N-Q 1 centerstonenq.htm N-Q

united states
securities and exchange commission
washington, d.c. 20549

form n-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-231128

 

Centerstone Investors Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

135 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10010

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Philip Santopadre, Gemini Fund Services, LLC

80 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-503-5789

 

Date of fiscal year end: 3/31

 

Date of reporting period: 6/30/19

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

Centerstone Investors Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2019
Shares   Security       Market Value
             
    COMMON STOCK - 78.53 %    
    CANADA - 2.54 %    
 152,023    TC Energy Corp.        $7,536,430 
 83,692    Metro, Inc.        3,140,487 
             10,676,917 
    CHILE - 1.20 %        
 145,378    Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA        4,106,929 
 102,546,552    Vina San Pedro Tarapaca SA        921,614 
             5,028,543 
    DENMARK - 2.28 %    
 210,510    ISS A/S        6,364,302 
 295,388    Matas A/S        3,204,014 
             9,568,316 
    FINLAND - 1.18 %    
 341,984    Wartsila OYJ Adp        4,965,546 
             
    FRANCE - 6.82 %    
 54,039    Air Liquide SA        7,558,350 
 59,219    Schneider Electric SE        5,358,307 
 164,509    Cie Plastic Omnium SA        4,278,182 
 41,184    Eiffage SA        4,070,195 
 26,080    Sodexo SA        3,048,593 
 28,962    Danone SA        2,452,277 
 4,402    LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE        1,871,403 
             28,637,307 
    GERMANY - 7.11 %    
 119,249    Brenntag AG        5,851,248 
 203,169    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG        5,376,062 
 71,975    Bayerische Motoren Werke AG        5,312,819 
 59,177    Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide        5,093,677 
 97,624    Norma Group SE        4,045,797 
 62,696    Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA        3,561,017 
 31,679    Hornbach Baumarkt AG         622,129 
             29,862,749 
    HONG KONG - 3.09 %    
 4,677,063    Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.        8,427,285 
 403,000    Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.        2,597,627 
 381,900    Hysan Development Co. Ltd.        1,973,336 
             12,998,248 
    INDONESIA - 0.72 %        
 2,134,262    Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT        3,016,341 
             
    IRELAND - 1.56 %        
 137,194    Perrigo Co. PLC        6,533,178 
             
    ISRAEL - 0.56 %        
 448,400    Israel Chemicals Ltd.        2,359,016 
             
    JAPAN - 5.82 %        
 284,275    Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.        5,298,163 
 638,553    Ichiyoshi Securities Co. Ltd. *        4,325,176 
 165,051    Nagaileben Co. Ltd. *        3,626,435 
 100,334    Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd. *        3,363,083 
 20,152    Shimano, Inc.        3,002,857 
 14,896    FANUC Corp.        2,767,867 
 104,305    Sekisui Jushi Corp. *        2,046,053 
             24,429,634 
    MALAYSIA - 0.99 %        
 254,900    Genting Bhd.        4,179,196 
             
    MEXICO - 0.60 %        
 230,733    Fresnillo PLC        2,553,712 
             
    NETHERLANDS - 2.03 %        
 185,306    Koninklijke Vopak NV        8,533,469 
             
Centerstone Investors Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
Shares   Security       Market Value
             
    COMMON STOCK - 78.53 % (continued)    
    SINGAPORE - 0.86 %        
 427,369    Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.        $3,604,946 
             
