total Return

    (3.55 )%     3.50 %     4.57 %     9.28 %(f)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 8,781     $ 27,452     $ 10,892     $ 3,353  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (c)

    1.25 %     1.24 %     1.48 %     2.12 %(e)

Net expenses (h)

    1.24 %     1.24 %     1.24 %     1.24 %(e)

Net investment income net of reimbursement (recapture) and securities lending expense offset

    2.17 %     2.42 %     1.71 %     1.01 %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

    376 %     369 %     320 %     184 %(f)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since June 20, 2017 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Due to the timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(e)

Annualized.

 

(f)

Not annualized.

 

(g)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in the net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

 

(h)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Defined Risk Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2018 (a)

 
                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 54.09     $ 51.00     $ 50.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                       

Net investment income (b)

    0.37       0.51       0.44  

Net gain from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    2.82       2.86       0.56  

Total from investment operations

    3.19       3.37       1.00  
                         

Less Distributions:

                       

From net investment income

    (0.30 )     (0.17 )      

From net realized gains

          (0.11 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.30 )     (0.28 )      
                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 56.98     $ 54.09     $ 51.00  
                         

Total Return

    5.93 %     6.69 %     2.00 %(e)
                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 210,993     $ 163,322     $ 5,915  

Ratio to average net assets:

                       

Gross expenses (c)

    1.12 %     1.20 %     2.28 %(d)

Net expenses

    1.04 %     1.04 %     1.04 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.70 %     0.99 %     0.94 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    28 %     10 %     89 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since December 28, 2017 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Defined Risk Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2018 (a)

 
                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 54.06     $ 50.98     $ 50.58  

Income From Investment Operations:

                       

Net investment income (b)

    0.29       0.42       0.31 (d) 

Net gain from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    2.82       2.87       0.09 (d) 

Total from investment operations

    3.11       3.29       0.40  
                         

Less Distributions:

                       

From net investment income

    (0.24 )     (0.10 )      

From net realized gains

          (0.11 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.24 )     (0.21 )      
                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 56.93     $ 54.06     $ 50.98  
                         

Total Return

    5.78 %     6.51 %     0.77 %(f)
                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 24,804     $ 22,807     $ 9,173  

Ratio to average net assets:

                       

Gross expenses (c)

    1.28 %     1.37 %     2.10 %(e)

Net expenses

    1.19 %     1.19 %     1.19 %(e)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.56 %     0.80 %     0.75 %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

    28 %     10 %     89 %(f)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since February 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Due to the timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

(e)

Annualized.

 

(f)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period/year.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2019 (a)

 
                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of period/year

  $ 26.22     $ 25.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

               

Net investment income (b)

    0.12       0.12  

Net gain from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.91       1.10  

Total from investment operations

    1.03       1.22  
                 

Less Distributions:

               

From net investment income

    (0.06 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.06 )      
                 

Net Asset Value, End of period/year

  $ 27.19     $ 26.22  
                 

Total Return

    3.96 %     4.88 %(e)
                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period/year (in 000’s)

  $ 205,886     $ 85,776  

Ratio to average net assets:

               

Gross expenses (c)

    1.14 %     1.93 %(d)

Net expenses

    1.09 %     1.09 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.49 %     1.10 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    325 %     0.11 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since June 26, 2019 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2020 (a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 26.23  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b)

    0.04  

Net gain from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    0.89  

Total from investment operations

    0.93  
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 27.16  
         

Total Return

    3.55 %(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 730  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c)

    1.30 %(d)

Net expenses

    1.24 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.17 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    325%  

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since January 31, 2020 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2020 (a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 25.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b)

    0.19 (f) 

Net gain from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    3.59 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    3.78  
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 28.78  
         

Total Return

    15.12 %(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,985  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c)

    6.24 %(d)

Net expenses

    1.04 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.73 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    81 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since December 26, 2019 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

(f)

Due to the timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2020 (a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 25.04  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b)

    0.13 (f) 

Net gain from investments (both realized and unrealized)

    3.52 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    3.65  
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 28.69  
         

Total Return

    14.58 %(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 4,283  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c)

    4.56 %(d)

Net expenses

    1.19 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.52 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    81 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since January 8, 2020 (Commencement of Operations).

 

(b)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(c)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent securities lending expense offset, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

(f)

Due to the timing of shareholder transactions, and allocations of expenses among share classes, the per unit amounts presented may not coincide with the aggregate presentation on the Statements of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

November 30, 2020

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) are each a series of shares of beneficial interest of Horizon Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware business trust organized on May 21, 2015. The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as diversified, open-end management investment companies. The Horizon Active Dividend Fund is registered under the 1940 Act as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund is capital appreciation. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares, Advisor Class shares and Institutional Class shares, which commenced operations on January 31, 2012, September 4, 2015 and September 9, 2016, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Active Risk® Assist Fund is to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments, while mitigating downside risk through use of a risk overlay strategy. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares, Advisor Class shares and Institutional Class shares, which commenced operations on August 28, 2014, September 4, 2015 and September 9, 2016, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Active Income Fund is income. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares, Advisor Class shares and Institutional Class shares, which commenced operations on September 30, 2013, February 8, 2016 and September 9, 2016, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund is capital appreciation and current income. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares and Advisor Class shares, which commenced operations on December 28, 2016 and June 20, 2017, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Defined Risk Fund is capital appreciation and capital preservation. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares and Advisor Class shares, which commenced operations on December 28, 2017 and February 2, 2018, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund is to capture the majority of the returns associated with domestic equity market investments, while mitigating downside risk through use of a risk overlay strategy. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares and Advisor Class shares which commenced operations on June 26, 2019 and January 31, 2020, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income, while mitigating downside risk through use of a risk overlay strategy (the “Risk Assist® strategy”). The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares and Advisor Class shares, which commenced operations on December 26, 2019 and January 8, 2020, respectively.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

 

2.

