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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, 2023

 

Date of reporting period: December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

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 Equity Premium Income 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 Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HNDRX

 

HADRX

 

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

USRAX

 

USRTX

 

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

 

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HESGX

 

HESAX

 

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HTFNX

 

HTFAX

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

Investor Class

 

Advisor Class

Shares

 

Shares

HSMNX

 

HSMBX

 

November 30, 2023

 

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 EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND, HORIZON DEFINED RISK FUND, HORIZON MULTI - FACTOR U.S. EQUITY FUND, HORIZON DEFENSIVE CORE FUND, HORIZON TACTICAL FIXED INCOME FUND and HORIZON MULTI - FACTOR SMALL/MID CAP FUND. Such offering is made only by prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 

 

Horizon Funds

 

Table of Contents

 

Letter to Shareholders

1

Portfolio Review

8

Portfolio Composition

18

Portfolios of Investments

20

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

93

Statements of Operations

96

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

99

Financial Highlights

108

Notes to Financial Statements

129

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

149

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

151

Approval of the Management Agreements

153

Additional Information

154

Privacy Notice

158

 

 

Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders

November 30, 2023

 

 

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, 2023.

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

 

The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) returned 5.69% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023. Domestic equities (as measured by the S&P 500 Total Return Index) returned 13.84%, while international equities returned 9.76% (as measured by the S&P Global ex-US BMI) over the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

The emergence of artificial intelligence (“AI”) was the most significant market event during the period; beneficiaries of the technology, namely the Magnificent-7 (“Mag-7”), led markets throughout the year. Continued interest rate volatility, and the resulting failure of a few banking institutions in mid-March, was another theme that impacted markets. While the swift response from the Treasury and Federal Reserve (“Fed”) allayed investor concerns of further contagion, interest rate sensitive sectors of the market were under pressure throughout the period. Economic growth in the U.S. remained strong as inflation fell – the Fed delivered what is likely to be their last hike of this cycle in July. Despite consensus among market participants that the U.S. economy would enter a recession in 2023, that probability waned throughout the year and was replaced by increased confidence of a “soft landing.” As the year came to a close, inflation and interest rate policy normalization, increasingly dovish messaging, and enthusiasm about the positive impacts of AI supported risk assets broadly.

 

Outside the U.S. there were a few notable developments. China’s pandemic reopening, which kicked off in earnest in December, ultimately could not overcome the drag from its property sector, resulting in significant underperformance of Chinese stock indices relative to broad international markets. The disappointing Chinese reopening and sluggish domestic growth dynamics contributed to an overhang of tepid growth in Europe as well. Despite tensions in the Middle East and the continuation of a stringent sanction regime on Russian energy exports, crude oil fell substantially over the fiscal year, contributing to much lower price pressures across the global economy.

 

On average, the Fund maintained a preference for U.S. equities throughout the year and benefitted from exposure to the domestic technology sector. At the beginning of the period, the Fund’s overweight to U.S. defensive value and international positioning detracted from performance; as the year went on, performance improved as Fund’s positioning increasingly reflected growing conviction in favor of domestic large-cap growth over domestic value, small- and mid-caps, and international equities. The Fund maintained this positioning into the end of the period.

 

Outside of market direction, one key driver of Fund performance was domestic equity positioning, especially allocations to mega-cap technology, the quality factor, and large-cap growth. Allocations to Japanese equities, in both local currency and FX-hedged expressions, were also accretive to absolute and relative performance throughout the year. Key detractors include international market exposures, specifically to emerging markets in Asia and broad developed markets, and domestic allocations that did not feature the Mag-7 in large weights, such as equal-weight large-caps and small- and mid-caps.

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

 

The Horizon Active Risk Assist Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) realized a return of 7.13% for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023. Domestic equities (as measured by the S&P 500 Total Return Index) returned 13.84%, while international equities returned 9.76% (as measured by the S&P Global ex-US BMI) over the same period. The Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.77 to the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the period.

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

As a risk mitigation strategy designed with the goal to mitigate catastrophic loss of portfolio value, the Fund performed in line with expectations during the period. The Fund’s realized volatility for the period was 11.22%, less than both domestic and international equities (realized volatilities for the period of 13.84% and 11.55% respectively), due to the Fund’s tactical de-risking and reinvesting activity. The Fund also realized a maximum drawdown of 11.33%, which was in between the drawdowns realized by domestic and international equities. In the strong recovery of global equities during the period, the Fund reinvested via the Risk Assist algorithm in line with expectations. The Fund began the fiscal year 60% de-risked. As markets recovered early in the year, the Fund reinvested rapidly and was completely reinvested by early April. Towards the end of the period, volatility in October resulted in small de-risking activity that was resolved quickly as markets recovered. The Fund ended the period fully invested in the underlying global equity portfolio.

 

In terms of the underlying allocation of the equity portfolio, the Fund began the period with regional and style exposures in line with global equities. As domestic growth stocks began to separate from the rest of the market, the Fund tilted in favor of domestic growth allocations. The Fund maintained a small overweight to domestic large-cap growth relative to global equities at the end of the period.

 

While market direction was the main driver of returns during the period, the underlying allocation was dominated by the narrow market environment, led by domestic large-cap growth, and specifically the Mag-7. Compared to global equities, the Fund’s overweight to domestic large-cap growth was the main positive contributors to performance over the period, whereas most other style and regional exposures generally detracted. The de-risking and re-risking activities of Risk Assist resulted in a performance drag versus the unhedged portfolio during the period, a result well within expectations for the market environment during the period.

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

 

The Horizon Active Income Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) returned 0.38% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, while the broader bond market, as measured by Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Index), returned 1.18%. Most measures of Fund risk, including standard deviation, beta, and down capture, were lower than the Index over the period. In general, the Fund maintained a more diversified risk profile than broad bonds, an output of the Fund’s tactical process. Opportunistic allocations also reduced portfolio volatility and benchmark-relative beta over the period.

 

In another extremely turbulent year for fixed income markets, Fed policy and economic data drove significant volatility across the fixed income universe. Early in the period, the Fed began to slow the pace of interest rate increases as both economic growth and inflationary pressures started to soften, an intentional consequence of the Fed’s tighter policy stance. In the first quarter of 2023, fixed income markets experienced significant volatility as credit spreads widened and Treasury yields fell during the March banking sector stress, as exemplified by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Following the Fed and Treasury’s placation of concerns around financial stability in March, economic activity began to reaccelerate, as reflected in corporate earnings and growth data. As a result, from late summer into the fall, Treasury yields resumed their climb, reaching cycle highs; fiscal sustainability and supply concerns also weighed on long-term interest rates. Near the end of the period, in a positive twist, soft inflation data allayed market concerns that price pressures were broadening as the labor market and growth remained strong; investors were increasingly optimistic that the Fed could once again start considering the maximum employment component of its dual mandate. Throughout the year, interest rates and credit spreads both exhibited above-average volatility, oscillating wildly between periods of increased recession risk and liquidity concerns (e.g. March) and periods of increased economic activity (and softening inflation) towards the end of the period.

 

The Fund’s actively managed approach resulted in a dynamic duration profile. Starting the year marginally underweight duration, the Fund gradually increased duration throughout the year, shifting to overweight to start the second calendar quarter and marginally increasing that overweight into fiscal year end. The Fund maintained an overweight allocation

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

to corporate credit and opportunistically rotated through various credit qualities during the period. Exposure to non-traditional fixed income segments, including preferred equities and emerging market bonds, remained relatively low throughout the year but were held to varying degrees throughout the period. At the end of the period, Fund positioning reflected an optimistic outlook for riskier segments of the fixed income market. The Fund ended the period with a substantial overweight to corporate credit, expressed via high yield instruments, and mortgage-backed securities. Additionally, the Fund ended the period with duration longer than the Index, expressed primarily through long-term U.S. Treasury bonds, long-term investment grade corporate credit, and a small allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.

 

The key drivers of Fund performance include high yield corporate credit allocations, especially to fallen angels, which on average carry a longer duration profile than other high yield corporate credit expressions. Allocations to preferred equity and long-tenor U.S. Treasury bonds were the biggest detractors to performance over the period.

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

 

The Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund (Investor Class) (the Income Fund), formerly known as the Horizon Active Dividend Fund (Investor Class) (the Dividend Fund) posted a total return of -3.84% for the period ended September 30, 2023, after which the Dividend Fund’s name and mandate changed. The Dividend Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index, returned 1.38% over the same period.

 

The Dividend Fund invests in companies that Horizon Investments believes are high quality and have well-supported dividend yields. The market environment during the period was dominated by a handful of large domestic technology and growth stocks that are not generally viewed as dividend holdings.

 

Security selection in the United States was a tailwind to performance relative to the benchmark for the period. Selection in Financials (JPMorgan Chase), Consumer Staples (Walmart), and Industrials (Caterpillar) were the largest contributors during the period. An underweight to Utilities also benefited performance in the period.

 

An underweight allocation to Asia-related securities, specifically Japan, and an overweight to the United States detracted from performance relative to the benchmark during the period. Security selection in Canada also detracted from performance, driven primarily by underperformance of Canadian bank holdings.

 

The Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund (Investor Class) (the Income Fund) strategy change went into effect on October 3, 2023. From this date through the end of the fiscal year, the Fund realized a total return of 5.18%. Over this same period domestic equities (as measured by the S&P 500 Total Return Index) returned 7.44%. A commonly used benchmark for covered call strategies in domestic equity markets (as measured by the S&P 500 BuyWrite Index) returned 2.67% over this period.

 

The Income Fund consists of an underlying equity portfolio and a covered call strategy that sells short maturity out-of-the money call options on a portion of the Income Fund’s total assets. The underlying equity portfolio is sector-neutral to the S&P 500 Index with a tilt towards dividend paying securities that Horizon Investments believes are high quality with balanced fundamentals. During the period since the strategy change, the underlying equity portfolio of the Income Fund was generally in line with domestic large-cap stocks.

 

The covered call strategy covers a fraction of the Income Fund’s value via short sales of short-term out-of-the-money call options on the S&P 500 Index. Domestic equities rallied strongly over the period since the strategy change, causing the covered call option overlay to detract from performance by capping the gains in the Income Fund relative to the underlying portfolio. This is an expected result in the market environment and in line with expectations relative to the domestic equities and the S&P 500 Buy/Write Index. The Income Fund allows for active positioning within its covered call strategy. The goal of this active positioning is to generate income, hedge volatility and reduce downside risk. This active positioning had no material impact on the Income Fund’s performance over the period.

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Defined Risk Fund

 

For the year ending November 30, 2023, the Defined Risk Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) had a total return of 9.26% and a standard deviation of 7.00%. Over the same period, the S&P 500 Total Return Index had a total return of 13.84% and a standard deviation of 13.84%. The Fund exhibited a 0.50 beta to the S&P 500 Total Return. The Fund had a maximum drawdown of 4.18% while the S&P 500 Total Return had a maximum drawdown of 9.94%.

 

The objective of the Fund is capital appreciation and capital preservation. The Fund pursues its objective by investing in a basket of U.S. large-cap 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. The Fund is expected to outperform the S&P 500 Index in a down market and underperform in an up market, while realizing less volatility in any market environment. As shown by the performance statistics above, the Fund performed in line with these expectations during the period.

 

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 had no material impact to the Fund’s performance over the fiscal year.

 

Horizon Multi-Factor US Equity Fund

 

The Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) returned 5.51% for the year ended November 30, 2023, while realizing a volatility of 12.10%. The return on the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the same period was 13.84%, with a realized volatility of 13.84%. Over the period, the Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.84 to the S&P 500 Index.

 

The Fund is actively managed, selecting and weighting securities using a proprietary quantitative approach to allocate the Fund’s portfolio between issuers, sectors, and/or factors (e.g. value, momentum, quality, and volatility). This process is designed to be defensive in nature in order to help the Fund navigate volatile market swings. The Fund is expected to outperform the S&P 500 Index in a down market and underperform in an up market, while realizing less volatility. As shown by the performance statistics above, the Fund performed in line with these expectations during the period.

 

Outside of overall market direction, the main driver of the performance of the Fund is stock selection. Key highlights in the period include selection in Financials and Energy. Selection in Information Technology and Health Care lagged in the period. The Fund’s underweight to Information Technology also contributed negatively due to the strong performance of this sector during the period.

 

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

 

The Horizon Defensive Core Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) returned 13.95% for the year ended November 30, 2023. The return of domestic equities (as measured by the MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index) for the same period was 16.35%. The Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.86 to the MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index over the period.

 

As a risk mitigation strategy designed with the goal to mitigate catastrophic loss of portfolio value, the Fund performed in line with expectations during the period. The Fund’s realized volatility for the period was 12.77%, less than domestic equities (realized volatility for the period of 14.12%), due to the Fund’s tactical de-risking and reinvesting activity. The Fund also realized a maximum drawdown of 9.58%, which was smaller than the 10.22% drawdown experienced by domestic equities. In a choppy period for domestic equities, the Fund had moderate de-risking and re-risking activity via the Risk Assist algorithm, in line with expectations. The Fund ended the fiscal year fully invested. The de-risking and re-risking activities of the Fund resulted in a performance drag versus the unhedged portfolio during the period, a result within expectations for the market environment during the period.

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

The Fund’s underlying equity portfolio is an index replication strategy managed by Horizon Investments. The index replication strategy seeks to track the performance of MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index (the Index), which uses MSCI ESG Ratings, MSCI ESG Controversies, and MSCI Business Involvement Screening Research, each of which is provided by MSCI ESG Research Inc., a subsidiary of MSCI, Inc. to determine the securities that comprise the Index. During this period the performance and risk of the Fund’s underlying equity portfolio matched that of the MSCI US ESG Leaders Index.

 

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

 

The Tactical Fixed Income Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) returned -1.63% from its inception date of December 20th, 2022 through the fiscal period ended November 30, 2023, thus all performance shown is partial year performance from December 20, 2022 through November 30, 2023. For the noted period, the broader bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Index), returned 0.72%. Measures of Fund risk, including standard deviation and beta, were lower than the Index during the period, while the Fund’s maximum drawdown was slightly larger than that of the Index. In general, the Fund maintained a more defensive posture than the Index during the period as a result of the Fund’s tactical investment process.

 

Since the Fund’s inception, interest rate volatility has been elevated relative to historical readings, resulting in several sudden moves in both short-term and long-term interest rates. As the Fund’s strategy is designed to tactically de-risk higher yielding exposures in the fixed income universe, this activity was the main driver of performance over the period. A sharp fall in short-term interest rates occurred around the banking crisis in early March as markets flocked to safe-haven assets. Due to the rise in rates at the beginning of the year, the Fund was de-risked into shorter duration holdings during this episode, which led to underperformance relative to broad bonds early in the fiscal year. As longer-term rates rose sharply from July through October, the Fund’s tactical de-risking resulted in near equal-sized outperformance relative to the Index. At the end of the period, the Fund was positioned aggressively, with nearly all of the Fund’s higher yielding exposures represented in the portfolio, due to the stabilization in trends in the fixed income market. The Fund maintained a modestly shorter duration profile than the Index at the end of the period.

 

Over the period, the large and sharp changes in interest rates proved challenging for the Fund’s tactical approach, but this process successfully reduced overall portfolio volatility and performed in line with expectations. In the underlying portfolio, exposures to high yield credit contributed the most to returns for the period. Hybrid security allocations, such as convertible bonds and preferred stocks, contributed the least.

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Fund

 

The Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Fund (Investor Class) (the Fund) inception date was December 20, 2022, thus all performance shown is partial year performance from December 20, 2022 through November 30, 2023. For the noted period, the Fund returned 13.48%, while realizing a volatility of 17.80%. For the same period, the return on the S&P 1000 Total Return Index was 7.04%, with a realized volatility of 18.03%. Over the same period, the Fund exhibited an average beta of 0.96 to the S&P 1000 Total Return Index.

 

The Fund is actively managed, selecting and weighting securities using a proprietary quantitative approach to allocate the Fund’s portfolio between issuers, sectors, and/or factors (e.g. value, momentum, quality, and volatility). This process is designed to be defensive in nature in order to help the Fund navigate volatile market swings. The Fund is expected to outperform the S&P 1000 Total Return Index in a down market and underperform in an up market, while realizing less volatility. As shown by the performance statistics above, the Fund performed better than these expectations during the period.

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Outside of overall market direction, the main driver of the performance of the Fund is stock selection. Key highlights in the period include selection in Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary. Selection in Health Care and Real Estate lagged in the period.

 

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 500 Total Return Index is a version of the S&P 500 Index that includes reinvestment of regular cash dividends. 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 U.S. 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. The MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid-cap segments of the U.S. market through investing in U.S. common stocks screened by the Index Provider with regard to certain ESG criteria. You cannot invest directly into an index.

 

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, as known as standard deviation, 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.

 

Maximum drawdown is a measure of downside risk for a security or portfolio. Maximum drawdown is calculated by measuring the largest observed loss, in terms of total return, of a security or portfolio from its highest value to its lowest during a given period.

 

Down capture is a measure of a security’s or portfolio’s performance in periods of negative returns for the overall market or benchmark. Typically computed monthly, it is defined as a ratio of portfolio return to benchmark return during periods when the benchmark return is negative.

 

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.

 

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Horizon Funds

Letter to Shareholders (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

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.

 

With regard to the Risk Assist algorithm, a de-risking activity is a sale of a portion of the Fund’s equity portfolio and a purchase of a highly liquid short-term U.S. Treasury obligation, or other cash-like equivalents, with the goal to mitigate catastrophic loss of portfolio value. Similarly, a re-risking activity is a sale of a highly liquid short-term U.S. Treasury obligation, or other cash-like equivalents and a purchase of a portion of the Fund’s equity portfolio, with the goal to reduce the potential performance drag when compared with the fully-invested equity portfolio.

 

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

 

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.

 

The Funds referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The Prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with the Fund and any related funds.

 

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, 2023

 

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on November 30, 2013. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.39%, 1.54% and 1.29% for the Investor, Advisor, and Institutional Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Ten Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Investor Class(3)

5.69%

7.13%

6.35%

7.81%

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Advisor Class(3)

5.36%

6.95%

N/A

7.72%

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund - Institutional Class(3)

5.86%

7.25%

N/A

8.27%

S&P 500 Total Return Index

13.84%

12.51%

11.82%

13.29%(2)

S&P Global BMI ex-US Index

9.19%

5.04%

3.66%

5.09%(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 13.16% and 5.68%, 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 13.18% and 5.18%, respectively.

(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 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.

 

8

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on August 29, 2014. The Fund’s performance figures are for the year ended November 30, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.32%, 1.47% and 1.22% for the Investor, Advisor, and Institutional Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Investor Class(3)

7.13%

3.14%

3.30%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Advisor Class(3)

6.98%

2.97%

4.26%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund - Institutional Class(3)

7.27%

3.25%

4.83%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index

1.18%

0.71%

1.03%(2)

S&P 500 Total Return Index

13.84%

12.51%

11.38%(2)

S&P Global BMI ex-US Index

9.19%

5.04%

3.24%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is August 29, 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 US 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 0.93%, 13.16%, and 5.68%, respectively. The returns for the Bloomberg US 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 0.37%, 13.18%, and 5.18%, respectively.

(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 Bloomberg US 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.

 

9

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

 

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, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.22%, 1.37% and 1.12% for the Investor, Advisor, and Institutional Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Ten Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Active Income Fund - Investor Class(3)

0.38%

-0.21%

-0.12%

-0.10%

Horizon Active Income Fund - Advisor Class(3)

0.26%

-0.39%

N/A

-0.40%

Horizon Active Income Fund - Institutional Class(3)

0.49%

-0.17%

N/A

-0.59%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index

1.18%

0.71%

1.37%

1.39%(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 US Aggregate Bond Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Active Income Fund - Advisor Class and the Horizon Active Income Fund - Institutional Class are 0.75% and 0.37%, respectively.

(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 Bloomberg US 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.

 

10

 

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

 

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, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.13% and 1.29% for the Investor and Advisor Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund - Investor Class(4)

-0.43%

3.45%

5.84%

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund Fund - Advisor Class(4)

-0.60%

3.29%

4.69%

S&P 500 Total Return Index

13.84%

12.51%

12.77%(2)

MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index(3)

4.12%

6.79%

7.62%(2)

S&P 500 Buy/Write Monthly Index

8.27%

3.98%

5.12%(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 Equity Premium Income Fund - Investor Class. The returns for the S&P 500 Total Return Index, MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index and S&P 500 Buy/Write Monthly Index - Advisor Class are 12.20%, 6.43%, and 4.44%, respectively.

(3)

The S&P 500 Total Return Index has replaced the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index as the Fund’s primary benchmark index. The Adviser believes that the new index is more appropriate given the Fund’s change in investment strategy.

(4)

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).

 

11

 

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

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 MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index is based on the MSCI World Index, its parent index, and includes large- and mid-cap stocks across 23 developed markets countries. The index is designed to reflect the performance of equities in the parent index (excluding REITs) with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields that are both sustainable and persistent. The index also applies quality screens and reviews 12-month past performance to omit stocks with potentially deteriorating fundamentals that could force them to cut or reduce dividends. Investors cannot directly invest in an index.

 

The S&P 500 Buy/Write Index is a benchmark index designed to show the hypothetical performance of a portfolio that engages in a buy-write strategy using S&P 500 index call options.

 

12

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

 

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, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.12% and 1.26% for the Investor and Advisor Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Five Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Investor Class(3)

9.27%

5.98%

5.37%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund - Advisor Class(3)

9.12%

5.81%

5.11%

Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Years Index

3.28%

1.21%

1.15%(2)

S&P 500 Total Return Index

13.84%

12.51%

11.30%(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 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 1.22%, and 10.95%, respectively.

(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 Bloomberg 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.

 

13

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

 

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, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.11% and 1.26% for the Investor and Advisor Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class(3)

5.51%

7.89%

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund - Advisor Class(3)

5.38%

7.59%

S&P 500 Total Return Index

13.84%

12.55%(2)

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index

2.91%

6.94%(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 Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class. The return for the S&P 500 Total Return Index and the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund - Advisor Class is 11.31% and 5.19%, respectively.

(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 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 MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index aims to reflect the performance characteristics of a minimum variance strategy applied to the large and mid cap USA equity universe. The index is calculated by optimizing the MSCI USA Index, its parent index, in USD for the lowest absolute risk (within a given set of constraints).

 

14

 

 

Horizon Defensive Core Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

 

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, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.06% and 1.21% for the Investor and Advisor Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

One Year

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Defensive Core Fund - Investor Class(3)

13.95%

10.64%

Horizon Defensive Core Fund - Advisor Class(3)

13.76%

10.48%

MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index

16.35%

11.62% (2)

MSCI USA Index

14.24%

10.91% (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 Defensive Core Fund - Investor Class. The return for the MSCI USA Index and the MSCI USA ESG Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Defensive Core Fund - Advisor Class is 11.66% and 10.86%, respectively.

(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 MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to represent the performance of companies that are selected from the MSCI USA Index (“Parent Index”) based on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria.

 

The MSCI USA Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the US market. With 625 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.

 

15

 

 

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on December 20, 2022. The Fund’s performance figures are for the period ended November 30, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.18% and 1.33% for the Investor and Advisor Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund - Investor Class(3)

-1.63%

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund - Advisor Class(3)

-1.10%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index

0.72%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is December 20, 2022 for Investor Class Shares and March 7, 2023 for Advisor Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund - Investor Class. The return for the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund - Advisor Class is 1.65%.

(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 Bloomberg US 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.

 

16

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund
PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Unaudited)
November 30, 2023

 

 

The chart above assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on December 20, 2022. The Fund’s performance figures are for the period ended November 30, 2023. 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. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 866-371-2399. 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.

 

The Fund’s gross expense ratios are 1.10% and 1.25% for the Investor and Advisor Classes as of the most recent prospectus dated October 4, 2023.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Since
Commencement
of Operations (1)

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund - Investor Class(3)

13.48%

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund - Advisor Class(3)

5.43%

S&P 1000 Total Return Index

7.04%(2)

 

(1)

Inception date is December 20, 2022 for Investor Class Shares and March 7, 2023 for Advisor Class Shares.

(2)

The Since Commencement of Operations returns shown are from the commencement date of Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund- Investor Class. The return for the S&P 1000 Total Return Index since the commencement date of the Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund - Advisor Class is -0.70%.

(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 1000® Total Return Index combines the S&P MidCap 400® and the S&P SmallCap 600® to form an investable benchmark for the mid- to small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. Index returns do not reflect the effects of fees or expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

17

 

 

Horizon Funds

Portfolio Composition (Unaudited)

November 30, 2023

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

97.3%

Purchased Call Options

0.0%(a)

Short-Term Investments

0.6%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

2.1%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

96.1%

Common Stocks

1.1%

Purchased Call Options

0.2%

Purchased Put Options

0.3%

Short-Term Investments

0.0%(a)

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

2.3%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Active Income Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

76.0%

Purchased Call Options

0.0%(a)

Short-Term Investments

0.1%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

23.9%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

99.8%

Short-Term Investments

0.2%

 

100.0%

 

18

 

 

Horizon Funds
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

98.0%

Purchased Put Options

0.7%

Short-Term Investments

1.2%

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

0.1%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

99.0%

Short-Term Investments

1.0%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Defensive Core Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

100.0%

Short-Term Investments

0.0%(a)

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Investment Companies

99.7%

Short-Term Investments

0.3%

 

100.0%

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund Portfolio Composition as of November 30, 2023:

 

 

% of Total
Investments

Common Stocks

99.1%

Short-Term Investments

0.9%

 

100.0%

 

(a)

Rounds to less than 0.1%

 

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

 

19

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Portfolios of Investments

November 30, 2023

 

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 99.3%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds — 99.3%

               
    254,764  

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

          $ 17,774,884  
    476  

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

            33,634  
    104,331  

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

            8,824,316  
    137,990  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

            53,654,652  
    549  

Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

            33,692  
    874,402  

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

            45,171,607  
    929,639  

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

            62,797,114  
    640,716  

iShares Latin America 40 ETF (a)

            17,933,641  
    853  

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

            55,795  
    745  

iShares MSCI India ETF

            34,285  
    716,546  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

            44,862,945  
    509  

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (a)

            23,119  
    716,906  

iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Factor ETF

            54,735,773  
    608  

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

            91,267  
    890,363  

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

            125,603,508  
    292  

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

            34,999  
    998,678  

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF (a)

            53,988,533  
    1,123  

Pacer U.S. Cash Cows 100 ETF

            56,352  
    1,022,813  

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

            35,593,892  
    2,561,556  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

            161,096,257  
    2,247,702  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

            99,797,969  
    2,131,829  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF

            80,284,680  
    293  

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

            47,021  
    847,001  

Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

            36,073,773  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost - $852,114,945)

            898,603,708  
                         
 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.0% (b)(c)(d)

               
       

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 0.0%

               
       

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

               
    5,000  

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price: $190.00

  $ 89,830,000       320,000  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS (Cost - $653,799)

            320,000  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolios of Investments (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

 

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SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%

               
       

Money Market Funds — 0.6%

               
    5,740,006  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (e)

          $ 5,740,006  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $5,740,006)

            5,740,006  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 2.1%

               
    18,919,514  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.21% (e)

            18,919,514  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $18,919,514)

            18,919,514  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.0% (Cost - $877,428,264)

            923,583,228  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.0)%

            (18,558,679 )
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 905,024,549  

 

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, 2023.