    SPAIN - 1.52 %        
 3,234,702    Prosegur Cash SA        6,402,836 
             
    SWEDEN - 4.07 %        
 178,773    Loomis AB        6,145,864 
 664,479    Mekonomen AB *        5,535,838 
 126,442    ICA Gruppen AB        5,435,584 
             17,117,286 
    SWITZERLAND - 5.36 %        
 56,284    Cie Financiere Richemont SA        4,782,820 
 51,173    Novartis AG        4,671,674 
 43,050    Nestle SA        4,456,633 
 15,263    Swatch Group AG        4,375,337 
 14,999    Roche Holding AG        4,217,537 
             22,504,001 
    THAILAND - 3.13 %        
 690,160    Siam City Cement PCL         5,401,810 
 6,318,000    Krung Thai Bank PCL        4,018,622 
 507,400    Bangkok Bank PCL        3,294,536 
 65,350    Bangkok Bank PCL (NVDR)         420,009 
             13,134,977 
    UNITED KINGDOM - 2.05 %        
 1,163,073    Merlin Entertainments PLC         6,648,315 
 191,061    Leo Holdings Corp. *        1,962,197 
             8,610,512 
    UNITED STATES - 25.04 %    
 117,609    Henry Schein, Inc. *        8,220,869 
 53,009    Mohawk Industries, Inc. *        7,817,237 
 277,807    Mosaic Co.        6,953,509 
 128,000    Versum Materials, Inc.        6,602,240 
 89,716    Colgate-Palmolive Co.        6,429,946 
 175,726    Tapestry, Inc.        5,575,786 
 52,240    Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.        5,145,640 
 80,400    Dentsply Sirona, Inc.        4,692,144 
 49,918    Target Corp.        4,323,398 
 64,106    Emerson Electric Co.        4,277,152 
 400,000    General Electric Co.        4,200,000 
 24,007    3M Co.        4,161,373 
 29,103    Carlisle Cos., Inc.        4,086,352 
 15,150    Grainger, Inc.        4,063,685 
 269,794    NOW, Inc. *        3,982,159 
 29,455    United Technologies Corp.        3,835,041 
 10,208    O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *        3,770,019 
 56,000    State Street Corp.        3,139,360 
 35,558    CarMax, Inc. *        3,087,501 
 46,826    Sonoco Products Co.        3,059,611 
 53,106    TJX Cos., Inc.        2,808,245 
 113,817    Covetrus, Inc. *        2,783,964 
 10,536    McDonald's Corp.        2,187,906 
             105,203,137 
             
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $311,215,721)        329,919,867 
             
Centerstone Investors Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
Principal   Security   Coupon Maturity Market Value
             
    BONDS & NOTES - 3.83 %    
    SWITZERLAND - 0.17 %        
 $700,000    UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, Quarterly US LIBOR +1.7800 144A** 4.58% 4/14/2021  $716,896 
             
    UNITED STATES - 3.66 %        
 5,050,000    PHI, Inc. +   5.25% 3/15/2019  2,373,500 
 2,083,000    American Electric Power Co., Inc.   2.15% 11/13/2020  2,078,372 
 2,000,000    Apple, Inc., Quarterly US LIBOR +0.5000 **   3.20% 2/9/2022  2,018,585 
 1,700,000    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Quarterly US LIBOR +1.6000 ** 4.23% 11/29/2023  1,745,560 
 1,500,000    CVS Health Corp., Quarterly US LIBOR +0.6300 **   3.23% 3/9/2020  1,503,640 
 1,500,000    JM Smucker Co.    2.50% 3/15/2020  1,499,646 
 1,500,000    Ford Moror Credit Co. LLC    2.68% 1/9/2020  1,499,084 
 1,146,000    Wells Fargo & Co., Quarterly US LIBOR +1.3400 **   3.96% 3/4/2021  1,163,450 
 1,000,000    United Technologies Corp.    1.90% 5/4/2020  996,772 
 500,000    Wells Fargo & Co., Quarterly US LIBOR +0.6800 **   3.43% 1/30/2020  501,704 
             15,380,313 
             
    TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost - $18,286,492)        16,097,209 
             
Shares            
    EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - COMMODITY - 4.08 %    
 128,609    SPDR Gold Shares *        17,130,719 
             
    TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - COMMODITY (Cost - $15,427,724)    17,130,719 
             