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 year. 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

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 4:15 ET composite 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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of November 30, 2020, for the Funds’ investments measured at value:

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investment Companies

  $ 528,186,443     $     $     $ 528,186,443  

Purchased Call Options

          273,500             273,500  

Short Term Investments

    213                   213  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    **                 171,201,918  

Total

  $ 528,186,656     $ 273,500     $     $ 699,662,074  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investment Companies

  $ 797,398,024     $     $     $ 797,398,024  

Common Stocks

    13,002,496                   13,002,496  

Purchased Call Options

          430,500             430,500  

Purchased Put Options

          2,268,000             2,268,000  

Short Term Investments

    703,675                   703,675  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    **                 206,423,075  

Total

  $ 811,104,195     $ 2,698,500     $     $ 1,020,225,770  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Put Options

          867,500             867,500  

Total

  $     $ 867,500     $     $ 867,500  

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investment Companies

  $ 432,209,814     $     $     $ 432,209,814  

Short Term Investments

    2,909,196                   2,909,196  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    **                 97,650,825  

Total

  $ 435,119,010     $     $     $ 532,769,835  

 

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Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 111,030,646     $     $     $ 111,030,646  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    551,716                   551,716  

Preferred Stocks

    209,171                   209,171  

Purchased Put Options

          11,200             11,200  

Short Term Investments

    1,745,150                   1,745,150  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    **                 22,446,600  

Total

  $ 113,536,683     $ 11,200     $     $ 135,994,483  

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 236,083,125     $     $     $ 236,083,125  

Warrants

    3,896                   3,896  

Purchased Put Options

          2,889,650             2,889,650  

Short Term Investments

    279,051                   279,051  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    **                 14,768,355  

Total

  $ 236,366,072     $ 2,889,650     $     $ 254,024,077  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $     $ 2,689,925     $     $ 2,689,925  

Written Put Options

          661,300             661,300  

Total

  $     $ 3,351,225     $     $ 3,351,225  

 

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 205,948,573     $     $     $ 205,948,573  

Short Term Investments

    600,071                   600,071  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    **                 4,183,755  

Total

  $ 206,548,644     $     $     $ 210,732,399  

 

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Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 7,973,571     $     $     $ 7,973,571  

Rights

    1,987                   1,987  

Short Term Investments

    163,118                   163,118  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    **                 163,101  

Total

  $ 8,138,676     $     $     $ 8,301,777  

 

*

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.

 

Exchange Traded Funds – The Funds may invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). ETFs are a type of registered investment company that is typically purchased and redeemed at net asset value (“NAV”) in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units”, and bought and sold in secondary markets on a securities exchange, where its shares trade like common stock. An index-based ETF represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. Alternatively, ETFs may be actively managed in accordance with a particular investment strategy. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they hold, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile.

 

Option Transactions – Options are derivative financial instruments that give the buyer, in exchange for a premium payment, the right, but not the obligation, to either purchase from (call option) or sell to (put option) the writer a specified underlying instrument at a specified price on or before a specified date. The Funds enter into option contracts to meet the requirements of their trading activities. The risk in writing a call option is that the Funds may incur a loss if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Funds may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Funds also have the additional risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.

 

When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the statement of assets and liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current fair value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call or put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. As the writer of an option, the Fund has no control over whether the option will be exercised and, as a result, retains the market risk of an unfavorable change in price of the security underlying the written option.

 

A Fund may purchase put and call options. The Funds engage in options transactions on individual securities, ETFs, or indices to hedge against market declines or generate returns from falling asset prices. If such a decline occurs, the put options will permit the Fund to sell the securities underlying such options at the exercise price, or to close out the options at a profit. The premium paid for a put or call option plus any transaction costs will reduce the benefit, if any, realized by the Fund upon exercise of the option, and, unless the price of the underlying security rises or declines sufficiently, the option may expire worthless to the Fund. In addition, in the event that the price of the security in connection with which an option was purchased moves in a direction favorable to the Fund, the benefits realized by the Fund as a result of such a favorable movement will be reduced by the amount of the premium paid for the option

 

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and related transaction costs. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. With purchased options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since these options are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded options, guarantees against a possible default.

 

The average quarterly value outstanding of purchased and written options during the year ended November 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

 

 

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
®
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

   

Horizon Active
Dividend Fund

   

Horizon
Defined Risk
Fund

   

Horizon
Defensive
Multi-Factor
Fund

 

Purchased Options

  $ 804,313     $ 1,891,263     $     $ 113,344     $ 3,859,673     $ 7,525  

Written Options

  $ 1,745,738     $ 1,016,647     $ 244,912     $ 29,325     $ 4,622,063     $  

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of November 30, 2020:

 

Location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

Fund

Derivatives Investment Type

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value

N/A

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value

N/A

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Unaffiliated Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 273,500  

Written Options

  $  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 2,698,500  

Written Options

  $ 867,500  

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 11,200  

Written Options

  $  

 

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Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 2,889,650  

Written Options

  $ 3,351,225  

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the year ended November 30, 2020:

 

Derivative Investment Type

Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives in the Statements of Operations

Equity Risk contracts

Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options

 