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

(e)

Interest rate reflects the seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES— 98.5%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds — 98.5%

               
    127,732  

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

          $ 10,803,573  
    343,565  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

            133,588,379  
    193,472  

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (a)

            28,691,898  
    1,214,151  

iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

            171,280,281  
    342,187  

iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF

            23,056,560  
    761,422  

iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF

            58,134,570  
    6,209,228  

SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

            202,110,371  
    3,660,799  

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

            127,395,805  
    3,214,617  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

            202,167,263  
    4,886,502  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (b)

            216,960,689  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost - $1,085,951,595)

            1,174,189,389  
                         
       

COMMON STOCKS — 1.1%

               
       

Accommodation and Food Services — 0.0% (c)

               
    689  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (d)

            30,812  
    192  

Veralto Corp. (d)

            14,832  
                      45,644  
       

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services — 0.0% (c)

               
    54  

Fair Isaac Corp. (d)

            58,730  
                         
       

Advertising — 0.0% (c)

               
    1,139  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

            35,013  
    307  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

            24,753  
                      59,766  
       

Aerospace/Defense — 0.0% (c)

               
    170  

General Dynamics Corp.

            41,985  
    648  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

            34,085  
    37  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            7,060  
    82  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (d)

            33,042  
    48  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

            46,218  
                      162,390  
       

Agriculture — 0.0% (c)

               
    84  

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

            6,193  
    391  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

            36,504  
                      42,697  
       

Airlines — 0.0% (c)

               
    1,067  

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (d)

            40,343  
    2,760  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (d)

            34,307  
    347  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

            12,815  
    731  

Southwest Airlines Co.

            18,692  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    558  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (d)

          $ 21,985  
                      128,142  
       

Apparel — 0.0% (c)

               
    273  

Ralph Lauren Corp.,

            35,321  
    1,259  

Tapestry, Inc.

            39,872  
    1,920  

VF Corp.

            32,122  
                      107,315  
       

Auto Manufacturers — 0.0% (c)

               
    33  

Cummins, Inc.

            7,397  
    491  

Ford Motor Co.

            5,038  
    222  

General Motors Co.

            7,015  
    444  

PACCAR, Inc.

            40,768  
                      60,218  
       

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0% (c)

               
    240  

Aptiv PLC (d)

            19,882  
    683  

BorgWarner, Inc.

            23,010  
                      42,892  
       

Banks — 0.1%

               
    595  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

            28,750  
    555  

Citigroup, Inc.

            25,585  
    884  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

            24,107  
    1,140  

Comerica, Inc.

            51,551  
    621  

Fifth Third Bancorp

            17,978  
    1,697  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

            19,108  
    971  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

            151,554  
    3,231  

KeyCorp

            40,032  
    108  

M&T Bank Corp.

            13,842  
    259  

Northern Trust Corp.

            20,526  
    42  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

            5,626  
    1,191  

Regions Financial Corp.

            19,866  
    169  

State Street Corp.

            12,307  
    215  

Truist Financial Corp.

            6,910  
    1,697  

Zions Bancorp NA

            60,464  
                      498,206  
       

Beverages — 0.0% (c)

               
    151  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

            8,870  
    24  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

            5,772  
    473  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

            29,108  
    83  

Monster Beverage Corp. (d)

            4,577  
                      48,327  
       

Biotechnology — 0.0% (c)

               
    189  

Amgen, Inc.

            50,962  
    28  

Biogen, Inc. (d)

            6,554  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    99  

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

          $ 30,187  
    136  

Corteva, Inc.

            6,147  
    119  

Illumina, Inc. (d)

            12,132  
    356  

Incyte Corp. (d)

            19,345  
    39  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (d)

            32,129  
    94  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (d)

            33,352  
                      190,808  
       

Building Materials — 0.0% (c)

               
    128  

Carrier Global Corp.

            6,651  
    135  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            7,128  
    61  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            28,340  
    374  

Masco Corp.

            22,645  
    46  

Vulcan Materials Co.

            9,824  
                      74,588  
       

Chemicals — 0.0% (c)

               
    13  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

            3,517  
    111  

Albemarle Corp.

            13,461  
    270  

Celanese Corp.

            37,438  
    177  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

            13,302  
    136  

Dow, Inc.

            7,038  
    91  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

            6,510  
    368  

Eastman Chemical Co.

            30,849  
    556  

FMC Corp.

            29,835  
    196  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

            14,775  
    87  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

            8,274  
    608  

Mosaic Co.

            21,821  
    65  

PPG Industries, Inc.

            9,229  
    124  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            34,571  
                      230,620  
       

Commercial Services — 0.0% (c)

               
    72  

Cintas Corp.

            39,834  
    167  

Ecolab, Inc.

            32,019  
    66  

Equifax, Inc.

            14,369  
    60  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (d)

            14,430  
    129  

Gartner, Inc. (d)

            56,094  
    82  

Global Payments, Inc.

            9,548  
    133  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            31,936  
    110  

Moody’s Corp.

            40,146  
    83  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (d)

            4,782  
    55  

Quanta Services, Inc.

            10,357  
    383  

Robert Half International, Inc.

            31,398  
    343  

Rollins, Inc.

            13,974  
    121  

S&P Global, Inc.

            50,315  
    66  

United Rentals, Inc.

            31,417  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    30  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

          $ 7,243  
                      387,862  
       

Computers — 0.0% (c)

               
    264  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            18,580  
    212  

Fortinet, Inc. (d)

            11,143  
    1,803  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

            30,489  
    781  

HP, Inc.

            22,914  
    30  

International Business Machines Corp.

            4,757  
    324  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

            34,772  
    502  

NetApp, Inc.

            45,878  
    1,369  

Western Digital Corp. (d)

            66,136  
                      234,669  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.0% (c)

               
    383  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            30,169  
    37  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

            4,725  
                      34,894  
       

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.0% (c)

               
    792  

Copart, Inc. (d)

            39,774  
    114  

Fastenal Co.

            6,837  
    442  

LKQ Corp.

            19,682  
    49  

WW Grainger, Inc.

            38,523  
                      104,816  
       

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

               
    23  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

            8,131  
    67  

Capital One Financial Corp.

            7,481  
    197  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc.

            35,891  
    259  

CME Group, Inc.

            56,555  
    140  

Discover Financial Services

            13,020  
    881  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

            21,849  
    34  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            3,871  
    3,104  

Invesco, Ltd.

            44,294  
    197  

Nasdaq, Inc.

            11,001  
    121  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

            12,723  
    701  

Synchrony Financial

            22,684  
    120  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

            12,016  
    866  

Visa, Inc., Class A

            222,285  
                      471,801  
       

Electric — 0.1%

               
    1,534  

AES Corp.

            26,400  
    369  

Alliant Energy Corp.

            18,660  
    151  

Ameren Corp.

            11,716  
    79  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

            6,284  
    488  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

            13,796  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

25

 

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    255  

CMS Energy Corp.

          $ 14,474  
    82  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            7,389  
    164  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

            7,436  
    117  

DTE Energy Co.

            12,181  
    144  

Edison International

            9,647  
    241  

Entergy Corp.

            24,440  
    406  

Evergy, Inc.

            20,722  
    225  

Eversource Energy

            13,367  
    155  

Exelon Corp.

            5,969  
    632  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            23,346  
    849  

NRG Energy, Inc.

            40,616  
    1,770  

PG&E Corp. (d)

            30,391  
    356  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

            26,679  
    946  

PPL Corp.

            24,709  
    422  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

            26,345  
    69  

Sempra Energy

            5,028  
    373  

Southern Co.

            26,476  
    103  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            8,613  
    113  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            6,875  
                      411,559  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.0% (c)

               
    52  

AMETEK, Inc.

            8,072  
    48  

Emerson Electric Co.

            4,267  
                      12,339  
       

Electronics — 0.0% (c)

               
    190  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

            24,282  
    271  

Allegion PLC

            28,750  
    143  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            13,012  
    149  

Fortive Corp.

            10,278  
    285  

Garmin, Ltd.

            34,838  
    211  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (d)

            28,673  
    11  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (d)

            12,011  
    231  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

            20,536  
    22  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

            11,842  
    124  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

            16,244  
    65  

Waters Corp. (d)

            18,240  
                      218,706  
       

Entertainment — 0.0% (c)

               
    239  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (d)

            20,129  
                         
       

Environmental Control — 0.0% (c)

               
    402  

Pentair PLC

            25,945  
    246  

Republic Services, Inc.

            39,813  
    22  

Waste Management, Inc.

            3,762  
                      69,520  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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Value

 
       

Finance and Insurance — 0.0% (c)

               
    424  

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (d)

          $ 35,485  
    382  

Blackstone, Inc.

            42,925  
    176  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

            13,154  
    694  

US Bancorp

            26,455  
                      118,019  
       

Food — 0.0% (c)

               
    455  

Campbell Soup Co.

            18,282  
    612  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

            17,314  
    92  

General Mills, Inc.

            5,857  
    32  

Hershey Co.

            6,013  
    394  

Hormel Foods Corp.

            12,052  
    174  

J.M. Smucker Co.

            19,093  
    261  

Kellogg Co.

            13,713  
    188  

Kraft Heinz Co.

            6,601  
    161  

Kroger Co.

            7,128  
    300  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

            30,009  
    207  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

            13,420  
    407  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

            28,921  
    100  

Sysco Corp.

            7,217  
    298  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            13,958  
                      199,578  
       

Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% (c)

               
    592  

International Paper Co.

            21,869  
                         
       

Gas — 0.0% (c)

               
    130  

Atmos Energy Corp.

            14,795  
    863  

NiSource, Inc.

            22,128  
                      36,923  
       

Hand/Machine Tools — 0.0% (c)

               
    67  

Snap-on, Inc.

            18,404  
    227  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

            20,635  
                      39,039  
       

Health Care and Social Assistance — 0.0% (c)

               
    93  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (d)

            33,997  
                         
       

Healthcare Products — 0.0% (c)

               
    87  

Align Technology, Inc. (d)

            18,601  
    429  

Baxter International, Inc.

            15,478  
    836  

Boston Scientific Corp. (d)

            46,724  
    48  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

            16,172  
    1,153  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

            36,608  
    98  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (d)

            6,636  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    222  

Hologic, Inc. (d)

          $ 15,829  
    16  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (d)

            7,453  
    83  

ResMed, Inc.

            13,092  
    52  

STERIS PLC

            10,449  
    173  

Stryker Corp.

            51,265  
    150  

Teleflex, Inc.

            33,853  
    66  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

            23,150  
    104  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

            12,096  
                      307,406  
       

Healthcare Services — 0.1%

               
    410  

Centene Corp. (d)

            30,209  
    530  

DaVita, Inc. (d)

            53,774  
    16  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            4,008  
    71  

Humana, Inc.

            34,425  
    37  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (d)

            7,922  
    63  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

            13,665  
    122  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

            16,742  
    498  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

            275,379  
    215  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

            29,558  
                      465,682  
       

Home Builders — 0.0% (c)

               
    300  

DR Horton, Inc.

            38,301  
    75  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            9,594  
    10  

NVR, Inc. (d)

            61,554  
    425  

PulteGroup, Inc.

            37,578  
                      147,027  
       

Home Furnishings — 0.0% (c)

               
    388  

Whirlpool Corp.

            42,253  
                         
       

Household Products/Wares — 0.0% (c)

               
    95  

Avery Dennison Corp.

            18,477  
    272  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

            26,283  
    128  

Clorox Co.

            18,349  
    46  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            5,692  
                      68,801  
       

Information — 0.0% (c)

               
    353  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (d)

            24,322  
    300  

CoStar Group, Inc. (d)

            24,912  
    62  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

            28,114  
    239  

PTC, Inc. (d)

            37,609  
    1,469  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. (d)

            15,351  
                      130,308  

 

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    62  

Aflac, Inc.

          $ 5,128  
    58  

Allstate Corp.

            7,996  
    90  

American International Group, Inc.

            5,923  
    12  

Aon PLC, Class A

            3,942  
    182  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            45,318  
    273  

Assurant, Inc.

            45,869  
    144  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            14,802  
    80  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

            32,844  
    185  

Globe Life, Inc.

            22,779  
    142  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            11,099  
    482  

Loews Corp.

            33,880  
    82  

MetLife, Inc.

            5,218  
    203  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

            14,987  
    459  

Progressive Corp.

            75,290  
    81  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            7,920  
    37  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            6,683  
    42  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

            10,345  
    201  

WR Berkley Corp.

            14,582  
                      364,605  
       

Internet — 0.1%

               
    2,367  

Amazon.com, Inc. (d)

            345,795  
    196  

CDW Corp.

            41,332  
    297  

eBay, Inc.

            12,180  
    318  

Expedia Group, Inc. (d)

            43,305  
    398  

F5 Networks, Inc. (d)

            68,134  
    1,038  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (d)

            339,582  
    3,041  

Gen Digital, Inc.

            67,145  
    325  

Netflix, Inc. (d)

            154,040  
    128  

VeriSign, Inc. (d)

            27,162  
                      1,098,675  
       

Iron/Steel — 0.0% (c)

               
    41  

Nucor Corp.

            6,969  
                         
       

Leisure Time — 0.0% (c)

               
    1,380  

Carnival Corp. (d)

            20,783  
    2,936  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (d)

            44,833  
    333  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (d)

            35,784  
                      101,400  
       

Lodging — 0.0% (c)

               
    229  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

            38,362  
    125  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

            5,765  
    194  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

            39,324  
    540  

MGM Resorts International

            21,298  

 

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Wynn Resorts Ltd.

          $ 21,949  
                      126,698  
       

Machinery - Diversified — 0.0% (c)

               
    93  

Dover Corp.

            13,128  
    78  

IDEX Corp.

            15,731  
    151  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

            10,786  
    94  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

            8,064  
    27  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

            7,437  
    255  

Wabtec Corp.

            29,723  
    116  

Xylem, Inc.

            12,195  
                      97,064  
       

Manufacturing — 0.1%

               
    143  

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (d)

            32,871  
    425  

Bio-Techne Corp.

            26,733  
    238  

Bunge Global SA

            26,149  
    1,036  

Catalent, Inc. (d)

            40,249  
    523  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (d)

            52,833  
    123  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

            8,421  
    417  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (d)

            48,818  
    614  

General Electric Co.

            74,785  
    53  

Hubbell, Inc.

            15,900  
    183  

Insulet Corp. (d)

            34,604  
    355  

Kenvue, Inc.

            7,256  
    661  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

            20,868  
    256  

Linde Plc

            105,925  
    101  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (d)

            45,127  
    106  

Moderna, Inc. (d)

            8,236  
    69  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

            37,862  
    88  

Nordson Corp.

            20,710  
    67  

NXP Semiconductors NV

            13,673  
    218  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (d)

            15,550  
    802  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

            63,438  
    1,508  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(d)

            119,705  
    246  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

            29,306  
    487  

Teradyne, Inc.

            44,916  
    990  

Tesla, Inc. (d)

            237,679  
    1,000  

Trimble, Inc. (d)

            46,400  
                      1,178,014  
       

Media — 0.0% (c)

               
    14  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (d)

            5,602  
    808  

Fox Corp., Class A

            23,868  
    1,952  

News Corp., Class A

            43,022  
    4,305  

Paramount Global, Class B (a)

            61,863  
                      134,355  

 

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Mining — 0.0% (c)

               
    141  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

          $ 5,262  
    199  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            7,998  
                      13,260  
       

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction — 0.0% (c)

               
    450  

APA Corp.

            16,200  
    334  

Targa Resources Corp.

            30,210  
                      46,410  
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.0% (c)

               
    54  

3M Co.

            5,350  
    315  

AO Smith Corp.

            23,739  
    207  

Eaton Corp PLC

            47,132  
    16  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

            3,875  
    106  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            45,917  
    197  

Textron, Inc.

            15,102  
    203  

Trane Technologies PLC

            45,758  
                      186,873  
       

Office/Business Equipment — 0.0% (c)

               
    247  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (d)

            58,534  
                         
       

Oil & Gas — 0.0% (c)

               
    394  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

            10,343  
    155  

Devon Energy Corp.

            6,970  
    168  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

            25,941  
    309  

EQT Corp.

            12,348  
    484  

Marathon Oil Corp.

            12,308  
    286  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

            42,668  
    68  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

            4,022  
    305  

Phillips 66

            39,311  
    43  

Valero Energy Corp.

            5,391  
                      159,302  
       

Oil & Gas Services — 0.0% (c)

               
    188  

Baker Hughes & GE Co.,

            6,345  
    677  

Halliburton Co.

            25,069  
                      31,414  
       

Packaging & Containers — 0.0% (c)

               
    2,043  

Amcor PLC

            19,368  
    328  

Ball Corp.

            18,135  
    199  

Packaging Corp of America

            33,434  
    1,625  

Sealed Air Corp.

            54,242  
                      125,179  

 

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Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

               
    113  

ABIOMED, Inc. (e)

          $  
    199  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

            40,470  
    350  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

            37,478  
    82  

DexCom, Inc. (d)

            9,473  
    592  

Eli Lilly & Co.

            349,896  
    401  

Henry Schein, Inc. (d)

            26,759  
    107  

McKesson Corp.

            50,350  
    2,356  

Viatris, Inc.

            21,628  
    160  

Zoetis, Inc.,

            28,267  
                      564,321  
       

Pipelines — 0.0% (c)

               
    373  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            6,554  
    92  

ONEOK, Inc.

            6,334  
    880  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            32,375  
                      45,263  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — 0.0% (c)

               
    151  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (d)

            29,759  
    204  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (d)

            52,671  
    101  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

            12,845  
    1,021  

Match Group, Inc. (d)

            33,060  
    258  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (d)

            76,133  
                      204,468  
       

Real Estate — 0.0% (c)

               
    160  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (d)

            12,634  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.1%

               
    147  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

            16,082  
    182  

American Tower Corp.

            37,998  
    59  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            10,203  
    506  

Boston Properties, Inc.

            28,807  
    276  

Camden Property Trust

            24,912  
    66  

Crown Castle International Corp.

            7,741  
    276  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            38,303  
    42  

Equinix, Inc.

            34,230  
    197  

Equity Residential

            11,198  
    80  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            17,077  
    98  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            12,757  
    360  

Federal Realty OP LP

            34,412  
    1,510  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            26,153  
    1,911  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            33,385  
    427  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

            14,245  
    436  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

            27,969  
    1,224  

Kimco Realty Corp.

            23,648  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

          $ 16,929  
    36  

Prologis, Inc.

            4,137  
    22  

Public Storage

            5,693  
    141  

Realty Income Corp.

            7,608  
    359  

Regency Centers Corp.

            22,538  
    49  

SBA Communications Corp.

            12,101  
    222  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

            27,726  
    640  

UDR, Inc.

            21,376  
    568  

Ventas, Inc.

            26,037  
    287  

VICI Properties, Inc.

            8,579  
    450  

Welltower, Inc.

            40,095  
    379  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

            11,882  
                      603,821  
       

Retail — 0.1%

               
    12  

AutoZone, Inc. (d)

            31,319  
    241  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

            17,097  
    399  

CarMax, Inc. (d)

            25,512  
    21  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (d)

            46,247  
    228  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

            135,145  
    92  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            14,395  
    70  

Dollar General Corp.

            9,178  
    87  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (d)

            10,752  
    55  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

            21,609  
    98  

Genuine Parts Co.

            13,012  
    36  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (d)

            35,366  
    285  

Ross Stores, Inc.

            37,158  
    177  

Target Corp.

            23,684  
    459  

TJX Cos., Inc.

            40,443  
    57  

Tractor Supply Co.

            11,572  
    30  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (d)

            12,780  
    573  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

            11,426  
    774  

Walmart, Inc.

            120,504  
    55  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            6,905  
                      624,104  
       

Retail Trade — 0.0% (c)

               
    1,213  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

            39,568  
    484  

Etsy, Inc. (d)

            36,692  
                      76,260  
       

Semiconductors — 0.1%

               
    38  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (d)

            4,604  
    41  

Analog Devices, Inc.

            7,519  
    37  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            5,542  
    322  

Broadcom, Inc.

            298,085  
    3,311  

Intel Corp.

            148,002  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KLA Corp.

          $ 61,542  
    85  

Lam Research Corp.

            60,853  
    188  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

            15,687  
    732  

Micron Technology, Inc.

            55,720  
    733  

NVIDIA Corp.

            342,824  
    732  

Qorvo, Inc. (d)

            70,638  
    44  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

            5,678  
    435  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

            42,164  
    29  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

            4,429  
                      1,123,287  
       

Shipbuilding — 0.0% (c)

               
    119  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

            28,205  
                         
       

Software — 0.1%

               
    337  

Adobe, Inc. (d)

            205,910  
    493  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (d)

            56,956  
    83  

ANSYS, Inc. (d)

            24,349  
    64  

Autodesk, Inc. (d)

            13,980  
    157  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

            30,430  
    37  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (d)

            10,111  
    225  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

            31,052  
    164  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            9,617  
    277  

Fiserv, Inc. (d)

            36,179  
    9  

Intuit, Inc.

            5,143  
    161  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

            25,549  
    12  

MSCI, Inc.

            6,250  
    50  

Paychex, Inc.

            6,098  
    63  

Paycom Software, Inc.

            11,445  
    155  

ServiceNow, Inc. (d)

            106,290  
    131  

Synopsys, Inc. (d)

            71,163  
    246  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (d)

            38,917  
    95  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (d)

            38,840  
                      728,279  
       

Telecommunications — 0.0% (c)

               
    312  

Arista Networks, Inc. (d)

            68,550  
    880  

Corning, Inc.

            25,071  
    2,475  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

            70,414  
    150  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

            48,430  
    485  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (d)

            72,968  
                      285,433  
       

Textiles — 0.0% (c)

               
    588  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (d)

            51,926  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.0% (c)

               
    730  

Hasbro, Inc.

          $ 33,879  
                         
       

Transportation — 0.0% (c)

               
    288  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

            23,630  
    884  

CSX Corp.

            28,553  
    127  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            15,283  
    129  

FedEx Corp.

            33,389  
    76  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

            14,081  
    28  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

            6,109  
    77  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

            29,958  
    208  

Union Pacific Corp.

            46,856  
                      197,859  
       

Utilities — 0.0% (c)

               
    328  

Constellation Energy Corp.

            39,701  
    245  

First Solar, Inc. (d)

            38,656  
                      78,357  
       

Water — 0.0% (c)

               
    82  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

            10,811  
                         
       

Wholesale Trade — 0.0% (c)

               
    59  

Pool Corp.

            20,492  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $13,285,226)

            13,745,691  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

35

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Contracts

           

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
   

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.5% (d)(f)

               
   

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 0.2%

               
   

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (g)

               

1,500

 

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price: $101.00

  $ 13,734,000     $ 13,500  
   

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (g)

               

10,000

 

Expiration: January 2024, Exercise Price: $36.00

    34,010,000       320,000  
   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

               

15,000

 

Expiration: January 2024, Exercise Price: $45.00

    59,340,000       37,500  
   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

               

30,000

 

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price: $190.00

    538,980,000       1,920,000  
   

TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS (Cost - $5,703,211)

            2,291,000  
                           
   

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS — 0.3%

               
   

CBOE Volatility Index (g)

               

7,500

 

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price: $16.00

    9,690,000       2,085,000  
   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (g)

               

3,500

 

Expiration: April 2024, Exercise Price: $405.00

    159,740,000       1,223,250  
   

SPDR S&P Retail ETF (g)

               

3,000

 

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price: $59.00

    19,380,000       42,000  
   

TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS (Cost - $2,170,721)

            3,350,250  
   

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $7,873,932)

            5,641,250  

Shares

                         
   

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0% (c)

               
   

Money Market Funds — 0.0% (c)

               

823

 

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (h)

            823  
   

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $823)

            823  
                           
   

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 2.4%

               

28,608,150

 

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.21% (h)

            28,608,150  
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $28,608,150)

            28,608,150  
                           
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.5% (Cost - $1,135,719,726)

            1,222,185,303  
   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.5)%

            (30,091,760 )
   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 1,192,093,543  
                           

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

36

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

Contracts

           

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
   

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.3)% (d)(f)

               
   

WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS — (0.0)% (c)

               

1,500

 

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

               
   

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price $106.00

  $ 13,734,000     $ 4,500  

10,000

 

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

               
   

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price $36.00

    34,010,000       250,000  
   

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received $1,539,263)

            254,500  
                           
   

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.3)%

               

15,000

 

CBOE Volatility Index

               
   

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price $14.50

    19,380,000       2,272,500  

7,000

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

               
   

Expiration: April 2024, Exercise Price $370.00

    319,480,000       1,186,500  

4,500

 

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

               
   

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price $56.00

    29,070,000       36,000  
   

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received $1,811,578)

            3,495,000  
   

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received $3,350,841)

          $ 3,749,500  

 

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, 2023.

 

(b)

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 $22,200,000, which is 1.9% of total net assets.

 

(c)

Rounds to less than 0.1%

 

(d)

Non-income producing security.