        Coupon Maturity  
    PREFERRED STOCK - 2.67 %        
 185,458    Bank of America Corp., Quarterly US LIBOR +0.5000 **   4.00% Perpetual  3,987,347 
 196,003    Goldman Sachs Group, Quarterly US LIBOR +0.7500 **   4.00% Perpetual  3,961,221 
 83,489    Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   5.50% Perpetual  1,961,991 
 59,349    Pacific Gas & Electric Co.    5.00% Perpetual  1,305,678 
             
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK - (Cost - $11,816,174)        11,216,237 
             
    PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUND - 2.44 %        
 8,389,676    Coast Capital Mercury Fund LP *#^^        10,252,184 
             
    TOTAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUND (Cost - $11,100,000)      10,252,184 
             
    REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 2.61 %    
 65,590    Ventas, Inc.        4,483,077 
 24,729    Unibail-Rodamco SE        3,704,724 
 204,068    Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.        2,765,121 
             
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost - $11,976,110)      10,952,922 
             
Principal       Coupon Maturity  
             
    US GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 2.94 %      
    US TREASURY NOTES - 2.94 %        
 $6,700,000    United States Treasury Note   1.38% 7/31/2019  6,695,135 
 3,000,000    United States Treasury Note   1.25% 8/31/2019  2,994,850 
 2,700,000    United States Treasury Note   1.38% 9/30/2019  2,694,410 
             
    TOTAL US GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost - $12,399,122)    12,384,395 
             
             
             
Centerstone Investors Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
Shares   Security       Market Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 2.02 %    
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.02 %    
 8,475,152    State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund, Trust Class, 2.06% ^    $8,475,152 
             
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost - $8,475,152)      8,475,152 
             
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.12 % (Cost - $400.696,495)      $416,428,685 
    OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITES - 0.88 %      3,691,301 
    NET ASSETS - 100.00 %        $420,119,986 
             
LLC: Limited Liability Company        
LP: Limited Partnership          
NVDR: Non-Voting Depository Receipt        
PCL: Public Company Limited        
PLC: Public Limited Company        
* Non-income producing security        
+ Defaulted security
** Floating rate security
144A - Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of such securities is $7,365,211 or 1.75% of net assets
# Security fair valued as of June 30, 2019 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Total value of all such securities as of June 30, 2019 amounted to $10,252,184, which represents approximately 2.44% of the net assets of the Fund. FirstGroup PLC (a security traded on the London Stock Exchange) is the only underlying holding of Coast Capital Mercury Fund LP.
^ Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on June 30, 2019.
^^ Withdrawals are not permitted within 12 months of their contribution date and subject to an early redemption fee of 3% on redemptions made within 12 months to 24 months of their contribution date.

 

Centerstone Investors Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
               
As of June 30, 2019 the following Forward Foreign Currency Contracts were open:    
               
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS        
              Unrealized
  Settlement       Local Currency Amount US $ US $ Appreciation/
Foreign Currency Date   Counterparty Purchased/Sold Equivalent Value at June 30, 2019 (Depreciation) *
To Buy:              
Canadian Dollar 12/10/2019   State Street Bank  2,800,000   $2,123,727   $2,143,219   $19,492 
Danish Krone 12/10/2019   State Street Bank  10,600,000   1,631,117   1,636,996   5,879 
Euro 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  12,500,000   14,248,363   14,296,029   47,666 
Singapore Dollar 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  2,700,000   1,987,487   1,997,800   10,313 
Swedish Krona 12/10/2019   State Street Bank  28,000,000   3,018,092   3,049,021   30,929 
Swiss Franc 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  4,000,000   4,114,448   4,124,593   10,145 
           $27,123,234   $27,247,658   $124,424 
               
To Sell:              
Canadian Dollar 12/10/2019   State Street Bank  2,800,000   $2,116,565   $2,143,219   $(26,654)
Danish Krone 12/10/2019   State Street Bank  10,600,000   1,633,025   1,636,996   (3,971)
Euro 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  12,500,000   14,250,788   14,296,029   (45,241)
Singapore Dollar 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  2,700,000   1,992,209   1,997,800   (5,591)
Swedish Krona 12/10/2019   State Street Bank  28,000,000   3,017,896   3,049,021   (31,124)
Swiss Franc 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  4,000,000   4,033,616   4,124,593   (90,977)
           $27,044,099   $27,247,658   $(203,558)
               