Net realized gain (loss) from written options

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased options

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ 1,770,837  

Written Options

    (12,144,235 )
    $ (10,373,398 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ 272,977  

Written Options

    (128,674 )
    $ 144,303  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (17,669,183 )

Written Options

    6,891,603  
    $ (10,777,580 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ 845,515  

Written Options

    132,177  
    $ 977,692  

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (43,487 )

Written Options

    (2,397,419 )
    $ (2,440,906 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $  

Written Options

    (7,215 )
    $ (7,215 )

 

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (622,093 )

Written Options

    157,608  
    $ (464,485 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ 101,962  

Written Options

    (35,880 )
    $ 66,082  

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (6,808,543 )

Written Options

    (12,784,142 )
    $ (19,592,685 )

 

Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ (2,866,393 )

Written Options

    1,921,535  
    $ (944,858 )

 

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Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

Realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (78,841 )

Written Options

    27,733  
    $ (51,108 )

 

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Liabilities

 

The following table presents the Funds’ liability derivatives available for offset under a master netting arrangement net of collateral pledged for the Funds as of November 30, 2020.

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Liabilities:

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets &
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged/
Received

   

Net Amount

 

Written Options

  $ 867,500 (1)   $     $ 867,500     $     $ (867,500 )(2)   $  

Total

  $ 867,500     $     $ 867,500     $     $ (867,500 )   $  

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Liabilities:

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Statement of Assets &
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

   

Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets &
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged/
Received

   

Net Amount

 

Written Options

  $ 3,351,225 (1)   $     $ 3,351,225     $     $ (3,351,225 )(2)   $  

Total

  $ 3,351,225     $     $ 3,351,225     $     $ (3,351,225 )   $  

 

(1)

Written options at value as presented in the Portfolios of Investments.

(2)

The amount is limited to the derivative liability balance and, accordingly, does not include excess collateral pledged.

 

Due to the absence of a master netting agreement relating to the Funds’ participation in securities lending, no additional disclosures have been made on behalf of the Funds. Please reference Note 5 for collateral related to securities on loan.

 

Security Transactions and Investment Income – Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Cost is determined and gains and losses are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes. Dividend income and expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date and

 

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interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Long-term capital gain distributions from investment companies if any, are recorded separately from dividend income. Purchase discounts and premiums on securities are accreted and amortized over the life of the respective securities.

 

Expenses – Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses, which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the Funds in the Trust. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

Federal Income Taxes – It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. Each Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years or expected to be taken on the Funds’ 2020 tax returns. The Funds identified their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, North Carolina State and Delaware State; however, the Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.

 

Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions from investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually for the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Defined Risk, Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund, and Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund and quarterly for the Horizon Active Income Fund and Horizon Active Dividend Fund and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds will declare and pay net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

Shareholder Services Plan – The Board has adopted a shareholder serving plan (the “Plan”) for Investor Class Shares of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, and the Horizon Active Income Fund. The Plan allows the Funds to use part of their assets for shareholder servicing expenses. The Shareholder Servicing Expenses for the Investor Class shares of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, and Horizon Active Income Fund are currently 0.10% of average daily net assets. For these services, the Funds pay a fee up to 0.10% of average net assets attributable to Investor Class shares of the Funds on an annualized basis. Payments under the Plan are made for the provision of support services to shareholders, including administrative or other shareholder support services such as responding to customer inquiries or assisting the Funds in establishing or maintaining shareholder accounts and records. The entities providing shareholder services may provide such services directly, or may arrange for such services to be provided by another entity that has a servicing relationship with one or more shareholders. However, payments under the Plan are an operating expense of each Fund that is not subject to the expense limitation provided by the Adviser. Payments under the Plan may vary and are determined by the respective Fund in its sole discretion, in amounts up to 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares of the Fund on an annualized basis.

 

Rule 12b-1 – The Trust, with respect to all Funds, has adopted a Distribution Plan for Advisor Class shares of each Fund, and also for Investor Class shares of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and the Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the

 

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1940 Act (the “12b-1 Plan”). However, payments under the 12b-1 Plan are an operating expense of each Fund that is not subject to the expense limitation provided by the Adviser. The 12b-1 Plan provides for the payment of a distribution fee to Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) at an annualized rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the applicable classes. During the year ended November 30, 2020 the distribution fees accrued for the Investor Class shares of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund, Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund and for the Advisor Class shares of all Funds were 0.10% and 0.25% of average daily net assets, respectively. During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund Advisor Class shares incurred $19,754, $8,657, $5,132, $49,700, $60,680, $653, and $4,996, respectively, pursuant to the plan. During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund Investor Class shares incurred $120,364, $167,161, $126,611 and $1,175, respectively, pursuant to the plan. Investor Class shares of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund and Horizon Active Income Fund and Institutional Class shares of all Funds do not pay any 12b-1 distribution fees.

 

Indemnification – The Trust indemnifies its officers and trustees for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

 

LIBOR Discontinuation Risk – Many financial instruments use or may use a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. On July 27, 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. As such, the potential impact of a transition away from LIBOR on the Fund or the financial instruments in which the Funds invest cannot yet be determined. The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.

 

3.

ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with each Fund (the “Advisory Agreements”), investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Horizon Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”). Under the terms of the Advisory Agreements, the Adviser receives monthly fees calculated at an annual rate of 0.99% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, 0.99% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, 0.77% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Active Income Fund, 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Active Dividend Fund, 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Defined Risk Fund, 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and 0.75% of the average daily net assets up to $150,000,000 and 0.70% thereafter of the Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund.