 

(e)

Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. Classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

37

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 99.8%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds — 99.8%

               
    856,600  

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (a)(f)

          $ 36,799,536  
    449,459  

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (a)

            14,773,717  
    2,167  

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

            202,419  
    235,827  

iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (a)

            25,066,052  
    325,452  

iShares MBS ETF

            29,567,314  
    93,320  

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

            9,816,331  
    1,361  

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

            68,635  
    206  

Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF

            9,820  
    333,585  

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (a)

            14,817,846  
    274,300  

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (a)

            24,599,224  
    2,114  

SPDR Blackstone / GSO Senior Loan ETF

            88,450  
    687,889  

SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF

            26,862,065  
    1,564  

SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (a)

            50,314  
    357,560  

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF

            9,639,818  
    334,295  

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

            9,905,161  
    893,216  

VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (a)

            25,175,293  
    576,086  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)

            20,013,228  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost - $258,128,551)

            247,455,223  
                         
 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.0% (b)(c)(d)

               
       

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS — 0.0%

               
       

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (g)

               
    1,000  

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price: $101.00

  $ 9,156,000       9,000  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $187,325)

            9,000  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

38

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1% (d)

               
       

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

               
    157,559  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (e)

          $ 157,559  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $157,559)

            157,559  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 31.4%

               
    77,974,294  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.21% (e)

            77,974,294  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $77,974,294)

            77,974,294  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 131.3% (Cost - $336,447,729)

            325,596,076  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (31.3)%

            (77,640,923 )
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 247,955,153  
                         

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS — 0.0% (b)(c)(d)

               
       

WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS — 0.0%

               
    1,000  

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

               
       

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price $106.00

  $ 9,156,000       3,000  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received $81,675)

            3,000  
                         
       

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received $81,675)

          $ 3,000  

 

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, 2023.

 

(b)

Rounds to less than 0.1%

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Non-income producing security.

 

(e)

Interest rate reflects the seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

(f)

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 $3,222,000, which is 1.3% of total net assets.

 

(g)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

39

 

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

               
       

Aerospace/Defense — 1.2%

               
    853  

Boeing Co. (a)

          $ 197,580  
    973  

General Dynamics Corp.

            240,302  
    1,018  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

            455,830  
    481  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

            228,552  
                      1,122,264  
       

Agriculture — 1.1%

               
    7,286  

Altria Group, Inc.

            306,304  
    1,218  

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

            89,803  
    7,036  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

            656,881  
                      1,052,988  
       

Apparel — 0.6%

               
    5,383  

Nike, Inc., Class B

            593,583  
                         
       

Auto Manufacturers — 0.8%

               
    30,372  

Ford Motor Co.

            311,617  
    7,259  

General Motors Co.

            229,384  
    2,181  

PACCAR, Inc.

            200,260  
                      741,261  
       

Banks — 5.0%

               
    36,504  

Bank of America Corp.

            1,113,007  
    1,565  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

            534,510  
    11,275  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

            1,759,802  
    763  

M&T Bank Corp.

            97,794  
    1,328  

Morgan Stanley

            105,363  
    1,970  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

            263,901  
    7,033  

Truist Financial Corp.

            226,041  
    16,497  

Wells Fargo & Co.

            735,601  
                      4,836,019  
       

Beverages — 2.0%

               
    16,901  

Coca-Cola Co.

            987,695  
    358  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

            86,095  
    5,022  

PepsiCo, Inc.

            845,152  
                      1,918,942  
       

Biotechnology — 1.2%

               
    2,226  

Amgen, Inc.

            600,219  
    5,634  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

            431,564  
    256  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            90,831  
                      1,122,614  
       

Building Materials — 0.3%

               
    2,165  

Carrier Global Corp.

            112,493  
    2,576  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            136,013  
                      248,506  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

40

 

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

Chemicals — 0.9%

               
    782  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

          $ 211,570  
    3,533  

Dow, Inc.

            182,833  
    1,437  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

            102,803  
    1,587  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

            150,924  
    739  

PPG Industries, Inc.

            104,930  
    534  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            148,879  
                      901,939  
       

Commercial Services — 1.0%

               
    1,368  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

            314,531  
    235  

Cintas Corp.

            130,014  
    694  

Ecolab, Inc.

            133,061  
    395  

Moody’s Corp.

            144,159  
    709  

S&P Global, Inc.

            294,823  
                      1,016,588  
       

Computers — 7.7%

               
    2,374  

Accenture PLC, Class A

            790,875  
    28,517  

Apple, Inc. (d)

            5,416,804  
    10,330  

HP, Inc.

            303,082  
    5,572  

International Business Machines Corp.

            883,496  
                      7,394,257  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 1.5%

               
    1,840  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            144,937  
    8,214  

Procter & Gamble Co.

            1,261,013  
                      1,405,950  
       

Diversified Financial Services — 4.0%

               
    2,262  

American Express Co.

            386,282  
    308  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

            108,881  
    629  

BlackRock, Inc.

            472,524  
    1,411  

Capital One Financial Corp.

            157,552  
    5,979  

Charles Schwab Corp.

            366,632  
    1,706  

CME Group, Inc.

            372,522  
    1,673  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            190,454  
    1,735  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

            717,995  
    4,080  

Visa, Inc., Class A

            1,047,255  
                      3,820,097  
       

Electric — 2.5%

               
    1,474  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            132,822  
    4,243  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

            192,378  
    3,735  

Duke Energy Corp.

            344,666  
    1,815  

Edison International

            121,587  
    4,333  

Exelon Corp.

            166,864  
    8,920  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

            521,909  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

41

 

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    2,220  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

          $ 138,594  
    2,621  

Sempra Energy

            190,992  
    5,077  

Southern Co.

            360,365  
    1,382  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            115,563  
    2,346  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            142,731  
                      2,428,471  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%

               
    1,927  

Emerson Electric Co.

            171,310  
                         
       

Electronics — 1.1%

               
    3,154  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            286,983  
    2,320  

Honeywell International, Inc.

            454,534  
    2,226  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

            291,606  
                      1,033,123  
       

Environmental Control — 0.4%

               
    863  

Republic Services, Inc.

            139,668  
    1,237  

Waste Management, Inc.

            211,515  
                      351,183  
       

Finance and Insurance — 0.7%

               
    2,934  

Blackstone, Inc.

            329,694  
    8,038  

US Bancorp

            306,408  
                      636,102  
       

Food — 0.8%

               
    1,417  

General Mills, Inc.

            90,206  
    455  

Hershey Co.

            85,503  
    3,298  

Kraft Heinz Co.

            115,793  
    2,003  

Kroger Co.

            88,673  
    3,719  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

            264,272  
    1,381  

Sysco Corp.

            99,667  
                      744,114  
       

Healthcare Products — 2.0%

               
    5,763  

Abbott Laboratories

            601,023  
    1,747  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

            97,640  
    1,183  

Danaher Corp.

            264,176  
    432  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

            134,283  
    5,706  

Medtronic PLC

            452,315  
    875  

Stryker Corp.

            259,289  
    260  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

            128,897  
                      1,937,623  
       

Healthcare Services — 2.1%

               
    579  

Anthem, Inc.

            277,625  
    523  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            131,001  
    198  

Humana, Inc.

            96,002  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

42

 

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund
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November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    2,645  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

          $ 1,462,606  
                      1,967,234  
       

Household Products/Wares — 0.1%

               
    757  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            93,664  
                         
       

Information — 0.2%

               
    1,826  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)

            230,697  
                         
       

Insurance — 3.4%

               
    2,015  

Aflac, Inc.

            166,661  
    1,066  

Allstate Corp.

            146,969  
    2,597  

American International Group, Inc.

            170,909  
    382  

Aon PLC, Class A

            125,483  
    440  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            109,560  
    3,586  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

            1,290,960  
    1,233  

Chubb Ltd.

            282,887  
    1,387  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            276,595  
    3,248  

MetLife, Inc.

            206,670  
    932  

Progressive Corp.

            152,876  
    1,847  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            180,600  
    816  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            147,386  
                      3,257,556  
       

Internet — 8.3%

               
    21,604  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

            2,863,178  
    17,583  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

            2,568,701  
    91  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

            284,439  
    4,795  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (a)

            1,568,684  
    1,336  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

            633,224  
                      7,918,226  
       

Iron/Steel — 0.1%

               
    607  

Nucor Corp.

            103,172  
                         
       

Lodging — 0.3%

               
    1,309  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

            265,334  
                         
       

Machinery - Construction & Mining — 0.4%

               
    1,670  

Caterpillar, Inc.

            418,702  
                         
       

Machinery - Diversified — 0.5%

               
    805  

Deere & Co.

            293,350  
    1,220  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

            104,664  
    330  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

            90,895  
                      488,909  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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Manufacturing — 2.7%

               
    1,806  

General Electric Co.

          $ 219,971  
    2,852  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

            90,037  
    1,262  

Linde PLC

            522,178  
    6,267  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

            510,635  
    5,250  

Tesla, Inc. (a)(d)

            1,260,420  
                      2,603,241  
       

Media — 1.5%

               
    22,470  

Comcast Corp., Class A

            941,268  
    4,911  

Walt Disney Co. (a)

            455,201  
                      1,396,469  
       

Mining — 0.1%

               
    3,964  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

            147,937  
                         
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.9%

               
    1,186  

Eaton Corp PLC

            270,040  
    1,070  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

            259,165  
    369  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            159,843  
    643  

Trane Technologies PLC

            144,939  
                      833,987  
       

Oil & Gas — 4.2%

               
    7,689  

Chevron Corp.

            1,104,140  
    4,196  

ConocoPhillips

            484,932  
    1,644  

EOG Resources, Inc.

            202,327  
    15,708  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (d)

            1,613,840  
    617  

Hess Corp.

            86,725  
    632  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

            94,288  
    1,485  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

            87,838  
    811  

Phillips 66

            104,530  
    559  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

            129,487  
    694  

Valero Energy Corp.

            87,000  
                      3,995,107  
       

Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%

               
    1,758  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

            91,486  
                         
       

Pharmaceuticals — 7.4%

               
    8,174  

AbbVie, Inc.

            1,163,896  
    707  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

            166,979  
    9,525  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

            470,344  
    873  

Cigna Corp.

            229,494  
    5,325  

CVS Health Corp.

            361,834  
    1,919  

Eli Lilly & Co.

            1,134,206  
    9,665  

Johnson & Johnson (d)

            1,494,789  
    203  

McKesson Corp.

            95,524  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

44

 

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    9,849  

Merck & Co., Inc.

          $ 1,009,326  
    27,971  

Pfizer, Inc.

            852,276  
    844  

Zoetis, Inc.

            149,109  
                      7,127,777  
       

Pipelines — 0.1%

               
    2,713  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            99,811  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.9%

               
    2,125  

American Tower Corp.

            443,657  
    567  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            98,057  
    2,159  

Crown Castle International Corp.

            253,207  
    1,352  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            187,631  
    287  

Equinix, Inc.

            233,908  
    1,600  

Equity Residential

            90,944  
    986  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            128,348  
    3,821  

Prologis, Inc.

            439,148  
    820  

Public Storage

            212,183  
    3,382  

Realty Income Corp.

            182,493  
    1,598  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

            199,574  
    4,856  

VICI Properties, Inc.

            145,146  
    1,984  

Welltower, Inc.

            176,774  
                      2,791,070  
       

Retail — 6.1%

               
    692  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

            410,176  
    4,450  

Home Depot, Inc.

            1,395,031  
    2,655  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

            527,894  
    3,088  

McDonald’s Corp.

            870,322  
    1,938  

Ross Stores, Inc.

            252,676  
    5,376  

Starbucks Corp.

            533,837  
    1,318  

Target Corp.

            176,362  
    4,721  

TJX Cos., Inc.

            415,967  
    6,894  

Walmart, Inc.

            1,073,327  
    1,906  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            239,298  
                      5,894,890  
       

Semiconductors — 8.6%

               
    3,808  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

            461,377  
    2,535  

Analog Devices, Inc.

            464,868  
    2,873  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            430,318  
    1,648  

Broadcom, Inc. (d)

            1,525,603  
    15,445  

Intel Corp.

            690,392  
    662  

KLA Corp.

            360,538  
    579  

Lam Research Corp.

            414,518  
    4,286  

Micron Technology, Inc.

            326,250  
    4,477  

NVIDIA Corp.

            2,093,893  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

45

 

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    5,832  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

          $ 752,620  
    4,782  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

            730,259  
                      8,250,636  
       

Software — 9.7%

               
    959  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

            585,959  
    814  

Intuit, Inc.

            465,168  
    15,910  

Microsoft Corp.

            6,028,458  
    9,522  

Oracle Corp.

            1,106,552  
    1,433  

Paychex, Inc.

            174,783  
    2,101  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

            529,242  
    526  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

            360,699  
                      9,250,861  
       

Telecommunications — 3.2%

               
    19,173  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

            927,590  
    974  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

            314,475  
    3,948  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            593,977  
    31,244  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

            1,197,582  
                      3,033,624  
       

Transportation — 1.8%

               
    5,287  

CSX Corp.

            170,770  
    817  

FedEx Corp.

            211,464  
    844  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

            184,127  
    2,249  

Union Pacific Corp.

            506,632  
    4,089  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

            619,934  
                      1,692,927  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $89,391,651)

            95,430,251  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%

               
       

Money Market Funds — 0.2%

               
    205,138  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (b)

            205,138  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $205,138)

            205,138  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost - $89,596,789)

            95,635,389  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%

            129,928  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 95,765,317  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.2)% (a)(c)

               
       

WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS — (0.2)%

               
    140  

S&P 500 Index

               
       

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price $4,600.00

  $ 63,949,200     $ 177,520  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received $103,275)

            177,520  
                         
       

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received $103,275)

          $ 177,520  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

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 $8,865,100, which is 9.26% of total net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 99.2%

               
       

Accommodation and Food Services — 0.1%

               
    2,799  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)

          $ 125,171  
    2,899  

Veralto Corp. (a)

            223,948  
                      349,119  
       

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services — 0.1%

               
    330  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

            358,908  
                         
       

Advertising — 0.1%

               
    5,143  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

            158,096  
    2,616  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

            210,928  
                      369,024  
       

Aerospace/Defense — 1.3%

               
    7,504  

Boeing Co. (a)

            1,738,152  
    2,984  

General Dynamics Corp.

            736,959  
    5,184  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

            272,678  
    2,502  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            477,407  
    2,964  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

            1,327,190  
    1,882  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

            894,251  
    623  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

            251,044  
    729  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

            701,932  
                      6,399,613  
       

Agriculture — 0.7%

               
    23,476  

Altria Group, Inc.

            986,931  
    7,087  

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

            522,525  
    20,545  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

            1,918,081  
                      3,427,537  
       

Airlines — 0.2%

               
    1,636  

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

            61,857  
    8,629  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)

            107,258  
    8,505  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

            314,090  
    7,857  

Southwest Airlines Co.

            200,903  
    4,329  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

            170,563  
                      854,671  
       

Apparel — 0.4%

               
    16,212  

Nike, Inc., Class B

            1,787,697  
    544  

Ralph Lauren Corp.,

            70,383  
    3,065  

Tapestry, Inc.

            97,068  
    4,389  

VF Corp.

            73,428  
                      2,028,576  
       

Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%

               
    1,874  

Cummins, Inc.

            420,076  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    52,042  

Ford Motor Co.

          $ 533,951  
    18,202  

General Motors Co.

            575,183  
    6,905  

PACCAR, Inc.

            634,017  
                      2,163,227  
       

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%

               
    3,741  

Aptiv PLC (a)

            309,904  
    3,145  

BorgWarner, Inc.

            105,955  
                      415,859  
       

Banks — 3.7%

               
    91,402  

Bank of America Corp.

            2,786,847  
    10,298  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

            497,599  
    25,474  

Citigroup, Inc.

            1,174,351  
    6,246  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

            170,329  
    1,737  

Comerica, Inc.

            78,547  
    9,005  

Fifth Third Bancorp

            260,695  
    4,361  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

            1,489,456  
    18,923  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

            213,073  
    38,409  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

            5,994,877  
    12,365  

KeyCorp

            153,202  
    2,200  

M&T Bank Corp.

            281,974  
    16,866  

Morgan Stanley

            1,338,149  
    2,764  

Northern Trust Corp.

            219,047  
    5,262  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

            704,898  
    12,402  

Regions Financial Corp.

            206,865  
    4,215  

State Street Corp.

            306,936  
    17,559  

Truist Financial Corp.

            564,346  
    48,385  

Wells Fargo & Co.

            2,157,487  
    1,988  

Zions Bancorp NA

            70,833  
                      18,669,511  
       

Beverages — 1.5%

               
    2,386  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

            140,154  
    51,465  

Coca-Cola Co.

            3,007,614  
    2,134  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

            513,206  
    2,481  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

            152,681  
    9,835  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

            542,400  
    18,190  

PepsiCo, Inc.

            3,061,195  
                      7,417,250  
       

Biotechnology — 1.3%

               
    7,064  

Amgen, Inc.

            1,904,737  
    1,912  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

            447,561  
    282  

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

            85,987  
    9,385  

Corteva, Inc.

            424,202  
    16,486  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

            1,262,828  
    2,082  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

            212,260  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

49

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    2,458  

Incyte Corp. (a)

          $ 133,568  
    1,413  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            1,164,044  
    3,408  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            1,209,192  
                      6,844,379  
       

Building Materials — 0.4%

               
    11,098  

Carrier Global Corp.

            576,652  
    8,997  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            475,042  
    818  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            380,035  
    2,973  

Masco Corp.

            180,015  
    1,761  

Vulcan Materials Co.

            376,079  
                      1,987,823  
       

Chemicals — 0.9%

               
    2,929  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

            792,441  
    1,548  

Albemarle Corp.

            187,726  
    1,316  

Celanese Corp.

            182,477  
    2,552  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

            191,783  
    9,309  

Dow, Inc.

            481,741  
    6,072  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

            434,391  
    1,588  

Eastman Chemical Co.

            133,122  
    1,661  

FMC Corp.

            89,129  
    3,375  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

            254,407  
    3,355  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

            319,060  
    4,398  

Mosaic Co.

            157,844  
    3,101  

PPG Industries, Inc.

            440,311  
    3,127  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            871,808  
                      4,536,240  
       

Commercial Services — 1.8%

               
    5,449  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

            1,252,834  
    1,145  

Cintas Corp.

            633,471  
    3,356  

Ecolab, Inc.

            643,446  
    1,620  

Equifax, Inc.

            352,690  
    976  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

            234,728  
    1,043  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

            453,538  
    3,440  

Global Payments, Inc.

            400,554  
    496  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            119,100  
    2,081  

Moody’s Corp.

            759,482  
    14,504  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

            835,575  
    1,924  

Quanta Services, Inc.

            362,308  
    1,417  

Robert Half International, Inc.

            116,166  
    3,064  

Rollins, Inc.

            124,827  
    4,304  

S&P Global, Inc.

            1,789,732  
    903  

United Rentals, Inc.

            429,846  
    1,922  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

            464,029  
                      8,972,326  

 

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    8,335  

Accenture PLC, Class A (b)

          $ 2,776,722  
    194,147  

Apple, Inc. (b)

            36,878,223  
    6,680  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

            470,138  
    2,714  

DXC Technology Co. (a)

            62,775  
    8,568  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

            450,334  
    17,063  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

            288,535  
    11,469  

HP, Inc.

            336,501  
    12,046  

International Business Machines Corp.

            1,910,014  
    1,798  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

            192,961  
    2,788  

NetApp, Inc.

            254,795  
    4,233  

Western Digital Corp. (a)

            204,496  
                      43,825,494  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 1.2%

               
    10,918  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            860,011  
    3,067  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

            391,625  
    31,152  

Procter & Gamble Co.

            4,782,455  
                      6,034,091  
       

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.3%

               
    11,488  

Copart, Inc. (a)

            576,927  
    7,571  

Fastenal Co.

            454,033  
    3,539  

LKQ Corp.

            157,592  
    590  

WW Grainger, Inc.

            463,852  
                      1,652,404  
       

Diversified Financial Services — 3.6%

               
    7,690  

American Express Co.

            1,313,221  
    1,358  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

            480,067  
    1,857  

BlackRock, Inc.

            1,395,034  
    5,062  

Capital One Financial Corp.

            565,223  
    1,393  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc.

            253,791  
    19,668  

Charles Schwab Corp.

            1,206,042  
    4,760  

CME Group, Inc.

            1,039,394  
    3,306  

Discover Financial Services

            307,458  
    3,781  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

            93,769  
    7,579  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            862,793  
    5,991  

Invesco, Ltd.

            85,492  
    11,003  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

            4,553,371  
    4,468  

Nasdaq, Inc.

            249,493  
    2,486  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

            261,403  
    5,536  

Synchrony Financial

            179,145  
    2,973  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

            297,686  
    21,256  

Visa, Inc., Class A

            5,455,990  
                      18,599,372  

 

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Electric — 2.1%

               
    8,854  

AES Corp.

          $ 152,377  
    3,327  

Alliant Energy Corp.

            168,246  
    3,421  

Ameren Corp.

            265,435  
    6,798  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

            540,781  
    8,334  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

            235,602  
    3,861  

CMS Energy Corp.

            219,150  
    4,562  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            411,082  
    11,044  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

            500,735  
    2,735  

DTE Energy Co.

            284,741  
    10,186  

Duke Energy Corp.

            939,964  
    5,050  

Edison International

            338,300  
    2,806  

Entergy Corp.

            284,556  
    3,043  

Evergy, Inc.

            155,315  
    4,615  

Eversource Energy

            274,177  
    13,170  

Exelon Corp.

            507,177  
    6,819  

FirstEnergy Corp.

            251,894  
    26,753  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

            1,565,318  
    3,032  

NRG Energy, Inc.

            145,051  
    27,655  

PG&E Corp. (a)

            474,836  
    1,481  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

            110,986  
    9,696  

PPL Corp.

            253,260  
    6,601  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

            412,100  
    8,318  

Sempra Energy

            606,133  
    14,407  

Southern Co.

            1,022,609  
    4,172  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

            348,863  
    7,240  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            440,482  
                      10,909,170  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%

               
    3,046  

AMETEK, Inc.

            472,830  
    7,574  

Emerson Electric Co.

            673,329  
                      1,146,159  
       

Electronics — 1.2%

               
    3,924  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

            501,487  
    1,172  

Allegion PLC

            124,338  
    7,876  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

            716,637  
    4,681  

Fortive Corp.

            322,895  
    2,035  

Garmin, Ltd. (d)

            248,758  
    8,777  

Honeywell International, Inc. (b)

            1,719,590  
    2,374  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

            322,603  
    291  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

            317,752  
    1,643  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

            146,063  
    1,402  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

            754,627  
    4,153  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

            544,043  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Waters Corp. (a)

          $ 221,401  
                      5,940,194  
       

Entertainment — 0.0% (c)

               
    1,874  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)

            157,828  
                         
       

Environmental Control — 0.3%

               
    2,169  

Pentair PLC

            139,987  
    2,709  

Republic Services, Inc.

            438,425  
    4,876  

Waste Management, Inc.

            833,747  
                      1,412,159  
       

Finance and Insurance — 0.5%

               
    4,896  

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)

            409,746  
    9,383  

Blackstone, Inc.

            1,054,368  
    3,114  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

            232,741  
    20,578  

US Bancorp

            784,433  
                      2,481,288  
       

Food — 0.9%

               
    2,603  

Campbell Soup Co.

            104,589  
    6,274  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

            177,491  
    7,739  

General Mills, Inc.

            492,665  
    1,981  

Hershey Co.

            372,270  
    3,818  

Hormel Foods Corp.

            116,793  
    1,351  

J.M. Smucker Co.

            148,245  
    3,486  

Kellogg Co.

            183,154  
    10,500  

Kraft Heinz Co.

            368,655  
    8,623  

Kroger Co.

            381,740  
    1,894  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

            189,457  
    3,317  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

            215,041  
    17,979  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

            1,277,588  
    6,681  

Sysco Corp.

            482,168  
    3,785  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

            177,289  
                      4,687,145  
       

Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% (c)

               
    4,610  

International Paper Co.

            170,293  
                         
       

Gas — 0.1%

               
    1,963  

Atmos Energy Corp.

            223,409  
    5,332  

NiSource, Inc.

            136,713  
                      360,122  
       

Hand/Machine Tools — 0.1%

               
    705  

Snap-on, Inc.

            193,656  
    2,033  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

            184,800  
                      378,456  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Health Care and Social Assistance — 0.1%

               
    767  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

          $ 280,385  
                         
       

Healthcare Products — 3.0%

               
    22,956  

Abbott Laboratories

            2,394,081  
    945  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

            202,041  
    6,689  

Baxter International, Inc.

            241,339  
    19,360  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

            1,082,030  
    655  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

            220,683  
    8,698  

Danaher Corp. (b)

            1,942,350  
    2,855  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

            90,646  
    8,044  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

            544,659  
    3,242  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

            231,155  
    1,097  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

            511,005  
    4,644  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

            1,443,541  
    17,620  

Medtronic PLC

            1,396,737  
    1,939  

ResMed, Inc.

            305,838  
    1,312  

STERIS PLC

            263,633  
    4,469  

Stryker Corp.

            1,324,299  
    621  

Teleflex, Inc.

            140,154  
    5,107  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (b)

            2,531,846  
    981  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

            344,096  
    2,777  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

            322,993  
                      15,533,126  
       

Healthcare Services — 2.2%

               
    3,111  

Elevance Health, Inc. (b)

            1,491,693  
    7,155  

Centene Corp. (a)

            527,180  
    712  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

            72,240  
    2,664  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            667,279  
    1,644  

Humana, Inc.

            797,110  
    2,423  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

            518,764  
    1,173  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

            254,435  
    1,472  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

            202,003  
    12,264  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

            6,781,624  
    823  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

            113,146  
                      11,425,474  
       

Home Builders — 0.3%

               
    4,035  

DR Horton, Inc.

            515,148  
    3,340  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            427,253  
    40  

NVR, Inc. (a)

            246,216  
    2,902  

PulteGroup, Inc.

            256,595  
                      1,445,212  
       

Home Furnishings — 0.0% (c)

               
    717  

Whirlpool Corp.

            78,081  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Household Products/Wares — 0.3%

               
    1,066  

Avery Dennison Corp.

          $ 207,337  
    3,233  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

            312,405  
    1,638  

Clorox Co.

            234,807  
    4,474  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            553,568  
                      1,308,117  
       

Information — 0.4%

               
    5,639  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)

            712,431  
    2,019  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (a)

            139,109  
    5,365  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

            445,510  
    508  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

            230,358  
    1,571  

PTC, Inc. (a)

            247,213  
    29,310  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. (a)

            306,289  
                      2,080,910  
       

Insurance — 3.8%

               
    7,149  

Aflac, Inc.