* The amount represents fair value derivative instruments subject to foreign currency risk exposure as of June 30, 2019.
Sector Allocation (based on total value of investments as of June 30, 2019) ^  
Consumer Discretionary     22.65%  
Consumer Staples     19.83%  
Industrial     19.23%  
Financial     12.42%  
Materials     8.46%  
Energy     5.39%  
Gold           4.11%  
US Government & Agency Obligations     2.97%  
Short-Term Investment     2.04%  
Utilies           1.28%  
Technology           1.15%  
Diversified           0.47%  
Total           100.00%  
               
^ Percentages may differ from Portfolio of Investments which are based on Fund net assets.    

 

 

Centerstone International Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2019
Shares   Security       Market Value
    COMMON STOCK - 86.20 %    
    CANADA - 3.88 %        
 109,352    TC Energy Corp.        $5,421,047 
 62,676    Metro, Inc.        2,351,876 
             7,772,923 
    CHILE - 1.87 %        
 105,428    Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA        2,978,341 
 84,677,397    Vina San Pedro Tarapaca SA        761,019 
             3,739,360 
    DENMARK - 3.69 %        
 146,242    ISS A/S         4,421,302 
 274,642    Matas A/S        2,978,986 
             7,400,288 
    FINLAND - 1.82 %        
 251,162    Wartsila OYJ Adp        3,646,827 
             
    FRANCE - 11.39 %        
 44,999    Air Liquide SA        6,293,939 
 45,383    Schneider Electric SE        4,106,386 
 119,302    Cie Plastic Omnium SA        3,102,539 
 29,867    Eiffage SA        2,951,741 
 20,728    Sodexo SA        2,422,977 
 25,882    Danone SA        2,191,487 
 4,147    LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE        1,762,996 
             22,832,065 
    GERMANY - 10.95 %        
 88,743    Brenntag AG        4,353,954 
 22,938    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG        3,948,304 
 52,787    Bayerische Motoren Werke AG        3,901,882 
 43,461    Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide        3,740,918 
 70,797    Norma Group SE        2,934,015 
 45,915    Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA        2,607,887 
 22,938    Hornbach Baumarkt AG         450,468 
             21,937,428 
    HONG KONG - 4.91 %        
 3,365,240    Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.        6,063,599 
 303,350    Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.        1,955,311 
 353,900    Hysan Development Co. Ltd.        1,828,656 
             9,847,566 
    INDONESIA - 1.00 %        
 1,418,313    Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT        2,004,494 
             
    IRELAND - 2.10 %        
 88,341    Perrigo Co. PLC        4,206,798 
             
    ISRAEL - 0.94 %        
 356,127    Israel Chemicals Ltd.        1,873,571 
             
    JAPAN - 9.60 %    
 214,525    Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.        3,998,200 
 160,024    Nagaileben Co. Ltd. *        3,515,984 
 474,847    Ichiyoshi Securities Co. Ltd.  *        3,216,330 
 71,181    Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd. *        2,385,907 
 11,514    FANUC Corp.        2,139,448 
 104,945    Sekisui Jushi Corp. *        2,058,607 
 12,938    Shimano, Inc.        1,927,896 
             19,242,372 
    MALAYSIA - 1.51 %        
 1,848,000    Genting Bhd.        3,029,876 
             
    MEXICO - 1.03 %        
 186,545    Fresnillo PLC        2,064,647 
             
    NETHERLANDS - 3.07 %        
 133,729    Koninklijke Vopak NV        6,158,312 
Centerstone International Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
Shares   Security       Market  Value
    COMMON STOCK - 86.20 % (continued)    
    SINGAPORE - 1.28 %    
 303,901    Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.        $2,563,468 
             