 

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Pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Waiver Agreement”), the Adviser has agreed, until March 31, 2021 for the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund and Horizon Defined Risk Fund, and June 26, 2022 for the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund and Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund, to waive a portion of the Fund’s advisory fee and has agreed to reimburse the Fund for other expenses to the extent that the aggregate expenses of every character, including but not limited to investment advisory fees of the Adviser (but excluding front-end or contingent sales loads; brokerage fees and commissions; acquired fund fees and expenses; borrowing costs, such as interest and dividend expense on securities sold short; payments by the Fund, if any, under the Trust’s Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan; payments by the Fund, if any, under the Trust’s Shareholder Services Plan; expenses paid with securities lending expense offset credits; taxes; and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation) incurred by a class of shares of the Fund in any fiscal year do not exceed the percentage of average daily net assets in the below table.

 

Fund

 

Investor

   

Advisor

   

Institutional

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

    1.17 %     1.17 %     1.17 %

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    1.17 %     1.17 %     1.17 %

Horizon Active Income Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

    0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %

 

Any fees waived or expenses reimbursed by the Adviser are subject to possible recoupment by the Adviser within 36 months after such fees have been waived or expenses reimbursed, if such recoupment can be achieved without exceeding the lower of the expense limit in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement and the expense limit in place at the time of recoupment.

 

The table below contains the amounts of fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to recapture by the Adviser through November 30 of the year indicated. During the year ended November 30, 2020, the Adviser recouped from Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund, and the Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund $450,596, $82,322, $0, $77,458, $0, $7,220, and $0, respectively.

 

Fund

 

2021

   

2022

   

2023

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $     $     $ 4,388     $ 4,388  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

                       

Horizon Active Income Fund

                       

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    23,810       3,050       25,480       52,340  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    87,874       153,545       159,403       400,822  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

          61,386       69,269       130,655  

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

                128,466       128,466  

 

Trustees – The Trust pays each Trustee of the Trust who is not an interested person an annual retainer of $60,000 for each fiscal year plus $10,000 for attendance at an in-person board meeting or $1,000 for attendance of a special meeting. In every instance, the cost of the fees are to be allocated among the participating Funds in accordance with a formula that takes into account the overall asset size of each affected Fund. The Trust also reimburses the Trustees for travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board. Officers of the Trust and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust do not receive any direct compensation from the Trust.

 

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Chief Compliance Officer Compensation – The Board of Trustees renewed the approval of a compensation policy with respect to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer pursuant to which the Horizon Funds and the Adviser each pay 50% of the Chief Compliance Officer’s salary, with the portion paid by the Horizon Funds allocated among the Funds in accordance with their relative net assets.

 

4.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from the sale of securities, other than short-term securities, for the year or period ended November 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Purchases

   

Sales

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 1,045,666,129     $ 1,123,534,279  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    3,582,159,134       3,588,767,934  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    890,595,276       754,454,377  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    506,242,286       548,832,360  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    73,094,667       52,194,328  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    519,162,711       410,434,421  

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

    9,642,919       2,742,314  

 

5.

SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Funds may lend domestic securities in their portfolios to approved brokers, dealers and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program effective December 20, 2017, which is administered by U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”). The net income to which the Funds are entitled may be used to offset against costs and other charges incurred by the Funds with the Custodian or its affiliates or, as directed in writing by the Funds, other service providers. Investment Advisory Fees, Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class, Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class and Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class as noted in the Statements of Operations are not eligible to be offset by securities lending income. The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized in an amount equal to at least 102% at the outset of the loan and at least 100%, at all times thereafter, of the value of any loaned securities. The Funds receive compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. Amounts earned from security lending is disclosed in each Fund’s Statement of Operations as a securities lending credit. The Funds continue to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing year. Gain or loss on the fair value of securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Funds. The Funds have the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand. During the year ended November 30, 2020, Funds had loaned securities and received cash collateral for the loans. The cash collateral is invested by the Custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines allow the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays, declines in the value of collateral provided, default on the part of the issuer or counterparty, or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. The Funds could also experience delays in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.

 

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Horizon Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

As of the year or period ended November 30, 2020, the value of the securities on loan and payable for collateral due to broker were as follows:

 

Value of Securities on Loan and Collateral Received

 

Fund

 

Values of
Securities on Loan

   

Fund Collateral
Received*

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 165,021,019     $ 171,201,918  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    199,535,244       206,423,075  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    95,513,938       97,650,825  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    21,616,125       22,446,600  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    14,282,093       14,768,355  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    4,103,431       4,183,755  

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

    160,096       163,101  

 

*

The cash collateral received was invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, with an overnight and continuous maturity, as shown on the Portfolios of Investments. These amounts were not included in the offsetting disclosures in Note 2 (Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Liabilities).

 

6.

LINE OF CREDIT ARRANGEMENT

 