            591,294  
    3,461  

Allstate Corp.

            477,168  
    9,421  

American International Group, Inc.

            619,996  
    2,684  

Aon PLC, Class A

            881,667  
    2,842  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

            707,658  
    703  

Assurant, Inc.

            118,118  
    24,122  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

            8,683,920  
    5,427  

Chubb Ltd.

            1,245,117  
    2,076  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

            213,392  
    570  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

            234,013  
    1,152  

Globe Life, Inc.

            141,846  
    4,048  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            316,392  
    2,447  

Loews Corp.

            172,000  
    6,542  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            1,304,606  
    8,351  

MetLife, Inc.

            531,374  
    2,941  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

            217,134  
    7,743  

Progressive Corp.

            1,270,084  
    4,802  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            469,540  
    3,029  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            547,098  
    1,387  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

            341,618  
    2,690  

WR Berkley Corp.

            195,159  
                      19,279,194  
       

Internet — 8.5%

               
    78,433  

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

            10,394,726  
    120,014  

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

            17,532,845  
    473  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

            1,478,456  
    1,774  

CDW Corp.

            374,101  
    7,035  

eBay, Inc.

            288,505  
    1,822  

Expedia Group, Inc. (a)

            248,120  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    784  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

          $ 134,213  
    29,385  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (a)

            9,613,303  
    7,443  

Gen Digital, Inc.

            164,341  
    5,855  

Netflix, Inc. (a)(b)

            2,775,094  
    1,188  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

            252,094  
                      43,255,798  
       

Iron/Steel — 0.1%

               
    3,293  

Nucor Corp.

            559,711  
                         
       

Leisure Time — 0.1%

               
    13,274  

Carnival Corp. (a)

            199,907  
    5,467  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

            83,481  
    3,116  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

            334,845  
                      618,233  
       

Lodging — 0.3%

               
    3,461  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

            579,787  
    4,336  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

            199,976  
    3,318  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

            672,559  
    3,712  

MGM Resorts International

            146,401  
    1,282  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

            108,226  
                      1,706,949  
       

Machinery - Construction & Mining — 0.3%

               
    6,743  

Caterpillar, Inc. (b)

            1,690,605  
                         
       

Machinery - Diversified — 0.7%

               
    3,608  

Deere & Co.

            1,314,791  
    1,856  

Dover Corp.

            261,993  
    994  

IDEX Corp.

            200,470  
    5,367  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

            383,365  
    5,446  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

            467,212  
    1,515  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

            417,292  
    2,370  

Wabtec Corp.

            276,247  
    3,156  

Xylem, Inc.

            331,790  
                      3,653,160  
       

Manufacturing — 5.7%

               
    66,717  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)(b)

            8,934,741  
    933  

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)

            214,469  
    2,085  

Bio-Techne Corp.

            131,147  
    1,990  

Bunge Global SA

            218,641  
    2,387  

Catalent, Inc. (a)

            92,735  
    1,802  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

            182,038  
    5,186  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

            355,034  
    824  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

            96,466  
    14,403  

General Electric Co. (b)

            1,754,285  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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Value

 
    922  

Insulet Corp. (a)

          $ 174,341  
    22,806  

Kenvue, Inc.

            466,155  
    13,309  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

            420,165  
    6,451  

Linde PLC (b)

            2,669,230  
    4,372  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

            339,704  
    632  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

            346,791  
    711  

Nordson Corp.

            167,327  
    3,411  

NXP Semiconductors NV

            696,117  
    5,716  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

            407,722  
    3,329  

Organon & Co.

            37,684  
    19,249  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

            1,568,409  
    2,573  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

            203,524  
    740  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)

            58,741  
    2,061  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

            245,527  
    2,038  

Teradyne, Inc.

            187,965  
    36,527  

Tesla, Inc. (a)(b)

            8,769,402  
    3,285  

Trimble, Inc. (a)

            152,424  
    872  

WK Kellogg Co. (a)

            9,766  
                      28,900,550  
       

Media — 1.1%

               
    1,347  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

            538,975  
    54,424  

Comcast Corp., Class A

            2,279,821  
    3,357  

Fox Corp., Class A

            99,166  
    1,747  

Fox Corp., Class B

            48,322  
    5,038  

News Corp., Class A

            111,037  
    1,614  

News Corp., Class B

            37,187  
    6,378  

Paramount Global, Class B (d)

            91,652  
    24,217  

Walt Disney Co. (a)

            2,244,674  
                      5,450,834  
       

Mining — 0.2%

               
    18,915  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

            705,908  
    10,515  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            422,598  
                      1,128,506  
       

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

               
    4,096  

APA Corp.

            147,456  
    2,980  

Targa Resources Corp.

            269,541  
                      416,997  
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.9%

               
    7,319  

3M Co.

            725,093  
    1,649  

AO Smith Corp.

            124,269  
    5,274  

Eaton Corp PLC

            1,200,837  
    3,646  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

            883,098  
    1,701  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            736,839  
    2,621  

Textron, Inc.

            200,926  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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    3,023  

Trane Technologies PLC

          $ 681,414  
                      4,552,476  
       

Office/Business Equipment — 0.0% (c)

               
    683  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

            161,857  
                         
       

Oil & Gas — 3.3%

               
    10,062  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

            264,127  
    23,488  

Chevron Corp.

            3,372,877  
    15,844  

ConocoPhillips (b)

            1,831,091  
    8,510  

Devon Energy Corp.

            382,695  
    2,366  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

            365,334  
    7,693  

EOG Resources, Inc.

            946,778  
    4,815  

EQT Corp.

            192,407  
    52,965  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

            5,441,624  
    3,663  

Hess Corp.

            514,871  
    8,014  

Marathon Oil Corp.

            203,796  
    5,294  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

            789,812  
    8,790  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

            519,929  
    5,893  

Phillips 66

            759,549  
    3,085  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

            714,609  
    4,674  

Valero Energy Corp.

            585,933  
                      16,885,432  
       

Oil & Gas Services — 0.4%

               
    13,250  

Baker Hughes & GE Co.

            447,188  
    11,883  

Halliburton Co.

            440,027  
    18,818  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

            979,289  
                      1,866,504  
       

Packaging & Containers — 0.1%

               
    19,460  

Amcor PLC

            184,481  
    4,146  

Ball Corp.

            229,232  
    1,194  

Packaging Corp of America

            200,604  
    1,959  

Sealed Air Corp.

            65,391  
    3,357  

Westrock Co.

            138,208  
                      817,916  
       

Pharmaceuticals — 5.5%

               
    23,344  

AbbVie, Inc. (b)

            3,323,952  
    495  

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)(e)

             
    2,204  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

            448,227  
    3,837  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

            906,223  
    27,631  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (b)

            1,364,419  
    3,369  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

            360,753  
    3,916  

Cigna Corp.

            1,029,438  
    16,997  

CVS Health Corp.

            1,154,946  
    5,116  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

            591,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    10,545  

Eli Lilly & Co. (b)

          $ 6,232,517  
    1,729  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

            115,376  
    31,837  

Johnson & Johnson

            4,923,910  
    1,784  

McKesson Corp.

            839,479  
    33,539  

Merck & Co., Inc.

            3,437,077  
    74,678  

Pfizer, Inc.

            2,275,439  
    16,073  

Viatris, Inc.

            147,550  
    6,088  

Zoetis, Inc.

            1,075,567  
                      28,225,873  
       

Pipelines — 0.3%

               
    25,628  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            450,284  
    5,915  

ONEOK, Inc.

            407,248  
    16,073  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            591,325  
                      1,448,857  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — 0.4%

               
    674  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

            132,832  
    757  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

            195,450  
    1,666  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

            211,882  
    3,711  

Match Group, Inc. (a)

            120,162  
    4,044  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

            1,193,344  
                      1,853,670  
       

Real Estate — 0.1%

               
    4,097  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

            323,499  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.3%

               
    2,061  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

            225,474  
    6,162  

American Tower Corp.

            1,286,502  
    1,851  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            320,112  
    967  

Federal Realty OP LP

            92,435  
    1,855  

Boston Properties, Inc.

            105,605  
    1,413  

Camden Property Trust

            127,537  
    5,719  

Crown Castle International Corp.

            670,724  
    4,004  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            555,675  
    1,239  

Equinix, Inc.

            1,009,797  
    4,514  

Equity Residential

            256,576  
    848  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

            181,014  
    2,801  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

            364,606  
    7,239  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            125,380  
    9,472  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            165,476  
    7,644  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

            255,004  
    3,854  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

            247,234  
    8,081  

Kimco Realty Corp.

            156,125  
    1,531  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            190,579  
    12,209  

Prologis, Inc.

            1,403,180  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    2,093  

Public Storage

          $ 541,585  
    9,373  

Realty Income Corp.

            505,767  
    2,173  

Regency Centers Corp.

            136,421  
    1,430  

SBA Communications Corp.

            353,153  
    4,334  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

            541,273  
    4,046  

UDR, Inc.

            135,136  
    5,303  

Ventas, Inc.

            243,090  
    13,302  

VICI Properties, Inc.

            397,597  
    6,841  

Welltower, Inc.

            609,533  
    9,662  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

            302,904  
                      11,505,494  
       

Retail — 4.8%

               
    242  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

            631,603  
    2,570  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

            182,316  
    2,094  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

            133,890  
    365  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

            803,821  
    5,863  

Costco Wholesale Corp. (b)

            3,475,235  
    1,599  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            250,196  
    2,908  

Dollar General Corp.

            381,297  
    2,754  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

            340,367  
    465  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

            182,694  
    1,873  

Genuine Parts Co.

            248,697  
    13,278  

Home Depot, Inc.

            4,162,520  
    7,745  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (b)

            1,539,938  
    9,637  

McDonald’s Corp.

            2,716,092  
    800  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

            785,904  
    4,506  

Ross Stores, Inc.

            587,492  
    15,156  

Starbucks Corp.

            1,504,991  
    6,080  

Target Corp.

            813,565  
    15,190  

TJX Cos., Inc.

            1,338,391  
    1,439  

Tractor Supply Co. (d)

            292,131  
    660  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

            281,153  
    9,491  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

            189,251  
    18,865  

Walmart, Inc.

            2,937,092  
    3,706  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            465,288  
                      24,243,924  
       

Retail Trade — 0.0% (c)

               
    3,007  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

            98,089  
    1,630  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

            123,570  
                      221,659  
       

Semiconductors — 7.1%

               
    21,330  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(b)

            2,584,343  
    6,632  

Analog Devices, Inc.

            1,216,176  
    11,101  

Applied Materials, Inc. (b)

            1,662,708  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    5,459  

Broadcom, Inc. (b)

          $ 5,053,560  
    55,348  

Intel Corp.

            2,474,055  
    1,808  

KLA Corp.

            984,673  
    1,765  

Lam Research Corp.

            1,263,599  
    7,199  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

            600,684  
    14,465  

Micron Technology, Inc.

            1,101,076  
    32,596  

NVIDIA Corp.

            15,245,149  
    1,291  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

            124,581  
    14,772  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (b)

            1,906,327  
    2,115  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

            205,007  
    12,008  

Texas Instruments, Inc. (b)

            1,833,742  
                      36,255,680  
       

Shipbuilding — 0.0% (c)

               
    524  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

            124,198  
                         
       

Software — 11.4%

               
    6,024  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

            3,680,724  
    2,020  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

            233,371  
    1,150  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

            337,364  
    2,831  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

            618,375  
    1,556  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

            301,584  
    3,593  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

            981,859  
    3,261  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

            450,051  
    7,852  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            460,441  
    8,053  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

            1,051,802  
    3,708  

Intuit, Inc. (b)

            2,118,974  
    964  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

            152,977  
    98,251  

Microsoft Corp. (b)

            37,228,287  
    1,047  

MSCI, Inc.

            545,330  
    20,840  

Oracle Corp.

            2,421,816  
    4,246  

Paychex, Inc.

            517,885  
    644  

Paycom Software, Inc.

            116,989  
    12,871  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

            3,242,205  
    2,699  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

            1,850,812  
    2,013  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            1,093,522  
    2,102  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

            332,536  
    552  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

            225,680  
                      57,962,584  
       

Telecommunications — 1.8%

               
    3,316  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

            728,558  
    94,493  

AT&T, Inc.

            1,565,749  
    53,901  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

            2,607,730  
    10,083  

Corning, Inc.

            287,265  
    4,247  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

            120,827  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    2,215  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

          $ 715,157  
    6,846  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            1,029,981  
    55,541  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

            2,128,887  
                      9,184,154  
       

Textiles — 0.0% (c)

               
    677  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

            59,786  
                         
       

Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.0% (c)

               
    1,681  

Hasbro, Inc.

            78,015  
                         
       

Transportation — 1.3%

               
    1,557  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

            127,752  
    26,517  

CSX Corp.

            856,499  
    1,957  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            235,505  
    3,064  

FedEx Corp.

            793,055  
    1,080  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

            200,092  
    3,004  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

            655,353  
    1,192  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

            463,759  
    8,057  

Union Pacific Corp. (b)

            1,815,000  
    9,567  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B (b)

            1,450,453  
                      6,597,468  
       

Utilities — 0.1%

               
    4,252  

Constellation Energy Corp.

            514,662  
    1,410  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

            222,470  
                      737,132  
       

Water — 0.1%

               
    2,558  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

            337,247  
                         
       

Wholesale Trade — 0.0% (c)

               
    516  

Pool Corp.

            179,217  
                         
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $425,165,704)

            504,982,722  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.7% (a)(f)

               
       

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS — 0.7%

               
       

S&P 500 Index (g)

               
    370  

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price: $4,500.00

  $ 169,008,600     $ 640,100  
    375  

Expiration: January 2024, Exercise Price: $4,300.00

    171,292,500       600,000  
    375  

Expiration: February 2024, Exercise Price: $4,475.00

    171,292,500       2,146,875  
       

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost - $10,403,589)

            3,386,975  
 

Shares

                   
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.1%

               
       

Money Market Funds — 1.1%

               
    5,954,376  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (h)

            5,954,376  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $5,954,376)

            5,954,376  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 0.1%

               
    344,432  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.21% (h)

            344,432  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $344,432)

            344,432  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.1% (Cost - $441,868,101)

            514,668,505  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.1)%

            (5,709,174 )
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 508,959,331  
                         

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

         
       

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

               
       

WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS - (1.2)%

               
       

S&P 500 Index

               
    375  

Expiration: January 2024, Exercise Price $4,550.00

  $ 171,292,500       3,838,125  
    375  

Expiration: February 2024, Exercise Price $4,700.00

    171,292,500       2,085,000  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (Premiums Received $3,777,881)

            5,923,125  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Defined Risk Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Contracts

     

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 
       

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS - (0.2)%

               
       

S&P 500 Index

               
    370  

Expiration: December 2023, Exercise Price $4,175.00

  $ 169,008,600     $ 62,900  
    375  

Expiration: January 2024, Exercise Price $3,975.00

    171,292,500       195,000  
    375  

Expiration: February 2024, Exercise Price $4,200.00

    171,292,500       806,250  
       

TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS (Premiums Received $4,055,471)

            1,064,150  
                         
       

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received $7,833,352)

          $ 6,987,275  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

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 $39,349,039, which is 7.7% of total net assets.

 

(c)

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

(d)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2023.

 

(e)

Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. Classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%

               
       

Aerospace/Defense — 0.2%

               
    1,157  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

          $ 466,225  
                         
       

Agriculture — 1.2%

               
    34,320  

Altria Group, Inc.

            1,442,813  
    18,785  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

            1,753,767  
                      3,196,580  
       

Airlines — 0.2%

               
    10,271  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

            379,308  
    7,072  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

            278,637  
                      657,945  
       

Auto Manufacturers — 0.6%

               
    8,861  

General Motors Co.

            280,008  
    15,061  

PACCAR, Inc.

            1,382,901  
                      1,662,909  
       

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%

               
    7,729  

BorgWarner, Inc.

            260,390  
                         
       

Banks — 2.3%

               
    21,321  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

            1,030,231  
    6,012  

Comerica, Inc.

            271,863  
    12,908  

Fifth Third Bancorp

            373,687  
    22,206  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

            3,465,912  
    24,121  

KeyCorp

            298,859  
    14,866  

Truist Financial Corp.

            477,793  
    7,576  

Zions Bancorp NA

            269,933  
                      6,188,278  
       

Beverages — 0.3%

               
    4,301  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

            264,684  
    9,255  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

            510,413  
                      775,097  
       

Biotechnology — 3.2%

               
    12,287  

Amgen, Inc.

            3,313,067  
    1,030  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

            241,102  
    27,637  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

            2,116,994  
    1,321  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            1,088,253  
    4,996  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            1,772,631  
                      8,532,047  
       

Building Materials — 0.4%

               
    1,166  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            541,712  
    7,481  

Masco Corp.

            452,974  
                      994,686  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

65

 

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

Chemicals — 0.1%

               
    5,845  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

          $ 439,252  
                         
       

Commercial Services — 2.1%

               
    1,999  

Cintas Corp.

            1,105,947  
    3,180  

Ecolab, Inc.

            609,701  
    2,359  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

            567,340  
    2,247  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

            977,086  
    1,980  

Moody’s Corp.

            722,621  
    1,428  

S&P Global, Inc.

            593,805  
    2,167  

United Rentals, Inc.

            1,031,535  
                      5,608,035  
       

Computers — 2.8%

               
    8,120  

Accenture PLC, Class A

            2,705,097  
    25,449  

International Business Machines Corp.

            4,035,193  
    9,362  

NetApp, Inc.

            855,593  
                      7,595,883  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 1.9%

               
    10,114  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            796,680  
    27,976  

Procter & Gamble Co.

            4,294,875  
                      5,091,555  
       

Distribution/Wholesale — 1.0%

               
    12,404  

Copart, Inc. (a)

            622,929  
    13,164  

Fastenal Co.

            789,445  
    1,459  

WW Grainger, Inc.

            1,147,051  
                      2,559,425  
       

Diversified Financial Services — 4.9%

               
    9,490  

American Express Co.

            1,620,607  
    7,112  

Capital One Financial Corp.

            794,126  
    3,051  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc.

            555,862  
    39,979  

Visa, Inc.

            10,261,810  
                      13,232,405  
       

Electric — 1.1%

               
    4,127  

Ameren Corp.

            320,214  
    3,745  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            337,462  
    5,024  

Evergy, Inc.

            256,425  
    8,467  

Exelon Corp.

            326,064  
    3,503  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

            262,515  
    10,150  

PPL Corp.

            265,118  
    12,434  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

            776,255  
    5,692  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

            346,301  
                      2,890,354  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

66

 

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%

               
    5,363  

Emerson Electric Co.

          $ 476,771  
                         
       

Environmental Control — 0.5%

               
    8,261  

Republic Services, Inc.

            1,336,960  
                         
       

Finance and Insurance — 0.6%

               
    12,175  

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)

            1,018,926  
    8,441  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

            630,880  
                      1,649,806  
       

Food — 0.6%

               
    6,292  

Campbell Soup Co.

            252,813  
    8,941  

Kraft Heinz Co.

            313,918  
    14,749  

Kroger Co.

            652,938  
    5,535  

Sysco Corp.

            399,461  
                      1,619,130  
       

Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

               
    10,475  

International Paper Co.

            386,946  
                         
       

Gas — 0.1%

               
    3,423  

Atmos Energy Corp.

            389,572  
                         
       

Hand/Machine Tools — 0.2%

               
    1,976  

Snap-on, Inc.

            542,787  
                         
       

Health Care and Social Assistance — 0.3%

               
    2,019  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

            738,066  
                         
       

Healthcare Services — 6.0%

               
    2,676  

Anthem, Inc.

            1,283,115  
    8,035  

Centene Corp. (a)

            592,019  
    3,262  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

            330,962  
    2,406  

Humana, Inc.

            1,166,573  
    22,844  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

            12,632,047  
    1,985  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

            272,898  
                      16,277,614  
       

Home Builders — 1.2%

               
    7,921  

DR Horton, Inc.

            1,011,274  
    8,222  

Lennar Corp., Class A

            1,051,758  
    100  

NVR, Inc. (a)

            615,539  
    7,833  

PulteGroup, Inc.

            692,594  
                      3,371,165  
       

Household Products/Wares — 0.2%

               
    4,936  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            610,731  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

67

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

Information — 0.3%

               
    3,357  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

          $ 278,765  
    1,087  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

            492,911  
                      771,676  
       

Insurance — 6.9%

               
    2,393  

Assurant, Inc.

            402,072  
    37,293  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

            13,425,480  
    1,536  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

            630,605  
    10,147  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            793,089  
    7,923  

Loews Corp.

            556,908  
    16,572  

Progressive Corp.

            2,718,305  
                      18,526,459  
       

Internet — 11.2%

               
    99,313  

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

            13,161,952  
    610  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

            1,906,677  
    11,843  

eBay, Inc.

            485,681  
    4,836  

Expedia Group, Inc. (a)

            658,567  
    3,381  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

            578,793  
    40,766  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (a)

            13,336,597  
                      30,128,267  
       

Iron/Steel — 0.2%

               
    3,539  

Nucor Corp.

            601,524  
                         
       

Leisure Time — 0.3%

               
    7,465  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

            802,189  
                         
       

Lodging — 0.3%

               
    5,297  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

            887,353  
                         
       

Machinery - Construction & Mining — 0.9%

               
    9,920  

Caterpillar, Inc.

            2,487,142  
                         
       

Manufacturing — 1.8%

               
    3,158  

Bunge Global SA

            346,970  
    22,613  

General Electric Co.

            2,754,263  
    1,107  

Hubbell, Inc.

            332,100  
    2,019  

Linde PLC

            835,402  
    4,524  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

            538,944  
                      4,807,679  
       

Media — 2.3%

               
    3,521  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

            1,408,858  
    103,672  

Comcast Corp., Class A

            4,342,820  
    11,707  

Fox Corp., Class A

            345,825  
                      6,097,503  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

68

 

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.3%

               
    3,555  

Eaton Corp PLC

          $ 809,438  
    3,298  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

            1,428,628  
    4,825  

Textron, Inc.

            369,884  
    4,156  

Trane Technologies PLC

            936,804  
                      3,544,754  
       

Oil & Gas — 3.2%

               
    22,542  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

            591,727  
    18,380  

ConocoPhillips

            2,124,177  
    3,663  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

            565,604  
    8,485  

EOG Resources, Inc.

            1,044,249  
    10,350  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

            1,544,117  
    12,205  

Phillips 66

            1,573,102  
    8,892  

Valero Energy Corp.

            1,114,701  
                      8,557,677  
       

Packaging & Containers — 0.2%

               
    3,090  

Packaging Corp of America

            519,151  
                         
       

Pharmaceuticals — 6.1%

               
    16,092  

AbbVie, Inc.

            2,291,340  
    5,592  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

            1,137,245  
    6,990  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

            748,489  
    7,575  

Cigna Corp.

            1,991,316  
    14,357  

Eli Lilly & Co.

            8,485,561  
    3,008  

McKesson Corp.

            1,415,445  
    27,987  

Viatris, Inc.

            256,921  
                      16,326,317  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — 0.3%

               
    1,418  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

            279,459  
    3,209  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

            408,121  
                      687,580  
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.2%

               
    1,665  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

            287,945  
    2,748  

Federal Realty OP LP

            262,681  
    21,460  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            374,906  
    13,925  

Kimco Realty Corp.

            269,031  
    2,119  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

            263,773  
    5,187  

Realty Income Corp.

            279,891  
    6,048  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

            755,335  
    8,901  

VICI Properties, Inc.

            266,051  
    4,625  

Welltower, Inc.

            412,087  
                      3,171,700  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

69

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

Retail — 7.6%

               
    426  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

          $ 938,159  
    1,963  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

            307,151  
    12,457  

Home Depot, Inc.

            3,905,145  
    1,399  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

            1,374,350  
    7,961  

Ross Stores, Inc.

            1,037,955  
    27,677  

TJX Cos., Inc.

            2,438,620  
    767  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

            326,734  
    64,544  

Walmart, Inc.

            10,048,855  
                      20,376,969  
       

Semiconductors — 8.6%

               
    3,513  

Analog Devices, Inc.

            644,214  
    17,801  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            2,666,234  
    7,489  

Broadcom, Inc.

            6,932,792  
    13,376  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

            1,116,094  
    20,239  

NVIDIA Corp.

            9,465,780  
    14,161  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

            1,827,477  
    4,840  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

            469,141  
                      23,121,732  
       

Shipbuilding — 0.1%

               
    1,307  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

            309,785  
                         
       

Software — 8.6%

               
    6,667  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

            4,073,604  
    5,991  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

            692,140  
    3,581  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

            694,069  
    4,811  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

            1,314,702  
    10,988  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

            1,435,143  
    36,269  

Microsoft Corp.

            13,742,687  
    2,052  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

            1,114,708  
                      23,067,053  
       

Telecommunications — 4.0%

               
    5,384  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

            1,182,919  
    113,905  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

            5,510,724  
    17,517  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

            498,359  
    23,468  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

            3,530,760  
                      10,722,762  
       

Transportation — 0.9%

               
    27,813  

CSX Corp.

            898,360  
    3,921  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            471,853  
    4,469  

FedEx Corp.

            1,156,711  
                      2,526,924  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $249,238,846)

            265,592,810  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.0%

               
       

Money Market Funds — 1.0%

               
    2,623,939  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (b)

          $ 2,623,939  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $2,623,939)

            2,623,939  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7% (Cost - $251,862,785)

            268,216,749  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.3%

            827,242  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 269,043,991  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

(c)

All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral at the broker on November 30, 2023. The value of the securities segregated as collateral is $2,650,600, which is 0.98% of total net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.6%

               
       

Accommodation and Food Services — 0.0% (a)

               
    463  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

          $ 100,615  
                         
       

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services — 0.2%

               
    286  

Fair Isaac Corp. (b)

            311,054  
    2,218  

TransUnion

            130,241  
                      441,295  
       

Advertising — 0.1%

               
    4,429  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

            136,147  
    2,290  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

            184,643  
                      320,790  
       

Aerospace/Defense — 0.2%

               
    2,173  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

            414,630  
                         
       

Airlines — 0.0% (a)

               
    1,845  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

            68,136  
                         
       

Apparel — 0.7%

               
    14,147  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

            1,559,990  
    3,788  

VF Corp.

            63,373  
                      1,623,363  
       

Auto Manufacturers — 0.2%

               
    1,625  

Cummins, Inc.