    SPAIN - 2.31 %        
 2,336,040    Prosegur Cash SA 144A        4,624,006 
             
    SWEDEN - 6.51 %        
 539,882    Mekonomen AB *        4,497,808 
 129,492    Loomis AB        4,451,680 
 95,298    ICA Gruppen AB        4,096,742 
             13,046,230 
    SWITZERLAND - 8.02 %        
 40,695    Cie Financiere Richemont SA        3,458,121 
 32,332    Nestle SA        3,347,081 
 11,069    Swatch Group AG        3,173,073 
 10,963    Roche Holding AG        3,082,663 
 32,952    Novartis AG        3,008,247 
             16,069,185 
    THAILAND - 4.76 %        
 490,204    Siam City Cement PCL         3,836,776 
 4,746,000    Krung Thai Bank PCL        3,018,737 
 413,300    Bangkok Bank PCL        2,683,547 
             9,539,060 
    UNITED KINGDOM - 3.04 %        
 816,881    Merlin Entertainment PLC         4,669,425 
 139,102    Leo Holdings Corp. *        1,428,578 
             6,098,003 
    UNITED STATES - 2.52 %        
 201,356    Mosaic, Co.        5,039,941 
             
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost - $170,424,070)        172,736,420 
             
             
    EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - COMMODITY - 2.13 %    
 32,052    SPDR Gold Shares *        4,269,326 
             
    TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - COMMODITY (Cost - $3,985,620)    4,269,326 
             
    PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUND - 2.71 %        
 5,420,340    Coast Capital Mercury Fund LP *#^^        5,420,340 
             
    TOTAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUND (Cost - $5,900,000)        5,420,340 
             
    REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 1.53 %    
 20,441    Unibail-Rodamco SE        3,062,326 
             
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost - $4,590,312)      3,062,326 
             
Principal       Coupon Maturity  
    US GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 5.88 %    
    US TREASURY NOTE - 5.88 %        
 $5,000,000    United States Treasury Note    1.38% 7/31/2019  4,996,369 
 4,500,000    United States Treasury Note    1.25% 8/31/2019  4,492,275 
 2,300,000    United States Treasury Note    1.38% 9/30/2019  2,295,238 
             
    TOTAL US GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost - $11,798,918)      11,783,882 
             
             
Centerstone International Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
Shares   Security       Market  Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.96 %    
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.96 %    
 1,920,378    State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund, Trust Class, 2.06% ^      $1,920,378 
             
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost - $1,920,378)        1,920,378 
             
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.41 % (Cost - $198,619,298)       $199,192,672 
    ASSETS IN EXCESS OF OTHER LIABILITIES - 0.59 %        1,189,484 
    NET ASSETS - 100.00 %        $200,382,156 
             
PCL: Public Company Limited        
PLC: Public Limited Company        
* Non-income producing security        
144A - Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of such securities is $9,293,431 or 4.64% of net assets

# Security fair valued as of June 30, 2019 in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Total value of all such securities as of June 30, 2019 amounted to amounted to $5,420,340, which represents approximately 2.71% of the net assets of the Fund. FirstGroup PLC (a security traded on the London Stock Exchange) is the only underlying holding of Coast Capital Mercury Fund LP.

^ Interest rate reflects seven-day effective yield on June 30, 2019.        
^^ Withdrawals are not permitted within 12 months of their contribution date and subject to an early redemption fee of 3% on redemptions made within 12 months to
24 months of their contribution date.