Throughout the year ended November 30, 2020, and renewed effective March 1, 2020, the Funds, excluding the Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund, are party to an unsecured line of credit arrangement with the Custodian. The Loan Agreement has an expiration date of February 28, 2021, under which borrowing is limited to the lesser of 15% of the market value of a Fund, 33.33% of the market value of specific marketable securities of a Fund acceptable to the Custodian, or $75,000,000 for all the Funds subject to the line of credit. The Funds may utilize the line of credit for temporary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. The applicable Funds have authorized the Custodian to charge any of the Funds subject to the line of credit for any missed payments by the Funds. The Funds will be charged the prime rate, which was 3.25% as of November 30, 2020, if they borrow. For the year ended November 30, 2020, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Active Dividend Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund and Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund had average borrowings of $502,240, $72,847, $329,036, $285,648, $80,437 and $932 and the weighted average interest rate on the line of credit borrowings was 3.34%, 3.25%, 3.88%, 4.00%, 3.25% and 3.25%, respectively. Between November 25, 2020 and November 26, 2020, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund had borrowings of $20,298,000, between November 27, 2020 and November 29, 2020, the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund had borrowings of $2,320,000, on March 16, 2020, the Horizon Active Income Fund had borrowings of $39,056,000, on March 12, 2020, the Horizon Active Dividend Fund had borrowings of $20,495,000, on October 29, 2020, the Horizon Defined Risk Fund had borrowings of $2,946,000, and on March 16, 2020, the Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund had borrowings of $302,000, which represent the largest borrowing amounts, respectively, during the year ended November 30, 2020. The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund had outstanding borrowings of $390,000 on the line of credit as of November 30, 2020 and is presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities with unpaid interest as “Payable for Line of Credit”.

 

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Horizon Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

7.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of fund distributions paid for the years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

   

For the year or period ended November 30, 2020

 

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Return of
Capital

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 3,747,366     $     $     $ 3,747,366  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    8,258,860                   8,258,860  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    6,637,845                   6,637,845  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    4,329,453                   4,329,453  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    1,013,067                   1,013,067  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    218,854       1,921             220,775  

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

                       

 

   

For the year or period ended November 30, 2019

 

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Return of
Capital

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 25,841,890     $ 4,610,598     $     $ 30,452,488  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    23,830,449       2,024,864             25,855,313  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    8,785,949                   8,785,949  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    4,426,133                   4,426,133  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    131,365       8,881             140,246  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

                       

 

On December 21, 2020, the Funds paid the following per share income distributions:

 

Fund

 

Investor
Class

   

Advisor
Class

   

Institutional
Class

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 0.06825205     $ 0.04324425     $ 0.08032212  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    0.08341779       0.07327484       0.10396551  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    0.07900094       0.07078763       0.08236843  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    0.33049457       0.28351334        

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    0.32740337       0.22931066        

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    0.08409453       0.07485484        

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

    0.09905555       0.06923699        

 

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Horizon Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

On December 21, 2020, the Funds paid the following capital gains distributions from each class:

 

Fund

 

Short-Term*

   

Long-Term

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 0.23754     $ 0.60808  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

           

Horizon Active Income Fund

           

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

           

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

           

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

           

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

    0.71101       0.00241  

 

*

Short-Term Capital Gains distributions are considered income distributions for tax purposes.

 

The cost basis of investments, purchased options and options written for federal income tax purposes at November 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Cost of
Investments,
Purchased Options
and Written
Options

   

Gross Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation

   

Gross Tax
Unrealized
Depreciation

   

Net Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 660,565,303     $ 45,745,627     $ (6,648,856 )   $ 39,096,771  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    956,091,454       68,696,793       (5,429,977 )     63,266,816  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    522,003,251       11,693,451       (926,867 )     10,766,584  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    126,121,554       11,613,204       (1,740,172 )     9,873,032  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    207,497,085       49,309,792       (6,134,025 )     43,175,767  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    192,342,369       21,372,033       (2,982,003 )     18,390,030  

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

    7,445,576       1,005,982       (149,781 )     856,201  

 

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Horizon Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

As of November 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

   

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Capital
Loss Carry
Forwards

   

Other
Book/Tax
Differences

   

Post October
Loss and Late
Year Loss

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

   

Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficits)

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 9,776,576     $ 22,927,247     $     $     $     $ 39,096,771     $ 71,800,594  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    299,411                   (43,288,539 )           63,266,816       20,277,688  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    1,857,021                   (10,388,825 )           10,766,584       2,234,780  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    516,471                   (21,348,394 )           9,873,032       (10,958,891 )

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    1,199,090                   (23,654,930 )           43,175,768       20,719,928  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    494,350                   (3,134,932 )           18,390,030       15,749,448  

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

    238,840       744                         856,201       1,095,785  

 

The difference between book and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to mark to market and/or the tax deferral of losses on various investments.

 

At November 30, 2020, the Funds had capital loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes available to offset future capital gains as follows:

 

   

Non-Expiring

 

Fund

 

Short-Term

   

Long-Term

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $     $     $  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    32,795,561       9,975,718       42,771,279  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    9,722,261       666,564       10,388,825  

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    21,348,394             21,348,394  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    12,093,287       11,561,643       23,654,930  

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

    3,130,769       4,163       3,134,932  

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

                 

 

The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund utilized $7,398,690 of capital loss carryforward during the fiscal year.

 

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Horizon Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

Additionally, GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. These reclassifications were due to the use of equalization. Each Fund may use earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. For the year ended November 30, 2020, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

 

Fund

 

Distributable
Earnings/
(Accumulated
Deficit)

   

Paid In
Capital

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ (2,370,711 )   $ 2,370,711  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    64,089       (64,089 )

Horizon Active Income Fund

    20,041       (20,041 )

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

    1,102       (1,102 )

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

           

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

           

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

    256       (256 )

 

8.