            364,260  
                         
       

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%

               
    3,248  

Aptiv PLC (b)

            269,064  
    2,692  

BorgWarner, Inc.

            90,694  
                      359,758  
       

Banks — 1.5%

               
    8,942  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

            432,077  
    5,552  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

            151,403  
    16,545  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

            186,297  
    14,379  

Morgan Stanley

            1,140,830  
    2,390  

Northern Trust Corp.

            189,407  
    4,577  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

            613,135  
    10,769  

Regions Financial Corp.

            179,627  
    3,836  

State Street Corp.

            279,338  
    15,283  

Truist Financial Corp.

            491,196  
                      3,663,310  
       

Beverages — 2.3%

               
    47,163  

Coca-Cola Co.

            2,756,206  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    15,802  

PepsiCo, Inc.

          $ 2,659,318  
                      5,415,524  
       

Biotechnology — 1.4%

               
    6,128  

Amgen, Inc.

            1,652,354  
    1,660  

Biogen, Inc. (b)

            388,573  
    14,313  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

            1,096,376  
    1,815  

Illumina, Inc. (b)

            185,039  
                      3,322,342  
       

Building Materials — 0.6%

               
    9,578  

Carrier Global Corp.

            497,673  
    1,456  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

            99,634  
    7,881  

Johnson Controls International PLC

            416,117  
    710  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

            329,859  
    2,584  

Masco Corp.

            156,461  
                      1,499,744  
       

Chemicals — 0.7%

               
    2,928  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

            220,712  
    2,987  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

            284,064  
    2,704  

PPG Industries, Inc.

            383,941  
    2,814  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

            784,543  
                      1,673,260  
       

Commercial Services — 2.4%

               
    4,746  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

            1,091,200  
    1,051  

Cintas Corp.

            581,466  
    2,942  

Ecolab, Inc.

            564,070  
    906  

Gartner, Inc. (b)

            393,965  
    432  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

            103,732  
    1,894  

Moody’s Corp.

            691,234  
    1,664  

Quanta Services, Inc.

            313,348  
    1,237  

Robert Half, Inc.

            101,409  
    3,765  

S&P Global, Inc.

            1,565,600  
    788  

United Rentals, Inc.

            375,104  
                      5,781,128  
       

Computers — 2.1%

               
    7,241  

Accenture PLC, Class A

            2,412,267  
    14,822  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

            250,640  
    10,182  

HP, Inc.

            298,740  
    10,424  

International Business Machines Corp.

            1,652,829  
    2,437  

NetApp, Inc.

            222,717  
    3,673  

Western Digital Corp. (b)

            177,443  
                      5,014,636  
       

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 2.0%

               
    9,049  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

            712,790  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    27,067  

Procter & Gamble Co.

          $ 4,155,326  
                      4,868,116  
       

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.4%

               
    6,556  

Fastenal Co.

            393,163  
    3,069  

LKQ Corp.

            136,663  
    517  

WW Grainger, Inc.

            406,460  
                      936,286  
       

Diversified Financial Services — 6.3%

               
    7,249  

American Express Co.

            1,237,912  
    1,194  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

            422,091  
    1,718  

BlackRock, Inc.

            1,290,613  
    1,210  

CBOE Global Markets, Inc.

            220,450  
    17,245  

Charles Schwab Corp.

            1,057,463  
    2,914  

Discover Financial Services

            271,002  
    3,448  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

            85,511  
    6,563  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

            747,132  
    3,941  

Invesco, Ltd.

            56,238  
    9,718  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

            4,021,600  
    3,943  

Nasdaq, Inc.

            220,177  
    2,308  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

            242,686  
    4,917  

Synchrony Financial

            159,114  
    2,577  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

            258,035  
    18,580  

Visa, Inc., Class A

            4,769,114  
                      15,059,138  
       

Electric — 0.9%

               
    3,345  

CMS Energy Corp.

            189,862  
    3,975  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

            358,187  
    4,391  

Edison International

            294,153  
    4,002  

Eversource Energy

            237,759  
    11,406  

Exelon Corp.

            439,245  
    7,218  

Sempra Energy

            525,976  
                      2,045,182  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%

               
    6,560  

Emerson Electric Co.

            583,184  
                         
       

Electronics — 0.7%

               
    3,393  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

            433,625  
    1,010  

Allegion PLC

            107,151  
    4,060  

Fortive Corp.

            280,059  
    2,048  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b)

            278,303  
    253  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

            276,258  
    677  

Waters Corp. (b)

            189,973  
                      1,565,369  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Environmental Control — 0.4%

               
    1,894  

Pentair PLC

          $ 122,239  
    4,670  

Waste Management, Inc.

            798,523  
                      920,762  
       

Finance and Insurance — 1.0%

               
    3,109  

Ally Financial, Inc.

            90,845  
    2,841  

Aramark

            79,576  
    4,274  

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (b)

            357,691  
    4,083  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

            125,307  
    892  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

            198,292  
    518  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (b)

            839,398  
    17,571  

US Bancorp

            669,807  
    2,003  

Webster Financial Corp.

            89,835  
                      2,450,751  
       

Food — 0.8%

               
    2,222  

Campbell Soup Co.

            89,280  
    5,473  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

            154,831  
    6,708  

General Mills, Inc.

            427,031  
    3,448  

Hormel Foods Corp.

            105,474  
    1,216  

J.M. Smucker Co.

            133,432  
    3,147  

Kellogg Co.

            165,344  
    7,827  

Kroger Co.

            346,501  
    1,673  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

            167,350  
    2,882  

McCormick & Co., Inc. NV

            186,840  
                      1,776,083  
       

Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

               
    3,784  

International Paper Co.

            139,781  
                         
       

Gas — 0.1%

               
    1,657  

Atmos Energy Corp.

            188,583  
                         
       

Health Care and Social Assistance — 0.1%

               
    668  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (b)

            244,194  
                         
       

Healthcare Products — 1.8%

               
    834  

Align Technology, Inc. (b)

            178,309  
    567  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

            191,034  
    8,044  

Danaher Corp.

            1,796,306  
    2,439  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

            77,438  
    6,962  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (b)

            471,397  
    2,831  

Hologic, Inc. (b)

            201,850  
    953  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)

            443,926  
    1,133  

STERIS PLC

            227,665  
    539  

Teleflex, Inc.

            121,647  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    853  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

          $ 299,198  
    2,396  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

            278,679  
                      4,287,449  
       

Healthcare Services — 1.3%

               
    2,721  

Anthem, Inc.

            1,304,692  
    624  

DaVita, Inc. (b)

            63,311  
    2,371  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

            593,888  
    1,434  

Humana, Inc.

            695,289  
    1,016  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

            220,381  
    1,284  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

            176,204  
                      3,053,765  
       

Home Builders — 0.2%

               
    30  

NVR, Inc. (b)

            184,662  
    2,563  

PulteGroup, Inc.

            226,620  
                      411,282  
       

Home Furnishings — 0.0% (a)

               
    628  

Whirlpool Corp.

            68,389  
                         
       

Household Products/Wares — 0.5%

               
    925  

Avery Dennison Corp.

            179,912  
    2,804  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

            270,950  
    1,419  

Clorox Co.

            203,414  
    3,872  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

            479,083  
                      1,133,359  
       

Information — 0.6%

               
    1,691  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (b)

            116,510  
    2,323  

DocuSign, Inc. (b)

            100,121  
    437  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

            198,162  
    540  

HubSpot, Inc. (b)

            266,722  
    2,824  

Liberty Global Ltd., Class C (b)

            47,556  
    1,290  

PTC, Inc. (b)

            202,995  
    8,879  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

            41,554  
    1,804  

Splunk, Inc. (b)

            273,378  
    1,975  

Twilio, Inc., Class A (b)

            127,743  
    3,001  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. (b)

            43,124  
                      1,417,865  
       

Insurance — 2.1%

               
    6,589  

Aflac, Inc.

            544,976  
    3,017  

Allstate Corp.

            415,954  
    610  

Assurant, Inc.

            102,492  
    3,561  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

            278,328  
    5,680  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

            1,132,706  
    2,784  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

            205,543  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    6,717  

Progressive Corp.

          $ 1,101,789  
    4,187  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

            409,405  
    2,652  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

            479,004  
    1,221  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

            300,732  
                      4,970,929  
       

Internet — 7.9%

               
    68,250  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b)

            9,045,172  
    60,734  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (b)

            8,133,497  
    424  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)

            1,325,297  
    6,141  

eBay, Inc.

            251,842  
    6,619  

Gen Digital, Inc.

            146,148  
                      18,901,956  
       

Iron/Steel — 0.2%

               
    2,883  

Nucor Corp.

            490,024  
                         
       

Lodging — 0.2%

               
    3,037  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

            508,758  
                         
       

Machinery - Construction & Mining — 0.6%

               
    5,913  

Caterpillar, Inc.

            1,482,507  
                         
       

Machinery - Diversified — 0.8%

               
    1,605  

Dover Corp.

            226,562  
    867  

IDEX Corp.

            174,856  
    4,644  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

            331,721  
    4,743  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

            406,902  
    1,320  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

            363,581  
    2,747  

Xylem, Inc.

            288,792  
                      1,792,414  
       

Management of Companies and Enterprises — 0.1%

               
    7,493  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A (b)

            125,583  
                         
       

Manufacturing — 6.3%

               
    7,745  

Avantor, Inc. (b)

            164,039  
    805  

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (b)

            185,045  
    1,809  

Bio-Techne Corp.

            113,786  
    1,472  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b)

            197,410  
    1,729  

Bunge Global SA

            189,965  
    1,834  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b)

            80,457  
    300  

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (b)

            199,191  
    713  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (b)

            83,471  
    1,932  

Graco, Inc.

            156,067  
    1,768  

HF Sinclair Corp.

            92,785  
    800  

Insulet Corp. (b)

            151,272  
    736  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (b)

            87,017  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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Value

 
    10,472  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

          $ 330,601  
    677  

Lear Corp.

            90,549  
    366  

Lennox International, Inc.

            148,837  
    5,622  

Linde PLC

            2,326,215  
    1,330  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (b)

            594,244  
    9,879  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

            550,557  
    2,982  

NXP Semiconductors NV

            608,566  
    1,034  

Owens Corning

            140,190  
    607  

Repligen Corp. (b)

            95,451  
    2,136  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

            168,958  
    1,844  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

            219,676  
    32,798  

Tesla, Inc. (b)

            7,874,144  
    1,190  

Toro Co.

            98,770  
    2,845  

Trimble, Inc. (b)

            132,008  
                      15,079,271  
       

Media — 1.7%

               
    47,761  

Comcast Corp., Class A

            2,000,708  
    3,090  

Fox Corp., Class A

            91,279  
    1,623  

Fox Corp., Class B

            44,892  
    21,003  

Walt Disney Co. (b)

            1,946,768  
                      4,083,647  
       

Mining — 0.2%

               
    13,221  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

            531,352  
                         
       

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

               
    2,467  

Targa Resources Corp.

            223,140  
                         
       

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.3%

               
    6,329  

3M Co.

            627,014  
    4,577  

Eaton Corp PLC

            1,042,137  
    3,487  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

            844,586  
    2,619  

Trane Technologies PLC

            590,349  
                      3,104,086  
       

Oil & Gas — 0.8%

               
    4,872  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

            726,854  
    5,267  

Phillips 66

            678,863  
    4,152  

Valero Energy Corp.

            520,495  
                      1,926,212  
       

Oil & Gas Services — 0.7%

               
    11,634  

Baker Hughes Co.

            392,647  
    10,355  

Halliburton Co.

            383,446  
    16,373  

Schlumberger, Ltd. NV

            852,051  
                      1,628,144  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

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Packaging & Containers — 0.2%

               
    16,886  

Amcor PLC

          $ 160,079  
    3,610  

Ball Corp.

            199,597  
    2,938  

Westrock Co.

            120,958  
                      480,634  
       

Pharmaceuticals — 7.0%

               
    239  

ABIOMED, Inc. (c)

             
    1,971  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

            400,842  
    24,128  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

            1,191,441  
    3,396  

Cigna Corp.

            892,741  
    4,445  

DexCom, Inc. (b)

            513,486  
    9,263  

Eli Lilly & Co.

            5,474,804  
    27,646  

Johnson & Johnson

            4,275,730  
    29,128  

Merck & Co., Inc.

            2,985,037  
    5,301  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

            936,528  
                      16,670,609  
       

Pipelines — 0.6%

               
    23,135  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

            406,482  
    6,682  

ONEOK, Inc.

            460,056  
    13,981  

Williams Cos., Inc.

            514,361  
                      1,380,899  
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — 0.5%

               
    1,516  

AECOM

            134,712  
    3,879  

Clarivate PLC (b)

            30,101  
    511  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (b)

            80,058  
    11,664  

Snap, Inc., Class A (b)

            161,313  
    2,361  

Workday, Inc., Class A (b)

            639,170  
    1,003  

Zscaler, Inc. (b)

            198,123  
                      1,243,477  
       

Real Estate — 0.1%

               
    3,571  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b)

            281,966  
                         
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.4%

               
    5,350  

American Tower Corp.

            1,116,973  
    5,667  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

            102,403  
    1,710  

Boston Properties, Inc.

            97,350  
    4,973  

Crown Castle International Corp.

            583,233  
    3,343  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

            463,942  
    1,074  

Equinix, Inc.

            875,321  
    6,280  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

            108,770  
    3,346  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

            214,646  
    10,604  

Prologis, Inc.

            1,218,718  
    1,243  

SBA Communications Corp.

            306,971  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

79

 

 

Horizon Defensive Core Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    5,705  

Welltower, Inc.

          $ 508,315  
    8,411  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

            263,685  
                      5,860,327  
       

Retail — 4.7%

               
    208  

AutoZone, Inc. (b)

            542,866  
    2,251  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

            159,686  
    1,817  

CarMax, Inc. (b)

            116,179  
    1,613  

Genuine Parts Co.

            214,174  
    11,551  

Home Depot, Inc.

            3,621,123  
    6,727  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

            1,337,529  
    8,380  

McDonald’s Corp.

            2,361,819  
    5,299  

Target Corp.

            709,059  
    13,190  

TJX Cos., Inc.

            1,162,171  
    1,257  

Tractor Supply Co.

            255,184  
    571  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (b)

            243,240  
    3,217  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

            403,894  
                      11,126,924  
       

Retail Trade — 0.1%

               
    745  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (b)

            126,345  
                         
       

Semiconductors — 8.2%

               
    9,652  

Applied Materials, Inc.

            1,445,677  
    47,877  

Intel Corp.

            2,140,102  
    1,544  

Lam Research Corp.

            1,105,380  
    28,359  

NVIDIA Corp.

            13,263,504  
    10,419  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

            1,591,086  
                      19,545,749  
       

Software — 19.2%

               
    5,231  

Adobe, Inc. (b)

            3,196,193  
    1,746  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)

            201,715  
    994  

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

            291,600  
    2,454  

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

            536,027  
    1,353  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

            262,239  
    3,130  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (b)

            855,335  
    2,967  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

            409,476  
    6,795  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

            398,459  
    7,086  

Fiserv, Inc. (b)

            925,503  
    3,214  

Intuit, Inc.

            1,836,672  
    81,089  

Microsoft Corp.

            30,725,433  
    3,725  

Paychex, Inc.

            454,338  
    11,179  

salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

            2,815,990  
    2,336  

ServiceNow, Inc. (b)

            1,601,889  
    1,745  

Synopsys, Inc. (b)

            947,936  
    1,945  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (b)

            307,699  
                      45,766,504  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

80

 

 

Horizon Defensive Core Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

Telecommunications — 0.8%

               
    48,262  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

          $ 1,849,882  
                         
       

Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.0% (a)

               
    1,512  

Hasbro, Inc.

            70,172  
                         
       

Transportation — 2.1%

               
    1,335  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

            109,537  
    23,507  

CSX Corp.

            759,276  
    1,752  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

            210,836  
    951  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

            176,192  
    2,614  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

            570,270  
    1,130  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

            439,638  
    6,994  

Union Pacific Corp.

            1,575,538  
    8,315  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

            1,260,637  
                      5,101,924  
       

Transportation and Warehousing — 0.0% (a)

               
    1,845  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Class A

            99,224  
                         
       

Utilities — 0.3%

               
    2,789  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

            508,016  
    2,881  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

            102,593  
                      610,609  
       

Water — 0.1%

               
    2,232  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

            294,267  
                         
       

Wholesale Trade — 0.2%

               
    2,345  

Ferguson PLC

            401,792  
    448  

Pool Corp.

            155,600  
                      557,392  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $207,777,043)

            237,127,256  
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0% (a)

               
       

Money Market Funds — 0.0% (a)

               
    546  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (d)

          $ 546  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $546)

            546  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6% (Cost - $207,777,589)

            237,127,802  
       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.4%

            1,031,119  
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 238,158,921  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

(c)

Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. Classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

(d)

Interest rate reflects the seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 99.6%

               
       

Exchange Traded Funds — 99.6%

               
    84,719  

iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

          $ 9,004,783  
    162,729  

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

            13,973,539  
    894,225  

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF (c)

            27,416,938  
    476,624  

SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (c)

            19,941,948  
    44,384  

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

            4,076,227  
    72,771  

SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF

            4,976,081  
    1,612,245  

VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (a)

            45,441,125  
    100,661  

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

            4,955,541  
    1,028,370  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (c)

            35,725,574  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost - $162,803,727)

            165,511,756  
                         
       

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING — 29.2%

               
    48,425,662  

First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.21% (b)

            48,425,662  
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING (Cost - $48,425,662)

            48,425,662  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

               
       

Money Market Funds — 0.3%

               
    447,398  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (b)

            447,398  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $447,398)

            447,398  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 129.1% (Cost - $211,676,787)

            214,384,816  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (29.1)%

            (48,314,756 )
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 166,070,060  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including financial statements, is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

 

(b)

Interest rate reflects the seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

(c)

All or a portion of this security is out on loan as of November 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS
November 30, 2023

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.3%

               
       

Accommodation and Food Services — 3.5%

               
    896  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

          $ 52,909  
    582  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

            160,283  
    407  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (a)

            16,703  
    539  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

            120,224  
    912  

Marcus Corp.

            12,686  
    203  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

            12,765  
    468  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

            52,678  
    609  

Yelp, Inc. (a)

            26,619  
                      454,867  
       

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services — 3.8%

               
    233  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a)

            12,694  
    538  

ASGN, Inc. (a)

            48,011  
    500  

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)

            80,830  
    103  

CorVel Corp. (a)

            21,512  
    619  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a)

            12,547  
    529  

EVERTEC, Inc.

            19,557  
    266  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

            289,302  
    619  

Kelly Services, Inc. Class A

            12,869  
                      497,322  
       

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting — 0.5%

               
    417  

Andersons Inc.

            20,791  
    852  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

            40,828  
                      61,619  
       

Commercial Services — 0.9%

               
    2,694  

H&R Block, Inc.

            122,361  
                         
       

Computers — 0.1%

               
    331  

Teradata Corp. (a)

            15,640  
                         
       

Construction — 8.5%

               
    513  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

            99,307  
    766  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

            162,790  
    607  

Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a)

            28,802  
    442  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

            66,525  
    1,479  

KB Home

            77,056  
    530  

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

            55,920  
    1,122  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

            49,660  
    682  

Meritage Homes Corp.

            96,367  
    247  

St Joe Co.

            12,703  
    1,619  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (a)

            73,017  
    2,084  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

            178,995  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

84

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund
PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    546  

TopBuild Corp. (a)

          $ 161,496  
    1,201  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)

            35,045  
                      1,097,683  
       

Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%

               
    278  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

            37,683  
    844  

Navient Corp.

            14,458  
    3,813  

Western Union Co.

            44,345  
                      96,486  
       

Educational Services — 1.4%

               
    417  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)

            23,757  
    52  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

            32,612  
    413  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

            56,465  
    1,133  

Perdoceo Education Corp.

            19,737  
    757  

Stride, Inc. (a)

            45,859  
                      178,430  
       

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.7%

               
    514  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

            92,140  
                         
       

Electronics — 0.6%

               
    2,162  

Vontier Corp.

            72,924  
                         
       

Finance and Insurance — 18.4%

               
    875  

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (a)

            12,906  
    571  

Ameris Bancorp

            24,313  
    1,364  

Associated Banc-Corp

            24,197  
    256  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

            17,385  
    620  

Bancorp Inc. (a)

            24,186  
    1,281  

Bank OZK

            53,623  
    2,122  

Cadence Bank

            53,156  
    1,099  

Cathay General Bancorp

            40,311  
    740  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

            13,002  
    125  

Chemed Corp.

            70,875  
    211  

City Holding Co.

            20,313  
    2,364  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

            148,743  
    311  

Enova International, Inc. (a)

            12,813  
    635  

Essent Group Ltd.

            30,696  
    348  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

            51,347  
    391  

FB Financial Corp.

            13,122  
    1,441  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

            28,316  
    3,698  

FNB Corp/PA

            44,339  
    1,018  

Frontdoor, Inc. (a)

            34,948  
    2,760  

Fulton Financial Corp.

            39,275  
    1,295  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

            12,691  
    363  

Independent Bank Corp.

            20,698  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    1,559  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

          $ 121,353  
    922  

International Bancshares Corp.

            41,370  
    3,995  

MGIC Investment Corp.

            70,272  
    1,079  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc. (a)

            65,301  
    1,339  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

            36,823  
    606  

OFG Bancorp

            20,337  
    2,774  

Old National Bancorp/IN

            41,305  
    4,482  

Old Republic International Corp.

            131,367  
    832  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

            60,378  
    234  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

            14,421  
    597  

Primerica, Inc.

            125,078  
    1,379  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

            12,687  
    1,198  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

            195,346  
    646  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

            138,477  
    454  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

            12,707  
    918  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

            93,351  
    3,066  

SiriusPoint Ltd. (a)

            32,745  
    770  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

            13,059  
    1,718  

Voya Financial, Inc.

            122,854  
    1,868  

Webster Financial Corp.

            83,780  
    434  

Westamerica BanCorp

            22,008  
    1,083  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

            92,781  
    113  

World Acceptance Corp. (a)

            12,594  
    501  

WSFS Financial Corp.

            19,324  
                      2,370,973  
       

Health Care and Social Assistance — 2.1%

               
    145  

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)

            12,644  
    377  

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (a)

            12,528  
    885  

Encompass Health Corp.

            57,675  
    631  

Ensign Group Inc.

            67,561  
    509  

HealthStream, Inc.

            12,725  
    497  

Option Care Health, Inc. (a)

            14,786  
    915  

Pennant Group Inc. (a)

            12,554  
    380  

Progyny, Inc. (a)

            13,057  
    1,016  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

            70,114  
                      273,644  
       

Healthcare-Products — 0.2%

               
    894  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

            22,717  
                         
       

Information — 1.6%

               
    470  

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)

            12,568  
    202  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

            12,900  
    606  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (a)

            13,265  
    153  

Integer Holdings Corp. (a)

            13,345  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    389  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a)

          $ 12,899  
    1,078  

New York Times Co., Class A

            50,655  
    240  

Progress Software Corp.

            12,927  
    254  

Qualys, Inc. (a)

            46,949  
    210  

Spire, Inc.

            12,812  
    671  

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

            13,219  
                      201,539  
       

Management of Companies and Enterprises — 0.1%

               
    659  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

            12,613  
                         
       

Manufacturing — 30.1% (b)

               
    151  

Alamo Group, Inc.

            27,739  
    261  

American Woodmark Corp. (a)

            18,896  
    747  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

            21,043  
    444  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            25,006  
    257  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            12,801  
    289  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

            13,034  
    366  

AZZ, Inc.

            17,996  
    122  

Badger Meter, Inc.

            17,979  
    1,638  

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

            86,650  
    579  

Boise Cascade Co.

            63,285  
    774  

Brady Corp., Class A

            43,553  
    909  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            13,117  
    165  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

            12,525  
    365  

Clearwater Paper Corp. (a)

            12,801  
    152  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

            111,647  
    390  

Cohu, Inc. (a)

            12,375  
    500  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

            12,815  
    734  

Commercial Metals Co.

            33,272  
    429  

Crane Co.

            45,337  
    327  

CTS Corp.

            12,671  
    490  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

            104,811  
    286  

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

            189,895  
    185  

Diodes, Inc. (a)

            12,288  
    714  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

            30,245  
    413  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

            74,774  
    117  

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)

            13,817  
    183  

Encore Wire Corp.

            33,727  
    191  

Fabrinet (a)

            30,923  
    489  

Federal Signal Corp.

            33,712  
    809  

Gentex Corp.

            24,602  
    606  

Greif, Inc., Class A

            42,359  
    700  

Griffon Corp.

            32,571  
    170  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

            13,748  
    431  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (a)

            12,525  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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    330  

Hawkins, Inc.

          $ 20,275  
    2,507  

HF Sinclair Corp.

            131,567  
    457  

HNI Corp.

            17,855  
    845  

Ingredion, Inc.

            86,604  
    220  

Innospec, Inc.

            23,115  
    936  

Innoviva, Inc. (a)

            12,964  
    463  

InterDigital, Inc.

            46,263  
    594  

ITT, Inc.

            64,312  
    79  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

            12,999  
    114  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

            13,478  
    140  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

            12,886  
    390  

Lear Corp.

            52,162  
    378  

Lennox International, Inc.

            153,717  
    223  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            13,003  
    152  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)

            12,765  
    196  

Medifast, Inc.

            13,010  
    182  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

            13,024  
    209  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

            13,092  
    1,901  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

            78,949  
    719  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

            83,828  
    183  

NewMarket Corp.

            97,083  
    92  

Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)

            12,973  
    1,751  

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)

            12,817  
    106  

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)

            13,069  
    304  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

            24,940  
    1,358  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

            60,295  
    737  

PGT Innovations, Inc. (a)

            23,724  
    603  

Photronics, Inc. (a)

            12,741  
    126  

Plexus Corp. (a)

            12,838  
    862  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

            73,641  
    161  

Powell Industries, Inc.

            13,389  
    225  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a)

            12,904  
    423  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

            13,024  
    876  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

            241,128  
    436  

Simply Good Foods Co. (a)

            16,891  
    609  

Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc.

            101,685  
    2,298  

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A (a)

            135,375  
    361  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

            12,985  
    1,437  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

            13,378  
    377  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)

            103,098  
    475  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

            12,944  
    705  

Sylvamo Corp.