 

 

Centerstone International Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
               
As of June 30, 2019 the following Forward Foreign Currency Contracts were open:      
               
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS        
              Unrealized
  Settlement       Local Currency Amount US $ US $ Appreciation/
Foreign Currency Date   Counterparty Purchased/Sold Equivalent Value at June 30, 2019 (Depreciation) *
To Buy:              
Canadian Dollar 12/10/2019   State Street Bank 2,200,000  $1,668,643   $1,683,958   $15,315 
Danish Krone  12/10/2019   State Street Bank 9,700,000  1,492,626   1,498,006   5,380 
Euro 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  10,000,000   11,398,690   11,436,823   38,133 
Singapore Dollar 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  2,000,000   1,472,323   1,479,852   7,529 
Swedish Krona  12/10/2019   State Street Bank 22,000,000  2,371,358   2,395,659   24,301 
Swiss Franc 9/11/2019   State Street Bank 3,000,000  3,085,836   3,093,445   7,609 
           $21,489,476   $21,587,743   $98,267 
               
To Sell:              
Canadian Dollar 12/10/2019   State Street Bank 2,200,000  $1,663,015   $1,683,958   $(20,943)
Danish Krone  12/10/2019   State Street Bank 9,700,000  1,494,372   1,498,006   (3,633)
Euro 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  10,000,000   11,400,630   11,436,823   (36,193)
Singapore Dollar 9/11/2019   State Street Bank  2,000,000   1,475,710   1,479,852   (4,142)
Swedish Krona  12/10/2019   State Street Bank  22,000,000   2,371,204   2,395,659   (24,455)
Swiss Franc 9/11/2019   State Street Bank 3,000,000  3,025,212   3,093,445   (68,233)
           $21,430,143   $21,587,743   $(157,599)
               
* The amount represents fair value derivative instruments subject to foreign currency risk exposure as of June 30, 2019
Sector Allocation (based on total value of investments as of June 30, 2019) ^  
Consumer Staples     21.82%  
Consumer Discretionary     20.84%  
Industrial     19.53%  
Financial     11.21%  
Materials     11.05%  
US Government & Agency Obligations     5.92%  
Energy     5.81%  
Gold           2.14%  
Short-Term Investment     0.96%  
Diversified           0.72%  
Total           100.00%  
               
^ Percentages may differ from Portfolio of Investments which are based on Fund net assets    

 

Centerstone Funds
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
           
Note 1 - Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
           
The Centerstone Investors Fund and the Centerstone International Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each a series of Centerstone Investors Trust, (the “Trust”) a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust is an open-ended management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”). Each Fund is a diversified series of the Trust. The Centerstone Investors Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of securities and asset classes from markets around the world, including the US market. The Centerstone International Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of securities and asset classes primarily from foreign (non-US) markets. Centerstone Investors, LLC (the “Advisor”), manages the Funds. The Funds’ inception date was May 3, 2016.

           
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies” including FASB Accounting Standard Update ASU 2013-08.

 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements.
           

a. Investment Valuation – In determining each Fund’s Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), currently 4:00 pm Eastern Time (“ET”) (the “Valuation Time”), securities traded on one or more securities exchanges 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 no sale price is reported, the mean between the current bid and ask is used. If market quotations are not readily available at a Valuation Time, the Board has approved the use of a fair valuation pricing committee (the “Fair Value Committee”), to which it has delegated certain responsibilities. Securities not traded or dealt in on any securities exchange and for which over-the-counter market (whether domestic or foreign) quotations are readily available generally shall be valued at the last sale price or, in the absence of a sale, at the current mean price on such over-the-counter market, (and if there is only a bid or only an ask price on such date, valuation will be at such bid or ask price for long or short positions, respectively). Debt securities, whether listed on an exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available, are generally priced at the current bid price. Debt securities may be valued at prices supplied by the relevant pricing agent(s) based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as rating, interest rate and maturity. Absent special circumstances, valuations for a specific type of instrument will all be made through the same pricing agent.

 

The value of foreign currencies and of foreign securities whose value is quoted or calculated in a foreign currency shall be converted into US dollars based on foreign exchange rates provided by a major banking institution(s) or currency dealer(s) selected by the pricing agent providing such price, or by the Fair Value Committee in the case of securities for which the Fair Value Committee provides a fair value determination, at 4:00 pm ET or the nearest time prior to the Valuation Time, at which such foreign currency quotations are available.