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of that fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of November 30, 2020, the Funds had omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), which amounted to more than 25% of the total shares outstanding of the respective Fund. There was one individual shareholder of record who owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of the Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund Investor Class. This shareholder did not own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of the Fund. No other individual shareholders of record owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of a Fund or Class of shares of a Fund. Shareholders with a controlling interest could affect the outcome of proxy voting or direction of management of a Fund.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

9. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

 

An affiliated person of the Horizon Active 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 year ended November 30, 2020 are as follows:

 

Security Name

 

Value at
November 30,
2019

   

Value of
Purchases

   

Value of
Sales

   

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

   

Dividend
Income

   

Value at
November 30,
2020

   

Shares
Balance
November 30,
2020

 

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF*

  $ 4,163,542     $ 1,561,781     $ (312,060 )   $ 1,217,295     $ (22,416 )   $ 12,629     $ 6,608,142       112,690  

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF*

    5,848,000       272,688       (438,220 )     918,864       11,534       97,056       6,612,866       207,495  
    $ 10,011,542     $ 1,834,469     $ (750,280 )   $ 2,136,159     $ (10,882 )   $ 109,685     $ 13,221,008       320,185  

 

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 year ended November 30, 2020 are as follows:

 

Security Name

 

Value at
November 30,
2019

   

Value of
Purchases

   

Value of
Sales

   

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

   

Dividend
Income

   

Value at
November 30,
2020

   

Shares
Balance
November 30,
2020

 

X-Trackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF

  $ 43,984,409     $ 13,513,061     $ (37,277,161 )   $ (1,974,363 )   $ (1,929,194 )   $ 329,943     $ 16,316,752 **     437,287  

X-Trackers Russell 1000 US QARP ETF

    23,194,429       11,337,673       (18,803,263 )     390,080       228,450       283,625       16,347,369 **     500,201  

X-Trackers S&P 500 ESG ETF*

    9,329,600       2,731,998       (5,285,177 )     935,384       442,103       141,031       8,153,908       255,849  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF*

          1,297,114,108       (1,296,383,824 )           (730,284 )     664,697              
    $ 76,508,438     $ 1,324,696,840     $ (1,357,749,425 )   $ (648,899 )   $ (1,988,925 )   $ 1,419,296     $ 40,818,029     $ 1,193,337  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2020

 

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 this affiliated company for the year ended November 30, 2020 are as follows:

 

Security Name

 

Value at
November 30,
2019

   

Value of
Purchases

   

Value of
Sales

   

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

   

Dividend
Income

   

Value at
November 30,
2020

   

Shares
Balance
November 30,
2020

 

X-Trackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

  $ 4,365,499     $ 4,478,600     $ (887,292 )   $ 99,213     $ (116,406 )   $ 335,154     $ 7,939,614 **     168,337  
    $ 4,365,499     $ 4,478,600     $ (887,292 )   $ 99,213     $ (116,406 )   $ 335,154     $ 7,939,614       168,337  

 

*

Issuer was no longer an affiliate as of November 30, 2020.

**

The value of these securities agrees to the Investments in Affiliated Securities, at Value in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Management has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements other than the distributions noted in Note 7, and those noted below.

 

The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

 

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Horizon Funds

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

November 30, 2020

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Horizon Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Horizon Funds comprising the funds listed below (the “Funds”) as of November 30, 2020, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of November 30, 2020, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund Name

Statements of
Operations

Statement(s) of
Changes in
Net Assets

Financial Highlights

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund, and Horizon Active Income Fund

For the year ended November 30, 2020

For the years ended November 30, 2020 and 2019

For the years ended November 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

For the year ended November 30, 2020

For the years ended November 30, 2020 and 2019

For the years ended November 30, 2020, 2019, 2018 and for the period from December 28, 2016 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2017

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

For the year ended November 30, 2020

For the years ended November 30, 2020 and 2019

For the years ended November 30, 2020, 2019, and for the period from December 28, 2017 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2018

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

For the year ended November 30, 2020

For the year ended November 30, 2020 and for the period from June 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2019

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

For the period from December 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2020

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

 

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Horizon Funds

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2015.

 

/s/ COHEN & COMPANY, LTD

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
January 29, 2021

 

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Horizon Funds

Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

November 30, 2020

 

 

As a shareholder of the Funds you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, sales charges, and other Fund operating expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note, the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period of time as indicated in the table below.

 

Actual Expenses: The column labeled “Actual” of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

 

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes: The column labeled “Hypothetical” of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs which may be applicable to your account. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     

Actual

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

 

Fund’s
Annualized
Expense Ratio 2

Beginning
Account Value
6/1/2020

Ending
Account Value
11/30/2020

Expenses
Paid During
Period 1

Ending
Account Value
11/30/2020

Expenses
Paid During
Period 1

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Investor Class

1.34%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,193.40

$ 7.36

$ 1,018.29

$ 6.78

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Advisor Class

1.42%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,193.40

$ 7.80

$ 1,017.89

$ 7.18

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Institutional Class

1.17%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,193.70

$ 6.42

$ 1,019.15

$ 5.91

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Investor Class

1.28%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,175.80

$ 6.94

$ 1,018.62

$ 6.44

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Advisor Class

1.43%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,174.60

$ 7.80

$ 1,017.83

$ 7.23

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Institutional Class

1.18%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,175.90

$ 6.40

$ 1,019.12

$ 5.94

Horizon Active Income - Investor Class

1.03%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,044.80

$ 5.27

$ 1,019.85

$ 5.21

Horizon Active Income - Advisor Class

1.18%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,043.40

$ 6.01

$ 1,019.12

$ 5.94

Horizon Active Income - Institutional Class

0.93%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,045.30

$ 4.77

$ 1,020.34

$ 4.71

Horizon Active Dividend - Investor Class

1.18%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,130.80

$ 6.28

$ 1,019.11

$ 5.95

Horizon Active Dividend - Advisor Class

1.33%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,129.90

$ 7.08

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.71

Horizon Defined Risk - Investor Class

1.04%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,105.80

$ 5.48

$ 1,019.79

$ 5.26

Horizon Defined Risk - Advisor Class

1.19%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,105.00

$ 6.27

$ 1,019.05

$ 6.01

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor - Investor Class

1.09%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,150.20

$ 5.86

$ 1,019.55

$ 5.51

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor - Advisor Class

1.24%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,149.40

$ 6.67

$ 1,018.80

$ 6.26

Horizon ESG Defensive Core - Investor Class

1.04%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,191.70

$ 5.70

$ 1,019.80

$ 5.25

Horizon ESG Defensive Core - Advisor Class

1.19%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,191.00

$ 6.52

$ 1,019.05

$ 6.01

 

1

Expenses Paid During the Period are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183 days, and divided by 366 (to reflect the number of days in the period).