            35,447  
    332  

Tennant Co.

            28,426  
    505  

Terex Corp.

            24,997  
    393  

Thor Industries, Inc.

            38,935  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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    1,043  

UFP Industries, Inc.

          $ 114,344  
    1,322  

United States Steel Corp.

            47,460  
    608  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

            145,920  
    75  

Universal Display Corp.

            12,690  
    680  

Varex Imaging Corp. (a)

            12,818  
    446  

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)

            12,724  
    568  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

            12,627  
    601  

Wabash National Corp.

            13,174  
    284  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

            54,673  
    127  

WD-40 Co.

            30,719  
    684  

Westlake Corp.

            87,819  
    209  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

            13,508  
    356  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

            25,525  
    1,380  

Zynex, Inc. (a)

            12,641  
                      3,885,776  
       

Materials — 0.1%

               
    233  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

            13,172  
                         
       

Media — 0.4%

               
    3,030  

TEGNA, Inc.

            46,450  
                         
       

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction — 3.0%

               
    3,947  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a)

            67,730  
    2,115  

CNX Resources Corp. (a)

            44,119  
    596  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

            63,575  
    1,385  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

            12,908  
    1,136  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a)

            38,931  
    1,417  

ProPetro Holding Corp. (a)

            12,909  
    14,277  

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

            94,085  
    1,160  

US Silica Holdings, Inc. (a)

            13,085  
    680  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

            38,060  
                      385,402  
       

Office/Business Equipment — 0.1%

               
    919  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

            12,857  
                         
       

Oil & Gas — 0.6%

               
    2,372  

Range Resources Corp.

            77,090  
                         
       

Other Services (except Public Administration) — 0.1%

               
    255  

HealthEquity, Inc. (a)

            17,090  
                         
       

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — 3.3%

               
    697  

Concentrix Corp.

            65,511  
    976  

Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a)

            13,371  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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Value

 
    604  

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

          $ 13,173  
    469  

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)

            71,016  
    229  

Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)

            61,995  
    206  

Perficient, Inc. (a)

            12,747  
    944  

Resources Connection, Inc.

            12,839  
    922  

Science Applications International Corp.

            108,252  
    433  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

            68,479  
                      427,383  
       

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing — 0.3%

               
    1,419  

Aaron’s Co Inc.

            12,501  
    83  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

            12,908  
    468  

PROG Holdings, Inc. (a)

            12,758  
                      38,167  
       

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.6%

               
    855  

Acadia Realty Trust

            12,928  
    1,189  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

            13,055  
    1,102  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

            25,434  
    1,288  

Chatham Lodging Trust

            12,764  
    1,509  

CoreCivic, Inc. (a)

            21,835  
    2,057  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

            17,114  
    192  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

            33,360  
    1,093  

EPR Properties

            48,770  
    1,078  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

            25,603  
    5,229  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

            12,863  
    2,155  

GEO Group Inc. (a)

            21,873  
    159  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

            12,984  
    396  

LTC Properties, Inc.

            12,918  
    1,070  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

            43,463  
    387  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

            12,845  
    1,249  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            18,523  
    1,353  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

            18,996  
    890  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

            12,994  
    350  

Saul Centers, Inc.

            12,932  
    2,033  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

            12,727  
    1,311  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

            12,953  
    993  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

            24,785  
    1,166  

Whitestone REIT

            12,779  
    1,040  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

            12,698  
                      467,196  
       

Retail — 0.4%

               
    665  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

            54,650  
                         
       

Retail Trade — 7.2%

               
    828  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A (a)

            62,837  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

Shares

             

Value

 
    859  

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (a)

          $ 13,091  
    3,119  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

            59,355  
    758  

Buckle Inc.

            29,229  
    488  

Caleres, Inc.

            14,816  
    1,128  

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

            13,130  
    1,297  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

            168,740  
    840  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

            94,080  
    177  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

            49,932  
    414  

Haverty Furniture Cos, Inc.

            12,975  
    589  

Herman Miller, Inc.

            15,196  
    206  

Hibbett, Inc.

            12,885  
    531  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

            38,906  
    200  

PriceSmart, Inc.

            13,478  
    339  

Scholastic Corp.

            12,879  
    1,780  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

            76,682  
    1,342  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

            47,909  
    1,023  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

            191,853  
                      927,973  
       

Transportation — 0.4%

               
    453  

Ryder System, Inc.

            48,534  
                         
       

Transportation and Warehousing — 1.3%

               
    109  

ArcBest Corp.

            12,992  
    584  

Brink’s Co.

            46,078  
    958  

Heartland Express, Inc.

            12,856  
    206  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a)

            15,563  
    133  

Landstar System, Inc.

            22,962  
    284  

Matson, Inc.

            27,199  
    61  

Saia, Inc. (a)

            23,814  
                      161,464  
       

Utilities — 0.8%

               
    550  

ALLETE, Inc.

            30,514  
    134  

IDACORP, Inc.

            12,931  
    256  

National Fuel Gas Co.

            13,002  
    354  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

            12,964  
    255  

NorthWestern Corp.

            12,829  
    369  

OGE Energy Corp.

            12,933  
    266  

Unitil Corp.

            12,896  
                      108,069  
       

Wholesale Trade — 4.5%

               
    506  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

            80,995  
    360  

Avnet, Inc.

            16,834  
    871  

Cars.com, Inc. (a)

            16,218  
    338  

ePlus, Inc. (a)

            21,456  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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    294  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

          $ 19,754  
    679  

GMS, Inc. (a)

            45,928  
    294  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

            13,280  
    422  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

            14,850  
    865  

MSC Industrial Direct Co, Inc., Class A

            84,268  
    427  

PC Connection, Inc.

            25,462  
    2,434  

RPC, Inc.

            17,646  
    398  

ScanSource, Inc. (a)

            13,305  
    1,148  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

            113,239  
    426  

Universal Corp.

            23,967  
    286  

Wingstop, Inc.

            68,743  
                      575,945  
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost - $12,154,163)

            12,818,176  
                         
       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.9%

               
       

Money Market Funds — 0.9%

               
    114,374  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.28% (c)

            114,374  
       

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $114,374)

            114,374  
                         
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2% (Cost - $12,268,537)

            12,932,550  
       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

            (24,143 )
       

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 12,908,407  

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

As of November 30, 2023, the Fund had a significant portion of its assets invested in Manufacturing industry.

 

(c)

Interest rate reflects seven-day yield on November 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

November 30, 2023

 

 

   

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
® Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

 

Assets:

                       

Investments in Securities, at Cost

  $ 877,428,264     $ 1,135,719,726     $ 336,447,729  

Investments in Securities, at Value (a)

  $ 923,583,228     $ 1,222,185,303     $ 325,596,076  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

          4,077,035        

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

    2,191,401       1,877,113       735,194  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

    34,168       26,117       77,564  

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

    52,138       64,149       49,819  

Total Assets

    925,860,935       1,228,229,717       326,458,653  
                         

Liabilities:

                       

Options Written, at Value (Premiums received $0, $3,350,841, and $81,675)

          3,749,500       3,000  

Collateral Received for Securities Loaned (Note 5)

    18,919,514       28,608,150       77,974,294  

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

    794,515       1,216,549       224,535  

Loans Payable

          1,134,000        

Accrued Administration Fees

    97,613       133,897       40,152  

Accrued Advisory Fees

    720,503       952,945       154,912  

Accrued Custodian Fees

    8,215       10,363       3,339  

Accrued Legal Fees

    14,384       12,613       3,917  

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

    14,054       216       455  

Accrued Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class

    126,470       105,908       8,459  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

    141,118       212,033       90,437  

Total Liabilities

    20,836,386       36,136,174       78,503,500  
                         

Net Assets

  $ 905,024,549     $ 1,192,093,543     $ 247,955,153  
                         

Composition of Net Assets:

                       

Net assets consisted of:

                       

Paid in Capital

  $ 891,200,705     $ 1,201,688,852     $ 335,175,704  

Distributable Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit)

    13,823,844       (9,595,309 )     (87,220,551 )

Net Assets

  $ 905,024,549     $ 1,192,093,543     $ 247,955,153  
                         

Investor Class Shares:

                       

Net Asset Value Per Share:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 872,902,281     $ 1,158,226,870     $ 245,554,878  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    65,668,266       52,472,840       30,569,621  
                         

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

  $ 13.29     $ 22.07     $ 8.03  
                         

Advisor Class Shares:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 1,907,816     $ 1,488,765     $ 675,466  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    144,269       67,711       83,454  
                         

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

  $ 13.22     $ 21.99     $ 8.09  
                         

Institutional Class Shares:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 30,214,452     $ 32,377,908     $ 1,724,809  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    2,263,885       1,462,980       215,580  
                         

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

  $ 13.35     $ 22.13     $ 8.00  
                         

(a) Includes loaned securities with a value of:

  $ 18,712,141     $ 28,283,017     $ 75,982,858  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

   

Horizon Equity
Premium
Income Fund

   

Horizon Defined
Risk Fund

   

Horizon Multi-
Factor U.S.
Equity Fund

 

Assets:

                       

Investments in Securities, at Cost

  $ 89,596,789     $ 441,868,101     $ 251,862,785  

Investments in Securities, at Value (a)

  $ 95,635,389     $ 514,668,505     $ 268,216,749  

Cash at Broker

                100  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

    103,275              

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

    103,291       1,825,101       948,568  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

    213,328       836,904       358,212  

Dividend Reclaims

    80,272              

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

    24,117       69,640       27,114  

Total Assets

    96,159,672       517,400,150       269,550,743  
                         

Liabilities:

                       

Options Written, at Value (Premiums received $103,275, $7,833,352 and $0)

    177,520       6,987,275        

Collateral Received for Securities Loaned (Note 5)

          344,432        

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

    886              

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

    37,164       478,968       210,827  

Accrued Administration Fees

    15,900       56,390       26,688  

Accrued Advisory Fees

    53,366       300,234       169,722  

Accrued Audit Fees

    20,577       20,658       20,572  

Accrued Custodian Fees

    1,240       12,000       5,600  

Accrued Legal Fees

    2,407       3,938       1,287  

Accrued Registration Fees

    10,681       4,022       2,680  

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

    11,572       62,372       34,284  

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

    1,740       8,449        

Accrued Transfer Agent Fees

    9,701       17,553       14,973  

Accrued Printing and Mailing Fees

    3,337       11,634       11,955  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

    48,264       132,894       8,164  

Total Liabilities

    394,355       8,440,819       506,752  
                         

Net Assets

  $ 95,765,317     $ 508,959,331     $ 269,043,991  
                         

Composition of Net Assets:

                       

Net assets consisted of:

                       

Paid in Capital

  $ 96,579,533     $ 441,465,036     $ 246,273,849  

Distributable Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit)

    (814,216 )     67,494,295       22,770,142  

Net Assets

  $ 95,765,317     $ 508,959,331     $ 269,043,991  
                         

Investor Class Shares:

                       

Net Asset Value Per Share:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 92,322,417     $ 489,233,943     $ 261,500,985  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    1,537,885       7,438,135       9,486,116  
                         

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

  $ 60.03     $ 65.77     $ 27.57  
                         

Advisor Class Shares:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 3,442,900     $ 19,725,388     $ 7,543,006  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    57,318       299,882       273,658  
                         

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

  $ 60.07     $ 65.78     $ 27.56  
                         

(a) Includes loaned securities with a value of:

  $     $ 338,925     $  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

   

Horizon Defensive
Core Fund

   

Horizon Tactical
Fixed Income Fund

   

Horizon Multi-
Factor Small/
Mid Cap Fund

 

Assets:

                       

Investments in Securities, at Cost

  $ 207,777,589     $ 211,676,787     $ 12,268,537  

Investments in Securities, at Value (a)

  $ 237,127,802     $ 214,384,816     $ 12,932,550  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

          4,978,331       3,398,162  

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

    1,173,860       303,476       29,484  

Receivable from Adviser

                16,407  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

    383,334       56,056       14,534  

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

    66,387       32,013       17,855  

Total Assets

    238,751,383       219,754,692       16,408,992  
                         

Liabilities:

                       

Collateral Received for Securities Loaned (Note 5)

          48,425,662        

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

    240,635       100,195       13,466  

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

          4,970,987       3,434,377  

Loans Payable

    56,000              

Accrued Administration Fees

    29,461       17,406       8,848  

Accrued Advisory Fees

    126,493       82,131        

Accrued Audit Fees

    19,600       19,541       19,596  

Accrued Custodian Fees

    8,700       1,000       7,580  

Accrued Legal Fees

    10,022       1,317       2,807  

Accrued Registration Fees

    2,662       1,308       609  

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

    19,643       45,860       2,078  

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

    38,894       3,052       229  

Accrued Transfer Agent Fees

    14,605       13,117       7,744  

Accrued Printing and Mailing Fees

    4,628       783       401  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

    21,119       2,273       2,850  

Total Liabilities

    592,462       53,684,632       3,500,585  
                         

Net Assets

  $ 238,158,921     $ 166,070,060     $ 12,908,407  
                         

Composition of Net Assets:

                       

Net assets consisted of:

                       

Paid in Capital

  $ 221,749,320     $ 166,355,271     $ 12,153,433  

Distributable Earnings/(Accumulated Deficit)

    16,409,601       (285,211 )     754,974  

Net Assets

  $ 238,158,921     $ 166,070,060     $ 12,908,407  
                         

Investor Class Shares:

                       

Net Asset Value Per Share:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 190,926,658     $ 157,988,112     $ 12,481,535  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    5,435,394       3,266,418       440,033  
                         

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

  $ 35.13     $ 48.37     $ 28.36  
                         

Advisor Class Shares:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 47,232,263     $ 8,081,948     $ 426,872  

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

    1,350,734       167,162       15,065  
                         

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

  $ 34.97     $ 48.35     $ 28.34  
                         

(a) Includes loaned securities with a value of:

  $     $ 47,314,940     $  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended November 30, 2023

 

 

   

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
® Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

 

Investment Income:

                       

Dividend Income from Securities (net of foreign withholdings tax of $0, $14, and $0)

  $ 14,843,085     $ 24,473,272     $ 14,635,608  

Interest Income

    458,046       329,007       87,893  

Total Investment Income

    15,301,131       24,802,279       14,723,501  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Investment Advisory Fees

    8,423,752       12,168,531       2,733,866  

Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class

    821,345       1,194,648       352,277  

Administrative & Accounting Service Fees

    368,378       547,759       177,145  

Transfer Agent Fees

    217,283       178,110       97,044  

Registration Fees

    100,648       80,088       53,585  

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

    94,260       138,893       42,126  

Legal Fees

    85,282       125,295       32,542  

Printing and Postage Expenses

    58,442       42,971       22,220  

Chief Compliance Officer & Compliance Fees

    47,396       68,625       20,860  

Custodian Fees

    43,818       65,429       18,913  

Miscellaneous Expenses

    32,038       32,343       6,970  

Audit Fees

    21,437       21,797       20,437  

Interest Expense

    19,320       164,577       9,594  

Insurance Fees

    11,892       18,002       3,067  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    4,720       7,350       2,547  

Total Expenses

    10,350,011       14,854,418       3,593,193  

Securities Lending Expense Offset

    (334,284 )     (315,981 )     (234,994 )
                         

Net Expenses

    10,015,727       14,538,437       3,358,199  
                         

Net Investment Income

    5,285,404       10,263,842       11,365,302  
                         

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

                       

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                       

Investments

    (23,603,300 )     3,588,251       (33,137,996 )

Net Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions

    147       95       26  

Purchased Options

    (1,348,205 )     (9,246,023 )      

Written Options

    216,750       5,796,765        

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                       

Investments

    68,000,933       74,696,627       23,486,862  

Purchased Options

    (333,799 )     265,125       (178,325 )

Written Options

          (1,100,097 )     78,675  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    42,932,526       74,000,743       (9,750,758 )
                         

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 48,217,930     $ 84,264,585     $ 1,614,544  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
For the Year Ended November 30, 2023

 

   

Horizon Equity
Premium
Income Fund

   

Horizon Defined
Risk Fund

   

Horizon Multi-
Factor U.S.
Equity Fund

 

Investment Income:

                       

Dividend Income from Securities (net of foreign withholdings tax of $40,821, $1,400 and $(171))

  $ 2,815,469     $ 7,276,295     $ 3,448,264  

Interest Income

    43,873       289,146       97,642  

Total Investment Income

    2,859,342       7,565,441       3,545,906  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Investment Advisory Fees

    734,253       3,570,192       1,602,112  

Administrative & Accounting Service Fees

    67,104       227,793       106,753  

Transfer Agent Fees

    39,038       68,364       55,794  

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

    11,030       48,776       21,193  

Legal Fees

    5,136       42,334       15,592  

Registration Fees

    31,416       61,763       44,949  

Printing and Postage Expenses

    13,358       49,576       27,123  

Chief Compliance Officer & Compliance Fees

    6,468       25,609       12,271  

Custodian Fees

    4,330       69,706       18,044  

Miscellaneous Expenses

    24,602       16,108       6,016  

Audit Fees

    20,121       23,658       20,302  

Interest Expense

    54,148       1,796,354       1,257  

Insurance Fees

    320       2,964       1,615  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    9,975       42,100       11,608  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class

    93,911       429,434       195,621  

Total Expenses

    1,115,210       6,474,731       2,140,250  

Securities Lending Expense Offset

    (13,123 )     (5,476 )     (134 )

Fees Recouped by the Adviser

    1,013       52,186       55,515  

Fees Waived by the Adviser

          (58,577 )     (5,306 )
                         

Net Expenses

    1,103,100       6,462,864       2,190,325  
                         

Net Investment Income

    1,756,242       1,102,577       1,355,581  
                         

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

                       

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                       

Investments

    (1,193,744 )     2,650,994       7,815,333  

Purchased Options

    (759 )     (37,881,420 )      

Written Options

    (1,613,943 )     22,193,616        

Foreign Currency

    (83 )            

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                       

Investments

    428,396       51,146,013       5,744,082  

Purchased Options

          2,599,311        

Written Options

    (74,246 )     (769,319 )      

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    (2,454,379 )     39,939,195       13,559,415  
                         

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ (698,137 )   $ 41,041,772     $ 14,914,996  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
For the Year/Period Ended November 30, 2023

 

   

Horizon Defensive
Core Fund

   

Horizon Tactical
Fixed Income
Fund
(1)

   

Horizon Multi-
Factor Small/
Mid Cap Fund
(1)

 

Investment Income:

                       

Dividend Income from Securities (net of foreign withholdings tax of $1,404, $0 and $40)

  $ 3,818,490     $ 3,720,037     $ 78,418  

Interest Income

    104,470       110,481       7,257  

Total Investment Income

    3,922,960       3,830,518       85,675  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Investment Advisory Fees

    1,433,035       464,010       42,178  

Administrative & Accounting Service Fees

    120,228       48,839       38,878  

Transfer Agent Fees

    57,094       39,875       25,941  

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

    23,136       6,696       476  

Legal Fees

    21,466       11,187       10,603  

Registration Fees

    39,249       6,476       2,252  

Printing and Postage Expenses

    20,575       6,855       3,187  

Chief Compliance Officer & Compliance Fees

    12,853       5,405       1,605  

Custodian Fees

    52,916       4,134       25,566  

Miscellaneous Expenses

    10,683       5,556       2,454  

Audit Fees

    20,335       19,690       19,606  

Interest Expense

    17,561       2,284       4  

Insurance Fees

    4,370       1,024       32  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Advisor Class

    103,543       3,054       229  

Distribution Fees (12b-1) - Investor Class

    169,323       76,113       5,181  

Total Expenses

    2,106,367       701,198       178,192  

Securities Lending Expense Offset

          (49,633 )     (2 )

Fees Recouped by the Adviser

    37,498       37,963        

Fees Waived by the Adviser

    (19,996 )     (37,963 )     (120,585 )
                         

Net Expenses

    2,123,869       651,565       57,605  
                         

Net Investment Income

    1,799,091       3,178,953       28,070  
                         

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

                       

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                       

Investments

    5,117,657       (4,860,994 )     62,886  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                       

Investments

    21,692,941       2,708,029       664,013  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    26,810,598       (2,152,965 )     726,899  
                         

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 28,609,689     $ 1,025,988     $ 754,969  

 

(1)

The Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund and Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund commenced operations on December 20, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

98

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 5,285,404     $ 8,545,524  

Net Realized Loss on Investments

    (24,734,608 )     (9,003,001 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    67,667,134       (75,577,135 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    48,217,930       (76,034,612 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (7,765,620 )     (99,771,775 )

Advisor Class

    (16,229 )     (555,980 )

Institutional Class

    (279,324 )     (1,228,725 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (8,061,173 )     (101,556,480 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    315,310,785       342,816,638  

Advisor Class

    599,357       1,000,227  

Institutional Class

    9,499,315       23,732,395  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    7,556,372       96,237,129  

Advisor Class

    11,704       477,816  

Institutional Class

    278,971       1,228,725  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (250,116,156 )     (233,843,007 )

Advisor Class

    (901,005 )     (2,199,078 )

Institutional Class

    (6,510,758 )     (5,024,907 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    75,728,585       224,425,938  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    115,885,342       46,834,846  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    789,139,207       742,304,361  

End of Year

  $ 905,024,549     $ 789,139,207  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    25,176,093       26,334,707  

Shares Reinvested

    631,804       6,569,087  

Shares Redeemed

    (20,027,460 )     (18,125,776 )

Net Increase

    5,780,437       14,778,018  

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    47,896       70,171  

Shares Reinvested

    982       32,750  

Shares Redeemed

    (72,803 )     (176,554 )

Net Decrease

    (23,925 )     (73,633 )

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    755,666       1,783,794  

Shares Reinvested

    23,267       83,587  

Shares Redeemed

    (520,185 )     (410,335 )

Net Increase

    258,748       1,457,046  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

99

 

 

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

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 10,263,842     $ 7,172,492  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    139,088       (95,965,053 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    73,861,655       (94,873,650 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    84,264,585       (183,666,211 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (6,402,141 )     (92,274,740 )

Advisor Class

    (20,211 )     (670,237 )

Institutional Class

    (188,695 )     (2,756,632 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (6,611,047 )     (95,701,609 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    243,088,446       509,555,925  

Advisor Class

    1,443,633       1,826,774  

Institutional Class

    7,455,174       8,176,730  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    6,351,952       89,219,671  

Advisor Class

    14,896       506,313  

Institutional Class

    188,560       2,756,632  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (405,000,606 )     (247,540,372 )

Advisor Class

    (4,491,763 )     (4,341,349 )

Institutional Class

    (8,067,349 )     (6,594,349 )

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

    (159,017,057 )     353,565,975  
                 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (81,363,519 )     74,198,155  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    1,273,457,062       1,199,258,907  

End of Year

  $ 1,192,093,543     $ 1,273,457,062  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    11,565,968       23,189,190  

Shares Reinvested

    315,546       3,540,463  

Shares Redeemed

    (19,203,575 )     (11,207,443 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (7,322,061 )     15,522,210  

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    67,713       79,433  

Shares Reinvested

    742       20,116  

Shares Redeemed

    (217,260 )     (201,713 )

Net Decrease

    (148,805 )     (102,164 )

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    354,041       361,929  

Shares Reinvested

    9,353       109,217  

Shares Redeemed

    (383,809 )     (298,316 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (20,415 )     172,830  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

100

 

 

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

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 11,365,302     $ 6,390,665  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    (33,137,970 )     (39,849,490 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    23,387,212       (32,942,788 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    1,614,544       (66,401,613 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable Earnings

               

Investor Class

    (10,897,730 )     (6,011,975 )

Advisor Class

    (28,517 )     (48,345 )

Institutional Class

    (53,498 )     (27,058 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (10,979,745 )     (6,087,378 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    76,224,976       172,187,772  

Advisor Class

    310,965       600,847  

Institutional Class

    162,859       177,896  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    10,792,712       5,834,335  

Advisor Class

    24,996       44,011  

Institutional Class

    53,499       27,058  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (271,623,986 )     (99,988,006 )

Advisor Class

    (1,602,884 )     (2,432,192 )

Institutional Class

    (147,452 )     (50,941 )

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

    (185,804,315 )     76,400,780  
                 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (195,169,516 )     3,911,789  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    443,124,669       439,212,880  

End of Year

  $ 247,955,153     $ 443,124,669  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    9,354,546       19,744,900  

Shares Reinvested

    1,335,279       637,159  

Shares Redeemed

    (33,433,329 )     (11,629,351 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (22,743,504 )     8,752,708  

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    38,167       68,120  

Shares Reinvested

    3,055       4,728  

Shares Redeemed

    (194,128 )     (285,773 )

Net Decrease

    (152,906 )     (212,925 )

Institutional Class:

               

Shares Issued

    19,871       20,567  

Shares Reinvested

    6,657       2,961  

Shares Redeemed

    (18,450 )     (6,105 )

Net Increase

    8,078       17,423  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

101

 

 

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

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,756,242     $ 2,366,045  

Net Realized Loss on Investments

    (2,808,529 )     (4,235,833 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    354,150       3,962,086  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    (698,137 )     2,092,298  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (1,987,356 )     (4,979,090 )

Advisor Class

    (79,785 )     (386,414 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (2,067,141 )     (5,365,504 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    20,884,076       25,982,916  

Advisor Class

    1,053,672       2,044,153  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    1,987,144       4,977,778  

Advisor Class

    79,779       322,926  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (30,065,892 )     (49,123,038 )

Advisor Class

    (2,377,007 )     (8,173,158 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    (8,438,228 )     (23,968,423 )
                 

Decrease in Net Assets

    (11,203,506 )     (27,241,629 )
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    106,968,823       134,210,452  

End of Year

  $ 95,765,317     $ 106,968,823  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    356,150       427,321  

Shares Reinvested

    34,134       78,211  

Shares Redeemed

    (509,803 )     (804,036 )

Net Decrease

    (119,519 )     (298,504 )

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    18,008       33,449  

Shares Reinvested

    1,368       5,045  

Shares Redeemed

    (40,452 )     (133,661 )

Net Decrease

    (21,076 )     (95,167 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

102

 

 

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

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,102,577     $ 1,324,694  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    (13,036,810 )     32,014,037  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    52,976,005       (44,469,876 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    41,041,772       (11,131,145 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (5,646,606 )     (737,808 )