 

Money market-type instruments that have a remaining  maturity  of  60 days or less are valued at bid prices from a pricing vendor, unless the Fair Value Committee believes another valuation is more appropriate.

 

Forward currency contracts shall be valued at the forward currency contract rates, determined at 4:00 pm ET or the nearest time prior to the Valuation Time, provided by a bank or dealer that the pricing agent or, if applicable, the Fair Value Committee believes to be reliable.

 

Securities in which the Funds invest may be traded in markets that close before the Valuation Time. Normally, developments that occur between the close of the foreign markets and the Valuation Time will not be reflected in a Fund’s NAV. However, the Funds may determine that such developments are significant that they will affect the value of a Fund’s securities, and the Fund may adjust the previous local closing prices to reflect fair value for these securities as of the Valuation Time. The Trustees have authorized the use of an independent fair valuation service. If the movement in the S&P 500 Index, after foreign markets close, is greater than predetermined levels, the Funds may use a systematic valuation model to fair value its foreign securities. The values assigned to a Fund’s foreign securities therefore may differ on occasion from reported market values.

 

The Trustees and the Advisor believe relying on the procedures as just described will result in prices that are more reflective of the actual market value of portfolio securities held by the Funds as of the Valuation Time.
 

Fair Valuation Process — If market quotations are not readily available, or if, in the opinion of the Advisor, the prices or values available do not represent fair value, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined in good faith by the Trust’s Fair Value Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and evaluated by the Board as to the reliability of the fair value method used. The Fair Value Committee is composed of (a) the following standing members: (i) the Trust’s Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, and (ii) a representative of the Administrator, and (b) on an ad hoc basis, a representative of the Advisor. The Fair Value Committee, at its discretion, may also include the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The procedures consider, among others, the following factors to determine a security’s fair value: the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; and possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security. The Fair Value Committee may enlist such third party consultants or advisers (such as an accounting firm or Fair Value pricing specialist) as it determines may be desirable, on an as-needed basis to assist in determining a security-specific fair value. The Board reviews and ratifies the execution of this process and the resultant fair value prices at least quarterly to assure the process produces reliable results.

 

Fair  value  determinations  are  required  for  the  following  securities: (i) securities for which market quotations are not readily available on a particular business day (including securities for which there is a short and temporary lapse in the provision of a price by the regular pricing source); (ii) securities for which, in the opinion of the Advisor, the prices or values available do not represent the fair value of the instrument based upon factors that may include, but are not limited to, the following: only a bid price or an ask price is available; the spread between bid and ask prices; the frequency of sales; the thinness of the market; the size of reported trades; and actions of the securities markets or regulators, such as the suspension or limitation of trading; (iii) securities determined to be illiquid; (iv) securities with respect to which an event that will affect  the value thereof has occurred subsequent to the determination of the closing prices reported on the principal exchange on which they are traded, but prior to the Funds’ calculation of its net asset value; (v) stale prices – securities whose prices have been stale for 20 or more consecutive business days; (vi) mutual funds that do not provide timely NAV information; (vii) interests in a commodity pool or a managed futures pool; and (viii) restricted securities, such as private investments or non-traded securities. The Fair Value Committee may determine the fair value of a restricted security using the following factors: (a) the type of security; (b) the cost at date of purchase; (c) the size and nature of the Funds’ holdings; (d) the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase and subsequent thereto; (e) information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; (f) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security and the existence of any registration rights as well as any estimation of the cost of registration or otherwise qualifying the security for public sale, including commissions; (g) how the yield of the security compares to similar securities of companies of similar or equal creditworthiness; (h) the level of recent trades of similar or comparable securities; (i) the liquidity characteristics of the security; (j) current market conditions; (k) the market value of any securities into which the security is convertible or exchangeable; (l) the security’s embedded option values; and (m) information about the financial condition of the issuer and it’s prospects.