 

2

The expense ratio excludes securities lending offset.

 

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Horizon Funds

Approval of the Management Agreements (Unaudited)

November 30, 2020

 

 

At an in-person meeting held on July 21, 2020, at which all of the Trustees were present, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), voting separately, reviewed and approved the continuance of each Investment Advisory Agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”, and together the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust and the Adviser for each of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, the Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund, the Horizon Active Income Fund the Horizon Active Dividend Fund and the Horizon Defined Risk Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”). In the course of their deliberations, the Board was advised by independent legal counsel. The Board received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to requests of the Board and counsel.

 

In considering the approval of the renewal and continuance of the Advisory Agreements and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board reviewed a memorandum, provided by independent legal counsel, which summarized the Board’s fiduciary duties and responsibilities in reviewing and approving the Advisory Agreements and other matters to be considered by the Board at the Meeting and the types of information that should be reviewed by them and their responsibilities in making an informed decision regarding the approval of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to each Fund; (ii) the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds; (iii) the investment performance of each Funds and the Adviser; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as each Fund grows; and (iv) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of each Fund’s shareholders, including the following:

 

Nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Funds. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the services to be provided to the Funds, the experience, qualifications and key personnel of the Adviser, the Adviser’s compliance program, the Adviser’s sales force, the Adviser’s assets under management and relationships with other registered investment advisers for distribution purposes. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s financial statements and considered the Adviser’s financial condition.

 

The Investment Performance of the Funds and the Adviser. In this regard, the Board considered each Fund’s past performance, including comparisons to peer funds. The Board also considered each Fund’s portfolio turnover, use of soft dollars and best execution policies. The Board also considered the performance of other accounts managed by the Adviser.

 

Costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with each Fund. In this regard, the Board considered the management fees proposed to be charged to each Fund, and each Fund’s total expense ratios, each as compared to each Fund’s peer group, and took into account the differences in managing the Funds compared to other products that the Adviser offers, as well as the fees charged by Horizon to its separately managed accounts. The Board considered the terms and conditions of each Advisory Agreement, including the management fee and the services to be provided by the Adviser thereunder. The Board also considered the indirect benefits that the Adviser receives through soft dollars, cross sales of other products the Adviser sells and third-party marketing materials.

 

The extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the Adviser was still waiving a portion of its advisory fees under the Expense Limitation Agreements with each Fund and considered how these waivers supported the Funds, noting that the Adviser expected to receive its full fees from all of the Funds as the Funds continue to grow. The Board considered the terms of the expense limitation agreement for each Fund, and the fact that the Adviser had agreed to continue the expense limitation agreements through at least March 31, 2022,

 

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Horizon Funds

Approval of the Management Agreements (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

and noted that the expense waivers and reimbursements were subject to recoupment during a three-year look-back window. The Board also considered that the Adviser agreed to consider implementing breakpoints in its management fee after such time as each Fund grows to a size that the Adviser is receiving its full fee.

 

After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously approved the continuance and renewal of each Advisory Agreement.

 

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Horizon Funds

Additional Information (Unaudited)

November 30, 2020

 

 

Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction

 

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:

 

Fund Name

Qualified Dividend Income

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

60.32%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

100.00%

Horizon Active Income Fund

9.53%

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

96.22%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

100.00%

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

100.00%

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

0.00%

 

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020 was as follows:

 

Fund Name

Dividends Received Deduction

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

6.55%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

25.99%

Horizon Active Income Fund

3.14%

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

79.67%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

100.00%

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

100.00%

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

0.00%

 

Short Term Capital Gain

 

The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871 (k)(2)(C) for Each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund Name

Short Term Capital Gain

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

0.00%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

0.00%

Horizon Active Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Active Dividend Fund

15.46%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

0.00%

Horizon Defensive Multi-Factor Fund

0.00%

Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund

0.00%

 

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Horizon Funds

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

Foreign Tax Credit

 

For the year ended November 30, 2020, the Horizon Active Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund and Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund earned foreign source income and paid foreign taxes, which it intends to pass through to its shareholders pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code as follows:

 

Fund Name

 

Foreign Source
Income Earned

   

Foreign
Taxes Paid

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 2,047,412     $ 261,234  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    181,583       1,782  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    5,001,940       518,465  

 

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Horizon Funds

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

Interested Trustees and Officers

Name, Address*
and
Year of Birth

Position/Term
of Office

Principal Occupation During
the Past Five Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee

Other
Directorships
held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years

Robert J. Cannon**

Year of Birth:

1972

Interested Trustee Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2015) and President; One Year Term of Office
(since 2015)

CEO of Horizon Investments, LLC

7

None

Matthew Chambers

Year of Birth:

1976

Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary; One Year Term of Office
(since 2015)

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Horizon Investments, LLC, December 2014-present; Attorney, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, September 2008- November 2014

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Steve Terry

Year of Birth:

1980

Treasurer; One Year Term of Office
(since October 2018)

Head of Finance and Business Systems of Horizon Investments, LLC, August 2016-present; Co-Founder, Catamaran Investment Partners, 2015-August 2016; Principal Intersection Partners, 2011-2015.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

 

*

The address for each Trustee and officer is 6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277.