Advisor Class

    (157,956 )     (24,320 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (5,804,562 )     (762,128 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    211,848,362       243,919,522  

Advisor Class

    14,024,777       16,584,496  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    5,645,765       737,630  

Advisor Class

    147,061       18,974  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (121,823,388 )     (121,627,778 )

Advisor Class

    (8,089,982 )     (22,646,844 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    101,752,595       116,986,000  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    136,989,805       105,092,727  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    371,969,526       266,876,799  

End of Year

  $ 508,959,331     $ 371,969,526  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    3,413,261       4,032,696  

Shares Reinvested

    96,707       11,280  

Shares Redeemed

    (1,953,882 )     (2,053,298 )

Net Increase

    1,556,086       1,990,678  

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    226,105       269,558  

Shares Reinvested

    2,515       290  

Shares Redeemed

    (128,808 )     (382,103 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    99,812       (112,255 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

103

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,355,581     $ 1,039,608  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    7,815,333       (1,843,833 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    5,744,082       (895,613 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    14,914,996       (1,699,838 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (1,076,099 )     (27,097,405 )

Advisor Class

    (799 )     (116,302 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (1,076,898 )     (27,213,707 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    154,344,738       73,364,195  

Advisor Class

    7,332,999       42,810  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    1,075,745       27,092,996  

Advisor Class

    799       108,577  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (50,455,727 )     (56,897,680 )

Advisor Class

    (518,058 )     (365,339 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    111,780,496       43,345,559  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    125,618,594       14,432,014  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    143,425,397       128,993,383  

End of Year

  $ 269,043,991     $ 143,425,397  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    5,925,193       2,849,550  

Shares Reinvested

    43,359       960,404  

Shares Redeemed

    (1,920,630 )     (2,202,600 )

Net Increase

    4,047,922       1,607,354  

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    285,971       1,548  

Shares Reinvested

    32       3,853  

Shares Redeemed

    (19,549 )     (14,453 )

Net Increase (Decrease)

    266,454       (9,052 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

104

 

 

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

 

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

 
                 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,799,091     $ 532,678  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    5,117,657       (19,354,402 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    21,692,941       (2,675,326 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    28,609,689       (21,497,050 )
                 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Distributable earnings

               

Investor Class

    (747,401 )     (3,104,199 )

Advisor Class

    (114,622 )     (907,265 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (862,023 )     (4,011,464 )
                 

Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Shares Issued

               

Investor Class

    85,507,352       92,083,508  

Advisor Class

    32,829,258       27,644,791  

Distributions Reinvested

               

Investor Class

    747,163       3,103,216  

Advisor Class

    104,263       904,064  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

               

Investor Class

    (66,257,003 )     (46,791,127 )

Advisor Class

    (25,064,328 )     (24,411,544 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    27,866,705       52,532,908  
                 

Increase in Net Assets

    55,614,371       27,024,394  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Year

    182,544,550       155,520,156  

End of Year

  $ 238,158,921     $ 182,544,550  
                 

Share Activity:

               

Investor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    2,652,558       2,834,491  

Shares Reinvested

    25,251       84,144  

Shares Redeemed

    (2,047,138 )     (1,447,898 )

Net Increase

    630,671       1,470,737  

Advisor Class:

               

Shares Issued

    1,045,626       837,594  

Shares Reinvested

    3,535       24,594  

Shares Redeemed

    (788,665 )     (751,265 )

Net Increase

    260,496       110,923  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

105

 

 

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2023
(1)

 
         

Operations:

       

Net Investment Income

  $ 3,178,953  

Net Realized Loss on Investments

    (4,860,994 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    2,708,029  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    1,025,988  
         

Distributions to Shareholders From:

       

Distributable earnings

       

Investor Class

    (1,310,607 )

Advisor Class

    (593 )

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (1,311,200 )
         

Capital Share Transactions:

       

Proceeds from Shares Issued

       

Investor Class

    184,030,226  

Advisor Class

    8,216,275  

Distributions Reinvested

       

Investor Class

    1,310,506  

Advisor Class

    593  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

       

Investor Class

    (26,884,780 )

Advisor Class

    (317,548 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    166,355,272  
         

Increase in Net Assets

    166,070,060  
         

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of Period

     

End of Period

  $ 166,070,060  
         

Share Activity:

       

Investor Class:

       

Shares Issued

    3,800,025  

Shares Reinvested

    27,533  

Shares Redeemed

    (561,140 )

Net Increase

    3,266,418  

Advisor Class:

       

Shares Issued

    173,837  

Shares Reinvested

    13  

Shares Redeemed

    (6,688 )

Net Increase

    167,162  

 

(1)

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund commenced operations on December 20, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

106

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2023
(1)

 
         

Operations:

       

Net Investment Income

  $ 28,070  

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    62,886  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    664,013  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

    754,969  
         

Capital Share Transactions:

       

Proceeds from Shares Issued

       

Investor Class

    12,880,268  

Advisor Class

    411,028  

Distributions Reinvested

       

Investor Class

     

Advisor Class

     

Cost of Shares Redeemed

       

Investor Class

    (1,131,057 )

Advisor Class

    (6,801 )

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Beneficial Interest Transactions

    12,153,438  
         

Increase in Net Assets

    12,908,407  
         

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of Period

     

End of Period

  $ 12,908,407  
         

Share Activity:

       

Investor Class:

       

Shares Issued

    481,358  

Shares Reinvested

     

Shares Redeemed

    (41,325 )

Net Increase

    440,033  

Advisor Class:

       

Shares Issued

    15,316  

Shares Reinvested

     

Shares Redeemed

    (251 )

Net Increase

    15,065  

 

(1)

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund commenced operations on December 20, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

107

 

 

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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 12.71     $ 16.17     $ 14.07     $ 12.61     $ 12.68  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,e)

    0.08       0.15       0.06       0.09       0.08  

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

    0.63       (1.42 )     2.96       1.46       0.65  

Total from investment operations

    0.71       (1.27 )     3.02       1.55       0.73  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.13 )     (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )

From net realized gains

          (2.09 )     (0.85 )           (0.72 )

Total Distributions

    (0.13 )     (2.19 )     (0.92 )     (0.09 )     (0.80 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 13.29     $ 12.71     $ 16.17     $ 14.07     $ 12.61  
                                         

Total Return

    5.69 %     (9.63 )%     22.63 %     12.32 %     7.23 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 872,904     $ 761,418     $ 729,517     $ 521,477     $ 508,839  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.22 %     1.21 %     1.23 %     1.25 %     1.21 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    1.18 %     1.14 %     1.14 %     1.20 %     1.24 %

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

    0.62 %     1.15 %     0.35 %     0.75 %     0.66 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    247 %     139 %     142 %     208 %     279 %

 

 

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 0.01%, 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)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

108

 

 

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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 12.64     $ 16.10     $ 14.01     $ 12.55     $ 12.62  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,e)

    0.05       0.14       0.03       0.08       0.07  

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

    0.62       (1.42 )     2.95       1.45       0.65  

Total from investment operations

    0.67       (1.28 )     2.98       1.53       0.72  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.09 )     (0.09 )     (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )

From net realized gains

          (2.09 )     (0.85 )           (0.72 )

Total Distributions

    (0.09 )     (2.18 )     (0.89 )     (0.07 )     (0.79 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 13.22     $ 12.64     $ 16.10     $ 14.01     $ 12.55  
                                         

Total Return

    5.44 %     (9.76 )%     22.43 %     12.24 %     7.12 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,907     $ 2,126     $ 3,893     $ 10,052     $ 7,879  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.42 %     1.36 %     1.38 %     1.41 %     1.39 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    1.38 %     1.28 %     1.29 %     1.25 %     1.39 %

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

    0.46 %     1.11 %     0.21 %     0.63 %     0.57 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    247 %     139 %     142 %     208 %     279 %

 

 

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 0.00%, 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)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

109

 

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 12.76     $ 16.23     $ 14.11     $ 12.64     $ 12.71  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,e)

    0.09       0.14       0.08       0.12       0.10  

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

    0.64       (1.40 )     2.97       1.44       0.65  

Total from investment operations

    0.73       (1.26 )     3.05       1.56       0.75  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.10 )

From net realized gains

          (2.09 )     (0.85 )           (0.72 )

Total Distributions

    (0.14 )     (2.21 )     (0.93 )     (0.09 )     (0.82 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 13.35     $ 12.76     $ 16.23     $ 14.11     $ 12.64  
                                         

Total Return

    5.86 %     (9.57 )%     22.82 %     12.44 %     7.33 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 30,215     $ 25,595     $ 8,894     $ 1,732     $ 28,631  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.12 %     1.11 %     1.13 %     1.16 %     1.14 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    1.08 %     1.04 %     1.05 %     1.01 %     1.16 %

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

    0.71 %     1.10 %     0.47 %     1.01 %     0.80 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    247 %     139 %     142 %     208 %     279 %

 

 

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 0.00%, 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)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

110

 

 

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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 20.71     $ 26.13     $ 21.74     $ 21.38     $ 21.69  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,e)

    0.18       0.13       0.08       0.16 (f)      0.12  

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

    1.29       (3.48 )     4.39       0.42 (f)      0.33  

Total from investment operations

    1.47       (3.35 )     4.47       0.58       0.45  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.11 )     (0.17 )     (0.08 )     (0.22 )     (0.12 )

From net realized gains

          (1.90 )                 (0.64 )

Total Distributions

    (0.11 )     (2.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.22 )     (0.76 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 22.07     $ 20.71     $ 26.13     $ 21.74     $ 21.38  
                                         

Total Return

    7.13 %     (14.24 )%     20.64 %     2.71 %     2.52 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,158,227     $ 1,238,187     $ 1,156,627     $ 764,775     $ 738,854  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.21 %     1.19 %     1.22 %     1.25 %     1.20 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    1.19 %     1.17 %     1.16 %     1.20 %     1.24 %

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

    0.83 %     0.58 %     0.34 %     0.81 %     0.60 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    176 %     366 %     108 %     462 %     368 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

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

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.

 

(f)

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.

 

111

 

 

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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 20.66     $ 26.08     $ 21.73     $ 21.36     $ 21.66  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (loss) (b,e)

    0.16       0.12       0.05       (0.04 )(f)     0.10  

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

    1.27       (3.49 )     4.37       0.57 (f)      0.32  

Total from investment operations

    1.43       (3.37 )     4.42       0.53       0.42  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.10 )     (0.15 )     (0.07 )     (0.16 )     (0.08 )

From net realized gains

          (1.90 )                 (0.64 )

Total Distributions

    (0.10 )     (2.05 )     (0.07 )     (0.16 )     (0.72 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 21.99     $ 20.66     $ 26.08     $ 21.73     $ 21.36  
                                         

Total Return

    6.98 %     (14.34 )%     20.41 %     2.50 %     2.37 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,489     $ 4,472     $ 8,312     $ 6,399     $ 177  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.36 %     1.34 %     1.37 %     1.43 %     1.38 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    1.33 %     1.31 %     1.31 %     1.37 %     1.42 %

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

    0.75 %     0.53 %     0.21 %     (0.18 )%     0.49 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    176 %     366 %     108 %     462 %     368 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

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

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.

 

(f)

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.

 

112

 

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 20.76     $ 26.19     $ 21.79     $ 21.43     $ 21.72  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,e)

    0.19       0.16       0.13       0.23 (f)      0.10  

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

    1.31       (3.50 )     4.37       0.36 (f)      0.39  

Total from investment operations

    1.50       (3.34 )     4.50       0.59       0.49  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.13 )     (0.19 )     (0.10 )     (0.23 )     (0.14 )

From net realized gains

    -       (1.90 )     -       -       (0.64 )

Total Distributions

    (0.13 )     (2.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.23 )     (0.78 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 22.13     $ 20.76     $ 26.19     $ 21.79     $ 21.43  
                                         

Total Return

    7.27 %     (14.17 )%     20.75 %     2.78 %     2.70 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 32,378     $ 30,798     $ 34,320     $ 40,562     $ 62,964  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.11 %     1.09 %     1.12 %     1.15 %     1.13 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    1.09 %     1.06 %     1.06 %     1.09 %     1.08 %

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

    0.90 %     0.70 %     0.54 %     1.14 %     0.47 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    176 %     366 %     108 %     462 %     368 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

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

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.

 

(f)

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.

 

113

 

 

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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 8.24     $ 9.72     $ 9.90     $ 9.44     $ 9.13  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,e)

    0.26       0.13       0.19       0.18       0.29  

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

    (0.23 )     (1.48 )     (0.18 )     0.50       0.31  

Total from investment operations

    0.03       (1.35 )     0.01       0.68       0.60  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.24 )     (0.13 )     (0.19 )     (0.22 )     (0.29 )

Total Distributions

    (0.24 )     (0.13 )     (0.19 )     (0.22 )     (0.29 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 8.03     $ 8.24     $ 9.72     $ 9.90     $ 9.44  
                                         

Total Return

    0.38 %     (14.04 )%     0.11 %     7.29 %     6.78 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 245,555     $ 439,460     $ 432,982     $ 430,958     $ 272,400  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.01 %     0.99 %     1.03 %     1.05 %     1.03 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    0.95 %     0.89 %     0.95 %     0.90 %     0.88 %

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

    3.20 %     1.47 %     1.98 %     1.87 %     3.13 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    175 %     110 %     93 %     225 %     167 %

 

 

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 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.01%, and 0.00%, 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)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

114

 

 

Horizon Active Income 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 8.29     $ 9.77     $ 9.95     $ 9.47     $ 9.16  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,e)

    0.24       0.12       0.18       0.18       0.26  

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

    (0.22 )     (1.49 )     (0.18 )     0.47       0.32  

Total from investment operations

    0.02       (1.37 )     (0.00 )     0.65       0.58  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.22 )     (0.11 )     (0.18 )     (0.17 )     (0.27 )

Total Distributions

    (0.22 )     (0.11 )     (0.18 )     (0.17 )     (0.27 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 8.09     $ 8.29     $ 9.77     $ 9.95     $ 9.47  
                                         

Total Return

    0.26 %     (14.12 )%     (0.05 )%     6.96 %     6.53 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 675     $ 1,960     $ 4,391     $ 3,896     $ 2,328  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    1.16 %     1.14 %     1.18 %     1.17 %     1.20 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    1.10 %     1.03 %     1.10 %     1.06 %     1.05 %

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

    3.02 %     1.31 %     1.82 %     1.90 %     2.79 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    175 %     110 %     93 %     225 %     167 %

 

 

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 0.00%, 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)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

115

 

 

Horizon Active Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

   

Institutional Class

 
   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 8.21     $ 9.68     $ 9.86     $ 9.43     $ 9.13  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b,e)

    0.26       0.14       0.17       0.49 (f)      0.29  

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

    (0.22 )     (1.47 )     (0.15 )     0.17 (f)      0.31  

Total from investment operations

    0.04       (1.33 )     0.02       0.66       0.60  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.25 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )     (0.23 )     (0.30 )

Total Distributions

    (0.25 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )     (0.23 )     (0.30 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 8.00     $ 8.21     $ 9.68     $ 9.86     $ 9.43  
                                         

Total Return

    0.49 %     (13.90 )%     0.20 %     7.07 %     6.83 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,725     $ 1,704     $ 1,840     $ 184     $ 8,040  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c,d)

    0.91 %     0.89 %     0.94 %     0.93 %     0.95 %

Net expenses (a,c)

    0.84 %     0.79 %     0.85 %     0.82 %     0.80 %

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

    3.27 %     1.57 %     1.74 %     5.13 %     3.15 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    175 %     110 %     93 %     225 %     167 %

 

 

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 0.00%, 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)

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.

 

(f)

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.

 

116

 

 

Horizon Equity Premium 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 61.62     $ 63.02     $ 55.01     $ 58.58     $ 60.03  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (a)

    1.06       1.23       1.03       1.19       1.47  

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

    (1.42 )     0.02 (c)      8.02       (3.25 )     0.27 (c) 

Total from investment operations

    (0.36 )     1.25       9.05       (2.06 )     1.74  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (1.23 )     (1.16 )     (1.04 )     (1.29 )     (1.14 )

From net realized gains

          (1.49 )           (0.22 )     (2.05 )

Total Distributions

    (1.23 )     (2.65 )     (1.04 )     (1.51 )     (3.19 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 60.03     $ 61.62     $ 63.02     $ 55.01     $ 58.58  
                                         

Total Return

    (0.51 )%     1.90 %     16.58 %     (3.41 )%     3.67 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 92,322     $ 102,135     $ 123,269     $ 104,774     $ 156,452  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (b)

    1.13 %     1.10 %     1.06 %     1.11 %     1.09 %

Net expenses (d)

    1.12 %     1.09 %     1.08 %     1.09 %     1.09 %

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

    1.80 %     2.03 %     1.67 %     2.28 %     2.59 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(e)     150 %     222 %     376 %     369 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

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.

 

(d)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.06%, 0.02%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(e)

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities that were incurred by the Fund related to the Fund’s change in investment strategy are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate calculation. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 67% for the year ended November 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

117

 

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 61.66     $ 63.04     $ 54.99     $ 58.56     $ 60.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (a)

    0.97       1.09       0.95       1.13       1.37  

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

    (1.43 )     0.06 (c)      8.04       (3.28 )     0.29 (c) 

Total from investment operations

    (0.46 )     1.15       8.99       (2.15 )     1.66  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (1.13 )     (1.04 )     (0.94 )     (1.21 )     (1.05 )

From net realized gains

          (1.49 )           (0.21 )     (2.05 )

Total Distributions

    (1.13 )     (2.53 )     (0.94 )     (1.42 )     (3.10 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 60.07     $ 61.66     $ 63.04     $ 54.99     $ 58.56  
                                         

Total Return

    (0.68 )%     1.73 %     16.45 %     (3.55 )%     3.50 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 3,443     $ 4,834     $ 10,941     $ 8,781     $ 27,452  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (b)

    1.28 %     1.23 %     1.21 %     1.25 %     1.24 %

Net expenses (d)

    1.29 %     1.25 %     1.24 %     1.24 %     1.24 %

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

    1.63 %     1.76 %     1.52 %     2.17 %     2.42 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(e)     150 %     222 %     376 %     369 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

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.

 

(d)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.05%, 0.01%, 0.00%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

(e)

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities that were incurred by the Fund related to the Fund’s change in investment strategy are excluded from the portfolio turnover rate calculation. If such amounts had not been excluded, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 67% for the year ended November 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

118

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 61.16     $ 63.49     $ 56.98     $ 54.09     $ 51.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (a)

    0.16       0.26       0.22       0.37       0.51  

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

    5.39       (2.41 )     6.62       2.82       2.86  

Total from investment operations

    5.55       (2.15 )     6.84       3.19       3.37  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.21 )     (0.18 )     (0.33 )     (0.30 )     (0.17 )

From net realized gains

    (0.73 )                       (0.11 )

Total Distributions

    (0.94 )     (0.18 )     (0.33 )     (0.30 )     (0.28 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 65.77     $ 61.16     $ 63.49     $ 56.98     $ 54.09  
                                         

Total Return

    9.26 %     (3.40 )%     12.06 %     5.93 %     6.69 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 489,234     $ 359,743     $ 247,061     $ 210,993     $ 163,322  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (b)

    1.44 %     1.12 %     1.11 %     1.12 %     1.20 %

Net expenses (c)

    1.44 %     1.12 %     1.05 %     1.04 %     1.04 %

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

    0.25 %     0.43 %     0.35 %     0.70 %     0.99 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    3 %     15 %     27 %     28 %     10 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.40%, 0.08%, 0.01%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

119

 

 

Horizon Defined Risk 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2019

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 61.11     $ 63.45     $ 56.93     $ 54.06     $ 50.98  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (a)

    0.07       0.13       0.13       0.29       0.42  

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

    5.40       (2.39 )     6.62       2.82       2.87  

Total from investment operations

    5.47       (2.26 )     6.75       3.11       3.29  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )     (0.10 )

From net realized gains

    (0.73 )                       (0.11 )

Total Distributions

    (0.80 )     (0.08 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )     (0.21 )
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 65.78     $ 61.11     $ 63.45     $ 56.93     $ 54.06  
                                         

Total Return

    9.12 %     (3.57 )%     11.90 %     5.78 %     6.51 %
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 19,725     $ 12,227     $ 19,816     $ 24,804     $ 22,807  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (b)

    1.60 %     1.26 %     1.26 %     1.28 %     1.37 %

Net expenses (c)

    1.60 %     1.26 %     1.20 %     1.19 %     1.19 %

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

    0.11 %     0.20 %     0.21 %     0.56 %     0.80 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    3 %     15 %     27 %     28 %     10 %

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

The ratio of expenses to average net assets includes interest expense which was 0.41%, 0.07%, 0.01%, 0.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

120

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2020

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2019 (a)

 
                                         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 26.34     $ 33.53     $ 27.19     $ 26.22     $ 25.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (b)

    0.18       0.22       0.15       0.12       0.12  

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

    1.25       (0.29 )     6.27       0.91       1.10  

Total from investment operations

    1.43       (0.07 )     6.42       1.03       1.22  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.20 )     (0.18 )     (0.08 )     (0.06 )      

From net realized gains

          (6.94 )                  

Total Distributions

    (0.20 )     (7.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.06 )      
                                         

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 27.57     $ 26.34     $ 33.53     $ 27.19     $ 26.22  
                                         

Total Return

    5.51 %     (1.62 )%     23.70 %     3.96 %     4.88 %(f)
                                         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

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

    261,501       143,236       128,449       205,886       85,776  

Ratio to average net assets:

                                       

Gross expenses (c)

    1.07 %     1.12 %     1.17 %     1.14 %     1.93 %(e)

Net expenses (d)

    1.09 %     1.11 %     1.09 %     1.09 %     1.09 %(e)

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

    0.68 %     0.83 %     0.50 %     0.49 %     1.10 %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

    238 %     197 %     218 %     325 %     0.11 %(f)

 

 

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)

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

 

(e)

Annualized.

 

(f)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

121

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2020 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 26.27     $ 33.46     $ 27.16     $ 26.23  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (b)

    0.14       0.14       0.10       0.04  

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

    1.26       (0.26 )     6.27       0.89  

Total from investment operations

    1.40       (0.12 )     6.37       0.93  
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.11 )     (0.13 )     (0.07 )      

From net realized gains

          (6.94 )            

Total Distributions

    (0.11 )     (7.07 )     (0.07 )      
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 27.56     $ 26.27     $ 33.46     $ 27.16  
                                 

Total Return

    5.38 %     (1.79 )%     23.53 %     3.55 %(f)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

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

  $ 7,543     $ 189     $ 544     $ 730  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (c)

    1.21 %     1.27 %     1.32 %     1.30 %(e)

Net expenses (d)

    1.22 %     1.25 %     1.24 %     1.24 %(e)

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

    0.52 %     0.52 %     0.34 %     0.17 %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate

    238 %     197 %     218 %     325 %(f)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since February 2, 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)

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

 

(e)

Annualized.

 

(f)

Not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

122

 

 

Horizon Defensive Core 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2020 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 30.99     $ 36.09     $ 28.78     $ 25.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (b,i)

    0.28       0.11       0.11       0.19 (f) 

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

    4.01       (4.29 )     8.01       3.59 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    4.29       (4.18 )     8.12       3.78  
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.15 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )      

From net realized gains

          (0.84 )     (0.71 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.15 )     (0.92 )     (0.81 )      
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 35.13     $ 30.99     $ 36.09     $ 28.78  
                                 

Total Return

    13.95 %     (11.99 )%     28.91 %     15.12 %(e)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

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

  $ 190,927     $ 148,912     $ 120,315     $ 3,985  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (c,h)

    0.97 %     1.04 %     1.09 %     6.24 %(d)

Net expenses (g,h)

    0.98 %     1.03 %     1.04 %     1.04 %(d)

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

    0.89 %     0.36 %     0.32 %     0.73 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    139 %     270 %     29 %     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.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

123

 

 

Horizon Defensive Core 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,
2023

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
November 30,
2021

   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2020 (a)

 
                                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 30.85     $ 35.95     $ 28.69     $ 25.04  

Income From Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income (b,i)

    0.23       0.06       0.07       0.13 (f) 

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

    3.99       (4.27 )     7.97       3.52 (f) 

Total from investment operations

    4.22       (4.21 )     8.04       3.65  
                                 

Less Distributions:

                               

From net investment income

    (0.10 )     (0.05 )     (0.07 )      

From net realized gains

          (0.84 )     (0.71 )      

Total Distributions

    (0.10 )     (0.89 )     (0.78 )      
                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 34.97     $ 30.85     $ 35.95     $ 28.69  
                                 

Total Return

    13.76 %     (12.11 )%     28.69 %     14.58 %(e)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

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

  $ 47,232     $ 33,632     $ 35,205     $ 4,283  

Ratio to average net assets:

                               

Gross expenses (c,h)

    1.12 %     1.18 %     1.28 %     4.56 %(d)

Net expenses (g,h)

    1.13 %     1.18 %     1.19 %     1.19 %(d)

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

    0.72 %     0.17 %     0.19 %     0.52 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    139 %     270 %     29 %     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.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

124

 

 

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2023 (a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 50.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b,h)

    1.88  

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

    (2.68 )

Total from investment operations

    (0.80 )
         

Less Distributions:

       

From net investment income

    (0.83 )

Total Distributions

    (0.83 )
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 48.37  
         

Total Return

    (1.63 )%(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 157,988  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c,g)

    0.90 %(d)

Net expenses (f,g)

    0.84 %(d)

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

    4.13 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    638 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since December 20, 2022 (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)

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

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

125

 

 

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2023 (a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 49.48  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b,h)

    0.90  

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

    (1.45 )

Total from investment operations

    (0.55 )
         

Less Distributions:

       

From net investment income

    (0.58 )

Total Distributions

    (0.58 )
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 48.35  
         

Total Return

    (1.10 )%(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 8,082  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c,g)

    1.16 %(d)

Net expenses (f,g)

    0.96 %(d)

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

    2.58 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    638 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since March 7, 2023 (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)

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

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

126

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

   

Investor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2023
(a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 25.00  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b)

    0.14  

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

    3.22  

Total from investment operations

    3.36  
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 28.36  
         

Total Return

    13.48 %(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 12,482  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c)

    3.38 %(d)

Net expenses (f)

    1.09 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.53 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    179 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since December 20, 2022 (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)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

127

 

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

 

   

Advisor Class

 
   

For the
Period Ended
November 30,
2023
(a)

 
         

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 26.88  

Income From Investment Operations:

       

Net investment income (b)

    0.09  

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

    1.37  

Total from investment operations

    1.46  
         

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 28.34  
         

Total Return

    5.43 %(e)
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 427  

Ratio to average net assets:

       

Gross expenses (c)

    3.64 %(d)

Net expenses (f)

    1.24 %(d)

Net investment income net of reimbursement and securities lending expense offset

    0.43 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

    179 %(e)

 

 

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole.