 

Centerstone Funds

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most 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.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

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

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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 for the period ended as of June 30, 2019, for the Funds’ assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
           
Centerstone Investors Fund      
Assets *   Level 1  Level 2 Level 3 ^ Total
Common Stock #  $144,653,180   $185,266,687   $-     $329,919,867 
Bonds & Notes   -     16,097,209   -     16,097,209 
Exchange Traded Fund - Commodity  17,130,719   -     -     17,130,719 
Preferred Stock    11,216,237   -     -     11,216,237 
Private Investment Fund    -     10,252,184   -     10,252,184 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   7,248,198   3,704,724   -     10,952,922 
US Government & Agency Obligations   -     12,384,395   -     12,384,395 
Short-Term Investment   8,475,152   -     -     8,475,152 
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts **  -     124,424   -     124,424 
Total Assets  $188,723,486   $227,829,623   $-     $416,553,109 
Liabilities - Derivatives          
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts **  $-     $203,558   $-     $203,558 
           
Centerstone International Fund      
Assets *   Level 1  Level 2 Level 3 ^ Total
Common Stock #  $34,294,192   $138,442,228   $-     $172,736,420 
Exchange Traded Fund - Commodity  4,269,326   -     -     4,269,326 
Private Investment Fund    -     5,420,340   -     5,420,340 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   3,062,326   -     -     3,062,326 
US Government & Agency Obligations   -     11,783,882   -     11,783,882 
Short-Term Investment   1,920,378   -     -     1,920,378 
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts **  -     98,267   -     98,267 
Total  $43,546,222   $155,744,717   $-     $199,290,939 
Liabilities - Derivatives          
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts **  $-     $157,599   $-     $157,599 
           
* Refer to the Portfolio of Investments for country classification.
^ The Funds did not hold any level 3 securities during the period.
# As of June 30, 2019, foreign common stocks were mostly classified as level 2 securities due to fair value factor pricing by the Fund’s pricing agent.
** Forward  Foreign  Currency  Contracts  are  valued  at  gross  unrealized  appreciation (depreciation) on the investment.  
           

b. Foreign Currency Translations – The books and records of the Funds are maintained in US dollars. The market values of securities which are not traded in US currency are recorded in the fi l statements after translation to US dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the end of the period. The costs of such securities are translated at exchange rates prevailing when acquired. Related interest, dividends and withholding taxes are accrued at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses from currency realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between income accrued versus income received. The eff of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

 

Centerstone Funds
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2019
           

c. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – As foreign securities are purchased and sold, the Funds may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks. The market value of the contracts fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. As foreign securities are sold, a portion of the contract is generally closed and the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The Funds may also enter into forward currency contracts as an investment strategy consistent with the Fund’s investment objective.

 

Funds investing in foreign exchange contracts are exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Fund is unable to enter into a closing position.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding, as of June 30, 2019, are listed after each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. For the period ended June 30, 2019, the average monthly outstanding currency purchased or sold in US dollars for forward foreign currency contracts totaled $36,886,864 and $28,970,689 for the Centerstone Investors Fund and Centerstone International Fund, respectively.
           

Aggregate Unrealized  Appreciation and Depreciation - Tax Basis

 

Represents cost for financial reporting purposes and is substantially identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consisted of:
           
Centerstone Investors Fund      
Gross unrealized appreciation:   $39,008,904       
Gross unrealized depreciation:   (23,916,953)      
Net unrealized appreciation:   $15,091,951       
           
Centerstone International Fund      
Gross unrealized appreciation:   $12,646,765       
Gross unrealized depreciation:   (12,451,146)      
Net unrealized appreciation:   $195,619       

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)       The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(b)       There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) (and Item 3 of Form N-Q) are filed herewith.

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Centerstone Investors Trust

 

By

/s/ Abhay Deshpande

Abhay Deshpande, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

Date 8/26/2019

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By

/s/ Abhay Deshpande

Abhay Deshpande, Principal Executive Officer/President

 

Date 8/26/2019

 

By

/s/ Philip Santopadre

Philip Santopadre, Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

Date 8/26/2019