 

**

Mr. Cannon is considered an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his current position with the Adviser.

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available free of charge upon request by calling the Funds toll free at (866) 371-2399.

 

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Horizon Funds

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 2020

 

 

Independent Trustees

Name, Address*
and
Year of Birth

Position/Term
of Office

Principal Occupation During
the Past Five Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee

Other
Directorships
held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years

John W. Davidson

Year of Birth:

1946

Trustee; Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2015)

Creator, author and founder of John Davidson’s Economic Comments (2009-Present).

7

Trustee, AdvisorOne Funds
(7 portfolios).

Todd W. Gaylord

Year of Birth:

1975

Trustee; Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2015)

Consultant (financial services) since 2012; Owner, McCauley Street Partners, Inc. (real estate brokerage firm) (2009-2014); Vice President, Corporate Bond, Syndicated Loan, and Credit Default Swap Trader, Wachovia Securities (2005-2008).

7

None

Thomas W. Okel

Year of Birth:

1962

Trustee; Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2015)

Executive Director (2011-2019), Catawba Lands Conservancy; Global Head of Syndicated Capital Markets (1998-2010), Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

7

Trustee, Barings Funds Trust (8 portfolios); Trustee, Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (1 portfolio). Trustee, Barings BDC, Inc.

 

*

The address for each Trustee and officer is 6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE (Unaudited)

 

February 2016

 

FACTS

WHAT DOES HORIZON FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

● Social Security number and account information

● Account balance and transaction history

● Wire Transfer Instructions

How?

All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Horizon Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

       

Reasons we can share your personal information

Does Horizon Funds share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes
Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes
to offer our products and services to you

No

We don’t share

For joint marketing with other financial companies

No

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes
information about your transactions and experiences or creditworthiness

No

We don’t share

For non-affiliates to market to you

No

We don’t share

 

Questions?

Call 1-855-754-7932

 

 

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Who we are

 

Who is providing this notice?

Horizon Funds

What we do

 

How does Horizon Funds protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

How does Horizon Funds collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

● Open an account

● Provide account information

● Give us your contact information

● Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

● Make a wire transfer

● Tell us where to send the money

● Tell us who receives the money

● Show your government-issued ID

● Show your driver’s license

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

● Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

● Affiliates from using your information to market to you

● Sharing for non-affiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions

 

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

Our affiliates include companies such as Horizon Investments, LLC.

Non-affiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies

 

Non-affiliates we share with can include financial companies such as custodians, transfer agents, registered representatives, financial advisers, and nonfinancial companies such as fulfillment, proxy voting, and class action service providers.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

Horizon Funds does not jointly market.

 

 

Investment Adviser
Horizon Investments, LLC
6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300

 

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Investment Adviser
Horizon Investments, LLC
6210 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28277

 

Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E. Kilbourn Ave, Suite 1250
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant and Fund Administrator
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115

 

Legal Counsel
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

 

 

How to Obtain Proxy Voting Information

Information regarding how the Funds vote proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12 month period ended June 30th as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling l-855-754-7932 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

How to Obtain 1st and 3rd Fiscal Quarter Portfolio Holdings

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Part F of Form N-PORT. Once filed, the Funds’ Part F of Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) and is available by calling 1-855-754-7932.

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed February 1, 2018.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Todd Gaylord is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant, Cohen & Company, Ltd., to perform audit services, audit-related services, and tax services during the past fiscal year. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the fiscal year. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning, including review of the registrant’s tax returns and taxable income and excise calculations and year to date estimates for book-to-tax differences. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 

  FYE 11/30/2020 FYE 11/30/2019
Audit Fees $97,500 $90,000
Audit-Related Fees $0 $0
Tax Fees $21,000 $21,000
All Other Fees $3,000 $0

 

The percentage of fees billed by Cohen & Company, Ltd. for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2019, respectively, applicable to non-audit services pursuant to a waiver of the pre-approval requirement was as follows:

 

  FYE 11/30/2020 FYE 11/30/2019
Audit-Related Fees 0% 0%
Tax Fees 0% 0%
All Other Fees 0% 0%

 

 

 

All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant. The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountants for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser or Service Affiliates (as defined below) for the last two years.

 

Non-Audit Related Fees FYE 11/30/2020 FYE 11/30/2019
Registrant $3,730 $1,531
Registrant’s Investment Adviser $0 $0

 

Because the registrant’s accountants have not rendered any non-audit services during the last two fiscal years to the registrant’s investment adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant (together with the registrant’s investment adviser, “Service Affiliates”) that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, the registrant’s board of directors has not considered whether the provision of such services to the registrant’s investment adviser or the Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the independence of the registrant’s accountant.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b)Not Applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The registrant has not adopted any procedure by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

 

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on an evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Form N-CSR, that the disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing date, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant's management, including the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed February 1, 2018.

 

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.

 

 

 

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.

 

(Registrant) Horizon Funds  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Robert Cannon  
  Robert Cannon, President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date: 2/4/2021  

 

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 (Signature and Title)* /s/ Robert Cannon  
  Robert Cannon, President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date: 2/4/2021  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Stephen Terry  
  Stephen Terry, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
     
Date: 2/4/2021  

 

*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.