 

(a)

Since March 7, 2023 (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)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Horizon Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

November 30, 2023

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

The Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund (formerly known as the Horizon Active Dividend Fund), Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund (formerly known as the Horizon U.S. Defensive Equity Fund), Horizon Defensive Core Fund (formerly known as the Horizon ESG & Defensive Core Fund), Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund (formerly known as the Horizon U.S. Defensive Small/Mid Cap 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 Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust. 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 29, 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 Equity Premium Income 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 Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund is capital appreciation. 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 Defensive Core Fund is to seek to generate comparable returns, before fees and expenses, to an index that is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid-cap segments of the U.S. market and that screens companies with regards to certain ESG criteria for the equity portion of the Fund’s portfolio, while mitigating downside risk by allocating a portion of the Fund’s portfolio to 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. The investment objective of the Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund is to seek to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares and Advisor Class shares, which commenced operations on December 20, 2022 and March 7, 2023, respectively. The investment objective of the Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund is capital appreciation. The Fund presently offers Investor Class shares and Advisor Class shares, which commenced operations on December 20, 2022 and March 7, 2023, 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

 

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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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The Funds value their investments and financial instruments at fair value as follows. In determining a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share, equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and exchange traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value using the last reported sales price. NASDAQ traded securities are valued using the NASDAQ official closing price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on the primary exchange. When market quotations received are from an active market, the securities will be classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. If market quotations are not readily available, then securities are valued at fair value as determined by the Adviser, as the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5. 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, as determined by the Adviser, as the Funds’ valuation designee. 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 at the composite mean of the bid and the ask as of the closing of the applicable market, provided that in circumstances deemed appropriate by the Adviser options may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, as the Fund’s valuation designee.

 

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 by the Adviser pursuant to the Adviser’s fair valuation policies and procedures.

 

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. Generally, 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. For an option position, these inputs may include, among other things, the implied price volatility of the underlying investment, the current market value of the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration of the option, the relationship of the strike price to the market price of the underlying investment, and general market conditions.

 

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

 

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models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of November 30, 2023, for the Funds’ investments measured at fair value:

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investment Companies

  $ 898,603,708     $     $     $ 898,603,708  

Purchased Call Options

          320,000             320,000  

Short-Term Investments

    5,740,006                   5,740,006  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    18,919,514                   18,919,514  

Total

  $ 923,263,228     $ 320,000     $     $ 923,583,228  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investment Companies

  $ 1,174,189,389     $     $     $ 1,174,189,389  

Common Stocks

    13,745,691             0       13,745,691  

Purchased Call Options

          2,291,000             2,291,000  

Purchased Put Options

          3,350,250             3,350,250  

Short-Term Investments

    823                   823  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    28,608,150                   28,608,150  

Total

  $ 1,216,544,053     $ 5,641,250     $     $ 1,222,185,303  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $     $ 254,500     $     $ 254,500  

Written Put Options

          3,495,000             $ 3,495,000  

Total

  $     $ 3,749,500     $     $ 3,749,500  

 

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Horizon Active Income Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investment Companies

  $ 247,455,223     $     $     $ 247,455,223  

Purchased Call Options

          9,000             9,000  

Short-Term Investments

    157,559                   157,559  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    77,974,294                   77,974,294  

Total

  $ 325,587,076     $ 9,000     $     $ 325,596,076  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $     $ 3,000     $     $ 3,000  

Total

  $     $ 3,000     $     $ 3,000  

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 95,430,251     $     $     $ 95,430,251  

Short-Term Investments

    205,138                   205,138  

Total

  $ 95,635,389     $     $     $ 95,635,389  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $ 177,520     $     $     $ 177,520  

Total

  $ 177,520     $     $     $ 177,520  

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 504,982,722     $     $ 0     $ 504,982,722  

Purchased Put Options

          3,386,975             3,386,975  

Short-Term Investments

    5,954,376                   5,954,376  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    344,432                   344,432  

Total

  $ 511,281,530     $ 3,386,975     $     $ 514,668,505  

 

Liabilities *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Written Call Options

  $     $ 5,923,125     $     $ 5,923,125  

Written Put Options

          1,064,150             1,064,150  

Total

  $     $ 6,987,275     $     $ 6,987,275  

 

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Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 265,592,810     $     $     $ 265,592,810  

Short-Term Investments

    2,623,939                   2,623,939  

Total

  $ 268,216,749     $     $     $ 268,216,749  

 

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 237,127,256     $     $ 0       237,127,256  

Short-Term Investments

    546                   546  

Total

  $ 237,127,802     $     $     $ 237,127,802  

 

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investment Companies

  $ 165,511,756     $     $     $ 165,511,756  

Short-Term Investments

    447,398                   447,398  

Investments Purchased With Proceeds From Securities Lending

    48,425,662                   48,425,662  

Total

  $ 214,384,816     $     $     $ 214,384,816  

 

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

Assets *

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 12,818,176     $     $       12,818,176  

Short-Term Investments

    114,374                   114,374  

Total

  $ 12,932,550     $     $     $ 12,932,550  

 

*

Refer to the Portfolios of Investments for security classifications.

 

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 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

 

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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 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, 2023, were as follows:

 

 

 

Horizon Active
Asset Allocation
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Risk Assist
®
Fund

   

Horizon Active
Income Fund

   

Horizon Equity
Premium
Income Fund

   

Horizon
Defined Risk
Fund

 

Purchased Options

  $ 114,750     $ 3,065,219     $ 49,125     $ 0     $ 5,546,594  

Written Options

  $ 0     $ 1,902,525     $ 20,875     $ 44,380     $ 5,912,213  

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of November 30, 2023:

 

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 Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Active Income Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Equity Risk Contracts

Investments in Securities, at Value

Options Written, at Value

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 320,000  

Written Options

  $ 0  

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 5,641,250  

Written Options

  $ 3,749,500  

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 9,000  

Written Options

  $ 3,000  

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 0  

Written Options

  $ 177,250  

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

Derivatives Investment Value

Purchased Options

  $ 3,386,975  

Written Options

  $ 6,987,275  

 

The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the year ended November 30, 2023:

 

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

 

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Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

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

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (1,348,205 )

Written Options

    216,750  
    $ (1,131,455 )

 

Changes in unrealized depreciation on derivatives recognized in the Statements of Operations

Purchased Options

  $ (333,799 )

Written Options

    0  
    $ (333,799 )

 

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

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

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (9,246,023 )

Written Options

    5,796,765  
    $ (3,499,258 )

 

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

Purchased Options

  $ 265,125  

Written Options

    (1,100,097 )
    $ (834,972 )

 

Horizon Active Income Fund

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

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $  

Written Options

     
    $  

 

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

Purchased Options

  $ (178,325 )

Written Options

    78,675  
    $ (99,650 )

 

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Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

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

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (759 )

Written Options

    (1,613,943 )
    $ (1,614,702 )

 

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

Purchased Options

  $  

Written Options

    (74,246 )
    $ (74,246 )

 

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

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

Derivative Investment Type

 

 

 

Purchased Options

  $ (37,881,420 )

Written Options

    22,193,616  
    $ (15,687,804 )

 

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

Purchased Options

  $ 2,599,311  

Written Options

    (769,319 )
    $ 1,829,992  

 

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, 2023.

 

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

  $ 3,749,500 (1)    $     $ 3,749,500     $ ($3,749,500 )(2)   $     $  

Total

  $ 3,749,500     $     $ 3,749,500     $ ($3,749,500 )   $     $  

 

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Horizon Active Income 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

  $ 3,000 (1)    $     $ 3,000     $ 3,000 (2)    $     $  

Total

  $ 3,000     $     $ 3,000     $ 3,000     $     $  

 

Horizon Equity Premium Income 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

  $ 177,250 (1)    $     $ 177,250     $ 177,250 (2)    $     $  

Total

  $ 177,250     $     $ 177,250     $ 177,250     $     $  

 

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

  $ 6,987,275 (1)    $     $ 6,987,275     $ (6,987,275 )(2)   $     $  

Total

  $ 6,987,275     $     $ 6,987,275     $ (6,987,275 )   $     $  

 

(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 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 using the effective interest method.

 

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Investment in Other Investment Companies – To the extent that a Fund invests in other investment companies, shareholders may obtain a copy of the underlying investment companies’ financial statements on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of information on the SEC’s internet site may also be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

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’ 2023 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 Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, Horizon Defensive Core Fund, Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund and quarterly for the Horizon Active Income Fund and Horizon Equity Premium Income 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. 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.

 

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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 Equity Premium Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, the Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, the Horizon Defensive Core Fund, the Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and the Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 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 or period ended November 30, 2023 the distribution fees accrued for the Investor Class shares of the Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, Horizon Defensive Core Fund, the Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, the Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap 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 or period ended November 30, 2023, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, Horizon Defensive Core Fund, Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and the Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund Advisor Class shares incurred $4,720, $7,350, $2,547, $9,975, $42,100, $11,608, $103,543, $3,054, and $229, respectively, pursuant to the plan. During the year or period ended November 30, 2023, the Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, Horizon Defensive Core Fund, the Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and the Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund Investor Class shares incurred $93,911, $429,434, $195,621, $169,323, $76,113, and $5,181 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.

 

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 Equity Premium Income 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 Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, 0.68% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Defensive Core Fund, 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Waiver Agreement”), the Adviser has agreed, until March 31, 2025 for the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, the Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, Horizon Defensive Core Fund, Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap 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;

 

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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 Equity Premium Income Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    0.87 %     0.87 %     0.87 %

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

    0.99 %     0.99 %     0.99 %

 

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.

 

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The table below contains the amounts of fee waivers and expense reimbursements subject to recapture by the Adviser through November 30 of the period indicated. During the year or period ended November 30, 2023, the Adviser recouped from Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, Horizon Defensive Core Fund, Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund $0, $0, $0, $1,013, $52,186, $55,515, $37,498, $37,963, and $0 respectively.

 

Fund

 

2024

   

2025

   

2026

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $     $     $     $  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

                       

Horizon Active Income Fund

                       

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

    1,061       869             1,930  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    141,014       74,784       58,577       274,375  

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    128,664       31,381       5,296       165,341  

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    45,582       51,617       19,996       117,195  

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

                       

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

                120,585       120,585  

 

Trustees – The Trust pays each Trustee of the Trust who is not an interested person an annual retainer of $85,000 for each fiscal year plus $10,000 for attendance at an in-person board 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.

 

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, 2023, were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Purchases

   

Sales

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 2,152,451,130     $ 2,077,313,389  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    2,145,704,551       2,287,281,723  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    621,640,988       805,070,168  

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund(1)

    64,965,031       73,856,087  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    110,146,910       13,250,231  

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    583,503,441       473,438,887  

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    319,907,526       289,857,667  

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    676,241,175       508,576,453  

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

    21,955,532       9,862,014  

 

(1)

Includes purchases of $61,157,999 and sales of $61,106,025 to realign the Fund’s portfolio subsequent to its change in investment strategy.

 

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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 or period. 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 or period ended November 30, 2023, the 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.

 

As of the year or period ended November 30, 2023, 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

  $ 18,712,141     $ 18,919,514  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    28,283,017       28,608,150  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    75,982,858       77,974,294  

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

           

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    338,925       344,431  

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

           

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

           

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    47,314,940       48,425,662  

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

           

 

*

The cash collateral received was invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 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).

 

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6.

LINE OF CREDIT ARRANGEMENT

 

Throughout the year or period ended November 30, 2023, and renewed effective February 23, 2023, the Funds are party to an unsecured line of credit arrangement with the Custodian. The Loan Agreement has an expiration date of February 22, 2024, 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 8.50% as of November 30, 2023, if they borrow. For the year or period ended November 30, 2023, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, Horizon Active Income Fund, Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund, Horizon Defined Risk Fund, Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, Horizon Defensive Core Fund, Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund, and Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund had average borrowings of $149,855, $486,238, $185,860, $31,696, $34,301, $2,005, $140,455, $14,012, and $22 and the weighted average interest rate on the line of credit borrowings was 8.36%, 8.25%, 8.39%, 8.47%, 8.37%, 7.94%, 8.30%, 8.43%, and 8.50%, respectively. On November 1, 2023, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund had borrowings of $24,875,000, on June 9, 2023, the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund had borrowings of $15,972,000, on May 18, 2023, the Horizon Active Income Fund had borrowings of $8,179,000, on September 8, 2023, the Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund had borrowings of $1,175,000, on July 21, 2023, the Horizon Defined Risk Fund had borrowings of $1,940,000, on July 19, 2023, the Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund had borrowings of $409,000, on November 6, 2023, the Horizon Defensive Core Fund had borrowings of $5,462,000, on September 27, 2023, the Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund had borrowings of $885,000, and on October 5, 2023, the Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund had borrowings of $8,000, which represent the largest borrowing amounts, respectively, during the year or period ended November 30, 2023.

 

7.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

The tax character of fund distributions paid for the years or periods ended November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022 was as follows:

 

   

For the year or period ended November 30, 2023

 

Fund

 

Ordinary Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Return of Capital

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 8,061,173     $     $     $ 8,061,173  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    6,611,047                   6,611,047  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    10,979,745                   10,979,745  

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

    2,067,141                   2,067,141  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    1,287,488       4,517,074             5,804,562  

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    1,076,898                   1,076,898  

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    862,023                   862,023  

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    1,311,200                   1,311,200  

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

                       

 

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For the year or period ended November 30, 2022

 

Fund

 

Ordinary Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Return of Capital

   

Total

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 84,241,482     $ 17,314,998     $     $ 101,556,480  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    94,209,092       1,492,517             95,701,609  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    6,087,378                   6,087,378  

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

    4,032,523       1,332,981             5,365,504  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    762,128                   762,128  

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    27,213,707                   27,213,707  

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    3,513,008       498,456             4,011,464  

 

On December 21, 2023, the Funds paid the following per share income distributions:

 

Fund

 

Investor
Class

   

Advisor
Class

   

Institutional
Class

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 0.10845791     $ 0.08708041     $ 0.12104635  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    0.19396203       0.12272628       0.21676813  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    0.14830491       0.14380446       0.15122039  

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

    0.24388385       0.21447595        

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    0.13769590       0.05482534        

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    0.13821839       0.11255652        

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    0.22025614       0.17221135        

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    0.87485164       0.85957132        

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

    0.07365120       0.06622892        

 

On December 21, 2023, the Funds paid the following per share capital gains distributions from each class:

 

Fund

 

Short-Term*

   

Long-Term

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $     $  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

           

Horizon Active Income Fund

           

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

           

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

           

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    0.50823       0.13181  

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

           

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

           

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

    0.15491       0.00192  

 

*

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

 

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The cost basis of investments, purchased options and options written for federal income tax purposes at November 30, 2023, 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

  $ 880,995,166     $ 47,939,107     $ (5,351,045 )   $ 42,588,062  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    1,165,902,228       94,960,131       (42,426,558 )     52,533,573  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    339,557,057       1,705,124       (15,669,105 )     (13,963,981 )

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

    89,581,634       8,306,165       (2,429,930 )     5,876,235  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    430,393,066       106,471,524       (29,183,360 )     77,288,164  

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    253,003,287       19,574,619       (4,361,157 )     15,213,462  

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    215,396,454       35,918,897       (14,187,549 )     21,731,348  

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    212,238,215       2,708,501       (561,900 )     2,146,601  

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

    12,276,171       840,645       (184,266 )     656,379  

 

As of November 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

   

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Other
Book/Tax
Differences

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

   

Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
(Deficits)

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 1,543,660     $     $ (30,307,878 )   $ 42,588,062     $ 13,823,844  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    3,701,491             (65,830,373 )     52,533,573       (9,595,309 )

Horizon Active Income Fund

    2,577,014             (75,833,584 )     (13,963,981 )     (87,220,551 )

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

    363,529             (7,053,980 )     5,876,235       (814,216 )

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    1,042,025             (10,835,894 )     77,288,164       67,494,295  

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    6,257,772       1,300,089       (1,181 )     15,213,462       22,770,142  

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    1,388,882             (6,710,629 )     21,731,348       16,409,601  

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    1,867,754             (4,299,566 )     2,146,601       (285,211 )

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

    97,732       863             656,379       754,974  

 

The difference between book and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to mark to market on section 1256 contracts and/or the tax deferral of losses on various investments.

 

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At November 30, 2023, 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

  $ 24,243,075     $ 6,005,524     $ 30,248,599  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

    39,729,373       16,829,176       56,558,549  

Horizon Active Income Fund

    42,274,715       33,436,413       75,711,128  

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

    6,005,707       1,008,612       7,014,319  

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

    5,881,869       4,933,713       10,815,582  

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

                 

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

    3,440,594       3,214,927       6,655,521  

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    4,290,376             4,290,376  

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

                 

 

The Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund and the Horizon Defensive Core Fund utilized capital loss carry forwards of $1,352,233 and $7,605,172, respectively, during the fiscal year.

 

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, 2023, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

 

Fund

 

Distributable
Earnings/
(Accumulated
Deficit)

   

Paid In
Capital

 

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

  $ 1,281     $ (1,281 )

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

           

Horizon Active Income Fund

           

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

           

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

           

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

    (657,917 )     657,917  

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

           

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

    1       (1 )

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

    5       (5 )

 

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, 2023, 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. Shareholders with a controlling interest could affect the outcome of proxy voting or direction of management of a Fund.

 

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9.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statement 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.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

November 30, 2023

 

 

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, 2023, 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, 2023, 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

Statements of
Changes in
Net Assets

Financial Highlights

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund Horizon Active Income Fund Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund (formerly known as the Horizon Active Dividend Fund) Horizon Defined Risk Fund

For the year ended November 30, 2023

For the years ended November 30, 2023, and 2022

For the years ended November 30, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund (formerly known as the Horizon U.S. Defensive Equity Fund)

For the year ended November 30, 2023

For the years ended November 30, 2023, and 2022

For the years ended November 30, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, and for the period from June 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2019

Horizon Defensive Core Fund (formerly known as the Horizon ESG & Defensive Core Fund)

For the year ended November 30, 2023

For the years ended November 30, 2023, and 2022

For the years ended November 30, 2023, 2022, and 2021, and for the period from December 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2020

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund (formerly known as Horizon U.S. Defensive Small/Mid Cap Fund)

For the period from December 20, 2022 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

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.

 

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, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. 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.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 26, 2024

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

November 30, 2023

 

 

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.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)
November 30, 2023

 

 

     

Actual

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

 

Fund’s
Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
6/1/2023

Ending
Account Value
11/30/2023

Expenses Paid
During Period

Ending
Account Value
11/30/2023

Expenses
Paid During
Period

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Investor Class 1

1.23%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,082.25

$ 6.42

$ 1,018.90

$ 6.23

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Advisor Class 1

1.57%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,080.13

$ 8.19

$ 1,017.20

$ 7.94

Horizon Active Asset Allocation - Institutional Class 1

1.13%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,083.60

$ 5.90

$ 1,019.40

$ 5.72

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Investor Class 1

1.22%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,068.77

$ 6.33

$ 1,018.95

$ 6.17

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Advisor Class 1

1.37%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,068.00

$ 7.10

$ 1,018.20

$ 6.93

Horizon Active Risk Assist® - Institutional Class 1

1.12%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,069.08

$ 5.81

$ 1,019.45

$ 5.67

Horizon Active Income - Investor Class 1

1.02%

$ 1,000.00

$ 996.03

$ 5.10

$ 1,019.95

$ 5.16

Horizon Active Income - Advisor Class 1

1.17%

$ 1,000.00

$ 995.69

$ 5.85

$ 1,019.20

$ 5.92

Horizon Active Income - Institutional Class 1

0.92%

$ 1,000.00

$ 997.50

$ 4.61

$ 1,020.46

$ 4.66

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund - Investor Class 1

1.15%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,066.50

$ 5.96

$ 1,019.30

$ 5.82

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund - Advisor Class 1

1.33%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,065.66

$ 6.89

$ 1,018.40

$ 6.73

Horizon Defined Risk - Investor Class 1

1.45%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,059.61

$ 7.49

$ 1,017.80

$ 7.33

Horizon Defined Risk - Advisor Class 1

1.61%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,058.92

$ 8.31

$ 1,017.00

$ 8.14

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund - Investor Class 1

1.09%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,075.69

$ 5.67

$ 1,019.60

$ 5.52

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund - Advisor Class 1

1.22%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,074.88

$ 6.35

$ 1,018.95

$ 6.17

Horizon Defensive Core Fund - Investor Class 1

0.98%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,109.95

$ 5.18

$ 1,020.16

$ 4.96

Horizon Defensive Core Fund - Advisor Class 1

1.13%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,109.10

$ 5.97

$ 1,019.40

$ 5.72

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund - Investor Class 1

1.09%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,119.57

$ 5.79

$ 1,019.60

$ 5.52

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund - Advisor Class 1

1.24%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,118.83

$ 6.59

$ 1,018.85

$ 6.28

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income - Investor Class 1

0.90%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,017.39

$ 4.55

$ 1,020.56

$ 4.56

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income - Advisor Class 1

1.17%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.79

$ 5.92

$ 1,019.20

$ 5.92

 

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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 365 (to reflect the number of days in the period).

 

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Approval of the Management Agreements (Unaudited)

November 30, 2023

 

 

In considering the approval of the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreements for each of the Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund, the Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund, the Horizon Active Income Fund, the Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund, the Horizon Defined Risk Fund, the Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund, the Horizon Defensive Core Fund (the “Funds”) and reaching their conclusions with respect thereto, the Board 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 the Funds; (ii) the investment performance of the Funds; (iii) the costs of the services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds; and (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Funds grow and whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of shareholders, including the following:

 

 

Nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Funds. The Board reviewed the services being provided by the Adviser to each of the Funds including, without limitation, providing a continuous investment program for the Funds, adhering to each Fund’s investment restrictions, complying with the Trust’s policies and procedures, and voting proxies on behalf of the Funds. The Board also considered information regarding the experience, qualifications and key personnel of the Adviser, 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 Board also considered Horizon’s commitment to the Funds, Horizon’s staffing, trading and compliance systems, and its capabilities with respect to service provider oversight. The Board also considered the performance of other accounts managed by the Adviser. The Board concluded that the quality, extent, and nature of the services provided by Horizon to the Funds were satisfactory.

 

 

The investment performance of the Funds. In connection with reviewing and assessing the quality of the portfolio management services provided by Horizon, the Board reviewed the short-term and longer-term performance of each Fund on both an absolute basis and in comparison to an appropriate securities benchmark index and certain peer funds and groups of peer funds. When reviewing each Fund’s performance against its benchmark and peers, the Board considered the investment objective and strategies of each Fund, as well as the Fund’s level of risk tolerance, and noted that there may be certain differences with respect to a Fund’s risk tolerance and that of its comparative funds.

 

 

Costs of the services provided and the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds. The Board considered the management fees charged to each Fund, and each Fund’s total expense ratios, each as compared to its respective peer group, and took into account the differences in managing the Funds compared to other products that the Adviser offers. The Board also took into consideration the Expense Limitation Agreements agreed to by the Adviser and the information provided by the Adviser assessing its profitability with respect to the Funds. 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 Board also considered the regulatory regime and additional oversight under which the Funds’ will operate, as well as operational differences between the Funds and Horizon’s other clients.

 

 

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. The Board considered that the Funds’ management fees did not have breakpoints but that the Adviser had indicated a willingness to consider implementing breakpoints in the future as the Funds’ asset levels increase.

 

 

After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board approved the continuance of the Funds’ Advisory Agreements.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

November 30, 2023

 

 

Qualified Dividend Income/Dividends Received Deduction

 

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, 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

100.00%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

100.00%

Horizon Active Income Fund

1.49%

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

100.00%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

100.00%

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

94.19%

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

100.00%

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap 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, 2022 was as follows:

 

Fund Name

Dividends Received Deduction

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

16.01%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

2.61%

Horizon Active Income Fund

2.37%

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

100.00%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

100.00%

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

94.14%

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

100.00%

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

3.59%

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

0.00%

 

Foreign Tax Credit

 

For the year ended November 30, 2023, the Horizon Active Asset Allocation 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

  $ 1,389,096     $ 226,846  

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

  $ 2,007,660     $ 336,802  

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

November 30, 2023

 

 

Short Term Capital Gains

 

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

Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund

0.00%

Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund

0.00%

Horizon Active Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Equity Premium Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Defined Risk Fund

0.00%

Horizon Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund

0.00%

Horizon Defensive Core Fund

0.00%

Horizon Tactical Fixed Income Fund

0.00%

Horizon Multi-Factor Small/Mid Cap Fund

0.00%

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 2023

 

 

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

John Drahzal**

Year of Birth:

1966

Interested Trustee Indefinite Term of Office
(since 2021) and President; One Year Term of Office
(since 2021)

CEO and President of Horizon Investments, LLC (CEO November 2021 - present and President December 2020 - present); President of Horizon Investments, LLC (December 2020-November 2021); Various Positions at Horizon Investments (2017-2020).

9

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, 2008-2014

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. Drahzal 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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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

November 30, 2023

 

 

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 (2009-2018).

9

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).

9

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.

9

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

 

*

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 2200
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.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

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.

 

 

(b)Not applicable for this Registrant

 

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.

 

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

 

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  11/30/2023 FYE  11/30/2022
Audit Fees $139,500 $108,500
Audit-Related Fees $0 $0
Tax Fees $31,500 $24,500
All Other Fees $1,500 $7,500

 

The percentage of fees billed by Cohen & Company, Ltd. for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively, applicable to non-audit services pursuant to a waiver of the pre-approval requirement was as follows:

 

  FYE  11/30/2023 FYE  11/30/2022
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  11/30/2023 FYE  11/30/2022
Registrant $3,200 $3,232.50
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.

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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 period 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. Filed herewith.

 

(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.

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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/ John Drahzal  
  John Drahzal, Principal Executive Officer  
   
Date: 02-05-2024  

 

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/ John Drahzal   
  John Drahzal, Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date: 02-05-2024  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Stephen Terry  
  Stephen Terry, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
     
Date: 02-05-2024  

 

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

 

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